Big Cypress Whispers. Modern 15 Runner of the. Month 15 Mystery Quilt 16 Improvisational. Quilting Having Fun with Piecing 18 Calendar of Events

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1 Inside This Issue 1 March Mtg Minutes 3 Collage of Show N Tell 6 Upcoming Events 12 April Birthdays 12 Member Highlights 13 Reminders 13 Tips & Notes 14 Tid Bits from a Blog 15 Block of the Month Modern 15 Runner of the Month 15 Mystery Quilt 16 Improvisational Quilting Having Fun with Piecing 18 Calendar of Events April 2016 Meeting Minutes We are at 60 members and a long waiting list. Another retreat at Killsworth, Seabring, FL. is planned for October if someone will come forward to chair. It will be same price as the recent one: $ for double occupancy, $ for single price is for all days plus continental breakfast. You can bring your own food if you wish. Max openings available are 24. Debbie Bookman stated the next modern block would be Hop Scotch. The updated member list will be included in the April newsletter. Sheila reported 101 placemats from our chapter and 145 from guild have been donated. There are still more to be turned in. Diana gave special birthday treats to the March Birthday girls. Joann Dunphy and her husband are back home in The Villages. Sheila bought batting roll for our charity quilts and projects. If you take some, please bring any leftovers back to be used for smaller projects. Discussion was held regarding protecting our investment by someone keeping the roll at home, so it doesn t disappear from the closet. It has been reported that items, like games, have vanished. Flo will have the roll and bring it in on open sewing and charity days. A flyer was passed stating that the Sumter County Girls 4-H group is looking for instructors in all types of sewing. They are currently at the Sumter Library, but need a larger room. The sewing machine collection held at Eisenhower last week yielded 18 machines. These will go to the 4-H and also the battered women s center. There is a bus trip planned by Seabreeze to Clermont on April 19. We will leave from Big Cypress at 9 a.m. They will eat at Erica s Tearoom and cost is $ There are 2 quilt shops. Transportation was in question and Flo will find out if Seabreeze is providing or is we take our own cars. 1 P a g e

2 Meeting Minutes Signup is necessary and due by April 13. Flo has the form. Another bus trip is planned for April 12 to Suwanee Valley Quilt Shop in Trenton, FL. Cost $36pp. The bus leaves 9 a.m. from Sumter Landing and returns at 4:30 pm. Lunch is on your own. There are 28 seats available. Reservations to Carol Cane (This is a trip by Carol s Trips) Our 2 presidents have volunteered to chair the classes, with 10 girls ages 11+. In each class, they plan to make pillowcases. Volunteers are needed. The new guild website is up and running. Please check it out at qgotv.org. April 1 starts the new guild year. Marketplace profits were approximately $22,000. Baskets took in $2,250 from which $600 will be given to schools. There are still cookbooks available. They will be selling at the squares. Sarah reminded us that next week we will have demos on how to finish your quilt, how to square up a block, how to square up a finished quilt, add borders, and binding, magic triangles and quilt labels. Sarah said the list of classes is on the guild website under calendar of events. Go to the website qgotv.org and check them out. There are still openings in upcoming classes. Also, there are 4 packets of blocks available for Linda Hungerford s MIAGIA modern quilts. No novelty prints please. See Sarah. Project Linus blankets were also discussed. Sarah will check with Linda if she is willing to do a presentation to the guild. Pat Joho gave a short report on goings on at the guild. Joan Trecartin volunteered to be Sarah s backup for guild programs. Debbie Bookman volunteered to be her showcase backup. Karen Pekkanen is our representative for tickets for Show Case and auction is Carol Patten volunteered to be the representative for the boutique at next year s Show Case. 2 P a g e

