September 2016 minutes

Hill Country Smocking Guild
19 September 2016
Minutes

The Hill  Country Smocking Guild held its regular meeting on Monday, 19 September 2016. The meeting was called order  by President Patty.

Minutes from the May meeting were approved as posted.

Treasurer's report was approved as submitted to membership.

No officer report.

Report from nomination committee:
The committee presented to the membership the following nominees for 2017 officers:

President - Patty
Vice-President - Mary

Treasurer -  Lise

Secretary - Melissa A.

Election for 2017 officers
will be October meeting.

No Old Business:

New Business: Helen and Melissa will chair a committee to identify, and contact, a location for a smocking demonstration in February 2017 (Smocking Month).

Other business: Helen suggested a 'sit n sew' after the holidays.

 SHOW & SHARE

Lise shared a pretty cool folding 'Idea Works' light that powers on batteries or a USB. Great lighting and the folding up made it easily packed and traveled with.

Helen impressed us all with cute 5 inch Berenguer dolls. She shared that the dolls are modestly prices, and come ready to make clothes. The dolls we got to see were all dressed differently; 1 knitted top and pants, 1 crocheted dress, 1 smocked dress. Grown women oohing and aahing over dolls !

Program: Continued work on smocking project started in March and April.

October program -  we will continue the smocking project. Please bring your pleated fabric and scissors. Floss will be available but everyone is welcome to bring specific colors they are using.

Minutes submitted by: Mary