An Affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Guild. volume 20, Number 3 March 2014

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1 ~ HAVASU STITCHERS ~ Lake Havasu City, Arizona An Affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Guild volume 20, Number 3 March 2014 Have you heard, Nooooo??, well read on Well we had another great month of stitching and all that goes along with that. Karm is carrying on with the Puppy pillows trying to reach that goal of 78! We had a fabulous garage sale, I mean fabulous thanks to all of you who have helped both Karm and I with the Stitcher projects, so many volunteers what a wonderful time we had and let me tell you some back breaking work!!! I guess it was good for us, hee hee hee. We were so blessed to be able to donate all the leftover fabric and some other items to Fusion the teen center here in town for the classes for the youth! Tina, her husband Steve and Bruce and I held a booth for the Stitchers at the Blue Grass Festival and there was some foot stompin goin on in our booth! Now we are in full swing with classes, classes, classes get signed up now!! Our March meeting will bring us a TIP WALK 10 of our quilters will share some of their secrets with us on the 13th! We are looking for volunteers to hold coffees either day or night!! Join in have some fun. Nominations will begin this month, next month April is ballots/voting and in May the new board is installed and they begin their duties in June!!!! Ruby Worrell is our Nomination Committee Chair, she will be taking nominations from the floor at our meeting on the 13 th of March!! President, VP Education, VP Membership, Secretary and many other positions need to be filled. Coming to a Meeting Near you AQG Quilt Show March th, Mesa Convention Center National Quilt Day (March 29th) Catherine Stephan Class, Quilts, Sit N Sew and demo s tell everyone Bridge of Friendship XI Quilt Show 2015 Chairman We will have a basket at each meeting, or send to me, for any of your Orphan blocks, these will be used to make quilts for silent auction or just for sale. Bring them in!!! Looking for volunteers for: Antique Quilts; Door Prizes; Food Court; Preview Party; Program Booklet Publicity; Lapel Pins; Quilt Floor Layout; Security; Setup/Tear Down; Wearable Art; Advisory Committees Call me Winter visitors give Ann Creek, Carolyn Victor or Bonnie Fryer a call if you have anything that can be donated to the Boutique or Hearts Desire. Sewing Strategies: Cross Stitch may be the oldest known form of needlework on fabric, and may have originated from patterns woven into baskets made from dry grasses! Tip of the Month: To make your cross-stitch embroidery design appear as hand worked when machine embroidering on Aida cloth or even weave linen, ensure the vertical and horizontal threads are evenly aligned with the edges of the hoop Quilting Out Loud!! - Sherri What s Inside. Community Outreach / Membership 2 Friendship Coffees / Birthdays 3 FABRIC EXCHANGE CANDY 3 BRING CASH FOR RAFFLES 2 Education 4 NATIONAL QUILTING DAY 5 Spotlight on our Members 7 Minutes 9, 10, 11

2 Havasu Stitchers P. O. Box 2875 Lake Havasu City, Arizona General Meeting the second Thursday of every month. Mohave Community College Room 600 6:30 PM 1977 W Acoma Blvd Board Meetings the first Thursday of every month. Mohave County Library 6:00 PM havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com On the Web at FUTURE GENERAL MEETING DATES Thursday Mar 13, 2014 MCC Room 600 at 6:30pm Thursday Apr 10, 2014 MCC Room 600 at 6:30pm Thursday May 8, 2014 MCC Room 600 at 6:30pm Membership Interested in joining? Get paperwork from Mona or go to our website on the About Us page. New Members SHERI AHRENS VALERIE ANDERSON LILLIAN ASTON MAVIS DAVIS MARSHA GARDNER VALERIE GEREGHTY Mona Bolen Community Outreach Zola Stuart Community Outreach at the library Weds, Mar 19th at 9:00 am. Bring your sewing machine and come to complete quilts. No meetings during June, July, Aug. Future dates: 3/19 (9-3), 4/16 (11:30-3), 5/14 (11:30-3), 9/10 (10-3), 10/8 (10-3), 11/12 (10-3), 12/10 (10-3). We meet in the County Library to make projects to give to the elderly in rest homes, homeless children, and others in need. If you have some time to donate to this cause please join us. If you can t spend the day or part, you could stop by, take something home to work on, or a simple donation from your stash or maybe you would like to just quilt one of our projects or do a binding anything you can do to help out. FYI: LAP QUILTS are approx 45 x 48 Currently made: 27 adult quilts, 6 baby, 29 child quilts, 9 bibs, 13 adult bibs, 14 walker bags, 2 fleece, 4 burp. TRANSITION HOUSE Transition House Personal size shampoos, toothpaste and lotions are always appreciated. Drop off donations at the meeting. Betty Campbell will thank you for your generosity. 2 IF YOUR information needs to be updated please submit changes to the membership chair & the newsletter editor so that your fellow Stitchers can stay in touch. Ways and Means REMEMBER TO BUY YOUR RAFFLE TIXS AND WIN FUN BASKETS OR 50/50 $ s Bonnie Fryer & Carolyn Victor Carolyn & I would like for you to remind everyone to bring extra cash for raffle tickets. We also have gift items on sale: two-sided mirrors ($2.00 each) and Havasu Stitchers measuring tapes ($2.50 each). Thank you, Carolyn Victor and Bonnie Fryer

