April 2024 Minutes

CAMACO April Meeting Minutes

Date: April 10, 2024

Meeting to order by: Kitty W. at: 7:00 pm

Visitors:  Joann S – friend of Sharon W

Minutes:  Motion was made by Clare J. and seconded by Eileen I. to approve February minutes as submitted.

Treasure: Opening balance $XXXX, Income $313.75, Expenses $104.07.  Balance XXXXX

Old Business: None

Media:  Helen E. took pictures.  Discussion about taking members off the CAMACO FaceBook group

Badge: collected $1.00

Sunshine Committee: Nothing

Refreshments:  Thank you to those who brought tonight.  May meeting:  Roberta O, Karen V, Dale W, Kitty W, Sandra W, Sharon W

Charity:  6 quilts were given away.

Ways and Means:  $74 was raised 

Programs: Round Robins were exchanged.  The next round is due at the next meeting, May 8.

May - there will be the following demonstrations: Blanket Stitch – Doreen,

Ruler Quilting – Joey, Paper Piecing – Eleana, English Paper Piecing (EPP) – Clare, Quick and Easy Block – Dale.

June – Round Robin due and exchanged.  Strip Game – members to bring 15 red, white and blue 2 ½” by WOF strips of fabric (you can sew fat quarters together to get 40”- 42” strips).

All Mason Jar blocks are due.  The first quilt is going to the food bank that Karen V. suggested.

Open Sew: Next ones are April 17 and April 24.   9:30 – 4:00  Come and have fun.  Solve quilting problems.  Other guilds have to pay extra for this space.  We are very lucky.

New Business:  Discuss having former members in good standing be able to continue to be members of the CAMACO Facebook group.

Tonight’s program: A presentation was made virtually through Zoom by Brenda of Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda.  She presented a trunk show and talked about her work with charity quilts.  

www.youtube.com/c/conqueringmountscrapmorewithBrenda

facebook.com/groups/conqueringmountscrapmorewithBrenda

A file from Brenda for our group will also be attached to this email.

A big thank you to Denise B. and her son Drew B. for setting up the technology to make this happen. Also, thank you to Dale W. for suggesting Brenda to the committee and for introducing Brenda on the night of the program.

Show and Tell: was held

Meeting called to close: 8:30 pm

Respectfully submitted by:  Sandee Wr and Joey G

March Meeting Minutes 2024 with changes

CAMACO March Meeting Minutes

March 13, 2024

President Eleanor Neff called the meeting to order at 7:04

     Excused K Winkworth and new Secretary J Goodman.

Visitor: Richard M came to thank the guild for all the food and effort the members supplied to assist the family during Carol’s final days and assistance cleaning out her sewing area.  The free table had a collection of fabric from Carol’s stash.

Minutes: The February minutes were reviewed and accepted.  Doreen D made the motion and it was voted in favor.

Treasure: Clare J read Treasurer’s report.  No questions.

Old Business: A request was made to accept Joey G as new guild secretary.  Doreen D made the motion and it passed.  Joey G co-chair of Programs and will still be a committee member.  Doreen will be committee sole chair.

Media:  no report.  Elena took photos as arranged by Helen and Denise.

Badge: collected $1.75

Sunshine Committee were requested to send cards to Joyce, Richard M, Joey G knee surgery.

Refreshments: Winna listed the next group for April meeting refreshments:  Justine P, Mary Lou P, MaryBeth R, Susan T, Connie T, Beverly T.

Charity: Doreen spoke for Susan T with a reminder to bring mason jar blocks by June.  They can be accepted at meetings or open sew.  These are for quilts targeted for donation to food banks to raffle for fund raisers.

Ways and Means: Tonight raised $82.00 for the guild.  Pam Ne has made enough money to cover all expenses. Congratulations to JoAnn A who won the basket.

Programs: Doreen Dr spoke. 

      Round Robin was given out to participants. Only one border is to be added to the block. If you are short of a color or type of fabric please reach out to other members.  Facebook and emailing are suggestions. Please make sure the block is in either a bag or box.

     April live speaker via zoom.  You can check her out on Face Book – “Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda”.  Search for her group and check it out. Meeting will be at regular time 7 pm.  Show and Tell will happen after speaker as she would like to see our creations.

     NEW PROGRAM COMMITTEE request for June meeting.  Bring 15-20 strips (2 ½” by width of fabric) in red, white and blue combinations.

     New Badge ideas are still being accepted by program committee.  Send to Joey.

Open Sew in March 3/20 Mystery Quilt only, March 27 regular open sew.

New Business: 

     Dale Watson announced South Shore’s National Day of Sewing Event on 3/23/24 held at the Methodist Church in Tuckahoe.  Children and adults invited.  The event is free.  Call 609-457-8879 for more info.

     Also, Makers Day at Cape May County library.  Eleanor and Pam represented CAMACO teaching people how to make a reusable sandwich wrap.  Please note the library has sewing machines which may be checked out.

Tonight’s program:

     Demonstration of AccuQuilt fabric cutter was done by Elena H.  The guild has a cutter that is available for members to use.

Show and Tell was held.

Meeting called to close 7:53

Respectfully submitted by Clare J for Joey G.

Changes submitted 4/2/24:

**Corrections to March Minutes**

• Eleanor mentioned that Kitty and Joey would not be at the meeting, Joey was not yet approved as Secretary.
• Minutes: The February minutes and corrections were reviewed and accepted.
• Old Business: Joey did not relinquish co-chair of the Program Committee; she and Doreen will remain as co-chairs.
• Media:  Elena took photos.
• Ways and Means: Pam has made enough money to cover all expenses for Ways and Means for the remainder of the year.