Cotton Patch Dispatch - Cotton Patch Quilters

March 2005 Issue
Cotton Patch Dispatch
The Cotton Patch Dispatch
P.O. Box 49511
Athens, GA 30604
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2004 - 2005
President:
Fay Rawls
(770) 725-1305
[email protected]
President Elect:
Mary Colley
(706) 613-1161
danmaryp@bellsouth ..net
1st Vice President (Programs)
Terri Jarrett
(706) 543-9224
[email protected]
2nd Vice Presicent (Membership)
Nancy Bruce
(706) 369-1981
Secretary:
Barbara Redman
(706) 546-6729
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Deb Henderson
(706) 353-020 I
[email protected]
Past President:
Mary Oliver
(706) 543-0070
[email protected]
Website:
http://www.geocities.com/cottonpatch85
email: [email protected]
Dear Fellow Quilters,
By the time we have our next guild meeting we will have survived
another quilt show. As usual I am very proud to be a "small" part of a
group of such talented and hard working ladies. There seems to always be someone who is willing to step up and do what needs to be
done. That is what makes our guild such a success.
I hope that everyone will have enjoyed the show and all the beautiful
quilts that were entered in the show. Hopefully, everyone will learn
something from the judge's comments. In the past I have always learned
some small tidbit that I would focus on for the next time.
Since I am writing this before the show I cannot say anything to or
about the winners. But whether you receive a ribbon or not you are
already a winner just by participating.
At the guild meeting we will be drawing for the winner of our raffle
quilt. I hope that someone in the guild will win. It's always nice to
know where and to whom it goes. Good luck to all who purchased
tickets.
With the show behind us it's time to begin working on the challenge
that is due at our June meeting. Even if you have never participated in
a chalIenge I hope you will give this one a try. It's always a good
chance for you to try something different. Sometimes you can even
step out of your comfort zone and do something you wouldn't ordinarily try.
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BeeKeeper:
Pat Dwinell
(706) 548-4665
[email protected]
Challenges:
TBA
Charitable Projects:
Vicki Bauer
(706) 549-1691
[email protected]
Catherine Johnston
(706) 549-6163
[email protected]
Historian:
TBA
Hospitality:
. Mary Ann Wru'e
(706) 549-4765
mawl21 @bellsouth.net
Librru-y:
Pat Kools
(706) 769-7725
[email protected]
Linda Sims
(706) 677-2180
[email protected]
National Teacher Workshops:
Amanda Whitsel
(706) 789-2596
[email protected]
Publicity:
TBA
Quilt Show 2005:
Judy Caputi
(706) 543-8236
bobjud [email protected]
Raffle Quilt:
Mary Ann Ware (05)
(706) 5484765
maw [email protected]
Social:
Kyle Howington
(706) 769-0979
[email protected]
WebWeaver:
Francyne Willby
(706) 543-0366
[email protected]
Local Workshops:
TBA
Yearbook/Directoruy
Vicki Bauer
(706) 549-1691
[email protected]
Membership List
Ginny Lynch
(706) 369-0045
[email protected]
GA Quilt Council Liaison
Marilyn Osterkamp
(706) 208-1258
[email protected]
Cotton Patch Dispatch
Ellen Nelson
(706) 353-1771
[email protected]
PROGRAMS! PROGRAMS! PROGRAMS!
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The program for March will be a wrap-up of the show. We will
draw for the winner of the Raffle Quilt and reveal who won viewers
choice ribbons. After this meeting, we won't mention the "s" word
again for a few months. Then will begin the count down to the 2007
Show. Have you started a new piece already? The new challenge
would be a good place to start.
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Get to work on the new challenge! Use three initials that make up your
name and choose colors that begin with those letters. Then using those
colors make a quilted creation!! This Challenge is due in June. If you
need more details, be sure and bring your questions to the March Guild
meeting. Lois Griffin will fill in all the blank spaces for you .
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Thirteen great vendors are coming to the quilt show with lots of goodies for sale.
