September 7, 2010 Minutes

Santa Fe Trail Quilt Guild

September 7, 2010

Jill Burton called the meeting to order.

Thirteen members answer the roll call question:  Name a Quilt Block.  Three guests were present.

Minutes were approved as sent out.

Treasurer’s Report:  Balance of $1,308.95

Old Business: 

The Overbrook Fair results not known yet.

Jill will pay $100 to the August presenter, Dee Gerardy.

New Business:

          Jill Burton and Vicki Lawrence sent blocks to the Kansas State fair.  The Quilt Block Contest for the 2010 Kansas State Fair was "Help the Chapman Fighting Irish Fight Back". The blocks will be made into a quilt, auctioned at the 2011 Fair, and half the proceeds will be given to the Chapman High School Family and Consumer Science Department.  *Note:  Jill Burton won the contest with this quilt block:

Program

Members shared the “Face Project” and pictures of their quilt rooms.

Also, Jane Anderson showed her Calendar Quilt, completed and jazzed up with really cute embellishments and Vicki Lawrence showed a quilt she made from her own pattern of embroidered barns, many of the barns were recognized by members.

Projects were presented for Show and Tell, and birthday treats were enjoyed in honor of the September birthdays:  Nanette Easterling, Kathy Tyson, and Jane Williams.

October meeting will be Tuesday, October 5, 2010 and will be a Flea market for members.

Santa Fe Trail Quilt Guild Website: http://sftqg.blogspot.com/