HILL COUNTRY SMOCKING GUILD
April 15, 2013
Meeting called to order by President Melissa. Nine members and onevisitor were in attendance.
Minutes as presented were approved.
Treasurer’s report: Balance of $1,166.70. Deanna made motion to approve treasurer’s report as submitted. Motion seconded by Lise. Minutes approved by members.
Committee Report:
By-laws Committee (Mary, Melissa and Elisse) reviewed by-laws and made suggestions for corrections and changes. E-mail of proposed corrections and changes will be sent to Members.
Communications:
E-mail from Mary Berry stating that Gift Basket from all Texas Guilds for convention will not happen. Hill Country Smocking guild will send an Austin themed basket.
E-mail from church—new security system is in process of being installed. Mary will need to sign a new contract. Guild will be charred if alarm is set of falsely. Everyone will need to enter by back door. We have also been asked not to park in staff parking at any time...
New Business:
Carol Ahles will not be at Martha’s Market. Martha’s Market will be combined with Scrapbooking Convention. Martha will not have a table at Market. FW Media bought Martha’s business and they were the ones to make this decision. Elissa suggested writing to FW Media telling them that the combination of fine sewing and scrap booking will not work. Can write through: Martha Pullen.com/events/Scapbooking/Sewing.
Committee will be formed in May to select slate of officers to be presented in August and voted upon in September.
Old Business:
Dot is still working with IRS for HCSG’s reinstatement of non-profit organization.
Door Prize:
Kim Davies won door prize consisting of Heirloom Embroidery Scissors and a Sewing machine key ring.
Show and Share:
Ginnie Wolf (visitor) showed Black and white chevron skirt with black elastic waist. Red and black ribbon trim with a red flower. Very cute!
Kim Davies had a darling dress with counter change hearts design by Ann Halby Designs. Basic dress was Mary De by Children’s Corner.
Dot showed an orange/white chevron pillowcase dress with bright floral ruffle and floral tie on one shoulder.
Sharon displayed two Bitty Jelly Roll purses with flower decorations.
Lise: likes making men’s shirts in the western style. She made one in black with peppers and a red diamond shaped yoke and cuffs with yellow contrast piping. The next shirt was brown and gray stripes with a
contrasting diamond pattern stripe. Lise also made a square dance dress with a smocked waistband (her project when Marcy taught her to smock) done in green imperial broadcloth with smocking of brown,
orange and yellow. A coordinating western shirt with the cuffs smocked to the waistband and yellow bias tape instead of piping.
Program:
Learning counter change with Kim Davies was fun and encouraged the members to want to try on other garments.
The program for May will be smocked cupcakes. Kim asked that we bring real cupcakes to
