Date: Saturday, September 7th, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1021 Hudson Rd,
Greenville SC. In the single-story
building behind the main chapel.
Call to meeting: 1:07 PM
7 guests, 30 members
Agenda for Meeting:
o
President Ava Moore – Welcome and Comments
o
Thank you to the VPs for leading meetings the
past 2 months
o
September 26-28 – Asheville Quilt Show
o
Change in program. Linda presented the guests
Business Mtg:
Board and Committee:
o
Social Media
Dagmar Theodore --- looking for
pictures for Instagram. Send her pictures for her IG account.
o Philanthropy
Duski Coleman and Cindy Lange – a few projects for checking out are
available. Two quilts ready for
quilting, squares to assemble into a top, quilt that was donated and quilted
and ready for binding. Duski went to Julie Valentine center. They were super
happy for the donation. Kids really appreciate getting the quilts. Only 1 quilt
was donated last month. We donate to 2 organizations. One is tummy time and
babies have time on the floor with Mommy. These are 24 x 24. The other program is through child services
for children who have gone through some type of trauma. When the child finishes
the therapy program they choose a quilt.
Lap size or twin size. Kids are 5-15 years old.
o
Membership Linda Cassell & Teresa Mellison
-- Welcome Guests and New Members
o
Discuss 2025 Membership Renewals and Nov 15
deadline.
o
Zeffy – software program that we are looking to
setup for October and November annual dues for next year and be able to process
credit cards. Zeffy is free so when you pay via credit card there is no
processing fee. You can donate to Zeffy
to cover the cost of the transaction if you want. We would easily be able to see
who signs up because the full name would be used when the payment is made
unlike paypal which might have a different name.
o
Holiday Lunch:--Kerry Newberry
o
Splitting up the assignment
o
Need everyone to check their name if they are
attending meeting in December to get a general idea of how many people are
attending.
o
In October and November, will be signing up to
contribute to the pot-luck. Soups,
salads, breads, desserts. As a fundraiser, we have a raffle. Everything is
donated by us. Kerry will start collecting items between now and the November
meeting. At the raffle, lots of items
with a cup for each item and you would put your tickets for that item if you
want. Tickets are $1 each. Then, a
ticket will get picked for the winner. This is the only fundraiser we have.
Last year about $588 was collected. The items for donation – fabric, rulers,
books. Anything quilting related that is
new. Some handmade things are OK as
well. You can buy tickets starting in October and they will print out tickets
with your information on them.
o
Treasurer Dawn Holter –Financials
o Money in the bank includes paying the
“mothership” for the recent audit to catch up for newer members; Our insurance
was paid on August 15th.
o
Secretary Sherri Eisenstein– Photo reminder for
Show and Share
NOTE: SOMEONE WILL NEED TO TAKE PHOTOS!!
Please say your name when you
do show and share so it can be recorded.
Sherri researching retreats
for next year.
o
Programs Dawn Bianco, Michelle Giles and
Barbara Stroup – Program and workshop updates
o
Check with Ruth about any library updates.
o
Ruth labelled the books
o
Not standard library labeling
o
Ruth has a list and is trying to organize them
o
2 missing books
§ Barbara
Stroup had 2 books out and gave them to someone to give to Ruth and she has not
received them
·
The Modern Quilt Bible
·
Book by Debbie Grifka – Lines by Design Quilts
o
Ruth will have the return basket at the
December meeting. If you have books, please return them by that meeting.
o
Ruth would like to have someone take over as
librarian for 2025
o
Nominating committee – Ruth & Dagmar
o
This is the time of year we start working on
2025 elections.
o
If you have any interest in helping out on the
board, talk to them or anyone on the board.
o
The board positions are: President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer. Then,
the committee chairs. The committee chairs are appointed by the President
according the bylaws but is usually a voluntary position. Board members have
volunteered previously and there has been little information at transition time
so we would like small committees so we have more thoughts and to have
information flow to avoid delays during times of transition and increased
transfer of knowledge.
§ The VP
is currently in charge of programs
Show and Share
Sherri – purse and quilt
Jill -- uses Becky
Schwartz for quilting
Donna and Corey—went to Cary Quilting in Raleigh. Tote bag
and quilt
Cindy – wonky squares
Leigh Ann – Blue and yellow
Faye– everyone should submit a quilt to a show to get
feedback from judges, Faye’s quilt in the upcoming Asheville Quilt Show
Jennifer – Lo & Behold Stitchery class online
Ruth – philanthropy quilt from improv challenge blocks
Applique from jersey knits and
big stitches. Allison Glass sew-along
cozy quilt.
Pillow cover
Quilt
Small wall hanging
Faye”s class - curved piecing
Additional
Meeting Notes:
Sewing day –
Saturday, October 12 at Marietta’s. A
full day. 10-3
Programming
for the next 3 months fell through.
Tips,
tricks, or tools – next month. Trying to
get a feel for how many people can participate.
Challenge
for November – based on Faye’s class.
Take a picture and take elements of that picture and turn it into a
quilt. 5 tickets for raffle for having something to present.
Program:
Quilt
Labels
Jill Ellis,
Andrianna, Chris, Corey, Colleen
Put your
name, pattern name or title of quilt, finish date, your name, location.
Use your embroidery
machine if you have one. You can hand do it
Label on
muslin with a marker
Piece of
label on back of quilt and front
Order custom
labels
Print a QR
code
Print on
paper and sew into a pocket
Order custom
stamps
Print a
label on your printer
Handout with
different websites for resources
A label is a great way to capture some
historical information such as family quilts
Include
information about the special occasion
Think about
the recipient and there might be something unique regarding the background
story
You could
put care instructions on your label so that recipient knows how to launder
Websites
have download suggestions to put onto the label
Keep a quilt
journal and write in the journal – what quilt you made and some story. You could do an excel spreadsheet.
Include the
name of the long-armer on the label if appropriate
Ruth:
· On the Alliance website, you can
print a label
· Handout.
o
Bubbleset
2000
· Prefers Pentel gel pen for fabric is
good for signing
· Gellyroll by Sakura – come in 3
sizes, Ruth likes the 10 best. Also
comes in 5 and 8. They are permanent.
Meeting
Adjourned at 3:00 PM
