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Meeting Minutes November 2014

 Secretary - Faith -  no report but please sign up for food & beverages - there are still a few openings

Treasurer - Marilyn - Bank balance $4699.14                                     Petty cash $60.65Community Quilts - Diane - last clue given out at November meetingRetreats - Iris and Bonnie - Bonnie looked at three sites - Brookswood Senior Center, Rotary Club in South Surrey, and Semiahmoo Community Center (South Surrey Rec Center)Brookswood Senior Center is the most cost effective.  Two day workshop costs $150 plus $1/person.  Must be booked by Brookswood Senior Center member.  Membership costs $30.  Carolyn Smith tabled a motion to get Bonnie Rothe a membership to Brookswood.Feb 21 & 22 retreat at Brookswood - so we can check it out and see if we like it.Jean will check and post pics to the website.Sunshine - Joan - no reportSharezees - Shelagh - $2 for 3 ticketsWebsite - Ros - looking for bios                send her high resolution filesProgram - Dianne        Scraptastic -    next part is due at the January meeting        General discussion about potential programs                Bea - thinking about quilting shortcuts                Carol Peel - tech from Eurotech?  He plays pickle ball on Mondays so he won't come                Gloria - how to take good quilting pictures.  Jean knows the photographer who took Val Smith's picturesShow & tell       Carolyn - nephew's Oiler quilt all chewed up.  She found spare pieces in her stash and was able to repair itDianne - a tell  from South Africa                The Tea Company - 16 - 18 people collect used teabags from all over the world.  The founder is looking for ways to incorporate them into a quilt - if you have any ideas, talk to DianneBea - flower placemats        - cardinal quilt - applique technique learned from Nancy Amidon - "Graceful Winter" is the patternKaren - black & white geometric - fireside fabric on the back - approx $15/mKaren - pillowcases - 6 here, 4 at home and 24 to do        - small pastel community quilt- fabric inherited from her aunt & neighbor who can't quilt anymoreCarol Peel - 9 patch                 - I spyDiane - 2 community quilts - trip around the world                                                - variation of latest mystery quiltShelagh, Elaine and Lynne - finished bags on retreat - they learned pintucks, couching and beadingLynne - cosmetic bag - 10 yr old granddaughter making them for Xmas gift   

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