June Meeting - June 2

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1 June Meeting - June 2 President s Message Are you getting excited about our quilt show? Or, are you starting to wonder what will I do? It seemed that I had lots of time to work on my show quilt and now, suddenly, time is running out. Guess that means I am poor at time management! I hope that you are working on a quilt or have something ready to enter in our show. LMQG has a reputation for a great show and I m certain that this is going to be our best show ever. We have a number of great vendors lined up to tempt all quilters. Again this year, our boutique will be filled with great gift ideas as well as things that we all need. A big thank you to our show chair, Carolyn Harris, and her committee for all the prep work needed to make this show a success. You will have opportunities to sign up to help on a number of committees at the June meeting and I encourage you to be thinking about where you want to serve. It takes our entire guild to make this show a success plus it is a lot of fun and a way to get to know guild members that you may not know. A reminder that the June meeting will be important for sign-up because we DO NOT HAVE A JULY MEETING. Each year our meeting date is in conflict with Bible School at Eternal Shepherd. They turn their fellowship hall into their classroom so we take the month off. Quilt entries will be due at the August meeting. There will be more information at the June meeting and the entry form and details are available on the web site member s page. If you have questions, contact the entries chairman or Carolyn. All the chairman are also listed on the web. Take a look at quilts you have that might be used in one of our off-site displays. Sue Swan will be providing more information in June and on the web. I believe she will definitely be looking for antique quilts think she said things from the 30 s especially. Finally, if you have a quilt that you would like appraised. Holly Anderson will be at Sue Hunston s home to do appraisals on August 4, which is the day of our meeting. Contact Sue at to set up an appointment. Holly will be doing a program that evening to give everyone a view of what an appraisal entails. Shirley 1

2 2014 EXECUTIVE BOARD CELEBRATIONS Elected Officers President Shirley Woods Vice President Donna Campbell, Pat Huggins Treasurer Cheryl Keith Secretary Martha Steele Standing Committees Comfort Quilts Pauline Claus, Betty Boggs Day Bees Paula Crook, Diana Claude Judy Rhone, Marie Schmidt Kathy Wade, Susan Wright Door Prize Raffle Judy Hopp, Lynn Landis Electronic Comm. Heidi Wolko Hospitality Lee Ann Larsen, Margaret Miller Librarian Brenda Bigelow, Sandra Hawkins, Judy Morris Membership Terri Becker Newsletter Ronette Askew Photographer/Historian Sheree Gibson Web Site/Publicity Barbara Sokol Lake and Mountain Quilters Guild PO Box 22 Seneca SC Meeting - 1st Monday of the Month Social Time - 6:30 PM, Meeting - 7:00 PM Eternal Shepherd Lutheran Church - Seneca SC Birthdays 6/3 Laura Karns 6/4 Marilyn Schulz 6/6 Lynda Black 6/6 Marjory Morris 6/11 Pat Walmsley 6/12 Bonnie Ouellette 6/14 Patricia Huggins 6/14 Carol Iddings 6/18 Denise Webb 6/19 Lori Kuba 6/19 Eleanor Schultz 6/22 Jeani Wachs 6/23 June Shobe 6/23 Nancy Watson 6/25 Barbara Sokol 6/26 Marilyn Ingalls 6/29 Pat Straka 6/30 Pauline Claus 6/30 Christina Drury 6/30 Cindy Hensley Anniversaries 6/3 Shirley Woods & Bruce 6/5 Martha Steele & John 6/8 Suzanne Atkinson & George 6/8 Carole Mikkelsen & David 6/12 Marilyn Ingalls & Ed 6/12 Dolly Johnson & Robert 6/13 Nieta Cleveland & Wallace 6/18 Paulette Eberhard & Jeff 6/19 Ann Hanewald & Tom 6/19 Dianne Pray & Tom 6/19 Pat Straka & Tom 6/23 Mary Dusenberry & Jim 6/24 LeAnn Larsen & Bill 6/26 Linda Kleinhenz & William 6/28 Verla Warther & William 6/28 Patty Whitten & Larry 6/29 Sue Swan & Roy 6/30 Barbara Holder & Roger 6/30 Laura Karns & Don 2

3 June Program Leni Wiener - June 2 My work can best be described as representational fabric collage. Although I am moved by the beauty of nature, I am most inspired by the people around me. A former photographer, my work begins with photographs I take of strangers, unaware of the camera, caught in those unremarkable and familiar moments that pass without notice or reflection. Backgrounds and environments are less important than the expressive body language that tells us so much about these people we have never met. Viewers are invited to bring their own life experience to the story in each art quilt. I use only commercially available cotton fabric, building the complexity of the image with a layering of unexpected patterns. I pay as much attention to the value of the fabrics I choose as their color. The pieces are constructed in raw edge machine appliqué, freeing me from tedious piecing and allowing the fraying and puckering that is the inherent characteristic of fabric. Leni Wiener - Photo Inspired Art Quilts - June 3* Photos to Art Quilts Organizers who wish to allow students to work on a photo of their choice may do so in this two day workshop. Students may choose a pattern from either Photo-inspired Art Quilts or Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook, or use one of their own photos. The workshop will cover the technique basics, with particular attention paid to each student and the specific needs of their chosen art quilt. *The June Workshop will start at 8:30 so that Leni can make her flight home. Supply list located on page 6. 3

4 June Day Bee Day Bee Date: June17, 2014 Project: Needlework Wallet Teacher: Jackie Broadwell & Carolyn Mitchell Time: 9:30-3:00 Please come early to get set up and ready to work. Place: Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Parrish Hall 214 Northampton Road, Seneca, SC (There is a map on the website.) Contact Paula Crook for questions. If you need to cancel, please let her know as soon as possible. Supply List for Needlework Wallet Fabrics: 3 coordinating fat quarters OR charm squares and 1 fat quarter or the equivalent that can be sewn together to make the ouside cover and inside lining. 1/2 yard of Fusible Fleece OR quilt batting and adhesive spray such as 505 About 5" of 1/2"-3/4" wide hook and loop tape 2 scraps of binding that coordinate with your fabrics - 1 1/4" to 2" wide and 9 1/2" long 1 piece of 1/4"-3/8" elastic, 10" long a large button for the front, if desired Sewing machine and notions such as scissors, rotary cutter & mat, ruler, pins, needles, thread 4

5 Library News Thanks to everyone who brought books and magazines last month! It is not too late to donate. A box will be available outside the meeting door for gently used books and magazines. All proceeds go to the Guild. This month, the following new books will be available: First Steps to Free-motion Quilting - 24 projects for fearless stitching by Christina Cameli Fabulously Fast Quilts - 12 patterns by Amy Smart Fanciful Stitches Colorful Quilts - 11 easy appliqué projects to embroider by hand by Laura Wasilowski My Enchanted Garden - Appliqué quilts in cotton and wool by Gretchen Gibbons Paradise Stitched - Sashiko and appliqué quilts by Sylvia Pippen Remember that a complete listing of our books are available on the website. If you want to reserve a book, send an to our Librarian - Brenda Bigelow, at bigelowlake@gmail.com. Upcoming Events: Garden of Quilts Show Friday, June 13, Saturday, June 14 & Sunday June 15 Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, Campus Drive, Hendersonville/Flat Rock, NC Westernquilters.org AQS Show - Charlotte July 30 through August 2 Charlotte Convention Center 501 S College St Charlotte, Nc / 5

6 Basic Supply List - June Workshop Leni Levenson Wiener leni@leniwiener.com If students will be working on a pattern from my book, Photo-Inspired Art Quilts, they need to me ahead of time to tell me which pattern they want so I can print them and bring them with me. If students are to be given the option of using a photo of their own, they should me the photo well in advance of the class (at least 2 weeks prior to class is preferred) so I can print the pattern. They really need to decide in advance as I will bring the patterns and students will need to have an idea of what fabrics to bring. If we decide to go with either Explorers or Afghan Girl, that will be the pattern I bring for everyone. There is a $15 kit fee which includes the pattern and a gray scale value card; $20 if I must make a specific pattern. Each student should bring: -A sewing machine in good working condition, all needles, threads (including a white and a black bobbin thread and a clear and smoke monofilament) and a darning foot. (Although we will not use the machine until late in the first day and students who prefer to sew their quilt top together at home need not bring the machine with them) -A selection of fabrics they want to use in the art quilt. Students are encouraged to bring lots of options, as we will discuss choices and make changes in class. -Fabric scissors: both large and small are helpful. -Paper scissors -Freezer paper -Straight pins -Fabric Glue and toothpicks -Batting of your choice (a piece large enough for the finished art quilt) -Backing fabric (a piece large enough for the finished art quilt, I use muslin or cotton canvas, any cotton fabric will do) -Mechanical Pencil -Tracing paper Leni will bring each full scale pattern with her. Students MUST let her know ahead of the workshop what image they will be using to make their art quilt. Students may contact me prior to class at: leni@leniwiener.com 6