Parker Piece Keepers Quilt Guild www.parkerpiecekeepers.com May, 2018 Parker, Colorado ppknewsletter@yahoo.com Have a story, joke, picture, news, tidbit or info on a show? Send it in.. May Program Guild Meeting: Tuesday, May 22nd Doors Open at 6:00 pm - Meeting begins at 6:30 pm "Getting to Know You" Sign up for a 1 st or 2 nd Angela Walters workshop; $40 per workshop; check or cash Sign up for the PPK January retreat; $100 deposit by check or cash Take home a brown bag; fill it with the treasures that you no longer want from your sewing room and bring it back in October for our brown bag auction!!! Proceeds will go to the PPK guild for future programs and general fund. Upcoming Programs Tea Party Beverages and light snacks will be served; members are to bring their favorite tea cup and to wear a hat or tiara Carolyn Morris INSIDE THIS ISSUE Presidents Note... 2 Library News... 2 Quilting Bees... 3 Carolyn Morris Notes... 3 Board of Directors... 4 Event/Sign Ups... 4 2018 Quilt Challenge... 4 General Meeting Notes... 5-6 Budget... 7 Angela Walters - Details... 8-9 EXTRA DATES TO REMEMBER Next Guild Meeting Tuesday June 26, 2018 Doors open at 6:00 pm Meeting begins 6:30 pm Next Board Meeting:... June 26, 2018 - Tea Party July 24, 2018 Accuquilt Demos and Scrap Night August 28, 2018 Angela Walters The Midnight Quilt Show September 25, 2018 Doug Leko The Male Perspective October 23, 2018 Accuquilt Demonstration Bring your scraps to be cut The next 3 months of programs will be highlighted in this section of the newsletter, each month. Brown Bag Auction November No Meeting December 4, 2018 Christmas Craft Night and Ornament Exchange (Q&R) - Making holiday gift bags for the hospital staff - Voting on Officers for 2019
PRESIDENTS NOTE As Spring brings all the changing weather, it s time for PPK s Board of Directors to plan for 2019. Sandra Coleman and Marlo Cady are planning programs for our monthly meetings, we ve started taking registrations for the January retreat and we need to identify a slate of officers for the five board positions that will be open at the end of 2018. Parker Piece Keepers is an all-volunteer organization and the future depends on members being willing to take on Board-level responsibilities. The roles of President, Vice President (Membership), Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant VP of Programs (a 2-year commitment) all need to be filled and the Board would like to have a slate of officers by the beginning of August so that they can be a part of the budgeting process next year. Carolyn Morris WEBSITE: I hope to see you all at the May meeting on the 22nd. Come and hear about the quilting journeys of some of our members. Andrea www.parkerpiecekeepers.com (the password for the members only sections of the site is on your membership card). E-mail for website content is ppkwebsite@yahoo.com Andrea Loschen A quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul BLOCK by Missouri Star Quilt Company Parker Piece Keepers newest addition to its library Missouri Star Quilt Company s Block Idea Books. They will be available for check out on Tuesday for 30 days only. 2 LIBRARY NEWS Our library has a wealth of information on quilting. If you are interested in checking out any items, contact our librarian, Eileen Burnley: ksbesb2@comcast.net or call 720-851-8953 and she can bring the item to the next meeting for you. Jen Schiel Members in good standing will be able to check out 2 books at a time, for one month, with one renewal allowed. A $5 fine will be assessed if a book is not returned by the third month. If the book(s) is not returned after the third month, the cost of the book will be assessed to the borrower on record. Carol Stout If you would like to donate books to the library, or encourage friends, other quilters or businesses to donate materials to the library, contact the librarian or any board member.
QUILTING BEES! Saturday Strippers, 6-8 members 2nd Saturday of the month Meet at members houses Contact Eileen Burnley Gabsbee, 8 members 1st Thurs of the month Daytime meet at Members homes Donna Genitempo Eileen Burnley Woolies, 7 members 2nd Monday of the month Meet at Panera s in Parker 11am-3pm (don t have to do wool appliqué) CHARITY CORNER Parker Piece Keepers is a 501 C (3) organization. Our main objectives are education, producing quilts, other sewing projects for Adventist Hospital and other charitable organizations. The Charity Committee has put together our goals for 2017, and we need your help to be successful. Every member counts, and every member s hands are needed to reach our goals this year. Item Measurement Goal Baby/Lap size quilts Up to 40 x 52 8 per month Receiving Blankets 24 x 24 and 30 x 30 6 per month Rice Bags * 9 x 11 15 per month Cosmetic Bags Pattern on PPK Website On going Bibs/Burp Cloths Pattern on PPK Website On going We gladly accept both empty and filled rice bags. If you fill rice bags, please use 4 cups of rice per bag. Our primary goal is making quilts for the hospital. We have kits available at each meeting for you to pick up and return a completed project. You can also just make tops for charity. You can use your own fabric or contact one of the members of the Charity Committee and we will be happy to set up a time when you can go through the guilds fabric for your charity project. THANK YOU! NOTES FROM CAROLYN MORRIS PRESENTATION: Date: Quilt by Carolyn Morris WEBSITE: www.parkerpiecekeepers.com (the password for the members only sections of the site is on your membership card). E-mail for website content is ppkwebsite@yahoo.com Gentle Reminder: Please keep track of the hours you spend on charity projects, we want to show the hours we put into charity at the end of the year, and we can t do it without your diligent effort to turn-in a Charity Project Tally Sheet each time you complete Parker Piece Keepers Charity Project Tally Name: E-mail: Phone #: Contributed Items: Time Estimate: 3
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andrea Loschen, President akloschen@gmail.com Jackie Mochan, VP Membership jmochan2@comcast.net EVENTS/SIGN UPS Angela Walters Workshop Alice Kober, Secretary koberalice@gmail.com Carol Stout, Treasurer Marlene Cady, 2018 Programs marlene.cady@gmail.com Sandra Coleman, 2019 Programs Marlene.Cady@gmail.com MaryJo Williamson, Past President gwilliamson12@cox.net COMMITTEE CHAIRS Newsletter - Linda Underwood Outreach - Eileen Burnley, Carol Mathews May 22nd General Meeting 2019 PPK Retreat Sign Up and Deposit Due Retreat dates: January 18th - 20th, 2019 Location: The Hideaway, in Colorado Springs Challenge - Mary Jo Williamson Monthly Sew Day - Carol Mathews Audit - Sharon Braun Retreat - Marlo Cady, Jackie Mochan Photographer - Carolyn Morris 4 2018 QUILT CHALLENGE The 2018 Quilt Challenge will be a different concept than in prior years. On a montly basis, from February to October, Mary Jo Williamson will provide members with a piece of "ugly" fabric. Of course, one person's ugly could be another's pretty, but the challenge will be to incorporate this fabric into an 10" block or blocks and return it (them) the following month. Blocks will be used to make charity quilts. When the blocks are returned at the meeting the following month, each block will earn the member a ticket for that month's prize drawing. We hope you'll join us in this fun adventure in thinking outside the box. Jen Schiel
Parker Piece Keepers Quilt Guild General Meeting Parker Adventist Hospital April 24 th Meeting Notes Program Kari Nichols gave a fascinating program, Thoughts of a Quilt Designer, describing how she became manager of Holly s Quilt Cabin and a designer of beautiful patterns and fabric for her company Mountainpeek Creations. Business Meeting President Andrea Loschen began the business meeting at 8:00. Volunteers Needed to Create Slate of Officers for 2019 Board: Andrea asked for 2 or 3 people to take on job of putting together a slate of officers for the 2019 board. Most of the current board members have reached their 2-year term limits. We d like to have new Carolyn Morris officers identified in August/September to make transition smoother. Previous Meeting Notes: Notes from the March meeting were approved. 2018 Challenge: Mary Jo Williamson discussed the 2018 Challenge. This year, members take home a package to make a 12-inch block and bring it to the next meeting. If you bring back a block, you are part of a separate drawing for a door prize at that meeting. You re also contributing to our charitable obligation to Parker Adventist Hospital for giving us free meeting space. Treasury: Carol Stout stated that we have a checking balance of 5808.99 and savings of $5027.80. Membership: 45 people attended the meeting, and 4 new members joined. We also had 2 guests. We now have 54 members. Doorprizes: A drawing was held for those who created 12-blocks for charity blocks from packages given out by Mary Jo. Williamson. A separate drawing was held for 6 doorprizes (4 mugs with fat quarters and 2 sets of patterns donated by Kari Nichols). Members with April birthdays were given an additional ticket. Programs: Marlo Cady discussed great upcoming programs you won t want to miss. At the May 22 meeting, appraiser and author Cindy Brick will speak on Vintage Quilts. Cindy has written several great books and is a fun and interesting speaker. At the June 26 th meeting, we re going to have a tea party! It s going to be a lovely event with tasty refreshments and the opportunity to socialize with other members... Cont d 5
At the July 24 th meeting, attendees will be able to bring scraps and but them using a variety of Accuquilt cutting machines. It s a fun opportunity to get some scraps cut quickly and to see the variety of machines and die cuts that are available. August-Andrea Walters: Members had the opportunity to sign up for one of the two August workshops with Andrea Walters, the Midnight Quilter. $40 is due at sign up. Members can sign up for a second workshop at the May meeting, if there is room. After the May meeting, if the workshops still have room, PPK may open up the Angela Walters workshops to non-members. January 2019: Sign-ups were taken for the January 11-13, 2019, quilt retreat at the beautiful Hideaway Conference Center in the Black Forest. 11 of the 22 spots are filled. Library: Eileen Burley brought Missouri Star Block books again, which have been quite popular. To check out a book, you sign a card and take the book home for one month. You can call Eileen if you want a book. We own over 600 books and she s always open to new donations. Outreach: Eileen Burley: We donate 3 quilts a month to the hospital. The. quilts go to terminally ill adults at Parker Adventist hospital. There are packages of material available you can pick up at meetings. If you only like to piece, someone else can quilt your quilt. Eileen will wash and label your quilt if you want. We also donate 15 rice bags and 10 receiving blankets. Sizes are on the web site. Charity sew day. Sew days are held 3 times a year when we work on our charity donations for Parker Adventist Hospital from 10-4. You can come and spend an hour or two doing whatever appeals to you: fill rice bags, sew, iron labels. Upcoming sew days are Saturday, June 16, and Saturday, September 15 th. Join us for sewing and fun! Show & Tell: Several members brought quilts made from Kari Nichols Mountainpeek patterns. Others showed recently completed quilts. It s fascinating to see the the variety of beautiful quilts. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20.
Parker Piece Keepers Quilt Guild Guest: Angela Walters Quilting Is My Therapy, and hostess of The Midnight Quilt Show Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 Parker Piece Keepers Quilt Guild meeting Guest speaker: Angela Walters Lecture: Help! How Do I Quilt It? Doors open at 6:00 pm. There s a $5 fee for nonmembers. Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 Workshop 1: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Little Changes, Big Variety Workshop 2: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Dot to Dot Quilting Sign up for the workshops: At the April 24th, meeting PPK members may sign up for one workshop. At the May 22nd, meeting PPK members may sign up for a second workshop. The cost of each workshop is $40 for PPK members. Payment is due at sign up; check or cash will be accepted, payable to PPK. Each workshop is limited to 25-participants. Location: Parker Adventist Hospital Conference Center. Descriptions: Help! How Do I Quilt It? Sometimes deciding what to quilt can be harder than actually quilting it! Angela Walters will help you decide what machine quilting designs to use by having you ask the expert of your opinion, you! This lecture will start with a slideshow presentation full of quilted eye candy and practical tips for choosing designs. Then, it s your turn! Attendees can bring quilt tops to get ideas and suggestions for ways to quilt it. It s part show and tell, part practical advice and completely fun! Little Changes, Big Variety In this class you learn how small changes to classic machine quilting designs can create completely new designs. You will be amazed at how many designs you will learn and how many different ways you can use them. Bring an adventurous attitude and your questions, this jampacked class will send you on your way inspired and ready to quilt. Dot to Dot Quilting Quilting intricate designs can be as easy as connecting the dots! Learn how to use points on the quilt as a guide for quilting with minimal marking and lots of fun! You will learn how to recognize the dots on your quilt, different designs, and how you can adapt them for you.
Required Supplies Sewing Machine- Any type of machine will work, just be sure that it has the ability to drop the feed dogs. If you aren t sure, please refer to the owner s manual. Free-motion Quilting Foot- any type of Free-motion quilting foot will work (i.e. Open toed or clear plastic). If you re unsure if you have one, check your owner s manual or contact the manufacturer. Quilt sandwiches for practice- 2-3 Fat quarter sized sandwiches will work (although they can be any size you prefer) Or if you are feeling adventurous, you can use some unquilted orphan blocks or a small quilt top. They can be basted in any method you prefer, such as with pins, fusible batting or fusible spray. Small quilt sandwiches can even be left unbasted if you want. The most important thing is that you have something to practice on. Thread and scissors- To make the machine quilting process easier, use quality thread made for machine quilting. My favorites are Superior So Fine and Aurifil (both 50wt), but you can bring any type you like. A thread color that contrasts with your practice quilt sandwiches will allow you to see your quilting. Optional Supplies: These aren t necessary, but if you already own them, bring them with you! -Supreme slider -Free-motion quilting gloves -Extended base for your machine -Camera (to take pictures of quilted samples) -Paper and Pencil- Each class includes handouts free of charge, but if you think you might want more room for drawing, bring a notebook.