3 Fabric Exchange Diana Stebbens Hospitality Diane Peterson & Sandy Williams FABRIC EXCHANGE Theme CANDY Mar - Reese Pieces - browns, tans Cut 3 inch strips, width of the material. Bring your strips in a baggie with your name on it. Please cut precisely and use good quality material. Block Club Rules of the Game If you do sign up; make certain you bring the required number. Don t forget. Others are counting on you as one of the exchangers. Please use the best quality of 100% cotton available. Make certain your cut is straight; not wavy or bowed. Depending on the number that sign up; it may take as much as two yards of fabric. It is better to use all of the same fabric for your swap. Turn them in at the beginning of the meeting to allow time to sort and then don t forget to pick up your bag after the meeting. Listen at the meeting for the number of strips. We will be starting a new theme for the Fabric Exchange in April. The theme is "Come travel with me" We will be cutting 5.5 inch squares. I will have a signup sheet at the meeting. We have Friendship Coffee Social dates set through Oct. VALERIE ANDERSON 3/03 TINA BENSON 3/24 LUCILLE BUSH 3/31 GINNY CLAUSEN 3/05 JANE DONSKER 3/09 ANN EDMONDSON 3/27 LOIS HARTWIG 3/06 SHARON HUSTED 3/23 LINDA IRA 3/07 EILEEN JOHNSON 3/18 MARY LOMBERTO 3/28 LINDA MACKAY 3/16 SUSAN MATTHEWS 3/03 SARAH MCNARY 3/19 DEIRDRE NOLAN 3/24 CAROL PANAGOS 3/29 VICKI RINKE 3/15 JO SHOOP 3/14 CAROLYN VICTOR 3/10 LINDA VISNAW 3/08 BARBARA WALKER 3/20 Friendship Coffee Socials Do it your way! We have had many types of coffees, no big expectations. Some just have a show n tell, some pick a theme, some demo something, some have Ice Cream, some have food, some just cake and coffee, etc, etc. Some have a daytime get together, some have an afternoon or evening. Whatever is best for you. The Guild provides $25 to offset the cost. April 12th 1pm at Sherri Ashford s Fabric Dyeing Wear older clothes if participating Hospitality needs sign-ups to bring refreshments at the meetings Here is our itinerary. Apr - Holland to see the tulips May - Japan to attend the cherry blossom festival Jun - Hawaii we're booked at a luau Jul - Ocean cruise to see the whales Aug- Sahara Desert (no snakes!!!!) Sep - New England for a view of the leaves Oct - Haunted House in Salem, MA Nov - Plymouth Rock for Thanksgiving Dec - Germany Christmas Market Jan - Iceland to see the Glaciers Feb - Jungle Safari Mar - Your Home Happy Travels from your travel guide. Diana Stebbens 3 NOMINATING COMMITTEE THANK YOU, RUBY WORRELL, FOR HEADING UP THIS COMMITTEE Timeline: Nominations of the Officers - March meeting. Voting in of the Officers - April meeting. Installation of the Officers - May meeting. The new Board assumes duties on June 1st. Sunshine Joan Wurster Please let the Sunshine Chairman know if anyone would like to have a card sent to one of our members. Phone # cell joansews50851@yahoo.com Please put Sunshine lady in the Re: section of the .

4 Education Catherine Stephan Remember all classes are open to members of the Havasu Stitchers If you would like to join us please contact Catherine or stop at the table at our next meeting ******Reminder you must PAY to play***** Also needed are individuals that would be interested in conducting any kind of demo during our General Meeting, month of your choice.!!!!!! Superior University!!!!!! ****Workshops for Courses ******* Thursdays.. 9-3p Feb. 6 th, 13 th, 20 t, & 27 th. Thursdays..5-8p Feb.6 th,13 th, 27 th, March 6 th, 20 th. If we have enough we will do a Sunday class ****Workshops for Course ******* Tuesdays..9-3p Feb. 11 th, March 11 th, April 8 th Wednesdays..5-8p Jan.15 th, 29 th, Feb.12 th, 26 th, March 12 th, 26 th Thursdays..9-3p Feb, 6 th, 13 th, 20 th, & 27 th Space is limited and kits need to be ordered so contact me ASAP...Catherine... Sandy Williams will be teaching a zipper class. Monday, March 24th Hobby Lobby classroom 9am 3pm Superior University Courses Superior University Courses

5 HAVASU STITCHERS NATIONAL QUILTING DAY OPEN HOUSE WE COLLECT NON-PERISHABLE FOOD FOR INTERAGENCY FOOD BANK Havasu Stitchers A Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild NATIONAL QUILTING DAY OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, MARCH 29, AM 3PM National Quilt Day Class Kim Pebley / Jeanette Kennedy College Room 600 "Get Out Of Your Box" Learn to make a fun scrappy quilt. You will need 3/4 yards of lights and 2-3 yards scraps of med/darks. If you would like to use a jelly roll you could also as all pieces will be cut from a 2 1/2" Strip. This is a great exercise to just have fun pull the pieces from the bag and sew. You can make this any size you want! Come join us for this fun event. Cost is $5.00 for Havasu Stitchers Members - Pattern and Instruction included. MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ROOM ACOMA BLVD DEMONSTRATIONS - COME SEE WHAT WE DO! BED TURNING - QUILTS & THEIR STORIES QUILT RAFFLE & QUILT BOOKS FOR SALE WE WILL BE COLLECTING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD FOR INTERAGENCY FOOD BANK Due to unforeseen circumstances we have to move National Quilt Day out one week - tell everyone it is now Saturday, March 29th!! Please bring your quilts to Sherri s house anytime, with your name and phone number attached to the back or bring them to the college, room 600 on Friday Night, March 28th between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. So sorry about the date change!!! 5

6 UPCOMING Events START THINKING QUILT SHOW Hi Stitchers, Please be thinking of your 3 favorite quilt block types (we'd like the block name if you know it or a quick sketch if you don't) so you can answer our mini-survey at the March Guild Meeting. Thanks! Your 2015 Opportunity Quilt Design Team Please bring your "orphan" blocks to the meeting Thursday (and perhaps a fat quarter or two to donate to the Quilt Show 2015 effort! The Boutique (Carolyn Victor and Bonnie Fryer): Bring finished items (for Boutique) to the meetings. We have a sign up sheet for project ideas. Requesting UFO s (to be completed by members for the Boutique). Listen for details about a drawing coming up for two Jelly Rolls (donated by Tina Benson). RAFFLE QUILT THIS QUILT WAS DONATED TO HAVASU STITCHERS BY DEE WARD AND THE SNOWBIRDS SEWING GROUP THANK YOU SO MUCH THE RAFFLE HAS DONE VERY WELL DURING OUR VARIOUS SPRING EVENTS. THE DRAWING DATE IS MARCH 29th DURING NATIONAL QUILTING DAY GET YOUR TICKETS!!! 6 FAT QUARTER FRENZY BRING A FAT QUARTER (OR AS MANY AS YOU WANT) AND RECEIVE A RAFFLE TICKET FOR EACH. AT THE END OF THE MEETING A TICKET WILL BE PULLED AND THAT PERSON GOES HOME WITH ALL THE FAT QUARTERS

