Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
Pride City Quilt Guild
Minutes - April 20, 2026
Call to order: 9:30 am by Jill Jespersen Please silence cell phones.
Minutes for March 16, 2026 are accepted as published.
Committee Reports
Welcome & Sunshine: Cathy Ortega
- Attendance: 60 Members
- Guests: 2
- Kathryn Potter & Barbara Dwyer
- Drawing for wearing a name tag: Cha Cha Hanson
Fat Quarter Drawing/Membership: Yvonne Cleaver – Animals
- Allie Russell, Julie Racine & Susie Rimsky
- Next Month: Patriotic (list found in News Letter)
Presentation Cases (Quilts of Valor):
- Provided by Barbara Bell
In-House raffle: Allie Russell (Won by)
1. Baby Panels & Crib Batting – Teresa Laux
2. Assorted Notions - Patty Rodriguez
3. Pattern Books – Priscilla Palicio
4. Project Kits (4) – Julie Racine
5. Bag of Batiks (3+ pounds) – MaryBeth Shaufler
6. Puzzles (2) – Linda Hernandez
Treasurer's Report: Substituted by Jill Jespersen
- As of March 31, 2026
- General Fund: Beginning $8,929.49 - Ending $8,319.16
- Quilt Show Account: Beginning $2,177.41- Ending $2,413.08
- Raffle Account: Beginning $369.00 - Ending $63.40
Programs: Holly Vigil
- April 20, 2026 – Wonderful presentation and class on Color Theory by Jacki Vujcich
- May 18, 2026 – Fabric Sale & Pot Luck lunch
- Fabric Sale – Cash or checks (No credit cards and etc.)
- Pot luck - Dish for 6 people (or 8, but not more!)
- As you are preparing dishes keep in mind the vegetarians and guild members requiring gluten free dishes.
- Board members will provide the desserts
- June 15, 2026: Beginning raw edge applique (Monarch butterfly) – Holly Vigil
- Kits available for $5.00
- Holly is able to order light boards needed (9x13) if interested
- July 20, 2026: #1 Hand piecing & Hand applique – Ann Bush
- August 17 2026: #2 Hand piecing & Hand applique – Ann Bush
- No Charge – Ann has supply list
Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus
Diane thanked everyone for the extra help in the kitchen last month, and the additional quilts provided for Nurse Family Partnership.
- Charity quilt kits need to be checked out providing name and quilt information in notebook.
- Diane explained quilt bundles for guests
- Zip Lock bags need to be returned along with the quilt for continued use
- Canvas bag available for returned zip lock bags
- When washing quilts before returning them use Color Catchers
- If guild members do not have Color Catchers – do not wash and let Diane know quilt has not been washed
- If guild member is altering the size of the quilt kits with additional stash fabric quilter is responsible for additional batting, backing and binding
- All unused fabric needs to be returned with the completed quilt.
- Sizing for quilts made individually without kits
- Baby quilts: 42/45" x 60"ish
- Teen quilts: 53" x 68"ish
- Larger sizes for bigger teens: 60" x 80"ish
- Diane also has labels for individuals making quilts without kits
- Turn under edges or sew into binding as edges will raffle.
- Diane washes and examines quilts for repairs and etc. after each monthly meeting. Quilts then go to agencies as soon as the following day.
Regional Quilt Show: Cass Pearson
The 16th Annual Southern Colorado Quilt Show was a huge success!! Many favorable comments were received from community members, guild members, family & friends. This year's show included:
- 86 Quilts
- 49 Quilters from 10 guilds
- Pride City, Pueblo West, Old Schoolhouse, Scrappy Ladies, City Beat, Piecing Partners, Colorado Quilt Council, Rippin & Stitchin, Calico and Sunrise
- 4 unaffiliated
- 1,478 visitors (154 more than last year and 1 less day)
- 192 volunteers – 726 volunteer hours
- 3 Field trips & 2 Kids classes
Thank you to the Quilt Show Committee: Cathy Ortega, Holly Vigil, Jill Jespersen, Yvonne Cleaver, Pat Rotolo, Nancy Shaw, Diane May, Tracy Dempsey, Allie Russell and Cass Pearson.
Thank you to those guild members who helped with the show – took down the show, white glove ladies, put signs in your yards, took our advertising sheets to friends and put your quilts in the show, made Underground Railroad blocks, contributed fabric and blocks for the kids, helped with kid's classes and did a demo.
Thank you was also given to our wonderful guys: Damian Rotola, Gordon Racine, Don Jespersen, Bob Russell, Steve Witte, and Ted Ortega who came to Cass' and Holly's house to load/unload all the stuff. They came with ladders, carried stuff in and out, take note of stands that are deteriorating, fix them and get everything back where it goes.
We collected 241 pounds of food for Cooperative Care. (Toiletries and etc. are not weighed)
Next Year's Show is April 1-11, 2027. Committee has already begun work on next year's show. We will have the community gallery with a few glitches. We will have a featured quilter nominated by guild members. And we will also have a marketing intern.
Two Oops:
1. Apologies were made if someone who helped in previous years was not asked to help again this year. Committee members were frantic because we didn't have the community gallery and weren't sure if we could make the south classroom work. Apologies again to individuals who may have been overlooked.
2. Underground Railroad Blocks: We collected 90 blocks - which was fantastic! Both children and adults were in awe of what they learned. Committee was overwhelmed with the response and thought we were going to be putting together a couple of quilts to raffle. With 90 blocks we would have to make six (6) quilts and we knew we blew it because we really can't put that many quilts together.
The blocks will be divided into six (6) kits and an additional block with the Underground Railroad poem. Drawings for the winners will be held at next month's (May 18th) guild meeting and fabric sale. Winners will receive the blocks, $15.00 gift certificate to the sale which gives you 7 ½ yards of fabric. Winners will be the first to shop for fabric to complete their quilts.
- It was suggested to put one of the quilts on the quilting frame at the Fair display.
Museum would also like the guild to participate with the Handweaver's Guild at their event on 150thAnniversary for Colorado Day – August 1st. Committee members are looking for a Colorado themed quilt.
Newsletter: Mary Beth Shaufler - Deadline for next issue is April 27th.
Announcements:
Holly Vigil:
- Holly thanked guild members for extra help in kitchen and putting up tables each morning before the Guild meetings.
- Holly has instructions for individuals interested in the Navajo quilt block
- Holly has a small Indian dancer block left in the pocket of one of the blue aprons from the quilt show
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane May