January meeting is Cancelled due to impending bad weather!

In advance of potential dangerous driving -

 tonight's Smocking Guild meeting is cancelled. 

It is always hard to decide now or later, but I'm trying to give everyone advance notice.

So - now you can stay home, stay warm, and work on projects. We will enjoy our regular February meeting. Dues can be paid then.

Mary

November 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

20 November 2017 Meeting Minutes

Call to order-

Meeting was called to order 7:05.

Minutes from last month are available online.

Committee reports-

No committee reports.

Communications-

No communications.

Financial report-

Will be emailed to members.  

Old Business-

Reminder that the holiday party is December 17th at Deana’s house.

New Business-

Election of officers for 2018

Slate of officers presented by nominating committee:

            President Mary

            Vice-President: Helen

            Secretary:  Lise  

            Treasurer:  Melissa Atterberry

Deana moved and Helen seconded to accept the slate of officers as presented.  All voted in favor and the motion passed.

Show and Share-

Lise went to the Houston Quilt show and ran into Toni and caught up.  She told her about the holiday party and took Carol’s class. Who will not be teaching next year.  Lise is bringing the pattern for the blanket next time.  She also met and took a Judith Baker Montano class in embroidery.

Sabitha- brought a beautifully smocked black, white, and gold dress that she made.  She also brought the pleater that she bought.

Door Prize-

Deana won the door prize which was flower head pins.

Lise won the second door prize which was a package of floss for Wee Care.  The colors are light pink 3689, dark pink is 604, light blue is 3325, and the dark blue is 809.  The accent or leaf is 369.

Program-

Program presented by Helen is Wee Care bonnet with fagotting.

October 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild 

16 October 2017 Meeting Minutes

Call to order-

Called to order 7:09.

Mary is tickled to death to be here.

Deanna is recovering nicely from her surgery and sometimes following the rules.  At least half the time.

Correspondence- We received correspondence from SAGA with information about the upcoming retreats and online classes.

We received correspondence from a person in San Antonio looking to sell a pleater.

Financial report-

Was emailed to members

Old Business and Committee Reports-

Nominating committee has a slate of officers ready to be voted on:

            President: Mary

            Vice-President: Helen

            Secretary:  Lise  

            Treasurer:  Melissa

National Smocking Month information is postponed until January.

New Business-

     There is 'NO' regular guild meeting in December. Instead of a meeting we usually try and get together for a fun time out. This year, our holiday get-together will be Sunday, December 17th  4-7 pm at Deanna's house. Spouses are welcome. We ask members to bring an hors d'oeuvre. If you would like to participate in a 'sewing stash' exchange - please bring your item in a brown paper bag. 

     Sewing Stash Exchange guidelines: 

Something from your stash that values up to $15. This could be patterns, fabric, books, magazines, tools. 

     In the past we have found it hard, at times, to part with our precious items - in that case 'NOT A PROBLEM' your item could be a purchased item or gift card - valued up to $15 ! ! !

     Come and enjoy a few hours with friends.

Show and Share-

Sabitha purchased a pleater through a woman who contacted Mary.  It was a Read Pleater in great condition.

Kim brought a picture of Sarah’s finished picnic quilt.  They used an old blanket as the back side.

Mary brought old Creative Needle magazines to share.

Door Prize-

Was won by Eloise.  It was a twist ‘n select needle holder and a measuring tape that clips to your bag.

Program-

Continue the program presented by Helen is a smocked goldfish.  May’s fish was featured in SAGA new Feb. 2014 Vol. 35 Issue 1.

September 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild 

18 September 2017 meeting

Minutes

Call to order-

Mary opened the meeting.

Minutes from last month are available online.

We are thinking about Patti and Deana and wish speedy recoveries to them and their loved ones.

Committee reports-

No committee reports.

Communications-

No communications.

Financial report-

Will be emailed to members

Old Business- Kim gave us an update on demo day.  She said that we would be able to do at the very end of January or February.

New Business-

Nominating committee for 2018 officers.  Mary explained the responsibilities of each of the officer positions.  

Nomination committee: Melissa A. and Lise W.

We talked a little about project ideas.

Show and Share-

Helen brought a beautiful smocked pink and green chevron dress.  It has snap closure and back smocking with a pink band at the bottom.  She also brought a pet screen bag that she worked on with Kim and Deanna.  One piece of screen makes five bags.  Helen offered to have it as a program if we would like

Sabitha brought two wee care dresses and two matching wee care bonnets.

Virginia brought a watermelon dress and an embroidered pink dress that she made from the same pattern that she made for her granddaughter’s birthday party.  It is a Chrissy pattern.

Melissa brought the No Regrets wall hanging from Stitch Lab.

Door Prize-

Program-

Program presented by Helen is a smocked goldfish.  May’s fish was featured in SAGA new Feb. 2014 Vol. 35 Issue 1.

August 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild 

21 August 2017 meeting Minutes

We welcomed our two newest members, Sabitha and Kim M.,  to our first meeting after the summer break.

President Patty, could not make the meeting. She is helping her husband.

No Communications

No Old Business

New Business:

Creation of 2018 officer Nominating Committee will be postponed until September meeting. Anticipating election in November

Kim D. is having a conversation with a local business for a 'Smock-In' in November. Possibly looking at Saturday, November 18th, and offering a class for a small holiday ornament. We will need everyone support for this fun endeavor. More to come.

Next two meeting will be presented by Helen to create a smocked 'fish' ornament. Each kit will cost $5. Mary will send out an email for those interested.

Deanna was the recipient of August's doorprize: a bias binding pressing thingy ? ? ?

Show and Share:

Deanna shared a small bucket she had made. A Terry Atkinson pattern. Super cut and super handy!

Mary showed a hand-towel that she had embellished with two rows of bridging/fagoting and beads.

Our program was the culmination of the Wee Care Challenge. Oooohhhhhhhhh the sights to see.  Helen was recognized for the most items created. Mary was recognized for her creative creation.

Thank you Kim D. and Deanna for the delightful challenge, thoughtful summer workshops, lovely prizes and participation gifts. You have inspired us, challenged us, and helped us to think of others.

Respectfully submitted by Mary S.

May 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild 

15 May 2017 meeting

Minutes

In attendance:

Roberta            Toni                 Kim                 Melissa A

Mary                Kit                   Helen              Patty

Deanna            Lise

Big welcome to Sabitha who visited with us.

The March minutes and March and April financials were accepted as presented. (There was no meeting in April).

Show and Share:

Helen brought the tuffet she had completed.  The cover was Texas Wildflower prints.  The central button was covered by an armadillo.  On the bottom, she used upholstery tacks to hold the fabric in place.  She reports that her grandchildren really love it.  She also bought a folding fabric box that she had made in a class at the Austin Area Quilt Guild's Gift of Quilting the first weekend in May.

Deanna announced that she had been to Amsterdam recently and she had found a shop selling Liberty of London prints for $25.00 per yard, and they also had made matching bias tapes for the fabrics.  The shop is at www.nanuccitessuti.nl

Lise announced that she had also attended the Gift of Quilting. Her classes were a paper piecing class using the Lucy Boston pattern, and an introduction to beading class that included making fringe, making an edging around a cabochon, peyote stitch, as well as stitching freehand onto ultrasuede and burying the knots in the center of the ultrasuede.

Melissa brought Eloise's Easter dress.  It was made of blue dotted swiss, and it just grazed the ground as Eloise had requested.  She also had a ring that had belonged to her grandmother re-created, using a dental mold to get the detailing accurate.

Mary brought a panel that she had created to go on the back of a t shirt to make an Anthropolgie-style dress.  The t shirt is a long University of Tennessee shirt.  She also brought the completed project sample for the fagoting class with extra beading along the bottom of the lace.

Door Prize:

Deanna was the lucky winner of a tabletop Ott light.

Programs:

Kim presented this summer's Wee Care challenge.  The base fabric is mint green, but other colors (except yellow and gray) may also be used.  The gowns can feature smocking, shadow work, or fagoting.  There will be a contest to vote on the favorite gowns at the August meeting.  As usual, there will also be a prize for the most Wee Care caps/bonnets and gowns of all kinds turned in.  There will be two work days again this summer, on Saturday June 24 and Saturday July 29, both hosted by Deanna.

Mary presented the capstone project for the fagoting classes - a hand towel with crochet-style lace fagoted to one end, plus the basting paper and white #5 perle cotton.  She noted that other colors of perle cotton were also perfectly

acceptable.

Respectfully submitted by, 

Lise Waring 

March 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild 

20 March 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-

We will update next month.

Old Business-

Check in with Dot about a Smock In at Austin Sewing Machine.

Wee Care Report-

The question was raised about which hospitals we donate Wee Care Gowns to.  

Patty has been watching Nancy’s Notions on Google Create.  She takes fabric and things that are donated and distributes them to groups that can use them.

Show and Share-

Mary brought her finished smocked bib with beautiful fabric from the Stitch Lab.

Melissa brought in white daygowns from her grandmother’s house and dotted Swiss for Eloise’s Easter dress.

Patty brought in sweatshirts that she made by hand.  She orders the fabric in bulk from Alabama.  The shirts are embellished beautifully.

Door Prize-

Deanna won the door prize which was a beautiful jar of buttons and needles.

Program-

Fun with Fagoting by Dawn Roda that is presented by Mary

We are continuing the faggoting class.  Mary provided materials for our class.  She brought books for us look at with examples of faggoting.  Next month we will begin work on a tea towel.  We will want to bring scissors, etc. with us next month.