Cotton Patch Dispatch

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1 Cotton Patch Dispatch Cotton Patch Quilters P.O. Box Athens, GA Officers President Shary Karlin 320 Riverbottom Road Athens, GA President Elect Ruhanna Neal 250 Crestwood Drive Athens, GA st Vice President Programs Donna Phillips 1110 Adams Road Bishop, GA nd Vice President Membership Debbie Harms 238 Woodland Terrace Jefferson, GA Secretary Caryn Curry 1806 Lebanon Church Road Jefferson, GA Treasurer Denise Stanchek 1080 Lakeside Court Bishop, GA Website: November 2009 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT... Have you noticed how quickly time goes by? It seems like the summer has flown past, and we are well into the fall season. The weather is getting cooler, and the leaves are showing off their colorful displays. In just a few short weeks, it will be Thanksgiving. This time of year, we tend to think about participating in indoor activities and making our homes warm and cozy for the winter. Our lives get a bit more hectic as we focus on family gatherings, food and celebrations. You might think that there is little time for artistic endeavors, but it is actually the perfect time to work on new orold quilting projects. I am thankful for the ability to create with fabrics. I find theacts of fabric selection, design, cutting and stitching to be very relaxing. It removes me from the business of the day and provides a solitary refuge. It also allows for time to think through future plans and activities. As you begin your journey through the holiday season, be thankful for your creative gifts and begin a new project or work on an old one. Plan for reducing the stress of the holidays with some creative stitching. You ll be glad you did. A hot cup of tea and a bit of quilting is a wonderful refuge from the hectic holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving and happy stitching! Shary Membership News : Debbie Harms We had three visitors at the October meeting and one new member! Ginny Hunsinger (Athens) joined at the end of the meeting Sandra Ray (Watkinsville) Diann Johnson (Overland Park, KS)

2 Efdfncfs!9 ui -!!Tpdjbm Each member planning to attend may draw a number 1-8. #1 s sit together, #2 s etc. On the back of the number is a table November Social Hour food folks Kathy Burkes Terri Jarrett Suzanne Reeves decorating job. Suggested themes are December holidays: Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza. Come to the November meeting to draw your number and get your Decorating Job. Get together after the meeting and plan your table s décor. Jobs can be traded to suit your abilities. Jobs include Head of Table: this person coordinates all the effort and reports back to the Social Chair. Table Cover: self explanatory, Decorations, Party for 10 people, this includes the 8 probable and a couple extras, Plates and Cups, Napkins and Utensils. Some of the jobs are shared by 2 people. Bring decorations from home, beg borrow or steal from your mom. Be creative! There will be a grand prize for the best table. The Lyndon House employees have graciously agreed to be judges. If you participate in decorating a table you will get a prize! In case you can t participate, 8 people are assigned per table leaving plenty of room for all who attend. The guilds store of paper products is also available. Amanda Whitsel, Social Table Assignments & Jobs for December Table 1 Linda Zacker Debbie Harms Table 2 Terri Jarrett Judy Caputi Head of Table Karrie Mcfoose Napkins & Utinsils Stephanie Chapman Table 3 Ruhanna Kathy Burkes Willene o Neal Shary Karlin Terri Bear : Tablecloth Utensils Head of Table Table 4 Donna Phillips Denise Stancheck Amanda Whitsel Tablecloth Lola Napkins & Utinsils Pat Schroeder Suzanne Reeves Head of Table Table 5 Judi Mason Barbara Redman Sherry Paul Lucille Jennings Diane Barrett Ginny Lynch Fay Rawls Table 6 Pam Kickbush Pat Dwinnell Mary Colley Cleo Ward Kyle Howington Table 7 Carol Ferguson Table 8 Chris Reynolds Fat Quarter Raffle Bring in a fat quarter to the December meeting for a chance to win the lot. Any fat quarter of 100% cotton, good quality fabric, garners one chance to win. Bring 6 fat quarters and have 6 chances to win! Tablecloth Napkins & Utinsils Head of Table Napkins & Utinsils Head of Table

