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Programs
Ginnie Murach, Barbara Klaubert,
Irene Dailey, Bonnie Williams
Whew! The show is over. If you
were as inspired as I was, you
can't wait to get back into the
sewing room. If you are still
recovering from the craziness that
lead up to the show, this is the
perfect time to do something
easy . . . like finish up the binding
on that SART quilt so you can
turn it in at our May meeting.
Community Quilts will be the
focus of May's program followed
by our annual Ice Cream Social.
Remember there are no calories
in ice cream if it's eaten at a guild
meeting.
Please, remember your
checkbooks. There are still
spaces in the Larry LeBrane
workshop, but after May's
guild meeting I will be
opening up the class to nonguild members and I already
have a waiting list. This will
be a drawing workshop
focusing on six fundamental
drawing skills. Mr. LeBrane
usually teaches this as a six
week course. We are getting
a special, one-day, power
class. The workshop will be
on Tuesday, June 11 from
9:30 to 4:30 with a 30
minute lunch break. The
supply list is on the SLO
Quilters' website on the
Programs tab.
May 13, 2013
From
the Prez . . .
Pres. Jody Nelson
I was watching the news this
last week of the flooding in the
Midwest. It made me think about
all the workrooms and fabric
stashes, quilt stores, sewing
machines, beloved books and
tools, all being destroyed. Like
most of you, I have spent years
and countless dollars adding to
my sewing room. My machines,
Ott lights, cutting table and tools,
pattern books, magazine articles,
needles and threads, irons and
boards, mats and measuring
tapes, pins and marking pencils,
scissors and design wall, catalogs
of my finished quilts, what is left
of my great, great Aunt’s quilted
pieces that I acquired because I
am the first person in three
generations who quilts.
The list goes on and on. But
these things are not important if
you survived the flooding, if your
family and pets were safe and
dry. But still, this art we practice,
we love, has become for me so
much more than a simple hobby,
a way to while away the time. I
would be bereft at the loss of all
this, what some people would
call, stuff. And it saddens me to
think of the strong women who
will do without an outlet for their
creativity until they are able to
get back what they have lost.
There is not much we can do
for them. Maybe send money to
help them rebuild their homes
and businesses. They will rebuild,
restore, replace, and after a time
they will begin to create again.
For as you and I know, this art
begins in the brain and with the
eye and comes from the promise
that still, after this tragedy, as with
others in the past, quilters will
survive and document their
stories in fabric and thread. And
they will come back together in
their guilds and friendship
groups, to hold each other up,
and lend encouragement and put
together a show telling their
stories. And it will be
spectacular! Sue Fiscalini and Paula Jaster with our
Opportunity quilt at the Seven Sisters Show
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have had a number of generous
book and video donations made
this quarter from members Susan
Knowles and Marianna Bissell,
and from guest speaker Lura
Schwarz-Smith.
As motivation to expand your
quilting horizons and explore the
resources our guild has to offer,
we will be introducing this year’s
Library Challenge at the May
meeting. Stay tuned for details…
Additionally, we are always
looking to expand the library
material. If you have book or
video/DVD recommendations
which you feel fellow members
would benefit, please let us know.
Happy May
Birthdays
Membership
Julie Towery
Please do NOT bring renewals
to the May meeting. You can
download the renewal form from
the guild website, and then mail it
to the Post office box. If you
want, I will give you a stamp at
the June meeting if you have sent
in your renewal before the
meeting.
1 - Joyce Moffett
21 - Norma Jones
25 - Ginnie Murach
26 - Collette Blair
27 - Sevilla Priddy
30 - Irene Dailey
Experience! Auction
Jody Nelson
Plans are moving right along and
now that we are past the “Big
Show” we can begin to
concentrate on our next
adventure coming on September
28th. Thanks to Jill Sabol’s
suggestion and Smitty Price’s
quick thinking, we were able to
do a little bit of advance
Jennifer Nelson White
advertising for the Experience! at
and Kelsey Parolini
the Seven Sisters Show. People
We have been excited with all
the activity the past few months in are getting excited! At last
month’s meeting I mentioned we
our library corner. If you haven’t
should all be getting donations for
had an opportunity to check out
the current selection of resources, the silent auction. Following you
we encourage you to come see us will find a list of items that were
recently donated to another silent
at the next guild meeting. We
From Your
Librarians…
auction for the SLO Children’s
Choir. Maybe this will give all of
you some ideas and the
inspiration to ask for items.
