Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
Pride City Quilt Guild
Minutes – September 21, 2026
Call to order: 9:30 by Jill Jespersen Please silence cell phones.
Minutes for August 17, 2026 are accepted as corrected.
Committee Reports
Welcome & Sunshine: Nancy Shaw for Cathy Ortega
- Attendance: 56 Members
- Guests: 3
- Donna Paulsen, Angie Twitty & Jacque Miller
- Visiting: Dorene Miller
- Drawing for wearing a name tag: Carolyn Baker
Fat Quarter Drawing: Yvonne Cleaver
- Cami Bregar, Allie Russell & Kay Loudenberry
- Next Month: Holiday
Presentation Cases (Quilts of Valor):
- Donations by: Barbara Bell (6) & Kay Loudenberry (2)
- Information regarding nominations for QOV recipients can be found at:
- https://www.qovf.org/nominations-awards/
In-House raffle: Allie Russell (Won by)
1. Halloween bucket with Charm Pack & patterns – Donna Paulsen
2. Jelly Roll & pattern book – Ann Bush
3. Zip bag & notions – Carol Nachtigall
4. Thanksgiving panel – Stana Grant
5. Puzzles (2) – Mary Ellen Rhea
6. Pumpkin table topper to complete – Jo Glenn
Go Cutter drawing went to: Trudy Aron
New Raffle: Janome Memory Craft 6600P donated by the family of long-time member Naoma Oneal. Naoma started the raffle program.
- Raffle will start in October with drawing in December, 2026
- Tickets: $1.00 for one or 6 for $5.00
Treasurer's Report: Jill Jespersen for Pat Rotolo
- As of August 31, 2026
- General Fund: Beginning $9,465.58 - Ending $9,565.02
- Quilt Show Account: Beginning $1,063.26 - Ending $1,063.26
- Raffle Account: Beginning $752.85 - Ending $752.85
The yearly audit has been completed and Pat thanks Holly Vigil & Eloise Wenzel for their assistance.
Programs: Holly Vigil (Diana Behling & Tracy Dempsey)
- October 19, 2026 Snip-It or Confetti – Yvonne Gleason (from Salida)
- $15.00
- Sign-up with Holly & Diana
- Supply list at registration
- November 16, 2026 – No program
- December 21, 2026 – Holiday Party
- Guild member pasta luncheon cost will be $9.00
- Sign up with Holly or Diana by end of November meeting
- January, 2027 – President's Table drawings from Show-n-Tell
Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus
- Charity quilts are currently going to Nurse Family Partnership, Pregnancy Center and Pueblo Child Advocacy Center (PCAC)
- PCAC needs the larger adolescent quilts
- Charity quilt kits need to be checked out providing name and quilt information in notebook.
- Diane explained quilt bundles for guests
- Zip Lock bags need to be returned along with the quilt for continued use
- Canvas bag available for returned zip lock bags
- When washing quilts before returning them use Color Catchers
- If guild members do not have Color Catchers – do not wash and let Diane know quilt has not been washed
- If guild member is altering the size of the quilt with additional stash fabric quilter is responsible for additional batting, backing and binding
- Sizing for quilts made individually without kits
- Baby quilts: 42/45" x 60"ish
- Teen quilts: 53" x 68"ish
- Larger sizes for bigger teens: 60" x 80"ish
- Diane also has labels for individuals making quilts without kits
- Turn under edges or sew into binding as edges will ravel.
- Diane washes and examines quilts for repairs, and etc. after each monthly meeting. Quilts then go to agencies as soon as the following day.
Announcements:
Round Robin: Linda Pace will have another round of bags for next month.
State Fair: (Jill will have additional information to share at next month's meeting)
- Guild had more volunteers than ever this year. Yea!!
- Jill has name of lady looking for someone willing to teach her 9 year old granddaughter to sew. Pat Montez has volunteered.
- It was suggested to indicate who made quilts that are displayed.
- Thanks to Mary Vandeberg and husband Rob for putting display back up after it had blown over.
2027 Officer Nominating Committee:
- Jill is looking for volunteers to serve on nominating committee of next year's officers.
Guild Housekeeping:
- Today's meeting set-up was a last minute notification to Jill
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane May