Minutes
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Minutes
Scrappy Ladies Quilt Guild Minutes – January 12, 2026
The meeting was called to order by Cheri Walker.
The Treasurer's report was given by Margaret Arnot. We have a current balance of $10,152.00. Checks that have been written but haven't cleared the bank yet are $145.63 for annual Christmas party expenses, $7,936.43 for Retreat and $625.00 for 2027 Retreat deposit.
Carolyn Baker reported that the Franciscan Retreat Center agreed to accept what she had collected for retreat plus what was collected for a tip to the kitchen staff. The prices went up for 2026 as follows:
3 Nights, 4 Days 2 Nights, 3 Days
$ 557.00 - single $ 407.00 - single
$ 392.00 - double $ 307.00 - double
$ 348.00 – triple $ 278.00 – triple
The charge for meals has changed from $14 to $24, also. A sign-up sheetwas passed around, and it was decided to book the Center for 2 nights and 3 days which will include a continental breakfast, deli lunch (like last year), and a hot dinner. A sign-up sheet was passed around.
Mary Lou Tyus reported that the Quilt account has a balance of $1,123.56. We will be selling tickets at Valley Market on January 24, 2026, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. including set up and take down. Mary Lou passed a sign-up sheet around for those that can help.
Priscilla Palacio shared the January birthdays. Happy Birthday, ladies.
Vicki Shafer reported that during 2025 the guild made 33 charity quilts. She still has 5 that can be donated. The guild made 38 quillows for the Sangre de Cristo Center for Youth. They only needed 10. The rest of them were divided between the Sheriff's Dept., Walsenburg Police Dept., and the Colorado State Patrol. Vicki also shared a thank you card from the youth center.
Our February meeting will be a sew day to make mug rugs to be given to those that purchase quilt give-away tickets. Please bring your machines, scraps, etc. Cheri has enough right now for the ticket sale at Valley Market.
Deb Behringer has found someone that will appraise quilts for $75.00 each if there is an interest in having that done. This is a possibility for our June or November meeting.
April 25, 2026, there will be a garage sale, to boost our treasury, in the parking lot at Ace Hardware. Darlene Ealey asked that items be priced in 25 cent increments so that she doesn't have to have a lot of change. Please bring your items the day of the sale at 7:30 a.m. to set up. Darlene will have sign-up sheets next month for both helping at the sale and quilt give-away. She will also make signs.
Mary Lou said that she had a prior commitment so won't be able to handle the quilt giveaway. Sandi McGoff volunteered to handle that for her.
Nancy Shaw reported that we have 33 paid members at this time. If you haven't already paid, dues are due now. Nancy said that Saturday, February 7th is the Quilts of Valor National Sew Day. She has reserved the Community Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this event. Please bring your own QOV to work on, sewing supplies including your machine, and lunch or snack.
May is our annual Tea. We DO NOT have a committee for this yet. Please think about it and volunteer. Remember if you are on a committee you don't have to make a charity quilt to attend Retreat!
Cheri asked that we "brainstorm" on how we can get younger people involved in quilting.
Cathy Ortega mentioned that Pride City's annual quilt show is coming very soon. This year they are celebrating the Underground Railroad. They are limiting entries to 2 per person due to space limitations. She will bring entry forms to our next meeting.
Show and Tell was held.
Meeting was adjourned for our program. Cathy and Sandi shared tips on what they need from us to quilt our quilts on their long arm machines.
Respectfully submitted by Kris Sparks, Secretary