Eastern Polk Quilters Guild

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1 Eastern Polk Quilters Guild September 2015 Issue 177 WebSite: Facebook: Eastern Polk Quilter s Guild The next guild meeting will be on September 21 at 7:00 pm in the church Sanctuary with Mark Lipinski You will be hard pressed to find a more entertaining lecture and enjoyable quilting class than one taken with international quilt teacher and quilt fabric designer and creator and former Executive Editor of Quilter's Home magazine, and Executive Editor of Mark Lipinski's Fabric Trends and Mark Lipinski's Christmas 365 magazines. Mark's no holds barred, brutally honest, riotous talks are half about quilting, half show & tell, and all stand-up comedy. Tidbits: Mark introduced The Slow Stitching Movement to quilters in June 2014 with a twice record-breaking webinar, and with that success, expanded the concept of Slow Stitching to knitters, crocheters, and the needle arts in November Has a series of "DIY quilting videos" available on CraftDaily.com. Appeared on Iowa Public Television's Quilts of Valor special hosted by Marianne Fons, along with special guests, Eleanor Burns and Alex Anderson. Does volunteer work and presents quilts for the national Quilts of Valor Foundation. Was recently a featured celebrity guest on the Quilt In A Day webinar series and is featured in the latest Eleanor Burns book, All Star Quilts, featuring Marianne Fons, Nancy Zieman, and Alex Anderson. President's Note Well, school has started and I'm sure all of the parents are a bit relieved. It is also a time to start get ready for the transition to colder weather and winter activities (notice I didn't mention the holidays!). The garage sale is still happening on October 31 from 8-3pm with a sack sale at 2pm (buy a sack for $5.00 and fill it with anything). Scrap bags will be $5.00. Bring your donations on Friday, October 30, to the church room where we meet. You can drop off any sewing related donation at any time. We will be there off and on during the day on Friday setting up. We will not be advertising, so spread the word and bring your friends on Saturday. Donation Suggestions include: fabric yardage and scraps, patterns, books, notions, sewing tools, sewing machines, etc. The proceeds from this garage sale will go towards our speaker and program fees. See you there! Julie Brotherson brothersonjulie@gmail.com Page 1

2 2015 Raffle Quilt The raffle quilt has been completed for this year. Thank you to all who contributed to the completion of this beautiful quilt. Raffle quilt tickets will be available at the September guild meeting. Each packet has 30 raffle tickets and a picture of the raffle quilt. Each year we ask our members to sell tickets or you may want to purchase them for yourself. You will be able to turn in money and pick up additional tickets at our meetings. There will be someone available at the meetings to collect money, make additional tickets available, and collect any tickets you do not sell. Ticket prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 Thank you for all you can do to help support the Eastern Polk Quilters Guild. Mark Lipinski Workshop This workshop is called Ribbons. The supply list was sent with the newsletter last month. It uses gentle curves and can be either scrappy or organized with colors. The workshop is September 20th, from 12:30 to 6:30, and costs $55. Sign up with Warren Larsen. Page 2

3 July Financial Statement Beginning Check Book Balance (Legacy Statement) $12, Petty Cash On Hand Total Beginning Cash $12, Lonnie Parsons 3856 N.W. 92 nd Pl. Polk City, IA PH Cell Operating Income Jul-15 Donations Guest Fees Membership Dues $ Operating Expenses $- 7/31/2015 Beginning Cash 12, Income $ Expenses - Ending Cash 12, Mary Sassman N.E. 75 th St. Bondurant, IA PH Cell mlsassman@yahoo.com Nanette Newell 700 W. North St. P.O. Box 252 Prairie City, Ia nanettenewell@aol.com. Board Meetings The EPQG Board Meetings are held on the 4th Monday, 6:00 pm, at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in classroom LC # 17. All members are welcome to attend. EASTERN POLK QUILTERS QUILD BOARD President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Member at Large (2nd term) Member at Large (1st term) Program Chair Program Chair Elect Newsletter Editor Julie Brotherson Colleen Anderson Ruth McCoy Linda McGhee Sheri Olson Diana Weirich Warren Larsen Paulette Roche Janet Rice Page 3

4 Harriet Hargrave Workshop at the church Yes you can quilt on your domestic machine October 18th 12: :00 Cost: $40 If you are discouraged about learning to quilt on your home machine, don't believe that you will ever be able to quilt feathers, or are just tired of having to send everything out to someone else to finish, come spend the day with Harriet and find out just how doable traditional machine quilting is. This is not long arm style quilting or free form quilting, but free motion quilting using lines for consistency and accuracy. You will be able to quilt open feathers by the end of the class. Harriet s method of teaching goes beyond spending time scribbling on fabric; you will actually LEARN what is involved in excellent achieving excellent quilting. Practicing should be a journey of improvement, not monotonous boredom. You will start with grid work without lines, moving into learning to keep your stitches even and then staying on a line accurately. We end the day quilting open feathers. The book Heirloom Machine Quilting 4th edition by Harriet Hargrave is required for this class. See Warren Larsen for ordering the book or for registering for the class. Members at Large Soon the leaves will be turning colors and our gardens will be ready for the fall harvest., Canning will be done, leaves raked and then it's time to head back to our sewing spaces. Time to start sewing with those glorious fall reds, golds, browns and Halloween fabrics. Please remember to make donation quilts for Mercy Pediatrics Unit, domestic violence center and the veterans in Pleasant Hill Veterans Home. We will have a community sew day on November 1st in conjunction with Saturday sew. Beefburgers will be served. Come and have lunch with us and work on donation quilts for our various charities. For donation quilts, November will be a double points month towards the gift card drawing in December. Remember - if you had anything to do with a donation quilt, you are eligible to put your name in our drawing box. As we mentioned at the August meeting, we will be having a contest for our name tags. Be thinking of some creative way to express your personality in a small name tag form. Effective at the January meting, we will only provide name tag stickers for guests and new members. Remember you must be wearing your name tag to be eligible for door prizes. Enjoy this wonderful fall weather and ladies, start your machines! Sherri Olson and Diana Weirich Page 4

5 2015 PLEASANT HILL FALL RETREAT When: October 09-10, 2015 Friday 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm Cost: $20 Where: Doanes Park Youth Center 5050 Doanes Park Road Pleasant Hill, Iowa There are a few spots remaining for this retreat. If you would like to sign up, please contact Rita Prock : or dprock@69outlook.com. REFRESHMENTS We still need refreshment volunteers for January and February of Please be assured that the refreshments do not have to be elaborate. We very much appreciate all of the delicious foods that have been served, but we don t expect every meeting to have complete meals as refreshments. Some simple bars or cookies and drinks are quite sufficient. What you serve is up to you. We want to encourage more people to participate in providing refreshments for our meetings. October 3rd is the next Saturday Sew Saturday Sews are scheduled the first Saturday of the month. Starting at 9 am, it is a day to get together and work on a project of your choice. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a member of the guild to attend. Feel free to invite a guest. Bring your lunch and join us for a great time. Sheri Olson at or Diana Weirich at REFRESHMENTS September Pat Felderman Julie Young Sheri Olson Elaine Anderson Bev Phillips Marlee Jennings Connie Ryan October Free Motion Quilters Paulette, Sharon, Nicki, Nan, Nancy, Laura, Diana, Norma November The Bettys Sept. Refreshments Refreshments this month will be provided by the members listed. The member whose name is first in the list each month is the coordinator for the refreshments that month. Please remember the responsibilities of the refreshment committee each month: 1) Supply the goodies. 2) Supply the paper and plastic utensils. 3) Clean up after. 4) Take garbage out. Dumpster is right outside the back door. Page 5

6 2015 Programs and Events September 5 Saturday Sew, 9am, Lutheran Church of the Cross September Newton Fall Retreat September 20 Mark Lipinski workshop, 12:30 September 21 Guild Meeting, 7pm, Speaker Mark Lipinski October 9-10 Pleasant Hill Fall Retreat, Doane s Park October 18 Harriet Hargrave workshop, 12:30 October 19 Guild Meeting, 7pm, Speaker Harriet Hargrave November 7 Saturday Sew, 9am, Lutheran Church of the Cross November 16 Guild Meeting, 7pm, Joyce Franklin, Quilts and Other Notions December 5 Saturday Sew, 9am, Lutheran Church of the Cross December 21 Guild Meeting, 6:30 pm, Potluck, Raffle Quilt drawing, Secret quilter reveal Many of you submitted items to the Iowa State Fair. Whether or not you won a ribbon, please share your wonderful entries with us. them to easternpolkquilters@gmail.com or post them on the Facebook page. We want to recognize all of the talent we have within the guild. Page 6

