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October,
2003
People
rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it!
Letter
from the President
Dear
Quilters,
As
I write this message I am making plans to go to Washington D.C. to be with
my sister. Her husband is in the hospital battling a rare sarcoma, and the
prognosis is very poor. There are times for all of us when we are made
more aware than ever of our mortality; and we are humbled by the
realization that we are not in control. Please keep my sister and her
husband, Jean and Earl Harrison, in your prayers.
I'm
sorry to miss the October guild meeting, but Pebble will very capably wear
more than one hat that evening. It will be a fun event and I hope, an
extremely successful one. Remember, this is your chance to clear out those
duplicate books, patterns you'll never in a million years make, gadgets
you've never figured out how to use but looked fabulous when you bought
them, and fabric from you-know-where! And who knows what treasures you'll
find!!
See
you in November.
Piecefully,
Katharine
October
Guild Meeting
October
23, 2003
6:30
pm
Garage
Sale & Silent Auction
Bring
your cash and check books for the garage sale and silent auction! Exact
change would be greatly appreciated (or just round up to the nearest
dollar!) Come and see what “treasures” have been graciously donated to
the guild for this fund raiser. Please remember to mark your prices on
sale items before arriving!
Next
month is Skill Night, so be sure to mark you calendars for this always
popular meeting. You may just learn a new trick or technique!
Pebble
Rehm, Program Chairman
Treasurer's
Report
Cash in
Bank, 1/1/2003 $ 910.95
Income:
Directory
Ads $ 352.00
Guild
Pins
55.00
Library
Donations 489.66
Membership
Dues 1,921.00
Raffle
Tickets 1,108.00
Salvation
Army Raffle Quilt 329.00
Silent
Auction 216.50
Workshop
Income 520.00
Total
Income
$ 4,991.16
Expenses
Historian
& Publicity $ 74.09
Community
Service 71.71
Directory
Expense 314.01
Donation
Quilt Expenses 403.25
Lapel
Microphone and Cables *** 111.96
Library
Expenses 330.42
Membership
Expenses 97.27
Newsletter
Expenses 310.35
Program
Expenses 693.97
Workshop
500.00
Rent
500.00
Silent
Auction Expenses 75.00
Return
Check Charges 5.00
Supplies,
Paper Products 55.94
Supplies,
Office and Postage 115.01
Supplies,
Baskets, Sunshine & Shadow
9.95
Total
Expenses
$ 3,667.93
Cash in
Bank, 10/12/2003**** $ 2,234.18
***This
comes out of the Program Budget
****
$329 of the cash balance is payable to the Salvation Army for the Raffle
Quilt
Mary
Lambert Smith, Treasurer
Just
a Few Minutes…
The
Cotton Patch Quilt Guild met at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church,
September 25, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. President Katharine McCaw welcomed and
introduced six guests: Diane Redfearn, Amber Beary. Lindsey Priest, Janet
Drake, Vickie Grubbs, and Susan Allen. President McCaw thanked the
committee that provided food for the social gathering at 6:30 p.m.
Sherry
Worley held the drawing for door prizes.
The
following officer and committee reports were given. Treasurer, Mary
Lambert-Smith reported a balance of $1919.10 in the guild treasury.
Librarian, Sue Childers reported that a new video had been donated by
Allen Day for the library. She also announced that the grand opening for
the new Rockwall quilt store would be October 13-18. Gwen Schroth read a
letter of thanks from Loey Knapp for donations by guild members to KOPODEG,
the India coop that trains destitute women to quilt, a skill which earns a
means of living for the women. Worley reported that the Community Service
committee had donated 14 quilting books to the Walworth Harrison Public
Library in Greenville. Pebble Rehm reminded members to have items for the
October meeting garage sale priced. The building will be open by 5:00 p.m.
for those who wish to bring items early.
Concerns
were expressed for Joan Biggs who is scheduled for surgery and for Ruth
Bacon.
A
slate of nominees for the Nominating Committee to be elected in October
includes Lisa Coker, Carolyn Burt, Norlyn Quinn, Worley (alternate), and
Pat Jonz (alternate).
Kay
Colcleasure, Worley, and Schroth each displayed donation quilts for
various organizations.
Rehm
introduced Susan Allen who presented a program on string quilts. Numerous
examples were shown.
Barbara
Booth, Jane Martyn, Virginia White, Rehm, Worley, Jo Ann Cross, Burt, and
Beth Winn shared quilted items in Show and Tell.
Meeting
was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Carolyn
Burt, Secretary
Refreshment
List
With
the growth in membership, we need to have additional members bring
refreshments starting this month! You are responsible for bringing finger
foods that can be eaten off a napkin. If you are unable to attend the
meeting, find a substitute, trade with someone, or give money to the
Captain* to cover your share. Captains, please call everyone to make sure
they are aware it’s their turn! Thank you for faithfully serving!
October
Gladys
Trammell*
Denise
Turner
Roberta
Vanderburg
Kathy
Vestal
Mary
Welch
Nora
Whitehead
Beth
Winn
B.
Wood
Sherry
Worley
Carolyn
Wright
Jane
Asberry
Lee
Ann Baker
Janice
Bennett
Joan
Biggs
Linda
Black
November
Lisa
Coker*
Dana
Cash
Kay
Colcleasure
Alice
Cooney
Jo
Ann Cross
Allen
Day
Betty
Day
Vickey
Dees
Louise
Devenport
Linda
Franklin
Tracy
Greenlee
Joy
Gregory
Debra
Hager
Bettie
Hammock
Kay
Hatfield
Membership
Updates!!
