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www.theappliquesociety.org 1-800-597-9827 Mar/April 2011 — Volume 14 - Number 4
Meet The Quiltmaker…Sandra Leichner
Elegant Appliqué and Embroidery Create Artisan Quilts
By Patti Ives
Sandra Leichner writes on
her website…
“My illustrations are brought to life
with pieces of fabric and a large
palette of threads to create one-ofa-kind Artisan appliqué quilts that
embrace my passion for handwork
and design.”
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Above Fuchsia, 11” x 13 ¼”
To the right you can see a detail photo
of the Fuchsia where Sandra used the Bullion
knot for the pistals and the Stem stitch and the
Whipped stem stitch for other details.
TAS News & Notes
By Loretta Bilow, TAS President
For a moment last week, I thought
spring was coming but instead the cold returned. Those leaves I am stitching on my next
project are lucky, as they never have to feel
the winter frost… and they stay green all year
long.
Annual Meeting: We are gearing up
for our Annual Meeting, May 13, in Sequim,
WA. The meeting will begin at 10 am. After the business meeting we will have some
appliqué demonstrations. Bring a sack lunch
or grab a take out from the many of the area
eateries. In between the demos we will do some show and share and stitching
so bring your works in progress as well as your finished projects. This day
will end about 4 pm. For more information about the day, please contact me
at tasroster@olypen.com
I would like to give a big thank you to Barb Lambrecht, as we
continue her series of patterns donated to TAS from her quilt “Blossoms on
Promenade”. They are beautiful. I would also like to thank Kathy Kansier
for her series of articles on “Shipping Quilts”, the fourth and final article can
be found on page 12. I have saved these articles for when I ship my next quilt
off to my newest great granddaughter. So a big thank you, Kathy, for the
wonderful articles you have written
We are looking for some members who would like to take part in
working on more “Give Away Quilts”. We have picked patterns from our
newsletter for the projects. If you are interested in being part of a “Give
Away Quilt,” please contact me at tasroster@olypen.com Some of those patterns from the past will make an awesome wall hanging and will make one
of you members very happy to receive it. If you were not interested in doing
a block maybe you would be interested in doing some machine quilting. The
wall hangings will be small or lap size.
TAS is still working on our new website and we hope to have it up
next month. We have not done any updates to our current website, as we are
not able to get into most of the site to update or correct anything except for
the Members Only site. We have a new webmaster that is currently doing the
twice a week download to the Members Only site and will be doing all the
updates for the entire website once we have our new website moved to our
new host. She is willing to work with us and is a quilter so understands our
needs and will do the work in a timely manner. So please be patient with us
until we are up and running with the new site. We will change a lot but it will
be much easier to maneuver around and easier to find subjects that you are
looking for. We will have a store for you to purchase pins, patterns, totes and
shirts.
We have added a “Volunteers Wanted” section to the newsletter.
This will be especially helpful for us when we have an open position on the
board or need extra volunteers to help with a new project. If you are interested in helping with any of these positions please contact me at:
president@theappliquesociety.org
Your ballot is in this newsletter so please remember to vote and mail
it to us before May 1. It is very important that we have the number of votes
necessary to make the vote valid. So please read the ballot to understand why.
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What’s
Inside
Embroidery p6-7
Thanks Bunny! p8
Welcome New Chapters
p8
Chapter News
p9
Stitching to the Point
Bobbie Ashley -- French Knot
Victoria Caldwell
The Knotty Ladies,
Cariboo Region, BC
Pattern Contributor
p10
Elly Sienkiewicz p11
P&B Textiles
p11
Barbara Lambrecht
Beloved Baltimore Album Quilts
“Countryscapes”
Quilts Up Close
Kathy Kansier
p12-13
Let’s Go Shopping p14-15
E-Doc Organizer
Wash Away Appliqué Sheets
TAS Totes and Shirts p20
Purchase yours today
Do you have an item for the
newsletter?
Please contact Patti Ives, Editor,
newsletter@theappliquesociety.org
Missing your newsletter?
Contact Loretta Bilow,
Membership Administrator
membership@theappliquesociety.org
Entire contents of this Newsletter
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A Note From Our Latest Give Away Quilt Winner
Hello Loretta! The beautiful quilt arrived yesterday and I was so excited to open the box! I am still so surprised to learn that my
name had been drawn to receive this quilt. The quilt is beautiful and the appliqué,
quilting, and workmanship are extraordinary. My deep appreciation goes out
to the DemiTas chapter of Burien, Washington for their exquisite work; to Sandy
Burroughs for her exceptional quilting; and
to The Appliqué Society for drawing my
name and persevering to locate my contact
information! To all members of The Appliqué Society – remember to update your
contact information each time you renew
your membership! I have been very curious about
batting other than cotton and this wool
batting makes a very fine and drape-able
quilt —definitely a must for anyone who
has been curious about trying wool batting. I am a quilter who has not tackled hand
appliqué yet, so I am enthused about selecting a project to expand my skills. The
quilters of the DemiTas chapter really hit a
home run with the pattern, fabric selections, and most importantly – workmanship and pride in this quilt. This quilt will occupy a treasured spot in my home and will definitely provide inspiration for lots of projects yet
to come. Thank you to everyone who contributed to such a beautiful quilt. I’m providing some pictures of myself with the quilt! Viola Bodrero
Thank You Anne Peck and Ann Anderson For
All The Work You Have Done To Help Promote
TAS and Keep Our Chapters Humming
Many Thank Yous to two of our retiring Regional Chapter
Coordinators. Between these two ladies they have given many years of
service to our chapters and TAS.
Anne Peck had the Central States. She did a great job with her
territory and even had her chapters enter a contest and then those who
entered were asked to have their quilts in a traveling display for some
of the quilt shows. Anne also served as a 2nd Vice President of TAS.
She is currently training Glenda Worley as her replacement.
Ann Anderson has been an RCC since 2001. She too has
done a lot for TAS during her commitment. She will now get to go help
her daughter with her grandson who is having surgery. We wish for a
speedy recovery for your little guy Ann.
Please contact these ladies with a big “Thank You”for their
work. It is wonderful to have so many members to work with and you
ladies are awesome to step up to the plate and help out. It is great to be
able to meet so many of you out there.
March/April 2011
Volunteers Wanted
Regional Chapter Coordinator
Due to Ann’s retirement, we have a
Regional Chapter Coordinator position
open for the Northeastern States. You
must have some experience with email,
Word and Excel as an RCC in order to
communicate with the chapters and TAS.
