Baytown Area Quilt Guild a 501(c)(7) Organization/Social Club Volume 32, No. 5 May 2016

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1 The Patchwork Pipeline Baytown Area Quilt Guild a 501(c)(7) Organization/Social Club Volume 32, No. 5 May 2016 President s Pen Dear fellow quilters, Lisa Struthers Baytown Area Quilt Guild Presents I remember my first introduction to the idea of quilts being judged. It was in a book by Patricia Beatty, called "O the Red Rose Tree" that I first read in, I would guess, 4th or 5th grade. In it four girls in the second half of the 1800s were collecting 7 shades of red fabric so that the rose quilt that would be made from the fabric would beat another quilt in a judging; I don't remember now if it was a county fair or something similar, but their main goal was to have a quilt that would beat the (mean? uppity? I don't remember) lady who usually won this competition. I do remember that one of the reds they acquired was a petticoat from a lady performer of some sort, and they had several adventures along the way. I read that book several times as a child, but that was a good while ago, and I have forgotten much of it. Did any of you read that book as a child? I do know (spoiler alert!) that the red rose quilt came in second, and the better quality work won, but the girls were satisfied that the best quilt did win, and that their quilt deserved second place. I am looking forward to our quilt show on May 6 and 7. We have many good quilters in our guild, and unlike those fictional girls in the late 1800s, we don't need to use red petticoats in our quilts (unless we want to use them) and we aren't stuck with a few traditional patterns in traditional colors (although many of us like and make that kind of quilt.) We will have a wide variety of sizes, styles, techniques, and colorways displayed, and I hope we will all see something that is familiar as well as something that is totally new, that we will take the opportunity to look at the quilts that are hung in a new light. We don't yet know whose quilt will win, but I do know that as a team we can pull together a winning quilt show, and that each quilt on exhibit will bring something positive to the whole. The quilt show committee has done a lot of good work to get us to this point, and I look forward to working with each of you on the installation and show days to make the Quilt Roundup an educational and stimulating experience for the people who come to see it Quilt Show Quilt Round-Up May 6 & 7, 2016 Friday 10am-5pm & Saturday 10am-4pm Lee College Sports Arena 200 Lee Drive, Baytown, Texas Daily Admission: $8 for adults Free for children 12 years of age & under. Hosted by: Lee College Senior Adult Program Join A Team! Teams are needed to hang quilts for our quilt show on Thursday, May 5. There are several tasks for each team, and some of them are easy, such as holding up the bottom of a quilt so it doesn't drag on the floor, or picking up the next quilt to be hung. If we can have 6 teams of 5 or six people, we will be done hanging in no time. With 3 groups, it will take longer. Help us get this job done quickly so the judges have plenty of time to take a detailed look at our work. If you have stepladder, please bring it - we will need several. Please ask me if you have any questions. Thanks, Lisa Struthers Lisa Struthers

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3 Page 3 May Program Cont. Jayne Clifton Work Shops Delma Saenz Still have lots of space for the Lisa Bonjean workshop, lets support our guild by attending the workshops. Will also have information and sign up for July 6 workshop with Trish Stuart pattern will be Blue Jamaica (Blue Jam). Happy Birthday - May Birthdays Jette Williams 5/1 Vickie Carroll 5/10 Mary LeJeune 5/17 Hospitality Carolyn Davis Debbie Tallent Amy Collins Suzy McLain Luana Schlieger Jan Cobb Vickie Carrol Jodi Lenhart Nina Mitchell You can also bring items to our Quilt Show where the Community Service table will be set up. Also, don t forget your box tops, pull tabs and any food that you would like to donate to the food bank at St. Marks. Thank you for your support of our Community Service Projects. Donation Quilt Tickets 2016 Linda McPike I will have the Members Donation Quilt Tickets ready to pick up at each Guild Meeting. Please come and see me to pick up your tickets. Thank you! Linda Guild Retreat BAQG June Kathy Thompson Summer retreat at Stone Creek Lodge in Kountze Texas is Thursday, June 23- Sunday, June 26 with an optional day of Wednesday, June 22. The cost is per night with Wednesday night being an additional $ This includes lodging and continental breakfast on Thursday- Sunday and lunch around 1 pm on Thursday- Saturday. If you are interested in coming please call or me. Kathy8952@yahoo.com or If you have never attended a retreat and are interested, I will answer any questions you have. You can come all 4 nights or just some of them. The deadline to sign up is at the BAQG guild meeting on Monday, May 2.

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6 Page BAQG Officers and Committee Chairs 2016 Officers: President: Lisa Struthers 1st VP Programs: Delores Ellis Assistant 1st VP Programs 2017: Kay Morris 2nd VP Membership: Annette Kuder 3rd VP Workshops: Delma Saenz Assistant 3rd VP Workshops 2017: Tara Dickson 4th VP Quilt Show: Tracy Williams 5th VP Special Projects: Jayne Clifton Secretary: Lisa Joiner Treasurer: Lois Garrett Parliamentarian: Connie Litteer Historian: Nina Mitchell Librarian: Anita Westerman Committee Chairs: Block of the Month: Sally Fricke and Becky Trigg Christmas Blocks: Doris Scarbrough Door Prizes: Ann Hankamer Retreat: Kathy Thompson Hospitality: Open Mini Raffle: Kathy & Dennis Oian Newsletter: Connie Schofield Show & Tell: Cristy Davila and Margie Story Sunshine & Shadows: Pam Murphree Website: Pam Jones ****************************************************

7 Sunshine & Shadows Pam Murphree Page 7 Christmas Blocks Doris Scarbrough Pam Jones had shoulder replacement surgery recently. Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery. JoAnne Pitre's brother in law passed away. Thoughts of Comfort and peace for your family. Show and Tell Cristy Davila/Margie Story Kathy Thompson 1 Lap and 1 Baby Quilt Barb Wood 2 quilts Cathy Carnew Dancing Umbrellas Karen Elizondo Twisted Ribbon and Grandma s Flower Garden Liz Williams Vintage Tin Jette Williams 1 quilt Lou Anna Sahlager Memory Quilt I know everyone has been busy with preparations for the quilt show so I look forward to seeing many more blocks in the next few months. We have 23 blocks turned in and they are beautiful. I will try to display some each month. The top producer will win a completed top, which will be on display at the May meeting. I know many of you have won so many Christmas tops that you aren't interested in getting anymore. You can always donate your blocks to community service or give them to a friend. You can use any Christmas fabric, blocks must be 12 1/2" unfinished and any pattern is acceptable except rails, four patch and nine patch. If you have any questions please call or me at donscarbrough46@gmail.com Program Schedule Storewide Clearance Sale Quilting & Fabric Shop Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00-4:00 Wednesday 2:00-7:00 Friday 10:00-3:00 Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday South Drive Channelview, Texas Ask About Machine Quilting May 2, Community Service Jayne Clifton June 6, Lisa Bongean July 5, Trish Stuart August 1, Nancy Prince "The Journey of an Award Winning Quilt September 6, Mary Jo Yackley "Quilting Choices: What Do You Mean 'Quilt As Desired'." October 3, Sylvi Sealy "Sew Colorful Quilts Trunk Show of Kaffe Fassett Quilts November 7, In-House Program December 5, Christmas Party

8 Page 8 Block Of The Month Sally Frickey and Becky Trigg

9 Page 9 Membership Annette Kuder 71 members and 9 guests attended the April meeting. We had 4 ladies join the guild at the April meeting. I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your help in making our guest and our new members feel welcome each month. I really do appreciate your willingness to welcome our new friends to join you and show them around the meeting room each month. This is your guild and it is exciting to watch it grow, please know that the guild treasures each of you. You can find monthly updates to our membership directory at the membership desk each month. Please pick up a copy to insert into your directory in order to remain current. New members for April Vickie Carroll 3530 E Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Baytown, C) W) Vcarroll53@aol.com 5/10 E Jette Williams 1313 Wildwood Dr Deer Park, C) smolfsine@hotmail.com 5/1 E Jan Cobb 109 Dozent Ln Baytown, C) Jecobb4@gmail.com 3/31 E Evelyn Marlow 2003 E. James Ave Baytown, C) Evelyn_forbis@yahoo.com 8/9 E Correction: Inta Walker Birthday should be shown as 4/14 Dues are $25.00 a year and for those that have multiple members in one household the dues is $25.00 for the primary person and $12.50 for each subsequent member of the same household. You may pay your membership by check or cash. If paying with cash, correct change is appreciated. If you have any questions regarding membership please contact me by Akuder@hotmail.com, phone or by mail BAQG c/o Annette Kuder, 142 Oakland St., Baytown, TX 77520

10 Page 10 BAQG General Meeting Minutes April 2016 Secretary - Lisa Joiner The April Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President, Lisa Struthers. President, Lisa, welcomed everyone. She acknowledge the Hospitality Committee and The April Birthdays. Lisa also welcomed our guests. Approval of the March Meeting Minutes-Delores Ellis moved and Barb Wood seconded the motion to accept the Minutes as they appeared in the Newsletter. The motion passed, Lisa acknowledged the Bay Area Quilt Guild that had brought their Donation Quilt to sell tickets. Christmas Blocks- Doris Scarbrough announced that she had a table set up with some patterns and fabric, and she will answer any questions anyone has about the way it is being handled this year. Sunshine and Shadows-Pam Murphree was absent, and it was reported that Susan Mc Clain had surgery, and that Pam Jones will be having shoulder replacement surgery soon. Guild Retreat- Kathy Thompson reported that the Guild Retreat is June 23-26, and at this time there are only 6 people that have signed up. Block Challenge for the Quilt Show- Kathy Thompson reported at all entries need to be turned in by the May Guild Meeting. Upcoming Programs- Delores Ellis reported that the Program for May Meeting will be by the Community Service Committee. Upcoming Workshops- Delma Saenz reported that the June Workshop will be Lisa Bonjean. She has a table set-up with all the information. Airing of the Quilts- Lisa Struthers announced that she is taking our Donation Quilt on April 16 th, to the Airing of the Quilts in La Porte, to sell tickets. She also asked for volunteers to come and help that day. San Jacinto Festival- Lisa Struthers is also going to take our Donation Quilt on April 23 rd, to the San Jacinto Monument Festival to sell tickets, and asked for volunteers to come and help. Quilt Show- Tracy Williams announced that everything is going well, and the Committee is in Count- Down mode. She also reminded the Guild that the Quilt Show needs everybody s help, so please sign up to volunteer where needed. Block of the Month- Sally Fricke and Becky Trigg showed the next pattern for block of the Month. Membership- Annette Kuder announced that there were 71 members present, 9 Guests, 4 new Members joined tonight. The winner of the Nametag Drawing was Linda Mc Pike. Door Prizes- Ann Hankamer. The winner of the Guest drawing was Cynthia Scoltz, and the Winners of the Members drawing were Kathy Thompson and Cindy Thompson. Mini Raffle- Dennis and Kathy Oian had three nice prizes in the Mini Raffle. Show and Tell- Margie Story hosted the Members that showed their beautiful work. Program- Delores Ellis introduced Pete and Carolyn Hughes who presented a Trunk Show of their beautiful Quilts. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully Submitted for Lisa Joiner by Linda Mc Pike **************************************************** For Sale: Alto s QuiltCut2 Fabric Cutting System & Alto Tote Bag - $250 for both. Comes with Cutting Mat & 26 min. video. Received as a gift and never used. Contact Charlene Higginbotham

11 Page 11 Treasurer s Report Lois Garrett

12 Page 10 Meetings are held the first Monday of each month (except on holidays) at St. Mark s United Methodist Church, 3811 N. Main Street, Baytown, Texas. Join us on Monday, May 2 nd. Refreshments will be served at 6:30p.m. followed by the general meeting at 7:00p.m. All Board members are required to meet promptly at 5:45p.m. prior to the General Meeting. Things to bring to the next meeting: Name Tag (qualifies you for drawing) Pull Tabs from can drinks Canned goods Educational box tops Show and Tell Items Mini Raffle Money A Friend Please send articles for the BAQG newsletter, Patchwork Pipeline, by the 15 th of the each month to connie_schofield@hotmail.com Baytown Area Quilt Guild P. O. Box 1531 Baytown, TX 77522