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1 OLD CAPITOL QUILTERS GUILD VOLUME 33 ISSUE 7 APRIL 2014 Monthly Meeting - April 14 INSPIRATIONS Carolyn Abbott will be the speaker at our April meeting and will also teach workshops on Sunday, April 13, and Tuesday, April 15. Carolyn graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Applied Art Education and an emphasis on fine crafts. In 1979 her interests expanded to include quilting. She has taught quilting in the Brainerd, MN, area for many years and is the owner of Flying Colors Fabric and Design. Where do art quilters get their inspirations? Along with showing us her art quilts, Carolyn will share photos of nature, man-made architecture and simple objects all around her that have inspired these quilts. Working with Thicken Dyes Workshop Sunday, April 13, 2014: 9:00-4:30 p.m. 2 openings at Home Ec, 207 North Linn St., Iowa City Tuesday, April 15, 2014: Class is Full Fiber reactive dyes can be used for immersion dyeing, but when sodium alginate is added to the dyes to thicken them, exciting new ways can be used to color one s fabrics. The thickened dyes can be used for painting, stamping, mono printing, scraping, silk screening and drawing on fabric. Use thickened dyes to create your own fabric to cut up for quilt making, for whole cloth quilting, or as art cloth. In this class we will explore easy ways of applying thickened dyes to fabric using simple tools and silk screens. Cost: $30 plus $10 materials fee There are 2 openings for the Sunday class (Tuesday s class is full). For questions or to register for the Sunday workshop please contact Pam Ehrhardt at or her at pam@lastingpiece.com Hostesses for April Katherine Konz Glenda Skallerud Chris Lynn Kirsch and one of the many quilts she shared with us at the March meeting. Her program, Threads Untangled, was very informative. Photos from the Tuesday workshop can be found on page 6.

2 Page 2 April 2014 PRESIDENT S PATCH Dear Old Capitol Quilters Guild members: For some hobbies, going on vacation is a breeze. Take fishing for example: tackle box, a rod, your done. And when you get to your destination it gets even better. Just take a walk to the end of the dock or jump into a boat and you re set to fish. Well, not quilting. Recently I took a road trip with the family to my inlaws who live in Texas. The last time we came down I brought my hand embroidery and sewing machine so that I could put together a t-shirt quilt for my father-in -law. This time I was not going to bring the machine or any sewing and just read books. My hubby, however, stated that if I didn t pack it all up he would. I packed it, looked at the massive stack (machine, cutting board, rulers, projects, notions and tools bags) and thought this is crazy. We have a van that all this has to fit in. Then there s still the luggage, kids entertainment items (books, sewing cards, blocks, etc.) plus our four bodies need space to be comfortable for a 14 hour drive. That night, before we left, I said it s not worth it and dragged everything back into the sewing room telling my hubby, No, I don t want to haul this. We went to sleep, van packed with fishing gear and boy toys. I woke up at 4:00 in the morning with an uneasy feeling. I went into the sewing room still thinking, I could go on vacation without my sewing. Two hours later the sewing machine and all the stuff that goes with it was out in the living room waiting to be loaded and on the road. You see I do a lot of sewing but seventy five percent or more of that sewing is done for everyone but me. I realized when I was first packing I was still thinking about all the sewing for other people that I do--mending, alterations, piecing--you know the not so fun sewing stuff. I went in to the sewing room, looked around and saw all the stuff I wanted to work on this time around. I repacked, taking out any projects that didn t feel like fun and repacked. Ready for the van and sewing quilt fabric I d had in my stash for 5 years, fun baby gifts, lunch wrappers and scraps. Looking at it, still fifty-fifty for me and for others but it s all 100 percent things I want to make! Hubby knows me well. Sewing is a need for me. It would not be a vacation without fun sewing projects. Just as it would not be vacation for him without his fishing gear. So pack it up and schlep it along and have FUN sewing, Sarah Library Report The Library Committee inventoried our holdings in February and culled unused books. There are not many books pulled this time. We will sell them in May prior to the beginning of the meeting. If you have books you'd like to donate for sale, we'll be glad to sell those, too. Proceeds will go to the Guild treasury. As they have been for the last few years, the books will sell for $2. Any left will be donated to the Crowded Closet. The library added five new titles in March. These are: Adventures in Design by Joen Wolfrom The Quilting Arts Book by Patricia Bolton Quilting Happiness by Diane Gilleland and Christina Lane Art Quilt Maps by Valerie S. Goodwin Quilting a Circle of Nine by Janet Houts and Jean Ann Wright Tip of the Month: A good exercise to practice free motion quilting is to quilt your name over and over. Focus on the way you want your name to look and not on the mechanics of quilting.

3 Page 3 April 2014 Block-of-the-Month There is no new block of the month for April. If you wish, make some 9-patch blocks (February newsletter) or Rail Fence blocks (March newsletter). 9-Patch Block Cut 5 pieces each 3 ½ square of dark fabric. Cut 4 pieces each 3 ½ square of light fabric. Arrange them in a 9-patch and stitch together using a scant ¼ seam. Blocks should be 9 ½ square. Rail Fence Block Take 3 pieces of coordinating fabric and cut 3 ½ wide by the width of the fabric strips. Sew them together along the long side. Cut this into 9 ½ strips. You should now have 9 ½ squares. 9 ½ 9 ½ Service Project Quilt Sizes: VA Hospital Quilts: 48" x 60"; UIHC and Mercy Hospital: Stillborn quilts no larger than 36" x 36"; UIHC Child Life Program: Junior Bed or Lap Size Quilts 45" X 45" Domestic Violence: Small quilts Visiting Nurse Association: Burp cloths MECCA Transitional Housing: Twin 75" X 98" Our Redeemer Lutheran Church: Crib Quilts UIHC Children s Hospital Terminally Ill Children: Only cotton and flannel, no tied quilts, no larger than 32" x 45" 4C s Commnity Coordinated Child Care: Baby quilts (any size), tote bags, and burp cloths Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group (IIQSAG) The Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group will be meeting Saturday, April 5, at the Kalona Quilt and Textile Museum in Kalona at 9:00 a.m. The mission of the IIQSG is to create and establish a place for sharing research and learning about quilts and related textiles, to network with local, state, national and international historian and to encourage historical preservation of quilts with an appreciation of the social, historical, cultural, and aesthetic influences of quilt and quilt makers. The group meets twice a year, in April and in August. The study theme for the April 5 meeting is Two Color Quilts. Information on dying fabrics with natural dyes will also be presented. Fee for the day is $30. Reservations were due March 22 due to the catering of the lunch, but if you are interested in attending, please contact Juanita Seward at or sewsnquilts@netins.net to see if there is still room. Spring Along 20 Shop Hop Thursday, April 10, 9-6, Friday, April 11, 9-5, Saturday, April 12, 9-4 We re ready for Spring! Come and see our spring projects and new fabric lines. Free fat quarter with your purchase. Visit all three shops and be eligible to win the Grand Prize and other great gifts. Hop and shop right in! Merry s Stitchins, Jesup Vintage Threads Quilt Shop, Dyersville The Quiltmaker s Shoppe, Manchester

4 Page 4 April 2014 May 2014 Program Thuy Nguyen will be the speaker at our May meeting. Thuy learned to sew at a very young age in Vietnam. She left Vietnam by boat in 1975 before it fell to the Communists and settled in Iowa with her family. She taught herself to quilt and is known for her appliqué quilts. She has sold quilts at the Kalona Quilt Show and Sale and at other venues. She is most proud of her 1998 Baltimore Beauty quilt which was a finalist in the American Quilter s Society quilt show in Paducah. Program Committee News November Meeting: Thinking ahead to next November 10, OCQG will host Joanie Zeire Poole as our guest speaker. That same day she will teach a 6 hour class on machine quilting using your home sewing machine. If there is sufficient interest in a 3 hour class on Sunday afternoon, November 9th, we will schedule that also. We ll ask for a show of hands at our March meeting. Meanwhile check out Joanie s website to see samples of her work. heirloomquiltingdesigns.com Astronomical Quilts! Block Challenge You are invited to participate in a block challenge with NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg. While on board the International Space Station, Nyberg created a star-themed quilt block that will be returning to earth with her. Her block will be combined with other blocks submitted by the public to create a quilt that will be displayed at the International Quilt Festival next fall 2014 in Houston. The Details: Create a star-themed 9.5 square unfinished block (so that when quilted, it will be a 9 finished block). The theme should be any variation of a star. We welcome all types traditional, modern, and artsy variations. Limit one block per person. Use any color scheme and techniques you would like, but please do not use any embellishments. Sign your unfinished block on the front with a permanent marker. Please include your name and your location. Mail your block by August 1, 2014, to: Star Bock Challenge, Attn: Rhianna Griffin 7660 Woodway, Ste. 550 Houston, TX OCQG Upcoming Retreats The fall retreat will be held at the Crooked Creek Christian Camp on September 19-21, Registration form will be in the May newsletter. The Winter Retreat will be held February 13-15, 2015, at the Prairiewoods Retreat and Conference Center. The UI Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program (LEAP) has recently published their course guide for Spring LEAP is a lifelong learning program for adults of all ages (primarily over 50) living in southeastern Iowa. LEAP programs are open to the public, you do not have to be a UI staff member or retiree to attend. The following is copied with permission from their recent course guide. Melanie McNiel, one of our members, and past president, is the presenter. The Underground Railroad Quilt Code: History, Mystery, or Bunk? Did quilts help guide escaped slaves to safety? Did different quilt blocks have specific meanings to slaves, perhaps based on their African past? Was the pattern of stitches and knots informative about routes to take, perhaps creating a topographical map? The most famous telling of a quilt code says that quilts were a vital part of the Underground Railroad, and their history with it was un-written until very recently. Learn about popular quilt forms and blocks before and during the U.S Civil War. Find out what role, if any, quilts played in guiding slaves to freedom. Discover the controversies surrounding the stories and what historians believe based on the evidence. Date: Wednesday, April 9 Time: 10:00 am 12:00 pm Location: 2166 MERF Cost: $15 members of LEAP; $25 non-members Class size is limit: 20 For more information on LEAP or to register for this class: or phone OCQG Quilt Frames The Old Capitol Quilters Guild owns 4 frames on which quilts can be hung. We use them to hang presenter's quilts as well as at our quilt shows. Members are welcome to request the use of these. You can contact either Helen Dietrich at hidietrich732@gmail.com ( ) or Pam Ehrhardt at pam@lastingpiece.com ( ) who each have two frames. Barbara Wardenburg th St East of Williamsburg, IA (319) barbaraw@rainbowsandcalicothings.com

