Minutes for January 2026

 

Crescent Quilter’s Meeting Minutes – January 19, 2026

Attendance – 23

Minutes recorded – Linda C-B

Meeting began with a Happy New Year greeting by our president, Karen D.  She thanked Karen B for hosting a most successful and a fun X-mas party.  At the party, $110 was collected for the food bank.  Purdy’s chocolate sales raised $667.67 . 

Meeting:

1.     Karen wished Monika a speedy recovery from her recent surgery and reminded us, as well, that January’s Brookswood Days are as follows:

Tuesday, January 27^th, Wednesday, January 28^th, Thursday, January 29^th  from 9am to 4pm

Please let Monika know what days you would like to join.  There is room for 15 quilters

February days are Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24^th and 25^th.

2. Reminder to return Lisa S. Colour Quilt packages at the February meeting.

3. Crescent Quilters now has a blog.  The SASS Newsletter looked after by Gloria.

https://sassnewsletter.blogspot.com/

4. Next meeting on February 9^th, the second Monday of the month, will have guests from the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild who will be selling raffle tickets for a beautiful quilt to raise money for their guild.

5. Donna spoke of Brookswood Days and thanked quilters for the 45 quilts already donated since the September meeting.

6 .Susan was unable to attend, but finances are at $2273.79 with $614 insurance having been paid.

7.PROGRAM -Gloria introduced the group presenting this month: Helen V., Lori P., Sharon G., Marette W., and Liz P. Sharon introduced a challenge to create drawstring bags for Beads of Courage. The organization “uses colourful beads as meaningful symbols of cancer courage that commemorate milestones during treatment. “  The bags are to be lined for the use of bean storage for the patients.  Attached is the pattern for the bags and further info from the website for Beads of Courage.  Marette introduced the challenge.  For each bag that a member sews, her name will go into a draw.  One bag equals 1 ticket.  Draw to be made at the May meeting.

8. Crescent Quilters has room for more members.  Please encourage friends, etc.

9.DOOR PRIZES – Name tags – Gloria, Sherri, and Laurie

Sharesies - $17 won by Ruth.

10. SHOW ‘n TELL

Vivian completed the challenge quilt to be donated

Sharon completed the Crimson Xmas poinsettia pattern by Kristu Moser

Carole Nelson completed several – animal quilt, mustang block, modern birds block, Heron panel, panda quilt

Annette – sewed 2 colourful quilts to be donated.

Linda- asked for members advice.  Thank you

10. After break, the second part of the group’s presentation was a game using fat quarters.  Two tables were set up with one winner being Cherie, and the other being Nancy.

11. Next meeting on Monday, January 9^th    Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm