Quilting Along the River - Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild

Quilting Along the River
Columbia River Gorge Quilters’ Guild
President’s Message:
Is 2016 REALLY half way over?
It’s hard to believe that we are moving towards 2017 already. That
means our Quilt Show is just around the corner! Are you ready?
We should be seeing schoolhouse quilts, Patriotic Drunkard’s Path
quilts, some fractured flowers and of course, our Lime Challenge
quilts. Oh! Don’t forget those wonderful Mystery Quilts from the
retreat! I hear there are also several UFO’s that are done…… it is
going to be a wonderful show!
Our August meeting is going to be such a treat. I am excited to
learn more about the history of quilting in Oregon and how we can
continue adding to the legacy of our passion. There are so many
beautiful quilts in our area that need to be memorialized. My
Drunkard’s Path will become a Quilt of Valor for my son-in-law
(shhh, it’s a secret.) I hope that someday one of the great-greatgrands will look at it and wonder about who Grammy Vogel was
and how she made this wonderful quilt. All of us have such a
treasure to hand down.
Enjoy the rest of the summer – we are due for some HOT weather,
so think piecing in front of the AC. It’s cooler than sewing bindings
on!
Kim Vogel, President
Happy Sewing,
Next Meeting - August 20, 2016
Registration: 9:30 am
Where:
Meeting: 10:00 to 12:00 noon
Faith Lutheran Church, The Dalles
101 W. 10th St., The Dalles
Oregon Quilt Project
Workshop: 1-4pm
Quilt Documentations
Program:
The August Quarterly meeting will be presented by members of the
Oregon Quilt Project. The morning portion of the program will
be an explanation of what they do, how they look at a quilt for documentation, and what information is recorded. This meeting will be
somewhat of a departure for the guild on how the meeting is structured. The Project people have suggested that we do a “roundtable”
lunch format so that we can ask questions, and have a discussion
about the process. To that end, the guild is providing lunch! We
hope that the generous members will also continue to provide
munchies, so that with our sandwich plate, we can have a variety for
lunch (think cookies or chocolate.) The afternoon portion of the program will be a few actual documentations.
More information at http://oregonquiltproject.org/
PO Box 965
Hood River, OR 97031
http://gorgequiltersguild.org
August 2016
Volume 10, Issue 3
Dates to Remember:
 Aug. 9: Board Mtg.*
 Aug. 15: Sit & Sew*
 Aug. 15: Art Quilt Grp
 Aug. 20: Guild Mtg.
*Meetings are monthly
See Page 6 for information
August Meeting Info.
Pg. 1
November Meeting Info.
Pg. 2
Quilt Show Information
Pg. 2
Quilt Show Market
Pg. 3
Treasurer’s Report
Pg. 4
Block of the Quarter
Pg. 3
Retreat News
Pg. 3
Art Quilt Group
Pg. 4
Exhibits Information
Pg. 4,5
Newsletter Sponsors
Pg. 5
November 19 Guild Meeting
For the November meeting, we will be
welcoming Tonye Phillips from Central Oregon. Her lecture will be a trunk show that
showcases her applique work. The workshop portion is POSTCARDS! I encourage
all members to support the guild and sign
up for this workshop opportunity. Just thinkit’s a small project, so it will be finished!
Barb Frasier, 541-352-6774
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Workshop sign-ups MUST include payment.
To register for workshops, send your
check payable to CRGQG to:
CRGQG Treasurer, Jackie Rosier, P.O. Box
84, Glenwood, WA 98619
Meeting Refreshments
Our membership has been divided into 4 sections,
one section for each meeting in the year. If your last
name begins with “M-R” this is your turn to help. If
you forgot to sign up at the last meeting, you may be
getting a call to donate refreshments or to spend 15
minutes to help with room set up or room clean up.
Thanks,
Barb Frasier, Vice President , 541-352-6774
Name Tags
Reminder: Quilted name tags that YOU have
made are required to be eligible for door prizes.
Create your own design or use the pattern found
on our website.
We Love our Facebook Page!
This past year, Nancy Howard has continued
to keep our Facebook page current, fun and
informative with lots of great pictures, updates
about upcoming events and recaps on what
we’ve done. A huge THANK YOU to Nancy
for helping us get the word out about all that’s happening at
CRGQG!
Check it out....https://www.facebook.com/
ColumbiaRiverGorgeQuiltersGuild
Don’t forget . . .
We now have membership gift certificates available!
Have you been trying to get your sister to come to guild
activities with you? Give her a membership for her
birthday. What about that neighbor that keeps procrastinating? Give her a gift certificate. $25 for four meetings—four interesting and informative lectures—is the
best deal around. Easy for you, good for her!
See Treasurer Jackie Rosier at the membership table.
Your sister/neighbor/mom will love you and your guild
will thank you.
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COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE
QUILT SHOW
OCTOBER 21-22, 2016
HOOD RIVER ARMORY
1590 – 12th Street
Our 2016 Quilt Show is fast approaching.
You have two months to finish up your
quilts, wall hangings, table runners, bags, jackets and whatever
else you plan to show. We will be promoting our show to tourists as
part of Hood River’s annual Fruit Loop Heirloom Apple Festival.
Situated right on the Fruit Loop drive, the Armory location places
our show in perfect position to take advantage of the heightened
tourist traffic for the orchards’ and wineries’ harvest celebrations.
Our show will once again feature the very popular “Quilters’ Market” as well as vendors and quilting demonstrations.
Quilt Show Checklist for Members:
1. Mark your calendars NOW!
2. Finish all of your quilt projects for the Show by October 1,
2016 - Be sure they have a label and a 4” sleeve!
3. Bring items you are donating to the Quilters’ Market to the
August Meeting
4. Volunteer to help with the Show at the August Meeting.
5. Complete your paperwork and turn your quilts in to ETC by
Friday, October 7th.
6. Share bookmarks or coupons promoting our Show with
relatives, neighbors & friends.
7. Invite everyone you know to the Show.
Kathleen Roulet, Quilt Show Chairman
Enter and Show Your Quilts!
It's time to start thinking about the quilts you want to
hang in the quilt show. It's enlightening to receive
input from having quilts judged, but if you choose to
just display your beauties, that's great too. You
have two reasons to finish your UFO's!
Don’t forget the guild class and workshop projects
and ETC second-Saturday quilts are free to enter
unless you want them judged.
The entry deadline is Friday, October 7th, but I
would greatly appreciate the entry form paperwork
by no later than September 26 so I can get the labels made. I will also accept entries at the August
quarterly meeting.
Bring one, bring ‘em all!
Anne Marie "Quilt Gatherer" Martin
[email protected], 405-747-9353
ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE
AT AUGUST QUARTERLY MEETING
Quilting Along the River
SAVE THE DATE!!!
2017 Retreat at
Camp Cascade
Our spring retreat is filling fast,
with less than half the available
spots remaining! The retreat is
Thursday, March 9th, through
Monday, March 13th, at Camp Cascade, near Lyons. The
cost is $258, which includes all meals and lodging, door
prizes, games, yoga, and more. To register, send a check
for at least $75 payable to CRGQG to the Guild’s post
office box, or you may register at the August meeting.
Questions?
Contact Tomme Fent at [email protected], 503674-4464,
or Nina Gilliland at [email protected], 503-9121060.
NEW BLOCK OF THE QUARTER
I hope everyone is getting their Star Power BOM/BOQ quilts finished. We’d love to hang them all together at the quilt show. Bring
your quilt (or top) to show at the August meeting.
And now, on to our next BOQ program - “Charmed, I’m Sure!”
For the next four meetings, we’ll be exchanging 5" charm squares
of batik fabrics. Then in the afternoon following our May 2017 meeting, we’ll present a series of mini-lectures and demonstrations to
give you ideas for using your charm squares, including samples of
different types of projects, and handouts with block ideas and even
some patterns!
Each quarter, there will be three different fabrics. You may choose
to exchange one, two, or all three. For each color, you will need 1/2
yard of batik fabric. Fabrics may be purchased, or may come from
your stash - note that all charm squares of a particular color do not
have to be from the same fabric.
After washing as discussed below, remove selvedges, and then
cut 24 charm squares 5" x 5". Please cut accurately. Place the
charm squares in a sandwich bag (using a separate bag for each
color), and write your name on the outside of the bag. Drop off
your bag(s) with me (Tomme) when you enter the meeting. During
the meeting, the charm squares will be sorted, and when you pick
up your bag(s) at the end of the meeting, each bag will contain 24
assorted charm squares.
THIS QUARTER’S COLORS ARE
LIGHT, MEDIUM, AND DARK BLUE.
Please wash all batiks before cutting to ensure no one has
problems with fabrics bleeding, or different amounts of shrinkage. You can test your batiks to see if they will bleed by dipping a corner
in hot water until the fabric is thoroughly soaked, and then placing it between two white paper towels. (If the fabric bleeds, you also might see the
dye in the water.) High-quality batiks, like those from Majestic Batiks, often
don’t bleed at all. (One way to identify a lower-quality batiks is how the
fabric feels. If it feels rough or gritty, don’t buy it!) If your batik doesn’t
bleed, then you can simply wash it as usual without any special product. If
it bleeds, then you must use a color fixative to “set” the color →→→
and prevent further bleeding.
Quilting Along the River
Donations Needed
for Quilt Market
At the 2016 CRGQG Quilt Show
The Quilt Market at our Quilt Show has become
a very successful part of our budget the last two
years. As you organize your sewing space,
start saving the items you no longer want or
need for donation to the CRGQG Quilt Market.
The quilt market will accept anything sewing or
quilting related: Unwanted fabric (what was I
thinking?), books and patterns (seriously, did I
really think I’d make that?) are very desirable
items. We also like notions (do I really need 14
pairs of scissors???) and magazines.
Please, no “white elephant” items
not related to sewing.
New this Year:
You may bring these items to the August meeting and give them to either Gayle or Barbara so we
can start sorting and pricing. If you want to donate
between guild meetings, please contact us and we’ll
arrange drop-off or pick-up.
Consignment Items
We will also be accepting consignment items
that you have made—potholders, quilts, placemats, bed and table runners,
jackets, vests, pincushions,
etc.
Gayle Jacobson
[email protected]
541-296-6268
Barbara Frasier
[email protected]
541-352-6774
Quilt Market Co-Chairs
The best color fixative I’ve found is a product called Synthrapol.
Wash in hot water, following the directions on the bottle. Synthrapol is
available from multiple online sources and many quilt shops. There’s a
common myth that adding white vinegar (and some say salt) to your
wash will stop colors from bleeding. Although vinegar does help set
some acid dyes, it only works during the dyeing process and not for
cotton dyes. (Note: the same company that makes Synthrapol also
makes a product called Retayne, which many people use to set the
color in commercially-dyed fabrics. Personally, I have not had as good
a result with Retayne as I have with Synthrapol. In addition, the manufacturer advises that today’s high efficiency washers do not supply
enough water in a load to use Retayne, so you have to wash by hand.
I find it easier to just use Synthrapol.)
If you have questions, please feel free to email me or give me a call.
Tomme Fent, Chair
[email protected], 503-674-4464
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Rent
Profit and Loss Statement
490.00
Storage
Total Rent
Jan. 1-June 16, 2016
490.00
Retreat Expense
Jan - Jun 16
185.96
9,951.90
Total Expense
Income
Charity Quilt Donations
Interest Earned
Membership Dues
Newsletter Ads
Notecards
Opportunity Income
Pins Income
15.00
6.45
Local Teacher Fees
Special Teacher Fees
Total Workshop Fees
50.00
2.50
-16.59
37.00
394.66
1,080.00
1,474.66
Quilt Show Income
QS Boutique
-88.20
QS Vendor Booth Fees
220.00
Total Quilt Show Income
Retreat Income
Total Income
Gross Profit
131.80
6,137.00
9,852.82
9,852.82
Expense
Charity Quilts
316.82
Corporation Fees
60.00
Memberships
50.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
Mtg Site Expense
8.00
100.00
Teaching Fees
Local Teacher
Special Teacher
Teaching Fees - Other
Total Teaching Fees
350.00
1,308.12
56.00
1,714.12
Mtg Travel,Meals,Lodging
52.87
Postage and Delivery
38.40
Professional Services fees
45.00
Quilt Show Expense
Insurance
408.00
QS Advertising
144.00
QS Award Ribbons
259.10
QS Labor
125.00
QS Printing
QS Venue
Total Quilt Show Expense
-99.08
Net Income
2,015.00
Workshop Fees
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5,699.13
Supplies and Materials
405.50
-150.00
1,191.60
“Beyond the Block”
Gorge Art Quilters
Our next meeting is August 15th at 2:00 at the Hood River Fire Station following the monthly Sit and Sew.
Many of our Buildings quilts will be displayed in the Architecture show at The Dalles Art Center during the month
of August. TDAC is open Tuesday through Saturday
11:00 to 5:00 and admission is always free.
We are all busy working on our next challenge - "Zipit." These quilts will be revealed in November so there is
still time for current Guild members to join Beyond the
Block and be involved in the current challenge.
Visit a meeting and check us out!
This subgroup of CRGQG meets monthly and emphasizes creativity. At each meeting we discuss artist development, use of social media, learn techniques by watching
demos by group members, share ideas and bring projects for show and tell and for constructive input from the
group. This group is open to all CRGQG members.
Please contact Kay Skov for meeting times and locations.
[email protected], (541) 340-5780.
Call for Quilts:
September Exhibit:
Stevenson Library Community Room
Theme: A Garden of Quilts
We will once again be taking over the walls of the large
community room in the Stevenson Library in September.
The “Quilters of the Gorge” exhibit has become very popular with locals and tourists from the Skamania Lodge and
river cruise ships and is a great way to keep the public
aware of the exciting work being created in quilting today.
All forms of quilting will be on display – traditional, modern, folk, and art quilts that feature everything gardenrelated….florals, vegetables, critters, bugs, birds and butterflies. We will be displaying up to 60 quilts, any size and
shape, but no longer than 60”. Please bring your quilts to
the August Guild Meeting, or you can drop them off at
ETC by Thursday, August 25. Paperwork will be available
at both places. There is no charge to show your quilt.
Questions: contact Kathleen Roulet.
Email: [email protected] or call: 509-427-4224
Quilting Along the River
CRGQG Board Officers
President:
Please support our newsletter sponsors:
♥Dawn Ultra Pure
Kim Vogel
541-490-7181
[email protected]
Vice President:
Barbara Frasier
541-352-6774
[email protected]
Secretary:
Mary Calahan
509-395-2780
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Dish Detergent will
SAVE those quilts!
Open every day for all your foundation needs.
Come in anytime for a fitting or to pick up any of
these essentials.
Shapewear, Sleepwear, Hosiery, Sports Bras,
Foundations and Lingerie
Bath and Body Products
215 Oak St., downtown Hood River
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4
541.436.2727
Jackie Rosier
509-364-3365
[email protected]
http://www.colorwaysbyvi
cki.com/save-mybleeding-quilt.html
FAST TRACK SEW AND VAC
Sewing Machine and
Vacuum Repair
Chair people and other contacts:
Quilt Show, Marketing and
Publicity Chair:
Kathleen Roulet
509-427-4224
[email protected]
Membership Chair:
Nona Scheurer
360-666-3681
[email protected]
Kathleen found this website
that discusses how to control fabric bleeding and
back staining. A number of
“fixes” were tested and
step-by-step solutions are
listed. Print this out and
refer to it often.
Phone: (541) 236-5359
Hood River, OR 97031
Facebook.com/FastTrackSewAndVac
Fernando Rodriguez
Owner
How y’all doin’??
Email: [email protected]
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Opportunity Quilt:
Tomme Fent
503-674-4464
[email protected]
Block of the Quarter
Tomme Fent
503-674-4464
[email protected]
Newsletter:
Gayle Jacobson
541-296-6268
[email protected]
Art Quilt Group:
Kay Skov
541-340-5780
[email protected]
Retreat Chairs:
Tomme Fent
503-674-4464
[email protected]
Nina Gilliland
405-473-5838
[email protected]
Charity Chairs:
Kathy Anderson
509-493-3981
[email protected]
Pam Maylee
509-493-1377
[email protected]
Correspondence Secretary:
Linda Jones
541-296-4900
[email protected]
Quilting Along the River
PLEASE HELP. Our guild needs you to ask the business people you associ-
ate with for donations to our quilt show prize money fund. One reason we
have such a terrific show is due to our prizes. Ideas: beautician, lawyer,
doctor, CPA, car dealer, repair shop, butcher, baker, candlestick maker . . . .
They are recognized and credited for their contribution at our show. We
accept any amount but encourage $50, $100, $200 or $500 donations.
GUATEMALA QUILT EXHIBIT
July 6 – August 5, 2016
Stevenson Library Community Room
Stevenson Library, 120 NW Vancouver Avenue, Stevenson
In 2009 and again in 2012, several members of the Columbia River Gorge
Quilters Guild toured Guatemala, a country known for riotous color and traditional, regional costumes of hand-woven fabric embellished with dazzling embroidery.
This exhibit presents the colorful quilts and other items our members created
from the hand-woven textiles acquired at shops and open air markets across
the country. The exhibit also displays exquisite, hand-woven and embroidered clothing items, as
well as watercolor paintings by Gayle Weisfield
and guild member Nona
Scheurer. If you missed
this exhibit in May-June at
the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook,
this could be your last
chance to see this amazing, colorful collection.
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Columbia River Gorge
Quilters’ Guild
PO Box 965
Hood River, OR
97031
Phone
541-490-7181
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
http://gorgequiltersguild.org/
This, That and the Other Thing . . .
ATTENTION:
ALL GUILD MEMBERS
Has your email address
changed?
If anyone has any changes to
their contact info, please help
me keep the membership roster
up to date.
Magazine Exchange
Please bring the magazines
you're finished with to the
May meeting and maybe
pick up some new ones to
peruse.
Jean Stone
Exchange Chairman
Thanks, Nona
Membership Chairman
[email protected]
Sit & Sew
Third Monday of each month
unless otherwise notified.
9 a.m.—3 p.m.
Hood River Fire Station
Bring your current project and sew
with a group.
Contact Susan Stender for more
information: 541-408-0562
Board Meetings
Second Tuesday of each month
10:30 a.m.—noon
Hood River Adult Center
unless otherwise notified.
Call Kim Vogel for the latest infor
Newsletter Advertising
Want to advertise in the newsletter? For just $10/issue or
$40/year, your business cardsized ad will be placed in the
newsletter. Don’t forget - the
newsletter goes out to approx.
100 guild members and is posted
on the website for all to see!
Mark Your Calendars!!
Correspondence Secretary
Guatemalan Textiles
Remember to visit the Stevenson Library
before August 5th
Know of a guild member in need?
Please contact Linda Jones so she
can send her a word of encouragement.
[email protected]