Monthly Meeting Reviews, 2007

November

Karen opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. There were no new visitors
tonight. We had thirty members at the meeting tonight. Thanks to
everyone for all the "goodies" brought to the meeting.

Karen gave the Treasurer's report in Bonnie's abscence. The balance
of our account now stands at $824.87 as of 11/13/07. We now have 71
paid members.

Charity Project: Cyndi made cute baby hats. Evelyn made three baby
blankets, three baby hats, and 6 sets of booties.

Again, Marie asked that anyone putting an article in the next
newsletter to get it in by November 23rd. The newsletter will be
mailed out by the first week of December.

Karen reminded everyone that the 4th Tuesday of each month of knitting
will no longer be held at the church but the location will now be
changed to Barnes and Noble in Crystal Lake.

Also, our December meeting on December 11th will be our holiday party
and election of all officers and board members.

Our project tonight was making a Santa ornament and was taught by Helga.

Karen passed out to each member a nominating sheet for the upcoming
election of our 2008 Officers and Five Board Members.

The meeting ended at 7:45 p.m.
We wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Peggy S/Secretary

October

Karen started the meeting at 7:10 p.m. by welcoming visitors for the
evening. We had three new visitors, Carol from Mundelein, Kathy from
Huntley, and Robin from Cary.

Bonnie gave us her Treasurer's report. As of 10/09/07 we have a total
of $1155.69 in our account and have a total of 70 paid members.

Karen led a discussion regarding the low turn-outs for the last two
charity nights. It was decided to drop the charity nights for now.

Karen, also brought up the fact that there has been extremely low
attendance at the Knit and Chat held at the church on the 4th Tuesday
of the month. After some discussion it was agreed upon to go back to
Barnes & Noble Cafe in Crystal Lake for the Knit and Chat (7-9 p.m.) on the
4th Tuesday of every month instead of at the church.

The New Member Coffee, held at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake was a
great success and fun for all!

The Knit Out held Sunday, Oct.7th, at the Crystal Lake Library was
attended by 10-12 members of Cultured Purls. There was a good
attendance for people wanting to learn how to knit. Again, thanks to
Crystal Lake Library for letting us hold the Knit Out there!

Don't forget to get your items e-mailed to Marie A.S.A.P. She will be
getting the newsletter out in late November or early December.

We had 20 baby hats and three baby sweaters donated to us by
Susan/Charity Knit Group. Also, one pink baby hat knitted by Janet.

Sunday, Oct. 14th is Yarn Con. It is sponsored by the Windy City
Guild and it will be held at the Pulaski Field House in Chicago.
Admission is $3/per person. It is located near Milwaukee and Division.

Tuesday, Oct. 16th is our Board Meeting. It will be held at Barnes &
Noble in Crystal Lake.

Friday, Oct.26th to Sun. Oct.28 is our Knitting Retreat in Galena, Il.
We will be staying at the Chestnut Mt. Resort. We will be visiting
Fiber Wild Knitting Store on Main St. They are providing donuts and
coffee plus discounts on their yarn. We have a hospitality room on the
same floor as all our members are on so it should be ALOT of FUN!! If
you haven't signed up for the retreat do so A.S.A.P. We now have about
15 ladies going.

Tuesday, Nov. 13th is our next regular meeting. It is also the meeting
for nominating officers for 2008. If you would like to run for the
Board or one of the Officer's positions or nominate someone else
please do so at this meeting.

Also, at this meeting Helga has kindly
volunteered to teach us how to make Santa Claus Ornaments. You will
need 4-5 colors of yarn in the same weight of yarn. More info on this
will be coming.

If you would like to participate, Helga and Catherine will be leading
a class at Crystal Lake South High School at 8:15 a.m. on Nov.
14th (Wed.) teaching how to knit. If you need any more info on this
class please e-mail Helga.

Please put your chairs and tables away at
the end of each meeting. This is greatly appreciated by the few people
that are left at the end of the meeting who have had to do this time
and time again.

Note: Bring your complete Gnomes next month for a group photo to send to Turid!

Meeting ended at 9:15 p.m.
Minutes taken by Peggy S/Secretary

(editor note: Thanks Peggy!)

