March 2008 Issue
President's Note
Congratulations to SABQG membership for our wonderful Quilt Show! The success is due to the hard work of the show chairmen and the teamwork of all our members. We can be proud of this Quilt Show. I received many good comments by notes, verbally and phone calls. People were amazed at the quality of the quilts, the quilt layout, the friendliness and cozy atmosphere. I believe it was enjoyed by all.
National Quilt Day and Heritage Day at the Junior Museum will be March15. Please quilt some on this day—either quilt with a friend or go demonstrate quilting at the museum.
It was good seeing our "Winter Members" and I hope you all are having a good time.
Spring will soon be here—this means we have lots to look forward to such as the Retreat, Relay for Life, Paducah trip, workshops for making items for the Christmas Shoppe, finishing UFOs, monthly block exchange, "Wish You Were Here" challenge, etc. I am sure there will be something for all of us to do and enjoy.
May you have a Blessed Easter!
Susie
Thanks to the Volunteers
To all who served at the quilt show, I extend sincere thanks. You signed up, you showed up, and you served with enthusiasm. You even came early and stayed late. You made the show a success, and you certainly made my job easier. You are an amazing group of women, and I thank you for all that you do.
Mary Clark
Volunteer Chair
Susie's recipe for----Sugared Peanuts
2 cups shelled raw peanuts
1 cup sugar
½ cup water
Place peanuts, sugar and water in saucepan over medium heat and cook (stir often) until the moisture is all gone and the peanuts are covered with the sugar. Slightly butter a large cookie sheet and pour the peanuts on it. Spread in one layer. Sprinkle a small amount of salt over the nuts and bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes—turn or stir the nuts. Return to oven for 15 minutes more. Let cool and place in covered jar. |
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THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPE 2008
What: Sale of Handmade Articles and Bake Sale
When: November 22, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 – 3:00
Where: St. Andrew Episcopal Church |
Committee Team: Aking Osborne, JoEllen Rogers, Beverly Pierzchala, Patti MacMonigal, Mary Nelson, Cathy Short, Marilyn Hermansen |
Come join the Team and help us create items to sell at our Christmas Shoppe. You've got nine months to think of ideas, get your creative juices flowing, and get working! We hope to have a large variety of items available for sale. You may create Christmas items but other items sell as well, such as baby items, embroidered items, pillows, etc. As we saw at the Quilt Show and last year's Shoppe there are people looking to buy quilts. So we are hopeful to have wall hangings, table toppers and quilts available for sale. Bette Haddon has started us off by donating the quilt, which was exhibited at the Quilt Show.
We hope to encourage projects by having several workdays. We plan a workday in March to make Pillow Quilts, in May to make table runners and July to make Christmas tree skirts. We also would like to have another workshop in September but don’t yet have a project in mind. Got ideas for us?
Last year one of the Bee groups, the Gadabouts, got together and created a large variety of items—all of which sold real well. So we are challenging all the other Bees to come up with a group project and we are inviting all the Bees to bring their projects to the September meeting to inspire us.
If you have orphan quilt blocks or quilt tops, we welcome them as well. We would also appreciate any fabric or batting donations you could make. Soooo…. Get sewing. Remember: Price your items. We'll pick up and store your items if you finish your project and need to move it on out.
SORRY…. NO ADVANCE SALES ON SHOPPE ITEMS!
WORKDAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2008 at the church.
PROJECT: Quilt Pillows to be sold at Christmas Shoppe
Bring sewing machine, sewing supplies and material. One adult quilt/pillow takes 2 1/2 yds of two fabrics and one piece of batting 45" x 72". COME ONE, COME ALL! Have fun sewing with friends!
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Spring Retreat -April 4-6
Blue Springs Baptist Convention Center
2650 Lake Shore Drive
Marianna, FL. 32446
It is time to mark your calendars for the Spring Retreat. The date will be April 4-6 at Blue Springs Baptist Convention Center in Marianna, FL. Accommodation includes 2 nights stay, dinner on Friday, breakfast, lunch, dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. We will also have an area to set up our sewing machines and sew all weekend or just relax and kick back if you desire.
The prices are:
Double Room- $121.00 Single Room- $171.00
Administrative Room- $175.00 (single room with queen bed, Very limited)
Sat. Only- $41.00
If you would like to attend but have not signed up, please call or email me at bbholley@knology.net. In the email please indicate SPRING RETREAT in the subject box. If anyone would like to come up for the day on Saturday only the fee is: $41.00 and includes Lunch and Dinner on Sat, and attendance to the Saturday night Rally as well as use of the facility to sew all day or just visit with fellow quilters. If any member has a special friend or a guest that they would like to bring to the retreat they need to be on the signup list also. Please indicate whom they will be rooming with. The retreat is open to all that have an interest in quilting.
Directions: Take Hwy 231 to I-10 Merge onto I-10 E toward TALLAHASSEE/ Take EXIT 142 to MARIANNA/ Turn LEFT onto FL-71/ Turn RIGHT onto US-90 E - FL-10 E. Turn LEFT onto LAKESHORE DR./ Turn LEFT to stay on LAKESHORE DR. End at 2650 Lakeshore Dr. If you have difficulty finding the facility the phone # is: 850-526-3678.
See You at the Retreat!
Bonnie
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Bee Report ------ NEWS FLASH!!!!!!
We have the latest news on the 2008 Christmas Luncheon. The 'FRAID NOTS are Hostesses. One of their NOT'S squealed and told me all the scraps of info she had. Date, Time and Place. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008---11:30 at the BRICKYARD. Cost is $20. Menu details to follow. The CHALLENGE for the Luncheon will be a mini Quilt (completely finished) no bigger then 8 1/2 X 11. Theme is QUILTERS ROCK. Let your imagination go wild.
The 'Fraid Nots and the Flamingo Flock Blocks are working on blocks with a Christmas theme... for all their members...The Sisterhood will be learn how to make a Template Free Feathered Star.... They also furnished the lunch for the Quilt Show group who hung the Quilts.The Ladybugs are working on their Row By Rows...
If you are interested in joining a BEE in the St Joe/St Joe Beach area Contact Carol Penrod... They will
be having a meeting soon... Their name will be in a future column.
We are trying to get a group started on the Panama City Beach, but somehow I missed the person who wanted to talk to me at the meeting about it. Sorry... Will you please call me and I will help all I can to get you started...
Quilty Hugs and God Bless
Rosemary
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Evening Report for February 21, 2008
Well Mother Nature decided that she would interrupt our group on Thursday. We activated the phone lines and cancelled the meeting at 5:35 P.M. A special thanks to Regina Johnson for helping me with all those phone calls. If we accidentally missed you, I apologize. We had a good program scheduled by Angela Mueller and Janet Ramos (our opportunity quilt winner) titled "After Nashville", perhaps we might be able to double up next month to get a taste of Nashville. The refreshment committee for March is Linda Kelley, Sally Bendschneider, and Helen Jeroski. Sit n' Stitch on March 6 is at Sarah Hough's with assistance from Mary Molinari. The fabric exchange and the basket block swap are postponed until next month and we'll do both blocks and fabrics then. Take care everyone and thanks to Ann Vassie for her "heads up"!
Respectfully submitted,
Jo-Ellen Rogers
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