7 SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MEMBERS Lorretta Erwin, aka Smokey When did you join the Havasu Stitchers? I joined Havasu Stitchers in December How long have you been quilting, do you have a particular style, or just all of it!? I started quilting about three years ago, however I did start a quilt back in 1995 when I bought my new Viking #1. I got the top done, the batting and back on, then start the quilting process of hand stitching it. Got it about have done and put it up for 15 years. Then when my girl friend helped me make my first rag quilt I guess that inspired me to finish my Adirondack quilt from 15 years prior. So I finish the hand stitching and now I know the error's of Quilting. HA! HA!. I don't have a particular style that I like. Just some appeal more to me than others and some I just don't like at all. If I see a pattern I like I do it. I try to improve with each one that I do and try to do a different method each time I make a quilt. Right now I want to do memory quilts for my grand children which I have 9 and 3 great grandchildren. I did start a quilt for one of my granddaughter's but that was short lived as I couldn't get her Mom (my daughter) to get the material I wanted. Any way as I got the material all cut and started to assemble I found out I was going about it wrong. I am a little more educated on the subject now so I will do it right when I start them. I have seen some very beautiful quilts and I like challenges but don't have enough confidence in myself to tackle some of them. For now I tend to stay with the more easier quilts. I just finished the class at Jon Ali, making the French Rose with a Twist and really like the method of quilt as you go. I would like to learn how to machine quilt. But it takes practice and time. Is quilting in the family? Many years ago my grandmother hand quilted but I was very young then and not able for her to teach. My mother sowed but not very much. When my children where small I sewed a lot of there clothes. Then went to work and stopped sewing. Now that I am retired I have more time and it has become a pleasure that I enjoy. Do you do any other type of sewing, crafts? I use to do decorative painting and T-shirt painting but no longer do that. I realize now after getting rid of my painting tools I could have use them to do quilting. So this is another of my dumb things I ve done. OH Well!! How long have you been in Lake Havasu? I have been in Lake Havasu since 1979, moved back to Oregon in 1983 and back to Havasu Then in 1995 we moved to Bend Oregon. In 2000 we moved to Las Vegas and in 2007, moved to Havasu again and this is where we retired to. We originally move to Havasu to be closer to our family (parents and siblings.) I am not currently involved in and community groups right now as we only live in Havasu six months a year. We live in Utah 6 months during the summer. Involved in any community groups? What is your favorite charity? My favorite charity is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and The Wounded Warriors Project. 7

8 Book Reports LIBRARY CORNER NEW BOOKS recently purchased: Piec-lique Best of Fons and Porter Tabletop Quilts Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book Clever Quarters Ricky Tims' Convergence Quilts Sew Simple Quilts - book four Stars, Stripes & Stitches The Spirit of Christmas Magical Machine Quilting & Embellishment II The Quilter's Home - Spring Surprisingly Simple Quilts Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts Sandy Scott Coming Soon... Technique Thursdays - Kim P Pin Cushion Challenge - Kim Pebley Color Your World Challenge - Catherine Stephan NEW BOOKS donated from the Quilt Show: Precut Patchwork Party Embellishments for Adventurous Sewing Please remember if you want to send a "Quilting" related to the entire membership, please send your request to this address (havasustitchers@gmail.com ). The Havasu Stitchers for outside contacts is HavasuStitchersGuild@yahoo.com and it is also the used by our Website. This has not gone away. Items Wanted We received many suggestions for what we need to sell in our boutique booth: Curling Iron Holder Fabric with inner silver lining. Knitting Needles Holder the kind you where you would put the needles in slots and then roll it up. Carolyn Victor has an example. In looking at our pie carriers, they said they wanted a 9 x 13 cake pan holder. Dish Soap Bottle Dress/Apron French Press Cover (like a tea cozy but for the coffee press) PUPPY PILLOWS We will have a box at every meeting to collect the scraps. Keep clean fabric scraps NO batting in a clean large plastic zipper bag or clean container. Just keep them handy so when we meet, you can just pull the bag out and drop it off at our pick up point. We need people to cut up pieces and stuff. We need people to sew up the pillow coverings (outsides). We will provide the fabrics. Please bring your machine and be ready to have fun and make some dogs and cats very happy and comfy. All you need to do is bring your sewing machine, rotary cutter, $5.00 for rent, and any fabric you might have that can be used for the pillow covers. Please do not take any scraps or fabric to Jon Ali's prior to the sew session. Chris does not have storage space. Future dates are March 20 (Thursday) 5p.m. to 9p.m. April 6 (Sunday) 10-?) I think we are the only group that makes the pillows for the Humane Society. We REALLY need your help in making these items. Thanks. Thanks Karm Webert 8

