June 2025
Scrapbasket Quilt Guild
June 17, 2025
Dana Sederoff called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with forty-seven members and
two guests present.
Each member should have a nametag. New members have three months to make
a name tag.
Sandy Beard, vice president
Raffle quilt- Volunteers are needed to help with Raffle Quilt for 2026. A sign-up
sheet was circulated.
One of the bee-lets has a quilt kit, which could be used for a raffle quilt if others
would like to put borders or applique on it.
Beth Archer, Block of the Month/Challenge
This month’s BOM/challenge was summer picnic and paper piecing.
Two samples were shown.
The big reveal with all the year’s blocks will be in December.
Cindy Johnson, Donation quilts
There is a box near the entrance for completed quilt tops.
There is also a box containing donated fabric that may be used to make quilt tops.
Susan Eaton- Quilts of Valor
A new chairperson is needed. Susan will help anyone willing to ease into the
position.
There is a quilt of valor kit available for anyone wanting to put it together.
A recently donated wide back will be available.
Dana Sederoff, Fundraising
We will have a booth at Bow Wow Bash on September 28 at Washington Park.
Members should make something that will sell for twenty dollars or less.
Several doggie poo bag holders were made at staycation.
Several items made by members were shown, including bags, iPad cover, pencil
wraps, zippered bags made from candy bags, teacher gift mason jar, table
runners,
cross body bags, jar grippers/openers, fabric book, and table toppers.
Linda Paulson, Refreshments
Linda thanked those who provided the evening’s refreshments.
Staycation was a success.
Lois Courtney, Newsletter
Please let Lois know if you have any old style short straight pins.
Jenna Chamberlain, Treasurer
We have seventy paid members.
We have approximately $8000 in our account.
T-shirts and sweatshirts may be ordered on the website.
There will be a fabric de-stashing event from 9:00 to 5:00 on June 21 at 11218
Green Street, Carmel.
Dana Sederoff
Our annual auction will be in August. Bid sheets will be available next month.
Accepting donations for the board basket.
Bee-lets hopefully will also provide baskets.
Show and Tell
Several members presented items.
Rhonda Nelson, Cheer
The guest prize and show and tell prize were awarded.
Kristi Slinkard, Programs
A sign-up sheet was circulated for the Sara Thomas free motion quilting workshop
on July 17.
Cost will be $40 for members and $75 for non-members.
The event will take place at Trailside Church.
From the floor
Sometime between now and the end of July, there will be a workday to assemble
log cabin block kits for the Quilts of Valor program.
Kristi Slinkard, Programs
Kristi introduced the evening’s speaker, Catherine Redford. Catherine’s presentation
was titled, “Lessons Learned While Quilting.”
The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cindy Wrightsman
Secretary
Scrap Basket Quilt Guild
