River Heritage Quilters’
Guild Quilt Chatter
Volume 22
Issue 3
www.riverquilters.org March
2010
Happy
New Year Quilters,
There we were, 25 strong, along with one guest and one new
member. The February meeting was lightly
attended due to the weather, but those of us that were there were treated to a
wonderful trunk show of antique quilts given by Lyn Stoecker. There were several ladies that brought their
own antique quilts to show and a beautiful quilt book was won by Mary Green for
her participation.
The program at the library the
following Saturday went well, too. Many
thanks to Vonda Slinkard, Joycelyn Kasten, Cindy Spaeth, Cheral Benthal and Sue
Tippitt for helping out. Sue is visiting
our guild from the mountains in Tennessee.
Very nice of her to jump in and help.
The program was on hand quilting and there were 12-15 ladies in
attendance. It was a fun morning and the
library was very pleased with what we had to offer.
I, personally, am loving all of
our snow. As I write this it is snowing
lightly one more time. I haven’t heard
any forecast, but it doesn’t matter. One
of the joys of being retired, don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, so the
weather is not a factor. We have been
“iced out” of delivering Senior Meals once this year. I must confess I haven’t gotten a lot of
sewing or quilting done. I want to
finish binding a quilt today so I will have some show and tell in March. Speaking of March, it will be our birthday
month as RHQG celebrates its 21st birthday.
We will have pins to award for membership and a very special program
that you won’t want to miss. Bring a
guest that is a breast cancer survivor.
We will also take a love collection to donate to breast cancer.
Our guild retreat is right around
the corner. I am certainly looking
forward to five days, spent with my wonderful quilting friends. Lynnore has a great retreat planned for us. Check with your house mother if you have any
questions or call Lynnore.
If you haven’t been down to the
Arts Council to see our exhibit, you need to get down there. It is a wonderful exhibit and the hit of the
month, if I do say so myself!!! Thanks
to Lynne Taylor for getting us into this and getting it all set up.
Take time to enjoy the
weather. There is not a thing we can do
about it. Keep quilting.
Madeline
March Program: This is
one you will DEFINITELY NOT want to miss.........Judy Humphrey will share with us an extraordinary, unique trunk
show which features 50 "items" that were submitted for a challenge at
her St. Louis Quilt Guild. The challenge
was done to raise awareness of breast cancer and has been on display at St.
Luke's Hospital Cancer Resource Center, Chesterfield. Please bring a friend/cancer survivor to
enjoy this one-of-a-kind trunk show. We will be taking a "special
collection" for breast cancer research so come prepared!
Fat Quarter
Bring a PINK fat quarter to the
March meeting and you will be entered to win a basket of Fat Quarters.
Coming in April
Our
guest speaker will be Connie Ewbank, author from Louisiana, who will be holding a workshop Sunday
afternoon, 4/11 (Jumble Fever: a 9-patch variation) and Monday morning, 4/12
(String Star). She will be sharing her techniques, books and a trunk show during the guild's April meeting. . . more specific
info to be shared at the March meeting.
http://www.butterflystitches.net/classes.htm
RETREAT: I think we are just about ready to pack up
and go on the retreat. I hope you are
all as excited as I am. The response has
been great—we added two cabins and they are full. In the past some of you have gone to a quilt
show in Eddyville. It has been cancelled
for this year. I did receive an E-mail
from one of the ladies we met last year that was from another quilt group who
was also on a retreat and she has opened a fabric shop in Murray, Ky. You can go to her website to see if you want
to visit her shop www.batiksbydesign.com.
I also have directions to get there if anyone is interested. Saturday evening at 7:00 we will meet in the
lodge for snacks, Show and Tell, and our spectacular Fashion Show. I hope all of you are working on a unique
outfit for someone in your cabin to model.
Should be fun and laughter.
Don’t forget to bring fabric and stuffing for cancer pillows and angel
quilts. Any questions regarding the
retreat please call (334-8991) or E-mail (rlm642@charter.net) me. Lynnore Meyer (Retreat Chairman)
If you have any questions, please contact
Lynnore Meyer
2009-2010
Block of the Month
Christmas Quilt Challenge
GUIDELINES:
Size…..your choice;
Must use minimum of 9 blocks from monthly patterns;
Additional blocks/borders may be added;
Must be brought to September meeting (does not have
to be quilted); bring in a non-transparent bag.
Quilts will be numbered and displayed for Viewer’s
Choice vote.
First Place…..$100
Second Place… 50
Third Place…… 25
RHQG FEBRUARY MEETING
The RHQG meeting was called to
order by President Madeline Gieselman on February 8, 2010, at the Cape
Girardeau Public Library.
Minutes for January were approved
as printed in the newsletter by Elizabeth Brewer and seconded by Nyra Campbell.
Executive Board retreat was
reported as extremely successful with very positive input and exciting plans
for the upcoming year. The balanced budget was presented at the meeting as
decided at retreat. Questions were asked
and the motion to accept the budget was made by Mary Tripp , second by Mary
Peters, and members present voted to
accept.
This Saturday ( Feb. 13) there
will be a demonstration at the Public Library on handquilting. It will be from 10 am until noon.
The Cashbook Journal in Jackson
will have a report on our display at the Arts Council Exhibit in the next
edition. Please be sure to make a trip
to downtown Cape to see this lovely exhibit.
Thanks to all who participated.
February birthdays- Two present
to receive their cupcake and fat quarters.
Donna Irwin will be accepting
orders for T-shirts and sweatshirts for the rest of the week, with delivery in
early March.
There were 25 members present, 1
guest, and 1 new member. We welcome
back, former member Pat Leach.
Winners for tonight:
Fat quarters: Mary Green (7)
Name tag: Mary Peters
Stash for Cash: Merle Deneke ( $8.50)
Attendance: Pat Leach
Program was presented by Lyn
Stoecker with a Trunk show of Vintage quilts.
Her collection was very interesting and her explanation of how she
acquired many of her quilts was quite entertaining. She gave valuable advice on storing vintage
quilts, how to document them, and date them using several books she had
displayed.
Several members also had Vintage
and Historical quilts to display.
Show and Tell: 5 displayers
Carolyn Tilghman, Chris Ludwig,
Anastasia Gonzales, Lois Emerine, and Priscilla Kirby.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
River Heritage Quilt Guild Board Retreat Saturday, January
23, 2010
10:15 a.m to 7 pm.…….Madeline Geiselman,
Muriel, LaMadrid, Lynnore Meyer, Sally Miller, Vickie Howard, Glenda Nations,
Mary Green, Nancy East, Mary Tripp, Pat Smith, Linda Tansil, Carol Gallaher
(arrived 5:15 pm)
Meeting rooms…..cannot reserve both
rooms each month, but can use both if empty; to save space decision was made
not to display Show ‘n Tell.
Historian position……eliminate scrapbooks;
suggestion was made to put online.
Opportunity and Golden Scissors quilt will be posted to the
internet. Take pictures throughout and
share powerpoint in December.
Membership…….approximately 80
members currently paid. Mary Tripp asked
what to do with baskets since plastic bowls are easier to transport.
Baskets (5-6) will be given to the fat quarter winner each
month. Other members volunteered to
bring baskets for this purpose, too. The
responsibility of contacting members who have not paid their dues will be
included into the Membership Chair responsibilities. Members who missed 2 consecutive meetings
will be contacted via email/postcard/phone call at the discretion of the
Membership Chair.
Binders……… Contact previous
person regarding binder duties and start a binder with responsibilities. Copies
of constitution, by-laws, calendar of duties, contact info of current board
member/officer/committee information, templates, vendor contact information,
recent copy of budget, and electronic version of sample documents.
Yearbook…….eliminate program
description and fat quarter information.
Special Projects committee will be changed
to Opportunity Quilt Committee.
Opportunity Quilt…..Anastasia Gonzales has
agreed to be in charge of the top. Someone is needed to be in charge of ticket
sale and publicity.
Finances…be more informative about
how much money is being spent on various items.
Newsletter…Linda asked for
suggestions, changes, etc. Community
projects will start keeping the group updated with donation numbers.
Retreat….ideas for cabin projects
(fetal pouches, tote bags for foster children).
Suggestion made to budget money for Saturday night get-together (popcorn
and sodas).
Special Events….. (Editor:
Dates for the workshops may be
tentative.)
Lynn Cibulka…..Sunday afternoon/Monday
a.m. $800;
Connie Ewbanks……..$300 @$20 per person
(includes book; Minimum 15)
Sunday, April 11…..…Jumbo Fever
3:00-6:00 p.m.;
Monday, April 12……String Star…9-12 noon $10
PROGRAM…all quilts in book will be there….book $17.00
9082 Jason Drive Denham Springs, LA 70726
Barb Bolesta ($400)
Sunday, 1-4 p.m.………3 hour sewing Free Motion
Quilting (limit 15);
Monday, 1-4
p.m.……..3 hour Table Runner (limit 15-20)
Budget......discussed at length
and will be presented at a future Guild Meeting.
Publicity….Sally will check at the
library about a poster and including Guild programs, Madeleine has new bookmarks
to distribute, Southeast Missourian and Tip-Off are possibilities, and ask
members to bring a friend. Starting in April, bring a guest and get a
gift!
Items needed by Vickie Howard’s charitable crafting students: yarn, jars with lids, mugs! Get yourself a treasure in heaven by giving
to the needy here.
The jars can be clean jars that used to contain spaghetti sauce,
jam, peanut butter, …. We can recycle
and support a great cause.
