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QUILTER’S GUILD OF GRAND PRAIRIEFounded July 5, 1993
Our Guild has been formed to preserve the heritage of quilting, to be a source of information and inspiration, to perpetuate high quality of excellence in quilting and to be a gathering place for people with a common interest.
WHAT TO BRING TO THE MEETING• Name tag • Block party block • Show-and-Tell • Door Prizes for J, L
The holidays are here. Halloween is coming soon. Looking forward to Thanksgiving and then Christmas. And with the calendar changing we are having cooler weather. Cooler weather makes me want to spend more time in my sewing room. I hope you have allowed yourself plenty of time for getting projects finished unless you are one of those people who work better under pressure. My wish for each of you is that you will be surrounded by friends and loved ones during the holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving!JANE LAMB
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
NEXT MEETING: NOV. 4, 2013
BIRTHDAYSVICKIE BRAMBLET
NOVEMBER 11
JANICE OVERTONNOVEMBER 23
If your last name begins with J or L please bring a door prize to the November meeting and give it to Michelle Rodriguez. This is a voluntary effort, but most of us like to receive a door prize and we hope everyone will participate. Please bring only quilting related items such as: Quilting Notions, fat quarters, triangle paper, magnetic pin holders, scissors, Pigma pens, etc.
DOOR PRIZES
JOIN US Regular monthly meetings are
held on the first Monday of each month from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Churchof Grand Prairie,310 S. W. 3rd St.,
Grand Prairie, Texas. All visitors are welcome
(ages 10 and up).
PERFECT ATTENDANCE Don’t forget if you have perfect
attendance for the 2013 year, you will be entered into a drawing at the December meeting for a free 2014 membership.
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MINUTESn Jane called the meeting to order at 7:05 and announced the birthdays for October: Pat Johnson, Cathy Mullin, Shara Hill-Scheibner and Christine Blanton.n Remembrances: Jane has a new grandson and Janis Hill’s son is engaged.n The minutes from the September meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter.n Treasurer’s report — Debi stated we had a beginning balance of $1,245.71 with a payment of $9.20 for postage, leaving a balance of $1,236.51, which will be filed for audit.n There were 22 members & 2 guests, Merry Manci & Judy Weiss, present tonight. Both Merry and Judy are members of the Arlington Quilt Guild.n Michelle had 6 door prizes tonight and were won by Linda, Marty, Grace, Janis, Sue Taylor and Merry. She also reminded us about the last retreat for this year: Oct. 17th thru 20th. She will be accepting deposits at the November meeting for next year’s retreat scheduled for May 15th thru 18th of 2014.n Elisabeth stated the last workshop for this year will be on Sat., November 16th from 9 until about 3 with a pot-luck lunch. The instructions and fabric requirements were in the October newsletter.n Janis had the instructions and colors for next month’s B-O-M...Hour Glass Block (color #1-white, #2 wine & #3 floral w/wine).n Lillie won the 7 B-O-M blocks for
October. We were reminded the 12x12 challenge blocks for November have the theme “free form”.n New business: Jane asked for volunteers for a nominating committee of 5 to select the new officers for 2014. All but the secretary’s position will be open. The committee of Grace, Sue Heard, Shirley, Janis and Barbara will meet after tonight’s meeting and will present a list of nominees at the November meeting. n Sue Taylor reported the next meeting for TAQG will be in November ...subject -Programs. She suggested the guild may want to discuss our commitment to TAQG as we may need to participate more in future Rally Day events.n Show & Tell: Kathleen, Janis, Sue H., Pat & Jeri.n Note: Grace & Nancy C. will have some of their quilts for sale in the Senior Citizen Sale at Amon Carter Convention Center in Ft. Worth this Thur., Fri., & Sat.n The program for the November meeting...Mystery Program. We are to bring a small-sized UFO to the meeting and will be bringing one home.n The program for tonight—How to prepare your quilts for professional quilting. Both Nancy & Janis have experience in machine quilting for the public and had several do’s & don’ts to share. Several ladies also had tips to share with the group.n Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
MARGARET ALSUP
CALENDAR‘INTERNATIONAL QUILT
FESTIVAL’October 31-November 3, 2013
George R. BrownConvention Center
Houston, Texaswww.quilts.com
BUDA BEE QUILT SHOWNovember 8, 2013
Buda Quilt BeeOnion Creek Senior Center
420 Barton Crossing @ FM2770, Buda, Texas 78610
onioncreekseniorcitizens.org
“SHOPPING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND 2014“
One Stop Shop HopJan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2014
Waco Convention Center - McLennan Hall
100 Washington Ave, Waco$5 Admission
heartoftexashop.com
TYLER QUILT SHOWQuilters Guild of East Texas
March 21 - 22, 2014Harvey Convention Center2000 W. Front (Hwy 31-W)
Tyler, Texaswww.qgetx.org
‘TYLER QUILT SHOW’March 21-22, 2014
Harvey Convention Center2000 W. Front
Tyler, Texaswww.qgetx.org
2013 QUILT GUILD OFFICERS & BOARDPresident .................................. Jane Lamb : [email protected] : 972-264-37121st VP, Block of the Mo ..... Janis Hill : [email protected] : 972-660-5138..............................Nancy Conner : [email protected] : 972-849-8170 2nd VP, Workshops ....................................................................................................... ............................ Elisabeth McMahon : [email protected] : 972-606-4587Treasurer ........................ Debi Cypert : [email protected] : 972-262-1233Secretary ................................ Margaret Alsup : [email protected]: 972-660-2020Historian ................................................................................................................ OpenBlock Librarian .................................................................................................... Open
Membership .......... Shirley Lewis : [email protected] : 972-262-5640Newsletter ............... Michelle Rodriguez : [email protected] : 972-623-2555Publicity ............ Carol Franklin : [email protected] : 972-264-5656Special Projects .................................................................................................. OpenHospitality ............................................................................................................. OpenStitch Groups .................. Grace Norris : [email protected] : 972-264-3307Door Prizes .............. Michelle Rodriguez : [email protected] : 972-623-2555Parliamentarian ..... Michelle Rodriguez : [email protected] : 972-623-2555
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TREASURER’S REPORTBeg. balance .................................................................................................................................... $1,245.71Postage ........................................................................................................................................................ 9.20Ending Balance .............................................................................................................................. $1,236.51
VISITORSWelcome to our October
visitors, Merry Manci and Judy Weiss. We hope to see you at our November meeting!
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NOVEMBER BLOCK PARTY
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FLORALW/ WINE
WHITE/OFF WHITE
WINE
12 BY 12 CHALLENGE
“FREE FORM”This was a project begun by several
quilters. You can see their blocks at this web site: WWW.TWELVEBY12.ORG
1. The block will be 12" by 12" finished. It will be completely finished, quilted and bound.
2. You are free to interpret the Theme in any way you choose, with any method you choose.
3. I will choose the first Theme. Then someone from the group participating in the first month’s challenge will get to choose the next Theme.
4. Blocks will be brought to the meeting and displayed. The block will be yours to keep.
5. We will do one every two months, beginning in January. The next one will be displayed at the November meeting and the theme is “Free Form”.
NANCY CONNER
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The program for our November 4th meeting will be a “Mystery Program”. You need to come to the meeting to find out what we’ll be talking about! Also, we will be doing a “Brown Bag UFO Exchange”, Each person that comes to the November meeting should bring a UFO (unfinished project) in a brown paper bag. Your name should be in the bag, along
with everything needed to complete the UFO. The UFO should be something that is small (not a bed quilt) and that someone can finish fairly easily. Those that bring a UFO will pick a bag, take it home and finish it. Everyone will bring the completed UFO to the meeting in February and give it back to the person it belongs to.
★★★ NOVEMBER MEETING PROGRAM ★★★
OFFICER ELECTIONSThe nominating committee was
formed at our October meeting. Nancy Conner, Shirley, Grace, Barbara and Sue Heard met after the regular meeting and will bring the following slate of officers to the November 4th meeting: President: Sue Heard; First Vice President, Programs: Grace Norris and Jeri Bush; Second Vice President, Workshops: Janice Overton; Secretary: Margaret Alsup; Treasurer: Barbara Burnaugh. Nominations may be made from the floor at the time of the election.
RETREATNine of us had a great time at our
October retreat. Our next retreat will be May 15 - 18, 2014 at Victorian House Retreat in Weatherford. Cost per night is $40 plus tax. You may choose a 3-night retreat (Thu-Sun) or a 2-night retreat (Fri-Sun). If you are interested in going, a deposit of $40 is required to secure your spot. For those of you unfamiliar with our retreats, there are 4 places to buy fabric in Weatherford (2 quilt shops, Gibsons, and the Mercantile Antique Store). Food is your responsibility.
You can choose to go out to eat (which several of us do) or you can bring your own food (several do this as well). We usually go out to eat as a group for lunch each day.
Space is limited to 12 people and is on a first-come, first-served basis - based on when your deposit is received. If all spaces are taken and other people are interested in going, your name can be put on a waiting list and should someone drop out, you would have the opportunity to “buy” their spot.
SAMPLER QUILT WORKSHOPNovember 16 from 9 am to 3 pm • First Presbyterian Church
Sampler quilt (baby or wallhanging size)You need to bring:1 yard of fabric for sashing and borders36 half-square triangles that measure 5.5 inches square. You can
make this with 3/4 of a yard of a neutral and roughly the same in a color print.
You can go scrappy with your colors, but I recommend just one neutral fabric. Neutral meaning that all the squares should have one color/small print in common, and the other half of the square can be either one color throughout, or scrappy. So, you could do all your HSTs white and pink, or you could have navy blue as your “neutral”, but the other half can be a mix of colors. For example, you need 36 HSTs, so you can have 12 navy-and-pink, 12 navy-and-lime, and 12 navy-and-yellow. Neutral just really means one common color.
One way to get your HSTs:Cut eighteen 6 1/2 inch squares, lay right-sides-together. Draw
or press a line from one corner to the opposite. Sew down 1/4 of an inch on each side of the line. Cut on the line to create 2 HSTs. Continue until you have at least 36, and trim to 5.5 inches.
Notes on fabric: I don’t recommend a directional fabric, since we’re going to be cutting and resewing these. Also, a very large print is going to get cut up, so keep that in mind.
You’ll also need a cutting mat and rotary cutter, and a ruler wider than 2.5 inches. A piece of tape to mark a line on your ruler would be helpful.
