Volume XXIV #9 P. O. Box 1712, Clarkesville, GA September, 2017 Tuesday September 18, 2017 Founded in 1994 Fellowship Hall

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1 Volume XXIV #9 P. O. Box 1712, Clarkesville, GA September, 2017 Tuesday September 18, 2017 Founded in 1994 Fellowship Hall Sack lunch at 11:30, Show and Tell 12:30 Clarkesville United Methodist Church Meeting approximately 1:00 pm Clarkesville, GA Program for September 19, 2017 Workshop for September 22, 2017 For the September program, our very own Sharon Ruth will be sharing her Trunk Show with jackets and some other clothing. We are excited to see her fashion show!! Contact Claire Hiscox ( ) with questions. President's Message As construction continues at the church, we are to be commended for our tolerance in the challenging difficulties of parking and the chatter of young children. We all look forward to the day when the whole project is completed and we will return to normalcy. Meanwhile let us continue to be thankful for the wonderful meeting place that we are allowed to use. Thank you also for the bags of scraps we will be selling at the QuiltConnectUSA show in September. If you are coming down to the show and want to bring scraps in a quart size ziplock bags they would be much appreciated! Have a wonderful month. MaryAnn Prue Mission Statement The purpose of the guild is to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting. The work of the guild is designed to benefit and educate those interested in preserving, continuing and advancing this art. The guild is a Not-for-Profit Educational organization. Sharon Ruth will be teaching us to assemble this jacket. Supply list & prep work are available on the website. There is a large amount of prep work, so you need to get your pattern and work on it before coming to the workshop. Note: This workshop is on the 4th Friday, not the last Friday of September. Contact: Janice Chiaffredo at janice@chiaffredo.org or Glenda Hall at with questions or see information at 1

2 Minutes for Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild August 15, 2017 President MaryAnn Prue opened the meeting at 12:30 pm for Show and Tell. A great many members showed their stunning quilts with the wonderful stories to go with them. Linda Hynninen showed 2 Quilts of Valor and Anne Bullard and MaryAnn Prue donated quilts. Gail Routt showed a picture of a Quilt of Valor that Joan Briggs made and donated in Florida. The Minutes and the Treasurer's report were approved as printed in the newsletter. Attendance - Gini Cawood reported 48 members and 7 guests. Shirley Umberhandt won the President's door prize. Basting Marge Striggow 9 ladies basted 2 quilts today. Please let Marge or Anne Bullard know if you have a quilt to baste next month before Friday the 8/18.. Basting is 10 am on Guild day at the church. Books and Tools - Linda Hynninen Reminder we have cutting blades for $5 each and machine needles, 12 & 14s at 5 for $2.50. Donate your used books, etc. Unsold books go to the free table then to Circle of Hope Thrift Store. Door Prizes Suzanne Bingley, MaryAnn Prue, Gail Routt, Janice Santoro, Peggy Saum and Jackie Tatum won the door prizes today. Newsletter Gail Routt Deadline is Saturday morning. Publicity Pam Prosser Reminder that you can view all the pictures taken at the guild meetings since 2015 by clicking on the link at the top of the newsletter. No password is required. Quilt Shows Atlanta Quilt Show near Airport Sept 7, 8, 9. Misty Mountain Quilts will hold their bi-annual show in Blairsville, Sept 22 & 23. Raffle Quilt - Jane Threlkeld Jane said 5 ladies will be going to the quilt show in Atlanta, Sept 7, 8, 9 to sell raffle tickets. Anyone who can go down for a day to help out at the booth, please contact MaryAnn Prue. We will be selling scrap bags of fabric. Stuff quart plastic bags and give to MaryAnn. We hope to have a booth at Agrifest in Cleveland Sept. 30 and the Hardman Farm Fall Festival Oct. 14. Let Jane know if you can help man either of those booths. Jane read the names of 6 new members who need to pay for their raffle tickets. Sunshine Peggy Saum - Peggy had sent a card to Shirley Reppert who had been in hospital. Please let her know if someone needs a card, good wishes etc. Upcoming Programs Claire Hiscox Today, Janice Santoro will be talking about her AccuQuilt System. In September, Sharon Ruth will present a trunk show. Workshop Janice Chiaffredo & Glenda Hall Celtic Chain with Karen Izor is August 25 th and Sharon Ruth will teach the Quilted Jacket class in September. October will be a Bargello project. Bee Buzziness: Bee Artful Nancy Sievert Sept 12, 13, 14 Bee Artful will be holding a surface design retreat at Lynda Doll's studio. If interested, please contact Nancy for details Bee Sharps Gini Cawood - 1 st Thursday Bethel Baptist in Tiger. Bring lunch, $1 and something to work on. Newbees MaryAnn Prue 1 st Wednesday MaryAnn Prue's home. Old Business: The UFO number to finish this month is #10. New Business: If Sharon Ruth is away, please give donated pillowcases to Julie Housley. MaryAnn Prue would like ideas for a quick and easy fundraiser. Presenters are asking for more money to come to the guild. Just send her an . There is a new quilt store opening in Cleveland. John and Robbie Welch talked about their new store which will open September 1. The store called Quilt 'n Kaboodle is at 1628 Highway115 E, Cleveland, GA 30258, phone They do not have a website yet, but you can them at quiltnkaboodlega@gmail.com. Hours will probably be M-F 10-5 Sat 10-2 or 3. They are looking for ladies to teach classes along with ideas of what we'd like to see them stock so stop by anytime. Program: Claire Hiscox introduced our guest speaker, Janice Santoro. Janice did a lovely presentation of her AccuQuilt cutter, giving us lots of wonderful ideas. Meeting was adjourned at 2:05pm. Respectfully submitted, Hilary Johnson, Secretary 2

3 A Message from the Church As the new Pastor of Clarkesville First UMC, I would like to say Hello! For over 20 years we have enjoyed hosting the Quilt Guild on our campus. I am very grateful and thankful for our relationship. I look forward to the time, within the next few months, when your group can use our new Fellowship Hall. I also appreciate your patience and understanding when it comes to sharing space and limited parking. One of our most important ministries here is our Preschool. We are blessed to have a new playground and appreciate your understanding as we all adjust to the parking situation. For the safety of our students during parent pick-up, I want to thank you for allowing our students to share some time and space in the Fellowship Hall. This should only last about 15 minutes. It is also important for each of you to know that I have an open door policy. Please stop by or call if you ever need anything or have concerns, questions or complaints. However, I do strongly suggest that you keep concerns between you and I and do not involve my Preschool staff or the children. I am looking forward to coming to a meeting soon and greeting you all in person. Blessings, Pastor Keith Cox AND THE NUMBER IS... I hope you are doing our UFO Challenge! Be sure to say that your Show and Tell is from the Challenge!! The number we have drawn for September is Number 10! Good luck! The Quilt Connect USA Show is Sept. 7 to 9 at the Georgia International Convention Center at the Airport. This is a first year show and it is going to be AMAZING! We have an awesome venue, the best quilting instructors, and I have no doubt with the talent in our area, we will have fabulous quilts on display! Our goal is to grow this show and have it be one of the premiere quilting shows in the US. We are offering a variety of classes for all quilters! From hand piecing and applique, to embroidery work, to wool, to long arm quilting, we offer something for everyone!! We have contracted the best teachers from all across the US, and even the Gourmet Quilter from New Zealand to come and share their knowledge and talent with the quilters in and around Georgia. We will have a huge vendor mall for fantastic shopping and great demos, and of course we will have rows upon rows of beautiful quilts on display. Classes are already beginning to fill and you don't want to miss out on the opportunity to learn from quilting experts such as Marti Michell, Linda Hrcka, Jaimie Davis, Karen Kendo, among others, and the Gourmet Quilter herself, Susan Claire Mayfield. We have three full days of exciting classes taught by world-class instructors so take advantage of this opportunity! Class descriptions and schedules can be found on our web-site at Each class will only be taught once, we are only allowing 24 people per class and once they are full, they are full. QuiltFest 2017 Blairsville, GA September 22 (9-5) & 23 (9-4) Admission $

4 Treasurer s Report August,

5 Officers for 2017 President MaryAnn Prue 1 st VP Programs Claire Hiscox 2 nd VP Workshops Janice Chiaffredo & Glenda Hall Secretary Hilary Johnson Treasurer Kathy Lewis Committee Chairs for 2017 Achievement Basting Books & Tools Circle of Hope Comfort Quilts Door Prizes Historian Hostess Mail pickup Membership Newsletter Official Hugger Opportunity Quilt Parliamentarian Publicity Quilts of Valor Sunshine Webmaster Janice Santoro & Kathy Ingmundson Marge Striggow & Anne Bullard Linda Hynninen Connie Stephenson Anne Bullard Sharon Ruth & LuAnn Luedtke Bonnie Finne Diane Turner Anne Bullard Gini Cawood Gail Routt Rita Sander Jane Threlkeld Lucia Scroggs Pamela Prosser Karen Trombley Peggy Saum Bev Mannes Show and Tell Ribbon Guidelines Items to be kept or given away by maker 1 Ribbon Baby Size 2 Ribbons Small Lap or Twin Size 3 Ribbons Double Bed Size 4 Ribbons Queen Bed Size 5 Ribbons King Bed Size Redeem 10 ribbons for a level pin Charity and QOV Quilts 1 Rose for each donation quilt 1 Red Ribbon for any help on QOV quilt; 1 Red Rose for individual making complete QOV quilt Redeem 15 Roses for a Heart In Hand or Flag Heart pin. Redeem 10 Heart in Hand pins for 1 Heart & Angel pin Achievement Awards August, 2017 Linda Hynninen QOV heart pin Joan Briggs QOV Rose Charity Donations 10 pillow cases anonymous - Power House Anne Bullard 3 quilts - Power House MaryAnn Prue 1 quilt - Power House Thank you all for your generosity Janice Santoro I would like to thank you all for filling out the form for your show and tells and your donations. It is really appreciated. Happy Birthday to You! SEPTEMBER Kathy Williams 1 Claire Panetta 5 Beverly Mannes 9 Suzanne Bingley 11 Bonnie Finne 21 Connie Stephenson 26 Linda Coulombe 30 5

6 Bee Buzziness Newbees - Meet 9:30am 1st Wednesday of each month. Meeting at the home of MaryAnn Prue. Call for info No monthly charge. Bee Sharps - Meet 10:00 am on the 1st Thursday at Bethel Baptist Church in Clayton. Bring lunch and $1.00. Bee Artful - 2nd Tuesday of each month. Sept. we will meet at Lynda Doll's studio at 10:00 am Sept. 12, 13 and 14 for Surface Design Workshop. Check MLQG web site for supply list. Further info contact Lynda at lyndadoll561@gmail.com. Landscape quilts due and will be displayed. Janice Chiaffredo or Nancy Sievert for information. QOV workshop - Meet 4th Wednesday from10:00 am to 3:30 pm, at Bethel Baptist Church in Clayton. Bring your sewing machine, tools, cutting supplies, lunch and $1.00 for the church. Our website is very up-to-date with lots of information about meetings, programs, workshops and bees. The current newsletter and health articles are posted as soon as they are released, so if you ve lost yours, go there to download it. The comfort quilt patterns are also on the Service Projects page. So keep it bookmarked for easy clicking! Let me know of things you d like to have added or corrections. Bev Mannes bjm999@windstream.net Basting There will be NO basting in September. Marge Striggow & Anne Bullard September 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30 am Newbees :00 am Bee Artful 13-10:00 am Bee Artful 7 10:00 am Bee Sharps -Quilt Connect USA 14-10:00 am Bee Artful 8 Quilt Connect USA Quilt Connect USA :30 pm MLQG Meeting :30 am Workshop -Quilt Fest 23 Quilt Fest :00 am QOV