September 2025

 Minutes, Crescent Quilters’ Meeting, September 15, 2025

Location: Brella

Date: September 9, 2025

Time: 6:30 – 9:00

Minutes: taken and distributed by Linda C-B

Attendance - 27

Guest: Paula Hooper ( Welcome new member!!)

MEETING:

The president, Karen Dalgetty opened the meeting by welcoming everyone.

She introduced the new members – Elaine Hayes, Cary O’Malley, Peggy Johnsen and Sherri Vegsund (absent). Lynne Johnson was also welcomed back (absent).

Members were asked to check over the members list at the door, to make sure their personal information was correct and to add cell phone numbers if they wished.

Introduction of Executive :

Treasurer: Susan spoke of the club’s good financial health with approximately $4500 on the ledgers with all members paid up.

Brookswood Days: Monika outlined the arrangement which is in the new member’s booklet. Every month is a 2 or 3 day retreat at Brookswood Centre whereby members bring their machines, lunch, and spend the days sewing in the company of other members. Cost is a yearly $30 fee in addition to $8 per day in attendance. September’s dates are 23rd and 24th.

Community Quilts: Donna spoke of the 36” to 38” quilts that members make for residential care. The residents are able to pick their quilts. Batting and a label are available – let Donna know. This meeting brought in 12 quits!

Door Prizes – Annette

Secretary – Linda requested that people give their full names when showing a quilt or winning prizes to enable her to record correctly!!! She also thanked Carole (absent) for her assistance in the transition, Karen for her hard work, and the executive in general.

Show’n Tell- Jean (absent) but pictures will be posted on our SASS blog by Gloria

Membership -Sarah – we have room for more members if you know of anyone who would like to join.

Sharesies – Lynne – next month’s fat quarters is anything goes

Sunshine – Carolyn

Programs – Gloria to speak after the break

INFORMATION;

Christmas Party – is December 8th – mark your calendar

Fundraiser – We will be selling Purdys chocolates again this year, as it was very profitable last year. Information and catalogues forthcoming

GAME:

Following the informative part of the meeting, Karen D. introduced a game.

Members were divided into 5 teams with a member of each team participating at one of the stations. Stations were as follows all of 1 minute duration:

1. Wearing oven mitts, place as many pins as possible in an orange pin cushion

2. Unstitch with a seam ripper previously made samples

3. Roll a five foot measuring tape into a ball

4. Stack as many buttons as possible without toppling

5. Race a bobbin without going off the table top

Team 1 won with Sarah, Carey, Paula, Ruth, Lynn and Liz

After a short social break the meeting resumed with the draws:

Fat quarter draw - Cherie McKechnie

Sharesi es winner of $18 - Peggy Johnson

Name tag winners- Peggy Johnson, Helen Virgo and Lynne Dickson

SHOW ‘ n TELL

14 members brought quilted items to show:

Shelagh – mystery quilt and blue/pink quilt

Karen B – Gamer quilt of which she won $5; 2 quilts for different grandsons

Deb M – mystery quilt; colourful scrap quilt quilted as you go

Donna M- mystery quilt in navy and turquoise

Nancy F – Liberty of London angle quilt with white background

Cherie - mystery quilt; 2 “I Spy” quilt donations

Linda C-B -mystery quilt; 2 landscape donation quilts,;hexagon quilt

Elaine H – purple/navy/white plaid quilt; basically blue quilt made with half square triangle

Cindy S.- orphan block green/turquoise quilt; maple leaf quilt; layer cake quilt in green with pink and red blocks; tote bag

Ruth P – grey/coral space quilt for grandson; green/black hockey quilt; X’s and O’s quilt in pink for granddaughter

Sarah – heart quilt; Joshua tree quilt

Helen V – many children’s bibs that are donated to Canucks Place in Abbotsford; adult shirt protectors for Brella

Carey O -diamond shaped quilt in white/beige

Helen M-blue/white/grey checkered quit; black and white squares quilt

PROGRAMS for 2025

Gloria introduced the programs for the year and who was in which group. Groups are also asked to bring goodies the month of presenting. Groups met

to discuss their presentation and at 9pm, it was noted that both October and November would be having a guest speaker – either in person or by Zoom.

OCTOBER MEETING – leader Karen B

Guest: Bill Stearman from Pickton, Ontario

Bill has won several major awards I quilt shows across North America and the United Kingdom.

Bring a guest for $5.00 to the meeting to hear Bill’s stiry and show off the Guild at the same time.

Bill Stearnman has requested that his presentation be by donation only. A donation box will be at the sign in desk.

NOVEMBER MEETING – leader Carolyn S

Guest :Terry Rowland an award-winning quilter and instructor via zoom.