Minutes of General Membership Meeting – September 8

Attendance: 46 members and 5 guests

President Helen Treend called the meeting to order and announced that printed information on quilt shows and quilt runs was on the membership table. Suzanne Dandoy read part of a letter thanking the guild for sending members to demonstrate hand quilting at the Oregon State Fair.

Minutes of the August 11 meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter.

Treasurer’s Report: Jeann’e Butler reported a bank balance of $6,336.51 and a community services grant balance of $189.80. She also gave a financial report for the 2005 quilt show: income $5,644.07, expenses $3,588.96, and net to the guild $2,055.11.

Program: Rosalie Raudsep thanked members for voting in the recent survey on program and workshop ideas; contacts had been made with teachers who received the highest votes. She introduced Beverly Runner and Kathy Shaker, who gave a brief history of the use of embellishments on quilts in the late 1800s and shared many examples of how embellishments could be used to enhance quilts. Their examples included beads, folded flowers, 3-dimensional fabric pieces, silk ribbon, buttons, and fringe.

Refreshments: Hostesses were Charlotte Banton and Suzanne Dandoy.

Committee Reports:

Membership: Rose Shaw introduced the visitors and welcomed one new member.

Workshops: Jean Amundson announced 2 vacancies in the Friday workshop by our guest speakers and described the remaining two workshops in 2005. Information on some 2006 workshops will be in the October newsletter.

Field Trips: To maintain the $18 cost, Denise DeMarie needs additional members for the October 8 trip

Documentation: Twy Hoch reported that 19 quilts were documented in Toledo. On November 12 guild members can have their own recently completed quilts documented.

Community Quilts: Dolores Wagner said that 132 quilts have been given away this year. September 17 quilt tying is cancelled. Knotty Ladies tie quilts on the last Wednesday of each month at the Senior Center.

Charm Squares: Liz Ritchie indicated that 16 grey squares will be exchanged in October.

Drawings:

Blocks of the Month were won by Paulette Stenberg. Lisa Taylor discussed October’s block.

Quilters Surprise had two winners: Shirley Gilmore and Pam Werth. Denise announced a Dear Jane project, not as a guild event; contact her for more information.

Special Projects: Pam Werth thanked members for their donations and distributed prizes to names that were drawn.

Old Business:

Quilt Show Certificates: Helen thanked Nan Scott for preparing certificates for members who worked on the quilt show and then distributed the certificates.

New Business:

Quilts for Hurricane Victims: Shirley Gilmore read the address of the International Quilt Festival, which is collecting quilts for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Paulette said the Philomath quilt shop is also collecting quilts and volunteered to deliver donated quilts to the shop.

Mariner’s Quilt: Twy announced that the quilt will be ready to quilt at the Log Cabin Museum.

Show and Share: Items made with fabric were shared by Paulette Stenberg, Suzanne Dandoy, Liz Ritchie, Phyllis Wanamaker, Deb Smith, Fran Whited, and Nan Scott. Helen adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Dandoy, Secretary