Doors will be open by 8:30!
The morning will be open to anyone who needs help, to finish quilts for the show. These can be personal quilts or charity quilts. April 2008-Group 2: Marlene Oswood, Mandy Meierotto, Jeanne Moorehead, Ruth Ward, Millie Shroeder, Marilyn Harrington, Vivien Bugbee & Betty Neel, will be there to assist you. Any other members, who wish to help, please come and bring your time, talents and good cheer to share. It may be a good idea to bring pliers, yarn, scissors and a large needle for tying charity quilts if necessary. We will have potluck at noon!
The afternoon will consist of general meeting and tying up loose ends for the show that will be set up 2 days later. Please plan to attend so that we can have another successful quilt show! Thanks all!
2008 Quilt Show The Heritage Continues
April 12th & 13th, 2008 Sat 10-4PM & Sun Noon -4
Newman High School $3 admissions
Friday April 11th at 4PM will be set up time.
There is room for 84 large quilts in the main show room! We will use the top railings again for ABC quilts and will use the Linus quilts to fill in where needed. If you have any ABC or Linus quilts in the makings, please get them finished for the show. Some Habitat quilts will also be displayed. Clothing and small quilts will be hung in the Boutique Room. A-frames will be available for the small quilts.
We need your antique quilts for the bed turning. Make sure you have them registered and with a short story for each one. A photo will be taken with your permission, of each antique quilt. A booklet will be made containing these quilts. Please bring your antique quilt to the Wednesday meeting along with your story or description if possible! This helps Kelsey out very much!
REGISTRATION! It is very important that you know that April 9th is the last day to register your quilt/s. No other quilts will be allowed into show after this day. We need to respect Mandy’s hard effort to type out all of the cards for show quilts. At set up, quilts need to arrive between 4pm-6pm, PLEASE!
We need accessories to put at the feet of all the quilt hangers. Please register your items by meeting and bring your goodies to set up on Friday.
Door Prizes! Yes! It’s not too late! If you have any door prizes please bring these to Dixie by Wednesday meeting. She needs time to sort and get the prizes ready. If you have fat quarters, pencils or any sewing related items, these are welcome. More
Boutique! If you are planning on selling any SEWING related item/s in the Boutique you are welcome to do so. You need to get a registration sheet from Phyllis Wright or Mary Ann Johnson for your items. All items need to have a string tag with your name, item number and price. (For example: #1 pillow $10 Jenny). Please keep your prices closest to the dollar or quarter. If you need string tags some are available.
If you have quilt magazines, bundle these with one price. If you have quilt books you may put sticky price labels on the fronts with the same info as string tags. However if you can tape a string tag to them it would be easier for the Boutique Ladies to deal with because all sold item tags will be included with your sales money and item sheet.
If you have several small items, box or bag these up and price them as one item. 10% of your sales will be donated to the NIQG. You will be responsible to pay 7% taxes to the state of Iowa. A tax number will be provided for you along with a form to send in. Do not forget to send this in whether you sell anything or not. Items donated to the Boutique for sale will be accepted. Any presales need to be discussed with Phyllis and Mary Ann!
If by Sunday you have items still not sold you may tell Phyllis and Mary Ann to lower the prices if you do not want to take that item back home. If you do have items left, these need to be picked up immediately at the end of show! If you do not pick up your items, they will be donated to the NIQG and be given as door prizes to members.
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! If you have not picked up your tickets yet, do so now! The ticket money funds the guild for 2 YEARS! Please do your part! Sell tickets!
LOOKING FOR MEN!
Age doesn’t matter!
Yes we need men to help set up poles. Ladders needed too!
Don’t forget to sign up for areas that need manning!
Quilt Show Chair-Carlene Davis (641-423-0408)
Registering quilts-Mandy Meierotto
Boutique-Phyllis Wright, Pat Klinger and Mary Ann Johnson
Publicity-Cathy Knowles, Florence Hagstrom and LeNore Forbes
Door Prizes-Dixie Schaer
Raffle Tickets-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
Antique quilt bed turning-Ruth Ward, Millie Shroeder & Marlene Oswood
Set up and take down….everyone!
Tear down will be at 4PM Sunday afternoon! Everyone is expected to help! Please be there!
All quilts need to be picked up at 4pm on Sunday afternoon! NIQG will not be responsible for lost items!
Ok Girls! Get those fingers in motion and the machines purring!
Laurie Schwarck Pattern Chair Lady
Trading Squares 2007-2008
April-purple/burgundies & May- orange…also in May...we will make the quilt.
