2025 December Meeting Minutes
Country Star Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes
December 8, 2025
Call to Order
President Lori Frederick called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm.
Welcome
Lori welcomed everyone to our potluck dinner and meeting. Sabrina Faircloth donated pens for each member to pick up at the check in table. Mary Sperow handled the dinner setup and Sara Aicher and Peggy Smith worked hard for several months preparing for tonight’s festivities. Elaine Wilkerson led in the blessing of our food. We all enjoyed a delicious meal. The fried chicken was provided by the Guild with side dishes and desserts being provided by our members.
Program
Lori turned the meeting over to Sara who gave us a breakdown of all the goodies we were gifted on our tables. Peggy Smith made the beautiful angels for each one present. Sara asked that while we were enjoying out dessert to select a top, which will make an excellent fidget for the holidays, along with a mug from the center of your table. Each mug contains a pair of all-purpose scissors that the whole family can use. The thread/needle holders were a group effort with Mary Sperow, Nadine Lloyd and Helen Henderson providing hand sewing help to complete these along with fabric donated by others. The birds are not a sewing tool but a lid holder for hot pan lids when a potholder just gets in the way. Napkins were donated to the guild and Sara advised members to feel free to take some home for your own table if you would like. While those present were making their selections Sara & Peggy passed out the exchange gifts.
Our program for January will feature Carol Blanchard with: Selecting Colors and Patterns that work. Anyone who has a simple color-wheel please bring it to the meeting. Our startup topic for January will feature any fiber art items, knitting, crocheting, etc.
Announcements
Lori thanked everyone who contributed to our goodies.
Our next Sit N Sew will be Dec 12th and they will continue Jan 9th and 23rd at the Callahan Masonic Lodge .
Our next meeting will be Jan 12th.
We have a Quilt of Valor presentation scheduled for Jan 20th at North Jacksonville Baptist Church. At this time, we have 13 to be presented.
On Feb 7th from 9am to 3pm we will have a sew day for Quilt of Valor at Callahan Masonic Lodge. Everyone is welcome and asked to please come prepared to work on Quilt of Valor blocks. Additional information to come.
Our December birthdays are; Barbara Perkins, Eileen Van Fosen and Ellie Boette.
Total money received for the opportunity quilt is $1410.00
We had Show & Tell and the drawing for our opportunity quilt was held. The winner is: Jenny Higginbotham. (Pictures on our fb page)
The floor was then handed over to Sara and we enjoyed a quilt/sewing themed game of “Jeopardy”. The winners were table 4: Nadine Lloyd, Anne Hines, Elaine Wilkerson, Bonnie Cressey and Jeanie Gilreath. Each winner received a gift card from Sweet as Cyn, a beautiful handmade card and a gingerbread man.
Reminder: Collaborative Quilt Project due in February.
Lori adjourned the meeting at 8:31 pm.
Submitted by,
Joanne Griffis, Secretary