9 HAVASU STITCHERS GENERAL MEETING Mohave Community College, Room 600 February 13, 2014 Call to order: 6:30 PM Approval of the Minutes: January minutes approved HAPPY BIRTHDAY February birthdays! WELCOME New Members! New Roster books coming in March. 163 members total! 100 members here tonight and 18 visitors! Meet the Guild (Who is Who at the Zoo!): 2/25 from 5 to 7 at the library, come and learn about us! What a Month and a half!!! Quilting at the Lake again thanks to Loretta Frilot and Linda Caringella and their entire team Balloon Fest Outstanding success, thank you Tina Benson, Judy Justus, Andy Walker, Susan Sacco, Mie Blakely Havasu Happenings Phyllis Barton, Diane Peterson, Mona Bolen Winter visitors vendorama of what is going on in Havasu from Boats to Quilters! Spring Frenzy Catherine Stephens, Sandy Scott, Zola Stuart, Roberta Simpkins Sherri Winter Fest Tina Benson, Mona Bolen, Sharon Crites BUY BUY those raffle tickets! Quilt raffle 6 for $5 2 baskets of goodies to be raffled 2 Fat Quarter Frenzy Drawings VP Membership 163 members VP Education Catherine Stephan 9 classes upcoming! Big name teachers coming! $5 for members Superior University new session starting (classes 1 6) class kit is $70 but the classes are free! Contact Catherine Bluegrass Festival February 28 th March 2 nd we get a free booth (must pay $55 for the three day wristband); need musical themed items to sell aprons, microwave bowls, pillow cases, etc. Guild will provide the fabric we just need folks to sew Gadget: Last month s zipper bags are at hospitality for sale $1 each; signup for more if we run out. Raffle Winners: Deanna won the first basket Shannon won the second basket Fat Quarter Frenzy 35 fat quarters! Won by Lisa! Fat Quarter Frenzy 32 fat quarters! Won by Marcia Budget Tina Benson: Tina presented the projected 2014 budget copies available for members at the hospitality table Susan Sacco made a motion to approve; seconded; vote taken and budget was approved Hospitality: Coffee of the Month No Coffee for February need sign ups!!! Refreshments need signups!!! Community Outreach Comfort Quilters will be meeting third Wednesday of the month at the library: February and March 10AM 3PM; great for beginners! Zola shared the donation count for the year to date! Nominating Committee Rexene Worrell unable to attend nominations required for VP Education, VP Membership, and Secretary cannot continue we need nominations!!! Next month we ll take nominations from the floor. April we will vote and the new officers begin in June. AQG Quindows Project : Sandy Williams, Susan George, Zola Stuart, Robert Simpkins AQG Quilt Show presented their BQ Quilt to the members Historical Society Museum raffle quilt we have one for them!! Will present at the March Meeting to them in person! Need Garage Sale Volunteers! It s tomorrow lots of fabric!!! Lots of quilting magazines!!! 2570 Sweetwater just off Acoma and the HWY 95 Quilt Show, looking for a theme, name need your orphan blocks for a silent auction and quilt for sale; also need your donated fat quarters past quilt pin cards are available for $5; survey passed out what things do you like in a quilt? Return surveys to Linda Visnaw tonight. Adeline has volunteered to be treasurer 9

10 HAVASU STITCHERS GENERAL MEETING Mohave Community College, Room 600 February 13, 2014 Please welcome Larry Gonzalez (909) from RETRO Clean: Visit their website at Started back in 2004 Mindy is a hand quilting instructor 1850 his family settled in Glendale Larry and Mindy met there married 38 years Mindy loves vintage fabric and was looking for ways to clean these fabrics safely and effectively The company now sells on a national level and has been reviewed in 15 magazines Their products work on wedding dresses, vintage fabrics, etc. TEXTILE CARE AND PRESERVATION: Extra care is needed for special quilts, vintage clothes, lace, napkins, etc. if you want them to survive Pictures shown of a 1930 s quilt top with terrible water damage; hanky damaged with cedar chest oils Washing Vintage Quilts and Textiles: Assess the piece some of the fabric may have disintegrated before washing some stains (mold particularly) will cause the fabric to disintegrate if it gets wet If it can t be washed museums all around the world lay the piece on a table; lay a fiberglass screen over it; then vacuum it with a low level suction If you have signed quilts make sure you have used the right pen one that won t run When possible, pre wash fabric, cut a scrap, soak it in water, stick it in the microwave, and see if the color runs Synthrapal will absorb extra dye safe to move forward (make take twice) Can check an older quilt by rubbing a wet Q Tip in an inconspicuous area to check if the color runs Bathtub is a good spot for washing or a kiddie pool use a low suds soap, no dye, no softeners (leaves a residue), no fragrance, can use Retro Clean for washing; if it s a king sized quilt, lay a sheet in there first and get help for lifting Some people use vinegar to set dyes but Synthrapal strips off excess color which he prefers Don t use your washing machine for vintage fabric or if you do, don t turn it on! If you use Retro Clean, it rinses clean the first time Press the water out as much as possible; fold it into itself (be very careful about lifting it wet as the weight can pop seams) Unfold when damp; take it outside, lay on a quilt, lay another quilt on top so no direct sun on the quilt If you HAVE to use a dryer, use a dryer bag but best to air dry add a fan or two Lemons to remove stains can work but it can also backfire best to avoid Ironing Tips: Clean your iron regularly! Use an ironing pad to avoid scorching a vintage quilt Dry Cleaners can t guarantee their work because it involves solvents, heat and agitation best to avoid Starch is okay for fabrics in constant use but wash out before you store your fabrics and quilts Fabric Storage: Fabric storage more shelves and shorter stacks will reduce creasing Want to know what you have and where it is Comic Book Boards (acid free $12 for a package of 100) can be used to fold fabric to make them easy to see and will eliminate creases Dust and kitchen oils will cause brown fold lines so clean the surfaces of exposed fabric regularly Plastic bins seem good but they are made of plastic and the chemical is released as the plastic disintegrates and will yellow the fabric must use Polypropylene (will have a big 5 in a triangle) (Soft Structure TyVek sold in rolls look online easy to make into bags air gets through but water won t) Idea cover sliding closet doors in felt to create an instant design wall Fold lines and Brown Stains: Can be protein stains, unfinished shelves will transfer oils to the fabric; polyurethane will prevent that even painted shelves can cause problems and should be sealed Can use cotton fabric or acid free paper as a shelf liner 10