Classic Sewing Center - Watkinsville, GA
Baskets by Dawn - Murphy, NC
DYEnamic Fabrics & Designs - Columbia, SC
Far Flung Quilts - Bloomingdale, GA
For the Love of Stitches - Athens, GA
House on the Hill - Aiken, SC
Patchwork Station - Macon, GA
Schoolhouse Quilts -- Forest City, NC
Sewing Gallery - Augusta, GA
Susan Salter Rice - Powder Springs, GA
The Scissor Guy - Riverside, TX
Thimbles and Thread- Merritt Island, FL
Thimbles by TJ Lane - Rock Hill, SC
Just think - notions, books, threads, patterns, sewing machines,
thimbles, fabric, fabric, and more wonderful fabrics! There will be
someone to sharpen your knives and scissors, and you can purchase a
basket to carryall your treasures!
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Classes
taught
Intermediate
House Arts Center.
by Terri Jarrett:
Quilting
at the Lyndon
The main focus of the class
will be making a Lone Star, or eight-pointed
composed of 60 degree diamonds. We will
cover, paper piecing, stack and slash method,
vanced piecing (complex blocks, and three
seams). Design fundamentals and symmetry
tessellations will also be included.
star
also
adpart
and
Cost is: $96 for Clarke County residents and $106
for non-residents
Class will meet: Thursdays: March 24 to May 12
from 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM
Stuff-it Bag at For the Love of Stitches.
This huge bag will hold more than you will ever
want to carry. Made with six fat quarters, and 1 Yz
yards of lining fabric, this project can be completed
in class. Very Easy! !!
Cost: $25
Date: April 16 from ~O AM to 4 PM
Going In Circle's Bulls Eye Quilt at For
the Love of Stitches. Make a quilt with circles the
easy way with this raw edge technique. Great for
beginning quilters and those who have over flowing scrap baskets. The sample quilt is hanging in
the shop now. This would look great in flannel.
Get an early start on Christmas presents with this
project.
Cost: $25
Date: April 2 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Simply Sashing at For the Love of Stitches.
Quilters' Demo. Learn how to sash your orphan
blocks with simple and comples sashings.
Cost: $15
Date: March 29 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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Did you know??
the Vatican's website is powered by three
host computers named after archangelsnRaphael,
Michael and Gabriel.
It was recently reported that the technology contained in single Game Boy unit in 2000
exceeded all the computer power that was used to
put the first man on the moon!
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Mark your calendars for May 13th and 14th 2005.
We will have Scarlett Rose teach Celtic Quilting. Here is her workshop page and you can explore the rest of her work as well. http://
www.scarlettrose.com/samples.html
Amanda Whitsel
Now, this is JUSTICE!!
In the spring of 2000, it was reported that a
25-year-old Tehran transsexual, who had just undergone extensive surgery to become a woman, said
he wanted to change back to a man after realizing
just how poorly women are treated in Iran. DUH!!
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Reduce, Recycle, Reuse:
Disposable diapers in the United States
make up enough trash to fill a barge half a city
block long, every 6 hours, every day!
A plastic container can resist decomporition
for as long as a million years!
Fingernail polish often conains 4 or 5
chemicals that the EPA calls potentially harmful.
A leaking toilet can waste as much as 200
gallons of water a day without making a sound!
The junk mail that Americans receive in
one day could produce enough energy to heat
250,000 homes!
A man shaving with a hand razor at the sink
uses more household energy (because of the water
power, the water pump, and so on) than he would
by using an electric razor!
McDonald's Corporation eliminated 1 million pounds of waste per year in the 1980s by making their drinking straws 20 percent lighter!
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much more!!!
Classes with Amanda Whitsel at the Farm.
706-789-2596 [email protected]
I am available to teach classes in beginning quilting with both machine or hand
quilting, paper piecing, hand dyeing fabrics,
and any aspect of quilting such as layering a
quilt or binding. I will also make a class out of
any project in progress.
I will also teach knitting classes, individual or group.
Call and set up a time, my rates are
very reasonable.
Check
out
my
web
page.
http://
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The February meeting of the Cotton Patch Quitters was called
to order on February 8 by President Fay Rawls. Mary Colley
moved that the minutes from the January meeting be accepted, Marilyn Osterkamp and Kathy Burkes seconded, and
they were approved. Deb Henderson gave the treasurers report: as of December 31, there was $1253 in the checking
account, and as of January 14,there was $6319 in the money
market account. Marilyn Osterkamp moved that the proposed
amendments to the bylaws which were in the February newsletter be approved; there were numerous seconds, and the
amendments were approved.
Committee reports:
Bees: Pat Dwinell reported that BAGS is meeting the tirst
and third Fridays of each month. Amanda Whitsel repeated
from last month the schedule change for Anything Goes.
Challenge: Lois Griftin sent in the new challenge, due at
the June meeting. Members are to use the three initials of
their name (or N if no middle name), choose three colors
which start with those letters, and create a quilt using only
those colors, between 72"and 120" in perimeter.
Georgia Quilt Council: Marilyn Osterkamp repeated from
last month the announcement of its upcoming (March) convention in Cumming.
Hospitality: Sylvia Stogden is doing well after knee replacement but expects 4 more weeks of therapy at home.
Library: Pat Kools called atention to the list of missing
books published in the last newsletter, and asks everyone to
check their home collections for them.
Workshops: Amanda Whitsel had a signup sheet for the
Scarlett Rose workshops in May, but is not accepting money
for them yet. Imminent workshops (in February) are Frances
Arnold's machine quilting and the Featherweight workshop.
Newsletter deadline was announced by Fay Rawls to be
Feb. 25.
Raffle tickets: Deb Henderson again encouraged everyone
to sell tickets; half of the proceeds benefit Project Safe, the
other half our guild education fund.
Made available were flyers for the Atlanta quilt shop hop,
March 17-20, and quilt show publicity flyers. There is an
artist showing watercolor paintings of quilts at the Tate Student Center till Feb. 25.
No guests were reported; 44 members signed in, and there
was one new member.
Show and Tell: Vicki Bauer showed fleece appliqued throws
for Grandview; Terri Jarrett showed the hand quilted starburst
she made for her brother's tenth wedding anniversary.
Door prizes were donated by For the Love of Stitches. Mary
Colley won a gift certificate and Judy Mason won an embroidery program.
The program consisted of reports of the various show committees. Judy Caputi was presented by Jeannie Wampler with
a flower-pot design wall hanging consisting ofleftovers from
the rame quilt, with the legend "Be patient, be kind, I think
I've lost my blooming mind".
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By the time you get this newsletter the show
will be almost here. I hope all of you have entered
at least one quilt. I know some of you have entered
more that one and that is great. Our next meeting,
March 8, I will be doing the program again and this
will be the last one for a while (I hope). The Pro~
gram will be a "recap" of the Quilt Show--"the
good, the bad, and the ugly!! It has been a lot of
work doing this show but one that we can be proud
of. I hope you will let me know how you like the
new frames, or dislike if that be the case. Changes
can be made for our next show if that is necessary.
This show is the first year for these frames and we
learn by our mistakes, and hopefully there will not
be too many.
Come to the preview party March 3 and shop
at our vendors and view the wonderful array of
quilts.
See you at the show and at the next meeting.
Judy Caputi
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By the time you read this, it will be show
If you still have items for the Boutique,
please contact me - it may not be too late. I say
"the more the merrier!"
Also, please come shop the Boutique yourself. We have great gift items for
all sorts of folks on your list. And if nothing else,
we have great ideas you might want to borrow in
the future! !
Any questions please call Deb Henderson
at
353-0201
or
email
me
at
[email protected]
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FibrlMNVY 2005
As of January 31, 2005 we have $1358.36 in the
regular checking account.
As of January 31, 2005 we have $6322.38 in the
money market account.
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Continuedfrom bottom of Column I:
Deb Henderson encouraged boutique items, which
need to be sewing related or quilt related or handmade by a
guild member; if not finished in time to turm in with quilts,
contact a committee member. Signup sheets to help with the
Barbara Redman
show were again in evidence.
.hanlv
Yowl ~
Yowl
A Gigantic Fabulous Thank You for the
Fabulous Effort made so far to Sell Tickets for
Our Fabulous Raffle Quit
The game is not over yet. Please contact me if you need more tickets to sell. Obviously our big push will be to sell them at the
show. I amconfidant we will reach our goal of
$2500. Remember that 1/2 of that will go to
Project Safe!!! Wouldn't that be a FABULOUS
moment to remember?
Please remember to turn in ALL YOUR
STUBS to me by the close of the show on Sunday 3/6. The drawing for the Raffle Quilt will
be Tuesday night (3/8) at our regular monthly
meeting.
Deb Henderson
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Before and After:
At 17, Wanen Beatty landed his first theater job--he became a rat catcher backstage at
the National Theater in Washington.
Wanen Beatty, Uma Thurman, Sidney
Poi tier, Burt Reynolds and Michael all worked
as dishwashers before they became famous.
Anested for vagrancy as a teenager, Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain
gang.
In the early 1950s, Clint Eastwood
signed a $75-a-week contract with Universal to
do walk-ons in low-budget honor flicks like
Revenge of the Creature. He was fired when
studio executives decided heis Adam's apple
protruded too much for him to be star material.
In 1950, Sean Connery represented Scotland in London's Mr. Universe competition.
According to a source, Americans buy
about 5 million items that are shaped like Mickey
Mouse or have a picture of Mickey Mouse on
them, in the course of one day.
In the famous shower scene in Psycho,
chocolate syrup was used to simulate blood.
Wanted: Any of those leftover strips of batting and
fabric that you trim off before finishing a quilt. I
would like to use them to make rag balls. All donations welcome. Please bring them in a bag and give
them to Kimberly Howeth. Thanks.
Advertisements
DeadlineDates:
20th of each month for the next issue
MEM13ERSH.IP
DIRECTORY
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The MembershipDirectory
is almost ready for me
press.About75%of the photosare done. Sincethe Directoryis
also availableonline,it remainsa "workin progress."Youmay
updateyourinformationanytimeby notifyingme,NancyBruce,
EllenNelson,or GinnyLynch.Ellen and 1almostalwayshave
a camera at the monthly meetings.Please let one of us know
that you want your picture taken (new or update). The Directory will be printed in black and white. If you would prefer
yours in color, we will provide you with a CD-ROM,or you
can open it anytimeon the web by going to
http://www.arches. uga.edu/-vfbauerl
The usernameis cpquilters.Youwill need to contact
me for the password.
Vicki Bauer, (h) 549-1691, (w) 542-1919,(email)
[email protected](note: that's a G not a Q)
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On Friday, May 13, Scarlett will teach how
to do celtic quilting by machine. The project is a
gorgeous 12" basket block that invokes "seeing is
believing. "
On Saturday, May 14th, Scarlett will teach
Six Point Celtic Star and show how to do celtic by
hand. This block is also 12". Sewing machines are
still needed this day! !
Samples are available for viewing at the Cot-
ton Patch
Meetings
before
theand
Workshops.
Sign
ups: cost
is $20
payable at signup.
Make checks payable to Cotton Patch. Sign up at
the March Cotton Patch Meeting. Everyone is welcome to take one class or both, space allowing. There
is a lot of interest in this class so sign up early to be
sure to get at least one class.
Celtic Basket
Celtic Star
Scarlett Rose: Celtic Quilting
http://www.scarlettrose.com/samp
les.html
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As a Guild Member,it is your
responsibilityto pay the Treasurer,
10 Baranko
Ads must be prepaid, B&W preferred,and cameraready. Send to EllenNelson,270 IdylwoodDrive, Athens,GA 30605
OR [email protected]
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Check your library of quilt books and see
if you have failed to return one of the Guild's Library Books (listed below). We'd like to be able
to keep the books circulating.
If you STILL
haven't finished your project, why not photocopy
the pattern you are using so you can put that book
back into circulation!!!
Thanks, Pat Kools
#45
Crazy Quiltodessy
#57
Baltimore Album Quilts
#62
Texas Star
#71
Piecemaker's Country Store
#75
Complete Book of Patchwork, Quilting and
Applique
#86
More Projects and Patterns: A 2nd Collection of
Favorite Quilts
#110
The Great American Log Cabin Quilt Book
#111
Stenciled Quilts
#130
Irish Chain
#152
501 Quilt Blocks
#160
Snowball Quilt Simplified
#177
Color Confidence for Quilters
#204
Color by Accident
#216
Mountain Mist Quilt Favorites
#217
Wildflowers
#219
Dying to Quilt
#228
The Nine Patch
#258
Scrap Quilts
#407
Great American Quilts 2003
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Food Facts:
Big Cheese and Big Wheel were medieval tenns of envious respect for those who could
afford to buy whole wheels of cheese at a time-an expense few could enjoy. Both terms are often used sarcasticlly today.
Honey is the only food hat does not spoil;
it can even be used in wounds to prevent infection--too sweet and not enough water for germs
Frozen foods were created in the midto "enjoy."
1920s
by for
Clarence
While
doing survey
work
the U.S.Birdseye.
government
in Labrador
in
1912, he observed the natives preserving their fish
in ice, and expanded on the concept.
Chicken feet are an extremely popular dim
sum dish in Asia. Not surprisingly, they aren't
popular
withsauce.
Americans.
Theyway
are to
prepared
black-bean
The proper
eat themin isa
to put the entire chicken's foot in one's mouth,
suck off the meat, and spit out the bones. UGH!
Chocolate can be lethal to dogs. Theobromine, an ingredient that stimulates the cardiac
muscle and the central nervous system, causes
chocolate's toxicity. As little as 2 ounces of milk
chocolate can be poisonous for a 10-lb. puppy.
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When hand-sewing or hand-quilting, put
water balloons on your thumb and forefinger. This
helps you grip the needle better.
•
Tape a yardstick to the edge of your crafting
table to use as a quick reference when measuring
fabric. Did you see Terri Jarret measuring the show
quilts at the Lyndon House on Turn-In Day?
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Keep a second pair of scissors handy for
cutting batting and paper patterns so the scissors you
use for cutting fabric won't become dull.
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Use shoe boxes (or plastic boxes) to organize quilt pieces. Write the sizes of the pieces you
need for a project on the lid, then stack and store the
piece in the box once you cut them out. Your entire
quilt is ready to grab in a second because you've
stored everything for that project in one box.
•
Remove any pins or hand-sewing needles
from a project within 48 hours of placement. Pins
and needles left too long can leve a mark or rust.
•
Hang your tools on the wall with Self-Stick
Velcro. Apply the hook side to the wall and a small
piece of the loop side to the wrong side of your tools.
This would look nicer if you used a peg board to
coral them all in one area.
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Plug your sewing machine, iron, and Ott light
fixture into a power strip. When you're done sewing or ironing, just flip off the one switch for ease
and peace of mind. If the light's off, the iron's off.
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Cramped for space but need a full-size ironing board close by? Install a wall-mountable ironing board above your cutting counter or sewing desk.
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Adhere the hook side of self-sticking Velcro
to the bottom of serger and sewing machine foot
pedals to keep them from creeping on carpeted
floors.
•
Purchase a second bobbin case to use when
sewing with specialty threads. The bobbin case that
comes with the machine has been factory set for
sewing with basic threads. Turn the screw to the
left to loosen the tension and to the right to tighten
the tension (righty, tighty; lefty, loosey). Work over
a bowl when adjusting the screw in case the screw
falls out. Place a dot of nail polish on your "adjustable" bobbin case so you can tell them apart.
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Quilting cotton has a higher thread count (68
x 68) threads per square inch) than lighter weight
cotton. Fabrics with a thread count lower than 60 x
60 are too lightweight to be used successfully. On
the other hand, higher thread counts
and
extremely tight weaves can be difficult to needle.
Don't be tempted to use a sheet for a quilt back; the
finish and thread count make it difficult to work with
and create puckering.
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City water contains chlorine which can cause
dye loss. One cup of vinegar will neutralize chlorine when you wash your quilts.
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Worker Bees
: 549-169
Lyndon House
Fiber Room
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Every Wednesday PM
Ladies of the Evening
7:30 PM
Shirley Erickson's
549-7454
The Philanthro- BEE has accumulated a dream stash thanks to
the donations from our Guildfriends (Le. Emily McCarthy and Deb
Henderson). We have some pieces large enough for backing and lots of
colors and prints for piecing. If you are interested in making a Charity
Quilt, just see Catherine or Vicki at any monthly meeting to pick from
I the beautiful variety of fabrics stored in the Fibercraft Room.
We could always use more donations from your stash--espI
ecia11y additional pieces that are large enough to use as backing for
I quilts. We can always find some design to use up sma11 scraps, but we
have been hampered because of lack of "yardage" for backs. Remember, if you donate some of that older stuff that you now can't figure out
why in the world you bought it------nit leaves space for you to purchase something that you rea11y like that has just hit the stores.
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Home
1st and 3rdThursday AM
Anything Goes
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Sandra Stowe's Home
769-8231
[email protected]
Every Thursday PM
Works In ProgresS (WIPS)
5 - 9 PM
Lyndon House
Vicki Bauer
549- 169 1
vbauer@chem,uga.edu
I st and 3rd Fridays AM
Bags
10 AM until. , ,
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Judy Caputi
543-8236
[email protected]
4th Saturday AM --Stitch 'n Bitch
10 AM - 4 PM
Lyndon House
Terri Jarrett
543-9224
[email protected]
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When gathering fabrics for a quilt that needs many, many fabrics in lots of color ranges, make up 4 x 6" cards for each color range
and as you purchase fabric, attach a snip on the appropriate card. Take
the cards with you when you shop to avoid dupJication and use the strip
to check out your layout before you begin sewing.
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Cut your left over cotton scraps into either strips or blocks so
when you begin a new project, you might have some strips/blocks already cutnespecial1y if you are into "scrappy" or charitye quilts. Keep
each of the different sizes in separate clear containers marked with the
size of the contents on it.
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When beginning a quilt, make the first block out of scrap fabric
to make sure you understand the instructions. If you've missed something, you haven't wasted any fabric from your project. If it is correct,
you can use the block to begin another project, make a potholder, pillow, or donate to the Charity group in the guild.
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When making quilts for babies and young children, you can
back them with f1eece--eliminating the batting. This makes it easier
for the little ones to handle, makes the quilt extra-soft, and saves the
cost of the batting.
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Finger pressing should be used on fabrics where a permanent
crease may not come out. If you must press, use a steam iron and
Jightly press so the crease won't show.
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When you need to clip the threads on top of applique or embroidery, keep a pair of tweezers handy. They are great for getting hold
of the little threads that need to be trimmed but are hard to hold onto
with your fingers.
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When hand sewing through thick fabric, use a smal1 swatch of
a "Rubber Husband" (rubber lid grip) to grasp the needle.
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After reading through this issue of the Cotton Patch Dispatch,
I'm sure that you noticed the "tons" offi11ers included. This was not by
design; however, we have a11been working so hard getting ready for
our Quilt Show. AND, since the Quilt Show "is upon us," time for al1
the warnings, information, opportunities has just about vanished. Now
a11we have to do is show up at the Quilt Show for as long as you can
each day of the event. If you don't have a specific assignment for a
place to work, just see Judy Caputi; I'm sure that she wi11be able to
give you a choice site where you can bask in the glow of a Show we11
produded while you meet, greet, and mingle with the visitors and vendors.
Membership form for Cotton Patch Quilters - 2004/2005
Name
_ Birthdate (M/D)
Address
City
Phone
State
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Zip
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email:
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Choose ONE of the two Newsletter formats:
Snail Mail
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eMail
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(You must be able to read a PDF document. Adobe Acrobat
Reader can be downloaded free from the internet.)
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.1need a photograph made of me for the Pictorial Yearbook
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1 am willing to "tolerate" the CUlTectphoto of me in the Pictorial Yearbook
The completed membership form along with your $20 membership dues may be submitted to Nancy
Bruce at a regular Guild Meeting or mailed to her at 150 Meadow Creek Lane, Athens, GA 30605.
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The Cotton Patch Dispatch
P.O. Box 49511
Athens, GA 30604
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