2026 February Meeting Minutes
Country Star Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes
02/09/2026
Call to Order
President, Lori Frederick called the meeting to order at 6:56pm.
Welcome
Lori welcomed everyone and introduced our new member, Judi Simnick.
Devotion
Elaine Wilkerson presented our devotion entitled “Dreams and Stripes”. This devotion was based on Proverbs 3 :5-6.
Announcements
Our next Sit N Sew will be Friday, February 13th at the Callahan Masonic Lodge from 9am to 3pm. There will only be one Sit N Sew in February due to the retreat. Our next meeting will be Monday, March 9th at the Anchor Church in Callahan. The January meeting minutes are available on the website.
Guild Supported Charities
Lori reminded us that she has pillowcase kits available to be made. (Remember, you get a door prize ticket for each one completed.)
Quilt Of Valor
The update was given by Sue Deyo. We had a presentation on Jan 20th with 12 quilts presented. Sue read comments from texts she received following the presentation. Our next presentation will be Tuesday Nov 10th at North Jacksonville Baptist Church. We currently have 4 people in our queue. Included is one veteran who is a Double Purple Heart recipient.
We will participate in the Quilt of Valor Foundation Sew Day on Sat, Feb 7th, there are 18 members signed up at this time. Each group participating in the Sew Day are asked to make and bring the:” Echo Block” as they will be collected and sent to Quilt of Valor Foundation to be made into Quilts of Valor. We will be accepting blocks made from this pattern throughout the year.
Nominating Committee
We need a nominating committee to fill the President & Vice President positions. These positions will be for the two-year term as per the By-Laws. We must have these vital roles filled or the guild will have to be disbanded.
Retreat
Our retreat is Feb 24th-28th at the Suwannee River Eco-Lodge in Fargo, Ga. Please bring your medical form if you have not turned it in. Bring 3 fat quarters (1- White;2- 1930’s-40’s fabric), 25 buttons and a pencil with an eraser. Remember everyone will be doing their own cooking with desserts being provided by several members.
February Birthdays
Our February birthday is Billie McCray
Other Items of Interest
The Amelia Island Quilt Guild will have a quilt show Feb 20th & 21st at the Atlantic Recreation Center. Fernandina Beach, from 9am to 5pm.
Program
Lori turned the program over to Sara Aicher. Sara introduced the participants in this month’s “Get To Know You” segment: Mary Sperow, Elaine Wilkerson and Lynette Talak
A reminder was given to bring your completed Collaborative Project blocks to the March meeting if you did not return them this month. The challenge quilts are due by March 2nd. Please get with Carol Blanchard to arrange drop off. Our “Start Up” topic for March is Pin Cushions.
Sara presented our program on 3 Hand Stitch Quilting Techniques: Pine Burr, Manx and Kawandi.
Pine Burr– Made popular by the quilters of Gee’s Bend (Alabama). This has been designated as the State quilt of Alabama. It is also known as Pinecone or Cocklebur.
Manx– Originated in the Isle of Man. This is a very remote location with limited access to sewing tools (scissors, measuring tools, etc). They used their own hands to provide the measurements needed. The open hand was used for the size of the block. The width between the ring finger and pinky was used to determine the size of the center square. The length of the thumb was used for the width of the strips. These blocks start in the middle and go outward resulting in spiral stitches.
Kawandi– Means “Quilt” and originated in India. The people who started this type of quilting were from Africa. These blocks start on the edge, and the stitches make concentric circles. Old Saris were used for batting, producing very soft quilts.
Each technique was demonstrated at one of three tables and members were able to ask questions and see the samples up close.
Door prizes were given and we had Show N Tell.
Lori adjourned the meeting at 8:58 pm.
Submitted by,
Joanne Griffis, Secretary