Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
Pride City Quilt Guild
Minutes – May 19, 2025
Call to order: 9:30 by Jill Jespersen Please silence cell phones.
Committee Reports
Welcome & Sunshine: Cathy Ortega
- Attendance: 52 Members
- Guests: 2
- Nicole Scott & Linda Hernandez
- Drawing for wearing a name tag: Teresa P.
Fat Quarter Drawing: Kay Loudenberry & Carol Nachtigall
- Next Month: Plaids
Presentation Cases (Quilts of Valor):
- Donations by Barbara Bell
In-House raffle: Allie Russell
- No In-house this month due to fabric sale.
Treasurer's Report: Pat Rotolo
- As of April 30, 2025
- General Fund: Beginning $8,185.31 - Ending $8,062,71
- Quilt Show Account: Beginning $1,310.17 - Ending $1,637.09
- Raffle Account: Beginning $78.90 - Ending $669.00
- Pat has extra copies of treasures report for those interested.
Programs: Holly Vigil
- June 16
- Judy Case & Margaret Arnot: "Finicky Finishes" that will help prolong the life of your quilt.
- Kay Loudenberry – No Sew Snow Flakes – No Charge
- Supply list will be in newsletter
- July 21 – Thread Catchers – Diane May - $25.00
- Two (2) pattern/kit choices available: Dreamy Dresden or Sew Sassy
- Participants need to register with Diane by the end of May to assure shipment of the thread catcher patterns and kits before July 21st.
- Supply list and kit contents available at registration or in newsletter.
- August 18 – Robyn Whetsel – Bargello Table Runner
Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus
- In the future charity quilt kits need to be checked out providing name and quilt information in notebook.
- Diane explained quilt bundles for guests
- Reminded members to return all the Zip Lock bags
- Diane is looking for quilts that have been out for several months:
- July, 2024: Teddy Bear and snowy fabric
- August, 2024 (2): Red & green floral – plain tan backing
- Happy faces with black/white dot backing
- October, 2024: Baby pastels – lime green tone on tone backing
Regional Quilt Show: Cass Pearson
- Work has already began on the 2026 Quilt Show: April 2-12, 2026
- Community Gallery will NOT be available next year. Additional quilt hanging locations are being reviewed. Previous Chamber of Commerce room in front may be available.
- Due to limited space the featured quilter will be postponed for 2026. Space availability would not give the featured quilter the recognition they deserve.
Announcements:
- A larger percentage of the fabric available today came from the estate of Lucille Hinman. Fabric was donated by her daughter Janet.
- Kristine McAllister has resigned from membership & fat quarter drawing. Yvonne Cleaver will be assuming her duties.
- Sara Warren is looking for a case containing hearing aids, which may have slipped into something off of the "free table." Please check contents if you picked up items from the "free table" last month.
- Jill has a greenish/floral glass case containing readers was left at a previous meeting.
- Jill has a Colorful Colorado Stitchery kit was also found at a recent meeting.
- Try to watch the new Netflix "The Quilters" program covering the Missouri Maximum security prisoner quilters.
- Kathy Hamilton had information regarding the Altrusa International Spring Fling Dinner & Fund Raiser on May 20.
Program:
FABRIC SALE!!
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane May
Several members asked questions at the September meeting about how someone is nominated to receive a Quilt of Valor. See the discussion under Announcements.
Meeting Photos - May
Mary Kay shared some photos of the kids at Trinity Lutheran using the floor pillows we made during the Quilt Show this year!
Today was our Fabulous Fabric Sale! We reached our goal of $2000 in sales!