2013 Newsletter: Issue 6 - Tri

Official Publication of the Tri-City Quilters’ Guild
P.O. Box 215 • Richland, Washington 99352
Mark Your Calendar!
• Holiday Brunch & Meeting
See page 3
• Nov. Dec. Featured Quilter
See page 6
• 2014 Local Artist See page 7
• Allied Arts Show is coming
See page 8
• New 2014 Officers
See page 9
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President’s Message................... 1
Officers/Committees.................. 2
Board Briefs ......................... 2-3
Holiday Brunch & Meeting.......... 3
Doris Brower’s Blocks................ 4
Raffle Tickets for Sale................ 4
White Bluffs Update.................. 4
Project Linus............................ 5
Birthdays................................. 5
Nov.-Dec. Featured Quilter......... 6
Allied Arts Show in January........ 8
2014 Quilt ShowLocal Artist...... 8
Workshops............................. 8
Congratulations New Officers..... 9
Friendship Groups..................... 9
Quiltaholics Tips...................... 10
2014 Membership Registation... 11
Community Service Update.........12
Community Service Quilt Block....13
What’s Happening Calendar........14
Local Shops............................15
Printing & Advertising Info.......15
Nov.-Dec. Meeting Calendar........16
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November-December 2013
Vol. 33 No. 6
President’s Message
I thought being President of the TCQG would be scary. But
it wasn’t bad at all. I was just one of the team. The board
members are great; a team of dedicated, talented, skilled
individuals who are willing to step up and handle the details
involved in keeping the Guild running smoothly. Not a few
matters are taken care of before they become a problem. And
Ethel Ferger
the comradery is wonderful. Sometimes we meet for lunch
2013 TC Quilt Guild
President
before the meeting. I got to know some people better working
together than I would have just at meetings. There are some
very individual people on the board. And some are so funny. But all are very respectful of each other. I highly recommend a position on the board....or just come
to participate.
The Ricky Tims Seminar was absolutely fantastic. I bought his ‘Convergence’ book
and immediately started playing. We gave the White Bluffs Museum a $3000 check
from Ricky Tims at the seminar. We were allowed to sell our quilt raffle tickets
there and did super great. Ricky bought $50 worth. He said he would really like to
win the quilt. Go, Sue.
See you at the annual business meeting December 14, at Bethel. Potluck 10 - 12.
Cathedral of Joy, our regular meeting place, is booked the month of December.
Ethel
T hanksgiving Comes But Once a Year
by Thornton W. Burgess
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Thanksgiving comes but once a year,
But when it comes it brings good cheer.
For in my storehouse on this day
Are piles of good things hid away.
Each day I've worked from early morn
To gather acorns, nuts, and corn,
Till now I've plenty and to spare
Without a worry or a care.
So light of heart the whole day long,
I'll sing a glad Thanksgiving song.
November-December 2013
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013
OFFICERS
Each officer has 1 vote; President only votes
to break a tie.
President
VP AM
VP PM Guild Sec.
Treasurer
Sec. AM Sec. PM
Ethel Ferger 628-2751
Darlene Smith 545=5534
Laura Sawyer 545-8434
Patty Morehouse 366-0848
Maggie Bevers
509-830-8553
Carol Capelle 628-2825
Chris Washam 308-5353
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
BOARD BRIEFS
September, 2013. The meeting was called
to order by President Ethel Ferger. Board
Secretary Patty Morehouse took the minutes.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Maggie Bevers,
Treasurer, reported the ending balances for
the month of July are: Checking 2,573.15;
Savings 7,400.32; Money Market 15,001.82
Maggie is beginning work on the 2014 budget. All committee chairs are requested to
provide their input as soon as possible.
MEMBERSHIP: Diane Dolan reported the
Guild currently has 348 members.
One vote per committee.
Community
Service
Toni Jones
Membership Diane Dolan
Newsletter
Judy Leahy
Programs AM Jo Matthias
Programs PM VACANT
Publicity
Laurel Sutton
Quilt Show 2014 Jean Keaveney
Co-chair
VACANT
Workshops
Andrea Melius
547-7677
543-7911
366-6778
547-0677
420-4322
947-5353
783-7521
OTHER CHAIRPERSONS 2013
Non-Voting
Guild Closet Kathy Kaser-Nichols 586-7335
Friendship
Tina Foley
554-2588
Historian
Jo Matthias
547-0677
Retreats
Maggie Bevers (509) 830-8553
AM Hospitality Laverne Johnson
PM Hospitality Terra Watkins
375-8368
Member Hospitality
AM
Carole Jensen
371-9374
AM Library
Velva Harris
586-0766
PM Library
Karen Brun
628-0826
Properties
Andrea Melius
783-7521
Sunshine
Tina Foley
554-2588
Webmaster
Andrea Melius
783-7521
Website Email Michelle Boston
531-4511
White Bluffs
Liaison Jo Matthias
547-0677
Webmaster Andrea Melius
[email protected]
WORKSHOPS: Andrea has contacted Eddie
Walker regarding teaching her pickle dish
quilt—possibily in January. There has been
interest expressed in having Colleen Blackwood teach her 2 by 2 (2 fabrics; 2 jellyrolls) class.
WEBSITE: Andrea reported the Guild’s
Facebook page has been getting lots of hits.
This should help with quilt show publicity.
Nominating Committee for Officers – Laurel
Sutton reported the candidate for AM Secretary has developed a conflict and will be
unable to serve. It was decided the election
will proceed with the current ballot. The
candidate can then resign and the Board can
appoint a replacement.
Guild Meetings – Motion was made to poll
the membership in October as to whether to
change the meeting dates. Seconded and
approved. Laurel will prepare the poll form
with pros and cons on each option.
Motion was made, seconded and approved to
discontinue door prizes at Guild meetings.
Allied Arts – Elaine Brouillard reported she
will be chairing the Allied Arts show. The
contract will not be sent out until November.
Date for the show has yet to be set.
Next Newsletter
Deadline is
December 15
2015 Raffle Quilt – A group of quilters has
proposed making Judy Neimeyer’s Bali Wedding Star quilt for the 2015 Raffle Quilt.
The quilt will be queen size and will include
an appliqued border to be designed and
sewn by Nancy Knowlton. Motion was made,
seconded and approved to accept the group’s
proposal.
Our Web Address:
President Ethel Ferger adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
www.tcquilters.com
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NEXT BOARD MEETING: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
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October, 2013. The meeting was called to
order at 6:35 p.m. by President Ethel Ferger.
Board Secretary Patty Morehouse took the
minutes.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Maggie Bevers,
Treasurer, reported the ending balances for
the month of September are: Checking
6,134.47; Savings 7,400.45;
Money Market 15,002.07
Maggie reported 10 vendors have signed up
for the 2014 Quilt Show. The Budget Committee will meet after the retreat.
Discussion was held as to the amount of
donation to give the Cathedral of Joy for our
monthly meetings. A motion was made to
donate $25 per meeting or $50 per month.
Motion was seconded and approved.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Toni Jones reported
October will be a Community Service month.
251 quilts have been donated to date;
260 quilts have been distributed. GOAL
ACHIEVED. Congratulations, Toni, for achieving the increased yearly goal three months
early!!!
MEMBERSHIP: Diane Dolan reported the
Guild currently has over 400 members.
Diane will be having new membership cards
printed with the new logo and website. Diane will be continuing as Membership Chair.
AM/PM PROGRAMS: Jo Matthias (AM Program Chair) reported the following programs
are planned:
November – Karen Brun: Revisit of Tacoma
Quilt Show & Chihuly Glass Art
December – Annual Business Meeting/Christmas Party - December 14 from 10-12:00
at Bethel Church in the Desert View Room
(same room as last year).
PUBLICITY: Laurel Sutton reported the
postcards are being prepared to announce
the 2014 Quilt Show.
WORKSHOPS: Andrea Melius reported Carol
Cole’s Spicy Spiral Table Runner workshop
may not be held. Andrea is in the process
of negotiating a January date for Eddie
Walker’s Pickle Dish Quilt workshop.
Ricky Tims’ Super Seminar – Ethel reported
she presented a $3,000 check to White
Bluffs President Marcia Keefer from the Ricky
Tims Seminar.
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BOARD BRIEFS
(continued from page 2)
Fall Retreat – Maggie Bevers reported 18
people have signed up. Maggie will be
stepping down as Retreat Chair in 2014.
Benton Franklin County Fair – A request
was made for the Guild to provide a judge
for their quilts. Maggie’s sister Judy Main
volunteered.
Member Featured Artist – Faye Notch was
selected as the 2014 Member Featured
Artist. Congratulations, Faye.
2013 Guild Election – Laurel Sutton, Andrea Melius and Darlene Smith will count
ballots at the AM Meeting and announce
the results.
“Christmas… that magic ‘quilt’ that wraps itself about us, that something so
intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day
of remembrance -- a day in which we think of everything we
have ever loved.” Augusta E. Rundel
Community Service – Nan Enneking has
requested an application for an agency
that sponsors a camp for foster kids
13-18 years of age. They need 20 quilts.
Royal Quilters Friendship Group has
agreed they will be willing to add these
quilts to the 40 they make for Royal Family Kids’ Camp.
Andrea Melius has spent a considerable
amount of money out of pocket for fabric
and batting for the Royal Family Kids’
Camp quilts. A motion was made to increase the Community Service budget by
$300 to cover the cost of these expenses.
Nominee for Ricky Tims’ Quilt Retreat –
Floreine Turlington has requested she
be nominated for the Ponnie Brinkman
Scholarship for the Ricky Tims’ Quilt
Retreat. Nominees must be submitted
by a quilt guild. Floreine has met the
qualifications for the scholarship and
has completed the necessary paperwork.
Floreine’s nomination was approved.
President Ethel Ferger adjourned the
meeting at
7:45 p.m.
NEXT BOARD
MEETING:
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 4
Holiday Brunch
Annual Meeting
Our December meeting where both AM and PM groups come together for our
annual business meeting, installation of new officers,
and Christmas Brunch will be
Saturday, December 14th • 10 am to Noon
at Bethel Church
The festivities will be in the Desert View Room (same place as last year)—
second floor over the Children’s Wing (there’s a sign above the door). This
is a potluck (usually with way too much food), so bring a good brunch item
to share and an empty stomach.
The annual business meeting is a legal requirement of the state for all
corporations. You will be asked to vote on the 2014 budget. There will also be committee reports.
This year, President Ethel Ferger has decided that you can
contribute to organizations of your choice and that we will
not be collecting gifts for an organization.
Bethel Church is located at 600 Shockley in Richland, just off
Keene Road.
Christmas Tree Quilt pattern:
www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/07/christmas-in-july-quiltpatterns/
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November-December 2013
2014
Doris Brower’s blocks 9-patch blocks
to have 9 lives +1
Ra ffle Qu ilt
The Quiltmaniacs threw a surprise party for Doris Brower on Tuesday, October
8. Her friend Pat Merkel picked her up for an ostensible lunch date; there were
three quilts hidden in a bag in her back seat.
At Quiltmania, those three joined seven other pink and blue quilts and were
presented, to Doris’ astonishment. Pat told the story: at
one time, Doris’ daughter
fostered children, and
Doris set out to make two
twin bedspreads – a girl
one and a boy one; she
created a raft of 9-patch
blocks in pinks and blues. All had yellow centers,
dark squares in the corners,
light squares in the middles. She did not immediately state her intention
to her daughter. When she
did, she was ordered “No
pink or blue.” Deflation.
Disappointed, she passed the blocks, with yards of yellow print backing, on to
Pat. They sat. Then, when fellow Quiltmaniac Laurel Sutton was community
service chair (several years ago), Pat passed them on to her. They sat. Last
spring, the Quiltmaniacs sprang into action and scheduled a sewing day in the
clubhouse in Pat’s community. Linda Morrison and Judy Gelhaus suggested
the simple 40x60 design: alternate 9-patches with yellow; use up the blocks,
then individuals can provide borders and backs from their stashes or the
guild’s or buy new.
Doris protested “I don’t remember that” at first, but then, as the pieces piled
up, she said, “I remember that fabric” and “I still have some of that fabric!” All ten quilts will be presented to community service at the December meeting. “Oh my,” Doris laughed, flattered, “I’ll be famous!”
“Christmas is just plain weird.
What other time of year do you
sit in front of a dead tree in the
living room and eat candy out
of your socks?”
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UPDATE
from Jo Matthias, Raffle Ticket Chairman
Raffle Tickets will be available
at these locations
November 9th - Wine Festival
at Three Rivers Convention Center
November 30th - Kiona Winery
December 7th - Badger Mt. Bazaar December 14th - Guild Annual
Christmas Party
WHITE BLUFFS
from new White Bluffs Liaison Jo Matthias
November is
Native American Month
Upcoming events include:
Lecture Nov. 8th at 7:00p.m.
“Columbia River Native Heritage”
by Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco Nation
Fiber Artist and Scholar. She will also
be giving two Workshops on Wasco Sally
Bag twined Basket and a Flat Twined
Wallet.
November 16
Bus Trip with three
stops, Tamastslikt
Cultural Institute,
Pendleton Center
for the Arts and
Pendleton Mill
Store for $35.00.
There will be three
exhibits open to
the public: the
Collection of Mohawk Baskets at the
Richland Public Library, WSU, and White
Bluffs Quilt Museum.
More information at White Bluffs
Quilt Museum or at the Web Site
Thank You to all who took my Fabric
Dye Classes this year! More to come
next year........Jo Matthias
November-December 2013
Join Us for Project Linus!
Nov. 2nd
10am-3pm
Project Linus Workshop
ETB/Columbia River Room
3230 Q Ave., Richland, WA
(509)460-7120
Nov.14th
9:30am-4pm
Quilting in the Library
955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA
99352 (509)942-7454
Nov. 16th
1-4pm
Project Linus Workshop
Quiltmania
1442 Jadwin Ave. #C, Richland, WA
(509)946-7467
Dec. 7th
10-3pm
Team Battelle Project Linus Workshop
ETB/Columbia River Room
3230 Q Ave., Richland, WA
(509)460-7120
Dec. 12th
9:30am-4pm
Quilting in the Library
955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA
"It came without ribbons! It
came without tags! It came
without packages, boxes or
bags!"... Then the Grinch thought
of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought,
"doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means
a little bit more!" ~Dr. Seuss,
applepatchdesigns.com
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NOVEMBER
Amelia Beadle Judy Gelhaus Diane Tittle-Fleener
Cheryl Booth Margaret Dukes Sharon Schmidheiser
Eula Dewitz
Pamela Dempewolf
Rickie Nichol Janelle Stegman
DeeAnna Galbraith
Judy Main
Florence O’Leary
Mike Atwell
Debbie Bone-Harris
Eleanor Weston
Tina Foley
Candace Green Linda Brackenbury
Peggy Larson Linda Lettau Donna Wildman
Karen Hatfield Beth Schafer Jenny Treadway
Carolyn Day
Donna Smith Kelly Cram
Cyndy Underwood
Pam Pelly
Kathy Petty
Kathy Lucas DECEMBER
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DON’T FORGET!
If it is your
Birthday Month, please bring
treats to share at the meetings
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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
Featured Quilter - Ethel Ferger
to the trash and made a pattern from it
so it wouldn’t be lost. A grandmother’s
fan.
A year after Bob and I were married
in 1966, we moved to Richland. Bob
taught Industrial Arts at Columbia
High School. I went to CBC for two
years. Then got a job at Battelle where
I worked for 32 years as a Clerk. We
have two children: a daughter, Deena,
and a son, Douglas, both living in
Kennewick; and 8 grandchildren, and
expecting 5 more next year. Started on
their quilts already.
“I now have a long-arm business thanks
to a fateful Guild bus trip to Seattle
when I came home with the honor of
‘spent the most’...”
This issue we feature a quilter who has been our fantastic President for the
last 2 years! Here Ethel shares information about her life...
“When I was about 7, I lived with
my mother, my sister, two brothers,
and my great grandmother in Roberts,
Idaho. When great grandmother died,
my mother went to Sigurd, Idaho,
to handle the estate. Among other
things, she brought home of box of
fabric scraps which she said was for
making quilts. I wanted to make doll
clothes. Quilt making has always been
a part of our lives.
We moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where
I started junior high, and grew up. After graduating from High School, I
joined the Army. After basic training
in Alabama, I was stationed in Colorado Springs for two years, then Hawaii
for two more years. I never learned to
swim very well, but I did learn to body
surf.
After the military, I came home to
Irrigon, Oregon, where my mother
and step-father ran a café and service
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My hobbies were tennis and archery. I
played tennis every Thursday for many
years until my elbow gave out. And
Bob and I hunted deer with bows and
arrows, never got a deer but shot many
trees.
Now we are building a house in Badger
Canyon and are looking forward to our
new home there.”
Quilting with my granddaughters.
station. I met Bob, who was living and
teaching in Umatilla. Between courting Bob, and looking for a job, I made a quilt from my step-father’s (deceased wife’s) box of scraps. Then I discovered one of my great grandmothers old
quilts in the trash. Not knowing there
were quilt patterns and quilt books, I
took a piece of paper and a pencil out
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November-December 2013
Quilt Show Will Feature Faye Notch
as 2014 Local Artist
BUS TRIP TO THE
PUYALLUP SEWING EXPO
Feb 28-March 1, 2014
The Benton-Franklin County WSU Clothing and Textile Advisers are sponsoring
a 50 passenger bus to the Puyallup
Sewing Expo. A chartered bus will
leave from the Federal Building north
parking lot on Feb. 28, 2014 at 6 A.M.,
returning about 10:45 P.M. on Saturday, March 1. The $120 fee includes
the bus trip with double non-smoking
room accommodations at a Comfort
Inn hotel in Tacoma, which provides a
buffet breakfast. A light snack will be
provided on the trip over. We should
arrive approximately 10:45, weather
depending. The date for last sign-up
will be January 30, 2014. Seats will be
reserved in the order that the registrations are received. Information will be
available the late part of December in
local quilt shops or call the Franklin
County WSU office at 545-3511. You
may also call Pauline Sheldon at 5474379 .
I’m honored to have been chosen as the
MFA for the 2014 quilt show. I have
always sewed and enjoyed making clothes
for myself and our daughters. I knew I
wanted to learn to quilt so the Tri-City
Quilters was the first organization I joined
when I retired. I immersed myself in the
guild and have served as friendship group
chair, vendor mall chair, quilt show chair,
quilt show registrar, newsletter editor,
raffle quilt chair, guild secretary and guild
web master over the past 15 years. I’ve
learned so much from the guild meetings
and classes and have found members always willing to help me improve my skills.
I began quilting leaning to the traditional
side but my quilting journey has lead me
more and more toward the contemporary
style of quilting. I have much more to
learn and look forward to many more
years of quilting and guild activities!
Congratulations
Faye!!
Faye Notch was selected by the
TCQG membership to be the
Member Featured Artist (MFA)
for the 2014 TCQG quilt show.
We had three talented ladies
nominated for MFA this year.
We want to thank them all for
agreeing to be candidates for
MFA and displaying samples
of their beautiful quilts at the
October TCQG meetings.
Faye Notch
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November-December 2013
Allied Arts Quilt Show
in January 2014
Remember that TCQG will be the guest group
at Allied Arts in January of 2014.
More details soon, but this is a time for sales of your artwork. Think about
what you may want to sell or what you may want to make for the Show. Contact: Elaine Brouillard, 509-551-2355.
“Never under estimate
a woman with a
sewing machine!”
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
TCQG WORKSHOPS
We have 2 classes coming up in 2014:
January 23 will be “Pickle Dish” (aka “Gypsy Kisses”)
taught by Eddie Walker
and
April 15 will be
“Hand Quilting” taught
by Jaimie Davis
This is a sample of a Pickle dish quilt but not a photo of Eddie’s work.
TCQG WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Name ______________________________________________________________________________________
Phone No __________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________
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January 23 (Thursday) – “Pickle Dish” (aka “Gypsy Kisses”) – Eddie Walker
($60 for members / $80 for nonmember)
April 15 (Tuesday) – “Hand Quilting” – Jaimie Davis
($60 for members / $80 for nonmembers)
Supply lists will be provided to those registering prior to the class. Registration and fee should be received by
TCQG not later than one week prior to the class. Questions to Andrea Melius ([email protected]).
Mail checks (PAYABLE TO “TCQG”) to Treasurer, Maggie Bevers, PO Box 1572, Mattawa, WA 99349.
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November-December 2013
TCQG VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
for 2014!
PM Librarian
Contact Karen Brun 628-0826
PM Programs Chair
Contact Jo Matthias 547-0677
Retreat Chair
Contact Maggie Bevers 509-830-8553
Properties Chair
Contact Andrea 783-7521
- There are possibly more
positions available, but these
are the only ones I knew of at
press time. -
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
ELECTED NEW OFFICERS FOR 2014
New officers have been elected and will be installed at the annual business
meeting on December 14. The new officers for 2014 are …
President - Elaine Brouillard
AM Vice President - Candy Crandall
PM Vice President - Tanya Bunch
Treasurer - Maggie Bevers
Board Secretary - Cathy Jackson
AM Secretary - Marion Dowell
PM Secretary - Nan Seidel
Thanks to the Nomination Committee, Laurel Sutton, Andrea Melius, and
Virginia Colby for their efforts.
FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP TODAY!
TCQG
All,
Please let me know if you have recently added new members
to your respective friendship groups. Also, please forward
current pictures of your groups to Andrea Melius for inclusion
on our great new website along with our friendship group
membership lists. Thanks so much!
Happy quilting,
Tina, Friendship Groups Chair
New Friendship Group Forming
TCQG memberships are now being accepted for 2014. Please fill out the
membership form on page 11 and send
it along with your $20 check made payable to TCQG, to membership chairman
Patty Minton.
279 Mata Rd., Kennewick WA 99338
or bring it to a meeting.
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I would like to start a friendship group of quilters who enjoy traditional
and historical quilts more than modern ones. If you are a fan of Cheryl
Wall, Betsy Chutchian, Kim Diehl, Thimbleberries, reproduction prints
and wool applique and miss Pieceable Dry Goods because it carried
the best fabric in town, then I'm looking for you. If you are
interested in joining a friendship group of traditionalists,
please contact Linda Morrison at [email protected] or
543-2001.
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November-December 2013
Quiltaholics Tips
These tips came from this website: www.quiltaholics.com/tips.htm
I have not tested any of these tips but they sound like good ideas.
Fabric
To restore old blocks/quilts, try the following recipe:
1 Gallon Water
1 Quart Buttermilk
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
Soak quilt in mixture then wash in mild detergent. Your colors will return
to their original brillance.
To remove pencil marks...according to the August issue of Lady's
Circle Patchwork Quilts, "Quilt Patch Queries" by Sue Nickels and Pat Holly,
suggests the following:
"Make a solution that is one part water, three parts rubbing alcohol, and
one or two drops of Palmolive or Joy dishwashing liquid. Do not use Dawn
-- it may bleach out the fabric. Use a cotton swab to apply and gently
scrub with a soft toothbrush. Wipe dry with a cloth. Again, test this before applying to your whole quilt . . . We hope this helps and remember
to TEST, TEST, TEST! We also want to let you know that many a priceless,
beloved antique quilt still has pencil marks on it."
Left over fabric strips...Roll left over fabric strips on an empty
toilet tissue roll. Gently not to stretch, and you won't have to re-iron or
search for that certain strip. Line them up in a shoe box, mark box as to
color.
Prevent Ravelling...Before washing your fabric, trim the corners off
the selvage edges at a diagonal. This prevents the cut edge from ravelling
in the wash, and is a great way to tell at a glance if you've prewashed that
fabric!
Washing Flannel...A good tip when washing flannel so that all those
loose ends don't tangle is put it in a pillowcase first. I wash "like" colors
together and dry them the same way. No more tangled mess when done!
Baby Quilt Tip from a reader...I know at least 10 people who are
having babies, and of course they all want quilts. My husband just lost his
job and we don't have a lot of extra money right now for material, so I
started cutting up old receiving blankets to make scrap quilts! They have
all turned out beautiful! It's amazing what you can come up with in a
pinch! Now I have people bringing me their old blankets too! Cool, huh?
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Did You Know?
Sewing Machine Accessories, like the
machines themselves, had their
successes and failures.
One gadget that never quite caught on
was a musical sewing machine
cover, patented in 1882, that held a
player-piano roll and was run by
treadle power.
One pair of scissors, invented in France,
boasted 18 different uses! It supposedly served, among other things, as
a straight edge and ruler, a nail file,
screw driver, a pen knife, a glass cutter,
a wire cutter, an ink eraser, a pattern
perforator, and a cigar clipper.
November-December 2013
2014
Tri-City Quilters’ Guild Membership Registration
Membership Year: January 1st – December 31st
NEW / RENEWAL
New Rates for 2014: $20 a year
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Dues are payable to: TCQG. This form can be mailed with payment to:
TCQG, c/o Diane Dolan, 4620 W. Octave, Pasco, WA 99301
The Tri-City Quilter’s Guild is a nonprofit organization organized exclusively for educational purposes within the meaning of Section
501c(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Members are encouraged to serve actively on at least one committee each year and to participate
in the annual quilt raffle and quilt show. Below, please check any activity in which you are willing to participate.
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I would like to:
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Help in any way I can. Please let me know what is needed.
Chair or co-chair a TCQG committee. (Examples: Raffle Quilt, Workshops, Spring Retreat, Publicity, Membership, etc.)
Chair or co-chair a Quilt Show committee. (Examples: Door Prizes, Hoffman Challenge, Vendor/Merchant Mall, etc.)
Work during the Quilt Show.
Sell raffle quilt tickets.
Serve as a TCQG officer.
Teach a half or full day class (please specify) ________________________________________________
Give a program at a TCQG meeting (please specify) ____________________________________________
Make phone calls.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
Community Service Update
from Toni Jones, Community Service Chair
Our 2013 CS Goal of 250 quilts has
been met! What is more amazing is
we met our goal two months early!!! I
still think that we are going to be close
to 300 quilts after the annual guild
business meeting in December. After
the PM meeting in October, 257 had
been turned in and 260 quilts had been
given to the 18 approved agencies.
There were several quilts that carried
over from 2012 to 2013, which is why
there are more quilts going out than
being received. All fabric
donations are
welcome!
At the next meetings in November, I
will announce when and where we will
be holding one or two mini-SEWcials to
start using all those 2 ½” strips that
have been collected at the October
meetings. Thank you to everyone who
donated, and a special thanks to those
of you that went above and beyond the
number of strips that need to be turned
in to play QUILTO. Plans will be in the
works to have a SEWcial in January,
hopefully two days. In the meantime, one of our younger
guild members, Morgen Hildreth, is
planning another Blankets of Love SEWin on Saturday, November 2nd. The
Quilt Fabric Closet Location
young and young at heart are welcome. Blankets of Love has contributed just
over 50 quilts to the guild since last
December. Several agencies have
expressed how much they love receiving these snuggly blankets that are
given to children who need a blanket
to cuddle and feel safe again. For more
information, please email me at coug.
[email protected]. If you know of friends or family who
have quilting cottons, that they don’t
know what to do with. Please let them
know that the guild accepts donations
and is a non-profit organization. Keep up the extraordinary work &
Happy Quilting,
Toni (Email: [email protected])
(Kathy Kaser-Nichols’ office)
229 N. Fruitland, Kennewick
(Between Bennett Rentals and Pallis Pool & Patio)
586-7335
Community Service
as of October 14, 2013
Quilts Donated at Meetings.......257
Callaway................................ 11
Cancer Center......................... 10
Child Protective Services.......... 13
Veterans Coalition................... 10
Domestic Violence.................... 14
Eagle Rehab............................ 9
Habitat.................................. 7
Hospice................................. 13
Individuals.............................. 2
Life Care – Kennewick............... 8
Life Care – Richland................. 8
Red Cross................................ 6
Royal Family Kids Camp............ 39
Safe Harbor ........................... 16
Sexual Assault Response........... 31
TC Comm. Health..................... 16
TC Pregnancy Network.............. 33
TC Union Gospel Mission..............6
Quilts Distributed to Agencies...260
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COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
SILHOUETTE TREES
9 sq” UNfinished
This block is scrappy and whimsical, using a child’s
version of simple tree silhouettes.
Cut or tear a sheet of paper in half. Draw the
outline of a tree on it, ANY KIND of tree.
Leave about a 1” margin on the top; BUT, draw
the trunk to the bottom edge.
STABILIZING:
"Use a piece of tissue paper behind
this machine applique of the trees
since there is a lot of bias. Tissue
paper is cheap and readily available."
In the last pattern, 5" sq on a
10" sq, the edges were straight
and on-grain, so they did not need
stabilizing.
CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut out the paper tree with PAPER SCISSORS.
Place the tree onto a (large enough) scrap of
green fabric and cut it out with fabric scissors.
Place the cutout tree on a 9” square of tan or
gold fabric. Pin and stitch down, using the
zigzag stitch. Optional idea: Start with two 9” squares, one
tan/gold and one green; plus a tree-sized scrap. Cut the tree carefully out of one of the squares. Pin a contrasting fabric BEHIND the silhouette part
and do a machine-stitched reverse appliqué. Of
course, use the cutout tree on the remaining 9”
square.
For more information:
Kathy Kaser-Nichols • 229 N. Fruitland • Kennewick
Work days phone: 586-7335 • [email protected]
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
In the Pacific Northwest?
Dates
Event
Location
Hours
Cost
Nov 8-10
Color Expressions
Block Party Quilters Quilt Show
Issaquah Comm. Center
301 Rainier Blvd. So.
Issaquah, WA
10-5 Fri & Sat
10-4 Sun
$5
Nov 21-23
Portland Quilt, Craft, Sewing
Festival
Portland Expo Center
Portland
Thurs-Sat
10-5
50% off Parking $8 per car
ticket price
$7 carpool (2 or more)
Nov 14-16
Quilt, Craft & Sew Festival
Western WA Fairgrounds
110 - 9th Ave., Puyallup, WA
www.quiltcraftsew.com
Nov 8-18
Lewis & Clark Shop Hop
Astoria, Cannon Beach, Wheeler, Long Beach
Clatskanie, St Helens, Longview, Castle Rock,
Kelso
www.homespunquilt.com
Jan. 24-26
Stitches In Bloom
Quilt Show
879 W. Main St., Silverton, OR
www.oregongarden.org/
10-4
More Details
www.bpquilters.org
White Bluffs Quilt Museum
Open Tuesday through Saturday • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The White Bluffs Quilt Museum is a Regional Textile Arts Center,
serving the Tri Cities and the Mid Columbia Basin. The Center
serves as both a museum and a support organization for the quilting, weaving, spinning and basketry guilds in Eastern Washington
State. These groups have been a part of our community for over
40 years and until now -- had no place to call home. We currently
represent over 1,000 fiber artists in Eastern Washington and we
are growing.
294 Torbett, Richland www.whitebluffscenter.org/
One Great Tip
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November is
Native American Heritage
Celebration
Pat Courtney Gold Basketry lecture, classes,
bus tour, & 3 exhibits!
For quilters who like to keep the bobbin and thread spool together when
storing, I have an idea that works and
costs you nothing. I have purchased
many gizmos for keeping the correct
bobbin with the top thread spool. One
day I found myself in need of one of
those gizmos and all of mine were in
use. Instead I took a twist tie which
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came with my garbage bags and ran
it up the hole in the thread spool and
then through the bobbin center hole
and gave a twist. Now I use nothing
but this method and save myself a lot
of money. Any quilter who has had to
dig through their stash of bobbins to
match the top spool will appreciate
this as well.
November-December 2013
LOCAL SHOPS
AMELIA’S QUILT SHOP
130 Vista Way, Kennewick, WA 99336
509-572-2550 email: [email protected]
AUNTIE IDA’S QUILT SHOP
435 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-2726
Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5:30 pm Website: http://.auntyida.com 10% Discount to TCQG
members on regularly priced fabric and notions
QUILTMANIA
1442 Jadwin Ave., Suite C, Richland, WA 99352 509-946-7467 (PINS) Email: [email protected]
15% Discount to TCQG members on fabric and notions
SANDY’S FABRICS AND MACHINES
7411 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA 99336 509-783-9663
10% Discount on one item per visit - show your card
24 N. Benton, Kennewick, WA 99336 509-585-4739 (ISEW)
Sandy has retired and the new owners are
Ed and Karen Jarrett. Every month they will
donate a $40 gift certificate to be given away to
a lucky Guild member.
DISCOUNT VAC, SEW & FABRICS
THE MATERIAL GIRL
CRAFT WAREHOUSE
119 W. 1st Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336 509-586-1680
10 % Discount on regularly priced fabric to TCQG members
Website: http://www.discountvacandsew.com/
JANEAN’S BERNINA
6303 Burden Blvd., Suite C, Pasco, WA 99301 509-544-7888
Website: http://www.janeansbernina.com
10% off regularly priced merchandise to TCQG members
1565 N. 1st St.. Suite 7, Hermiston, OR 97838
(541) 289-2555
THE SEWING BASKET & GIFTS
1108 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA 99350 509-786-7367
10% Discount to TCQG members
FABRIC 108
JOANN FABRICS
751 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, WA 99336 509-736-0970 10% Discount with VIP card.
509-586-1741 email: [email protected]
http://www.fabric108.com 108”, 45”, & pre-cuts. Everything on the website is in my home.
PRINTING & ADVERTISING INFORMATION FOR QUILTER’S PRESS
QUILTER’S PRESS: published six times per year by the Tri-City
Quilter’s Guild, P.O. Box 215, Richland, WA 99352
SUBSCRIPTION: (6 issues/year) $10.50 per calendar year, or
included in the annual membership dues.
SEND TO EDITOR (in writing): your comments, information,
articles, announcements. Future events for all quilt groups
published free of charge. Items will be used as space permits.
ADVERTISEMENTS: TCQG members receive one free personal
advertisement per year. Business Advertisements: quilt-related
shops, fabric shops, and persons who operate a home-based
quilt related business. Rates are as listed in box at right.
DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER INPUT: 15th of February, April,
June, August, October and December.
Quilter’s Press
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ADVERTISING RATES
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Business Card
$5.00
Classified
$1 per line - $5 minimum
Quarter Page**
$10.00
Half Page**
$20.00
Full Page**
$40.00
Non-member rates
are double the
above rates.
TCQG members may place
one free business card
size ad per year.
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Tri-City Quilter’s Press
P.O. Box 215, Dept. QP
Richland, WA 99352
PLEASE WEAR NAME TAGS TO MEETINGS
If you need a pattern contact Patty Minton or online at www.tcquilters.com
NOVEMBER
First Monday Board Meeting
First Monday Board Meeting
Second Monday PM Meeting
Annual Combined Meeting
& Holiday Brunch (potluck)
6:30 pm - Room 204 - White Bluff’s Center
294 Torbett, Richland. (All members are welcome.)
6:30 pm - Social Time
Cathedral of Joy, 1153 Gage Blvd., Richland
Program: Karen Brun’s Quilts and Glass show.
DECEMBER
6:30 pm - Room 204 - White Bluff’s Center
294 Torbett, Richland
(All members are welcome.)
December 14 • 10 am - Noon
Bethal Church Desert View Room
You’ll want to see this!
Third Monday AM Meeting
10:30 am - 2 pm (10 am Social Time & Refreshments)
Cathedral of Joy, 1153 Gage Blvd., Richland
Bring a sack lunch (optional)
Program: Karen Brun’s Quilts and Glass Show...
“Quiltihully.” You’ll want to see this!
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