Minutes

Pride City Quilt Guild

Minutes – October 20, 2025

Call to order: 9:30 by Jill Jespersen.       Please silence cell phones.

Minutes for September 15, 2025 are accepted as published.

Committee Reports

Welcome & Sunshine: Cathy Ortega

• Attendance: 57 Members
• Guests: 2 – Dawn Atkinson & Bonita Garcia
• Drawing for wearing a name tag: Holly Vigil

Fat Quarter Drawing: Yvonne Cleaver

• Holidays – MaryEllen Naughton, Carol Nachtigall, Charlene Schwemmer & Kathy Turner
• Next Month: Anything Goes (Fat Quarter schedule found in News Letter)

Membership for 2026 starts in December - enrollment forms are available on the website or with Yvonne Cleaver. Yvonne will only be taking membership with both form and $25.00 membership dues. She will not be taking information and/or money individually!

In-House raffle:  Eloise Wenzel substituting for Allie Russell

1. Two (2) Puzzles – Mary Ellen Rhea

2. Fancy Forest Animal Sampler Quilt – Nikki Scott

3. Pumpkin Basket & Fall fabric – Melissa Wilkins

4. Snowman Collector 12 months of Patterns – Cheri Walker

5. Seven (7) Fall Fat Quarters & Pattern – Kris Sparks

6. Five (5) Quilting Books – Carla Miller

Treasurer's Report: Pat Rotolo

• As of September 30, 2025
• General Fund: Beginning $8,636.22 - Ending $8,324.78
• Quilt Show Account: Beginning $1,637.01 - Ending $1,637.01
• Raffle Account: Beginning $469.00 - Ending $469.00

Pat presented the proposed 2026 budget for review. Budget will be voted on for approval at the November 17th meeting. Additional copies are available.

Programs: Holly Vigil

Holly and Diane will be relinquishing their duties in April, 2026 so a new Program Team will be needed to take over programs.

• Today – Bargello Runners – Robyn Whetsel
• A new book "Colorwash Bargello Quilts" is available for our library. Book may also be available on Amazon.com

• November 17, 2025 – No program planned

• December 15, 2025 – Christmas Party Luncheon - $9.00
• Chicken or Salmon Piccata, mashed potatoes & vegetables
• Sign-up with Holly Vigil or Diane May by November's meeting

• January 19, 2026 – President's Table
• Prizes for completed "Show & Tell" quilts from throughout 2025
• If a guild member knows they will not be at this meeting a friend can pick up prizes they may have won.

• February 16, 2026 – Ann Bush
• Ann will teach a class on hand quilting
• Register with Ann ASAP so she can prepare kits for class

• March 16, 2026 – Joan Musick
• Class & Trunk show – More information at a later date

Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus

• 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
• When washing quilts before returning them use Color Catchers
• 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
• Diane washes and examines quilts for repairs and etc. after each monthly meeting. Quilts then go to agencies as soon as the following day.

• Diane continues to look for the following quilt kits that have not been returned:
• July 2024 – Snow teddy bears and red plaid – Pickups and dogs for backing
• August 2024 – Red and green flower on tan background with red and green contrast – wide back tan backing
• August 2024 – Happy faces on black and assorted colors – black with white dots for backing (Joann)
• October 2024 – Baby print in pastels on white and lavender with lime green dots contrast – lime green snowflakes for backing
• November 2024 – Blue with brown bunnies and red hearts, contrast light brown – blue with reddish hearts for backing

Jill reminded everyone fabric for these quilts is donated for charity quilt usage. Quilts and/or kits need to be returned and used appropriately.

Regional Quilt Show: Cass Pearson

Gale Miller will be retiring from the Quilt Show committee after 14 years of service. Big Thank you!! Tracy Dempsey will be taking her place – Welcome!

• Quilt show committee's first meeting was October 8, 2025
• Show will run from April 2nd – April 12th
• Quilt check-in will be Monday, March 30th
• Opening Reception will be Thursday, April 2nd from 2:00-4:00
• Quilt Pick-up will be Monday, April 13th
• Show will not have a Featured Quilter this year as the room previously used will not be available. Committee didn't want to take away from a proper display of our Featured Quilter. All the amazing quilter names submitted will be saved for the following year.
• We have committed to paying the Museum an $800 rental fee since we have lost the community gallery. We again will be available for school field trips, evening school activities. We asked that guild not participate in First Friday.
• Donation was given by Ann Bush of $750 to purchase black drapes to hang smaller quilts in South classroom.
• The Community Gallery will display "Proclaiming Colorado's Black History" opening on Martin Luther King Day. We will be showing the Quilting Women of Gee's Bend (Alabama) in the South classroom. Film is available on YouTube for review.
• Kids Classes are scheduled for April 3 and April 10. We will be introducing the children to the Underground Railroad. Judy Byrne has agreed to lend her Underground Railroad quilt to show the children.
• We will ask guild members to make 12 ½" unfinished (12" finished) blocks of the Underground Railroad blocks utilizing civil war fabric or vintage fabric. Fifteen (15) blocks will create the Underground Railroad the children will follow for a scavenger hunt. Extra blocks will be displayed throughout the show. We could possibly sew those blocks together into a quilt.
• These blocks will be due in February – More information to follow
• The 2nd class is a hands-on project where the children will design blocks that would guide someone to their home, school etc.
• Jill has seven (7) items for the raffle and has eleven (11) cans – so she will be looking for four (4) more raffle items.
• Five (5) volunteers will be needed for each day for two shifts running from 10:00-1:00 and 1:00-4:00. Please sign up for the whole shift, no partial shifts. This year we ask you to be vigilant regarding food or drink in the galleries. We are also considering reminder phone calls for responsible shifts.
• Our Community Project this year will be collecting nonperishable food items for Cooperative Care. Wish list will be available at a later date.
• Committee is still "brain storming" a speaker.

• Registration forms are in process of updating and will be available on the website.
• Registration per quilt is $8.00
• Stories on quilts are emailed to Jill Jespersen and need to be 50 words or less.

Cass also announced the annual bazaar held at Our Lady of the Meadows church on November 8th (9:00-5:00) and November 9th (8:30-1:00).

Newsletter: Mary Beth Shaufler

• Deadline for newsletter will October 27.

Announcements:

See Jill as volunteers are needed for a nominating committee of new officers.

Jill read a thank you note from Edith Edson thanking the guild for providing the reception celebrating the last service of the church.

Ann Bush has the pattern for the original Pride City Quilt Guild logo for those interested.

Charlene Schwemmer is looking for guild members who might have an AccuQuilt or similar product for comparisons, and possibly a co-op to share cutting dies.

Nancy Shaw thanked guild members for the Quilts of Valor shared today. They will be used for upcoming presentations. More quilts are needed for additional presentations.

Respectfully Submitted,

Diane May

Show & Tell - October