Stitchers Quilt Guild - Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service

Stitchers Quilt Guild
Newsletter
A HARDIN COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION HOMEMAKER CLUB
APRIL 2011
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday,
APR 27th, 2011
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Hardin County Extension
Office — Auditorium
STITCHERS QUILT
GUILD OFFICERS
Patty Pruitt, President
270-877-7078
[email protected]
Diana Zimmerman, 1st VP
270-304-6787
[email protected]
Points to Ponder from Patty
Hope everyone is doing well and setting aside some time for
yourself to quilt. I know for me that time I have is like
therapy. Just the feel of the fabric is relaxing. Yes - they
say quilters are crazy and we are "crazy for fabric"!
Please read the newsletter thoroughly so that you are aware of
everything we have going on. We are a busy group this year
and hopefully everyone is having fun. The UFO Weekend in May
(Fri, 13th to Sun 15th) will be a great opportunity to work on
projects, ask help from your fellow quilters and have some
great fellowship. You can set up on Friday night and leave
everything until Sunday afternoon and then come and go as you
have opportunity.
VACANT, 2nd VP
Make sure to take the small reminder inside your newsletter
and put it someplace you see daily as a reminder of everything
coming up. Thanks Kelly for doing such an awesome job on the
newsletter.
Donetta Faulkner-Elmore,
Secretary
270-735-9847
[email protected]
I won't be at the April meeting - yeah I get to go spend some
time with my girls. Diana will be there making sure you have
a super time.
Kathy Goodman, Treasurer
270-862-5549
[email protected]
Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter holiday and that you are
taking time to stop and smell those roses!
Patty
Kelly Pruitt, Newsletter
270-737-9019
[email protected]
Historian,
Publicity,
Parliamentarian,
GET IT WHILE IT’S HOT
The DVD’s of the 2010 Quilt Show are here. For only $5.00
you can revisit the show anytime you like. The DVD was done
by Debbie Crafton with some help from her daughters.
What a great job, you don’t want to miss out.
“I only think of quilts on days that end in “Y”” Author Unknown
THIS AND THAT - IMPORTANT STUFF TO KNOW
♥ You can go online to view the Stitchers Newsletter at: www.hardinext.org/quilting-newsletter.asp
♥ Keep working on your small landscapes. Another day will be scheduled to bring them back in.
♥ Put your SAVE THE DATE insert on your refrigerator or bulletin board to remind you of guild activities like
workshops and UFO days. We don’t want anyone to miss out on these.
♥ If you have a Easy/Quick Block you can demo during the April meeting contact Patty or Diana.
Everyone’s help is requested and needed for more participation.
♥ The Helen Squire Live with Helen Squire and workshop scheduled for 22 and 23 July has had to be
canceled. We will try to get it rescheduled for sometime in 2012.
♥ On August 19th we will have a representative from Sulky give a lecture and on August 20th we will
have a Sit and Sew where we will learn everything about their threads and gets hands on use of them.
Laps For Vets
Thanks to everyone who came out and worked on the laps for vets projects. It was a
very productive day. If you were unable to make it and still want to provide a lap for
this project we will be collecting those 45 X 45 laps at the June Potluck meeting.
Thanks to everyone who donated fabric for this project and special thanks to Brenda
Arnett who donated batting that we used - Thanks Brenda!
Its time for a “SHOP HOP”
On April 16th we will meet at the Dollar Store/Bingo parking lot on 31W in Radcliff at 8:30am
and head north to Salem and visit Craft Town, from there we’ll go to Corydon and visit
Holly Hock Quilt Shop, then its on to The Quilters Outlet in Lewisport and if there is time
Happy Heart in Louisville. Somewhere in there we will fit lunch in. Just a reminder, if you are
on the list and can’t make it please call Patty so we don’t wait. There are 12 going currently.
Election of Officers for 2011.
We will be having nominations in April for President, 2nd Vice President and Treasurer. The
President and Treasurer will serve for 2 years and the 2nd VP will serve for one year.
Please make sure you read the by-laws and fully understand your responsibilities for that
position before you commit. We know everyone is a volunteer for these positions but it does
require a commitment in order for the guild to function well. It takes everyone to make the
guild successful. Is it your time for that commitment? If you are interested, please
contact Patty at 307-2226 or email: [email protected].
UFO WEEKEND
On Friday 13 May until Sunday afternoon 15 May, we will have the opportunity to utilize the
Extension Office for a Super UFO Weekend. Set up on Friday and leave your stuff until
Sunday when we break down - then come and go as you can to work on any project you have
ongoing. It can be a UFO, a new project, your BOM projects - whatever. This will be a
great weekend to get assistance from your fellow quilters and have a wonderful fellowship
time. Come share in our quilting craziness. Patty will be there the majority of the
weekend so you never know what might happen!! The guild will not be supplying meals due to
uncertainty of numbers but I'm sure there will be plenty of snacks and of course CHOCOLATE!
Mark this weekend on your calendar and plan to come.
MAY MEETING — SHADOW APPLIQUE MAKE-IT/TAKE-IT
If you have done this technique and would like to demonstrate the May Make-n-Take please let
Diana or Patty know asap. We have permission to use a specific pattern for this technique
and that will be provided to you. Thanks.
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Meeting Projects &
Upcoming Activities
APRIL Meeting
♥ Quick & Easy Pieced Blocks
♥ Block of the Month
♥ Book Orders Due
MAY Meeting
♥ Shadow Applique - Make-it/
Take-it
♥ Book Orders Returned
♥ Block of the Month
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rachel Kretz was very entertaining during the Featured
Stitcher segment of the March meeting.
♥ Shop Hop—16 April
♥ Paducah Quilt Show
April 27-30
Book Orders
♥ UFO Weekend - May 13-15
Twice a year, Stitchers submits a book order to
The ;American Quilters Society. We get a 30% discount on
the regular priced books we order as long as we order a
minimum of 6 books. We also get free shipping if our order
totals more than $200.00.
In March, you will be able to pick up a catalog of the books
and an order form. You can also look on the AQS website.
Simply fill out the small order form and return it with your
payment at the April meeting. We do include a charge for
shipping which will be refunded if our order is large enough.
You will then receive your books at the May meeting.
REFRESHMENT LIST
Please bring cups, plates & napkins for the drinks/snacks you’re providing. These are
If you can’t attend the meeting that
you’ve signed up for, please find a substitute.
not supplied by the Extension Office.
APRIL
MAY
Sharon Lutz, Judy Applegate
Kitty Neumann, Jessie Hood
Virginia Coomes, Martha Claycomb Kathy Conway, Kathy Mitchell
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
& Many More Quilts To Go!
We would like to wish a Happy
Birthday to:
Rachel Kretz—Apr 4th
Kitty Neumann—Apr 5th
Martha Greenlee—Apr 11th
Tia Kennedy—Apr 11th
Barbara Liggett—Apr 12th
Sarepta Phillippi - Apr 17th
Pamela Phillips –Apr 25th
Donetta Faulkner-Elmore - May 1
Amanda Wright - May 6th
Eileen Heinen—May 16th
Sheri McFarlane - May 23rd
Sharon Whitfield - May 24th
NAME TAGS
Remember to wear those quilted
name tags to not only help new
members and old remember your
name but for a chance to win a FQ.
There is also a 25 cent fine for not
wearing them.
“QUILT SHOP”
Ferol Hawkins
Sew Happy Fabrics and Notions
3320 S. Dixie Hwy.
Munfordville, KY 42765
(270) 524-4739
[email protected]
www.sewhappyfabricshop.com
Treasurer’s Report
Just One Star
On page 4 + 5 in this newsletter you will
find instructions about the Just One Star
program that is currently going on. It will
be up to you to mail your blocks in by
May 1st if you are interested.
MARCH 2011
Balance Brought Forward……$3693.24
INCOME
2011 Dues………………………....66.00
Scissor Orders …………………....73.00
Workshops (Mar)………………...168.00
DVD Sales………………………...20.00
Retreat Deposits……………….....75.00
Name Tag Fines………….………...3.00
Book Order………………...……....15.00
Total Income…………………..$420.00
EXPENSES
Workshops (Mar)….....................657.00
Tote……………………………….....5.27
Refunds……...…………………….39.00
The Pin Peddler…………………283.00
Homemaker Dues………………...40.00
Mar Make-it/Take-it and Workshop
food………………………….…….227.45
Secretary Supplies…………………4.76
Total Expenditures………...…$805.72
REFRESHMENTS
We have a lot of new member and a few openings for help with
refreshments. We need someone Sept, Oct and two more
people for November. Let Kelly Pruitt know if you can help.
Stitchers Retreat
Deposit MUST be paid at April meeting. If not, your name
will be removed and those on waiting list will be notified.
If you are on the waiting list, please plan to pay deposit
at April meeting if there is a space that comes open.
Brenda Carroll will be filling in for Kathy Goodman as
Treasurer in April and she has the list and will notify you
if a space comes open for you. We will continue to keep
the waiting list because sometimes things come up at last
minute.
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
from
Stitchers Stash of Recipes
Ending Balance……………... .$3307.52
Submitted by: Kathy Goodman
Treasurer
Chocolate Chip Bars
(Judy Cox)
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 pkg. chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, eggs, water, brown sugar and
butter in large bowl. Stir in chocolate chips (you can save some to sprinkle on top
of batter). Batter will be thick. Spread in pan. Bake for 24-27 minutes.
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HEARTLAND OF KENTUCKY QUILT SHOW 2011 - UPDATE
Once again we are asking everyone to save your empty thread spools, and don’t
forget about the country store. Spring is here, it would be a great time to clean out
that sewing room/studio/cave and put all your donations to the side.
Our challenge this year is ‘Farmers Market’. You can interpret this theme anyway
you like. Pick up information at the meetings
Our next quilt show meeting is 25 April, 5:30 pm at Panera. We welcome anyone
that wants to attend and help out or just see what is going on.
We are still looking for someone that is wiling to take over running the kitchen for
Cammie. This job is a lot easier than you may think. If you think you might be
interested you can call Cammie at 763-1018 and find out what is involved or come to
the meeting on the 25th of April.
If anyone has any input or ideas for the show you can contact Tia Kennedy at
828-3901 or email at [email protected].
FREE PATTERNS
The SUPPER QUILT
by Dr. Don Locke
Check out these websites for free patterns:
www.freespiritfabric.com
www.artgalleryfabrics.com
www.maryquilts.com
www.unitednotions.com - this has the pattern to
make the entire Just One Star quilt.
The SUPPER QUILT will be presented at the
Mt. Washington Spring Festival, May 13 & 14,
2011. A special presentation and program for
Quilters only will be presented Thursday evening,
6:30pm, at First Baptist Church, Main Street in
Mt. Washington, KY.
Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative
Alzheimer’s has probably affected most of us in The quilt contains over 51,000 half inch squares,
some way. We are asking everyone to support some fabric dyed special to obtain appropriate
color, 2 years in the making, 17 ft. wide, 9 ft. in
this initiative. Kathy Conway will be the
height. See this beautiful masterpiece depicting
driving force on this project. Handouts are
Leonardo daVinci’s ―The Last Supper‖ up close.
available at each meeting with information.
View the majestic quilting on the back by Linda
We hope to have lots of quilts to display and
Taylor.
sell at the quilt show. Money and remaining
Dr. Locke has taken this quilt to 32 states and 5
quilts will be sent in to support the cause.
countries. Don’t miss this event.
Hopefully the quilts will be displayed for sale
Website: www.thesupper.net
during the Houston Quilt Show.
Website: www.alzquilts.org
Ha! Made you look… This article is not about the yummy desserts shown, but the fabric
dimensions of popular pre-cut fabrics. While dimensions of the cuts are standard, the quantity in
the bun, roll, pack, or brick varies by collection so check quantities before you buy.
Honey Bun
Jelly Roll
Turnover
Dessert Roll
Layer Cake
1 ½‖ x 44‖ strips
2 ½‖ x 44‖ strips
6‖ half-square triangles
5‖ x 44‖ strips
10‖ squares
Charm Pack
Bricks
Fat Quarters
Fat Eights
5‖ squares
5‖ x 9 ½‖ rectangles
18‖ x 22‖
9‖ x 22‖
Hardin County Extension Office
201 Peterson Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Stitchers Quilt Guild
APRIL
HIGHLIGHTS
MAY
HIGHLIGHTS
Quick and Easy Pieced Blocks
Shadown Applique
Make-it/Take-it
Block of the Month
Book Orders
Book Orders Returned
BOM