Jane
Martyn work – 903-886-5792
Tracy
Greenlee work - 972-233-3323, ext. 274
Pam
Hodapp - pamgh@worldnet.att.net
The
family of Ruth Bacon would like to express their extreme gratitude to all
Cotton Patch Guild members for their prayers and kind thoughts.
Ruth
was born October 10, 1930 and went to be with the Lord on October 11,
2003. Funeral services were October 13 in Mt. Vernon, TX.
Sunshine
& Shadows
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Harold
Leverett, Maxine's husband, is at the Presbyterian Greenville Rehab
unit. He fell on Sept. 30 and has been in the hospital and rehab since
then.
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Sue
Miller is facing surgery.
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Jane
Martyn’s new granddaughter, Victoria Jane was born Tuesday, October
7 in Austin.
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Joan
Biggs is recuperating from her neck surgery and doing well. She is
unable to drive so please give her a call or send a note.
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Katharine’s
brother-in-law, Earl Harrison has been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
Katharine’s sister, Jean visited us last summer (2002) at the summer
retreat. Katharine will be going to Washington, D.C. to help out.
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Former
guild member, Letha Lovell passed away recently (sorry no further
details were given.)
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Friendship
Circles
Cotton
Belles
No
report received.
Sherry
Worley
Cotton
Blossoms
The
blossoms met on September 17th at the Presbyterian Church in Commerce. We
have been putting the finishing touches on all of our donation projects.
We took 8 quillo’s to Boles Home last month. It is always fun meeting
the boys and girls at the home. We plan to make a road trip next month to
take our Ronald McDonald quilts to Dallas. That is one of the highlights
of the year for us. We met on October 6th at Madeline's quilt house. She
really has it fixed up nice. We enjoyed visiting and drinking Madeline's
pink lemonade. If you would like to join us we still meet on the 1st. and
3rd. Monday of each month at the Presbyterian Church on Monroe street in
Commerce at 3:00 p.m.
Belva
Isham
Cotton
Strippers
Eight
Strippers and three guests braved the distance to Rockwall to take a look
at the new shop, Quilt Works, for their September meeting. We registered
for prizes for the Grand Opening, were given a set of sewing needles and
had a great time visiting and shopping. We adjourned for dinner at
Luigi’s and everyone had a great time. We got to meet Maxine’s
daughter, Tracy’s friend from work and Kay’s friend Carol who has
visited before. Joan was there too wearing her designer neck brace and
feeling much better. There will be NO meeting in November due to retreat.
Everyone will bring refreshments for our December Christmas party. There
will be no gift exchange.
If
anyone is up for another round robin project in January, several of us are
tossing around doing a “Blooming 9-Patch” round robin. We hope to have
examples of the quilt at the November meeting so we might be able to begin
planning at the December meeting.
Jane
Martyn
Sunbonnet
Sue
A
small group of Sue’s met at the church. Katharine was our gracious host
and we had a wonderful dinner of soup and cornbread, plus a fabulous
chocolate cake for dessert of course. Everyone worked on their projects
and Kathy showed the finished top for the Samaritan House that she is
going to quilt. The November meeting will be hosted by Connie Cawthon.
Jane
Martyn
Gwen
Schroth Vegetable Salad
(Served
at last month’s meeting)
Fix
the day before serving:
16
oz can French cut green beans
16
oz can petite peas (Leseur)
12
oz can white corn
1
cup chopped celery
1
medium onion chopped
2
oz jar chopped pimento
2
carrots shredded
Drain
and mix vegetables.
Dressing:
Bring
1/2 cup cider vinegar to a boil. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup oil, salt
and pepper. Cool and pour over vegetables and refrigerate for 24 hours.
I
added a package of crushed Ramen noodles accidentally last week and it was
fine.
I
am looking for a roommate for the fall retreat!
I
already have a reservation at the Days Inn at the park for Thursday -
Sunday.
Thanks
- you can email me at sewquilt@flash.net.
Pat
McCarroll
Happy
Birthday!
October
Marilyn
McGill 10/02
Denise
Turner 10/02
Dana
Cash 10/05
Louise
Devenport 10/06
Norlyn
Quinn 10/06
Kathy
Vestal 10/08
Ruth
Bacon 10/10
Michele
Chitsey 10/12
Beth
Winn 10/16
Linda
Black 10/25
Bettie
Hammock 10/25
Pat
McCarroll 10/31
November
Barbara
Booth 11/07
Debra
Hager 11/16
Nora
Whitehead 11/20
Annette
Swartz 11/22
Lisa
Coker
Custom
Machine Quilting
Gammill
Longarm Machine
PO
Box 347
Commerce,
TX 75429
Shop
903-367-7534
Mobile
903-456-0124
quiltbizzy@earthlink.net
2003-2004
Quilt Shows
Oct
30-Nov 2 International Quilt Festival, George Brown Convention Center,
Houston, TX
Sept.
2003 - April 2004 Quilt Mania, Dallas Texas
Jan.
14, 2004 3rd Annual-Quilts in Progress, Kingsland First Baptist Church,
3435 W. RR 1431, Kingsland, TX
The
Newsletter Deadline for November is
Saturday,
November 15, 2003
Newsletter
Editor — Tracy Greenlee
972-475-5448
tracy@greenleecpa.com
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