Founded 1980 Celebrating 28 years! © Vol.20 No. 7 www.niqg.org
First Covenant Church, 410 S. Ohio, Mason City, IA. 50401 641-423-6359
Meets the second Wed of every month, except July at 9AM-3PM
Cookbooks: $3 Membership: $20 Clear Plastic Bags: 50 ¢ NIQG Pins: $5
For information: send SASE to: NIQG Box 1163 Mason City, IA 50402 or
Newsletter editor-Jenny Schlutz: 1468 2nd S E- Mason City, Iowa 50401 641-424-9068 stevejen@mchsi.com
From the President
Quilt Show date is fast approaching and I’m getting all revved up for it. How about you? Have you got your quilt ready to display? Are you signed up for a committee and have they been meeting yet? Have you sold any tickets? Have you picked up your tickets?
The New meeting place at First Covenant Church is working out great! We did a lot of sewing in January and made a lot of decisions. One of them was that we would no longer expect our group members to make extra food. Instead we will keep the deserts out and at 3 pm everything is put away.
Our web site is getting a face lift so if you have internet access you should take a look. There is a new pattern from my studio in this month’s newsletter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Kelsey
February Workshop by Carolyn Matson will be ‘Aprons’ from the Calico Hutch in Minnesota just west and south of Austin. 9AM-Noon.
Please come prepared to sew by 9AM.
Doors are open at 8AM.
You will need to purchase 2 (homespun or other type) towels that are at your local quilt shop. Or Carolyn will bring some with her. A sample was shown at January’s Meeting by Kaye Klukow. The towels need to be cotton, not terry cloth.
You need your sewing machine and general sewing equipment such as cutter and cutting board, ruler, scissors and etc. Irons will be provided.
We will be sewing in the meeting room where the tables and chairs are already set up. If you have a power strip to share please bring it!
Group 3 will be responsible to help Carolyn carry her things in and set her up. They also will help man the sign in table and help out with the Chinese Auction items. As was discussed last month there will be no more luncheon due the large potluck at noon. However there will be cookies or some dessert with coffee available till 3PM. Carolyn will have a program in the afternoon showing new things in her shop.
Come join us for Potluck at noon! Bring along a dish to share.
You will need your own table service.
We will have our general meeting at 1PM.
January Charity yielded another productive day with 25 quilts made! These quilts were then finished at the Senior Center. We have added 10 ABC quilts and 14 Linus quilts and 1 wheel chair quilt to our list to donations. 3 quilts were donated for Comfort quilts and 2 quilts were donated for Habitat!
We thank everyone for their time and talents!
To date we have donated-
ABC-All Babies Count- 957 quilts-we are nearing the 1000 mark!
Linus-Children in need from birth to age 21-235 quilts
Crisi-women and children in stress- 40 quilts
Northern Lights- Men in transition- 35 quilts
Habitat-Habitat for Humanity-34 quilts
Wrap a Smile-children born with cleft palates in South America-70 utility quilts
Military Hospital Fisher House-41 wheel chair quilts- 25 knitted caps.mittens-
Hot Dog pillow cases: 20
Comfort quilts-17.There are 7 Comfort quilts for members available. 2 of these still need large labels on.
We have also donated several quilts to families in need due to fires and etc. in the North Iowa Area- 30 quilts (this is an estimate).
Laurie Schwarck Pattern Chair Lady
Trading Squares 2007-2008
February—Brown & March—Black & April-- purple/ burgundies & May--- orange
Block of the month! This month’s block is called Baby Four Patch! Make as many as you please!
Bring your Same Swap Switch blocks completed!
Bring with you a used pattern with a fat quarter to start it with in a plain brown paper bag to swap at February meeting!
“Shade Garden Sampler” is hanging at the Beehive Quilt Shoppe. Please feel free to take it to your home town to sell tickets on! Thank you!
For those who sell the most raffle tickets, will receive a prize of a bundle of fabrics! (Compliments of Kelsey Jones)
All Quilt show Chair persons are to meet at 11AM for Quilt Show updates!
Quilting on Cameo
Machine quilting
by 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.
2008 Quilt Show The Heritage Continues
April 12th & 13th, 2008
Sat 10-4PM & Sun Noon -4
Newman High School
$3 admissions
Friday April 11th will be set up day.
Raffle Tickets are available! Everyone is expected to purchase 12 tickets at the cost of $10. You may keep these for yourself or sell them and ask for more! We need a big ticket sale this year as the ticket money funds the guild for 2 YEARS! Please do your part! Sell tickets! Thank you ladies!
Quilt Show Chair-Carlene Davis (641-423-0408)
All quilt show meetings will be the last Tuesday of each month prier to show, held at the Senior Citizen’s Center located at 326 4th St NE in Mason City (423-1502). It is located just west of East Park. All ‘Chairs’ and interested members are welcome and encouraged to attend. It takes all members to put on a successful show!
There will be a committees’ sign up sheet at the welcome table each month. Please sign up your name to the committee/s that you would like to help in. Each committee has a booklet to use as a guide to that particular job. All jobs can and should be done by more than one person. We all need to work together!
Note to new members: If you don’t know where you would like to help just ask any of the ‘old’, ok I mean, ‘seasoned’ members for assistance or Carlene. There is a place for you!
Chairperson………………………….…..Carlene Davis
Registering quilts (In & out)…………Mandy Meierotto
Boutique…………………………………Phyllis Wright
Pat Klinger and Mary Ann Johnson
Publicity…………….………………….Cathy Knowles
……………......Florence Hagstrom and LeNore Forbes
Door Prizes……………………………..…Dixie Schaer
Rqffle Tickets, printer, arranging presales at various locations…………………………….….…Kelsey Jones
Admissions-
………Sat. 10-2..Dorothy Birch & Marge Bahnsen
………Sat. 2-4.Kaye Klukow & Betty Werle
………Sun. 12-2 Pat Klinger & Minerva Wagner
………Sun. 2-4 Jeanne Moorehead & Florence Hagstrom
Vendors………………...Jeanne Moorehead & Ruth Ward
Hostesses……..Marlene Oswood, Ruth Ward, Jean Payne, ……………………...Phyllis Wright & Darlene Alexander
Antiques/accessories………….Mary Boyd & Betty Werle
Bed Turning………...Ruth Ward & Marlene Oswood
Set up and take down….everyone!
WE NEED YOUR QUILTS!
Treasury Report by Jean Payne
Jan. 08
Bal fwd………………………….…2513.12
Expenses
PSI-newsletter………………….…46.01
Dixie-stamps………………………16.40
Rent………………………………..50.00
Marilyn M-photos……………….….4.28
State of Iowa Treasure tax…………27.00
Total………………………………143.69
Income
Vendors…………………………….75.00
Chinese auction…………………….58.50
Total……………………………….133.50
Balance………………………….….2502.93
Savings-12/31/07………………..….1921.24
Chinese auction donations to date is $550.10!
Linus Day Quilts to be held at St John’s Lutheran Church in Charles City on February 9th, from9(AM- 3PM! Door Prizes will be given away by Deb Wolf! Come prepared to get as many quilts sewn, tied and finished! Potluck at noon! St John’s is kitty corner from the courthouse! Every welcome!
Secretary's Minutes:
Meeting opened at 1:15 pm
1. Discussion was held on subject of: Do we want to do food vending if Newman School does not. Discussion revealed our insurance may not allow us to do so and School may not allow us to do so. Carlene will check on these. If all is a go and School does not want to vend, popular vote was positive.
2. Unanimous vote to continue with fairgrounds one more year as it is now airconditioned.
3. Door prize letters were sent out. Request for fat quarters to give out as door prizes went out.
4. Laurie talked about swaps for February.
5. Jenny reported comfort quilt blocks are available to take home.
6. jeanne reported that fourteen spaces have been rented to venders.
7. Those that want to sell their quilts either at Quilt show or st Fair you need to attch a business card to the quilt (and give extras to Dixie) so these can be given to interested onlookers. They cannot be sold at show or at fair, but, interested persons can contact makers at home to arrange a sale.
8. Discussion about Late Luncheon was held with lively participation. Unanimous vote was to allow food from early lunch to be left out until 3 pm for those interested. At 3 pm they will be removed.
Meeting adjourned at 2PM.
Respectfully recorded by kelsey Jones for Jo Best
Now here is a recipe that Joan Chandler has graciously shared with us!
Another Chocolate Crinkles recipe from
Iowa Farms Today magazine.
1 cup cocoa
3 beaten eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 t. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 t baking powder
½ cup powdered sugar
In large bowl, beat together first five ingredients with spoon. In medium bowl stir together flour and baking powder. Gradually add to chocolate mixture until well blended. Cover and chill 1-2 hours or until firm enough to handle. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in powder sugar and pace on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake or cookies will be dry.
Thank you Joan for sharing your great recipe with us!
THE FLOUR SACK BY COLLEEN B. HUBERT
IN THAT LONG AGO TIME WHEN THINGS WERE SAVED,
WHEN ROADS WERE GRAVELED AND BARRELS WERE STAVED,
WHEN WORN-OUT CLOTHING WAS USED AS RAGS,
AND THERE WERE NO PLASTIC WRAP OR BAGS,
AND THE WELL AND THE PUMP WERE WAY OUT BACK,
A VERSATILE ITEM, WAS THE FLOUR SACK.
PILLSBURY'S BEST, MOTHER'S AND GOLD MEDAL, TOO
STAMPED THEIR NAMES PROUDLY IN PURPLE AND BLUE.
THE STRING SEWN ON TOP WAS PULLED AND KEPT;
THE FLOUR EMPTIED AND SPILLS WERE SWEPT.
THE BAG WAS FOLDED AND STORED IN A SACK
THAT DURABLE, PRACTICAL FLOUR SACK.
THE SACK COULD BE FILLED WITH FEATHERS AND DOWN FOR A PILLOW,
OR T'WOULD MAKE A NICE SLEEPING GOWN.
IT COULD C ARRY A BOOK AND BE A SCHOOL BAG,
OR BECOME A MAIL SACK SLUNG OVER A NAG.
IT MADE A VERY CONVENIENT PACK,
THAT ADAPTABLE, COTTON FLOUR SACK.
BLEACHED AND SEWN, IT WAS DUTIFULLY WORN
AS BIBS, DIAPERS, OR KERCHIEF ADORNED.
IT WAS MADE INTO SKIRTS, BLOUSES AND SLIPS.
AND MOM BRAIDED RUGS FROM ONE HUNDRED STRIPS
SHE MADE RUFFLED CURTAINS FOR THE HOUSE OR SHACK,
FROM THAT HUMBLE BUT TREASURED FLOUR SACK!
AS A STRAINER FOR MILK OR APPLE JUICE,
TO WAVE MEN IN, IT WAS A VERY GOOD USE,
AS A SLING FOR A SPRAINED WRIST OR A BREAK,
TO HELP MOTHER ROLL UP A JELLY CAKE,
AS A WINDOW SHADE OR TO STUFF A CRACK,
WE USED A STURDY, COMMON FLOUR SACK!
AS DISH TOWELS, EMBROIDERED OR NOT,
THEY COVERED UP DOUGH, HELPED PASS PANS SO HOT,
TIED UP DISHES FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED,
AND FOR MEN OUT IN THE FIELD TO SEED.
THEY DRIED DISHES FROM PAN, NOT RACK
THAT ABSORBENT, HANDY FLOUR SACK!
WE POLISHED AND CLEANED STOVE AND TABLE,
SCOURED AND SCRUBBED FROM CELLAR TO GABLE,
WE DUSTED THE BUREAU AND OAK BED POST,
MADE COSTUMES FOR OCTOBER (A SCARY GHOST)
AND A PARACHUTE FOR A CAT NAMED JACK.
FROM THAT LOWLY, USEFUL OLD FLOUR SACK!
SO NOW MY FRIENDS, WHEN THEY ASK YOU
AS CURIOUS YOUNGSTERS OFTEN DO,
"BEFORE PLASTIC WRAP, ELMERS GLUE
AND PAPER TOWELS, WHAT DID YOU DO?"
TELL THEM LOUDLY AND WITH PRIDE DON'T LACK,
"GRANDMOTHER HAD THAT WONDERFUL FLOUR SACK!"
Window Pane Vest Preparation for March 12th, 2008 Workshop being taught by Nancy Malmin!
Please forgive me for not getting the total of all the first part pre-instructions in last newsletter. Jenny
December Pre-class instruction: do this first-
Find a shirt-buy it one size larger than what you would normally wear.
Wash the shirt before you cut.
Wash you materials before you start to cut.
Look for 9 fat quarters or scraps to equal 2 ¼ yards. You will need a glue stick!
Need contrasting material 2 ½” x 5 yards for binding-set this aside.
2 or 4 buttons 5/8 or7/8 in size.
Water soluble marker and ruler.
Cut sleeve off (including the finished seam)
If shirt has full collar-cut off the collar only, leaving the stand.
Take off pocket-do not cut pocket off.
Take off buttons-do not cut buttons off.
Cut off finished side seams both sides.
Length-measure from back of neck to favorite length, plus 2” for hem and mark it.
Sew the back pleat flat all the way down so that it is flat against back.
To hem, (if the shirt has it) to make the 4 side edges of the vest round, I use a 9” dinner plate to mark it and cut it.
Need to mark your cut up shirt, on right side of shirt starting at the middle of the back neck, draw a center line first. Continue working to outer edges at 4” intervals. Repeat for front. Try to match at shoulders.
Mark front horizontal lines at 5” intervals. Try to match across the front working from top shoulders down towards hem.
January Pre-class instruction:
9 fat quarters-you can cut from one fat quarter eight 3 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles and eight 2 ½” x 3 ½” rectangles and eight 1 ½” x 2 ½” rectangles
You need a total of:
72- 3 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles
72- 2 ½” x 3 ½” rectangles
72- 1 ½” x 2 ½” rectangles
You can stack these three high-one piece of each size using glue stick to keep them together.
February Pre-class instruction:
If you have not already stacked your precut rectangles this is the time to do so.
Start with the 3 ½” x 4 ½” rectangle on the bottom.
Next put the 2 ½” x 3 ½” rectangle on top of the 3 ½” z 4 ½’ rectangle.
Place the 1 ½” x 2 ½” rectangle on top of the 2 ½” x 3 ½” rectangle.
Using a dab of glue will help hold these in place or use stick pins.
You will need 72 piles of the 3 piece units assembled.
Pre-arrange your piles on back of shirt wit glue stick or pins.
One set of 3 piece unit in each of 4” x 5” marked rectangle.
There should be about 1/4” border of shirt color showing between the largest fabric rectangle and the marked rectangle.
In March you will need your sewing machine, matching thread for top and bottom. We will be sewing the stacks onto the shirt. Also will be sewing binding onto the stand of collar and the binding to the rest of the shirt and buttons. Questions? Call Nancy Malmin at 641-732-4321 to order-www.ragmerchant.com or she will get it for you
