Thursday, February 22, 2024

February 2024 Minutes

Camaco Quilt Guild

February 14, 2024


 The February meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by

our President Eleanor N at 7:04pm. No guests were present; 25

members in attendance.

Kitty W, Vice President, stood in for Secretary Carol M, due to her absence because of illness.

January 2024 minutes were acknowledged and approved as presented.

Treasurer’s report: Opening balance on hand $XXX; dues collected

at meeting $120; Ways & Means $55.00.

No badge person in attendance.

No media-Helen and Denise both out. Elena agreed to take pictures.

Sunshine: Joann A and Connie B have agreed to serve as this committee.

Hospitality- Winna thanked tonight’s volunteers, Linda F., Donna F.,

Frances & Anna H. Refreshments for 3/13/24 are Dottie L, Diane

M, Pam N, Eleanor N and Bernadette P.

Clare gave an update on Carol’s status. She is home and receiving

palliative care. Her prognosis is a few weeks remain. The family is very

appreciative of our continuing support.

Eleanor opened a discussion of asking for a replacement for the vacant

secretary position. Kitty asked for a motion to approve her doing two jobs

which are not approved by the by laws. Doreen assured the membership

that the Vice President may stand in, short term for an absent officer. A

general decision was made to ask for a volunteer to either be Vice

President or Secretary for the remaining ten month term. Kitty will take

whichever job is not taken.


Charity, Sue T announced she has pillow forms for reading pillows as

well as a supply of books.

Ways & Means. Pam sold $55 worth of tickets for the Camaco Guild bag

and a ten-needle threader, won by Sue T.

Committee of Fun- Diane M won the Valentine themed chatelaine

and chocolates.

Open Sew announced a single Open Sew on February 21.

Program Committee: Reminder of Mystery Quilt March 20th. Seventeen

people have signed up. Cost $10

Joey asked for membership ideas on creating a new Camaco Name Tag.

Turn ideas in March.

A “Quarter Inch Test” kit and instructions sheet was demonstrated and

distributed.

A “bag of applique ready hearts” were distributed to highlight the accuquilt

cutter which will be demonstrated at the March meeting by Elena.

Joey presented a sample of a handout for a Mason Jar block. Karen has

asked that the membership provide a completed quilt to her in September

for the food pantry to raffle off at their fundraiser in October. For each block

submitted, a ticket will be given for entry in a drawing for a prize.

Joey presented a hand out setting out specifics for a Round Robin quilt

challenge. A sign up sheet is available for those wishing to participate.

Elena and Doreen presented many examples of borders to be utilized in

that challenge.

Joey announced a virtual program for April, a U-tube presentation entitled

“Conquering Mr. Scrap-more.”


New business: Dale gave a congratulations to Elena for her one woman

show at Enchanted Fiber as well as the article about Helen in Quiltfolk

Magazine. The magazine may be purchased through Helen’s Facebook

page at a 20% discount.

Eleanor started the “Introduce Myself” to the group. A very inspiring show

and featured many items which can be viewed on the Facebook site.

Refreshments proceeded a fun- thread the needles on a spool of thread

race monitored by Doreen. Winners received a packet of needles.

Adjournment at 8:45pm

Respectfully submitted,

Kitty Winkworth


*emailed by C. Anzelone

Thursday, January 25, 2024

January 2024 Minutes

Camaco Quilt Guild 

January 10, 2024 Minutes

The January meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President Eleanor N at 7:02pm. There was one guest present.

Kitty W, Vice President, stood in for Secretary Carol M due to her absence because of illness.

December 2023 minutes were acknowledged and approved as presented.

Treasurer’s report: Opening balance $XXXX, receipts $XXXX, expenses $XXXXX, closing balance $XXXX Petty cash on hand: $30.55.

Media: no report

Sunshine: Sympathy card to family of Diane D and to Dottie L. Get well card for membership to sign for Carol M.

Refreshments: Linda F, Donna F, Frances H & Anna H. (Roxann D was absent).

Committee of Fun: Door prize was won by Dale W.

Charity: 20 reading pillows donated to CARA. 3 quilts donated to a mom and two children fleeing an abusive relationship.

Ways and Means: No fundraiser this month.

Programs: overview plans for a “mystery quilt” clue game on March 20 at Open Sew. Sue T will be the facilitator. Cost $10.00 Sign up sheet provided.

A “suggestion for projects” sheet was distributed asking for ideas from the membership. The reverse of the sheet was suggested charity activities for the guild.

Joey shared an essay about sewing for giving.

Open Sew: 3 dates in January. Sandee is chairperson. An attendance sheet will be necessary for insurance purposes as it is open to the public. Sandee and Joey invited the membership to join their Facebook group, Creative Partners.

Show and Tell: featured an array of lovely items.

After refreshments, we played Fat Quarter Bingo. Winners were Joanna A., Dale W., Diana D and Connie B. We had lots of fun and lots of laughs.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. 

Respectfully submitted,

Kitty W
For Carol M

*Minutes emailed by previous secretary, Connie A


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

December 2023 Minutes

The December meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President, Donna, at 7:06pm. There were 2 guests present.

November minutes were acknowledged & approved.

The Treasurer’s report: Opening bal: $XXXX, rec: $0, expenses: $XXXX, closing balance: $XXXX.
Badge: $2.75


Media: nothing to report

Sunshine: TY card read from Shirley. The secretary will send cards to Inga L & Mary B.
Refreshments: Roxann D., Helen E., Linda F., Donna F., Joey G., Anna & Francis H. for January meeting.

Charity: Susan donated 12 quilts & 6 reading pillows on our behalf to CARA. We donated 55 placemats to Meals on Wheels. We will donate quilts to the Family Promise auction. Reading pillow kits were handed out to those who requested and charity work can be done at the Open Sew as a group or individually. 

Ways & Means: Kitty’s “Committee of Fun” donated items for 15 winners who were: Denise, Joey, Ann, Connie B, Sandee, Barbara, Diana, Pam, Sharon W., Anna, Doreen, Connie A.,Linda, Diane & Helen.

Programs: We met at 6:00pm for a Christmas celebration dinner provided by the Program committee and desserts from our Hospitality Committee. We had the mug rug exchange as Joey read a fun story with a lot of lefts and rights! 

Show and Tell consisted of all Christmas items, quilts, wallhangings, etc. and was so fun. What talent we have in our guild!

The Program Committee asks for suggestions for topics that the membership would be interested in participating in the coming year such as: BOM, specific pattern, skill &/or technique, challenges or demos and suggestions for items to sew to give back to our community such as wheelchair quilts, bibs, fidget blankets, etc.

In January we will have Bingo games so bring a fat quarter for every board you want to “purchase,” which means bring LOTS!! Open Sew will continue in January and it will be on the last 3 Wednesdays (17, 24 & 31) of the month.

Old Business: The “retiring” officers were given a thank you card and gift from the membership for their service which was very much appreciated. The new officers will take their seats at the January meeting. Congratulations and good luck!

New Business: Dues are due in January in the amount of $40.00. You can pay at the meeting or mail them to Clare or to the Camaco PO Box.

The meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm. The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be Wednesday, January 10,2024 at 7:00pm at the Millman Center.

Respectfully submitted, Connie

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

November 2023 Minutes

  • Camaco Quilt Guild November 2023 Minutes 
  • 11/08/23 

The November meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President, Donna, at 7:05pm. 

There were 24 members present and 1 guest. 

October minutes were acknowledged & approved with an addenda, which was the addition of Bev Tyler winning the “Committee of Fun” gift at the October meeting. 

The Treasurer’s report: opening balance:$XXXX, 

Badge: 50 cents

Media: nothing to report 

Sunshine: nothing to report

Ways & Means: Kitty’s “Committee of Fun” gift was won by Betsy.


Refreshments: Drinks and desserts will be provided by Ann C, Kitty, Danielle, Diana De & Doreen, our December volunteers.


Charity: Sue T has 67 placemats ready to go to Meals on Wheels for Christmas. The Cape May police will be taking a dozen of our charity quilts to carry in the trunk of their cars. As of right now, we are good for charity quilts.


Open Sew will be on Wed, 11/15 & Wed, 11/29. There will be NO Open Sew in December. 

Programs: December program will begin at 6:00 pm with sandwiches and dessert provided by the guild & our volunteer refreshment committee.


There will be an exchange of mug rugs (any occasion ones), if you wish to participate. Please wrap in a brown paper bag (name tag inside) and decorate the bag as you wish. 

We are asked to bring Christmas items for Show & Tell. 

The program committee asks for suggestions for any programs for the coming year. 

Old business: We held our election for officers for the year 2024. No vote was needed as there was one nomination that was accepted for each office. They are as follows: 

President: Eleanor N.
VP: Kitty W.
Treasurer: Clare (year 2)
Secretary: Carol M.
Congratulations to our new board! They will begin their term at the January 2024 meeting. Committee sign ups will be held at the January meeting. 

New business: no new business 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:35pm.
The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 6:00pm at the Millman Center. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

October 2023 Meeting Minutes

Camaco Quilt Guild October 2023 Minutes 

10/11/2023 

The October meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President Donna at 6:34pm. There were 36 members present & several guests. 

September minutes were acknowledged & approved. 

The Treasurer’s report: Opening bal: $XXXX, receipts:$801.00, expenses:$27.23, Balance: $XXXX Badge: $2.75 

Media: nothing to report 

Sunshine: We received a thank you card from Dina Newbert for having her as a speaker in September. We sent a condolence card to Shirley. 

Ways & Means: Collected $136. 

Margareta won a bag made by Kathy B. Kitty gave out purple tickets for her “Committee of Fun” and the prize was a beautiful handmade project bag. 

Refreshments: November volunteers are Dale, Sandee & Sharon W., Betsy, Barbara A & Connie A. 

Charity: Sue asked for volunteers to finish some yoyo quilts. The place mats for Meals on Wheels will go out in December. 

Programs: There will be a mug rug exchange at the December meeting. They should be 5x7” or 8x9” and put in a brown paper bag that you can decorate. A motion was made by Joey & seconded by Clare to have the Guild pay for sandwiches for our members that evening. A vote was taken and passed for approval. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm so we can enjoy the meal together. The volunteers for December refreshments are asked to bring desserts. The committee requests that we bring Christmas projects as our Show & Tell that evening.

 Old Business: Nomination ballots were handed out for the January 2024 election and returned to Pam (VP). Nominees will be contacted by Pam before the next meeting. Voting will take place for new officers in November. They will be installed in Janurary 2024. 

New Business: there was no new business. 

The meeting was adjourned at 7:12pm and our speaker, Janellea MacBeth of Scrapstashtic Quilts began her lecture. 

The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Millman Center. 

Respectfully submitted, Connie A

Monday, October 2, 2023

September Meeting Minutes 2023

Link to Sept 2023 Minutes 


Camaco Quilt Guild

September 2023 Minutes

09/13/2023

Millman Center

The September meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our Vice President at 6:40pm. There were 25 members in attendance.

The June minutes were acknowledged and approved.

The Treasurer’s report:

Open balance: $XXXX, receipts:$XXXX, expenses:

$XXXX, New balance: $XXX

Badge: $2.00

Media: nothing to report

Sunshine: Sympathy card sent to Clare.

Ways & Means: Kitty gave out tickets to members for aquilt themed tote bag chance which was won by our speaker for the evening, Dina Newbert.

Refreshments: Volunteers for the October meeting for refreshments are: Pam, Margareta, Bernadette, Eleanor, Bev & Sue T.

Charity: Three yo yo strips need to be finished for charity quilts. Eileen, Pam & Clare each took one. Open sew days will be the last 2 Wednesdays of the month unless notified on our FB page otherwise. Contact Sue Tarrant for any charity questions.

Old Business: Reminder that the bus trip will be Sept 30. There are seats available. Please contact Doreen for any questions. Janellea MacBeth will speak at the Oct meeting. She will also have copies of her book, Scrapstashic Quilts to sell ($22). She will be teaching a workshop for us on Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Millman Center. Show & Tell will be limited to one item per member that evening. It was brought up that if a guest was paying to come to the Janellea MacBeth workshop the next day, would they have to pay to come to the meeting on Wednesday evening to hear her speak? A motion was made by Kitty that no fee is to be charged for Wednesday meeting if a guest has signed up for the workshop on Thursday, seconded by Clare and passed by vote by the group. On Thursday, Oct. 12, the workshop will be held from 9:30-4:30 at the Millman Center. Cost is $30. You can bring your lunch or run out to get something. Doreen has handouts regarding the homework that Janellea requests be done in advance, supplies needed for the class & a free pattern for a sewing mat. Any questions, contact Doreen.

New Business: Nominations for officers will be held at the October meeting. Please think about volunteering for a position on the board. Voting will take place in November & the new officers will take their positions in January 2024.

South Shore Stitchers are having a quilter’s marketplace on Saturday, Oct 14th. They have tables available to rent for $10 or a booth for $25. They will have machines for sale.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:07pm to enjoy our speaker, Dina Newbert who spoke of “I Spy with my Quilt Judge’s Eye.”

The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be on Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30pm. Show & Tell will be limited to one item per person.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie A

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

June 2023 Minutes


Camaco Quilt Guild
June 2023 Minutes

06/14/2023
Millman Center

The June meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was
called to order by our President at 6:35pm.

The May minutes were acknowledged and approved.

The Treasurer’s report:
Old balance: $xxx, receipts: $xxx, expenses: 0
New balance: $xxxxx

Badge: $1.00

Media: no new updates

Ways & Means: no W & M

Charity: 12 quilts were gifted to Cape May Police Dept.
There are still 16 on hand. Bags of yo yos and strips will
be available at Open Sew to applique (yo yos onto strips).
In Sept at Open Sew, we can meet to sew the strips
together into quilts.

Sunshine: no cards sent

Refreshments: Marge F, Shirley L, Diane M, Dottie L,
Carol Mac, Margareta P are volunteers for Sept.

Old Business: Doreen will accept money for the Sept bus
trip to Lancaster over the summer. Clare asked for
volunteers for the quilt show.

New Business: Doreen presented Clare with a quilt made
by some of the Camaco members for her retirement.
Programs: Becca Fenstermaker was the guest speaker
after the meeting was adjourned.
Show & Tell: no Show & Tell due to guest speaker.

The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

*Minutes were recorded by VP Pam in the absence of the
Secretary.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie A