Hill
Country Smocking Guild
February 2017 meeting
Call to order-
Called to order 7:05.
Minutes from last month are available online.
Committee reports-
No committee reports.
Communications-
No communications.
Financial report-
Lise brought a copy of our latest bank statement
including our deposits for membership dues.
New Business-
Austin Sewing Machine at I-35 in Round Rock is
willing to host a sit and smock. We will need to give them advanced
notice. Possible we could do it on a third Saturday in the afternoon to
coordinate with their fabric sales. March and April are already booked so
possibly May.
Show and Share-
Mary smocked white dress with orange smocking
and with sweet little flowers that was a “ready-to-smock” for a friend.
She used an Ellen McCarn pattern named Amy.
Patty brought in counter change pastel smocked
Easter eggs.
Lise shared that Alex is changing name and
gender legally next month through UT Legal Aid. Getting ready for a
production of Me and My Girl including 28 aprons. She also shared about
the quilting show UFO challenge.
Door Prize-
Patty won the door prize. It included
needles and a big button.
Program-
Fun with Fagoting by Dawn Roda that is presented
by Mary
We are continuing the embroidery 'fagoting' class.
Mary provided instructions and two pages to attach samples that we
stitch. This month we practiced attaching bias tape strip and baby
rickrack, bias tape and lace, and piping and bias tape.
