December 5, 2011 Guild Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the December 2011 meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in December. 

The secretary noted the guild experienced the first known marriage of 2 TKGV guild members:  Kimberly Reynolds to Christopher Villareal on 11/11/11.  The entire TKGV membership gives its congratulations and wishes for great happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Villareal.

The president introduced the slate of candidates for the 2012 TKGV board:  Debbie Henderson, President; Lora Marin, Vice President; Katie Gerwien, Secretary.  Bev Boler is nominated for Treasurer but was not present for the December meeting.  By acclamation, the guild approved the above slate for the 2012 TKGV Board of Directors.

By acclamation, the minutes of the November, 2011 meeting were approved.    

The president reported the Treasury had a balance of $2,533.00 in the general fund and $54.00 in the charity fund, as of the printing of the most recent newsletter.

The president advised TKGV is celebrating it 20^th anniversary.  No charter members were present at this meeting.  Ruth Coleman, Jackie Scott and Cheryl Cauthen-Bond were recognized for their long term membership and participation in TKGV.  A thank you was extended to Trink Dahl-Prince for organizing the Sally Melville classes, as well as a thank you was extended to all past board members for their service to the guild.

The charity hat contest was held resulting in Wanda Gunnoe winning all 4 categories of the contest, again the first known winner of all 4 categories.  Wanda won for best technical merit, most original, best in show and highest number of hats knitted.  In all, 91 hats were donated to various charities as a result of this contest.

The guild enjoyed the Christmas Pollyanna gift exchange and show-and-tell of current projects. 

After a brief discussion, the guild confirmed the January 2012 meeting will occur on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the regular time and location.   

There being no further business, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:46 p.m.

November 7, 2011 Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the November 2011 meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in November.

Katie Gerwien presented the program regarding what she learned at The Knitting Guild of America’s convention. 

By acclamation, the minutes of the September and October, 2011 meetings were approved.    

We received the treasurer’s report.  The general fund has a balance of $2675.92, and the charity fund has a balance of $534.60.  The treasurer confirmed we have some outstanding bills.  By acclamation, the guild approved purchasing a $480.00 knitting basket gift through Heifer International.

Debbie Henderson reminded the guild of the hat and slipper contest which will occur at the December 2011 meeting.  Awards will be given for the Best in Show, Best Technical Merit, Most Unique and the highest number of contributions by one member.  Debbie suggested members bring purchased hats if they don’t have time to knit hats.  All of the hats and slippers generated for the contest will be donated to charity. 

Trink Dahl-Prince presented the nominating committee’s slate of candidates for the 2012 board:  Debbie Henderson, President; Lora Marin, Vice President; Bev Boler, Treasurer; and Katie Gerwien, Secretary.  The guild will vote on the board positions at the December 2011 meeting.

The guild approved having a Pollyanna gift exchange at the December 2011 meeting.  The Pollyanna gift exchange is voluntary with the gifts being limited to $15.00 in value and knitting related.  In addition, the guild will provide light desserts at the December 2011 meeting. 

The guild enjoyed the show and tell of current projects. 

There being no further business, the president adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.

October 3, 2011 TKGV Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the September 2011 meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in October. Members and guests enjoyed the opportunity to meet with 2 other attendees they had not met previously.


The president gave each attendee a copy of the by-laws and explained the by-laws require a nominating committee to select the 2012 TKGV board candidates. Trink Dahl-Prince, Melanie Perez-Lopez and Sonja Barisic will compromise the TKGV nominating committee for selecting the candidates for the 2012 TKGV board. The nominating committee will report at the November TKGV meeting.

On motion of Rae Struebing, seconded, TKGV members approved offering 2 scholarships to current TKGV members to attend each of the 4 TKGV sponsored Sally Melville classes.

Rae Struebing accepted a friendly amendment from Debbie Henderson to the above motion; the treasurer will review the requests for scholarships and will limit scholarships to no more than 2 classes per applicant, based on the total number of scholarship requests.

We received the treasurer’s report. The general fund has a balance of $3884.98, and the charity fund has a balance of $458.66, with both balances calculated prior to the October meeting.

Debbie Henderson advised the guild she will set up a table and display at the Water Ways Heritage Festival at the Great Bridge Battlefields the weekend of October 8 (from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and October 9, 2011 (from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Guild members are invited to participate in the event. Please bring a portable chair. We will focus on knitting for charity. Debbie will have patterns and yarns. Please bring 16” # 8, 9 & 10 needles to work on hats. In addition, Debbie will raffle gifts to those members who attend the event.

The guild celebrated the guild’s 19th anniversary.

Trink Dahl-Prince reviewed the Sally Melville classes and solicited assistance for transporting Sally during the weekend of her visit.

Following the member show and tell of current projects, the Ways and Means Committee conducted the raffle. The items in the raffle were from The Knitting Corner.

There being no further business, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:57 p.m.

September 12, 2011 Guild Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the September 2011 meeting to order at 7:24 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in September.

The president spoke about the variety of iTunes podcasts available re: knitting. She encouraged all of us to listen to the podcasts.

The guild approved the minutes of the August 2011 guild meeting.

Debbie Henderson advised the guild she will set up a table and display at the Water Ways Heritage Festival at the Great Bridge Battlefields the weekend of October 8 (from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and October 9, 2011 (from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Guild members are invited to participate in the event. Please bring a portable chair. We will focus on knitting for charity. Debbie will have patterns and yarns. Please bring 16” # 8, 9 & 10 needles to work on hats.

The president asked members who are not receiving the monthly newsletter via e-mail to send the president the members’ current names and e-mail addresses.

The treasurer will collect the annual guild dues of $20.00 at the October 2011 meeting. After a brief discussion on pro-rating the annual dues for new members who joined the guild in the most recent months prior to October, the president advised the guild will review the topic again at the October 2011 meeting to decide if dues should be pro-rated those members who join the guild in the most recent months prior to October.

The president advised the guild will elect new officers at the October 2011 meeting. At this point, the president’s, the vice-president’s and the secretary’s positions are open for volunteers. Please contact the president if you are interested in serving in one of these positions for the Nov. ’11 – Oc. ’12 term.

Trink Dahl-Prince led the program on Sally Melville’s patterns. We viewed various finished Sally Melville projects completed by guild members.

Following the member show and tell of current projects, the Ways and Means Committee conducted the raffle.

The president confirmed the October meeting will occur on October 3, 2011.

With no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

August 1, 2011 Guild Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the August 2011 meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in August.

Wanda Gunoe led the program on knitting on the bias.

The TKGV president advised the July meeting did not have quorum, and as such, no business was conducted and no minutes were scribed.

The guild approved the June 2011 minutes as published.

The TKGV treasurer gave the treasurer’s report.

Debbie Henderson gave an update on charity knitting. Currently the guild is seeking knitted items for Hats for the Homeless, baby booties for local infant needs and pet blankets.

Debbie Henderson advised the guild she will set up a table and display at the Water Ways Heritage Festival at the Great Bridge Battlefields the weekend of October 8(from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m .) and October 9, 2011 (from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Guild members are invited to participate in the event. Please bring a portable chair.

The Knitting Corner advised they are raffling a blanket and the “big ball of yarn” with the proceeds from both raffles going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation.

The Ways and Means Committee conducted the monthly raffle. The raffle included items donated from The Knitting Corner and The Yarn Club.

After discussion, the guild did not want to entertain a motion to provide beverage catering at the monthly meetings.

The TKGV president reviewed the upcoming Fall Fiber Festivals.

For shop news, The Knitting Corner displayed a new yarn designed for hand crocheting scarves and a new yarn line from Fiesta Yarn Company, “Color Cruise” which offers specific color ways on a monthly basis. The Yarn Club advised the shop has received the entire line of Madelintosh yarns, the Boulder yarn to be knitted on size 35 needles and an array of yarns for the fall season.

On the motion of Lora Morin, the TKGV approved holding a hats and slippers contest for the December 2011 meeting. Members can bring in hats and slippers to be donated to charity (will require machine washable yarn) to the December 2011 meeting. Four members will be selected as winners in the following categories:
1. Greatest number of donated items
2. Best technical merit
3. Most original design
4. Best overall item.
The 4 winners will receive a $25.00 gift certificate each for a total of $100.00 in prizes.

The guild enjoyed the member show and tell.

The TKGV president reminded the guild the September 2011 meeting will take place on Monday, September 12, 2011. We will not meet on Labor Day.

With all business concluded, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:55p.m.


Respectfully submitted,


Katie Gerwien

June 6, 2011 Meeting Minutes

The TKGV president called the June 2011 meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members and guests celebrating their birthdays in June.

Sue Von Ohlsen presented a program on knitting with beads, with a specific emphasis on antique knitted bead bags. Sue’s presentation was quite interesting and contained beautiful and inspiring projects. Sue’s beaded knitting has been published and has been displayed at the Smithsonian Museum.

The guild approved Beverly Boler’s gracious offer to serve as treasurer for the rest of the term.

The president gave an update on the Sally Melville classes, to include registration forms.

On motion of Wanda Gunnoe, the guild approved using $322.27 to obtain bags for the World Wide Knit in Public Day.
The World Wide Knit in Public Day event will take place on Sunday, 06/19/11 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the D’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Please bring a portable chair, knitting and a snack (if needed).

After the member show and tell, the Ways and Means committee conducted a raffle with items from KnitWits Virginia Beach, Virginia.

With all business concluded, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:55p.m.

Beads and Knitting

Please come join us at our monthly meeting tonight at Westminster Canterbury (3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach) at 7 in the Penthouse Meeting Room for an evening of all sorts information and learning. Our presentation will be about beaded handbags. See you there!

Treasurer Needed!

With the upcoming arrival of her second child about to happen, our wonderful treasurer Kathy Brown has had to retire from the board. Is there any member who would like to be the interim treasurer until the end of October?? Please contact Allisonhunt@ymail.com to volunteer. Thanks in advance!

May 2011 TKGV meeting minutes

The TKGV president called the May 2011 meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. by welcoming our guests and conducting a scavenger hunt for items found in our knitting bags.

Trink Dahl-Prince, Kathy Brown, Margaret Faust and Debbie Henderson presented a program on charity knitting, by providing the guild with information regarding a variety of organizations that seek knitted items for charity.

The minutes from the April 2011 meetings were approved.

The treasurer’s report was received.

The president gave an update on the Sally Melville classes. Registration will start at the June, 2011 meeting.

We were advised the TKGV Knit in Public Day will take place on June 19, 2011 at the D’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cheryl Bond seeks volunteers to assist with set up and tear down and to man a guild table.

After the member show and tell, the Ways and Means committee conducted a raffle with items from The Knitting Corner in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Dates to remember:
09/21 – 09/25: The Knitting Guild of America Convention, Greensboro, N.C.
10/1 – 10/2 – Fall Fiber Festival, Montpelier, VA.
10/22 – 10/23 – Sally Melville classes, Tidewater Knitting Guild of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA.
10/22 – 10/23 – Southeaastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher, N.C.

With all business concluded, the president adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m.

April 4, 2011 TGKV meeting minutes

The TKGV vice- president called the April 2011 meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. by welcoming our guests and giving birthday wishes to our members who celebrate their birthday in April. Several members commented the meeting time in Facebook may be incorrect. Our Facebook liaison will correct the meeting time.

Norma Haynes, Sue Von Ohlsen and Maureen Cahill presented an inspiring program on the Masters Knitting class series available through the Knitting Guild of America. For further information on the class series, access the Knitting Guild of America’s website or Cast On magazine.

The minutes from the March, 2011 meetings were approved.

The treasurer’s report was received.

The president welcomed and introduced three new members to the guild.

Debbie Henderson advised the various agencies are no longer taking winter hats until next winter. Debbie advised there is a need for baby hats and baby layette items.

We were advised the TKGV Knit in Public Day will take place either June 12, 2011 or June 19, 2011 at the D’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia. We await final word from the D’Art Center on which date is available.

The Cornerstone Alpaca Farm in Windsor, Virginia is shearing the alpacas on 04/08/11 and the Gathering of the Guilds will take place on April 9, 2011 at the Frances Land House.

Kim Reynolds, Social Media Director, for XRX, which owns Knitters Magazine and the Stitches Expo series advised of the Stitches South Expo taking place 04/14 – 04/16/11 in Atlanta, Ga.

We were advised the Sally Melville classes will be Emergency Measures and Borders & Buttonholes. We may schedule 2 1.5 hours classes in addition. We will receive further information on the classes.

