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Common Thread
February 2015
President’s Message
Issue #72
Happy New Year!.
Shirley Wiltshire I hope this past year you have tried new things that inspired your quilting. Possibly taken classes to improve or learn other new techniques or just for fun. Just
President Elect:
Marietta Johnson being in the same room with Anita Shackleford, MQA National Teacher and seeSecretary:
Linda Jabour ing her appliqué techniques was very inspirational and of coarse, I was thinking
about how she was using lots little scraps of fabric.
Treasurer:
Susan Beard
It never ceases to amaze me as to the quality of quilters we have in Mississippi
Immediate Past President:
every time I attend a guild meeting, quilt show or a workshop. This year many of
Jean Tincher our membership won in many shows within and outside our state. At fall gathering we were challenged to take advantage of online classes and enter quilt
Membership Director:
Jere’ Funk shows. Never know who you will meet along this journey and what you will learn.
Newsletter Editor:
Lucy Large I have enrolled in an online class for this year to learn a new technique.
President:
February 20-21 Pine Belt Quilters will be hosting our Spring Gathering at Lake
Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg. Come early to shop our local quilt
Leadership Director: Judy Stokes shops and enjoy one of our restaurants for dinner. Our Gathering vendors will be
Linda Jabour ready 4 PM for you shopping pleasure. Also PBQ members will be offering demos on new techniques, projects and gadgets. Regina Breland from McClain will
Legacy Director:
Joan Alliston
be sharing about her Barn Quilt project at 6:30 PM. How is your guild using soPublicity Director: Lauren Hutchins cial media outlets to promote your guild and its many activities? Lara Bowman,
MSU-ES Technology Instructor will be sharing how to use social media to get the
Historian:
Diane Rhyne word out. Saturday registration and shopping is 8 AM and program starting at
Parliamentarian: Dorothea Hoffman 8:30.
Educational Director: Elva Edwards
Sarah McCormick This past year MQA has worked on relationships with Mississippi museums. A
proposal was submitted to the Ms. History Museum for a quilt exhibit in 2018.
Membership in the MS Quilt AssociaContinue to find ways to promote quilting with the Ms. Ag and Forestry Museum.
tion is open to anyone who has a love I am thankful for the venue we have at their facility to showcase outstanding
of quilts, quilting and is interested in
quilters and their quilts to thousands of tourist. Thanks to everyone that helped
preserving and promoting quilting.
with Country Fair and the Heritage Festival last year. Also thankful there was
Dues are $15 for April 1-March 31 and limited damage to the Ag Museum in November.
may be sent to :
Looking forward to see what 2015 has for MQA including National Quilting Day,
March 21. What a great opportunity to promote our service projects that we proJere’ Funk,
vide through many of our guilds. Let MQA know what you are planning. The
7024 Pinehurst Dr
June Gathering will be June 12-13. Pat Sloan, the MQA National Teacher, will be
Ocean Springs. MS. 39564,
in teaching July 27-August 1 in Hattiesburg, Jackson and Starkville. I am looking
the9patch@bellsouth.net
forward to supporting Marietta as she unveils her plans for MQA this year.
212-818-9293,
Inspiration, Plan, Quilt
Common Thread
Webmaster:
Newsletter of the MQA is Published in
January, May and September. Information may be submitted to:
Lucy Large
210 Woodlake Dr
Brandon MS
largele@bellsouth.net
601-919-8222
Shirley Wiltshire
Inside News
Page 2—Meeting Agenda
Page 8—Membership Form
Page 3--5—Regional News/Community
Request
Page 9—MS Legacy Quilter Form
Page6—Hotel Info/Meeting Info/GPS Location Info and Advertisements
Page 7—Registration Form
Page 10-11—Amish Tours Ad
Page 12--Voting Ballot
MQA Spring Gathering
Hattiesburg, MS
February 20th-21st, 2015
Friday, February 20———No Meal provided. There will be a fruit/vegetable tray
and drinks provided.
4:00 PM
Shopping with vendors
Demos
5:30 PM
Registration and Shopping
Demos
Program
Barn Quilts—Regina Breland
Using Social Media to Promote Guild- Lara F. Bowman,
MSU-ES
6:30 PM
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Door Prizes will be sprinkled among activities
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Saturday, February 21
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
11:30 AM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Registration and Shopping
Program
Charity Projects
Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA)
Round Robin Challenge -Dianne McLenden
Cutting Machines- Missy Lee and team
Lunch and Board Meeting
Mississippi Quilters Association Business Meeting
Show and Tell
Note from the Membership Director:
Your MQA membership dues may be due. The membership year runs
from 1 April to 31 March. Many of you are already current for this coming
year. Thanks so much for showing your support of MQA by paying in advance. If you are not sure when your membership will be expiring, please
send me an email or call me and I will be happy to check for you. The latest membership form is included in this newsletter. You may include it
with your "Gathering Registration" or you may send it directly to me. I
look forward to seeing everyone in February.
Jere' Funk
email: the9patch@bellsouth.net
Phone: (228) 818-9293
Door Prizes
We are requesting each guild that will be attending to please bring
one (1) or two (2) door prizes with them. Thank You.
Vendors At the Spring Gathering are:
Main Street Fabrics from Ackerman MS: Owner, Christie O’Kelly
Stitch N Frame from Vicksburg MS: Owner, Kay Elliott
Village Cloth Shoppe from Dekalb MS.; Owner, Carolyn Hobgood
Current Officers and Directors
President:
Shirley Wiltshire
508 S. Julia St
Poplarville MS 39470-3011
601-795-2972—C 601-795-7033
shirleyw2006@yahoo.com
President Elect:
Marietta Johnson
PO Box 117
Pascagoula MS 39568-0117
228-826-5597—C 228-326-6657
gentillyno@yahoo.com
Secretary
Linda Jabour
PO Box 5489
Brandon MS 39047-5489
601-992-9359
pjabour@bellsouth.net
Treasurer:
Susan Beard
12030 Freetown Rd
Vicksburg MS 39183-7568
601-638-2426
swbeard@bellsouth.net
Immediate Past President:
Jean Tincher
25195 Hillbrooke Lane
Pass Christian MS 39571-9617
228-586-0407
JeanT228@aol.com
Membership Director:
Jere’ Funk
7024 Pinehurst Dr
Ocean Springs MS 39564-9699
228-818-9293
the9patch@bellsouth.net
Educational Director
Elvia Edwards
904 Oak Hill Rd.
Poplarville MS 39470-7116
601-795-0241 C-601-795-5823
sew_pray@bellsouth.net
Leadership Director:
Judy Stokes
5794 Hwy 69 South
Columbus MS 39072-7756
662-327-5920
stokesjudy@yahoo.com
Linda Jabour
PO Box 5489
Brandon MS 39047-5489
601-992-9359
pjabour@bellsouth.net
Legacy Director:
Joan Alliston
444 Busick Well Rd
Brandon MS 39042-3602
601-826-1245
joanalliston@hotmail.com
Publicity Director:
Lauren Hutchins
1712 Bramblewood Dr
Columbus MS 39705-1507
662-328-9633
ljhlaw@cableone.net
Historian:
Diane Henson Rhyne
1151 Britonburg Dr
Mobile AL 36608
251-343-0141
ndhr2111@aol.com
Parliamentarian:
Dorothea Hoffman
8682 US Hwy 61 N Woodville MS 39669-3534
601-888-3016 C—601-870-8930
depotquilter@telepak.net
Webmaster:
Sarah McCormick
208 Swallow Dr
Brandon MS 39047
601-992-4330
sdmcc@bellsouth.net
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Regional News
East Central
Louisville—Red Hill Quilters
In October the Red Hills Guild were
the hosts for Nimble Thimble Quilters at
Decauter MS—Busy Hand Quilter
our annual Luncheon. This year we
Busy Hands Quilters made baby
switched that meeting to Lake Tiakquilts and baby blankets for Philadelphia O'khata which was a big success. It is so
Crisis Center and Forest Crisis Center in much fun to get together with dear friends
October. In November we lost one of our --some we don't see as often. The food
accomplished quilters. A memorial was
was great, but the best part is all the
given to her Church in her memory. In
beautiful quilts that are a part of Show &
December we met, looked at magazines Tell! There are some very talented quilt& patterns for stained glass blocks. We
ers in both guilds. Three cars decided to
discussed the upcoming year and entake a short cut on the way home through
joyed a. Pot Luck Christmas Lunch.
