June Meeting
878-4141
Visitors Welcome
(Guild meetings will be cancelled if
JULY MEETING –
Come and Enjoy our Auction/Food Fest
The June meeting is our annual potluck
and auction. Each member should bring a covered dish with a serving utensil and
the beverage of your choice. The guild will provide paper plates and plastic ware.
We will begin eating at
Also clean out your sewing rooms and
donate your no longer needed sewing and quilt related items to the auction.
These items can be books, magazines, notions, and of course, fabric. See you
June 13 for an evening of food and fun.
Rose Hoag
Hospitality
A
Note from the President
Another quilt show has come and gone.
Three cheers to a very
organized quilt show committee! I am amazed at the amount of effort that goes
into a production of this size. Susan
Muldowney showed extraordinary composure and grace during the show and
didn’t stop moving except to inhale a quick meal. Nobody really slowed down for
four days.
Many thanks to all
of the husbands who lend a hand to make this show a success. Our show
committee would not be complete without your assistance.
The show ended at four on Sunday and
everything was dismantled, folded up and returned, tables and chairs collapsed
and the last vendor on her way by
Now it’s on with the next show! We
start all over again and again begins NOW! Say those words three times in a row fast! It is
hard to believe that this is necessary so soon after the end of a previous
show. However, I was informed it’s time to begin the task of seeking new
committee members. I’m planning to have a new group up and running by the
August board meeting. We really need new blood. A good portion of our Quilt
Show committee has done this more than one time. Inexperience is not a factor.
Help is available and you won’t be left hanging in the wind.
To get the teacher of choice, the
guild must contract at least a year in advance and this is a guess on my part.
It could take longer. We must put a down payment on the fairgrounds to hold the
hall for 2008. Advertising strategies must be planned and implemented sooner
not later. The new raffle quilt needs to be started and completed to allow for
photography and printing of tickets and flyers, etc. You need to be making
QUILTS to put in the show. The number in this year’s program was down. Let’s
plan on one quilt per member. Oh, Linda, I didn’t forget the Boutique. Even one
small item or quilt product is much easier to do now and set aside for later
than to do at the last minute.
As you can see…
This is the show that never ends,
It just goes on and on my friends.
Somebody started doing one
Not knowing what it took,
But they continued doing it
Because we all are hooked,
This is the show that never ends…You
get the idea.
The same is true
for our winter and summer retreats. These programs only work when you volunteer
to join the fun. Sure there is stress and a lot of responsibility, but you also
gain confidence and learn something new or improve upon your skills. Let’s not
forget the satisfaction of a job well done and the THANKS of a grateful guild.
So please reconsider all the reasons
you have for not helping and close your eyes and raise your hand when I ask at
the next meeting for new and daring ladies to plan the next show or retreat.
See you all at the Auction/Foodfest.
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.
Our
thoughts and prayers go to Fern Miller
whose son passed away recently. If you would like to send a
sympathy card, her address is:
Fern
Miller
Our
sincere sympathy goes to Margo Sigler
whose husband passed away after a lengthy illness. If you would like to send a sympathy card, her address is:
Margo
Sigler
Welcome New Members
Anne Barbera
426-0190
tabarbera(at)sbcglobal.net
Pat Emanuel
879-1339
mztkmoon1(at)sbcglobal.net
Joan Green
254-7840
Cindy Schmierer
New
845-1653
Kirkschmierer(at)aol.com
Please make the following changes to
your roster:
Sally Bond
434-5208
Judy Garrett
236-2664
Sherry Gorby
849-9261
slgflwrpot73(at)aol.com
Suellen Wassem
2715
429-0347
June/July
3rd Tuesday Stitch-ins
Evening stitch-in held on
the third Tuesday of the month at
The 3rd Tuesday evening
stitch-in will be held June 20th at Sue White’s home. The address is
The July stitch-in will be held July 18th
at Mindy Marik’s
home. The address is 12627 Little Richmond Rd. Her telephone number is 687-1867.
Please call Sue and Mindy 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!
Summer Meeting
About Tying
and Chatting
I know that summertime is a busy time for us
all. Gardening and vacations are some wonderful things to look forward to. I’m
hoping you can take a few hours out of your evening to work with us at the July
guild meeting on the Community Quilt projects.
Please bring scissors and lots of
interesting things to talk about to your fellow quilters. I will provide the
quilts already sandwiched and ready to be tied.
I am having a stitch-in on Sunday, June 25, to prepare for the July
meeting. Please call me and let me know if you can come on the 25th. I will give you directions to my house.
Thanks.
Chris Landis
Community Service Chairperson
256-7565
Guild
Announcements!
1. Don’t
forget to clean out your sewing rooms and bundle anything up for our
Auction/Potluck in June. Also, if you have a UFO or project you aren’t too fond
of, put it in your pile of stuff to be auctioned.
2. Are
you interested in making a Postcard Quilt? These can be mailed and seem like a
fun project. Sue DeSantis
has been sweet enough to say she would do a couple workshops. While I’m trying
to get a couple good dates, if your church wouldn’t mind us meeting there,
please give me a call. Hopefully, we will be able to do a postcard exchange
with some ladies in Paula Golden’s guild in
3. The Quilts of
4. I’m
still working on our computer speaker for July. More
information in June.
Susan Hill
Vice
President
Classified Ad
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.
For
Call Joan Epperson at 937-429-5322.
Don’t Forget the FQBC!