The president solicited a list of names of possible teachers to contract for 2012.

Sonja Barisic requested volunteers for submitting articles for the newsletter and for participating as the subject of “getting to know you” articles. Please contact Sonja if you have articles or will participate in the getting to know you series.

Following the knitting show and tell, the Ways and Means committee raffled items from Knitting Addiction in Nags Head, N.C. and from The Knitting Corner in Virginia Beach, VA.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.

March 7, 2011 TKGV meeting minutes

The TKGV president called the March 2011 meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. by welcoming our guests and extending birthday wishes to our members who celebrate their birthday in March.

Katie Gerwien presented a knit-along program introducing entrelac knitting.

The minutes from the January and February 2011 meetings were approved.

The treasurer was not present, thus the treasurer’s report was not received.

The president welcomed and introduced three new members to the guild.

Debbie Henderson gave an update on the 2011 guild charity knit-in. Nine guild members participated and produced 23 hats for charity.

The guild voted on the proposed name for the guild’s newsletter, with “Purls of Wisdom” selected.

Trink Dahl-Prince advised the April 2011 program will feature 3 master knitters who will discuss the Knitting Guild of America’s master knitting program.

The president advised we did not participate in the Virginia Beach Spring Craft Fair this year as the paperwork arrived too late to organize the event.

The president advised the Gathering of the Guilds will take place on April 9, 2011 at the Frances Land House.

The Ways and Means Committee raffled items from The Yarn Club.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

Can't wait to see you!

Please join us in the Penthouse meeting room at Westminster Canterbury 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach on Monday March 7, 2011 at 7pm. An exciting Entrelac program will be presented by Katie Gerwin. Please bring worsted weight yarn and some needles to go with it. Plus we will have a "Sally Melville" update. I can't wait to see you. - Allison

February 2011 TKGV minutes

On February 7, 2011, the TKGV president called the February 2011 meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. by welcoming the guild back to Westminster- Canterbury and welcoming our guests.

The president asked for updates from the local yarn shops. Andrea Riddle advised she is opening “The Yarn Club”, a new knitting shop, in early March 2011. The address is 240 Mustang Trail, Suite 8, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Andrea will provide more information regarding hours, products, etc. as she continues to prepare for the shop opening.

The president advised the board agreed to move the program to the opening of meetings to allow sufficient time for our programs and to conclude meetings with the business portion.

Andrea Riddle and Lora Morin presented a very helpful program and demonstration of how to repair mistakes in ribbing and cable knitting.

Debbie Henderson reminded the guild of the Charity Knit-In on February 26, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please bring a dish for the pot luck lunch and advise Debbie if you are attending. Debbie advised the guild continues to knit hats for the homeless, preemie hats for Caps for Good and any clothing items for St. Mary’s Infants Home. The guild also knits blankets for animals in animal shelters.

The treasurer’s report was received.

The president requested all members please send an email vote to Sonja re: their preference on two proposed names for the TKGV newsletter, “The Loop” or “Purls of Wisdom.”

The president collected class interest forms for the October 22 & 23 Sally Melville classes. The president advised she will contact Sally Melville with the class interest results and develop a program for October 22 and 23. Further information to follow.

The president encouraged members to join the national guild, The Knitting Guild of America, for several reasons, to the include receipt of the well written and educational magazine, “Cast On” and for admittance to national guild events, including the event that will take place in September, 2011 in Greensboro, N.C.

Cheryl Cauthen-Bond gave a report on her trip to the first Vogue Knitting Live convention held in New York City, NY. Cheryl advised there were over 2500 knitters in attendance from all over the world, over 200 classes offered, design contests, a market and a cocktail party with the teachers.

The guild enjoyed the members’ show-n-tell and the Ways and Means Committee drawing with yarns from Coordinated Colors.

Cheryl Cauthen-Bond advised she has talked to the Hampton-Inn, Corolla Beach, N.C. re: a knitting retreat before the in-season price increase. The room rates, which include breakfast, are $126.65 to 143.65, double occupancy, per night. Further information to follow. In addition, Cheryl has mapped out a yarn crawl to Richmond, Virginia where we could visit 3 yarn stores. Again, further information to follow.

