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October 2003
Hello Ladies,
I can't believe we're this near the end of the year, and yet, things seem as frantic as the previous month, what with Heritage Park, Autumn Trails in Winnsboro and our big Ashbacher Workshop. And, in between all this, the nominating committee is busy getting new officers, and others will be evaluating our Fall Festival Quilt Show.
I hope all of you have answered positively if you have been called to fill an office or chairmanship. You know of course, the committee will welcome volunteers. If you are interested in serving in any way, please call chairman Pat Powell (# in directory). Everybody's participation is so important and is so greatly appreciated. Our success and fun always depends on all of us.
I'm so thrilled with the number of new members who are joining us. Please help them feel welcome. Our Guild is large enough that even all of our old members don't know everybody. Imagine what it is like for those who step in brand new? Brand new members, get involved. That's how you get to know everybody else. Don't feel fearful that you won't know what to do. We'll be happy to show you and we need everybody.
Your President.........Billie Ruth Standbridge
Vice President….Jan Bartley
What
a great job Treva Mahan did introducing us to the
string quilt method! I loved her
stories, and I’m ready to get my strips out and see what happens!
Our
program for October will be a work night to help catch us up on youth donation
quilts. I have enough fabric for 10
quilts – I just need you to bring sewing machines, rotary cutters and mats,
pins, large pieces of leftover batting and spray adhesive if you have any. Also, if you have any fabric you want to work
on…GREAT! The more we can accomplish, the better!
See
you on the 27th!
Special Events….Deanna Hasten
What a great quilt show, and
many many thanks to all of you! With such a big
success, we have the opportunity to apply for a grant from our local tourism
committee, which disperses funds from the H.O.T. (Hotel Occupancy Tax) in
Hopkins County. We are asking for a grant to help with next year's show,
specifically the advertising expense. Be listening for news on
this! We will be listed in the 2004 North Texas Tourism Council book, with 30,000 printed, and we will also have a
one-fourth page advertisement regarding the quilt show. Our big applause
for David and Rose Hillsamer, who are spending lots
of hours designing the ad, and also a small flyer for Frank Smith, Director of
Tourism, to hand out during his conventions this next year. Our guild is
reaching out all over Texas and beyond!
Monthly Treasurer’s Report…Gwen
Karney
Beginning Cash (9-01-03) $6,824.79
Receipts: ---------------
Auction Quilts 2,235.00
Donation Tickets (2003) 1,145.00
Boutique 870.80
Dues 49.50
Hospitality Suite 26.80
Pins 6.00
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Total Receipts 4,333.10
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Disbursements:
Special Events:
Quilt Show 752.68
Auction Quilts 248.33
Programs 430.00
Donation Quilt Expense 150.00
Historian 69.54
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Total Disbursements 1,650.55
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Ending Cash (9-30-03) $ 9,507.34
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Hostess Chairman…Lequida Jennings
Thank you, ladies, for the
wonderful refreshments served at our September meeting.
For October, our hostesses
will be Elaine Sprague, Billie Ruth Standbridge,
Louise Stripling, and Jean Thurman. (Remember
to trade with someone if you are not going to be able to participate!)
Please bring, email or send me your
refreshment recipes when you serve.
Everyone loves to get them in our newsletter. If I don’t have them by the first Monday of
each month, they don’t get into the monthly newsletter.
Pound Cake
–
In 1999, M.J. Fielek brought this wonderful cake to our night bee
2 sticks of butter at room
temperature
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
5 eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
1 Tablespoon vanilla
Mix together and put in
prepared bundt pan.
Put as much poppy seed as you want on top and swirl through. Bake 325 degrees for one hour.
Note: Pat adds her own flavor to this recipe:
1 teaspoon rum flavoring
(flavoring girls, NOT the real thing!)
1 teaspoon coconut flavoring
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
Enjoy!
Recording Secretary…Louise Stripling
Regular
Meeting – September 22
Lone
Star Heritage Quilt Guild
Guild
President Billie Ruth Standbridge called the meeting
to order at 6:00 p.m.
Hostesses
were Sandra Pundt,
Thanks
for the wonderful meal.
Billie
Ruth asked for a vote to dispense reading of the minutes. Cathie Pool made a
Motion
to accept them as printed and Jan Bartley seconded it. Motion carried.
Deanna
Hasten gave the report on the Viewer’s Choice winners from the 132 quilts that
were
displayed at the quilt show. First place went to guild member
“His
Majesty” quilt; second place was “Cathedral Window”
made by Pat Harrington;
and the
third place winner was Lynn Merit with her “Sunbonnet Sue” quilt. Deanna
also
reported that visitors from 45 counties, 13 states and 3 foreign countries were
represented
at the show.
Gwen
Karney gave the financial report from the quilt
show. Ticket sales from the
Challenge
Quilt, auctioned quilts, and boutique sales were over $4,000.00!!
Pat
Pillard, work chairman for the show thanked everyone
for their help. It made for a
great
show!
Treva
Mahan, a former homemaking teacher, gave a great presentation of her string
quilts
and told us how to buy the material, how to cut the pattern and sew into a
beautiful
quilt.
Membership
Secretary, Sharon Callahan, reported 5 visitors: Ann Billington,
Ruby
Stone, Mary Barnhart, Geraldene
Stewart, Jade and Rebecca Hunter. We had one new
member,
Pat Harrington. We now have a membership
of 65.
Billie
Ruth asked for volunteers to be on the nominating committee to find officers
for
the upcoming
new year. Pat Powell, Dora Gross, Emma
Williams Cathie Pool,
and
Louise
Stripling volunteered their time. Thank
you.
Show-and-Tell: Katy Gulley showed a red, white and blue
quilt made for her grand-
daughter’s
wedding.
Reminder: Free workshop Saturday, October 18
Meeting
adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Louise
Stripling
Recording
Secretary
Quilters’ Bulletin Board
October Birthdays November
Birthdays
Hanna Darty
10/22 Dora
Gross 11/02
Bettie Hammock 10/25 Cora Smithers 11/14
Flo Cain 11/24
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Country Quilters (Day Circle) meet the 2nd Monday of the
month at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1000 Texas
Street
in Sulphur Springs beginning at 10:00 AM.
Night Stars meet the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday
nights at various locations. (Please
call Billie Ruth 439-0862, or Sharon
Callahan 438-1942 if you are interested in
participating.)
WINNSBORO QUILT SHOW - Our guild is showing a small number of quilts
at the First National Bank in Winnsboro (as we did last year) and also
selling tickets for the last time on the Challenge quilt. Here's hoping
for a big finale to our ticket sales! All this takes place on Saturday,
October 25, during Winnsboro's Autumn Trails. If you
would like to be a part of this event, just come on down to First National
Bank on Main Street. With all the antique cars and trucks coming
through and displayed, it is quite a big day!
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WINDOWS AT WEST SIDE PLAZA -
Currently on display are the three winning quilts in the Viewer's Choice voting
during the Quilt Show. Thanks for
WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS:
Ann Billington
Pat Harrington
Rebecca Hunter
Jade Hunter (junior
member!)
Directory Updates:
Misty Thurman
16427 Hibiscus Lane
Friendswood, TX 77546
Ann Gregg
624 Woodlawn
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Day:
If you have quilt tickets, be sure to
bring the stubs and the money to our October meeting. This will be the last chance since we will be
drawing for the lucky winner!
Guild Meeting
Dates: October 27
November 24