JANUARY MEETING
January 8, 2008
7:00 P.M.
937/878-4141
Visitors Welcome
Unfortunately, it is that time of
year. Meetings will be canceled if
‘In-House’ Meeting is About
Helping Those Less Fortunate
It’s time for the January
Community Service meeting once again! For those of you who are new to the
guild, we have chosen January as the perfect month to have this “in house”
project because of the uncertain weather.
This is a good time to come
and experience a kind of old fashion quilting bee. It gives us all a chance to
sit and chat while keeping our hands busy for a good cause.
Members can bring supplies
for the community quilts (cutting mats, rotary blades, rulers, scissors,
needles and thread).
I would like to extend a
heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the community project this past
year. Many hands make light work. Bless all of you during this holiday season,
and I look forward to completing many quilts in the new year.
Chris
Landis
Community Projects
2567565
A Note from the President
I have a new e-mail address
shown at the end of this note. If you’ve sent any messages to my old address, and
I haven’t responded to them, that’s the reason.
It is astonishing to me
that a whole new year has begun. May this year go as well and quickly as the
last! I thank every one of you who has helped the guild prosper and be a
welcoming place for quilters to share their skills and passion for quilting.
Our focus until May will be
the quilt show. Every other year we take on this most crucial fundraiser for
our guild. We need every member’s contributions of quilts to hang as well as
participation in organizing and conducting the actual event.
I can’t stress enough that
all skill levels and that all types of quilts from small to large, from simple
to complex, from traditional to art quilts—all are welcome. This is not a time
to be shy and think yours aren’t good enough.
Variety is great! Ordinary
people who walk through the quilt show don’t understand technique or count
stitches per inch. They just like what they like and appreciate our efforts.
All this we do for the love of quilting,
Ron
Lundquist
President, 2947844
Retreat Information
Reminder:
Final payments for retreat are due in JANUARY this year. Thanks,
Full retreat information is available on the
Website: www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org
Welcome New Members
For your information, 57 members attended the December meeting.
Currently for 2008, 83 members have renewed.
Rhonda
Dobson
Beverly
Kunkle
937-912-5395
Please
make the following change to your roster:
Susan Dow
Membership 2008
The 2008 membership dues must be
paid by the end of January to remain active.
The fee is $20.00.
Dues
can be mailed to:
Kim Gros
Medway OH 45341
If you want to receive your card by mail, please include a
self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please mark your check with “Dues for 2008.”
Fons and Porter
A new or renewed subscription
to Fons and Porter magazine is $20 for 1 year. Please make check out to MVQG.
Include mailing label if you can. Our guild will get $5 for each subscription
that we get.
This makes a great gift
that will last all year long.
Connie
Combs
2008
Lecture/Workshops
January 8 Community
Projects
Chris Landis, Community
Projects Chair
February 12 Lisa
Quintana
Guild
Member
March 11 Cathy
Corcella
Lecture with hands on project
“Grandma’s Birdhouses”
Website:
www.ohiostarquiltproducts.com
April 8 Sandra
Brothers
Lecture: “Underground Railroad
and Other Story Quilts”
May 13 Surprise!!!
Details Coming Soon!!!
May 16-17 MVQG’s
Membership Quilt Show
June 10 Vikki
Pignatelli
Lecture: “10 Attributes that Make
a Good Quilter Better”
Website: www.vikkipignatelli.com
*June 28 Vikki
Pignatelli Workshop
Workshop:
Combination of Improvisational Curves & Manipulations of Quilts (Because
Vikki has been here before, she will refresh those who have taken her workshop
and then proceed with some of her new ideas)
Website: www.vikkipignatelli.com
July 8 Cathy
Franks
Lecture: “How to Find a Quilting
Design”
Website: www.cathyfranks.com
*July 9 Cathy
Franks Workshop
Workshop: “Running Amok with
Creativity”
Website: www.cathyfranks.com
August 12 Leigh
MacDonald
Lecture:
from the chapter: “Embellishments and Beading” from her new book, “Adventures
in Circles”
Website:
www.adventuresinquilting.com
*August 16 Leigh
MacDonald Workshop (from “Adventures in Circles”)
(At the time of signing she
hadn’t developed her workshop
details)
However, it will be taken from her new book.
Website:
www.adventuresinquilting.com
September 9 Rita Fishel
Lecture: “Tool Time”
Website:
www.creationssewclever.com
October 14 TBA
Check
the website for announcement.
November 11 Kimberly
Einmo
Lecture: “Quilt, A Travel Souvenir
Bring your project if you were in
Kim’s class last year.
Website: www.kimberlyeinmo.com
December 9 Christmas
Party (Members Only)
Celebrate
the holidays with fellow Guild members
* Denotes Workshops
Sunshine News
If you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Lee
Peterson at 439-7298.