The next meeting will take place on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Westminster-Canterbury. The program will be entrelac knitting. Please bring worsted weight yarn and a pair needles to use for practice in the program.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

FACEBOOK

In case you have not heard . . . We are on Facebook. Just search "TKGV" on facebook and join in the conversation. Local knitters and shops as well as designers from all over the place are posting on our wall. Go there and check it out. You will be glad you did!

THANK YOU SUE!!!

If you missed the January meeting you missed an outstanding presentation of what was in Sue Von Ohlson's closet. She brought a variety of items to show us from her linen closet. Honestly her work was "jaw dropping" amazing! Many Thanks to her for showing us just what you can aspire to as a knitter.

January 3, 2011 TKGV Meeting Minutes

The president of TKGV called the January 2011 meeting to order at 7:18 p.m. The president extended birthday wishes to the members celebrating January birthdays and wished all a Happy New Year. The minutes of the December 2010 meeting were approved. The treasurer’s report was received.

Committee reports were received with the following updates:
Charity Knitting:
a.Debbie Henderson reported 16 TKGV members donated 193 knitted items to various charities in 2010. The following donated the most number of charity items: Margaret Faust, Wanda Gunnoe, Mel Hutchinson and Lee Werbin. All four charity knitters will receive checks in the amount of $25.00 a piece for their generous charity knitting in 2010.
b.Pat Link, from Hats for the Homeless, gave the history of the Hats for the Homeless charity, which started 3 years ago by using yarn ends to knit hats for charities serving the homeless. Now Hats for the Homeless has 70 knitters and crocheters who produced 466 hats for the homeless in 2010. Pat uses various internet lists to secure donated yarn. She then gives the yarn to volunteers to knit and crochet hats. Pat picks up the completed hats and gives the hats to various local charities serving the homeless. Pat brought bags of yarn for TKGV knitters. We can contact Pat at patriciaalink@yahoo.com.
c.In addition, Debbie advised Save the Children needs hats for children by the February, 2011 meeting; the local animal shelters need blankets for cats and dogs; St. Mary’s needs clothing items knit in washable acrylic yarns; and the Veteran’s Administration needs hats, scarves and lap blankets. The Knitting Corner collects blankets for the Linus Project.
d.Debbie will host a TKGV charity knit-in on Saturday, 02/26/11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at her residence. We will have a potluck lunch. Please contact Debbie Henderson via email at hendersonjb@cox.net to confirm attendance.
Ways & Means Committee – offered raffle items from Coordinated Colors.

On motion of Rae Streubing, and seconded, the guild approved giving $25.00 checks to the TKGV members who donate the highest number of knitted charity items in 2011.

The president reviewed the Heifer Fund program and suggested we continue collecting money at the monthly meetings for the Heifer Fund and make a donation once we collect sufficient funds to purchase the Heifer Fund knitting basket.

We will receive an update on the possible Richmond Yarn Crawl and a possible North Carolina knitting weekend once the planning is completed.

The president reminded all members we will meet at the Westminster-Canterbury, Penthouse suite, starting at the February, 2011 meeting. We will not order catering for the meetings. We will have to move a few meetings (July and September) because of conflicts in using the room on holidays. Please watch the newsletter and website for date changes for July and September, 2011.

The president advised, after a brief discussion of the need to continue carrying liability insurance, the board will review the topic and report back to the guild.

The president reported the Knitting Guild of America will hold its annual convention in Greensboro, N.C. 09/21/11 – 09/25/11.

On motion of Debbie Henderson, and seconded, the guild approved not planning a bus trip to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in May, 2011.

The president advised the February, 2011 program will be a workshop on correcting knitting mistakes.

The president thanked Kathy Brown for setting up a Facebook page for TKGV.

After the member show and tell, Sue Von Ohlsen, master knitter, treated the members to a delightful program of “What’s In My Closet”. Sue exhibited several clothing items, as well a number of beautiful knitted lace items.

The next meeting will take place on Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Westminster- Canterbury.

There being no further business to address, he meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Katie Gerwien
Secretary

Just a Reminder

Please do not forget that we will be taking up a donation for Heifer International at our meeting. To learn more about Heifer and the wonderful work they do, please go to their website  www.heifer.org.