September

Start time: 7:05 p.m.
Number of attendees: 27

Visitors: Cheryl from McHenry came as Bonnie D’s guest. Jan from Wonder Lake came as Marybeth V’s guest.

Committee Updates
Membership: Current membership is 67 paid members.
Treasurer: Current balance: $1163.83.
Charity: No charity items were given in Peggy’s absence.
Newsletter: The September newsletter will be mailed the weekend of September 15th.

Karen announced upcoming events, including:
Tuesday, September 18: Charity Knitting Night at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake
Tuesday, September 25: Knit and chat at the church
Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30: Alpaca Farm Open House at local alpaca farms
Sunday, September 30: New Member Coffee, Panera Bread in Crystal Lake (by invitation)
Saturday, October 6: Fall Fiber Jubilee, Tall Grass Farm, Delevan, Wis.
Sunday, October 7: Knit Out, Crystal Lake Public Library, Crystal Lake
Saturday–Sunday, October 13–14: Wisconsin Spin In, West Bend, Wis.
Also that weekend: Sewing and Quilting Expo, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles
Tuesday, October 16: Board Meeting, Barnes & Noble, Crystal Lake
Friday–Sunday, October 26–28: Guild Knitting Retreat, Chestnut Mountain Resort, Galena

Tonight’s Topic: Continued to work on baby/bear sweater project
Future topics: November—Santa ornament. December—Holiday party; elections for 2008

The formal meeting ended at 7:40 p.m.

August

Karen started the meeting at 7:08 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. We had no new visitors at this meeting. The total number of paid up members is 67.
Treasurer's Report: Bonnie stated that the beginning balance was $1351.16. This month we received a check for $300.00 for some of our members working the Crystal Lake Fiber Fair. Thus, the ending balance as of August 14th is $1651.16. Thanks to all our members who participated in working at the Fiber Fair!!
Charity Contributions this month:
Mary Joan: 1 Chemo Hat
Minnie: 3 Chemo Hats
Bonnie: 1 Baby Hat
Angela: 2 Chemo Hats
? : 1 Baby Hat (given to Karen)
Evelyn: 10 Chemo Hats, 5 pair of Booties, 7 Baby Hats, 3 Blankets.

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to our charity which is Centegra Hospital. These items are really appreciated!!
Newsletter: Please contribute to our newsletter!! Any knitting info is appreciated. Send all info to Marie.
Near Future Events:
Tuesday, Sept. 11-Welcome Fall Potluck before the regular meeting, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18-Charity Knitting Night, Panera Bread, Crystal Lake, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 27-Knit and Chat, Church
Sunday, Oct. 7-KnitOut, Crystal Lake Public Library with door prizes

October 26-28, Friday p.m.-Sunday a.m., Knitting Retreat, Chestnut Mountain, Galena, Il. Info all listed on our web site.
Tonight's topic/instruction: Baby or Bear Sweater Project taught by Dawn.

September and October Projects will be to continue with the Baby or Bear Sweater Projects.
November Project: Santa Ornament, Nomination of Officers and Board for 2008
December: Holiday Party. Election of Officers and Board for 2008

Business Meeting ended at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes taken by Peggy S/Secretary

June

Karen opened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. We had no new visitors. Thanks to Kathleen for bringing a box of Munchkins to go with our coffee/tea. Since our Treasurer was not at tonight's meeting we had no Treasurer's report tonight. The number of paid members as of May is 66.

Thanks to Marie for another great newsletter mailed out. The next newsletter will come out in September. Don't forget to e-mail or mail to Marie any articles or interesting items on anything to do with knitting.

We had no charity projects brought in tonight.

Upcoming Events: June 19-24 Gifted Purl Sale in Dundee.

July 20-22 Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair in Crystal Lake.

Aug. 4 at 10:00 a.m. Visit an Alpaca farm near Elgin.

Aug. 9-12 Stitches Midwest.

Oct. 26, 27, & 28 Guild Retreat held in Galena, Il.

Karen brought up that we will, again, have a workshop, probably with Carol Hurt from St. Louis. This workshop will not be this year, but in January or February of 2008.

Project for tonight is Knitting Gnomes, by Turid.

