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.

October 2022 Meeting Minutes

Camaco Quilt Guild

October Meeting Minutes

October 12, 2022

Millman Center

The October meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President at 7:09pm. We had 3 guests present.

The September meeting minutes were acknowledged with no additions/changes and approved.

The Treasurer’s report was read and approved.

Previous balance: $XXXX

Receipts: $XXXX

Balance: $XXXXX

Sunshine: No report

Badge: $2.00 collected

Ways and Means: $32.00 collected.

Charity: Open Sew will continue in the month of Oct. on 10/19 & 10/26 from 9:30-4:00. A reminder will be posted on FB

Hospitality: Shirley will call volunteers for November meeting refreshments. Thanks to all who graciously donated this month.

Photography: no report

Old business: Nominations for Board Officers were held. Only one position was up to vote, Treasurer. Clare volunteered to hold the position for Treasurer.

Nomination was made, vote taken and Clare was voted be Treasurer starting in January 2023. 

Officers will be: President: Donna, VP: MaryLou, Secretary: Connie & Treasurer: Clare.

The bylaws final draft will be reviewed and posted online sometime in late Nov for review by the body and voted on at the December meeting. There will be a reminder to review them on FB & Camaco site when they are available.

Programs: Joey brought information to the group regarding a class and trunk show with Ruth Ohol. This would be March 2023 with the trunk show at our meeting and a 6 hour class at the Millman Center. After discussion re: info, pricing and dates, Susan motioned for having the program, Eleanor seconded and it was voted that Camaco will have Ruth Ohol for trunk show& class in March 2023.

Show & Tell: Beautiful quilts & items can be seen on our FB page. Enjoy!

Wednesday, Nov.9, 2022 at 7:00 pm is the next meeting of the Camaco

Quilt Guild.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie A

Secretary

11/07/22

September 2022 Meeting Minutes

Camaco Quilt Guild September Meeting Minutes 

Sept. 14, 2022 Millman Center 

The September meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order by our President at 7:12pm. There were 37 members present & one guest. 

The June meeting minutes were acknowledged with no additions/changes & approved. 

The Treasurer’s report was read & approved. Previous balance: $XXXX Sept. balance: $XXXX

 Sunshine: No report 

Badge: $2.70 was collected. 

Ways & Means: $41.00 was collected. MaryLou won the basket which held several beautiful items donated from The Country Store. Becky asked if anyone has items to donate to the Ways & Means Committee for future baskets, it would be very appreciated as they are short on items. 

Charity: Eleanor collected some donated quilts & placemats made by members. (see FB for pics of donations.) 

Hospitality: Shirley thanked the volunteers for September refreshments & announced October volunteers would be: Anna & Francis H, Judy H., Sonja, Eileen & Janet I. 

Photography: No report 

Old Business: Volunteers who make up the Bylaw committee have met twice to make suggestions & changes to update our bylaws, including a Code of Conduct which will be added to the bylaws. A unanimous vote was taken to implement the Code of Conduct immediately after each member present was given, read & signed a hard copy. We are working towards an October final draft & vote on the bylaws which will then be posted on camacoquiltguildblogspot.com for all members to have available to them.

 Doreen announced that the bus trip to Lancaster was a success. Many of the shops gave our members discounts & gifts which were very appreciated. The Country Store gave so many gifts to the Guild that several were used in the Ways & Means basket. Also, two beautiful fabric packs were won by members which Doreen had organized for the meeting. Thanks to Doreen for running this successful bus trip! 

New Business: Nominations for Board officers will be held in October. The vote for Board officers will be held in November. 

Show & Tell: Please see pics on the FB page for eye candy! Several members showed the bags they made with byannie patterns introduced to them by Kathy B. They are gorgeous! Kathy, very generously, donated TWO bags that she has made to the Charity committee who will decide best how to use them. If you are interested in the patterns, the website is: byannie.com. 

Programs: Program committee asks that we all hand in suggestions for Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools as they only received a few in May. They would like to put together a resource for us to refer to when we need ideas. You can email your ideas to Joey at: Jgood1223@comcast.net if you prefer. They presented a disappearing patch program which was very informative. Thanks ladies for all your hard work! 

