Stitchers Quilt Guild - Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service

Stitchers Quilt Guild
Newsletter
A HARDIN COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION HOMEMAKER CLUB
AUGUST 2010
Points to Ponder from Patty
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday,
Aug 25th 2010
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Hardin County Extension
Office — Auditorium
STITCHERS QUILT
GUILD OFFICERS
Patty Pruitt, President
270-877-7078
gypsyquilter7@yahoo.com
Diana Zimmerman, 1st VP
270-304-6787
genesisdzm@yahoo.com
Betty Percifield, 2nd VP
918-916-1206
perrifi@hotmail.com
Donetta Faulkner-Elmore,
Secretary
270-735-9847
kypm427@aol.com
Kathy Goodman, Treasurer
270-862-5549
kathysteveg@windstream.net
Kelly Pruitt, Newsletter
270-737-9019
kelly.pruitt@us.army.mil
Welcome to our new members, Tia, Denise and Pat.
Hope everyone enjoyed the July meeting and looking forward to what is
coming up. Please let me or any board member know if you have any
ideas for the meeting. We appreciate everyone's input.
We have a lot going on the next few months. Hopefully you are working
on finishing projects for the quilt show. The Show will be here before you
know it. It would be great to see one quilt from everyone in the guild.
Check the newsletter for deadline dates for show submissions and other
show information.
In October we have the retreat at Loucon. It's a great place and time to
get to know other members better and to get some projects completed.
There should be a sign up sheet in this newsletter, please fill out and
return by deadline.
In this newsletter you will also find a survey to fill out. This survey greatly
assists the VPs in planning the upcoming events. Fill it out and bring to
August meeting. We will draw one from completed surveys for a great
prize! This survey is a great way to let us know what you are interested
in. Remember you are a part of the group and your interests are
important.
See you on 25th for a great time. Bring a friend with you.
Patty
Pat McMillan shows
her monkey quilt
during the show and
tell at the July
meeting.
Historian,
Publicity,
Parliamentarian,
“May your sorrows be patched and your joys quilted.” Author Unknown
THIS AND THAT - IMPORTANT STUFF TO KNOW
♥ Brenda Edwards is collecting empty spools again this year for the quilt show. Please save your spools as
you empty them. You can periodically bring them to her during the meeting or save until the August
meeting.
♥ Our retreat is scheduled for Oct 21-24 at Loucon. This site meets most of the preferences as indicated
from the survey results. You can put a down payment of $25.00 to reserve your spot. Deposits must be
receive by the August meeting with the balance due by the September meeting.
♥ You can go online to view the Stitchers Newsletter at :
www.hardinext.org/quilting-newsletter.asp
♥ Your board members are working hard to make the most of your meetings and schedule great workshops
throughout the coming years. If you have any ideas for workshops or would be willing to teach a workshop
please contact Betty Percifield, or if you have ideas for upcoming meetings contact Diana Zimmerman.
Diana is looking for make-it/take-it and demo ideas or anything else you would like to see or are willing to
share with everyone during the meetings.
♥ We are asking for donations of aprons for the quilt show. We would like them to be newly made and we
will use them every year during the quilt show in the Food Court area. This year we will do a conga line once
each day and have attendees vote on their favorite.
♥ Put your SAVE THE DATE insert on your refrigerator or bulletin board to remind you of guild activities like
workshops and UFO days. We don’t want anyone to miss out on these.
♥ Pick up your quilt show “Welcome Banner” challenge information at the August meeting. Time is short.
MAKE AN APRON DAY
11 Sept , 9am—4pm
Come in and make an apron to donate to
the quilt show food court and make
another for yourself. Some quick and
easy apron patterns will be available for
your use.
Bring about 2—2-1/2 yards of fabric
and 1/2 yard interfacing which is
optional per apron.
Bring your machine and basic sewing
supplies and bring your own lunch.
Sometime during the quilt show we will
do a conga line and have attendees vote
on their favorite apron.
LANDSCAPE SHOWCASE
&
MAKE-IT / TAKE-IT
If you have made any landscape quilts bring them
in for our landscape showcase of quilts.
We will have some discussion on landscape quilts
and using fusible web, which is what we will use
while making a small version to take home.
The guild will provide the supplies, although you
may want to bring a fabric scissor to use.
If you have some of your own landscape fabrics
you would like to use bring those in with fusible
web already applied.
GET THOSE QUILT
ENTRIES IN AT
THE AUGUST
MEETING!!!
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FEATURED STITCHER:
Rebecca Schroeder
Like so many of you, I too, learned to sew from my mother and my
grandmother. I used to make doll clothes by hand when I was quite
young then later on was given my own little sewing machine as a
gift from my parents.
It’s a Singer SEW HANDY that I still have.
(I’m wondering if any of you ever had one of these??) Going on
from here I learned to sew clothes for myself and others and then
majored in Home Economics Education while in college. During my
college years I sewed a lot to include making a formal gown for a
friend to wear in the Miss Kentucky Pageant MANY years ago but I’m
not telling you when! (Incidentally she was first runner-up.)
I did teach Home Economics for a few years but eventually earned my
Master’s Degree in elementary/middle school education. With Joe,
my husband being in the army and us moving around, elementary and
middle school jobs were easier to come by then Home Ec teaching
positions. I loved my years of teaching and did retire in 2000
from Hardin County Schools. Shortly after that Brenda Arnett and I
took a beginning quilter’s class so that’s the beginning of how
this “sickness” began!
All of you are such an inspiration to me and I thank you for that!
I love to see all of the wonderful things you piece and quilt. My
quilts are all quite simple designs generally with larger pieces of
fabric and I rarely do any of my own quilting. I love picking out
the fabric and piecing it….but then I love even more having Brenda
Arnett do my quilting for me. The finished product gets to me so
much faster that way and as a result I enjoy the project on hand so
much more. Almost all of the quilts I’ve made have been used as
gifts so I will not have many to show you.
One thing I would like to tell all quilters, especially ones in the
beginning or intermediate levels of quilting, is be sure to shadow
a seasoned quilter. Brenda Arnett and I have worked together
designing and/or piecing a couple of quilts, and oh my, it is
amazing what I have learned from her. She has taught me many short
cuts as well as easier ways to do things. I thank Brenda for that!
Meeting Projects &
Upcoming Activities
AUGUST Meeting
♥ Border Demo
♥ Landscape Quilts Showcase
♥ Landscape Make-It/Take-It
SEPTEMBER Meeting
♥ Fat Chance Swap
Tone on Tone
♥ Border Demo
UPCOMING EVENTS
♥ Gordian Knot—Aug 20-21
♥
Make an Apron—Sep 11th
♥ Quilt Show Prep—Sep 22nd
5pm—9pm
♥ Quilt Show Set-up—Sep 23rd
8am—till it gets done!
♥ Quilt Show—Sep 24-25
Happy Quilting!
Becky Schroeder
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
& Many More Quilts To Go!
Featured Stitcher for September is Patty Pruitt
REFRESHMENT LIST
Please bring cups, plates & napkins for the drinks/snacks you’re providing. These are
If you can’t attend the meeting that
you’ve signed up for, please find a substitute.
not supplied by the Extension Office.
AUGUST
Judy Cox, Becky Schroeder
Marty Greenlee, Brenda Arnett
SEPTEMBER
Pat McMillan, Carolyn Jones
Eileen Heinen, Debbie Crafton
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We would like to wish a Happy
Birthday to:
Kathy Conway—Aug 3rd
Judy Cox—Aug 6th
Jean Mindock—Aug 22nd
Brenda Edwards—Aug 25th
Carolyn Jones—Sep 13th
Pat Nahal—Sep 21st
Jessica Robbins—Sep 25th
NAME TAGS
Remember to wear those quilted
name tags to not only help new
members and old remember your
name but for a chance to win a FQ.
There is also a 25 cent fine for not
wearing them.
Treasurer’s Report
July 2010
Balance Brought Forward…..$5806.52
INCOME
Name-Tag Fines…………………..2.25
Gordian Knot Workshop………...45.00
Loucon Retreat…………………..25.00
Lincoln Lecture/Brenda E……….75.00
New Member Dues……………...33.00
2010 FEATURED STITCHERS
Jul—Kathy Cravens
Sep—Patty Pruitt
Nov— Diana Zimmerman
Aug—Rebecca Schroeder
Oct—Jessica Robbins
Dec—Virginia Coomes
Write-ups need to be to me by the 10th of your month. Please
don’t feel pressured that you have to do a great big show and
tell event. This is just a great way for us to get to know each
other and put a name to a face as the guild grows.
FAT CHANCE SWAP - SEPT 29th
For a Fat Chance Swap you bring in a fat quarter of
fabric and they will get swapped around with others
participating and you go home with a different FQ.
