The Patchwork Pipeline

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1 The Patchwork Pipeline Baytown Area Quilt Guild a 501(c)(7) Organization/Social Club Volume 35, No. 2 February 2019 President s Pen Jane Ott Program Annette Kuder There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure As the month of January comes to a close, I look back on my first meeting as your President and think - Wow, I actually managed to overcome my fear of speaking in public and was pleased by the warm, welcoming comments of BAQG members, which made me feel at ease. And that s the way it should be - being able to address a group with confidence, not being afraid to voice one s opinion and be willing to state one s ideas and suggestions. Even if suggested ideas are not accepted or come to fruition, at least they can be a planted seed that with a little fine tuning can grow into numerous possibilities that will help the guild grow and prosper and create new interest. Hopefully, this year will be one in which you let your creative juices flow. Not only in your quilting endeavors, but in whatever outlet your choose. Be ambitious - try something new, whether it be a new art form, visit a museum, take a class in an unexplored subject or a trip to a destination you ve been dreaming about. Future meetings are planned for board members to brainstorm. In other words, to let our creative juices flow. And we welcome your ideas - you never know where a great, inspiring idea might come from - it might be from YOU. I hope to see all of you at the February meeting! Remember to ask a friend or someone that no longer drives at night. There is still time for quilt show entries to be submitted, make a block for Block challenge and there are many exciting programs planned in the upcoming year. Get involved with your guild - you might enjoy it. Hospitality Kathy Oian Sally Frickey Kay Morgan Karen White Angie Briwn Lois Tandy Jane DeStefano Carolyn Davis I hope you will all join us for the February 4, 2019 meeting and welcome our guest speaker, Carol Morrissey from the Lewisville/Dallas area: She will be sharing her lecture on Confessions of an Absent Minded Quilter along with a trunk show. Below are few things Carol asked us to share about herself. I'm a fifth-generation quilter and I hope to pull my children and grandchildren into the quilt-making vortex. When I joined the Quilters Guild of Dallas, I was afraid I would embarrass myself with my work. My first quilt had 12 huge rectangles. My second quilt had over 700 half-square triangles. I was hooked. I began designing my own quilt patterns from the beginning, and before I knew it, I was teaching! And then I started my own pattern company. A chance meeting with Marianne Fons resulted in my first magazine exposure (she asked me to design a paperpieced jack-o-lantern). My first quilt show ribbon was on a paper-pieced block of my dachshund, Roxanne, RIP. My first "cash" prize was at Katie Pasquini Masopust's Alegre Retreat in Santa Fe a shopping spree from Lunn Fabrics. I was so excited I nearly cried. My most recent quilt-related thrill, which made my head swell just a smidgen: At the 2012 IQA show in Houston, Ricky Tims bought my Texas Horned Lizard, to display with his and Justin's horny toad collection, according to Justin. I can't think of a better home for that quilt. I look forward to hearing Carol and being entertained with her lecture as well as her quilts. Remember to bring in your recipe card (this month for both January and February) we will draw each month for a gift, and the recipes will be collected for a future Cookbook. Happy Valentine February Birthdays Melissa Kaye Stephanie Chaplain Liz Juarez Annette Kuder Janice Niebaum 2/4 2/5 2/6 2/8 2/8 Kathleen Oian Charla McCrory Sue Jeffco Delores Ellis 2/13 2/17 2/19 2/22

2 Page 2 Workshops Gloria Hill The Patchwork Pipeline TWO DATES AVALABLE: Sunday, March 31, 9:30-3:30 And Sew It Began (LaPorte) OR Monday, April 1, 10:00 4:00 Baytown Community Center, Pecan Room Megan Hollingshead Paper Piecing We will be piecing a multi-faceted star using your own colors/materials Cost: Based on 10 people $30.00 (more or less based on number of participants) Sign up sheets will be available at the February meeting. Material list and instructions will be provided upon sign up and payment. If you signed up at the last meeting but have not paid, please plan to do so this month. Sunday, August 4. 9:00 3 Location TBD Janice Schindeler Wool applique sampler with 5 embellishment stitches taught Sue Spargo style. Actual project to be determined and kits may be available. This is completely hand sewing no machines needed. Cost: based on 10 people $35.00 (more/less depending on number of participants) plus cost of material Sign up sheet will be available at the February meeting. Monday, November 4 or Monday and Tuesday, November 4 & 5 Location TBD Jo Lynn O Neil Laura Heine Collage This can be a one day with all doing same pattern or a two day where you can choose your own pattern. Cost: based on 10 people, approximately $80.00 (could be a little more or less depending on location and number attending) plus cost of any materials needed. We need help with finding new/different venues for our donation quilt ticket sales. Please fill out the form below and return it me, Becky Bradley. My is reandu@gmail.com. My address is 1600 Colby Drive, Baytown I look forward to hearing from you! Where Can We Take Our Donation Quilt? Your Name: Contact Information: Event: Location: Date: Time: Contact Person: Contact Information: Additional Information: Would we need to bring a table and chair? Yes No Would you be able to schedule this event for us? Yes No Would you be willing to display our quilt at this event? Yes No President - Jane Ott 2019 OFFICERS 1 st t Vice President Programs - Annette Kuder Asst. 1st Vice President Programs - Open 2nd VP Membership - Pete Lester 3 rd VP Workshops - Gloria Hill Asst. 3rd VP Workshops - Open 4th VP Quilt Show Tracy Williams 4th VP Auction Janie DeStefano 5th VP Special Projects - Suzy McLain Secretary - Amy Collins Treasurer - Vickie Carroll Parliamentarian - Jan Cobb Historian Connie Schofield Librarian - Renée Wojnowski 2019 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Block of the Month Becky Trigg Donation Quilt Travel Coordinator Becky Bradley Donation Quilt Connie Schofield Door Prizes Barbara Pitre Hospitality Carolyn Davis Mini Raffle Grace Hans Newsletter Lisa Struthers Past President Connie Litteer Show and Tell Delma Saenz Sunshine and Shadows Linda McPike Website Pam Jones

3 Volume 35, No. 2 Page 3 Treasurer s Report Vickie Carroll Block of the Month Becky Trigg Treasurers Report as of January 7, 2019 Balance on hand as of December 3, 2018 $20, Deposit Mini Raffle $75.00 Deposit Donations from Guild Members $ [received at Christmas Party] Deposit 2019 Quilt Show Booths/Ads $ Deposit Membership $12.00 Total Deposits $ Reimbursements Lisa Struthers Quilt Show Entry Forms $32.48 Delores Ellis Meat for Christmas Party $29.99 Connie Litteer games for Christmas Party $64.50 Becky Trigg Hospitality for Christmas Party$12.90 Bay Area Homeless Shelter $51.00 Days for Girls $60.00 Love Network $21.00 Backpack Buddies $21.00 Pregnancy Resource East $21.00 Ronald McDonald House $39.00 Bank Fee $2.00 Total Reimbursements $ Balance on Hand as of December 3, 2018 $21, Submitted by Treasurer Vickie Carroll We are making Debra Davis Under the Stars quilt one block at a time. There are nine 16" blocks in all. Make the block and bring it to the next meeting to show and your name will be placed in the drawing. Not only will you have a beautiful block, you'll have the chance to win a prize for that month. By November you'll have a quilt top and an opportunity to win the grand prize. Please join in the fun! It's not too late to start your blocks! Copies of the monthly pattern will be available at the next guild meeting. You can find Debra on Facebook under Tuning My Heart Sew Along or read her blog at tuningmy-heart.com. Days for Girls makes and distributes reusable feminine hygiene products. These kits give girls back days each month, allowing them to stay in school and/or work! The next meeting will be on February 20, 10 am, at Crosby Community Center. Any questions, please call Susan Taylor,

4 Page 4 BAQG Proposed Budget 2019 The Patchwork Pipeline INCOME Quilt Show $12, Library Fees SewIn/Education/Tool Time Donation Quilt Membership Dues 2, Mini Raffle Newsletter Ads Workshops 1, TOTAL 24, This budget for 2019 was prepared by the Budget Committee: Annette Kuder, Jane Cobb, and Vickie Carroll. EXPENSES Block of the month Door Prizes Quilt Show 9, Donation Quilt , Membership Sew In/Education/Tool Time Historian Hospitality Library Membership Mini Raffle Newsletter Programs 5, Operating Exmenses-Renta fees Church, Storage, P.O. Box 2, Scholarship/Lee College 2, Special Projects (Community Service) Sunshine & Shadows Website Miscellaneous Expenses Workshops 1, TOTAL 24, Pete Lester What a great start to our new year! Five new members have joined and forty returning members have already renewed their membership. Let s all welcome Karen White from Pasadena, Amy Collins from Baytown, Patty Macon from Baytown, Grace Hans from Highlands, and Judy Follis from Mont Belvieu. Name tags are our Badge of Honor and January s winner went to Connie Litteer! Connie was awarded with a gift bag from The Painted Pony. Wear your name tag in February and you may be a winner too! Want your name included in the 2019 yearbook? Renew your guild membership during the February meeting! Dues are $25.00 a year and for those that have multiple members in one household the dues are $25.00 for the primary person and $12.50 for each subsequent member of the same household. You may pay your membership by check or cash. If paying with cash, correct change will be appreciated. If you are unable to renew your membership in person please feel free to do so by mail, with notation on check 2019 membership and make note of any changes in address, phone no. etc. Below is the 2019 Membership form please feel free to bring in completed to the meeting or I will have forms at the meeting for you to complete. Date BAYTOWN AREA QUILT GUILD 2019 MEMBERSHIP PLEASE PRINT Name Address City/State/Zip Home Phone Cell Phone Work Phone Birthday (M/D) Do you want the Newsletter sent by: or Mail Paid by check no. Cash

5 Volume 35, No. 2 Quilt Show 2019 Tracy Williams Baytown Area Quilt Guild s 2019 Quilt Show May 3 & 4, 2019 VOTES FOR WOMEN a Celebration of the 19 th Amendment Page 5 Alice Paul was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Block Challenge Fabric: Starting January 2019, fat quarters will be sold at the Guild meetings for $2.50 each or two for $5. There will be two color families cheddar and purple/lavender. Please choose one of each color family and combine it with a shirting of your choice as the block s background. Additional fabrics may be used but the purchased fat quarter fabric must be used as well as your chosen shirting fabric. Block Challenge Rules: All work must be completed by the submitter. Blocks may be hand or machine stitched. Blocks may be original designs or traditional patterns. Blocks will be 12 ½ UNFINISHED. All blocks will be measured when turned in. Inaccurate blocks will be returned. Points must have ¼ inch seam allowance. Points may not be cut off. Entry forms must be completed and submitted with completed blocks. Please put the block in a zip lock bag. Entry forms will be available when blocks are turned in. Blocks submitted to this contest will become property of Baytown Area Quilt Guild for use in a future quilt for fundraising. Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: 1 st place $25.00, 2 nd place $15.00, 3 rd place $ Each person attending the show will be given one ticket to vote for their favorite. For additional information contact Jane Ott at (713) or Metro1953@aol.com Deadline for submitting blocks will be at Quilt Check-In, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 5p.m. 7 p.m. at St. Mark s UMC. No entries will be accepted after that date. Winners will be announced on Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. Volunteers: Our Guild still needs 15 more people to help with hanging quilts; 2 people for vendor check-in; 15 people to help set up peripherals like exterior signs, decorations, silent auction, raffle baskets, 2nd floor area, etc.; a hospitality crew of 3 people to help provide lunch for set-up crew; Admissions, Donation Quilt, Raffle Baskets, Silent Auction help on Friday & Saturday; Assistants for our lecturer, Kay Reed Arnold, for Friday & Saturday; Vendor Hospitality on Friday and Quilt Show Take Down on Saturday at 4 p.m. You can sign up at our Guild meetings or contact Tracy. Our Guild needs advertisers for our Quilt Show s program guide. The amount of advertisers we get determines whether we ll have a sheet or a lovely brochure for our Quilt Show. When you visit a doctor, service provider, nail salon, hair dresser, your favorite boutique, chiropractor, podiatrist, etc. ask if they d like to support our guild by purchasing an ad. Take their business card & give to any Quilt Show Committee member she ll do the rest by contacting the business & giving them all the information they need to purchase an ad.

6 Page 6 QUILT SHOW COMMITTEE Chair: Tracy Williams Admissions: Connie Litteer Awards Ceremony: Jayne Clifton Block Challenge: Jane Ott Community Service: your name here Decorations: Elizabeth Walters Donation Quilt 19: Janie DeStefano DQ Ticket & Travel Sales: Becky Bradley Door Prizes: Jan Cobb & Elizabeth Walters Judges: Linda McPike Layout/Set-up: Pete Lester Photography: Becky Gracley Print Materials: Jan Cobb Program Editor: Lisa Struthers The Patchwork Pipeline Program Advertisements: your name here Publicity: Connie Schofield, Jan Cobb & Tracy Williams Quilt Check-In/Return: Linda McPike Quilt Entries: Lisa Struthers Quilt Show Treasurer: Delores Ellis Quilt Show Take Down: ALL guild members Raffle Baskets: Carolyn Davis Ribbons: Elizabeth Walters & Pete Lester Silent Auction: Connie Schofield Vendors: Tracy Williams Vendor Hospitality: your name here Members at large: Renée Wojnowski &Ann Hankamer We need donations for our silent auction. We need items such as small quilts, quilt kits, fat quarters, jelly rolls, layer cakes, decorative items, sewing items (rulers, thread, etc.), vintage items, handmade items and anything you think would sell in our silent auction. We will be closing out our silent auction at the end of the first day and start with new items for the second day. We think we will have more sales by doing this. Please take a few minutes to look through your stash and see what you may no longer need and donate it. Thank you. -- Connie Schofield Baytown Area Quilt Guild s 2019 Quilt Show VOTES FOR WOMEN : a Celebration of the 19 th Amendment SILENT AUCTION FORM Name of Donor: Phone #s: (home)/ (cell) Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton In 1869, Anthony and Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association. They traveled all over the country and abroad, promoting woman's rights. Donated Quilt item: Any special comments to be included in Auction: Return this form along with Silent Auction Item to Connie Schofield Home Phone # ; Cell Phone # Deadline for submitting items will be at Quilt Check-In, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 5p.m. 7 p.m. at St. Mark s UMC. No entries will be accepted after that date.

7 Volume 35, No. 2 Minutes of the January 2019 General Meeting Page 7 President Jane Ott called our January meeting to order at 7:12 pm, welcoming members and guests. She stated that she is looking forward to the new year and shared that a lot of new ideas have been brought to her attention and that she and the board welcome them all. Former President, Connie Litteer, was called to the front and was presented her President s Quilt for her faithful service the past two years. Carolyn Davis, new Chair of the Hospitality Committee, challenged members to sign up to be a hostess this year. She is planning to draw a name each month for a prize from the hostesses that serve and bring a recipe. At the end of the year, the Guild will compile all the recipes into a cookbook to be sold as a fundraiser. Jane thanked Carolyn for her great idea and for taking on the position of Hospitality Chair. Jane then acknowledged January birthdays - and hers was the only one! Vicki Carroll made a motion to accept the December newsletter minutes. Connie Litteer seconded the motion, and the motion carried. Vicki Carroll then read the Treasurer s report. Connie Litteer made a motion to accept the report as read, and Jeanette Lott seconded the motion. The motion carried. Becky Bradley appealed to members of the Guild to volunteer for the Donation Quilt Travel Committee. She needs help with scheduling locations to show the quilt and sell tickets. The goal we need to reach in ticket sales is $5700. There were no volunteers during the meeting. Janie DeStefano held her mini raffle with great success and fun prizes! Librarian, Renee Wojnowski, showed us several new books donated to the Guild by her friend. One of the books is being donated in memory of Barb Woods precious cat that recently passed away. Please keep Barb in your thoughts. Renee asked if there was any interest in a reading challenge, and Linda McPike was in favor right away! Tracy Williams is in countdown mode with only 5 months to go until the Quilt Show! She encouraged members to participate in the block challenge. All blocks will be displayed and voted on at the show. The top 3 winners will win a prize. Fat quarters for the blocks are being sold at Guild meetings. Tracy said that Lisa Struthers is still taking quilt entries for the show, and entry forms need to be sent to her right away. Thursday, May 2, volunteers are needed to help set up, and there are jobs to be covered through Saturday. Members can choose the time they want to be there and the job that they want to do. Posters and postcards will be available in February for us to take around the community and local quilt shops. Items are needed for raffle baskets (Carolyn Davis) and for the silent auction (Connie Schofield). Gloria Hill spoke about our next workshop which will be a paper piecing project. This will be held on Sunday, March 31 and possibly Monday, April 1. The cost will be based on attendance. Linda McPike will be accepting donations of blank cards for Sunshine and Shadows. Jane Ott read the thank you note from Love Inc for the lovely children s gifts that members donated in December. New member, Grace H volunteered to be the new Mini Raffle Committee Chair! Thank you, Grace! Show and Tell: Renee Wojnowski showed a beautiful quilt called Tiffany s Cowboy s Quilt that she made for her niece, Tiffany, who is a huge Cowboys fan. She also had made an overnight bag and a Judy Neimeyer table runner. New member, Grace H, had a lovely quilt of her own design. Pam Jones had made a 50th anniversary quilt which had pictures of her husband and her from 8th grade to age 70! Jane Clifton brought numerous quilts that Barb Woods made for the Pregnancy Resource Center and several larger quilts for MD Anderson. Barb is down in her back. Please keep her in your prayers. Becky Trigg showed us her quilt top for the new block of the month project. She will have patterns and instructions each month along with fun coloring pages. When you return next month, bring your finished block, and your name will be in a drawing for a prize. In November, bring your completed quilt top, and you will be entered in a drawing for the Grand Prize! The quilt pattern is called Under the Stars and is by Debra Davis of Tuning My Heart Quilts. Becky offers the pattern in 2 colorways. Suzy McLain gave a demonstration of her latest quilting find, Omnigrid s Stripology Ruler. She said that there is a good YouTube video demo of the tool called Stripology 101 that gives good tips on tool usage and holding the rotary cutter. Winner of the ruler and a pattern was Elizabeth Walters. Annette Kuder let us know that February s guest speaker will be Carol Morrissey of ocaroldesigns.com. She will present Confessions of an Absent-Minded Quilter with her trunk show. Annette then introduced our January guests, Debby Walters and Kim Buchmann, a mother-daughter duo, formerly of Quilting Adventures. Together, they have more than thirty years of quilting experience. They talked about the benefits of being in a guild or a bee, showed stacks of gorgeous traditional and art quilts and told us about many of their favorite designers. In attendance were 49 members, 5 new members and 1 guest. Jane Ott adjourned the meeting at 9:09 Amy Collins, Secretary

8 Quilting with a Friend will keep you in Stitches Meetings are held the first Monday of each month (except on holidays) at St. Mark s United Methodist Church, 3811 N. Main Street, Baytown, TX Join us on Monday, February 4. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. All Board Members are required to meet promptly at 5:45 prior to the General Meeting. Things to bring in February Name Tag Quilt Entry Forms, pictures, and fees for quilt show Quilts for Show and Tell Membership Dues (and form) Donation Quilt Money A Friend Newsletter Lisa Struthers 2019 Programs and Workshops February 4, 2019 Carol Morrissey Confessions of an Absent Minded Quilter March 4, 2019 Dot Collins Stories Behind the Quilts April 1, 2019 Megan Hollingshead mhquilting.com lecture/trunk Show Workshop Paper Piecing star workshop May 6, 2019 Quilt Show Recap No Speaker June 3, 2019 Nancy Mahoney Scrap Quilts Trunk Show July 1, 2019 Community Service Meeting No Speaker August 5, 2019 Janice Schindeler Lecture/Trunk Show very unique and original designs Workshop - Wool Applique with Sue Spago style embellishment stitches September 3, 2019 Blended Moments Janie DeStefano and Gail Lumus will present a Lecture/Trunk Show showcasing their company and what they have to offer each of us. October 7, 2019 Charlene Morrison African Quilt Artist African Fabrics Lecture/Trunk Show November 4, 2019 Jo Lynn O Neal Collage Quilts Lecture/Trunk Show. Jo Lynn is a Laura Heine certified teacher and she will share with us her experience and knowledge Workshop - Collage Quilt December 2, 2019 Guild Christmas Party and Installation of 2020 Officers. The deadline for article submission for the March issue of The Patchwork Pipeline is February 15. Baytown Area Quilt Guild P.O. Box 1531 Baytown, TX Return Service Requested