REMINDERS: Sat., 09/17/22: Fabric Sale 8:00am-2:00pm Fabric $2-$3/yard. First Baptist Church of Cape May Rt 9 between Hand & Stites Aves. CMCH Friday, 

09/23/22: Fill A Bag 9:00am-2:00pm Rain date: 09/24/22 Quilts of Valor will host a Fill A Bag sale. Bring a bag, fill it with fabric, notions, etc and make a donation. 

10/14-16/22: South Shore Stitchers Quilt Show Fri & Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sun 11:00am-3:00pm Upper Township Community Center Admission: $8.00 southshorestitchersquiltguild@gmail.com 

South Jersey Quilts of Valor: Oct.3, 2022-Nov 16, 2022 Please check their FB page for dates available for their many workshops & workshop locations. 

Open Sew: Open sew continues the last two Wednesdays of the month: 10/19 & 10/26 from 1000am-4:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact Sue T. 

*Eleanor N. is selling chances for the beautiful quilt she has made for the First United Methodist Church Raffle. The tickets are $1.00 each or 6/$5.00. Please contact Eleanor or see her at the October meeting to buy tickets. 

*Diane D. : mobile phone # 609-675-0116 Please not this on your membership list. 

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 @ 7:00pm is the next meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild. 

Respectfully submitted, Connie A Secretary Sept.16, 2022

May 2022 Minutes

May 11, 2022

 Millman Center 

The May meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild was called to order at 7:08 pm by our President, Donna. April meeting minutes were voted & approved. We welcomed one guest, Connie C. 

The treasurer’s report was given by Bev, voted on & approved. 

Sunshine committee: no report Badge committee: $1.50 collected 

Ways & Means: no basket this month 

Charity committee: Eleanor announced that there is fabric, batting and backing available for anything being made for charity. She has requested placemats would be welcome along with quilts, walker bags, etc. 

New business: It was discussed whether we should use the 2nd Wednesday of July & August as a meeting night to get together (no actual meeting) and sew. It was voted to NOT meet the 2nd Wednesday of July & August, but to continue with our normal Open Sew Wednesdays throughout the summer. 

Old business: Doreen reported the bus trip will be Saturday, September 10, 2022. First stop will be Burkholder’s and will end at Kitchen Kettle. It is $30/member and $35/guest. We will need to fill a minimum of 40 seats. Sign ups will be at June meeting with payment. Final date to pay by August 15. See Doreen regarding all bus info. Programs: June is the month to turn in your “Tips, Tricks & Techniques” to 

program committee. Please share your favorite methods for sewing, quilting, storing, etc! 

JUNE is also the due date to participate in the HST challenge! You have received some “ugly” fabric and the challenge is to make it into a (max) 25” FINISHED project with half square triangles as part of the design. So, top, batting, backing and binding is a finish! Hmmmm…placemats would make a good finish …. and a charity piece too!!! (Hint: 18 x 14” is a good placemat size) ….and before you put those beautiful HSTs away, remember we have the… Historic Cold Spring Village Quilt Show: And the challenge is ALL ABOUT HSTs!!!!!! (see below)

 Important dates: Show is June 25 & 26. Clare asks that quilt & challenge pieces be in about June 16-17, but no later than June 20th. Please see Clare for information and registration forms. There is also a PDF on the HCSV website. Clare is asking for volunteers to help set up &/or be a white glove lady during the hours of the show. HCSV Challenge will be HST square, no larger than 12 ½” x 12 ½” that will hang in the brewery during the quilt show days. This is to be only the top as the squares will all be sewn together as a quilt at a later date. (See? You can use up your extra hst pieces!) Let’s have a great turn out at HCSV as quilters & volunteers! 

Hospitality: Shirley thanked the volunteers for May refreshments & announced names for June refreshments: Bonnie C., Diane DeN., Doreen D., Helen E. and Joyce E. 

Show & Tell, chatting & refreshments closed our meeting for May. June 8, 2022 @ 7:00pm is the next meeting. 

Added: 

****The squares for the HCSV quilt show challenge are to be 121/2" x 12 1/2" so that they will all fit together to be made into a quilt. I mistakenly wrote "no larger than."

Also, at the May meeting we were given a very informative and interesting presentation by the Program Committee on Flying Geese and several different ways that they can be made. Thanks for the presentation, ladies!

See you all next Wednesday! Have a good & sunny weekend.

ConnieSee you there! Connie

April 2022 Meeting Minutes

The April meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild began at 7:15pm with 29 members present including Pres (Donna), VP(MaryLou) & Sec(Connie). Minutes for March meeting were read and passed. 

The treasurer’s report was given by Connie (for Bev), voted & approved as follows: Monies received: Badge, Ways & Means, Membership $101.00 Expenses: Speaker Beth Pulvino $XXXX Balance in acct: $XXXX 

Ways & Means: Donna put together a beautiful basket of blue and white fabrics which was won by Danielle. $79 was collected. 

Badge: $1.25 was collected. Remember those name tags, ladies!!! (Haha, I FINALLY remembered mine 2 meetings in a ROW!!!) 

Sunshine: there was nothing to report. Hospitality: refreshments were enjoyed at the end of the meeting. Those requested to bring refreshments for May meeting are: Nina, Kathy B, Sharon C, Ann C, Danielle C If you are unable to participate, please let Shirley know. 

Charity: Eleanor N (for Susan T) collected pillow cases, asked that we sew closed any dog beds we contribute (& check for needles or pins in the stuffing). Remember Susan has info about patterns for walker bags or book pillows to share if you want to change up your charity sewing. A reminder that the Community Baby Shower will take place at the Byrne Center in Wildwood on April 27 from 11-3. All are invited. Please reach out if you have items to donate to Susan T or Connie. 

Programs: Mary Lou handed out paperwork requesting we fill out ideas for “Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tools” to do with quilting and bring it to the May meeting. She also stated that any suggestions for program ideas are welcome. Let’s share our tips, ladies!!! 

New business: Doreen has looked into a bus trip for the guild with a possible date of Saturday,Sept 7th to Lancaster. It costs $1695 for the bus. If the guild pays $500 & we fill 40 seats, we would pay $30 each for our ticket ($35 to outsiders). If the guild does not contribute any money, it would be $42 each for a ticket. A vote was put to the floor….Anna made a motion that the guild contribute $500.00. Vote was overwhelmingly a yes. 

REMINDERS: Feather class has only 2 seats available! Contact Denise B if interested. 

Open Sew: Open sew will be on April 20th ONLY this month as the April 27th open sew will be used for the Feather Class. 

HCSV Quilt Show: A pdf for entrance forms and information regarding the guidelines for entries is available on the HCSV website. VOLUNTEERS are needed to help (please see Clare). Challenge pieces (HST 12 ½” x 12 ½” will be shown in the brewery & kept after to make a quilt for the HCSV. 

Meeting was adjourned at 7:35pm. 

Refreshments were served as we enjoyed Show & Tell by our talented members. Pictures of S&T are available on our Facebook page. Enjoy! 

Next meeting is Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ 7pm-Millman Center 

Respectfully submitted, Connie A 

FUNNY STORY by our member Shirley: Shirley went to Shoprite on Wednesday to pick up water & iced tea for the meeting. When she went to the self service to pay, the machine wouldn’t accept her cash so she hit the button & called for help. The cashier couldn’t figure out why the light wouldn’t come on & accept her money. A young man at the register next to Shirley decided to help her out….and slipped his credit card into the machine & paid the $5.34 for OUR drinks! He refused to be reimbursed by Shirley. How wonderful to experience the kindness of others!!! Thanks for sharing your story, Shirley!

March 2022 Meeting Minutes

The March meeting of the Camaco Quilt Guild began at 7:10pm. In attendance were the officers, Donna, MaryLou, Connie & Bev and 27 members.

