Tuesday, August 19th

August Meeting

A beautiful night in August for our meeting.  There were 11 members present.  We were unable to read the minutes. We will catch up with those next time.  Shelly has been to the bank and all name transfers have been done.  IT'S OFFICIAL>... IT'S OFFICIAL>  Shelly is our treasurer.  She had no activity this month, so our balance remains the same.

Roxie reported on the charity quilting. Just to reemphasize walker bags should be 15 inches square with 8" straps folded in 1/2. Velcro closures are probably be best, but buttons could be used too.  Shirley showed us all the walker bags she had made. They were lovely.  She lined hers and did a great job, as always.  Charity quilts should measure 40x40.  Dorothy tried her talent at the "expanding block" that Shelly demonstrated last month, and has a top ready for us.

Roxie is going to schedule a sew day on Sept 6th  starting at 9:30.

We finalized the Shop Hop info.  We will meet at 8:30 at the Bakery in Walnut on Aug. 23..  Luann, Sharon, and Roxie will drive.  We should have plenty of room with 3 cars.

Everyone was reminded to bring their 1 yard  Challenge quilt at the next meeting on September 16th.   There may be prizes..... lol

We had show and share and as always there were lots of great quilts

I demonstrated Tube quilting. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWSp0mTTqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFqyQSYeW9w&list=UU5Ea9yiDZ2grViTGvc0XzZA

Here are a couple links that may help you out if you are interested in making a tube quilt.

Elaine is going to do the program next month.  It is Sept. Surprise. Everyone should bring a needle and thread for her demo.

We played Quilto and Shirley won.... yeah... she received all the lavender strips.  Next month we should bring fall leaves 2 1/2 inch WOF... fall colors .

New Business included talk of the Christmas party.  It was decided to have it on December 9th at 6:00.  We will meet at Dorine's home.  Everyone will bring finger food to share.  Dorine will have soda and water... if you want something else , please bring that yourself.  We should bring a $10 homemade item for a gift exchange and you should also bring your secret sisters gift.   Secret sisters will be revealed that night. 

We also decided to provide the Secretary, Charmayne , a roll of stamps and an allowance for cards that she sends to members.  We will also try to reimburse her for past cards and postage that she has sent.

We also discussed providing a reimbursement for the drivers for the shop hop.  Since our treasury is  healthy we will give $40 to each driver. If the occupants of the cars want to do more that is up to them.

Sally is collecting quilts for the Carsten's Farm event Sept 6-7th.  She will not be able to attend, so would like to get all quilts before the 4th of Sept.  If any of you have them, either bring to the Shop hop, or call Sally to make arrangements.  If you haven't been to Carsten's, it is great fun, they have vendors and displays.... fun for hubbies too.   

Another busy night, with lots to discuss, and laugh about.

We are especially keeping Charmayne and Shirley in our thoughts and prayers.

See you all at the Shop hop or on Sept. 16th at our next meeting.

We celebrated Christmas in July. Each of us brought our favorite Christmas quilt. We had a lovely variety. Great jobs ladies.

Here are our postage stamp quilts.  Thanks Dorine for inspiring them.  Roxie was the winner of Best of Show , hers is lower row second from left. Elaine won Best use of Color, hers is lower row, on right. Sally won most unique, hers is next to Elaines bottom row. second from right. Nice work everyone.

Meet our members....

The spotlight is on Betty Morris this month

Betty started sewing clothing in 4 H and graduated to quilting about 20 years ago.

Betty likes to do smaller projects. Throw quilts, wall hangings, table runners and toppers are her favorites.

Betty is a mother of 3 daughters. ( lucky her... ) She enjoys reading, her favorite place is the libraray.  She also enjoys wood crafts, painting and decorating mason jars. 

Betty loves the fellowship of the guild and loves learning something new.

 

July 15th Meeting

Dorine called our meeting to order with 11 members present.  Charmayne read the minutes and there were only a couple minor corrections, then approved.

Shelly gave us our treasurer's report and there had been no activity this month, so our balance remained the same. She is still in the process of getting all banking info in her name.

Roxie reported that the work day was canceled due to lack of quilters.   We will wait until September to schedule another day.  Also the nursing home in Oakland would like lap quilts measuring 40x40.   That will be our next project goal.  The walker bags were also discussed. They should measure 15x15 with 8 inch straps. ( folded in half 4 inches on each side)  The strap should have a button or Velcro to make it removable for cleaning. The bottoms can be boxed for additional room, or just sewn straight. 

Sally reported there was nothing new with the blog. Just a side note.  Sally still needs the completed  information forms from all members.

Old business included Shop Hop talk.  LuAnn will schedule with quilt shops in Adel, Des Moines, and Ankeny.  We have tentatively scheduled August 23 for our shop hop.  Sharon and LuAnn offered to drive.  We will leave Walnut at 7:30Am and plan to return around 5:30pm. 

Dorine reminded everyone to remember their Secret Sister.

We then worked on the one yard challenge.  There was a little confusion and I apologize and feel bad that it didn't work out the best.  Most of us got 5 pieces of material and we are able to add 1  other fabric to make our project. Embellishments and other decorative threads are fine too.  We will have our completed projects at our Sept. meeting. 

We also showed our Postage Stamp quilts there were 5 completed projects.   Roxie won "best of show" and received a yard of fabric.  Elaine won "best use of color" and received 10  quilter bucks. Sally won " most unique" and received 5 quilter bucks. 

