SeaBreeze Chapter

February 2011 Minutes

February 1      Rotary blade sharpening website: wwwlpsharp.com

                        Alice:  Quilt show – email Alice with suggestions, problems and comments

                        Quilter’s Dream – panty raid – donate 3 pack of undies in month of February, get ½ yard of fabric. Change placement of table is Sea Breeze room for meetings.

                        Ellen: left over items from Boutique – claim these.

                                    March 1 guild meeting – garage sale – proceeds go to person.

                                    Feb 1 guild meeting – showcase winners display quilts

                        Brenda – distributed folders for retreat.

                        Sheddy – distributed Block of the Month pattern for February.

                        Result of Guild meeting time questionnaire – they will try to alternate afternoon and evening meetings.

February 8      Alice – panty raid – no group contributions, only individual

                        Sea Breeze will have its own yard sale on March 8^th.

                        March 19 is National Quilting Day.

                        March 15 – Sea Breeze will have a one year anniversary celebration.

                        March 29 – Sea Breeze is invited to a social at Chatham Quilters – bring show and tell.

                        A summary of income from the Quilt Show was presented.

                        On the first meeting of the month, bring completed Blocks of the Month to show and tell.

                        At the second March meeting Ginny Cope will distribute directions for the La Borsa handbag.

February 15    Sign up to bring something for the March 15^th anniversary party.

                        Ginny Cope – sign up for the La Borsa purse pattern (Ginny will make these).

February 22    Alice presented Mary Elizabeth with a gift for all she does for our group. She also presented a scholarship to 4 people who took quilting classes.

                        It was decided to limit our business meetings and show and tell to the last meeting of the month.

                        On March 18^th there is a bus trip to the American Sewing Guild Expo in Lakeland.

                        Ginny will teach the La Brosa purse to those people not going on the retreat at the March 1^st meeting. These rest will have the class on March 22^nd and the beginning of April.

                        Block #3 of the Block of the Month will be distributed at the March 1 meeting and also at the Quilting Retreat.

January Minutes 

January 4                    Challenge quilt entries for the Quilt Show must be turned in at the Guild meeting tonight.

                                   Upcoming dates:

                                   January 21         Cabin Fever Quilt Show in Orlando

                                   March 12           Suwanee Valley Quilt and Craft Show

                                   March 18           Sewing and Quilting Expo – Lakeland

                                   There was an article about the quilt show in the Daily Sun. There are sign up sheets for the quilt show (meet and greet). Barbara O’Brien is collecting boutique items.

                                   Introduction of new members.

                                   Brenda – there are still some openings for the SB retreat.

                                   Sheddy Reese – Block of the month, Sea Breeze stars.

January 11                  Quilt Show – we still need people for meet and greet, Friday Jan 28 from 2 – 5 PM for front door and Saturday at the side door. There will be a shuttle running between Saddlebrook Rec Center and Savanah Center.

                                   Birthdays – we will recognize months birthdays on the first meeting of the month. Everyone will put in fat quarters and the chapter will match that.  Thelma, Carol W and Barbara Connelly will shop for the fat quarters.

                                   We voted to change the name of charity quilts to comfort quilts. Next week we will bat and back comfort quilts in the closet.

                                   Ellen sent a card to the husband of Beth Bender who is ill.

                                   Jeanette Flint was in the hospital over Christmas.

                                   Senior Adventures has a bus trip to Suwanee Valley for the March 12 quilt show. ($31)

                                   The March 18^th trip to the American Sewing Guild show is $27.

                                   Mary Ann gave out a questionnaire concerning the timing of Guild meetings.

January 18                  Alice – everyone must sign a recreation release agreement.

                                                Free admission to our Quilt Show with 2011 membership card.

                                   The balance for the SB Retreat is due by Feb 28^th. Give this to Alice.

                                   Janet Brennan is ill. Mary Elizabeth’s father passed away.

                                   Alice brought up our donating to Operation Homebound (they cook and deliver meals to the homebound). A discussion ensued as to whether we should do this. We will hold off for more information.

                                   Carol Windle – Treasurer’s report. At present we have a balance of $1277.23. Suggestions for purchasing items include a new ironing board and iron.

                                   Thirteen members will attend the American Sewing Guild Expo via Senior Adventures.

                                   Ginny Cope will teach Ocracoke quilt on February 1^st. Bring 1 and ½ “ strips of fabric cut the width of the fabric. One fourth needs to be reds.

January 25                  We still need some volunteers for quilt show assignments.

                                   Welcome Dolly Vendetti, new member.

                                   Visit website www.lpsharp.com to exchange old blades for credit towards new ones.

                                   Ginny Cope will teach a purse class the first meeting in April.

                                   Brenda – SB will have its own yard sale the second week of March – only quilt related items. Mark all items with price, name.