The Comforter. Crosstown Quilters September 2016 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Greetings to all the Crosstown members.

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1 The Comforter Crosstown Quilters September 2016 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Greetings to all the Crosstown members. I hope that you're enjoying the remaining days of summer. A friend of mine used to say that as she moved through the summer days she'd look for colors and images that could be transformed and created into beautiful quilts during the following fall and winter months. During the past few weeks I had an opportunity to meet with the Crosstown Board and Guild Committees to discuss and plan this year's agenda. We are truly fortunate enough to have a wonderful group of women who are looking forward to sharing their thoughts, ideas and talents with the guild in the coming year and they hope you're ready to have fun and be inspired to learn new things. I look forward to seeing you in September with the anticipation of renewing old friendships and starting new ones. One of my goals as your president in the next two years is to focus on members getting to know their fellow quilters and that includes me. It is important that our new members who joined us for the first time also be included and allowed to feel welcomed. Best wishes to all from, Janie MEMBERSHIP This year, we say goodbye to former members who did not renew. They are: Charlene Kirby, Donna Cady, Ann Heine, Nancy Landreville, and Judy Rolt. You will be missed. Welcome new Crosstown members joining us this year: Theresa Cepero, Anne Doherty, Anne Dutson, Mary Ann Karpinski, Edith Neil, Veronica Walsh, and Kathleen Welch. 88 Full Time Members 11 Associate Members 2 Lifetime Members 101 Total Members Carol Fisher Executive Board President Jane Matthews Vice-President Janice Smith Secretary Susan Riley Treasurer Sharon Ducey Programs Co-Chairs- Linda Austin & Pam Kinsman Standing Committees Membership Carol Fisher Sunshine Joanne Fruzzetti Hospitality Coni Wessman Block of the Month Laurie Gozzo Newsletter Cyndi Meaney Charity Etta Forti & Linda Nicholson Website Laurie Gozzo Members-at-Large- Patty Cross & Shirley MacLeod Ad Hoc Committees N.E.Q.M. Liaison Barbara Greland Sale of Batting Etta Forti Sale of Muslin Barbara Greland Show & Tell Tracey Mackenzie Monthly Raffle Nancy McLain Photography - Elizabeth Romeo & Anne Marcin Getaway Weekend - Pat Smith & Marilyn Baker Guild Historian Marilyn Wessman Blade Sharpening Joyce Daly Facebook Page Cyndi Meaney Past President Maureen Anderson THANK YOU The last four years flew by. I just want to thank everyone who stepped forward and helped. Whether it was taking a position or quietly working in the background. We are a community that shares the same love (or lunacy) of quilting. Maureen Anderson Past President

2 PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS We are excited - and a bit nervous!- about taking over Programs for the next two years. Our goal, of course, is to have as may fun and informative programs as possible. We value your input. Please share with us your thoughts, ideas, interests; what you'd like to see happen. We will always research your ideas and will do our best to make them happen. Pam Kinsman & Linda Austin September 13 - Annual Business Meeting and joyous gathering of friends after the summer hiatus! September 27 - Holice Turnbow lecture: "Creativity; Finding Your Inner Muse." An inspiring way to begin a new quilting season! Mr. Turnbow is a quilter, artist, and textile consultant. Since the early 1970s he has curated, judged, and lectured at a multitude of quilting events throughout the US and Canada. He is certified by the National Association as a judge and teacher. He has written regularly for various quilting magazines, has been featured on Quilters TV and has appeared in countless quilting related TV and Internet productions. October 11 - Q-101: Fold and Stitch Wreath -GiGi Morse. In time for Christmas! GiGi will show us how to make the must - have wreath she showed us last June. In addition, GiGi will provide a handout of what can be done before class so that we can finish, (or almost finish!), our first wreath by the end of class. Pattern purchase will be required. October 25 - Janet Elia, lecture, demonstration and trunk show: Sashiko. An award winning local quilter, Janet's presentation will introduce us to the beautiful art form of Japanese handwork. A "hands on' kit will be provided that includes fabric, floss, embroidery needle and handout. In addition to learning the technique, this can be made into a very cute mug rug or incorporated into a larger project! November 15 Q101: Quilt Labels - Marty Post (note this is the 3 rd Tuesday) Marty Post will do a presentation on quilt labels. Why labels are important, and what to include on them. She will cover basic labels as well as customizing yours using rubber stamps and ink. She will discuss how to prepare your fabric and how to use stamps, ink pads and fabric pens. December 13 - Christmas Luncheon - Coni Wessman and company. Annual raffle. December 27 - NO MEETING - (Christmas break) Laurie Gozzo winner of the 2016 Row by Row Experience at Emma's Quilt Cupboard. **Congratulations**

3 Home Literature and the Arts Fashion, Design, and Crafts Arts and Crafts Mathematics The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Dictionary of American History Further reading TOOLS Mathematics 2002 Mackenzie, Dana COPYRIGHT 2002 The Gale Group Inc. A quilt consists of two layers of fabric the quilt top and the backing with a third layer of soft insulating material between them, called the batting. Hand or machine stitching holds the three layers together. A quilt can be "whole cloth" (which means the top is one piece of material) but the more colorful and popular forms are patchwork and appliqué. In patchwork, small patches are sewn together to form larger patterns, while in appliqué the motifs are stitched onto a background fabric. Patchwork quilts are more likely to be arrangements of geometric figures, such as squares and triangles. Appliqué is more frequently used for freeform or representational designs. In either style, the quiltmaker first completes the top by piecing, then quilts together the sandwich of two layers of fabric with batting in between by stitching through all three layers. Quilts were made even in the earliest civilizations for example, in ancient Egypt and Central America. In Europe, the Crusaders brought the idea back from the Holy Land around the twelfth century. However, it was in America that the patchwork quilt blossomed into a distinctive and ubiquitous folk art form. On the frontier, fabric was a valuable commodity, and quilts were a practical way to use leftover scraps and worn-out clothing. Pioneer women soon discovered the artistic possibilities of quiltmaking, and it became one of the few outlets for creativity and beauty in a difficult life. Quilts also became a valuable cultural record. To those who often did not have access to written media, quilts were a way of chronicling important life events: births, marriages, or even something so humble as a treasured friendship. Over the generations, the practical importance of quilts diminished. Today, anyone can go to the store and buy a factory-made comforter. But over the last 30 years quilting has enjoyed a tremendous renaissance as a hobby and as a form of artistic and social expression. Fabrics and tools are now available that would have astounded previous generations of stitchers. MONTHLY RAFFLE On the second meeting of each month, raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. The prize could be fabric, sewing or quilting supplies, books or other surprises. Remember, you can't win if you don't buy a ticket. --- BLADE SHARPENING Crosstown Quilters offers rotary blade sharpening for our members at $1.00 per blade. Three blade sizes can be sharpened. Blades should be brought to meetings in a strong plastic container, with your name on the container (you could place them between yogurt covers and tape them closed). I will enter them on a list to keep tabs on them, take them home to sharpen, and return them to you the following meeting. Joyce Daly SHOW 'N TELL What a great year for Show 'n Tell. Every meeting was like a small quilt show and I thank all of you who took part. We are lucky to have a great group of quilters. Every piece is different but we all have the same goal. We got to see quilts from start to finish: traditional, modern, hand sewn, machine sewn and all colors and styles. This is what makes a great quilting group. Tracey MacKenzie

4 CROSSTOWN WEBSITE Crosstown has a website: The website contains a list of the board members and committee chairs, directions for the current and past Blocks of the Month, and instructions along with patterns for charity quilts. There is a link to our Facebook page where pictures from trunk shows and Show 'n Tell are posted. You do not need to belong to Facebook to look at our page. There are pictures of guild member's quilts throughout the website pages as well. Pictures are swapped out periodically. Laurie Gozzo HOSPITALITY We have truly enjoyed being your hospitality committee, but after four years we feel it's time to give someone else a chance! That someone is our Coni Wessman, with Cathy continuing to make coffee for a while as she does it so well (and because Coni doesn't know how...yet!) Thank you all for your help over the years. From bringing such yummy goodies to each meeting to helping clean up, it's all been appreciated. As have the donations in the little basket, extra napkins and plates on occasion and the lovely supply of coffee stirrers! Thank you all, and welcome Coni! Cathy Baker and Pam Kinsman PHOTOGRAPHY Pictures from each meeting are published on the Crosstown Facebook page / I recently discovered a collection of photographs on the library website of our quilt show there in At the June meeting Marilyn brought in a DVD which she had of the 2006 Quilt Show and it was shown to our members while eating. Here is the link for the photographs on the library website Elizabeth Romeo TREASURER If you have income or an expense to report, please fill out the correct form. Attach a receipt to each expense form and give it to our treasurer, Sharon Ducey. Forms are available from the treasurer at meetings, or on the website: Sharon Ducey SUNSHINE I will continue to hang balloons on the wall with the guild member's name for birthdays each month. Please contact me if you know of a guild member who is ill or has had a death in the family. Joanne Fruzzetti CROSSTOWN GETAWAY WEEKEND Crosstown's weekend GetAway will be on March 10-12, It will be at the Bayside Resort in West Yarmouth. We hope to keep the cost the same as last year. Deposit of $50.00 will start being collected at the first meeting in October. Make checks payable to: Crosstown Quilters Pat Smith & Marilyn Baker HOLIDAY PARTY 2016 It's early to think about the holiday, but we are going to have our annual raffle; so I ask you to please donate a new quilting item (like scissors, rulers, fabric, etc.). Maybe a small hand made item or gift card. I will speak about this at upcoming meetings. The past years have been great thanks to all of you. We can decide later on what we will do with the money we raise. Tracey MacKenzie DECORATE THE WALLS First meeting of the month you are asked to bring in your wall hangings or other small pieces that fit the theme for that month. Your pieces will be on display for all to enjoy. September Apples October Pumpkins/Fall/Halloween November Thanksgiving/Fall December Christmas/Holiday January Winter Tracy MacKenzie

5 BLOCK OF THE MONTH Each month during the quilt year there will be one block for the monthly Block-of-the-Month (BOM) raffle and another block for members to make and keep in a safe spot for an Americana Quilt. Sometimes the blocks will be the same and other times a slightly smaller version or different color scheme. Each BOM will include instructions for the Americana Quilt block. I will show you a completed Americana Quilt in September. Suggested color schemes are cherry red, royal blue and white, or burgundy, navy and cream. I have seen it completed both ways, You'll need to have about 2 yards of a background color (white or cream) and an assortment of fat quarters (8-10) that complement each other to use when making your blocks for your Americana Quilt. As always, the BOM instructions in pdf format will be posted on the Crosstown Quilters web site. Other ideas I am thinking about doing over the next two years include handing out a small square of fabric to use in your BOM (e.g. the center square of a Friendship Star), a quilt block challenge (use some or all of a 9-inch square of fabric to make any 12-inch block), and a Grab Bag swap. More details to come later. Laurie Gozzo BATTING AND MUSLIN CROSSTOWN S Crosstown has good quality muslin and batting for sale at a discounted price. Roclon muslin natural is available for $3.00/yard until the bolts are empty. We will not be purchasing more. Fabric width is 45. Some precut pieces will be available at meetings, or arrange to have a specific length cut. For muslin sales, contact Barbara Greland. To ensure you receive updates from Crosstown Quilters, please add the guild Secretary's address: ctquilters@hotmail.com to your safe list. Don't have access to a computer or an account..?? Get a fellow guild member to be your buddy. Susan Riley -- Batting is available for $6.00/yard. The batting CROSSTOWN PINS is Warm & Natural, 90 wide. For batting sales, If you are interested in contact Etta Forti. purchasing an enameled club pin Kindly pay by cash (exact amount) or check featuring the Crosstown Quilters payable to Crosstown Quilters. logo, please contact our Vice President, Janice Smith. Pins are $5.00 each CHARITY Pat yourself on the back, you have been so generous with your fabric and your time. From December until June, you have donated the following: to DCF: 32 quilts, 5 knitted/crocheted baby blankets, 6 hats, 5 sweater/hat sets, 24 bags, and 13 pillow cases to Floating Hospital: 12 preemie quilts to Veterans: 4 quilts Elaine Thurberg from DCF came to Crosstown's end of year party and reported on how important our donations are to children of DCF. She told us of the many children whose eyes light up when given a quilt, a pillow case, or a draw string bag. Know that you are making a big difference in a child's life when you donate a quilt, so a child can have a beautiful creation to hug him or her. This coming year, we will offer new patterns and variations of old favorites. Do you have a favorite pattern or variation to share? Etta Forti and Linda Nicholson