MUDSOCK MESSENGER Meetings: 2 nd Monday of each month Fishers United Methodist Church 9691 East 116th Street, Fishers, Indiana [Website] mudsockquiltersguild.org From the President s Sewing Desk Greetings and happy summer from your new president. We are all going to miss Val, and we wish her well as she moves to Arizona. When I came to my first Mudsock meeting in September of 2015, Val was one of the first quilters who welcomed me, so she will always have a special place in my heart. Since then, I have enjoyed meeting and sewing with all of you! I feel privileged to know such talented and generous women. Our guild continues to grow, and I hope to get to know more of you as the year progresses. Thanks to all who have volunteered to help me as I fulfill my responsibilities as president and finish out the year as vice president and program chair. Please feel free to remind me of things that I should be doing or ways to improve. We have an exciting schedule for the rest of the year, including our bus trip to Missouri Star in October. Start thinking about small projects and patterns to share for holiday gift ideas at the August meeting. With summer in full swing, it is harder to find time to sew. There are lots of other things that occupy our time like family gatherings, outdoor activities, gardening and yard work, etc. There s not much on TV to watch, so I find myself in my sewing room in the late afternoons and evenings. I just have to try to keep my various projects organized. I July 2017 Volume 7, Issue 7 July BIRTHDAYS Happy B-Day to: 04 Judy Elwartowski 06 Julia Dudis 07 Judy Ireland 13 Anne Hart 13 Diane Peterson 13 Joanie Riddle 14 Wanda Linville 19 Sue Griffith 20 Gloria Stahlhut 24 Christine Logsdon 25 Susan Breeden 27 Carlene Clark 28 Nancy Frye 29 Mari Langowski 31 Jane Dustman Welcome to New Members! No new members We had 49 members and 3 guests attend our June meeting. Page 1 of 6
usually have several going at once, and my long arm has been busy too. I really enjoy the occasional rainy day, when I have a good excuse to hibernate to my sewing room. I get lots done on those days! Looking forward to seeing all of you at the next meeting! Happy sewing! Sandy Metzger ============================================================================= JULY 10TH--Mudsock Quilters Guild Meeting (9:30 11:30+) The next Mudsock Quilters Guild meeting is July 10 at the usual meeting place at Fishers United Methodist Church. We will be having a presentation by Judy Ireland, one of our members, and several other accomplished fiber artists. They will discuss fiber arts, how they got involved, their specialties, and they will show us some of their favorite pieces. Hope to see you all there! Submitted by Sandy Metzger, Program Chair Quilts for Community North Hospital - Make Just One The push is on...we need more quilts. We currently have 84 quilts which is awesome but we need more. At the beginning of the year I asked the guild members to make just one. Now I am praying each member will make one quilt (complete with quilting) or we will not reach our goal of 200. Remember you can get reimbursement for the batting and the back fabric up to $60. Our guidelines are on the web site but size average is 50" x 60" all cotton fabrics and cotton batting. This project is such a blessing and you will not know what a blessing it is to you until you donate a quilt for the good of someone else less fortunate than yourself. Any questions or need help, please contact me. Diane Peterson (317) 550-9080 Page 2 of 6
Mark Your Calendars!! Upcoming Mudsock Events July 17 July-Aug July 25 Aug 14 Sept. 09 Community North Quilting Bee, 9:30-3:00, Community Room at Community Health Pavilion, 9699 E. 146 th St., Noblesville; Diane Peterson, (317) 550-9080, contact. Piecers Group, WILL NOT MEET this summer, next meeting will be September 19 th. Marsha Baer, (317) 407-9711, contact. Handwork Group, 1:00 4:00, Always in Stitches, Pat Adams, 490-1155, contact Guild Meeting, 9:30-11:30, Fishers UMC, Fellowship Hall Mudsock Tag Sale, Fishers UMC, Fellowship Hall Oct. 10-12 Missouri Star bus trip Mudsock Quilters Guild Annual Tag Sale Our annual Tag Sale date is September 9, 2017. It will be held at The Fishers United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall. Please remember to price your donations and bring them to the monthly meetings. Suggested prices are: $4.00/yard for fabric; $1.00/fat quarter; other items 25% of original price. Block of the Month NEWS For information and directions for the July Block go to the Mudsock website at www.mudsockquiltersguild.org for all the details. This month is the Simply Scrappy Spool Block with a white background, light brown spool, and thread part any color you want. Please contact Erica Nickens at ehnickens@yahoo.com if you need help. Page 3 of 6
Missouri Star Bus Trip We will depart on Oct 10, 2017 and return on Oct 12 stopping at a few quilt stores each way. On Oct. 11th we have all day to shop in the MSQC stores, then sit down and relax with a catered dinner. Afterwards Jenny Doan is scheduled to present a trunk show and WE are invited. A $100 deposit will hold your spot, the total cost will be around $250 for double occupancy. This includes bus, hotel, MSQC tour, one dinner and the trunk show. Contact Lois Levine or Becky Moore to sign up or with any other questions. Other Quilting Events Sept 22-23 The Nimble Thimble Quilt Club of Johnson County, presents their biannual quilt show, Something to Crow About at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, Scott Hall. Tickets are $12. Join nationally known author, quilt designer, and book producer, Eleanor Levie for a trunk show, Friday evening at 7:00. Phone: 765.October 20-21 2017 Indianapolis Quilters Guild Show: QUILT EAT SLEEP REPEAT at Westfield Middle School, 345 W Hoover St, Westfield, IN Something to think about late at night from April Sterling Page 4 of 6
REMINDERS Bring your donations for the Tag Sale. Please put prices on them. Please bring items for the Church s food pantry. (We do this in lieu of rent.) Wear a name tag to every guild meeting. Bad Weather Policy If Hamilton Southeastern Schools are CLOSED due to weather NO MQG Meeting If Hamilton Southeastern Schools are DELAYED Meeting as Scheduled QUILT EXPRESSIONS QUILT SHOP SEW MODERN BUSINESS HOURS: NOW OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 5, SATURDAY 10-3 BRING THIS AD FOR 20% OFF 1 NON-SALE NOTION, BOOK, FABRIC (1 YD+). NOTE: 1 COUPON PER CUSTOMER, PER DAY, W/ADDITIONAL PURCHASE PLEASE. 12514 REYNOLDS DRIVE, FISHERS, IN 46038, (317) 913-1816. QUILTEXPRESSIONSLH@GMAIL.COM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENTS FOR $10 PER MONTH, MQG WILL PUBLISH ADS FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE. CHECKS CAN BE MADE OUT TO MUDSOCK QUILTERS GUILD AND MAIL TO JOANNE FISHBURN, TREASURER. YOU CAN MAIL OR EMAIL YOUR AD TO ME, THE EDITOR, LISSA SHANAHAN. Lissa Shanahan, Editor lissa.shanahan@gmail.com 317-670-9336 Page 5 of 6
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