GSQA Meeting Minutes 4/28/18 Pensacola, FL

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1 GSQA Meeting Minutes 4/28/18 Pensacola, FL The quarterly general meeting of the Gulf States Quilting Association was held on Saturday, April 28, The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by President Roberta Wilson. President Roberta Wilson welcomed and recognized The Pensacola Guild for hosting the meeting and thanked all who travelled to the meeting. Recognized members, guests, and first time attendees. Abbreviated minutes of the meeting was read by Connie Day. A motion was made to accept the minutes by Angie Madden and seconded by Tommie Morden. Gaye Smith read the Treasurer s report. A discussion of investments followed. President Elect - Alesia Williams The 2018 Opportunity Quilt activities are now over. The 2020 Opportunity Quilt committee has been meeting on a regular schedule and has a design nearly ready to recommend to the Board. Plans are to have block kits available to meet most quilting skill levels. There will be pieced blocks as well as appliqué blocks. The sale of the kits are planned for the October 2018 General Meeting. Alesia thanked the committee for their dedication, knowledge and time to this project. Committee members are Paula McKenna, Laura Robertson, Pat Schabla, and Mary Girardi. Quilt Show Director Laura Broders Laura thanked all those who participated in the 2018 Quilt Show held at the Northshore Harbor Center in Slidell; quilt entrants, chairing and/or volunteering their time, talent and support that it takes to make the show successful. Entries increased from the 2016 show. There were a few glitches in moving to the electronic registration, however, help was offered and was overall welcomed. There were 16 vendors, including a few on-line and specialty vendors, and one blade sharpener at the Show. Judy Walker did a wonderful job on the publicity as well as GSQA members marketing the show in their communities. Elizabeth Townsend of Just Wanna Quilt prepared a podcast of the show. GSQA made a presentation of 102 quilts made and donated by members to the St. Tammany Parish Fire and Sheriff departments, Slidell Police Department and Safe Harbor, a shelter for women and children. Those public responders noted their appreciation for the generous donations. The NQA certified judges were wowed by the entries. They clearly noticed and remarked that GSQA members had stepped up their game. They were impressed with the designs executed, skilled workmanship and challenges taken by the quilters to push themselves to the next level. Some were recommended to entry into national shows and exhibits. All winner information can be found on the website. Viewers Choice was Cleo Breaux for Woodland Creatures. The Opportunity Quilt was won by Nancy Habisreiting of the Queen Bees Guild of Franklinton.

2 Stormy weather the Saturday of the show and the previous weekend of the Rosebud luncheon impacted attendance at both events. Approximately 1150 quilters, family members, and friends were treated to a colorful display of beauty, talent, perseverance and joy! Pursuit of Excellence-Paula Matthews The February 17 th POE was held in Hattiesburg, MS and was hosted by the Stitch n Post Quilt Shop. The turnout was great with 20 quilters sewing that day with 5 first time attending a POE. 2 members were attending from a newly organized quilt guild. The next scheduled POE is May 19 th, hosted by the Quilting Fans in LaPlace, LA at the St. John Parish Library, 2920 New Highway 51. Please get all applications in to attend. There are a few spots open at this time. Locations are still needed for the 2018/19 POE s. All that is needed is a room large enough to sit 20 sewers comfortably, and tables and chairs. Program Director-Therese Springer On July 28th we will meet in Long Beach, MS with hosting guilds Bay Oaks Quilt Guild, Magnolia Quilters of Orange Grove, Sand Stitchers Quilt Guild and the Biloxi Lighthouse Quilters. Amy Aderman will be our speaker. She is a sales rep for Blank Quilting Corporation. The meeting will be at the First United Methodist Church in Long Beach, Ms. The day before, July 27th, Sherry Herringshaw will teach a class on miniature quilt sewing. It will be a techniques class. The class will be held at the Kiln Library in Kiln, Ms. The fee is $45 for the class. See Therese if you are interested in taking the class. On October 27th, we have a teacher coming but the location is still up in the air. Nancy Prince who does thread painting will be our speaker. We hope to have a class the day before. On January 26, 2019, we have Lola Jenkins coming. Again, we need a place to hold the meeting! Lola s speciality is portraitures. We also want to hold a class the day before the meeting. Please, please go home and talk to your guild about hosting a meeting. Historian-Angie Madden Angie proposed a change to the by-laws to add a new board position to coordinate the Travelling Teacher. Pam Madden made a motion to add the position. Michelle McMillan seconded the motion. Motion carried for the Travelling Teacher Coordinator. The job description for the position has been written and the position will be filled by a recommendation of the President with board approval at the board meeting. Circuit Teacher Program-Glenda Copeland The first Circuit Teacher class for 2018 was held on March 23 rd and 24 th, hosted by Quilters Guild Acadienne. Judy Holley taught Pineapple Possibilities. The class was scored as Excellent in all areas by everyone. The only other class scheduled at this time will be held July 21 st and taught my Michael Young, Flowers on the Half Shell. Hosted by Contraband Quilters.

