September 6, 2012
The meeting was called to order by President Nita Billman. Roll call was answered by "Your favorite quilt magazine."
Becky reported that the fund raiser committee had selected the pattern "Sparkle Punch." The guild voted to buy materials for the project. Becky also reminded the group to make items for the auction in February.
The Christmas Party committee requests that the items for the Christmas exchange should be homemade. Everyone is to bring finger food to the Christmas Party, which will begin at 6:30 on December 6.
Karen Boehner showed us the items that the WARM Company had sent, which included batting information and samples.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Several members made the embroidered pin cushion for this month's block of the month.  Gloria Eaton won a pair of scissors in the drawing.

Next month's block of the month project will be a quilt-as-you go table runner.

SHOW AND TELL

Becky Hellwig showed us her big bag, baby blankets, pot holder, and sewing kit.

Karen O'Brien showed us her candlewicking shadow box, a painted iris key holder, and a painted cardinal plate.

Linda Holtzman with her french braid quilt.

Peggy Wintjen with a paper pieced fall leaf pattern, and several beautiful french braid table runners.

Gloria Eaton with her bargello quilt and matching bed runner.

Arleen McKinney with her scrappy block swap quilt and her drunkard's path quilt.

Elsie Vail brought a vest made with the 10-minute block and a sample of spool knitting.

Carolyn Green brought an embroidered table topper and a pieced table runner.

QUEEN BEES PROJECT

The Queen Bees brought their round robin projects.  WOW!! They were all beautiful.  Each participant started with a block that they made, and then the quilt was passed to each member of the group to add a border. A  journal was kept for each quilt describing the additions made to the quilt

This is the quilt started by Mary Ann Vanderford.

Tammy Goodyear

Nancy Kessler 

Gloria Eaton

Arleen McKinney

Peggy Wintjen

PROGRAM

Arleen McKinney presented the program by providing kits so that we could all make dimensional poppies from the pattern series "Sew, Not Grow Your Own."  This was really a fun project and enjoyed by all.

Homemade ice cream and strawberry topping with sugar wafers and sparkling punch were served by Nita Billman and Betty McKinney.  YUM! YUM!