Saturday really took off like a rocket.  We started with the minutes and treasury report to kick off the day.  After we got everyone caught up on the working of the group we started on new business.  The triple Irish chain raffle quilt is being quilted in the conference room upstairs in the art center.  We have 190 hrs. involved in the quilting before the Sat. session. WOW The raffle quilt will hang in the Tennessee Williams visitor center during the pilgrimage and volunteers will be needed to sell tickets on Sat. & Sun. to the visitors both weekends.  Lauren has the raffle tickets and is keeping a schedule of times that we need to fill in both selling tickets and quilting in costume at the different homes.  Sat. March 29th the pilgrimage will host an artisan day on the lawn of the visitor's center where we were asked to participate in costume.  We will have a quilt in the frame and will have others doing different types of needlework also.  If you can help in any way please give Lauren a call or e-mail her to let her know when and where you would like to help.

     We contacted Gloria Reeves of MQA to let her know that we would like to host the Fall gathering in 09 of the Mississippi Quilters Association.  We will need to have a lot of help to pull this off and it should be a lot of fun too.  Before this meeting we will order a set of t-shirts all alike but we are planning to send off another order of  mixed colors t-shirts and possibly tote-bags too.

     The mystery quilt has been postponed until after the pilgrimage to give everyone a chance to participate.  There is a web site of quiltacholics.com that is having one if anyone wants to check it out before we get ours started. 

     The committee for next years challenge quilt have been appointed and they are Julia as chairperson with LaWanna and C.C.as assistants.  They will choose the theme, fabrics, size of blocks, layout, judges, and the day the block is due for judging.  The hope is to have the quilt complete before Christmas this year.

     The blocks we made of hearts were displayed and they were fabulous.

There were 19 I believe and Stephanie won them.  Congratulations.  Next months block is to be a 12 1/2" block made with greens (no teals) and a neutral or cream background.  That's all the restriction you have. 

     Now that brings us to the best part of our meetings and that's Show and Tell. 

 

Sharon began with a quilt top for her nephew of the college which he is a big fan. 

     Her sister made the top and sent it to her to finish and quilt.

 

 

Terri brought a t-shirt quilt she made for a coach she knows.  Great  job! 

    

 

  

Annette brought a wall hanging she made from upholstery fabric and the appliqué was cut from curtain fabric.  How neat.  She also made a pillow that she gave as a door prize and      Mary Ann won it...YEA 

We dismissed and had a lunch of chili, Mexican cornbread, and girl scout cookies provided by Mary Ann and LaWanna.  After lunch we went upstairs and quilted on the raffle quilt.

 

     Well that's about it for this month and I hope you can make the meeting the next time.  If you aren't there you are missed.  When all else fails go fold some fabric and dream of the countless combinations that are only limited by time.  And if you find a bucket of round-to-it's send me a handful.

           Stay stitching,

                                               Katie O' Possum