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I am energized in your company. Our group is full of talent and compassion. We come together bringing different perspec-tives and share one desire; to promote the quilting arts. In this month’s Bits and Pieces we wel-come spring. We salute our mothers for Mother’s day and remember our fallen vet-

erans for Memorial Day. This month, in honor of all veterans, you will read about some of our guild’s own veterans. I hope you’ll take time to read about the Quilts of Valor program. I’ve had the privilege of presenting these meaningful quilts to local veterans and they are quite simply beautiful ways to say ‘thank you for your service.’ Di Richards, the Indiana chairman of the Quilts of Valor has just agreed to be QGI’s

guest speaker in July. In addition, my hope is that we will raise a modest amount of money to buy fabric to make quilts for our guild’s program. By the time you read this, I will have re-turned from our bus trip to Paducah – my first time! It would be great to hear about your ‘first time’ – be it Paducah, a new tech-nique, or your first quilting retreat. Our guild is a gem, we should cherish the rela-tionships we have with other members and

never take for granted what OUR guild has. Happy stitches! Chris Hurley-President QGI

Humor + Passion = a topnotch guild

Hello Quilters! Thank you for all you do to make OUR Guild a great one. I had the pleasure of breaking bread with our most recent speaker, Karen Eckmeier who shared that she was complete-ly blown away by the hospi-tality shown by you. Karen said that out of all the

groups and places where she has lectured and taught, that OUR Guild was in the top 5. That is quite a thing to say considering that Karen is a is a great lecturer and teacher of national caliber. After the general meeting on Thursday, an-other quilter introduced herself after the meeting. She was visiting from the Boston

area where she is president of a guild in that area. This quilter was impressed by our guild, thought our meetings were informative and funny and she also shared that ours was one of the best guild meetings she has attended. She told me she couldn’t wait to go home and tell her husband how much we laughed over what I said when I was looking for the papers I had misplaced—-which as you know I soon found in my own bag! Now if you weren’t there on Thursday it was very funny

for everyone – including me. I appreciate that you see humor in the ‘small stuff’.

Inside this Issue

Manning up to Quilt Page 2

Sewing Happiness Pages 4-5

Time for a Challenge Page 8

Quilts of Valor-Pages 8-10

A Quilt Sewn by Soldiers Page 11

Block of the Month Pages 14-17

Plant Your Next Quilt Block-Page 16

Plans for a Shop Hop Adventure-Page 17

V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5

Speakers and Workshops

work with, and anyone who has seen a “Grandma’s Flower Garden” quilt or a classic Roman or Italian tiled surface has been introduced to a tessellation. The art of M. C. Escher in the twentieth cen-tury employed tessellations for his visual puzzles and exquisite designs, often in black and white. Variations are endless as Houston has shown on his blog and

in his workshops.

Regarding tessellations, he says, “My patchwork quilts focus on tessellations, interlocking shapes that cover the quilt without gaps or overlaps. These pat-terns lend themselves to numerous vari-ations that I offer as Cheat Sheets. I’ve turned my method into a game. I show you how to draw your own playing pieces, and I show you the moves of the game. The objective of the game is to create allover patterns.” (For a preview,

check out some of Houston’s design on

his website.)

In the second workshop on Saturday Mr. Houston brings us his new tech-nique of working with “Celtic Knots.”

This workshop is also no-sew. We will learn how to design variations of the knots for appliqué. The real fascination comes when he combines knot con-figurations to yield new visual paths of color and design. Find out how he does it! And you can leave your machine at home this time! Houston encourages quilters to experi-ment with fabric, paper and machine or hand stitching. The designs are endless and we’ll learn how to create some classics and some twists on those clas-sics. “When Celtic knots intersect, Celtic knots interact” is a recent blog post by Houston. I found this to be an exciting concept that obviously intrigues him. Raymond Houston is a serious artist whose medium is fabric and part of a fast growing community of men who quilt. But it is Houston who is a quarter-back of quilting; crazy with colors and patterns. All this and more is in store for QGI members in May when Houston comes to Indianapolis. Be sure to sign up early for these May workshops. Judy Ireland-Program Chair

“My name is

Raymond K. Hou-ston. I am a fifty-something Afri-can- American male quilter, and….I am an artist. I create quilts.” Thus begins this St. Louis artist’s description of himself. QGI members will meet him in May 12 at 7pm during

the QGI general meeting.

We originally learned about Raymond through member and former president (1983) Dallas Reed, and both men are in a large network of male quilters who connect online. (Houston has assem-bled a list of over 110 men who actively blog online about their quilting adven-tures.) According to Reed only 6 men have been invited to be QGI guest lec-turers/teachers (Reed has presented 2 times.) Some men bring interesting and refreshing ways of processing de-signs and looking at the quilting experi-ence, so we anticipate some new and fun ways to fashion our fabric projects. Mr. Houston designs his quilts as though they were puzzles, exploring ways to arrange and rearrange the ele-ments though a process he will teach his students during workshops on May 15 and 16 at St. Luke’s Methodist Church. “Symmetry Play,” a no-sew class in designing tessellations, happens on Friday. Tessellations are fascinating to

May-Not your Grandma’s—or Grandpa’s

July President’s Program set

Diana (Di) Richards, the director of the Indiana Quilts of Valor program will be our guest speaker at the July 9

th QGI gen-

eral meeting (Thursday at 7pm). Richards comes at the invitation of our guild president, Chris Hurley, who is an Air Force veteran and advocate or the Quilts of Valor program. “It is a beautiful and noble way to say ‘thank you’ to the people who have served,” Hurley said. Di Richards took her first quilting class 12 years ago as a way to relieve job stress and it turned into a passion. She com-bined her passion with a desire to serve others through the Quilts of Valor program. Her own father was a WWII Navy Veteran, her uncle retired from the Navy and her brother served aboard the USS Enterprise during Vietnam. After presenting a quilt to her former supervisor who served as a combat medic in Vietnam and hearing his stories Rich-ards said, “The quilt seemed insignificant to me compared to his sacrifice, yet he was visibly moved by my gift.”

Richards encourages quilters to make just one quilt top for a deserving wounded veteran who will receive the comfort that only a quilt can provide.

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5

MONTH SPEAKER DATE LECTURE/WORKSHOP TOPIC

May Raymond Houston MO May 14

May 15

May 16

Nacho Grandma’s quilts

Symmetry Play workshop

Celtic Knots workshop

June Christine Barnes CA June 11

June 12

June 13

Color, Color, Color

Modern Color workshop

Luminosity workshop

July President’s Program July 9 Di Richards-Quilts of Valor State Director

August Rebecca Campbell IL Aug 13

Aug 14

Aug 15

Innovative Applique and Quilt Storage

Innovative Applique-Friedens United Church of Christ

Innovative Applique-St. Luke's Methodist on 86th St

September Rita Fishel OH Sept 10

Sept 11

Sept 12

Making Magic with Creative Grid Rulers

Wedding Ring Quilt workshop

Curvalicious workshop

October TBA Oct 8 What makes a quilt ‘modern’?

November Nov 12 Quilt Show wrap Up

December Dec 10 Christmas Program

followed by evaluation of your fabrics to ensure success. Then you’ll begin cutting and piecing your blocks. Along the way, Barnes offers lots of tips for making the process easier and more accurate. I’ll also go over how to

cut and attach the “spinning” borders.. From Christinebarnes.com

Christine

Barnes is

coming in

June and

she’s bring-

ing a rain-

bow with

her! Well

maybe that

is a bit of

an exag-

geration,

but Barnes IS coming to share some

of her knowledge in how to make

color work for us in designing quilts.

