October
Meeting
October
10, 2006
7:00 P.M.
878-4141
Visitors
Welcome
“Fabric
Rescue: Beyond Making Do”
Mary Ann Kelmer has always been a scrap quilter. Her “Fabric Rescue”
patterns call for fabric amounts that scrap quilters can relate to. She travels
to quilt shows with her business, Mary
Ann’s Scrap Basket.
I’m sure a lot of you met
her at the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild Show in May 2006. She was very popular.
Mary Ann lives in
For those of us who worked,
took classes and only explored her booth, make sure you are at the October
meeting. You will learn the meaning of “Fabric Rescue” and have some fun along
the way.
A Tribute to Martha
Several weeks ago Martha Miller passed away. She was a
long time member of our guild (the late 1980’s). We are going to feature some
of her quilts at the October meeting. Fern
Miller will give a little background on Martha’s quilting.
Susan Hill
Vice
President
426-4740
A Note from the
President
Here it is TWO Fridays after the meeting, and I
haven’t gotten a desperate call from Chris telling me to hurry up already!
Chris wouldn’t actually say anything like that, as she is always calm and
polite, but you get the drift. Usually by Monday or Tuesday she is calling to
remind me that I’ve forgotten again.
I don’t have anything to
say! What a refreshing change of pace. Oh, give me the trip to two schools and
I’m sure to rectify the situation. Be back in an hour or so.
Well, a couple of hours.
If you didn’t attend
Shirley Liby’s workshop you missed out on a lot of
fun. Four different techniques, some of which we already knew about, but with a
twist – Paper piecing with 3D effects. Fabric mosaics, which for me didn’t
start out fun but became so, and herky-jerky appliqué, a quick and interesting
way to appliqué simple designs. Just drop your feed dogs and use the zigzag
stitch. Fast, easy and there really isn’t a wrong way to get the job done.
My favorite was cutting up
all those landscape fabrics we buy, but seldom know what to do with, and making
new art. Kind of a paint-by-numbers, but with fabric.
It was much neater and fast.
Bring your finished projects
for show and tell in October.
We now have four committee
chairs for the 2008 Quilt Show. That leaves about eight more empty seats. I
believe most of us think that these jobs can wait a few more months and at this
rate they will. Every show requires much forethought and preparation,
especially for publicizing the event and finding a workshop(s) teacher. Rhonda Tiefert
e-mailed some very interesting suggestions used in some of the other guilds she
participates in. I’ll discuss these more in depth after our next board meeting.
It would provide for some interesting additions to the guild as a whole and to
the show.
I can’t emphasize enough
the need for many new people to take the challenge of operating our guild. By
new, I don’t necessarily mean those who have just joined, but those who haven’t
done a position of any kind. There are many, and I might need to have new
brains to collaborate with come the New Year. We generally have fun and make
new friends while we’re at it.
Retreat is in good hands
with Diane McClane
and Lyvonne Jacobs. They have already started
registering for rooms. Make sure you see them early as seating goes very
quickly.
I really didn’t have much to share this month. Enjoy what’s left
of September and I’ll see you in October.
Lynn Hunger
President
937-969-8700
Sunshine News
If you hear of a member who
could use our support, please call Lee Peterson at 439-7298.
Long time member, Martha Miller, has passed away. Our
thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. If you would like to send
a sympathy card, you may send it to her daughter, Ann Bach. Her address is: Ann Bach
52 S. Wright
Bootie Zengel had two hip replacements at the end of
August. Her recovery is going well. If you would like to send her a thinking-of-you
card, her address is:
Bootie Zengel
October 3rd
Tuesday Stitch-In
Evening stitch-in held
on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
The 3rd
Tuesday evening stitch-in will be held October
17th at Sue DeSantis’ home. The address is
Please
call Sue for directions and to let her know you’ll be coming. Enjoy an evening
with friends and get some of your quilting and piecing done!
