Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting Minutes October 19, 2015
Members in Attendance:
Monica Kit Elissa
Virginia DeAnna Marcy
Roberta Deana Melissa A
Lise Mary Toni
Kim
Guest Present:
Mickie C.
Brenda B.
Suzanne B.
Sherry S.
Eloise A.
Reports:
The minutes for the September meeting and the financial report were accepted
as presented.
Elections:
The current slate of officers for November 2015 through October 2016 was
presented:
President: Patty B.
Vice President:
Secretary: Toni Z.
Treasurer: Lise W.
Mary S. was nominated to be Vice President and accepted the nomination.
Deana moved, and Toni seconded, that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation. The motion passed unanimously.
Audit Committee:
Mary asked for volunteers for the Audit committee. Deana and Toni volunteered.
December meeting/Christmas party:
DeAnna will host the annual Christmas party again this year. The party will be on Saturday, December 5, from 4-8 PM. We will do a stash swap/gift exchange as in past year. The price limit will be $15. The swap is tentatively scheduled for 6:30 PM.
Door Prize:
Virginia won the door prize, a jewelry box.
Show and Share:
.Lise will be taking a Carol Ahles class on blind and narrow hems at the Houston Quilt Show
.Toni brought an appliqued table centerpiece that is about ready to be quilted.
.Deana announced that she has moved her long arm quilting frame and that it would be set up shortly. She is the only person with 14 foot poles on her long arm machine in Austin. She also showed us her completed needlepoint that she has been bringing to meetings.
.DeAnna brought one pair of baby socks that she had crocheted edging around the cuff. She also brought a red and cream jacket that she had made from hand towels. She had fussy cut the towels so that the snowflake applique positioned as she wished.
.Eloise brought a stuffed owl she had made at Stitch Lab
.Sherry brought the zebra costume she had made, and passed around the fabrics for the princess costume she is working on.
.Brenda showed a photo of the Olaf the Penguin costume she had completed and noted that the other grandchild will be wearing an Elsa costume. She also brought a beaded rope necklace of green beads.
.Virginia showed us her phone cover with a picture of the first
granddaughter in 70 years on it, and the elephant pillow she had embroidered her grandson's name on - the elephant cover comes off the pillow so that it can be washed as necessary.
Program:
Tonight's program was a Christmas ornament that is constructed with the Styrofoam ball already inside the ornament. The goal was to leave tonight with the ornament assembled and ready to begin smocking. Next month we will
learn about the finishing of the ornament.
Respectfully submitted by:
Lise W.
Secretary
Hill Country Smocking Guild