DeKalb! Fun!
Some door prizes were won by the lucky
We ended the year at Lake Tiakones.
Sarah Miller, Reporter
O'khata with a Christmas party that also
included the ladies from the Scrappers
Meridian—Magnolia Quilt Guild
Guild in Ackerman.
Officers for 2015-2016
Some of the Scrappers had been
President—Cathy Harper
working on a challenge Round Robin-with
Vice President—Elizabeth Smith
a slight change. Instead of passing your
Secretary-Fayne Walker
quilt among a group, you only worked on
Newsletter-Judy Hines
your quilt, but each month had a different
Treasurer-Jackie Stevens
type of border or technique to add.
Scrap book committee-Fayne Walker
Last January each lady in Red
Education-Charlyn King
Hills was given a brown bag with a yard
We completed our Quilt of Valor
of fabric that we had to do something
and gave it to a well deserving Veteran
with. We had the whole year to work on
on Veteran’s Day, and gave the rest of
our project. We saw quite a few quilts,
the veterans handmade poppies. We also (different sizes and different states of
delivered handmade Christmas tree neck- completion), a table runner, a little girl's
laces to the Bedford nursing home for
dress (we actually saw that during the
Christmas.
summer since that was made for a
Church's mission project),a girl's skirt, a
Tanzie Brown
purse, a wallhanging, and quilt block carrier made with a mailing tube. Lots of
Philadelphia—Nimble Thimble
creative ladies!
The Nimble Thimble Guild enjoyed
Wishing everybody a Happy New
2 outings in October. We were the
Year and lots of time for quilting!
guests at our annual Luncheon with the
Red Hills guild at Lake Tiak-O'khata in
Meridian—Carousel Quilters
Louisville. It was a great time of fellowThe Carousel Quilters of Meridian
ship, a Quilt Show & Tell which always
meet the second Thursday of each month
inspires, goody bags, door prizes for.
at 6:00 PM at the Meridian Activity Ceneveryone and of course a wonderful
ter, located at 3300 32nd Avenue, Meridimeal! Our 2nd outing was to DeKalb to
an, MS. Our President is Rita Gillis,
the Village Cloth Shoppe! Don't think I
President Elect is Marilyn Linton.
have to tell you how much fun that
In August, we began making pillowis. The trip was a success since we all
cases for the One Million Pillow Case
found something to buy! And we enjoyed Challenge. Lynette Anderson, Linda
a delicious lunch at the little cafe next
McInnis and Marilyn Linton donated sevdoor to Carolyn's. Finished out the year
eral pillow cases to our project. Along
in December with everybody bringing fin- with their contributions and additional pilger foods and sweets. Yummy! The
low cases made during our meetings, we
highlight is the drawing to see who wins
were able to amass 93 pillow cases which
the appliqué Christmas blocks which
we donated to Hope Village for Children.
we've had all year to work on. It's also a
In September, our project comtime to throw out ideas about what we'd
plete, we invited Hope Village for Chillike to do in 2015!
dren’s Public Relation’s representative,
low cases. During her visit, she gave us
a depiction of Hope Village’s endeavors
and accomplishments.
We learned how to make Stars using Triangle Papers. Lynette Anderson
taught the class and provided kits and
Triangle Papers.
The Guild had its first annual quilting retreat in September. The retreat was
held at Lake Tiak-O’-Khata located in
Louisville, MS. This first retreat was for
two days. The ladies had so much fun;
completed many UFOs and started new
projects, it looks like this will become an
annual event!
We finished our year with a Christmas Party at San Marcos. In October
everyone was given a green fat quarter to
use making a 12 ½ inch Christmas block.
The completed blocks were brought to
the party. The winner of the blocks is
challenged to have the quilt top completed by the next Christmas Party. Barbara
Watson won this year’s blocks.
We invite everyone to view our Facebook Page to see our Show and Tell as
well as our completed monthly projects.
Additionally, all are welcome to visit our
meetings.
Central
Brandon MS— Brandon Quilters
As another year comes to an end,
we look back on what we have accomplished, projects we have finished, things
we have learned, events we have attended, gifts we have given, and we realize
that our guild has been a part of many of
these.
Our programs helped us tackle
techniques we might not do on our own,
such as those pesky "Y" seams that were
demonstrated for us by several members
in September. October's meeting introduced English paper piecing, seen many
times in the shape of hexagons. We
learned it can even be done by machine!
(I have a project simmering in the back of
my mind for that one!)
November brought our famous
(or infamous), auction, with everything
from cakes to candy, "antiques" to
"awesome" being offered. We may end
up being inspire, amazed, owning a new
charity project to complete, or at the very
least: a little more room on our fabric
shelves if we brought more than we
bought
Melissa, to our meeting to accept the pil-
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Brandon MS
Brandon Quilters (cont)
November also saw several of our
members traveling to Hattiesburg to attend their monthly meeting and do a trunk
show for them. This was to reciprocate
for the wonderful show they did for us in
August.
Our year ended with several traditions: a rousing round of "The Wright
Family Game", the exciting drawing for
the winner of our UFO Challenge, and a
wonderful meal as we shared fellowship
and fun. We varied a bit, having a covered
dish dinner instead of having it catered. It's been decided- quilters are also
great cooks! We added a special feature,
a trunk show by two of our own members. Marcella Comans gave us "From
the Beginning to Now" and Beth Boone
shared a selection of wonderful family
quilts from her childhood along with stories of each.
In conclusion, Happy New Year
and please come for a visit! First Monday, Brandon Public Library, 6:30, and
happy quilting!
Polly Duggan
Brandon MS-Quilter’s By Hearts Desire
The Quilter’s By Hearts Desire truly
lives up to the name that was given the
guild over 20 years ago. Our members
quilt according to what speaks to their
hearts. Our guild varies it techniques
from art quilting to traditional quilting.
Each meeting is filled with anticipation to
see what items the membership will bring
for our show and tell. Quilts based on
Gwen Marston techniques to quilts that
are made from blocks left over from other
projects grace our meeting interests.
We also have programs on basics.
This fall the basics were what batting to
use for your quilt project and just exactly
what type of fusible do you want to use in
your project. We are looking forward to
2015. If you are in the Brandon area on a
Monday evening, stop by and visit us. We
meet at St. Mark’s Methodist Church on
Grants Ferry Rd., in the Reservoir area of
Brandon. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
completed this challenge. It is always impressive what the membership does to
complete a challenge.
Our show and tell part of our meeting is always varied. We have small and
large quilts displayed by the members.
Quilts vary from embroidered quilts, children’s quilts, bed quilts and we have a
member who made bags for each of her
granddaughter’s classmates in school.
The granddaughter’s teacher also receives a quilt each year.
One of the events we did this year
was to tour a Pottery maker in Brandon
MS. He is a local artisan and every one
enjoyed seeing his workshop and listening
to him explain the process it takes to
make an object. We artisans are all alike.
We love to share the love of our art with
others.
We continue to make items for the
Pregnancy Crisis Center here in Pearl
MS. This year we added pillows and
drainage bags to our volunteer project.
These items went to the Cancer facility
here in Jackson.
We also made 20 toy bags for Blair
Batson hospital this year.
Joan Alliston our teacher in house
gave a class on her Migrating Geese for
those of us who could not take it at the
June Gathering. It is great to have a member like Joan who is willing to share her
knowledge.
Come and see us if you can. We
meet at the MS. State Extension Bldg.,
601 Marquette Rd., Brandon MS. On the
2nd Monday of each month. Meeting time
is 1:00 pm.
Gulf Coast
Lucedale MS—Melon Patch Quilt in
(George County) starts the new year with
a new slate of officers. We are excited
about all the plans these new officers
have made for the year. Monthly we will
make seasonal wall hangings as we have
all finished (well, mostly finished) our
2014 project of El's Kitchen samplers. Our January project will be a Valentine's Day wall hanging. We'll have
another quilt retreat in June, 2015 and we
are all looking forward to that. We continue to make charity quilts for families who
have lost their house to fire. A scrapbook
will be started this year. We plan to offer
sewing classes this year.
Brandon MS-Rankin County Quilters
We welcome new memOne of the challenges our guild had bers. Please come join us at the Little
this year was a Mystery Quilt designed by Quilt House the 3rd Saturday each month
Fran Cummings and tested by Sandy Mil- for our Sew Day from 9 until 4. On the 4th
ler, from Vicksburg MS. At out December Thursday is our regular monthly meeting
meeting we had a showing of these quilts beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Little Quilt
and or quilt tops. We had 7 members who House.
