Quilting Along the River

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1 Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild President s Message: Happy May! At the time of this writing, I have been camping for 8 months in our 26-foot camp trailer while our new house is being built. We are nearing the finish line we have been told we can move stuff into the house but not live there so, of course, I have been busy lugging in all my fabric, sewing materials, craft stuff and equipment. I am ashamed to say how big the pile is.. needless to say, there will be no shortage of items to buy at the Guild Quilt Show Quilt Market in October. Meanwhile, I have had the opportunity to watch my house being built on a daily basis. I have found the similarity between house construction and quilting fascinating. Both my contractor and I work with plans and then make changes based on need or craftsmanship. We both deconstruct when we aren t happy with something. We both have to REALLY think about using materials wisely and cutting them just the right way. Probably the biggest similarity is the satisfaction we both have when we finish a task. The ability to imagine and create is part of what makes us human. When we do not create, we are less of ourselves. It doesn t matter if you are a beginner or a master. Making and creating fills a need in our souls. If you are just learning, come to guild meetings, take classes, or come to sit and sew you are guaranteed to learn something new! The same goes for those of us who have been at it awhile. We have some great opportunities coming up at our May meeting and with our special June Continued on page 2 Registration: 9:30 am Where: Next Meeting - May 21, 2016 Meeting: 10:00 to 12:00 noon Christ the King Lutheran Church, Goldendale 104 E Simcoe Drive, Goldendale, WA Drive to the back of the church to park and enter the meeting room Program: Eddie Walker Trunk Show and Lecture How to use a wedge ruler and/or the angles on your regular ruler for creativity in designing. Workshop: 1-4pm House Block A great technique class or you can finish the quilt at home. The quilt uses light and dark fat quarters, so it s a stash buster! We will trace the pattern on to freezer paper (Eddie will supply tracings on freezer paper) and cut in class. Blocks go together quickly and we should be able to get a light and a dark block completed. Cost: $35/members; $45/nonmembers Please check the website for the materials list, then sign up for this class with it s innovative techniques. To register: Make check payable to CRGQG and send to: CRGQG, School House Block Class, CRGQG Treasurer, P>O> Box 84, Glenwood, WA PO Box 965 Hood River, OR May 2016 Volume 10, Issue 2 Dates to Remember: May 10: Board Mtg.* May 16: Sit & Sew* May 21: Guild Mtg. *Meetings are monthly See Page 6 for information May Meeting Info. Pg. 1 Exhibits Information Pg. 3 June Workshop Pg. 2 August Meeting Info. Pg. 2 Art Quilt Group Pg. 2 Quilt Challenge Pg. 3 Quilt Show Market Pg. 4 BOM/BOQ Pg. 3 Treasurer s Report Pg. 4 Newsletter Sponsors Pg. 5 Retreat News Pg. 3

2 Page 2 August 20 Guild Meeting We are honored to have the Oregon Quilt Project presenting our program. We will be giving more information as we get closer to the date. The workshop will be for a small group to participate in training how to document quilts for the Project. Please call or Barb Frasier if you want to be considered for training. Barb Frasier, June 14 Workshop with Nancy Fosburg Patriotic Drunkard s Path Nancy Fosburgh returns to the Hood River Fire Hall just in time for a July 4th quilt to present her workshop on the Patriotic Drunkard s Path. Nancy is always delightful and gives a great workshop. Cost is $35 for members/$45 for nonmembers. Register at the May Guild Meeting or send your check to the guild treasurer at the address below. Workshop sign-ups MUST include payment. To register for workshops, send your check payable to CRGQG to: CRGQG Treasurer, 3871 May St., Hood River, OR Name Tags Reminder: Quilted name tags that YOU have made are required to be eligible for door prizes. Create your own design or use the pattern found on our website. Don t forget... We now have membership gift certificates available! Have you been trying to get your sister to come to guild activities with you? Give her a membership for her birthday. What about that neighbor that keeps procrastinating? Give her a gift certificate. $25 for four meetings four interesting and informative lectures is the best deal around. Easy for you, good for her! See Treasurer Jackie Rosier at the membership table. Your sister/neighbor/mom will love you and your guild will thank you. Meeting Refreshments Our membership has been divided into 4 sections, one section for each meeting in the year. If your last name begins with a G-L this is your turn to help. If you forgot to sign up at the last meeting you may be getting a call to donate refreshments or to spend 15 minutes to help with room set up or room clean up. Thanks, Barb Frasier, Vice President, President s Letter Continued from Page 1 class. When it comes to creating and sewing, Nike has it right JUST DO IT! Happy Quilting Sewing, Beyond the Block Gorge Art Quilters Kim Vogel, President P.S. Those of you who are working on UFO s had better be sewing. Now that I have a sewing room again, I plan to knock out TONS of them. (I have to get that pile down..) BTB members met April 29th at the Hood River Library. We revealed our "Buildings" Challenge quilts and hung them in the downstairs meeting room for display. They will be on exhibit for the month of May. We encourage all CRGQG members to come and see our Art Quilts. The variety among 10 quilts that are all 14" X 42" is amazing. Our next challenge is entitled "Zip It!" We are giving ourselves several months to produce an art quilt which includes at least one zipper or a portion of a zipper in the design. The possibilities are endless! Once again the variety will be remarkable. We will meet again at 2:30 on Monday June 13th at the Hood River Fire Station following the Sit and Sew. Elizabeth Garber will be making a presentation. If you are interested in "Beyond the Block" please come join us that day. This subgroup of CRGQG meets monthly and emphasizes creativity. At each meeting we discuss artist development, use of social media, learn techniques by watching demos by group members, share ideas and bring projects for show and tell and for constructive input from the group. This group is open to all CRGQG members. Please contact Kay Skov for meeting times and locations. kkskov@gmail.com, (541)