Total Income……………….... $180.25
EXPENSES
Brenda E. Expenses………….....66.12
Diana Z Expenses………….……35.93
Stamps………...………………...194.48
Misc Expenses ………………….261.10
Homemaker Dues………….…….15.00
Total Expenditures….………$572.63
Ending Balance…………….. $5414.14
Submitted by: Kathy Goodman
Treasurer
Amy Aldenderfer demonstrates the wavy border in July.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
from
Stitchers Stash of Recipes
Patio Cooler
Patriotic Blocks
We are still continuing to collect
12-1/2 unfinished patriotic
blocks for Warrior quilt donations. Go to quilterscache.com
for easy blocks. Here is one to
try this month—Shooting Star 2.
quilterscache.com/S/
ShootingStar2Block.html
(Dixie Franklin, pg 11)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 cups strong tea
2 cups pineapple juice
4 cups orange juice
1 (27oz) bottle Ginger Ale,
chilled orange slices or wedges
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, place over low heat until sugar
is dissolved. Cool. Combine sugar mixture, tea and fruit juices; chill
several hours. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale. Garnish with
orange slices. Yield: 3 quarts.
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Stitchers Survey
2010-2011
NAME:_________________________________________ Will draw for door prize at the end of
the August meeting from all completed surveys.
1. Nominate a national teacher for consideration and why.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Nominate a regional teacher and why.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Suggest classes you would like to have taught by a guild member
Class
Member
__________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________________
4. Would you come about an hour and a half earlier every other month to learn a short class?
For example: Bindings, paper-piecing, flying geese, mitered corners, making labels, thangles, etc.
YES
NO
5. Would you come on the odd months a different evening to do the same?
YES
NO
6. Would you be willing to teach a workshop and if so what?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. Would you be willing to volunteer for the following?
Publicity
YES
NO
Scrapbook
YES
NO
Parliamentarian
YES
NO
8. Do you think we have enough UFO nights?
YES
NO
9. Do you like the extended weekend workshops (Fri—Sun) rather than the 4-6 hour Saturday
workshops.?
YES
NO
10. Please list all your ideas for guild meeting activities, demo’s, lecture’s, make-it/take-it’s, etc.
Even if it is something done in the past and you want to see it again list that also.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
11. Any other ideas, suggestions or comments.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
STITCHER’S QUILT GUILD RETREAT
October 21 – 24, 2010
Loucon Training Center
8044 Anneta Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754
270-2423348
Name: ______________________________________
Phone: __________________________
Please indicate your selections below:
ROOMS
Thursday – Sunday (3 nights)
Friday - Sunday (2 nights)
Saturday – Sunday (1 night)
$ 86.00
$ 61.00
$ 36.00
____________________
____________________
____________________
BREAKFAST
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
$ 5.00
____________________
____________________
____________________
LUNCH
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
$
$
$
$
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
DINNER
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
____________________
____________________
____________________
DINNER OUT (Dutch treat – Location and meal to be determined)
Friday
____________________
*DEPOSIT (Due August 25, 2010)
$ 25.00
____________________
TOTAL DUE (September 29, 2010 – Regular meeting)
ROAD TRIP
Whittle’s – Depart Saturday, 1:30 PM (please circle one)
____________________
Yes
No
Roommate preference: __________________________________________________
Special dietary needs (i.e. diabetic, low-sodium, vegetarian, food allergy):____________
____________________________________________________________________
Notes:
Arrival time: Thursday 11:00 am
Departure time: Sunday 2:00 pm
Loucon requires a minimum of 15 stitchers to provide food service.
All rooms are double occupancy with queen size beds and a full bath in each one. Bring your own linens,
pillows, towels and toiletries.
*Deposit is non-refundable.
GORDIAN KNOT WORKSHOP
Aug 20th 6pm-9pm, Aug 21st 9am-5pm
Patty Pruitt—Teacher
$5.00 Fee ( includes snacks on Friday and lunch on Saturday )
1. Three Fabrics that have Good Contrast
Fabric 1 - Background Fabric - 1 1/4 yard
Fabric 2 - Outer strips of center design area - 1 yard
Fabric 3 - Inner Strips/Border - 2 yards
2. Sewing machine in good working condition with accurate 1/4 seam
3. Standard sewing supplies ( pins, scissors, thread, seam ripper, etc )
4. Rotary cutter, ruler and mat ( I like to use 12 1/2" square or whatever you have - bring a few )
**I recommend buying a little extra fabric just in case you make a mistake or decide to use one of the fabrics
as an additional border. Besides we can always add the extra to our fabric stash for other
projects.
Quilt is approximately 40 X 48 but can be
made larger with additional borders.
Please call Patty 307-2226
or email
gypsyquilter7@yahoo.com
if you have any questions.
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Hardin County Extension Office
201 Peterson Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Stitchers Quilt Guild
AUGUST
HIGHLIGHTS
Make-it/Take-it
Landscape
Landscape Quilts
Showcase
Border Demo
SEPTEMBER
HIGHLIGHTS
Border Demo
Fat Chance Swap
Quilt Show