Guild Night June 20, 2011!

Hello Quilters!

Well another guild meeting has come and gone, this one a bit faster than most to give our guest speaker plenty of time to show us her quilt market finds…. well that and give us more time to void our pockets of a little green stuff! I personaly had talked myself into NOT spending any money as i had plenty at home to keep me busy this summer. That lasted about 5 minutes into Lynn’s report on her Quilt market finds! When she showed us that little tiny 3″ Lymon Star i knew i wouldn’t be leaving the meeting without handing her a little of my hard earned cash!  But more on that later!

At 5:00 a few of us meet at The First Christian Church for the monthly quilt show planing meeting. We talked a bit about fliers for the show as well as entry forms. i hope to have the forms ready to add to the blog in the next few day so you might want to be on the lookout for them! Some of our guild members have been hard at work selling add space in the quilt show booklet, at meeting time we have been paid for 8 adds plus we have a number of other businesses that have committed to a add but not yet paid for them. Keep on selling adds ladies we still have more room available!  Sharon D. is once again in charge of advertising for our show and reported she had placed a order for a add in The Country Register again this year. The bags that we will be using to hold the multiple items given to each paying attendee to our quilt show have been ordered and will be picked up in the next couple of weeks. This will be a new addition to the show to help cut down on the time it takes to get people inside the exhibit hall.  Next months quilt show meeting will be at 5:30 once again at the First Christian Church any and all guild members are welcome to attend. A number of us like to get together before the show meeting for dinner at Puerto Vallarta, all are welcome to join us at around 3:30 for a little salsa and a lot of laughs!

At our regularly scheduled guild meeting Sandy F. brought us our guild t-shirts. Karen R. will be checking with the Effingham Library about purchasing quilt related books in memory of two of our recently lost, but not forgotten members of the guild. The library will order the books adding a label saying who the books are in memory for. It was suggested that we might check into having a couple of wheelchairs available at the quilt show for those attending that might need a little extra help getting around. Marilyn will check with the convention center to see if they have any available and if not we will check into a local medical supply to see what the cost of renting them for a couple of days will be.  We had a guest attending our meeting, Pam R. joined us for the night to see and hear what our guest speaker had to offer! Thanks for joining us Pam! Delicious refreshments were served to us by Helen M. & Bev E. Thanks ladies for the treats! Now a little show and tell!

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Sharon D. shared her two completed Tossed Nine Patch Quilts. We learned this pattern at May’s Guild meeting!

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Nita M. was happy to show us her completed Bargello quilt, and also let us know it contains 3456 pieces!

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Here we have a scrap quit made by Sandy F. The scraps of flannel were left from make T-Shirt quilts.

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Helen M. brought in two quilts for donation, a Tossed Nine Patch and some simple Squares all from the guilds Stash!

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The nights program was brought to us by Lynn M. owner operator of The Cotton Patch in Woodlawn, IL.. Lynn had recently gone to quilt market and brought along a number of new items to share with us. She showed us Frixion pens by Pilot (available at Staples) that disappear with the heat of a iron or hair dryer, Lots of great new pattern books, some amazing hand lotion from Lavishea that will keep your hands smooth but will not transfer to your fabrics, Lots of cool new rulers, including some from Deb Tucker that we wont be able to live without (see her free youtube videos on all her rulers here: YouTube) and some really cute little travel irons perfect for quilting! Lynn also shared with us some of the quilts she has made from the book Friendship Strips and Scraps from Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.  We all enjoyed Lynn Trunk Show and hope to see her return soon!  Big THANKS Lynn!

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Lynn M. from The Cotton Patch located in Woodlawn Illinois

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Showing off some samples!

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Spending a little money on the great items Lynn brought along!

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Take a look at that border! it was made by using the “V Block” ruler designed by Deb Tucker.

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Getting a close up look at the sample quilts!

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A close up look at the applique border on this quilt revealed perfect machine stitching.

Can you believe Lynn’s husband ironed the appliques in place for her?!

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Well that’s all for this month, be sure to chcek back next month to see our next Guild Member Of The Month artical feature guild member Connie T.!

See you then!

Beth Karnes, your guild blogger.

Monday was meeting night!

Ya, i couldn’t come up with a better title than that one guys sorry!

This past Monday, February 21, was our monthly meeting night and we had 32 members that were able to attend! We answered roll call to the question of “What is our favorite color for fabrics when we quilt” Membership Chairman, Karen R. handed out new Guild Member Books that contain all the contact information for our current guild members. Thanks Karen for all the work that you put into this helpful booklet!

We talked about scheduling a upcoming retreat at the Threads of Time in Danville IL. The guild took a retreat there last fall and it was a unanimous decision that we go back again. Guild member Connie T. is in charge of the retreat so please contact her for information or attend next months guild night meeting!

Sue W., Joyce C., and Bev E. went fabric shopping with the money from our December White Elephant sale. The were able to purchase fabrics for the guild members to use for making charity Quilts for Project Linus & the local W.I.C. program. Big thanks for doing the “difficult” job of shopping for fabric ladies! :0)

Project Linus Coordinator Sharon S. has asked that if anyone uses the last of the batting, that is stored at the First Christan Church for Project Linus use, to please contact her so she can be sure to bring more batting in. Sharon also wanted to let everyone know that there will be a Bake Sale on March 25th at the Fifth Third Bank, (next to the Effingham Post office) with all money donated going to Project Linus. If you are interested in helping out with the back sale by donating a baked item please contact Sharon S. for more information.

A number of guild members took advantage of the Bargello Quilt Class offered by Project Chairman Sue W. Many of the quilts were brought for show and tell.

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On Monday Afternoon at 12:30 the Crossroads Harvest of Quilts show meeting was held at Joe Sipper’s. The entry form for the show was discussed and Karen R. will be finalizing the forms details and checking over Beth’s horrible spelling. As soon as the form is ready I will be sure to add it as a downloadable PDF file here on the blog!
The Show will be held in a new location this year, The Keller Convention Center. The center has been measured and remeasured and it is believed we will have enough room for 148 Queen sized quilts. Please remember not all the quilts in the show are queen sized so we should be able to display around the same amount of quilts as we normally do. Guild member Kathy S.’s husband thoughtfully drew up a great set of floor plans for us to use to set up the show, including little tiny cutouts of the tables so we can move them around, thanks so much Steve!

Rita N. will be in charge of this years Bed Turning at the show, she and her helpers have decided on a Sunbonnet Sue theme for this year. If you have a Sunbonnet Sue quilt of any kind, that you are willing to share during the show please contact Rita for more info.

Next months Quilt Show meeting will be held March 21st and will be located at St.John’s Lutheran Church, 901 West Jefferson Avenue, Effingham at 12:30. Any and All guild members are welcome to attend and discus this years upcoming show. Feel free to bring your lunch along and join us! For more info on the show meeting contact Marilyn S. or Beth K.

The March Guild Meeting will be on March 21st, at The First Christan Church, starting promptly at 6:30pm. Please loo for you guild newsletter for more info on the meeting nights program!

Keep Quilting everyone, and i hope to see you all at next months meeting!

Elizabeth K.

Meeting Night!

Last night, January 17, 2011 was our first meeting of the new year. We welcomed our new Guild officers and enjoyed a great meeting and program on Bargello quilts! Attendance was down with only 21 members attending, a number of members stayed home to escape the weather conditions!

Guild members, Adis F. (treasurer), Marilyn S. (president), and Connie T. (substitute secretary) getting ready to start the meeting

Sue W. brought along the completed Raffle quilt so we could all have a good look. Thanks goes out to Sue and the rest of the quilters that helped make this years raffle quilt!

2011 Crossroads Harvest of Quilts Raffle Quilt, Burgoyne Surrounded

Membership Fees are $20.00 and are now due! If you have not already payed your dues for the upcoming year, please bring your $20.00 to the next guild meeting!

Nadine L. and Becky H. paying their Member Dues

The nights program was on Bargello Quilts. If anyone who was not in attendance would like to take part in a Mini Class, please contact our amazing Program Chairman Sue W.  ASAP for class availability & more information!
Sue shared with us three different Bargello quilts, notice the difference the change in colors can make?

This Purple Bargello quilt was made and machine quilted by Adis F.

The Peach & Green Bargello was made by Bev E.

Sue W. is planing on making her Super Bright Bargello in to  a larger bed quilt.

Show And Tell!
We had a few completed project that were shared at the guild meeting!

Michelle B. made and machine quilted this Turning 20 quilt for a friend.

Kathy S. was hiding behind this String Pieced quilt she made for project Linus.
Kathy uses Used Dryer Sheets as a foundation for her string pieced blocks!

One of our newest guild members Carol, shows off her completed Name Tag!

Gerri G. gave us a quick look at a Tossed Nine Patch Quilt that she finished up for Project Linus!

LeAnn S. received a Beautiful Rose from her Secret Sister

Becky . told a story about her recent dealings in Ebay selling, showing us this piece of fabric left from her auction. She was able to sell three yards of the fabric for over $20.00 a yard!

Snack Time finished up the night, with Karie W., Beth K., and Sharon S. sharing some tasty treat with us all!
Sharon S. was not able to attend but she did send along some tasty Chocolate Cupcakes and some Bagels!
If you would like the recipe for the Nacho Taco Dip be sure to Check out the recipe!

Karie Pouring drinks

Now why am i not surprised that Nadine if one of the first people in line for snacks?!

Good Food, and Good Friends… what more could a quilter want?!