Vol. 38 No. 2 Cabin Fever Quilters Guild February 2016 Fairbanks, Alaska. President s Letter

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1 Northern Comfort WOW! What a Weekend!!.(sounds) President s Letter Does anyone have a seam ripper oooo! good contrast How many steps?!... I need a small piece of green... I have some Did you see any northern light And what about those Appletinis. What a weekend!!! I am ready to sign up for next year. There were lots of wonderful ideas this weekend for new items to sell at the Bazaar and other suggestions for fund raisers. Maybe we will see some small, fun classes, like woven baskets, mug covers, trivet covers etc. February is here and time for a new SQP. It is always fun to share with a quilting pal, whether it be an old friend or the making of a new. Be sure to sign up for Quilt Slushy. It is always a nice break this time of year. Happy Valentine s Day! Nancy Junk CFQG President February March Birthdays Amelia HOUTCHENS 2 5 Bonita POST 2 18 Pat FOX 2 24 Karen MILNE 2 26 Jeanne MADDUX 3 1 Mary Beth SMETZER 3 2 Brenda DOW 3 3 Linda STEPHENSON 3 5 Jan CANNON 3 9 Karyn JANSSEN 3 13 Corlis TAYLOR 3 15 Sonja ZASTROW 3 16 Kathy RICHARDSON 3 17 Kelley MACDONALD 3 19 Marilyn BIAGI 3 23 Sharon BLACKWELL 3 25 Penny DEAN 3 28 Kathleen SISSON 3 29 Carol MCCONAHY 3 30

2 Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Board President Nancy Junk: , , Vice President Jill Addington: , Secretary Kristen Brown: Treasurer Susan Culley: , Historian Bobbie Tarkiainen: Parliamentarian First Director (Publicity) Shana Clay: Second Director (Newsletter) Elaine Thompson McGee: Third Director (Workshops) Sonja Zastrow: ; Community Sewing Jan Cannon: : Elaine Thompson McGee Tanana Valley Fair Sue Culley: Hospitality Pat Fox: : Membership Mary Hendrickson: ; Quilt Alaska July 2016 Pam Sprout: Raffle Quilt 2016 Sue Gross: : Raffle Quilt 2017 Ad Hoc Committees: Block of the Month Jan Cannon: Elaine Thompson McGee: CFQG Yahoo List Ellen Daley: ; Quilt Slushy Mary Burke: ; Quilting in the Snow Sonja Zastrow: ; UAF Bazaar Anne Apalasch: , Secret Pals Kristen Brown: Sunshine Sue Mary Burke: ; 2 Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Meeting 3rd Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM Faith Baptist Church 910 Chena Pump Road Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Board of Directors Meeting 2nd Wednesday of each month beginning at 6:15PM Nancy Junk s 500 Keeling Road Cabin Fever Quilters Guild To subscribe to the CFQG list: You must be a CFQG member in good standing! Go to this page to sign up: select link join this group, and follow instructions You will need a Yahoo id, but not a Yahoo address Website: PO Box 83608, Fairbanks, AK NORTHERN COMFORT is published monthly on the CFQG Website. Members are notified by of the web posting. Paper copies are available via first class mail for a small annual fee. Please inform membership chair of address changes. ADVERTISING: Quilt related commercial ads: full page $30, half page $15, quarter page $8. Payments should be sent with ad copy. Personal ads related to quilting are free to Guild members on a space available basis. The CFQG cannot accept responsibility for the content of ads. CABIN FEVER QUILTERS GUILD is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the appreciation and knowledge of quilts and quilt making. MEMBERSHIP: Non-members may attend twice as guests. Guild membership is open to anyone interested in quilts. Annual dues: $25, payable in October $20 for Sr. Rate 60+ years $25 extra for a mailed Newsletter subscription, others will receive newsletter as a PDF file via the CFQG Yahoo Group. NEWSLETTER SUBMITTALS: Items/corrections are due by the first of the month unless otherwise announced: Mail: Elaine Thompson McGee mcgee@ptialaska.net 3386 White Spruce Drive North Pole, AK Phone: Acceptable file formats: check with newsletter editor Please include the 3 letter file extension Web Coordinators Linda Stephenson: ; LindaAK@gmail.com Mary Burke: ; mabur@gci.net (pictures only) CFQG Meeting Cancellation Policy Due to Extreme Cold When the official outside temperature is -35 F or colder at 5pm,the meeting will not be held. The number to call is: ex 1113

3 January minutes will be in the March newsletter. The Board meeting in December was canceled. 3

4 Calendar Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Meeting: Third Tuesday, 7: 00 p. m., Faith Baptist Church 910 Chena Pump Road Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Board Meeting: 2nd Wednesday, 6: 1 5pm, Nancy Junk s house 500 Keeling Road Group Activities -- Sew-Ins Community Sewing: The Saturday following the Guild meeting, Sept thru May. Contacts: Jan Cannon , jancann@gci.net or Elaine Thompson McGee mcgee@ptialaska.net Tuesday Sewers: Every Tuesday, 1 0 a. m. at The Material Girls. Kathy Richardson, Crazy Ladies; 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6: 30pm 8:30pm at Noel Wien Library meeting room varies. Quilting, beading, knitting, all crafts welcome. Karyn Janssen Thursday Thimbles: Every Thursday, noonish at Kathy Richardson s th Avenue, ***Thursday Thimbles suspended until March 17*** 4

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6 Please Like and Share our page to get the news spread out to our friends, etc. This is the magic and how Facebook works to promote outwards to more people throughout the community and (shall I say) the world. We ve got to share so it shows up on our own personal Facebook feed that our friends will see. February Hospitality Ice: Amber Vanderlinden Beverage: Pat Fox ( I have extra from last meeting) Veggies & Dip: 1. Shirley Sterner 2. Mary Beth Juday 3. Dawn Cooper Appetizers: Sweets: 1. Jennifer Koliba 2. Jeanette Wrede Elaine Thompson Mcgee 2. Linda Stephenson 3. M.B. Smetzer 6

7 Fat Quarter Exchange Bring a Fat Quarter of good quilt shop quality 100% cotton fabric to the meeting. February... Red, pink, hearts, valentine prints March... Green, shamrocks, gold April... Pastels, bunnies, chicks, ducklings May... Spring florals June... Black on white, white on black July... Red, white, blue, patriotic prints August... Primary colors, apples, back to school September... Autumn leaves, fall colors October... Orange, black, Halloween prints November... Thanksgiving prints, brown, green, gold December... Christmas prints No Sunshine Sue this month. 7

8 Community Sewing No Community Sewing in February. Join us in March on Saturday March 19 National Quilts of Valor Sew Day February 6, 2016 WHEN: February 6, :00 AM. Till 4:00 PM. Drop in when you can, stay as long as you can Lunch & snacks provided WHERE: Girl Scout Office 431 Old Steese Highway For more information on this meeting Jan Cannon Cabin Fever Quilters Guild - jancann@gci.net Sally Benevento - Quilting Lions & Friends - sallyb@gci.net For more information on Quilts of Valor facebook.com/quiltsofvaloralaska 8

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12 Cabin Fever Quilters Guild P. O. Box Fairbanks, AK Cabin Fever Quilters Guild Meeting Faith Baptist Church February 16 7PM Laura s Quilt Slushy information included. Wear your name tag. Bring a fat quarter, Red, pink, hearts, valentine prints 12