July 2026

Scrapbasket Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes - July 2026

Call to Order

The July 2026 meeting of the Scrapbasket Quilt Guild was called to order by president Sandy Beard

at 7:00 PM on 7/14/2026 in Brownsburg, IN. Thirty-six members and three guests were in attendance.

Announcements

 Auction - Evelyn Stephenson: for August’s meeting we will be holding the annual auction,

which is our large fundraising event of the year. Set-up will be at 5:30, the silent auction will

begin at 6:00 and the live auction at 7:00 pm. Bring any items you wish to donate. Bid sheets

are provided for the item description and naming a starting bid, if applicable.

 The guild needs volunteers for the following open positions in 2027:

o Vice President

o Programs for 2028 (plan in 2027)

o Newsletter editor

 Guests Melissa, Wendy and Margaret were introduced and welcomed to the guild.

Committee Reports

 Donations – Cindy Johnson: St. Vincent’s newborn ICU has requested the following items:

o Standard pillowcases to be used for their crib mattresses

o Soft blankets for incubators – made of cotton flannel or fleece with bound edges (must

be soft fabric). The dimensions required will be posted on the Scrapbasket website.

 Challenges – One member showed her completed UFO project.

 Block of the Month – Linda Cook: The goal for July was to complete blocks 51-60 from Tula

Pinks’s book of 100 Modern Quilt Blocks. Seven members displayed their creations. Next

month’s goal will be blocks 61-70, but there will be no show and tell due to the auction. Bring

completed BOM blocks in September.

 Quilts of Valor:

o Kathy Walker: Announced a need for volunteers for quilting 3 completed quilt tops, also

1 kit still available to sew blocks into a row.

o Sandy Beard: The veteran who was scheduled to receive his quilt at last month’s

meeting received it elsewhere. See the July newsletter for a photo.

 Refreshments – Linda Paulson: Thank you to Sandy Beard and Charlene Salmon for providing

the refreshments.

 2027 Raffle Quilt – Jenna Chamberlain: Paper piecing patterns are available to take home for

creating blocks for the raffle quilt and are due back in September.

 Show and Tell: Ten ladies shared their recent beautiful creations.

 Cheer – Rhonda Nelson:

o Door prizes went to Wendy for the Visitor prize and to Dana Sederoff for Show & Tell.

Program

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 Lori Dickman presented the helpful topic “Speedy Solutions to Cut and Organize Your Scrap

Stash” by Zoom meeting.

Adjournment

The meeting closed at 8:19 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Walker, Secretary