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