Next meeting will be Monday, August 17th.

Enjoy a 'smocking' good summer!

May 2015 Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes

May 18, 2015

Deanna called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM.

Members present:  Toni, Mary, Virginia, Dot, DeAnna, Melissa A, Elissa,
Roberta, Lise, Kim, Melissa B, and Marcy

Guest present: Jenny/Ginny (?) - friend of DeAnna's from North Carolina

The minutes were approved with one noted correction by Elissa - the  fabric in the garment is Austrian cashmere cotton.

The financial report was approved as presented.

New Business - 
1) Melissa A, Elissa, and Dot agreed to serve as the nominating committee.
2) We received enough donations to cover shipping to bring in the SAGA Wee Care trunk show for our September meeting.
3) Dot can host a Wee Care workshop in late July
4) Marcy offered to host a Wee Care workshop/stitch in (hand sewing only) on Sunday, June 7, from 1:30 - 4:30 PM.

DeAnna won the door prize - a magnetic bar that opens to hold one end of a strip of fabric so before is it rolled around the bar and fed intor the pleater.

Show and Share:
1) Kim brought a bonnet she had finished and showed the prayer shawl she is knitting.
2) Melissa A brought two knit fabric skirt she had made - one had 3 ruffles attached, and the other had built in knit shorts and used the shorts fabric as the waist band for the joined garments.
3) Mary brought two examples of the ornament we will be working on as a two part workshop in October and November.  These ornaments are stitched with the fabric on the Styrofoam ball.

The monthly program was the annual member-to-member shopping spree.  Thanks to those who brought things and those who bought things.

Remember that there will be no formal meetings in June or July.  See you at a Wee Care workshop or at the August meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Lise Waring
Secretary
Hill Country Smocking Guild

April 2015 Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes

20 April 2015

Elissa called the meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.

Present: Dot, Elissa, Kit, Mary, Melissa A. Monica, Patty, Roberta, Sharon K., Toni, Virginia, 

The minutes from the March 2015 meeting were approved as posted.

The financial report for March was approved as presented.

Committee Reports:

• Patty collected donations to bring the SAGA Wee Care Show to our September meeting

• Toni brought Wee Care Blankets

• Sharon K. brought 3 Wee Care smocked bonnets, 1 blue bonnet, 1 wrap and 1 gown

Old Business:

New Business: Next month is our yard sale meeting

Drawing: Roberta! Yea!

           

Show and Share:

• Monica shared extremely cute baby cowboy boots she had made

• Melissa A. wowed us with a finished smocked blue top

• Kit had us all drooling over a vintage 1950's couture gown made by Sally Milgrim. (I'm still in love)

• Elissa displayed a monogrammed pink burp cloth and matching blanket she is making for a college friend's granddaughter. Wonderful Australian fabric with cluny lace. Beautiful!

• Mary teased us with a preview of our October-November meeting project - a smocked ball ornament with beading. The base fabric will be either white or cream imperial batiste. She advised us that we will want to bring our own thread and beads. More information is to come.

The program for the evening was presented by Dot: Custom monogramming

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Scrudder substituting for

Lise Waring

Secretary - Hill Country Smocking Guild

16 February 2015 Minutes

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes

March 15, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by Mary.

Present: Kit, Dot, Monica, Patty, Lise, Roberta, Mary, Melissa A, Kim, Toni, and Toni's friend Tammy.

The minutes from the February 2015 meeting were approved as presented.

The financial report for February was approved as presented.

Old business:

            Possible new location:  Periodically we check for other options:    The Austin Library system now has an online reservation system, but the rooms can only be requested 6 months in advance instead of being able to hold the spot for a year at a time.

 Chapter info on SAGA website - Melissa A. reported that Vaune has updated our chapter information on the SAGA website.

We have booked the Wee Care trunk show for the fall.  The cost will be $25 plus shipping.

There was no new business.

Show and Share:

            Dot brought a t-shirt in 18 month size with a carrot and the letter K appliqued on the front.  The pattern came from Hooked on Applique.

            Melissa A brought a top that had been smocked by former member Claudia.  Melissa had taken the panel and constructed a top around it.

Monica won the body scrub door prize, and Tammy won the scissors with the

point guard.

