Stitchers Quilt Guild

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1 Stitchers Quilt Guild A HARDIN COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION HOMEMAKER CLUB Letter From The President FEBRUARY 2019 Hello Friends, Happy Valentine Day to Everyone! Wow! The weather sure made a mess of things. I sure missed our January meeting; having said that we will be presenting our UFO quilts during the February meeting. I am sure it will be a great show. February meeting is your last chance to turn in your UFO Resolution. (To explain for our new members this is for you to choose a quilt project you want to finish for next year s resolution presentations. It requires the quilt to be finished including binding and label.) If your need an entry sheet they will be on the back table during the meeting. Please turn into Patty Pruitt during the February meeting. Thank you all that volunteered to work our Quilt Show. Without you the show would not go on. Just check with Patty Pruitt for any information needed on the quilt show. We are still in need of a chair for the COUNTY STORE. Patty Pruitt has stated the items may be stored at her house if needed. Please begin to get together your number of Volunteer hours for this year s report, I will ask for the numbers in the April meeting. If you are unable to attend please your numbers to me. These hours include any volunteer hours you have done from 1 July 18 until 30 June 19, with that being said please estimate your hours for May and June and please include them. I also need the number of Books you have read. Our next monthly meeting is February 27 th ; See you there! Darlene Our next meeting is February 27th Time is 6:30. Sincerely, Dayna Fentress County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences

2 Workshops All classes are held at the Extension office, 201 Peterson Drive, in Elizabethtown. Classes are Friday evening and all day Saturday, unless otherwise noted. If changes occur, everyone will be notified via Stitchers . These classes are for beginners to advanced quilters. On Saturdays - please bring your lunch, sewing machine, and supplies needed. February T-Shirt Quilts with Sharon Whitfield 16TH ALSO OPEN SEW DAY March 23 Precision Piecing with Susan McCombs April 27 Paducah Bus Trip July 20 Painting Fabric w/mj Kinman Guild Workshop Cancellation Policy If you sign up for workshops, classes or other activity, you need to notify Kelly Pruitt if you are cancelling. Refunds are only given with a 7 day notice of cancellation. Don t forget to check out our Facebook page for pictures from the meetings, copies of newsletters, class supply list and much more. Precision Machine Piecing: With Susan McCombs March 23rd, 10-4 $5.00 This class will enable you to improve your machine piecing by introducing you to techniques that will help you achieve better intersections, square in a square units that are square, flying geese units that include their beaks and wing tips, stars that have all of their points and pinwheels that intersect in crisp point. A pattern is provided to enable you to practice all of the techniques presented. This is a six hour workshop. Challenge We only had 4 people to sign up to participate in the Pound for Pound Challenge to provide food/etc for the local Animal Shelter. SO...I'm asking all members who would like to bring dog food, cat food, cat litter, etc to the Feb meeting I will deliver the items to the local Shelter on behalf of Stitchers.

3 Patty s Corner 1st Vice President News Feb - UFO Resolution Quilt Show - make sure you are working on completing your UFO! Mar - Demo on Creative Grid Rulers with Jennifer Carter from Busy Lady Quilt Shop, Mt Washington April May- Long Arm Quilting with Pat McMillian June-Potluck July-Applique - Piecing - Demo by Patty Pruitt (not what you think!!) Be there! FEBRUARY MEETING All 2020 UFO Resolution forms are due to Patty. There is one attached to newsletter and some will be printed and available at meeting. We will have items that belonged to Maxine marked and available for sale at the Feb meeting. The money collected will be donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Center at UK as per request from Maxine's husband. Cash or check accepted that evening. The items will be not be available to purchase until 6:30 which is our regular scheduled meeting time. Business meeting will begin at 7:00 that evening. MINI GRANTS It's Mini Grant time again. If you are interested please fill out the form and submit to 1VP (Patty) by 1 March. A committee will review and all grants will be distributed at the March meeting. Quilt Kit Tip If you purchase a quilt kit always keep your receipt. If you do not cut your quilt at once and there is a shortage in material you will have a record of your purchase, and can contact the company you ordered from. (This has happened to someone I know. The Company was great to send the balance of the shortage)

4 SAVE THE DATE Quilting Adventures PROMISES AND POSSIBILITIES: DE- SIGN IN ACTION - ROSALIE DACE March 25-29, 2019 Paducah Bus Trip APRIL 27th Cost is for members. If you worked at the quilt show last year your money will be refunded once you board the bus. Non-members We will go public for signups after the February meeting so get signed up to save your spot. SAVE THE DATE KHQS Getaway Held at the Make design and composition work for you and your quilts. Discover the secrets of good design by learning how to arrange visual elements successfully. After doing a series of small studies based on color, value, shape, line and texture, students will develop one or more into pleasing and balanced small abstract quilt tops. Slides, discussions and visual material will extend your understanding of the nature of design, and the importance and value of critique in a supportive environment. ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Held at Camp Loucon - Leitchfield, KY. Register online on the KHQS website. Cave City Convention Center June 12-14, Becky Goldsmith June 10-12, Nancy Price Edyta Sitar Book Martha Claycomb loaned a book of patterns to someone and she would like it back please. Martha said bringing it to the meeting would be fine. Some of the patterns included houses with roofs, trees, apples, cherries and pears. Looking Ahead: September 24-26, 2020 Cynthia England March 8-12, 2021 Sue Brenner

5 Heartland of Kentucky Quilt Show (20th Show) QUILT SHOW COMMITTEE MEETING - Our next meeting will be held Monday, 18 Feb at 6:30 at the extension office. Everyone is welcome to attend. We still need someone to chair the Country Store. If no one volunteers we will just not have the country store. Chair - Patty Pruitt Co-Chair - Martha Claycomb Treasurer - Kelly Pruitt Programs - Kelly Pruitt Quilt Coordinator - Ruth Hayden & Country Store - & Sonia Putney Café - Bonnie Young Door Prizes and Program Ads - Carla Herald Publicity - Vonnie Ryan Vendors - Martha Claycomb & Patty Pruitt Volunteers/Demos - Pat McMillian Opportunity Quilt - Wendy Shepard Happy Birthday! February Brenda Caroll Martha Claycomb Janice Conder Virginia Coomes Linda Griffiths Mary Lois Hill Denise Hobbs Fran Hodges Stitchers Quilt Guild Officers President Darlene Chenault st Vice President Patty Pruitt nd Vice President Kelly Pruitt Secretary Anne Aubrey Treasurer Rebecca Gary Newsletter Barbara Dixon

6 Community Project Day Thanks to everyone that participated in the community project in January. We made approximately 25 completed quilts that day with a few tops going home with Wendy to be completed. I delivered 13 quilts to Project Linus. It was a very productive day and 2 wonderful organizations (Project Linus and Snug as a Bug) were beneficiaries of your hard work. BIG THANKS! Patty Pruitt

7 Minutes of Club Meeting Stitchers Quilt Guild Date of Meeting: December 12, 2018 Place: Hardin County Cooperative Extension Time of Meeting: 6:30 P.M. Social time with refreshments from 6:30 7:00, dinner at 7:00 by Olive Garden. Entertainment was provided by Central Hardin Choir Group during dinner. A $ donation was given to the CHHS choral program. The meeting was called to order by President Darlene Chenault at 7:45. She thanked all those responsible for the December meeting, dinner, and decorations particularly Bonnie Young and Leona Gilliam who decorated, provided fat quarter gifts, and arranged for Olive Garden to cater. Acknowledge Visitors & New members (if any) Fifty-three members were present with 2 guests. Approval of Minutes The minutes were ed out to members prior to the meeting with several copies available at the meeting. Martha Brooks moved the approval of the minutes. Virginia Coomes seconded the motion. It was approved without correction. Treasurer s report Report was ed to members. Since there was no objection, the report will be filed for audit. Report of Officers and Standing Committees: 1 st Vice President Patty Pruitt reminded members that the UFO Resolution Quilts would be due at the January meeting. She said the forms for the 2019 Resolution Quilt project would be available in the newsletter and at the January meeting. She also reported that The Block of the Month in 3 different sizes would start in January. 2 nd Vice President Kelly Pruitt reported that the Mystery Workshop taught by Patty Pruitt would be January 18 and 19. The Extension will be available to members who would like to sew on January 20 and 21. On February there will be a T-Shirt quilt workshop and on March 23 from 10 until 4 there will be a Precision Piecing class. Secretary Anne Aubrey reported that she was passing out updated membership cards. Treasurer no additional report Quilt Show Quilt Show Chairman, Patty Pruitt, said the first meeting would be January 21 at 6 o clock at the Extension. All are invited to participate. This meeting will follow a work session on making baby quilts to be donated. Old Business:

8 Quilts for Hosparus are still needed and can be given to Suzanne Davis or Darlene. Angel Tree Patty Pruitt purchased gifts for the 2 Angel Tree recipients the guild selected. New Business: The Board has decided to have the next food event meeting in March rather than April. Members whose last names begin with the letters A through G will provide the treats. Announcements: Eileen Heinen s great granddaughter was in the hospital was in need of prayers. Wendy Shepherd said that Vonnie Ryan was trying to gather quilts for fire victims in California. She said Two Ladies With Fabric would provide fabric to those who wished to participate. Show and Tell Denise Sloyer, Geralyn Bostic, Pat McMillian, Margot VanLengen, Martha Claycomb, Cheri Green, Lynn Phipps, and Patty Pruitt Gift Exchange around 30 participated in exchanging Christmas gifts. Demo Patty Pruitt demonstrated how to make a small quilted bucket and gave out handouts for those wishing to make a quick last minute Christmas gift. Game Guess the Christmas Carol won by Geralyn Bostic. Door Prize Drawing Ava Allen and Ilse Comenzind were two winners along with Martha Claycomb, Debbie McQueary, Kelly Pruitt, Deanna Lively, Kathy Cravens, Martha Brooks, Beth Hunter Jean Mindock, Ramona Peterson, and Cheri Green who won poinsettias. Next Meeting January 30, Meeting adjourned at 8:30. Anne Aubrey, Secretary

9 Here s our UFO list for the February meeting!

10 Precision Machine Piecing Techniques Intermediate and Advanced Quilters Supply List Basic Sewing Supplies Sewing Machine Power cords for machine Machine needles, Microtex Sharp 80/12 50 wt thread (to blend with fabric) Seam ripper Pins (fine quilting) Scissors Mechanical pencil Rotary cutter Rotary mat (Use caution when transporting your mat. It need to lie flat and not be exposed to heat.) Fabric One fat quarter each of light, medium and a dark fabric

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14 Stitchers Quilt Guild Hardin County Extension Office 201 Peterson Dr. Elizabethtown, KY 42701