Eastern Polk Quilters Guild

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1 Eastern Polk Quilters Guild October 2016 Issue 190 Web Site: The next guild meeting is on October 17, 2016 Speaker Cathy Busch Cathy Busch learned her first sewing-related skills after school in a small town in Ohio. She would spend time with a neighbor, Mrs. Miller, who was a seamstress. She didn t teach her to sew. Her job was to string buttons. She has degrees in education and mathematics. When she almost accidentally decided to put some counted cross-stitch blocks together, she asked the local church ladies to help, and before she knew it, she was a first-generation quilter. Like many of us, Cathy was soon quilting in addiction mode, finding ways to combine her love of mathematics with this creative outlet. As her knowledge incrased her natural teaching instinct took over. Her workshops are designed with a technical component but she strongly encourages participants to explore their creativity. She s drawn to adapting traditional pieced blocks to create unique quilt designs. Cathy has written several articles, and she recently published her first book, Newfangled Piecing. Board Meetings EASTERN POLK QUILTERS GUILD BOARD The EPQG Board Meetings are held on the 4th Monday, 6:00 pm, at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in classroom LC # 17. All members are welcome to attend. President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Member at Large (2nd term) Member at Large (1st term) Program Chair Program Chair Elect Newsletter Editor Linda Northwick Colleen Anderson Pat Meuler Linda McGhee Diana Weirich Bert Warrick Paulette Roche Linda Whitaker Janet Rice Page 1

2 Workshop for October Cathy Busch October 16, 1 pm, Cross Creek $25 North & South approx size 50 x 60 If interested in signing up for the workshop, contact Paulette Roche. October Glenda Loving Kathy Neuroth Bonnie Martin Muffin Kinney Lois Kern November Irene Weber Cheryl Weber Michele Larsen Marilyn Veik Refreshment Volunteers December Board Members Monthly Refreshments Refreshments this month will be provided by the members listed. The member whose name is first in the list each month is the coordinator for the refreshments that month. The refreshments can be as simple or as complicated as the volunteers decide. Please remember the responsibilities of the refreshment committee each month: 1) Supply the goodies. 2) Supply the paper and plastic utensils. 3) Clean up after. 4) Take garbage out. Dumpster is right outside the back door. It is important that each us remains committed to these responsibilities. Thanks!! Page 2

3 Members at Large Happy Fall everyone. Time to get back in the swing of quilting and finish up those donation quilts. You have until our December meeting to turn them in to be eligible for 4 $50 gift cards. Next year, the charities will change, so if you want to contribute to the Women's Domestic Violence Center, Mercy Pediatrics, or the Pleasant Hill Veterans home, please turn your quilts in as soon as possible. Remember to enter your name in the drawing box for those gift cards for every quilt you help create. The next Saturday sew will be November 5 at the LCC Cafe. We had about 20 women show up in October and Linda McGee provided egg salad for everyone to make sandwiches. If you haven't been before, come and join the fun from 9am to 3 pm. Bring a sack lunch or join your friends with ordering in or going out for lunch. It's great fun! Diana Weirich and Bert Warrick Directors at Large Craft Sale Items Gundel Basart will bring all unsold items to the October meeting. If you wish to keep the items you donated, you need to pick them up. Otherwise, they will be sold to the members at 50% of the marked price. Please pick up your items so that Gundel doesn t have to haul them back and forth. Contact Gundel if you won t be at the meeting and want to keep your items. Thank you to all of the ladies who donated items, helped set up or tear down, or worked at the craft sale booth. You are appreciated! Gundel reports that the craft sale raised approximately $400 after expenses. Way to go, everyone! Page 3

4 Veteran s Home Christmas Project The Veterans Home would very much like us to do Christmas stockings for the 34 veterans. These men have served our country and deserve to be recognized for that service. The Veteran s Home can use the following items: Seasonal Pillowcases 300 piece puzzles 2 in 1 body wash for men Chocolate candy Ink pens and small writing tablets (Bert already has these) Toothpaste Deodorant Gift cards - McDonald's, Dairy Queen, movie passes to Copper Creek Travel mugs Plastic coffee cups Bert Warrick will have a box at the October and November guild meetings, as well as the Saturday sews for the rest of the year, for you to donate items. Stockings need to be made to put the items in and we could do that at Saturday sew days. Please come and help make stockings for the Veteran s home. Questions? Contact Bert Warrick at Garage Sale Big, big thank you to Mary Burns for all of her hard work hosting the garage sale and offering her home as a place to have it, making signs, setting up, furnishing water, and many other tasks. Thank you, also, to all the ladies who supported her, worked at the sale, donated items, or bought items. The garage sale was a huge success and raised more than $1800 for the guild. Great job, everyone! Page 4

5 August Financial Statement Beginning Check Book Balance $10, Petty Cash On Hand $17.30 Total Beginning Cash $10, Speaker Operating Income Burge Aug-16 Membership Dues Workshop Mystery Class $ Operating Expenses Bank Fees Check Reorder Church Donation Programs Lecture Meals Hotel Mileage/Airfare Quilt Shipping / Baggage fee Workshops $1, Operating Income Aug-16 Beginning Cash 10, Income Expenses (1,190.20) Ending Cash $9, September s New Member Luz Anderson th Ave SE Altoona, Iowa Home # marquezluz@hotmail.com Page 5

6 2016 Raffle Quilt This is the raffle quilt for 2016, made by Colleen Anderson. Many thanks for all of her hard work. Raffle quilt tickets will be available at the September guild meeting. Each packet has 30 raffle tickets and a picture of the raffle quilt. Each year we ask our members to sell tickets or you may want to purchase them for yourself. You will be able to turn in money and pick up additional tickets at our meetings. There will be someone available at the meetings to collect money, make additional tickets available, and collect any tickets you do not sell. Ticket prices are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 Thank you for all you can do to help support the Eastern Polk Quilters Guild. Page 6

7 Quilters Needed for Donation Quilts Our ladies have done such a good job in piecing quilts for donations, more quilters are needed to quilt those quilts in order to get them to the people who need them. If you can provide quilting for donation quilts, please let Bert Warrick or Janet Rice know. If you are on the list for quilting donation quilts and you are no longer able to provide that service, please let us know as well. Janet would like to get the list updated so that it is accurate and people can get their quilts completed. Thanks so much! Ideas for future donations Is there an interest in making items other than quilts for donation? There has been some suggestion that we might do placemats, stockings, bibs, or other items. Please consider that question and come prepared to discuss at the next meeting. If you can t be at the next meeting, please send your ideas to any board member. We look forward to hearing your creative ideas. Page 7

8 October 5-8 October 8 October October 16 October 17 November 5 November 20 November 21 December 3 December Calendar of Events AQS Show, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines Craft Sale, Gloria Dei Lutheran, 8:30 am to 3 pm, 8301 Aurora Ave, Urbandale Pleasant Hill Fall Retreat, Doane s Park Cathy Busch workshop Guild Meeting, 7pm Speaker Cathy Busch, New Fangled Piecing Saturday Sew, 9am, Lutheran Church of the Cross Laurie Ellison workshop, Beginning Bargello, 1 pm, Cross Creek Guild Meeting, 7pm Speaker Laurie Ellison, Election of officers Saturday Sew, 9am, Lutheran Church of the Cross Guild Meeting, 6:30 pm, Potluck, Raffle Quilt drawing, Secret quilter reveal Election of Officers November is election of officers. If you want to be on the board in one of the open positions, please let a member of the board know. We encourage members to serve on the board, whether you are brand-new or have belonged to the guild for a long time. The guild cannot run without these positions being filled. The positions that are open are: Vice-President, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Program Chair-elect, and Member at large (first term). Page 8

9 November 5th is the next Saturday Sew fabrics, patterns, books, notions, gifts, lots of shop samples, fun and interesting demos and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Just 15 miles west of Des Moines where US Highways 169 and 6 intersect. Visit our new website for a map and to learn all about us. Be sure to check out the events calendar! adelquilting.com The little quilt shop on the prairie, 909 Prairie Street in Adel IA Phone: Follow us: adelquilting.blogspot.com Mon-Sat, 9-5 late hours every Thurs to 7pm Saturday Sews are scheduled the first Saturday of the month. Starting at 9 am, it is a day to get together and work on a project of your choice. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a member of the guild to attend. Bring your lunch and join us for a great time. If you need more information about our Saturday Sew Days, please contact Diana Weirich at or Bert Warrick at Do you know someone who is ill, grieving, or needs encouragement? Marlee Jennings has volunteered to take on this responsibility. She will see that our members and their families in need hear from us and know that they have our loving thoughts and prayers. Her home number is or her cell is Page 9

10 Laura Jochems st Ave. E. Hours Newton, IA Tues. Fri.: 10:00am-5:00pm Sat.: 10:00am - 3:00pm Authorized Brother Dealer * Floriani Dealer 110 East Main Street * Manchester, IA Let us bring out the quiltmaker in you! Mon-Fri 9-5 Kathy Wilgenbusch Thurs Sat BERNINA Sewing Center th Street West Des Moines, IA IowaQuiltBlock.com Store Hours: Mon Sat 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Thurs 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday 1 4 p.m. Page 10

11 Eastern Polk Quilters Guild P. O. Box 491 Altoona, IA FIRST CLASS Moved? Incorrect address or phone? Please changes to Janet Rice at or call Meeting Agenda October 17, :00 pm Welcome Announcements Birthdays Speaker Cathy Busch Show and Tell Lutheran Church of the Cross th Street SW Altoona IA Bring a friend! Page 11