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6 Upcoming Quilting Events: April 2nd: 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. 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon at Captiva. April 3rd: 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. April 6th: Collage Bag by Diane Penci. Participants will make a fun creative bag using colorful scraps and embellishments - Start with a crazy quilt type foundation and turn it into a unique one of a kind bag that shows off your style. 10:00 AM 3:30 PM at Laurel Manor. Cost: $15.00 (Pattern included in price of class) Optional Honey Baked Lunch $ Class size limited to10. Payment is due at time of registration. April 5th: My Life in Fabrics by Marlene Glickman. Marlene is an avid and prolific fiber artist from Clearwater, Florida. Her concentration is in silk dyeing and collage to express her response to the inspiration she finds all around her. She will talk about her life in fabrics and provide a Dyeing Demonstration. She will also have multiple kits for sale at the end of the lecture. 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) at Laurel Manor. April 5th: Expanded Dyeing by Marlene Glickman. Participants will dye 3 silk scarves using different methods for imagery to baggie dye for a soft organic look. Make hand dyed silk greeting cards to go with them. There will be extra scarves and silk items for purchase. 9:00 AM 3:30PM at Rohan. Cost: $90 (includes a kit) with a $12 Optional Honey Baked lunch. Class size limited to 35. Payment is due at time of registration. 6 P a g e

7 Upcoming Quilting Events: April 6th: Cotton Theory Button Back Runner by Karla Singer. Participants will learn how to use Cotton Theory to complete a reversible runner, how to use decorative machine stitches how to use the Magic Triangle process for joining the binding and how to machine stitch the binding on their quilt. 9:00 AM 4:00 PM at Seabreeze. Cost: $50 (includes required book/pattern) with a $12 Optional Honey Baked lunch. Class size limited to 12. Payment is due at time of registration. April 9th: Landscape Quilts by Diane Penci. Ready to try an art quilt? This class will cover design and execution methods. Learn to look at fabrics like a painter chooses paints. Bring the landscape to life with embellishments. 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Eisenhower. Cost: $25 with a $12 Optional Honey Baked lunch. Class size limited to 10. Payment is due at time of registration. April 10th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin bastes a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights. April 12th: Bus Trip to Swanee Valley Quilt Shop in Trenton, FL Cut off date is Tues., 4/5. But leaves 9 am and returns 4:30 pm Bus will pick Sumter Landing. Cost: $36pp and includes r/t transportation, tip to bus driver. Lunch is on your own at the Suwanee Rose Café. Make your reservation now by contacting Carol Cane at or caroltrips@yahoo.com or through the Web site: Only 28 seats available!! Other shops include Cross Stitch, Machine Quilting, Soda Fountain, Antiques, Hair Salon, Ruffled Rose Tea Room. 7 P a g e

8 Upcoming Quilting Events: April 16th: 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. 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon at Captiva. April 17th: 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. April 20th: Curved Piecing by Debbie Bookman. Learn the skills of curved piecing by machine. Gather up a large assortment of scraps big enough to cut out curved shapes. 1:00 PM 3:30 PM at Seabreeze. Cost: $15. Payment is due at time of registration. April 24th: 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. May 1st: Bargello Heart by Esther Meinhardt. Class 1 of 3 Learn the Bargello way to create a truly stunning quilt. Class includes assistance with fabric selection as well as hands-on demonstrations of all techniques used to complete your quilt. Participation in class requires your own purchase of Bargello Hearts by Nancy Podolsky by first class. One class, three meetings. May 1 st 12:00 PM 200 PM at Sterling Heights, May 14 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Eisenhower and May 18 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Seabreeze. Cost: $30. Payment is due at time of registration. 8 P a g e

9 Upcoming Quilting Events: May 3rd: So What is Thread Painting All About by Nancy Prince The Guild meeting Guest Speaker will be Nancy Prince, Thread Painter. Nancy Prince is a nationally known thread painter who won at Quilt National in Houston this year. Nancy will talk about Thread Painting and will have kits/products for sale at the end of the lecture. 1:30 pm (doors open at 1:00 pm) Seabreeze. May 5th: Thread Painted Landscape - Spring by Nancy Prince. Participants will create a small wall hanging using thread painting This workshop introduces you to a simple way of mastering the straight and zigzag stitch to thread paint simple designs. The process might seem complicated, but my step-by-step approach will assure you success right from the start. Cost: $95.00 (includes kit)/ Optional Honey Baked Lunch $ Class size limited to 20. Payment is due at time of registration. May 5th: Intro to New York Beauty by Nancy Prince. Participants will cover the basics of the New York Beauty design and the techniques to construct blocks. Understanding basic paper piecing is helpful but not critical. This is a try it and see if you like it class. Cost: $25.00 (includes Pattern) with Optional Honey Baked Lunch $ Class size limited to 10 Payment is due at time of registration.. May 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. 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon at Captiva. 9 P a g e

10 Upcoming Quilting Events: May 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. May 14th: Bargello Heart by Esther Meinhardt. Class 2 of 3 Learn the Bargello way to create a truly stunning quilt. Class includes assistance with fabric selection as well as hands-on demonstrations of all techniques used to complete your quilt. Participation in class requires your own purchase of Bargello Hearts by Nancy Podolsky by first class. One class, three meetings. May 1 st 12:00 PM 200 PM at Sterling Heights, May 14 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Eisenhower and May 18 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Seabreeze. Cost: $30. Payment is due at time of registration. May 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. May 18th: Bargello Heart by Esther Meinhardt. Class 3 of 3 Learn the Bargello way to create a truly stunning quilt. Class includes assistance with fabric selection as well as hands-on demonstrations of all techniques used to complete your quilt. Participation in class requires your own purchase of Bargello Hearts by Nancy Podolsky by first class. One class, three meetings. May 1 st 12:00 PM 200 PM at Sterling Heights, May 14 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Eisenhower and May 18 th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM at Seabreeze. Cost: $30. Payment is due at time of registration. 10 P a g e

11 Upcoming Quilting Events: May 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. 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon at Captiva. May 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. May 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. Sarah Dudak will forward all moneys to Pat Joho Checks should be payable to QGOTV. 11 P a g e

12 April Birthdays: Happy Birthday to Diane Basque, Sarah Davis Diana Fitzwater, Pat Joho, Sheila Leverton and Judy Saak. Members Highlights: Sandy Foreman What's there to say about me? I live in the Village of Pinellas, had our house built to our specifications and moved in August 15, I've always loved to sew but did so by hand and I always wanted to learn how to quilt. So, figuring The Villages does everything, I looked into a guild. After I found Big Cypress I went to Joanne Fabrics and took a class and caught "the bug". My first quilt was huge (extended king, plus) and now I'm making quilts for my dogs, grandkids and venturing out to make my first T-shirt/picture quilt. I wish I could make every meeting but as most know, I work at Publix, bakery, decorator and can't predict my Tuesday schedule. That s me in a nutshell. 12 P a g e

13 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 or Kathy Grahms. Cook Books: Cooking in Paradise are available through Flo. Also, they will be selling them at the Market Nights at the various Town Squares. Since the beginning of October, we've sold an additional 150 cookbooks bringing the total sold to 713! We still have over 400 cookbooks remaining to sell. We'll be selling the cookbooks the following dates at the Town Square Market nights and farmers market. Please share this information with your chapter and family and friends. In addition, we've received $ in donations for Shepherds Lighthouse. With the snowbirds returning and the holidays around the corner, we expect sales to pick up. If you are looking for the perfect holiday or hostess gift, consider the cookbook. As always you may contact any of the cookbook committee members for additional books and we'll be sure to get the books to you very timely. Tips and Notes: Your Stash: The most important tool for quilting is your fabric collection. Build a good stash and then you'll always be able to find that special piece you need to complete a project. 13 P a g e

14 AmysCreativeSide.com by Amy Ellis Tid Bits from Blog Trimming: Trimming is one of the less glamorous parts of quilting, but I do find that it is a necessary step when I m piecing most of my quilts. I have a small basket on my cutting table for scraps and trash, the slivers of fabric that are too small to use in any piecing. I find my favorite ruler for the job, and mark the reference points if I m doing a lot of trimming. Turn on some Netflix, and get it done. Units: For precision s sake, I find making my Half-Square Triangle (HST) units slightly larger than needed and trimming to size a great use of my time. Trimming these units down makes the later steps in the quilt block or top much easier, no matter how straight my stitching I still seam to have a little variation in the outcome. The same is true of any unit that is slightly larger than needed. I have a step by step look at how I trim my HST units here - if nothing else pin this one for later! Blocks: Trimming my blocks before putting them into a quilt top has saved me lots of frustration. When possible, I like to have a ruler the same size as the quilt block. Currently I have 6 1/2, 9 1/2, 12 1/2 and 16 1/2 square rulers, some I use a lot more than others, but they have all come in handy! Having the square ruler, to trim my square blocks, helps to make sure they are indeed square, as I trim them. If necessary, press your blocks with a little starch so that they are nice and flat before trimming. Having nice square blocks means less struggles to match up seams, and a nice square quilt top! It's all the little things in quilting that add up to a pleasant experience, and you being less critical of 14 P a g e

15 Block of the Month - Modern: Debbie will be doing the Hopscotch block of on pages 14 & 15. Debbie recommends you bring to class scrap material to learn to cut and sew the block. Also, be sure to write your name on your Hex N More ruler, Sidekick ruler and pattern booklet. Runner of the Month Linda Mallue, Jeannie and I have had the idea of replacing the Traditional Block of the Month with a Runner of the Month. However, we need volunteers to sign up to demonstrate a runner technique of pattern. We will pass a sign up sheet around for volunteers. Help us out to get this idea going. Mystery Quilt 2016 Nancy will have more clues available on April 12th. It is not too late to join the fun. She will also have Purchasing and Cutting instructions as well as previous clues are available as well for those who missed them. Happy Quilting JOIN THE FUN AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY 15 P a g e

16 Improvisational Quilting Having Fun with Piecing By Sherri McConnell Improvisational piecing is a fun creative quilting method that can best be described as "piecing without rules". With this technique, you throw your inhibitions out of the window and use a variety of different fabric scraps, sew them together, and continue adding more in a similar fashion. For example, string blocks, created from a number of unique strings of fabric, incorporate aspects of this style. With no clear pre-planned path, you never quite know what you're going to get with improv piecing-just that you're going on an adventure to create it! To attempt this type of piecing, first gather a bucket of scraps in various sizes. You might have the itch to color-coordinate these before you begin, but try to resist this temptation - you'll be surprised at how liberating sewing without a specific color scheme in mind can be. To begin creating fabric blocks, first choose two random pieces of fabric and sew them right sides together along two edges. Trim the fabric giving it straight edges, and then press it. After that you are ready to add another piece of fabric. Simply reach into your scrap bin and incorporate any piece you touch. Continue adding various fabric scraps, pressing and trimming after each step. You don't need to trim to a certain shape-your work in progress can be square, rectangular, triangular or any shape you desire. Continue until you have a quilt block constructed of a mixture of fabrics, that is just a little bit larger than you need for your finished block. Then, trim to the desired measurements and start on your next block. Using this technique, you can create a quilt of any size. Additionally you can set the blocks together directly or use sashing in between-the choice is up to you. 16 P a g e

17 Improvisational Quilting Having Fun with Piecing By Sherri McConnell It can be a lot of fun to create a mystery quilt in this manner! I recently made a straight improvisational block as part of an online quilting bee. With this type of block you use the same method for selecting scraps; however, you square up the block with the addition of each new piece of fabric. Honestly, I was surprised at how much fun I had in creating this block. After years of worrying about patterns and rules, it was pleasantly exhilarating to just go with the flow and sew with a variety of fabrics without a particular end goal in mind. I embraced that the final block would just end up how it ended up, and that was a lot of fun! If improvisational quilting piques your interest, you might want to check out Victoria Findlay Wolfe's book15 Minutes of Play: Improvisational Quilts or her blogwith ideas for this fun technique. Have you ever tried improvisational quilting? 17 P a g e

