Camaco Quilt Guild
A quilt guild in Cape May County, New Jersey
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
June 2023 Minutes
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Camaco Meeting Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild May 2023 Minutes
May 10,2023 Millman Center
The May meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President, Donna at 7:06pm.
The April minutes were acknowledged & approved.
The Treasure’s report: Old balance: $XXX, Receipts: $XXX, Expenses: $XXXX New balance: $XXXX Petty cash was included in the opening bal. $XXXX. Badge: $XXX
Media: no new updates
Ways & Means: Clare won the raffle for the first of Kathy’s beautiful bags (39 blocks sold). Becky will have a basket to raffle off in June and the raffle for the bags will start up again in September.
Charity: Sue gave 6 quilts to Family Promise and has spoken to the Lower Township Police Dept about donating quilts for the officers to carry in the trunks of their cars for outreach to the community as needed.
Program: The last BOM will be the June block. Committee is asking that we please make 2 blocks of a pinwheel pattern or 2 of our choice. Colors are to be reds & whites and the blocks should measure out at 8 ½” x 8 ½”. The winner of the May blocks was Winna. Congrats! A project for over the summer will be kitted from Sonja’s stash donations and given out for all to participate.
Sunshine: no cards sent
Refreshments: Joey, Eileen, Janet I., Susan J., Nancy J., Becky J. Thank you to the volunteers in April.
Old Business: Flyers have been distributed regarding info for the Lancaster bus trip being run by Doreen. The info is as follows: Lancaster Bus Trip Saturday, September 30, 2023 Bus leaves Shoprite in RG at 7:30 am, Bus leaves Acme CMCH at 7:45am. The bus will leave for home at 4:30-5:00 from the last shop. Camaco members: $35.00 Non-members: $40.00 Shop stops will be Lancaster Home & Fabric (Weaver) Kitchen Kettle Village Zook’s Old Country Store as well as others You are on your own for meals & there are many places to eat at the Village and in the area. Contact Doreen at 609-226-8606 to sign up or for more info. She will be collecting money for the trip at the June meeting.
HCSV Quilt Show will be June 24-25. Forms & rules are available online or from Clare. Participants can have up to 5 entries for $15 with a 2 day pass for the show & complimentary breakfast on Sunday morning. For more information on challenge blocks, please refer to Camaco April mins, HCSV website or Clare.
New Business: We have a speaker for the June meeting. Rebecca Fenstermaker will be giving a lecture on “Unleash your Walking Foot. Our business meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and there will be no show & tell for the June meeting.
Show & Tell and refreshments followed the meeting. Please see our FB page for Show & Tell pics.
The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 6:30pm at the Millman Center.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm.
Show & Tell and refreshments follow the meeting.
Please see our FB page for Show & Tell pics.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Anzelone
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
April 2023 Meeting Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild
April 2023 Minutes 04/12/2023 Millman Center
The April meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President, Donna at 7:05pm.
The March mins were acknowledged & approved.
The treasurer’s report: XXXX
Badge: $2.25
Media: no new business
Ways & Means: Becky is raffling chances to the donated bags. She has sold 24 blocks to date at $5 each. Hospitality: Joey G., Anna & Frances H., Elena, Joyce H., & Judy H. Please contact Winna if unable to participate.
Charity: Sue delivered pillows to the Optimist Club & received a thank you. Pillows, placemats & dog beds may still be made to donate.
Open Sew will be back at Millman in April from 9:30-3:30pm on the last two Wednesdays of the month. The calendar blocks of the month patterns will be available free to anyone interested.
Programs: The committee is asking that the blocks for May meeting be the disappearing 9 patch, 12 ½” x 12 ½” unfinished in greens & whites. The winner of March BOMs was Karen B.
Doreen asked if the group was interested in running a bus trip to Lancaster in the fall. Shirley made a motion for $500 for the rental of a bus. Becky seconded and all voted in favor. Doreen will keep us posted on info regarding the trip.
Doreen gave a demo of a table runner made with bunnies. (See show & tell pics on FB) She gave out fabric and the pattern so we could all make our own. Rebecca Fenstermaker will be giving a lecture at our June meeting on “Unleash your Walking Foot.”
Sunshine: Nothing to report. Please contact Connie if you have anyone who would benefit from some cheer.
Old Business: Historic Cold Spring Village Quilt Show will be held on June 24-25. Forms & rules are available online or from Clare. Participants can have up to 5 entries for $15 with a 2 day pass for the show and a free continental breakfast on Sunday morning.
The challenge will be a 12 ½” x 12 ½” unfinished block that looks like a village type building. It can be applique, patchwork, etc. They will hang in the brewery & be voted on by the public. The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the brewery. A tutorial for the blocks will be given at the HCSV welcome center on 04/27 from 10:00-11:00 am if anyone is interested. *After this year, the HCSV quilt show will be every other year.
