May - Beach Cities Quilters Guild

Volume 16, Number 8
May 2008
MEETING DATE — Thursday, MAY 8, 2008
HAPPY (HALF) HOUR — 6:30 to 7:00 P.M.
BUSINESS — 7:00 to 9:30 P.M.
NANCY BROWN
Nancy Brown started making quilts over fifteen years ago. She has always loved animals
and found that she could create animal portraits with hand appliqué. She has made a wide
variety of these quilts featuring very wild animals to the more tame, neighborhood pets.
The expressions and details are extraordinary. This love of animals has driven Nancy to
create her own style of Baltimore Album quilt, using original animal designs. She has
also captured some old black and white family photos in her appliqué quilts, using pieced
blocks from the period in the borders. You will recognize her award winning quilts, which have been exhibited around the world, and in many books and magazines. Please check out her website and be amazed by her
unique style. You won’t want to miss this program or her workshops!
Anyone available to assist the speakers with book and pattern sales, or holding quilts during the meetings should contact Marian Mapes.
Please join us for dinner with Nancy Brown at Sarducci’s restaurant,
in the San Juan Capistrano Depot, at 5:00 p.m. prior to the Guild meeting.
PLEASE call or email Marian Mapes to reserve your spot for dinner.
2008
May: Nancy Brown, http://members.aol.com/nancybrownquilts
June: Gabrielle Swain, www.gabrielleswain.com
July: Melinda Bula, www.melindabula.com
August: Jane Sassaman, www.janesassaman.com
September: Hollis Chatelain, www.hollisart.com
October: President’s Quilt Presentation
November: Diane Gaudynski, www.dianegaudynski.net
December: Holiday Program
The Beach Cities Quilters Guild was established to promote quilting and other fabric arts in the South Orange County area. Membership is $30 per year, October
through September. Guests are welcome at meetings for a $5 guest fee (free in December). For membership information, contact Nancy McBride at 22751 Via Tercero, Mission Viejo, CA. 92691. Web Site: beachcitiesquilters.org. Listed email and phone numbers are for BCQG business only please.
Beach Cities Quilters Guild
Board Committee Chairpersons
Marco Forster Middle School
(Cafetorium)
Meetings are held the second Thursday of
each month in the Cafetorium of
Marco Forster Middle School
25601 Camino del Avion
San Juan Capistrano
Next Board Meeting
May 15 @ 6:00 P.M.
at A Time to Sew
28461 Marguerite Parkway
(at Avery)
Please call Marsha Burns at 496-4525 if you will be
unable to attend.
Directions: I-5 to Avery Parkway exit. Turn east
(toward mountains). Make an immediate left turn
into Avery Center driveway (next to Del Taco).
Proceed through parking lot. A Time to Sew is in
the building in the back (close to the freeway). If
you get to the light at Marguerite/Avery, you have
gone too far—make a safe U-turn at the light, then a
right into the Avery Center. A Time to Sew will be
straight ahead, on the left.
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Stitches in the Sand—May 2008
President’s Message
YIKES!! May is right around the corner!! That means that the quilt show is descending upon us. You will
want to be sure your quilts are finished, tickets bought, you have volunteered on a committee and, most important, ask your friends, neighbors, and family to come to our show. It is going to be fabulous! It is a weekend
that BCQG members can truly be proud of our guild.
What can I say? Mary Arntz, Odette Osantowski and Debbie DeLuca
were FABULOUS! They gave us such a wonderful evening; one that
made us want to go home to sew and inspired each of us towards more
creativity. I always enjoy Membership Showcase and this was no exception. I thank each of you for presenting your quilts and stories; it was
great! We have such tremendous quilters in our guild and I love it when
they share their skills and knowledge with all of us.
Mother’s Day is coming and I hope that each of you enjoy your family on
that Sunday. It is a day that most of us have an excuse not to cook! Mother’s Day is a day that gives tribute to
all of the moms so if your mom is still alive enjoy her, if you have kids enjoy them for they made you a
“Mom”! Enjoy the day and relish in all of the work that you have done in your life to make a mark on the
world.
Happy Mother’s Day,
Marsha
OC Fair Is Back!
BCQG will have a booth at the Orange County Fair
on July 23, 2008. We will be responsible for the
booth from 12 to 9:00 p.m. with a stage demo at
1:00 p.m. We will be looking for volunteers to help
“man” this booth during these hours.
As a volunteer you will have a free pass to the Fair
so when your shift is finished you can enjoy the
sights and sounds of the Fair. While you are doing
your shift you can bring a sewing project to work on
so the day turns out to be very fun and productive!
The program coordinator is very happy that BCQG
is coming back this year as she knows that many
people enjoy stopping by our booth and speaking
with our members. It turns out to be a very fun afternoon for us too!
I am looking for volunteers so please contact me if
you are interested in joining us at the OC Fair on
July 23, 2008.
Marsha Burns
These are a small sample of the beautiful quilts
our three special ladies shared with us.
Top—Odette
Middle—Mary
Bottom—Debbie
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WIN! WIN! WIN!
Sell those Opportunity quilt tickets and win! The income from our
opportunity quilt is one of the largest sums we gather for our operations every two years. Besides, chances for our beautiful quilt are sew
easy to sell, after all you made it.
The top seller of tickets will receive:
Two $ 25.00 gift certificates to two different local quilt shops
Tropical FantaSea Quilt Kit and Workshop with Jan Hirth
AND this wall hanging, Tropical FantaSea - Incentive Version 39" x 39"
Blocks were made by members of the Threads of Friendship.
Hand appliquéd, machine and hand quilted by Nancy Ota
The second highest seller will receive:
Two $ 25.00 gift certificates to two different local quilt shops
Tropical FantaSea quilt kit and workshop with Jan Hirth
The third highest seller will receive
One $25.00 gift certificate to a local quilt shop
Tropical FantaSea quilt kit and workshop with Jan Hirth
WIN A TROPICAL FANTASEA KIT, PATTERN AND WORKSHOP
The next top 17 Opportunity Quilt ticket sellers will receive a chance to make their own Tropical FantaSea.
Each winner will receive a kit of strips from the making of the quilt, pattern instructions and appliqué patterns.
These strips can be combined with scraps from your own stash to make a similar quilt as the Tropical FantaSea
quilt. AND the kit comes with a free workshop with the designer, Jan Hirth. Jan will instruct you on how to
piece and appliqué this quilt!
As of March 31, 2008, Regina Moore has sold 125 tickets!!
That puts her in first place—now you know what you need to do in order to win a prize.
Tickets are 6 for $5.00 or $1.00 for one; you can sell them to your dentist, neighbor, friend, doctor; or, to anyone that would like our beautiful quilt! Do you remember all those people that you bought their kid’s gift
wrapping, candy bars, school car wash fundraisers, cookies, etc. from? Well, now is the time to sell them your
opportunity quilt tickets!
Do you need more tickets? Contact Kathy Stolhand or Marsha Burns and they will mail tickets to your home.
MAY 8 IS THE DEADLINE FOR
TURNING IN MONEY TO BE COUNTED
TOWARDS THE AWARDS
FOR OPPORTUNITY QUILT TICKET
SALES. MONEY TURNED IN AFTER
THAT DATE WILL NOT COUNT
TOWARD THE TOP SELLER
INCENTIVES.
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All quilt show entrants are required to pick up
instructions for entry turn in. They will be available
at the May Guild meeting. Please visit the Quilt
Show table in front of the stage.
DROP-OFF TIMES FOR
QUILT SHOW ENTRIES
Place: A Time To Sew
28641 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949) 364-6372
Times: Thursday, May 22, 2008
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
This quilt rack is one of the raffle
items that has been donated by Sue
Peters. Quilts not included!
Friday, May 23, 2008
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 30, 2008
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
12 Noon – 4:00 p.m.
QUILT SHOW AUCTION—Saturday, June 7th at 1:00 p.m.
In one word, the word for this year’s quilt show auction is WOW. Again, we have had some beautiful quilts
donated, which is no surprise knowing this guild. Julie, Monica and I feel so very fortunate to be members of
Beach Cities Quilters Guild. Everyone is so supportive and when the SOS goes out, so many life savers appear!!!
We now have either in hand or promised 25 quilts for the auction. As you know the proceeds from the auction
go to the budget allowing us to invite nationally and internationally famous quilters to speak at our meetings
and offset the cost of workshops. We would like to have about 40 items (quilts, wearable’s, dolls and purses)
for the auction and we still need your help. The quilts can be any size from table runners to wall hangings to
lap and bed sized. If you and/or a friendship group are in the process of making an auction item, please contact
Julie, Monica or Pat so that we can have an idea of exactly how many items we will have.
Again, thank you to all. We are hoping to make this the best auction yet.
Julie Greenspan, Pat Pardoen and Monica Shafer
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR THE QUILT SHOW
PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE NEXT GUILD MEETING
There are still plenty of jobs left to fill, both sitting and standing! If you can’t “work” the show, maybe you’d
like to bring a treat to support our vendors? Plenty of volunteer positions are for two or more people so sign
up with a friend, make a new friend or bring your entire friendship group and join in the fun!
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April Door Prize Donors
MONTHLY MINI
Thank You to All of
Our Door Prize Donors
Sherry Glidden started
quilting in 2004, which is
the year she joined
BCQG. She currently
serves as Treasurer for the
guild and Acquisitions
Chair for the upcoming
quilt show. Her interests
lean more to designing
pictorial art quilts. She
enjoys creating “happy”
nature scenes.
And Barbara Thieme was happy to take this lovely
mini home.
Janet Cook, Wendy Price and Mary Arntz
A Time to Sew
Capistrano Sew n Vac
Cozy Quilt Shop - Daniela Stout
(our March Speaker)
Flying Geese Fabric
Material Possessions
Moore's
Piecemakers
Q's Longarm Quilting
Tall Mouse
Anonymous
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS
Members of Betty Korleski’s family sent our guild a
very generous donation of $100. If anyone has ideas
of how we can honor Betty with this gift, please send
a note to Marsha Burns. In the meantime, a note of
thanks would be very nice! Address it to:
The Knowlton and Burns Family
1136 Radcliff Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93305
If anyone would like to send cards to Marianne Cunningham’s daughter Amanda Long, please mail
them to:
456 W. Calle Paso Suave
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Amanda has been very ill following recent childbirth, and it is hoped that she will be returning
home from the hospital soon. Cards can also be sent
to Marianne who has been there caring for Austin,
Amanda’s 2 year old, and Ryan, the newborn. Let’s
keep them all in our prayers.
Our hearts go out to Kathy Hutchins, who recently
lost her mother-in-law.
It seems that many of us have family who could
benefit from a little extra prayer! If you are so
moved, please include not only those above, but
Sheri Forrester’s grandson Ryan, our dear Helen
Brassaw, and the Kouzelos Family in your prayers.
Thank you, Sue Peters & Barbara Green
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The Guildy Girls
Becky, Tara, Keri, Janet, Cheryl and Deborra
Dear BCQG,
My family and I recently moved to Arizona! This
beautiful quilt was made for me by Becky McDaniel,
Keri Follmer, Janet Crosson, Cheryl Carrera, Deborra
Singletary and quilted by Alicia Passarelli.
Had it not been for Deborra bringing me to the guild,
I might not have met anyone! Thank you so much to
everyone for all you have shared with me!!!
Much love to all,
Tara Hilde
Stitches in the Sand—May 2008
Marsha Burns’ President’s Quilt – From the Mountains to the Sea
It’s that time of year again to honor President Marsha Burns for all her hard work by making her a wonderful
quilt. Marsha’s theme was chosen because she loves both the mountains (Big Bear) and the Sea (the Pacific
Ocean). We are combining the two and doing a quilt that reflects both of her loves.
Please keep in mind the following:
Color:
Marsha’s home is beautifully designed in earth-tones, the backgrounds of the blocks can be, sky-blue,
light green, beige, or sand.
Block ideas/patterns:
Plants, flowers, pine trees, palm trees, leaves, acorns, sports activities like boating, canoeing, biking,
and swimming. You can make cabins, cabanas, deer, squirrels, dogs, skis, birds, bugs, mountains, and
even little quilts! Your block can be pieced, appliquéd or foundation pieced.
Dimensions:
Your block should measure 5 1/2” UNFINISHED – 5” FINISHED. If you are appliquéing, please make
your block larger. DO NOT TRIM YOUR BLOCK.
NO-NOs: No fish, no underwater scenes, no scary bugs or snakes!
Please feel free to embellish your block, but if you are going to add a doo-dad that might break, put it in a baggie and pin it to your block.
PLEASE SIGN YOUR BLOCK WITH YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME. Avoid signing into the margins. We will have pens at the table if you don’t have one.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE BLOCKS WILL BE THE JULY 10TH MEETING
Please come by the President’s Quilt table at the Guild meeting for ideas, patterns and sample blocks. We will
also need volunteers to work on Marsha’s quilt; the sign-up sheets for various jobs will be at the table also. If
you are interested in hosting a quilting bee or would like to assemble or appliqué on the quilt, please contact
Bettie Blauser. We would love for everyone to participate.
Bettie Blauser, Past President
PHILANTHROPY: Don't you just love spring?
Everything seems fresh and new. With the quilt show
fast approaching, I know many of you will have your
minds on completing your quilts for the show, but
please consider taking a relaxing afternoon off to sit
with us philanthropy gals. There's some really satisfying, stress-free tasks to do, like sewing on bindings
and labels. No pressure, just a little hand work and
some socializing. I'll make some raspberry iced tea.
Of course, if you're feeling ambitious and all your outside projects are caught up, by all means bring your
machine—we've always got lots to do, and it means
so much to those we help. Thanks! Monica Shafer
Next
Meeting
May 15
from
1 to 4
at
A Time
To Sew
Lyndy and Monica are wearing cancer caps.
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TREASURER’S REPORT
WORKSHOPS
We would like to thank Tall Mouse and A Time To
Sew for hosting our Members Workshops in April.
Of course, we also want to thank our wonderful
members, Sandy Corbin, Raquel Reyes-Cardona and
Alisa La Londe for the fabulous workshops.
On May 9 & 10 Nancy Brown: An award winning
appliqué quilter her quilts have been featured in
books and magazines. We have several openings for
the Friday May 9 class, the hummingbird pattern, and
a few openings for the May 10 cat pattern class. The
class is $30 at A Time To Sew from 10-4
June 13 & 14 Gabriella Swain: 2 day workshop
$80: at A Time to Sew. Gabriella is best known for
her use of color. Her quilts range from abstract to representational and offer the viewer another perspective
on our environment. She uses a combination of fabrics and color pencils to create her appliqué designs.
July 11 & 12 “Fabulous Flowers” with Melinda
Bula: $45 plus a $12 kit fee. Melinda is an award
winning quilter whose new book “Cutting-Garden
Quilts, Fabulous Fusible Flowers”, was released in
December and is already a big hit.
The beautiful April Monthly Mini made
and donated by Sherry Glidden was
made by Sherry at one of Melinda’s Workshops.
BLOCK PARTY Thanks to everyone who participated in the April Block Party. Thirty blocks were
turned in. We had four winners of seven blocks each,
Megan Lord, Sandy Jones, Helen Brassaw, and Jean
Carr. Congratulations!
We still have 2007 Block Party Pattern Books on sale
for $5. Please come visit us at the Block Party Table
during the regular meeting.
Megan Lord and Lupe Maher
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To sign up for a workshop please contact one of the
workshop chairmen, and remember we need a check
to secure you space.
Thank you,
Walli Skrocki, Patty Seebold, and Kathie Bellamy
OOPS! If you gave Jeanne Haynes
money for the Fons & Porter Magazine
Subscription at the April Meeting your
check has been accidently destroyed.
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MEMBERSHIP
April Attendance: 232
Members: 218 - New Members: 3 - Returning Members: 2 - Guests: 10
There are currently 514 members in good standing and 3 newsletter subscribers.
Welcome new members: Sharron Keck, Jan Pearce and Judy Sansone
Also welcome back to returning members: Pat Kubba and Lu Pringle
All members are reminded to please check in at the Membership table before the meetings. This gives us an accurate
count for attendance and helps us plan the appropriate number of chairs for the meetings. Also please remember to wear
your name badge at all meetings. It’s a great way for new and existing members to get acquainted!
A special thanks to Lynn Blackburn, Christina Ehrengruber and Soley Wendell for helping at the April meeting.
Nancy McBride, Vice President, Membership
hdays
May Birt
Sally King
Kathy Stewart
Sandra Confalone
Sharon Ludwig
Jane Zappia
Marcia Kuehl
Sandy Corbin
Patty Seebold
Sherry Muetzel
Patrice Badir
Judy Burrell
Bambi Comer
Joanne Florence
Jeanne Haynes
Jan Hirth
Charleen Eaves
Mary Arntz
Flint Reed
Patti Creel
Mary Harrigan
Joann Arthur
Maggie Bell
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Chris Biro
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Cindy Lebus
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Donna Wagner
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Ruth Nahas
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Sushila Sampat
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Kathy Hutchins
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Barbara Harley
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Patty Mayer
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Frieda Shull
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Judy Newby
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Beverly Peters
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Carolyn Yamashiro 22
Patricia Kubba
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Margaret De La Cruz 25
Sherry Glidden
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Rhonda Sultan
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Dawn Winings
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Claudia Evans
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Laurel Weaver
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Nancy Gilman
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Jill Donaldson
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Deborah Yanes
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HOSPITALITY is trying something new: If it’s
your birthday month bring a goodie to share with
fellow guild members to celebrate your birthday.
Hosting is not hard, though it does require your
group to be there a little early to set up and to help
dismantle and clean up. The guild provides all the
paper items, crystal light, coffee and tea. Did you
know you get 3 pink tickets for hosting? So grab a
few friends and have some fun while greeting your
fellow members. It’s fun and easy.
Stitches in the Sand—May 2008
Sandra Silbernagel and
her granddaughter Felicity.
Look at Felicity’s Wounded
Warrior quilt on Page 10.
She’s only 5 years old—what a cutey!
Please remember to bring your goodies in disposable
containers. If you bring them in something that you
would like back, remember to check the back table at
the end of the meeting.
Thanks to Teri Pyle, Chris Biro,
and Judy Sansone for helping at
the hospitality table in April.
Sharon Gilmore, Eileen Campbell and Sandy Jones
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Sandi Corbin, Karen Kowalchuk, Barbara Green, Sheryl Smith-Bailey
Showed off the beautiful purple quilts made with their Scrapbaggers Friendship Group
Jane Zappia, Pansy
Carol Christianson, Dresden Plate a finished UFO
quilted by Lillian Gordon of Elegant Expressions
SHOW
&
TELL
Jan Hirth, Stripping
with ME-Mary Engelbreit
Barbara Green, Lyn Mann Mystery Cruise
Sandi Corbin, In God We Trust Crazy Quilt
Jeanne Tavasci, Ohio Star made for her sister in Jan Hirth’s class
Mimi Harris, Original baby quilt made for Maya Crane in 30’s pinks
Sheryl Smith-Bailey,
Leapfrog made in
Barbara Barber
Workshop
Felicity Silbernagel, For My Warrior
This lovely quilt was sewn by Felicity
for a wounded warrior.
Wally Skrocki, Sherry Glidden, Marsha Burns, Mary Ann McCuistion, Deborah Komatsu and
Odette Osantowski made these quilts at the guild workshop given by Daniela Stout.
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Stitches in the Sand—May 2008
Nickel Club is the way we fabricholics exchange 5” charm squares and enjoy expanding our collections
of fabrics for quilts. Each month two types of fabric will be selected for exchange. You’ll turn in your fabric
squares and pick them up the following month. You may exchange one type of fabric, both types, or none. You
may elect to participate every month or only one month. Please look at the previous newsletters for the guidelines.