Poplarville MS—Jubilee Quilt Guild
We meet the 4th Saturday of each month
at 9:30am at the MSU Pearl River County
Extension Service Office, 417 Hwy 11
North, Poplarville, MS 39470
Diamondhead MS-Bay Oaks Quilt
Guild
The Bay Oaks Quilt Guild meets
the second and fourth Thursdays each
month, 6:30 PM, at the East Hancock Library, 4545 Shephard Square, Diamondhead, MS 39525. Additional information
about the guild and its activities can be
found at http://
www.bayoaksquiltguild.com/ or on our
Facebook page.
Our guild created over forty charity
quilts in 2014; twenty-two were donated
to Brenda’s House, a local children’s shelter, and the rest will be used for future
needs. Members will continue to sew
charity quilts into 2015, as the local need
is ongoing. End-of-year programs included a curved tree block taught by Yvette
Taglieri and a trunk show from Therese
Springer featuring fabric, clothing, and
textile arts & crafts from her recent trip to
India.
For the first time Bay Oaks participated in the Hancock County Library Tree
Gala, decorating a Christmas tree with
quilted and other hand-made ornaments. Our guild is a sponsored partner
of the local library system and benefits
from its publicity outlets and fine facilities. The year ended with our annual
Christmas party, held at the Diamondhead
Community Center. The party featured
homemade treats, an exhibit of challenge
quilts, and the election of 2015 officers. Our newly elected officers
are: President, Sue Chamberlain; VicePresident, Kay Guillot; Secretary, Laurie
Johnson; and Treasurer, Sue Rountree.
Long Beach MS-Ocean Wave Quilt
Guild
The Ocean Waves Quilt Guild
meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays at the Long Beach Senior Citizens Center in Long Beach, MS. The 2nd
Tuesday is our regular business meeting
at 12:30 p.m. and the 4th Tuesday is our
project day.
New officers were installed in September for 2015. Jean Tincher is our
President, Iantha Hines is our Vice President, Shannon Harris is our Treasurer and
Sherrie Quin is our Secretary.
from each other.
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(Gulf Coast Cont.)
Long Beach—Ocean Waves Guild
(cont) We’re looking forward to a new
year with lots of opportunities to expand
our knowledge levels and continue to
teach and learn new and old techniques
rSo far this year, we have finished
up approximately 40 charity blankets for
the NICU at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS. We started our Mystery Quilt in
December, our January project day is
January 27th and we’ll be learning the
technique of ruching. Our February 24th
project day will be a class on how to
make a fractured panel. On April 22, our
guild will have a presence at the Long
Beach Flower Show and Pilgrimmage at
the Town Green from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Several members are planning to spend
the 26th through the 31st of May in Cullman, Alabama, at the Red Rooster Retreat. We are planning our Mississippi
Quilt Trail project as a guild and as individuals. In June, we gather at a local restaurant and celebrate all the birthdays
and enjoy good company and fellowship.
As our mission states, we strive to
advance the appreciation, knowledge and
enjoyment of quilting and invite anyone
desiring to learn about quilts and quilting
to join us. We encourage mentorship to
anyone needing assistance.
made double friendship blocks that we
signed and swapped with all those who
were participating. It will be interesting to
see who will be the first to finish her signature quilt.
We are diligently working on our
Ultimate Guild Challenge which is due
February 14. Southern Magnolia is the
theme and the top eight quilts will be entered into the AQS show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can always check out
our happenings on our blog
at www.possumtownquilters@blogspot.co
m. Looking forward to seeing everyone in
Hattiesburg in February.
Judy Stokes
Iuka—Needle Chasers of Tishomingo CO.
Members finished 2014 with a
Christmas party at the Iuka Public Library. Everyone brought finger foods for
lunch. A collection basket gathered
over $361 to be contributed to the Helpful Samaritan Food Pantry. The Guild
added $275 to this amount and sent a
check for a total of $636.00 to help the
many families in need of the most basic
necessity of life. A donation of $200
was also made to the Iuka Library in
appreciation of the use of the meeting
room throughout the year for board and
general meetings.
