1. Elections
Our new executive was elected at the meeting. They are...
Sheila Kimberley -- President
Sharon Quinton -- President Elect
Gail Purnell -- Secretary
Betty Trudeau -- Treasurer
Congratulations Everyone! We're all looking forward to a wonderful year!2. Volunteer
Dawn Collins -- Photographer and Blog Administrator
3. Old business
New location: The new location investigation is in the waiting mode. The executive of the Seniors Centre must discuss our proposal. Donna Prince was the member who approached the Seniors Centre. Alice Sheen offered her services to assist Donna. Alice is a member of the Seniors Centre. We are anxious to get a positive answer. Cost will be one of the deciding factors.
Sew days: The sew days so many of us would like are closely linked to the change of location. We would like to be able to continue with our sew days directly after our Guild meetings.
Costs for quilt guild memberships: Again this is linked to the eventual decision on the location for our guild memberships.
4. Set-up and activities
Set-up: Everything looked very nice. Even the Challenge projects were displayed with flair. Heidi, Sheila and Betty made very artistic arrangements. The tables for lunch each contained 5 hardcover quilting books, one for each member at the table. There was a lovely plant at each table. One lucky person was able to take it home. The meal was fabulous! Donna Prince did such a good job.
The Challenge: As described in the Show & Shine post there were 9 people who brought their projects to display. Unbeknownst to us, the Executive decided to provide prizes to the quilters who completed the Challenge. Prizes were for "the most number of projects", "the largest project", "the most colourful", "the first completed", "the last completed", etc. Each prize contained 6- 9"x10" Tim Holtz designed fabrics and a "Frixion" marking pen.
The Demonstration: Sharon Quinton has worked on this final demonstration of the year for months. For complete details see the post on Tips, Techniques and Demonstrations. It was very impressive.
The Tips: Sharon had two excellent tips to give us. How to make an inexpensive, compact and light ironing surface for quilters on the go and a strap to hold your iron's cord to the handle of your iron. Alice Sheen had two very clever tips to help with keeping your 1/4" and 5/8" seam allowances accurate.
The Door Prize: Dawn Collins won the Door Prize. It was made by Betty Trudeau -- an adorable sewing basket with quilted basket-tops. Inside the basket was a kit for a delightful table runner. All materials required were part of the kit.
Gift for Super Attenders: Alice Sheen and Dawn Collins won table toppers made by Ruby Quinton for attending every meeting in the 2014/2015 year.
Gifts for Everyone: Everyone in the Guild received a clear case for storing projects. Amazing!
5. Quilters Saying
Sharon Quinton had an interesting saying, framed on the table where she did her demonstration. It read as follows.
Quilters ...
Cut with hope.
Stitch with grace.
Quilt with dreams.
Bend with laughter.
Share with love.
6. More of Alma's magazines
Heidi Sharp brought in more of Alma Wolsey's magazines for us to look through and take any that interested us. Everything was gone by the end of the meeting.
7. Thank Yous
Heidi Sharp, our president for 2014/2015 has done a stupendous job this year. She made a point of teaching us a new quick to make block every meeting. She handled every point brought up in the meetings in her calm and quiet way. She is a gentle soul.
Thank you so very much Heidi!
Sheila Kimberley, our secretary for 2014/2015 was thorough and dedicated. She taught a hexagon table topper at one of our sew days and did a fabulous job. One month she was in charge of the guild meeting. Keeping up with Heidi's monthly new quilt block demonstration Sheila did a great job. Although she claimed to be nervous to a few people you'd never know that when you watched her. Sheila is a dedicated quilter. She is a member of the Quilt Guild in Magrath as well as in our Guild in Cardston. Sheila is our new president for 2015/2016.
Thank you so very much Sheila!
Betty Trudeau, our treasurer for 2014/2015 was a piece of sunshine every meeting. She thinks of everyone, takes care of her tasks carefully. Her dedication is clear. Betty is our treasurer for 2015/2016 too. She is very artistic and creative offering her designs for anyone who cares to have them.
Thank you so very much Betty!
LaRae McKinnon has been our photographer for several years now. The 2014/2015 year is to be her last in this position. It takes dedication and care to take all the photos required each meeting. You did such a wonderful job. It will be difficult to keep up the standards you've set.
Thank you so very much LaRae!
Ruby Quinton made some of the prizes for the last meeting. Using the remaining fabric from the Round Robin Quilt and a few extras she made 2 table toppers. You are such a giving and kind person.
Thank you so very much Ruby!
To all our demonstrators, tipsters, and quilters, we thank you for your enthusiasm, creativity and productivity. This Guild is for its members and all quilters everywhere.
Thank you for gathering, teaching, sharing and quilting!
Have a wonderful summer!
See you again in September!
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