18 Event Day Date Time Loc Cost Art Quilting Bee Saturday April 2nd 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday April 3rd 11:30AM 3:50 PM Collage Bag by Diane Benci QGOTV Business Meeting Marlene Glickman, Fiber Artist My Life In Fabrics Big Cypress Chapter Scrappy Quilting Expanded Dyeing Class by Marlene Glickman Cotton Theory Button Back Runner by Karla Singer Landscape Quilts by Diane Benci Tuesday April 5th 10:00 AM 3:30 PM Tuesday April 5th Doors Open at 6:30 PM Tuesday April 5th 12:30 3:30 PM Wednesday April 6th 9:00 AM 3:30 PM Wednesday April 6th 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Saturday April 8th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Sundays at Sterling Sunday April 10th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Bus Trip to Suwanee Quilt Shop in Trenton, FL Tuesday April 12th 9:00 AM 4:30 PM Captiva Sterling Heights Laurel Manor Laurel Manor Big Cypress Rohan Seabreeze Eisenhower Sterling Heights Bus Pick up at Sumter Landing $15.00 incl pattern Optional Honey Baked Lunch $12.00 $90.00 incl kit Optional Honey Baked Lunch $12.00 $50 inc required book w/ a $12 Opt Honey Baked Lunch. $15.00 incl pattern Opt Honey Baked Lunch $12.00 $36 pp incl rt transportation & tip. Lunch is on your own 18 P a g e

19 Big Cypress Chapter Block of the Month Tuesday April 12th 12:30 3:30 PM Art Quilting Bee Saturday April 16th 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Scrappy Sunday Sunday April 17th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Charity Work Curved Piecing by Debbbie Bookman Tuesday April 19th 12:30 3:30 PM Wednesday April 20th 1:00 3:30 PM Sundays at Sterling Sunday April 24th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Business Mtg Bellargo Heart by Esther Meinhardt Class 1 of 3 Tuesday April 26th 12:30 3:30 PM Friday May 1st 12:00 Noon 2:00 PM Big Cypress Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Seabreeze $15 Sterling Heights Big Cypress Sterling Heights $30 Sundays at Sterling Sunday May 1st 11:30AM 3:50 PM QGOTV Bus. Meeting Nancy Prince So What is Thread Painting All About Big Cypress Chapter Scrappy Quilting Thread Painting Landscape- Spring by Nancy Prince Intro to New York Beauty by Diane Penci Tuesday May 3rd Doors Open at 1:00 PM Tuesday May 3rd 12:30 3:30 PM Wednesday May 4th 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Wednesday May 4th 9:00 AM 3:30 PM Art Quilting Bee Saturday May 7th 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday May 8th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Block of the Month Tuesday May 10th 12:30 3:30 PM Sterling Heights Seabreeze Big Cypress Rohan Churchill Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress $95 inc kit w/ a $12 Opt Honey Baked Lunch. $25 inc pattern w/ $12 Opt Honey Baked Lunch. 19 P a g e

20 Bellargo Heart by Esther Meinhardt Class 2 of 3 Saturday May 14th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Sundays at Sterling Sunday May 15th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Charity Work Bellargo Heart by Esther Meinhardt Class 3 of 3 Tuesday May 17th 12:30 3:30 PM Wednesday May 18th 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Art Quilting Bee Saturday May 21st 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Sundays at Sterling Sunday May 22nd 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Business Mtg Tuesday May 24th 12:30 3:30 PM Sundays at Sterling Sunday May 29th 11:30AM 3:50 PM Big Cypress Chapter Open Tuesday May 31st 12:30 3:30 PM Eisenhower Included with Class 1 Sterling Heights Big Cypress Seabreeze Included with Class 1 Captiva Sterling Heights Big Cypress Sterling Heights Big Cypress 20 P a g e