Members who have a birthday during the month of June can participate in the Fat
Quarter Birthday Club drawing at the June meeting. To enter, bring a fat
quarter of good quality 100% cotton fabric with your name attached and put it
in the basket. We will draw one name sometime during the meeting and that lucky
person will win all of the fat quarters.
June: For the birthday drawing please bring a fat quarter
with leaves
July: For the birthday drawing please bring a fat quarter
in patriotic prints in red, white and blue.
Birthday Drawing
The month of your birthday, bring a fat
quarter (good quality, 100% cotton) with your name attached and put it in the
bag. The person whose name is drawn will receive all the fat quarters.
• The FQ of the month of June will be song birds and the June birthday FQ will be leaves.
• The FQ of the month of July will be stripes in bold colors. The July birthday FQ will be
patriotic prints in red, white and blue.
LIBRARY NOTES
Just a note to all members new and old about how the library operates.
•
Select a book and decide whether or not you want to check it out of the library.
•
Fill out the card that is in a pocket located in the front or back of the book.
•
Print or write your name clearly and your phone number.
•
Hand the card to a librarian (Anna Jacobs or Billie Ferguson) who will be
setting at the table with the books.
For
book(s) that are late, the fine is $0.50 per month, per item and after three
months the person will be billed for the replacement value of the book. If
everyone hands their books in on time, others in the guild will have a chance
to enjoy them.
Happy Quilting,
Anna Jacobs
Librarian
Special
Notices
The
Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35 to 74 whose sister
had breast cancer. It is a national study to learn how environment and genes
affect the chances of getting breast cancer. In the next 3 years, 50,000 women
whose sister had breast cancer, and who do not have breast cancer themselves
will be asked to join the study.” If you think you might be interested in
participating, the website is www.sisterstudy.org
I have a quilter’s portfolio/bag that was
left at
Fran Nees
429-3315
2006 Board Meetings
The remaining board meetings
for 2006 are as follows:
August 14th
November 6th
The quarterly board meetings
will be held at
QUILT SHOWS
July
15th and 16th
Quilt
Gathering 2006
Show held by the Pieceable
Quilters’ Guild at St. Nicholas Activity Center, 1030 East Main St.,
Zanesville, OH 43701. Hours are Saturday,
July
20th – 22nd
Three
Rivers Quilt Festival
Show held by the Appleseed
Quilters’ Guild at the
July 30th – August 4th
Weeklong retreat held at
August 10th – 12th
Quilts
for Change
Traditional and art quilt show held by the Zonta Club at Cintas Center –
Xavier University, 1624 Herald St., Cincinnati, Oh. Hours are Thursday and
Friday,
November
2nd – 4th
Area quilt shops will be
joining together to make this a fabulous 3 day event filled with fabric, fun
and prizes. 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,
Officers for 2006
President
Vice President Susan
Hill 426-4740
Rec. Secretary Debbie
Bertke 884-5078
Corres. Secretary Vicki Vagedes 429-9787
Treasurer Carla
Shade 312-1201
Deadline for August
issue is Monday, August 14th
(No July Newsletyer)
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.
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:
Quilters’ Quotes
is a copyrighted publication of the
Block of
the Month
Judy Salyers (878-3958)
Grandma’s Hopscotch
12" Finished
Block
¼" Seam
allowance is included.
Bring block(s) to July
meeting.
Materials: Dark print 8" x 13" Blue
Medium print 9" x
11" Green
Light print 11" square Novelty
I am suggesting the
primary color group in varying shades. This is to recognize school being out
for the summer!
Cutting: (Dimension includes a ¼" seam
allowance)
• Cut (1)
4 7/8" square dark print, then cut it
in half diagonally to yield 2 large triangles
• Cut
(4) 3 ¾" squares dark print, then cut 2 of them in half diagonally to
yield 4 small triangles
• Cut
(1) 4 7/8" square medium print
• Cut
(1) 3 ¾" square medium print
• Cut
(1) 5 ¼" square medium print, then cut it in
quarters diagonally to yield 4 triangles
• Cut
(2) 5 ¼" squares light print, then cut them in
quarters diagonally to yield 8 triangles
• Cut
(1) 4 7/8" square light print
• Cut
(1) 3 ¾" square light print
Directions:
Draw a diagonal line from corner to
corner on the wrong side of the 4 7/8" light square, 3 ¾"
light square and 3 ¾" medium square. Place marked 4 7/8"
light square on the 4 7/8" medium square, right sides together.
Sew ¼" away from the line on both sides. Cut the square on the line to
yield (2) large squares. Press the seams open. In the same manner, place the
marked 3 ¾" light square on the 3 ¾" dark square the 3 ¾" medium
square on the remaining 3 ¾" dark square and sew as before. Cut the
squares on the lines to yield 4 small squares. Press the seam open.
Lay out the large pieced squares,
large dark triangles, and small dark triangles and sew them into units. Press
the seams toward the triangles. Join the units to make the center unit and
press the seam open. (See Diagram 1)
Lay out a small medium/dark square, a
small light/dark square, and 2 light triangles. Sew them into a row. Make 2 and
press the outer seam toward the triangles and the center seam open. (See
Diagram 2)
Sew the rows to opposite sides of
the center unit. Press seams toward the rows. (See Diagram 3)
Sew a medium triangle to a light triangle to make a
corner unit. Make 4 and press seams open. Sew the corner units to the center
section of complete the block. Press the seams toward the corner triangles.
(See Diagram 4)
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 4