Up for grabs:
BOX Seats at Cuesta Master
Chorale Concert at the PAC on
5/18; Zipline Adventure &
Ancient Peaks wine tasting in
Santa Margarita; Schwinn Retro
Cruiser Bike; Mark Greenaway
etched granite artwork; a
handcrafted Victoria Dollhouse; a
week of summer camp at SLO
Classical Academy; STX ProFIT
Golf Putter; tickets to SLO
Symphony, the Great American
Melodrama, Opera SLO, SLO
International Film Festival; a
wooden cigar humidor; overnight
stays at Cambria Pines Lodge and
Paolino's Vineyard; wine from
Eberle, Opolo, Pear Valley, Blazing
Hills, Halter Ranch, J. Lohr, Jack
Creek, and Fiilipponi Ranch;
watercolors from local artists; and
LOTS of beautiful jewelry!
I know we can get some
exciting items to offer also!
Remember: there is a tax receipt
you can print out on the guild
website for the business giving the
donation.
Block of the Month
Lori Gill and Dede Leece
As we move into May we build
a stronger pallet. So pucker up or
squint your face a little and make
something "tart or sour" So this is
a time to let the lemons shine!
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Wordsmith/AQS
Ultimate Guild
Challenge Update
Lindy Sullivan
The results of all your hard work
scoring quilts at our April meeting
are in! Thank you all for
participating. It’s difficult to
critique other’s quilts – it’s far
more pleasant to just admire
them. But when I stop to really
look at how quilts are put
together, I always learn a lot.
I hope you enjoyed the chance to
really examine the details of the
construction and artistry of the
thirteen challenge quilts.
We voted to announce the eight
quilts we’ve chosen to represent
us at the AQS Ultimate Guild
Challenge at Seven Sisters.
However the design committee
was unable to hang our quilts
together. We didn’t want everyone
to have to seek out all the quilts
in all their different locations to
discover which eight were chosen
so we’ve gone ahead with the
announcement.
Each and every participant
should be proud of the beautiful
quilt she created: any eight of the
quilts would have made our guild
proud. However, based on the
scoring the eight selected to
represent our guild are:
Sue Barker, Nevermore
Janis Benedict, Wanderlust
Edie Clark, Color is the Quilter’s
Wordsmith
Signe James, Weaving the Words
Val Lund, Snail Trail
Smitty Price, A Mother’s Roots
Mary Ann Reed, Genesis
Lindy Sullivan, Illuminating
Words
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into the Grand Rapids show at the
end of June. If so, we’ll need to
mail our quilts off in mid July.
And should you want to attend
the show, it will be August 14-17.
Winners are generally announced
the first day of the show.
Many people devoted many
hours to make sure our challenge
was success: Signe James and
Smitty Price, who attended every
single meeting and work party,
Sue Barker came up with three
possible themes and the first
outlines of the challenge, and
Sue, Jan Osterman and Janis
Benedict helped finalize the
theme, requirements, and they
found the beautiful challenge
fabric at Betty’s. The entire staff at
Betty’s was wonderful, providing
meeting space and making sure
we had access to the challenge
fabric during the months we were
working on the quilts. Terry
Hopkins gave a Sunday to help us
photograph the quilts and get
them ready for the display at our
meeting. Suzanne Heitzman took
photos of the quilts, and Barbara
and Dieter Klaubert and Ginnie
Murach helped out on short
notice with extra photos. Jill
Sabol, Barbara McPherson,
Robbie Bos, Elaine Paulson,
Barbara Klaubert and Ginnie
Murach all came to the meeting
early to set the quilts up and
prepare for the meeting, and Jill
also helped take the display down
again. Sue Tonik and Judi Carlyle
spent an entire evening helping us
tally the scores – with so many
participating, that turned out to
be quite a task!
Many, many thanks to all of
you, and my apologies and thanks
to those of you whose names I’ve
forgotten. Finally, thank you to the
twelve brave souls who worked
long and hard to create beautiful
quilts for our challenge.
What’s next? Our AQS
application and photographs of
the quilts will go into the mail
(See photos on pages 5 and 6)
soon. We’ll hear if we’re accepted
International Quilt
Festival/Long Beach
August 2-4, 2013
Preview Aug. 1
Long Beach Conv. Ctr.
We are looking for workers to
help hang the special exhibit
quilts before Festival, guardians to
watch over the quilts during
Festival, door persons to take
tickets, and workers to help with
takedown of special exhibit
quilts after the show is
closed. These are paid positions
($8 an hour), plus parking (up to
$10) and free entry each day you
work ($10 value). Those
interested should send their
address and phone numbers
along with the show(s) you are
interested in working. I will
contact them for that show when
the time comes. Terri Winsauer,
Quilts, Inc., Phone & Fax:
281-758-2899, 281-432-9396,
[email protected] or
[email protected] or
[email protected],
quilts.com/worktheshows/
LongBeach will be ready May 28.
Find the latest information about
our shows at www.quilts.com.
Sewing items, fabric,
rulers, embroidery CDs,
too many items to list
Garage Sale
May 17-18 9-1
Los Verdes Park 2 71 Contenta Ct.
Marianna Bissell
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Regional Publicity &
Marketing Committee
Reps Needed ASAP The planning for 2014 Seven
Sisters' Show is about to get
underway. Our guild needs a
Regional Publicity Committee
Rep and a Marketing Committee
Rep immediately, if not sooner. Regional Publicity will be
focusing on marketing to the
communities from Paso to Santa
Maria with an emphasis on nonquilters. Regional Publicity will:
work with local Chamber of
Commerces and Tourist Bureaus
in the region to make the Show
visible. (coordinate with the
AQGCC SLO Chamber
representative)
• Distribute Posters, Pamphlets,
and/or Postcards provided by
Marketing to local communities
• Assure Seven Sisters appears on
all area internet community
event calendars
• Make and distribute "It's
coming!" buttons (assuming
evaluation says these were
valuable)
• Meet with SLO motel/hotel
association in April/May re:
marketing show at registration
counters, etc.
• Coordinate all efforts with
Marketing, Web Mistress and
Blog Mistress
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distribution to major shows
throughout the state.
• Provide up to date hotel/motel
accommodation information for
web site.
• Assure that Seven Sisters has
current listings on all
applicable internet sites.
• Do periodic e-blast marketing
to customer list (a "thank you
after the show, and Jan., Apr.,
May)
• Coordinate all efforts with Web
Mistress and Blog Mistress
sentative from each committee
needs to be present as we will be
discussing next year’s budget. As
always, any member is also
welcome if you have a concern
or question. Snacks will be
provided! 
Seven Sisters’ 2013
Show Fun Facts
We had 2,178 wristbands sold.
(Last year we had 1,799.) That's
an increase of 379! WOW! We heard lots of praise from
Additional information about
visitors
to our show, saying it was
these positions is available by
the best show ever! contacting Anne Kaver or Judie
If you forgot to buy your 2013
Kirkhart, show co-chairs, or
Robbie Bos, our guild show rep. DVD or 2013 show pin, we have
only eight 2013 DVDs still
available.
We also have only 25 show
Robbie Bos
pins left for this year. Contact
From my perspective The Seven either Judie Kirkhart or your guild
Sisters’ Quilt Show was an
admissions rep if you would like
overwhelming success. I’d like to to purchase either a DVD or a
thank all the SLO Guild members Show Pin.
that served as committee chairs
and on the various committees.
As you all reminisce about this
This is another plea to try to
year’s show, think about what
committee you’d like to add your locate the round wooden quilt
frame that was brought to the
creativity to for next year. Julie
Wolfenberger and I will be your April 8th guild meeting and went
home without permission to
Show Reps for the 2014 Seven
Sisters Quilt Show. Let me know another home. It was placed at
your area of interest and we’d be the Hospitality Table, next to the
wall and when I returned after
happy to add your name to a
the meeting to get it, it was not
committee. Something to
there. It was borrowed to work
remember: ‘Friendship is sewn
on my quilt and I need to get it
with love and measured by
back to it's owner! Please call
kindness.‘ Smitty at 550-5636 if you know
there whereabouts of this
wooden quilt frame. THANKS!!!
Seven Sisters Success
SLO Quilters:
Marketing will be addressing
the quilters in the state and trying
to encourage travel to our show:
• Design, print and distribute
posters, pamphlets, postcards,
bus incentive flyers, etc. for
state wide distribution to Guilds
The next board meeting is May
and Quilt Shops. Assure
9, 2013, at The Tribune office on
S. Higuera at 6:00. A repre-
Reminder: Board
Meeting
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2013 Seven Sisters’
Quilt Show Winners
May 13, 2013
Professional Quilter:
Margaret Taylor, Almond Country,
“Antique Lavender Rose”
1. #137, “Dazzling Dahlia” /
Kathy Clarke / SLO Quilters
2. #367, “My Garden” / Rene
Jennings / Cental Coast Quilters
3. #148, “Windows on the
Central Coast” / Kathy Clarke /
SLO Quilters
Challenge Quilt:
Group Quilt:
Donna Feagin Memorial
Viewers’ Choice:
Nicky Wood from Clovis
Sandra Bunch from Santa Maria
1. #168, “Whimsy” / Peggy
Blackler / Santa Maria Valley
2. #269, “Civil War Tribute” /
Candy Gillespie / Santa Maria
Valley
3. #101, “Floral Fiesta” / Sandee
Smith / Almond Country
Sponsorship Raffle Baskets:
Art Quilt:
1. Melinda Monteen, SLO
2. June Hollister, Santa Maria
3. Linda Rhodes, Santa Maria
Ott Light Raffle:
Cindy Christen, Lockwood
Judilyn Duba, Bear Valley Guild
Marlee Francis, King City
Sheri Hill, San Clemente
Gwen Kendall, Santa Maria
Valley Guild
Barbara Klaubert, SLO Guild
Kathleen Melikian, Fresno
Kathy Morrison, Visalia
Loretta Newman, local
Sandi Sheridan, Central Coast
Guild
Bear Valley Opportunity
Quilt Raffle:
Janice Minyard, Los Osos
Partial Judging
Winners
New Quilter:
1. #232, “A Page From the Life of
Carl Linnaes” / Melinda
Monteen / SLO Quilters
2. #300, “Around the Block” / Pat
Holloway / Santa Maria Valley
3. #191, “The Road Not Taken” /
Robbie Bos / SLO Quilters
1. #192, “ Ca-Ge-Ka’s African
Impressions”/ Kathi Battles / SLO
Quilters
2. #392, “Celebration of Life” /
Linda Rhodes/ Santa Maria Valley
3. #385, “Always ….Kiss Me
Goodnight” / Kathi Battles / SLO
Quilters
2. #146, “Imperial Blooms” / Sally
Inouye / Central Coast Quilters
3. #342, “Civil War Spools” /
Katrina Ostby / Central Coast
Quilters
Machine Applique:
1. #366, “It’s 5 O’Clock
Somewhere” / Cathy Novack /
Bear Valley
2. #283, “ A Few of My Favorite
Things” / Anne Kaver / Santa
Maria Valley
Mixed Techniques:
1. #363, “My Dear Dorothy
Jane” / Marianne Blevins /
Almond Country
2. #252, “Stormed Tossed Turtle
“ / Katrina Ostby / Central Coast
Quilters
3. #318, “Antique Lavender
Rose” / Margaret Taylor / Almond
Country
Judges’ Choice:
#391, “Sousa’s Texas Sunset” /
Lori Gill / SLO Quilters
Pieced Wall Quilts:
1. #278, “Fractured Sunrise at
Ayers Rock” / Ann Waskey / Santa
Maria Valley
2. #152, “Iris” / Janice Minyard /
Bear Valley
3. #329, “Tropical Paridise” / Sue
Fiscalini / Central Coast Quilters
Pieced Bed Quilts:
1. 104, “Oh My Stars” / Thora
Snelson / Almond Country
2. #240, “An Explosion in Red “ /
Sue Fiscalini / SLO Quilters
3. #174, “ Dragonflies and
Butterflies” / Susan Knowles /
Almond Country
Hand Applique:
1. #287, “ Illuminating Words “ /
Lindy Sullivan / SLO Quilters
Karen Hoag’s first stab at hand quilting
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Smitty Price “A Mother’s Roots”
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Mary Ann Reed
“Genesis”
Lindy Sullivan “Illuminating Words”
And The Other
Beautiful Challenge
Quilts
Clockwise from above:
Kathi Settle, Always Kiss Me
Goodnight; Julie Tracy, Be Strong;
Be True; Be Forever; Who You Are;
Robbie Bos, The Road Not Taken;
Susan Knowles, Iris’ Heart Tree; Melinda Monteen, A Page in the
Life of Carl Linnaeus.
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Treasury
Gail Simmons
Beg. Bal.
$10,958.74.11
Income
March
Advertising
Coffee Cans
23.00
Comm. Quilts
Donations
Interest
2.26
Library
Membership dues
50.00
Operating Expense
PIQF trip
Polling Place
SCCQG
Workshops
Total Income
75.26
Expenses
AQGCC
Bank Fees
Block a Month
Comm. Quilts
Donations
Historian
Hospitality
Library
Membership
Newsletter
17.35
Operating Expenses
25.00
Opportunity Quilt
260.16
PIQF trip
President’s Quilt
Programs
54.96
Rent
75.00
Seven Sisters Show
SCCQG
Taxes
Workshop
Total Expenses
Balance
Simmons- wristbands, Smitty
Price-Publicity shared informaPaula Jaster
tion. Many door prizes were
April 8, 2013
given and Coffee Can raffle
Pre meeting time was spent
winners announced. Show and
viewing quilt entries to the
tell gave us the opportunity to see
“Wordsmith” contest made by
quilts made by our members.
members of SLO Quilters. We
A short break was held before we
voted for our favorites using
settled at the tables again to score
determined criteria to determine
the challenge quilts. Each table
entries to the AQS Challenge. The
had the chance to judge between
meeting was called to order at 7
4–6 of the challenge quilts to
PM by Pres. Jody. Check the back
determine the ones that would go
table for new info about shows
on to the AQS Challenge. Results
and quilting related news. of the scoring available soon. Sharon Hart is looking for knitting
needles and crochet hooks to
send to Albania. Contact Judy Fry
for more information. Marianna
Bissell advertised the Los Verdes II
Garage Sale May 17 & 18. Jody
encouraged us to make items for
the Boutique and auction for the
“Experience” in September. A tax
receipt for applicable amounts
Julie Wolfenberger’s koi pond
will be available. The finished
Opportunity quilt top was shown. 2013 SLO Quilters Guild Board
It will be hand quilted after the 7
www.sloquilters.org
Sisters Show. Jody asked for
www.aqgcc.org
volunteers to take over the
President – Jody Nelson
Opportunity Quilt top to sell
Vice-President – Susan Knowles
tickets and show it at the 7 Sisters Secretary – Paula Jaster
Treasurer – Gail Simmons
Show and other venues after the
quilting is completed. Sue Barker Block-a-Month – Dede Leece, Lori Gill
Community/SART Quilts – Signe James, and Vicki Bookless agreed to co Gay Ann Harvey
chair the committee. A list of
Friendship Group Coordinator –
volunteers was made to sell
tickets at the show should our CA Christine conveniently
Historian – Kathi Settle
state Raffle permit arrive before
Hospitality – Val Lund, Julie Tracy
the show. BOM- Lori Gill
Library – Jennifer Nelson White,
encouraged us to enter into the
Kelsey Parolini
spirit of the blocks and showed
Membership – Julie Towery
her finished quilt. Community
Newsletter – Marylu Weaver Meagher, Quilts- Many quilts were turned
Emily Cletsoway
Programs – Irene Dailey, Barbara
in to Signe and Gay Ann to send
Klaubert, Ginnie Murach,
to the LA Children’s Hospital or
Bonnie Williams
give to SART. Programs-Ginnie
AQGCC
Rep. - Julie Wolfenberger
reported about the June program
SCCQG
–
with Larry LeBrane. Seven Sisters
Website – Janis and Will Benedict
reports- Lori Gill- Security, Gail
Meeting Minutes
172.31
$10,861.69
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P.O. Box 14306
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Monday, May 13, 2013
~~ 6:30pm Sewcial Time
~~ 7:00pm General Meeting
The Congregational Church
11245 Los Osos Valley Road, SLO
Clarke Cottage Quilts
A Central Coast Quilters’ Retreat
[email protected]
etsy.com/clarkecottagequilts
Designs by Joy
Long-Arm Quilting
P.O. Box 536, Arroyo Grande
By appt.only
474-5862
Lowe Ranch
Long-Arm Quilting
2778 Reservoir Canyon Rd., SLO
544-2081
Old Town Quilt Shop
165A W. Clark Ave., Orcutt
938-5870
OldTownQuiltShopOrcutt.com
Quilt Attic
106 Bridge St., Arroyo Grande
474-0717
QuiltSpot.com
Quiltin’ Cousins
330 Pomeroy, Pismo Beach
773-4988
Quilters’ Cupboard
5275 El Camino Real, Atascadero
466-6996
UPCOMING
PROGRAMS/EVENTS:
The Quiltery
1413 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles
227-4561
May 13 - Ice Cream Social and
Community Quilts
Remember Quilts
Long-Arm Quilting
801-7165
RememberQuilts.net
Sew Fun
8775 El Camino Real, Atascadero
462-9739
aatsewfun.com
Sew Stitchin’ Quilt Shop
197 S. 8th St., GB
904-6145
sloShears.com
Professional Sharpening Solutions
1919 Broad St., SLO sloshears.com
544-1948
Sonshine Quilting
1266 Sumac Ct., SLO
782-9112 sonshinequilting.net
Crazy for Quilts
May 18 & 19, 2013
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
Van Dam Pavilion
2551 W. Avenue H
Lancaster, CA 93536
Free Parking
Live Auction at 1:30 on Saturday
Opportunity Quilt, Sewing Machine,
and Basket Raffles
See www.avqa.org for more info
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