An Affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Guild

volume 24, Number 4 April, 2018

GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hospitality 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?

Judy Pedersen & Carolyn Walters

Spring!!! It sprung on March 20th and was heralded by the hum of air conditioners all over the Valley of the Sun. I am amazed at how my tolerance for chilly temperatures has disappeared…how about you?

We are off to a running start this month, with National Quilt Day, Quilting at the Lake and Route to the River, followed by the Board Elections at this April’s meeting. I want to thank you all for allowing me to occupy the position of President for this last year and to thank all of you for the tremendous help and support you all gave me.... I was NOT president by myself!! Without you all I would have been lost!

I am looking forward to this new fiscal year and the challenges and op-portunities it will bring, I hope you are too! Onward and upward and blessings to all of us!

Love and best wishes,

Victoria

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What’s Inside … Page

Library/Guild Information 2 Membership/Birthdays/ 3

Class Information/ Quilt Documentation

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Edge to Edge Class IPictures 5 Community Outreach 6 Route to the River AQG Spring Mtg 7 AQG Spring Mtg Registration Form 8 January Meeting Minutes 9-10

Highlights of March Meeting 12-18

Member Venders 19-20

Officer Nominations/Committees 11

Library Brenda Stanway

Hello Havasu Stitchers,

The Library received some new magazines and books at the last meeting, so come by and take a look. You might find just that special project you are looking for!

Patterns for Sale ($1)

Books for Sale ($.50)

Magazines for Sale ($.25 or 5 for $1)

See you at the next meeting

Brenda

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

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!

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

DONATIONS

Please keep the Guild in mind when you declutter your sewing area!

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Currently we have 206 Members

REMINDER: Current member renewal dues will be accepted beginning April 1 for the follow-

ing 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

April 12th @ 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.

Janet  Mahan  4/5 

Rita  Vokal  4/5 

Do e  Holman  4/10 

Sue  Keller  4/13 

Jeane e  Kennedy  4/15 

Paula  Loomis  4/15 

Phyllis  Barton  4/18 

     

     

     

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE STITCHERS!

Membership Miny Hoium/Joan Wurster

BOARD MEETING 

REMINDER 

Board mee ng April 5th, at 4:30 at the Library.

Let us know if you will celebrate your 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY this year!

Lisa  Mousel  4/20 

Penny  Lind  4/22 

Andrea  Walker  4/22 

Geneva  Horning  4/23 

Linda  Dux  4/24 

Georgeann  Dodge  4/27 

Cindy  Olmstead  4/29 

     

     

     

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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 re-serve your date and pick up your required pa-perwork 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.

March 19th  April 16th

May 21st  June 18th

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CLASSES MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Susan Sacco 928-855-2455

Teacher  Class  Loca on  Date 

2018 

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. 

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 lim-ited period of me & should have indicated an expi-ra 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,

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CLASS INFORMATION/UPDATES

EDGE TO EDGE QUILTING CLASS 

The class was a huge success.  Good feedback from those that took this class.  We are 

 hoping to bring Cassandra back again for those that wanted to a end but were unable. 

I didn’t get pictures of the first 

class so I apologize for that. 

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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

January 17th

February 13th 21st

March 13th 21st

April 3rd 18th

May 1st 16th

June 5th 19th

Please feel free to bring a friend. You don't have to be a member of Havasu S tchers to a end these ses-sions.

Any ques ons, please give me a call.

Linda Higuera

970-988-0165

Community Outreach distributed 51 Quilts, 55 Walker Bags, 43 Dining Scarves and 5 Catheter bag covers to 11 facili es.

The April sewing sessions will be April 3rd at Copper Canyon April 18th at Fabrics Unlimited Long arm quilters - please remember us for your large ba ng scraps. We seam these together for lap quilts to save money. Thanks to all who donate fabric, sew a top, finish a quilt, etc. We appreciate your efforts.

WAYS AND MEANS

Need Volunteers for this group!!! Sign up and enjoy!

BUY RAFFLE TICKETS AT THE MEETING & WIN FUN PRIZE BASKETS OR 50/50 MONEY!

Remember, it only takes one ticket to win!

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If If

you’re planning on attending the Arizona Quilters Guild Spring Meeting “Route to the River” on April 14, 2018 we need your help. Join in on the fun...Havasu Stitchers along with Kingman Guild are hosts for the event and we can’t do it without your help. We’re looking for volunteers to help greet attendees (Greeters); room set up (Friday evening) & tear down (Saturday afternoon); raffle ticket sales; hand out lunch boxes; etc. We’re also looking for quilts to be displayed during the meeting. If you won a ribbon during the 2017 Quilt Show, we’d like to share your talent with other quilters in Arizona who attend the meeting. If you have quilts with a western theme, i.e., desert mountains, river, cactus, cowboy; hot rod - Route 66 theme and/or red and white (2018 is AQG Ruby Anniversary...red & white) we’d like to show off your skills. Please note - some quilts may be draped over display racks or hung with clips therefore sleeves are not mandatory. If you’d like to help by displaying your work at the event, please drop your quilt(s) off to Sherri Ashford, Copper Canyon Quilting, 375 El Camino Way, Lake Havasu City, no later thanA-pril 10, 2018. Be sure to identify your quilt with your name & phone number on the back. Quilts will need to be picked up after the meeting at the London Bridge Resort Convention Center, 1477 Queens Bay, Lake Havasu City, on Saturday, April 14, 2018 between 3pm & 4pm. If you’d like to help, please send an email to Cathy Geer at cgeer@citlink.net and let us know how you’d like to participate.

AQG SPRING MEETING   April 14 

Route To The River

Those registered to a end the April 14th mee ng are invited to the “Meet & Greet” on 

Friday April 13th 6 PM to 8 PM at

Mar ni Bay 

Come and visit with AQG members before heading out to dinner. AQG will provide a

selec on of Hor d’ oeuvres and NO HOST bar.

AQG Spring Mee ng  April 14 

Place   London Bridge Resort   Time  9 am—3 pm   Cost $33 

Includes Con nental Breakfast, Box lunch, and Speaker Jackie Kunkel 

From Canton Village Quilt Works 

Presidents Challenge

Mini Quilt

3” squares or smaller, 20 X 20 inches or 80” circumference total

Colors : RED and WHITE

Each entrant will complete a form that offers short story/synopsis of the quilt. This will be read at the Show and Tell. No advance documentation required. Forms will be at the tables.

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Havasu S tchers General Mee ng Minutes March 8, 2018 - Quality Inn

The mee ng was called to order by President Victoria Frances at 6:30 p.m. Mo on to approve the February 8, 2018 minutes made by Barb Math; second by Adeline Reiten; mo on 

carried. 

First Vice President-Educa on Susan Sacco reported that the following classes were s ll available: Beginners Machine Applique presented by Ann Creek on March 12.

Spider Web Table Runner presented by Helga Brown on March 15.

Edge to Edge Quil ng presented by Cassandra MacLane on March 30 or March 31.

Mary Beth Peters announced the list of officers nominated 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

There were no nomina ons from the floor. Mo on to accept the slate of nominees made by Susan George; second by Dianne Lomax; mo on carried.  The ballot will be printed for distribu on at the April General Mee ng, where the vote is taken. Mary Beth Peters then announced the following commi ee members (who are nominated by the Board):

VOTING MEMBERS, STANDING COMMITTEES Community Outreach Mary Beth Peters (Chair) and Linda Higuera Hospitality Carolyn Walters (Chair) and Judy Pedersen Quilt Show 2019 Kevin Cabbage (Chair) and Lisa Mousel Ways and Means Susan Black Quil ng at the Lake Linda Visnaw, Lore a Frilot, and

Linda Caringella Newsle er Open Library Coral Sieber

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Sunshine Joan Wurster Transi on House Do e Holman Website Kevin Cabbage Christmas Party June Trubia and the Sundowners

Mee ng Minutes

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Mee ng Minutes

Historian Victoria Francis Na onal Quil ng Day Open Publicity Open AQG Cha er Susan George Balloon Fest Susan George and Judy Justus Block of the Month Susan Sacco Brown Bag Exchange Melody Myers Spring Frenzy Open Winter Fest Open

Na onal Quilt Day – Kevin Cabbage reported on Na onal Quilt Day to be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at the Quality Inn. Admission is one canned food item to be donated to Interagency. Remaining Bou que items from the 2017 Quilt Show will be available for purchase. In addi on, a garage sale will be held. Items are not limited to quil ng. Volunteers are needed to assist with the garage sale and bou que and those interested in volunteering should see Susan Black.

2019 Quilt Show – Kevin Cabbage then announced that the first Quilt Show Planning Commi ee mee ng will

be held on March 15, 2018, at 4 p.m. at Copper Canyon Quil ng. All members are invited to a end. Mary Beth Peters distributed raffle prizes won by Havasu S tchers from the Crazy Horse Quilters.

Second VP-Membership Mindy Hoium reported that there are 12 guests present this evening.

Winners of the 50/50 prizes were Beverly Columbus and Barb Math.

Mary Lou Van Dreel was presented with a bag of gold fat quarters in celebra on of her 50th wedding anniver-sary. Fat quarters were also collected for Linda Ira, who was not feeling well. Judy Pedersen will deliver her collec on.

Dianne Lomax introduced Gloria Hunt who spoke about the Child Help program, a na onal group that sews quilts for foster children and personalizes them with the child’s name. If interested, members could par-

cipate by sewing quilts. Judy Pedersen then demonstrated “hot dog” pillows, which are used for the Heart to Heart foster kids pro-

gram. Mo on to adjourn made by Cathy Geer; second by Mindy Hoium. Mee ng adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Deanna A. Pepe, Co-Secretary

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