If you don’t follow the guidelines,
your squares will be returned to you and NOT exchanged.
Our exchanges for the next few months are
Turned in
Returned
April—Light Batiks and Pastel
May
May—Kaffe Fassett and Brights
June
Brights should NOT include novelty/juvenile prints or those with black
or white backgrounds.
June—Background Tans, and
July
Medium/Dark Blues
The next Nickel sew day will be Tuesday, June 17, from 10 to 4 at A Time To Sew.
**NEW LIBRARY BOOKS**
Kathie Bellamy,
Seeing Red–finally
finished another
UFO!
Quilted by Nana’s
Capo Beach
Strip-Pieced Quilts by Maaike Bakker
Donated by Daniela Stout:
Strip Clubbing by Daniela Stout
More Strip Clubbing by Daniela Stout
The Giving Quilt by Cozy Quilt Designs
PLACES TO GO — QUILTS TO SEE
May 3 & 4—TLC Quilters presents “Alice in Quilter Land”: A member’s showcase of quilts, vendors, silent
auction items, a country store and much more! Email tlcquilters@yahoo.com for more information.
May 17 & 18—Antelope Valley Quilt Association’s 31st Annual Quilt Show “Spring Splendor” at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds. Featuring quilt displays, a merchant mall and children’s quilt coloring workshop. For
information: 661-947-7604 or jharrington66@earthlink.net
June 7 & 8—Beach Cities Quilters Guild “FantaSea of Quilts Show”, Soka University Gymnasium 10 to
4. Guest Artist: Rob Appell. General Admission at the door $8.00. Merchant Mall, Auction and Quilt Drawing.
July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—Camp Watch-a-Patcher, Concordia University, Irvine, CA. For information contact:
www.orangecountyquiltersguild.com
July 25, 26, & 27—International Quilt Festival, Long Beach (NEW SHOW)
August 2 & 3—Yorba Linda Quilt Daze VII at the Yorba Linda Community Center, 4501 Casa Loma,
Yorba Linda. Admission $7.00. 10 to 4 Saturday and Sunday. For information: Franki Solesbee 714-528-5151
or email JoAnn Ardanaz at yiquiltdaze@aol.com
August 28, 29, 30—27th Annual San Diego Quilt Show at The San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor
Drive, San Diego. Guest Artist: Mickey Lawler. Contact sdqs2002@hotmail.com
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ADVERTISERS
Stitches in the Sand—May 2008
Help me celebrate the
arrival of my new Statler
Stitcher Longarm
Quilting Machine. If you
haven’t seen this in
action, you’re in for a
treat! Call:
Lillian Gordon
Elegant Expressions
of California
at 949-554-4633 and
stop by for a tour of my
new Home Studio in Laguna Niguel which is
packed with goodies for
quilters. And my prices
can’t be beat!
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Non-Profit
U.S. Postage
PAID
Mission Viejo,
CA
Permit No. 949
Beach Cities Quilters Guild
P. O. Box 322
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-0322
www.beachcitiesquilters.org
Dated Material
Please Deliver By May 1
NEXT MEETING:
MAY 8
AT MARCO FORSTER
MAY 8 IS THE DEADLINE FOR TURNING IN MONEY TO BE COUNTED
TOWARDS THE AWARDS FOR OPPORTUNITY QUILT TICKET SALES.
MONEY TURNED IN AFTER THAT DATE WILL NOT COUNT
TOWARD THE TOP SELLER INCENTIVES LISTED ON PAGE 4.
FOR SALE:
Antique TOY Sewing Machines
and rare TOY treadle machine.
Also, rare upholstered antique folding
quilting-bee chair.
Call June at 949-493-3415.
FOR SALE:
Bernina 153 Quilters Edition $600
Excellent condition, lots of accessories
Please contact Leonor Tucker 949/586-6426
Or email LeonorT@pacbell.net