Lost! At the last meeting Dorothy Birch was accidently shorted 50 squares and strips. If you found that you have too many then please bring them to Dorothy or Laurie.
Laurie will be providing extra squares and strips for anyone who needs them. The amounts given so far are more than enough to create the May project with. A final trade will be in May. This would be a great time to retrade some of your squares and strips for a true scrappy quilt if you so choose to do so!
Lottery this month will be Flowery Fat Quarters! Each fat quarter gives you more chances to win!
Block of the month! This month’s block is called Centennial! Making this fast paced block in blue/peach stripe, blue solid, floral print and a white background will make a lovely summer quilt!
Same Swap Switch blocks were traded successfully! Well, not quite successful, as we thought! Lost! Margaret McMullin’s blocks were picked up for her and accidently migrated to someone’s stash! If you have her blocks please bring them to her or Laurie! We do tend to be forgetful when we are having a good time! Thank you!
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.
Noon Potluck
Potluck worked out great with members entering the south door (hallway) to get your goodies and exit the west door (main room) to find a place to eat and visit.
Thank you Girls for your cooperation and good food!
With a general meeting held at 1PM anyone may enjoy the desserts and coffee until 3PM. Thank you to all who help to make things easier!
Workshop/Program Groups are now effective. Please all work together to bring educational and fun projects for us to learn!
Upcoming workshops:
May 14th, 2008-Laurie will be leading us in the construction of the Trading Squares Quilt.
June 11th, 2008- will be Trupunto by Mandy Mierotto. Elections of Officers and Boards and Chair replacements.
Upcoming elections and confirmation of new leaders will take place in June! Jeanne Moorehead is helping Cathy Knowles with filling all chairs for the year 2008-2009! Please say yes when you are asked to serve! Remember, no one serves alone! We need you to keep our guild fun and educational!
Secretary Minutes for March 12, 2008
Morning workshop on making a "Window Pane vest" by Nancy Malmin.
Cathy Knowles, V.P. opened the afternoon meeting.
Carlene Davis talked about the quilt show; reviewed forms available, boutique, prioritizing quilts to enter, if more than one. Set-up will begin at 4 pm on Fri. April 11. Slumberland will supply a bed frame to be used for "bed - turning " at the show. There will be a Linus and ABC quilt display along the balcony railing. Door prizes will be given to the public attendees - if any are leftover, they will be given to members at the next guild meeting. Drawing for the raffle quilt will be on Sunday afternoon. Members are encouraged to take bookmarks and posters today to publicize in their communities.
A committee was formed to begin work on the 2010 raffle quilt design. Margaret McMullin and Betty Neel volunteered for that, if anyone else is interested, please contact one of them.
The nominating comm. - Cathy K. and Jeannie Moorhead - are taking volunteers for next years' officers and board members. Norma Jean M. and Marlene O. have vol. so far.
Dixie reminded everyone of the North Iowa Fair in July - the building is now A.C.! The guild will be giving prizes for judged quilts as last year for fair entries..
Ruth Calland brought fabric kits to take home and make caps for cancer patients. Bring completed ones to April meeting.
The "Chinese Auction" winners were: Nancy M. Marilyn M., Mary Ann Johnson, Minerva Wagner (2), and Jean Payne.
Marilyn Meinecke gave two prizes to Marge Bahnsen and Darlene Alexander.
Laurie S. talked about the fabric trading squares and showed samples. The meeting concluded with "Show and Tell" followed by social time.
Jo Best, sec.
Board Meeting March 25th
Officers for 2008-2009 have been found with the exception of Vice-President. Still need confirmation of chairpersons.
Carlene made a motion to accept memberships at half-rate until fall. The motion was seconded by Ruth. Motion carried without opposition.
Quilt Show Chair, Carlene Davis, reported that everything is in place. We still need a few more volunteers for different jobs, especially quilt registration and check out. Also for bed turning. The school will be open at 9 am both Saturday and Sunday for last minute works before public arrives. We will need hammers and step ladders. Tax id for those selling in boutique will be shared. Each vendor must have their own along with Social Security number.
Quilts must be dropped off between 4 & 6 pm on Friday. No quilts to be accepted after 6 pm. Quilts must be picked between 4-6pm on Sunday. We will not be responsible for quilts after 6 pm. If you cannot be there to pick up you must send someone to pick up your quilt. Otherwise they will be left in the locked school until Monday morning for you to pick up from the school.
Reminder about bus for October AQS show.
Laura Boenke Sale April 25 & 26, Memorial Building, Garner. $2.00 a yard or fat quarters for $.50 each.
