October 2023

Scrapbasket Quilt Guild

October 17, 2023

Program: Amy Friend, During Quiet Time

Discount Code: SCRAPBASKET 10% off until 10/24/23

Meeting Started at 8:09 pm

Beth Archer: $1.00 raffle for FQ Bundle

Beth Konz/Kim VanBuskirk: Block of the Month

*October blocks – Outside edges can be made with templates

*Show and Tell of quilts and quilt blocks in various stages

Linda Auberry/Tammie Earnest: Challenge

*October UFO – Table Runner

* 5 participants

*Sandy Beard won the door prize

Susan Cinkoske: Donation quilts

*43 pillow cases donated

*Large amount of fabric is available for making donation quilts

Susan Eaton: Quilts of Valor

*2 quilts ready to be pieced

*2 completed quilts presented to group

Heather Kopeschka: Fundraising

*$2320 raised with Raffle Quilt

*Volunteers who sold tickets at events were recognized. Barb Tinkam won a quilt kit from Not

Your Average Quilter Shop as a door prize for volunteering.

*Gift presented to Sue Shaffer for selling the most raffle tickets.

*Winner of the 2023 Raffle quilt drawn. Sandy Kopeschka of Minnesota is the winner.

*Newsletter has information about 2024 Raffle quilt. Members encouraged to attend sewing

days or take paper patterns to work on at home. Heather will send an email with suggested

quilt colors and fabrics. Members encouraged to see Heather to volunteer.

Linda Auberry/Carol : Staycation

*Thank you to volunteers heading this up.

Angie Hubbell: Beelets

*Evening Beelet starting soon. See Angie to sign up.

*Volunteers needed for 2024 leadership positions.

Beth Archer:

*Introduction of 1 guest

Jenna Chamberlain: Treasurer Report

*Current balance $20,779.80

Eugenia Fernandez: Programs

*October workshop, Amy Friend, Low Waste Paper Piecing, Zoom Workshop October 18, 2023

*November meeting – Tips and Techniques – Members encouraged to share their favorite tips

and techniques next month.

Beth Archer:

Door prize awarded

Brainstorming Ideas for 2024

*Sandy Beard – Quilt Show, award prizes, use a church and lay over the pews, coordinate with a

festival

*MariLynn – members make a small wallhanging for the quilt show and they can be auctioned

them off. Use this in place of our August Auction

*Susie Jensen – do quilt show in conjunction with another festival to save on cost of using a

facility. Can be expensive with advertising, etc.

*Eugenia – make quilts along a theme and hang in libraries to then auction off

*Beth – how to get more involvement in the workshops?

Barriers:

Cost

Time

Location

Topic

In person/Zoom

*Cindy – members assigned a mentor

*Sandy – when a guest comes in group with a “pal”

*Print out a handout for each week to explain current activities. Maybe explain the different

groups.

Beth Archer: Members encouraged to continue to generate more ideas for

changes/improvements to the Guild.

Members encouraged to submit program ideas for future.

Meeting adjourned at 8:54 pm

Minutes prepared by Tammie Earnest, Secretary