The treasurer’s report was given and approved. The following is a summary of our committees:

Badge: $2.75 was collected.

Charity:
Sue Tarrant has suggested other charity pieces that we can make and donate such as reading pillows (Sue has directions), walker bags, placemats, scrap hearts with tags and squares for Ukraine donations being requested by Patchwork Plus Ukraine.

A request was made for batting to be purchased for the guild to be used for charity quilts and projects. It was voted on and passed.

Caring for Kids and B.O.W.L. (Bless Others with Love Ministries) will be sponsoring a Cape May County Community Baby Shower at the Byrne Community Center in Wildwood on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 11:00 am - 3:00pm. All are invited. Please RSVP to Lataysha Matos @ 609-339-4109 if interested.They are asking for donations of quilts and/or baby items.

Clare has any information regarding the Historic Cold Spring Village quilt show and challenge.

Ways & Means:
The donation basket was won by Eileen & made $56.

Refreshments:
Shirley announced the names for April refreshment donations

are: Sharon W, Betsey Y, Trish Z, Connie A & Denise B. Please contact Shirley if you are unable to bring any refreshments.

Open Sew:
A reminder that Open Sew is the last two Wednesdays of the month, unless there are 5 Wednesdays in the month and then it will include the last 3 Wednesdays. Sandee W does post on the Camaco Facebook page the times for the day.

Classes:
Helen E will be holding a class in raw edge applique on

Wednesday, April 27 at the Millman Center. There is a 15 person limit. The cost is $25 and you bring your own lunch (or order out). Doors open at 9:30. Please contact Joey Goodman for any questions.

Programs:
The row by row challenge presented by the Program committee yielded 18 quilts total. They were shown at Show & Tell in February. You can see some on our FB page.

Beth Polvino was the guest speaker & gave a very informative presentation on fabric postcards with beautiful examples of her work. She gave us a hand out on how to get started making our own postcards with lots of info on them. Excellent program. If you are not aware, Beth is the lady who started the Camaco guild in 1986!

***Reminder that the HST (half square triangle) challenge will be revealed at the June meeting, so try to get yours done and share your talent with the Guild members. ***

Show & Tell was great eye candy as always and if you missed the meeting, please go to our Facebook page and you can see the quilts shown there by our photographer of the year

Misc: Diane D showed a beautiful 3 pocket credit card wallet at the meeting. She generously agreed to share the information with us.

The meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed chatting & refreshments.

Connie A

February 2022 Meeting Minutes

President: Donna F

Vice President: Mary Lou P

Secretary: Connie A

Treasurer: Beverly T

Meeting was called to order at 7:06 pm

Attendance: 35 members and 1 guest

Guild business:

   A vote was taken to give $500.00 to the Township of Lower for use of the Millman Center.

The vote was in favor.

A vote was taken to have or not have refreshments: 22 voted to continue, 13 voted to discontinue. Vote passed in favor of continuing refreshments.

Treasurer's report:

  We have a balance of $XXXXXX

New business:

  Clare gave out a survey & information on the Quilt show for Cold Spring Village.  The challenge for the show will become a part of the Barn Fundraiser Quilt.

  Kathy Tweed will be starting an applique workshop on Fridays at 10:00am at Upper Township Senior Center.

Committees:

Ways & Means: no info

Sunshine: no info

Badge: Joyce H, collected $1.75

Hospitality: Shirley H. thanked everyone for bringing refreshments but has suggested finger foods.

Charity: Sue showed an 18'x18" pillow with a pocket for small children. Habitat for Humanity will be building more homes in our area so there will be a need for more quilts.

Programs: Joey, Sue, Sandee, Dale, Elena & Mary Lou demonstrated 7 ways to make half square triangle blocks. Everyone can participate in the winter/spring challenge using the pattern, instructions and 2 fat quarters given out at the meeting. 

Meeting adjorned at 8:37

Minutes taken by Mary Lou Price

Thanks, Mary Lou! If anyone has questions or comments, please email them to me directly at: connieanz54@yahoo.com

See you on March 9, 2022

Connie