Minutes of Guild meeting June 6th, 2013.

Marty opened meeting at 6:15.  Secretaries report accepted. Treasurer reports $455.49.  11 weavers in attendance.  The All Day Weave is still scheduled for July 27th at Messiah at 9;00 am. I trust you have signed up with Jo Ann if you plan on attending.  She needs to know how many will be there and also which basket you choose to make with which kind of wood so that she can let our leader know what to bring for supplies.

There was some discussion about what guild wants to do when a member has a bereavement.  There will be a decision to be agreed upon at our next meeting, so you need to be thinking, should we limit ourselves to only deaths of spouses or any family member?   We had a nice thank you from Sharon for plant  received at death of her Mom.

Slate of officers was agreed upon for next year.  Sue A. will be president.  Krista N. will be vice pres. Marty will be Secretary with Sara continuing to post on the blog. and Patti W. as Treasurer.  We are glad to hear Sue will be back in Sept.

Judy S. had a sign up sheet for those of us who want to order reed though her auspices.  If you still need reed, get in touch with her asap as she would like to put order in sometime in July before prices go up any more.  She also needs to order 25 # of each size reed and does not want to order more than we have requested so she is not stuck with more than she can use.

We are in need of a leader for the September meeting so will someone please step up and get in touch with Marty T. if you can do it.  We also need leaders in January and May.  Ann Z. will lead in Oct. Jo Ann L. in Nov. with a sweet "Santa" basket in red with a black belt and gold buckle and white furry rim. Dec. will be a "smack and Weave" and a UFO.  Feb.will be Marlene and Dawn with a potato basket, April Marty will do "Ode to Joy" which might spill over into May. and June will undoubtedly be our usual Snack and Weave and UFO.  Snack and weave started right after meeting and there were several special treats.  Recipes to follow:

Meeting adjourned 6:36 Pat/Krista

Bishop's Bread:  2 eggs, 1 c. sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1 1/2 c. flour, 1 can maraschino cherries with juice, 1 c. chop walnuts. Mix all and pour into greased loaf pan.  Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.  Turn oven up to 350 and bake for an additional 50 minutes.  Freezes well..  Sharon

Pat's Chex mix:  Boil 3/4 c. butter with 3/4 c. brown sugar for 2 minutes. Line a large cookie sheet with foil.  Mix 1 15 oz. Chex mix, 1 c. M&m's, 1 c. peanuts, 1 bag micro pop corn.  Pour butter mixture over all and put onto cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.  Cool, break apart and add any other ingredients you'd like.  Store in air-tight container.

Rhubarb Custard Bars:  In processor, whip 1 c. butter with 2 c. flour and 1/4 c. sugar.  Pat into greased 9 X 13 pan and bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.  Mix 2 c. sugar with 7 tbsp flour, 3 beaten eggs, 1 c. heavy cream and 5 c. chopped rhubarb.  Pour over crust and bake 40-45 minutes more until custard is set.  cool.  Frost with an 8 oz. pkg of softened cream cheese, 1 c. heavy cream and 1/4 c. sugar whipped in mixer.  Chill.

Minutes of meeting May 2, 2013:
  Marty opened meeting at 6:10 pm.  Treasurer reports $475.49.
 The All Day Weave is scheduled for July 27th and will be Nantucket Baskets.  We will meet at Messiah as Ripon Library closes at noon in the summer. Weave will start at 9 am and will include a potluck lunch.  Those wishing to attend need to let Jo Ann know ASAP which basket you wish to make and the choice of wood.  She needs to let Shirley know which supplies to bring.
  June will be a UFO meeting to go with our "snack and weave". Bring your snack and drink to start at 6.
Judy can get us reed for $8.50 per pound including shipping but she needs to know who wants what size and how much of it.  She has figured her price on an order of 25 pounds but doesn't need to be stuck with a lot of extra reed.  Maybe we can put in an order at the June meeting.  Get some idea of what you need to order by then.
16 weavers in attendance working on single and double wine tote baskets led by Ann Z. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 Marlene/Dawn.

Minutes of guild meeting April 4th '13.  14 members in attendance. Marty opened meeting at 6:03. Ann is sending a plant to Sue to cheer her on her recovery.  Treasurer reports $ 475.49.  There was much discussion about copy write law and the copying of patterns.  Many patterns are free and can be copied.  If you are leading a basket where the pattern is not free, let the members know the previous month so that you can order enough patterns for those who wish a copy.

Jo Ann brought all sorts of new baskets from her trip to the south.  Krista had a beauty and Ann had the two wine baskets she will be leading in May.  Both use the same sized handle but members need to let her know if you will be making one so that she can order the correct number.  Pictures are available but I'm having an issue about getting them here so keep checking blog often and I'll keep working on it.

The All Day Weave is set for July 27th.  We're checking to see if church is free that day as library in Ripon closes at noon in the summer so will be unavailable.

June will be a UFO and a "dish to pass" night.

Minutes of March 7th meeting:  Marty opened meeting at 6:00 pm. 14 members attending.  Sue A. broke a leg skiing this past weekend so we're sending a card and hope she'll mend quickly.  Keep her in your prayers.
The spring weave will be July 27th and we'll be making a Nantucket basket.
Marty is leading in April and the basket is a twilled tote. A sign up sheet went around for those who needed/wanted colored reed.
Motion to adjourn Barb E/Ann Z at 6:25 pm. Krista provided handles for our "Jessie" basket and everyone got to work.  

Minutes of Jan. 3rd meeting of the guild:

Treasurer reports a balance of $475.49.
 The spring / summer weave is set for July 27th
Only 8 members attending  this month.
Sara will lead us in Feb. making  a woven heart.   Please see the picture below.

Please be sure to bring:
     - small bottle of super glue
     - several tiny clamps
     - 8 pieces of 1/4 inch reed that are 6 1/2 inches long (colored or not)
     - a piece of ribbon (12 inches)

We Need some one to step up and take the lead in March.
Otherwise we can consider a UFO nite but members are supposed to take turns leading.
Call Marty if you can take the March meeting or the one in April, May, or June. 
We need to decide if we should order patterns for everyone or only for the ones who are actually making the basket.  Discussion was tabled until we have more in attendance.
Meeting adjourned (Sara/Marlene)