Barnes holds degrees in textile and

costume design and magazine jour-

nalism. She started her career writing

books on color, decorating, remodel-

ing, and soft furnishings for Sunset

Books,. She has written four quilt

making books, and done tech editing

on many more. Check out her latest

book, The Quilter’s Color Club (C&T).

Barnes has also been published in a

number of quilt magazines and has

also appeared on "Simply Quilts."

At QGI’s general meeting in June,

Barnes will give a fast paced lecture

on color: its value, temperature, and

intensity. See how Barnes uses a col-

or wheel to create fresh, unexpected

color combinations. On Friday, June

12, Barnes presents a workshop on

modern colors. Through a series of

traditional and original cut-and-paste

exercises, participants will learn basic

color concepts and new strategies,

such as Barnes’ recipe for

"asymmetrical color," It's a fresh take

on color, and it's fun!

Saturday’s June 13 workshop is titled “Luminosity”. This dazzling special effect is surprisingly easy to achieve, once you understand a few simple concepts: This one-day workshop begins with a crash course in color,

June– How to Quilt in Living Colors!

QGI 2015 WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

For more info on workshops or programs, please email the team at: [email protected] Thanks!

B I T S A N D P I E C E S P A G E 4

Happy

Programs!

Behind the

Scenes

At a

QGI

Workshop

P A G E 5

Making Happy Villages with Karen Eckmeier

B I T S A N D P I E C E S

labor. It is not much different than purchasing the fabric for your next quilt project and seeing your vision become a reality.

Our speaker for May will be Cathy

Burkett from In Stitches in Rushville, Indiana. Cathy graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Home Economics (now Consumer and Family Sciences). She has al-ways loved working with fabrics and doing handwork. She taught Home Economics to 7th Grade stu-dents at McKinley Middle School for 5 years before joining the Purdue University Cooperative Exten-

sion Service (CES). Cathy worked as a CES Educator for 21 years. She finished out her career as County Extension Director for 5 years. She de-cided to accept a buyout from Purdue in 2003. She retired in June and opened In Stitches in September of 2003. So much for retirement! In Stitches has been in business for

nearly 12 years now. Their specialty is panels. Cathy will show new ways to use panels in quilts, place-mats and wall hangings. Please join us on June 28

th for this interesting

and informative presentation. The meeting will be held at the Southside Knight S of Columbus Hall located at 511 E Thompson Rd in Indianapolis. We will have BBQ pulled pork and pulled chicken

sandwich lunch at 11 am. Meeting

follows at noon with speaker start-ing around 12:30 pm. The cost of the meal is $11. This includes a drink, tax, and gratuity. Our June speaker will be Pat Knoechel, Eleanor Burn’s sister. Pat is always enjoyable. Please let me know if you know of folks who will

be coming to the meeting that nor-mally do not come. I want to make sure that we plan food properly. This month’s tip for the month comes from QuiltBug.com. Preload needles before beginning a quilting session by sliding several needles onto the wire of a needle threader, inserting the thread through the threader and pulling the needles

down the thread on the spool. When you need a threaded needle, just cut off the appropriate length of thread with one needle on it, leaving the rest of the needles hanging on the spool. I have not used this myself. However as I have been working on sewing bindings on projects lately, it seems genius to me.

I started working on my quilt show

quilt. It’s bright and pretty. I pur-chased the fabric almost 2 years ago at an amazing quilt shop in Hill City, SD, Hill City Mercantile and Quilt Shop. The fabric is Hello Dahl-ia by P&B Textiles. Now I only need to get it done. Happy Quilting. Don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers. Leanne Anderson OTLB Chair

Happy May Quilters! A family is a patchwork of LOVE. When I look each month

for a quote, I look for something that speaks to me. This is such a true statement. It made me smile and brought a little tear to my eye. May is a month of grad-uations, Indy 500 race activities, Mothers Day and the start of summer outdoor activities. Every

month has a special sig-nificance to someone. I love May for Mothers Day. My mom taught me so much and influ-enced who I am in so many ways. She is gone but there will always be a part of her with me as I sew my quilt tops, I think of how many quilts she sewed for the family and how we cherish them now. I look at my own kids now grown with

children of their own and hope that they will someday cherish the quilts I make for them. To all the Moms, honorary Moms, Grandmothers, Aunts, friends who influence the next generation, enjoy Mothers Day. You deserve it. I love this time of year when I start my veggie garden and replant my outdoor flowers. There is some-

thing special that comes from plant-ing and seeing the fruits of your

‘In StItcheS’ for May


Northside news

Spring has definitely arrived! Many flowers, bushes and trees are leafing out. Soon our world will break out in beautiful, bright spring colors. Sun-shine and warmer temperatures too. The April north meeting had 2 new members, 2 guests and approximately 60 members. Cathy Franks gave an excellent presen-tation about T-shirt quilts. She is re-markably talented and also has a won-derful sense of humor. Cathy also an-swered questions and showed several beautiful as well as colorful T-shirt quilts. Ann Slabaugh handed out 5 door priz-es. Each door prize included instruc-tions to make pin cushions to encour-age the winners to make pin cushions for the Peony Shop. All door prizes given out this year will include instruc-tions for making small things for the Peony Shop. Diana Stuckey presented the BOM for next month, which is a button jar block. Diana's mother’s button jar and buttons were the inspiration for this block.

We are looking for-ward to Caryl Schuetz's presentation, Quiltmania: A Quilters Observations on May 5th. Janet Carija Brandt will present

Janet's World in Fabric and Thread on June 5th. Pat Knoechel will be our speaker on June 26th. Her program will feature the newest publication from Quilt in a Day, All Star Quilt and pat-terns: Birdhouse Quilt, Sew Radiant Quilts, Color Wheel Quilt and Magic Mountains. Pat is very popular, there-fore I believe this meeting will be well attended. Barb Moore-Chair QGIN

QGI

NORTH

Our Charity Quilting group could use your

help making quilts for babies, born prema-

turely in area hospitals. Our goal is to be

able to send the tiny quilts home with the

infants’ families. At present, hospitals are

using the quilts only in their neonatal units.

Below are the requirements.

PARAMETERS FOR PREEMIE

QUILTS:

30”x32” or smaller – dimensions of

an isolate

No batting. Use FLANNEL back.

The smoother the better – no thick

bumps or seams.

Light quilting but please do not tie.

How to Make Preemie Quilts

Michell Fraley May 1

Ella L. Fitzgerald May 1

Jennifer Yumibe May 1

Jackie Foster May 2

Pam Hursh May 3

Laraine Simpson May 3

Marlene Sowatzke May 3

Billie Joe Roth May 4

Mary Jane Fochtmann May 5

Christine Merkel May 5

Chris Robertson May 6

Kendra Bridges May 8

Leah Beaman May 10

Mary White May 10

Cindy Ann Gerritsen May 12

Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker May 13

Phyllis Fee May 14

Terry Lichtenfelt May 15

Dallas Reed May 15

Lynette Reynolds May 15

Dawn Torkelson May 15

Lisa Hedges May 16

Melissa Childers May 17

Anita Harden May 17

Janet Scott May 17

Cathy Crafton May 18

Terri Degenkolb May 18

Donna Bonifield May 19

Carol Henke May 19

Becky Heck May 20

Helen Gardner May 23

Kathy Venable May 23

Hannah Sharkey May 24

Sally Wycoff May 24

Caryl Thompson May 25

Laura Edwards May 28

MaryLou Howey May 28

Kathy Roush May 29

Sandy Dragoo May 31

Paulette Moore May 31

Kim Dunnington May 31

May

Birthdays

P A G E 8 N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

Memorial Day is our national holi-

day set aside to remember our fall-

en soldiers and we do so with flow-

ers and flag; picnics and parades.

There is another way quilters are

expressing gratitude to the surviv-

ing veterans who have served our

country in combat---through the

Quilts of Valor program.

Quilts of Valor is a not-for-profit

organization founded by Blue Star

mom, Catherine Roberts. Her son

Nathanael was deployed in Iraq

and she knew first-hand how he

and other returning soldiers were

deserving of a special welcome

home that expressed well-deserved

love and gratitude. What could be

warmer than a quilt?

She began linking quilt piecers

with machine quilters and soon her

idea grew into a national grassroots

community service effort that we

now know as the Quilts of Valor

Foundation.

The website says it best: “Quilts of

Valor are sewn with love, prayers

and healing thoughts.” For troops

who have been touched by war,

the thoughts and work put into the

quilts says unequivocally, “Thank

you for your service, sacrifice and

valor.”

There are some basic requirements

for a quilt of valor. Fabrics need to

be new, 100% cotton and of high

thread count. The quilt backing

should be of the same quality. It

The minimum size for a Quilt of

Valor is 55 x 65---the size of a gen-

erous lap sized quilt. Once the

quilt top is made, a volunteer lon-

garmer does the actual quilting.

Connections to those longarm

volunteers can be made on

QOV’s website. When the quilt-

ing is finished it is bound,

washed, labeled and wrapped in

a presentation case to be award-

ed. More detailed specifications

can be found on page 26 of this

newsletter.

Some quilts are sent to military

hospital chaplains who award them

to service members. Some quilts are

presented through the VA and

even more are awarded individual-

ly. It is a special moment when a

quilt is delivered. Last month over

800 quilts were awarded to veter-

ans and active service members. To

date, over 100,000 quilts have been

gifted.

For more information go to

www.qovf.org or call Katherine

Woolridge, QOV Chair

should not feel hard or scratchy to

touch and should be of a tight

weave. These quilts should stand

up to many washings and last for

many years. The quilts are made

for their beauty and their comfort

to the veterans who receive them.

Red white and blue are the most

used colors and patriotic themes

are also popular. Some quilts hon-

or a specific branch of service but

quilters should try to avoid deco-

rating the top with all the branch-

es. Juvenile fabrics should be

avoided as well.

A Beautiful Way to Say Thank You

Presented to Katheryn Day - Navy Nurse, WWII

QGI President Chris Hurley presents a Quilt of

Valor to

http://www.qovf.org


men (most of

whom had

earned PhDs)

who made up the

Army chemical

corp. The Army placed her in accounting

where they had just started to work with

computers. She did not know about

accounting but figured she could learn.

Plus, computers were all about science.

Meek stayed in Virginia for two years be-

fore leaving the Army for its Reserves,

moving to upstate New York with her first

husband and back to DC again. That’s

when the Chief of the Army Reserve

asked her if she wanted a job. She did

and Meek went back to full time active

duty working as statistical analyst for the

Reserves at the Pentagon. “It was logical”,

said Elizabeth. “I worked in statistics and

it was really fun stuff. It was science!.”

After 5 years, Meek was accepted the

Command and General Staff School in Ft.

Leavenworth Kansas, the U.S. Army’s

Graduate school for officers. She rejoined

the regular Army and went to work in

finance, first at Ft. Polk Louisiana.

Meek was promoted and sent to West

Berlin in Germany, along with her second

husband who was also in the army. They

spent three years in Germany before the

Army finally sent them to Indianapolis..

Meek worked at the Army Finance Center

where much of the work had been auto-

mated. “It was exciting to be in program-

ing,” she says.” She worked there for 5

years and finally retired along with her

husband who also retired from Ft. Ben

where he worked as an infantry trainer.

Goodfellow Air Force base in Texas and

finally she landed back in Indiana at

Home and Field air base in Terre Haute.

Here she laughs about getting a checkup

from a very handsome Dr. David Wolf,

the future astronaut who was also sta-

tioned in Terre Haute.

Terre Haute was her last post before

leaving the Air Force. Hurley went on to

join the Indiana State Police, becoming

one of the first women troopers.

The Air Force helped to launch young

Chris Hurley’s life. And hers has been a

life of journey and discovery ever since.

QGI’s Vice President, Elizabeth Meek

joined the Army during the Vietnam war.

In 1969, while she was in college, Meek

learned about the Army’s “College Junior

Program”; an invitation to college stu-

dents to get a taste of the Army. If you

liked it—-and Meek did—-you could sign

up for the student officer program, finish

college and become a Second Lieuten-

ant.

When Elizabeth Meek graduated she was

sent to officer basic training at Ft.

McClellan Alabama . She was officially a

WAC—-a member of the Women’s Army

Corp, While the WAC program was inte-

grated with the regular Army in 1978,

Meek remembers being part of its rich

history, symbolized by Pallas Athena, the

Greek goddess of victory and womanly

virtue – wise in peace and in the arts of

war.

After basic training, Meek was sent to Ft.

Belvoir near Washington D.C. In college

she had been a chemistry major, but at

the time, the Army was teaming with

QGI’s Veteran leaders After graduating from high school, QGI’s President, Chris Hurley thought she wanted to become a nun. But when she floated the idea with her parents they encouraged her to go to school and get some life experiences. She thought about it and a couple of weeks later went down to the corner recruiter and joined the Air Force. Soon she found herself headed to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas where she did her basic training. She was just 18 years old. Hurley stayed in Texas to attend tech-nical school. Her parents were happy, but she was already thinking about an-other career path. Given a choice by the Air Force—-Chris elected to become a police officer., “It was tough”, she says, “Not many women were in the career field.” Her first post was at Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery Alabama. From there she was sent to police at Osan Air Force base in South Korea. Hurley was seeing more of the world than anyone ever expected. Hurley recalls, “ I was there when the President of South Korea was assassinat-ed. Things were on high alert.” That was October of 1979, when President Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by his Kim Jae-Kyu, the director of Korea’s CIA. Experiencing the cultural nuances be-tween countries, states and cities is Hur-ley remembers most. “Here is where you learn how wasteful Americans are.” Hurley said. And in Ko-rea, she took inventory of her own provi-dence. “My favorite place was in South Korea. The people were wonderful,” Hurley remembers.

After a year in Korea, Hurley was sent to

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QOV Standards of Excellence Fabric- Do use high quality 100% cotton quilting weight fabric appropriate for an adult. Please do not use sheets, thin, stiff, metallic or scratchy fabric. Pattern-Many free patterns are available on our website and on the web. Please do not make rag or flag replica quilts or use whole cloth or cheater cloth. Size-Top: Recommended 60"x80"; Minimum 55"x65". Backing 4 to 5 inches larger on all four sides. Please do not make quilt top less than 55" x 65" or larger than 72" x 90" Binding- Use straight cut or bias double fold binding; join binding pieces with diagonal seams. Apply neatly by hand or machine. Please Do Not fold over backing and use as binding or zig-zag binding in place. Quilting- Machine or hand quilting in an appropriate design. (Free hand, pantograph, or computer guided patriotic or generic designs). Use balanced stitches of uniform size. (5 - 7 stitches per inch if quilted by hand; 8 -12 stitches per inch if by machine). Use low-loft quality batting. (Cotton, 80/20, or poly from Pellon, Warm Company; Quilter's Dream; Hobbs) Please Do Not tie or use high loft batting. Label-Must say Quilt of Valor and include a blank for name of recipient and should include names of piecer and quilter. Do not include more than your first name and state or Include advertising, political or religious messages. Journal- Do write a note to the recipient careful not to include more than your first name and state. Please do not include advertising, political or religious messages. Washing-Do wash your quilt after it is quilted and bound and use a color catcher in the machine. Please do not use scented laundry products and be careful to avoid pet hair and tobacco smoke. Presentation Case-Do make a coordinating pillowcase or bag for your QOV .

crafts NEED A QUILT OF VALOR IDEA?

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Fabrics: Red, White or cream, Blue. Use in any position. Cutting: 4 – 2 ½” squares, Blue 2 – 3” squares Blue 2 – 3” squares Red 4 – 2 ½” X 4 ½ White rectangles

Assembly ¼” seam allowance. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the 2 –3” white and blue squares. Stitch blue and red squares togeth-er on either side of the line. Cut on the line. Press open. Sew these diagonal squares to the solid blue 2 1/2” squares. Then sew this newly made rectangle to the white rectangles. Watch the layout.

Make 4. Assemble these units using the block picture as a guide. Your unfinished block will be 8 ½”. Trim.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation cele-brated its 10th anniversary in 2013. To celebrate, this block pattern was distributed nationwide. Blocks were donated with a goal to make 100 quilts by Veterans Day. Bees and guilds nationwide raised mon-ey for fabric and staged special

quilt-in days in the effort to meet

that goal.

10th anniversary block pattern designed for the 2013 celebration.

Find more QOV quilt block patterns

and ideas online at:

www.qovf.org/patterns-list.html

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5

checkerboards and applique. I used

some of Holland’s applique patterns

and created some of my own. I

pushed my Pfaff’s embroidery unit

to produce small blocks of folk art

patterns to integrate within the ap-

plique. Even my husband engaged

in the project. A devotee to history;

a disabled combat veteran, he pro-

vided a wealth of stories about fel-

low soldiers who took up sewing

when they weren’t dodging mor-

tars in Korea. The result was a

quilt top that reflected our fami-

ly—it was personal.

That Holland’s book is compel-

ling to both historians and quilt-

ers may be why the book, origi-

nally published in 2006, is still in

wide circulation today.

Holland has now embarked on

another quilt project, replicating

all 238 feet of the famous Ba-

yeux Tapestry.

In the meantime, those who

love applique and love a chal-

lenge will appreciate this beauti-

fully illustrated reference book.

Certainly The 1776 Quilt: Heart-

ache, Heritage and Happiness is

a proved catalyst with the power

to inspire, to create, to remem-

ber fallen soldiers here and

around the world.

Kim Jacobs-Newsletter

Memorial

Day is our

national

holiday set

aside to

honor and

remember

our Ameri-

can Veter-

ans. This

month’s

featured

book, The 1776 Quilt: Heartache, Heritage and Happiness pushes us

to think globally about veterans,

specifically, the lives Sorbian com-

bat solders who in 1776, while wait-

ing on the front lines for Prussian

troops to march into Bohemia,

sewed an extraordinary quilt.

Author Pam Holland, writes their

remarkable story of this amazing

antique quilt, made using felted

wool uniforms, blankets and any

scrap materials available to fashion

incredible applique figures and mo-

tifs.

Holland, an Australian

quilter, was drawn to the

quilt because her own

grandfather served in the

Sorbian Army. Thus began

Holland’s personal journey

to replicate the quilt which

ultimately demonstrates her

capacity for incredible disci-

pline , study and quilting

skill.

The process also helped

Holland work through her

own pain over the death of

her daughter from cancer.

Her finished quilt has been

seen at shows all around

the world and has won ma-

jor awards at international

quilt shows.

There is more. The book

includes patterns and in-

structions for

making your

own version of

the quilt. Plus

there are easy to

follow directions

for constructing

6 different small-

er versions.

I did. Holland’s story of the 1776

quilt in-

spired me to

try quilting---

-a type of

sewing that

previously

had taken

back seat to

my first

loves of his-

torical cos-

tume repro-

duction and

couture sewing. Suddenly the per-

fect bound buttonhole took a

backseat to the construction of tiny

BOOK The 1776 Quilt:

Heartache, Heritage, and Happiness

V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5

P A G E 1 2

Time to take the challenge

waiting in the wings that you have-n’t shown and that are all done. I tend to forget about those quilts and the poor babies never get en-tered because I’m always thinking about the one I’m working on to-day. The show committee would love to see anything you’ve done in the past two years. So don’t forget about those gems you’ve stashed away. Just remember, all quilts re-quire a label and a sleeve to be eli-gible for the show. Watch for more information about entering your quilts in the coming newsletters and listen at the quilt meetings for updates. Given the displays of recently com-pleted quilts I’ve seen at the meet-ings, we are going to have an awe-

some show again. Enter the quilts you have done. You can save this year’s half-finished quilts for the next show in 2017. Mary Ellen Straughn Quilt Show Chair

If you are at all like me, you are probably most excited about your latest creation. You know, the one that is on your design wall and has not been quilted or bound yet? This is the quilt you are sure will catch everyone’s attention at the show. And perhaps win a big prize if you decide to have it judged! Don’t wait until the last minute to finish it! It’s only five months until show date. That sounds like a lot of time but there is lots of work to do before that quilt is ready for the show. I recommend giving yourself a break. Pick the quilts you fin-ished last year, after our last show. Surely you have some

QUILT SHOW update

Attention all you creative QGI quilters! We have a fabulous opportunity this year! Our theme for the challenge is "It's About Time...", the size is 40" square or 160" perimeter. That's it...no special fabric, no special colors, etc. Several years ago we had a speaker who talked all evening about taking a

fresh approach to creative thinking for quilting, and her number one idea was to start

with a creative title and design the quilt from there. So here' are a few ideas to get those creative juices flowing... "It's About Time...for fun in the sun!" "It's About Time...for Palm Trees and Flip-flops!" "It's About Time...for Ocean Breezes" These are just ideas, can't wait to see what you will come up with! Sonia Brown

Quilt Show Committee [email protected] Need more inspiration? Sonia Brown is the author of Dreaming in Color, a wonderful book that shows read-

ers how to take traditional quilts to new heights through creative and colorful fabric choices!

mailto:[email protected]

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QUILT SHOW Categories

Category

Number Category Name Size Limits Category Description Comments

1000 Challenge - It's

About Time

Total perime-

ter not to

exceed 160"

Quilt has been registered for

the "It's About Time" chal-

lenge.

Ribbons for this category will be

the responsibility of the Chal-

lenge Committee

2000-

2200

Applique Bed - Twin

or Lap Quilt

Width greater

than 60" Machine or hand applique is

the predominant technique

used in the quilt.

Ribbons awarded for the top

three in each category

Length - Any 2000 Hand-quilted

2100 Home-machine Quilted

2200 Long arm-machine Quilted

2300-

2500

Applique Wall or

Crib

Width less

than or equal

to 60" Machine or hand applique is


used in the quilt.






3000-

3200 Pieced Bed - Large

Width greater

than 80" Machine or hand piecing is


used in the quilt.






3300-

3500 Pieced Twin - Twin

Width be-

tween 60"

and 80" Machine or hand piecing is


used in the quilt.






3600-

3800

Pieced Large Wall or

Lap

Width be-

tween 45"

and less than

60"

Machine or hand piecing is


used in the quilt.







QUILT SHOW Categories

3900-4100

Pieced Small Wall,

Crib, Doll Quilt or Ta-

ble Topper

Width less

than 45"

Machine or hand piecing is the predomi-

nant technique used in the quilt.





4100 Long arm-machine Quilt-

ed

4200-4400 Group - Three or More

Quilters Any Size

A quilt that involved three or more per-

sons in the construction and quilting.



4200 Hand-quilted



ed

5000-5200 Mixed Technique Any Size

A quilt where a fairly even amount of

multiple techniques, not including quilt-

ing and trapunto, is used to develop the

design of the top.



5000 Hand-quilted



ed

5300 Special Techniques Any Size

A special technique quilt is one that's

entirely construction of a single special

techniques such as whole cloth, three-

dimensional work, photos, cross-stitch,

embroidery, thread painting or fabric

painting. Quilts in this category would

be more traditional in nature and are

quilts that would no otherwise fit into the

Art Quilt category.


three quilts in the this catego-

ry

5400 Modern Quilts Any Size

Quilt may feature high contrasting col-

ors, minimalism, improvisational piecing,

expansive negative space, and non-

traditional layouts.



ry

6000-6200 Art/Innovative Quilts Any Size

An art quilt is an original work of visual

art that may be inspired by other works

but may not be a copy of another art

quilt. In addition, an art quilt must have

three layers, be made of fabric and be

quilted. (See Other-Unquilted category

for unquilted art work)



6000 Hand-quilted



ed

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QUILT SHOW Categories cont.’

6300 Art - Pictorial Any Size

A quilt that represents a recognizable

image of a person, place or thing. This

category includes any technique, size or

type of quilting.



ry

7000-7200 Miniature

Width must

be less than or

equal to 24" A miniature quilt is small in scale

throughout all aspects including block

size, overall design, quilting stitch, bor-

ders and binding. (See wall quilt catego-

ries for small quilts that are not true min-

iatures)



Length must

be less than or

equal to 24"

7000 Hand-quilted


7200 Long arm-machine

Quilted

8000 Quilter Weara-

bles Any Size

Any clothing items constructed of fabric

and batted and quilted using any tech-

nique.



9000 Other - Quilted Any Size

Items that do not fit into any other cate-

gory such as pillows, purses, tree skirts,

tote bags and table runners. Quilts must

contain three layers of fabric, batting

and back and must be quilted.



9100 Other - Un-

quilted Any Size

Items in this category do not have to be

quilted. They include Cathedral Win-

dows, Yo-Yo quilts, purses, biscuit quilts,

string pieced "Stitch-n-Flip", tied quilts

and crazy quilts. All items must be made

of cloth.



2015 STATE AND COUNTY FAIR ENTRY INFO

Time is rolling around fast for county fairs and the Indiana State Fair. Fair visitors would love to see your quilts and other quilted items when they go to their local fair. But they won’t see them if they are hidden in your studio or still sitting on your sewing machine. Here are the dates and websites for entries information: Boone July-18-24 http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/boone/Pages/CountyFair.aspx Hancock June 20-27 http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/hancock/pages/default.aspx Hamilton July 17-22 http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/hamilton/Documents/FoodandCraftentryform.pdf Hendricks July 13-19 http://ww w.4hcomplex.org/ Johnson July 13-19 http://johnsoncountyfair.com/ Marion June 20-29 [email protected] Morgan July 25-Aug. 2 http://www.mcfair.org/ Shelby June 20-July 5 http://www.myshelbycountyfair.com/ Indiana State Fair August 7-23 http://www.in.gov/statefair/fair/

http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/boone/Pages/CountyFair.aspx

http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/hancock/pages/default.aspx

http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/hamilton/Documents/FoodandCraftentryform.pdf

http://johnsoncountyfair.com/


http://www.mcfair.org/

http://www.myshelbycountyfair.com/

http://www.in.gov/statefair/fair/


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Dear Jenny Quilter, This time of year I am torn between two passions—-quilting and gardening. I’ve heard about

quilt block gardens and wonder if you could provide some information about them. Thank you, Lovin’ Spring

Dear Lovin’, May is a great time to plan and plant your own quilt block garden at home. For inspiration check out

the guidebook for last years Quilt Garden tour in northern Indiana. Find space and make your own from the dia-

gram below. . (http://www.amishcountry.org/assets/2014_QuiltersChronicles_web.pdf)

The Quilt Garden tour runs through 7 northern communities along Indiana’s Heritage trail. Near Shipshewana. Offi-

cially the Quilt Garden tour gets going May 30th but the

most vibrant blooms don’t really set in until mid June.

Why not make plans to pack your bags and leave your

sewing machines behind to visit The Quilt Gardens which

are gigantic square gardens (40’ x 40’), patterned after

famous quilt blocks. The Shipshewana Quilt show begins

June 24th.

There are 19 gardens and even more murals planned

this year. Along the way make sure to stop at some of the

wonderful quilt shops along the way (Check out the offi-

cial Shop Hop for the area in this month’s Roving Report-

er.) Above all, save your appetite and include a lunch stop

at the famous Essenhaus in Middlebury, Indiana.

The quilt block gardens along the Heritage Trail are huge; most measure about 40-feet square filled with over 3,000 plants. But you can scale it down at home. Plan for at least 5 flowers per square foot. 1. Red Begonia 2. Yellow Marigold 3. Blue Ageratum 4. White Ageratum

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Caroline’s Cottage Cottons

195 Weston Street

Rome City, Indiana

260.854.3900

www.carolinescottagecottons.com

The Quilt Shop @ Essenhaus

240 U.S. 20

Middlebury, Indiana

800-455-9471 x 300

www.EssenhausQuiltShop.com

Pumpkinvine Quilting

500 Spring Valley Road

Suite #3

Middlebury, IN 46540

574.825.1151

www.PumpkinvineQuilting.com

Lavendar Patch

112 E. Vistula

Bristol, IN 46507

574.848.0011

www.LavendarPatchQuilts.com

Carol Victory is off this month—-no doubt exploring some new fabric haunts to share. It’s a good time with warmer weather to start planning our own fabric shopping adven-tures and the Shipshewana Backroads Shop Hop (which co-incides with the famous Shipshewana Quilt Show) is worth consideration. This year’s theme is “Traditional Favorites Along the Backroads” and the hop begins Wednesday, June 24 through Saturday, June 27th. There are 7 (seven) participat-ing shops and at each shop visitors will receive free patterns and recipes. Fill up your car with your favorite Becky Homecky friends and head north. The route takes you along some pictur-esque back roads through Amish country and all within a

25 mile radios of Shipshewana. Don’t forget to stop along the way at the Quilt Gardens (see Jenny’s Hints, page 23.) There’s grand prize drawing for all visitors who get to all 7 shops. Passports go on sale May 1st and includes a tote to carry all the wonderful freebies along the way. So check out the stores and make plans to kick off summer with this great Shop Hop and Garden tour.

Yoder Department Store

300 S Van Buren St. Shipshewana, IN 46565

260.768.4887 www.yoderdepartmentstore.com

The Cotton Corner

350 S. Van Buren Street

Shipshewana, Indiana

260.768.7393

www.TheCottonCorner.com

Sara's Attic

101N. Main Street

Topeka, IN 46571

260.593.2252

www.TopekaPharmacy.net

THE ROVING REPORTER

http://www.carolinescottagecottons.com/

http://www.essenhausquiltshop.com/

http://pumpkinvinequilting.com/

http://lavenderpatchquilts.com/Home.php

http://www.yoderdepartmentstore.com/

http://www.thecottoncorner.com/

http://www.TopekaPharmacy.net

P A G E 1 8 B I T S A N D P I E C E S

QGI MAY BLOCK OF THE MONTH

SEW×CUT INSERT ⏎ REPEAT: GARDEN LATTICE QGI BOM DUE MAY 14, 2015 AT GENERAL MEETING

To participate in the raffle, get the ‘kit’ for $3.00 from Shari Harrison

Many thanks to Amy Gibson for permission to use her tutorial for our BOM! Check out her blog for more pictures and details:

http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/garden-lattice-quilt-tutorial/

MATERIALS FOR 1 BLOCK

Color or Print fabrics: EIGHT 5 [10] inch squares

White or Black Center Square: ONE 5 [10] inch square.

ONE strip of Black (with white center) or White (with Black center)

1½ inches by width of fabric (2X more for 10” squares)

Rotary cutter, small mat, rotary cutting ruler at least 15” long.

Thread to blend with the print fabrics.

SEW ONE 9-PATCH UNIT

Layout three rows of three squares for each block, as shown in the diagrams.

Use White or Black fabric for the center square.

The sewn 9-patch blocks should each measure 14 [29] inches on a side.

CUT the 9-Patch Block Diagonally

Place your ruler diagonally on the block from one corner to the opposite corner.

Make one diagonal cut to yield TWO triangles

INSERT the 1½ Strip

Place the white or black strip diagonally on the long side of one triangle, right sides together, from corner to corner. Leave 1 inch of the strip hanging off the end. The other end will be the rest of

the strip.

Sew the strip in place using a ¼ inch seam, trim off the long handing end (leave 1 inch) and press.

Place the two triangles together with the strip aligned to the second triangle. Make sure the triangles are aligned so their edges are parallel on the two sides. They will not match because the strip

makes one triangle bigger.

Sew the strip to the triangle and press the seam.

CUT the 9-Patch Block Diagonally in the Opposite Direction

Place your ruler diagonally on the block from one corner to the opposite corner so that it crosses the

strip you inserted.

Make one diagonal cut to create TWO new triangles.

REPEAT: INSERT the 1½ Strip

Refer to the previous instructions to insert the second strip.

You will have one block with an ‘X’ of either white or black from corner to corner.

Square up the block to 14 inches on each side with the ‘X’ in the center.

http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/garden-lattice-quilt-tutorial/

V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5 P A G E 1 9

QGI JUNE BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Like a 9 patch!

Rotate outside units then sew blocks & rows together

Cut it 4 times 2 1/8 inches from center

Make a pin-wheel

Cut 2X diago-nally

DISAPPEARING PINWHEEL I (Shoo-Fly)

SEW × CUT = SEW × CUT ⏎ REARRANGE = SEW: QGI BOM DUE JUNE 11, 2015 AT GENERAL MEETING To participate in the raffle, get the ‘kit’ for $2.00 from Shari Harrison

MATERIALS For 1 BLOCK Print or Color fabric: ONE 10 inch square

Solid (background) fabric: ONE 10 inch square.

Rotary cutter, small mat, rotary cutting ruler at least 15” long.

Thread to blend with the fabrics.

SEW The TWO Ten Inch Squares TOGETHER Align the two ten inch squares right sides together

(wrong sides facing out).

Use a quarter (1/4) inch seam and sew the two squares together along all four

edges.

CUT The Block Diagonally TWICE Place your ruler diagonally on the square from one corner

to the opposite corner and cut.

Do not move the pieces.

Rotate the cutting mat and make a second diagonal cut from the other two

corners.

The result: 4 half square triangle (HST) units with BIAS EDGES.

Carefully press the seam of each HST open. Do not stretch the edges.

REASSEMBLE The FOUR HST UNITS To MAKE a PINWHEEL Layout the four HST units like a 4-patch so that it looks like a

pinwheel, as shown in the diagram.

Align the center seams and sew the rows together

to make a pinwheel. Press.

CUT the PINWHEEL Block on FOUR SIDES to be a 9 Patch Place your ruler 2 1/8 in away from the center seam and cut.

Rotate the block to make 4 cuts: 2 horizontal and 2 vertical, on either side

of the center seams.

The cut block is now in 9 pieces (or units).

REARRANGE the 9-piece Block Do not move the center block (little pinwheel).

Rotate the four striped squares so the print fabric is on the outside edge.

Rotate the four corners so the solid color fabric is on the outside corners.

See the example in the diagram.

The print is shown in gray, the solid background color

is shown as white.

SEW The 9-piece Block Together Sew the block together in rows, three units per row.

Take care to match points on the center pinwheel.

Press seams open to eliminate bulk.

Finished block should measure less than 12” square.

Please do not trim raffle blocks.

Please check out Jenny Doan’s excellent online tutorial for a

demonstration of this block and her quilt:

http://quiltingtutorials.com/quilt-projects/disappearing-pinwheel-quilt-quilting-easy/

Right sides fac-

ing

Sew all 4 sides together

http://quiltingtutorials.com/quilt-projects/disappearing-pinwheel-quilt-quilting-easy/


Stack the Color 1 and Color 3 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strips, and using a rotary cutter, cut these together into two 4-7/8" squares of each.

Using the old rotary cutter again, cut the 4 4-7/8" squares on the diagonal, being careful not to stretch the fabrics.

Next, sew these triangles together, right sides together, using SCANT 1/4” seams to form four of these half squares. Press seams towards darker fabrics. Trim to 4-1/2" if needed.

Then, right sides together, sew the two 2-1/2" x 18" strips along one long edge using SCANT 1/4” seams. Press seams towards darker fabrics.

Cut the resultant strip at 4-1/2" intervals into four 4-1/2" square pieced sections.

=Churn Dash! --->

...and now sew all of these together, same 1/4" scant seams, in the order shown at left!

MAY BLOCK OF THE MONTH

©Marcia Hohn /The Quilter's Cache

Valeria Myer OTLB BOM Chair

This Block is traditionally done in two colors...I am showing it in three to help you see the emerging patterns you may see when it is pieced!

Color 1 Yellow one 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strip AND one 4-1/2" square

Color 2 White

one 2-1/2" x 18" strip

Color 3 Blue one 4-7/8" x 9-3/4" strip AND one 2-1/2" x 18" strip

without Sashing

Or with Sashing!

P A G E 2 1

JUNE BLOCK OF THE MONTH

V O L U M E 3 8 , I S S U E 5

Color 1 Yellow one strip 3-1/2" x 26"

Color 2 Blue one strip 3-1/2" x 14"

Color 3 White one strip 3-1/2" x

14" AND one strip 3-

1/2" x 28

This makes a 12 1/2” block!

Which will make a 12”finished

block!

This is the first pattern ever made

for The Quilter’s Cache

Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block

Mark and cut the Color 1 strip into four 3-1/2" x 6-1/2"

rectangles.

Then mark and cut the Color 3 strip into eight 3-1/2" squares.

Next, sew the Color 2 and Color 3 3-1/2" x 14" strips together along

one long edge, with right sides together. Mark this unit at 3-1/2" in-

tervals, and cut, using a rotary cutter.

Now place a Color 3 small square right sides together atop a Color 1

rectangle, with edges aligned. Mark the diagonal on the back of the

Color 3 square. Sew on this marked line. Cut off the excess seam al-

lowance, pressing the remainder towards the rectangle. Repeat with

Sew each rectangle unit to a strip pieced unit along one long edge, using a SCANT

1/4” seam, pressing seam allowance towards the strip pieced unit... make four of

Join the four pieces just completed into a block, in the manner shown at

left. Congratulations! You've just made a Clay's Choice!

Here you see a quilt, with a small sashing between

blocks, and two thin border strips.

©Marcia Hohn /The Quilter's Cache

Valeria Myer OTLB BOM Chair


At first sight this quilt depicts charming May baskets of flowers. Look closer. Besides crossed Union flags in the undulating vine border, several of the baskets also hold flags in addition to different flowers in each one. The maker, Martha McFeely Fry of Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana made it while waiting for her husband Benjamin Fry to return from the Civil War. Benjamin was from Fountain County, Indiana. He served in the 2nd New York Regiment, known as the Harrison Light Cavalry. The red, green and white color scheme with highlights of cheddar was a favorite for “best” quilts in the

mid-19th

century. Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker Curator of Social History Indiana State Museum

. . .a peek into the collection

Attend ISM’s

Conservation Workshop Join Head Conservator, Gaby Kienitz, as she demonstrates how to store, stabilize, patch and clean treasured quilts—all on a budget. Bringing a quilt or textile to this session is encouraged. Workshop includes materials, a tour of the Indi-ana State Museum conservation lab and a visit to the newly opened bicentennial quilt exhibi-tion, 19 Stars, Quilts of Indiana’s Present and Past. Registration deadline is May 22, 2015. Limit 20 participants. Call 317.232.1637 or vis-it www.indianamuseum.org to make your reser-vation. Stitch in Time: Quilt Conservation Sat., June 20, 2015

Indiana is the nineteenth state to join the Union; the state flag depicts nineteen stars. Starting June 13, in anticipation of the state’s Bicentennial, the Indiana State Museum will host a remarkable exhibit, 19 Stars, Quilts of Indiana’s Present and Past , featuring 19 historic star-patterned quilts selected from the museum’s collection. In addition, the exhibit will include 19 conemporary star-themed quilts created by some of Indiana’s outstanding

quilt artists.

Stars were favored patterns in the 19th

and 20

th centuries and appear in many variations. The histor-

ic quilts in this exhibit span a hundred and fifty years of Indiana quilt making, from the 1830s to the 1980s. In contrast, most of the contem-porary works were created specifically for this exhibit, and may incorporate the star theme in any number of ways, from overt to illusory. The artists’ techniques vary widely, from tradi-tional piecework and appliqué to improvisational col-

lage, layering, and richly textural thread painting.”

19 Stars, Quilts of Indiana’s Present and

Past Exhibit Opening at ISM

Contemporary Star Pattern Quilt, Bohe-mian Fireworks Courtesy of Sandra Peterson, Muncie

http://www.indianamuseum.org/


Marie Webster

is credited with

writing the defini-

tive book about

quilting in 1915---

Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them. She sold

her innovative

quilt patterns and

applique designs

globally and was featured regularly in

popular magazines

such as Ladies' Home

Journal. Today her

contributions to quilt-

ing are considered so

great that even her

home is a designated

National Historic

Landmark.

And now in her

honor, the Indianap-

olis Museum of Art is

planning an exhibit in 2016 based on

Webster’s quilts called Dialogues: Con-temporary Responses to Marie Webster Quilts. The IMA has sent a callout to

quilters, inviting members of the Studio

Art Quilt Association (SAQA) from Indi-

ana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan,

Kentucky, Iowa, Minnesota and Tennes-

see to submit their work for this juried

Calling all quilt artists! show. Online Entry opens December

7, 2015. The deadline for submissions is

midnight, January 6, 2016. Niloo

Payudar, the Curator of Textiles and

Fashion Arts at the Indianapolis Muse-

um of Art, SAQA member, Indiana will

serve as the juror. During her tenure at

the IMA, she has organized more than

35 exhibitions. She is a member of na-

tional and international textiles and

costumes professional associations, and

has served on the Advisory Boards of

several national organizations. This special SAQA regional exhibit will

be based on Webster’s quilts. She lived

in Indiana from 1859 to 1956. Her quilts

were inspired by the Arts and Crafts

Movement and represented a fresh and

innovative approach to quilt design.

Quilters will list a particular Webster

quilt or quilts title(s) which inspired their

new art quilt for this juried submission.

A complete prospectus for the juried

show is available online at

www.saqa.com/calendar-detail.php?

ID=4480

Entrants must also must be juried

members of SAQA. Details are availa-

ble on the SAQA website.

This SAQA exhibit will run concurrently

with the IMA’s exhibit: A Joy Forever: Marie Webster Quilts.

Interested quilters can find inspiration

simply by doing a google image search

of Webster’s quilts. Her book is also

available for free through Guten-

berg.org. The Indiana State Museum

has several of Mrs. Webster’s quilts in

its collection and her work can also be

seen in Marion at the Marie Webster

Home. Questions regarding the IMA’s

call for entry may be directed to: Daren

Redman through email: darenred-

[email protected]

Submitted by Mary Strinka

Reminder: Take

care of your best

quitting friend---

your sewing ma-

chine! To keep it

running well, re-

member to take it for annual mainte-

nance. In between those services, take

care to clean lint and oil your machine

(see your manual) after you have sewn

through 5 bobbins.

QGI Hints from Jenny Quilter

Here’s a fun and useful new

creative grid for those twist-

ed patch blocks and zig zag

patterns like the one pic-

tured to the right. Its called

the Straight Out of Line

ruler and with it block size

can be determined in 1/2”

increments. Every four

patch twist turns out per-

fectly thanks to the angled

edge. It’s the newest gadg-

et from our friends at Quilts

Plus!

P A G E 2 4

S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

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QGIN-1pm

Orchard

Park Pres.

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10 11 12 13 14

QGI-7pm

2nd Pres.

Houston

15

Houston

Workshop

16

Houston

Workshop

17 18 19 20 21

Charity

North

Church

22 23

24/31 25 26 27 28

OTLB 11am

Knights of

Columbus

29 30

B I T S A N D P I E C E S

UPCOMING QUILT SHOWS

Splashes of Color for a Cure Richmond Homemakers Quilt Show May 8 & 9, 2015 Wayne County Fairgrounds--Raper Center 861 Salisbury Rd. N, Richmond, Hours: Fri 11 - 7, Sat 10 - 6, Sun 12 - 4 Admission: $5

Quilts Along the Wildcat Quilt Show Kokomo Piecemakers Quilt Guild June 5th & 6th, 2015 Kokomo Even and Conference Center 1500 North Reed Road Kokomo, IN 46901 Admission: $7.00

Quilts N' Bloom 2015 Quilt Show St. James Catholic Church June 6, 2015 Madden Hall, 12300 S 50 W, Haubstadt, IN 47639 www.quiltsnbloom.com

Please renew your membership! If you renew your membership by the March general meeting, March 12, 2015, your information will be in the new mem-bership book. I will check the mail that day to make sure I have everyone who has renewed. If you have questions, please email Jenny Quilter at [email protected]. Or contact Elizabeth Meek using the information in the 2014 membership book.

QGI

MEMBERSHIP INFO

Loretta Hirsch 46032 Margie Lindemann 46229 Becky Moore 46037 Nancy Stauffer 46226 Cheri Unterreiner 46168 Joan Webb 46140

WELCOME

NEW MEMBERS!

Peony Shoppe Donations Needed

On behalf of the Peony Shoppe, Mystery Bags, and Raffle Baskets Committees, thank you all for your generous donations thus far for our quilt show sales. From now through October I will be attending all of the QGIN, QGI and OTLB meetings to gather more donations for these three committees. I will bring my red wagon to the meetings for you to place your donations in, and will be available after the meetings if you would rather just transfer your good-ies from your trunk to mine. We have sorted and organized all the donations to date and welcome your continued gifts. There is a need for more patterns, books, quilt magazines, fabric, sewing notions (thread, rotary cutters, seam rippers, pins, rulers, etc.), and any other quilt-related items. You might also consider donating kits (pattern and fabric), or making up a kit from your stash of fabrics and patterns for the Silent Auction. If you have quilt tops you don’t plan to finish (quilt and bind), consider donating those as well. Orphan blocks are also welcome. Again, thanks for your generosity. Maureen Weflen—Peony Shoppe

May

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H ighlights from The

Chicago Quilt show

(left to right) Peggy Green, Dallas Reed and Evelyn Kocher at the recent quilt

show in Chicago

Dear Jane Quilt inspired by Jane A. Stickle, who

created the famous Civil War sampler quilt made of

169 5” blocks and over 5,000 pieces. Dear Jane Quilt with astronomical

theme

NEXT MONTH—-Pilgrimage to

Paducah. QGI members are on

tour with Dallas Reed to this quilt-

ers’ Mecca!


Latest

BZZZZZZ…You can be part of a Bee. Belonging to a quilting Bee is a great way to meet other quilters and to share ideas. Bees

help you grow by exposing you to new techniques or tools. Many Bee members travel together to quilt shows or fabric shops!!!

Many QUI members even belong to more than one Bee.

The following Bees are currently “Open” which means they have space for new members. For more information call the contact

person and schedule a visit. Be sure to call ahead to make sure the meeting has not been changed or cancelled.

Wanda Haneline-Bee Keeper

COLEGE CUT UPS: Meets 3

rd Monday of the month from 6-9 p.m.

John Hensel Building. College & 107th

Street, Carmel, IN

Contact: Linda Heavner [email protected]

(317) 774-8734 or (317) 514-5886

GREAT GABS BEE: Meets 2nd

and 4th

Tuesday of the month from 1-4

Cicero Library

Contact: Wanda Haneline [email protected]

(317) 773-0850 or (317) 989-5005

Z’QUILTERS: Meets 1st and 3

rd Wednesdays of the month from 1-4 p.m.

Member Homes.

Contact: Caryl Schuetz [email protected] (317) 293-4466

THE MATERIAL GIRLS: Meets 1st Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Franklin Road Library Contact: Carol Decker [email protected] (317) 784-5205 or (317) 695-5970 QUILTING FOR HIM: Meets 2

nd and 4

th Saturday of the month 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Greenwood Christian Church, 2045 Averitt Rd., Greenwood, IN Contact: Rosemary Davis [email protected] (317) 727-2340 HOLY SPIRIT QUILTERS: Meets every Monday from 1-3 p.m. Holy Spirit Church, Eastside Parish Center, 7200 E. 10

th Indianapolis, IN

Contact: Martha Hazeltine [email protected] (317) 898-3998 FIT2BEE TIED: Meets 3

rd Tuesday of the month from 12:30-3 p.m.

Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Rd, Indianapolis, IN Contact: Ann Slabaugh [email protected] (317) 849-3975 THERAPY FOR THE SOUL: Meets 4

th Thursday of the month from 6:30-9 p.m.

St. Marks Church, 126th

and Gray Rd, Carmel, IN Contact: Chris Mooreland [email protected] e-mail only RADIANT STARS: Meets in members homes Every Monday 7-9 p.m. Contact: Trish McComas [email protected] 317) 502-8641 CHARITY CHATTERS: Meets every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. Contact: Dallas Reed [email protected] 317-363-4116

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QGI QUILT SHOW CLASSIFIEDS

Admissions volunteers set the tone for the

quilt show experience! Volunteers not only sell

tickets and take passes, they must warmly and

diplomatically provide information such as the

ground rules for touching quilts.

WANTED: TICKET SALES VOLUNTEERS!

WANTED: Mystery

Bag Booth Help

Can you keep a secret? Consider volun-

teering to staff our Mystery Bag booth.

Our grab bags are filled with gifts,

coupons and goodies. Volunteers at

this booth promote and help sell the

bags. No peeking!

Help sell tickets for the

Opportunity Quilt, t-shirts

and other quilt

show merchandise!

Apply here if you

are curious, deter-

mined, and consci-

entious! Here’s a

chance to have fun

and interact with

our show guests!

HELP WANTED: PEONY SHOP

The Peony Shop which sells donat-

ed items and hand crafted goods.

This booth needs volunteers to

work as clerks who also can or-

ganize, straighten, fold and keep

the goods displayed for customers.

QGI volunteers make our Quilt Show possible by giving visitors great experiences!

It will be greatly helpful if every guild member could volunteer for a couple hours, we’d be staffed in no time!

So check out our volunteer want ads! Give Volunteer Coordinator Anita Harden a call or email!

Wanted: Keen sense of direction and

a welcoming demeanor.

Volunteer to help Volunteers

check in for duty. You’ll greet

guild volunteers and provide

them with instructions, white

gloves, badges and admission.

And you may meet some new

guild friends in the process!

This volunteer job is perfect for treasure hunt-

ers! You’ll be responsible for staffing the treas-

ure basket booth and encouraging guests to

buy ticket to win one of those treasure baskets,

chock full of quilting goodies and delights.

QUILT AUCTION

HELP WANTED!

Love the excitement

of an auction? This

job has all that and

more. Volunteers

help display the

quilts, relay bidder

information and help

distribute quilts to

winners! Sign up

quick before its go-

ing, going…gone!

We love our vendors

so much so we want

to take care of them.

Our volunteer helpers

are the liaisons be-

tween the vendors

and the guild. Volun-

teers help keep them

happy and help them

to be successful.

Our White Glove Hosts love people

and love quilting! Volunteers answer

questions, handle quilts (with white

gloves naturally) and serve as a sort of

security force for the displays, keeping

an eye out for the quilts’ safety which

means being able to politely redirect

guests who forget that food and drinks

are not allowed in the show room.

WE WANT YOU! Please.!

Bits and Pieces Publisher

Quilters Guild of Indianapolis Chris Hurley-Guild President

Editor Kim Jacobs

Contributing Editors Leanne Anderson

Diane Billiard Sonia Brown

Julie Grausam Wanda Haneline

Anita Harden Shari Harrison Judy Ireland

Elizabeth Meek Barbara Moore

Valeria Myer Irmalou Schmucker Mary Ellen Straughn

Mary Strinka Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker

Barb Triscari Carol Victory

Maureen Weflen Sandy Whisman

Production Jackie Griswold

Submissions: Bits and Pieces is published monthly and is available to members at all QGI meetings and local quilt shops. Additionally, Bits and Pieces is availa-

ble on the QGI website: quiltguildindy.net Members are encouraged to submit suggestions, articles, personal ads and questions . Business and personal are also accepted. Please send inquiries to Jenny Quilter, 1201 W. 64

th St., Indi-

The board of the Quilters Guild of Indianapolis meets every two months and members are welcome. To request agen-da items, please contact Guild President, Chris Hurley in advance. Membership in the Quilters Guild of Indianapolis is open to anyone, over the age of 12, interested in the art of quilting. Membership dues are $25 annually. (Dues are prorated to $12.50 after July 1 for New Members on-ly). Junior Membership dues are $15. Junior Members are

ages 12 thru 12th grade. (Dues prorated to $7.50 after July 1 for new Junior Members only). To apply for membership, complete the form, available online at: quiltguildindy.net/membership Please indicate on the form if you are a New Member.

EXECUTIVE President Chris Hurley

Vice President Elizabeth Meek Secretary Carol Victory Treasurer Cheryl Smith

QGIN-(North) Barbara Moore OTLB-(South) Leanne Anderson

Quilt Show Mary Ellen Straughn At Large Julie Grausam

CHAIRS Charity Irmalou Schmucker

Preemie Quilts Lynn Thomas Valor Quilts Kathryn Woolridge

Knit Hats Nancy Jo Clapp Bee Keeper Wanda Haneline

BOM Shari Harrison Retreats Diane Olson Show and Tell Judy Barman NQA/AQS Liaison Anita Harden

Hospitality Maureen Weflen Maggie Carr

Becky Mathison Publicity

Website Barbara Triscari Social Media Maureen Sciame

State Museum Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker Programs Sandy Wisman

Judy Ireland Laura Welklin

QGI Board

Advertising Rates for

BITS AND PIECES

Business card size (2 x 3 ½)

$10 per month $110 per year

Quarter page (4 ¼ x 5 ½)


Half page (5 ½ x 8 ½)


Full page (8 ½ x 11)

$80 per month $860 per year Please submit ad copy in jpeg format by email to

[email protected]

PO Box 50345 Indianapolis, IN 46250

On the Web!

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[email protected]

* QGI General Meeting: Second Thursday at 7pm. Second Presby-terian Church, 7700 N Meridian, IN.

* QGI North Meeting: First Friday at 1pm. Orchard Park Presbyteri-an Church, 1605 E 106th St, Carmel, IN.

* OTLB Meeting: Fourth Thursday at 11am. Knights of Columbus Hass, 511 Thompson Rd, Indianapolis, IN. Cost is $10 for lunch.