There were enough questions for Dot about the machine applique process that she announced that since she was doing the April program, it would be on machine applique.

The program for the evening was viewing the SAGA Trunk show.

Respectfully submitted,

  

Lise Waring

Secretary

Hill Country Smockers

Hill County Smocking Guild

Minutes

16 February 2015

Deanna called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM.

Minutes of the January meeting approved

Financial report approved

Officer Report:
Programs:
This is the first time, in memory that Hill Country Smocking
        Guild has received the SAGA Trunk Show.

Patty reported that the SAGA Trunk Show will be available
        for our March Meeting. Mary offered to bring a hanging rack
        for the show. Mary and Toni offered to help return the trunk
        show after the  meeting night.

Patty emphasized that there were guidelines for displaying the
        SAGA Trunk Show. No food/drink. Use gloves to handle the
        clothing. And more

Wee Care:
Virginia and Toni brought a bunch 'o blankets. The colors and
        the textures and pure bounty were inspiring. Thank you
       Virginia and Toni.


Old Business:
1) No news about the ABIA about the display space.  
2) Reminder of the Gail Doan Class in north Texas

New Business: 
1) Should we try to find a location for a public sewing demonstration for Smocking Month (February)
2) Do we have a contact with the 'Quilt Con' for a table highlighting the HCSG?
3) Discussion about exploring a new meeting place. Possibly a spot a little north of present location. Members are encouraged to be on the look out/talk with prospective location. Think about a place: a) north of river  b) off a main corridor  c) available consistently  d) offers a lighted parking area [We are not displeased with present location, just starting discussion on alternatives]

Show and Share: 
· Melissa A
· Toni
· Dot
· Virginia
· Deanna 
· Elissa

Door Prize: Patty was the recipient of the February door prize

Program:  Patty a wonderful program on lingerie construction. She presented fabrics, trims, and patterns. 
Great job Patty!

Minutes submitted by:
Mary Scrudder

January 2015 Meeding

Hill County Smocking Guild

Minutes

16 February 2015

Deanna called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM.

Minutes of the January meeting approved

Financial report approved

Officer Report:
Programs:
This is the first time, in memory that Hill Country Smocking Guild has received the SAGA Trunk Show.

Patty reported that the SAGA Trunk Show will be available for our March Meeting. Mary offered to
bring a hanging rack for the show. Mary and Toni offered to help return the trunk show after the 
meeting night.

Patty emphasized that there were guidelines for displaying the SAGA Trunk Show. No food/drink. Use 
gloves to handle the clothing. And more

Wee Care:
Virginia and Toni brought a bunch 'o blankets. The colors and the textures and pure bounty were 
inspiring. Thank you Virginia and Toni.


Old Business:
1) No news about the ABIA about the display space.  
2) Reminder of the Gail Doan Class in north Texas

New Business: 
1) Should we try to find a location for a public sewing demonstration for Smocking Month (February)
2) Do we have a contact with the 'Quilt Con' for a table highlighting the HCSG?
3) Discussion about exploring a new meeting place. Possibly a spot a little north of present location. Members are encouraged to be on the look out/talk with prospective location. Think about a place: a) north of river  b) off a main corridor  c) available consistently  d) offers a lighted parking area [We are not displeased with present location, just starting discussion on alternatives]

Show and Share: 
· Melissa A
· Toni
· Dot
· Virginia
· Deanna 
· Elissa

Door Prize: Patty was the recipient of the February door prize

Program:  Patty a wonderful program on lingerie construction. She presented fabrics, trims, and patterns. 
Great job Patty!

Minutes submitted by:
Mary Scrudder

HILL COUNTRY SMOCKING GUILD

Minutes

Monday January 19th

Dues are due!

Hill Country Smocking Guild dues (only $20) can be paid at a meeting or mailed to Mary (please email if you need an address).

Elissa called the meeting to order at 7:09 PM.

In attendance:

Melissa A. Melissa B. Lise

Mary Kit Patty

Monica Virginia Elissa

The minutes from the October and November meetings were sent by email and posted to the blog.  They were approved as presented.

The financial report was approved as presented.

Old Business:

Dues are due for both national SAGA dues and Hill Country Smocker local dues.

