May Guild Meeting

Jo Bowen is from the Texas State Fair. She is a part of the team that plans and makes the women's building activities work. She is going to tell us the entire process of entering something into the state fair, plus how someone’s entry is treated and handled while in their possession, etc.

Cotton Patch Quilt Guild

    Regular Meeting, March 28, 2002

Kavanaugh Methodist Church, 6:30 p.m.

The monthly meeting of the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild convened at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. on April 25, 2002, Huey Nobles, presiding. Thirty-six members attended, as well as guests Randy Talley and Tracy Greenlee. Nancy Nall joined our guild and former members Janice Bennett, Marilyn McGill and Paula Talley renewed their memberships.

Business
Randy Talley, representing the Chamber of Commerce, presented an opportunity to the guild to participate in this year's Cotton Jubilee. The front porch of the Ende House, on the Cotton Museum grounds, is available, without cost, for us to set up a quilting frame, give demonstrations, sell raffle tickets or anything else we decide to do. No action was taken. Further discussion at a future meeting. Treasurer, Connie Cawthon, reported a current balance of $2,925.90. The Design Committee displayed the second Butterfly quilt top, which is finished and ready to be quilted. Three books have been added to the library. Tonight's collection brought in $31.96 for library purchases. Paula Talley reminded us that we will be serving a salad supper for Solid Rock at the church on Wednesday, May 15. Katharine McCaw sent around a sign-up sheet. Entries for the Red, White and Blue viewer's choice challenge must be received by Sherry Worley by May 1. Completed items will be brought to the May meeting and then, (with artist's permission) hung or displayed at Quilts on the Square in Commerce. Sherry brought additional kits for community service quilts. There is no deadline for completing these items. A possible fund-raiser for financing this program was mentioned. No decision made. Sue Childers brought with her and offered for sale an electronic Viking sewing machine.
Pebble Rehm asked whether there was sufficient interest to schedule a workshop on Seminole Patchwork. Pebble needs 12 participants for a 3-month mystery quilt. Instructions for the first month's block, a four-patch, were available tonight.
A second session of Paula Platter's Machine Applique workshop will be offered on Friday, July 12 at the church. There are still a few openings remaining. As expected, our guild members made an excellent showing at the Terrell Quilt Show.
Show and Tell was followed by Door Prizes. Your secretary was distracted and failed to record names. Sorry.

Program
Jenna Oke, a native of Nigeria, member of the Allen Guild and an art teacher in the Allen ISD, presented one of the most unusual programs we've ever had. She showed us the quilts that comprise her Master's thesis, a series of six that represent the areas of our lives that take place in or on the bed. Oke's unusual techniques involve the use of many untraditional materials, original fabrics that she created, and are an expression of deep and personal inspiration.

Cotton Belles   

Cotton Blossoms

Cotton Strippers

Refreshments for the June meeting will be provided by Kay, Annette, Mary Lou, Anna, Maxine and Maejean. No drinks are needed at this time.  

Sunbonnet Sues

The members of the Sunbonnet Sues met at the home of Maejean Nixson.  A trip to the mountain for the weekend followed.

MISCELLANEOUS

This year we're doing a different challenge. Choose any project, UFO or start something new. In December we'll all bring our FINISHED projects to guild and have our very own quilt show! Imagine eating dinner surrounded by quilts. By the November meeting I'll need something jotted down about your project--why you made it, if it was hard, etc. There will be a good surprise for everyone that brings something! Remember, the quilt should be unseen by the guild prior to the December meeting.

April 25 - Jenna Oke "Blue Square and the Bed"
May 23 - Jo Bowen All about State Fair Entries
June 27 - Dr. Don Locke "The Supper"
July 13th - Paula Platter Workshop: Machine Applique
July 25 - Fran Snay "Technique is the Game; Color is the Thang"
August 22 - Lisa Erlandson "Why I want an appraisal and the differences in that and judging a quilt."
September 26 - Deborah Mouser Snippet Sensation
October 24  -  Members Skill Night
November 21 - Katherine McCaw DAR slide show from the Smithsonian
December 19 - Christmas Party Make and Take

REFRESHMENTS

You are responsible for bringing finger foods that you can eat off a napkin. If you are not going to be there, find a substitute, trade with someone, or give money to the Captain* to cover your share. Captains, please make sure you call in to everyone to make sure they read their newsletter.

Community Service

Thanks to everyone who has taken a kit to make for Community Service projects. We should start seeing finished quilts soon. If you were one of the lucky ones who got a certificate for a Quilts on the Square coupon you must return a fully finished quilt to receive your coupon. If you did not get a coupon from Quilts on the Square in your kit you may bring back the kit with only the top finished. There will be kits available in several stages of completion. If you like to piece then do only the top. If you like to quilt then do only the quilting. I even have one generous person who has volunteered to do bindings!

There will be a survey card at the Community Service table at the May meeting. We would really appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill one out. The questions will relate to fund raising and distribution of quilts. We would really like your thoughts.

I am beginning to get some input about the kits and instructions. If you have any other suggestions please pass them on to one of the committee members. Those members are Sherry Worley, Sue Miller, and Lisa Coker.

Thank you,

Sherry Worley

Membership Information

The next Newsletter Deadline will be Monday, June 17, 2001.