January 12, 2017

Hello Ladies,

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We

will be starting our new year at our new meeting place, Christ Lutheran

Church on 8249 Jumper's Hole Road, Millersville-21108. They are very

happy to have us use their building. We will no longer be serving lunch.

If you would like to eat during our meeting please feel free to bring a

bagged lunch. We will be serving desert. Those whose last name begins with A-M will bring

deserts in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

Those of us whose last name begins with N-Z will bring desert February, April, June, August, October,

and December. We will provide coffee and tea.

Kathy Bailey came to our December meeting requesting help with the quilt show for 2017.The positions

we need to fill are: Co-Chair of Quilt Show--Star has volunteered for this. Advertising--we need someone

for this.

Peddlers table--Kathy and Jean

Grab Bags--Claudia

Pot Luck Dinner--we need someone for this.

Venders--we need someone for this

Assistant Co-chair for Bingo in 2018.

We also need a Chair person for our Love Project in February.

We owe a huge thank you to Bridgett and Star for our wonderful Christmas party. They did a fantastic

job. Thank you ladies. Also I would like to thank Becky for donating the punch bowl we gave to Saint

Alban's to replace their broken one. I have tried to contact them to make sure they found the bowl; no one

has answered the phone.

Please feel free to call or text me with any questions, concerns, or comments.

Did you know that many cultures celebrate New Year’s on March 21st, the Spring Equinox? Patsie Griffin, President

Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening

"Who's woods these are, I think I know,

His house is in the village though.

He will not see me stopping here,

To watch his woods fill up with snow."

Robert Frost

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Betty Amoss at the death of her Husband.

You and your family are in our prayers and thoughts. May God’s loving hand touch

you and give you comfort through the days ahead.

Eternal Quilters Minutes 12/8/16

Meeting was opened by President Patsie Griffin

at 10:05.

1. Voting For New Location - Patsie reviewed

our 3 choices for a new meeting place. It was

moved, seconded and approved by the

membership that we will be meeting at Christ

Lutheran Church, 8249 Jumpers Hole Road,

Millersville, MD 21108 starting in January.

2. Announcements - Thank you to Brigit

Addison and Starr Yates for organizing the

Christmas luncheon. * Also, thanks go to Becky

McKie for the punch bowl replacement for St

Alban’s Church. * Becky will have red, white

and blue fabric for veterans’ quilts next month.

3. Bus Trip - If you are paying for the bus trip

you will need to give Carolyn Jackson a form as

well as a check.

4. Sunshine - Send your get well wishes to

Phyllis Conner. * Estelle Brown is in assisted

living and Betty Amos’s husband passed away.

Remember them with your cards and hearts.

5. Quit Show - Kathy Baily from Friendship is

looking for a co-chair for our quilt show (Sept.

22-24, 2017). Please let Kathy know if you are

interested in helping out. Our new location for the

show will be at Lindale Middle School, 415

Andover Rd., Linthicum Heights, MD 21090. *

We will also need someone to organize Friday’s

pot luck for those workers setting up the show. *

Friendship is searching for new venues for their

Raffle Quilt. Contact Kathy at kbailey

97@yahoo.com. if you know of a place to display

the quilt and sell raffle tickets.

6. Quilt Bingo - A reminder that we are looking

for someone to co-chair the Bingo for 2018.

7. Charity - Last month the Board agreed to

donate $300 to NCEON (North County

Emergency Outreach Network) on behalf of our

guild.

8. Program - Patsie read summaries of the

quilting questionnaires that were submitted to her.

* The Right/ Left game was played for the gift

exchange. * The Christmas pot luck luncheon

followed the game. * Winners of “Name Two

People in the Guild Who Most Influenced You”

were Becky McKie, Carolyn Jackson, Barbara

Schafer and Marlene Howell.

9. Show and Tell - Tree skirt, 9 patch Civil

War, patriotic wall hanging, veteran’s quilt,

patriotic star, Korean War service ribbon, blue

and white, retreat scrap table, pink and burgundy,

red and white embroidered wall hanging, tree

wall hanging, Frosty the Snowman, triple Irish

chain, and table runner were shared.

9. Name Tag Drawing - Winners were Judy

Keane, Barbara Muller, Debbie Gill, Jeri Kelley

and Carolyn Jackson.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:20.

Respectfully submitted,

Claudia Hakala, Secretary PROGRAM COMMITTEE NEWS

12 January 2017 - Diane Califano, from

Grasonville, MD, will present a lecture : Trunk

Show with Tools and Tips. The lecture is based

on her book "Building Blocks"...back to quilt

basics. She was inspired to write this book

because she was continually running into people

who couldn't find information needed to make

their quilting more efficient and accurate.

9 February 2017 - LOVE QUILTS -- We have

several people signed up to provide demos on fast

and easy quilts, but we need a few more. Please

let me or our President, Patsie Griffin, know if

you are interested in showing our Guild members

a new or old design with an easy twist for making

a charity quilt.

Note: Don't forget to bring your cash or

checkbook at this meeting to sign up for one or

both of Bonnie Hunter's workshops. Each class

fee is $45. Checks should be made out to

Friendship Quilters. A $25 deposit will hold your

classes, with another $25 (or $20 for only one

class) payment in February, $25 payment in

March, and $15 in April.

Jane Humphrey

‘CABIN FEVER' BUS TRIP

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Friday January 13, 2017

Christmas and New Year's

recovery trip to the quilt shops and more in

Pennsylvania.

Stock up on 108' wide backings, border fabrics,

or a brand new exciting project to kick off the

New Year. Enjoy a lovely day out with your quilt

sisters.

Sit down lunch available at Klings or at the

quick spot -Amos, or pack a lunch.

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Meet by 7:45 at the Arundel Christian

Church, 710 Aquahart Rd., Glen Burnie, 21061

Send $30.00 made out to Eternal Quilters to

Carolyn Jackson, 521 Baylor Rd.. Glen Burnie,

21061

Phone no._______________in case of bad weather

Email for a reply______________________

Please let someone know if you have to cancel

at the last minute so the bus doesn't have to sit

waiting. Dress in layers with comfortable

shoes/boots. Donut holes provided so you may

want to bring a thermos of coffee and a bottle of

water. Return about 5:00.

Questions? Barbara Schafer 410/859-0447

BUS TRIP GAME It's the 'REGIFT' game. Put anything that fits into

a brown lunch bag you would like to 'regift' with

your name inside. It could be quilt related or not--

such as hand lotion, soxs, mug, candy that's not

your favorite, etc. What gift/gifts do you want to

pass on??

Prizes for the most unusual, funniest, practical, or

?? also.

Join in for some laughs and fun and pass on a

Christmas gift you might not use or want.

Questions?

Barbara 410/859-0447

Please welcome and add our

newest members info to your

directory.

Suzzie Schuyler 410.859.9217

718 Andover Rd., Linthicum, MD 21090

suziquilt71@gmail.com 10/26

Since we are at a new location, the lunch

may be a little different. Bring your bag

lunch and drink. Let’s try a 'Dessert Bar'

with member’s last name beginning A-M

only bringing a treat. Next month we

switch; N- Z.

I will bring our leftover plates and forks

for any 'gooey' treats.

Questions?

Barbara Schafer (410/859-0447) or

Pat Moody (410/760-8430

Financial for January

Checkbook Balance as of December 19

$14,179.99

Dorothy Hagins

Treasurer

Happy Birthday

Shirley Teabo Anne Norton Marsella Lavicka Pat Garrett Barbara Schafer Fran Looper Starr Yates Faye Knuckey

Brigit Addison

INCLEMENT WEATHER If schools are not in

session, there will be no meeting. If schools open 1 or 2 hours late, we will meet.

Lest we forget: Sign in at the door and wear your name

tag

Bring a desert if your last name begins

with A to M

Sign up and pay for the Cabin Fever bus

trip

Deadline for February newsletter is

January 20th

Wishing you and yours a Happy and Healthy 2017 and of course Happy Quilting.

Doris

Bring your finished block/blocks to the January meeting.