President Nancy Sandreuter opened the meeting by welcoming the 42 members and two guests present. The officers and committee chairs provided reports. The Vice President announced the nomination slate for the May Business meeting election of officers. They are Kirsten Swenson, Vice President; Sheila Darcy, Treasurer; and Rosalene Graham, Membership Chair. She invited further nominations for these positions.

The donation quilts were displayed for the members. Some of those are pictured below.

Margareta Blyumkina, a guild member, presented a trunk show of her quilting journey. She started as a dressmaker in her native country, Russia. She gradually moved to quilt making. Her current quilts are all made from scraps that are put on our guild’s free table for the taking. She uses the scraps both in the front and the back of her quilts. She does not uses a scissors for cutting the fabric. She also uses chalk, soap, or pencil to mark her fabric. She uses a quilt as you go technique for quilting her quilts. The picture gallery below shows some of the quilts and clothing she has made using scraps.

There was show and tell after Margarita’s presentation. I have not received any pictures of the Show and Tell.