7 Gudrun Erla of G.E. Designs Presented by The Quiltmaker s Shoppe Saturday, October 3 10:30-11:45 Lecture, Trunk Show and Book Signing $ Sewing Workshop $50 includes Stripology 2 book and lunch. Both sessions $75. Gudrun is known for her quilt-as-you-go patterns making her quilt projects quick and simple. All of her patterns are geared toward today s quilt makers, easy and fast with a modern touch. Join us to see the ways she has found to do things quicker and using easier methods to make the quilts look more complicated than they really are! Manchester United Methodist Church 413 East Butler Street Manchester, Iowa Call The Quiltmaker s Shoppe to register today! OctoberFest Bus Tour, October $159 all inclusive trip--visit 8 shops in 3 states in 2 days! The Bus is Leaving! Don t miss it! We re heading west to Papillion, NE and south to Cameron, MO with stops at shops in Western, Central, and Eastern Iowa! Check our website, thequiltmakershoppe.com, for complete details and make your reservation today by calling The Quiltmaker s Shoppe, Manchester, Join your quilting friends on this fun trip! Page 7

8 fabrics, patterns, books, notions, gifts, lots of shop Samples, fun and interesting demos and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Just 15 miles west of Des Moines where US Highways 169 and 6 intersect. Visit our new website for a map and to learn all about us. Be sure to check out the events calendar! adelquilting.com The little quilt shop on the prairie, 909 Prairie Street in Adel IA Brooklyn Fabric Company Quilt Store Quality-Outlet Prices PO Box Jackson Street Brooklyn, Iowa lisa@brooklynfabric.com Brooklynfabric.com New Store address: 5360 NE 14 th St Suite A Des Moines Iowa New Store hours: Mon Fri. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Thurs till 7:00 Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM New Phone Woodsidequitling@yahoo.com Visit us at for more information We are now the Innova Long Arm dealer for the state of Iowa. Stop in and see what the Innova Long Arm machines have to offer you. We also provide long arm quilting services including edge to edge and custom quilting on our computerized or hand guided Innova Long Arm machines. ************************ Come visit us in our new location and see what great things Woodside Quilting is bringing to central Iowa quilters! Page 8

9 Quilter s Cupboard 706 SW 3rd Street Ankeny, Iowa Central Iowa s Favorite Quilting Store Quilter s Cupboard is your go-to Iowa quilt store for all your quilting needs. Our friendly quilt shop staff is available to answer your questions and help pick fabrics for any quilting project. Don t see what you are looking for? Just ask. We d love to try to find it for you. We are located in Uptown Ankeny, Iowa, just minutes from Downtown Des Moines, in a charming blue house that provides a cozy atmosphere which is sure to inspire you. Do you know someone who is ill, grieving, or needs encouragement? Marlee Jennings has volunteered to take on this responsibility. She will see that our members and their families in need hear from us and know that they have our loving thoughts and prayers. Her home number is or her cell is Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10:00-5:30 Thursday 10:00-7:00 Sunday Noon-4:00 Don t forget to visit Knitting Next Door right next door Laura Jochems st Ave. E. Hours Newton, IA Tues. Fri.: 10:00am-5:00pm ljochems@yahoo.com Sat.: 10:00am - 3:00pm BERNINA Sewing Center th Street West Des Moines, IA IowaQuiltBlock.com Store Hours: Mon Sat 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday 1 4 p.m. 110 East Main Street * Manchester, IA Let us bring out the quiltmaker in you! Mon-Fri 9-5 Kathy Wilgenbusch Thurs Sat Cedar St. Tipton, IA Phone: (563) Mon,Tues,Fri 9-6 Wed 9-4 Thurs 9-7 Sat 10-4 For a list of classes see our website: Long Arm Services with IntelIiquiIter at competitive prices Large selection of Fabrics, Books,Pattems, Notions, Yam, Embroidery Supplies and much more Page 9

10 Eastern Polk Quilters Guild P. O. Box 491 Altoona, IA FIRST CLASS Moved? Incorrect address or phone? Please changes to Janet Rice at or call Meeting Agenda September 21, :00 pm Welcome Announcements Birthdays Show and Tell Mark Lipinski Lutheran Church of the Cross th Street SW Altoona IA Bring a friend! Page 10