Baytown Area Quilt Guild a 501(c)(7) Organization/Social Club Volume 32, No. 2 February 2016

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1 The Patchwork Pipeline Baytown Area Quilt Guild a 501(c)(7) Organization/Social Club Volume 32, No. 2 February 2016 President s Pen Lisa Struthers February Program Delores Ellis Dear Fellow Quilters, February always seems like a long month to me. The colder weather makes quilting seem like a good idea, so I hope you are enjoying working with fabric as much as I have been recently. If you have not yet taken the opportunity to make the February block of the month, do so - it is an easy and quick block. You can see my first block on my Facebook page; why don't you put a picture of your block on Facebook, too (if you use the social media site, of course) to encourage others to make the block as well. I want to thank Lois Garrett for taking the Treasurer position for Please thank her when you see her, too. Some work is still needed in the financial area - two more volunteers to serve on the audit committee to review the 2015 finances. If you are able to meet with two others to go over the bank statements, deposits, and record-keeping of the last year, you will help ensure that our guild is using its finances responsibly. The Hospitality board position remains open; although Gina (who held the position in 2015) will continue to help coordinate, she does not always have the time to commit to this position at the monthly meetings. If you do, please let me know. I look forward to seeing each of you at our February meeting. Hospitality *Cristy Davila LaVerne Henderson Margie Story Pam Marek Vicki Ewell Pam Jones Jayne Clifton Karen Elizondo Gina Brown In February we will entertain Cindy Needham who lives in Chico, California. She is also known as the linen quilter or wholecloth quilter. Cindy is an international quilting instructor who creates exquisite one-of-a-kind heirloom wholecloth quilts out of vintage linens. She was honored to have won the Machine Quilting Teacher of the Year award in Over the last forty years she has had her articles published in prominent quilting magazines. Her book Wholecloth Linen Quilts was published six years ago and she now self publishes her handbooks. She has designed the Ultimate Stencil to aid quilters. Check Cindy and her beautiful work out by searching for her on "Craftsy. Also....A Reminder! Calling all quilters who participated in the Manay Sirois workshop "Twisted Ribbons." Please bring your finished or unfinished work to "show and tell" It will be fun to see everyone's fabrics! Don't be a party pooper!! Happy Birthday - February Birthdays Pam Bernick 2/12 Helen Conley 2/13 Delores Ellis 2/22 Pat Griffin 2/20 Sue Jeffco 2/19 Liz Juarez 2/6 Annette Kuder 2/8 Bonnie Mustin 2/6 Kathleen Oian 2/13 Vicki Smith 2/23

2 Page 2 Sunshine & Shadows Pam Murphree Kathy Thompson s husband, George, is recovering in the hospital from surgery. Mary Harmon's husband, Clark, passed away on 1/19/16. Please keep Mary and her family in your thoughts and prayers. We wish you peace and comfort at this sad time. If you have any praises, announcements, concerns or prayer requests, please send me an at: Pamm@ameraflex.com Or send me a text or call to Donation Quilt, Travel Linda McPike Please note below the dates available for anyone to take the Donation Quilt to a Quilt Guild, for me. I will appreciate any help. There are a lot of dates that I have already got covered, so will you please contact me at: pikesinanahuac@windstream.net, or call me at: , and tell me if you are interested. Thanks, Linda McPike February 16 th - Quilt Guild of Greater Houston Memorial Drive, Houston - Meeting is at 6:30 pm February 19 th - Quilt Guild of Greater Houston Memorial Drive, Houston - Meeting is at 10:00 am March 21 st - Lakeview Quilt Guild Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay, Texas - Meeting is at 6:00 pm April 18 th - Bay Area Quilt Guild Scarsdale Blvd. Houston, Texas - Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. April 20 th - West Houston Quilt Guild-3055 Bear Creek Drive, Houston, Texas Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. ****************************************************

3 Page 3 Membership Annette Kuder I want to thank those of you that renewed your membership in January and I look forward to getting everyone else renewed between now and February. There were 56 members and 3 guests at our January meeting. New members this month include Becky Bradley, Sue Jeffco, and Suzy McLain. The membership table can be a little crazy during January and February and I really appreciate your help in making our guest and new members feel welcome and showing them around our meeting room. Our directory will be printed and handed out at the March meeting. Upon renewing your membership for 2016 you should have been given a new membership card. If you did not receive your new card please stop by the membership table in February and we will see that you get it. For those that renewed by mail you should be receiving your new card via mail. Have you been wondering why there is an E or an M next to your date of birth when we print the directory? If so you should know that this signifies how you have elected to receive the guild newsletter. Due to postage rates it is very beneficial in keeping our membership cost down if we can you the newsletter. If you see an M next to your date of birth and would like to change your receipt of the newsletter to please let me know and we will get our records updated. Please add new members to your directory. Suzanne (Suzy) McLain 2230 Sylvan Ln Baytown, TX C) SuzyMcLain@gmail.com 11/27 E Sue Jeffco P.O. Box 1859 Baytown, TX C) Sue.Jeffco@cebridge.net 2/19 E Rebecca (Becky) Bradley 1600 Colby Baytown, TX H) Reandu@gmail.com 11/19 E Show and Tell Cristy Davila/Margie Story Margie Story - Flowers Around Old Patches LeeAnn Adams - Bonnie Hunter Mystery 2015 Jayne Clifton - Crocheted scarves and hats for homeless donations, patchwork antique quilt for a recliner/chair back

4 Page 4 BAQG Proposed Budget 2016 Please note: This budget for 2016 was prepared by the Budget Committee, LaVerne Henderson, Delores Ellis, and Lisa Struthers. It was presented to the Board of BAQG at the December 2015 meeting, which voted to accept it. The budget was reviewed at the January 2016 board meeting, and an amendment was made, which was voted on and approved by the board. The amended proposed budget is listed here for review by members of the guild. If you have questions about the proposed budget, please ask one of the committee members; a time to ask questions will occur during the February meeting as well. A vote on the budget by guild members will take place at the February meeting. BAQG Proposed Budget 2016 Income Library Fees $ Quilt Show $15, Donation Quilt 2016 $4, Membership Dues $2, Mini Raffle $ Newsletter Ads $ Retreat $4, Programs/Workshops $2, Historian $50.00 TOTAL $30, Expenses Block of the month $ Christmas Blocks $ Door Prizes $ Quilt Show $11, Donation Quilt 2017 $1, Guild Retreat $4, Historian $75.00 Hospitality $ Library $ Membership $ Mini Raffle $ Newsletter $ Operating Expenses - Church rental, P.O. box, Storage rental $2, Programs/Workshops $8, Scholarship/Lee College $2, Special Projects (Community Service) $1, Sunshine & shadows $ Website $ Miscellaneous Expenses $ TOTAL $33,408.55

5 Page Quilt Show Committee POSITION NAME TELEPHONE Chair Tracy Williams tmwilliams@earthlink.net (281) Admissions Connie Litteer clitteer@comcast.net (832) Awards Ceremony Jayne Clifton Jayne_a_clifton@yahoo.com (281) Block Challenge Kathy Thompson Kathy8952@yahoo.com (281) Community Service Jayne Clifton Jayne_a_clifton@yahoo.com (281) Decorations OPEN Donation Quilt 16 Laverne Henderson Goldentopaz1947@yahoo.com (281) DQ Ticket & Travel Linda McPike pikesinanahuac@windstream.net (409) Sales Door Prizes Jane Ott Metro1953@aol.com (281) Set Up/Layout Lisa Struthers lisastruthers@yahoo.com (281) Judges Barbara Staten creativestitches@hotmail.com (409) Name Tags Laverne Henderson Goldentopaz1947@yahoo.com (281) Photography Delma Saenz delmasaenz@hotmail.com (281) Program Tracy Williams tmwilliams@earthlink.net (281) Program Lois Tandy La2tx@comcast.net (515) Advertisements Publicity Connie Litteer clitteer@comcast.net (832) Quilt Check-In/out Linda Hord Linda.hord07@gmail.com (281) Quilt Entries OPEN Raffle Baskets LaVerne Henderson Goldentopaz1947@yahoo.com (281) Ribbons OPEN Silent Auction Connie Schofield Connie_schofield@hotmail.com (281) Staff / Vendor Lounge Karen Elizondo Kelizon.nana@gmail.com (713) Vendors Volunteer Coordinator Janie DeStefano & Gail Lumus OPEN creativejane@verizon.net glumus@houstonmethodist.org (281) (281) Members-at-large Sue Jenkins msujenkins@windstream.net (409) Delores Ellis sidelores@yahoo.com (281) Gina Brown Ginanoelbrown70@gmail.com (281) FOR SALE White Featherweight Sewing Machine Hi Everyone, Sue Jenkins, Sherry Hughes, and I, took our Donation Quilt to the Beaumont Quilt Guild on January 21 st., and this sweet older man, Marvin Mc Eachern, came over to us. His wife, Pearl Mc Eachern, who died a few years ago, had been a very active Member of the Beaumont Guild. He told us that he had a White Featherweight Sewing Machine for sale for $400.00, and if anyone was interested, to call him at: Thanks, Linda Mc Pike

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7 Page 7 March Block Of The Month Sally Frickey and Becky Trigg

8 Page 8 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 2016 Program Schedule February 1, Cindy Needham "For the Love of Linens March 7, Teresa Duryea Wong "The History of Japanese Quilts" April 4, Carolyn and Pete Hughes "Trunk Show of Award Winning Quilts" 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 2016 November Patriotic Program Delores Ellis - Program Chair Our November 2016 program will celebrate Veteran's Day and we will focus on constructing quilts for veterans. I am gathering 2 1/2" strips of red, white and blue that read patriotic. These can be prints, tone-on-tone, solids etc. Please look through your stash and cut from your collection if possible. Press, fold and store in a gallon plastic bag (to keep from fraying. These may be brought through August, Thank you for always being so generous with you fabrics! December 5, Christmas Party Show and Tell Cristy Davila/Margie Story Margie Story - Flowers Around Old Patches LeeAnn Adams - Bonnie Hunter Mystery 2015 Jayne Clifton - Crocheted scarves and hats for homeless donations, patchwork antique quilt for a recliner/chair back

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10 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: open 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 ****************************************************

11 Page 11 BAQG General Meeting Minutes January 2016 Secretary - Lisa Joiner The January meeting of the Baytown Area Quilt Guild was opened at 7:00 p.m. President, Lisa Struthers, welcomed everyone. She acknowledged the Hospitality Committee and January birthdays. Lisa also welcomed our guests and visiting guild, Golden Triangle Quilt Guild. Approval of Minutes Carolyn Davis moved and LeeAnn Adams seconded the motion to accept the minutes as written in the newsletter. The motion carried. Treasurer s Report Treasurer s report printed in the newsletter. Open positions - Christmas Blocks - Open Hospitality Open - Lisa Struthers asked the hospitality book be passed around for the following months for members to sign up. Election of Treasurer Lois Garrett Carolyn Hooks moved and Ester Carnew seconded the motion to elect Lois Garrett as treasurer for the 2016 year. The motion carried. Sunshine and Shadows Pam Murphree Pam introduced herself and reminded everyone to her with praises and concerns. Upcoming Programs Delores Ellis February we will be hosting Cindy Needham For the Love of Linens. She is a whole cloth quilter. Upcoming Workshops Delma Saenz Delma reported our first workshop will be in June. There will be more information available at our February meeting. Quilt Roundup Tracy Williams Quilt show is set for May 6 and 7 at Lee College. The theme is Western and any decorations members may have and would like to let the guild borrow would be appreciated. All decorations will be returned. Tracy will have an information desk set up at each monthly meeting with entry forms and sign up sheets for volunteers. There are several areas needed for volunteers such as silent auction, vendor assistant, raffle, put up and take down. Time slots are available for each day. Please contact Tracy Williams with any questions or ideas. Newsletter Connie Schofield Please let Connie know if you are not receiving the monthly newsletter. Connie also reminded members of the upcoming sales at Dovie Quilting and Fabric and The Painted Pony n Quilts. Donation Quilt Linda McPike Linda thanked members that have picked up their tickets for the donation quilt raffle and encouraged members that haven t to do so. Block of the Month Sally Fricke and Becky Trigg Sally and Becky displayed the February block of the month as well as a demonstration how the block is to be put together. Each month the ladies have asked members to make three blocks which two of will go in the drawing and one is for you to keep for yourself. They would like everyone at the end of the year to bring their blocks that they have put together for show and tell. Other Lisa Struthers suggested as you are cleaning out your sewing room to think about donating items to the mini raffle. Membership Annette Kuder Annette reported 56 members and 3 guests in attendance. Sue Jeffco and Becky Bradley joined the guild this evening and were welcomed by the members in attendance. Name Tag Drawing Kay Morris, Door Prizes Ann Hankamer, Guest Kara Members Carolyn Hooks and Helen Conley, Mini Raffle Dennis and Kathy Oian, 1 st Drawing Carolyn Davis, 2 nd Drawing Ann Hankamer, 3 rd Drawing Connie Litteer Show and Tell Margie Story and Christy Davila hosted the showing of beautiful work by members Lee Ann Davis, Jayne Clifton and Margie shared as well. General Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Program Delores Ellis Before Delores introduced our guest speaker she asked the guild to donate 2 ½ strips of red, white and blue patterned fabric to the guild for November for Veterans Day Quilt of Valor. Delores welcomed visitor, Margie Lawrence of R-R Retreats in LaGrange. Margie spoke on organizing and managing a Round Robin as well as pitfalls to avoid. She also shared her beautiful quilts from the several Round Robins she has participated in.

12 Page 12 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, February 1 st. 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