An Affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Guild volume 24, Number 5 May, 2018 GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT I I kinda feel that something like Washington s Farewell Address would be memorable, but let s face it, I m no Washington and I s ll have all my teeth! It has been a great experience being President this past year and I learned a great deal, discovered a lot of wonderful friends and had a good me. I d like to thank all the members of the new Board and thank them in advance for their service. We have elected a powerhouse of talent and experience and I am looking forward to all the spectacular things they and we will do in the future. Quack Quack from your Lame Duck Love and best wishes, Victoria Hospitality Judy Pedersen & Carolyn Walters PLEASE SIGN UP TO BRING SNACKS TO THE GENERAL MEETINGS! WE ALL LOVE TO SAMPLE A COOKIE OR BAR DURING THE BREAK! HOW ABOUT OFFERING TO BAKE OR PICK THEM UP THEM IN OCTOBER?
Library Brenda Stanway Don t forget to check out the cool library full of quilting books, magazines and patterns. The prices are incredible and you can find great patterns for that next quilt you just NEED to make. Havasu Stitchers Quilt Guild P. O. Box 2875 Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86405 is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art and education of quilting. Email: havasustitchersguild@yahoo.com Web: http://www.havasustitchers.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havasustitchers General Meetings held on the second Thursday of every month, 6:30 PM, Quality Inn 271 S. Lake Havasu Avenue, Lake Havasu City, AZ Board Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month, 4:30 PM At the library The Dangling Thread is a monthly publication of the Havasu Stitchers available on the website and distributed to members via email. Editor: Dianne Lomax Officers for 2017/2018 President : Victoria Frances First VP Educa on : Susan Socco 2nd VP Membership: Mindy Hoium/Joan Wurster Treasurer: Cathy Geer Secretary: Deanna Pepe/Carolyn Victor What s Inside Page Library/Guild Information 2 Membership/Birthdays/ 3 Quilt Documentation 4 TRANSITION HOUSE Do e Holman will be collec ng dona ons for the Transi on House at the General Mee ng. Please bring your toiletry items and help your community! AQG Spring Mtg Pictures 5-6 Community Outreach 7 April Meeting Minutes 8 Officer Nominations/Committees 9 QAL Information 10 DONATIONS Please keep the Guild in mind when you declutter your sewing area! Highlights of March Meeting 11-13 Member Venders 14-15 2
Membership Miny Hoium/Joan Wurster Currently We Have 206 Members REMINDER: Current member renewal dues will be accepted beginning April 1 for the following membership year. Please note that membership year is from July 1 thru June 30 no ma er when you join. Membership forms can be found at Havasu S tchers website @havasus tchers.com. You can mail the form along with a $10.00 check to Havasu S tchers @PO Box 2875 LHC AZ 86405 or if you prefer, join us at a Havasu S tchers General Mee ng May 10 @ 6:30pm located at the Quality Inn, 271 S Lake Havasu Ave. Come over to the Membership table for a form. Hope to see you there. New directories and 2018 calendars are here please pick yours up at the membership table. Please welcome our new members: Diana Bishop Shirley Rodgers Kathy Shipe HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE STITCHERS! Linda Peters 5/6 Mary Zombek 5/7 Michele Kiel 5/7 Melody Myers 5/8 Kathy Shipe 5/10 Karm Webert 5/12 Cynthia Smith 5/18 Monica Krug 5/23 Kathy Lischefske 5/26 Kathy Holmes 5/27 Kathleen White 5/28 Geri Larson 5/29 Susan Sacco 5/29 BOARD MEETING REMINDER Let us know if you will celebrate your 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY this year! Board mee ng May 3rd, at 4:30 at the Library. 3
QUILT DOCUMENTATION LINDA VISNAW Quilt documenta on will be on the 3rd MONDAY of each month beginning at 1 PM at Copper Canyon Quilt shop. Please call and reserve your date and pick up your required paperwork at the quilt shop beforehand, It is an- cipated that the commi ee will be able to document about 4 quilts per month. Thank you to Copper Canyon Quilts for their ongoing help. May 21st June 18th In April the Quilt Documenta on Team were able to complete six wonderful quilts and add them to the AZ and na onal databases. There is room May 21, from 12 to 3, for your quilt. Contact Linda Lanahan, dc_120005@yahoo.com, or set up your appointment at the mee ng. REMINDER It has recently come to our a en on that some members may hold a Gi Cer ficate for $5 OFF A HAVASU STITCHERS SPONSORED CLASS signed by Sherri Ashford & Catherine. These Gi Cer ficates were created & distributed many years ago for a limited period of me & should have indicated an expira on date but did not. Please note that these Gi Cer ficates will no longer be accepted for any Havasu S tchers sponsored class a er April 15, Sunshine Joan Wurster Please let the Sunshine Chairman know if you would like to have a card sent to one of our members. Please put Sunshine Lady in the Re: sec on of the e mail. HEAR YE, HEAR YE Charley Odegaard of Odegaard s Sewing Center in Flagstaff, Arizona will be our guest speaker at the Havasu S tchers Guild mee ng on Thursday, May 10, 2018 and will be offering to take your sewing machine back with him for service when he returns to Flagstaff. If you re interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please bring your machine with you and speak with Charley prior to the mee ng at 6:30pm. There will not be me during the mee ng to make any arrangements. This will be my last Newsle er as Mar Layne will be taking over this posi on. She will be changing the format as we are transi oning to Mail Chimp which will save the guild money. For newsle er informa on in the June edi on, please email her at mar layne@gmail.com Many thanks to all those who contribute to the Dangling Thread and help make the newsle er a success. 4
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Community Outreach Our goal: To share our love of sewing and help people in our community. Linda Higuera Here are the dates for Community Outreach sewing sessions for the first half of 2018. All sessions are from 9 am to 1 pm. Copper Canyon Fabrics Unlimited May 1st 16th Please feel free to bring a friend. You don't have to be a member of Havasu S tchers to a end these sessions.community Outreach will meet: No sessions scheduled for June. Any ques ons, please give me a call. Linda Higuera 970-988-0165 BUY RAFFLE TICKETS AT THE MEETING & WIN FUN PRIZE BASKETS OR 50/50 MONEY! Remember, it only takes one ticket to win! WAYS AND MEANS Susan Black/ 7
Mee ng Minutes April 12, 2018 - Quality Inn The mee ng was called to order by President Victoria Frances at 6:30 p.m. Mo on to approve the March 8, 2018 minutes made by Kathy Lischefske; second by Carolyn Frost; mo on carried. President Victoria Frances turned the mee ng over to Phyllis Barton for the elec on of officers for the 2018-2019 term: President Cathy Geer First VP-Educa on Mindy Hoium Second VP-Membership Karen Bock and Barbara Smith Treasurer Deanna Pepe Secretary Sherri Ashford and Mary Beth Peters Mo on to cast a unanimous ballot for the slate of officers as presented made by Diane Peterson; second by Gail Bengston; mo on carried. Mary Beth Peters then announced the following open posi ons/changes and asked for volunteers: Community Outreach Mona Bolen (Chair) and Linda Higuera Newsle er Mar Layne Library Victoria Frances Historian Open Na onal Quil ng Day Open Publicity Open Winners of the 50/50 prizes were Zola Stuart, Dee Nolan and Beverly Columbus. Second VP-Membership Mindy Hoium reported that there were 76 members and 3 guests present this evening. She then discussed the process of how to renew membership in AQG on line and offered to show members how to do it. President Victoria Frances read a thank you note from Calvary Church thanking the Havasu Stitchers for the quilts and pillowcases donated to the Heart-to-Heart ministry. Treasurer reported a cash available for use figure of $15,113 and also reported on the Route to the River AQG Spring Mee ng hosted by Havasu S tchers on April 14. Show and Tell presenta on was enjoyed by all present. Mo on to adjourn made by Michele Kiel; second by Adeline Reiten. Mee ng adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Deanna A. Pepe, Co-Secretary 8
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Meeting Highlights Many thanks to those that made quilts for the foster children at Child Help Village. I collected 17 quilts at the April Mtg. I will con nue to collect for those who are s ll willing to make quilts. Most of the children have received quilts and we will be needing quilts for the children who arrive at the village in the future. 13
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