January 2016 - Orange County Quilters Guild

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January 2016
And now a word from our President…
Happy New Year, Quilters!
I hope all of you enjoyed some peaceful and joyous holiday times last month, and that you are
looking forward to a great year ahead.
Lots of people make resolutions for the New Year in hopes that they can accomplish something
they believe will improve their lives in some way. I don’t usually make resolutions, but I do make
plans. It’s not much different, I guess, but I feel better calling them plans instead of resolutions.
Anyway, this year I am planning to spend as much time as I can with my family, attend as many
quilt shows as I can, and make as many quilts as I can. Along the way, there are a few other tasks
I’d like to tackle, such as watching my weight, making time to exercise a little more, and finding
ways to relax now and then. I’ll bet my plans aren’t much different from a lot of yours.
I hope that most of you plan as well to come to as many of our guild meetings and events as you
are able. We have some terrific speakers coming this year, and they will be presenting some
pretty interesting workshops. Nancy Williams will be at our January meeting. She’s one of our
very own members, but she comes to us all the way from Cincinnati, Ohio! Okay, she also gets to
go to Road to California while she’s out here, but that’s just a bonus for her. She’s really coming
to see us and share her insight about crazy quilts. We hope you will all come out and welcome her
back.
Don’t forget, our January meeting is your first chance to sign up to attend our Retreat next July.
Check out the information in this Newsletter for more details.
See you all soon!
Sew well, and be well, My Friends!
Betsy
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The President’s January Challenge
The theme for our February Business Meeting and Potluck will be Favorite Storybook
Tales. Get together with a group of your friends (up to eight total) and plan to decorate
your table using a theme from a favorite children's story. We will have a friendly
competition for the glory of winning prizes for the best depiction of the theme, and the
most whimsical presentation.
Our Mission Statement
Orange County Quilters Guild is one of Southern California's oldest quilt guilds. The Guild is a non-profit
organization formed to promote cooperation and the exchange of ideas among those interested in or
engaged in quilting; to encourage and maintain high standards of design and technique in quilting; to
instruct members in methods and techniques of creative quilting; and to inspire personal achievement.
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January Program
Crazy Quilts
Nancy Williams lives with her husband, Kevin, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She teaches quilt and
wearable art classes, as well as quilt restoration classes. She is a mother of twin sons, a
grandmother of a 20 month old boy and a retired elementary school teacher. Nancy has been quilting since
1984 and belongs to several national organizations and guilds in Ohio, Kentucky, and California. She is a member
of Orange County Quilt Guild and has attended 12 camps since 1990. Nancy is a quilt, fabric and book collector
and has prepared a lecture concentrating on children’s things from the past and present. “Childhood Memories”
is a trunk show of crib quilts and coverlets, doll quilts and other ephemera. Nancy loves teaching and sharing
designs and techniques. In the Designing with Panels class, you will be given many design options, four different
ways to make prairie points, embellishment ideas, and receive individual attention.
Thayone
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January 2016
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Check the website (www.orangecountyquiltersguild.com ) for the latest information on upcoming
Programs & Workshops. . The sign-up form for Workshops is available on the website or guild
meetings. Come join us for some fun! Workshop prices are $35 for members/$50 for nonmembers. Here are the upcoming scheduled workshops. All workshops are at the Orange
Quilt Bee located at 628 E Katella Ave in Orange, phone 714-639-3245 unless otherwise stated. Supply lists
are posted on our website as they become available.
January 13, 2016
Crazy Quilts
Nancy Williams
February 10, 2016
Appliqué
Cathy Van Bruggen
March 8, 2016
Philanthropy
Sewing
Free!
April 13, 2016
Mary Tabar
Watercolor Strip Quilt
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Cash4Shooz
The Zion 6th grade class is collecting shoes to be sent to countries in need of foot
ware. Feel free to bring any type of shoes to the meetings and give them to Kat
or Cindy. We will pair them up and send them off. Thanks for your help.
Round Robin is Starting!
Those who signed up for the Round Robin please bring your center block to the Block
of the Month table at the beginning of the January meeting. Blocks can be square or
rectangle and measure no smaller than 6 ½” and no larger than 18 ½” on any side.
Please include any specific fabric you would like to be included in some of the
borders (not required).
Then at the end meeting, come back to the Block of the Month table to pick up your
assignment for the first border! You will be given someone else’s center block. Your
completed first border, attached to the center block, is due back at the Guild
February meeting.
Questions? Call Jill at 714-381-9812 or e-mail [email protected] (Please put
Round Robin in the subject line)
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January 2016
Door Prize Winners for December
Bears Quilt
Hand-dyed Scarf
Kristin Stonham
Flying Geese
Flying Geese
Gift Certificate
Gift Certificate
Betsy Weissman
Diane Zubik
Orange Quilt Bee
Orange Quilt Bee
Gift Card
Gift Card
Jo-Ann McGowan
Lilnda DeCoux
Anonymous
Anonymous
Christmas Ivy Pattern
Pine Fresh Pattern
Arlene Highlen
Sara Caswell
Please send the thank you notes provided and continue to
thank our supporters by shopping at their stores.
ATTENDANCE
December 8, 2015
HOSPITALITY FOR JANUARY
Those with last names beginning with
M-N-O-P
Members
79
Guests
Many!
are asked to bring something to share for our
meeting. Bring a goodie and receive a ticket for
a door prize.
January Birthdays
Name
Cheri Hansen
Kaye Rheingans
Bonnie White
Jill Ellert
Donna Hansen
Suzette Rooker
Birthday
Jan-01
Jan-06
Jan-07
Jan-08
Jan-12
Jan-14
Name
Diane Zubik
Shirley Walker
Linda Yokoyama
Kathryn Andrea
Barbara Purks
Birthday
Jan-16
Jan-20
Jan-21
Jan-25
Jan-31
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Gallavantin’ 2016
For more quilt show info go to SCCQG
http://www.sccqg.org/
Road to California
January 21 – 24th
Ontario Convention Center
South Bay Quilters Guild 2016 QUILT SHOW
“Celebrating the Red, White, and Blue”
Sat, Feb 13, 2016 10 to 4 ; Sun, Feb 14, 2016 10 to 4
Torrance Cultural Arts Center 3330 Civic Center Drive Torrance, CA 90503
DESERT GUILDS QUILT SHOW 2016
Friday, March 4 10AM-5PM
Saturday, March 5 10AM-4PM
Palm Springs Pavilion
401 S Pavilion Way
Palm Springs, CA
Friendship Square Quilt Guild
Presents:
Friendships Through Quilting
March 5-6, 2016
Sat. 10-5 Sun. 10-4
Featuring:
Large quilt display, Silent Auction, Merchant Mall, Boutique, Quilt Sale
Quilt Raffle Benefiting Breast Cancer Research
Opportunity Quilt Drawing Sun. 3:30pm
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OCQG Block of the Month
JANUARY 2016
Flying Geese
January 2016
All seams are 1/4”
Cut
Four different florals: 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles
Pick one light valued fabric for each floral: Two 2 ½” squares of each of these fabrics; total of 8 squares
Place one square on the rectangle right sides together; use your favorite method to sew a diagonal line corner to corner
(press a fold on the diagonal, draw a line on the diagonal, or eyeball it).
Press into the corner of the rectangle and trim the excess fabric from the back.
Now do the same thing to the second side.
Sew the geese together doing your best to keep the point of the geese by staying to the seam side of the stitched “x”
Press seams away from the points. Block should measure 4 ½” x 8 ½”
Put your name in the drawing once for each block turned in (maximum of 5).
Questions? Call Jill at 714-381-9812
Call Jill at 714-381-9812
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Opportunity Basket
At our December meeting we had thirteen opportunity “basket” winners and also five special drawing
winners. The winners are:
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Silver Sleigh – Marcia Poulin
Red Retro Sleigh – Sharon Whittemore
Holiday Hearts basket – Cindy Davis
Black & White Retro basket & Class Project Carrier – Bonnie Klopfer
Plum Pudding Flannel Kit basket – Becky Kramer
Indygo Junction Purse Kits (2 fabric ways: Safari & Blue/White kits) – Donna Hansen
Holiday Pine Cone & Yule Log basket & fabric – Pam Gayle
Bright Floral Gerber Daisy panel – Becky Sproal
McKenna Ryan – Forest Hollow Kit w/Batik Fabric – Suzette Rooker
Laurel Burch Holiday Angel Cats Panel & fabric – Gail Holtan
Thimbleberries-Pansy Park BOM Patterns w/large pieces of flannel – Nancy Schager
Holiday Stars – 7.5” cut flannel squares & pattern – Bonnie Klopfer
Welcome to the North Pole basket – Patti Pane
Special Drawing #1 – 5” Charm pack – Cindy Davis
Special Drawing #2 – 5” Charm pack – Lisa Morris
Special Drawing #3 – Hand-Dyed Fat-Quarter pack – Lisa Morris
Special Drawing #4 – 5” Charm pack – Julie Valencia
Special Drawing #5 – Cool Guys Snowmen pattern – Vicky Walters
Here is a list of fabric colors & themes fabrics we especially need to make up baskets in the upcoming
months. Of course, any fabric donation is welcomed. Some of the specific fabrics we are looking for are
listed below:
Bring in January or earlier for February drawing – Valentines, Love-theme, Red, Pink, Purple, White
Bring in February or earlier for March drawing – Batiks, Wools, 1930’s, 1800’s
Bring in March or earlier for April drawing – Florals, brights, pink, yellow, red, purple, orange, blue
Bring in April or earlier for May drawing – 1930’s, brights of all colors, patriotic themed or colors, red
Thank you in advance for your donations. You can bring the fabric to the guild meeting, or if you need to
drop off fabric after the meeting date, just give me a call at 714-623-0495 so I can give you directions to
my home. Stop by the Opportunity Basket table, say “hi”, and buy some tickets! Three (3) tickets for $1, or
bonus . . . Eighteen (18) tickets for $5 . . . best deal in town!
Please note that March 2016 will be the last month that Laura, Nancy & Jean will be on this committee.
Please contact Laura Lynch or Betsy Weisman if you & some friends would like to take over this position
starting in April 2016. Only one basket is required each month . . . but you can do more if you would like.
Blessings from . . . Laura Lynch, Nancy Grant & Jean Ebert
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January 2016
YARD SALE
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
When you are packing away and sewing on that new fabric, don't
forget that our Yard Sale will be in March at the General Meeting.
We have received some wonderful books, templates, notions,
and or course fabrics. I take any scraps as most people cut
pieces as small as 2 1/2" square. The scraps donated go into
color coordinated bags and they are very popular!
You may bring your items to a General or Board Meeting or bring
them by my home. The address is 7042 Moonlight Circle, Huntington Beach. (close to
Goldenwest and Edinger.) Telephone 714 847-7886. You are welcome to leave items on the
porch at any time. Thanks you for your support or should I say for supporting the GUILD.
Lorraine Barksdale
714 847-7886
About The OCQG Library
Did you know that our Guild has a nice little lending library for
the exclusive use of our Members? Well, we do! Carol Harter,
our Librarian, has been hard at work trying to organize our
books, magazines, and other materials about quilting, and you
may have seen her working on it as you arrive to come into our
meetings.
Our library is housed in the storage closet just inside and to the right of the double doors as you enter the
Church building. We have many nice books and great quilting reference materials, and you are welcome to take
a look at them any time the storage closet is open. You may check out any of the materials by writing your name
and the date on the card in the book pocket. Give the card to Carol, or leave it in the library’s card file box, and
then take the book home with you for a month. We ask that you please return the book at the next month’s
meeting, but you may renew it for another month if you choose.
You may find that you recognize some of the books in our library as old favorites, but some of the others will be
new. Many of the teachers who have visited our Guild have donated copies of their books to our library. Take a
look at them next time you have a few minutes. You may be surprised at just how many books are there. Keep in
mind that Carol is still working on organizing, so if you pull something off the shelf, please try to put it back
where you found it.
It’s your Library! Check it out!
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OCQG 2016 Quilt Retreat
Join us for 4 days and 3 nights at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center. This is a great
opportunity to just sew in a nice relaxing atmosphere. It is a great time to get to know your
fellow guild member and learn from each other. The price includes delicious and healthy
meals. The schedule is completely relaxed, and up to you except for meal time.
Your are free to explore the area, go wine tasting or just sew until your heart is content.
Reserver your spot now as the retreat fills quickly. Attached you will find a reservation form or
you can get one at the meeting. You will need to deposit $65 to hold your spot.
Judy Swytak
Quilt Retreat Chair
714-612-7878
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January 2016
Thank You!
Thank you to all who helped make the quilt for
Guide Dogs of America. And a big thank you to
Kim Cunningham for quilting the quilt with the
adorable paw pattern.
Lori Ferrari-McCoy
Happy New Year!!!!!
On the giving front, the Pajama/Snuggle Party held in December with Social Services was a huge success. You
gals really came to the challenge and I was able to stand there proudly with 112 beautiful quilts for kids of all
ages. Last month alone you completed 24 quilts!!!! Amazing!!!! I was so proud to be able to represent Orange
County Quilters Guild!!!!
This month I’ll be passing out kits that mostly have a lot of components to be sewn and later be turned into
cute quilts. Don’t worry, they’ll all be very easy to do. I might even have some pillowcase kits to work on too.
I’d also like to do one last push for quilts appropriate for the young women at Casa Teresa, a shelter for
pregnant young women. These should be at least 60” x 72”. I’d like to do 12 of them before the end of March. I
think I already have several tops in the stash that will work. They just need to be quilted.
Let me know if you can help.
Hopefully you have made quilting a high priority for the New Year. It’s a great gift to be shared with many!!!!
Happy Quilting,
Pam Gayle
Philanthropy/Quilts for Kids
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OCQG Slate of Officers - 2016/2017
The Orange County Quilters Guild Board of Directors will be considering the following and it is
being included in the January newsletter as per the Bylaws/Standing Policies. OCQG will have our
general election at our annual business meeting in February 2016 and we will vote on the following:
Approve the following Slate of Officers for 2016/17:
President - Betsy Weisman
1st VP, Programs - Denise Howard & Patti Pane
2nd VP, Workshops - Susi McLane
Treasurer - Bonnie Klopfer
Secretary - Becky Sproal
Thank you to the above for accepting a nomination and making OCQG a great place to belong!
We will also be voting on changes to the Bylaws & Standing Policies. Revisions were made mainly
for grammatical reasons and to bring the documents up-to-date. The document is included as an
attachment to this newsletter with the revision marks turned on so you can see what changed (for the
newsletter on our website, it is a separate hyperlink that you can click on on the newsletter page).
Jill Ellert
OCQG, Parliamentarian
OCQG Membership Renewal!
Remember to renew your membership! Our new year runs from March 2016 to
February 2017. Membership remains $30 per year. If you would like a newsletter
mailed via USPS, the rate is now $15 a year (usually 12 issues).
Turn your membership form and $$ in at a guild meeting or mail to our PO Box (on the
form which is in this newsletter!).
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Advertising opportunities available now in the OCQG newsletter! For more information
and rates, contact OCQG
A word from our Sponsors
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A special thanks to
the Orange Quilt
Bee for providing
space for our
workshops!
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REMEMBER TO BRING TO GUILD:
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A Friend
Name Tag
Show & Tell
Block of the Month
Enthusiasm for the meeting!
Quilts for Kids/Quilts for Vets quilts
Goodie to Share (M-N-O-P)
January 2016
Dates to Remember
Jan 5 - Board Meeting 7 p.m. at
Anaheim First Christian Church
Jan 12 - General Meeting at
Anaheim First Christian Church,
520 W. South Street, Anaheim, CA
(corner of Harbor &South St.) at
the following times:
6:00 pm –Pre-Meeting Activities
7:00 pm – General Meeting
starts.
Jan 13 –Workshop – Orange Quilt
Bee
ORANGE COUNTY
QUILTERS GUILD
PO Box 3108
Orange, CA 92857
www.OrangeCountyQuiltersGuild.com