Mighty Tote (or Green Tote)
By Holly from Saintly Stitches
With more and more stores encouraging you to bring your own grocery or shopping bags to help our environment, this bag is for you! Did you know that most grocery stores in California ban plastic or paper sacks! The trend is picking up in several states. And the plastic bags are so dangerous to our environment that the seas are full of them killing thousands of marine life! That it takes thousands of years to disintegrate, if they will at all.
They're ubiquitous. They accompany us home each time we shop. They swirl about our oceans, they cling to our trees, they drift down our city sidewalks, they adorn metal fences, they're consumed by animals. They are ‘an urban tumbleweed’.
Each year across the world some 500 billion plastic bags are used, and only a tiny fraction of them are recycled. Most of them will have a short lifetime with a consumer -- they'll be used for the few minutes it takes to get from the store to home and then they're thrown away.
Time to make a reusable and smartly designed tote! Everyone will ask ‘where did you get it’!
This wonderful Tote is a great versatile bag to use for hauling your project supplies to quilting classes, carrying your purchases at quilt shows or for your regular shopping in town. The tote has many pockets, straps to hold objects and a sturdy bottom to help keep everything in its place and give it shape. The Mighty Tote will fold down easily for storage until you are ready to fill it!
The tote comes in two different styles! Holly will offer kits for the Mighty Tote Bag in both styles. The kits will include: Mighty Tote Pattern, about 3 yards of fabric, tote inside bottom base, batting for handles and anything extra that may be needed. The costs of the kits are, about $20-$28 depending on which kit you choose. The more expensive kit has directional fabrics and therefore takes more fabric. There is no fee for this class other than the purchase of your kit/pattern.
Come have fun and create the Mighty Tote for yourself and make them as a Christmas present/s for your loved ones. ‘Create a Mighty Tote that can be used in many ways’!
Potluck will be at Noon with a general meeting at 1PM
Afternoon program will be Holly showing samples of the
Mighty Tote and showing us what is new in her shop!
Chinese Auction
$22 has been added to the Chinese Auction for a total of $699.40! We have such generous members! Thanks to everyone! Remember if you have nice items you would like to donate for the auction please get these to Jenny ASAP or bring them to guild meeting.
Antique Lone Star Raffle Quilt
Phyllis Wright was given an unfinished antique Lone Star center to be used however we choose. She then added the set in blocks and other antique blocks that she received at the same time. Phyllis also hand quilted it! What a gal! This beautiful quilt will be up for auction to members only. When we have collected a minimal amount we will have a drawing and the winner will receive the Lone Star. Tickets will be available from Jenny Schlutz or Phyllis for $1 each. Keep your stubs! Must have your stub to win! Drawing in future month/s! (Not to be confused with Chinese auction)
Pet Beds for Humane Society
Cathy Knowles needs your help! She is looking for batting scraps of any size, polyester, denim and double knits! She is making pet beds for the humane society. Please bring these to her!
Name Tag
You must wear a name tag to be eligible for door prizes! And we want to know who you are! Available from Membership gal!
Lottery block!
The lottery block this month is Calico Puzzle. For the fall month of November try to use the colors of dark green, harvest gold and tans. Or Use any color you want. Make a bunch. The more you make the better chance of winning all of them. We thank Macia Hohn for the use of her patterns for lottery! www.quilterscache.com
2009 Naughty Row by Row Quilt- theme will be ‘HOME’-bags passed out in December!
Sixteen of the most ‘charming’ and ‘nice’ girls will become absolutely ‘naughty girls’ by the end of June 2009! They will be participating in making a Naughty Row by Row quilt. The Row by Row exchange will be finished in June and gives you the whole summer to get it together and quilted. We will have prizes for different categories! It’s not too late to sign up for some fun and to win a prize in September 2009! However November is deadline!
Charming and nice Girls are: Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright, Dixie Schaer, LeNore Forbes, Margaret McMullin, Ruth Ward, Cathy Knowles, Kelsey Jones, Ruth Calland, Patricia Calland, Jean Payne, Jenny Schlutz, Norma Jean Miller, Jeanne Moorehead, Laurie Schwarck and Marilyn Meinecke!
Be sure to attend December’s meeting or get in touch with Jenny if you cannot be there to receive your bag! Row Quilt Rules will be included with bags in December.
2010 Raffle Quilt- Cabin Lights
This quilt includes 200 easy to create blocks and many hands will be needed to make the blocks. It will be color coordinated and kits will be available soon for members to take home and sew together. Please say yes when asked to take a kit/s home to work on. Margaret McMullin, Betty Neel with assistance by Carlene, say thanks!
Comfort Quilt
A Comfort quilt was presented to Laurie Schwarck last meeting who lost her dear Mother, Jan Martin. Jan was also a good friend and active member of NIQG.
Membership and Envelopes-(last notice)
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz at 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or to meeting.
Charity Quilts
We will be soon having a sew day in January for charity quilts of all sizes. Please be making blocks and or tops for this day. If you have several blocks or tops that you want to bring now please do so. We will take care of them for you! There unfortunately is always a need! Thanks Girls!
Comfort blocks
Carlene is in need of ‘Heart’ Blocks for comfort quilts. Pattern is included in newsletter. We ask that you appliqué (machine or hand stitch) the hearts on a 12 ½” background or a bit larger and then the blocks can be trimmed down. If you wish to make a quilt top using the hearts you may make it lap to twin size or any size you want to. Thank you, girls. We need to take care of each other!
Thank you!
Kelsey wishes to thank everyone who attended the ‘Think Pink” sew day at Mercy Health Center. Seven quilts were completed! These quilts will be auctioned off with proceeds going to research for cancer.
Upcoming workshops:
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
Feb 11th, 2009-Kelsey Jones- 3-Attic Windows?
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups are responsible to help workshop/ program person carry her things in/out, general kitchen set up and clean up. Please be there early enough to help her. That month’s group is also responsible to bring desserts for afternoon coffee. Help is needed at the sign in table to provide info to visitors and new members and man the Chinese auction. It takes many hands to make light work. Programs costing more than $100 needs to go to the board for approval.
Sept 2008-Group 5: Kaye Klukow, Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Sharon Weckworth, Jo Best & Mary Ann Johnson
Oct 2008-Group 6: Kelsey Jones, Marilyn Meinecke, Dorothy Birch, Cathy Knowles, Mary Ruth Calland & Patricia Calland
Nov 2008-Group 7: Gwen Mathews, Darlene Alexander, Marge Bahnsen, Betty Werle, & Le Nore Forbes
Dec 2008-Officers & Board: Christmas Party
Jan 2009-Group 8: Marion Anderson, Wilma Ades, Joan Chandler, Laurie Schwarck, & Minerva Wagner (Nancy Malmin)
Feb 2009-Group 1: Barb DeBoer, Thelma Bohn, Bev Adams, Carlene Davis and Shelly Koren
March 2009-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Betty Neel & Kim Sime
April 2009- Group 3: Margaret McMullin, Jo Ann Johnson, Nancy Trager, Janice Pralle & Margaret Hanawalt
May 2009-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
For the afternoon luncheon, all groups are free to take a table and decorate it as we
did at the Masonic Temple. Please separate this table before meeting starts. We don’t have to have everything in the kitchen. Please feel free to do your thing! We encourage it!
Christmas ‘doings’ are being planned for all of us to enjoy!
Hope to see all of you there in Dec.!
Add to your phone list! These will not be listed here but contact Jenny schlutz for this information.
DEADLINE FOR ADDING ADS OR ARTICLES FOR NEWSLETTER IS THE 23RD OF
EACH PREVIOUS MONTH! THANK YOU!
Mystery Quilt 2009! The finished size is 72” x 72” PART ONE
You can make this Mystery Quilt larger by adding more borders in the end! Here is the first installment of our Mystery Quilt 2009! We should have our quilt done by April or May
First thing is to decide on a color scheme. You will choose a main color in different values from dark to medium-light prints, a medium print accent color, and a light print (this will be background and borders) that sets off your other choices. You can make it scrappy or color coordinated. Choose fabrics that are not large scale print, such as big flowers and etc. stripes may make it interesting but may be harder to incorporate later. If you wish to make the quilt larger you should purchase those fabrics now so that it all will go together.
Dark: 3/8 yard Medium/dark: 3/8 yard
Medium: 2 ½ yards Medium/light: ½ yard
Accent: 1 ¼ yards Light: 5 ½ yards
Border alternative: if you prefer a darker frame for the light background center of your quilt you will need 3 ½ yards of a light/medium
PART TWO: LET’S GET SEWING! (wof=width of fabric)
v From Light, cut lengthwise strips for borders, and set aside
Cut 4: 4 ½” x 75” along lengthwise grain of fabric
Cut 4: 2 ½” x 54” along lengthwise grain of fabric
v Prepare 4-Patch sub-units
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips light
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips medium dark
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips dark
Sew one light strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sew one light strip and one medium dark strip lengthwise press towards med/dark.
Sew one medium dark strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sub cut these into 2 ½” segments.
Make 8 light/dark 4-patch units
Make 8 light/med-dark units
Make 4 med-dark/ dark units
PART THREE: Unbalanced Flying Geese subunits
You will be making mirror image Unbalanced Flying Geese subunits:
Accent (Left sky) + Medium/light (goose) + Light (right sky)
Light (Left sky) + Medium/light (goose) + Accent (right sky)
Cut 32 Accent 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 32 Light 2 ½” x 2 ½”
Cut 32 Medium/light 2 ½” x 4 ½”
Use the flip and sew method.
Make 16 Accent (Left sky) + Medium/light (goose) + Light (right sky)
Make 16 Light (Left sky) + Medium/light (goose) + Accent (right sky)
Contact persons for North Iowa Quilters Guild
Officers and Board Members:
Pres. Carlene Davis-641-423-0408
Vice Pres. Jenny Schlutz-641-424-9068
Secretary- LeNore Forbes-641-749-5505
Treasurer- Mary Ruth Calland-641-423-2143
2007-2008 Board Members:
Norma Jean Miller-641-425-1529
Dorothy Birch-641-423-5427
Jeanne Moorehead-641-696-3341
Marlene Oswood-641-423-5575
Marilyn Meinecke-641-357-0773
2007-2008 Chairpersons:
Membership-Marlene Oswood-641-423-5575
Newsletter Ed-Jenny Schlutz-641-424-9068
Programs-Cathy Knowles-641-454-2014
Patterns-Laurie Schwarck & Jenny Schlutz-641-985-4135
Historian-www.niqg.org
Sunshine-Cathy Knowles-641-454-2014
Habitat for Humanity-Mary Ruth Calland & Kelsey Jones-Evans-641-424-3519
Hospitality-Program groups
Linus, Northern Lights, Crisis Center-Marion Hoit-641-423-7340 & Mary Ann Johnson-641-592-3348
ABC Quilts-Jo Best-641-357-3084
Comfort Quilts-Carlene Davis-641-423-0408
North Iowa Fair-Dixie Schaer-423-8846
Web Mistress-Kelsey Jones- -424-3519
2010 Raffle Quilt-Margaret McMullin & Betty Neel-641-423-1521 & 641-454-2043
2008 Quilt Show Chair- Carlene Davis-641-423-0408
Fox River Annual Sock Sale Dates Announced
The 2008 sock sale is scheduled! Be prepared to join us in beautiful Osage, IA November 7 - 9th, 2008. PLEASE NOTE: The sock sale will be held at the new Cedar River Events Center located at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds, 1006 Chestnut Street. Hours are:Friday, November 7 - 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Saturday, November 8 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Sunday, November 9 - Noon - 4:00 p.m.Fox River partners annually with the Osage Rotarians to offer quality Fox River socks for sale to the general public at deep discounts. Proceeds are shared with the Osage Rotary Club who in turn distributes the funds into the community. Local non-profit organizations, schools and graduating senior high scholarship recipients are some of those who benefit from the event.Come join us and help support a great cause! http://www.foxsox.com/SockTechnology/Index.aspx
North Iowa Quilters One-Stop Shopping Spree
Best Western, Clear Lake, IA I-35/US 18 Exit 194 West
Friday Nov 14, 2008- 10-6 and Saturday Nov. 15, 2008- 10-4
13 vendors will be offering books, fabric and notions for sale!
For more info call Barb@ 319-668-1977 or Kathy@ 563-927-8017
Secretary Minutes Oct 8, 2008
At 1pm Pres. Carlene Davis opened the meeting. Guests were Lana Schaefer and new member Mary Ryerson, Conger, MIN.
October birthdays, Minerva Wagner and Kris Kerrigan and Kelsey Jones. The Sept minutes were amended and approved. The quilt show audit was approved.
The raffle quilt fabric was shown, purchased from the Iowa Falls Sewing Machine. Cut blocks will be bagged up to be sewn by members. At least 120-8 ½” blocks are needed.
Ruth Calland talked about the workshop for ‘Victory Quilts’ for breast cancer raffles. The lottery blocks were won by Jenny. Chinese auction winners were” Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Marge Bahnsen and Laurie Schwarck(2).
November workshop will be Holly from Saintly Stitches ‘Go Green Bag’. Order your kits @ 641-736-2300. Cathy Knowles, program chair needs the groups to inform her of their activity for their month. Any programs over $100 needs to be approved.
Board Minutes Oct 28, 2008
The board met at the Senior Center on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:15am. Pres Carlene Davis opened the meeting. The secretary’s report was approved. Treasurer Mary Ruth Calland called the IRS and reported the there is no dollar amount limit on the non-profit bank accounts as long as the money is being used to run the organization. The Treasurer’s report was given and approved.
A motion was made to bring the amount of the savings account for the quilt show up to $2000. This money is strictly for the quilt show. Motion made by Ruth Ward, 2nd by Dorothy Birch. Motion carried.
A motion was made to pay Carlene for the raffle quilt fabric. Motion to accept by Jeanne Moorehead. 2nd by Jenny. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned.
Secretary LeNore Forbes
Show and Tell
Jenny Schlutz brought her Deer Quilt that she designed and hand quilted. She also brought Autumn Surprise made from the Sept workshop. Marilyn Mienecke showed off her Halloween Witch! Minerva Wagner brought 2 very pretty quilts. Nancy Malmin also brought 2 lovely quilts. Carlene Davis showed off her BowTucks Bag! Very cute! Marge Bahnsen brought her art filled quilt for all to see. Jeanne Moorehead modeled her awesome vest and cute purse! We look forward to more show and tell!
11/10/08
9/25/08
October 8th, 2008
Ye Olde Red Schoolhouse Workshop by Kris Kerrigan!
Workshop 9am-noon! Doors open at 8am! Be ready to sew at 9 sharp!
We will have a noon potluck!
At 1pm we will have a general meeting and short program!
Plan to have a good time and lots to eat!
Here’s what you will need for workshop:
Fat eighths of assorted red, navy, gold, cream, green fabrics for blocks and stem.
¼ yard each of pale gold and red for appliqués.
1 ¼ yard of navy for arch and star foundations, binding, hanging sleeves, backing.
Supplies: cream and black cotton thread, 20” x 30” batting, fade-away marker, and ½ yard of paper-backed fusible webbing. General sewing supplies-machine, cutting mat and rotary cutter, ruler & etc. Iron and board is provided.
A little bit about: Kris Kerrigan who owns Button Weeds hails from Afton Iowa! Iowa farm wife Kris Kerrigan has been dreaming up designs since her early 4-H and Girl Scout days and continued with both programs as a leader for 16 years, helping youth with their projects. She was an elementary school teacher for 12 years and also worked with home fashions, fabrics, gifts, and as a craft class teacher at two local shops until good friend and neighbor, Liz Porter
Not only does Kris now sell her own line of Button Weeds patterns, but also designs projects for Simplicity Patterns, American Patchwork and Quilting magazine, Chilton's Best Loved Designers' Quick-Sew Quilt Book, That Patchwork Places, Best-Loved Designers' Quick-Sew Celebrations book, Leisure Arts and Current Calendars, and "For the Love of Quilting" magazine.
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QUILT FOR A CURE
Quilt for a Cure sewing day will be held on October 17, 2008 at the Mercy Auditorium from 9AM until 5PM. If you don’t have any blocks or tops to work on, these will be provided for you to work on. There is plenty of room to sew! Ironing stations will be set up along with cutting stations as well. We need machines to sew the quilt tops together! Batting and backings will be provided. These quilts will be displayed and later auctioned off for Quilt for a Cure. If you cannot come you may make a donation of dollar amounts for either a block or quilt top donated in the name of your choice.
If you have questions call Kelsey Jones at 641-424-3519.
Chinese Auction
$18 has been added to the Chinese Auction for a total of $677.40! We have such generous members! Thanks to everyone!
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups are being updated. This is necessary as members come and go, If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
The groups are fluctuating. Some have a lot of members and some not. I will be asking if anyone would like to change over to make the groups, fairer. Please say yes. Group 1 which will host Feb 2009 needs at least one member added. Any volunteers?
All groups are responsible to help workshop/ program person carry her things in/out, general kitchen set up and clean up. Please be there early enough to help her. That month’s group is also responsible to bring desserts for afternoon coffee. Help is needed at the sign in table to provide info to visitors and new members and man the Chinese auction. It takes many hands to make light work.
Upcoming workshops:
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
Feb 11th, 2009-Kelsey Jones- 3-Attic Windows?
Sept 2008-Group 5: Kaye Klukow, Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Sharon Weckworth, Jo Best & Mary Ann Johnson
Oct 2008-Group 6: Kelsey Jones, Marilyn Meinecke, Dorothy Birch, Cathy Knowles, Mary Ruth Calland & Patricia Calland
Nov 2008-Group 7: Gwen Mathews, Darlene Alexander, Marge Bahnsen, Betty Werle, Le Nore Forbes, Margie Brandl
Dec 2008-Officers & Board: Christmas Party
Jan 2009-Group 8: Marion Anderson, Wilma Ades, Joan Chandler, Laurie Schwarck, & Minerva Wagner (Nancy Malmin) & Dorothy Birch
Feb 2009-Group 1: Barb DeBoer, Thelma Bohn, Bev Adams and Shelly Koren
March 2009-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Betty Neel & Kim Sime
April 2009- Group 3: Margaret McMullin, Jo Ann Johnson, Nancy Trager, Janice Pralle & Margaret Hanawalt
May 2009-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
Pet Beds for Humane Society
Cathy Knowles needs your help! She is looking for batting scraps of any size, polyester and double knits! She is making pet beds for the humane society. Please bring these to her!
Quilting Treasures workshop for quilters
Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 8am-4pm in the Activity Center at NIACC. $29 includes workshops and lunch.
To registar call 1-888-GO NIACC ext 4358 or 641-422-4358 refer to course #59453
Show and Tell
Marilyn M brought a baby bib, doll made from flour sack fabric and a narrow row by row banner. Kelsey J showed off her new method of making Christmas ornaments and cards. Kaye K presented her very sweet wall hanging from feed sack fabric. Minerva W showed her awesome Challenge quilt, very charming scrap quilt and the breathtaking raffle quilt for her church! Dixie S brought her amazing Pinwheel Puzzle quilt that Denise taught last year all finished! Yea Dixie! Bev A showed off her busy summer of purses that were absolutely the cutest! Barb D brought and donated a really sweet scrappy quilt top for Habitat! Thanks Barb! Carlene D showed a really adorable baby quilt. Jenny S showed off her 35th Jenny Penny Designs Pattern called Free Scarves.
Sympathy
We have lost a very good quilting friend this past Monday Sept 22, 2008. Jan Martin lost her battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed as she always brought her wonderful sense of humor and laughter to the workshops and meetings. She never wavered, when she ‘flubbed’ a block on a project, she would just say “Oh well it’ll add character!” and seemed to always managed to make a work of art in her quilts. Our sympathies to Laurie Schwarck and her family and friends.
Name Tag
You must wear a name tag to be eligible for door prizes! And we want to know who you are!
Lottery block!
The lottery block this month is ‘Anvil’. If you wish to, in honor of the Halloween month, use orange and black for your colors. Or use any color you want. Make a bunch. The more you make the better chance of winning all of them. We thank Macia Hohn for the use of her patterns for lottery! http://www.quilterscache.com/
Mystery Quilt 2009! The finished size is 72” x 72” PART ONE
You can make this Mystery Quilt larger by adding more borders in the end! Here is the first installment of our Mystery Quilt 2009! We should have our quilt done by April or May
First thing is to decide on a color scheme. You will choose a main color in different values from dark to medium-light prints, a medium print accent color, and a light print (this will be background and borders) that sets off your other choices. You can make it scrappy or color coordinated. Choose fabrics that are not large scale print, such as big flowers and etc. stripes may make it interesting but may be harder to incorporate later. If you wish to make the quilt larger you should purchase those fabrics now so that it all will go together.
Dark: 3/8 yard Medium/dark: 3/8 yard
Medium: 2 ½ yards Medium/light: ½ yard
Accent: 1 ¼ yards Light: 5 ½ yards
Border alternative: if you prefer a darker frame for the light background center of your quilt you will need 3 ½ yards of a light/medium
PART TWO: LET’S GET SEWING! (wof=width of fabric)
v From Light, cut lengthwise strips for borders, and set aside
Cut 4: 4 ½” x 75” along lengthwise grain of fabric
Cut 4: 2 ½” x 54” along lengthwise grain of fabric
v Prepare 4-Patch sub-units
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips light
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips medium dark
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips dark
Sew one light strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sew one light strip and one medium dark strip lengthwise press towards med/dark.
Sew one medium dark strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sub cut these into 2 ½” segments.
Make 8 light/dark 4-patch units
Make 8 light/med-dark units
Make 4 med-dark/ dark units
2009 Naughty Row by Row Quilt- theme will be ‘HOME’
Fifteen of the most ‘charming’ and ‘nice’ girls will become absolutely ‘naughty girls’ by the end of June 2009! They will be participating in making a Naughty Row by Row quilt.
It’s not too late to sign up for some fun and maybe win a prize! November is deadline!
Row Quilt Rules
Each month you will do ONE row of a quilt following the theme set for that month. The first month YOU will be working on the row for YOUR quilt. After that you will be adding a row to another group member’s quilt. In the end in June 09, you will have 7 rows of a quilt ready to put together. Each row will have been made by a different member of the group, with the first one of them being you. Each of the group members will also have 7 rows to put together into a quilt, with a row by each member including you.
The monthly themes will be associated with HOME. Patterns will be available for that month. December meeting will be the beginning of a 7 Row Quilt! You will receive your brown bag to keep your goodies in at this time. This bag will have your name at the top with names following to be passed to each month. You must bring your bag with your completed first row in January 2009! No excuses. If you can’t bring it to guild make sure your bag gets to the next person. It is not fair for the next ‘Naughty Girl’ to get her bag late!
FABRICS in your bag: You will make your first row of blocks using your colors and/or theme fabric. For the entire quilt, you will want at least 3-4 yards of background fabric. This can be one piece or a bunch of fat quarters to add up to that amount. For rest of quilt you will need approximately 3-4 yards total of various colors that you want into your quilt top. It doesn’t hurt to put extra in your bag. Just remember that the ‘sweet and lovely’ person who has your bag may be naughty and add their own special touch and may not use your fabric for part of that row. Who knows what will happen.
The person, who does the first row of the quilt, is the quilt owner. You set the look and feel for the quilt with that first row using your fabrics. You can use the pattern provided or do your own thing, BUT You must make at least one block- wrong, upside down, sideways, impossible color or a completely make a different block for that row. Remember this is a Naughty Row by Row! Pin your name to row.
Your row should be not less than 40 inches wide & no more than 54 inches wide. It should not be less than 4” high or deeper than 12”. This goes for all rows!
If you have embellishments, think about if they will interfere with quilting it. If they will, put them in a ziplock baggie, for the row owner to add after the quilting is done. Be sure to mark the bag for what row they are to be used on.
Do NOT attach your row to the previous. The rows must remain separated. When all seven rows are completed, and returned to the row quilter owner, she will then assemble the rows into a quilt, using sashing or whatever method she wants to join them together into a quilt. The plan is to show the completed tops/quilts at the August Picnic 2009 and September 2009 guild meeting. PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES! In September we will have a contest on whose quilt was the ‘most naughty’. To qualify for prizes you must have your quilt top together! We will decided later if it needs to be quilted to qualify for prizes.
Hopefully these will be shown as a group in our Quilt Show 2010.
Treat each quilt with respect, keeping it in a clean, dry and safe place. Keep away from direct sunlight, pets and tobacco smoke.
If adding to the row using your own fabrics please use only 100% quality cotton fabrics, nothing with a loose weave and no cotton polyester blends.
And please remember the GOLDEN RULE OF QUILTING: Work on another’s quilt like you would your own! And do not show the owner her rows!
Above all! Have fun and let your imagination run wild!
(These rules will be repeated one more time next month and then will be included with first pattern and your brown bag.)
2010 Raffle Quilt- Cabin Lights
Also included in newsletter flyer is a picture of our 2010 raffle quilt. Due to inevitable circumstances the raffle quilt has been changed to ‘Cabin Lights’. This quilt includes 200 easy blocks and many hands will be needed to make the blocks. It will be color coordinated and kits will be available for members to take home and sew together. Please say yes to Betty and Margaret when asked to make the blocks! Margaret M wishes to apologize for any inconveniences.
Secretary Minutes & Board Minutes by LeNore Forbes
Sept. 10, 2008-
At 1:00pm the NIQG met at the Covenant Church. Pres. Carlene Davis opened the meeting. Charter member Arla Loeffler attended with guest Donna Shafer. The August Secretary and Treasurer’s report were approved.
New business: Quilt Show discussion. Quilts displayed, Boutique, food and shop hop. Denise Sprain was asked to get information from other vendors who have sold at a quilt show shop hop. Denise said our spring show was one of the best money wise show they have sold at.
Cathy Knowles asked for heavy fabric and scraps of batting for the Humane Society to make floor mats for cats and dogs. She will deliver these at Christmas time.
Jenny Schlutz, our pattern chair person reported the By-Laws are updated and printed. Copies available. The Sept 27th Fibre Arts sale at Southbridge. New project, ‘Naughty Row by Row’ will start in Jan 2009.
Kelsey Jones received a penguin bucket with penguin blocks inside as a thank you for serving as Pres last year. Chinese Auction was held. The winners are Kelsey (3), Sue Hansen, Dorothy Birch, Nancy Malmin and Marilyn Meinecke.
Quilts for a Cure ‘Victory on Cancer’ deadline is Oct 3.
Kris Kerrigan - ‘Ye Olde Red Schoolhouse’ will be the workshop starting at 8:30am. Show and Tell: Osage Sacred Heart Raffle quilt for Sept 27th. Dixie Schaer, Carlene Davis, Jenny Schlutz, Minerva Wagner, Barb DeBoer showed beautiful quilts. Kelsey Jones – cards made with fabric and Bev Adams showed several darling purses.
Denise Sprain gave the morning workshop on Quilts on the Double. She brought great quilts, wall hangings, patterns, books and kits to sell. She showed samples. She explained MODA’s new 5” charm blocks, 2 ½” jelly rolls and Layer Cakes that are 10” squares. These will cut down on cutting time-patterns to go with these for q quicker quilt.
A pot luck at noon and coffee and lunch after the meeting was enjoyed by all. Secretary Le Nore Forbes
Board Meeting
All board meetings will be held the third Tuesday of each month at the Mason City Senior Center. next meeting will be October 21, 2008. Any member is welcome to attend. Board minutes continued
Board Minutes
On September 23, 2008 the board met at the Senior Center at 10:10am. President Carlene Davis opened the meeting. the treasurer’s report was given by Mary Ruth Calland. Current checking account balances is $3,341.40 and savings account is $1,923.26. total as of 9/7/08 is $5,264.33. treasurer’s report approved.
The quild will be making articles to sell at the quilt show. Ruth Ward and Jeanne Moorehead have patterns to pass around.
Margaret McMullin brought a new pattern for the raffle quilt for the guild. Motion carried to accept new pattern. Meeting adjourned. Secretary LeNore Forbes
Where does a UFO start? -It starts out as a WHIM (Work hidden in my mind). -After a FART (Fabric acquisition Road Trip) and some
-SEX (Stash enhancing experience) it becomes a PIG (Project in a Grocery Sack) -The PIG becomes a HSY (pronounced hissy...means haven't started yet). -Once you have a HSY fit and begin work, it becomes a WIP (work in progress) -The WIP becomes a UFO (Unfulfilled Opportunity, I like that better than Un finished object which sounds so negative) as soon as some other project grabs and holds your attention more than the project that was a WIP. Author unknown
Swedish Apple Pie by Joan Chandler
1 can (30 oz) apple pie filling (cherry or other) 1 c flour
2/3 sugar 1 t baking powder
¼ t salt ½ c oleo
1 egg, slightly beaten ½ c chopped nuts
Spread pie filling in oiled 9 x 9 pan. Stir together sugar, flour, BP and salt. Blend in softened oleo and egg, stirring to make thick batter. Drop batter from spoon to cover filling. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 350. For 45 minutes or until apples are done and topping is brown. Serve with whip cream or ice cream.
Homemade apple filling:
3T corn starch 1 c sugar
1 c water ½ t cinnamon
1 qt apples sliced thin
Cook until ½ done, finish with topping in oven. Thank you Joan for this wonderful recipe!
Forget me not by Esther J. White
This quilt behind me I will leave,
When I am in my silent grave,
That my dear friends may view it o’re
And think of me when I’m no more.
Esther obviously believed that all quilts should not just have a signature on them but a short story as well. It is important for future owners of your quilts to know as much about you as possible. With the wonderful pens available these days it is much easier to add that bit about yourself. Please take time to add your life to your quilts. Even if it is only to tell of what was happening in your life during the actual quilt making. By adding this history it will not only enhance your quilts but make them more valuable as well.
(I found this poem in the booklet, ‘Signing and Dating Your Quilts’ by Susan McKelvey 1990.)
Membership and Envelopes
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz at 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or to meeting. If you wish to read the newsletter on line instead of getting a hard copy that is fine too. Go to niqg.org. Kelsey has revamped the website and it is full of information, pictures and patterns (for members only) and upcoming programs. The only down side to the patterns section is that certain projects cannot be posted because of copy write laws.
Charity Quilts
If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring it with you. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you too! Thanks Girls!
Tips for quilting---
-When you are making 1/2 square triangles always sew a SCANT 1/4 inch (rather than a regular 1/4 inch) from the center diagonal line so that the fabric will have a bit more room to flip over when you press it. Most times you can cut your initial squares a FULL 1 inch larger (rather than the standard 7/8 inch) and then just trim them down to the finished size + 1/2 inch for the seams allowances. Easier 'math' and better to be too big and trim down, than to end up being too small.
-when making miniature quilts, hang them without damaging the walls is buy using Poster Tape _ available where regular scotch tape is sold. You use it on painted walls and wallpaper. I am always changing my quilts throughout the year and rearranging so this is the best way to hang them.
-When washing your material to test for coloring fastness.....put in a plain piece of muslin.....even if the water turns color it doesn't mean that the dye will run.....but, if the muslins picks up the color then you will know that it will attach itself to other fabric.
-Metal picnic table clamps work well to clamp quilt backings to the table when layering backing, batting and quilt top for basting. If you can't find them, try carpenters wood clamps or bull dog clamps from the office supply store.
-To separate embroidery floss without tangling: Cut whatever length of floss you need. All six strands. With your left hand, hold the strands t the top. With your right hand, separate just the top of one strand. Now with your right hand holding the one strand at the top, squeeze your two fingers on left hand holding the remaining five strands. Pull the one strand out keeping your fingers kind of tight on the other and it should slide right out.
-If you can’t be kind, be vague.
-Gray thread is a great neutral color for piecing. Take the time to clean the lint from the screens the hoses and vents for your dryer, even if you have to get a helper do do it for you. This is a VERY common cause of house fires.
-Buy a pair of men’s support hose from any discount store. Cut the tops off at the beginning of the heel and fold the long cuff over in two for a perfect support for your wrists while playing/working at the computer!
When sewing together a block with a lot of pieces use removable stickers or Post-It notes to number the pieces.
-Donate that UFO you are never going to finish
-Before you sew on your quilt label, tuck some fabric scraps from the quilt between the label and the quilt then stitch your label on. This way, the fabric scraps get relatively the same amount of wear and tear and washing as the rest of the quilt so you will always have the perfect repair fabrics right with the quilt if ever needed.
-Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
-Does your back ache after a cutting session on a too low table? Raise it by using Bed Risers, available in most Bed and Bath stores.
Workshop 9am-noon! Doors open at 8am! Be ready to sew at 9 sharp!
We will have a noon potluck!
At 1pm we will have a general meeting and short program!
Plan to have a good time and lots to eat!
Here’s what you will need for workshop:
Fat eighths of assorted red, navy, gold, cream, green fabrics for blocks and stem.
¼ yard each of pale gold and red for appliqués.
1 ¼ yard of navy for arch and star foundations, binding, hanging sleeves, backing.
Supplies: cream and black cotton thread, 20” x 30” batting, fade-away marker, and ½ yard of paper-backed fusible webbing. General sewing supplies-machine, cutting mat and rotary cutter, ruler & etc. Iron and board is provided.
A little bit about: Kris Kerrigan who owns Button Weeds hails from Afton Iowa! Iowa farm wife Kris Kerrigan has been dreaming up designs since her early 4-H and Girl Scout days and continued with both programs as a leader for 16 years, helping youth with their projects. She was an elementary school teacher for 12 years and also worked with home fashions, fabrics, gifts, and as a craft class teacher at two local shops until good friend and neighbor, Liz Porter
Not only does Kris now sell her own line of Button Weeds patterns, but also designs projects for Simplicity Patterns, American Patchwork and Quilting magazine, Chilton's Best Loved Designers' Quick-Sew Quilt Book, That Patchwork Places, Best-Loved Designers' Quick-Sew Celebrations book, Leisure Arts and Current Calendars, and "For the Love of Quilting" magazine.
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QUILT FOR A CURE
Quilt for a Cure sewing day will be held on October 17, 2008 at the Mercy Auditorium from 9AM until 5PM. If you don’t have any blocks or tops to work on, these will be provided for you to work on. There is plenty of room to sew! Ironing stations will be set up along with cutting stations as well. We need machines to sew the quilt tops together! Batting and backings will be provided. These quilts will be displayed and later auctioned off for Quilt for a Cure. If you cannot come you may make a donation of dollar amounts for either a block or quilt top donated in the name of your choice.
If you have questions call Kelsey Jones at 641-424-3519.
Chinese Auction
$18 has been added to the Chinese Auction for a total of $677.40! We have such generous members! Thanks to everyone!
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups are being updated. This is necessary as members come and go, If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
The groups are fluctuating. Some have a lot of members and some not. I will be asking if anyone would like to change over to make the groups, fairer. Please say yes. Group 1 which will host Feb 2009 needs at least one member added. Any volunteers?
All groups are responsible to help workshop/ program person carry her things in/out, general kitchen set up and clean up. Please be there early enough to help her. That month’s group is also responsible to bring desserts for afternoon coffee. Help is needed at the sign in table to provide info to visitors and new members and man the Chinese auction. It takes many hands to make light work.
Upcoming workshops:
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
Feb 11th, 2009-Kelsey Jones- 3-Attic Windows?
Sept 2008-Group 5: Kaye Klukow, Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Sharon Weckworth, Jo Best & Mary Ann Johnson
Oct 2008-Group 6: Kelsey Jones, Marilyn Meinecke, Dorothy Birch, Cathy Knowles, Mary Ruth Calland & Patricia Calland
Nov 2008-Group 7: Gwen Mathews, Darlene Alexander, Marge Bahnsen, Betty Werle, Le Nore Forbes, Margie Brandl
Dec 2008-Officers & Board: Christmas Party
Jan 2009-Group 8: Marion Anderson, Wilma Ades, Joan Chandler, Laurie Schwarck, & Minerva Wagner (Nancy Malmin) & Dorothy Birch
Feb 2009-Group 1: Barb DeBoer, Thelma Bohn, Bev Adams and Shelly Koren
March 2009-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Betty Neel & Kim Sime
April 2009- Group 3: Margaret McMullin, Jo Ann Johnson, Nancy Trager, Janice Pralle & Margaret Hanawalt
May 2009-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
Pet Beds for Humane Society
Cathy Knowles needs your help! She is looking for batting scraps of any size, polyester and double knits! She is making pet beds for the humane society. Please bring these to her!
Quilting Treasures workshop for quilters
Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 8am-4pm in the Activity Center at NIACC. $29 includes workshops and lunch.
To registar call 1-888-GO NIACC ext 4358 or 641-422-4358 refer to course #59453
Show and Tell
Marilyn M brought a baby bib, doll made from flour sack fabric and a narrow row by row banner. Kelsey J showed off her new method of making Christmas ornaments and cards. Kaye K presented her very sweet wall hanging from feed sack fabric. Minerva W showed her awesome Challenge quilt, very charming scrap quilt and the breathtaking raffle quilt for her church! Dixie S brought her amazing Pinwheel Puzzle quilt that Denise taught last year all finished! Yea Dixie! Bev A showed off her busy summer of purses that were absolutely the cutest! Barb D brought and donated a really sweet scrappy quilt top for Habitat! Thanks Barb! Carlene D showed a really adorable baby quilt. Jenny S showed off her 35th Jenny Penny Designs Pattern called Free Scarves.
Sympathy
We have lost a very good quilting friend this past Monday Sept 22, 2008. Jan Martin lost her battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed as she always brought her wonderful sense of humor and laughter to the workshops and meetings. She never wavered, when she ‘flubbed’ a block on a project, she would just say “Oh well it’ll add character!” and seemed to always managed to make a work of art in her quilts. Our sympathies to Laurie Schwarck and her family and friends.
Name Tag
You must wear a name tag to be eligible for door prizes! And we want to know who you are!
Lottery block!
The lottery block this month is ‘Anvil’. If you wish to, in honor of the Halloween month, use orange and black for your colors. Or use any color you want. Make a bunch. The more you make the better chance of winning all of them. We thank Macia Hohn for the use of her patterns for lottery! http://www.quilterscache.com/
Mystery Quilt 2009! The finished size is 72” x 72” PART ONE
You can make this Mystery Quilt larger by adding more borders in the end! Here is the first installment of our Mystery Quilt 2009! We should have our quilt done by April or May
First thing is to decide on a color scheme. You will choose a main color in different values from dark to medium-light prints, a medium print accent color, and a light print (this will be background and borders) that sets off your other choices. You can make it scrappy or color coordinated. Choose fabrics that are not large scale print, such as big flowers and etc. stripes may make it interesting but may be harder to incorporate later. If you wish to make the quilt larger you should purchase those fabrics now so that it all will go together.
Dark: 3/8 yard Medium/dark: 3/8 yard
Medium: 2 ½ yards Medium/light: ½ yard
Accent: 1 ¼ yards Light: 5 ½ yards
Border alternative: if you prefer a darker frame for the light background center of your quilt you will need 3 ½ yards of a light/medium
PART TWO: LET’S GET SEWING! (wof=width of fabric)
v From Light, cut lengthwise strips for borders, and set aside
Cut 4: 4 ½” x 75” along lengthwise grain of fabric
Cut 4: 2 ½” x 54” along lengthwise grain of fabric
v Prepare 4-Patch sub-units
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips light
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips medium dark
Cut 2: 2 ½” x wof strips dark
Sew one light strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sew one light strip and one medium dark strip lengthwise press towards med/dark.
Sew one medium dark strip and one dark strip lengthwise press towards dark.
Sub cut these into 2 ½” segments.
Make 8 light/dark 4-patch units
Make 8 light/med-dark units
Make 4 med-dark/ dark units
2009 Naughty Row by Row Quilt- theme will be ‘HOME’
Fifteen of the most ‘charming’ and ‘nice’ girls will become absolutely ‘naughty girls’ by the end of June 2009! They will be participating in making a Naughty Row by Row quilt.
It’s not too late to sign up for some fun and maybe win a prize! November is deadline!
Row Quilt Rules
Each month you will do ONE row of a quilt following the theme set for that month. The first month YOU will be working on the row for YOUR quilt. After that you will be adding a row to another group member’s quilt. In the end in June 09, you will have 7 rows of a quilt ready to put together. Each row will have been made by a different member of the group, with the first one of them being you. Each of the group members will also have 7 rows to put together into a quilt, with a row by each member including you.
The monthly themes will be associated with HOME. Patterns will be available for that month. December meeting will be the beginning of a 7 Row Quilt! You will receive your brown bag to keep your goodies in at this time. This bag will have your name at the top with names following to be passed to each month. You must bring your bag with your completed first row in January 2009! No excuses. If you can’t bring it to guild make sure your bag gets to the next person. It is not fair for the next ‘Naughty Girl’ to get her bag late!
FABRICS in your bag: You will make your first row of blocks using your colors and/or theme fabric. For the entire quilt, you will want at least 3-4 yards of background fabric. This can be one piece or a bunch of fat quarters to add up to that amount. For rest of quilt you will need approximately 3-4 yards total of various colors that you want into your quilt top. It doesn’t hurt to put extra in your bag. Just remember that the ‘sweet and lovely’ person who has your bag may be naughty and add their own special touch and may not use your fabric for part of that row. Who knows what will happen.
The person, who does the first row of the quilt, is the quilt owner. You set the look and feel for the quilt with that first row using your fabrics. You can use the pattern provided or do your own thing, BUT You must make at least one block- wrong, upside down, sideways, impossible color or a completely make a different block for that row. Remember this is a Naughty Row by Row! Pin your name to row.
Your row should be not less than 40 inches wide & no more than 54 inches wide. It should not be less than 4” high or deeper than 12”. This goes for all rows!
If you have embellishments, think about if they will interfere with quilting it. If they will, put them in a ziplock baggie, for the row owner to add after the quilting is done. Be sure to mark the bag for what row they are to be used on.
Do NOT attach your row to the previous. The rows must remain separated. When all seven rows are completed, and returned to the row quilter owner, she will then assemble the rows into a quilt, using sashing or whatever method she wants to join them together into a quilt. The plan is to show the completed tops/quilts at the August Picnic 2009 and September 2009 guild meeting. PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES! In September we will have a contest on whose quilt was the ‘most naughty’. To qualify for prizes you must have your quilt top together! We will decided later if it needs to be quilted to qualify for prizes.
Hopefully these will be shown as a group in our Quilt Show 2010.
Treat each quilt with respect, keeping it in a clean, dry and safe place. Keep away from direct sunlight, pets and tobacco smoke.
If adding to the row using your own fabrics please use only 100% quality cotton fabrics, nothing with a loose weave and no cotton polyester blends.
And please remember the GOLDEN RULE OF QUILTING: Work on another’s quilt like you would your own! And do not show the owner her rows!
Above all! Have fun and let your imagination run wild!
(These rules will be repeated one more time next month and then will be included with first pattern and your brown bag.)
2010 Raffle Quilt- Cabin Lights
Also included in newsletter flyer is a picture of our 2010 raffle quilt. Due to inevitable circumstances the raffle quilt has been changed to ‘Cabin Lights’. This quilt includes 200 easy blocks and many hands will be needed to make the blocks. It will be color coordinated and kits will be available for members to take home and sew together. Please say yes to Betty and Margaret when asked to make the blocks! Margaret M wishes to apologize for any inconveniences.
Secretary Minutes & Board Minutes by LeNore Forbes
Sept. 10, 2008-
At 1:00pm the NIQG met at the Covenant Church. Pres. Carlene Davis opened the meeting. Charter member Arla Loeffler attended with guest Donna Shafer. The August Secretary and Treasurer’s report were approved.
New business: Quilt Show discussion. Quilts displayed, Boutique, food and shop hop. Denise Sprain was asked to get information from other vendors who have sold at a quilt show shop hop. Denise said our spring show was one of the best money wise show they have sold at.
Cathy Knowles asked for heavy fabric and scraps of batting for the Humane Society to make floor mats for cats and dogs. She will deliver these at Christmas time.
Jenny Schlutz, our pattern chair person reported the By-Laws are updated and printed. Copies available. The Sept 27th Fibre Arts sale at Southbridge. New project, ‘Naughty Row by Row’ will start in Jan 2009.
Kelsey Jones received a penguin bucket with penguin blocks inside as a thank you for serving as Pres last year. Chinese Auction was held. The winners are Kelsey (3), Sue Hansen, Dorothy Birch, Nancy Malmin and Marilyn Meinecke.
Quilts for a Cure ‘Victory on Cancer’ deadline is Oct 3.
Kris Kerrigan - ‘Ye Olde Red Schoolhouse’ will be the workshop starting at 8:30am. Show and Tell: Osage Sacred Heart Raffle quilt for Sept 27th. Dixie Schaer, Carlene Davis, Jenny Schlutz, Minerva Wagner, Barb DeBoer showed beautiful quilts. Kelsey Jones – cards made with fabric and Bev Adams showed several darling purses.
Denise Sprain gave the morning workshop on Quilts on the Double. She brought great quilts, wall hangings, patterns, books and kits to sell. She showed samples. She explained MODA’s new 5” charm blocks, 2 ½” jelly rolls and Layer Cakes that are 10” squares. These will cut down on cutting time-patterns to go with these for q quicker quilt.
A pot luck at noon and coffee and lunch after the meeting was enjoyed by all. Secretary Le Nore Forbes
Board Meeting
All board meetings will be held the third Tuesday of each month at the Mason City Senior Center. next meeting will be October 21, 2008. Any member is welcome to attend. Board minutes continued
Board Minutes
On September 23, 2008 the board met at the Senior Center at 10:10am. President Carlene Davis opened the meeting. the treasurer’s report was given by Mary Ruth Calland. Current checking account balances is $3,341.40 and savings account is $1,923.26. total as of 9/7/08 is $5,264.33. treasurer’s report approved.
The quild will be making articles to sell at the quilt show. Ruth Ward and Jeanne Moorehead have patterns to pass around.
Margaret McMullin brought a new pattern for the raffle quilt for the guild. Motion carried to accept new pattern. Meeting adjourned. Secretary LeNore Forbes
Where does a UFO start? -It starts out as a WHIM (Work hidden in my mind). -After a FART (Fabric acquisition Road Trip) and some
-SEX (Stash enhancing experience) it becomes a PIG (Project in a Grocery Sack) -The PIG becomes a HSY (pronounced hissy...means haven't started yet). -Once you have a HSY fit and begin work, it becomes a WIP (work in progress) -The WIP becomes a UFO (Unfulfilled Opportunity, I like that better than Un finished object which sounds so negative) as soon as some other project grabs and holds your attention more than the project that was a WIP. Author unknown
Swedish Apple Pie by Joan Chandler
1 can (30 oz) apple pie filling (cherry or other) 1 c flour
2/3 sugar 1 t baking powder
¼ t salt ½ c oleo
1 egg, slightly beaten ½ c chopped nuts
Spread pie filling in oiled 9 x 9 pan. Stir together sugar, flour, BP and salt. Blend in softened oleo and egg, stirring to make thick batter. Drop batter from spoon to cover filling. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 350. For 45 minutes or until apples are done and topping is brown. Serve with whip cream or ice cream.
Homemade apple filling:
3T corn starch 1 c sugar
1 c water ½ t cinnamon
1 qt apples sliced thin
Cook until ½ done, finish with topping in oven. Thank you Joan for this wonderful recipe!
Forget me not by Esther J. White
This quilt behind me I will leave,
When I am in my silent grave,
That my dear friends may view it o’re
And think of me when I’m no more.
Esther obviously believed that all quilts should not just have a signature on them but a short story as well. It is important for future owners of your quilts to know as much about you as possible. With the wonderful pens available these days it is much easier to add that bit about yourself. Please take time to add your life to your quilts. Even if it is only to tell of what was happening in your life during the actual quilt making. By adding this history it will not only enhance your quilts but make them more valuable as well.
(I found this poem in the booklet, ‘Signing and Dating Your Quilts’ by Susan McKelvey 1990.)
Membership and Envelopes
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz at 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or to meeting. If you wish to read the newsletter on line instead of getting a hard copy that is fine too. Go to niqg.org. Kelsey has revamped the website and it is full of information, pictures and patterns (for members only) and upcoming programs. The only down side to the patterns section is that certain projects cannot be posted because of copy write laws.
Charity Quilts
If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring it with you. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you too! Thanks Girls!
Tips for quilting---
-When you are making 1/2 square triangles always sew a SCANT 1/4 inch (rather than a regular 1/4 inch) from the center diagonal line so that the fabric will have a bit more room to flip over when you press it. Most times you can cut your initial squares a FULL 1 inch larger (rather than the standard 7/8 inch) and then just trim them down to the finished size + 1/2 inch for the seams allowances. Easier 'math' and better to be too big and trim down, than to end up being too small.
-when making miniature quilts, hang them without damaging the walls is buy using Poster Tape _ available where regular scotch tape is sold. You use it on painted walls and wallpaper. I am always changing my quilts throughout the year and rearranging so this is the best way to hang them.
-When washing your material to test for coloring fastness.....put in a plain piece of muslin.....even if the water turns color it doesn't mean that the dye will run.....but, if the muslins picks up the color then you will know that it will attach itself to other fabric.
-Metal picnic table clamps work well to clamp quilt backings to the table when layering backing, batting and quilt top for basting. If you can't find them, try carpenters wood clamps or bull dog clamps from the office supply store.
-To separate embroidery floss without tangling: Cut whatever length of floss you need. All six strands. With your left hand, hold the strands t the top. With your right hand, separate just the top of one strand. Now with your right hand holding the one strand at the top, squeeze your two fingers on left hand holding the remaining five strands. Pull the one strand out keeping your fingers kind of tight on the other and it should slide right out.
-If you can’t be kind, be vague.
-Gray thread is a great neutral color for piecing. Take the time to clean the lint from the screens the hoses and vents for your dryer, even if you have to get a helper do do it for you. This is a VERY common cause of house fires.
-Buy a pair of men’s support hose from any discount store. Cut the tops off at the beginning of the heel and fold the long cuff over in two for a perfect support for your wrists while playing/working at the computer!
When sewing together a block with a lot of pieces use removable stickers or Post-It notes to number the pieces.
-Donate that UFO you are never going to finish
-Before you sew on your quilt label, tuck some fabric scraps from the quilt between the label and the quilt then stitch your label on. This way, the fabric scraps get relatively the same amount of wear and tear and washing as the rest of the quilt so you will always have the perfect repair fabrics right with the quilt if ever needed.
-Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
-Does your back ache after a cutting session on a too low table? Raise it by using Bed Risers, available in most Bed and Bath stores.
8/23/08
September 10, 2008
September workshop by the Delightful Denise Sprain
Quilts on the Double by Judy Hooworth & Margaret Rolfe
Free workshop!
4 samples were shown at the August picnic in two color ways of blues and autumn! They were awesome! As the name applies, ‘Quilts on the Double’ you will get 2 quilts out of the strip sets we will be making. Stripes are especially fun in this quilt. It seems every group of fabric has as stripe with it. This will be a chance to use a stripe as more than the bias binding.
If getting stripes, look at how the stripes are printed on the fabric. If they run parallel with selvage you will need to buy 5/8 yd of fabric instead of the fat quarter if you want the stripe to run vertically. If the look you are after is a horizontal stripe then use the Fat Quarter. Some of the stripes are printed across the width of the fabric, Lakehouse stripes are printed this way, then the fat quarter will work. Denise will provide books and quarter square triangle rulers for the class. She also has kits available of the quilts shown in both color ways at picnic! To order yours ahead of time call 1-800-238-1902.
There is no charge for class! Please come join us for a fun morning of sewing and good cheer! We will have potluck at noon and at one pm. We will have a short meeting and the afternoon program will be presented by Denise to show us what is new in the shop. Bring your checkbook girls! She will bring items for sale too!
Things you will need: you will need the usual basic supplies and if you have a Quarter Square Triangle ruler you will not have to cut a template. A 6” square ruler will work too.
If you don’t know what to bring:
6 fat quarters one color
6 fat quarters another color that contrasts with above
1 7/8 yard of contrast-must really contrast with the above 2 colors
Borders and binding
Crimson Cranes-Our purple quilts page 40
1-quilt 56 x 60 and 1 quilt 55 x 55
12 fat eighths or 6-1/4yds one color
12 fat eights or 6-1/4yds of contrasting color to the above color
1 7/8 yards of accent color-this needs to contrast with the 2 colors you are using for the eighths.
Borders
Tops quilts
2 yards for outer border
3/8 yard stripe for fist border
2/3 yard for binding
3 ½ yard backing
Tails quilt
1 3/4yard outer border
5/8yard for binding
Carnival Quilt-page 35
5/8yad of 6 striped fabrics if run parallel to selvage or
6 fat quarters of stripe fabric that run across the width
6 fat quarters of fabrics that contrast with the stripes
1 7/8 yard of contrast fabric
Tops quilt
1 7/8 fabric for first and third borders
2/3 yard fabric for second border
2/3 yard fabric for binding
3 ½ yard backing
Tails quilt
1 7/8 yard for sashing and border
1/3 yard for sashing cornerstones
2/3 yard binding
3 5/8 for backing
Please group 5, be there by 8:00am to help bring things in, set up & help Denise after meeting.
Membership and Envelopes
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz at 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or at picnic. If you have extra envelopes you will be notified as to how many with this newsletter. If you wish to read the newsletter on line instead of getting a hard copy that is fine too. Go to niqg.org. Kelsey has revamped the website and it is full of information, pictures and patterns (for members only) and upcoming programs. The only down side to the patterns section is that certain projects cannot be posted because of copy write laws.
Charity Quilts
If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring it with you. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you too! Thanks Girls!
Chinese Auction
Chinese Auction will continue in September. If you have sewing related items or nice items that you think you would like to donate please give these to me (Jenny) as soon as you can. That way we can plan on the amount of items for the table. If we have too many one month the items will be set out the next month. Putting these items in bags or boxes works best. Please bundle magazines in groups of 12 or less. $659.40 has been collected in the last 1 ½ years for our guild. Thank you everyone!
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups will be updated in October newsletter. This is necessary as members come and go, If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
All groups are responsible to help workshop/ program person carry her things in/out, general kitchen set up and clean up. Please be there early enough to help her. That month’s group is also responsible to bring desserts for afternoon coffee. Help is needed at the sign in table to provide info to visitors and new members and man the Chinese auction. It takes many hands to make light work.
Upcoming workshops:
Oct 8th, 2008- Kris Kerrigan-Ye Olde Red School House
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
Sept 2008-Group 5: Kaye Klukow, Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Sharon Weckworth, Jo Best, Mary Ann Johnson & Minerva Wagner
Oct 2008-Group 6: Kelsey Jones, Marilyn Meinecke, Dorothy Birch, Cathy Knowles, Mary Ruth Calland
Mary Boyd
Nov 2008-Group 7: Gwen Mathews, Darlene Alexander, Marge Bahnsen, Betty Werle, Le Nore Forbes, Margie Brandl, Dorothy Fagerle & Patty Miller
Dec 2008-Officers & Board: Christmas Party
Jan 2009-Group 8: Marion Anderson, Wilma Ades, Pat Klinger, Bette Koeff, Joan Chandler, Jan Martin, Laurie Schwarck & Marion Hoit
Feb 2009-Group 1: Marie Senne, Barb DeBoer, Mary Alexander, Audrey Dix, Betty Hendrix, Thelma Bohn and Bev Adams
March 2009-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Mandy Meierotto, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Millie Shroeder, Marilyn Harrington, Vivien Bugbee & Betty Neel
April 2009- Group 3: Margaret McMullin, Jo Ann Johnson, Sherrill Kline, Kathy Coverdale, Nancy Trager, Janice Pralle & Margaret Hanawalt
May 2009-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
Thank You
Many thanks for the fun times I had at the North Iowa Quilters Guild meetings. I don’t think I’ll be able to attend them anymore. Thank you so much for the wonderful Comfort Quilt. It has meant a lot to me. Thank you to all who made my sale at Betty Neel’s so profitable. Special kudos to Betty Neel for the work she put forth. Give her a round of applause! Sincerely Arlene Christensen.
Fiber Arts Festival
The Fiber Arts Festival will be held at South Bridge Mall on September 27, 2008. If you would like to come and sell your sewing related items please let Jenny know. Tables are free and you take care of your own sales. She will get your tax forms for you. Plenty of room. So far we have 4 gals signed up.
Pet Beds for Humane Society
Cathy Knowles needs your help! She is looking for batting scraps of any size, polyester and double knits! She is making pet beds for the humane society. Please bring these to her!
Quilting Treasures workshop for quilters
Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 8am-4pm in the Activity Center at NIACC. $29 includes workshops and lunch.
To registar call 1-888-GO NIACC ext 4358 or 641-422-4358 refer to course #59453
Show and Tell
There is a sign in sheet at the sign in table for you to list your show and tell. Please fill it in when you arrive!
By Laws
The By Laws are printed and if you do not have a copy of it you may pick it up at the sign in table.
Name Tag
You must wear your name tag to be eligible for door prizes! And we want to know who you are!
Don’t forget
Please bring your finished ‘you know what’ for ‘you know who’ block to September meeting!
2008 Mercy Legends Announced
Sandi Stark who is a long arm quilter and a new member of our guild was named 2008 Mercy Legend. As a Mercy Legend Sandi is recognized as a Mercy Associate who is admired for her achievements, noble qualities and is an inspiration to others. She exemplifies the Service Excellence Standards of Behavior of Appearance, Communication, Ownership/accountability, Respect and Attitude! Congratulations Sandi!
Upcoming shows
Keepsake Quilters Guild will present their bi-annual quilt show “Quilting a Foundation for Life” on Friday Sept 19th (9-5) and Saturday Sept 20th (9-5) at the Waterloo Center for Arts. For info- jessicaquilter@gmail.com.
Fall bus tour- September 26-28, 2008. Cost- $229. Visit ten shops. Trip includes food, bus and lodging for 3 days and 2 nights which includes 5 states. For info- Quilter’s Window 101 East Main Street New Hampton, IA 641-394-6900 or denise@quilterswindow.
19th biennial Quilted Treasures October 4th (9-5)-5th (10-4), 2008 by Fort Dodge Area Quilters Inc. at Iowa Central Community College Career Education Building, Fort Dodge. Chance to meet Billie Lauder. For info 515-573-2229
Chicago Quilt Expo III-November 13-16 at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Schaumburg, Illinois. For info- 215-862-5828 or www.quiltfest.com
Lake Area Quilters will have a quilt show in April 2009!
Secretary minutes for August 13, 2008 by LeNore Forbes
The NIQG met at 11:00am at the Clear Lake Lake View room for our annual picnic. Pres. Carlene Davis opened the meeting. new members are Shelley Koren and Kim Sime.
The fair has requested us to be a member at $25 dues. Passed. IPTV asked for a donation. Voted to give $25. Maybe we will donate a quilt to them. Carlene Davis is chairperson for Comfort Quilts and needs 12 ½ ” and 9 ½” unfinished blocks. Asked to send pillow cases or Christmas stocking for the Military overseas.
September program will be ‘Quilts on the Double’ by Denise Sprain. Free class to start at 8:30. Jenny Schlutz showed 4 samples. We enjoyed a good potluck lunch and played Quilt Bingo. Everyone won prizes courtesy of Jenny, Jeanne Moorehead and Shelly Koren.
Secretary Board Minutes for August 19, 2008 by LeNore Forbes
The NIQG board met at 10:00am at the Mason City Senior Center. Jenny Schlutz vice pres. Opened the meeting. Pres. Carlene arrived later. Nine board members were present. July board minutes were approved.
The treasurer’s report was given by Mary Ruth Calland. Quilt show final report was income-$3, 697.1- with expenses- $2,418.28 with profit of $1,278.73. For the next quilt show we will need to find ways to make more income to pay for 2 years of programs and expenses. The next board meeting we will discuss ways to update our show. Possibly more vendors. We also talked about increasing the vendor’s fee. Boutique items will be made by member to sell for extra income. Bring your ideas to make more income.
Kelsey made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report-seconded by Jeanne. Motion carried. Marilyn Meinecke requested we give 2 quilts to 2 young children. We will give their names to Deb Wolf. Motion made to adjourn.
Lottery block!
The lottery block this month is ‘Oh Susannah’. In honor of September apples use red and tans for your colors.
Make as many as you want. The more you make the better chance of winning all of them.
Mystery Quilt 2009! The finished size is 72” x 72” PART ONE
You can make this Mystery Quilt larger by adding more borders in the end! Here is the first installment of our Mystery Quilt 2009!
First thing is to decide on a color scheme. You will choose a main color in different values from dark to medium-light prints, a medium print accent color, and a light print (this will be background and borders) that sets off your other choices. You can make it scrappy or color coordinated. Choose fabrics that are not large scale print, such as big flowers and etc. stripes may make it interesting but may be harder to incorporate later. If you wish to make the quilt larger you should purchase those fabrics now so that it all will go together.
Dark: 3/8 yard
Medium/dark: 3/8 yard
Medium: 2 ½ yards
Medium/light: ½ yard
Accent: 1 ¼ yards
Light: 5 ½ yards
Border alternative: if you prefer a darker frame for the light background center of your quilt you will need 3 ½ yards of a light/medium
I will bring you samples of what I have picked out for my quilt. I plan to make mine scrappy. In the October newsletter you will receive the next instructions. We should have our quilt done by April or May.
Naughty Row by Row
Oooooohhhhhhhhhh now what is this! If anyone is interested in creating a fun and crazy Naughty Row by Row please let me know. There will be specific rules that have to be followed. Followed? Well if it is ‘naughty’ maybe not… if we have enough participants we will get this going by November or December. There will be a sign up sheet to those interested. You must be committed if you start this project. No drop outs or excuses!
M Blast from the past! M
M More blast from the past! M
We have had many members hold officer position in our guild over the past years. I thought you all might like to see who they were.
1984-1985 Jan Garrard- Pres& Jo Best- Secretary
1985-1986 Jo Best- President & Alice Lenze- VP
Marge Bahnsen- Sec & Lila Dunlavey- Treas
1986-1987 Alice Lenze- Pres & Jan Garrard- VP
Lila Dunlavey- Sec & Virginia Brennan- Treas
1987-1988 Alice Lenze- Pres & Betty Werle- VP
Jerri Stricker- Sec & Betty Neel- Treas
1988-1989 Betty Werle- Pres & Jerri Stricker- VP
Virginia Brennan- Sec & Ardis Nicewarner- Treas
1989-1990 Jerri Stricker- Pres &MaryJane Allen- VP
Virginia Brennan- Sec & Ardis N- Treas
1990-1991 MaryJane Allen-Pres&Elnora Paulson VP
Marion Hoit- Sec & Nancy Reed- Treas
1991-1992 Elnora Paulson-Pres & Ann Truitt- VP
Elizabeth Thompkins- Sec &MaryJane- Treas
1992-1993 Ann Truitt- Pres & Jo Best- VP
Betty Neel- Sec & Elizabeth T.- Treas
1993-1994 Jo Best- Pres & Arla Loeffler- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Elizabeth T. – Treas
1994-1995 Arla Loeffler-Pres & Marilyn Anderson- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Elizabeth T.- Treas
1995-1996 Marilyn Anderson- Pres & Pearl McWhorter VP & Betty Mackey- Sec & Holly Adams- Treas
1996-1997 Pearl McWhorter-Pres &Betty Debner VP
Betty Mackey- Sec & Holly Adams- Treas
1997-1998 Betty Debner- Pres & Holly Adams-VP
Waneta Bagger- Sec & Pauline Odegaard- Tr
1998-1999 Holly Adams- Pres & Betty Neel- VP
Joan Chandler- Sec & Joan Chandler- Treas
1999-2000 Betty Neel- Pres & Kathryn Shoger- VP
Evelyn Fisher- Sec & Marie Wahlers
2000-2001 Kathryn Shoger- Pres 7 Marie Senne- VP
Evelyn Fisher- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2001-2002 Marie Senne- Pres & Lenore Forbes- VP
Betty Debner- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2002-2003 Lenore Forbes & Carlene Davis VP
Nancy Malmin- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2003-2004 Carlene Davis- Pres & Joan Chandler- VP
Nancy Malmin- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2004-2005 Joan Chandler- Pres & Carlene Davis- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Florence Hagstrom- Treas
2005-2006 Carlene Davis- Pres & Marie Senne- VP
Jean Arndt- Sec & Florence Hagstrom- Treas
2006-2007 Marie Senne- Pres & Kelsey Jones- VP
Joan Chandler- Sec & Florence H.- Treas
2007-2008 Kelsey Jones- Pres & Cathy Knowles- VP
Joan Chandlers- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
115 members in 1984.
Dues were $7.50 in 1994.
Moved from the Mason City Library to the Masonic Temple in Nov. 1994.
Book shelves were purchased in Jan of 1997.
Barb Berner and Betty Buss purchased ‘Joyful Stitches’ and have their grand opening in June 1997 on North Federal.
Hosted Iowa Quilters in May 1999.
Dues were moved up to $15 in 2000.
Moved to First Covenant Church in December 2007.
Dues were moved up to $20 in 2007.
Elephant Stew
1 elephant salt and pepper
Brown gravy 2 rabbits (optional)
Cut elephant into bite-sized pieces (this will take about 4 months). Cook over kerosene at 525 degrees until tender (about 5 months). Add salt and pepper and cover with brown gravy. This will serve 3,800 people. If more are expected, add 2 rabbits. Do this if only absolutely necessary as most people do not like hare in their stew.
A couple of Tips
Instead of using the tips of your scissors or seam ripper or anything metal while guiding your fabric close to the needle, use a bamboo skewer. If you accidently hit the skewer with the needle, the potential for damage is small: at the most you will break the skewer and your needle. If you hit the metal seam ripper or scissors you may damage your machine.
Break a machine needle? Place all pieces onto masking tape and fold over edges to secure before discarding.
Make pillow cases with fabrics you know you will never use and donate to shelters.
Tea Dyeing Cotton Fabrics
You can give your quilts an old fashioned look by naturally Tea Dyeing them. Assuming your quilts are made of 100% cotton this will work great. If you have blends in your quilts you may have unpredictable results. So be sure what your quilts are made of. Using cotton batting also will give you the look of antiques. It will give you a flatter feel and shrink slightly in the dryer.
You can do this in a large tub or your washer machine.
Add 16 tea bags per 1 gallon of warm water and steep for about 20 minutes. Take out the bags and stir well. Place your quilt into tea water and gently agitate by hand making sure entire quilt covered. Check every 5 minutes and give a stir until you have reached desired color. The fabrics will dry lighter than it appears while wet. This should take about 10- 35 minutes depending on the look you want.
When ready, remove the quilt and gently squeeze out excess water. If the fabric has stained too dark for your tastes, rinse in clean water to get rid of some of the tea. Place quilt in the low heat dryer with a damp towel. This will help to absorb any leftover tea. Take out while warm and shake gently. Be sure to rinse your washer machine when done. You wouldn’t want to dye your favorite work shirt.
Another way to Tea Dye your quilts, is to:
First steep the tea in a cup. Then open the tea bag into a dish. Dip your brush into the tea and dampen fabric where desired. Next dip the brush into the tea grains and rub them into the fabric. Dampen the fabric again with tea, wiping away tea grains as you work. Allow the project to dry in a well ventilated area.
Tips for marking your quilts
Slivers of soap are great for marking quilting lines. Ivory seems to work best.
Keep old nylon knee highs nearby. They are excellent for removing chalk markings. They are also good for removing deodorant mishaps on your clothing.
Before marking squares for half-square triangles, put a small dot on the corners, then align your ruler and mark.
I keep a mug in my sewing room, along with a tooth brush. I put water in the cup use the brush to dab & remove blue marker marks on my fabric. Works much better than spraying water, and you can put the water just where you want it
Instead of using a plate, saucer or cup to trace around for curves on the edges, use a CD. There are lots of free ones available for connecting to ISPs. The CD is also very easy to store.
I use regular chalk, all colors. I sharpen them and use them when I do free hand designs for marking my quilt. The chalk is great and brushes away when done.
When you need to sharpen the tip of your marking pencil, just sharpen it on some sandpaper. If you put the pencil in your sharpener it often breaks this way only the tip is sharpened.
To audition grid or template quilting patterns, mark them on a portion of your quilt with a hera (a Japanese marking tool made of hard plastic). The hera marks by pressure only and can be erased by simply pressing the marked area with an iron.Note: to find out more about this tool located an online source for it here:http://www.thecalicocat.com/notions-markingtools.htm
Use the new Glad Press and Seal to embroider words or designs on your quilt. Draw on the Press and Seal, stick to quilt and embroider. Tear away when done. Does not leave any residue and you have no marks on your quilt to remove.
Keep a piece of sandpaper on a clipboard, with a thin ruler and mechanical pencil near your sewing machine. When it's time to mark the diagonals for half-square triangles, place the squares on the sandpaper, so they don't move around when you mark.
Quilts on the Double by Judy Hooworth & Margaret Rolfe
Free workshop!
4 samples were shown at the August picnic in two color ways of blues and autumn! They were awesome! As the name applies, ‘Quilts on the Double’ you will get 2 quilts out of the strip sets we will be making. Stripes are especially fun in this quilt. It seems every group of fabric has as stripe with it. This will be a chance to use a stripe as more than the bias binding.
If getting stripes, look at how the stripes are printed on the fabric. If they run parallel with selvage you will need to buy 5/8 yd of fabric instead of the fat quarter if you want the stripe to run vertically. If the look you are after is a horizontal stripe then use the Fat Quarter. Some of the stripes are printed across the width of the fabric, Lakehouse stripes are printed this way, then the fat quarter will work. Denise will provide books and quarter square triangle rulers for the class. She also has kits available of the quilts shown in both color ways at picnic! To order yours ahead of time call 1-800-238-1902.
There is no charge for class! Please come join us for a fun morning of sewing and good cheer! We will have potluck at noon and at one pm. We will have a short meeting and the afternoon program will be presented by Denise to show us what is new in the shop. Bring your checkbook girls! She will bring items for sale too!
Things you will need: you will need the usual basic supplies and if you have a Quarter Square Triangle ruler you will not have to cut a template. A 6” square ruler will work too.
If you don’t know what to bring:
6 fat quarters one color
6 fat quarters another color that contrasts with above
1 7/8 yard of contrast-must really contrast with the above 2 colors
Borders and binding
Crimson Cranes-Our purple quilts page 40
1-quilt 56 x 60 and 1 quilt 55 x 55
12 fat eighths or 6-1/4yds one color
12 fat eights or 6-1/4yds of contrasting color to the above color
1 7/8 yards of accent color-this needs to contrast with the 2 colors you are using for the eighths.
Borders
Tops quilts
2 yards for outer border
3/8 yard stripe for fist border
2/3 yard for binding
3 ½ yard backing
Tails quilt
1 3/4yard outer border
5/8yard for binding
Carnival Quilt-page 35
5/8yad of 6 striped fabrics if run parallel to selvage or
6 fat quarters of stripe fabric that run across the width
6 fat quarters of fabrics that contrast with the stripes
1 7/8 yard of contrast fabric
Tops quilt
1 7/8 fabric for first and third borders
2/3 yard fabric for second border
2/3 yard fabric for binding
3 ½ yard backing
Tails quilt
1 7/8 yard for sashing and border
1/3 yard for sashing cornerstones
2/3 yard binding
3 5/8 for backing
Please group 5, be there by 8:00am to help bring things in, set up & help Denise after meeting.
Membership and Envelopes
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz at 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or at picnic. If you have extra envelopes you will be notified as to how many with this newsletter. If you wish to read the newsletter on line instead of getting a hard copy that is fine too. Go to niqg.org. Kelsey has revamped the website and it is full of information, pictures and patterns (for members only) and upcoming programs. The only down side to the patterns section is that certain projects cannot be posted because of copy write laws.
Charity Quilts
If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring it with you. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you too! Thanks Girls!
Chinese Auction
Chinese Auction will continue in September. If you have sewing related items or nice items that you think you would like to donate please give these to me (Jenny) as soon as you can. That way we can plan on the amount of items for the table. If we have too many one month the items will be set out the next month. Putting these items in bags or boxes works best. Please bundle magazines in groups of 12 or less. $659.40 has been collected in the last 1 ½ years for our guild. Thank you everyone!
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups will be updated in October newsletter. This is necessary as members come and go, If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
All groups are responsible to help workshop/ program person carry her things in/out, general kitchen set up and clean up. Please be there early enough to help her. That month’s group is also responsible to bring desserts for afternoon coffee. Help is needed at the sign in table to provide info to visitors and new members and man the Chinese auction. It takes many hands to make light work.
Upcoming workshops:
Oct 8th, 2008- Kris Kerrigan-Ye Olde Red School House
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
Sept 2008-Group 5: Kaye Klukow, Sue Hansen, Florence Hagstrom, Sharon Weckworth, Jo Best, Mary Ann Johnson & Minerva Wagner
Oct 2008-Group 6: Kelsey Jones, Marilyn Meinecke, Dorothy Birch, Cathy Knowles, Mary Ruth Calland
Mary Boyd
Nov 2008-Group 7: Gwen Mathews, Darlene Alexander, Marge Bahnsen, Betty Werle, Le Nore Forbes, Margie Brandl, Dorothy Fagerle & Patty Miller
Dec 2008-Officers & Board: Christmas Party
Jan 2009-Group 8: Marion Anderson, Wilma Ades, Pat Klinger, Bette Koeff, Joan Chandler, Jan Martin, Laurie Schwarck & Marion Hoit
Feb 2009-Group 1: Marie Senne, Barb DeBoer, Mary Alexander, Audrey Dix, Betty Hendrix, Thelma Bohn and Bev Adams
March 2009-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Mandy Meierotto, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Millie Shroeder, Marilyn Harrington, Vivien Bugbee & Betty Neel
April 2009- Group 3: Margaret McMullin, Jo Ann Johnson, Sherrill Kline, Kathy Coverdale, Nancy Trager, Janice Pralle & Margaret Hanawalt
May 2009-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
Thank You
Many thanks for the fun times I had at the North Iowa Quilters Guild meetings. I don’t think I’ll be able to attend them anymore. Thank you so much for the wonderful Comfort Quilt. It has meant a lot to me. Thank you to all who made my sale at Betty Neel’s so profitable. Special kudos to Betty Neel for the work she put forth. Give her a round of applause! Sincerely Arlene Christensen.
Fiber Arts Festival
The Fiber Arts Festival will be held at South Bridge Mall on September 27, 2008. If you would like to come and sell your sewing related items please let Jenny know. Tables are free and you take care of your own sales. She will get your tax forms for you. Plenty of room. So far we have 4 gals signed up.
Pet Beds for Humane Society
Cathy Knowles needs your help! She is looking for batting scraps of any size, polyester and double knits! She is making pet beds for the humane society. Please bring these to her!
Quilting Treasures workshop for quilters
Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 8am-4pm in the Activity Center at NIACC. $29 includes workshops and lunch.
To registar call 1-888-GO NIACC ext 4358 or 641-422-4358 refer to course #59453
Show and Tell
There is a sign in sheet at the sign in table for you to list your show and tell. Please fill it in when you arrive!
By Laws
The By Laws are printed and if you do not have a copy of it you may pick it up at the sign in table.
Name Tag
You must wear your name tag to be eligible for door prizes! And we want to know who you are!
Don’t forget
Please bring your finished ‘you know what’ for ‘you know who’ block to September meeting!
2008 Mercy Legends Announced
Sandi Stark who is a long arm quilter and a new member of our guild was named 2008 Mercy Legend. As a Mercy Legend Sandi is recognized as a Mercy Associate who is admired for her achievements, noble qualities and is an inspiration to others. She exemplifies the Service Excellence Standards of Behavior of Appearance, Communication, Ownership/accountability, Respect and Attitude! Congratulations Sandi!
Upcoming shows
Keepsake Quilters Guild will present their bi-annual quilt show “Quilting a Foundation for Life” on Friday Sept 19th (9-5) and Saturday Sept 20th (9-5) at the Waterloo Center for Arts. For info- jessicaquilter@gmail.com.
Fall bus tour- September 26-28, 2008. Cost- $229. Visit ten shops. Trip includes food, bus and lodging for 3 days and 2 nights which includes 5 states. For info- Quilter’s Window 101 East Main Street New Hampton, IA 641-394-6900 or denise@quilterswindow.
19th biennial Quilted Treasures October 4th (9-5)-5th (10-4), 2008 by Fort Dodge Area Quilters Inc. at Iowa Central Community College Career Education Building, Fort Dodge. Chance to meet Billie Lauder. For info 515-573-2229
Chicago Quilt Expo III-November 13-16 at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Schaumburg, Illinois. For info- 215-862-5828 or www.quiltfest.com
Lake Area Quilters will have a quilt show in April 2009!
Secretary minutes for August 13, 2008 by LeNore Forbes
The NIQG met at 11:00am at the Clear Lake Lake View room for our annual picnic. Pres. Carlene Davis opened the meeting. new members are Shelley Koren and Kim Sime.
The fair has requested us to be a member at $25 dues. Passed. IPTV asked for a donation. Voted to give $25. Maybe we will donate a quilt to them. Carlene Davis is chairperson for Comfort Quilts and needs 12 ½ ” and 9 ½” unfinished blocks. Asked to send pillow cases or Christmas stocking for the Military overseas.
September program will be ‘Quilts on the Double’ by Denise Sprain. Free class to start at 8:30. Jenny Schlutz showed 4 samples. We enjoyed a good potluck lunch and played Quilt Bingo. Everyone won prizes courtesy of Jenny, Jeanne Moorehead and Shelly Koren.
Secretary Board Minutes for August 19, 2008 by LeNore Forbes
The NIQG board met at 10:00am at the Mason City Senior Center. Jenny Schlutz vice pres. Opened the meeting. Pres. Carlene arrived later. Nine board members were present. July board minutes were approved.
The treasurer’s report was given by Mary Ruth Calland. Quilt show final report was income-$3, 697.1- with expenses- $2,418.28 with profit of $1,278.73. For the next quilt show we will need to find ways to make more income to pay for 2 years of programs and expenses. The next board meeting we will discuss ways to update our show. Possibly more vendors. We also talked about increasing the vendor’s fee. Boutique items will be made by member to sell for extra income. Bring your ideas to make more income.
Kelsey made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report-seconded by Jeanne. Motion carried. Marilyn Meinecke requested we give 2 quilts to 2 young children. We will give their names to Deb Wolf. Motion made to adjourn.
Lottery block!
The lottery block this month is ‘Oh Susannah’. In honor of September apples use red and tans for your colors.
Make as many as you want. The more you make the better chance of winning all of them.
Mystery Quilt 2009! The finished size is 72” x 72” PART ONE
You can make this Mystery Quilt larger by adding more borders in the end! Here is the first installment of our Mystery Quilt 2009!
First thing is to decide on a color scheme. You will choose a main color in different values from dark to medium-light prints, a medium print accent color, and a light print (this will be background and borders) that sets off your other choices. You can make it scrappy or color coordinated. Choose fabrics that are not large scale print, such as big flowers and etc. stripes may make it interesting but may be harder to incorporate later. If you wish to make the quilt larger you should purchase those fabrics now so that it all will go together.
Dark: 3/8 yard
Medium/dark: 3/8 yard
Medium: 2 ½ yards
Medium/light: ½ yard
Accent: 1 ¼ yards
Light: 5 ½ yards
Border alternative: if you prefer a darker frame for the light background center of your quilt you will need 3 ½ yards of a light/medium
I will bring you samples of what I have picked out for my quilt. I plan to make mine scrappy. In the October newsletter you will receive the next instructions. We should have our quilt done by April or May.
Naughty Row by Row
Oooooohhhhhhhhhh now what is this! If anyone is interested in creating a fun and crazy Naughty Row by Row please let me know. There will be specific rules that have to be followed. Followed? Well if it is ‘naughty’ maybe not… if we have enough participants we will get this going by November or December. There will be a sign up sheet to those interested. You must be committed if you start this project. No drop outs or excuses!
M Blast from the past! M
M More blast from the past! M
We have had many members hold officer position in our guild over the past years. I thought you all might like to see who they were.
1984-1985 Jan Garrard- Pres& Jo Best- Secretary
1985-1986 Jo Best- President & Alice Lenze- VP
Marge Bahnsen- Sec & Lila Dunlavey- Treas
1986-1987 Alice Lenze- Pres & Jan Garrard- VP
Lila Dunlavey- Sec & Virginia Brennan- Treas
1987-1988 Alice Lenze- Pres & Betty Werle- VP
Jerri Stricker- Sec & Betty Neel- Treas
1988-1989 Betty Werle- Pres & Jerri Stricker- VP
Virginia Brennan- Sec & Ardis Nicewarner- Treas
1989-1990 Jerri Stricker- Pres &MaryJane Allen- VP
Virginia Brennan- Sec & Ardis N- Treas
1990-1991 MaryJane Allen-Pres&Elnora Paulson VP
Marion Hoit- Sec & Nancy Reed- Treas
1991-1992 Elnora Paulson-Pres & Ann Truitt- VP
Elizabeth Thompkins- Sec &MaryJane- Treas
1992-1993 Ann Truitt- Pres & Jo Best- VP
Betty Neel- Sec & Elizabeth T.- Treas
1993-1994 Jo Best- Pres & Arla Loeffler- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Elizabeth T. – Treas
1994-1995 Arla Loeffler-Pres & Marilyn Anderson- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Elizabeth T.- Treas
1995-1996 Marilyn Anderson- Pres & Pearl McWhorter VP & Betty Mackey- Sec & Holly Adams- Treas
1996-1997 Pearl McWhorter-Pres &Betty Debner VP
Betty Mackey- Sec & Holly Adams- Treas
1997-1998 Betty Debner- Pres & Holly Adams-VP
Waneta Bagger- Sec & Pauline Odegaard- Tr
1998-1999 Holly Adams- Pres & Betty Neel- VP
Joan Chandler- Sec & Joan Chandler- Treas
1999-2000 Betty Neel- Pres & Kathryn Shoger- VP
Evelyn Fisher- Sec & Marie Wahlers
2000-2001 Kathryn Shoger- Pres 7 Marie Senne- VP
Evelyn Fisher- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2001-2002 Marie Senne- Pres & Lenore Forbes- VP
Betty Debner- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2002-2003 Lenore Forbes & Carlene Davis VP
Nancy Malmin- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2003-2004 Carlene Davis- Pres & Joan Chandler- VP
Nancy Malmin- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
2004-2005 Joan Chandler- Pres & Carlene Davis- VP
Bev Adams- Sec & Florence Hagstrom- Treas
2005-2006 Carlene Davis- Pres & Marie Senne- VP
Jean Arndt- Sec & Florence Hagstrom- Treas
2006-2007 Marie Senne- Pres & Kelsey Jones- VP
Joan Chandler- Sec & Florence H.- Treas
2007-2008 Kelsey Jones- Pres & Cathy Knowles- VP
Joan Chandlers- Sec & Jean Payne- Treas
115 members in 1984.
Dues were $7.50 in 1994.
Moved from the Mason City Library to the Masonic Temple in Nov. 1994.
Book shelves were purchased in Jan of 1997.
Barb Berner and Betty Buss purchased ‘Joyful Stitches’ and have their grand opening in June 1997 on North Federal.
Hosted Iowa Quilters in May 1999.
Dues were moved up to $15 in 2000.
Moved to First Covenant Church in December 2007.
Dues were moved up to $20 in 2007.
Elephant Stew
1 elephant salt and pepper
Brown gravy 2 rabbits (optional)
Cut elephant into bite-sized pieces (this will take about 4 months). Cook over kerosene at 525 degrees until tender (about 5 months). Add salt and pepper and cover with brown gravy. This will serve 3,800 people. If more are expected, add 2 rabbits. Do this if only absolutely necessary as most people do not like hare in their stew.
A couple of Tips
Instead of using the tips of your scissors or seam ripper or anything metal while guiding your fabric close to the needle, use a bamboo skewer. If you accidently hit the skewer with the needle, the potential for damage is small: at the most you will break the skewer and your needle. If you hit the metal seam ripper or scissors you may damage your machine.
Break a machine needle? Place all pieces onto masking tape and fold over edges to secure before discarding.
Make pillow cases with fabrics you know you will never use and donate to shelters.
Tea Dyeing Cotton Fabrics
You can give your quilts an old fashioned look by naturally Tea Dyeing them. Assuming your quilts are made of 100% cotton this will work great. If you have blends in your quilts you may have unpredictable results. So be sure what your quilts are made of. Using cotton batting also will give you the look of antiques. It will give you a flatter feel and shrink slightly in the dryer.
You can do this in a large tub or your washer machine.
Add 16 tea bags per 1 gallon of warm water and steep for about 20 minutes. Take out the bags and stir well. Place your quilt into tea water and gently agitate by hand making sure entire quilt covered. Check every 5 minutes and give a stir until you have reached desired color. The fabrics will dry lighter than it appears while wet. This should take about 10- 35 minutes depending on the look you want.
When ready, remove the quilt and gently squeeze out excess water. If the fabric has stained too dark for your tastes, rinse in clean water to get rid of some of the tea. Place quilt in the low heat dryer with a damp towel. This will help to absorb any leftover tea. Take out while warm and shake gently. Be sure to rinse your washer machine when done. You wouldn’t want to dye your favorite work shirt.
Another way to Tea Dye your quilts, is to:
First steep the tea in a cup. Then open the tea bag into a dish. Dip your brush into the tea and dampen fabric where desired. Next dip the brush into the tea grains and rub them into the fabric. Dampen the fabric again with tea, wiping away tea grains as you work. Allow the project to dry in a well ventilated area.
Tips for marking your quilts
Slivers of soap are great for marking quilting lines. Ivory seems to work best.
Keep old nylon knee highs nearby. They are excellent for removing chalk markings. They are also good for removing deodorant mishaps on your clothing.
Before marking squares for half-square triangles, put a small dot on the corners, then align your ruler and mark.
I keep a mug in my sewing room, along with a tooth brush. I put water in the cup use the brush to dab & remove blue marker marks on my fabric. Works much better than spraying water, and you can put the water just where you want it
Instead of using a plate, saucer or cup to trace around for curves on the edges, use a CD. There are lots of free ones available for connecting to ISPs. The CD is also very easy to store.
I use regular chalk, all colors. I sharpen them and use them when I do free hand designs for marking my quilt. The chalk is great and brushes away when done.
When you need to sharpen the tip of your marking pencil, just sharpen it on some sandpaper. If you put the pencil in your sharpener it often breaks this way only the tip is sharpened.
To audition grid or template quilting patterns, mark them on a portion of your quilt with a hera (a Japanese marking tool made of hard plastic). The hera marks by pressure only and can be erased by simply pressing the marked area with an iron.Note: to find out more about this tool located an online source for it here:http://www.thecalicocat.com/notions-markingtools.htm
Use the new Glad Press and Seal to embroider words or designs on your quilt. Draw on the Press and Seal, stick to quilt and embroider. Tear away when done. Does not leave any residue and you have no marks on your quilt to remove.
Keep a piece of sandpaper on a clipboard, with a thin ruler and mechanical pencil near your sewing machine. When it's time to mark the diagonals for half-square triangles, place the squares on the sandpaper, so they don't move around when you mark.
6/30/08
July 9, 2008
Well ladies it certainly has been an interesting year so far, in regards to the weather. Many of us experienced unhappy situations with all the flooding that had occurred. The North Iowa Quilters Guild hopes and prays that all of you come out of it with the least damage as possible. One of our members lost 80 yards of fabric but was able to save her sewing machines! We need a good summer with lots of sunshine and machines purring right along at high speed! Please keep making charity quilts as there is always a need. But be sure to make quilts for yourself too!
With the postponing of our Guild meeting to June 25th, due to the flooding events, we still were able to have a good and productive day. Mandy was not able to do the Trupunto class that day so the HOT Q’s put together several charity tops and backs on the Tuesday before meeting and brought them along with batting to be tied and sewn together. At meeting, we had some young energetic girls with us that day and being new to quilting were able to tie 5 quilts between them! We are thankful for their help! Future quilters in the making? For pictures of our quilting day visit us: http://niqg.spaces.live.com/
A couple of gals had their sewing machines going and sewed edges for us. Several gals were at the tying tables and finished many quilts. The quilts that needed binding and or other finishing were then taken home over the summer to bring back in August. Give yourselves a big pat on your backs Girls! You did well! Thank you!
Potluck as usual was really great! Man, can you Ladies cook! Our meeting was led by our President Kelsey. She presented Cathy Knowles with a thank you bag full of fabric for her services. Then Jo Best presented Nancy Jewel with our 1000th ABC quilt. The Globe Gazette was there and took pictures. This pictured appeared in the newspaper the next day with a nice article. (included in newsletter) Nancy was very emotional and very thankful to us for our generosity.
Then Carlene presented our 2008 Raffle quilt to the winner who is Carol Post from Manly! Carol was thrilled and said she is hanging it in a stairway off her living room! And would you believe that the colors of chocolate and sage and the Civil War colors are what are in her house! That quilt was made for her! It is going to be loved and cared for, for sure! Congratulations Carol!
Then on to the Auction of the Library books! What a hoot! Marie Senne did a wonderful job of cleaning out the books. With her bright spirit and her funny wit we were wondering if David Letterman was around! 23 ladies buying books at bargain prices all had huge grins on their faces! We ended up with $153.25 to be given to our Treasurer. Thank you Ladies and we hope to see many, many quilts made with your new stash of quilt books!
Luncheon finished up the day and I think we all had a great day! Even though we don’t meet in July everyone is welcome to come on Tuesdays to the Senior Center for sewing, good cheer and lunch! It is located at 326 4th N E in Mason City. It is a great place to sandwich your quilts and get lots of help. They serve very nutritious meals if you are interested too. Come and join us each week! Don’t forget the North Iowa Fair. Dixie needs your quilts!
Our next meeting will be in Clear Lake. It will be a potluck picnic and will be held in the down town City Park in an air-conditioned room behind the band shell. We will have good foods, Flea Market and games with prizes! The Officers and Board members will provide, drinks (and I don’t mean alcohol), coffee, table service and desserts. We would like all of you to please pay for your membership this month too if you haven’t done so yet. The Membership would like to finish the membership phone list for, September meeting. To be included in this list, please bring your payment and form soon. To receive your newsletter by snail mail, you must also bring 12 self addressed and STAMPED envelopes to me (Jenny). If you have extra envelopes with me already I will let you know with a note in your August newsletter so you will know how many to give me. I have rather a large bundle of extra envelopes from members that need to be used. You all have a good and healthy summer! Jenny
Chinese Auction
Chinese Auction will continue in September. If you have sewing related items or nice items that you think you would like to donate please give these to me (Jenny) as soon as you can. That way we can plan on the amount of items for the table. If we have too many one month the items will be set out the next month. Putting these items in bags or boxes works best. Please bundle magazines in groups of 12 or less. $659.40 has been collected in the last 1 ½ years for our guild. Thank you everyone for your generosity!
North Iowa Fair
Dixie Schaer is the North Iowa Fair Chairlady! We need your quilts for hanging in our booth. We will be setting up on Tuesday July 22nd at 3PM. Please, come and help to hang quilts for our booth! Bring any quilt that you would like to show. These quilts are not quilts that would be in competition, only for representing the art of quilting. Remember we are going to be blessed with air conditioning! She will need workers to man the booth and answer questions about quilting or joining our guild.
Everyone is welcome to show your quilts.
Don’t forget to enter quilts in competition!
Comfort quilts
Two quilts were signed and given to members this past week.
A Comfort quilt was given to Dorothy Birch in her time of health issues.
Also a Comfort quilt was given to Jean Payne following painful foot surgery.
We want you girls to know that we are thinking of you & wish you both speedy recoveries!
Library Cabinet
Many of you are probably wondering what will happen to the book case after the library books are out of it. The board has decided to use the case as a place to store our history albums and other necessary items that we may need. So it will still be in use!
Recipe from Phyllis Wright
Rhubarb Dream Bars
2c flour
10T powdered sugar
1c butter
Combine the above, mix well and put in a 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350-15 min. or until edge brown.
4 eggs
2c sugar
1/2c flour
1/3 tsp salt
4c diced rhubarb
Beat eggs-add sugar and beat again. Add flour and salt, mixing well.
Fold in rhubarb.
Pour over baked layer and bake 45 min at 350. Don’t over bake.
BOARD MEETING
AT 10AM AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON JULY 8TH, 2008!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.
Board meetings open to all members!
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz. 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or at picnic. If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring that as well. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you! Thanks Girls!
NIQG Board Meeting May 27, 2008 by Jo Best
Meeting called to order by Pres., Kelsey Jones at 10 am at Sr. Center.
Discussion held about charges for ads in newsletter. It was decided to charge $5.00 for 1/8 page, $10.00 for 1/4 page, $20.00 for 1/2 page, and $40.00 for full page.
Jo reported Habitat dedication on Fri. May 30. She will present a quilt to family from NIQ. Lakeview room at Clear Lake had been reserved for Aug. 13 picnic beginning at 11 am. Plans for "quilt bingo" and flea market.
Carlene reported financial totals for quilt show: Income $ 3279, with expenses of $ 2175, giving profit of approx $1155. (raffle quilt profit approx. $600.). Voted to send $50.00 to Dave for extra janitor duties.
Discussion held about possibility of having a "Vendors Show - a One Stop Shop Hop, in lieu of having a quilt show. Jeannie M. will contact vendors for input. Need to make items for guild boutique. Motion by Carlene, 2nd by Ruth C. to present idea at meeting, carried.
Jo reported a representative from Birth Center will attend June meeting to accept # 1000th ABC baby quilt made by guild over past years! Winner, Carol Post, will be presented raffle quilt at June meeting.
Kelsey presented copies of by-laws for review. Carlene, Jenny and Kelsey will meet to finalize any changes and these will be presented at meeting and in newsletter.
Audit comm. will consist of Carlene D. and Ruth C. Mandy M. will coordinate Charity Quilt projects - inventory and donations.
June board meeting is postponed until July 8, 2008, at 10:00am at Sr. Center - to include present and incoming board members.
Marlene O. made motion to adjourn, second by Carlene, meeting adjourned at 11:30.
Jo Best , sec.
Secretary Minutes for June 25th, 2008 by Jo Best
The North Iowa Quilters' Guild met June 25, 2008 @ Covenant Church. This meeting had been post-poned two weeks due to the devastating floods in North Iowa.
The scheduled "Trupunto " workshop was cancelled. Jenny S., Mary Ruth C. and Kelsey J. organized and led a workshop in making Linus and ABC quilts.
A potluck lunch was held at noon.
The afternoon meeting began with a special presentation of our 1000th baby quilt to Nancy Jewel, Nurse Manager at the Birth Center, who responded with a heartfelt thank you and reading. Jo Best gave a brief history of our efforts making ABC quilts.
A gift of fabric was given to Cathy Knowles in appreciation.
Betty Neel reported on pattern selection for the next raffle quilt. She showed two options. The "Carolina Lily "was chosen by a majority vote.
Dixie S. reminded everyone about the North Iowa Fair, July 23 - 27, and encouraged sign-ups for the NIQ booth.
Kelsey will loan the guild a "lock box " to be used for storage of important papers, etc. She reviewed the by-laws with proposed changes. Jenny made motion to accept as written, Marlene O. seconded, motion carried.
Kelsey reminded of bus trip , sponsored by Lake Area Guild, to AQS show in Des Moines on Oct 11, 2008. Reservations can be made at Beehive Quilt Shop.
The challenge blocks/quilts for breast cancer campaign was presented. Kelsey showed sample fabrics and patterns from E. Burns' book "Victory Quilts". These are due Oct. 3.
Carlene Davis spoke briefly about options in lieu of next quilt show.
Show and tell was held including two antique quilts. Marie Senne conducted auction of library books. Jo Best, sec.
Mexican Lasagna by Carlene Davis1 1/2 # browned ground beef1 16 oz. can refried beans, fat free1 tsp. cumin and 2 tsp. oregano3/4 tsp. garlic powder4 cups shredded Monterey jack & sharp cheddar cheese (lite)12 uncooked lasagna noodles2 1/2 c. water2 1/2 c. salsa (chunky, mild or medium)2 c. sour cream (lite)3/4 c. chopped scallions (green onions)1 can sliced black olives Combine beef, spices and beans. Place 4 noodles in bottom of a 9 X 13 pan. Spread 1/2 meat mixture over noodles, layer of cheese. Add 4 more noodles, rest of meat and layer of cheese, 4 more noodles and layer of cheese. Combine water and salsa and pour over all, cover and bake at 350 degrees 1 1/2 hour or until noodles are tender. Combine sour cream, olives and scallions and spread over casserole. Top with layer of cheese. Bake 5 - 10 minutes more uncovered. Serves 8
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups will be updated in October. As members come and go, this is a necessary. If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
Upcoming workshops:
August 13th, 2008-annual picnic-Clear Lake
Sept 10th, 2008- Denise Sprain-Quilts on the Double!
Oct 8th, 2008- Kris Kerigan-Ye Olde Red School House
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
IMPORTANT NOTICES!
The By-Laws have been updated and will be available to all members at meetings. Be sure to pick your copy up.
Memberships Dues ($20) can be paid now for the upcoming 2008-2009 fiscal year. Membership expires on June 30th. Paying now ensures updated password entry to all patterns on our web site. It also helps out the Membership Chair to get out the phone lists by September Meeting. Forms will be available at June meeting and at Picnic in August. Also it will be in July & August newsletter. You may also down load the membership form off our website. Deadline to be included on membership phone list it August 30th, 2008. These forms are to be presented to Marlene Oswood.
12 Stamped and Addressed Envelopes need to be brought to Jenny by September to ensure a hard copy newsletter to be mailed to you. However if you don’t wish to have a newsletter mailed to you, you may read it on line. The only disadvantage to this is that patterns are copy written and many cannot appear on our website in any form but may have permission to appear in our hard newsletter.
Carolina Lily
2010 raffle quilt is in the works with Betty Neel and Margaret McMullin getting the patterns ready. The name of our quilt is Carolina Lily! Please say yes when asked to help to sew this quilt!
Patterns
Pattern Committee this year is Laurie Schwarck and Jenny Schlutz! Hi girls! Laurie and I are working on getting projects ready for the upcoming year. We will have a Mystery Quilt that can be color coordinated or scrappy, Row by Row Naughty Round Robin which consists of blocks that have gone wrong and 5 minute blocks of the month lotteries! These will be simple blocks that take under 5 minutes to make! The more you make the more your chances of winning all of them for a lovely quilt! If there is a particular project that you would like to do please let us know! We are looking forward to a fun year of projects!
Fiber Arts Festival
The Fiber Arts Festival will be held at South Bridge Mall on September 27, 2008. If you would like to come and sell your sewing related items please let Jenny know. Tables are free and you take care of your own sales. She will get your tax forms for you.
Aprons
I don't think our kids know what an apron is.The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears .From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an Apron.
Thoughts….
Be happy! We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!
How to stay young: measure twice before cutting…
Be nice to quilters who may have a fabric you need…
Buy patterns and books: inspires you daily…
Spend lots of time with quilting friends laughing…
Keep healthy so that you can quilt with ease…
Visit quilt shows often: lots of good things there…
Forgive grumpy people: life is too short not to…
Tips
Use only clear plastic bags when transporting your quilts. It would be a sad day to accidently toss a quilt in the garbage! If you use white plastic bags clearly and in very large letters mark that bag with the contents! And only use plastic bags for short term use
Lost your favorite quilting thimble and can’t get to the shop? If you have an old thimble with a rounded top-place it on a secure surface, position a nail head on top and gently tap down. Should be a good temporary fix.
Store all your paper fusible in plastic bags and seal. This will help to keep the glue from drying out and separating from the paper!
Relax, stretch and clear your mind to keep healthy.
With the postponing of our Guild meeting to June 25th, due to the flooding events, we still were able to have a good and productive day. Mandy was not able to do the Trupunto class that day so the HOT Q’s put together several charity tops and backs on the Tuesday before meeting and brought them along with batting to be tied and sewn together. At meeting, we had some young energetic girls with us that day and being new to quilting were able to tie 5 quilts between them! We are thankful for their help! Future quilters in the making? For pictures of our quilting day visit us: http://niqg.spaces.live.com/
A couple of gals had their sewing machines going and sewed edges for us. Several gals were at the tying tables and finished many quilts. The quilts that needed binding and or other finishing were then taken home over the summer to bring back in August. Give yourselves a big pat on your backs Girls! You did well! Thank you!
Potluck as usual was really great! Man, can you Ladies cook! Our meeting was led by our President Kelsey. She presented Cathy Knowles with a thank you bag full of fabric for her services. Then Jo Best presented Nancy Jewel with our 1000th ABC quilt. The Globe Gazette was there and took pictures. This pictured appeared in the newspaper the next day with a nice article. (included in newsletter) Nancy was very emotional and very thankful to us for our generosity.
Then Carlene presented our 2008 Raffle quilt to the winner who is Carol Post from Manly! Carol was thrilled and said she is hanging it in a stairway off her living room! And would you believe that the colors of chocolate and sage and the Civil War colors are what are in her house! That quilt was made for her! It is going to be loved and cared for, for sure! Congratulations Carol!
Then on to the Auction of the Library books! What a hoot! Marie Senne did a wonderful job of cleaning out the books. With her bright spirit and her funny wit we were wondering if David Letterman was around! 23 ladies buying books at bargain prices all had huge grins on their faces! We ended up with $153.25 to be given to our Treasurer. Thank you Ladies and we hope to see many, many quilts made with your new stash of quilt books!
Luncheon finished up the day and I think we all had a great day! Even though we don’t meet in July everyone is welcome to come on Tuesdays to the Senior Center for sewing, good cheer and lunch! It is located at 326 4th N E in Mason City. It is a great place to sandwich your quilts and get lots of help. They serve very nutritious meals if you are interested too. Come and join us each week! Don’t forget the North Iowa Fair. Dixie needs your quilts!
Our next meeting will be in Clear Lake. It will be a potluck picnic and will be held in the down town City Park in an air-conditioned room behind the band shell. We will have good foods, Flea Market and games with prizes! The Officers and Board members will provide, drinks (and I don’t mean alcohol), coffee, table service and desserts. We would like all of you to please pay for your membership this month too if you haven’t done so yet. The Membership would like to finish the membership phone list for, September meeting. To be included in this list, please bring your payment and form soon. To receive your newsletter by snail mail, you must also bring 12 self addressed and STAMPED envelopes to me (Jenny). If you have extra envelopes with me already I will let you know with a note in your August newsletter so you will know how many to give me. I have rather a large bundle of extra envelopes from members that need to be used. You all have a good and healthy summer! Jenny
Chinese Auction
Chinese Auction will continue in September. If you have sewing related items or nice items that you think you would like to donate please give these to me (Jenny) as soon as you can. That way we can plan on the amount of items for the table. If we have too many one month the items will be set out the next month. Putting these items in bags or boxes works best. Please bundle magazines in groups of 12 or less. $659.40 has been collected in the last 1 ½ years for our guild. Thank you everyone for your generosity!
North Iowa Fair
Dixie Schaer is the North Iowa Fair Chairlady! We need your quilts for hanging in our booth. We will be setting up on Tuesday July 22nd at 3PM. Please, come and help to hang quilts for our booth! Bring any quilt that you would like to show. These quilts are not quilts that would be in competition, only for representing the art of quilting. Remember we are going to be blessed with air conditioning! She will need workers to man the booth and answer questions about quilting or joining our guild.
Everyone is welcome to show your quilts.
Don’t forget to enter quilts in competition!
Comfort quilts
Two quilts were signed and given to members this past week.
A Comfort quilt was given to Dorothy Birch in her time of health issues.
Also a Comfort quilt was given to Jean Payne following painful foot surgery.
We want you girls to know that we are thinking of you & wish you both speedy recoveries!
Library Cabinet
Many of you are probably wondering what will happen to the book case after the library books are out of it. The board has decided to use the case as a place to store our history albums and other necessary items that we may need. So it will still be in use!
Recipe from Phyllis Wright
Rhubarb Dream Bars
2c flour
10T powdered sugar
1c butter
Combine the above, mix well and put in a 9 x 13 pan.
Bake at 350-15 min. or until edge brown.
4 eggs
2c sugar
1/2c flour
1/3 tsp salt
4c diced rhubarb
Beat eggs-add sugar and beat again. Add flour and salt, mixing well.
Fold in rhubarb.
Pour over baked layer and bake 45 min at 350. Don’t over bake.
BOARD MEETING
AT 10AM AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON JULY 8TH, 2008!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.
Board meetings open to all members!
Remember to bring in your membership forms with payment of $20 and give it to Marlene Oswood. Or mail it to her at 1118 15th St S E in Mason City, Iowa 50401. (641-423-5575) Also bring 12 Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes to Jenny Schlutz. 1468 2nd St S E-Mason City or at picnic. If you took a charity quilt home with you in June please bring that as well. If you have made a charity quilt or two bring those with you! Thanks Girls!
NIQG Board Meeting May 27, 2008 by Jo Best
Meeting called to order by Pres., Kelsey Jones at 10 am at Sr. Center.
Discussion held about charges for ads in newsletter. It was decided to charge $5.00 for 1/8 page, $10.00 for 1/4 page, $20.00 for 1/2 page, and $40.00 for full page.
Jo reported Habitat dedication on Fri. May 30. She will present a quilt to family from NIQ. Lakeview room at Clear Lake had been reserved for Aug. 13 picnic beginning at 11 am. Plans for "quilt bingo" and flea market.
Carlene reported financial totals for quilt show: Income $ 3279, with expenses of $ 2175, giving profit of approx $1155. (raffle quilt profit approx. $600.). Voted to send $50.00 to Dave for extra janitor duties.
Discussion held about possibility of having a "Vendors Show - a One Stop Shop Hop, in lieu of having a quilt show. Jeannie M. will contact vendors for input. Need to make items for guild boutique. Motion by Carlene, 2nd by Ruth C. to present idea at meeting, carried.
Jo reported a representative from Birth Center will attend June meeting to accept # 1000th ABC baby quilt made by guild over past years! Winner, Carol Post, will be presented raffle quilt at June meeting.
Kelsey presented copies of by-laws for review. Carlene, Jenny and Kelsey will meet to finalize any changes and these will be presented at meeting and in newsletter.
Audit comm. will consist of Carlene D. and Ruth C. Mandy M. will coordinate Charity Quilt projects - inventory and donations.
June board meeting is postponed until July 8, 2008, at 10:00am at Sr. Center - to include present and incoming board members.
Marlene O. made motion to adjourn, second by Carlene, meeting adjourned at 11:30.
Jo Best , sec.
Secretary Minutes for June 25th, 2008 by Jo Best
The North Iowa Quilters' Guild met June 25, 2008 @ Covenant Church. This meeting had been post-poned two weeks due to the devastating floods in North Iowa.
The scheduled "Trupunto " workshop was cancelled. Jenny S., Mary Ruth C. and Kelsey J. organized and led a workshop in making Linus and ABC quilts.
A potluck lunch was held at noon.
The afternoon meeting began with a special presentation of our 1000th baby quilt to Nancy Jewel, Nurse Manager at the Birth Center, who responded with a heartfelt thank you and reading. Jo Best gave a brief history of our efforts making ABC quilts.
A gift of fabric was given to Cathy Knowles in appreciation.
Betty Neel reported on pattern selection for the next raffle quilt. She showed two options. The "Carolina Lily "was chosen by a majority vote.
Dixie S. reminded everyone about the North Iowa Fair, July 23 - 27, and encouraged sign-ups for the NIQ booth.
Kelsey will loan the guild a "lock box " to be used for storage of important papers, etc. She reviewed the by-laws with proposed changes. Jenny made motion to accept as written, Marlene O. seconded, motion carried.
Kelsey reminded of bus trip , sponsored by Lake Area Guild, to AQS show in Des Moines on Oct 11, 2008. Reservations can be made at Beehive Quilt Shop.
The challenge blocks/quilts for breast cancer campaign was presented. Kelsey showed sample fabrics and patterns from E. Burns' book "Victory Quilts". These are due Oct. 3.
Carlene Davis spoke briefly about options in lieu of next quilt show.
Show and tell was held including two antique quilts. Marie Senne conducted auction of library books. Jo Best, sec.
Mexican Lasagna by Carlene Davis1 1/2 # browned ground beef1 16 oz. can refried beans, fat free1 tsp. cumin and 2 tsp. oregano3/4 tsp. garlic powder4 cups shredded Monterey jack & sharp cheddar cheese (lite)12 uncooked lasagna noodles2 1/2 c. water2 1/2 c. salsa (chunky, mild or medium)2 c. sour cream (lite)3/4 c. chopped scallions (green onions)1 can sliced black olives Combine beef, spices and beans. Place 4 noodles in bottom of a 9 X 13 pan. Spread 1/2 meat mixture over noodles, layer of cheese. Add 4 more noodles, rest of meat and layer of cheese, 4 more noodles and layer of cheese. Combine water and salsa and pour over all, cover and bake at 350 degrees 1 1/2 hour or until noodles are tender. Combine sour cream, olives and scallions and spread over casserole. Top with layer of cheese. Bake 5 - 10 minutes more uncovered. Serves 8
Workshop/Program Groups
All groups will be updated in October. As members come and go, this is a necessary. If you have questions or comments please let me know. If your name appears first in the group it is only for if we have to postpone or cancel a meeting you will be called to call everyone in your group. If you do not want your name first then you must tell Jenny.
Upcoming workshops:
August 13th, 2008-annual picnic-Clear Lake
Sept 10th, 2008- Denise Sprain-Quilts on the Double!
Oct 8th, 2008- Kris Kerigan-Ye Olde Red School House
Nov 12th, 2008- Holly from Saintly Stitches-Go Green Bag
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
IMPORTANT NOTICES!
The By-Laws have been updated and will be available to all members at meetings. Be sure to pick your copy up.
Memberships Dues ($20) can be paid now for the upcoming 2008-2009 fiscal year. Membership expires on June 30th. Paying now ensures updated password entry to all patterns on our web site. It also helps out the Membership Chair to get out the phone lists by September Meeting. Forms will be available at June meeting and at Picnic in August. Also it will be in July & August newsletter. You may also down load the membership form off our website. Deadline to be included on membership phone list it August 30th, 2008. These forms are to be presented to Marlene Oswood.
12 Stamped and Addressed Envelopes need to be brought to Jenny by September to ensure a hard copy newsletter to be mailed to you. However if you don’t wish to have a newsletter mailed to you, you may read it on line. The only disadvantage to this is that patterns are copy written and many cannot appear on our website in any form but may have permission to appear in our hard newsletter.
Carolina Lily
2010 raffle quilt is in the works with Betty Neel and Margaret McMullin getting the patterns ready. The name of our quilt is Carolina Lily! Please say yes when asked to help to sew this quilt!
Patterns
Pattern Committee this year is Laurie Schwarck and Jenny Schlutz! Hi girls! Laurie and I are working on getting projects ready for the upcoming year. We will have a Mystery Quilt that can be color coordinated or scrappy, Row by Row Naughty Round Robin which consists of blocks that have gone wrong and 5 minute blocks of the month lotteries! These will be simple blocks that take under 5 minutes to make! The more you make the more your chances of winning all of them for a lovely quilt! If there is a particular project that you would like to do please let us know! We are looking forward to a fun year of projects!
Fiber Arts Festival
The Fiber Arts Festival will be held at South Bridge Mall on September 27, 2008. If you would like to come and sell your sewing related items please let Jenny know. Tables are free and you take care of your own sales. She will get your tax forms for you.
Aprons
I don't think our kids know what an apron is.The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears .From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old-time apron" that served so many purposes REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an Apron.
Thoughts….
Be happy! We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!
How to stay young: measure twice before cutting…
Be nice to quilters who may have a fabric you need…
Buy patterns and books: inspires you daily…
Spend lots of time with quilting friends laughing…
Keep healthy so that you can quilt with ease…
Visit quilt shows often: lots of good things there…
Forgive grumpy people: life is too short not to…
Tips
Use only clear plastic bags when transporting your quilts. It would be a sad day to accidently toss a quilt in the garbage! If you use white plastic bags clearly and in very large letters mark that bag with the contents! And only use plastic bags for short term use
Lost your favorite quilting thimble and can’t get to the shop? If you have an old thimble with a rounded top-place it on a secure surface, position a nail head on top and gently tap down. Should be a good temporary fix.
Store all your paper fusible in plastic bags and seal. This will help to keep the glue from drying out and separating from the paper!
Relax, stretch and clear your mind to keep healthy.
5/28/08
June 13, 2008
June 2008 Workshop supplies for Trupunto block!
-15 x 15 muslin or light colored solid cotton, sateen, or batiste
-Backing fabric (muslin will work) 15 x 15
-Cotton Batting 16 x 16
-Water- soluble basting thread ( local quilt shop)
-Thread - cotton or machine embroidery thread
-walking foot
-darning foot
-small safety pins
-fabric marker---water erasable---may want to test before class day
-small sharp scissors- blunt or round tipped
-seam ripper
-sewing machine
-Trupunto batting---high loft poly batting-- 2 layers of an 8 oz batting works well or cotton batting. If you prefer less ‘poof’ use a lower loft.
-Gloves for machine quilting are a must. You can use cheap garden gloves or purchase quilting gloves at your local quilt shop. It will make your quilting much easier if you have them with you!
The sample shown above is called a ‘Shadow Trupunto’. To make this colorful you need to bring a Batiste fabric and brightly colored batik for underneath. You may want to audition the batik before you bring it to make sure the color will softly show through. To make a regular Trupunto you need to bring the muslin or light colored fabrics.
Mandy will bring a choice of two patterns for you to transfer at the workshop. Light tables will be available for your use.
If you have any questions please call
Mandy Mierotto at 423-0440!
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June 2008-Group 4: Jenny Schlutz, Dixie Schaer, Norma Jean Miller, Carlene Davis, Phyllis Wright & Jean Payne
We will have potluck at noon! The hostesses will provide the desserts that will be served with coffee in the afternoon until 3pm. All other Members who wish to attend potluck can bring anything else they wish. Please remember those with health issues when preparing your dish. Thank you all!
1PM-General Meeting will be postponed until…
Great News Ladies! Put on your best smiles and give yourselves a pat on the back as we will be presenting our 1000th ABC quilt to the head of nursing from Mercy. Jo Best will be doing the honors as she is the one who inspired members several years ago to make these wonderful quilts for Babies in Crisis. KIMT-TV will be there to document the occasion!
Due to family health issue, Carol Post the winner of our Raffle Quilt was not able to be presented with her quilt in May. Carol will be given her quilt this Meeting! Don’t miss this! She is very excited to be the recipient of our beautiful quilt!
General meeting will ensue followed by…
An auction of library books. Marie Senne has agreed to be our ‘Auctioneer’! If we don’t have time to get through all the books we will continue the auction at a later date. So Ladies get out your pocket books and bid like crazy! The majority of the library books are less than 10 years old!
No Chinese Auction this month!
$659.40 has been collected in the last 1 ½ years for our guild. Thank you everyone for your generosity!
We welcome new visitor (soon to be member), Kim Sime! Kim works at the Mercy Hospital. She resides at 1304 2nd N W here in Mason City. Her phone is 641-423-7727. We are happy to have you join us Kim!
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North Iowa Fair
Dixie Schaer is the North Iowa Fair Chairlady! She will need to know how many quilts will be available for hanging in our booth. A sign-up sheet will be passed around at June meeting. She will also have a sign-up sheet for workers. Remember we are going to be blessed
with air conditioning!
Everyone is welcome to show your quilts.
Don’t forget to enter quilts in competition!
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Many of you are probably wondering what will happen to the book case after the library books are out of it. The board has decided to use the case as a place to store our history albums and other necessary items that we may need. So it will still be in use!
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BOARD MEETING AT 10AM AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON July 8th, 2008! 9:30AM!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.
Board meetings open to all members!
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From the President: This is my last “official” message as president as my term comes to an end. I want to thank all the board members and officers for their support this year. I know it has seemed a little rough as we got ourselves back on target with our by-laws. Speaking of which, the board will be presenting some updates to the by-laws to vote on. Take some time and look through them. Remember, what we vote on, we need to do. It has been a good year and I look forward to changes in focus as we acquire new members. Please make them welcome.
Kelsey Jones-Evans
Reminder to all members!
Please be sure to turn in any and all receipts and invoices for the quilt show to Carlene ASAP so that a financial report can be compiled for the guild members. Also, if you haven't turned in your committee report please so as soon as possible. She would also like to have suggestions for the 2010 show as work is beginning with the committee working on the selection of the pattern for the raffle quilt. We would like to have the quilt ready for display by January, 2009 and with everyone's help we know that deadline can be met. Carlene Davis
FOR SALE: SEWING TABLE
Arla Loeffler is selling her custom-made sewing table built by Ron Wunderlich of Mason City. It is made out of Birch and is very solid with a large surface area in which to work on. She had it made 2” taller than the normal table height. The dimensions are below. Arla is asking $175.00 or best offer. Please call Arla at 641-423-2629 or her daughter Bonnie at 651-688-0811(email- ctyankee@msn.com) to ask questions or to view this great table. It is in a storage unit in Mason City.
Quilting on Cameo Machine quiltingby Mindy Prohaski
1531 Cameo Rd; Nora Springs IA 50458
641-749-2743 quiltingoncameo@yahoo.com
I have many years of experience! I will pick up and deliver your quilt if you
need me to.
Workshop/Program Groups are now effective. Please all work together to bring educational and fun projects for us to learn!
Upcoming workshops:
August 13th, 2008-annual picnic-Clear Lake
Sept 10th, 2008- Denise Sprain-Quilts on the Double!
Oct 8th, 2008- Kris Kerigan-Ye Olde Red School House
Nov 12th, 2008- Kelsey Jones-Attic windows with a twist
Dec 10th, 2008-Christmas celebration
Jan 14th, 2009-Charity Day
In Memoriam of our dear quilting friends who have passed on, we remember them always! May they always have a quilting project in the works! Some names were inadvertently omitted in last newsletter. I do apologize.
John Klein Eleanor Benjegerdes Dorothy Roby Doris Kluss Leota Jaspers Iva Hannah Helen Fistler Pearl McWhorter Bobbie Meggars Virginia Brennan Ann Truitt Anna Bakacek Rae Embretson Janice Stanton Grace Anderson
Gay Schneider Anne McIntire Margaret Hall Velda Marth Marie Wahlers Alice Lenze
Jeroldine Stricker Nora Hericks
I wish to apologize to Jean Payne and guild for not making the Treasurers Report look nicer. I haven’t quite figured out how to get the numbers to line up correctly. No matter how many times I try to line up the figures up they do not come out evenly spaced.
Jenny
Our Sympathies to Marion Anderson on the passing of her Brother Ben Nozicka. Our thoughts are with you!
Mexican Lasagna submitted by Carlene Davis1
1/2 # browned ground beef
1 16 oz. can refried beans, fat free
1 tsp. cumin
2 tsp. oregano
3/4 tsp. garlic powder
4 cups shredded montery jack & sharp cheddar cheese (lite)
12 uncooked lasagne noodles
2 1/2 c. water2 1/2 c. salsa (chunky, mild or medium)
2 c. sour cream (lite)
3/4 c. chopped scallions (green onions)
1 can sliced black olives
Combine beef, spices and beans. Place 4 noodles in bottom of a 9 X 13 pan. Spread 1/2 meat mixture over noodles, layer of cheese. Add 4 more noodles, rest of meat and layer of cheese, 4 more noodles and layer of cheese. Combine water and salsa and pour over all, cover and bake at 350 degrees 1 1/2 hour or until noodles are tender. Combine sour cream, olives and scallions and spread over casserole. Top with layer of cheese. Bake 5 - 10 minutes more uncovered. Serves 8
NIQG Board Meeting, April 29, 2008
Kelsey called meeting to order @ 10 am at Sr. Center. She reviewed officers and chairmen for upcoming election. In addition to previous slate, Ruth C. will vol. for treasurer, Ruth Ward will fill her last year as board member. Cathy K. will be program coordinator.
Discussion was held on changes for library, condition and space for storage unit. It was suggested dispensing with library books. Kelsey will present idea to members at next meeting. Mandy will continue as librarian and help with web-site. Jeanne M. volunteered to be historian.
Mandy has patterns suitable for Linus/ABC quilts. It was decided to publish in future newsletters.
A discussion was held about charging for workshops. Motion by Ruth C. to $10. only if program presenter charge is $ 150. or more. Second by Carlene, motion carried.
It was decided to review current by-laws. Kelsey offered to write duties of librarian and historian positions. Board members are to review by-laws and write suggested changes, then they will be updated at the next board meeting on May 27.
Discussed ideas to promote membership: such as better programs, offer info at functions like NI Fair, quilt shows, and newspaper events column.
A summary of quilt show will appear in newsletter and @ next meeting. Jo Best, sec.
Minutes for May 14, 2008
North Iowa Quilters' Guild met May 14,2008, at Covenant Church. The morning workshop was led by Laurie Schwarck on "Trading Patches" project. A pot luck was held at noon.
Kelsey Jones called afternoon meeting to order @ 1 pm. Corrections on memorial names of members who have passed away: add - Eleanor Benjegerdes, John Klein, Norah Hericks, and Dorothy Roby.
Mandy M. reviewed material list for the Trapunto program next month. She showed several samples and answered questions. Look for more details in newsletter. Future programs include; Denise Sprain with " Quilt on the Double" in Sept. and Kris Kerrigan - "Button Weeds" in Oct.
Kelsey explained a quilt challenge for breast cancer awareness. Use patterns from Eleanor Burns' book "Victory Quilts" , in colors of pink, teal, and pale yellow, 10 1/2" blocks, make a 40" X 40" piece. These are due by Oct. 3rd and will be displayed at St. Ansgar. Local quilt shops are sponsoring.
Discussion about library usage and storage unit - Jenny S. made motion to auction books to members at the June meeting, second by Dorothy Birch, motion carried.
Next years' officers were introduced: Pres. - Carlene Davis, V.P. Jenny Schlutz, Sec. - LeNore Forbes, Treas. - Ruth Calland, Board - Norma Jean M., Marlene O. and Ruth Ward. The slate of officers accepted by majority vote.
Carlene told about quilt show winner of the raffle quilt was Carol Post , Manly. She will attend the June meeting to receive the quilt. Viewers choice winners were : 1st- Jo Ann Johnson, 2nd - Kelsey Jones, and 3rd - Jo Best. Prizes were awarded.
Betty Neel announced garage sale with NIQ member, Arlene Christensen's sewing items included.
Door prizes won by: Jan Martin, Betty Neel, Mandy M. Kelsey J., Thelma Bohn, Marian Hoit, Dorothy B. Ruth Ward, and Betty Werle.
Chinese auction winners were: Kelsey J.x3, Jo B., Marge B. Jan Pralle, Cathy K. Carlene D., Norma Jean M., Wilma Ades, Jenny S., Nancy M.x2, Kathy Coverdale x2, Margaret M., Kim Sime, Dorothy W. Sue H. and Barb DeBoer.
Nancy M. announced details of bus trip to MN. Quilt show June 27. She will take reservations today.
All enjoyed the show and tell. Mark your calendars, July North Iowa Fair , Aug.13 Picnic at the Lakeview Room at Clear Lake.
Jo Best, sec.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
The By-Laws have been updated and are included in this newsletter. Please everyone look it over and be ready to vote on it at the June meeting.
Memberships Dues ($20) can be paid now for the upcoming 2008-2009 fiscal year. Membership expires on June 30th. Paying now ensures updated password entry to all patterns on our web site. It also helps out the Membership Chair to get out the phone lists by September Meeting. Forms will be available at June meeting and at Picnic in August. Also it will be in July & August newsletter. You may also down load the membership form off our website. Deadline to be included on membership phone list it August 30th, 2008. These forms are to be presented to Marlene Oswood.
12 Stamped and Addressed Envelopes need to be brought to Jenny by September to ensure a hard copy newsletter to be mailed to you. However if you don’t wish to have a newsletter mailed to you, you may read it on line. The only disadvantage to this is that patterns are copy written and many cannot appear on our website in any form but may have permission to appear in our hard newsletter.
Officers, Board and all Chairs need to have written reports of your area ready by July 8th, 2008 Board Meeting. Please outgoing and incoming officers, board and chairs BE present. Board meeting at 9:30am at the Senior Center located on 326 4th St N E in Mason City.
Habitat for Humanity
A quilt was presented to Michelle Morhring who has two teenage daughters on May 30th. This home was built at 119 16th NW in Mason City. Thank you Jo Best for representing us! This is our 32nd quilt!
Show and Tell!
Jo Ann Johnson brought her award winning Carpenter’s Wheel! Jo Best showed off her Sudoku and Robin Row by Row. Barb DeBoer brought 4 very cute ABC quilts. Cathy Knowles showed her Round Robin from the internet group. Pat Klinger awed us with her huge 4 Patch Posie!
Jenny Schlutz showed 6 quilts made for the Women’s Health Center. Kelsey Jones brought 2 Robin Row by Rows and 2 floral quilts. Carlene Davis showed off her Robin Row by Row and a sweet little teddy bear quilt. Vivien Bugbee presented us with 4 quilts of teddy bears and bunnies, ABC quilt, a bright scrappy blocks quilt and a ‘Boys will be boys’. Very nice! Margie Brandl showed us her really cute springy wool runner. Dorothy Birch wowed us with her lattice strips she made in workshop! Boy we hope to see it finished this month! Laurie Schwark showed different setting of the strips done her workshop. And Marilyn Meinecke showed her apron Bib, denim purse and duck puppet.
The lottery block this month is something new or should we say ‘old’! Bring any ‘old’ block/s for the Lottery. The more ‘old’ blocks you bring, gives you more chances to win all of them for a very unique quilt! Time to get rid of that UFO not quite together! Now Ladies, don’t forget to put your name in for the drawing! Just because you are finally unloading those ‘old’ blocks doesn’t mean you can’t win them back along with other ‘old’ blocks and end up making a beautiful quilt to share with us!
The block of the month is the Bear Paw Variation! It is 12” finished.
The following is a rough graft of the 2005 Amended By-Laws drawn up on May 27th, 2008 by Kelsey Jones, Carlene Davis and Jenny Schlutz. The underlined areas are the amended changes to be approved by the NIQG members in June.
NORTH IOWA QUILTERS GUILD
2005 AMENDED BY-LAWS
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
The Guild shall be a non-profit organization with the purpose of educating, stimulating interest in, and appreciation for the art of quilting. The Guild shall be managed by a Board consisting of an Executive Committee and Directors. The Executive Committee consists of duly elected officers.
ARTICLE 2
BOARD
Section 1. The immediate past President shall be ex-officio member of the Board with voting privileges in case of tie votes. Any vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the un-expired term by appointment by remaining members of the Board.
Section 2. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transactions of any business and a simple majority of the quorum may decide any questions.
Section 3. The Board shall meet a minimum of three times during the year and is at the call of the President.
Section 4. The Board shall have supervision, control and direction of the affairs of the Guild.
Section 5. The Board shall have the authority to supervise the use of the funds.
ARTICLE 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. Executive committee of the Guild shall be President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Officers are elected by a majority vote of the membership in May. Newly elected officers take over their duties after the June meeting, and out-going officers act as advisors until the September meeting of the same year. The term shall be one year, with three months as acting advisor unless otherwise stated.
Section 2. The duties of the President shall be to preside over all meetings and protect the welfare of the Guild including keeping the lock box with legal documents. The President shall serve one year as ex-officio member of the Board. The President will be able to sign checks for the Guild and has the authority to cancel any event or meeting because of the weather. The President shall collect and disperse the written committee reports to the newly appointed officers and chairpersons.
Section 3. The Vice President shall fill the term of the President in the case of emergency vacancy in that office for the remainder of the term. As Vice President, this person is obligated to succeed to the office of the President. The Vice President’s duties will include selection committee chairman for special events such as bus trips, quilt show, Fair and other boards approved events, and maintain membership files for fiscal year. The Vice President will be responsible to the President to report the progress of such committees.
Section 4. The Secretary’s duties shall be to record and be custodian of the minutes of the meetings. Additional duties include all correspondence, notices to the media regarding meetings and cancellations.
Section 5. The Treasurer’s duties shall be to collect and take charge of all dues and funds made available to the Guild. Any single expenditure, exceeding $25 (except bus trips) must be authorized by the Board. The treasurer shall keep a written account of all transactions involving the Guild in a book belonging to the Guild. The Treasurer’s books will be audited at the end of each June.
ARTICLE 4 DIRECTORS
Section 1. The Directors shall consist of five elected members, each serving 2 years, 3 elected in one year and 2 the following year.
Section 2. The Directors are responsible for appointing a committee of two to audit the Treasurer’s books, a Guild historian, Program chairman, Nominating committee, Pattern committee, Membership chairman, Quilt Show chairman, Charity quilts chairman, Web Administrator, and Newsletter Editor.
ARTICLE 5 MEETINGS
Section 1. The North Iowa Quilters Guild will meet the second Wednesday of each month at designated place other than the month of July.
ARTICLE 6 COMMITTEES
Section 1. The program chairman will coordinate programs for the year following her appointment. She will work during her first year planning the next year’s program and the second year she will introduce speakers and programs. Programs exceeding $100 must have approval of the Board, & a minimal amount of $40 will be offered to members who give a lecture.
Program chairman shall also be responsible for updating hostess groups for each month and maintaining Supplies Cabinet.
Section 2. The Historian will collect publicity, snapshots and all information pertinent to the history of the Guild. Scrap books will be kept in the guild supply cabinet and shall maintain these articles in said cabinet.
Section 3. The 2-person nomination committee appointed by the Directors will be formed no later than March. Nominations will be submitted to membership in April for the elections to be held in May.
Section 4. A two person auditing committee should complete audit of the Treasurer’s books before the deadline of July 1 of that year.
Section 5. Duties of the pattern committee will be to select and disperse educational patterns of the month and work with the Board on quilt projects, and see the quilt project to its completion.
Section 6. The duties of the membership chairman will be to register members and guests, collect dues and balance with the Treasurer, make out and sign membership cards and print complete membership list by September meeting with Membership drive to begin in May.
Section 7. Quilt Show Chairman shall organize and direct the necessary committees for the biennial quilt shows.
Section 8. Web Administrator is responsible for maintaining the Guild Web site, posting photos blog, and newsletter to newsletter blog. The web Administrator will also be responsible for making sure the guild pays the fees for http://www.niqg.org/ domain with Yahoo.com. A notebook with passwords and pertinent information shall be kept for future reference.
Section 9. Charity Quilt Chairman shall be responsible for keeping track of the number of quilts being donated to each charity, submitting new easy to follow patterns periodically throughout the year to maintain interest in charity quilts, coordinating January Charity Day activities, getting reports from charity members on what their charity needs are and making sure that they receive quilts appropriated for their charity. Chair members will be chosen for each charity we service and will be responsible for the delivery of said quilt to their charity.
Section 10. Newsletter Editor shall be responsible for creating, having publishing and distributing of an easy to read newsletter, with up-to-date information by the end of the each month. She shall submit a digital copy to the web Site Administrator for posting or posting the newsletter herself. The Editor will also be responsible for any and all advertising.
Section 11. Each committee chairman shall maintain a notebook and submit a written report of pertinent information necessary to complete her duties. This report should be given to the incoming President at the end of the project or at the current year as scheduled by President to the new chair person or officer.
ARTICLE 7 MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership shall be open to any person. Membership is open to internet members, who shall have the same privileges and responsibilities as any other member.
Section 2. Membership dues shall be payable commencing with the May meeting of each year in an amount to be determined by the Board. Previous Membership expires on June 30th of each year.
Section 3. A guest may attend one time without becoming a member. Guests are required to sign the guest book.
Section 4. Members may be required to show their membership cards at the door for each meeting.
Section 5. Workshops:
a. Memberships required for workshops, fees may be required.
b. Any workshops open to the public, will be charged accordingly.
c. Special requirements may be levied.
ARTICLE 8 GENERAL
Section 1. Each member shall have one vote and there shall be no proxy voting.
Section 2. The By-laws may be amended at any meeting by a majority vote of the general membership upon recommendation of the Board.
Section 3. In the event of the disbanding of the North Iowa Quilters Guild, monies in the Treasury after all final expenses have been paid shall be dispersed, at the discretion of the immediate Board, to a quilt related organization such as museum, library, research project etc.
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