Big Cypress Whispers. Dec 2016 Meeting Minutes

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1 Inside This Issue 1 Nov Mtg Minutes 4 Merry Christmas 4 Lighter Side of Life 5 Collage of Show N Tell 8 Show Case Charity Donation Raffle Quilt 9 Upcoming Events 13 Alex Anderson Members 14 Alex Anderson Non- Members 15 Alex Anderson Q and A 16 Reminders 16 Tips & Notes 17 December Birthdays 17 Member Highlights 18 Block of the Month Modern 18 Runner of the Month 18 Mystery Quilt 19 Binding A Quilt Using the Classic Rollover 22 Calendar of Events Dec 2016 Meeting Minutes A motion was made by Judy S. to dispense with reading of the October minutes, since they had been sent out to all members. Seconded by Bobbie Damalak. Motion carried. Membership: Flo said the motion to increase membership did not pass. We have 13 on the waiting list. Debbie Bookman made a motion to revote and increase the membership by 10, to 70. Seconded by Bobbie Damalak. We will again use Survey Monkey and this will become available to members on November 29 and end December 1. Everyone is encouraged to vote before December 1. Retreat: Carol Patton has the next retreat date, March 20-23, at Luther Springs again, and has the sign up sheet. Price is $200 for a single room and $180 for double. Block of the Month: Debbie said that all steps for the modern block have been gone through and it is ready to put together. Nancy still has instructions for the mystery bed runner. Jeanne had a sample of the traditional table runner of the month. It uses pieces cut from an Acu-cutter and there will be a couple cutters available on the 2 nd Tuesday of December. Those interested will learn how to use the Acu-cutter. Reminder: we will be doing a Valentine theme runner, using the snowman directions. Big Cypress Whisper: Anyone who may have pictures of show & tell from Nov. 15 are asked to send them to CJ. Charity: Lynn gave a detailed 4 th quarter report on our charity efforts. We have done a dollar value of $3374 this quarter which brings us up to $8457 for the year to date. Congrats ladies! Flo thanked Linda Hungerford for inviting the speaker from Project Linus earlier this month. Honor Flight: The guild will be helping with the March 29, 2017 flight and 40 veterans will be going from now on. So if you can please start working on a quilt for this project. Recommended quilt size is 54x62. Greeters: Joann had no report. Birthdays: Karen reported 5 November birthdays: Bobbie Damalak, Ann Salisbury, Cathy Urbonas, Debbie West, and Karen Pekkanen. Happy Birthday was sung. Sunshine & Shadows: We had an update on health of members and husbands. All day sew-in: Next sew-in will be at Manatee Rec Ctr on December 29 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. A sign-up sheet was made available. 1 P a g e

2 Meeting Minutes Nominating Committee: Jeanne Westenberger will head this committee, along with Debbie Bookman and Karen Pekkanen. Our new year begins April 1, We will be voting for Vice-President and Treasurer. The slate will be given at the February business meeting. Then in March slate will be opened to the floor for additional nominations and final slate voted on at that time. New officers will take over on April 1. Showcase: Date for the Showcase of Quilts is January 27 & 28, If you have applied to enter an item, the schedule is as follows: Jan 4 7:30 to 9 a.m. drop off quilts for judging & photos at Laurel Manor. Jan 7 9 to 11 a.m. pick up quilts, Jan 26-8:30-10 a.m. drop off quilts for show, Jan 28 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. pick up quilts after show. Remember if you volunteered to work the show to check with Sarah. Guild Executive Board: Minutes and treasurer s report were available for review. Flo clarified why there were negative amounts in the treasurer s report it is actually positive. She will this info to all members in the future. Showcase Boutique: Carol Patton has the sign-up sheet for participants. She went over the allowable items and rules. Keep in mind the 7% tax and 10% goes to the guild when figuring your pricing. Showcase Raffle Tickets: Karen Pekkanen has raffle tickets at cost of $1 each or 6 for $5. Profits to benefit Hospice House and Honor Flight. Please consider selling to your friends and neighbors. Sarah s Guild Report: Sarah said there are 309 entries for the 2017 Showcase. She went over the Showcase volunteer jobs. Wristbands for volunteer entry will be given out next month. Don t loose this as it is necessary to get into the Showcase at no charge. Our chapter has 2 items for the silent auction, and additional are welcome. The basket raffle donation is to have a $100 value and we have decided on a Modern Quilt theme. Nancy Buettner made a motion that we take up to $100 from our treasury to go for items for the basket. Debbie Bookman 2 nd and motion carried. Sarah reminded us that the December guild meeting is December 6 at 7 p.m. Laurel Manor. Susan Perron is the speaker. Each chapter is asked to bring 4 dozen cookies to be brought Dec 5 to Lake Miona 9:30 to 10 a.m. or Bradenton 11 to 11:30. Tentative date for the Quilters Closet & Notions sale is March 18, They are still deciding if the sale should be for residents only or open to the public. Alex Anderson will be doing 4 sessions on March 28, Cost for guild members is $10 (includes all 4 sessions). Members will get a voucher which must be taken to a box office by January 1, 2017 to get your ticket. After that date sales will be open to the public at a higher fee. The new guild website is up and running. To get on, use your address, password is your last name with no caps. All upcoming classes are listed here. There will be a free-form quilting class on January 4 with cost of $35. Quilting Guild of The Villages now has 1096 members. A volunteer is needed to take over the public relations position. Esther Meinhart is retiring. Volunteers are also needed for the Colonial Days to be held at Brownwood on Jan 20, The guild will have an area where hand quilting will be demonstrated. Judy S. did this last year and had a good time. If you are interested contact her. 2 P a g e

3 Meeting Minutes Sarah s Guild Report: (Cont,) Guild still has tote bags for $15 and cookbooks will be sold at the Showcase. New Business: Lynn reminded us that last year our chapter donated 15 bags of groceries and $100 to the Wildwood food pantry. Jeanne Westenberger made a motion that we match it this year. Motion carried. Collection date will be at our Christmas party on December 20. Sarah s spot as programming rep will come open as of January. Discussion held and it was mentioned that Judi Rutherford may be interested. We were reminded that the Showcase of Quilts 2019 will need reps from our chapter. Joan Trecartin is on the steering committee. 3 P a g e

4 Lighter Side of Life The trouble with, A place for everything and everything in its place is that there s always more everything than place 4 P a g e

5 Collage of Show N Tells 5 P a g e

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8 Show Case Charity Donation Raffle Quilt Dressed to the Nines Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 All proceeds to benefit the Hospice House of The Villages And The Villages Honor Flight Network The Quilt was pieced together by the Quilting B s Chapter Of the Quilting Guild of The Villages And Quilted by Linda Spence, Fat Cat Quilter. The pattern is from Quilters Newsletter, October 2003 Appraised value is $3,450 by Teddy Pruett, Certified Quilt Appraiser Drawing will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 At 3:00 PM At Savannah Center For more information contact Karen Pekkanen at kpekk111@hotmail.com or P a g e

9 Upcoming Quilting Events: December 3rd: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon December 4th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. December 6th: Annual December Guild Holiday Party featuring Suzy Parron Barn Quilts. Author Suzi Parron is on the road! She will visit twenty-three states this year, talking about barn quilts. Laurel Manor at 7:00 P.M. (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Includes: 50/50; NameTag Drawing; and Show & Tell December 7: Barn Quilt Painting featuring Suzy Parron Barn Quilts. Author Suzi Parron is on the road! 9:00 Am 3:30 PM Kits to be purchased at class for $40 December 11th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. 9 P a g e

10 Upcoming Quilting Events: December 17th: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon December 18th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. December 25th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. January 1st: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. January 3rd: Guild Meeting Vicki Pignatlli: Vicki Pignatellis tried many crafts and explored art in all mediums. One day she realized there was a benefit to this crazy urge to try new and different things. She will talk about everything learned from past projects and contributing to and enriching her work in her quilts. Slide Show, 50/50 Name Tags, Show-N-Tell Savannah Rec Ctr at 2:00 PM Doors open at 1:3 PM Price: 10 P a g e

11 Upcoming Quilting Events: January 4th: Improv The Basics with Vicki Pignatelli: Students begin the class with a short demo to learn the basic concept of Vikki s Crazy About Curves technique. Then with a play-as-you-go spirit, students apply the fundamental technique to create improvisational blocks of any shape (four-sided, circles, ovals, curvy rectangles or teardrops). -Basic and improvisational construction technique concepts; How to machine sew using the improvisational technique; Painless mitering, Splicing seams (using patterns or improvisation);how to finish using improvisational techniques and ideas; Vikki s whole-cloth finishing techniques. Rohan Rec Ctr at 9 AM-3:30 PM Limit: 25 Price : $50. January 7th: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at katcampau.kc@gmail.com. Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon January 8th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. January 15th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. January 22nd: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. 11 P a g e

12 Upcoming Quilting Events: January 21st: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon January 27th: 2017 Showcase or Quilts Quilts, Demos, Vendors, Boutiques, Food court, Charity Quilts, Antique Quilts, Silent Auction, Challenge Quilts, Gift Basket Auction, Scissors Sharpening, Doll Exhibit, NQA Certified Judges. Fri 9 AM 5 PM & Sat 9 AM 4 PM. $8 at the Door. Tickets available at the Villages Entertainment Office For special group rates, contact qgotvshocase@gmail.com. January 28th: 2017 Showcase or Quilts Quilts, Demos, Vendors, Boutiques, Food court, Charity Quilts, Antique Quilts, Silent Auction, Challenge Quilts, Gift Basket Auction, Scissors Sharpening, Doll Exhibit, NQA Certified Judges. Fri 9 AM 5 PM & Sat 9 AM 4 PM. $8 at the Door. Tickets available at the Villages Entertainment Office For special group rates, contact qgotvshocase@gmail.com. January 29th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. A 30 day notice is required for cancellation and refund of class fees. Check your s at least every couple days for updates on the status of upcoming classes and any closures. Peg T. heads up the In-House classes and Kris L. sets the schedule for visiting artists. Remember ALL fees for classes MUST be paid to Sarah Dudak, Program Rep at least 2 weeks prior to the class. Receipts will be given. Checks should be payable to QGOTV. 12 P a g e

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16 Reminders: Please, if you wish to work on committee, remember to contact Flo Knorr at or Dottie Myers at or Kathleen Grahms at with any ideas, suggestions or class offering. We need for all do their parts. Please contact Judy Saak at or to report your charities. Reminders: Please note that any items to be added to the newsletter must be approved by Flo Knorr, Dottie Myers or Kathy Grahms. Cook Books: Cooking in Paradise There are approximately 125 cookbooks remaining to be sold (from a total of 1100 published). No money will be returned to the Chapters (from presales) or donated to Shepherd's Lighthouse until ALL books are sold. Shepherd's Lighthouse will be completing the second phase of their extensive remodeling this fall (September/October) and this is our target date to finish selling the remaining cookbooks Check your Christmas list, upcoming family occasions, and quilting friends up north wouldn't they like a cookbook? Cookbooks also make wonderful hostess gifts. Cost of a cookbook is $20. As an extra incentive, we will mail cookbooks to snowbirds free of shipping charges! Here are just a few of the recipes we've tried and loved: *Cream of Broccoli Soup (p. 43) *Grape Salad (p. 48 just like at Chicken Salad Chicks!) *Tomato Basil Pasta Soup (p. 72) *Pear and Blue Cheese Salad (p. 95) *Chicken Supreme (p. 128) *Thai Wings (p. 326 from Evans Country Club) We thank you for helping the Quilt Guild reach our goal! Tips and Notes: Template and Ruler Hanger: The best way I have found to keep my templates and rulers within reach is a belt hanger. You can usually find them in department stores or bed and bath stores. 16 P a g e

17 December Birthdays: Deborah Barry, Selina Kidney, Karla Singer and Jean Thiedeman Members Highlights: Lynn Keole My name is Lynn Koele and I live in the Village of Collier in The Villages and have been a member of the Big Cypress Quilters for three years. I am originally from Wisconsin, but came to The Villages from Fort Mill, SC, where my husband, Ken, and I lived for nine years. We have been married for 46 years and have three children and six grandchildren, all who live in Wisconsin. I have always enjoyed sewing, but became interested in quilting about 30 years ago. I joined a Quilting Guild in Jefferson County, WI, called the Calico Capers, and it was there that I was introduced to new quilting techniques and patterns, and my quilting interest and knowledge expanded. I have always been known for my baby quilts as over the years I have made quilts and crib sets for all of my nieces and nephews and now make them for their children and my grandchildren. I particularly enjoy choosing and selecting the fabrics and colors that go into my quilts. Thank you to my fellow Big Cypress Quilters for expanding my quilting knowledge by constantly introducing me to, and sometimes gently pushing me to learn, new quilting techniques, patterns, and tools. 17 P a g e

18 Block of the Month - Modern: The Modern Block of the Month for December will be the Background Shapes page 30 and learn to put it all together. Runner of the Month Table Runners of the month began last month. Judy did a great job. This month will be Karla Singes with a January/Winter theme. Dec. 13 th Jeannie Westenberger with Valentine Jan. 10 th Linda Mallue with March Feb. 14 th Flo Janiak & Jeannie Westenberger with April Mar. 14 th Linda Mallue & CJ with May Apr. 11 th Sandy Kirby with Summer May. 9 th Jean Theideman with July June.13 th Joan Trecartin with August July. 11 th Sarah Duduak with Sept. Aug. 15 th??? with August We are still looking for a volunteer for August with an October theme. Please see Linda Mallue, Jeannie Westenberger or CJ, if you would like to volunteer. There will be sign-ups for each month so we can have the correct number of copies of instructions. A sign-up sheet will be passed for the first Runner of the Month. Please sign your name if you wish to participate. DO NOT forget to SIGN-UP Mystery Quilt The next Mystery Bed Runner has begun. Please get copies from Nancy Buettner. Happy Quilting JOIN THE FUN AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY 18 P a g e

19 Binding a Quilt Using The Classic Rollover By Becky Jorgensen If anyone is stuck on bindings out there- this is for you! This is really a pretty quick way of doing it and great for beginners. 1) Before quilting you need to make sure that your back is LARGER than your front!! This is the only way that this type of binding will work. You should always have extra on the sides when quilting anyways, but just in case check. 2) After quilting you need to trim those edges. The TOP of the quilt and the batting needs to be trimmed to the edge of the top of the quilt. Scissors are the best here. You need to especially make sure that the back does not sneak into that scissor line and get snipped. (I really hate it when that happens.) You want to be cutting ONLY the TOP and the BATTING here. NOT THE BACK!!! 3) Trim the back. Now you can use a super long ruler with your rotary cutter and trim the back. Take your ruler and measure 3/4 inch past the top and be consistent on this! It helps the front look nice. Do this on all four edges. 4) Now we make the binding. Take that 3/4 inch extra back and fold it. Line the raw edge right up to the edge of the top and batting edge. 19 P a g e

20 Binding a Quilt Using The Classic Rollover By Becky Jorgensen 5) Fold once more. It will fold onto the top of the quilt and be 1/4 inch past the edge. 6) Pin, hold or clip into place. Now, here is where I cheat. I have been doing the binding for too many years to mention, so I can just whip it over to the machine and get that thing done in no time. No pinning or clipping for me. I know how to keep it in place and make it behave. You may notice this is very similar to rolling the edge over on a blanket and making it a nice edge. 7) Sew that edge down. Take it to the sewing machine and sew right along that edge. You don't want to be so close you are constantly jumping off and missing it, but not so far in it looks like a rookie was doing it. Hey, rookies become pros, so don't give up. As an alternative, you could hand sew that down if you would like. After you fold, fold and pin or clip in place; sit and stitch it down. A little note on corners: Corners can be tricky. This is the way I do them and I get a nice mitered corner on the top. Stop sewing at least 1 inch before the end of the side you are stitching down. This will give you enough room to fold over the next side and make that corner look nice. 20 P a g e

21 Binding a Quilt Using The Classic Rollover By Becky Jorgensen Fold that next side CORNER in a triangle. Fold the edge till it meets the edge of the top and batting edge. Just like above. Then fold it again so it overlaps the top 1/4 inch. Continue sewing along that edge to finish the binding and then keeping your needle in the down position AND on top of the next side that you just folded nicely turn the corner to the next side. Finish sewing and folding and mitering the binding until you have done all 4 sides. Isn't that quick and wonderful? 21 P a g e

22 Event Day Date Time Loc Cost Art Quilting Bee Saturday Dec 2 nd 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday Dec 3 rd 11:30AM 3:50 PM QGOTV Mtg: Annual December Guild Holiday Party featuring Suzi Parron Tuesday Dec 6 th 7:00 PM Doors open at 6:30 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Laurel Manor Includes 550/50 and Name Ttag Drawing Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Open Tuesday Dec 6 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress QGOTV Mtg: Barn Quilt Painting by Suzi Parron Wednesday Dec 7 th 9:00 AM 3:30 PM Kits available for $40 Art Quilting Bee Saturday Dec 9 th 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday Dec 10 th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -ROM Tuesday Dec 13 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Art Quilting Bee Saturday Dec 16 th 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday Dec 17 th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. Charity & Christmas Party Tuesday Dec 20 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Art Quilting Bee Saturday Dec 23 rd 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Captiva Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Business Tuesday Dec 27 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 1 st 11:30AM 3:50 PM Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Open Tuesday Jan 3 rd 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress 22 P a g e

23 Event Day Date Time Loc Cost QGOTV Mtg: Annual January Guild Tuesday Jan 3 rd 2:00 PM Doors open at 1:30 PM Savannah Art Quilting Bee Saturday Jan 7 th 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 8 th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -ROM Tuesday Jan 10 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 15 th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Charity Tuesday Jan 17 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Art Quilting Bee Saturday Jan 21 st 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 22 nd 11:30AM 3:50 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Business Tuesday Jan 24 th 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 29 th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Sterling Heights Big Cypress Chapter Mtg. -Open Tuesday Jan 31 st 1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress 23 P a g e