If you are interested, please contact
Malia-Marion Bosch at:
chapters@theappliquesociety.org
Appliquérs
Wanted “Appliquérs” to complete blocks
for an upcoming “Give Away Quilt”. We
supply the background and the pattern.
If interested contact Judy Faust at:
projectscoordinator@theappliquesociety.org
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Elegant Appliqué and Embroidery
With Sandra Leichner
From page 1
Sandra’s passion comes to fruition in her illustrative approach to her work using
hand appliqué and hand embellishment techniques. Sandra is a top internationally awarded and recognized Master Appliqué
Artist. She is known for her masterpiece quilts that showcase her illustrative
approach to hand appliqué, embroidery and other embellishment techniques.
Relying on her art background along with her years of working with textiles and
fibers she creates quilts that are a viewer’s delight.
Her skills and talent have driven her to consistently win major juried national
and international awards including numerous major national Best of Show awards
as well as the RJR Best of Show Wall Quilt at the AQS quilt show in Paducah
and two Master’s Awards at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Her
work is also included in the permanent collections of two national quilt museums
Sandra Leichner
including The National Quilt Museum.
Perhaps you have seen her on two PBS specials and The American Quilter television programs as well as seen her
work in many popular quilt publications. It is a delight to have her spend some time with us sharing her thoughts on both
her work and appliqué… Welcome Sandra.
Sandra, what drew you to working with quilting and appliqué in particular? Quilts and appliqué have
always intrigued me, but it wasn’t until I had children that I became actively engaged. I was an artist working in
watercolor painting and illustration and with three small babies in need of constant attention, I could no longer paint. I
found appliqué satisfied my creative need after painting was no longer an option. Since I had learned to embroider and
sew at a young age, it was a win-win for my kids and me. I was happy to be creative and my children had their mom
close by which kept them contented. Thanks to my kids, I discovered the artistic possibilities of fabric and thread and
have never looked back.
Where do you get your inspiration for your pieces? Inspiration can come suddenly in an instant from a
person, place or an experience but mainly inspiration comes from observations of the flora and fauna in my garden. Garden design and gardening are another one of my passions.
You are a great believer that adding details to a quilt can take the quilt to a new level, can you tell us
more about your feelings on this? One of the things I love to show my students is a completed appliqué piece and
then I reveal a duplicate appliqué piece with a few hand-embroidered details added for depth and dimension. The
transformation really is magic. Many find it is hard to believe that the two pieces are appliquéd exactly the same and that
the transformation results from basic embroidery stitches. I incorporate embroidery on my appliqué differently than most others. I use the embroidery as my pen and pencil
to “draw” in the fine details that make the appliqué image stand out with visual dimension and depth much like a painter
does with fine brush technique. My appliqué is always accentuated by the embroidery and not competing with it. The star
of my quilt designs is always the appliqué and the embroidery is the humble and quiet supporting player.
Your book “Hand Appliqué with Embroidery” has a very in-depth section on tools. What is your absolutely
“must have” tool? A pair of Dovo 3.5” embroidery scissors. For me, they are precise and accurate. One of the things
that stuck with me when I was learning garment sewing was, “what you cut is what you sew”. I found this really applies
to appliqué as well and I use a pair of these scissors to cut my templates accurately and another pair to cut my appliqué
fabrics with. I have a meltdown if I can’t find them.
Do you have a favorite appliqué technique and do you have a tip you can pass along for anyone using this
method of appliqué? I use the needleturn technique because I appliqué such small pieces and a lot of them. The one tip I always emphasize is not using any permanent marking pens/pencils to mark around appliqué
templates. Using a removable marker, such as white chalk pencils with intricate layered and small appliqué, gives some
built in insurance if the pieces don’t line up exactly in a tight situation. You can ease out a smidge of the seam allowance
if needed and remove the visible line later. No one will ever know you fudged a bit.
Your projects look so realistic because of your use of color and embroidery. Any tips on how to organize
your project pieces in order to keep them all straight? I know there are appliquers that cut all their pieces out at once.
I cut only five to six pieces out in advance at a time. This gives me the flexibility to change fabrics, add fabrics or alter the
course of my design. I am not locked in to my original choices and waste a lot of time with prep before I ever get to stitch
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Fig 1. Before
Fig 1. After
As you can see in the before and after photos. Adding embroidery can make a big difference in the look of your
appliqué. Sandra also says “Embroidery can also be used to add small images and motifs that can’t be successfully appliquéd due to their tiny scale.
any appliqué. This process keeps my design and fabric choices fluid and makes for a much more dynamic quilt in the end. You must have a great fabric collection. How do you organize it? When purchasing fabric, do you mainly
buy fat quarters or do you buy yards of something that you really like? I cut my stash down a couple of years
ago when it started to take over the entire house and my husband got tired of the wall-to-wall fabric. I added a wall of
glass front cabinets from floor to ceiling in my sewing room makeover to hold what I decided to keep, which contains
few prints and lots of tone on tone fabrics and batiks. I can see my colors and fabrics at a glance and they are now well
organized. I made a rule for myself that whatever I buy has to fit in that space. If not, something has to go. I sort and
purge fabrics at the end of every year and give the fabrics/supplies I purge to local charities.
I buy half yard pieces of fabrics now because I use predominately batiks. They never go out of season and they
are my ‘paint’ I work with most often. If the batik has a very good multi-coloration, I will buy a yard or more. If I find a
fabric that looks really promising as a background for appliqué, I will buy between three and four yards of it. I err on the
side of caution because I have been caught short more than once.
The title of your book includes that little preposition “with” followed by the word embroidery. You use
your embroidery and other embellishment to enhance your sumptuous appliqué. Can you tell us how you go about
determining how much or what kind of embroidery to add to the appliqué? I have general ideas at the beginning of
a project when I think about what type of hand embroidery to add. The more embroidery I do, the more ideas I generate. I break the embroidery down into two categories, the utilitarian embroidery such as leaf veins and the fancy embroidery
such as needle woven sepals on blackberries. Although the fancy embroidery is the most fun to do, it is the utilitarian
embroidery that makes the biggest overall impact. The utilitarian embroidery can soften or heighten the fabric color of the appliqué. It can also add a slight shadow
or highlight that creates realism and dimension. In a nutshell, it creates depth and that is what makes the difference
between flat and boring or having energy and interest in an appliqué design.
Many times an embroidery idea fails to work like I had envisioned and I just experiment some more until it
works. I would love to tell you that my ideas are always brilliant and work perfectly every time. I would be lying through
my teeth. I think I have about five failed ideas before I have a successful one. I plod along building on the successful
ideas.
Is there one particular embroidery stitch you find yourself using more than any other stitch? The Stem
Stitch. It is without a doubt, the go-to utility stitch and the base for many of the fancy work stitches. Do you hand or machine quilt your pieces? I have a competition level hand quilting stitch, but I machine quilt
my major show quilts. I like the additional detail and sculptural effect that I can get from machine quilting. I like both
hand and machine quilting, but they give me different textural and artistic results. I do use a domestic machine to quilt all
of my machine-quilted quilts.
How do you quilt around embroidered embellishments? I snuggle up my machine needle right beside the
embroidery and stitch around them as I would the appliqué. I do not stitch over them, even if I have to stop and start
stitching to completely surround the edges. If I stitched over the embroidery, this would negate their color effect and
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Embroidery Lessons
by Bobbie Ashley
French Knot
French knots are considered one of the main stitches
in the decorative embroidery category. They are also known as
the Twisted Knot Stitch and the French Dot. These petite knots
can be used to fill spaces where traditional stitches won’t fit.
They can be used on a variety of fabric surfaces and created
with an infinite number of threads and fibers. So, follow me as
we break down this wonderful stitch, step by step, ensuring
your success!
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Questions? Comments? or if you would like to contact Bobbie about her teaching schedule she can be
reached at: www.bobbieashley.com or e-mail to: vbd@satx.rr.com
Please read completely through the directions before you practice.
Materials
Embroidery hoop-6 inches or larger
Cotton or Long Darning needle with an elongated eye- This is important! Yes, you can use any needle,
though your thread wraps will not easily slide down a needle with a round eye, it’s just a bit too reubenesque!
DMC embroidery thread-6 stranded
Scrap Fabric, preferably cotton
We will be using both hands, so set your hoop on a work surface, embroidery stand or anchor it between your
abdominals and a table edge. I know it sounds funny, but it works in a pinch.
Step One
Thread your needle with 2 strands of thread, knot the end. Bring the needle through to the right side of the
fabric. Using your left (non-needle) hand, pinching with your thumb and pointer finger; hold the thread taut 3-4
inches from where it exited the fabric.
Note-You must hold the thread taut throughout the whole stitching process.
Step Two
Step Three
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Place your needle in front of the taut
stretch of floss.
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With your left hand, pull the taut
thread toward you; wind the thread
around the needle twice. Do not release the tension of the thread.
Note: Placing the wraps in the
middle of the needle will keep the
wraps from falling off your needle.
Do not move your hand holding
the needle during the wrapping
process.
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Embroidery Lessons
by Bobbie Ashley
Step Four
Now you have your number of wraps on the needle and the wraps are taut.
Re-insert the tip of the needle 1/16th to the left of your exit point (where the
thread came up from the fabric).
Note: Do not use the same hole your thread exited from, your knot will
pop all the way through to the back of your fabric.
Don’t push it through just yet.
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Step Five
Using the left (non-needle) hand, very slightly release the tension on the
thread and slide the wraps to the base of needle.
Note: Do not let go of the thread in your left hand.
The wraps should be sitting on top of the fabric with your needle still inserted
into the fabric.
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Step Six
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Continue the thread tension by placing your thumb over the thread while laying it against the fabric.
Pull your needle through to the back side of your fabric.
Note: If your needle does not pull through the fabric easily, slightly release some of the tension on the left hand.
Release the thread loop under your thumb when it becomes approximately 1
inch or so long.
Ta-Da! Success.
Now Breath!
French Knot Tips
You can be successful using any thread fiber with this stitch. Just keep these things in mind• Want a bigger knot? Increase the number of strands of thread or increase the number of wraps around
the needle.
• Having difficulty with a bulky thread? Condition the thread with Thread Heaven. I have used this on
many different types of fibers, even silk ribbon!
• Ooh French knots in silk ribbon! Twist your ribbon into a tightly wound straw tube before wrapping the
silk around the needle. Silk ribbon sizes 2mm-4mm will give you the best results.
• The thicker the fiber the bigger the needle. Just keep in mind to use a needle with an elongated eye for
the best results.
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Elegant Appliqué and Embroidery With Sandra Leichner
From page 5
texture. The embroidery would look flat and chopped up. Not a good look in
my opinion.  Thank you Sandra.
If you would like to learn more about Sandra and order an
autographed copy of her book “Hand Appliqué with Embroidery” please visit
her website at: http://www.sandraleichner.com/ you will want to spend some
time on her website. I also would like to recommend that you visit her blog
at: http://sandraleichner.com/wordpress/ Here you will find lots of tidbits on
appliqué, some tutorials and just a general good time.
Sandra’s book “Hand Appliqué with Embroidery” is packed full of
useful information on her appliqué and embroidery techniques that will help
you add that “wow” factor to your work. She also covers the use of beads,
sequins and detailed information on thread selection in the book. There
are three projects to lead you through her process, including the “Fuchsia”
project seen on the cover of this newsletter. As you gain in both confidence
and skill you will want to create your very own version of Sandra’s awardwinning wall quilt “Tea with Miss D”. This is the quilt seen on the cover
of the book. All the patterns and instructions are very well illustrated with
both drawings and photos. You should have no problems following along. Look for the book at your favorite bookseller or on-line from AQS. Don’t
forget that you can also order it directly from Sandra’s website and she will
autograph it for you. Price $26.95 Note: all photos used in this article were used
with permission of the author and American Quilter’s Society.
Thanks Bunny!
Welcome New Chapters
We want to welcome these new chapters to the ranks of The Appliqué Society and
wish them success and much productive
stitching.
If you do not have a chapter in your
area, visit the TAS website to find out how to
form one (it is easy!) Or, if you do not have
access to the Internet, wrtie to: Chapter Administrator, The Appliqué Society,
P.O. Box 89, Sequim, WA 98392-0089 for a
brochure.
Dear Bunny: I enjoyed making this mystery
quilt. I started it to improve my appliqué technique. I
had signed up for a class with Ellie Seinkiewicz in LaConner the end of September. I worked through the blocks
in order and did keep up with the scheduled release
of the blocks. By the time of the class, I was confident
and comfortable in my skill level. You had introduced
some methods that were not familiar to me but I did do
them. As I progressed through the blocks, I was able to
choose how I wanted the finished block to look. It also
became easier. Thanks for giving me this experience. Marian Johnson Page 8
Howell, NJ - Mouse Creek Appliquérs meet on the
3rd Sunday of the month from 3:00 - 5:00 pm or 1:00
to 3:00 pm depending on classes in the shop at the
Mouse Creek Quilt Shop 4635 Rt 9 North. Contact
Arlene Beck arlene.beck@yahoo.com
Anchorage, AK - Northern Needle Sisters meet the
2nd Wednesday of each month form 10:00 am until
noon in members homes. Contact Linda Postlethwait
garyp@gci.net
Oliver, BC - Wine Capital Appliquérs meet the 1st
Tuesday of the month at 9:00 am in their leaders
home, 7122 - 370th Ave. Contact Donna-Mae Baldwin
quiltaholic@telus.net
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Chapter News… The Knotty Ladies, Cariboo Region, BC
Editor’s Note: Sorry this is so late getting out to everyone
but it was scheduled for our Chapter Leader Newsletter and that
has been delayed. I didn’t want everyone to miss out on learning
about The Knotty Ladies adventures in appliqué.
The Knotty Ladies, Cariboo Region, BC
Submitted by Celia Visscher, Leader
Our local quilting guild had a quilt show on July 24 & 25,
2010 and our group, The Knotty Ladies, requested a table at the
show to not only show off our appliqué but also to promote The Appliqué Society and to look for new members for our group.
We started by ordering the Presentation in a Box from The
Appliqué Society and we were pleasantly surprised at the contents
of the box when it arrived. Lots of material to make our job easier.
There were lots of copies of newsletters to pass out to anyone interested in appliqué, and brochures with all the information needed to
join the society.
Our ladies took turns at the table where we displayed our appliqué on the wall behind us and also had a television where different
DVD’s, all appliqué related, were played during the show.
We had lots people stop at our booth, unfortunately we did
not get any new members, but most certainly there was a great interest in the work that we do. Hopefully we will get some new ladies to
visit our group and possibly then join.
This was a very exciting experience for our group, and if
we get another opportunity at another time we would definitely do
this again.
March/April 2011
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Our Pattern Contributors
Barbara Lambrecht’s #4 Passion Flower and #6 Dogwood
Block #4 Passion Flower
Block #6 Dogwood
Notes from Barb: The passion flower block is one of my favorite blocks in this quilt. Not only is it easy to appliqué but
it is not symmetrical which I like. It is easy to place your pattern pieces correctly if you make an overlay from either vinyl
or sheer Pellon®. Vinyl is my preference but Red Dot Tracer or even tissue paper can be used for an overlay. The idea is
to make a copy of the block placement diagram with registration marks on the center of the block and on the sides, top and
bottom so you can remove the overlay to do your stitching after placing your appliqué pieces. The overlay acts as a placement
guide. You can even baste the overlay to the top of your block then simply lift it out of the way to stitch your piece in place.
There are so many different passion flowers that the color possibilities are practically endless. I do recommend you do
the embroidery of the stamens after quilting the block as the threads tend to become looser after quilting.
I fussy cut all the petals of the passion flowers and dogwood from other floral fabrics. For the centers of the dogwood
blossoms I used lime green beads.
I have used Prismacolor® colored pencils to add dimension to the flower petals on several blocks. The first thing to do
if you are new to this technique is to practice on a piece of the petal fabric you don’t intend to use. This way you can find
the correct color you want to enhance your flower petals. It is important to blend the color well after applying it. I wrap a
small piece of muslin around my finger and smudge the color rubbing it in well. It is necessary to heat set the color after
that with a hot iron. Experiment with this technique before applying it to a petal, then have fun.
Time to Turn to Your Fabric Stash
You may have noticed that the price of cotton is on the rise. There are many reasons for this; supply and
demand, flooding in the cotton growing region of Pakistan and the global economy to name a few. You can learn more
about the reasons behind the price increases by visiting the American Quilt Retailer website. There you will find a
survey of fabric industry leaders and the reasons they feel have caused the rise in cotton prices and where the cotton
market is heading. http://www.americanquiltretailer.com/cotton/.
Most of us have a large fabric “stash” and now might be the perfect time to start pulling from your stash when
creating your projects. Hopefully the market will turn around soon and we can start seeing prices for our beloved fabric
once again stabilize.
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Elly Sienkiewicz’s Beloved Baltimore Album Quilts
It is always exciting news in the appliqué world
when Elly Sienkiewicz comes out with a new book. In “Elly
Sienkiuewicz’s Beloved Baltimore Album Quilts” we find 25
blocks, 12 quilts for inspiration and numerous embellishment
techniques. Album quilts are perhaps the most glorious of all
appliqué quilts. The blocks are often done by many different
stitchers and contain symbols that are representative of our
culture, both past and present.
All the patterns in the book are from the “Happiness
is in the Journey” quilt, one of the quilts from the Houston
Special Exhibit. They are sized at 8”x8” finished. There is an
enlargement chart for those of you who would like to work in
a larger size format. You will find wonderful photos and illustrations for various appliqué techniques from beginning basics
to such techniques as weaving fabric for baskets and creating
dimensional flowers. Art materials covered include: threads,
fabric manipulation, beads and acrylic paints and inks. I also
liked the instruction on creating a dog tooth border.
The quilts at the 2010 Houston Special Exhibit started
from a grain of an idea Elly had in the middle of the night.
Over the course of 3 years (2007-2010), 245 volunteers from
36 states and 5 countries created 12 Baltimore Album quilts.
The twelve quilts plus an additional 28 quilts from around the
world made up the 2010 Houston Special Exhibit. The block makers names are
listed along with a map of the quilt
to help the reader locate the specific
block in the photo of the quilt. I am sure
there are names you will recognize.
This is a MUST have book for
your appliqué book library, and will
be a great resource for both the beginner and the more experienced artist.
Written by Elly Sienkiewicz with
Mary Tozer and Published by: C&T
Publishing . Price $29.95
Below is a sample of one of the many
stitching techniques demonstrated in the book.
Split Leaves
Split leaves are an antique Baltimore style. The look
came first from using a striped fabric, often tan on
one side and forest green/blue-green moiré on the
opposite side. Others within the Baltimore
community imitated this look by piecing two fabrics
down the center vein line. You can machine sew two
strips together, iron the seams open, and from this
cut ovate leaves.
Split leaves add depth and realism to greenery.
“Countryscapes” New From P&B Textiles
If you don’t have a Naturescape type collection of fabrics in your stash you
should start one. I can’t think of a better starting point than the latest offering from
P&B Textiles called “Countryscapes”. This collection takes you to green rolling
hills, dense forests in with greens, golds and oranges and close-up prints of larger
patterned leaves in colorways of greens, golds and browns. There are four wood
grains in warm shades of brown. Basic building block patterns for landscape quilts
can also be found in this collection. They include bricks, shingles, water, sky and a crackled earth textures. This collection
provides you with endless possibilities. Pick your season via the different colorways and start working on your landscape
quilt today. Ask your quilt shop for “Countryscapes” from P&B Textiles.
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Quilts Up Close …
Shipping Quilts, Part 4
By Kathy Kansier, Ozark, Missouri ©2010
Quilt Teacher, Show Judge, & AQS Certified Appraiser
Making a Claim: A claim is a written request to the shipping company to find
the lost package. If it cannot be found in a reasonable amount of time, the customer is
requesting to be compensated for the loss. The claim must be filled out completely and
include all supporting information. This includes copies of the shipping invoice, tracking number, date of shipment, where the package was shipped from, its destination and
proof of value. You will receive a claim reference number so you can check the status
of your claim on-line. A claim can also be to report a damaged package and to request
reimbursement for its declared value.
After a claim is submitted, the shipping company then opens an investigation
regarding the lost or damaged package. If the package is lost, they will do a package
search in an attempt to locate it. In many cases, the package was put on the wrong
plane or truck or it became damaged and the shipping label became separated from the
contents or box. It may be sitting in a warehouse with other lost items. The box will be
opened to try and figure out who it belongs to. If you didn’t put a label on your quilt or
paperwork with it, they will have no way of knowing where to return it. Within a limited amount of time, your quilt will
be given to charity or sold at an auction with other lost items.
For the USPS, you may file a claim for a lost or damaged package online or download the claim form and take it
to a post office. You will need the receipt showing that you purchased the insurance through USPS, the tracking number,
proof of the loss or damage and proof of value. You must wait 21 days after the date of shipment to file a claim with USPS
and you cannot make a claim after 180 days. According to their website, a properly completed and supported claim is usually paid within 30 days.
For UPS and FedEx, a package can be considered lost if it hasn’t been delivered 24 hours after the expected date
and time. You must wait those 24 hours to make the claim. According to UPS and FedEx, claim determinations are made
and claims are paid within 5 to 7 business days after they receive the required documentation. When claims for damaged
packages are denied it is due to insufficient packaging, cushioning and protection. The box may not have been strong
enough to support the weight of the contents. Boxes have a weight limit listed on the bottom of the box. If the weight of
your package exceeds that limit, the claim is denied. The sealing of the seams and corners may not have been adequate,
causing the closure seams to fail and the contents to fall out or the box to crush. The type and amount of tape and where it
was used will all be inspected to see if it was adequate for your package.
Proof of Value: When a quilt is lost or damaged, you must be able to prove the value you declared
when shipping the package. Your claim will not be approved on what you say the quilt is worth, it is what
you can prove. The quilt needs to be appraised before it is shipped. The appraisal should be done by someone
who has been tested and certified by a reliable appraisal program. This assures the claim adjusters that the
appraiser has been tested, certified and abides by the ethical code of their certifying organization.
To date, the American Quilters Society – Appraisal Certification Program is the only program that
offers a discipline specific to quilted textiles. There are two other appraisal certification programs that I am
aware of that offer personal property certifications for appraisers. Those organizations are the International Society of
Appraisers (ISA) and the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). They do provide workshops for appraising textiles,
including quilts. It is important that you always ask for the credentials of the appraiser. Do not confuse teachers, historians
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or quilt shop owners with appraisers because they are not the same. If you are going to spend the money for an appraisal,
have it done by a professional appraiser who holds a certification. This will help to ensure that your appraisal and its value
will be accepted. The appraisal value will be based on what it will cost to replace your quilt with one of like and kind. The
method of replacement will be either reproduction costs or replacement cost.
Sentimental value is not a consideration when establishing the monetary value of
a quilt.
If you do not have an appraisal, and you made the quilt, you may be
able to be reimbursed for the cost of the materials, if you have receipts for those
purchases. If you purchased the quilt (antique or new), the record of sales or purchase receipt may be acceptable for your proof of value. It will be up to the claim
adjusters to decide if they will accept your receipts. Obviously, having a certified
appraisal is your best assurance that you will get the full value for your quilt. You
can find a list of AQS Certified Appraisers on my web site.
What More Can You Do?: If you do loose a quilt during shipping, you can’t help but be in shock and you will
no doubt shed some tears. But, you will need to quickly pull yourself together because time is of the essence. Don’t just
fill out the claim forms and then sit idly by, hoping you will get a call or email. You need to be aggressive in trying to find
your quilt. The main thing to remember is that you cannot become rude or angry with clerks, claim representatives or their
supervisors. You won’t find any blessings in rude behavior. If you want them to help you, they need to become your new
best friends. Talk to them daily and ask for advice as to what you can do to help them locate your quilt.
Lost Quilt Come Home: Maria Elkins is an art quilter from Ohio. In 1999, she sent a quilt to the NQA Show in
Omaha, Nebraska. Somehow the paperwork she had placed inside the box with the quilt did not arrive at the show. That
envelope with her entry form, return shipping instructions and check for the return shipping was never found. The quilt
won an award at the show and was then shipped back to Maria. It did not arrive on the expected delivery date. Nearly a
week went by and she still hadn’t received her quilt. She filed a claim with the shipping company and she also started a
website dedicated to finding lost and stolen quilts. After 53 days, Maria’s quilt finally came home to her. It was a happy
ending. Maria had her quilt back and a new mission in life. She became dedicated to helping quilt makers who have lost or
stolen quilts.
Sadly, not all lost or stolen quilt stories have a happy ending. Maria continued the website she started and funded
it with her own money for the first ten years. She now accepts donations through Paypal to help off-set the costs of running the site. The site is dedicated to helping other quilt makers find their lost and stolen quilts. She also uses the site to
educate quilt makers about copyright issues, the care of quilts, appraisals, packaging and shipping.
Well over 800 lost and stolen quilts have been listed on Maria’s website. Each one has a story as to how it was
lost. There are photos of the quilts and they are listed by type, size, color and owner location. EIGHTY-THREE quilts that
were missing and listed on this site have now been recovered and returned to their owners. Those stories are inspiring to
read.
There is also a section of 31 quilts that have been found but they have no name attached to them so they can be
returned to their rightful owner. These quilts were found in flea markets, antique malls and even along the side of the road.
The really sad stories and photos are the 749 quilts listed on the site that are still missing. When I asked Maria
about the number of quilts still missing, she explained that it is actually much higher because it reflects the number of
posts and many of the posts have multiple quilts listed because they were lost or stolen at the same time.
I want to encourage you to visit this site and read both the good and not so good stories. By seeing the quilt photos, you may be able to help recover one that has been lost or stolen. They do show up in the public arena sometimes. I
hope you never have to make a post on this site regarding a lost or stolen quilt. But … if you do, I pray your lost quilt will
come home.
www.lostquilt.com
This is Kathy’s final article on shipping quilts. If you missed Part
1,2 or 3, they are now posted on her web site (www.kathykansier.com)
Kathy is from Ozark, Missouri & is available to teach, judge or appraise for guilds and quilt shows. She specializes in hand and machine appliqué, crazy quilts and edge treatments and is an AQS Certified Appraiser.
Kathy’s e-mail address is: ozarkquiltmaker@aol.com and her web site is: www.kathykansier.com
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Let’s Go Shopping! by Patti Ives
Organize Your Sewing Room Paperwork With eDoc Organizer™
By Patti Ives
I recently discovered an interesting software
program. It is called eDoc Organizer™ and it allows you to
scan your paper documents and save them as PDF files
on your computer. While this program works beautifully
at organizing your bills, receipts and other documents,
my thoughts went right to organizing my sewing room. If
you are like me you have piles of quilting magazines just
stacking up in the sewing room until you can do something
with them. Usually I just tear out the article that is of interest to me, put it in a page protector sleeve and then into a
notebook. You may also have class notes…I have several
notebooks full of them. Of course I promptly forget all
about them once I fill the notebook and put it on the shelf.
I am now running out of room on the shelves for all these
notebooks.
I wanted something I could access from my
computer. In other words I was thinking “paperless”. After
doing a little searching around I found eDoc Organizer™.
This moderately priced program was developed by a husband and wife team from Idaho.
You may want to try this program yourself. You will
Screen shot of eDoc Organizer™
of course need a scanner and you can learn more about
the program by visiting their website at www.edocorganizer.com Continue reading and you will learn first hand from the software developer some of the ins and outs of the software.
First, Karlie, thank you for telling us a little about your product. Could you tell us what inspired you to develop
this program? The reasons eDoc Organizer was created in the first place are not too different from what motivated you to
look for it in the first place. When my husband and I got married and moved in together we had the same organizational challenges that all couples do. We were too busy enjoying time with each other to attend to mail and paperwork in a timely manner.
Things started piling up in the office and it was impossible to find anything important. Once in a while we would take a whole
weekend to organize and cleanup. We are both pretty computer savvy and so we decided to go paperless (similar to your
thought process). So we started looking for a solution.
To our surprise, there wasn’t a good consumer oriented document management solution that was reasonably priced.
Sure you can pay hundreds of dollars for one, but our problem didn’t warrant that kind of expense. Additionally, most solutions
we researched wanted us to organize our documents in folders by document names. If that was the answer, we could do that
within Windows itself and there would be no need for a solution in the first place.
Frustrated, we just decided to create a simple solution ourselves to meet our household needs. Over time, we shared
the solution with our family and friends. What we had developed was simple to use and filled a niche, so we decided to broaden
our efforts and start eDoc LLC and released eDoc Organizer to the public.
Most of us are not that computer savvy. Do you think we will be able to learn to use the program without
too many problems? Ease of use was very important to us when we created eDoc Organizer and to date still remains our
number one priority. We wanted eDoc Organizer to be simple and easy to use for ourselves so that it would not get in the way
of what we were trying to accomplish. If it was too hard, we would use it for a little while, but then get complacent over time. This
would mean that paperwork would start piling up and we would be back to exactly where we started. We wanted a system that
we can use briefly each week and get done what we needed to and get on with our lives.
Will eDoc Organizer™ work with most scanners? There are two major interfaces/languages to talk to a scanner
in the modern windows operating system, TWAIN and WIA. eDoc Organizer supports TWAIN interface to talk to the scanner.
Most major scanner manufacturers provide a TWAIN interface so that applications like eDoc Organizer can talk to them. By the
time this article is published in March of 2011, eDoc Organizer would probably support WIA interface as well. This will give eDoc
Organizer broad compatibility with most consumer scanners available on the market today.
The program has an interesting color code that you use to help organize and classify a document. Can you tell
us why you chose the color code system? As I mentioned before, when we started developing eDoc Organizer we didn’t
want to follow the age-old paradigm of organizing by folders and file names. It is too hard to remember at a later date, when you
are trying to find it, where the file is and what it is called. Instead, for eDoc Organizer, we decided to store all documents in one
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location, without regards to their name, but classify them from the generic to the specific using our labeling system. You can
create as many labels as you want and then you can apply more than one (and we strongly encourage it) label to a document.
The more labels that you apply the easier it is going to be to find the document at a later date. Even though these labels are text
based, we need a quick way to show and identify them visually. This is why we came up with the color-coded labeling system. It
is intuitive to use and visually allows you to distinguish and find documents without the need to read a lot of text.
PDF files can be quite large, do you have some hints that will help us get the file size down? The size of the
PDF file depends mostly on whether you are scanning in color or black and white. When you scan a document in color, your
scanner is essentially taking a photograph of the page and saving it on your computer. The quality of the photograph plays
an important part in how big the file is. We recommend that most text documents, like bills, that don’t need color should be
scanned as Black and White in normal quality. If you are scanning photographs or magazine articles and want to preserve color,
try reducing the quality to get smaller files.
