Minutes

Scrappy Ladies Quilt Guild Minutes – August 10, 2026

The meeting was called to order by Cheri Walker with 32 members present.

A motion was made by Deb Behringer and seconded by Tracy Dempsey to accept the minutes from our previous meeting as published. Motion carried.

Tracy shared a thought for the day.

The Treasurer's report was given by Margaret Arnot. We have a current balance of $9,261.00. Our quilt giveaway account has a balance of $2,821.91.

Cheri cancelled our participation in the event in Aguilar due to lack of volunteers to man the table. Sandi McGoff suggested that we could make money with an In-House giveaway like what Pride City Quilt Guild does if people have things to donate. After some discussion, Julie Racine made a motion, and second by Rosemary Holland to establish a Fund-Raising Committee of 5 ladies to brainstorm ideas. Motion carried. Julie Racine, Rosemary Holland, and Margaret Arnot agreed to be on the committee. If you have any ideas or want to be on the committee, please let one of these ladies know.

Mary Lou Tyus has resigned as the Give Away Committee Chairperson. We will need someone to fill in through the end of the year.

At a recent board meeting it was decided to increase our annual dues to $25.00. A motion was made by Tracy Dempsey, second by Nancy Shaw to make this increase effective January 2027. Motion carried.

Priscilla Palacio shared the July and August birthdays. Happy Birthday, ladies!

Vicki Shafer reported that she gave four charity quilts to Hospice and one Quilt of Valor. She has five quilts left. Please remember that if you are attending the annual retreat and don't currently serve as an officer or committee chair, you need to make a charity quilt. We all need to continue to make charity quilts, as this is part of our community outreach.

Cheri Walker showed a quillow that was made by Kris Sparks from one of the kits that was donated to our guild. We will be making them at ourNovember meeting. The fabric for each quillow is included in the kit. All you need to bring is batting 1 ½ yards X 44 or 45" wide and another scrap of batting approximately 18" square as well as your sewing machine and other sewing notions. We have approximately 25 of these to make and they will be distributed among the Colorado State Patrol, Police, and Sheriff departments.

Cheryl Crabtree showed samples of the collage quilt that Melissa Kibby will be presenting at the September meeting. She handed out patterns and supply lists to those that were interested in this process.

Our December Christmas party will be hosted by Vachon Bouchard and Mary Lou Tyus. They checked into using the new room at Three Sister's Tavern, but it is cost prohibitive. The restaurant at Holy Dot golf course is available at no additional charge other than your meal, which should be between $18 and $22. Nancy Shaw made a motion with second by Cheri Walker to schedule our party there. Motion carried. They will get menu information to be decided on at our next meeting.

Show and Tell was shared.

Our meeting was adjourned for Michael Gold's program on the history of Sun Bonnet Sue quilts.

Respectfully submitted by Kris Sparks, Secretary

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