Karen ended the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Peggy S/Secretary

May

Karen opened the general meeting at 7:03 p.m. She welcomed four new visitors. Two ladies were from Crystal Lake, one from Cary, and one from Oakwood Hills via Germany.
Thanks to Kathleen and Peggy for bringing treats to go with our coffee or tea.

Bonnie stated we now have 66 paid members as of today. The Treasurer's report is as follows:
April beginning balance: $1359.13
+30.00 2 paid dues
-52.97 expenses
April ending balance: $1336.16

For our monthly Charity report we had 4 baby blankets knitted by Evelyn M.

Deadline submission for our next newsletter is last week of May. Marie states the newsletter will then come out the first week of June.
Please send or e-mail Marie any interesting articles, etc. regarding knitting.

Our guild will be "manning" the South Gate Entrance at the upcoming Fiber Fair being held on the Dole Mansion grounds in Crystal Lake. If you haven't signed up and would like to, go to our web page for information.

No date has been set yet for the Knit-Out. It will be held most likely at the beginning of October at the Crystal Lake Library. Andrea will be heading up the organizing of this day.

Nine ladies have already signed up for our 2nd Annual Knitting Retreat. We have a block of room set aside under Cultured Purls Knitting Guild. For all the information on the retreat please refer to our web page.

For our June and July project we will be making a felted Gnome, led by Turid. You will need three different colors of wool yarn (that can be felted).
Bring needles a size or two larger than the yarn calls for. You may use any weight yarn.

Our 2nd Annual Auction followed the general meeting. It was a rousing success and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!! Thanks to all who helped put the auction together and run it especially Lee our "auctioneer", Sue for helping collect and keep track of all the money, Karen and Kathleen for keeping all the knitting items flowing to the auctioneer and lastly for all our members who brought all the wonderful knitting items that made the auction truly a success! The total amount that was sold at the auction came to $1152.50.

Minutes submitted by Peggy S/Secretary

April

The meeting started at 7:14 p.m. Karen H presided.

Attendance: The meeting was attended by 29 members and one visitor, Barb F, who joined Tuesday.

Treasurer’s Report
• Bonnie was absent, so no balance was reported.
• Currently we have a paid membership of 62.

Charity knitting
• Nan donated a baby hat.
• The Charity Knitting night last month was poorly attended. Peggy, Nan and Mary Joan came, but did not see each other and left without knitting. It was suggested to hold future Charity Knitting nights in Crystal Lake so it is more centrally located for members.

Events Since the Last Meeting
• Patti attended the Yarn Harlot’s book signing in Oak Brook.
• Lisa, Mary and Helga attended the Fiber Jubilee at Tall Grass Farm.

Upcoming Events: Karen announced some upcoming events.
• Stephenson County Fiber Fair on April 21.
• Board meeting April 17.
• Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair, July 20–22 in Crystal Lake. Andrea is chairing the Guild’s involvement. Marie is co-chair. A sign-up sheet to work at the fair was passed around to give the Guild a fund-raising opportunity.
• Stitches Midwest will be held in Rosemont in August.
• The Guild Knitting Retreat will be October 26–28 in Galena.

Yarn Auction: Instead of a group instruction, the Guild will host a yarn auction at the May meeting. Members may sell books or yarn. The yarn should be bagged and tagged with the seller’s name. Sellers may put a minimum bid on yarn. Kathleen offered to pick up the yarn or it can be brought in early to the May meeting so that it can be organized.

Fourth Tuesday Meeting Announcement: Pat asked that if she is unable to stay at the church for the fourth Tuesday meeting that the last people there call her and wait for her to lock up the building. The building cannot be left unattended and unlocked.

Newsletter: The deadline for submissions to the next newsletter is May 23. The newsletter will be mailed to members in the first week of June.

Show and Share: Karen presided as members showed off finished (and almost finished) projects.

The meeting ended at 9:00 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Marie D.

March

Karen opened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. on Marth 13th. We had three visitors this evening. They were Cynthia, Nancy, and Char, all from Crystal Lake.
Bonnie gave her Treasurer's report. The balance of our account is now $1213.14 with a total of 56 paid members.