Welcome New
Members
Nada Frank
937-390-2256
Joyce Howes
Miamisburg, OH 45342
937-433-0267
joyce.howes(at)wright.edu
Susan Yeoman
937-675-2627
Please make the following changes to
your roster:
Anna Jacobs
jjacobs915(at)aol.com
Rhonda Tiefert
281-337-6935
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MVQG Winter Retreat
February 23–25, 2007
We can’t
grow a flower garden in February; sad but true. But we can grow a
You can
reserve your place with a $50.00*
deposit, payable to Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild. Registration for the retreat
will begin at the September guild meeting or you may mail your registration
form and deposit to:
Diane McLane
7565 Detrick Jordan Pike
The balance of
your payment is due by the February 13th guild meeting.
For further
information call Diane McLane at
937- 964-1779
(e-mail dmclane(at)woh.rr.com) or Lyvonne Jacobs
at 937-390-6545.
*Note:
This event is open to MVQG members only. The 2007 dues must be paid in full
prior to the event.
Retreat Packages
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Includes Friday
lunch and supper
Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper
Sunday breakfast and lunch
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Includes Saturday
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Pointers & Tips for Quilting
Value Finder: If you have
access to a photocopy machine, you have the perfect “value” finder. Just slip a
piece, or several pieces onto the glass, close the cover, and copy. Instant values, without the distraction of color.
Portable Ironing Board: To
make a portable lightweight ironing board, cut the cardboard tube that fabric
comes on in half lengthwise. Cover it all around with batting or terry
toweling. Now cover with fabric by pinning in place with glass head pins or
T-pins. Great to keep by the sewing machine for those little quick ironing
jobs!
Aching Back: Does your back
ache after a cutting session on a too low table? Raise it by using Bed Risers,
available in most Bed and
Stabilizer: If you want to
use fabrics paints or fabric pens to decorate a quilt block, try stabilizing it
first by ironing on freezer paper to the backside. The plastic side of the
freezer paper will temporarily fuse to fabric by ironing it on, and it will
peel right off when you are done. This is also great for making quilt labels.
Set up an efficient work
space: The “kitchen triangle” that interior designers insist upon works for
quilting, too! Instead of a “sink, stove, work surface,” set up a “machine,
pressing, work surface” triangle. Position everything so you only have to take
a few steps in between. This saves time and energy when working on large
projects.
Viewing Quilts: At quilt
shows when you can’t stand back far enough to appreciate the patterns on the
larger quilts, use a door peep-hole. This lets you stand up close and see the
whole quilt. You will be amazed at some of the secondary patterns that emerge.
Organization: Use a metal
utensil rack at the hardware store (like you use in the kitchen for hanging
spoons etc.) Place it on the wall near your sewing machine and hang your rotary
cutters, scissors, pinking shears, etc. right beside the sewing machine.
Librarians’
Corner
Well,
here we are. Heidi and
Chosen the following subjects.
Mariners Compass (finding our way), Borders and a few other picks including
books by Shirley Liby,
last month’s speaker. Come on over and check us out. (If there is another book
you need us to bring, please e-mail or call us,
Quilt Shows
October 13th
– 15th
25th Annual Harvest of Quilts
Presented by
Towne Squares Quilt Club, Inc. the show will by held at the Darke
County Fairgrounds,
October 15th
Community
Quilt Show
Show is held
at the
November 2nd
– 4th
Quilt shops in
Amish country will be joining together to make this a fabulous 3 day event
filled with fabric, fun and prizes. The theme this year is “Days Gone By.” At
each shop, you will receive a different, FREE pattern, and be able to purchase
a fabric kit for that block. Pick up your free passport at any of the
participating quilt shops on November 2, 3 and 4. For more information, email QuiltShopHop(at)zoominternet.net. Hours
are Thursday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Spring
Quilting Seminars 2007
Quilting Adventures…Hill Countrystyle
Seminar 1 March 4 – March 9
Seminar 2 March 11 – March
16
Quilting Adventures
5-day seminars are offered in the spring when Texas Hill Country hospitality
can be enjoyed in the pleasant weather. The seminars are in
The various subjects
include appliqué, landscapes, abstract quilts, working with curves, fabric
collage, embellishments, free-form machine quilting, to name a few. There is an
all-inclusive price covering room, meals, evening events and instruction. For
more information, their email address is www.quiltiing-adventures.com
2006 Board Meetings
The final board meeting for 2006 will be November 6th
The quarterly board
meetings will be held at 6 p.m.
at the
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:
Staci Hogan
937-432-1449
SHogan9211(at)aol.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.
Reminder
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.
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