3 SAVE THE DATE!!! 2017 Retreat at Camp Cascade The dates are set for our 2017 retreat. We'll be heading back to Camp Cascade from Thursday, March 9th, through Monday, March 13th. The price is the same as last year - $258 for Guild members/$283 for nonmembers. (Non-members must pay an extra $25 to join the Guild.) Space is limited to 24 quilters, so get your registration in early. A $75 deposit will hold your spot, with the $183 balance due by the February meeting. Tip: If you pay your $75 deposit at the May meeting, then you could pay $61 at our meetings in August, November, and February, and be ready to roll! For more information contact one of the retreat chairwomen listed on Pg. 5. Did ja know? In Oregon, it s illegal to take a bath or shower without wearing suitable clothing (i.e. something that covers the body from neck to knee). Let s all visit our Washington members!!! Make Mine With Lime Challenge Reveal At the February guild meeting 23 members showed their colors, Lime and... The Make mine with Lime challenge was a resounding success. The outstanding creativity and workmanship made every one a winner. We did ourselves proud! The membership voted for three prize awards: Best of the Best Kathleen Roulet Outstanding Quilting Kay Skov Creative Use of the Theme Susan Stender Make Mine with Lime showed at the Blossom Fest Quilt Show in Hood River and will continue to "tour" the gorge. Kathleen has plans to travel the collection to Stevenson and beyond. Kathleen Roulet Kay Skov Susan Stender Star Power BOQ/BOM Have you been keeping up with your Star Power blocks each month? This will be the last quarterly drawing for those who bring blocks to trade. Tomme will share some fun setting ideas for your star blocks, and then tell us about our new program for the coming year - "Charmed, I'm Sure!" Remember to bring your blocks for the three drawings at the May meeting! Patterns and instructions are on our website! Go to and click on BOQ Star Power in pdf. Tomme Fent, Chairman, tommequilts@gmail.com CRGQG Exhibits Update Current Exhibits: May 2016 Hood River Library Community Meeting Room: An exhibit of ten art quilts created by members of Beyond the Block (CRGQG art quilters). The quilts are 14 wide by 42 long, with a vertical orientation in representational or abstract design, conveying the concept Building (noun or verb). The exhibit will be on display through the month of May. All members interested in making and exhibiting fiber art are invited to join Beyond the Block meetings and participate in challenges. No Room to Grow by Linda Reichenbach May - June 2016 Latimer Quilt & Textile Center in Tillamook: The work of several CRGQG members will be featured in a special Guatemala Quilt exhibit. What s not to like? It s a field trip to the beach! (Don t forget ice cream at The Tillamook Cheese Factory.) More on Page 5. Upcoming Exhibits and Quilt Show: August 2016 The Dalles Art Center: Beyond the Block Buildings challenge quilts will be featured as an installation at the gallery s Architecture themed exhibit. September 2016 Stevenson Library: Quilters of the Gorge Exhibit The theme for this exhibit is A Garden of Quilts and includes everything from vegetables and flowers to gates, critters, bugs, birds and butterflies. Start planning your quilt now and be part of this very popular exhibit. Page 3

4 Profit and Loss Statement Jan. 1-April 16, 2016 Income Charity Quilt Donations Interest Earned 6.45 Membership Dues 1, Newsletter Ads Opportunity Income Pins Income Workshop Fees Local Teacher Fees Special Teacher Fees Total Workshop Fees 1, Quilt Show Income QS Boutique QS Vendor Booth Fees Total Quilt Show Income Retreat Income 5, Total Income 8, Gross Profit 8, Expense Charity Quilts Corporation Fees Memberships Miscellaneous Expenses 8.00 Mtg Site Expense Teaching Fees Local Teacher Special Teacher Teaching Fees - Other Total Teaching Fees Postage and Delivery Quilt Show Expense Insurance QS Advertising QS Award Ribbons QS Labor QS Printing QS Venue Total Quilt Show Expense 1, Rent Storage Total Rent Retreat Expense 5, Supplies and Materials Total Expense 8, Net Loss Page CRGQG Quilt Show Hood River Armory October 21-22, 2016 Mark your calendars now! Start Saving for Quilt Market The Quilt Market at our Quilt Show has become a very successful part of our budget the last two years. As you spring/summer clean your sewing space, start saving the items you no longer want or need for donation to the CRGQG Quilt Market. The quilt market will accept anything sewing or quilting related: Fabric (what was I thinking?), books and patterns (seriously, did I really think I d make that?) are very desirable items. We also like magazines and various notions (do I really need 14 pairs of scissors???) Please, no white elephant items not related to sewing. New this Year: You may start bringing these items at the May meeting and give them to either Gayle or Barbara so we can start sorting and pricing. If you want to donate between guild meetings, please contact us and we ll arrange drop-off or pick-up. Consignment Items We will also be accepting consignment items that you have made potholders, quilts, placemats, table runners, pincushions, etc. Gayle Jacobson gayle97058@gmail.com Barbara Frasier barb7130@gmail.com Quilt Market Co-Chairs We Love our Facebook Page! This past year, Nancy Howard has continued to keep our Facebook page current, fun and informative with lots of great pictures, updates about upcoming events and recaps on what we ve done. A huge THANK YOU to Nancy for helping us get the word out about all that s happening at CRGQG! Check it out... ColumbiaRiverGorgeQuiltersGuild

5 CRGQG Board Officers President: Kim Vogel Vice President: Barbara Frasier Secretary: Mary Calahan Treasurer: Jackie Rosier Chair people and other contacts: Quilt Show, Marketing and Publicity Chair: Kathleen Roulet Membership Chair: Nona Scheurer \ Opportunity Quilt: Tomme Fent Block of the Quarter Tomme Fent Newsletter: Gayle Jacobson Art Quilt Group: Kay Skov Retreat Chairs: Tomme Fent Nina Gilliland Charity Chairs: Kathy Anderson Pam Maylee Correspondence Secretary: Linda Jones Please support our newsletter sponsor: Open every day for all your foundation needs. Come in anytime for a fitting or to pick up any of these essentials. Shapewear, Sleepwear, Hosiery, Sports Bras, Foundations and Lingerie Bath and Body Products 215 Oak St., downtown Hood River Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun Charity Quilt Report Remember to bring finished tops or quilts to the meeting. Kits are still available at ETC. It's time to finish up the aids camp quilts to have them ready for delivery in July. Watch your we re hoping to schedule a charity sew day the first part of June. We need volunteers for bindings (fabric provided.) Contact Kathy if you can help. Book Quilts If you re interested in joining Kathy in making a quilt with a book theme, read The Boys in the Boat and design a quilt based on something from the book. We can hang them at the library in October and pull them out for our own quilt show. Kathy Anderson, , jvaland@gorge.net BIG thanks to Wayne Jacobson, Lloyd Frasier, Anne and David Martin for their valued assistance in hanging the Guatemala Exhibit at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum. The exhibit will be up until June 30. The Artists Reception is Sunday, May 15th, noon to 4 p.m., also Latimer s 50th anniversary Open House. It should be a great day for a trip to the beach. Join us!! Barb Frasier and Gayle Jacobson Sewing a precise 1/4 seam is the most important tool a quilter can have. To save time and avoid frustration be sure you are always sewing accurate 1/4 seams. While many machines come with specialty 1/4 feet, these also need to be tried and tested to be sure they are accurate. To test your seam allowance sew and then measuring the width of the seam with an acrylic ruler. Some machines allow the needle to be moved to the right or the left, and often it s possible to make an adjustment by simply moving the needle. David Martin, Lloyd Frasier, Wayne Jacobson Page 5

6 C o l u m b i a R i v e r G o r g e Q u i l t e r s G u i l d PO Box 965 Hood River, OR Phone mzvogo@gmail.com Website This, That and the Other Thing.. ATTENTION: ALL GUILD MEMBERS Has your address changed? If anyone has any changes to their contact info, please help me keep the membership roster up to date. Thanks, Nona Membership Chairman nonamay47@gmail.com Newsletter Advertising Want to advertise in the newsletter? For just $10/issue or $40/year, your business cardsized ad will be placed in the newsletter. Don t forget - the newsletter goes out to approx. 100 guild members and is posted on the website for all to see! Magazine Exchange Please bring the magazines you're finished with to the May meeting and maybe pick up some new ones to peruse. Jean Stone Exchange Chairman Guatemalan Textiles Remember to visit Latimer Quilt Museum Exhibit before June 30th Mark Your Calendars!! Sit & Sew Third Monday of each month unless otherwise notified. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Hood River Fire Station Bring your current project and sew with a group. Contact Susan Stender for more information: Board Meetings Second Tuesday of each month 10 a.m. noon Hood River Fire Station unless otherwise notified. Call Kim Vogel for the latest information Correspondence Secretary Know of a guild member in need? Please contact Linda Jones so she can send her a word of encouragement. jljones@gorge.net