N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 3 1, I S S U E 1 1 Falls Quilt Guild November Newsletter November Meeting Date/Time: Nov 8, 7 pm Place: Senior Center Greeters: Cathy Rogers, Johanna Mellinger Treaters: Johanna Mellinger, Susan Volf Fat Quarter: Black White Hall of Fame Nominations Due November 11 2016 See September s newsletter for more information and nomination form. Mercy Home Christmas Giving continues Have you been saving those hotel shampoos and soaps? Have you been picking up travel size toothpaste, deodorant or other toiletries? Now is the time to bring them in. There will be a basket at the October, November and December meetings for them. All toiletries are welcome and it s especially nice when they are travel size so all the women can have something of their own. Help us make this annual project a big success. Thanks to Sandy Syvertson and Susan Volf for volunteering for collecting and delivering the toiletries this year.
Page 2 Falls Quilt Guild October Meeting November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Thank you to Cathy Rogers for the motivating program on Fun with Circles. Always fun to see group projects. Here s Johanna Mellinger s President s Quilt. Her choice was black and white. What a variety. Linda Sederholm finished this patriotic table runner. Great addition for Veterans Day.
Falls Quilt Guild November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Page 3 Falls Quilt Guild, Inc General Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Senior Citizens Center Call to Order: The monthly general meeting of the FQG was called to order by President Deana Wilson at 7pm. Minutes: The minutes of the September 13, 2016 meeting were posted on the front counter in the newsletter. Financial Reports: Treasurer Annie Neiffer is available to answer any questions and clarify information. Announcements: Fabric Sale: Information available about fabric sale and donations to organizations Online Creative Quilts: Deana presented information about donating quilts for online auction benefiting ovarian cancer. Quilts from each state are encouraged. Bible Camp Workshop: Susan Hedahl is teaching quilting at Bible camp on Nov.11-13. Information is posted on Guild Face book page. Hospice Sew Day: Information available at front counter for quilt sew day on October 22. Call Susan if planning on attending and for any questions. Committee Reports: 1. Adopt a Bear Susan Seery: A board posting running number of quilts given is located at back of room by basket for quilt collection. 230 quilts have been given between January and end of September. 2. Komforters for Kids Martha Wood: 30 quilts were delivered this month leaving 37 in stock. More quilts may go out as receiving departments respond to phone call. Next delivery is scheduled for January. 3. Programs -: Linda Gimenez: Lotus Bag is the Christmas gift exchange. Directions and web sites are in the newsletter. Block Exchange and UFO Diana Simkins: Mystery quilt directions are available on table. Quilt show 2017 Deana Wilson and Annie Neiffer: Annie listed committees where chairman are needed and several members responded. Annie will meet with volunteers after meeting. Quilt Show meetings will start in November. Library Susan Hedahl: Inventory is ongoing. Several books were presented to the group. Old Business: ` Hall of Fame: Forms are available on front counter and due by November 11. Mercy Home Donation: reminder to bring items through December. New Business: Nomination Committee: Susie Tice and Dody Sproles Program: Cathy Rogers presented a fun program on circles. Door Prizes: Ladeen Williams and Dianne Meier Fat Quarter Drawings: Kay Butler Show and Tell: More UFOs appeared along with fun fall and Christmas projects. Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 7pm, Senior Citizens Center Respectfully Submitted, Kay Butler, Secretary (Our meetings are the second Tuesday of each month so you can mark your calendar now. They start at 7 pm unless otherwise noted. Also a meeting of the FQG Board and Committee Chairs starts at 6 pm preceding the regular meeting. Members are welcome to attend any time. If you have a specific issue though, please let the president know so she can put it on the agenda.)
Page 4 Falls Quilt Guild November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Information for December meeting December s meeting is out annual potluck and gift exchange. Our gift exchange this year is the Lotus Bag (see below). The potluck assignments are listed in the next box. It ll give you plenty of time to think up some dazzling recipes. Mary Ann Wattam will be bringing her wonderful homemade rolls. Please remember the December meeting starts at 6:30 pm - that's a half hour earlier than usual. December potluck - 6:30 pm Last name begins with: A-G H-N O-Z Please bring: Main Dish Salad Desert Quickie instructions for Lotus Bag Materials: 2 contrasting fat quarters Cording or ribbon for drawstring Directions: Here are the quickie instructions for the lotus bag. More complete instructions, plus a link to video instructions are listed below. If you do not have a computer and need the instructions, please contact me and I ll mail them to you. 1. Cut the largest square you can with your fat quarters right sides together. (or smaller if you want a smaller bag.) 2. Put the right sides together and sew around the edges using a scant 1/4 inch seam allowance, leaving an opening on one side for turning fabric. Trin the corners. 3. Turn the pouch right side out and top stitch around the edge with a 1/8 allowance, This will close the gap you left for turning. 4. Measure in 3 inches in from each corner and mark with a pin. Fold the corner in and iron. Stitch 3/8 inch from the folded edge to form the casing for the ribbon. This makes the leaves. 5. Insert the ribbon or cording through all four casings Thread narrow-ish ribbon through the bag casing. Knot or finish as desired. Then starting at the opposite opening, thread another ribbon, knot or finish. Pull the knots to close the bag. Further information: Allfreesewing.com - http://www.allfreesewing.com/bags-and-purses/lotus-bag-pattern Video from the Gourmet Quilter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fib7jctdcwo Exchanging Fire website - http://www.exchangingfire.com/the-origami-lotus-bag And to make December more intertesting.. We ll wrap up 2016 s UFO challenge and have the drawing plus it s the last month for the block exchange
Falls Quilt Guild November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Page 5 More from October meeting All the October meeting pictures are courtesy of Kay Butler. Thank you. Linda Sederholm, left, and Marty Karlovich, right, made sure we had some Halloween happiness. Bees and strips: Suzie Tice, left, makes sure she has bees all year long. Marian Wiley, right, shows the fun you can have with leftover strips. Susan Hedahl brought a fun scrap rag time quilt. Here we see both the front and the back.
Page 6 Falls Quilt Guild November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Block Exchange 2016 Double Wrench Remember you can join in or drop out whenever you want. Directions are in the January Newsletter or at the meetings. November December Fat Quarter Calendar Black/White White/White on White 2016 UFO Challenge Keep those finished UFOs coming in. It ll be fun to chime in on our favorites in December. Komforters for Kids and Adopt A Bear Quilts Keep em coming Information courtesy of Deana Wilson
Falls Quilt Guild November 2016 Volume 31, Issue 11 Page 7 F A L L S Q U I L T G U I L D P.O. Box 6592 Great Falls, MT 59406-6592 Email: artlynn@3rivers.net fallsquiltguild@gmail.com Fb: Web: Falls Quilt Guild www.fallquiltguild.org Upcoming Birthdays Betty Waterfield 11/13 Holly Rushton 11/24 Judy Weissbach 11/28 Marjee Beach 11/30 Mary Ann Wattam 12/3 The purpose of the Falls Quilt Guild is to: To serve the community through charitable activities involving quilting; To preserve the tradition, culture and history of quilting through education; To provide inspiration in all aspects of quilting; and To promote good fellowship among persons interested in the art of quilting. 2016 Falls Quilt Guild Board President Deana Wilson 453-4909 doxnlvr3@gmail.com 231-6976 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Mary Ann Wattam 467-3656 parrots@3rivers.net Secretary Kay Butler 453-2033 bobkbutler@msn.com Treasurer Annie Neiffer 453-9563 annieneiffer@gmail.com 799-9043 2016 FQG Committee Chairs Adopt-a-Bear Suzan Seery 453-5615 suzan505@msn.com Awards Patti Kercher 454-1957 kercherpj@gmail.com Block Exchange Diana Simkins 439-7918 Challenges familycomforts@aol.com Facebook Jenni Grove 231-6833 Website jkgrove39@hotmail.com Historian Lynn Hebert 264-5312 artlynn@3rivers.net 799-2763 Komforters Martha Wood 788-3855 for Kids quiltingfunm@gmail.com Librarian Susan Hedahl 799-1954 hedahlsa@yahoo.com Membership Bev Mathis 761-6140 bev1849@charter.net Newsletter Lynn Hebert 264-5312 artlynn@3rivers.net 799-2763 Programs Linda Gimenez 771-7213 egimenez@bresnan.net Quilt Show Deana Wilson 453-4909 doxnlvr3@gmail.com 231-6976 Quilt Show Annie Neiffer 453-9563 annieneiffer@gmail.com 799-9043 Newsletter Due Date: The due date for articles for the December newsletter is Nov 18 (10 days after the meeting). Corrections: If there are any errors - misspelled names, wrong dates, etc., please let Lynn Hebert know so she can make the corrections.
Falls Quilt Guild P.O. Box 6592 Great Falls, MT 59406-6592 November Meeting Tuesday November 8 7 pm Senior Citizens Center Preserving and promoting the art and craft of quilting through community service, education, encouragement and fellowship.