East Iowa Quilt Network (we have been members apparently for many years) is now charging $5.00 a year for membership. This will be put before membership for vote. Next meeting in Kalona, April 5, 2008.
Also in Kalona on April 5th, is Illinois-Iowa Quilt Study Group meeting. The study theme is “Appliqué Through the Centuries.”
Also received: informational flyer for barn Quilts of Washington County. See web site: http://www.barnquiltsiowa.com/ for more information.
Respectfully submitted, Kelsey Jones
“Quilt of Holes” sent to me by Carlene Davis
As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls.
Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us sewing our quilt squares together
into a tapestry that is our life.
But as my angel took each piece of cloth off the pile, I noticed how ragged and empty each of my squares was. They were filled with giant
holes. Each square was labeled with a part of my life that had been difficult, the challenges and temptations I was faced with in every day
life. I saw hardships that I endured, which were the largest holes of all.
I glanced around me. Nobody else had such squares. Other than a tiny hole here and there, the other tapestries were filled with rich color
and the bright hues of worldly fortune. I gazed upon my own life and was disheartened.
My angel was sewing the ragged pieces of cloth together, threadbare and empty, like binding air.
Finally the time came when each life was to be displayed, held up to the light, the scrutiny of truth. The others rose; each in turn, holding up their tapestries. So filled their lives had been. My angel looked upon me, and nodded for me to rise.
My gaze dropped to the ground in shame. I hadn't had all the earthly fortunes. I had love in my life, and laughter. But there had also been
trials of illness, and wealth, and false accusations that took from me my world, as I knew it. I had to start over many times. I often
struggled with the temptation to quit, only to somehow muster the strength to pick up and begin again. I spent many nights on my knees in prayer, asking for help and guidance in my life. I had often been held up to ridicule, which I endured painfully, each time offering it up to
the Father in hopes that I would not melt within my skin beneath the judgmental gaze of those who unfairly judged me. And now, I had to face the truth. My life was what it was, and I had to accept it for what it was.
I rose and slowly lifted the combined squares of my life to the light.
An awe-filled gasp filled the air. I gazed around at the others who stared at me with wide eyes.
Then, I looked upon the tapestry before me. Light flooded the many holes, creating an image, the face of Christ. Then our Lord stood before me, with warmth and love in His eyes. He said, "Every time you gave over your life to Me, it became My life, My hardships, and My struggles.
Each point of light in your life is when you stepped aside and let Me shine through, until there was more of May all our quilts be threadbare and worn, allowing Christ to shine through!
Bits and Pieces of news!
A Habitat quilt was presented to Heidi Bonebrake and family on March 16th, 2008. Thank you Mary Ruth for representing us on her special day!
Mary Alexander wishes to thank everyone for her comfort quilt. She is improving from a bout with shingles.
North Iowa Fair is July 23-27th! Set up will be Tuesday July 22. Booth is air conditioned! Yea!
Chinese Auction has netted a total of $583.35 since its inception 1 ½ years ago! Thank to all you generous girls for your donations! How cool is that!
New members are Sandy Stark-641-423-7947 and Patricia Calland. Let’s make them feel welcome!
Arla Loeffler address changed to IOOF 1037 19th St S W in Mason City.
Cedar Valley Quilters now meet at Trinity Lutheran Church -402 State St in Osage on the last Monday of the month.
Keeping Warm in South Dakota quilt show- April 19th -9-5pm and 20th 10-4pm. Located at Swiftel Center Hwy 14 east in Brookings, SD.
Kalona Quilt Show and Sale 2008. Thurs April 24 5pm-8pm, 25th- 9-7pm and 26th -9-5pm. Located at the corner of 6th & D ave in the Kalona Comm Center
Iowa Quilters Guild Quilt Show at Perry Elementary School-1600 8th St in Perry, Iowa on July 18-19. Friday 9-6 and Saturday 9-5.
Hen and Chicks-Heidi Kaisand retreat-3 days and 2 nights in charming St. Ansgar, Iowa. ‘Triple Treat Retreat where friends, fabric and food will be the highlight for just $185, you can lots of sewing done while Heidi takes care of all the rest! July 25-27, 2008. www.heidikaisand.com for more info.
Show and tell-Marilyn M –Round Robin row by row, rabbit angel and pouch rabbit, Marlene O-Red-work quilt, Jan M- Star, Jeannie Wayman- Linus Quilt, Laurie S-Rose quilt, Phyllis W- Table Mat and Betty N- T-Shirt quilt in Disney theme.