Can we save these files off the computer, say onto an external hard drive and still use the database? eDoc
Organizer database and documents can be stored on any hard drive as long as it is connected directly to the computer. eDoc
Organizer database just cannot be stored on a network share. This is a limitation of the database technology (Microsoft SQL
Server Compact Edition) used to store information in eDoc Organizer. If the location is not suitable for storing eDoc Organizer
database, eDoc Organizer will prevent you from moving the database to that location.
Do you have any other advice or comments you would like to share with our members who may be considering purchasing eDoc Organizer™? You can use eDoc Organizer to store and manage all kinds of paper or electronic
documents. It is very flexible and can be tailored to suite whatever your needs might be; organizing bills, homework, magazine
clippings, you name it. We provide a great solution that is easy to use yet powerful and most importantly affordable.
Thank you, Karlie for taking the time to give us a little insight into your very useful program. eDoc Organizer™ is available from their website at www.edocorganizer.com Price: $49.99.
Editor’s Note: As a reminder please remember the copyright laws and only scan items that will be used for your own
personal use. If you are not sure if you can store your documents in this format please contact the publisher.
New Innovative WashAway Appliqué Sheets
From C&T Publishing
There have been some exciting innovations in the
materials available to quilters these days. Of interest to
appliquérs comes “Wash-Away Appliqué Sheets” from
C&T Publishing. These sheets are printable, watersoluble, single-sided fusible and eco-friendly. They
are sized to 8 ½” x 11” and are sturdy enough to be
run through your printer. Use these with your ink-jet
printer for appliqué templates or foundation piecing.
If you are hesitant to use these in your printer, they are
also transparent enough that you could also hand trace
your appliqué design to the sheet.
When your project is finished you have the option
of washing the sheet for a softer feeling piece or
leaving it in and it will soften over time.
Fans of paper piecing can fuse the first piece of
fabric to the sheet thus avoiding ripping paper off and
risking damaging your stitches. The end result is that
you will find you have a crisp clean edge for your
appliqué stitching plus save time in drawing multiple
templates for certain block patterns. There are 25
sheets in a package priced at $15.95
Available at your favorite quilt shop or from the
C&T Publishing website.
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How to use the Wash-Away Appliqué Sheets
Print appliqué patterns
directly onto sheets
using your inkjet printer.
Stack, staple, and cut up to
6 sheets at once.
Fuse shiny side of patterns
to wrong side of your fabric
for appliqué and cut out. Turn
under edges of appliqués and
stitch to background.
Wash in warm water and —
PRESTO!— you’re done.
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Book Notes and Reviews
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International Sun Bonnet Sue
By: Debra Kimball, MD
Published by: AQS Publishing
Sunbonnet Sue is a quilting icon. It seems that beloved silhouette of Sue in
her bonnet and billowing skirt has been seen in one form or another for decades. Now,
Debra Kimball, MD has designed a series of 49 Sue blocks that feature an International
theme. In “International Sun Bonnet Sue” each block design captures the essence of a
country from around the globe. Not only is our International Sue dressed in her country’s traditional costume she also hold a symbolic souvenir. Example: Finland, in this
block Sue is wearing a traditional costume of Finland while holding a large snowflake.
The blocks can be done either by hand or machine appliqué. After playing with the
blocks in the book you will want to branch out and create a traveling Sue of your own.
There are hints in the book to help you work on different aspects of a particular block
but it is assumed you have a favorite appliqué method and you would be using that for
most of the work. Sunbonnet Sue fans will want this book. Price $24.95
Welcome Home Kaffe Fassett
By: Kaffe Fassett
Published by: Landauer Publishing
Kaffe Fassett is an internationally renown color and fiber artist, author and
teacher. In this newly revised edition of “Welcome Home Kaffe Fassett” you will be
taken on a tour of Kaffe’s lovely home in London. The lush, full-colored photographs illustrate marvelous collections, one of a kind interior design and his colorful workspaces.
You may have seen Kaffe Fassett textiles, artistic yarns and knitting patterns as well
as his needlepoint kits for Ehrman Tapestries of London. He is also the leading fabric
designer for Rowan Patchwork and Quilting. One common thread running through all
his designs, in fact his entire life, is his love of bright, vivid colors, textures and patterns.
One often wonders where he finds the inspiration for all the designs and projects. You
need look no further than his own home and studio. Perhaps you are one of those quilters that need inspiration pieces all around them. If so you will want to read this book
and bask in the beauty and colors found within its pages. Inspiration is everywhere and
if you need a little nudge you will also find 11 different projects in the book including
quilts, pillows, rag rug patterns, and mosaics. This 128 page book is available at your
favorite book or quilt shop or directly from Landauer. Price $27.95
Pennies from Heaven – Celebrated quilt and companion projects
By: Gretchen Gibbons
Published by: Martingale & Company
One of the more interesting quilting trends of late is combining cotton with wool.
Gretchen Gibbons creates a fresh new look using both cotton and wool in her latest
book “Pennies from Heaven – Celebrated quilt and companion projects” Gretchen’s
quilt “Pennies From Heaven” is the centerpiece of this book. The quilt is based on patterns from antique penny rugs. Cotton is used for the background of the blocks, piecing triangles, borders and binding. Wool is used for the folk art style appliquéd block
motifs. You will find detailed information on working with wool as well as instructions
for wool appliqué. There are notes on recommended needles, embroidery floss, beads
and embellishments used in the blocks. Try your hand at wool appliqué by first working
on some of the smaller projects such as table mats, wall hangings, a table runner and
pillow. I love the fact that the patterns are tinted in different colors, rather than just the
standard black and white. I find color on the patterns provides the stitcher with a better
vision of how the layers of appliqué should be applied as well as a color key for each
pattern piece. If you love the look of folk art appliqué or you have been wanting to try a
new appliqué technique this is the book for you. Price $26.99
Visit the “Members Only” page on the TAS website to see the color version of the newsletter
and download the patterns.
http://www.theappliquesociety.org
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Inspired to Sew By Bari J.
By: Bari J. Ackerman
Published by: Stash Books and imprint of C&T Publishing
I have really enjoyed the few Stash books I have read. They are a new line
of how-to books that celebrate fabric art. As the inside cover of the books says they
offer “fabric arts for a handmade lifestyle”. Bari J. Ackerman is a product and textile
designer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. In “Inspired to Sew by Bari J.” you will
find projects for all aspects of your life. Bari uses bright colors and textures and lets the
fabric do the work. Her collage technique is very easy to understand and the small collage projects in the book, along with the easy to understand instructions, will give you
confidence you need to create your own collage piece. Bari also includes a section on
“must have” tools and sewing habits. I think the look of this book leans toward “cottage
chic” and I know everyone will enjoy and learn from working on these 15 pretty projects.
“Inspired to Sew by Bari J.” Price 24.95
Pattern Contributors, Thank-You!
One of the favorite features of the newsletter is the patterns. We could not offer these without the very generous
donations from TAS members who donate their work to TAS and allow us to use the patterns as fundraisers for a year. I
would like to encourage everyone to support our pattern designers. To that end, we have listed our pattern donors and
their contact information below. If you enjoy a particular pattern, contact the pattern designer and tell her “Thank-You”.
Barbara Lambrecht
33118 N. Whitetail Ln.
Chattaroy, WA 99003-7780
E-mail: balquilts@earthlink.net
Bunny Leighton - Bunny Publications, P.O. Box 572,
Williamsville, NY 14231 Phone: 716-632-2011 or
E-mail: bunnypublications@roadrunner.com
www.bunnypublications.com
Jaydee Price
2336 Kitchen Dick Road
Sequim, WA 98382-9515
E-mail: jaydee@olypen.com
Malia-Marion Bosch
Phone: 941-776-8491
E-mail: mair50@juno.com
www.alohafrommalia.com
Lorna Tiller
E-mail: lorna.1@att.net
Michele Hill
E-mail: info@michelehill.com.au
www.michelehill.com.au
Jaydee Price
2336 Kitchen Dick Road
Sequim, WA 98382-9515
E-mail: jaydee@olypen.com
Mimi Diedrich
E-mail: mimidietrich@comcast.com
www.mimidietrich.com
Marilou Vandierendonck
E-mail: marilou.vandierendonck@ telenet.be
Bobbie Ashley
vbd@satx.rr.com
www.bobbieashley.com
Blog: http://blissfullystitching.blogspot.com/
Cathy Van Bruggen - Cathy Van Bruggen Designs,
P.O. Box 37, Garden Grove, CA 92845
Phone: 714-530-2577
www.cathyvb.com
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Kathy K. Wylie
18 Balsdon Crescent Whitby, ON L1P1L5 Canada
E-mail: kathykwylie.com
www.kathykwylie.com
Jaydee Price
2336 Kitchen Dick Road
Sequim, WA 98382-9515
E-mail: jaydee@olypen.com
Connie Sue Haidle
Apple Blossom Quilts PO Box 486
Webster City, IA 50595 USA
E-mail: abqhaidle@mchsi.com
www.appleblossomqullts.com
Shirley Fletcher
526 S. Laurinda Lane
Orange, CA 92869
E-mail: shirley@origbysf.com
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TAS Mailing Address is:
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www.theappliquesociety.org
Phone/Fax 1-800-597-9827
TAS President, Loretta Bilow
president@theappliquesociety.org
Membership questions, Loretta Bilow
membership@theappliquesociety.org If you do not
receive your newsletter or have any questions about your
membership.
Chapter Administrator
chapters@theappliquesociety.org
BOARD OFFICERS
Loretta Bilow - President
Malia-Marion Bosch - 1st Vice President
Sandra Miller-Johnson - Secretary
Janet Lenfant - Treasurer
Newsletter Editor, Patti Ives
newsletter@theappliquesociety.org
Teacher/Designe/Author resource dept., Judy Faust
tda@theappliquesociety.org
Webmaster, Brenda Perkins-Bilow,
webmaster@theappliquesociety.org
BOARD MEMBERS
Judy Faust - Special Projects Coordinator
Jaydee Price - Membership Mail Admn.
Betty Piemme - E-mail/Special Mailing Admn.
Chapter Leader’s Newsletter
clpub@theappliquesociety.org
Presentation in a Box Administrator, Jaydee Price
boxmom@theappliquesociety.org
TAS CONTRACTORS & VOLUNTEERS
Malia Bosch - TAS Retreat Coordinator &
PR Administrator
Patti Ives - Newsletter Editor
Clark Price - Membership Roster Admn.
Brenda Perkins-Bilow - Webmaster
TAS Retreat Coordinator Malia-Marion Bosch
retreats@theappliquesociety.org
PR Administrator Malia-Marion Bosch
pr@theappliquesociety.org
Special Projects Coordinator Judy Faust
projectscoordinator@theappliquesociety.org
If you know the name of the person you wish to direct your
comments or questions to, please e-mail:
tas@theappliquesociety.org put ATTN (add name) in the
subject line.
The Resource File
AQS (American Quilter’s Society)
P.O. Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290
Phone: 1-800-626-5420
Fax: 270-898-8890 E-mail: order@AQSquilt.com
Website: http://www.AQSquilt.com
Breckling Press
283 Michigan, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: 630-941-1179 Fax: 630-516-0209
E-mail: service@brecklingpress.com
Website: http://www.brecklingpress.com
C&T Publishing Inc.
1651 Challenge Drive, Concord, CA 94520-5206
Phone: 1-800-284-1114 Int’l: 1-925-677-0377
Fax: 925-677-0373 E-mail: ctinfo@ctpub.com
Web: http://www.ctpub.com
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Dragon Threads
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Phone: 614-841-9388 E-mail: info@dragonthreads.com
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Phone: 1-800-258-0929
Web: http://www.krausebooks.com
Landauer Publishing
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Web: http://www.landauercorp.com
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20205 –144th Ave. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072-8478 USA
Phone: 1-800-426-3126
Int’l: 1-425-483-3313
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TAS Polo Shirts and Totes Are Still
Available Order Yours Today!
We still have plenty of shirts and
totes available. We are offering your choice
of either a Polo shirt, a tote, or both.
The Polo shirts come in all sizes up
to 4x. Blue is the only color that the shirts
and totes are being made in. See these in
color on the “members only” page.
Prices are:
$45 for shirt & tote
or $25 each.
If you live overseas or in Canada an
extra $5 per order for shipping and handling
will be needed. Orders will be shipped
within 2 weeks of receiving payment.
All checks are to be made out and sent
to: Malia-Marion Bosch
2818 80th Ave. E.
Ellenton, Fl 34222
Buy your friends, sisters or mothers one of these totes, even if they do not
belong to TAS they will appreciate all the nice features found in the tote,
the pretty color, the pockets and all the storage room. Who doesn’t need an extra tote?