Stitchers Quilt Guild A HARDIN COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION HOMEMAKER CLUB December 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Birthdays......3 Calendar.........8 Workshops... 4 Veterans Quilts..2 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST No name tag required for the Christmas Party but still nice to have. Christmas Party!!! Presidents Message Hello Friends, All enjoyed our retreat at Camp Loucon, most finished several UFO s and others started and/or finished new projects. I hope we have more attend next year. It was a great time! Everyone s Resolution Quilt were gorgeous. If you were unable to attend you really missed a great show. Kelly has put them on Facebook for all to see. Our Christmas party is December 14 th and will be our regular monthly meeting. If you have not already paid Margot your $5 for the meal and plan to attend please get in touch with Margot. Colton s will be catering and I know it will be a great meeting. Our next monthly meeting is December 14 th ; See you there! Darlene Food and Toothbrush Drive Sincerely, Dayna Parrett County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences BIG THANKS to everyone that participated in the November Food and Toothbrush Drive. I feel blessed to be part of a caring giving group of quilters. The items were received with heartfelt thanks and a guarantee that the toothbrushes will be appreciated. Patty Pruitt
Stitchers Quilt Guild Officers President Darlene Chenault 1st Vice President Sharon Whitfield 270-401-1404 chenaults12@gmail.com 270-737-5509 jrsharon@windstream.net Veterans Quilts We have 57 on hand. Home still not yet open. We can always use more!!! Preferred size is 36 x 48 in any color or pattern you like. We have several members that will quilt a top at no charge, check with them about backing and batting requirements. Remember finished quilts cannot have any fringe or dangly things. 2nd Vice President (s) Martha Brooks 707-799-3643 Marthasinklink.yahoo.com Secretary Barbara Jeffries Treasurer Margot VanLengen Newsletter Kelly Pruitt 270-735-3627 bsmiley0975@gmail.com 270-763-1701 hmvanlengen@aol.com 27-766-9732 mek219@yahoo.com Stitchers Christmas Party Catered by Coltons Streakhouse ($5.00 paid by 9 Dec) Gift Exchange $10.00 Quilt Related Item. Guild Workshop Entertainment Provided Cancellation Policy If you sign up for workshops, classes or other activity you need to notify Martha Brooks if you are cancelling. Refunds are only given with a 7 day notice of cancellation. Membership Dues All Photos are courtesy of Kelly Pruitt For all members dues are now past due. If you have not paid your dues by the Christmas party your name will be removed from the roster.
Workshops - Martha Brooks All classes are held at the Extension office in Elizabethtown, 201 Peterson Drive. Classes are Friday evening and all day Saturday - unless otherwise noted. Changes could happen, and everyone will be notified of changes of dates and classes if needed via Stitchers Email Blast. These classes are for beginners to advanced quilters On Saturdays - please bring your lunch, sewing machine, and supplies needed. KHQS Quilt Artists of Kentucky Quiltography Gallery Exhibit in Lexington information: There are 101 little quilts hung in the exhibition plus the EMOTIONS Challenge quilts in the exhibit. November 13, 2016 January 1, 2017 Christ Church Cathedral 166 Market Street Lexington, Ky 40507 (859) 494 5168 (call for hours) January 13-14, 2017 Mystery Quilt, instructor Kelly Pruitt, participants will need to purchase the pattern ($10) February 17, 18, 19, 20 Friday - Monday 9am to 9 pm all days Bring what ever you are working on including your own sewing machine and supplies UFO Weekend in the Project Room March 17 and 18 instructor Pat McMillian If there are questions, please email me at marthasinklink@yahoo.com or come and speak to me at the December meeting. I am excited about the classes and the instructors we will have for 2017. Annette Jones Hosparus Volunteer Manager requests Care Blankets. Blankets are 36 x 48 December Birthdays Ruth Hayden shares a quilt at the November meeting. ** We do not follow Hardin Co. School Closings. If there is a cancellation of workshop/meeting it will be sent via email and posted to the Facebook Group page. Anne Aubrey Ilse Comenzind Debbie Crafton Rebecca Gary Frances Heinen Mary Hikes Barbara Jeffires Audrey Kohlmann
Mystery Workshop (Pattern is 10.00 Must be paid for in advance) Jan 13 th, 5pm 9pm Jan 14 th, 9am 4pm We will be making a 60 x 60 quilt. This is a two color quilt and there are at least four different ways to design your layout. This is a fat quarter friendly quilt. You will need a good contrast between your lights and darks. I used blacks and grays for mine. Fabric Requirements: 8 light FQ s (example light blues) 8 dark FQ s (example dark blues) or you could use something like red and gold 3/8 yard for inner border (6 Strips 1-1/2 x WOF) 1-1/4 yard for outer border (7 strips 5-1/2 x WOF) From each FQ cut the below amounts. Other Requirements: Rotary cutter, mat and ruler (a small ruler is better, like a 6x12) Pencil Basic sewing supplies
Stitchers Quilt Guild Minutes - November 30, 2016 Social Time with Refreshments: 6:30 7:00 and meeting called to order at 7:00. Thank you to the Refreshment Committee: Melanie Michael, Pat McMillian, Paul Wimp, Sonja Putney, Martha Claycomb, Vonnie Ryan, and Whitney Antique. Acknowledge Visitors & New Members (if any) Guest: Shirley Vandermolden, Sandy Hess, Barbara Dixon, Lesa Bennett, and Betty Hancock. Approval of Minutes: was presented in the Newsletter and are on the tables, discussion none motion by Martha Claycomb, Seconded by Patty Pruitt Announcement- Guest Speaker Annette Jones Gave info on how Hosparus works and need Care Quilts for patients. Size should be 3 x4. Annette placed information sheets on front table. Thank you Suzanne Shircliff for introducing her. Treasurer s Report: Was in the Newsletter - discussion- filed for audit. Report of Officers and Standing Committees: 1 st VP Sharon Whitfield 2 nd VP Martha Brooks December 14, 6:30 p.m., Christmas Party, $10 Gift exchange if anyone is interested quilt related. January 13-14 Mystery Quilt with Kelly Pruitt, $10 for pattern-$5 for class. February-UFO days-17-20; March-17-18 with Pat McMillian-Raw Edge Applique. Secretary Barbara Jeffries- 2017 Quilt Show information and 1 st meeting January 23 @ 6 p.m. Extension Project Room. Still need help in Café, Program, Publicity, and Opportunity Quilt Tickets. Please see Barbara if you can help in any of these areas. All help is greatly appreciated! Treasurer Margot VanLengen Receiving money for next year dues, $22.00 and Christmas Dinner monies. Beth Hunter presented a check to Margot VanLengen on behalf of the Stitchers in the amount of $7,900. From 2016 Quilt Show. Old Business Refreshment Committee: December will be catered by Coltons. January- Veronica Culberson, Sharon Whitfield, Melanie Michael, Kathy Cravens, Jen Darcy, Ava Allen, and Barbara Jeffries. Veteran Quilts Pat McMillian-we now have 60+. We are still accepting them. Please continue to make the lap quilts 36x48. Food/Toothbrush Collection Patty Pruitt and Pat McMillian will take all donated items to Feeding America on the behalf of Stitchers. Operation Smile Pattern Anne Aubrey brought more patterns to pass out and some dolls were already made and turned in to Anne. These are considered community involvement as well as for Feeding America. New Business Homemakers- are sponsoring a Christmas dinner for BBBS and would like for each Homemaker Club to donated two crockpots with a meal fixed in it. December 15th @5:30 p.m. at Extension Office. Then they will take the crockpots home with them. Barbara Jeffries made motion for club to purchase 2 crock pots, Virginia Coomes 2 nd. Passed. Teresa Jenkins and Kelly Pruitt volunteered to make the meals. Sharon Whitfield/Darlene Chenault Resolution Quilts Lots of beautiful quilts presented. Show and Tell Beautiful quilts shown by many members. Door Prize Drawing must have your name tag Joleen Filler, Barbara Jeffries, and Mary Lois Hill Next Meeting December 14 th. Christmas Party Submitted by: Secretary, Barbara Jeffries Meeting Adjourned 8:20 p.m.
UFO Show and Tell Refreshment Committee The Members that have volunteered to bring treats to the January and February meetings are below. If you have signed up, but cannot attend please find a replacement or send your contribution with another member. January - Melanie Michael, Barbara Jeffries, Veronica Culberson, Kathy Cravens, Jen Darcy and Ava Allen. February Diana Zimmerman, Kelly Pruitt, Heather McClanahan, Cheri Green, Brenda Carroll, Vicki Green, Donetta Faulkner Have you signed up for a month yet? Check the signup sheet at the next meeting! Newsletter Info. If you have something for the newsletter please have it to me by the 10th of each month. This was just suppose to be a small newsletter to get info out before the Christmas Party. The Treasure s report will not be in this month. Kelly Pruitt
Stitchers Quilt Guild Hardin County Extension Office 201 Peterson Dr. Elizabethtown, KY 42701