Quilter s Guild of Parker County

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1 March Quilter s Guild of Parker County Grace First Presbyterian Church 606 Mockingbird Lane, Weatherford. TX Upcoming Programs & Events March 19, :00 PM Meeting Speaker Froncie Quinn ~ ~ Remember to Wear a name tag Bring a friend Bring show and tell Bring food for Center of Hope At retreat I spent 4 days with some of our members enjoying the art that brings us together. There was an energy and happiness that was evident from sharing ideas, praising each other s work, and laughing at tricks being played. I heard talk of families, grandchildren, pets, current and former careers, future quilting projects, and when members joined the guild. So this got me to thinking: If the guild was a quilt what would it look like? We would need a pattern. This would be the leadership and examples of charter members, past presidents, board members and all those members who have established the purpose and bylaws of the guild. Our quilt would have a center appliqued block. To do an applique block you need preparation of many pieces to make the whole, very detailed stitching and many hours of work. Our board members do this every month with managing our finances, serving as committee chairs for fund raisers like auction, quilt show and raffle quilt, making comfort quilts, and lining up programs and workshops. We also have many friendship star blocks. These are members who serve as greeters and the front sign-in desk who makes our members and visitors feel welcome. We have those special people who form bees and teach others the skills of quilting. Then we have traditional blocks that are made up of the 4 patches, 9 patches and other pieced blocks. These members go about quietly just holding us together. They do many little things that may not be noticed. They love the guild, attend meetings, and volunteer to do work as needed. They give of their time, donations, and talents. We love those traditional blocks! To add a little spice we will add a modern block. When we get new members we see their excitement and eagerness to join in. They may not know the technical aspects of quilting yet, but they are eager to learn, go to workshops, and think in new directions. And lastly we will border our quilt with flying geese. These are members who keep us together and keep us going forward. The members make the guild and I think we are a super group working together. What a beautiful quilt. I will let you draw the picture. Love and blessings, Myra Hall

2 QGPC EXECUTIVE BOARD 2015 President Myra Hall Vice President Jo Lynn O Neil Secretary Anita Ruthenberg Tresasurer Judy McDonald Past President Judy Fitzgerald Programs 2016 Jane Browinski Workshops Sue Haupt Finance Beverly Lindsey Newsletter Becky Klein Publicity Paula Hunt Comfort Quilts Cynda Ewing JoAnna Swonger Sunshine and Shadows Linda Poer Show and Tell Janette Duke Membership Yvonne Wolfsen LeeAnn Whitley Auction Mary Williams Historian Kathleen Poznick Bee Keeper Evelyn Mathis Special Projects Andrea Killius Raffle Quilt Sales Beverly Lindsey Peach Festival Judy Fitzgerald Habitat Humanity Liasion Joyce Coney The address for the newsletter is: qgpcnewsletter@gmail.com

3 Quilter s Guild of Parker County Minutes of February 19, 2015 Meeting was called to order at 6:57pm by President Myra Hall. This month was our sew-in for comfort quilts. Greeters for the month of March are Andrea Killius and Jeannie Garvin Judy Bell moved that we accept the minutes of the January meeting as published in the newsletter, seconded by Shawnna Durrette, motion carried. A copy of the treasurer s report is with Judy McDonald for anyone who wished to see it. Committee Reports Bee Keeper - Evelyn Mathis - bees are working on auction quilts. Auction - Rex Shrauner gave the auction report. There are currently 19 quilts turned in. If you have a quilt you can leave it at Quilting Around Quilt Shop. April 2 nd is the last day to turn in a quilt. We will have Mark Terry as our auctioneer this year and we will be on the web site again at no charge to the guild. The Take it for Ten and the $1 raffle is still in need of items. Special Projects - Andrea Killius - The Center of Hope is still in need of canned foods, but no green beans. There are still a few openings for the retreat. Contact Andrea if you wish to go. Comfort Quilts - Cynda Ewing and Joanna Swonger - Cynda thanked everyone for coming to the sew-in today and for all the effort they were putting in getting the quilts made and quilted. Sunshine and Shadows - Kim Lolley, daughter of Jean Lolley, is in the hospital with heart problems and Beth Collins husband is having back surgery. Show and Tell - Janette Duke - There were 38 quilts shown for show and tell. This month theme was Valentines, Mardi Gras, and Presidents Day. Next month s theme is Irish Chain, quilting the green, or Texas Independence. Membership - Yvonne Wolfsen and Leann Whitley - There were 52 members and 1 visitor. There were no door prizes this month. Unfinished Business - None New Business - None Announcements - We have the Victorian House on March 10 th. It is a work on your own projects day. We also received several thank you notes from Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, and the Center of Hope. Also thank you notes were received from several recipients of our quilts. Myra read several of the notes. Programs - JoLynn O Neil - March we will have Froncie Quinn. Brodere Perse will be the lecture. She will have a workshop on the Sat following our guild meeting and will be teaching hand piecing. April is our auction. In May we will have Tricia Cribbs of Turning 20 fame. Judy Fitzgerald moved that the meeting be adjourned and was seconded by Sue Haupt. Motion carried Respectfully submitted by Judy Fitzgerald for Anita Ruthenberg, Secretary.

4 March Program This month we have the honor of hosting Froncie Quinn as speaker for our meeting. Froncie is from New London, New Hampshire. We are in for a real treat as Froncie shares a trunk show and history or her time reproducing patterns from several quilt museums including the Shelburn Museum, The Lancaster Museum and the New England Quilt Museum. Froncie has produced fabric lines from the Shelburne Museum quilts for RJR fabrics. She has also written patterns for C & T Publishing for the Enduring Grace; Quilts from the Shelburne Museum Collection. Froncie currently has 17 museum reproduction patterns and has more to come. She will be bringing a trunk show to share with us and certainly lots of history about quilt history. Unfortunately the workshop with Froncie had to be canceled because we did not get enough people to sign up. April Program In April we will be having the annual auction. There will be lots of quilts up for purchase in the live auction as well as a Take it for $10 table and a dollar raffle. Please invite your family, neighbors and friends as this is an important fund raiser for our guild. All items for the auction need to be turned into Mary Williams by the board meeting April 2 nd. On Thursday April 16 th we will be meeting at the church at 2pm to begin setting up for the auction. Please contact Mary Williams to volunteer. She will need help, before, during and after the auction. May Program At the May program we will be hosting Tricia Cribbs of Graham, TX. Tricia is the designer of the Turning Twenty quilts and patterns. She will present us with a trunk show of her fabulous quilts and share her history of quilt making and designing. Tricia is currently working on more hand and machine embroidery designs and I am sure she will have lots of goodies for purchase so mark your calendar!

5 Membership Looking forward to seeing each of you at the March Guild meeting. Don't forget to wear your name tags and bring a guest! We will have the 2015 Membership Directory so be sure to pick one up when you sign in. If you haven't picked up your membership card we have those ready also. See you on the 19th. Yvonne and LeeAnn QUILT AUCTION Check out our auction quilts on the auctioneer s website at Remember that the deadline to turn in your completed quilt is April 2. You can give it to MaryWilliams or Debbie and Rex Shrauner or drop it off at Quilting Around quilt shop. Please remember to put a label on your quilt. We have received many great items for the Take It For Ten and the Dollar Raffle, but take another look around and turn in your donation to Andrea Killius or Judy Fitzgerald by April 2. Thank you for your generous donations! If you have questions, please call Mary ( ).

6 2015 Retreat What a great way to spend a snowy weekend but at Retreat. Everyone just sewed, watched the snow and did a lot of talking. It is the first time I ever got two quilts put together. All 24 of us worked on the Auction Quilts and made over a hundred blocks. We played Quilt Bingo and had three blackout winners. Saturday night we had our big Show & Tell and what beautiful quilts were shown. Thanks all for making it a great Retreat. Andrea Killius Center of Hope Please help support the Center of Hope for March. Their wish list is the same as last month for canned meat, tuna, canned veggies (no green beans), soup, chili and small bottles of toiletries (deodorant, shampoo, soap, etc). Thank you for your February donation. The drop off box will be as you come into the meeting. Remember the Center relies on donation to help feed their clients.

7 WORKSHOP NEWS Workshop for March was cancelled due to lack of interest. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A huge Thank You to everyone that made our Comfort Quilt Sew-In a great success. We sewed and cut and pinned and had a great time visiting with everyone. There were over 20 quilts turned in that day and many more projects were started or taken home for future completion. A great deal of the fabric we had on hand was distributed and that helps with our storage problem. I hope you will continue to work on comfort quilts throughout the year from your own stash as you are able. There are still some kits that I will have at the regular meetings and also some backing fabrics. Batting will also be available as needed.

8 Show and Tell What a wonderful Show and Tell we were treated to after our February Comfort Quilt Sew-In. We were shown 26 regular show and tells and 11 Valentine and Mardi Gras theme quilts! Below is a list of the planned themes for our Show and Tell contest: March April May June July August September October November December Irish chains, Texas Independence and The Quilting of the Green (Quilts with green being the dominant color) No Show and Tell (Auction) We ll add April to the May themes Easter, April Showers, and May Flowers quilts Wedding Ring quilts and Graduation quilts 4th of July quilts A Day at the Beach quilts Labor Day quilts and Autumn Leaves quilts Halloween quilts Veterans Day quilts and Thanksgiving quilts Christmas quilts Please remember that the theme quilts are in addition to any regular quilts you wish to show. Thank you to everyone who helped get our Theme Quilt Contest off to a great start! Janette Duke Show and Tell Fat Quarter Facts (number of squares from a fat quarter 18 x22 ) 99-2 squares /2 squares /2 squares 12 5 squares 42-3 squares /2 squares /2 squares 9-6 squares 20-4 squares 6-6 1/2 squares

9 Weatherford Bee Clubs Blue Bonnet: meets every Thursday at the Weatherford Public Library with Donna Napier, Bee Leader. They meet from 10 AM to 2 PM. Library Quilters meet 2nd Tuesday each month from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Weatherford Public Library with Jean Garvin, Bee Leader. Exchange Block Bee put on hold. Nu Bee meets 2nd and 4th Friday. Contact person is Joyce Coney. Call for time and place at , 402 1/2 Lee Street, Weatherford. Workers Bee meet 1st Saturday of each month at 834 Meadow Lane, Weatherford from 1 PM to 4 PM. Contact person is Evelyn Mathis, Quilting Queens Bee (Springtown/Azle Area) meets the 1st Tuesday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the La Junta Baptist Church. Pat Elam, Bee Leader. Call Busy Bee meets 3rd Wednesday each month from 10 AM to 2 PM at 834 Meadow Lane, Weatherford. Contact Evelyn Mathis at Junior Bee meets the first Saturday of the month at Debbie Dover s house. Her phone number is ; contact Debbie for exact time. Because the juniors are active in school and sports, the time must remain flexible. Thank you, Debbie, for heading this Bee. It is so important to interest our Junior members. Sonflowers Bee: This is a new bee headed up by Lisa DeVille to make pillows for distribution to local hospital. If interested in joining, please call Lisa at

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12 The Quilter s Guild of Parker County, a 501c3 non-profit organization. It meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm for fellowship and 7pm~9pm for the program/business meeting. Non-members may attend twice as our guests. Membership is open to anyone interested in quilts - or quilting. Annual dues are $ Call Myra Hall at for more information. Next Meeting is March 19th, in the Great Hall of Grace First Presbyterian Church 606 Mockingbird Lane Weatherford, Texas Quilter s Guild of Parker County PO Box 2022 Weatherford, TX 76086