3 Program for November Our program this month is Night School in November. Lots of members will teach quick classes. Sure to inspire our way into the Holidays. As an added bonus Colleen Reagan will be there. She closed her fabric internet business before moving to Georgia and will be selling her leftover stock for $3.00 a yard (before and after school). So kids, see y all in class. --Donna Phillips, Programs Calendar of Upcoming Events Nov. 10, 6:30-7 CPQG Social Hour & monthly meeting, Nov. 5-Dec. 4 Elizabeth Barton solo show, Young Harris College Gallery, NE Georgia Nov , 10-5 Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry Show, Gwinnett Center - (Hall C), 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth, GA Beads you can expect to find at the show, list of exhibitors and classes can be found at: A&start=11%2F14%2F2009&end=11%2F15%2F /2010 Committee Chairmen Community Service Ginny Lynch lynch@uga.edu Charitable Projects Community Outreach Fund Raising (Raffle Quilt) Unfilled Internet Anita Heady amheady@bellsouth.net Library Lola Gazda lgazda960@bellsouth.net Membership Debbie Harms djharms@windstream.net Newsletter Vicki Bauer vfbauer@yahoo.com Program Donna Phillips djphillips57@hotmail.com Challenges Cleo Ward rfwcbw@windstream.net Show and Tell Mary Grider mwag910@bellsouth.net Janet Taylor 11/4 Diane Barret 11/5 Jeanie Wampler 11/7 Sherrie Pruitt 11/9 Jessica Ostick 11/10 Sylvia Stogden 11/11 Janet Rowland 11/12 Kathy Burkes 11/13 Laura Ng 11/20 Priscilla Golley 11/21 Linda Sims 11/21 Lucille Jennings 11/22 Judy Mason 11/26 Jean Carney 12/5 Kathy Roulston 12/7 Carol Ferguson 12/20 Carol Ann Burns 12/25 Shary Karlin 12/25 Ginger Sheets 12/27 Karen Covi 12/29 Shirley Bryant 12/30 Phyllis Rother 12/31 Publicity Unfilled Quilting Bees Shirley Erickson shirleywe@bellsouth.net Quilt Show Deb Henderson (Co-Chair) wickedew@bellsouth.net Quilt Show - Frances Arnold (Co-Chair) Fmarnold.cpa@charter.net Social Amanda Whitsel awquilts@bellsouth.net Door Prizes Phyllis Rother rotherp@yahoo.com Ever since the Library was organized there has been a box in the Library than says: When taking books out of the Library..please take the card out of the book and leave it in the box When returning the book just drop it in the box. No cards or books have been left in the box for the past 2 months???? --Lola Gazda, Library Editor s note: Some things just get curiouser and couriouser. Workshops Sharon Rockholt srockholt@bellsouth.net Additional Guild Support Georgia Quilt Council Representative Marilyn Osterkamp gmosterk@bellsouth.net Past President Mary Ellen Taylor socomt2@aol.com

4 COMMUNITY SERVICE (charity) NEWS Ginny Lynch. Community Service At the October 13th meeting, members turned in 7 kit tops; bindings on 5 quilts; 4 complete quilts and 2 of those were made totally by the members using their own fabric, bating, quilting and binding. Thank you to all of our members who have contributed quilt tops, bindings and complete quilts. We really appreciate it and Prevent Child Abuse of Athens and Project Safe will appreciate receiving the finished quilts. We are keeping Ellen Nelson busy quilting all the quilts! Some of the Charity Be'ers (Ellen Nelson, Jane West, Ginny Lynch and Frances Lang) went to J. J. Harris Elementary School in Clarke County on Friday, October 16th and demonstrated quilting to the children there; this was sponsored by the volunteers for the Council for the Aging. It was a great success. Lyndon House was not able to hold the Harvest Festival this year because of lack of funding and this event was in place of the Harvest Festival or the part of the Festival that volunteers from Council on Aging contributed to. The Charity Bee members will be offering small handmade items for sale at the November 10th meeting. Some of the items are pillow cases, pot holders, table runners. Some of the items are seasonal for Fall or the holidays. The items were made by the charity bee from fabric donated by members and also from the charity be'ers stash. Come early at 6:30 for the social time and to look over the items for sale. Many good gift ideas at a reasonable price. We will also have kits and quilts for bindings. Come join in the fun. Ellen s Praline Nut Crackers 12 whole 4-section graham crackers 1 cup chopped peanuts 1 cup butter 1/3 cup granulated sugar Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line a 12 x 17 inch jellyroll pan with aluminum foil. Break graham crackers along their scored markings into 48 rectangles. Arrange on foil in one tight layer. Sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans. In a small sauce pan combine butter and sugar. Bring mixture to a boil; then let boil for 1 ½ minutes. Pour evenly over the graham crackers. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely, then remove from pan and break into pieces. Newsletter submissions deadlineis the 25 th of each month. Late entries will be subject to space and time. Minor edits may be necessary. Do not submit handwritten documents. Please send your material ready to be cut and pasted to vfbauer@yahoo.com.

5 First & Third MONDAY 1 st 6:30-9 p.m. Night Owl Bee Denise Stanchek s home T U E WEDNESDAY Sew-In for Charity 9 a.m. til.. LH Fiber Room Ginny Lynch T H U R F R I Shirley Erickson, Bee Keeper Challenge REMINDER: A Study in Contrast Make a quilt using at least 2 types of contrasts but not black and white. Finished size: 24 square. Label back with the contrasts used. Due at January meeting. Cleo Ward, Challenges Second & Fourth 2 nd & 4 th 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Afternoon Delights Members homes Shirley Erickson nd & 4 th 1:30 p.m. Happy Hooters Applique Jodie Seila Sew-In for Charity 9 a.m. til.. LH Fiber Room Ginny Lynch Save that tree for RAYON! If you wish to switch from Snail mail to , please send your request to vfbauer@yahoo.com. Monthly Cotton Patch Quilt Guild Report Beginning Balance as of $3, Credits: Debits: Door Prizes $68.50 TOTAL CREDITS $68.50 Progams $ TOTAL DEBITS $ Ending Balance as of $3, Money Market Account Balance as of $7, The federal income tax return for the guild has been filed withthe IRS. Treasurer s Report/ Denise Stanchek

6 Minutes from COTTON PATCH QUILT GUILD meeting, October 13, 2009 Minutes recorded by Chris Langone The meeting was called to order by President Shary Karlin at 7:10pm. Debbie Harms, Membership Chair, reported that no new members were present. Three visitors introduced themselves. PROGRAM Donna Philips introduced the evening s speaker, Maria Peaglerfrom Big Canoe, GA. Maria has been quilting for 16 years and is author of a book called Color Mastery. Through an Informative presentation and many quilt samples, Maria discussed Creative Quilters Guide to Color. Her handout listing 10 tips for using color is available by ing her: maria@colormastery.com. Her website has information about the book and CD: BUSINESS MEETING: Debbie reported that 45 members were present. Seventy-six members have paid dues this year. The September minutes were approved as printed in the September newsletter. The Treasurer s Reportwas printed in the September newsletter, was accepted with no questions, and will be filed for audit. Committee Reports Frances Arnold reported that the North Georgia Folk Festival raised $200 through Charity Bee efforts and $60 for participation from the festival. Ten to 12 guild members helped out. Debbie Harms, Membership Chair 27 members have not paid. She encouraged these members to pay dues for the current year. Program Committee Donna Philips reported that the November meeting would be a sale: Colleen Reagan has closed her store and will bring leftover stock to sell. Social Committee Amanda Whitselthanked members for bringing food & those who have signed up for future meetings. Strip Exchange members can still join this activity which involves bringing 3-1/2 inch strips to exchange. Next month s color is yellow. Holiday Party Amanda announced that for this year s party in December, participants will draw numbers from 1-8 designating what each person is responsible for such as tablecloth, centerpiece, favors, etc. Tables will be judged for creativity and awarded a grand prize. She asked if members wanted to do a fat quarter exchange at the party and members said yes; however there would be no theme. Show Committee: Frances Arnold Due to limited time, the show will be discussed at the next meeting. Workshops: Sharon Rockholt Sharon reported the following workshops: Saturday, October 17 Shirley Erickson - Tote; $10 plus book Friday, January 22 Paula Nadelstern- Needlestars Saturday, January 23 Paula Nadelstern- Puzzle Quilt For more information, see Paula's website at Challenges: Cleo Ward Passed out additional sheets for the Contrast challenge due at the December meeting. Newsletter: Vicki Bauer Vicki was not present, but asked that memberssubmit newsletter information to her by the 20th of the month. Charity Bee: Ginny Lynch Kits for quilt tops and quilts needing to be bound are available for pick-up. New Business Shary reported no new business. Unfinished Business Ethel Siegfried found her clown quilt and sent a note which was passed around. Publicity and raffle chairs are still needed. Announcements Nancy Bruce is recovering from surgery. The guild will send a get-well card. Marilyn Osterkamp s husband has been ill, but is on the mend. SewFreeQuilt Retreat in Toccoaon April 20-23, They will be sewing Quilts of Valor for our wounded soldiers. Info can be found at Karen Nichols is looking for someone to hand quilt a hexagon hand pieced quilt. If interested, contact her at kathleenn@bellsouth.net. Show and Tell: Mary Grider Several members showed their quilts. Door Prize: Phyllis Rother The door prizes were won by Pam Kickbush, Kyle Howington, and Sandra Ray. Adjourn A motion was made by Denise Stancheck& seconded by RuHannah Neal to adjourn the meeting at 8:50pm.

7 Art of Quilting represented at North Georgia Folk Festival On Saturday, October 10th, the Cotton Patch Quilters were demonstrators at the North Georgia Folk Festival. Ten members spent the day demonstrating quilting and selling items, while enjoying the wonderful folk music. Thanks to ArlynHawley, Mary Grider, Ellen Nelson, Denise Stanchek, Suzanne Reeves, Jane West, Frances Lang, Lola Gazda, Vicki Bauer and Diane Barretfor their help on the day. The charity group sold $200 in items, and received a demonstrator fee of $60. This money will be added to the Community Service budget. Photos courtesy of Frances Arnold

8 2009/2010 Membership Form Name: Birth date (M/D) / Address: City: State: Zip Code: Phone: I prefer to receive the Newsletter in the following format: Snail Mail Former members do you need a name badge Yes No The completed membership form along with your $20.00 membership dues may be submitted at a regular Guild Meeting or mailed to : Debbie Harms 238 Woodland Terrace Jefferson, GA Cotton Patch Dispatch P.O. Box Athens, GA 30604