Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
Pride City Quilt Guild
Minutes – May 18, 2026
Call to order: 9:30 by Jill Jespersen Please silence cell phones.
Minutes for April 20, 2026 are accepted as published.
Committee Reports
Welcome & Sunshine: Cathy Ortega
- Attendance: 58 Members
- Guests: 8
- Barbara Wilkins, Barbara Reno, Ann Bennett, Yvonne Gleason, Barbara Dwyer, Joann Fajardo and Cheryl Bartell
- Drawing for wearing a name tag: Linda Hernandez
Fat Quarter Drawing: Patriotic – Barbara Dwyer (Guest)
- Next Month: Plaids (List found in NewsLetter)
In-House raffle: Allie Russell
- No In-House this month due fabric sale
Treasurer's Report: Pat Rotolo
- Pat indicated we now have 81 members
- As of March 30, 2026
- General Fund: Beginning $8,319.16 - Ending $7,940.00
- Quilt Show Account: Beginning $2,413.08 - Ending $1,063.26
- Raffle Account: Beginning $63.40 - Ending $802.85
Holly - Diane Sabus our Love (Charity) Quilt Committee chair, always has first pick of any fabric donations to the Guild. She takes fabrics and creates the marvelous kits that are available every month for you to join in our community outreach. This year's donation yielded 8 cases of fabric for those quilts, however since most of it is print Holly would be in support of a motion for Diane to be able to buy solid-ish blender fabrics to help complete those kits.
- Motion was made and seconded to allocate $500.00 to Diane Sabus for purchase of blender fabric to be used in the Charity quilt kits.
- Approved
Programs: Holly Vigil
Holly had many thanks to extend to Guild members: (Please bear with me as I apologize in advance if I've missed something or someone….)
- Thanks to everyone who helped with set up of today's meeting – Tracy and husband Bob, Diane Behling (Holly's program cohorts), Jill and husband Don, Cathy Ortega, Cass Pearson, Diane May, Diane Sabus, Nancy Shaw, Lorraine Kohrs, Pat Rotolo and daughter, Cheri (sp?), Sara Warren, Mary Beth Shaufler, Robyn Whetsel, Cha Cha Hanson and sister Barbara.
- Holly thanked the Guild as our Fabric Sales over the past 5 years have raised almost $8,000.00.
- That money has gone to replace the heavy tables previously used for meetings. Our new tables are much lighter and more manageable.
- Funding from the fabric sale has allowed us to continually improve our presence as hosts of The Southern Colorado Regional Quilt Show.
- It has also gone to fund infrastructure for the quilt show, allowing us to build more of the big white stands to expand into the International Gallery, as well as the smaller black stands and drapes that allowed us the flexibility to bend when our partners at the museum needed us to bend.
- These sales have also paid for at least 5 rounds of fried chicken for our guild potlucks and allowed the guild to cover 50% of the cost of our Christmas dinners for the past several years.
- Hug thank you to our individual contributors as well, as those generous donations helped fund the museum rent in 2021 when we had little to nothing in the coffers, to drapes and advertising for the show.
Today's fabric sale donation came about because of our presence (volunteers) at the State Fair. That 2 hours that you sign up for isn't just for you to sit and chat. It's also to represent our Guild, and on more than one occasion, a single conversation, a simple hello, either there or at our quilt show, has sparked a conversation that lead to a donation of fabric like the one that we're seeing today.
Up-Coming Programs:
- June 15, 2026: Beginning raw edge applique (Monarch butterfly) – Holly Vigil
- Class is full at this time, but contact Holly if interested.
- July 20, 2026: #1 Hand piecing & Hand applique – Ann Bush
- Great opportunity to learn hand piecing as these classes are no longer offered in quilt shops.
- No Charge
- Ann has supply list
- August 17 2026: #2 Hand piecing & Hand applique – Ann Bush
- It is recommended that guild members sign up for both classes
- September 21, 2026: Snip-It or Confetti – Yvonne Gleason (from Salida)
- Yvonne gave an over view of the class and provided examples for guild members to enjoy
- $15.00
- Supply list pending
- October 19, 2026: Pending
- November 16, 2026: No program
- December 21, 2026: Holiday Party
Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus
Diane thanked the guild for approving the $500.00 allocated to purchase blender fabric for kits.
- Trudy Aron will be helping Diane out with the charity quilts.
- 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
- 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.
- Diane continues after almost two years to look for the following quilt kits that have not been returned. Please check your stash or WIPs and return kits that may have slipped into your projects or stash.
- 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
Regional Quilt Show: Cass Pearson
- Next Year's 17th Annual Quilt Show will be April 1-11, 2027
- Guild will once again have the Community Gallery for our Featured Quilter nominated by you – Guild members.
- Featured Quilter for 2027's show is Judy Case who will display all her wonderful quilting talent, along with hats, bags, embroidery, needle work & etc.
- Thanks again for the wonderful response to our Underground Railroad block project. Drawing for the 6 Underground Railroad quilt kits went to:
- Naomi Zeleny
- Maryellen Naughton
- Carol Nachtigall
- Jan Korytkowski
- Cheri Walker
- Patti Rodriguez
Announcements:
City Beat Modern Quilt Guild will have their Silent Auction Fundraiser Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Bidding will start @ 10:00am and close at 12:00 noon
- Barkman Library, 1300 Jerry Murphy, Pueblo, CO
State Fair 2026:
- 2026 Fair runs Friday, Aug. 28 thru Monday, Sept. 7
- Allie Russell will start sign-up for volunteers at next month's meeting: June 15, 2026
- Guild members should start thinking about days they would like to volunteer.
- Volunteers enjoy perks of Free Parking & Free Entrance to the fair for that day.
Thank you note from Stephanie, Executive Director of Cooperative Care Center was read for the 216 #'s of food and multiple hygiene items received as part of the guild's Quilt Show community project.
Nancy Shaw thanked guild members providing quilts to the Quilts of Valor program. Several presentations will take place in the coming months.
Information has been provided regarding the sale of quilting estate - Mildred Heckendorf by her daughter Connie Quintana. Quilting fabric ($3.00 yard), notions, batting, books and misc. items., and a serging machine
- Sale will be June 5 & 6 from 8:00am-1:00pm @ 10 Nona Brooks Drive Unit R, Pueblo
- Questions: (719) 248-2018
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane May