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Volume 16 Issue 11 December 2009
Our Mission
Mountain Meadow Quilters will endeavor to provide fellowship,
education and enjoyment to anyone interested in quilts and quilt
making. All levels of skill and ability will be supported. This guild will
also engage in selected charitable endeavors in Central Oregon.
PO Box 3254 Sunriver, Oregon 97707 mtnmeadowquilters.org
Thoughts From the ChairThoughts From the ChairThoughts From the ChairThoughts From the Chair Dear Quilting Friends: It has been challenging to come up with something for this column this month. As most of you know, the past couple of months have been difficult for me and my family, to say the least. My mom passed away in September and two months later my husband of 31 years, Frank Arnold, died. I don't want to write about death and dying, and yet something light and casual isn't in my heart or my fingertips. First, I want to thank all of you who have expressed care and condolences. We tend to think that words aren't enough at times like these, and yet I find them more comforting than I would have imagined. I have been surrounded by love and support from my sisters in Mountain Meadow Quilters, and it is enormously helpful. I am reflecting on what gets us through the hard times. The reality is that we all have faced them or will at some point. For me, it's my family and friends; it's getting up in the morning and putting one foot in front of the other and breathing; it's thanking those loved ones that are no longer with me for their gifts while they were here; and it's knowing that the three dogs in my house-hold expect feeding and walking. Just before my husband came home from the hospital last week, I went to Wild Birds Unlimited to get a feeder I could hang in a spot where he could see it. While there, I also bought an engraved rock saying: "Breathe". I now have it on my kitchen windowsill where I look at it periodically and remind myself to do just that. I have noticed that these letters also contain other life-sustaining words: eat, bathe, heart, beat — all things we need to stay whole and healthy. (If you find other words within, please let me know.) I'm almost ready to resume some sewing and look forward to picking up the rotary cutter again. Piecefully yours, Virlene
Calendar Check
November 24 - No meeting.
December 1 - Deadline for reservations for
MMQ holiday luncheon.
December 1 - Secret Sisters unveiling party.
December 8 - MMQ Holiday luncheon
January 12 - Block of the Month (9 am) - Judy
Johnson (HTCC)
January 12 - “Looking Back in the New
Year” (HTCC)
January 12 - MMQ Retreat Committee meeting
(after regular meeting) at Linda Saukkonen’s home
January 19 - Appliqué group (location to be
announced)
HTCC = Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Sunriver)
- 18143 Cottonwood Road, Sunriver
CBC = Cascade Bible Church (La Pine)
- 52410 Pine Drive, La Pine (south on US 97,
right on Burgess Rd, right on Pine Drive)
Master Quilters
Lillian Arnold, Sharann Bean, Mary Buxton, Pauly Edwards, Bev King, Crys Kyle,
Gladys Mulrein, Bevalee Runner, Carol Webb, Wendy Hill, Sue McMahan, Judy
Johnson, Joan Metzger, and Kathy Shaker
Birthdays for December
12/1 Betty Vincent
12/5 Vicki Shelton
12/17 Sue Miller
12/23 Trisha Tyler
12/27 Judy Bolton
12/30 Alice Pedersen
On your birthday month, please
bring 12 rolls of toilet paper for
Care and Share. Toilet paper should be delivered to
Holy Trinity Catholic Church. There is no drop-off
place at Cascade Bible Church.
Membership News
If you receive a mailed copy of the newsletter and are spend-ing the winter in warmer places, please give Pat Hensley self-addressed envelopes labeled for the months you will be away. Remember the newsletter is available on the web site and is also emailed each month.
Refreshments
November 10 - Virlene Arnold, Valoy Freeman and Jean Stuart
January 12 - Barbara Owens, Marleen Fugate and Debbie Williams
January 26 - Michelle McMicken, Cathy Hickey and Karen Padrick
No Fragrances, Please
Some of our members and guests are sensitive to fra-
grance. Let’s keep MMQ meetings fragrance-free.
Highlights of October 27 Education Meeting
The regular and education meeting of Mountain Meadow
Quilters was called to order at Cascade Bible Church at 10
am on October 27th by Virlene Arnold.
Linda Cloudas thanked everyone who brought treats. There
were no visitors.
Mary Lou Kreiss asked if anyone living in the La Pine area
that had time to be a driver for Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
for those who need to get to doctors’ appointments.
Kathy Peters asked if we would like to hang quilts at Caldera
Springs again this Christmas. She will need 25 Christmas
quilts. Sign up if you want to show or sell your quilts.
Carole Elsbree has some prepared-for-dyeing fabric left from
the dyeing class for those who paid but could not attend the
class.
The MMQ holiday luncheon will be December 8. The fee is
$17.00.
The deadline for turning in service projects items is the No-
vember 10th meeting.
Nominating Committee: Judy Johnson gave the list of nomi-
nees for board positions for 2010. The nominations will be
voted on at the November 10th meeting.
The minutes of the September 8th meeting, as printed in the
newsletter, were approved.
Treasurer’s Report: Cate Brooks gave the treasurer’s report.
Our bank balance is $6276.58.
Block of the Month: Crys Kyle will present the November
block of the month.
Education: Pat Pease announced that the October 27th work-
shop was the last education workshop for the year. She has
handouts from earlier education classes, if you need them.
Programs: Sue Schimke announced that June Jaeger will
present the November 10th program at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church.
The meeting was adjourned with show & tell.
Respectfully submitted,
Doris Samac, Secretary
Thinking of YouThinking of YouThinking of YouThinking of You Virlene Arnold’s husband, Frank, passed away. Donna Hill is recovering from a bad infection at her home in Roseville, CA. Cards may be sent to her at 6433 Rose Garden Lane, Roseville, CA 95747-8047. Wendy Hill is recovering from an emergency appendectomy.
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Owner: Vicki Jensen
Website: www.bjsquiltbasket.com
Visit our shop for all your quilting
needs! 1000’s of bolts of fine quilt-
ing cottons; 100% wool; rayons;
knits; denim;
home dec fabrics!!
Join us for a class in quilting your next project!
We are also starting basic sewing classes soon!
Board Members
Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virlene Arnold
Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Judy Johnson
Vice Chairman-Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Schimke
Vice Chairman-Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheila Finzer & Pat Pease
Secretary: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doris Samac
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cate Brooks
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Lou Kreiss
Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hensley
Service Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crys Kyle & .Pam Morris-Stendal
Immediate Past Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Janice Mottau
October/November Drawing Recipients:
Book of Month: “One Line at a Time” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice Hanson
Book of Month: “A Quilter’s Journal” . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Schade
BJ’s Quilt Basket - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Core
High Mountain Fabric - Halloween Fat Quarters . . . . . . . Jean Stuart
Morrow’s - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Anderson
Sew Many Quilts - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phyllis Clark
Homestead Quilts - Halloween Fat Quarters & Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doris Samac
Stitchin’ Post - Gift Certificate (October). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crys Kyle
Stitchin’ Post - Gift Certificate (November) . . . . . . . . . . .Barb Owens
Material Girl Fabrics - Fat Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Bussey
November Program: June Jaeger
June Jaeger, quilter, teacher, and quilt pattern designer from Prineville, presented a trunk show of family quilts and quilts from her own designs at our November 10 business meeting. Many members of MMQ have taken classes with or from June and it was a pleasure to see her quilts. June noted that there is a long history of quiltmaking in her family and she showed several of those quilts. In earlier generations, every quilt was made for a purpose. One quilt June shared was made by her great-great-grandmother in the 1800s; the colors today ap-peared to be mostly a faded peach, but in fact the fabrics were originally all reds. Only the Turkey red fabric is still red. June also showed several of her own quilts, including quilts made from patterns she has designed. Her quilt designs feature wildlife, landscapes and western themes. Perhaps the most breathtaking quilt she showed was a large quilt featuring a stampede of horses and made from thousands of tiny pieces of fabric. Other quilts she brought included “Nature’s Sampler” (one of her own patterns) and class samples from her “Best Friends” class. She also showed the raffle quilt for the 2010 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. You can find (and purchase) June’s patterns at her website, logcabinquiltworks.com and at the Stitchin’ Post. June shared her quilt-laundering method: She folds the quilt accordion style, and she places it in the bathtub and covers it with about 8” of cool water and a couple of capfuls of Orvis soap. She squishes the soapy water into the quilt and lets it sit for 20 minutes. Then she rolls it over and squishes it again. She drains the tub and repeats the process to get out all the soap. Then, with help from a friend, she carries the quilt outside, puts a white sheet down on the grass, puts the quilt down on top of the sheet, puts another white sheet on top of the quilt, and leaves the quilt there to dry. She does this only in warm weather.
Block of the Month - January 2010
Judy Johnson will continue her October 27 presentation on
tips and techniques using stacked layers of fabric. Judy’s
presentation will be at 9 am on January 12 at Holy Trinity
Catholic Church.
Information for Upcoming ProgramsInformation for Upcoming ProgramsInformation for Upcoming ProgramsInformation for Upcoming Programs
December 8 - Holiday luncheon. Please make your reservations
by December 1. Payment must be received by December 1.
January 12, 2010 (HTCC) - “Looking Back in the New Year”:
Conversations with founding members of Mountain Meadow
Quilters, with stories, pictures, and show and tell.
February 9 (HTCC) - Barbara Largent, MD, Artist and Healer:
“Understanding & Tapping Into Your Right Brain Creative
Potential.” website: www.barbaralargenthealing.com
March 9 (HTCC) - Linda Saukkonen of Mountain Meadow
Quilters: “Members’ Quilting Studios”
September 14 (HTCC) - Reynola Pakusich: “Color Challenges” —
website: www.reynola.com Ms. Pakusich will be teaching a
workshop, “Fabric Play,” on September 15.
Upcoming Classes & WorkshopsUpcoming Classes & WorkshopsUpcoming Classes & WorkshopsUpcoming Classes & Workshops No classes or workshops are scheduled for December.
January 26 (CBC) - Pam Morris-Stendal will teach a scrap
quilt workshop for our January education meeting.
February 23 (CBC) - Kathy Shaker will teach a workshop on
designing star quilts.
March 23 (CBC) - Bevalee Runner will teach a workshop on
the quilt design process.
April 27 (CBC) - Service projects workshop.
September 15 (CBC) - Reynola Pakusich Workshop: Fabric
Play. See Ms. Pakusich’s website for a description of this
workshop. www.reynola.com
October 26 (CBC) - Judy Johnson will teach a breast-cancer
quilt workshop.
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Birthdays for January 2010
1/4 Barbara Owens
1/11 Sue McMahan
1/17 Judy M. Johnson
1/17 Sally Wilson
1/19 Janie Bowers
1/20 Charlotte Stubbs
1/23 Judy Meyers
1/25 Melody Buckens
1/26 Pam Morris-Stendal
1/26 Pat Pease
On your birthday month, please bring 12 rolls of toilet
paper for Care and Share. Toilet paper should be de-
livered to Holy Trinity Catholic Church. There is no
drop-off place at Cascade Bible Church
Treasurer’s Report - October 1 –31, 2009
Income: $ 424.00
Expenses: 1191.70
Cash & Bank Accounts as of 10/31/09: $5508.88
Words from Our SponsorsWords from Our SponsorsWords from Our SponsorsWords from Our Sponsors
With donations, classroom space, and special activities, the local shops have supported our guild. We appreciate their support and through a monthly news column we want to promote their businesses. Here is what is happening in December.
BJ’s Quilt Basket — Hello Winter Wonderland of Quilters! Can you believe the holidays are already upon us? Time flies when you’re having fun, & I do hope you’re having as much fun as I am! We have so much to offer you for 2010 – wow 2010 – never thought I’d be saying that! We are your answer for Thimbleberries Club this year, so please come by to see the wonderful color palettes you have to choose from & the great quilt you can make either in a throw size, full size or queen size! Also, don’t forget, it is time to come by & sign up for your First Saturday Block of the Month for next year! We have the “you know what you’re making” version available for viewing now! It’s wonderful in either fall look cottons or fall look batiks! Also, we will continue our version of our Mystery Block of the Month with Jill leading the way! We also have those color palettes available to see now! We are only charging $25 to join either one, or if you do both save 50% on your second one! I could potentially be providing much of your quilt project for next year! See you soon at BJ’s – it’s the place to be!! Vicki & Staff
High Mountain Fabric— All fabrics will be 20% off all winter and books are 20% off.
Homestead Quilts: Homestead Quilts is really working hard for the holidays. We're working on a great pattern for all fall season and we have lots of Christmas gift ideas all the way from art to sewing boxes, the tiniest Christmas sock that can be used with your place settings or to wrap the smallest of gifts. We are doing a lighted wall hanging. We think it's worth making a visit to our shop. Best from everyone at Homestead Quilts Material Girl Fabrics: Greetings wonderful customers! Come see the fabulous new fabrics and patterns at the store. Perfect for all the wonderful holiday projects you have planned. There are several new Christmas trims, such as metallic rick rack and gimp in seasonal colors to embellish your work. There is a holiday special on gift certificates. Thirty-dollar gift certificate for $25.00!! This will be in effect until Christmas Eve. In addition to our regular hours, Material Girl will be open Sundays between 11 and 3 until Christmas. Bring in your copy of this newsletter and receive $5.00 off any purchase of at least $25.00. This includes sale items! Good through December 2009. Finally, there will be a “black Friday” sale the weekend after Thanksgiving. Call the shop for details. 541-923-1600. Sew Many Quilts: Join us to make the Humbug Bag, the perfect little something for best friends, grandkids, or a good neighbor. Fill it with goodies. Three sizes available. Monday, December 7th, 1 to 4 pm. Class fee $8.00. Come in or call to sign up.
The Stitchin’ Post: Happy Holidays from the Stitchin’ Post! We are happy to announce that Valori’s new line of Della Flannels will be arriving here this month! If you liked the colors of the Mediterranean palette of her Del Hi fabrics, you’ll just love this flannel. There are also some cute new critters in some of the prints — Owls! The little guys are just adorable! And even better — we will also be getting in some warm, cuddly Della Fleece in the same prints and colors. It’s great for a quick gift—just run a hem around a 1 1/2 to 2 yard piece and you’ve got a throw all finished for gifting! Other new fabric include: “Rouenneries” by French General and “Odyssea” by Momo—both from Moda. Oh, and don’t forget our Christmas Fabrics & Kits are 25% Off all through the month of December! We have some fun new novelty yarns in our yarn department (two are called “Yin” and “Yang”). And Twigs is chock-full of great things to use for stocking stuffers—both large and small. We also have some beautiful & unique hand-made flat-felted handbags in a wide range of sizes and prices, and we have the cutest new kitties made from reprised wool—old sweaters, suiting and such—made by a local artist from Portland. “Fat Cat” and “Little Kitty” are going fast, so hurry in to check them out. And lastly, don’t forget our annual “End of the Year Sale,” beginning December 26th. 25% off in-stock items, and some even larger discounts on selected merchandise.
2010 Challenge “Starry, Starry Night”
The theme for our 2010 challenge will be “Starry, Starry Night.” Both
traditional and contemporary/art quilts are welcome and quilts can be an
original design or from a commercial pattern. Quilts should be at least
40” by 40” and should be new work to be “unveiled” at the Sunriver
Quilt Show in 2010. Kathy Shaker will present an education program in
February on designing star quilts to give you more ideas.
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE
Louise Yoshihara will continue to act as Communications Assistant for
the first six months of 2010. Please continue to send her any communi-
cations you want sent by email to the membership.
SAVE THE DATE!
Mountain Meadow Quilters Christmas Luncheon
December 8, 11:30 am, at the Great Hall in Sunriver
Menu: Caesar chicken salad & New York cheesecake
Cost: $17.00
Fun & Games for the teddy bears
Time is running out—but you do still have time!! The reservations
deadline has been extended to December 1. Please make checks
payable to MMQ. Deliver your checks to Cate Brooks, either in
person or to the MMQ post office box, c/o Cate Brooks.
Also, if you have dietary restrictions,
please contact Jane Croley by Dec. 1.
For information, contact Jane Croley.
2009 Service Projects The 2009 Service Projects were a huge success this year. We gave hats and scarves to the VFW Kitchen, quilts to the Foster Care Program in La Pine and lap size quilts to the Dialysis Center in Bend. Stay tuned for the next newsletter for a donation to-tal. Thank you all for your assistance in all of these projects. Crys and Pam are looking forward to another successful year in 2010. A list of possible service projects for 2010 will be submit-ted to the guild for a vote in February. Suggestions for potential projects are needed. Please contact Crys or Pam if you have suggestions. Service project quilts are still being accepted at any meeting or you call us to coordinate a time to hand off the quilts. Crys Kyle and Pam Morris-Stendal
OCTOBER BLOCK OF THE MONTH
Judy Johnson presented her method for creating blocks from
identical stacked layers of fabric and showed a number of
quilts made from one piece of fabric using this method. Judy
recommends using a fabric with a larger repeat (e.g., 24”); the
smaller the repeat, the less variety you will get in your blocks.
She identified several essential tools for cutting stacked lay-
ers of fabric: a large cutting mat; a large rotary cutter (60
mm is best) with a sharp blade; flower-head pins; cut-up eras-
ers (she sticks the pins through the fabric layers into a bit of
eraser to keep the layers from slipping); and a bandaid! An-
other tip: when cutting layers that are pinned together, make
sure your rotary cutter doesn’t cross a pin; if so, you’ve made
a $7.50 mistake.
Come to the January 12 meeting at 9 am to see Part 2 of
Judy’s presentation on her stacked layers quilts.
October Education Meeting: Machine Quilting
In the final installment of the outstanding “Bag of Tricks” series of
education workshops, four MMQ members shared their
machine quilting tips. Among the many excellent tips are the fol-
lowing: Virlene Arnold uses Sew Fine polyester thread from Su-
perior Threads in her bobbin when she uses metallic thread in the
needle; also when using metallic thread, she lowers the upper ten-
sion. Virlene recommends making a sample when getting started
on a machine quilting project. Pat Pease likes to use basting sprays
and water soluble thread for basting instead of pins. Two brands of
basting sprays she likes are Sulky KK 2000 and 505 Spray & Fix
(which is acid-free); Pat reminded us to read the directions on the
can and work in a well-ventilated room when using these product.
Pat also likes YLI Wash Away Thread for basting; after the ma-
chine quilting is completed, this water-soluble thread can be re-
moved either by washing or by spraying the quilt with water. Be-
cause this thread is water soluble, it is essential that it be kept in a
plastic bag when not in use.
Wendy Hill said she is “waging war” on dull needles. She changes
her needle every 3-4 hours of sewing. Wendy doesn’t enjoy free-
motion quilting and prefers to machine quilt using a walking foot
with the feed dogs engaged. She uses freezer-paper templates to
machine-quilt circles, which she does with her walking foot. Fi-
nally, Wendy said that she tries to sew first thing every day. As she
said, if you do what you have to do first, you may never get to your
quilting. Sheila Finzer gave a step-by-step demonstration of her
“Getting Started Checklist,” which included such excellent tips as
“Remove shoes. It is easier to ‘feel’ the speed of your machine
without shoes.” and “Keep a small flashlight next to your sewing
machine so you can see underneath your quilt sandwich without
taking it off the machine.”
Virlene, Pat, Wendy and Sheila provided excellent handouts that
are sure to help us all be more successful machine quilters.
EDUCATION MEETINGS IN 2010
All Mountain Meadow Quilters education meetings
(fourth Tuesday of the month) will be held at Cascade
Bible Church in La Pine.
Highlights of October 27 Board Meeting
The Mountain Meadow Quilters Board meeting was
called to order on October 27th at Cascade Bible
Church at noon by Virlene Arnold.
The minutes of the last board meeting on August 11th
were approved.
Cate Brooks gave the treasurer’s report and presented
the third-quarter report of income and expenses.
There was a discussion about the guild applying for
501c3 status with the IRS, so we can take tax deduc-
tions for donations to the guild. Pat Hensley and Mary
Lou Kreiss will look into it and report back to the board.
Mary Lou will have new membership forms for 2010
available in December. She also asked if you have
email or address changes to let her know.
It was suggested that it would be good to have a pro-
gram in 2010 on the history of the guild. The education
and programs chairmen will get together to discuss
next year’s programs.
New Business:
There was a discussion on how best to make new mem-
bers welcome. Suggestions were a big sister, introduc-
ing them with more of a profile at the meeting, a special
name tag that other members would know they were
new, or a picture on our board.
The board discussed the best way to notify members
when a meeting is cancelled at the last minute. Possi-
bilities included email messages or an announcement
on local television.
We do not know yet if the mall will be available in 2010
for our quilt show. If so, we hope to have it on August
7. The board decided that 30% of the bazaar sales
would go to help pay for the costs of our retreat.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Doris Samac, Secretary
Highlights of November 10th Meeting
The regular meeting of the Mountain Meadow Quilters was
called to order by Co-Chair Virlene Arnold on November
10th at 10 a.m.
The hospitality co-chair thanked everyone who brought
refreshments. We had one visitor.
Thinking of You: Virlene said that her husband was in the
hospital with pneumonia. (He later passed away.)
Announcements:
Pat Hensley said the newsletter deadline is November 17.
She will mail the newsletter this month to those who re-
ceive a hard copy.
Bev Runner announced that the appliqué group will meet
at Lillian Arnold’s house Tuesday November 17th at 9:30
am.
Jane Croley said the Christmas luncheon will be very spe-
cial with lots of surprises. She thanked her committee
and said they did a great job. The luncheon price is
$17.00 and the deadline for reservations is December 1.
Nancy Crandell announced the Secret Sisters brunch will
be at Doris Samac’s house at #10 Holly Lane, Sunriver, on
December 1 at 10 am. It is a potluck and bring a gift.
The motion by Pat Pease, seconded by Louise Yoshihara,
to approve the minutes of the last meeting passed.
Cate Brooks gave the treasurer’s report. The balance in
checking is $3683.88.
New Business:
Election of officers for 2010. It was moved and seconded
that we accept the new slate of officers. The motion
passed. The new officers are Co-chair—Judy Johnson
(#1); Co-Chair Pat Pease; Vice Chair (Programs) - Ona
Glassford/Alice Hanson/Pat Jones; Vice-Chair (Education)
- Tammy MacArthur/Patty Gates; Secretary - Bev King;
Treasurer - Cate Brooks/Karen Padrick; Membership -
Mary Lou Kreiss; Communications Chair (Newsletter) -
Judy M. Johnson; Service Projects - Crys Kyle/Pam Mor-
ris-Stendal; Immediate Past Co-Chair - Virlene Arnold.
Committee Reports:
Block of the Month: Valerie Weber said that Judy John-
son will present the second half of her presentation at the
January business meeting.
Education: Pat Pease said that she has handouts for any-
one who missed them at the last meeting.
Programs: Sue Schimke thanked everyone who helped her
and the new chairman taking over.
Service Projects: Crys Kyle announced she would take
finished projects today and in January.
The meeting was adjourned with drawings and show and
tell, followed by a program with June Jaeger.
Respectfully submitted,
Doris Samac, Secretary
Reminder: Do you have MMQ stuff?
Please contact Janice Mottau by the end of the year and
let her know if you are storing or using anything that be-
longs to the membership. This might include coffee sup-
plies, ironing boards, quilt show signs or records for an
office you hold or used to hold. Once we have a list we will
be updating it yearly so we can put
our hands on what we need when we
need it.
SECRET SISTERS 2009
DECEMBER UNVEILING PARTY
Get ready for a morning of good fun, good food, and great company.
WHO: All Secret Sisters 2009
WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:00 am
WHERE: Doris Samac’s home at #10 Holly Lane (just north of Circle 11 off
Beaver Drive). Her husband will help with parking directions.
WHY: To find out who has been sending you all those goodies during the
last year.
WHAT TO BRING:
A brunch dish to share. Yummmmmm.
A gift for your SS. No “Mission” this month. Pot Luck means your
choice.
If your Secret Sister gave you some cute socks in November, wear them.
If she didn’t, you can wear any cute socks you have. This will be kind of a
sock-hop pot luck and we will have a sock fashion show.
PLEASE CALL ME (Nancy at 598-0061) or Ann Campbell at 593-7745 so
we can give Doris a head count and find out arrangements for getting
your gift to the party if you can't come. This party is always great
fun. We look forward to seeing you there.
Care and Share 2009 Care and Share is a community based organization sponsored by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Sunriver Christian Fel-lowship Outreach committees. They provide up to 25 pounds of food and supplies to between 180 and 200 families in the 97707 and 97739 (Three Rivers and LaPine) zip codes on the last Friday of each month. They provide the same service in November but on the Friday before Thanksgiving. Care and Share and the community wide groups assist with and distribute special contributions and gifts to needy families in a special December program that delivers food and gifts to each home that requests assistance. The distribution is done by an all volunteer group that can always use help. If you are interested please call Marlene Guasco at 598-6595 or Sandy Young at 598-9020. Financial and volunteer assistance is provided through Neighbor Impact; Deschutes County Food Bank; The Sunriver Rotary Club; Holy Trinity Catholic Church; Sunriver Christian Fellowship; The Sunriver Women’s Club; the Sunriver Owners Association and other community groups. Many groups contribute products as their special programs for community service. The Sunriver Women’s club has a soap pro-ject; Sunriver Christian Fellowship provides special funding for fresh fruits and vegetables; and the Mountain Meadow Quilters provide toilet paper. Individual contribution needs are listed on a special bulletin board at the Holy Trinity Church. All individual contributions are welcome and may be placed on the wire rack in the back hall of Holy Trinity Church/Sunriver Christian Fellowship in Sun-river. Thank you for your contribution of 12 rolls of toilet paper during
your birthday month. Please bring your contribution to Holy
Trinity Catholic Church at the second Tuesday meeting or drop it
off on the wire racks in the back hallway. There is a great need in
our South County area and our small contribution is much appre-
ciated.
Mary Lou Kreiss
2011 Retreat Planning Underway
Mountain Meadow Quilters has a committee of 12 working to plan a
quilters’ retreat for the spring of 2011. Co-chairs Linda Saukkonen
and Crys Kyle have met several times with the committee, which
has done a survey with the membership regarding their ideas for
the retreat. Retreat committee members Pat Hensley and Linda
visited several local venues for the retreat and the retreat commit-
tee has made a field trip to the Inn of the Seventh Mountain Con-
ference Center.
In the next several months, the committee will be selecting teach-
ers for the retreat and getting further input from the membership.
At guild meetings, Crys and Linda will give regular updates as the
planning continues.
The Retreat Committee will meet on January 12, 2010, at Linda’s
home right after the regular MMQ meeting. This will be a luncheon
meeting and topics will include feedback from the field trip and
methods of selecting retreat teachers.
MMQ Guild has had two previous retreats, one at Five Pine Resort in
2008 and the first one at Rock Springs Guest Resort in 2006.
The previous retreats have featured local quilting teachers and in-
structors from California and Canada. The committee has made a
concerted effort to address both traditional quilting and art quilting.
The retreat lasts three days and includes overnight accommoda-
tions, meals, and class instructors. The purpose of the retreat is to
find a way for members to bond with one another while learning
new quilting techniques.
A date for the retreat will be chosen after the teachers have been
selected.
Linda Saukkonen, Retreat Committee Co-Chair
November Block of the Month: Crys Kyle
For our November Block of the Month Session, Crys Kyle
shared her tips for using two special rulers to make the card
trick block in a variety of sizes. Her version of this familiar
block is made with half-square and quarter-square triangles.
Crys loves rulers and she showed how easy and accurate it is
to make these block components with two rulers: the Omni-
grid 96 (half-square triangles) and the Omnigrid 98 (quarter-
square triangles). She also provided the conversion charts
she has developed; for any size block, they tell you the width
of fabric strip to cut and the line on the ruler to use. What a
great resource! One member complimented Crys on her per-
fect points; her response: “the points are good because those
rulers are great.”
Mountain Meadow Quilters Membership Application Form 2010
Mission Statement
Mountain Meadow Quilters will endeavor to provide fellowship, education and enjoyment to anyone interested in quilts and quilt making. All levels of skill and
ability will be supported. This guild will also engage in selected charitable contributions in Central Oregon.
Two types of membership are available: Active - $25 participating Associate - $35 You will not be asked to serve on a committee, volunteer time or contribute projects (bazaar items, charity quilts, etc). Taking MMQ classes is not considered active participation. ********************************************************************************************
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