Our deepest sympathy goes
to Michelle Hazlett and Michelle’s daughter, Tricia Fecher, whose
mother/grandmother recently passed away. If you would like to send a sympathy
card or note, please send to:
Michelle Hazlett
1079 Yuma Trail
Iris Adkins, a former
member of the guild, has passed away. She had moved to Huntington,
It’s been a difficult year
for Debbie Besl who lost her father in February and recently her mother. If you
would like to send a sympathy card or note, please send to:
Debbie Besl
Quilt Shows
February
8th – March 19th
Quilt Show 2008 at
Show is held at Lake Metroparks Farmpark,
February
28th – March 1st
17th Annual
Show held at
April
22nd – 26th
20th Rotary Antique Quilt Show
Show entitled “Can’t Have Too Many Baskets” is held at the
May 16-17,
2008
MVQG 2008
Membership Show
The more than 200 members of the
For more information visit: http://www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org
June
19th – 21st
39th Annual NQG Quilt Show
Show is held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The show
will feature exhibits, classes, lectures, an extensive vendor mall and special
events. The 400+ competition quilts will be joined by a special theme exhibit
of Rose Quilts, selected quilts from Sacred Threads: 2007, a fascinating exhibit
of Vintage Kit Quilts from the collection of noted quilt historian Xenia Cord,
an exhibit called Contemporary Colorations: The Wow Factor and a sampling of
wonderful NQA Chapter Challenge Quilts. Class information brochures will be
available to all current members of NQA in the winter issue of The Quilting
Quarterly. Registration information will be posted on their website on or about
January 2, 2008. Advance registration is available for all volunteers who
worked two shifts during the 38th Annual Show in 2007.
Pointers & Tips for Quilting
Interesting
Shapes: If you want an unusual heart shape or a square
shape check out the local scrapbooking shop. They have some interesting
shapes that would be great for quilting.
Secret
Pocket: When making quilts for children (or friends) add a secret pocket
with a little love note in it...only you and the recipient will know where it
is if you disguise it well. This is lovely for grandchildren, you can add a new
note each time you visit them.
Resharpen
Rotary Blades: To resharpen your rotary cutters, fold up a
piece of silver foil so that you have several layers; then just cut through it
several times and your cutter will be resharpened.
Useful
CDs: Save those flat tins that the new AOL CDs come in. You can use
them to store your plastic templates.! The CD itself
is just the right size to make a yo-yo pattern and the tin will hold other
templates! Don’t like the cover? Take a swatch of your favorite fabric and glue
to the top. Be sure to label it with the contents!
Tilting
Machine: Use 2 door stops to raise the back of your machine so that the
machine is tilted toward you. Relieves back strain and
it only costs about 39 cents at the hardware store.
Bias
Cuts: Applying spray starch to fabric before cutting bias cuts will
help keep fabric from stretching and distorting.
Wrapping
Paper Tubes: Save your empty cardboard tubes from Christmas
wrapping paper and roll your quilts onto the tubes to store them.
The quilts will not wrinkle on the closet shelf.
Paper
Towel Tubes: Use paper towel tubes for storing leftover
pieces of bindings. It keeps then nice and flat and there is no need to
re-iron.
Sandwiching Quilt: When you get ready to sandwich your quilt, it
helps to use a large yardstick to smooth out the wrinkles in the batting. It
only takes a few strokes of the yardstick to get a smooth laying
batting, the yardstick acts as an extended long arm and works like a charm.
Make sure your yardstick is smooth so that it can glide over the batting
easily.
Position
in Front of Machine: Sit directly in front of your line of sewing
when sewing by machine. It will help to make your seams straight as an arrow.
If you sit even a bit to one side or another, your line of stitching will go
just that little bit with you.
Bobbin
Container: You know those little tubes that contain miniature M&Ms?
They’re just the size to hold bobbins. It will hold five bobbins, and they don’t
unravel in your sewing box.
Detergent
Boxes: Store your quilting magazines in empty detergent boxes. They are
sturdy, have handles and smell good. They can be covered with contact paper or
spray adhesive and fabric.
Reminder
Quilt
pins are available at each meeting from Kim Gros. Each pin is $3, up to 2 pins.
After that they are $5 apiece.
Deadline for February 2008 Issue: Monday, January 14
All
articles are subject to editing and approval by the editor. Materials received
after the published deadline date will be considered for publication only if
space and time permit.
MVQG’s 2007 Officers
President Ron
Lundquist
Vice President
Treasurer Sandy
Hartz
Recording
Secretary Kathy Bean
Corresponding
Secretary Debbie Bertke
Quilting stories, ideas, news?
Send
to:
Chris
Garcher
MVQG Newsletter Editor
937-233-4641
E-mail: DJGarcher(at)compuserve.com
Advertisers
For
fees and contracts, please contact:
Ed
Chamness
937-372-5821
or
Susan Oppenheim
937-412-1026
thesusanfair(at)yahoo.com
Classified Ads
We accept classified ads for $5.00 per issue. Items
must be of interest to quilters and collectors, and may be submitted by anyone,
including nonmembers.
Need to reach us?
Please
send all guild correspondence to our post office box address. That way our officers will receive
it. Our address is:
Website
www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org
Comments, suggestions, or information to post:
Ed Chamness at mrandmrsquilter(at)aol.com
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