Sunday, February 2, 2014


January 2014 Newsletter  

From the President:
Happy New Year! (well, almost)
I want to start this year off right with giving Sue Spillane a huge Thank You for all she has done for our guild over the last two years. In helping to maintain the stability of the board she has allowed our guild to attract new members and encouraged some of the “old” members to return. I would be remiss if I didn’t also thank all of the other members of the board that are rotating off. You have done wonderful things for our guild and we are grateful. Now, don’t leave just because your job is done. It’s going to be a good year.
Your board has a really exciting year planned for 2014 and I hope that you will help them out by participating in everything we do. There will be demos of new tools and techniques. We will have classes and workshops for all levels of interest. Our speakers at meetings will be interesting and diverse. The Guild “Sew Days” are always a blast. So, mark your calendars for some wonderful nights at Devine.
Let’s go sew!   --Joyce Greer

 Bring to the January 6 meeting: (6pm: social time; 7-9pm: meeting)
       Favorite tool and something made from it (see Programs)
       Your 2014 membership renewal
       Show and tell
       Any Charity tops/quilts
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Programs

The library exhibited Lone Star quilts will be displayed by their owners and will answer any design or technical questions members have. We will have the pleasure of seeing these lovely quilts up close.
Members, please bring in your favorite tool (not rotary cutter) and something you made using the tool. If you gave the item away, bring the tool anyway. I look forward to discovering some new tools or new ways to use old tools.     ---Pam


Financial Report

Balance Dec 1
 $               5,515.36
Income Dec Meeting
 $              371.00
Expenditures Dec Meeting
 $              100.00
Net Income Dec Meeting
 $                   271.00

Grand Total
 $               5,786.36
                                                                                                --Geri


Block of the Month

No block of the Month for the January meeting.  We’ll resume for the February meeting.
--Jodi
           
Love Quilt Programs

We completed 45 quilts I 2013.  21 more are out for long arm quilting and we’ll be calling on all of you to do their bindings.  Plans for 2014 will be announced after the next Board meeting.
Received the following note from the Child Life Specialists at Palmetto Richland Hospital:  “Thank you so much for your generous donation of miniature stockings.  They are adorable ornaments and I know our children and families will enjoy receiving them during the holidays.  We appreciate you all taking the time to make these ornaments and for helping us put smiles on many faces this Christmas.”       --Ann Maletic and Beth Karr

Membership

Update:  Beth Stewart-Ozark:  bethquilts@aol.com
We are now taking renewals for 2014.  A membership form is attached to the email, and more forms will be at the meeting.  –Pat W.

Lone Star Exhibit

It has been a long time coming and going, but the "Lone Star Quilts" will be returned to their owners at the January meeting as promised. The quilters did a wonderful job and will talk about their quilts at this meeting.     --Thank you, Helen
  
Minutes for the December 2, 2013 Meeting

v  The night's activities opened around 5:30 PM with the annual Christmas program.  Members joined groups to sew, turn, press, and beribbon over 200 miniature stockings for distribution to local hospitals.
v  When the stockings were completed, the members enjoyed a pot luck dinner.
v  Sue Spillane called the business part of the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.  The November minutes were approved, and the guild chairs reported on their respective assignments.  Of note were the following announcements:
v    Beth Karr reminded members that she was waiting for recipient nominations for next year's charity quilts.
v    The 2013 and 2014 Board members will meet at Miyo's on Forest Drive on Saturday, December 28th, at noon, to discuss the coming year's programs and to provide a smooth transition from the current officers to next year's electees.
v MaryLou Putlock won December's Block of the Month.  Jodi Spillane indicated that she would continue as coordinator of this activity in 2014.  There will be no block for the month of January.
v In January, members will be treated to a display of the Lone Star quilts that were shown at the Richland County Public Library in November and December.
v Members are asked to bring to the January meeting a tool they have used to make a project in the past.  The tool may be one of the quilter's own invention or one that is traditional in nature.
v The January meeting will be held on Monday, January 6th.
v Due to illness in his family, Tommy Leitner was not able to be present at the December meeting to service sewing machines.  He has promised to honor the $55 price he offered guild members if they call him in the next couple of weeks to have their machines looked at and refer to the Devine Quilters December meeting.
v Beth Karr reminded members that, if they have events they wish to see posted in the newsletter, they should email her the details directly.
v Show and tell followed the business part of the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:10p.

Visitors


Other Quilt Related Activities

Note to members:  If you would like to see a quilting-related event posted in the newsletter, please give Beth Karr the following details in writing at the guild meeting or by email:  name of event; date(s); sponsor or host; location, hyperlink.  Events held prior to the newsletter’s mailing will not be included.

            The National Quilt Museum in Paducah is in the process of raising funds to support its 27,000 sq. ft. space and to promote traveling and on-site exhibits.  To help with this effort, the museum staff is asking quilters to donate a miniature or full-size quilt.  These donations will be made available for purchase in the museum shop or will be auctioned at the live events the museum hosts annually.
Donations should be made, if possible, by April 1, 2014, and should be sent to: The National Quilt Museum, 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah, KY 42001.
            Please include a note with your guild name, address, and contact information, as well as the name of the quilt you are donating.  When the quilt sells, you will be sent a receipt listing the purchase price.  You may assign a value to the quilt, but the Museum cannot guarantee that your assigned value will be met.  All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
            There are no limits to the number of quilts you may donate and the museum welcomes multiple donations.
QSC District 4 Annual Meeting
You are invited to attend the 10th annual District 4 meeting to be held Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 10 am at the St. Matthews First Baptist Church, 303 West Bridge Street, St. Matthews, SC.  You do not need to be a member of Quilters of South Carolina or a guild to attend.  We will have lots of fun with quilters from all over District 4.
AGENDA
Guest Speaker
Lunch
Our very own…Ugly Fabric Challenge and Drawing
Show and Tell (Bring your quilts to share)
Special Door Prize Drawing
  Each person donating an orphan block for Quilts of Valor will be given a ticket.  10 blocks equals 10 tickets

COST:   $7.00  Checks should be made out to Verity Creekmore
Please send your check or cash and the form below to me by February 8, 2014
Verity Creekmore, 1172 Caw Caw Hwy, St. Matthews, SC 29135

Directions:
From I26:  Exit #136 (US#6) toward St. Matthews.  Drive approximately 3.5 miles.  Turn right onto US#176.  Bear left onto US#6.  Drive approximately 3.5 miles.  The church is on your right.  Meeting will be in the social hall next to the church.

I will be attending the District 4 meeting on Saturday, February 22, 2014

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