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
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Balance
Dec 1
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$
5,515.36
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|
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Income
Dec Meeting
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$
371.00
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|
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Expenditures
Dec Meeting
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$
100.00
|
|
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Net
Income Dec Meeting
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$
271.00
|
|
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Grand
Total
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$
5,786.36
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--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
Our
regular meeting is held on the first Monday of the month (second Monday for
July and September 2013) at 7:00 pm (social hour and demos begin at 6pm) at Shandon Presbyterian Church at the corners
of Blossom, Woodrow and Devine Streets in Columbia, SC. Use the entrance facing Devine Street and ask
at the security desk for directions to Davis Hall on the first floor. Our membership is $24.00 per year and is
prorated for new members.
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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