11 HAVASU STITCHERS GENERAL MEETING Mohave Community College, Room 600 February 13, 2014 How to fold a quilt for storage Wash your hands, remove jewelry, or wear gloves Tri fold and perhaps roll around a cotton sleeve wrapped swim noodle Don t stack quilts too high Can make sausages out of acid free tissue paper to place in folds to create soft folds instead of creases Can use acid free boxes but he s not convinced they have the ph right yet so be careful Storing Quilts Avoid warm, wet basements, and hot attics, sealed plastic bags Be careful where your mini fridge gives off heat and moisture one woman lost a whole closet of fabric Cedar chests should be lined with sheets of cotton Could stack 30 on a bed maybe a sheet between each one great spot to store with no creases! Displaying Quilts: Wall hanging a quilt can work but make sure the wood is sealed or use a cotton sleeve Don t nail quilts to wall creates holes and stains Velcro works sew the Velcro to a strip of cotton and hand stitch the cotton to the quilt and then use the Command strips to hang the Velcro on can hang that quilt on a spiral staircase Can use Magnetic Invisible Quilt Hangers (product for sale) Hang it Dang it another product a telescoping rod with a hook in the center it self levels Every 6 months vacuum quilts clean them another idea is display seasonal quilts that are changed quarterly Retro Clean Products: Basic directions Retro Clean ½ tsp of Retro Clean in a bowl let soak add hot water to keep it warm or set in the sun; put a plate on it to keep it submerged for 48 hours; rinse again and dry Archival Grade Tissue Paper Heirloom Storage Bags in four sized Pattern Pocket for history, washing instructions, etc. Make the bag out of the same fabric of the quilt (wash it whenever the quilt is washed) and 70 years from now, they ll have some extra fabric for quilt repair. Preservation Kit There s an online tutorial available on the website Quilting at the Lake: Profit this year almost $2,000! Looking for volunteers to put out fliers to RV parks every other month; also need a new Hostess Chair as Sandy Williams is moving to Hawaii Meeting Adjourned: 8:08 PM Respectfully Submitted, Sarah McNary 11

12 Havasu Stitchers Quilt Guild P. O. Box 2875 Lake Havasu City, Arizona HAVASU STITCHERS OFFICERS President Sherri Ashford 1st VP (Program Chair) Catherine Stephan 2nd VP (Membership Chair) Mona Bolen Treasurer Tina Benson and Roberta Simpkins Secretary Sarah McNary Meeting Reminder Thursday Mar 13, :30 PM Mohave Community College 1977 Acoma Room 600 Thursday Apr 10, :30 PM Mohave Community College 1977 Acoma Room 600 Many times there are Demonstrations during the meeting. Havasu Stitchers Quilt Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art and education of quilting. The Dangling Thread is a monthly publication of the Havasu Stitchers. Website: havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com 12