Meeting: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Christ the King Church Community Hall, 1951 McKinleyville Road, McKinleyville Program Our February meeting is a working meeting...so plan on having some fun. We will be doing some needed work on our community quilts. We have twenty tops and matching backs (thank you, Debbie Davis) that need to have batting. We also have a number of quilts that need to have their binding hand sewn to be considered finished. So please bring your scissors,t hread, needles etc. and plan to sew, cut, and have some fun. We will have some surprises such as great desserts, games, and prizes. On the following Saturday, also at Christ the King Catholic Church, we will have a working quilt retreat from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. Bring your sack lunch, and we will furnish drinks and desserts. Community News I want to thank Debbie Davis for creating twenty "backs" for our many guilt tops, Barbara Blanco for ALWAYS taking something from community quilts home with her to work on, Kathy LaForge for ALWAYS being counted on to quilt for us on her long arm, and Janet Fesler for constantly creating beautiful quilts and donating them to our community fund. And if I forgot anyone, I thank you, also. There is a great need in our community for our lovely guilts! Always feel free to call (839-2396) or e-mail (goosegate@gmail.com) me if you have any questions or concerns. Shar Evans Moonstone Meetings February 26 -Community Quilts Sew Sat March 1 Finish sewing tops March 26-Janet Fesler - Reversible pocket/ pouch quilt April 23-Skill Session - Ann Anderson - Techniques for HST including how to make the stripes go the way you want, Fast Flying Geese technique, mitered borders, and Carol Weaver colored pastel pencils May 28-Trunk show- Lynne Todoroff June 25-Relay Auction July 23-Game Night August 27-Mini Trunk Show- (Need Volunteers) September 24-Gladys is thinking about a topic of inspiration October 22- Celebration Tea No meetings in November and December
REMINDERS Refreshments Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Shar Evans Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Dorothy Bianchi Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Katie Coventry Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Rae Pillor and Christine Ross Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Barbara Branco and Kathy LaForge Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Donna Hauser Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Raffle Table Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Janet Fesler Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Rae Pillor Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Barbara Branco Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Jean Avant Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Mystery Quilt In a guild where it is so difficult to find people to volunteer we have 2 Mystery quilts this year! Linda Glaros and Tina McCullough are excitedly offering us an appliqued whimsical quilt that will start in May after Kathy s quilt has finished. The quilt is fun and easy and allows you to use up scraps. We ALL Need that! You will get to see part of the quilt put together so you can pick your fabrics and arrange them as you please. Linda and Tina hope everyone will have fun and change things up to make a very special quilt! They will have surprises and gifts for everyone who finishes on time. SO get your excitement on its turning out to be an exciting year! Fabric & Notions Have some quilting fabric that needs to move out of your home? Have some special quilting notions that you just do not use? The guild s Relay For Life team appreciates any and all of your quilt related items!! Please bring your fabric and notions to a guild meeting from February to May, and we will happily accept your donated items for our Relay fundraiser. Thanks! Dianne Page 2
Your Quilts for Quilt Auction Our June 25 th Quilt Auction & Fabulous Fabric Sale is requesting your quilts in all sizes. Our longarm quilters have generously offered to quilt your quilt tops for our auction! Please bring your quilt to guild or call me, and we will help with completing as needed: quilting, labels, batting, binding. Thank You! Dianne 476 8128 Fat Quarters Just noticed that the Ornamental Cherry trees are in bloom. How perfect to have lots of fat quarters for our February meeting in a mixture of spring colors. I found several in my stash to share. Hope that you find some in your stash, too. Every fat quarter that you bring gives you a chance to win in a big way. January Meeting Our meeting had a great turn out. I hope everyone enjoyed the quilt pictures. Thank you again Rae and Chris! I hope some people may have gotten interested in either going to Santa Clara or Sisters for a quilt show. We had a lot of business since this was our first meeting of the year. Dee Jennings told a wonderful story about the amazing friendships she s made that are worth more than the $25 membership fee. I have to agree with her. I have made some wonderful friendships through the guild. These have turned out to be lifelong friends. I would also like to thank again the wonderful people who have taken positions and continued to keep them and give and give of their time! The guild wouldn t be able to continue without you. You know who you are, and you re the BEST!!! Debbie Theme: Spring flowers. Colors: Spring Colors. Animal: Butterflies. Yes. Thatʹs my chosen animal. Margaret McNally Fat Quarter Volunteer Chairperson. 2014 Moonstone Board Shar Evans 839-2396 Christine Ross 839-4251 JoAnn Hunt 839-7497 Rae Pillor 839-3421 Treasurer: Debbie Davis 839-7288 Moonstone Quilters Income Statements as of: 31-Jan-14 January 2014 Income 2014 YTD Dues $ 662.00 $ 662.00 Raffle Table $ 67.00 $ 67.00 Donation Total Income: $ 729.00 $ 729.00 Expenses Postage Newsletters Hall Rental (2014) Hall Rental (2013) Hall Rental (previous years) Hall Set-up (2014) $ 112.50 $ 112.50 Hall Set-up (2013) Class Hosting & Quilt (Relay for Life) Programs $ 75.00 $ 75.00 Equipment Directories Insurance Community Quilts Total Expenses: $ 187.50 $ 187.50 Page 3
On The Raffle Table By this time the 1 st meeting is over and our raffle table has been a success. We made $64.00! Linda Glaros won the quilting certificate from Susie Freese, and Katie Covington won the gift certificate from Ocean Waves! Late January I m leaving for Illinois to visit my daughter and family. Guess what there is at quilt stores in Illinois? So no telling what might pop up onto the raffle table this month. If you have any green or St. Patrick s Day fabric hanging around, you might think about a little donation to the raffle table. Carol Weaver Membership It was great seeing members again after the two month break. I hope that you managed to do a little sewing to finish old projects so that you are able to start on all those wonderful ideas for new quilts. Welcome four new members: Cheryl Gilmour, Rima Greer of Eureka Fabrics, Malia Josang, and Carolyn Otis. Please look out for these ladies at our next meeting and introduce yourself to them. Be sure that you turn in your membership form on or before February 26 to be included in this year s Directory. If, as a Business member, you need a membership form, please let me know (devdes@me.com); and I will e mail one to you. Happy quilting, Brenda Glyn Williams Happy Birthday February February 9 Jean Avant February 10 Kathi Branum February 10 Susie Freese February 13 Jean Bensen February 17 Molly Miles February 20 Donna Hauser March 3 March Dorothy Bianchi Redwood Empire Quilters Guild P.O. Box 5071 Eureka, CA 95502-5071 January 15, 2014 Redwood Empire Quilters Guild is cordially inviting Moonstone Quilters Guild members to our guild meeting on April 3, 2014. We are having a casual tea to view and appreciate the Community Quilts that have been created from the generous fabric donation from the Smith Family. You are encouraged to share the quilts your guild has completed from the same fabric donation. Brigitte Fleck and Mimi Mace are making display plans but will need your help providing ladders to display the additional quilts. For more information, contact Brigitte. Please consider joining us for the evening and sharing Team Time. Piecefully Lynne Todoroff President Page 4
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Relay For Life Fundraiser Quilt Our lovely queen size quilt made its debut at the January guild meeting. The Relay team made the blocks, Ann connected them, Susie Freese provided the batting and donated her time and expertise to provide gorgeous quilting, Janet and Ann hand stitched the binding. Voila! Le patchwork très jolie! (French in honor of Ann s upcoming trip) Thirty one guild members accepted opportunity tickets to sell, thank you! Flyers with color photos were available, too; and we encourage you to post them where you attend meetings. We are looking for businesses where we can display our quilt and offer tickets. Our media publicity will include the names of these businesses. Know a business owner? Please let us know contact info, and we ll take our quilt for a friendly visit. Thank you for your support. Your Relay Team: Ann, Carol, Chris, Dianne, Linda, Jan, Janet, Jeannie, Linda, Lorna, and Rae. "ACCUCUT GO" for Sale Now that Moonstone has a new SIZZIX die cutting machine, we are selling our original ACCUCUT GO machine for $50.00. The ACCUCUT GO is in great shape and comes with two quilting dies. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of our board memberswho would be happy to give you additional information. Registration forms and dues need to be submitted by February 26 if you wish to be included in the Moonstone directory! Page 7
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moonstonenews@suddenlink.net 804 Murray Road McKinleyville, CA 95519-3470 Join Us on Wednesday, February 26, at 7 p.m. Christ the King Church Community Hall TO: