Camp Quilt-A-Lot - Quilt Wyoming 2016

February-March 2016
Volume 18 - No. 1
Camp Quilt-A-Lot - Quilt Wyoming 2016
Save the Date!! Quilt Wyoming 2016 is July
14-17 at Northwest College in Powell. This is
an event that you won’t want to miss! All
teachers have been chosen and we are in for a
good time.
Before you know it, brochures will be mailed and you will
see the exciting list of teachers and classes. Come join us
to be part of an exciting event to be held in our region.
National Teachers - All three award-winning, nationallyrecognized teachers will provide a wonderful opportunity.
Grace Errea
“Amazing Quilts
by Grace”, from
Southern
California is well
known for her beautiful nature
and portrait designs focusing on
the importance of value. Swan
Lake is shown. www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com/
The “OPPORTUNITY
QUILT” is one you will
absolutely want an opportunity
to win. Of course, it has a
camping theme.
Susan K.
Cleveland “Pieces
be with You”, from
West Concord,
Minnesota is the
creator of the
innovative “piping
hot binding” method. Her quilts are
bold and exciting. Bouncin’ is shown.
www.piecesbewithyou.com/
The flannel quilt was based on
a “Figgy Pudding” pattern
with animals and border
added. It was assembled by
Northwest Quilters and quilted
by Jeanne Knudsen. Hopefully you have already sold your
tickets and sent in the money. If not, put that on your list
of things to do soon. The money is to be sent to Belle
Temple (our new Treasurer whose term started January 1),
1073 East 12th Street, Gillette WY 82716. The tickets are
to be sent to Quilt Mom, Marylou Doyle, P.O. Box 8,
Hyattville, WY 82428. If you need more tickets (to
increase your chances of winning!) contact the Quilt Mom.
See you in Powell!!
David Taylor “David Tyler
Quilts”, from Steamboat
Springs, Colorado is well
known for his applique
technique and beautiful
designs. His art quilts hang in numerous
private collections worldwide. Hopes
Glorious Aspen shown.
www.davidtaylorquilts.com/
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Camp Quilt-A-Lot
President’s Message - A. Pendleton
Officers & Appointees
Membership - L. Carruthers
It is not too soon to start thinking about your
“CHALLENGE QUILT”. The theme is “A Walk in the
Woods”. Your quilt must have at least one recognizable
Bear Paw Block. It is to be at least 14” x 14” and not
larger than 40” x 40”. Irregularly-shaped quilts must have
a perimeter of no less than 56” and not more than 160” .
Quilts are to be turned in for display at the registration
table at QW 2016. No unfinished quilts will be accepted.
Be sure to attach a label to the back of the quilt with the
quilt maker’s name and information. Prizes will be
awarded in two Categories based on popular vote: 1)
Camp Counselor—has sold a quilt or won a major
competition and 2) Camper—
everyone else.
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Regional Directors
Volunteer Needed (HMQS)
Golden Thimble Award
Help Your Quilt Part 10 - B. Gorges
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Australia/New Zealand - S. Buck
Quilt Events
Membership Form
Advertising Rates
Wyoming State Fair
April Pendleton
President
Dear Friends, I cannot believe it is
2016!! Before we know it we will be
at Quilt WY this summer having lots
of fun. They say that time flies when
you are having fun. We must be having lots and lots of
FUN. I think I have been having fun for a few years
and did not realize how much fun I was having. My
son is 35 years old this January and his 16 year old
daughter just had a baby, so he is a grandfather and I
am a GREAT grandma. That makes my mom, Kay, a
great great grandma! WOW!!! I have been saving cute
baby quilt patterns for the day I would have great
grandchildren, well the day has arrived just a few days
earlier than I expected. I am making baby quilts!
I have never been big on making and/or keeping New
Year’s resolutions, but this year will be different. I
have made the resolution to finish some of the UFO’s I
have collected! I wonder why did I spend money and
time on the project and then let it sit as a UFO. So I
will finish as many as I can this year! I am not going to
resolve to not purchase anything new because that will
never be possible!!!
I hope your new year is a good one and that you make
and keep your resolutions! See you in July.
Happy Quilting in this New Year.
Masthead (Cover) designed and donated by Laura Costy from
Casper, WY, currently residing in Fort Collins, CO
The Wyoming State Quilt Guild is a non-profit organization.
All officers, directors and appointees are volunteers.
WSQG Elected Officers and Appointees
President April Pendleton
150 Jefferson, Lander, WY 82520
(307) 349-0041 [email protected]
Past President Mary Lee Dixon
503 Princeton Lane, Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 778-8797 [email protected]
Vice President/President-Elect Frances Tormey
8222 Firethorn Lane, Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 631-5085 [email protected]
Treasurer Belle Temple
1073 E 12th Street, Gillette, WY 82716
(307) 660-9444 [email protected]
Secretary Linda Herget
129 Stanfield Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82007
(307) 635-0921 [email protected]
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Northwest—Marylou Doyle
PO Box 8, Hyattville, WY 82428
(307) 469-2253 [email protected]
Southwest—Debbie Wolfe
3448 Brickyard Avenue, Rock Springs, WY 82901
(307) 389-9267 [email protected]
Central—Deb Zelenak
88 Sacajawea Avenue, Lander, WY 82520
(307) 438-1609 [email protected]
Northeast-Sherryl Buck
274 Murphy Gulch Road, Banner, WY 82832
(307) 737-2647 [email protected]
Northeast—Valeria Finley
625 Sumner Street, Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 752-4515 [email protected]
Southeast—Daenette More
2525 Maple Way, Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 220-3794 [email protected]
Director-at-Large Jennifer Golden
6 Rocky Lane, Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-8326/(303) 525-2904 [email protected]
Membership Director Lee Carruthers
PO Box 2999, Cheyenne, WY 82003
(307) 632-0878 [email protected]
Books for County Libraries Tauna Leathers
1507 Ord Street, Laramie, WY 82070
(307) 742-7408 [email protected]
Historian Joan Anderson
571 South Walsh Drive, Casper, WY 82609
(307) 689-1727 [email protected]
Properties Custodian Linda Hamilton
PO Box 9, Hyattville, WY 82428
(307) 469-2272 [email protected]
Archive Director Mary Lee Dixon
503 Princeton Lane, Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 778-8797 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor and Web Mistress
Virginia Ohr
193 Kumor Road, Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-1466 [email protected]
Membership Report
Dear WSQG Members:
It is hard to believe another year
has gone by the wayside. Another
new year has arrived in sunny,
carefree Wyoming (I know, maybe
a little too much huh?) Actually it is
cold, snowy and (of course) windy, a perfect time to
stay warm indoors and quilt.
Speaking of quilting, I don't know if everyone is
aware of the new "She Shed" phenomenon that is
sweeping the country but is sounds quite nice. Men
have the "man caves" and now women have their
"she sheds", love it! The she shed is, what one would
think, a shed either built or prefab and decorated by
and for the female(s) in the family to be used
however they see fit. What a wonderful quilting room
that would make, left alone to quilt ones little heart
out. What better way to spend the long winter
months.
As we all know, it is also that time of year when we
(as members of WSQG) renew our membership.
Renewal has been quite active with six renewing as
of December.
New members have also joined and we are very
pleased to welcome Barbara Wells from Star Valley
Ranch, WY to our growing family. I know everyone
will make her feel at home and we look forward to
meeting her at Quilt Wyoming 2016.
The Quilted Corner in Cheyenne had their fall retreat
at the local junior college. Everyone was able to
finish their UFO's and start new projects. Many
thanks to Brenda at the Quilted Corner for putting on
such a fun day.
If anyone would like to contact me, please e-mail me
at [email protected].
As always, have fun and grow.
, Membership Chair
Present your WSQG Membership Card to receive a 10% discount on regular-priced fabrics, books, patterns
and notions at Prism Quilt & Sew, Casper, WY. May not be combined with other special offers.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
CENTRAL
Deb Zelanak
Do you get
strange looks
from nonquilters when
you talk about
UFO’s? They look at you
like “Really, you’ve seen an Unidentified Flying
Object?” Then you explain, “No, they’re unfinished
objects, quilting projects we’ve started but not finished
for one reason or another.” I know I have quite a few.
Was that one of your new year’s resolutions to get some
completed, or are only new projects planned? Whatever
your quilting plans are for 2016, enjoy and have fun.
Happy 2016!
The Sagebrush Sisters meet at the Prairie Stitcher in
Douglas on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00
p.m. and started their new year in January. They have
many things planned for 2016 which include making
another Quilts of Valor quilt to donate to a local veteran,
holiday project challenge, UFO challenge, Christmas in
July party, December Christmas party, and much more.
They would love to have you join them so please come
to a meeting. They have lots of fun. If you have
questions, please call the Prairie Stitcher, 307-358-5571.
A lot goes on at our local quilt shops besides being a
place to get our fabric fix. (We can’t help our
addictions!) Below is a picture of the SEWAPALOOZA
(3-5 December) attendees sponsored by Blakeman
Vacuum & Sewing in Casper. Sorry I don’t have the
names of everyone in the picture, but Sonia Reed told me
the class taught by Heather Lofstrom was fantastic.
The Kalico Kat Quilt Shop continues to work on quilts
for homeless Veterans and their families and at-risk
graduating seniors. If you can help with the piecing or
quilting of these quilts give Sandie a call at 307-237-8458.
During the month of December, Stephanie at Sheep
Camp Quilt Supply (Riverton/Shoshoni) had an open
house every Saturday with goodies to eat and a free class.
I went to a couple, a pillowcase with French seams class
and a triangle treasure bowl class. Both were lots of fun.
All that was left to do was sew buttons on the flaps of our
bowls. Snow kept me from the other classes, which was a
disappointment.
Triangle Treasure Bowl Class
The Central region is hosting Quilt Wyoming 2018 and
will be holding a planning meeting January 30th at
10:00 a.m. at the Riverton United Presbyterian Church,
1101 N Broadway Avenue. After the meeting plan on
attending the Wyoming Star Quilt Guild’s Wild West
Winter Carnival Quilt show which is being held on
Saturday, January 30th – 10:00-5:00 p.m. and Sunday,
January 31st 10:00-3:00 p.m. in Riverton at the Fremont
County Fairgrounds, 1010 Fairground Road. There will
be vendors; demonstrations; scissor, knife and saw blade
sharpening; sewing machine cleaning and minor repair; a
silent auction and a raffle quilt.
SEWAPALOOZA Sponsored by Blakeman Vacuum & Sewing
I hope everyone’s plans for this year include Quilt Wyoming. If you haven’t already marked your calendar add it
today so you don’t forget, July 14-17th in Powell. If you
haven’t enough quilt projects to keep you busy or are
looking for a new one, consider entering the Quilt Wyoming challenge. Rules can be found at
www.wsqg.org/quilt-wyoming-2016 (no special fabric is
required). Now I have to get to work on my first grandchild’s (a boy) quilt!
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHEAST
Valeria Finley
Sherryl Buck
Valeria: Ahhh...February-what a wonderful month for
quilt-making, whether it's
piecing, applique or hand or machine quilting. The
holiday sewing rush is past and the cleaning and
resolutions of January are hopefully complete. As for me,
I decided in November to do a comprehensive
reorganization of my fabrics, tools, patterns, and notions.
Wow! I found things I hadn't seen in years. I hope to
finish a quilt that my mother probably began in the 90's
and try out a new (to me) quilting technique.
January was busy with the Ucross Retreat and the
Sheridan mystery quilt day. I just wished I could be in
two places at once and also be a student at Gillette's Bear
Paw class.
February is a special month for me as I am a true
Valentine baby and have always had an affinity for heart
motifs. I hope to do something in pink and red this year.
March holds promises with Sheridan's Sisters of the Cloth
sponsoring a National Quilting Day "Sew-In" on March
19. The theme is "It Takes a Village." It has always been
a great day for fun and sewing. There may be spaces still
open, so it you are interested contact one of the Sisters,
Robin at 672-6847, Julia at 672-9602, Carol at 461-7131
or Linda at 461-1529.
Stay warm. Wishes for successful quilting,
Sherry: As I write this article in January, the sun is
shining and the snow is dazzling. I find the beauty of this
situation to be inspiring, and when coupled with the
tendency to set goals and make resolutions at this time of
the year, I am excited to get back into my quilting. For
me the fall was very busy and thus not very quilting
related. Having survived the holiday seasons, and having
cleaned out a portion of my sewing area, I believe I am
ready to go. We’ll see how far I get!
I am primarily a solitary quilter. I enjoy classes, and I
enjoy the social time during retreats and classes, but I
don’t make too much progress in those situations. My
best progress, and ingenuity, tend to come in the quiet of
my own space after having had the social interactions. As
I look into the late winter and spring months and the
upcoming events, I realize we should all value our social
and learning time. And also the things we learn that have
nothing to do with quilting, such as the hour-long
discussion I had with a fellow quilter about sourdough
bread making techniques and limitations. We both had
information to share from our separate experiences, and
both left that discussion energized to go and try some
things. And I have tried some of those things! I will try
some of the others. Just like quilting skills, not all the
new knowledge bits lead to immediate successes. But it
is important to continue to try things and to work on
expanding our knowledge.
Which brings to mind another observation. How we each
define our successes can be a very personal thing. A bit
like how we appreciate color. For some of us, completing
a quilt is success. For some of us, completing a
challenging quilt and winning a show with it, is success.
For some of us, success is defined as finding the right bits
for our next quilt in our existing stash. Other times it may
be found in the coordination of a new group of fabrics for
that pattern we have saved for a special time. So as we
continue our quilting journeys in 2016, let us try to
remember to celebrate each other’s success stories
whatever they may be. And to remember that my
definition of success may not be the same as yours at any
given moment. And coming home from a class with even
one small bit of a new technique or approach can be my
success, even if I leave the class with virtually no product
to show.
The Buffalo Quilting Gals installed 2016 Officers and
made Fabric Luggage Tags at their January meeting. Due
to Buffalo Library renovations they are planning a
National Quilting Day Open House at the Buffalo Senior
Center on Saturday, March 19th. Updated info can be
found at http://buffaloquiltinggals.weebly.com/"
The Buffalo Quilting Gals have made and presented 18
Quilts of Valor over the last two years to local veterans.
They normally present them at the American Legion Hall
during their monthly Sunday breakfasts. The veterans are
so appreciative and sometime there's a tear in their eye.
This is a very rewarding experience. They plan to make
Quilts of Valor for their Special Projects instead of
preparing a quilt for a selected organization, and then
donating it for that organization to raffle it.
The Quilts of Valor group in Sheridan has had their first
meeting, and has agreed to start working together on the
third Thursday of the month at the Knights of Columbus
Hall in Sheridan. They will share that space
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with an existing group of avid stitchers, and will
hopefully be able to start drawing additional interest in
this activity. They will have presented a QOV to a
member of the Creative Fiber Guild at the meeting of
that organization in January, and will also have offered a
presentation on the overall QOV program. They hope to
have a “sew in” at a facility where they will have access
to a long-arm machine and ample work space to
accommodate people working on tops and binding in
April. Stay tuned!
In April the annual “Retreat on the Mountain” started by a
group of quilters in Ranchester and Sheridan, will take
place. This event is not a WSQG event, and is usually filled
well in advance, but interested quilters could contact Mary
Jane Collins at 307-620-0947 to see if there is still space.
Easter comes early this year on March 27. If Easter quilts
are planned, you should be working the problem! Enjoy
your quilting adventures and be careful on the snow and ice.
WSQG PINS
Member pins (above) and
any remaining past Quilt
Wyoming pins are available
at every Quilt Wyoming for
$5.00. Now Membership
Director Lee Carruthers will
be in charge of the Member
pins and members may
obtain them at any time for
$5.00 by contacting her.
Linda Hamilton, Properties
Custodian, will still
maintain the Quilt
Wyoming pins.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
SOUTHWEST
Debbie Wolfe
The rush and hustle of the
holidays are over and now
there seems to be a lull before
another quilting storm hits in
the spring. With the new year
in full swing, there are always new goals to complete
some UFO’s, plans to make quilts from newly
purchased fabric, and plans to attend numerous quilt
shows and classes in 2016. But I want to reflect here
that some of our members have lost loved ones in
2015, have loved ones that are ill, or have had
disasters happen to them that were beyond anyone’s
control. Your quilting community has not forgotten
your pain or despair and are always willing to give
you support. My wish for all is that 2016 will be
brighter and full of good memories, created one stitch
at a time.
Wilt the Stilt Chamber Moose
by Lynda Leeper
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Quilt Guilds:
Jackson Hole Quilt Guild revealed at their January
meeting their MOOSE made from a pattern by Mary
Lou Weidman, in a class taken a year ago. “Colonel
Moostard” by Sue Garrity and “Wilt the Stilt
Chamber Moose” by Lynda Leeper. To see more
moose, see the Jackson Hole Quilt Guild facebook
page. These are hilarious!
Colonel Moostard by Sue Garrity
Present your WSQG Membership Card to receive a 10%
discount on regular-priced fabrics, books, patterns and
notions at ET Quilts, Buffalo, WY. This discount may not
be combined with other special offers.
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Star Valley Piecemakers are still in a quiet mode as
many of the snowbirds are out of town. A few local
members are meeting and sewing at the Senior Center in
Thayne until the May/June timeframe. Great news of an
upcoming event will be announced in the April
Patchwords.
Frontier Piecemakers Quilt
Guild sponsored by the
Kemmerer Frontier Arts
Council showed 24 quilts at
their Patchwork Christmas
Craft Fair in December.
Congratulations to Jolene
Bartlett for winning the
Viewer’s Choice Award (red
quilt shown). Following is
the guilds February and
March schedule. Please
contact Lois Hicks at
[email protected] should
Made by Jolene Bartlett
you have any questions.
February 9: 10 :00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m.- A Valentine “Skinnies” wall hanging pattern
will be available and embellishment ideas will be
discussed; February 11: 10:00 a.m.- Quilting Bee and
potluck lunch at the Crafter's Cottage; March 8: Demo on
how to make woven four-patch coasters; March 10:
Quilting Bee and potluck lunch at the Crafter's Cottage.
Sisters in Stitches in Big Piney: Every year this group
makes and donates a fund raiser quilt to the Senior Center.
The “Barn” 2015 raffle quilt was won by Sally Fredricks
on New Year’s Eve! This year’s quilt will be started in
February. Deb Schultz is teaching Ricky Tims’ Kaleidoscope class to the group the end of January.
Crazy Ladies Quilt Guild in Pinedale had a successful
first Quilting in the Winds in October and they are
planning another event this October. Meetings are held at
Heritage Quilt Shop in Pinedale the 1st Monday and 3rd
Wednesday of each month. Contact Heritage Quilt Shop
for times and agenda.
Pinedale Sew What Quilt Guild: Jenny Amerine had the
idea for members to list their top 12 UFO’s to work on in
2016. Each month they will randomly choose what UFO
number to work on for the following month. What a great
motivation idea! Participants are working on #5 from
their list and will reveal their progress at the January 23rd
meeting.
Sweetwater Piecemakers in Rock Springs enjoyed their
December Christmas party. Once again, lucky Dixie
Arnett won the fat quarter game and
generously gave most of the fabric to
attendees. Carolyn’s cupcake
pincushions were lovely Christmas
presents for her friends – but these
would be so cute for Valentine’s Day
too! Pattern is by Taylor Made
Designs. The 2016 planning meeting
Made by
will be on January 26th. Jackets are
Carolyn Malson
being ordered to commemorate 25 years
as a quilt group.
Inspirational quote from Inspired Creativity Cards:
Have Fun: Take a no-rules approach and just play
with your fabric. – Lesley Riley
Show someone love on Valentine’s Day and be Irish on
St.Patrick’s Day!
Reminder: The WSQG SW Regional Director Position will open
July 2016. If you are interested in holding this position, please
contact Debbie Wolfe or April Pendleton. This position will be
filled in July.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
SOUTHEAST
Daenette More
January is a wonderfully cold
month in which I become very
cozy with my sewing machine.
Usually
one of my
new year’s
resolutions is to finish some
UFO’s. This has never
worked, by the way. I think
I have OCD when it comes
to finishing. Besides there is
so much new fabric to look
at now that Christmas is
over. This year my New
Year’s resolution is to:
ORGANIZE MY SEWING
ROOM! (This is a new
approach to counting all my
UFO’s!)
I have also decided to take a slightly different
approach to this column. Up to this time I have tried
to report on all of the things that have gone on in the
region and what to look forward to… This is the
main goal of this column. I hate “reinventing the
wheel”. I will still
be reporting on the
big stuff from the
different guilds and
groups but not so
much on the quilt
stores. Frankly, they
do a much better job
on their own
websites. So I will
just mention a new
shop for our region,
Scrappy Shack
Quilt Shop 2041 E.
A Street in
Torrington. They
have 32 bolts of 30’s Christmas Ornament Made by
Daenette More
fabrics, a rarity in
Wyoming!
Cheyenne Heritage Quilters has started a series of
small project contests with a monetary prize, using
viewer’s choice votes for the selected winner. The
first contest was “Christmas Ornament” won by
Daenette More for Prairie Point Wheel and the
“Pincushion” contest was won by Linda Price. The
next contest coming up is “Bags and Purses”.
Wendy Ray from Laramie headed up a Laramie
County Library display of quilts December 22
through January 3, 2016. The library display was
entitled “Thread, Needle and Fabric” and was on
display in the window displays at the front of the
library. Awesome!
Thread, Needle and Fabric - Wendy Ray
The Silly Seamers from Sinclair meet on
Wednesday nights. Their group has been in
existence for at least 17 years. Along with the
Rawlins group they have been making little quilts for
Project Reach and the Child Development Center.
Each child receives a quilt at the beginning of the
school year, reported Nancy Pierson. They
socialize, plan and travel to quilt shows, including
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Houston this last year. Elsie Preslar provided
information for this group as well as Methodist
Ladies, from Rawlins. The group meets on Tuesday
mornings and their main focus is making quilts for
Head Start Kids. They are now hand quilting a cross
stitch quilt from the 60’s that will be beautiful! There
is also a quilting group that meets on the 2nd
Saturday, that has no leader, but still gets a lot of
quilting done! Quilting is alive and well in the
western part of our region.
Save the Date! April 1- 3 – The Southeast Region
Spring Retreat will be held at LCCC Center for
Conferences and Institutes. With the theme “Whoooo
is Coming to Quilt?” We will have the UFO theme.
Molly Wilhelm from Wheatland will be our teacher
for Saturday. A supply list will be sent to you if you
Lots of Classes!
Stack & Whack Sat. Jan 16 -10:30-5 $20
Mitten Quilt Mon. Jan 18 - 10:30-5 $20
Hand Quilting Wed. Jan. 20 - 1-3 Sandra Freeburg $25
LOTP: Nine Patch Sat. Jan 23 -10:30-5 Sue Frerich $20
Spoon Quilting Wed. Jan 27 - 1-3 Sandra Freeburg $25
Bertie's Year & Companions last Friday of the month 1-4 $20, free if you buy the kit
S.O.S. (Save Our Scraps!) Quilts! Lost Socks
Jan 30 - 10:30-5 $20
Back Basting Wed. Feb 3 - 1-3 Sandra Freeburg $25
Lace Houses, block of the month Sat. Feb 13 - 1-3
Kathy Sconce $25
Wrapsody Purse Sat. Feb 13 - 4-6 (& Feb 20, & Mar 12)
1-3 Sue Frerich $25
453 Vandehei Avenue
Suite 120
307-433-9555
See www.aroundtheblockquilts.com for full schedule
sign up for this class on
the registration form.
We will still have Friday
and Sunday to finish our
UFO’s. As always we
will have a “Make and
Take”, and a
demonstration on resistdyeing jeans. Once
again it is still FREE
because we potluck our
meals. WSQG members
Whoooo is Coming to Quilt?
will receive their
registrations by e-mail or
letter on February 1st. (Renew your membership for
WSQG before then.) Open enrollment to the public
will begin on March 1st. The LCCC facility can
accommodate 50 quilters with a table for each!
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
NORTHWEST
Marylou Doyle
Another new year and an
opportunity to reflect how
fortunate I am. Our family is all healthy. We have
the privilege of going to Billings for three days every
other week to take care of our first, and only, great
grandson. Life can’t get better than that. There are
always quilt projects to look forward to. Currently, I
am working on “roosters”. When our daughter’s
house was being built, her sister stopped by one day
to find her somewhat distraught. The electricians had
cut, what seemed to her, giant holes, in her laundry
room wall, one on each side of the window. Said
sister replied, “Not to worry. Have Mom make you
some quilts to cover them!” They have been in their
house a year. I must get these done.
Meanwhile, around the rest of Northwest District,
good things are happening. With the New Year, lots
of new plans are being made for exciting things.
Loose Threads Quilt Club members (Basin, Greybull
and the surrounding area) are beginning to work on
their 2016 Challenge. The theme is “All My Friends
are Flakes”. Quilts are required to have at least one
flake, of any kind, on/in the quilt. These quilts are
due for the Big Horn County Fair and Quilt Show
which takes place August 4-6, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. The “Mystery Quilt”was started at the January
meeting and will be completed in May. The Spring
Retreat will be March 18-19 at the Senior Center in
Greybull. This date coincides with “National
Quilting Day 2016.”
TAGY’ “Japanese Internment Center” art quilts will
hang in the Internment Center (located between Cody
and Ralston) March 2nd thru May 20th. An artist
reception will be held on April 7th at 6:00 p.m. These
quilts are 18”x24” portrait or landscape of original
designs. The group toured the Center last summer.
With their thoughts and feelings, they set out to
design their quilts. This show will have a powerful
impact on what you know about the Heart Mountain
Internment Camp. It would be an excellent
opportunity to become familiar with the history of
Internment camps, while viewing the quilts.
Word from the Yellowstone Quilt Fest committee is
that it has been decided to postpone the September
Quilt Show in Cody until September 2017. The
committee hopes that many wonderful quilts will be
created between now and the new show date and they
can continue to have a top-notch show. Going to the
format of a show every other year will be evaluated in
2017. For information contact Marybeth 307-7545399.
The Paintbrush Piecers (Cody/Powell and area )
kicked off the New year with their Christmas party that
had been postponed in December, due to weather.
This included a pot luck, pin cushion gift exchange and
a fun game. The 2016 officers began their “new
careers” and are: President-Carolyn Aichele, VPprograms-Becky Pack, Secretary-Jeanne Dycus,
Treasurer (returning)-Lili Turnell. The guild members
are always grateful when someone steps up to take
over these jobs!
Exciting things are happening at the new Quilt Store in
Thermopolis (Gooseberry Garden Quilt Shop, 307864-3503, “[email protected]”). Susan
Turnbull is anxious and willing to meet all of our
needs. If there are classes you would like for her to
offer, get in touch with her and she will see if she can
find someone to teach. If you are having problems
with something (like trying to finish something you
started a long ago and can’t remember what to do) she
will try and help you or see if she can find someone
who is able. Classes she has listed to date (not set in
stone so others may be added) are: Saturday, February
13th, 10:00-12:00 noon ---Kathy Hammond will
demonstrate how to personalize a sweatshirt with a
petroglyph design drawn from Legend Rock, using a
reverse applique technique. Saturday, February 27th,
9-11—Margie Jackson will be teaching Part One of a
machine quilting class. She will get you started
quilting projects on your own domestic machines.
Saturday March 5th, 9:00-12:00 noon and 1:00-4:00
p.m., will be Part Two of Margie’s machine quilting
class. Saturday, March 19th, 9:00-12:00 noon, Kathy
Hammond will demonstrate how to make
journal/scrapbook covers using some unusual
decorative items.
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REGIONAL DIRECTORS
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Susan has started a “Bolt of the Day”. The first bolt
of fabric cut on any day becomes that day’s “Bolt of
the Day”and is 25% off. That bolt will remain 25%
off for the rest of the day. Each day brings a new
bolt. If you are in need of a large amount of fabric
(background or backing comes to mind), be the first
one in the door and get all you need for 25% off.
That would be worth getting up for!
How many UFO’s do you have sitting around. Susan
is going to start a “Rescue and Recovery” game.
Make a list of your projects, giving them each a
number, and take it into the “Garden”. You will
draw a number and that is the project you will work
on for that month. If you get your project completed
before the end of the month, you can take it in to
show her, and draw another number to determine the
next project to work on. You will then have one
month to work on the new project. This is still in the
works and being finalized. I can’t wait to get started!
Susan hopes to be on line soon. She is already looking
for a larger space but has not yet found one. I googled
her and found lots of information. Many fun
happenings are taking place at the “Garden” . You
won’t want to miss out.
Volunteer Needed!
A volunteer is needed to organize a bus trip from
Wyoming to Salt Lake City for HMQS May 5-7,
2016 (ad page 15). The organizer receives many
“quilting” benefits.
Time is running out!
Contact Virginia
for complete
information.
Email: [email protected]
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Open:
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Thermopolis, WY 82443
Books for County Libraries
Tauna Leathers is now taking book
recommendations for the 2016 Books for County
Libraries.
Submit your recommendations to Tauna at
[email protected]
The Deadline to submit articles
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March 10, 2016
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GOLDEN THIMBLE AWARD
It is that time of year to start thinking about
nominations for the Golden Thimble Award. This
award is presented annually at Quilt Wyoming and
recognizes those individuals, organizations, clubs or
guilds who have contributed notably to our mission of
educating and preserving the quilting art. The deadline
for submittal is July 1, 2016. Download the form at
http://wsqg.org/golden-thimble-award/. Send your
nominations by email to [email protected] or
by postal mail to Mary Lee Dixon, 503 Princeton Lane,
Cheyenne, WY 82009.
QUILTS OF VALOR
www.qovf.org
Stephanie Logan, Wyoming Sr. Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Linda Herget, Southeast Wyoming State Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Stop in and visit with our friendly and knowledgeable Staff
Krista, Julie, Janalee, Leslie, Lisa (myself), and Jay (husband and handyman).
Check our Facebook page for special offers and photos of our shop, projects and samples.
Washing Quilts: How to Help Your Quilt
Live to 100 – Part 10 – Barb Gorges
Australia and New Zealand
Sherry Buck
Part Nine lists what is needed before putting a quilt in a
washing machine: color-fast fabric, Shout color-catcher
sheets, quilt in good repair (not fragile antique), stains
treated, Orvus soap--either from the feed store or the quilt
shop, and clean front-loading machine.
Some of you may know that I was fortunate enough to have gone
to Australia and New Zealand for a total of three weeks this fall.
My husband and I traveled about in Australia for two weeks with
a fellow quilter from Rapid City who is married to a college class
mate of my husband.
Don’t use other laundry products such as bleach or fabric
softener. Orvus soap is a white solid at 65 degrees. Even if
it’s warm enough to be a liquid, mix it with half a cup of
warm water before pouring into the soap dispenser. A
tablespoon is enough for a queen-sized quilt. Use less for
smaller quilts--too much and you will be rinsing forever.
We got a chance to visit Sydney, including the Opera House and a
fabulous botanical garden that adjoins the site of the Opera House,
and which incorporates the site of the “first farm” in Australia.
We also visited a site on the Great Barrier Reef, and a rain forest
in the Cairns area. It is interesting to note that the colors of the
reef are not particularly impressive in natural light in 20 feet of
water, and that the rain forest is filled with many harmful plants
and critters.
Set the machine for cold wash,
cold rinse, and hand wash cycle—
or the lowest amount of
“agitation” possible. Add an extra
rinse or plan to send the quilt
through a complete wash cycle
again without soap. The “Max
Front-loading machines make
Extract” spin setting is good.
washing quilts easy, but top
Photo by Barb Gorges.
loaders can be adapted.
For top loaders, fill with
lukewarm water. Mix in the soap. Turn the machine off and
add the quilt. Use hands instead of the agitation cycle, gently
lifting and moving the quilt. Then let the quilt soak 10
minutes before setting the washer controls for the rinse
cycle. Substitute your hands again for the agitation in the
rinse cycle, then let it spin.
With either machine, when finished, check immediately to
see if there was any bleeding. If so, treat with stain remover
and rewash immediately (and recheck immediately again)—
and plan to dry that quilt fairly quickly in the dryer.
Otherwise, check to make sure the quilt doesn’t sound or
feel soapy. If in doubt, run it through another washing again,
without soap.
In the next issue I will discuss the finer points of drying
quilts. The first nine parts of this series are available at
www.GorgesQuiltLabels.com.
We then flew to the “Red Center” (Ayers Rock, also known as
Uluru) for some sightseeing and hiking. Sunset at Uluru was not
impressive as a sunset, the day we were there for it, but we had
the opportunity to watch a huge rain storm engulf the area and
initiate some brush fires in the distance. The next morning we
were not rewarded with a gorgeous sunrise at Kata Tjuta either,
but it was very interesting to listen as the desert came awake, and
then as the activity faded as the heat came up. We hiked in Kings
Canyon the next sunrise, and got a bit more of the Aboriginal
history and tradition. It sounded offensive to hear that we are
only told the Children’s stories, but after thinking about it for a
while it made sense. These people have survived in the bush for
thousands of years, and we who show up for a visit are very
impatient to “know it all” right now, just like children are.
Carol and I were able to visit an actual quilt shop in Alice Springs
where our purchases were limited to that which we were willing to
try to fit into limited baggage space and to not exceed our weight
allowance. We then flew to Adelaide, and over the next three
days we drove and hiked along the Great Ocean Road on our way
to Melbourne.
We then flew to New Zealand together, and then split into
separate activities the next day. My husband and I took a tour of a
“station” on the banks of Lake Wakatipu, and had a chance to
evaluate how they handle their sheep (20,000 Merino and 8,000
Perendale) and cattle (800 head) in the very steep terrain.
We then took a bus to Milford Sound and had an overnight cruise
on the sound. The scenery is stunning in the National Park, and
we were fortunate to have two sunny and calm days to enjoy it.
We were able to see fur seals, penguins, and a humpback whale
during our cruise.
We had a walkabout the last day we were in New Zealand. Our
guides were informative, helpful and fun to be with. Of course,
we were their only customers that morning, so we may have
gotten special treatment!
It is a long trip to go from Wyoming to Australia and New
Zealand, and back again, but I am very glad to have gone and to
have had excellent weather, good health, and good food for my
stay there. Ask me about details if you wish!
April 1-3, 2016 Southeast Region Spring Retreat
"Whooo is Coming to Quilt?"
Information: [email protected]
LCCC Center, Cheyenne, WY
April 20-24, 2016 Quick Quilt Retreat
Information: [email protected]
Holiday Inn, Cody, WY
April 22-24, 2016 Chadron Festival of Quilts
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
Information: www.chadronfestivalofquilts.com
Contact: Janice McCallum email:
[email protected]
Assumption Arena – 3rd and Spruce Streets –
Admission $5 - Chadron, NE
May 5-7, 2016 HMQS (Home Machine Quilting
Show)
South Towne Exposition Center
Salt Lake City (Sandy), Utah
May 28-29, 2016 Cowboy Carnival Quilt Show
Saturday 1:00-5:00pm; Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm
Contact Marylou Doyle [email protected]
Hyattville Community Center, Hyattville, WY
June 3-4, 2016 Quilting on the Green
Information: [email protected]
Green River, WY
July 14-17, 2016 Quilt Wyoming 2016
Camp Quilt-a-Lot
Information: www.wsqg.org/QW16.htm
Northwest College, Powell, WY
August 12-14, 2016 21st Annual Never Sweat
Needlers Quilt Fest
Headwaters Art and Conference Center
Dubois, WY
October 26-30, 2016 Quick Quilt Retreat
Information: [email protected]
Holiday Inn, Cody, WY
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