Quilt Shows and Other Area News
Find
a quilt show: http://www.quiltguilds.com/march.htm
St. Louis Metro Shop Hop, March
25—28
http://www.blessingsquiltshop.com/shophop2010.htm
13 participating quilt shops in Mo and IL near St. Louis.
Drawing for sewing machine and other great prizes
Your Quilt Shop in Arnold and Patches in St. Charles are two you can start.
Thursday and Friday, 10 am to
6 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday noon to 5 pm
Ricky Tims in “A Quilter and His
Music”, April 9
Friday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Lindbergh High School, 4900 S. Lindbergh
Blvd., St. Louis, MO
$10 in advance, $15 at the door
You can also order tickets by mail for the $10 price, and then
pick them up at the door.
American Quilt Show in Paducah,
April 21-24, aqsquiltnews.blogspot.com
Kalona Quilt Show and Sale, April
22-24, 2010
Thursday, April 22, Evening Only 5 pm - 8 pm
Friday, April 23, 9 am - 7 pm
Saturday, April 24, 9 am - 5 pm
Located at the Corner of 6th & D Ave. in the Kalona Community
Center, Kalona, IA.
Over 300 New and Antique Quilts on Display and for Sale.
Sponsored by the Woodin Wheel and Kalona Antique Co.
Phone: 319-656-2240 or email katie@woodinwheel.com
National
Quilting Assn Quilt Show, June 17-19, 2010
Last
year’s Opportunity quilt has been accepted as an entry in this show.
Look
for it as “Stars over Mary”
Columbus OH
Common Threads Quilt Show, June
25-27, 2010
Friday, June 25: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, June 26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 27: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Century II Performing Arts &
Convention Center
225 W. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67202
Classes: June 24 - 27, Daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
http://www.wichitaquiltshow.com/
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8 GUILD 6:30 social time, 6:45 guild meeting |
9 *Martha Cox |
10 RETREAT |
11 RETREAT |
12 RETREAT |
13 RETREAT |
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15 Community Projects |
16 |
17 *Glenda Nations |
18 *Cheryl Denton |
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20 *Sue LaBruyere Deadline for items for newsletter |
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22 *Tomoko Okada |
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29 *Velda Keister |
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Upcoming Guild Activities….
Guild Meeting
April 12, 6:45 pm
6:30 social time
Kentucky Lake Retreat
March 10—14, 2010
Quilt Show
September 25 and 26, 2010
Theme: Seasons
Please
send all information to be published in the newsletter by the 20th of the
previous month to Linda Tansil or email newsletter@riverquilters.org
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Treasurer's Report |
28-Feb-10 |
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Month Beginning Cash
Balance |
10,222.27 |
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Income |
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February |
Year to Date |
Budgeted |
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Stash for Cash (50/50) |
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8.50 |
36.50 |
300.00 |
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Dues |
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160.00 |
800.00 |
2000.00 |
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Opportunity Quilt |
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0.00 |
1500.00 |
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Special Events |
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0.00 |
1320.00 |
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Guild Retreat |
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165.00 |
5500.00 |
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Pin Sales |
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0.00 |
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T-Shirts |
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0.00 |
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Library |
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15.00 |
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Fons & Porter |
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0.00 |
180.00 |
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Rental of Standards |
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0.00 |
200.00 |
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Quilt Show |
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0.00 |
8000.00 |
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Misc |
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0.00 |
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Total Income |
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168.50 |
1016.50 |
19000.00 |
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Expenses |
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Programs |
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56.79 |
111.94 |
2000.00 |
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Membership |
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50.00 |
200.00 |
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Historian |
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0.00 |
30.00 |
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Hospitality |
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32.09 |
350.00 |
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Newsletter/Yearbook |
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21.25 |
46.68 |
700.00 |
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Opportunity Quilt |
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81.89 |
81.89 |
500.00 |
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Special Events |
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0.00 |
1700.00 |
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Community Projects |
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10.72 |
150.00 |
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Pattern of the Month |
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0.00 |
200.00 |
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Administrative Expenses |
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0.00 |
300.00 |
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Storage for Standards |
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0.00 |
360.00 |
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P.O. Box |
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0.00 |
50.00 |
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Fons & Porter |
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0.00 |
135.00 |
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Guild Retreat |
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0.00 |
6000.00 |
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T-Shirts |
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0.00 |
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Board Retreat |
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200.00 |
200.00 |
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Quilt Show (arena) |
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205.00 |
6000.00 |
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Misc. Expenses |
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36.69 |
56.69 |
125.00 |
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Certificate of Deposit |
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0.00 |
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Total Expenses |
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196.62 |
795.01 |
19000.00 |
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Certificate of Deposit |
5000.00 |
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Month Ending Cash Balance |
10,194.15 |
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Balance |
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15,194.15 |
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