Bits and Pieces. Quilters Guild of Indianapolis. Looking Forward to a GREAT Show!

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1 Quilters Guild of Indianapolis Volume 38, Issue 10 Bits and Pieces Looking Forward to a GREAT Show! We have around 500 quilts registered for the Quilt Show. That in itself is amazing!. The venue that we have been using did not have the space for all that were registered. Thanks to several quilters who registered over five quilts, they were more than happy to pick their very best quilts and not register all they wanted. By working with the quilt show team they worked with them and understood completely. The main thing is that for several this is the first time that they took the leap and submitted their quilted wonders for the very first time. I have been attending the quilt show meetings and am always grateful that the team works very well together. Keeping that in mind, I would ask that you volunteer to work the show. Working the show could be as simple as gathering the quilts being dropped off, being a scribe for the judge as she sees our work, putting the poles and parts together at the school so that the quilts can be hung, helping to hang the quilts, and lastly, working during the two days the show is being held. There are plenty of opportunities. Please remember that as you walk around looking at the beautiful works of art that you keep in mind that some of these are first time leaps at being accepted. You never know if the quilt you're looking at and commenting on is also being looked at by that quilter's child, husband, parent or the quilter themselves. Please remember that for the first time some people will be meeting quilters from our guild. What do you want them to remember about us? I hope that before you speak you THINK! T - is it true? H - is it helpful? I - is it inspiring? N - is it necessary? K - is it Kind? When you have your guild t-shirt on and are helping at the show please remember those acronyms. Be thankful for all that we have as a guild and be grateful. Chris Hurley QGI President

2 Volume 38, Issue 4 Speakers and Workshops October Sharp to Present at QGI. First a reminder that there will be no workshops in October. We hope you will give that time to help make the Quilt Show great! Sarah Sharpe will be our guest speaker at the QGI meeting October 8th at Second Presbyterian Church. Sharpe is known for her original textiles which she integrates her quilting designs and also use as commercial fabrics. She creates these special fabrics using dyes, prints, discharges and even paint. Sharpe s quilted works are often unconventional and feature abstract designs, landscapes and even wildlife. Sharpe says she is shaped by tradition in her upbringing, having heard her mother often reciting edicts like, no hats in the house! So her design preferences are for symmetry and repetition, BUT she credits herself with an unbridled creative spirit which drives her to find untried ways of piecing and designing quilts. Her specialty is paper piecing with innovation and lots of fabrics. Sarah s blog is called No Hats in the House and can be found at She s a Craftsy designer at Craftsy.com with a nohats store of 13 patterns for blocks and quilts. She also teaches classes at Crimson Tate. On November 12 we will have the Quilt Show wrap up including the drawing for the Opportunity Quilt. On December 3 will be the annual Christmas Program remember, the date is one week earlier in the month than our normal general meeting date. Judy Ireland & the Program Team

3 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 Celebrating Quilters To honor the quilters who make QGI s quilt show possible, here is The Quilters, by Marlene Brown Woodfield of LaPorte, It depicts the nine long-time friends who are members of the Gourmet Quilters in LaPorte, IN. The quilt has won many prizes, including 3rd place in the Pictorial Wall Quilt Division in Paducah, KY in 1994; Best of Show - Wall Quilt in the National Quilting Association's 1994 twenty-fifth annual show; and both Judges' Choice and Viewers' Choice in the 1994 String-A-Long Quilt Guild's biennial show in Valparaiso. It has been published in the 1995 American Quilter's Society calendar (Feb. 1995), the cover of Quilting Quarterly Magazine in Winter 1994, and American Quiltmaking, by Eleanor Levie. The nine portraits are hand-appliqued, the background is hand and machine-pieced, and the quilt is hand quilted. No fabric is used twice. The hand quilting is in matching colors; each person's name is quilted on their body. The quilting of the names was done in reverse from the back, since the plain back allowed the names to be seen more easily during quilting. The border is hand quilted with a feather vine. The back is cream cotton; in one corner is a peach Dresden Plate label and a gray fork, representing the Gourmet Quilters. The names of all the people depicted are machine embroidered on the sections of the plate. Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker Curator of Social History Indiana State Museum

4 P A G E 4 B I T S A N D P I E C E S Happy Fall, Quilters! I love the fall. I love the changing colors, the crisp cooler weather, warm sweaters and planning ahead for the Holidays. Take time to take a walk, eat an apple from a local orchard, enjoy this beautiful time of year. I am happy to let you know that we will continue to meet at the Knights of Columbus for the rest of the year. We are still in negotiations with them for next year. Keep your fingers crossed that we are successful. I do not have a menu yet for our meeting but will let you know as soon as I get it. Thanks for all of your kind words of support after the August meeting. Our speaker for the October 22nd meeting is one of our QGI members, Lana Russel. Here is a little about Lana from Lana. Hello fellow QGI members! We all have an interesting story about how we began sewing. I learned to sew at age 11 at my local Singer store. I was so intrigued by all of the supplies in my friend s sewing tote box I spotted while playing at her house that I rode my bicycle home and told my mom I wanted to take sewing lessons. I found my niche. I made most of my clothes through high school and even made room for my sewing machine (in cabinet) in my tiny college dorm room. I bought my first quilt book when in my early October 2015 Oct. 8 QGIN Orchard Park Presbyterian 1605 E. 106th St. Oct 15 QGI General Meeting 7 p.m. 2nd Presbyterian Church 7700 N Meridian St Oct 22 Charity Quilters 10 a.m. 3 p.m. North Methodist Church 3808 N Meridian St Oct QUILT SHOW! Its all about the Cotton! 20 s at the St. Louis arch gift shop. It was a book about the Cathedral Window and I was intrigued with how that was put together. I played around with it, but continued to sew garments for my kids while they were young. I got back into quilting when my son and daughter were in middle school, feeding my need for continued creativity. I took various classes locally, and eventually made my way to Syracuse, NY for Quilting by the Lake, and Carmel, CA for Empty Spools. It wasn t until I took Betty Cotton s Cotton Theory Class at Camp Cotton in Osseo, WI, in July, 2012, that I found what I was looking for. Everything just clicked for me and I felt like I now knew this secret that made everything so much easier and more fun and had to share it with other quilters. Quilt first, then assemble means no more getting down on my hands and knees on the living room floor and pinning the quilt back, batting and pieced quilt top together and then trying to work it through my machine s throat area or else paying someone big bucks to do it for me. And no handwork. I m in. And here's a bit about Cotton Theory: Cotton Theory quilting is a fast, fun, and unique way to construct a quilt using Betty Cotton s fold-and-finish procedures. Quilting your project is easy with this method since you quilt each piece individually before you construct your project. So, whatever the size of your quilt, the quilting becomes just as enjoyable as piecing together the design. This Quilt first, then assemble method allows to you to see your reversible quilt come together by constructing one project. You can be as creative as your imagination will allow while producing completely reversible quilts with bobbin work, applique, and machine embroidery, if you so desire. Furthermore, all work is done with a sewing machine, even the binding, so there s no need to do handwork. I am very eager to share my enthusiasm for this method with you in hopes that you will find renewed enjoyment in quilting while producing more finished projects. I look forward to meeting and quilting with you! The program sounds very interesting. I hope to see you at the meeting. Oct 29 OTLB 11 a.m. Southside Knights of Col. 511 E. Thompson Rd. Leanne AndersonOTLB- Chairman

5 October Birthdays Beavers Lillian Oct 2 Hirsch Loretta Oct 2 Nigh Donna Oct 2 Yarger Anna Marie Oct 4 Eaton Susan Oct 5 Wolfe Becky Oct 6 Lively Ellie Oct 8 McConnell Cindy Oct 8 Murdock Pamela Oct 8 Smith Tamara Oct 8 Carrington Maridean Oct 9 Walls Cindy Oct 10 Adams Pat Oct 12 Ahr Kay Oct 12 Lee Helen Oct 14 Yull Kathy Oct 15 Good Sue Oct 17 King Cora Oct 18 Torkelson Pamela Oct 19 Ford Claudia Oct 24 Bieda Rhonda Oct 25 Masters Mona Oct 28 Nealis Karen Oct 29 Durant Pam Oct 31 Kramer Jodeen Oct 31 Moore Barbara Oct 31 CHARITY QUILTS QGIN Northside Report Invitation to Tie! P A G E 5 Amy Garro was our speaker for the QGI-N September meeting. Amy spoke about what inspires her, her techniques and showed several of her beautiful modern quilts. After her presentation, she answered questions about her quilts and quilting techniques. Amy has a delightful sense of humor, bringing laughter to many attendees. Please check out Amy's website, 13Spools. October brings Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker to QGI-N, she will be talking about Amish quilts, particularly the Pottinger Collection. The meeting will be held on October 2 nd. It is amazing to me that my term as QGI-N Chair is nearly over. It has been an interesting experience. I have called up long forgotten skills and discovered new skills. It has been a wonderful opportunity to get to know members of the guild much better. Overall it has been fun and challenging. Our November meeting, which will be held on November 6 th, will feature Lana Russel as our speaker. She will talk about The Cotton Theory. In about two weeks, I will be visiting the Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri. More on this later! Barb Moore QGIN Chair QGI-N Chair One thing all quilters have in common is that we love to collect fabric. Fabric sticks to us like prickly burrs and follows us home like loving puppies. It willing curls up in baskets or hides on back shelves just like your favorite cat. It's always ready to join the fun in your next quilting project and be admired in the final product. We even make jokes about our fabric. "The one who dies with the most fabric wins." "I told my children they better learn to quilt because their inheritance is all tied up in that fabric in the basement." And we make plans with fellow bee members or other quilting friends about disbursing our "stash" upon our hopefully far-in-the-future demise. Sometimes though a quilter is the only member of her family to quilt and upon her death family members are faced with not only losing someone they love but cleaning out her beloved quilting supplies. Many times they end up finding our guild on the internet and then contacting the charity committee to ask hesitatingly if we would be able to use fabric - well, really a whole lot of fabric - in our projects. I tell them, yes, we accept fabric donations. I tell them about our charity program and how we put the fabric to use. We make arrangements to transfer the fabric. I always hear a huge sigh of relief and then a verbal expression of how thankful and relieved they are to find somewhere their loved one's fabric can be put to use to benefit others and continue her love of the art. And QGI has again made a positive contribution to furthering the appreciation of quilting within the community. The charity committee will again have a table to tie quilts at the quilt show and we invite anyone to stop in and tie with us for a few minutes or a few hours. It's a chance to talk with and share with the public and it really is a fun and worthwhile way to spend a whatever time you can afford. Come join us! And don't forget Third Thursdays when we meet to work on charity quilts at North United Methodist Church at 38th. and Meridian. Everyone is welcome to participate in all our activities. If you have any questions feel free to call me or me, info in directory. Irmalou Schmucker-Charity Chair

6 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 P A G E 6 October Quilt Show Updates We are now only weeks away from the quilt show! I can t wait to see all your lovely quilts hanging and I know everyone will be inspired! Quilt show dates October 23 and 24, 2015, Friday and Saturday, 10-5 Location Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana Drop off Sites you will receive information when you get your registration packet. The date is Saturday October 17 th. Preparing your quilt for the show Look for announcements in the newsletters and Jenny Quilter. Must have sleeve, cloth bag and both the bag and quilt must be labeled properly. Quilt Appraisals at the show. Contact Caryl Schuetz to arrange an appraisal for your quilt(s) at the show. Fee is $50 per appraisal and she can appraise your quilt hanging at the show. Large Auction of Small Quilts Be sure to donate your small finished quilts to help raise money for the guild. They don t need a label or a sleeve but it helps if you sign them so we know who made them. Auction will start on Saturday at 1:30. Peony Shop Maureen Weflen will be taking donations through September 25 th OTLB meeting. Treasure Baskets See Shari Harrison and Lynn Thomas about donating items. Food Court Betty Bowers needs your donations, food, cash, soda, water, etc. Volunteers to work at the show Anita Harden and Sign-up Genius need your input. If you work a shift at the show, admission is free for one day, so donate your time and enjoy the show! T-shirt pick-up The order is 90% in so if you ve ordered and haven t picked up, see Twyllah Kendricks to get your shirt. We are not taking any more orders, but there will be extra T-shirts available once everyone has picked up their shirts. Opportunity Quilt Tickets Please be sure to turn in tickets and money collected to Becky Heck or Mary Ellen Straughn. Ticket sales will continue on until the show. Mary Ellen Straughn Quilt Show Maven

7 Page Quilt Show Committee CHAIRWOMAN CHALLENGE QUILTS FOOD COURT JUDGING LAYOUT LAYOUT/SETUP MBR AT LARGE MYSTERY BAGS MYSTERY BAGS OPPORTUNITY QUILT PEONY SHOP PROGRAM BOOKLET PUBLICITY REGISTRATION RIBBONS SM QUILT AUCTION SM QUILT AUCTION T - SHIRTS & PINS TREASURE BASKETS TREASURE BASKETS VENDORS VOLUNTEERS MARY ELLEN STRAUGHN SONIA BROWN BETTY BOWERS KATHRYN WOOLDRIDGE MARY STRINKA JUDY BARMAN SUZIE WETZEL ANN PETRIE CONNIE WEIGER BECKY HECK MAUREEN WEFLEN CATHERINE CARVEY PAM REID JENNIFER NEWBERG CAROL MARLIN LAURA WELKLIN THERESA CANTWELL TWYLLAH KENDRICK LYNN THOMAS SHARI HARRISON CAROL VICTORY ANITA HARDEN Thank you from all of us on the 2015 QGI Show Committee. We hope our show has inspired you to make your own "Stitch in Time."

8 More Quilt Show Updates We are now only weeks away from the quilt show! I can t wait to see all your lovely quilts hanging and I know everyone will be inspired! Quilt show dates October 23 and 24, 2015, Friday and Saturday, 10-5 Location Westfield Middle School, Westfield, Indiana Drop off Sites you will receive information when you get your registration packet. The date is Saturday October 17 th. Preparing your quilt for the show Look for announcements in the newsletters and Jenny Quilter. Must have sleeve, cloth bag and both the bag and quilt must be labeled properly. Quilt Appraisals at the show. Contact Caryl Schuetz to arrange an appraisal for your quilt(s) at the show. Fee is $50 per appraisal and she can appraise your quilt hanging at the show. Large Auction of Small Quilts Be sure to donate your small finished quilts to help raise money for the guild. They don t need a label or a sleeve but it helps if you sign them so we know who made them. Auction will start on Saturday at 1:30. Peony Shop Maureen Weflen will be taking donations through September 25 th OTLB meeting. Treasure Baskets See Shari Harrison and Lynn Thomas about donating items. Food Court Betty Bowers needs your donations, food, cash, soda, water, etc. Volunteers to work at the show Anita Harden and Sign-up Genius need your input. If you work a shift at the show, admission is free for one day, so donate your time and enjoy the show! T-shirt pick-up The order is 90% in so if you ve ordered and haven t picked up, see Twyllah Kendricks to get your shirt. We are not taking any more orders, but there will be extra T-shirts available once everyone has picked up their shirts. Opportunity Quilt Tickets Please be sure to turn in tickets and money collected to Becky Heck or Mary Ellen Straughn. Ticket sales will continue on until the show. ADDITIONAL VENDOR AT THE QUILT SHOW Last month I listed all the vendors who will be at the show this month. I am pleased to let you know that we have one more vendor: The Quilting Squares Quilt Shop from Franklin, TN, who will be bringing fabric, notions, Franklin Quilt Company patterns and will be demonstrating their Shortcut Binding Tool. Lots to look forward to from our great selection of vendors. See you at the show. Carol Victory, Vendor Chair

9 A NEW WAY TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER! If you are a paid member of QGI and are in our contact database you will receive an invitation, via , from SignUpGenius to volunteer at our quilt show. It is a quick and easy way to communicate with me about your preferences. If you have not received the invitation by the end of July, it may be waiting for you in your SPAM folder! Please retrieve it and consider helping our guild in this way. If you do not use , you can still volunteer. There will be opportunities to manually sign up at each guild meeting beginning in August. You can also contact Anita Harden. As you can see, I am very flexible! Frequently Asked Questions About SignUpGenius Do you sell or pass on my information in any way? No. Nope. No way. Absolutely not. SignUpGenius says, We do not sell or give out our membership information to any third party vendors. We don't like getting spam and we figure none of our members do either! My plans changed. How do I edit my sign up or RSVP? If the sign up is a regular sign up format, you will see an "Edit" button underneath the item you signed up for. I need to change my comment from my sign up slot. How can I edit that, or remove my name completely? Depending on how you signed up on the sign up, there are various ways to edit that sign up slot. 1. If you signed up without an account, you can get to the sign up by following the link provided in your invite or from the sign up creator telling you about the sign up. When you get to the sign up, you'll see a button at the top that says, "I need to change my sign up." Click on that and follow the instructions from there. 2. If you signed up without an account and without an address, you will need to contact the sign up creator to make the change for you. Anita Harden is the creator and can be reached at anitajharden@gmail.com or How do I receive my reminders via text message? You will receive a reminder from SignUpGenius via four days prior to your assigned commitment. However, you can receive reminders for the items that you've signed up for via text message as well. To do this, login to our site and click on "My Profile" in the right hand navigation on the "My Account" page. Enter your cell phone number and then using the drop down box, select which your service provider. Use the button at the bottom of the screen to update those changes. Next... click on " Options" from the right hand navigation. On this page, check the box for receiving text messages and update your settings via the button at the bottom of the page. Thank you. If you have any questions, don t hesitate to contact me. Anita J. Harden (317) anitajharden@gmail.com

10 P A G E 10 B I T S A N D P I E C E S QGI October BOM Bento Box Blocks =SEW CUT Swap=SEW: MATERIALS For 2 BLOCKS (in each kit) Fabric 1: ONE 5 inch square, EIGHT 2.5 in strips* Fabric 2: ONE 5 inch square, EIGHT 2.5 in strips* Rotary cutter, small mat, rotary cutting ruler at least 15 long. Thread to blend with the fabrics QGI BOM DUE October 8, 2015 AT GENERAL MEETING To participate in the raffle, get the kit for $3.00 from Shari Harrison See Rita Hodge s Bento Box Block Jumble tutorial: redpepperquilts.com/2010/08/kjrquilt-block-jumble.html Finished block size: 12.5 èyou can use 2 fat quarters for 2 blocks and have extra fabric Assemble Blocks 1 and 2 in four Steps, as shown in the diagram below (only Block 1 is shown). Use a quarter inch seam. SEW The TWO BLOCKS Lay out each block before you sew using the table below as a guideline: Fabric 1 Fabric 2 Block 1 One 5" square Two 2.5" x 5" strips Two 2.5" x 9" strips Two 2.5" x 9" strips Two 2.5" x 13" strips Block 2 Two 2.5" x 5" strips One 5 in square Two 2.5" x 9" strips Two 2.5" x 9" strips Two 2.5" x 13" strips Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 CUT Each Block Into 4 Equal units Cut each block in half; which should be 2 ¼ from the center square seams toward the center. Make two cuts, cutting each block in half vertically and then horizontally. SWAP Two Units Between the 2 Blocks Choose two units in opposite corners of each block. Swap these units between the two blocks. See the diagram on the right; check your layout for each block before sewing back together. SEW Each 4-piece Block Together Sew Block 1 together in rows, two units per row. Try to match center seams, but a little wonky is ok! Press seams open to eliminate bulk. Repeat with Block 2 HEY! They are identical!

11 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 P A G E 11 QGI November BOM Accidental Quilt: QGI BOM DUE November 12, 2015 SEW CUT=SEW AT GENERAL MEETING To participate in the raffle, get Block A Block B MATERIALS 2 Medium/dark print or colored fabrics: Two 5 inch squares each Background light contrast (can be scrappy): Five 5 inch squares NOTE: If you are using your own fabric (not doing the raffle) you should make at least 2 nine-patch blocks. You will get two sets of 4 blocks (A and B) that you can use to make 2 bigger blocks that have a secondary pattern. Rotary cutter, small mat, rotary cutting ruler at least 15 long. Thread to blend with the print or background fabric Cut 2 X SEW the 9-PATCH UNIT Layout three rows of three squares each, as shown in the diagram. The 9-patch block should measure 14 inches on each side. CUT the 9-Patch Into 4 UNITS and then CUT into 8 TRIANGLES Make TWO (2) cuts (dotted lines) through the center of the block in each of two directions, horizontal and vertical. Align the ruler with the 2 1/4 line on one of the center block seams and make the first cut. Rotate the mat 90 degrees and make another cut 2 1/4 inches away from a center block seam, perpendicular to the first cut. The 9-patch has been cut in half horizontally and vertically to make 4 subunits. Cut each subunit into 2 triangles as shown in the diagram: The result is 4 center triangles plus 4 outer triangles. PAIR UP Center Triangles and then PAIR UP Outer Triangles TIP: Double check your layout before sewing to get the desired effect! Block A: Choose two adjacent center triangle units, lay them RST and sew together the long diagonal edge. Do the same for the other pair of center triangles. See top diagram for correct finished block. on Block B: Choose two outer triangle units, check that when sewn together the corners will each have 2 different dark colors. Sew RST on the long diagonal edge. Repeat for the other pair. Center triangles Outer triangles Result: 4 new subunits (2 Block A + 2 Block B) each measuring 6.5 inches square. STOP HERE! RAFFLE BLOCKS BRING BACK YOUR FOUR SUBUNITS SEE LAYOUT EXAMPLES and the original tutorial at beyondsockmonkeys.com Block A Layout Block B Layout

12 P A G E 12 B I T S A N D P I E C E S OCTOBER Block of the Month Marcia Hohn /The Quilter's Cache Valeria Meyer OTLB BOM Chair Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block This makes a 12 1/2 block! Which will make a 12 finished block! Start by marking and cutting the Color 2 4-1/2" x 18" strip into four 4-1/2" squares. Speed piece the half squares by stacking a Color 1 and Color 2 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strip right sides together and all edges aligned. On the back of the top strip lightly draw in the 4-7/8" square line, and draw in the diagonals as shown at left. Now sew a SCANT 1/4 above and below the marked diagonals, pivoting at the square line. Cut apart on the square line and on the marked diagonals between the rows of stitching. This will give you four half squares. Press seams to darker side. Trim these back to measure 4-1/2" if needed. Now piece the block! Sew three rows, using all scant 1/4" seams, and pressing seams in alternating directions by row! This quilt, at 3 blocks by three, would be great little kiddo size! Color 1 Yellow one 4-1/2" square AND one 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strip Color 2 Blue one 4-1/2" x 18" strip AND one 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strip

13 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 P A G E 13 S EPTEMBER BLOCK OF THE MONTH Color 1 White Color 2 Green One 4 7/8 x 14 5/8 strip AND one 4-1/2 square One 4 7/8 x 14 5/8 strip AND one 4-1/2 square Color 3 Yellow One 4-1/2 square Marcia Hohn /The Quilter's Cache Valeria Meyer OTLB BOM Chair This makes a 12 block. Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block Stack the Color 1 and Color 2 4-7/8" x 14-5/8" strips right sides together. Lightly mark 4-7/8" intervals on the back of the top strip. Using a rotary cutter cut them into three 4-7/8" squares... Next, stack these squares, and having lightly marked a diagonal line on the back of one, use the rotary cutter to cut them on the diagonal, being careful not to stretch the fabrics!... First, stack then sew one Color 1 triangle with one Color 2 triangle, using a scant 1/4" seam, again being careful NOT to stretch fabrics as you sew! Press seam allowances towards darker fabric. Make six of these. Trim to measure 4-1/2" if needed... Sew together your squares as shown at left. Press seams in opposite directions by row. Join the rows to complete your block!. Here's one way you might piece Baby Buds together to make a quilt or wall hanging!! Check out more quilt block patterns at

14 P A G E 14 B I T S A N D P I E C E S July QGI Board Minutes Carol Victory Secretary The meeting was called to order by Chris Hurley, guild President, at 6:55 p.m. The following board members were present: Maureen Weflen, Julie Grausam, Leanne Anderson, Barbara Triscari, Barbara Moore, Elizabeth Meek, Maggie Carr, Mary Ellen Straughn, Anita Harden, Cheryl Smith, Diane Billiard, Laura Welklin, Melissa Snyder and Carol Victory. Chris welcomed Melissa Snyder who will be the chair of the Fall Retreat. MINUTES-The minutes were approved by consent. TREASURER-Cheryl reviewed the treasurer s report. She said that rental for workshops is over budget. There are no more workshops. MOTION: Mary Ellen made a motion to amend the workshop rental budget. It was seconded by Barbara Moore. Motion carried. VICE PRESIDENT- Elizabeth reported that we have 384 members. She has ordered new membership cards. She had meeting information printed on the back. She has mailed membership books to the honorary members. OTLB-She reported that Harriet Carpininni gave a lecture on finishing quilts. There were 64 people at the meeting; one was a new member who found out about the guild when she visited the Indiana State Museum and talked to guild members who were volunteering there. The manager of the K of C has resigned. The future of the meeting here is in doubt. A management company is going to be hired and there may be charges for meeting here. Jamie Whalen is the speaker for August. QGIN-The average attendance at the meetings is 72. $ has been collected so far for Orchard Park Church. Barb, Lynn and Shari have been working on meetings for January and February. She has been talking to current team members to see if they will be continuing next year. QUILT SHOW-Last quilt show meeting was July 12, 2015 at Crestwood Village. Next meeting August 9, 2015 at Crestwood from 2 4 pm. We will meet in September and October before the show as well. Over $2,000 collected on Opportunity quilt to date and more money is being turned in. Ticket sales are going well and Becky Heck plans to order 500 more tickets before the show to ensure we will have enough tickets to sell at the show. Collections have been made for Mystery Bags, Treasurer Baskets and the Peony Shoppe. Maureen Weflen reports there are several nicer items that will be in the silent auction on Friday. Small quilts continue to be donated for Saturday s auction. At last count we had over 30 quilts. Last time there were nearly 100 quilts. The committee voted to offer two-day admissions for anyone coming on Friday who wants to return on Saturday. There will be no extra charge, but anyone wishing to return will need to have their wrist marked as they enter or exit the show. The idea was to encourage people to come back for the quilt auction, buy more from the vendors and the Peony Shoppe. Registration for the quilt show is officially open until September 1 st. On-line or paper registration is accepted. There will be 18 vendors at the show with a good representation of local shops and other items for purchase. Anita Harden is taking sign-ups for volunteers. She will be making announcements at the meetings in the next few months. Carol Marlin and her group are working hard on the making the ribbons. She showed us the ribbon head fabric she ordered from Spoonflower. We were all impressed and the ribbons should look very nice. The first order of t-shirts is in. Anyone who ordered before July 1 should pick their shirt up. Twyllah Kendrick and Mary Ellen Straughn will be at the meetings handing out shirts and taking orders. Additional orders can made up to September 1 and we will have a few extra t-shirts for the show to sell. PROGRAMS-The rental fee at St Luke s is currently $150/day and may increase. Laura said she is going to check out Orchard Park Church. Laura said the program budget should be increased for next year as there will be nine months of programs to be filled. PUBLICITY-Advertising - Julie said she has no new advertisers. Website Barbara reported the new website has been set up. The blog is also on it. She would like to include weekly blog posts which could also include pictures. She will add more items in the future. Media Diane reported that nothing has been done on the Facebook pages for the last month. She said Kim Jacobs has been asked to make the newsletter smaller. NQA/AQS-Anita had no report. BOM-Shari sent in this report: July BOM was the Disappearing Pinwheel 3 Friendship Star. 20 kits made from Sandy Gervais s line Red, White and Free were made up and available at the June meeting for $2 each. Each kit contained two 10 inch squares of contrasting fabrics and the block instructions. 14 blocks were returned and displayed at the July Meeting. Winner of the raffle blocks was Cindy Gerritsen. August BOM is Disappearing Pinwheel 2 Churn Dash. 14 kits made from the Moda Persimmon Basic Gray fabrics were purchased for $2 each. Unpurchased kits will be available for the raffle winner. This is the lowest participation yet, but many people said they would be out of town for the August meeting, so they didn t want to participate. 1 person already gave me her block because she will be absent. September BOM pattern (Disappearing Hourglass 1 Star) is in the August newsletter, along with the August BOM pattern. Some of the diagrams in the newsletter do not transfer well from the files (MS Word and pdf formats) I send to Kim Jacobs. We are working to solve the problem, but don t have a solution as yet. I have printed versions available at all QGI meetings. LOGOS AND PINS-No report FALL RETREAT-Melissa has been concentrating on registration. She has 66 people registered. There should be $14,700 income. The Inn charges per room. She has nine people on the wait list. She recommended that next year payment be made in full at the time of registration. She will talk with the inn about participants booking rooms directly with the inn instead of through the guild. Retreat committee is meeting on August 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Melissa s house. CHARITY QUILTS-Irmalou sent the following report:trinity Free Clinic 12 Quilts Lutheran Child and Family Services 80 pillowcases PREMIE QUILTS-No report. NEW BUSINESS-Anita made a recommendation that the guild support the Quilters Hall of Fame. The membership is $100/year. She explained their mission: She recommended that the NQA/AQS person coordinate this also. MOTION: Carol made a motion that the guild joins the Quilters Hall of Fame. The motion was seconded by Diane Billiard. Motion carried. Chris reported that the speaker for Quilts of Valor Di Richards asked for mileage for her presentation. We gave her eight Quilts of Valor. 13 members were at the K of C and 12 were at Orchard Park to make Quilts of Valor. Three Quilts of Valor were turned in at OTLB today. Chris said she talked to the person in charge of renting rooms at Orchard Park said that the room rate may be $ /hour. Chris said we will donate a quilt to the K of C to use as a raffle quilt to raise funds. There was an extended discussion about finances and membership dues. Mary Ellen has prepared a procedure for auditing the books. It will be added to the agenda for discussion at the next meeting. Mary Ellen suggested that the budget be discussed earlier than the November meeting. Chris will form a committee composed of Cheryl, Elizabeth, Mary Ellen, Melissa, Leeanne and a few other people to formulate a presentation about guild expenses and possibly increasing guild dues for the next board meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Carol Victory Secretary