At the January meeting members
decided our community focus would be
on barn quilts and getting various organizations and students involved in
Columbus—Possum Town Quilters
the project. The menus for the upcomrd
ing annual retreat at J. P. Coleman
PTQ meets every 3 Saturday at
State Park were organized. Sharon
the Rosenzweig Art Center, downtown
Beene will teach a class on Friday at
Columbus at 9:30 am. In October we
the park on the "Diamond in the Rough"
elected our new officers for the 2015
pattern. The retreat actually starts Friyear. They are President, Carol James,
day afternoon and goes to Sunday afVP Lauren Hutchins, Secretary, Terri
Hartman and Treasurer, Judy Stokes.
ternoon with hours and hours of sewing
Diane Stone and Rita Williams rep- and eating.
Northeast
resented Possum Town Quilters at the
Habitat for Humanity home dedication on
November 16, in which we donated a quilt
for the new family. Carla Formel and
DeWhyte Mosley decorated a tree at the
Lowndes County Library to participate in
their Festival of Trees. This has been an
ongoing project we have participated in
for several years. We each made a new
ornament to supplement our collection.
Our Christmas Party was held at
Flint Hill United Methodist Church in Caledonia on Dec 6. We had a great time
playing Dirty Santa and also played a
game where each person brought a
handmade item and we passed them left
and right based on the story being read.
This is always fun too. This year we also
Submitted by: Barbara Patterson
662-424-9665
Starkville—Happy Hoopers..
The Hoopers is a small guild (no
officers, no dues!) which gathers for fun &
fellowship each Thursday morning. The
“old” Starkville Sportsplex Building is our
home. Our official meeting time is 10:00noon, but often are talking and stay past
noon. Hard to imagine a group of quilters
getting so involved in visiting that they
forget the clock?—Definitely not!
Each quilter works on a project of
their own—some a different project each
meeting and others the same project for
several weeks. Originally we began as a
hand-quilting guild but all quilters are invited. This is a great place to bounce
project ideas due to all the varied skills
and quilting interests.
If you are in the area on a Thursday morning, please come say hello.
Angela Pannell
Southeast
Hattiesburg—Pine Belt Quilters’
Since the close of our Fiber Arts
and Quilt Show in October, Pinebelt Quilters have been busy. The show was a
great success. Attendance was good and
everyone seemed happy with the quality
of the show. One of our own members,
Dianne McLendon won our raffle
quilt. The program for our October meeting was a presentation of the PBQ winners from the show.
In November we were treated with
a trunk show by the Brandon Quilters. We all went home inspired and
wanting to make more quilts. Also that
month we celebrated our 30th anniversary as a guild with recognition of the
founding of our guild and of former presidents. At that meeting we also elected
Dianne McLendon as a member of our
Board of Directors.
At our meeting Ellen Cox presented a “snippet” showing us a new use for
an old product. She said that you can
use bridal aisle fabric rather than paper
for foundation piecing. It is very thin and
does not need to be removed from your
block. It can even be ironed onto freezer
paper and run through your printer. It
comes in 100 foot rolls and is 24 inches
wide. It is available in the bridal section
at Hobby Lobby. At our December meeting other members reported that this really works well.
In December we celebrated with
our Christmas luncheon. We also presented quilts to several children’s shelters, the Hattiesburg Fire Department,
and the Veteran’s Home in Collins. We
also donate comfort pillows to Forrest
General Hospital, Wesley Hospital, and
Marion County General Hospital. Walker
totes and catheter bag covers are also
donated monthly.
Betty Allen
West Central
Vicksburg—Vicksburg Quilters
The Vicksburg Quilters spent the
months of September and October getting ready to host MQA's Fall Gathering, all of the members pitched in to
make the Gathering a success.
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Vicksburg—Vicksburg Quilters (cont) In November, we worked on Charity Quilts and QOV. Our December meeting was
our Christmas Party. Members brought finger foods and unwrapped new toys to be given to the local Children's Shelter.
