Oct. Minutes

November 19, 2009

BASIN PIECEMAKER’S QUILT GUILD BUSINESS MEETING  _Oct. 27, 2009

Guests:  Lois came with Betty.

Minutes:  Reviewed and approved.

Treasurer’s Report:  Checking account: $2,957.55, Savings: $1,100.04.

Correspondence:  Clara wrote to Brenda who moved to Kansas.  She has already attended a quilt show.

Day meeting:   At Lavita’s.  9 present; good meeting.   Next meeting to be held at Barb’s.  2nd Tues. of the month.

Night Meeting:  None.  Same place and time in Nov.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Programs:  Cindy has been changed to January’s meeting.

Hospitality:  Lavita and her husband have relocated.  Norma will visit next week and send a card from us.

Brown Bag:  Trade after the meeting.

Quilts of Valor:  We got 2 blocks tonight.

Christmas Party:  Lynda is the chairperson. The potluck will be Dec. 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the church.  Gift exchange is something made from 6 charm squares handed out tonight.  Wrap gift so it can’t be seen.

Raffle:  Thanks to Gail, Donna, and Eddy for all their work.

Tickets:  Mary will run off the tickets and hand them out in Dec.  Nov. 14 is Soroptimist Bazaar where the quilt will be shown and tickets sold.

Challenge:  Anyone who still wants to do the challenge, see Marilyne.

Blog:  Be sure to check the blog for pre-meeting meal places and refreshments. Pre-meeting meals are at 5:30. 

 

OLD BUSINESS:  

Make a Difference Day: Lynda asked us to continue to bring in 12 ½” QOV blocks.  They made 7 tops that were on display tonight.  Great job ladies!  Nine quilters were present and they had a great time.  All blocks went together really well and they were done by 3:00.  Eddy donated a quilt top, so we will have 8 quilts to send off.  Fabric for sashing and backing can still be donated for future quilts.  There was a motion made and passed for the club to pay for postage.

Retreat:  Penny did an outstanding job at the retreat.  Everyone had fun, but Nancy thought the pincushions were “very stressful”!  The power went out for a couple of hours one morning so there was no hot water for showers.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Pincushions:  Barb gave another pincushion pattern to everyone.  The felt balls may be found at the Fabric Patch.

Extra Rulers:  Extra rulers from the retreat were for sale for $13.

Postcard:  Barb shared a postcard for a book for sale about quilts made featuring American troops.  See Barb if interested.

Lost bag:  Cheryl has misplaced a bag full of goodies after one of the Jo Morton classes.  Anyone who may have knowledge about it, please see Cheryl.

Retreat:  Cougar cabin is in charge of the next 2 retreats.

Kindergarten class:  Penny’s brother’s class is making quilts.  Anyone interested in donating a yard of fabric, bring it to Eddy.  Anyone wanting to help with the project, see Penny.

Program:  Barb, Virginia, and Eddy shared what they got at the Houston quilt show.

Name tag drawing:  Grace won the name tag drawing.

 

Day Meeting:  2nd Tuesday, various homes

Night Meeting:  2nd Thursday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran

Business Meeting:  4th Tuesday, 7pm Immanuel Lutheran (No meeting in Nov.)

 

Dates to Remember: 

Dec. 8 Christmas Party


Day meeting

November 11, 2009

A fun day at Barb’s with the girls.

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Emma goes to Florida

November 6, 2009

Photos of Emma Lou in Chieftain, Florida on a visit with her sister at a Quilt Museum…

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Thanks Emma Lou!


Pumpkin Bread

October 30, 2009

2/3 cup oil

2 2/3 cup sugar

4 eggs

1 can 29 oz. pumpkin or 1 quart fresh pumpkin

2/3 cup water (if using fresh pumpkin use less water)

3 1/2 cup flour

2 tea. soda

2 tea. salt

1/2 teas. baking powder

1 tbs. cinnamon

1 tea. cloves

2/3 cup chopped nuts

2/3  cups raisins

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 2 loaf pans.  Cream oil and sugar till fluffy.  Stir in eggs, pumpking, water.  Blend in flour, soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves.  Stir in nuts and raisins.  Pour into pans and bake 70 min.

Thanks to Marilyne H

For a change use dried cranberries instead of raisins.  To make it spicier add 1/2 teaspoon allspice, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and or 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.


You’re invited…Make a Difference Day

October 19, 2009

Ladies

“Make a Difference Day” is Saturday, Oct. 24 and we will be making Quilts of Valor again this year.  Last year we sent off 6 quilts to Quilts of Valor.

We will meet at the First Presbyterian Church on Ivy at 9am on Sat. Oct. 24.  We will quilt until we get done?!?!?!?! with the blocks we have and make as many quilts as we can.

Bring your sewing machines and supplies.  We will need some sashing and border material so check your stash for red, white, and blues or ones that might be appropriate for a QOV quilt.

AND if you have any appropriate yardage that could be used for backs for these quilts – please bring if you would like to donate.

Bring a sack lunch, also.

Not all Basin Piecemakers have emails so if you see someone that is a member of our guild, ask her if she received this email otherwise let her know this information.  We need many hands!!!! to sew.

If you have any questions, please call me.

 

THANKS ahead of time for your participation in this worthwhile event!!!

 

Lynda Williams

ljw@scml.us

765-3922

750-9090