November
2014 Meeting Notes NOTE:
Start time 6 for pot luck Dec. 11th
December
hostesses will be: JoDee Johnston, Kelly
Stodola, & Eileen Van Dyk
Thank
you to Oct. hostesses Sandy B., Mary P., and Hope D.
President
Erica Olson opened the meeting after we enjoyed our refreshments.
Several
Show items and several Tells were shared.
October
meeting minutes were approved as written. KS/MT
October
Treasurer’s Report given. Report was approved as presented. DF/MT
No
participation with raffle basket or stashbusters at this meeting.
New
fabric squares available to complete for next meeting. Stashbuster colors for these new squares are
gold/black/ or white.
Also
16 kit packets available to complete and return. Thank you Mary Jo A. for
assembling donated fabric into kits.
Nominations
for President were called, with present President indicating an interest in
another term. With no other names coming
forth, by general consensus, Erica will continue as President for the next term
of two years.
- Letter
sent to St. Croix County Fair Board reviewing our concerns on displaying quilts
there. No response has been received at
this time.
- Grace
Place Fund-raiser 11/22 discussed. Motion carried, KS/PL to distribute basket
we have ready and to participate at bronze level ($125) giving the two event
tickets to our President and her guest to enjoy.
- 2015
Quilt Retreats: Meg Tryba reviewed details.
JoDee has contract for Jan. 8th-11th event at Oak
Forest. Bring registration checks payable to Oak Forest for Thurs - Sun
at $142.50 or Fri - Sun at $95 to Dec meeting OR make arrangements with Kelly
S. or Meg T so they will receive your information by then. Spring dates are April 10th thru
12th Fri - Sun only option at $95.
Program
Committee requested everyone bring in a list of your waiting and unfinished
projects to the Dec. meeting. The new
Round Tuit program will be explained then.
This list should be brought in every meeting.
For
the Dec. meeting, please bring in 2 fat quarters for one of the activities
planned. Remember start time 6 pm, with
pot luck food items.
Handouts
for Mystery Quilt were distributed.
The
Guild participated in a lengthy discussion regarding the responsibilities of
each member with the Guild activities, fund-raisers, and follow-through on
communications and commitments. It was
determined a survey would be the best assessment tool to allow input from the
full membership addressing participation in/or on Quilt Show Committee or Show
and annual vs bi-annual Shows; evaluating retaining stashbusters? Raffle baskets? Committee assignments, etc.
Rather
than putting too much responsibility on too few members, do we need to
eliminate some items, or re-evaluate how we will be able to accomplish some of
our commitments by sharing the workloads involved? Together, with each doing a part, we can
continue to support our community, while we expand our quilting skills and have
fun doing it.
A
survey will be distributed shortly so please participate and add any comments
with your ideas. These surveys
need to be returned by December 1st to allow time to
review results at the December meeting.
Motion carried KS/DF.
Correspondence
was read.
Motion
to adjourn. KS/MT
December
11th at 6 pm will be a pot luck with some fun activities. Review what items to bring as noted above.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
Simonds, Secretary