We had a wonderful amount of knitted items turned in tonight. They were as follows:
2 Chemo Hats & 4 Premie Hats knitted by Karen
4 Chemo Hats and 2 Baby Hats knitted by Dawn
4 Hats knitted by Minnie
3 Baby Hats & 4 IV Holders knitted by Barb
2 Baby Hats knitted by Catherine
1 Baby Hat knitted by MJ
1 Baby Hat knitted by Angela
1 Baby Hat & Bootie set by Peggy
6 Baby Hat & Bootie sets by Evelyn

Thank you for all your hard work-it will truly be appreciated!!

Our newsletter just was mailed to all our paid members. As usual, Marie did a wonderful job in getting it out. If any of our members sees something interesting in the knitting field PLEASE get it to Marie for the newsletter.

Karen brought up the fact that we did not have a project for our May meeting. It was decided to have our "2nd Annual Yarn/Books/Mags Auction" at the May meeting. Karen's husband had kindly offered to be our Auctioneer again. Before the meeting bring any yarn that you want to sell in a plastic bag with your first and last name in magic marker on the outside of the bag and also the minimum amount that you need for it. If that yarn sells you get the money-not the guild. If you have duplicate knitting books you want to sell just put your name again on the outside of the book with the minimum amount to need for that book. Last year we had groups of old "Work Basket" mags that were put up for sale. We had so much fun last year!!

Karen announced there are several Fiber Fairs coming up in April:
Stevenson County Fiber Fair and Tall Grass Farm. More info at our Web site.

Helga announced that the new members' coffee will be held on April 15th (Sunday) from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake.
This is for new members' that have been with our Guild for less than 6 months. Invitations will go out to these new members.

A survey was handed out to all our members present tonight (40 total) to see how many of them would be interested in another knitting retreat this year. The last count I saw was 25 of the ladies said they would be very interested in attending a retreat. We are trying to hold it a little earlier in the year as the weather last year turned nasty. All 18 members that attended last year had such a good time though, despite the weather! Look for more info on the retreat in the near future.

Don't forget the Charity Knitting Meeting coming up this Tuesday, March 20th. It will be held at Panera Bread, in Fox River Grove, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Peggy will be bringing some patterns and extra yarn for our charity projects.

Tonight Bonnie taught the class on cables and the project of a cable purse, and Dawn did a demo on cables without a cable needle.

The business part of our meeting ended at 8:00 p.m. after our Show-N-Share time. 

Minutes submitted by Peggy S/Secretary

February

Snow day-no meeting

January

Karen opened the meeting at 7:20 p.m., welcoming everyone to a new season of knitting. We had several visitors tonight. Joanne from Wauconda, and Kate from Crystal Lake. We also had several ladies that had come once before to visit our guild.

Quite a few of our members went to the various New Year's Day sales around the area such as at The Fold in Marengo and Sunflower's in Crystal Lake.

Marie stated that our Guild Newsletter will be coming out end of February or beginning of March. Please submit any interesting articles or news you might have heard of to Marie to put into our newsletter.

We had approximately 43 members at the meeting. Everyone paid their annual dues of $15 to Bonnie D, our Treasurer. If you have not paid your dues please do so as soon as possible. They are now overdue!

We were very fortunate what with going through the holidays and all to have a number of our members make hats for our charity-Centegra Hospital. Those who contributed are:

Mary Joan-2 striped baby hats

Marita-white cabled baby hat

Catherine-2 baby hats

Nan-2 baby hats

Karen-2 baby hats and 2 chemo hats

Thanks, again to all of the above for their items!!

There was no instruction class tonight.

We had a speaker tonight at our meeting. Her name is Carol Cassidy Fayer. She is putting together the Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair being held at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, July 20, 21, 22, 2007 in Crystal Lake. There will be fiber arts classes, demonstrations, food, fiber vendors, etc. You may go to the web site of www.fiberandfolk.com for more information.

Thanks to all our members that brought all the "goodies" tonight that went with our coffee and tea.

New Officers and Board Members meet this coming Tuesday, January 16th.

Karen ended the meeting at 7:40 p.m.

Minutes taken by Peggy S/Secretary

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