September 2016 - Black Canyon Quilt Show

Volume 22 Issue 9
Sept. 2016
F riendship Quil ters of Weste rn Colorad o P .O . Box 33 71 Mon trose , Col orad o 814 02
President’s M essage
2016 Officers
President
Robbie Turgeon
[email protected]
Vice President
Jan Edwards
832-754-6302
[email protected]
De Love
250-5564
[email protected]
Secretary
Margi Young
497-4410
[email protected]
Treasurer
Mary Huff
209-5837
maryj14@ whiteyshomeimprovement.com
Newsletter Editor
JanDaoust
249-4479
Hello to all of you! Hope your summer went well. I’ve really had a bunch of company
for most of the season, but see a slowdown approaching rapidly now that school has started.
What a great program we had last month! The ‘What Ifs’ were truly amazing and
very entertaining! Everyone seemed to really enjoy their projects and their creativity. Thank you so very
much for sharing with us! Makes me want to see all of our groups and the projects they are doing! Looking forward to seeing what’s next in September!
I had an opportunity to attend the CQC meeting in Grand Junction this past month and really enjoyed
the guest speaker, Ami Simms. She was very funny, just telling us about her mistakes and her learning
process along the journey called quilting. If you should ever get a chance to hear her, don’t miss it! I’d love
to hear her again myself! Thanks to Jan Edwards for alerting me to her visit and for taking me to see her
AND to learn about CQC.
We have a Nominating Committee! I really need all of you to step up to the plate to fill positions that
are vacating this year should one of our committee members contact you. If you cannot fill the position,
find some job to be a part of our guild. It is a great way for you to get to know everyone, and for them to
get to know you! It’s fun!
Enjoy the fall...it should be a beautiful one this year! My trees are already starting to turn color. See
you all at Guild September 22!
FUN FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Success is not what you gain in life or accomplish yourself. It’s
what you do for others.
Robbie T.
[email protected]
September
Birthdays
Debbie Miles 1
Jan Edwards 3
October
Barb Scheu 7
Susie Quesnel 9
Caring Quilts
Three caring quilts were
guild meeting and were donated to
Oct. 6
the San Juan Cancer Center.
Nov. 3
Margi Young 5
Julie Duncan 19
Anne Erickson 7
Peggy King 21
Cards were sent to Leah Mor-
Carol Gericke 8
Gail Fox 23
gan, Pat Huff, and the family of
Rebecca Chatham 24
Tom Richards.
Martha Metzger 23
Mary Ann Stark 27
Oct. 20
Board Meeting Dates:
Nona Kay Frantz 14
Debra Houts 24
Sept. 22
received at the August FQWC
Carol J Gerk 5
Mary Huff 21
Guild Meeting Dates
Sunshine :
**please contact Sandy Michaud
eng-
[email protected] 626-3453
Friendship Quilters of Western Colorado
Guild Meeting
Victory Baptist Church
August 24, 2016
The meeting began at 9:35am. There were 45 members and 1 guest in attendance.
The minutes of the July meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter.
Treasurer’s Report: Mary Huff gave the Treasurer’s Report. The prior balance was 7568.66, there were no deposits, checks were
written the amount of 113.58, leaving a balance of 7455.08.
President Robbie Turgeon read thank you notes from Kathy Strong and Amos Coghill.
New Business: Robbie Turgeon announced that Elizabeth Binder and Leah Morgan have volunteered to be on the Nominating
Committee. Myrtle Hogue volunteered to join the Committee.
Committee Reports:
Caring Quilts: Sharrie Blackwelder and Jan Edwards have labels for your quilts.
Library Quilt: The quilt on display now is by Peggy King, September’s quilt is by Robin Starnes.
BCQS: It is important that everyone attend the general meeting on September 17th at 9:00am at the Centennial Hall for the election of Board members for the 2017 year. They need a treasurer. The Quilt Show dates have been moved up a week and will be
July 21 – July 23. Judging is July 19th and set up is July 20th.
Sunshine: Cards were sent to Leah Morgan, Pat Huff, the family of Tom Richards, Cindy Holman and Paula Straw.
Hope West: Quilts on display are by Ginny Frame in September and Sue Hillhouse in October. Myrtle will continue as the Chair
next year.
Newsletter: Jan Daoust asks for information be submitted by the 7th of each month.
Volunteers: The Guild needs members to volunteer for each meeting, needs are greeters, set up, clean up, and treats. Jan has figured that we can all volunteer for one of these “jobs” and the requirements will be nearly met.
Sharing Ministries: September is our month to donate. Sue Gattis will leave the trunk of her silver car open in the parking lot during the September meeting, so that you won’t even need to lug your items into the meeting.
Chinle: Sue Sharman is going Monday and Tuesday, she has vinyl for covers for sewing machines, toasters, etc.
Mystery Quilt: Quilt tops will be shown at the October meeting.
Programs: Melody Maskus announced that the “What If” group is presenting today. In September Rosella Gracia will be talking
about pieced backing in the Fibonacci way.
Retreat: Melody announced that 7 participants have signed up. The retreat is from October 6th to 10th. The cost is $350.00 for
lodging, food, and other fun things.
Quilt Shows: Silverton Quilt Show is September 9 – 10 at the Gymnasium, Ouray Fiber Festival is September 24 – 25. Santa Fe
Quilt Show is October 7, 8 and 9.
The September Board meeting is on the 1st at 10:00 at Robbie Turgeon’s home.
Show and Tell was beautiful.
Treats were yummy.
A presentation by the “What If” group featured their challenge pieces and some pieces from their past.
The meeting ended at 11:30am.
Respectfully submitted,
Margi Young, Secretary
Upcoming Events:
Quilt23-24, 9am—5pm, sponsored by CQC
Quilt-a-Fair—September
Fair
-vendors, classes, demos Guest speakers and classes—see
attached flyer
Sneffels Fiber Festival—Sept.
24, 25 in Ridgeway. Vendors,
Festival
classes, and demos sneffelsfiberbest.com
Grand Valley Quilt Show—Sept.
24 & 25. Sat. 10am-4pm Sun.
Show
11am—3pm Battlement School House and Glover Cabin 7235
Road 300, Parachute, CO
Library
Quilts:
Black Canyon Quilt Show News
Strips and Bits was created by Robyn
Starnes as part of a project with the EZ
Strippers. This is the quilt at the Library
Mark your calendar for the Annual Meeting!
for the next month.
Saturday September 17th 9:00am
Centennial Room (right off Centennial Plaza)
Please come vote for your 2017 Board Members so committee chairs can begin work on
the show immediately.
2-Cubes Quilting
Mystery Quilts
All of the instructions for our mystery quilt are out. Finish yours up
for the October FQWC meeting.
Bring just the completed top or the
finished, quilted product. We will
be eager to see the varied looks in
fabric and border choices.
Peggy
Sept.—Jane Savaria,
Mary Ross, Rebecca
Sept. - Karla Gilbert, Sue Palmer
Chatham, Kathy Barminski*, Nancy
Sharing Ministries
Oct.—Michelle Courtney, Debbie
Phillips*
Oct.—Carol Peterson, Carolyn
Miles
Cassedy, Cheryl Yergler
Sept.—Sue Palmer, Mary
*Healthy Snack
Sept.—Rebecca Chatham,
Shana Jenson
Ann Stark, Sue Palmer
Next collection will be in September. Remember to bring non-food items.
Oct.—Karen DeJulio, Barb Connelly
Oct.—Michelle Courtney, Debbie Miles
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The 15th Annual Vintage
Quilt Show is
now open at the Ouray Co
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420 6th
Ave. in Ouray. The show
features 25 quilts all mad
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1960 with accurate docum
entation as to the pattern
and the
quilt’s family history, if kn
ows. See all hand quilted
pieces
from baby quilts and appl
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and embroidered red work
quilts. Make a date with
a quilter
friend and come to Ouray
. The Museum is open ev
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from mow until completi
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ber 30th,
Mon.-Sat. 10am to 4pn
and Sunday 1pm to 4pm
. Admission to the whole museum
(including the quilt show
) is $7 and
the historic hospital muse
um has been termed “The
best little
museum in the West” by
the Smithsonian.
The new quilt is an interesting
rendition of Cathedral Windows
by Ginny Frame.
August—The “What Ifs” were a terrific hit!!!
Thanks so much to all the ladies of the
group who shared with us about their personal “then and now” quilting growth. It was also fascinating to see their
groups challenge and how each of them approached the challenge and their inspiration! What an amazingly talented group they are!
September — Our September program will be Rosella Grasha and she will share with us about
pieced backings and how Fibonacci math can work wonders for making your quilts balanced and interesting:
•
“Leonardo comes to play in the studio—
studio—Making sense of pieced backings using the Fibonacci
Number Sequence.” Become confident and attain a cohesive look when piecing a backing from several fabrics,
AND you can use the ‘Fibonacci Math’ when planning your quilt top also!
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Rosella Grasha, a life-time ‘scrapper’ teaches/lectures on all aspects of scrap-stash management. In her latest
lecture series, she invites others to ‘Come Along With Me—a scrap-quilter’s journey to wholeness through the
quilting process.’
Fabric Sale: Sept. 16 & 17, 8:30-5
63080 LaSalle $4/yard for quality material.
Serendipity Quilting
Where the Unexpected Happens
Judy Clay
970-209-5536
Presented by the Colorado Quilt Council
When—
When—September 23-24
Where —Boulder Co. Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road,
Longmont, CO
You must be a member to attend—$25/year
(cost of admission is
attend
$5/day or $8 /both days—in addition to dues) forms available at
coloradoquiltcouncil.com or call Kaila Mills at 307-761-3727
Lodging—Best
Western Plaza Hotel, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd,
Lodging
Longmont, CO—contact Kay Hefner, 303-986-4560; [email protected]
Flyer with additional information attached
Oct. 6-10; th
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which inclu
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snacks; the
project is a
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by Judy Ne
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Spaces are st
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Contact Me
dy Maskus
loat 719-740
-0515 or riv
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[email protected]
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