Quilter bucks will be accumulated for participation in club activities and attendance and at the end of the year they can be spent on projects that have been donated.

We had show and tell of our Christmas in July projects. Everyone shared beautiful quilts, runners, wall hangings, and decorations. There was a wonderful diverse selection.
Elaine also shared a darling runner that she had made with bear prints. Well done Elaine. Sally shared her English paper piecing patriotic mat.

Shelly then gave a demonstration of the "Expanding Block" .
She demonstrated how to make a square in a square and how by adding new squares and cutting them, you could continue to make your block larger. She had a wonderful handout to share that explained the technique.

Vivian had just received a new quilting magazine and shared a great game with us.  We were all asked questions and then our answers created a cute little story. Thank you Vivian, that was fun.

Shirley call Quilto for us and Charmayne was the "lucky" winner.  She received the red, white, and blue, charm squares... I wonder what she will make... Vivian showed us the lovely  green strip placemat she made from last months green 2 1/2 inch strips.

Due to the length of the meeting our new business was cut a little short, or had been previously discussed.  Roxie did bring the Christmas decorations. We have not decided whether we will decorate a tree or not.  Also we tabled plans for our Christmas party. 

Sally will demonstrate "tube quilting" for our program next month.  Also thank you to Betty Morris for the hand out of her table runner pattern.

Well, as you can see it was a busy productive night. We had lots of laughs and shared a lot of information.  Several went to McDonald's for ice cream and more stories were shared.

See you next month . August 19th.
You will need to bring 2 1/2 inch lavender strip WOF

Meet our members........

This months member spotlight is on Dorothy Eggerss.

Dorothy's daughter got her interested in quilting about 6-8 years ago.  Her daughter has some free time on her hands and got interested in quilting and Dorothy caught the bug too.

She enjoys doing large quilts and lap robes.

Dorothy was the postmaster in Walnut, Ia until she retired.  She has 2 children, a son in Woodbury, Mn .  He is married and has 2 children.  She also has a daughter in Omaha.

Dorothy enjoys picking out black walnuts and selling them. She also enjoys reading, knitting, metal detecting , baking, and playing bridge.

I personally know Dorothy has some great internet sites and I am glad she shares her finds with me and others. 

If you remember Dorothy's Easter bonnet, it is evident that she has a wonderful sense of humor. 

June meeting

We had a great meeting last night and wow seems like we accomplished a lot.

There were 12 members present.  Minutes were approved with only a couple small changes... good job Charmayne.  Vivian gave her last treasurer's report.  Sadly, she will no longer be able to be our treasurer, but Shelly stepped up and took over.  She will be meeting with Dorine and Vivian to get everything done at the bank.

Roxie reported on the Community Outreach program ( our charity quilts).  All labels should read  Donated by  Nishnabotna Valley Quilter's Guild 2014 ( or whatever year is appropriate).  Charmayne is checking on the size of the lap quilts and will let us know. We have enough large quilts for now.   Roxie would like to have another work day at her home on July 12 at 9:30.  She would like at least 3 people to attend , so please let her know in advance if you can make it.  If there aren't at least 3 she will postpone to another day.

We are going to start our one yard quilt challenge at the next meeting.  Everyone is suppose to bring 1 yard of their favorite choice of fabric and style.  It is best if it is ripable ( is that a word??) fabric... as we will be ripping and sharing with all that participate.  If you have any questions, please call Sally 402/578/8994.

Shelly and Fran invited all to come to a local sew day.  The group meets every other Thursday in Oakland at the Fellowship church.  They start at around 9:30 and sew until 4:00, but you can come at anytime and stay as long as you want.  You can bring your machine, or not... it isn't just for quilters, any crafter is welcome... so if you don't want to bring your machine, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, etc are all great projects.  We have been bringing our own lunch, and something to share if you want, but not necessary. You can always go to the DQ or Blimpie's and get lunch.  Please tell  or bring anyone that would like to come.  We are hoping to get a good group of crafters and sewers for this group.  Call Fran or Shelly if you have any questions, or need directions.

Dorine shared a tutorial on Postage Stamp quilts.  She was kind enough to give us all the supplies to try out our own project.  She also talked about knowing the author of the book that she used to make her quilt. It was very interesting.  It is our challenge for next month, so be sure you all bring back your projects for July so we can share. 

We played Quilto and Vivian was the "lucky" winner of the 1/2 inch green strips.. Dorothy shared her tabletopper and coasters that she made with last months pink fat quarters. She passed the pink on to Vivian, so she will create something with the green strips with the option of using the left over pink. Each month the winner will make something with her prize and pass the remainder of fabric on.  Next month bring 1 each red, white, and blue 5 inch charm square for the Quilto prize. 

There was discussion of decorating a Christmas Tree again this year. Roxie mentioned she had ornaments that were given to her and those could be used, she will bring them to the next meeting.  We also talked about having a tree at Dorine's shop and all members could make ornaments and they could be displayed and sold to raise money for our Outreach program.  We tabled the topic for now.

Next month the show and tell should be Christmas in July.  So bring your favorite Christmas quilt, wallhanging, tablerunner, ornament,  you get the idea.... to show all of us. 

I think that about wraps it up.   As you can see, we did a lot.

Several of the ladies went to McDonald's for ice cream after the meeting... lots of giggles and good times there too.