New Business: 

. Melissa A had one call about the chapter on Thursday from a person in New Braunfels

. Mary brought the flier for the Gail Doane class to be held at the end of April in Dallas.

. Mary will be sending the national reports in this week - we need to submit the financial report and a membership roster.

Show and Share:

Patty brought at pink dress that she had smocked from one of Melissa A's precut dresses.

Melissa B completed another of Melissa A's precut dresses, this one was pale yellow.

Mary passed around pictures of the signs and letters in her yard announcing her 60th birthday.  She also brought 11 completed small Wee Care buntings, of different fabrics, and each with a different ribbon trim.

Patty announced that her goal is to complete a lot of the projects around the house.  She brought in 5 projects that had started as HCS meeting projects that had been completed - a sewing wallet, cupcake pin cushion, stacked smocking hearts ornament, a Christmas bell ornament, and a green and white folded star ornament.

Elissa and Lise both got to the Making of Gone With the Wind exhibit at U T, and agreed that the blue silk velvet dressing gown with the fox collar was the most spectacular costume.

Melissa A brought a dress that had long sleeves, and a button front with ruffles along the front band, and 3 pin tucks on either side of the band. She also recommended the Austin Fabric Coop as a great shop with lots of wools and fine cottons - the address is 6601 North Lamar.

It was reported that Toni was missing because her husband had angioplasty today.  Please keep them in your thoughts.

Lise brought 3 completed bereavement gowns.

Lise won the door prize - a pair of Gingher 5 inch shears.

Virginia presented the program this month. She arranged with Children's Corner to ship their trunk show of samples of clothing made from their patterns to be displayed and studied.  

An upcoming sewing conference was announced.  Sassy Summer Sewing is hosting a conference in San Marcos July 29th through August 1. See http://sassysouthernsewing.com/ for more details.

Respectfully submitted

Lise Waring

Secretary

Hill Country Smockers

January 2015 meeting

HILL COUNTRY SMOCKING GUILD
January 2015 meeting will be: Monday January 19th

Dues are due!

Remember to log into the
Smocking Arts Guild of America website ( SAGA  )
and renew your 2015 year's SAGA dues.

Hill Country Smocking Guild dues (only $20) can be paid at the January meeting or mailed to Mary (please email if you need an address).

November 2013 Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Minutes

November 18, 2013 meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:13 PM.

In attendance:

            Mary Scrudder

            Kim Davies

            Deanna Hein

            Dot Griffin

            Marcy Collins

            Lise Waring

            Elissa Powell

Lise will draft minutes from the October meeting to be taken to the bank to change the signatures on the account.  She requested a digital copy of the letterhead be sent to her so that the minutes can be printed on that to be taken to the bank.

The treasurer’s report was was present.  Kim Davies made the motion to accept the report as presented, and Mary Scrudder seconded the motion. 

Correspondence:

·        Virginia’s mother has died.

·        Sharon Kite still having chemo

·        Toni is missing tonight due to a migraine

·        Melissa reported receiving a call looking for an heirloom shop in the Austin area.

Christmas party:

            The Christmas party will be held at Deanna’s house in Georgetwon on December 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM.  Everyone is asked to bring appetizers or desserts.

Wee Care

            Kim reported on delivering 1/3 of the Wee Care items collected at the SAGA convention to Major Owens at the Darnell Army Hospital at Fort Hood in Killeen..  Kim and Deanna sorted all the items by size and repackaged them.  In total, Kim delivered 129 gowns, 37 blankets, 95 bonnets, and several buntings.  Major Owens was delighted to receive the items and asked if she could share some with Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio.  Darnell generally averages 250 deliveries a month, with 7 babies that do not survive.

Melissa is now the coordinator for the at-large SAGA members (those with no home chapter.) 

Melissa and Elissa suggested rotating programs and have everyone take turns, plus having a couple of item finishing and Wee Care months.  Lise suggested that May should be a finishing month so that Wee Care items can be finished for convention, since we do not meet in June and July.

Kim won the door prize – a miniature Ott light and a magnetic storage box.

There was no formal program this month – everyone who attended convention brought their kits and samples from their classes.  Members attended workshops with Carol Ahles, Jeannie Baumeister, Vaune Pierce, and others.

Respectfully submitted by: 

Lise Waring

Secretary