3 All guilds are encouraged to take advantage of this program. Please contact Glenda at or if you have any questions. You can also go to the website and click on Circuit Teacher. All classes that are offered are listed under each teacher s name. Membership Cena Harmon January new members, 2 new Junior members, and 64 renewals. Deposits for the month totaled $ February new members and 43 renewals. Deposits for the month totaled $ March new members, 2 new shops and 33 renewals. Deposits for the month totaled $ Summary: 31 new members and 43 renewals. Deposits of $ Total expenses were $ As of 4/26/18: Membership in Good Standing is 652, with 72 members-at-large, 5 junior members, and 16 current member quilt shops. There are 46 guilds with 5 or more current GSQA members. Total membership attendance at the January meeting: 126 Total guest attendance at the January meeting: 13 Total: 139 This month s attendance: Total: 135 Members: 106 Guests: 29 Gail Garber s class: 155 Gail Garber s lecture (including today): 280 Newsletter-Mary Ann Caruso The next quarterly newsletters will be published in July and October. Newsletters can be found on the website. Everyone is encouraged to use the on-line newsletter option due to post office inconsistencies. Deadline for the newsletter is the first day of the prior month. For July, the deadline is June 1 st. Retreat-Cindy Champagne The aim is to have two retreats per year. The next retreat is scheduled for Friday, October 12 th thru Sunday the 14 th at the Judson Baptist Retreat Center in St. Francisville. The cost for a single room is $ and $ for a double room. Send in your $100 deposit to reserve your spot. Registration forms will be ed to everyone shortly. There is also a retreat planned for the spring of next year. Media Director-Cheryl Armstrong General info about quilt preparation for the quilt show will be put on a permanent tab on the quilt show page for further reference. More people have requested to join our Facebook group since the quilt show. Reminder that it is a closed page to members only.

4 More quilt shows around the area can be found on the website on Events, Member Guild Shows and Other Events of Interest. Keep checking back as this info changes all the time. Keep your pictures and stories coming and they will be posted! Ways and Means-Charlene Berry Alesia Williams reported in Charlene s absence. Some items are on sale for $5 or $1. New items are T-shirts. New items soon to be available after board approval are: aprons, stainless steel mugs, earrings, and new bags. Another guild is needed to host the next lotto block. Tommie Morden volunteered River City. MesAmis may offer a discount. $2 per kit defrays the cost of fabric. Winners of this month s lotto block are: Ice Cream Connie Day Flower Corey Arndt Snowball Deby Hyman 4 th of July Bonnie Johnson Christmas Deann Fuglaar Seminar-Margie Bumm The Seminar Faculty will be announced at the October meeting. The Seminar will be 4 days instead of 3. The Giving Quilt Challenge rules were reviewed in the middle of the GSQA business meeting as Margie had to leave early. Marion Maerke Scholarship Award-Candy Bergeron The rules for the Marion Maerke Scholarship Award were reviewed. All letters and forms are to be received by the Chairman by July 31, Forms and instructions can be found on the website. The selection committee consists of Carolyn Carte of Paradis, LA; Kay Guillot of Kiln, MS; and Pam Madden of Silverhill, AL. One winner and one alternate will be chosen. Seminar Quilt Challenge Roberta Wilson Reach for the Stars no minimum and no maximum. Instructions to come. Renee Hoeprich will be stepping down as Chairman of the Charity Quilts. There are still some in the pipeline, please return. There are 4 other opportunities available: President Elect - Elected Historian Elected Membership Elected Quilt Show Director Appointed Nominating committee includes Marilyn Rose and Ro Bostick.

5 Other Announcements Virginia Moody of Island Quilters Guild is collecting 6 1/2 squares that must contain the color pink for Breast Cancer Project. Please bring squares to the July meeting. Show n Tell Rose Corder Gail Garber draft and Fauxgello Nancy Newman Jungle Babies Kathy Scrappy String Stars Linda Mitchell Van Gogh, Redwork Alesia Williams Gail Garber s class Paula McKenna Star Design from Class Sherry Herringshaw design from Gail Garber s class No other announcements Therese Springer motioned to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Connie Day Recording Secretary