5 Page 5 April 2014 Printing Your Designs and Photos on Fabric OCQG member, Gretchen Little, has kindly offered to teach a mini workshop for those interested in learning how to print your designs and photos onto fabric. She will give a beginner s guide to utilizing commercial printers, such as Spoonflower, to print your designs on yardage. She will also show us how to manipulate photos and prepare designs for printing fabric on our home printers. If there is enough interest for this, a date for the workshop will be announced at the March meeting. If you are interested, please contact Pam Ehrhardt, or pam@lastingpiece.com. Ricky Tims Super Seminar The Ricky Tims Super Seminar will be held July 17, 18, 19, The seminar will be at Marriott Hotel, 1200 Collins Road, Cedar Rapids. The two guest speakers joining Ricky are Alex Anderson and Pam Holland. Registration is now open on line at Registration for the seminar and the hotel are both on the website. If you have questions contact Karen Miller at remklm2@sharontc.net or Early Bird Registration Price: $189 (Early Bird cutoff date: 5/17/14) Seminar Price (after May 17): $ Miniature Quilt Challenge We have had a question about the challenge rules-- yes, the piece has to be "quilted" through all three layers. The One Square Short Quilters group has set high standards for our challenge this year. As in the past years OCQG members will have two options both miniatures. Challenge Rules for option 1: - Use a combination of any fabrics - Maximum of 18 inches on any given side - Must contain 3 layers top, batting, backing - Must be quilted, bound, and labeled - If using blocks, they must be 5 inches or smaller Challenge Rules for option 2: Use the fabric from your Tear Up project from the September meeting (for you who were not there and would like to enter, see Helen Dietrich at the meetings for a packet of Tear Up scraps). You can also add any other fabric but must include a piece of each of the Tear Up fabrics. Hint: It would be interesting to have a picture of the scraps with your finished project. - Maximum of 18 inches on any given side - Must contain 3 layers top, batting, background - Must be quilted, bound and labeled - If using blocks, they must be 5 inches or smaller Central Iowa Quilters Shopping Spree Ames Holiday Inn Conference Center, 2609 University Blvd. I-35/US Hwy 30 West, Exit 111 US Hwy 30 Exit 146 Friday, April 4, 10-5 and Saturday, April 5, 10-4 Gather your quilting friends and have a fantastic time visiting 14 vendors from across Iowa on this spring weekend. There is something for everyone, jewelry, antique sewing supplies and quilts, sewing machines, and our newest and best in kits, fabrics, patterns and notions. Come to enjoy and be inspired! Rainbows & Calico Things, Williamsburg Cedar Creek Quilts, Ankeny Seams to Me, Algona The Fabric Stasher, Tipton Adel Quilting & Dry Goods, Adel Debbie s Quilt Shop & Gifts, Osage Quilter s Portable, Mallard Forest Mills Quilt Shop, Postville Moonlight Stitching Studio, West Union Iowa Falls Sewing Machine Company, Iowa Falls The Stitchin Tree, Harlan Block Party Studios, Inc., Nevada Nolting Long Arm Quilter, Hiawatha The Quiltmaker s Shoppe, Manchester

6 Page 6 Photos of a few works in progress taken at the Chris Lynn Kirsch workshop, Parallelisms. April 2014

7 Page 7 April 2014 Board and Committee Members for President Sarah Yoder Parker sarahyoderparker@gmail.com Treasurer Linda Nudd linda831@mchsi.com Secretary Jill Fisher yellowsmoke1010@hotmail.com Historian Sharon Halverson shalverson@mchsi.com Newsletter Pam Ehrhardt pam@lastingpiece.com Jean Hospodarsky jhospo@iowatelecom.net Meredith Sewell meredith.sewell@act.org Library Janet Abbas jabbas@mchsi.com Barb Fisher-Krueger bjfk@mchsi.com Janice Hall Melanie McNeil mjmcneil81@gmail.com Penny Smith tfsmith18@q.com Barb Voss barbara-voss@uiowa.edu Beth Yeates elyeates@mchsi.com Program Patricia Boelens pboelens@mchsi.com Helen Dietrich hidietrich732@gmail.com Pam Ehrhardt pam@lastingpiece.com Linda Kahlbaugh lindakahlbaugh@gmail.com Carole Ramsey mcramsey@mchsi.com Service Sandi Irvine samirvine2@hotmail.com Ruth Langehough prlang5@mchsi.com Twila Meder twila.meder@gmail.com Karen Miller remklm2@sharontc.net Linda Prybil lpjanderp@aol.com Nancy Rehling nancy.rehling@gmail.com Membership Teresa Lane teresa-lane@uiowa.edu Robin Lillie robin-lillie@uiowa.edu Glenda Skallerud glenda-skallerud@uiowa.edu Web Mistress Miki Miller miki@heartmadeforyou.com The Board is here to serve you, so please contact any board member with questions. OCQG Website Password: gohawks Advertising Rates: Year One Issue Business Card $60 $12.50 Quarter Page $120 $25.00 The deadline for submission of articles to be included in the following month s newsletter is the third Monday of the month. Old Capitol Quilters Guild, Iowa City Area, NQA Chapter #IA603 Old Capitol Quilters Guild is a nonprofit organization open to anyone interested in quilts or quilting. Monthly meetings are held the second Monday of each month, September through July, at 7 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on 1st Ave. and Court St. in Iowa City. Dues are $20/year, renewable September 1. Guests are always welcome. Photo of Chris Lynn Kirsch s stained glass quilt.

8 Old Capitol Quilters Guild 1114 Tupelo Blvd. Riverside, IA Page 8 April 2014 OCQG Programs April 13, 2014 April 14, 2014 April 15, 2014 May 12, 2014 May 12, 2014 June 6, July 14, 2014 Upcoming Events April 3-5, 2014 April 4-5, 2014 April 5, 2014 April 9, 2014 Workshop, Using Thickened Dyes Home Ec, 207 N. Linn St., Iowa City Carolyn Abbott, Inspirations Workshop (9:00-4:30): Using Thickened Dyes Thuy Nguyen, My Journey VietNam to Appliqué OCQG Book Sale (before meeting) Beth Cullens, The Mechanics of Quilting your machine, your body and you Guild Challenge Country Roads Shop Hop 7 shops, MN & IA Info: 222.prairiequiltingmn.com/ events.html Central Iowa Quilters Shopping Spree Ames Holiday Inn Conference Center Info: See ad in this newsletter Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group Kalona Quilt and Textile Museum, Kalona Info: masewsnquilts@netins.net The Underground Railroad Quilt Code: History, Mystery, or Bunk 2166 MERF, U of I, Iowa City, IA Info: Upcoming Events (continued) April 10-12, 2014 April 12-13, 2014 April 23-26, 2014 April 25-27, 2014 May 9-10, 2014 May 14-17, 214 June 1-30, 2014 July 17-19, 2014 August 20-13, 2014 Sept , 2014 Oct. 1-4, 2014 Spring Along 20 Shop Hop Info: See ad in this newsletter North Iowa Quilters Guild Quilt Show Fields of Color! th SW, Mason City, IA AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY Kalona Quilt Show Kalona Community Center, Kalona, IA Color in Motion Quilt Show Dubuque County Fairgrounds Old Hwy Rd, Dubuque Info: Tulip Festival Quilt Show Prairie Winds Event Center 906 8th St. SE, Orange City, IA Info: All Iowa Shop Hop 82 shops Info: Ricky Tims Seminar, Mariott Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA Info: AQS Show Grand Rapids, MI OCQG Fall Retreat AQS Show Des Moines, IA