New Business: A motion was made by Connie to donate $200 to HCSV, seconded by Pam and voted in favor to donate the money to HCSV in honor of Clare’s retirement.
Becky announced that there will be a Craft Show at the King Nummy park on June 10th. All benefits go to Green Creek Fire Dept. Free admission if you donate a ($25) gift or basket to auction off. Please see Becky for any questions.
The next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild will be Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7pm at the Millman Center.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.
Respectfully submitted, Connie Anzelone
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
February 2023 Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild
February 2023 Minutes
02/08/2023
Millman Center
The February meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to
order by our President, Donna, at 7:12pm.
The January minutes were acknowledged and approved.
The Treasurer’s report was read by the President:
Old balance: XXXXX
New balance: $XXXX
Badge: $1.00
Media: no new business
Ways & Means: Kitty brought a basket for W & M. $58.00
Hospitality: Volunteers for March are: Sharon C, Ann
C, Connie B, Karen B, Sandra W
Charity: Susan delivered dog beds to CMCH. We have requests
for soft pillows about 10” square for patients who had recent
mastectomies. You can bring those for the April meeting. We can
continue to make placemats for Meals on Wheels.
Programs: The block of the month for March is the Bear’s Paw in
black, brown & whites. Please make them 12 1⁄2” unfinished.
Open sew will have enlarged patterns and templates for the
calendar project.
Sunshine: Cards were sent to Diane M and Danielle.
Old business: The Ruth Ohol class has 2 seats available. Please
contact Joey if you would like any information on the seats or the
class.
New business: The March meeting will be held at 6:30pm on
Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Ruth Ohol will be speaking at
7:00pm. *There will be no show & tell at this meeting.
Show and Tell: The star blocks of the month (February) were
shown. Please check our FB page to see them and more. Thanks
to all who have participated.
The next Camaco meeting will be Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at
6:30 pm at the Millman Center.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie A
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
January 2023 Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild
January 2023 Minutes
01/11/2023
Millman Center
The January meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President, Donna at 7:10 pm. The December minutes were acknowledged and approved.
The Treasurer’s report:
Old Balance: $xxxx Receipts: $xxxx, Expenses: $xxxx.
New Balance:$xxxxx
The check account signatures were transferred from our previous treasurer to our new treasurer, Clare J along with President Donna F.
Badge: $4.10
Media: Bylaws & 2023 membership list will be posted on our blog: camacoquiltguild.blogspot.com
Ways & Means: no W & M
Hospitality: Volunteers for refreshments for the February meeting are: Betsy Y, Kitty W, Barbara A, Connie A, Denise B. If you are unable to attend or bring refreshments, please contact Connie A. via text/email.
Charity: Dog beds can be brought to the meeting in Feb to be donated. Twenty placemats were delivered to Meals on Wheels. Reading book pillows were also delivered. Family Promises is looking for twin size or larger quilts for families.
Programs: There is one seat available for the March workshop. Contact Joey. Log cabin blocks were handed in, the winner of the second set of blocks was Doreen. The February block will be a star block in blues with white unfinished at 8 1⁄2”. Remember to make two, pl. One for a charity quilt and one for the raffle.
Sunshine: Condolence for Sue Todd was read. If any one knows of a member who needs a “sunshine” contact, please email Connie A.
Open Sew: 02/15 & 02/22 from 10:00-4:00 Contact Sue T. if any questions regarding the calendar project.
Old Business: Dues were collected in January. Reminder: to be a member in good standing, dues must be paid by the February meeting or you may be removed from the rolls of membership and our FB page. If you forgot to send them in or have an issue, please contact Clare or Connie. The 2023 membership list will be posted on our blog as soon as it is updated. Meanwhile you can continue to use the list from 2022.
New Business: Mary Lou has stepped down as VP. Pam N will finish out the year as VP. Donations for the use of the Millman Center in 2017-2019 was $300/year. They did not charge us for use in 2020-2021 due to Covid. Our donation in 2022 was $500. A motion has been made by Clare that we donate $500 for the use of the Millman Center in 2023. Seconded by Bev T and all present voted in favor.
Show & Tell: Check our FB page to see the beautiful quilts and projects.
Thanks to all who participate.
The next Camaco meeting will be Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Millman Center.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie A
Reminders:
Bernina is having a Spring Fling in April. Contact Joey for further information.
The Lower Township Senior Center is open on Thursdays from 12-4 where a group of ladies meet to sew. All are welcome.
We ask that if you bring items for the “give away table”, any items left are taken home as we have no place to store them.
* If there is inclement weather on a meeting night, you will be advised asap as to a meeting through email. It will be posted on Facebook.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
December 2022 Meeting Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild
December Meeting Mins December 14, 2022
The December meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our Vice President, Mary Lou at 7:08pm.
We had two guests.
The November minutes were acknowledged with no changes/additions and approved.
The Treasurer’s report: Old balance $XXXX Receipts: X, Expenses:$XXX New Balance:$XXX
Badge: no receipts. It was voted a “free” night for all!
Ways & Means: No W&M
Charity: We donated 32 placemats to Meals on Wheels for which they were most appreciative. Sue asks that we hold back on the dog beds as shelters have many donations right now. Please don’t bring any dog beds to the January meeting.
Open Sew will be offering a Calendar Quilt program for 2023. Eleanor will have info regarding a book for the Calendar quilt instructions (with patterns) to buy if interested, but Sue will have patterns each month available for any who wish to participate. You can still attend Open Sew without participating in the Calendar program. Open Sew will be the third & fourth (& if applicable, the fifth) Wednesday of each month from 10:00am-4:00pm. *Please note the new 10am start time. Reminders are posted on our Facebook page each month. January 18 & 25 are Open Sew Wednesdays.
Hospitality: Shirley thanks the December volunteers for the wonderful Christmas treats and announces the volunteers for January are: Edwina S, Sue T, Connie T, Beverly T, Dale W & Sharon W.
Media: nothing to report
Programs: A reminder that there are still seats available for Ruth Ohle’s “Have it Your Way Applique” class on March 9th at the Millman Center. The class is $35/members and $45/nonmembers. Ruth will present a trunk show the night before at our March meeting. Contact Joey for info/payment. *update: all seats are now taken. Programs is presenting a “Block of the Month” program for 2023. The January block will be to make 2 log cabin blocks that are 8 ½” UNFINISHED in earth tones with a red center. One will be for a charity quilt & one for a raffle quilt. You could even make a third block for yourself! There is a pic of the diagram on our FB page.
Old Business: The Code of Conduct has been voted to be a part of the bylaws. Motion: Joey, Seconded: Linda F., and the vote was unanimous for approval. The bylaws will be posted on the camicoquiltguild.blogspot.com website after the final copy is completed.
Camaco Quilt Guild Board officers for 2023 are: President: Donna Frederick Vice President: Mary Lou Price Secretary: Connie Anzelone Treasurer: Clare Juechter
New Business: no new business at this time.
The Program committee presented The Price is Right game for our Christmas meeting which was a lot of fun. So many prizes were won! We had the potholder exchange. The potholders were all beautiful.
Show & Tell: as always, gorgeous quilts and projects were presented. Please check out the pics on our FB page. Thank you to our Media ladies for their commitment to taking & posting the pictures. We do appreciate it.
The meeting closed with refreshments & fellowship. Our next Camaco Quilt Guild meeting will be Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Millman Center.
Respectfully submitted, Connie Anzelone
Reminders:
Dues ($40.00) for the year can be paid at the January meeting. You will receive your membership card when paid and we ask that you check the membership list to update any info for our records (change of address, phone #, etc).
Bingo will be played at the January meeting so bring all those fat quarters you are saving!
The log cabin blocks (x 2) for January can be turned in to Sue Tarrant/Doreen Dever at the meeting.
We ask that if you bring items to put on the “give away table”, you take any leftover items home with you at the close of the meeting as we have no place to store them. Thank you!
Open Sew will be Wednesday, Jan 18 & Jan 25 from 10:00am-4:00pm. ***If there is to be inclement weather on a meeting night, you will be advised asap through email and it will also be posted on our FB page.
Friday, December 2, 2022
November 2022 Minutes
Camaco Quilt Guild November Meeting Minutes
November 9, 2022 Millman Center
The November meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President at 7:16pm. We had no guests.
The October meeting minutes were acknowledged with no changes/additions and approved.
The Treasurer’s report: Balance $XXXX
Sunshine: no report
Badge: $2.00
Ways & Means: $70.00 Anna H won the basket.
Charity: Open Sew will be Wednesday 11/16 & 11/30. There will be no Open Sew the Wed before Thanksgiving.
Hospitality: December volunteers for refreshments are Karen Mc, Eleanor N, MaryLou P, Veronica S, Pam N & Helen S. If you are unable to participate, please contact Shirley.
Photography: no report
Old Business: None
New Business: Dues are due in January. They are $40.00 for
the year.
Programs: Ruth Ohle will be teaching the Invisible Applique
class in March and showing a trunk show at our March
meeting. If you haven’t signed up for the class and would like
to, please contact Joey. It is $35 for members and $45 for non
members.
Program committee is asking everyone to make a potholder for the December meeting and bring your fat quarters to play bingo. One fat quarter equals one board.
Show & Tell: Beautiful quilts can be seen on our FB page.
Thanks for the pics, Denise.
The meeting closed with refreshments & fellowship.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:00pm is the next meeting for the Camaco Quilt Guild.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Anzelone Secretary 11/25/2022