The meeting was called to order by the President, Cathy Barlow at 1:05 p.m.
SECRETARY'S REPORT -we dispensed with the reading of the minutes since they were previously distributed to the members via email. A printed copy of the minutes will be available for review at each business meeting. No business meeting was held in August; the July minutes were approved by the members.
TREASURER'S REPORT - Dee Dean read the report in full and will keep a copy on file.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - headed by both Heather Farnell and Jo Loder. Jo along with all in attendance welcomed our new members which now total 86. We had one guest at today's meeting.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE - Cathy Barlow is our contact person (helping out Sharon Musch) to sign up for any class or workshop. Members are encouraged to check the Guild website (www.qgotv.org) for the latest information regarding upcoming programs and classes. If interested in attending any class or workshop please see Cathy Barlow at any meeting or email her directly at cathybarlow56@yahoo.com.
Joan Keltner - will offer a sweatshirt class on September 18th and the 25th but contact Cathy Barlow for the list of supplies needed.
Margie Engel - Bodacious Floral Applique- Tuesday October 2, 2012 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. New Villages Library, CR466A. Experience the magic of colored pencils and thread embellishments ... this technique class will help you produce single-fabric appliques while learning to use interfacings and stabilizers to your advantage. This class provides opportunities for free motion stitch embellishing, but students may opt for machine-guided stitching with an open toe foot, if preferred.
$25 Registration Fee and $ 3 Day of Class Fee covers interfacing, stabilizers and the use of Prismacolor Premier softcore pencils.
Margie Engel- Focus on Large Print-Wednesday October 3,2012 10:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m. New Villages Library, CR466A. The focus is on piecing the background for appliques. Each class is complete in itself, but the work completed on Tuesday can be used on Wednesday if you choose to take both workshops. $25 Registration fee.
Sharon Hannahs' Hanging Sleeve Workshop- October 23rd. This class will provide an opportunity to learn how to do it or serve as a refresher. This year any quilt entered in the Showcase must have a hanging sleeve.
Linda Visnaw-Doodling All Over-Tuesday November 6th, 2012 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Washington Room - Laurel Manor. Tired of stippling? Building muscle memory through practice is the key to smooth, effortless free motion/freehand fill design ... for your sewing, mid-arm or long-arm machine. Learn how to build your muscle memory; how to doodle a series of designs, step-by-step. $25 Registration Fee & $16 Kit Fee.
All are encouraged to sign up now for any of the above classes and workshops offered by the Guild. An early sign up locks your space in that class or workshop.
The Deland Quilt Show - will be held September 29th 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and September 30th 10a.m.-4p.m. There will be over 200 quilts displayed in the Volusia County Administration Building across the street from The Quilt Shop of Deland. The Quilt Shop of Deland will be open both days during the show! There are many crafts on display and lots of good food. The Quilting Guild of The Villages will have a booth and be accepting donations for the charity quilt, so look for us there!
OLD BUSINESS:
4H: Carol Fox explained that she, Sharon Hannahs and Wanda Pierce attended the 4H awards dinner on August 17th. They enjoyed the buffet that evening. The silent auction netted $800 and the cake sale $600 for a total of $1400 that will apply to 4H scholarship. A large thanks goes to Melinda Harman for a donation of two small quilted items and a lap size quilt. The girls made two recycled denim purses and Carol made a crib quilt and two small purses for the silent auction. Sharon, Wanda and Carol all got some real bargains in what they purchased.
The club, Basics and Beyond Sewing Club, received its official charter and was awarded a GOLD Clover award. When Carol applied for a club award, she was surprised the group was able to have accomplished many of the requirements and that they qualified for the Gold award in their first year. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out.
All of the Volunteers received a Certificate of Appreciation and a Clover pin - Carol will present these to the volunteers when they are in town for our Allamanda meetings.
All of the girls received at least one award. Some of them with an arm full of certificates and trophies for this and their other clubs. Carol didn't get a list of all their achievements.
Since Sharon Musch will not be able to participate this year, Wanda Pierce has agreed to be co-leader and we could use one more person to fill out the form for more extensive background check just to be sure we have at least one volunteer with the full background check at each of the 4H meetings.
We have some new volunteers for this coming year - Suzanne Brown and Marlene Jensch who will teach fabric painting at our October meeting which could be a one time or longer term commitment. This also could be a good opportunity for anyone, in particular, the snow- birds who want to do something for Allamanda Quilters, but are reluctant because they are not here all year. Carol could use extra hands for just one meeting if that is all you can do. Carol will have the sign- up sheets and volunteer forms at each of our Allamanda meetings.
At the August 25th meeting, Mr. Al Lawson from Sharky's Vac and Sew in Wildwood gave a talk about machine maintenance and showed the places on our machines where one should apply oil. He talked about cleaning and correct bobbins and about his association with 4H and encouraged the girls to stay with the program.
Carol recommended that Allamanda invite him as a guest speaker. He also does sewing machine repair in addition to having a line of Brother machines both new and refurbished. He sells and services vacuum cleaners and floor cleaning machines at reasonable prices. He just repaired Carol's Hoover carpet cleaning machine and it looks like brand new so she bought a hard floor cleaner that works great as well as a tile grout cleaner that did a fantastic job. His shop is located on 301 in Wildwood just north of 466A.
During the meeting he asked if anyone of the girls does not have her own machine. Allie Sullivan was using a 4H machine. Much to the surprise of all, he went out to his car and returned with a brand new Brother Fashion Runway machine which he gave her.
The 2012-13 year began with the a meeting on September 8th, and one of the new girls was able to join us. They anticipate 3 or 4 new members.
REMINDER-There will not be a meeting Tuesday, November 6th, 2012. At present there is no road trip planned however, should one desire to coordinate a shop-hop for the day please see Cathy.
Sister Chapter Event with Sterling Stitchers was held on July 24th and all had a grand time. There was a Chinese auction, and a class on a Twisted Bargello table runner as well as good food and fun. It was discussed that we should invite our sister chapter to Sharon Hannahs' workshop, however, a coordinator is needed for this. Anyone interested please see Cathy.
Community Service- Hospice Angel Quilt - Jo Loder explained how Hospice uses their Angel Quilt and how they were in need of a new one. All were in agreement for Allamanda making this new quilt. This beautiful top is (approximately 57 x 84) is finished and was displayed at today's meeting. Many of our experienced quilters did a wonderful job on constructing the top and backing, and now it needs to be quilted and bound. The Quilt Top can be seen on our website www.qgotv.org
NEW BUSINESS:
Executive Board Member Meeting- A volunteer is needed to stand in for Marilyn Paluszak, Member at Large, at the next meeting this month at Laurel Manor. If interested contact Cathy Barlow.
Guild Officers Nominations- Ellen Miller and Marge Hopkins volunteered to represent Allamanda. Micki MacCumbee volunteered for the VP Position and the Secretary Position is still needed. Nominations can also be made from the floor.
Allamanda Officer Nominations- Two positions are open, Vice President and Secretary are open this year. We have one candidate for the VP position. Cathy needs two members to work with her on the Nominating Committee, which will present a slate of officers at the October meeting, as well as organize the voting at November's meeting.
Current VP Position Open- Sharon is working FT. She is still a member and will continue working with the donation quilt and be lead person for Allamanda for the Showcase, however her normal VP duties need to be picked up by a volunteer. These duties consist of:
Allamanda's representative to Guild Program Committee lead by Micki (meets 4th Tuesday of each month). This includes registering people for Guild Classes, taking money and turning things in to Micki.
Act as aid to President & perform duties when Cathy is absent.
Handles Internal Allamanda classes…takes sign-ups & money; makes arrangements when necessary. Probably not much going on here for the rest of 2012.
If someone is interested in running for this role in 2013-2014, this is a great way to feel the waters.
Showcase 2013-
Entering Quilts - Entry forms & instructions for making a hanging sleeve are on the website www.qgotv.org Please note entries along with a photo of the quilt (may still be in progress) are due by October 1st. . Please see Cathy Barlow for the entry form if you are unable to download it from the website.
Allamanda Showcase Banner - Nancy Wilcox and Joan Keltner completed and rolled out the Allamanda Banner! How beautiful it is. Thank you so much for the hard work.
Showcase Boutique -Suzanne Brown was not present at this meeting to provide an update however Cathy explained that many items were completed.
Charity Quilt Committee - Cathy advised the group that the goal is almost half way completed. Donation tickets are still available. The suggested minimum donations are $1 for 1 ticket and $5 for 6 tickets. Cathy will get the information from Sharon Musch as to each member's selling activity and provide any tickets that a member may need at each meeting.
Show-and-Tell -many beautiful items were displayed by our members. Please visit the website www.qgotv.org to view each of these items.
Reminders/Announcements -when donating a charity quilt, please provide Regina Bozza with your name and details as to where the donation was made and date donated.
A-BOMB - The winner - Dee Dean
50/50 - The winner -Donna Pachy
Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Regina Bozza
