September Meeting Minutes

Suzan Hirsch opened our meeting by introducing our new officers. Karoline Wallace, our membership chair, reported that Mary Marvin has become our 50th member, and membership in Heartstring Quilters has now closed. We already have a waiting list of two. Three guests were welcomed, and Judy Smith Kresley was also recognized and welcomed.
* Soryl brought up the fact that our starting time of 7:00 PM is still difficult for many, and we need to work something out. It was suggested that we try to compromise with 7:15 sharp. When there is a speaker, meetings will start at 7:00.
*Our October meeting will be an extended Show and Tell with members bringing in projects, problems, gizmos and gadgets.
*We need pins for the Linda Creed benefit on Oct. 1, at Eakins Oval. Nov. 22 is the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation Recognition Tea.

Our speaker for the evening was Ellen Anne Eddy, who brought many wonderful quilts for us to see and learn from. One comment she made has stuck with me. “We are all artists... some are active now and some are not. We engage with what we like. We put limits on ourselves, telling us what we can’t do.” She also asked us to think about what questions one artist asks another. Are artists’ questions different from the non-artists’?

Show & Tell:
· Sherri Dunbar showed small interpretation of a rock. She used sparkle organza, metallic thread painting, beads. It will be shown at the Pa Guild of Craftsmen Show
· Christina Johnson brought a completed quilt from her “Ghana Collection” The quilt used some of the fabric Christina made in Ghana and was combined with some of Lonni’s fabric.
· Debbie Schwartzman told us about an exhibit at the Sedgwick called Eye Dazzlers. The show tells about the period in Navaho Indian history when they used bright colored fabric made in Germantown in the late 1800’s. The show will be at the Sedgwick until Dec. 24. There is also an authentic Indian Trading Post where beautiful artifacts are for sale.
· Soryl Angel showed off a lovely and lively rag quilt she made on the two year old sewing machine she has never used until now. Yea Soryl!
· Gwen Gatto brought the incomplete wedding quilt she will ask her guests to sign at her wedding in three weeks. Good Luck Gwen!
· Lin Vandenberg showed us the most creative breast cancer pins the guild has ever seen. Lin made a tiny kilt pin, a Japanese framed pin, a Dutch Delft one and several others. The bids will start at…
· Judy Smith Kresley showed us a small quilt called “A Walk In the Woods” which Judy explained is her response to the world around her.
· Ruth Lazarus brought a miniature quilt made in a class taught by George Siciliano. It was all purples, golds and black and measured only 81/2 inches square
· Suzan Hirsch and Robin Levenberg showed two quilts they made when they took a class taught by Ellen Anne Eddy.

Great job everyone!

Respectfully submitted,

Judy Fliegelman