August 2010 Volume 5 Issue 8
President's Report
Dear Quilting Friends,
It's August. Our hot and steamy month. No sense trying to do yard work, you'll just melt. No getting in that walk, you'll just collapse. Guess we'll just have to be forced to stay indoors and hit the sewing room. Sounds like a plan to me.
I've been thinking about the word QUILT. What is a quilt? Easy question, right? It's two pieces of fabric with batting in the middle and lots of thread to hold it together. The dictionary defines it as a bed cover. Today we put quilts everywhere, not just the bed. But when we quilters think about it we have many more definitions. It's an artistic expression using fabric and thread. It's an expression of caring and love that we share with others. It's an excuse to not run the vacuum cleaner. It's therapy for tired, worried minds. When I think of quilt I just get warm and fuzzy....can't help it, a quilt is just another word for happy.
This month we will continue with our Veteran Quilt project. Many of you have contributed stars and we will be using them to make quilt tops. Many of you have already completed quilts. It's a worthwhile project and I'm pleased to see the member response.
Look in this newsletter for this year's Challenge. Hope the theme appeals to you and you will get your creative ideas flowing. The Challenge is not due until May 2011 so you have lots of time.
The Quilt Show Committee has worked on the rules and categories for our upcoming show in February 2011. Look for that to be available at the next meeting. Our tickets are done and will be distributed in September. So start your plans for what quilt you would like to enter. You must be a member of the Guild to participate in the show.
As always, Happy Stitchin', Beverly
IT'S A CHALLENGE: "POLKA DOTS AND STRIPES, GALORE"
Your Challenge is to create a small quilt which includes a fabric with polka dots and a fabric with stripes. You may use any other fabric of your choice. You may use any piecing and quilting technique, but your project must be quilted. Your quilt must measure no more that 120" in perimeter. The Challenge is due at the Annual Joint Meeting in May 2011. Good Luck! P.S. Three ribbons will be awarded by the vote of the membership present.
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Hospitality Report
Daytime General Meeting Hostesses: Donna Day, Gayle Hodges, Sarah Hutton and Joyce Rogers
Evening General Meeting Hostesses: Tracy Bell and Connie Bernhard
Daytime Sit-n-Stitch: No Hostess/ Meet at Church Quilt Room to sit and sew
Nighttime Sit-n-Stitch: Hostess: Sarah Dye
Membership Report for July 2010
The following quilters will celebrate their birthday in August. Bonnie Wynne, Shirley Love, Lee Brahier, Gail Boden, Linda Kelley, Diane McKee, Linda Carpenter, Teresa Stonecypher, Vickie Cooley, Carole Mabardy and Sarah Dye.
Forty six members and six guests attended the July daytime meeting.
Night Meeting
The night meeting on July 15 was fun, fun, fun. Carol Schulz, night president, organized "cupcake wars" for refreshments. Her chocolate and vanilla cupcakes were delicious and so much fun to decorate with the variety of frostings, embellishments, and fun things brought by various members. Information was shared about the fall retreat, bee memberships, and the Christmas boutique. Beverly showed the gorgeous opportunity quilt for the quilt show. A stack of veterans' star blocks were handed in and members were reminded that more are needed, along with volunteers to set blocks and quilt the tops. There was a good discussion about the importance of volunteers to the success of the guild. Volunteers are still needed for night librarian, Sit and Stitch, refreshments, and e-words. If you feel nervous or shy about volunteering, be aware that there will always be someone to show you what to do and to help you. Sue Gulkis presented a delightful program on origami, including traditional folded paper and using folded fabric in quilts. Sue brought beautiful scrapbooking papers that we eagerly folded into charming boxes and lids. She made it seem so easy! And it was fun for sure. Loretta Akerlind, Night Secretary
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Bee groups!
The Honeybees used fabric from their stash to make pillowcases for the deployed military in Iraq and Afghanistan this month. They mailed a box full of pillowcases made from an assortment of fabrics that were patriotic prints to novelty prints.
For more information on the project go to: www.operationsupportfordeployedmilitary.org Click on projects and then click on operation pillowcase to find the point of contact and the pillowcase pattern.
Stop by Jim's Vacuum and Sewing to see class samples for the following classes:
August 7, 2010 - Itty Bitty Bear Paw
September 11, 2010 - Stars wall hanging
October 16, 2010 - T-shirt class
Teacher: June Bauman
Did You Know??
www.youtube.com has all kinds of informational videos on quilting from piecing to how to quilt by hand or machine. Many professional quilters demonstrate the various techniques. Jo-Ellen
The following are the books that I had at the meetings for the program on "Fabric and Origami."
Book/Magazine Author 2nd author ISBN
Simple Fabric Folding for Christmas Aneloski, Liz 1-57120-202-1
Beautiful Quiltagami Hiney, Mary Jo 978-1-4027-3453-3
Origami Quilts Mables, Louise Lowes, Wendy 1-56477-624-7
Fun with folded fabric boxes Mills, Crystal Tubis, Arnold 978-1-57120-399-1
Flower Origami Sudo, Kumiko 0-9721218-4-6
Fantasies and Flowers Sudo, Kumiko 0-8442-2666-1
A Fresh Twist on Fabric Folding Wat, Rebbeca 1-57120-320-6
Fantastic Fabric Folding Wat, Rebecca 1-57120-085-1
American Quilter July, 2010
Framing the Future: pg. 22 Moonflowers: pg. 94
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More on Folded Fabric
This from Bobbie Dye
C&T Publishing has Fun with folded fabric boxes for $20.95 #10510 925-677-0377 Ruthmarys is who I talked to..... she said we could save money on shipping if everyone ordered together.
I forgot!
There will be no July Work night Thursday because the church will use the room for Vacation Bible School and I will be in Tennessee. See you at the August meeting. Carol Schulz
Did you know
That as Guild members, we can get an extra 10% off all our purchases at Jo-Ann. I didn't know that and they sure don't tell us at the store. JoannvipNonprofitcardsvertical.jpg or Joann.com and go to customer service and then discount card
Fall Retreat Update
All retreat payments and registration information is due no later than August 18, 2010. If you have lost your registration form you may obtain another on from Debbie Register and there will also be some at the next meeting. If you have not decided whom you would like to room with contact Debbie Register and she will have a list of “who’s who” on that issue and will help you find a room mate.
We have 35 signed up the fall retreat so far and hope all of these ladies and more will be able to attend. We willbe having a “free for all table “at the retreat. Anything that you no longer want in your sewing room or stash closet can be brought and added to the table. All items are free and maybe you will find an item you just can’t live without. So keep this in mind if you are spring-cleaning your favorite room in the house, A.K.A. you room of solitude confinement and joy.
We are looking forward to 3 days of fun and sewing with all of you. Hope to see you there. Betty, Vickie, Judy and Debbie
Classes
Jim’s Sewing & Vac's will begin registration on July 1, 2010 for their "Quilter's Monthly Block Party". Registration will begin on July 1, 2010 with a fee of $5.00. Beginning August 14, 2010 at 9:30 a.m., there will be a demo given along with the pattern. If you can’t attend the Sat. Demo, you may purchase your $5.00 block pattern the following week. You will need to have your block finished and ready to show in order to get the next block. Samples of the blocks are on display. Joyce Harris will be the instructor.
