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Volume XIV, Issue 7
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THE BEST LITTLE QUILT SHOW IN TOWN
This is the title of Lyn Mann's, our guest speaker,
lecture on April 13, 2006. Her career began in the early
1980's when Lyn took dozens of quilting classes. After
she had mastered a variety of techniques she began experimenting with her own designs and then the local
quilt shops began asking her to teach. She discovered
she really enjoyed the one-on-one teaching approach
and over the years has taught thousands of quilt students.
In 1998, Lyn was the featured artist for the Christmas exhibit at the LA Corner Quilt Museum in LA Corner
Washington.
Over the years her quilts have been featured in
numerous books and magazines. Quilter's Newsletter
has featured her "Slick Trick" article twice a year and
they say it is one of their most popular features.
A Simply Quilts film crew visited Lyn's house and
filmed a class on "No Such Thing As An Ugly Fabric"
and it aired on January 2002 #743. The response to his
one program was overwhelming.
Besides teaching throughout the western U.S., Lyn
has taught at "Road To California", "Quilt Utah", "Tahoe
Paradise", "Camp Watch-A-Patcher and "Quilting In The
Pines" quilt conferences. Lyn has also taught on a quilting cruise from the Canary Island to Barbados and will
be teaching on a cruise to Ensenada sponsored by
Leah's Fabric Gallery.
Marilyn Pond
Inside this Issue
Advertising Fees
8
Board of Directors
2
Calendar
11
Community relations
9
Intraguild
5
Library
5
Membership
10
Newsletterr
8
Opportunity Quilt ’06
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Opportunity Quilt ’07
9
Places to Go
8
President’s Corner
3
Programs
7
Show & Tell
6
Special events
Sunshine & Shadows
Website!
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Volume XIV, Issue 7
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITIONS - ELECTED
President
Robin Gallagher
VP. Programs
Marilyn Pond
V.P. Workshops
Susan Contreras
Treasurer
Pat Barton
Secretary
Pam Osorio
Auditor
Kay Zellmer
Membership
Paula Dudek
Joanie Wolf
Special Events
Terry Ayala
Darlene Fong
Quilt Show (2007)
Kasey Egelus
The Sewing & Vacuum Ctr.
Sales
Service
Classes
Accessories
Authorized Dealer for
JANOME
Sewing, Embroidery & Quilting machines
Free Instructions with purchase
5528 Del Amo Blvd. Lakewood CA 90713
562-425-2004
[email protected] www.sewingvacuumctr.com
Bare Foot
Quilters
Long Arm Machine Quilting
562/355-0529
Proprietor: Rebecca Knight
Offering professional machine quilting in variety of thread
colors.
Batting available by the yard.
Basting available for hand quilters
Remember, it is not a quilt until it’s quilted!
POSITIONS - APPOINTED
Intraguild
Connie Higgins
Community Relations Randy Miller
Parliamentarian
Sonia Das
Lee Waranius
Librarian
Caroline Finley
Newsletter
Sheryl Stahl
Evelyn Matzat
SCCQG Reps.
Sonia Das
Margo Taub
STANDING COMMITTIES
Bee Keeper
Betsy Morgon
Equipment
Sue Salinger
Guild Basket
Open
Hospitality
Susan MacVicar
Pat Adair
Greeters
Ray Vargas
Stephanie Romesburg
Historian
Tricia Savage
Publicity
Cyndi Beaver
Show & Tell
Jana Rogers
Opportunity Quilt ‘06
YoYo Sisterh’d Friendship grp
Opportunity Quilt ‘07
Robin Gallagher, Marilyn Pond,
Cathe Hagerman-Beizer
President's Gift
Kasey Egelus
GENERAL MEETINGS are held the 2nd THURSDAY OF
EVERY MONTH.
Doors open at 6:15 pm, meeting starts at 7:00 pm
First Baptist Church of Lakewood; 5336 E. Arbor Road
Long Beach, CA
BOARD MEETINGS are held on the 3rd Thursday of the
month at 6:30 pm, at the same location, unless otherwise
stated in the newsletter.
Direct correspondence to: QBS PO Box 7613 Long
Beach CA 90807-0613
This guild is organized for educational and charitable purposes. Its objective is to further quilting excellence through
education and travel, and to promote quilting in a philanthropic manner. This corporation does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to members thereof and is organized for
nonprofit purposes. Annual dues are $25.00 and shall be payable at or before the January general meeting. Membership
shall be prorated if paid at or after the July general meeting
and shall be half the full annual dues. Visitors may attend any
meeting by paying $3.00 per meeting.
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President’s Corner—Robin Gallagher
“Making a Difference through Quilting”
Can you feel it? Spring is in the air. I’m sure I’m not the only one happy to
see winter leave and spring arrive. The spring colors are so inspiring as I start
selecting fabrics for new projects (as if I don’t have enough UFO’s).
Speaking of spring, it is that time of year for each of us to look around our
sewing area for items that can be donated to Special Events and the upcoming
auction at the May guild birthday party. We all have so much fun bidding against
each other. Look for more information available elsewhere in the newsletter and
at the next general meeting.
The by-laws committee met and worked on updating our by-laws. It was a
lot of detail work but we we’re rewarded by some home cooked Indian food,
thanks to Sonia Das. The recommendations will be presented to the QBS Board
and then to the general membership. After a review, the membership will be
asked to vote on the changes. This should happen within the next few months.
Thank you to everyone that participated.
Once again we had a wonderful workshop. Lyn Brown is always so much
fun. I had a great time building my beach condo and will hopefully finish it
enough to bring for Show and Tell. Speaking of Show and Tell, a special thank
you goes out to Jana Rodgers for taking on this responsibility. I just received an
email today commenting on how enjoyable and inspiring it is to get to see what
everyone is working on. So please, remember to bring your projects so the rest
of us can share in your accomplishments.
Quilty hugs to you all! See you April 13th.
Robin
President’s Mission Statement
To encourage a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that promotes member participation in
meetings, workshops and philanthropic activities which result in “Making a Difference
through Quilting”.
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Intraguild—Connie Higgins
Sew-So-Late (Saturdays, 5:00 pm-???)
These are Saturday evenings at which we gather for uninterrupted sewing, fun, fellowship and to glean
technical advice, if needed, from other quilters. The evenings begin at 5:00 pm and go until…. We also bring
a dish to share - potluck style. When you are there, be sure to express your thanks to the stores for allowing
us to use their facilities.
!st Saturday at SVC, The Sewing and Vacuum Center, 5528 Del Amo Blvd. Lakewood, CA
(562) 425-2004 (SE corner of Del Amo and Bellflower)
3rd Saturday at Bunney Hutch Quilt ’N Sew 4478 Cerritos Ave Los Alamitos, CA (714) 226-9647
4th Saturday at Sew Vac Ltd 1762 Clark Ave. Long Beach, CA (562) 498-6684
Raffles
We will be raffling the Jim Shore SPRING ANGEL at the April Meeting. This is a beautiful piece and as
many of you know at quilt shops and shows she sell for $35-50. Tickets for the Spring Angel will be 2 for
$1.00.
THANK YOU to our many benefactors for their generous donations, making it possible to have our
monthly raffle with minimal expense. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who purchased raffle
tickets and helped in the support of our guild. All funds from the raffles go into the general fund.
Cherry Challenge - Due next month at our Birthday party.
Fat Quarters are still available for the Cherry CHALLENGE! At retreat, everyone received a fat quarter of
“Life’s Just a Bowl of Cherries” fabric with instructions for a challenge to be due in May. At our birthday party,
all attending will vote on their favorite entry and prizes will be awarded. We have opened this CHALLENGE to
all guild members. Fat Quarters and instructions will be available for a nominal fee of 50¢ at the Intraguild table.
Secret Pals - Pam Cannell, Coordinator
Don’t forget your Secret Pal gifts. If you have forgotten your gift, please see Pam Cannell and she will be
able to provide you with a note card to leave in it’s place.
Guild Basket - Pat Loya
This is the place to get your QBS logo items. Come by and check out what we have. We still have luggage
carts available for $15. These are industrial carts/hand trucks with 6” rubber tires, maneuvers up and down
curbs and stairs easily, has larger platform, folds to a compact size for storage and comes complete with securing cord. Great for transporting your sewing machine. Would retail for $40-$50 ---- now $15.00.
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Show & Tell (a.k.a. Shown&Told)
Thanks again to everyone who participated in Show and Tell. We just love to see your projects. Your work inspires us
all. We are experimenting with adding pictures to the newsletter and hope you will bear with our early efforts.
(Unfortunately some of the pictures taken this time did not come out.) Please sign in on the clipboard which is located
near the check-in table before and after the meeting....or at the side table during Show and Tell. Your written comments
help us keep everything straight. On future forms, we will leave more room so you can tell us more!!
Sally McKibben calls her unique wall hanging "Faces of Courage." This interesting, difficult piece was made for a
competition and features thread embroidery.
Karen Binkley showed a beautiful cardinal and gold Christmas Tree Skirt that she made in USC colors for her son.
Sheryl Stahl calls her quilt "Crystal roses" and told us she thought this gorgeous, king size quilt would "never end." It
was quilted by Dean Lund and she got her inspiration from a wall hanging in Quilters Newsletter Magazine.
Robin Gallagher showed a lovely quilt in purple batiks which she calls "East meets West."
Dean Lund showed a very moving memory quilt. It was made from the t-shirts of a young tennis player who was
killed on his 21st birthday.
Linda Fowler displayed a beautiful floral Community Relations quilt and reported she had learned to make the block
from the QBS workshop last month.
William Johnson showed a spiral pieced Christmas tree skirt which he has titled "My First Quilt." He reported that
he made this difficult looking creation after only 6 weeks of beginning lessons at Bears Quilt Shop! His teacher is Vivs.
Martha Diaz displayed a quilt she made for her grandson entitled "College Life". He is a Jr at UC Santa Cruz. She
used "pieces of everything he likes" in this creative piece.
Patty Winters showed a cute "Scotty Quilt" which she made for Community Relations.
Vivs Laliberte displayed the smallest, most intricate block imaginable. It is a Dear Jane Block and is 4 1/2 inches
square. It it contains 42 pieces which he sewed together with 1/8" seams.
Sandy Vasquez showed her beautiful, heavy flannel quilt made from a book called "Strips and Strings." The blocks
were made from tubes and the quilt shows lots of back art.
Jana Rogers displayed "Fiesta" which she started in a QBS workshop by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli. The pinatas were
made by using the tri-recs tool. Jana learned that when piecing a strip to be cut with a template, it is wise to cut the outermost pieces extra wide.
Katherine Gaines showed her gorgeous quilt called "Hot Cha Cha." She purchased the vibrant fabric from a Guatemalan quilter named Priscilla Bianchi.
Pat Blank displayed an adorable wall hanging called "Flowers for my Door." She got the inspiration from a piece in
the Fons and Porter magazine.
Lori Schock calls her uplifting quilt "Soaring." The block is attic windows and was inspired by a strip of hot air balloon fabric which was given to her.
Lynne Miller, Jeri Wilson, Renata Wilson and Jana Rogers showed quilts they made for the Linus Project at the
February meeting. The fabric and rail fence pattern were provided by Bunney Hutch. This item was inadvertently omitted
from the March Newsletter.
[editors’ note: We’re still working out the technical
details of adding pictures—we hope to have more and
better pictures next month!]
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Sunshine &
Shadows
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Rita
whose husband died suddenly this past
month.
Congratulations to Stephanie Romesburg
who is a new Grandma this month!
Our best thoughts for a speedy recovery
go out to Jan’s husband who is having
surgery.
April Birthdays
April 7 - Daniel Johnson, Linda Jones
April 11 - Ruth Cox, Wendy Dillon,
Robin Gallagher
April 14 - Kay Zellmer
April 18 - Terry Gutierrez
April 23 - Lerae Lane
April 26 - Ricky Bragg
April 27 - Patty Winters
April 28 - Carol Davis
UpcomingPrograms
May 11, 2006
Quilters by the Sea Celebrates its Birthday
June 2006
Nancy Ota "Trunk Show"
2006 Opportunity Quilt
Thanks to those of you who stopped by to pick
up your ticket packets. I still have a lot of
packets left, so please, stop by and get your
packet. I apologize for the snafu over the pictures. They will be at the April meeting so be
sure to stop by and get your copy. Also, there
will be a sign-up sheet for those that would like
to take the quilt to another guild meeting and
sell tickets, or take the quilt to a quilt show.
We only ask you to help out selling tickets for
an hour or two. Remember, for every twenty
tickets you sell, you get a ticket with your name
on it put in. You also get a ticket for the drawing of the workers incentive quilt. Any questions, stop by the back table and ask me, or
give me a call at (d) 323-586-6464 or (e) 562404-3976
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Places to Go
Newsletter
DEADLINE IS THE MONDAY AFTER THE
GENERAL MEETING.
CLASSIFIED ADS
(space permitting)
Member classified ad
Non-member classified add
N/C
$2.00
ADVERTISING FEES
If you would like to run an ad for your quilt/sewing
related business, prices are as follows:
Annual Rate
3 Month Rate
$40.00—Business-Card Size
$80.00—Quarter Page
$12.00—Business-Card Size
$22.00—Quarter Page
Please support the advertisers in the QBS
newsletter and when you visit them please
mention where you saw their ad.
April 15
SCCQG Meeting, hosted Cottonpatch Quilt Guild in Bakersfield. Topic: TBD
April 22-23
African American Quilters of Los
Angeles, 20th Anniversary Quilt Show, “The Look
and Feel of Tradition – from Raw Cotton to
Quilts”. Featuring a display of award winning
quilts by children. Carson Community Center, 3
Civic Plaza Drive, Carson, Ca . Saturday 10 – 4,
Sunday 10:30 to 4:30. For more info call (310)
538-4229.
April 29-30
Camarillo Quilters Association is
having their Quilt Show . Check
www.camarilloquilters.org for more details.
Most entries are taken from the SCCQG website.
Address changes. Please give all email or
snail mail address changes to the membership chairs.
Library News
Caroline Finley
Please check your shelves to see if
there are some visiting library books. Remember they are
not friends of the
gnome. The
books need to
come home to
the library shelf.
Thank you
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Opportunity Quilt
2007
Many thanks again to all those members
who have turned in their blocks so far! If
you haven't seen what we're doing or picked
out a block to make and contribute, it's not
too late! Please stop by our table (next to
the check-in and membership table) and
browse through the patterns we have left.
There are still many applique patterns to
choose from, and a few pieced designs.
Block kits are free and contain instructions
and the background fabric (Kona Black). We
also have some color swatches of batiks
and other brights that you are welcome to
choose from and use, or you can work with
something from your stash. Please do not
sign your block(s) anywhere on the front or
back. When your block is completed, (6 ½
inches square with ¼ inch seam allowances
included) please bring it to the next meeting.
We have a display board for the them and
our deadline for completion of all the blocks
is the June 8th Guild meeting.
Your block could be here!
Community Relations
Thank you everyone who donated
quilts, and to those who came to our
workshop at the Bunney Hutch. We received seven quilts in March. Also,
thank you for participating in our fabric
sale. We raised a total of $223.00,
which was given to the guild treasurer
for the general fund.
We will not be having a Community Relations meeting in April because of
Easter. In May our meeting will be at
the Bunney Hutch on May 14. We will
be making Winning Hand quilts from the
Quilt in a Day book. We have a large
box of pre-cut fabric and also fabric for
the quilt backs. So keep the day in
mind and bring your book if you have
one. We will be sewing and making
kits.
There will be kits at the Community Relations table in April. Don’t forget to get
your “blocks” and sign them for our quilt!
Volume XIV, Issue 7
Electronic News!
Announcing QBS’s own Group Email Account
We are happy to announce that a group email account as been established for Quilters by
the Sea. This email group is restricted to QBS member only and can be used to communicate
with other QBS members. Messages should be related to topics of general interest to QBS members and should be guild or quilt related. This will be a great place to share ideas, photos or to
ask questions. Our guild is very fortunate to have quilters of all levels of expertise. Don’t be shy,
sign up, and introduce yourself to the list. This is a great way for us all to get to know each other
better.
To join, simply send a message to [email protected] or go
to http://www.yahoogroups.com/ and search on Quilters by the Sea. Once your message has
been received, one of the moderators will approve your subscription and you’ll be all set. We
hope to get as many participants as possible to use this great tool and resource.
Your [email protected] moderators: Cat Harris, Darlene Fong,
Robin Gallagher
QBS website: www.quiltersbythesea.com
If you haven’t had a chance to visit our website yet, you’re really missing something. The website
is set up to provide members as well as others with up-to-date information about our guild.
Membership
There were 109 people at the March meeting: 99 members, 7 new members & 3 guests.
Welcome to our new members:
Alexandra Baldwin, Valarie Boyer, Leslie Kern, Lorrie Lou LeCou, Rosalie Lucey, Carollynn
Machado, Diane Maxwell
Birthday listings are in the Sunshine and Shadows section
Reminder: If it’s your Birthday Month, we ask that you bring a snack to share at the Guild Meeting.
If we missed your birthday, please notify the Membership chair people and accept our apologies.
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2007 Quilt Show
Special Programs
Kasey Egelus
Our quilt show in 2007 will be held on April
28th and 29th in the Nordic Center on the Long
Beach Community College campus. We need a
name/theme for our show, so between now and the
April meeting think of a name. If you can't get to
the meeting, give the name to a friend to bring, or
give me a call.
We will hold our first quilt show meeting on
the first Thursday in May at the Bunney Hutch between 6pm and 8 pm. If you are interested at all in
helping with the show, please come to this meeting. We need people to volunteer for publicity, vendors, set-up, take-down, boutique, quilt auction,
treasurer, cataloging quilts, picture taking, decorating, tombstones, and much, much more. It really is
fun putting on a quilt show. It's a great way to meet
and become friends with other members. It's a fun
learning experience. It's a way for us to toot our
own horn and say, “Look at QBS and all the wonderful and creative quilts that our members have
made!” It's a great way for all of us to share what
we have a love and passion for with the community. Any questions at all, see me at the guild
meeting or give me a call at (wk) 323-586-6464 or
(hm) 562-404-3976
Regrettably we were not able to have our bus
trip to the Glendale Quilt show, but those who did
make it on their own enjoyed themselves with the 50+
vendors and 200+ quilts displayed.
Our next event is our famous Red Hen Auction
& Sale which will be held at our May 11th Anniversary
meeting. If you were there last year, you know how
fun it was and what a good way to pick-up projects &
craft items at a good price.
We are asking our members to go through
your closets & drawers for items such as UFOs, quilts
and anything else that is quilt-related that you no
longer have a need for. Just think of all the "SPACE"
that you can make for those NEW projects. We will
be accepting donations at our April QBS meeting, as
well as signing up volunteers to help us organize the
items before the May meeting.
This is a BIG fundraiser for us and we need
everyone's help to make it fun & successful like last
year.
We are still looking into possibility of the Long
Beach Theatre Fundraiser in September. Information
on this project will be provided after our Red Hen Auction & Sale.
Happy Easter!.which came first - the rabbit or
the RED HEN AUCTION?
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Did you Remember to. . .
1) Come early—visit
2) Sign-in
3) Wear your name badge
4) Bring a friend
5) Bring change for the raffle
6) Bring your project from previous workshops
7) Bring goodies if it is your birthday month
8) Pack your Show and Tell items
9) Wrap your Secret Pal gifts
10) Make a new friend. Introduce yourself to one
of our many new members and guests
11) Use your own coffee cup
HAVE FUN!!
General Guild Meeting Thurs. April 13, 2006
First Baptist Church of Lakewood
Doors open 6:15 pm
Guild workshop Sat. April 15, 2006
First Baptist Church of Lakewood
9:00 am—4:00 pm
Board Meeting Thurs. April 20, 2006
First Baptist Church of Lakewood