River Heritage Quilters’
Guild Quilt
Chatter
Volume 21
Issue 10
www.riverquilters.org October
2009
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From
Our President…
Hi Ladies,
What a wonderful meeting we had in
September. Ellen won the hearts of all,
plus, her quilts were beautiful. I know
I went home ready to start one of the star patterns. She emailed me after she got home, and was
very touched with all of the emails she received from our members. We definitely should have her back for a
workshop. I know our October meeting
with Jane Kennedy is going to be just as good.
I am looking forward to it.
As
I write this, I am getting ready for the MSQG retreat at Lake of the
Ozarks. I think there are seven of us
going from RHQG. I have only been once,
several years ago, and had a wonderful time.
It will be fun to see some of the ladies I have met over the years as
well as the classes, programs, show and tell, and just plain fun. Muriel is going and it will be her first
experience at a retreat. I hope she
likes it.
Meeting
at the library is turning out to be a really good move. We are having our Jane Kennedy workshop
there, the morning after the October meeting.
The facility is great and they are so willing to accommodate us. The process for getting rid of our own
library books has met a couple of snags, but I hope to have it all ironed out
by the October meeting and we can start some sort of process in November. If there is a particular book you want, let
Deanna know and we will hold it for you.
There will be a nominal charge. We also have the two cabinets that we
are going to put up for silent auction.
We will do this in October.
How
have you been doing getting your UFO’s finished? Believe it or not, the end of the year is
right around the corner. It will be
Christmas and then 2010. Quilt Show
2010. Wow, where does the time go? I’m off to the retreat. See you on October 12.
Madeline
Print a membership form and return it with
$20 to a meeting, or mail it in. Sign
up/renew your membership by February to be in the yearbook.
October Program...
Guest: Jane Kennedy will share ideas from her new
book.
Fat Quarter: Purple or Pink
Bring a orange or black fat quarter
to the meeting and you will be entered to win a basket of Fat Quarter’s.
Opportunity Quilt
Less
than 6 weeks from the time you read this newsletter, we will be having our November
meeting - the meeting that the drawing for the 2009 beautiful opportunity quilt will be held.
We
certainly thank each of our members who have taken tickets and helped sell them
to friends, family, and co-workers. If you have not taken any, we ask that
you please consider doing so. This project can bring in $2000 if we all work together by taking only $20 worth of tickets to sell. We thoroughly enjoyed creating this lovely quilt and hope that one of our guild sisters can put it
onto her personal bed.
If you want any tickets, please feel free to call either Barb Miller (334-0231) or Mary Green (335-0656).
Christ Our Saviour Lutheran High
School Quilt ShoW
Friday Oct 2, and Saturday Oct 3
10 am to 3 pm both days
$5.00 admission
includes soup, beverage
Sandwiches and desserts available for purchase.
The school is located on State Highway 3 in Evansville,
,behind St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
QUILTS FOR THE GLENN
HOUSE CHRISTMAS SEASON
A message from Darla Snider
At the
September Quilt Guild meeting I announced that the Glenn House decorators are
requesting about 10 quilts to decorate the upper hallway. They are requesting
quilts with a Christmas theme and/or Christmas colors (red and green). Some of
you had questions which I couldn't answer at the time. Since then I have talked
with Bonnie Chaudoir who was the person requesting
the quilts. Here is more information:
There is no
alarm system at the Glenn House but there are security locks; a pass # is needed for access and would show who has entered
the house.
The Glenn
House is never open without at least 2 docents. If a big tour is coming, a
docent is in each room.
No eating,
drinking, or smoking is allowed in the Glenn House.
If you lend
a quilt for this occasion, it will be covered by the Glenn House insurance.
With your quilt please list your name, your guild name and location, the name
of the quilt (if it has one) and the value. Please be sure to have an attached
label.
The
decorating of the Glenn House will begin the first Monday of November. Tours
will start the week before Thanksgiving Day.
Please
bring your quilts to me at the October or November Guild meeting or arrange for
me to pick it up from you at an appointed time. I will remove the quilts from
the Glenn House and return them to you at the end of their Christmas openings.
At the
meeting the following people said they have quilts to lend: Joan Meyer,
Priscilla Kirby, Mary K. Reed, Saphrona Brewington, and Jeannette Buchheit. If you volunteered and don't see your name
listed, please let me know. Someone also said Vicki Howard probably had
something but I haven't verified that with her. The Glenn House is hoping to
have all quilt guilds in the area represented. I don't see Perryville or Sikeston
represented in this list. If I have missed a guild, please let me know.
Some of you
were not at the fabulous September meeting so if you have something to lend to
the Glenn House, please contact Darla Snider. Only about 10 or 12 quilts are
needed, but if I get more volunteered, I'll ask if they can be used, too.
RHQG Meeting
Minutes
The
September 14, 2009 meeting of the RHQG was called to order by President
Madeline Geiselman at 6:45.
Minutes
were approved as printed in the newsletter, Joan Meyer, and seconded by Linda
Tansil.
Treasurers
report was approved as listed in the newsletter.
September
birthdays: Two were present and received cupcakes
and fat quarters.
Quilters
dinner out will be Sept. 28th.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Glenn
House contacted the guild to inquire if we would be willing to display
Christmas Quilts for their open house in Nov. and Dec. Several have responded and if you are
interested, please contact Darla Snider.
In
November we will display Iron Quilters Challenge entries at the Cape Public
Library. There will also be a
presentation by several of our members regarding quilting techniques.
There
were 57 present tonight with one guest.
Winners
tonight:
Fat
quarter: Cheral
Benthal (17 fat quarters)
Name
tag: Martha Haertling
Stash
for Cash: Martha Short ( $19.00)
Attendance: Brenda Stroer
Community
projects committee reports all kits have been delivered to volunteers and are
being finished. Thanks!
Opportunity
quilt: Members are encouraged to pick up
tickets asap from Mary Green and Barb Miller.
Special
Events: Upcoming workshop is full and
waiting list is available. Looking forward to our next month meeting.
Program:
We
were delightfully entertained by Quilt designer Ellen Replogle
with her many quilts and fascinating patterns.
From
Lebanon, Mo., Ms. Ellen gave us an encouraging look of her many designs and
held our attention with her many stories of how her patterns were
inspired. Her energetic spirit was an
encouragement to us all, and her generosity of a free pattern to each attendee
gave each of us a reason to get busy!!!
We sincerely enjoyed our visit with her, and appreciated all her hard
work and obvious talent.
Show
and Tell:
Seven
displayers, Darla Snider, Linda Tansil,
Merle Deneke, Cindy Spaeth,
Janet Bollinger, Madeline Geiselman, and Priscilla Kirby.
Respectfully
submitted,
Carol
Gallaher, Secretary.
New Address for Pam Mungle:
RUG CLASS: Sherial Valencia
will be teaching Rag Rug Basics at the Golden Needle/Sewing Basket, Saturday,
October 17 at 10:00am. This is the rug that is made with the wooden
needle. Several people have asked how to make these rugs, now is
the chance to learn from this very knowledgeable teacher. For more information on this class and to see the
sample contact the Sewing Basket.
MAKE YOUR OWN GROCERY BAG
For full details, see the free pattern
at http://thecreativethimble.com/
“No
more paper or plastic bags for shopping!! Here is a pattern to get you going. They sew up in about an hour for your first
one and faster after that. They're so
fast to make, you will be making them for all your friends.”
Requires 1 yd fabric for bag, four
feet of one
inch webbing (or make your own straps for handles). 1 yd of 54” wide drapery fabric is enough for one
bag with short handles. . If you are a new quilter, you could practice
some new piecing skill on the outside fabric, or practice some hand or machine applique. The
grocery bag is lined, so you don’t have to worry about the raw edges of
a pieced block fraying.
I have bought some of the reusable
fabric grocery bags, and some of them are not very sturdy. This bag is quick to make, and gives me
pretty sacks to take along to the store.
Plus, it gives you a way to use some fabric that you bought and now
think “when will I ever use that?”
The Creative Thimble is also involved
in the support of our troops. You can
help by making simple drawstring bags.
The free pattern is on their website.
You can read about the program at http://www.operationcarepackages.org/
Both these patterns are great for
teaching someone how to sew. They use
simple rectangles, and easy construction techniques. If you share the patterns with others, please
copy the pattern as is from the website.
It may be free, but it still covered by a copyright.
If you are one of our members without a computer, let Linda Tansil know. She can bring her laptop and show you all the patterns mentioned in the newsletter.
FREE HALLOWEEN QUILT PATTERNS:
http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/QuiltCategories/FreeHalloweenQuiltPatterns.htm
Free Diagonal Cut Backing Calculator and Instructions
From
Darline (darline@multi-patch.com)
Have you
ever wanted a different way to cut your backing? The diagonal cut backing method is an
interesting alternative.
At http://www.multi-patch.com/html/diagonal_backing_calculator.php
you will find a calculator to determine the desired length of fabric to cut. Lay fabric wrong side up on floor.
Are you a beginner quilter???
Sometimes it can be a bit
overwhelming to see the gorgeous quilts at Show and Tell, and to think you’re
not at that level. The guild is for
everyone, be they show-winning quilters or first time quilters.
There are so many
resources out there for you. Most quilt shops have classes. Ask them what classes are best for a
beginner. There are quilt shops in Cape,
Jackson, Sikeston, Fredericktown and more.
Some regular fabric shops may also have classes. The Saturday Sampler program at a lot of
stores gives you a chance to learn one block a month. The Golden Needle is having a Snowball Quilt class that is good
choice.
If you are able to join
the Community Quilters at Nancy East’s house you will come away with new idea.
Anyone can participate—no particular skill is needed. They are very welcoming to those joining
them, even if you can only go one time.
You can bring your lunch and stay all day, or just go for a few
hours. Plus it is so much fun to sew
with others. Give Nancy a call if you
are interested.
2009 Officers
President—Madeline Gieselman
Vice President—Nelda Steffen
Secretary—Carol Gallaher
Treasurer—Barb Miller
Historian—Pat Smith
2009 Officers
President—Madeline Gieselman
Vice President—Nelda Steffen
Secretary—Carol Gallaher
Treasurer—Barb Miller
Historian—Pat Smith
2009
Committee Chairman
Audit—Glenda Nations
Community Projects—Nancy East
Hospitality— Darla Snider
Library—Deanna Easley
Membership—Mary Tripp
Yearbook—Sally Miller
Pattern of the Month—Vickie Howard
Quilt Show— Madeline Gieselman
Opportunity Quilt—Mary Green and Barbara Miller
Newsletter/ Website—Linda Tansil
Publicity—Sally Miller
Senior Meal Delivery—Muriel LaMadrid
Special Events—Anastasia Gonzales
Upcoming Guild Activities….
Quilters’ Dinner Out
October
26 5:30 pm
Bella Italia
Guild Meeting
October 12
6:45 pm Cape Library
Quilt Show
September 25 and 26, 2010
Theme: Seasons
Please send all information to be published in the newsletter in
writing to Linda Tansil or email newsletter@riverquilters.org
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