Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
Pride City Quilt Guild
Minutes – October 19, 2026
Call to order: 9:30 by Jill Jespersen Please silence cell phones.
Minutes for September 21, 2026 are accepted with no corrections.
Committee Reports
Welcome & Sunshine: Cathy Ortega
- Attendance: 58 Members
- Guests: 3
- Joann Weidman, Virginia Johnson, and Donna Paulson
- Drawing for wearing a name tag: Diana Behling
Fat Quarter Drawing: Yvonne Cleaver – Holidays
- Teresa Laux, Kay Loudenberry, and Julie Racine
- Next Month: Stripes
- If anyone has suggestion for a new list of fat quarter categories for next year, please let Yvonne Cleaver know.
Presentation Cases (Quilts of Valor):
- Donations by: Barbara Bell made 5
In-House raffle: Allie Russell (Won by)
- Halloween Layer Cake – Kris Sparks
- 8 Panels – Margaret Arnot
- 14 Fall Fat Quarters – Kathy Turner
- 2 Jigsaw Puzzles – Mary Ellen Rhea
- Rulers – Donna Austin
- Finished Top – Cheri Walker
Additional Raffle: Janome 6600
- This machine belonged to Naoma Oneill.
- Tickets: $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00
- Drawing will be held at the December 21st meeting.
Treasurer's Report: Pat Rotolo
- As of July 31, 2026
- General Fund: Beginning $9,565.02 - Ending $9,656.93
- Quilt Show Account: Beginning $1,063.26 - Ending $1,063.26
- Raffle Account: Beginning $752.85 - Ending $752.85
The proposed budget for 2027 was discussed at the meeting. No changes were made. It will be voted on in November.
Programs: Diana Behling & Tracy Dempsey
- Today - Snip-It or Confetti – Yvonne Gleason (from Salida)
- $15.00
- Ironing station is set up at the back.
- November 16, 2026 – Possibly a trunk show??
- December 21, 2026 – Holiday Party
- Pasta Bar for Holiday luncheon. There will be Alfredo and Marinara Sauces for the pasta. There will be some gluten free pasta for those that need it.
- Guild member cost will be $9.00 December 21, 2026 – Holiday Party
- January 18th 2027 – President's Table
- There will be awards for finished projects from year 2026.
There are papers on tables for suggestions for programs in the new year. Diana Behling will take the lead in the programs presented.
Love (Charity) Quilts: Diane Sabus
- Nurse Family Partnership and the Pueblo Child Advocacy Center are among the recipients of our charity quilts. We supplied well over 100 quilts in 2024.
- Diane has labels for individuals making quilts without kits
- Turn under edges or sew into binding as edges will raffle.
- Diane washes and examines quilts for repairs and etc. after each monthly meeting. Quilts then go to agencies as soon as the following day.
- These quilts aren't necessarily due the next month, but please don't keep too long.
- Please return the zip lock bags.
Regional Quilt Show: Cass Pearson
- This year's show will be from April 1st – April 11th. Take-in quilts on March 29th. Hang show March 30th and March 31st. We will hang in the Community Gallery, the Atrium, and the International Gallery.
- There are existing displays. We will work around these.
- Judy Case is our featured quilter. The team will meet with her to plan her display.
- Jill needs raffle items.
- We will be collecting items for the Child Advocacy Center this year. We will get wish lists from the children at the advocacy center to fill the bags that the guild members will construct.
- The church we are now meeting in was built in 1885 by Bennie and Smith. In 1904 they invented crayons. Our challenge quilt this year will be black and white only. Each participant will then choose a crayon from Holly or Diana's bag (sight unseen). This crayon color will be the other color used in the quilt. Maximum size is 24" x 24".
Newsletter: Mary Beth Shaufler
- Mary Beth needs information by October 26th.
Librarian: Sara Warren
- There are now three carts in the library. The third one is for a book exchange. Give a book and take a book.
Announcements:
Slate of Officers:
- President – Eloise Wenzel with Ann Bush
- 1st VP – Diana Behling
- 2nd VP – Holly Vigil
- Treasurer – Pat Rotolo
- Secretary – Diane May
- Linda Pace moves that we make charity quilts in honor of Jill Jespersen.
State Fair:
- We usually give out three awards at the State Fair:
- Best Hand quilting – Senior
- Best hand quilting – General
- Best use of color
- Only two of these awards were given out this year.
Jill Jespersen:
- Trudy Aron's husband Carl took a very bad fall in the shower. He will need acute rehab.
- Jill would like to thank everyone who helped with the move to First Presbyterian.
- Jill has been struggling to get our guild to be recognized as a tax exempt organization. The form she must complete will cost $600. Nancy moves to spend $600 to pay for this. Seconded by Tracy. Ann Bush would like to give her class fees back to the guild to offset this expense. She will have to receive this money and then give it back as a donation to the guild.
Linda Pace:
- Round Robin is done. The participants displayed their finished squares.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Beth Shaufler for Diane May