15 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 P A G E 15 C a r o l V i c t o r y a s THE ROVING REPORTER The Roving Reporter recently went on a great field to Cincinnati and wound up at Ikea. Ikea you say? What does that have to do with quilting? Well, let me tell you. As you probably know Ikea is huge and has a great selection of furniture, household items, etc., etc., etc., etc. While looking through the store (which took a couple of hours at least!!) we saw a lot of things that would be great for a quilter. This will be a multi-part article because I took a ton of pictures and they all can t go in at one time. Grab a cup of your favorite libation and read on. There are a lot of items that you make you comfortable when you sew. There are a couple of great travel chairs (for taking with you on retreats so that you have a rolling chair) as well as a chair that is great to sit in when you are binding a quilt or doing some hand applique. There also is a good starter sewing machine which could be given to a young quilter you are mentoring or taken along on a vacation or road trip. Check out the bulletin board which is a good place to keep notes, patterns, reminders and more in front of you. That s it for this month. Tune in next month for more. Carol Victory-The Roving Reporter Reynolds Dr. Indianapolis, IN Hours: Mon Fri 10-5 Saturday 10-3

16 P A G E 16 V O L U M E 3 8, I S S U E 10 Bits and Pieces Publisher Quilting Guild of Indianapolis Chris Hurley-Guild President Editor Kim Jacobs Contributing Editors Anita Harden Carol Victory Elizabeth Meeks Irmalou Schmucker Judy Ireland Julie Grausam Leanne Anderson Mary Ellen Straughn Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker Shari Harrison Valeria Meyer Graphics courtesy of Production Jackie Griswold Bits and Pieces is published monthly and is available to members at all QGI meetings and local quilt shops. Additionally, Bits and Pieces is available on the QGI website: quiltguildindy.net Updates and information is also made available via to QUI members. Business and personal ads are also accepted. Please send inquiries to: :qginewsletter@yahoo.com Editor s Note: Feel free to send stories ideas and thoughtful comments to the above address or on the website PO Box Indianapolis, IN On the Web! quiltguildindy.net qginewsletter@yahoo.com B I T S A N D P I E C E S QGI Board EXECUTIVE President Chris Hurley Vice President Elizabeth Meek Secretary Carol Victory Treasurer Cheryl Smith QGIN-(North) Barbara Moore OTLB-(South) Leanne Anderson Quilt Show Mary Ellen Straughn At Large Julie Grausam CHAIRS Charity Irmalou Schmucker Preemie Quilts Lynn Thomas Valor Quilts Kathryn Woolridge Knit Hats Nancy Jo Clapp Bee Keeper Wanda Haneline BOM Shari Harrison Show and Tell Judy Barman NQA/AQS Liaison Anita Harden Hospitality Maureen Weflen Maggie Carr Becky Mathison PUBLICITY Website Barbara Triscari Social Media Maureen Sciame State Museum Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker Programs Sandy Wisman Judy Ireland Laura Welklin Logo/Pins Betty Jo Douglas The board of the Quilters Guild of Indianapolis meets every two months and members are welcome. To request agenda items, please contact Guild President, Chris Hurley in advance. Membership in the Quilters Guild of Indianapolis is open to anyone, over the age of 12, interested in the art of quilting. Membership dues are $25 annually. (Dues are prorated to $12.50 after July 1 for New Members only). Junior Membership dues are $15. Junior Members are ages 12 thru 12th grade. (Dues prorated to $7.50 after July 1 for new Junior Members only). To apply for membership, complete the form, available online at: quiltguildindy.net/ membership Please indicate on the form if you are a New Member. Advertising Rates for BITS AND PIECES Business card size (2 x 3 ½) $10 per month $110 per year Quarter page (4 ¼ x 5 ½) $20 per month $220 per year Half page (5 ½ x 8 ½) $40 per month $430 per year Full page (8 ½ x 11) $80 per month $860 per year Please submit ad copy in jpeg format by to qginewsletter@yahoo.com