We also are so very proud of member, Mary Holman, she was part to the Amazing Eight group. This group entered
a quilt in the Houston Quilt Show and won first place in the Group Division. For anyone who would like to see the ladies
and the "prize winning" quilt, you can do a search for Youtube Amazing Eight Quilters. Congratulations to all of these talented ladies! Susan Beard, Reporter
Hotel Information
Days Inn
111Thornhill Dr
Hattiesburg MS
601-268-1151
Rate good till Feb. 5
Double Beds in a room—-$70.00 plus tax
Continental Breakfast included
Ask for MQA-Wiltshire rate
Baymont Inn & Suites
123 Plaza off Westover
Drive
Hattiesburg MS
601-264-8380
Hampton Inn
4301 Hardy St.
Hattiesburg MS
844-230-1083
Rate good till Feb. 10
Queen Beds in a room—-84.00 plus tax
Continental Breakfast included
Ask for MS Quilt Association Rate
Rate good till Feb. 16
.
Double Beds in a room—$89.00 plus tax
Continental Breakfast included
Ask for MS Quilt Association Rate
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Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30
Wed Closed
Sat 8:30-3:00
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Phone number is: 601-634-0243
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De Kalb MS. 39328
601-743-5638
villagecclothshoppe@yahoo.com
Owned by Carolyn Botts Hobgood
Established 1971 by Ola Mae Botts
We started off with 83 cases of books (12 books are in each case) and now
we are down to 6 cases of books left, so please help us find homes for these books.
After all the price is cheaper than most magazines that you buy and it is a hard
bound book.
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Mississippi Quilt Association
Registration Form
February 20-21st, 2015
Hattiesburg, MS
Name _____________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________
City, State, Zip_______________________________________________
Meal Reservations:
Saturday lunch:
Entrée Choices. Select either a Salad with Desert or Sandwich with sides & Desert
Salad
$14
Choose one
________Herb Crusted Ribeye Salad
________Caesar Salad
Choose one
________Pecan Pie
________Red Velvet Cake
Sandwich
$14
Choose one
Choose one
_______Turkey Bacon Club
_______Chicken Club
_______Potato Chips
_______Potato Salad
_______Cabbage Slaw
Choose one _____Red Velvet Cake
or
________Pecan Pie
Amount Enclosed:
_____
I have enclosed $14.00 for Saturday Lunch
_____
I have enclosed $5.00 Guest Fee*
_____
I would like to join MQA and have enclosed the Membership Form and $15 annual dues
_____
Total amount of Check (Payable to MQA)
Registration deadline is February 10. Mail your check and registration form to:
Jere' Funk
7024 Pinehurst Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9151
*Guests are encouraged to attend the Gathering in hopes they will want to become a member of MQA.
There is no charge for guests on Friday, but you will need to choose and purchase your meal. A $5.00
charge is for attendance to the Saturday meeting plus the purchase of your meal.
Spring Gathering Location
Lake Terrace Convention Center
Hattiesburg MS.
For information regarding restaurants or
hotels,please see
http://www.hattiesburg.org/index.cfm/stay/
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Anyone who has a love of quilts and quilting and who is interested in preserving and promoting quilt making is invited
to join MQA. Our members come from all walks of life. Our backgrounds may be different, but we share one thing in
common our love of quilts and the art of quilt making.
Mississippi Quilt Association
MEMBERSHIP FORM
Dues are $15.00 a year (1 April to 31 Mar)
(Please print clearly)
Name
Address
City_________________________________________________________________
County_______________________________________________________________
State_________________________________________________________________
ZIP___________________________________________________________________
Phone(home)___________________________________________________________
Phone(cell)_____________________________________________________________
Email Address_________________________________________________________
(Please print clearly)
You can help cut our mailing expenses.
Send Common Thread newsletter and Membership Directory (Sent in May) by:
_______ Email (Must include an email address)
_______ Regular Mail
Will you give us permission to publish your information in our Membership Directory
_________Yes
_________No
Send completed form with $15.00 check made payable to:
Mississippi Quilt Association
Attn: Jere' Funk
MQA Membership Director
7024 Pinehurst Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9151
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Mississippi Outstanding Quilter Nomination Form
The Mississippi Quilt Association was founded in 1991 to enhance the art of quilting in Mississippi and established the MS
Quilt Legacy Committee in 2005. The purpose is to execute the search and documentation process and record the works of
outstanding Mississippi quilters. This project would document the quilter’s collection of quilts from everyday quilts to Sunday quilts. Please help us locate and recognize our state’s quilters for future generations to enjoy. Honoring quilters age
sixty-five and older.
Outstanding Quilter 2015
Name_______________________________
Address__________________________________________________
Phone_____________________
Date of Birth_________________
How long has the quilter been making quilts?____________
How many quilts has the quilter completed?______Where are the quilts today?____
Describe the type of quilts made…….pieced, hand quilted, appliqué, machine quilted,
tied, etc_________________________________________________________________________
Does the quilter have a special technique or method, a unique style, use predominate fabrics or theme in
the quilts?_______________________________________
Why do you think this quilter is exceptional and should be documented and recorded for future reference?
________________________________________________
Attach a story, picture, and other information about the quilter and their collection.
Nominator
Name________________________________ phone________________
Address____________________________________________________
Relationship to quilter__________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
If you have questions call. Joan Alliston 601-825-4074 or Georgia Polk 601-825-8105
Mail & postmark by April 15, 2015 to Joan Alliston, 444 Busick Well Road, Brandon Ms 39042
Include application, pictures of at least two quilts, and quilt measurements
You will be notified in late April and you will deliver your quilt in late May. Quilts will hang from June
through October 2015 at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum.
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Ohio Amish Country Quilt Tour
September 14-20, 2015
$849 from Jackson, MS
Price includes round trip deluxe motor coach from Jackson, Ms
or other pick up points like Winona or Southaven. Excellent
accommodations, all sightseeing, breakfast daily, two lunches,
one dinner and all tips & taxes included.
Single room supplement +$360, Triple reduction -$120,
Quad reduction -$180
$100 deposit per person required to reserve space, refundable until July 20, 2015
when full payment is due
Tentative Daily Agenda
Day 1 – Bowling Green, KY – we motorcoach from Jackson, MS First quilt shop will be Quilters Attic in
Goodlettsville, TN Overnight in Bowling Green, KY
Day 2 – Millersburg, Ohio – motorcoach through KY by way of Louisville where we will make our 2 nd quilt
Shop stop at Amoung Friends Quilt shop. Overnight in Millersburg, Ohio
Day 3 – Berlin, OH - Start our day visiting an Amish home and schoolhouse, with lunch at Mrs. Yoder’s
Kitchen. Guggisburg Cheese Factory and Somewhere Sewing Quilt Shop
Day 4 – Berlin, OH sightseeing across Ohio Country at harvest time with lunch in an Amish home. Free
Time this afternoon in Berlin to visit Helping Hands Quilt Shop and see hand quilting by local women
Day 5 – Sunbury, OH off to the Buckeye Event Center for a quilt show, J.M. Smucker Company
Tasting their famous jams and jellies
Day 6 – Bowling Green, KY Headed South with many wonderful memories of a spectacular tour
Day 7 – Jackson, MS arriving home with a suitcase full of fabric to start your next quilt
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$100 per person required to reserve space, refundable until July 20, 2015 when full payment is
due.
Make check payable to QUILTING EXPRESS TOURS – 1287 Goodhope Rd, Batesville, MS
38606
All payments are non-refundable after final payment date.
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RETURN BOTTOM PORTION WITH DEPOSIT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----REGISTRATION: Enclosed is my $100 per person deposit for OHIO AMISH COUNTRY TOUR
FINAL DUE: July 20, 2015
Name_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________City__________________________State______Zip________
Phone________________________________Cell_____________________________Roommate_____________________________
Name(s) you would like on your name tag_________________________________Pick up location____________________________
Payments are refundable until final payment at which time trip is non-refundable.
Hint:: Print this form, fill it out, and mail it with your deposit or full payment check to Quilting Express Tours
OR
Call Cindy Allgood 662-934-7606
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2015 Absentee Ballot For Elected Officers
President (one year term)
Marietta Johnson
For____ Against____
President Elect (one year term)
Julia Graber
For____ Against____
Treasurer (two year term)
Susan Beard
For____ Against____
We will collect ballots/votes at the February Gathering business meeting. If you are not attending, you may return your ballot to Secretary, Linda Jabour, PO Box 5489, Brandon MS. 39047.
Or you may email her at pjabour@bellsouth.net with your vote. Thank you!!
Mississippi Quilt Association
Lucy Large
210 Woodlake Dr
Brandon MS 39047
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