EVENING STAR GAZETTE

September 2014 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 9

Leaders of the pack: President: Sherry Mcconnell V-President: Donna Hartman Secretery: Stephanie Crabtree Treasurer: Cindy Garrretson Website: Ann Fisher Workshops: Donna Hartman Newsletter: A concerted group effort Bus Trip Coordinator: Janet Estes

Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Eastside Church of God.

Dues are $20 for the first year and

each year thereafter Website: eveningstarquiltguild.com

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Hello September! I missed seeing all of you girls last month, but heard that it was a great meet-ing! Thanks to Cindy and Donna for leading! Our trip was great and restful but the most fun was getting to tour a batik factory to see how it is done on a large scale. The people were lovely and gave a wonderful tour. Visit bahamahandprints.com to take a look at the video of the whole process from start to finish and they even offer a “shopportunity”! It is good to be home! Proud to serve as Leader of the Pack, Sherry

What’s Happening

Tonight?

Program

“Disappearing…”

Block of the Month Wild Goose Log Cabin

THANK YOU!!!

( Janet Estes )

For Sponsoring This Newsletter

MEET OUR GUILD PREZ ~ Sherry McConnell

I don't really remember ever not knowing how

to sew. I was the oldest of six children and was

born in Kentucky. Mother taught me to sew at a

very young age because she needed the help and

I was fascinated by the sewing machine. My

Mother, Grandmother and Great Aunt were all

sewers and quilters and it was as much a part of our lives as

gardening and housekeeping. When my children were young

my Mother and I sewed model garments for JoAnn Fabrics on

the west side of Anderson and I made the children\s clothes

which gave my girls lovely garments to wear.

In 1978 we signed up for the Beginning Quilting led by

Kathleen McClary of the Indiana State Museum. The class was

located at the Anderson Area Vocational School and it cost $10

per semester. (I had to save the money to take the class). We

took two semesters and to complete the class you had to hand

piece and hand quilt a small or large quilt or item. For that you

received a diploma which I still have! I joined the Redbud

Quilt Guild after my Mother died in 1985 at the age of 51.

Quilting is like breath to my life and I now have the honor of

being Vice President of the Quilters Hall of Fame and Exhibit

Chairman of the Marie Webster House.

(continued on pg. 4)

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Sew What Happened Last Month….?

Cindy Garretson opened the meeting and welcomed 52 members and guests. Cindy was filling in for Sherry since Sherry was on vacation. We welcomed one new member, Emily Reeder. Cindy thanked the hostesses for the beautiful refreshment table. Cindy also told the members of the passing of Gykala Jones. Gykala sure will be missed by all. Ann Shaffer told us about the Ebony Love workshop at the McElfresh estate. A good time was had by all, and the sam-ples in show and tell were wonderful. Ann also told us of an upcoming workshop Dessert for a Cause, hosted by Steph Crabtree. The next workshop will be Sept. 13 and the McElfresh estate from 9-3 and we will all be working on cancer quilts for Community Cancer Center. All materials will be provided. Please bring a sack lunch , dessert will be pro-vided. A bus trip is being planned for Oct. details to follow. Kandye Lawler presented the block of the month, a log cabin pineapple. The demo was very informative and her sam-ple was beautiful, made me want to go home and try it. Kandye also thanked everyone for remembering Gykala. 20 members shared show and tell with us all were very inspiring. Americus Russell won the show and tell drawing. Yeah Americus! Our program for the evening was presented by Shannon Arnstein. Shannon made a video of several members sewing rooms. It was great seeing how others organize and sew in at there own houses. Shannon video taped and edited the video herself, and she did a great job. The video gave us a glance at how we might organize our own sewing rooms. Thank you Shannon! Respectfully submitted, Rita Shively for Stephanie Crabtree, Secretary

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Balance Date

Xxx.xx 9/15/2014

Treasurer Cindy Garretson

Need a name tag?

Lost your name tag?

Contact Donna Hartman and she will fix you right up.

Notebooks available from Cindy for $5

September

BIRTHDAYS

9/16 Bev Carr

9/16 Connie Combs

9/18 Pat Mathias

9/19 Jan Kirby

9/26 Debbie Christopher

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Emily Reeder

3607 Forest Glen Ct. Anderson, 46011

642-1142 ear43@aol.com.

On The Road Again……

September 18 Bus Trip

Shipshewana

September 18-20 Frankton Quilt Show

September 19-20 Southeast Indiana One Stop

Shop Hop Lawrenceburg, IN

featuring Jenny Doan

www.southeastindianashophop.com

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Desserts for a Cause

Nine ESQG members got together at the McElfresh Estates on Saturday, 9/13/14 and enjoyed a great time doing what quilters do best: sewing, chatting, eating and making beautiful things. We worked on different patterns to make quilts to donate this fall to the Community Hospital Cancer Center. We worked on the Disappearing Hourglass, Avigon Pic-nic Quilt, You’ve Got Mail (renamed to Letters of Love), Bento Box and Celebration. Some quilts were already quilted so bindings were attached and hand sewn. A lot of cutting happened with a couple of people working to put the Bento Box blocks together (say Bento Box Blocks 3 times fast!!). We had turnovers and cake for dessert since we were sewing with layer cakes, turnovers (half square triangles) and jelly rolls. We all had a nice time. It is always fun to work together with other quilters for the day. Thank you to all who gave of your time and supplies to give comfort to others as they go through a difficult time. Stephanie Crabtree

WORKSHOP NEWS

Quilt Blocks ~ Piece by Piece

Modern quilters take for granted the intuitive step by step processes of building quilt blocks from small pieces of fabric, then joining those blocks together into the finished quilt top. Those processes only seem intuitive to us because from our perspec-tive that's how quilts have "always" been constructed. However, quilts have not always been made that way, rather those processes developed over time as quilters figured out ways of making the best use of their time, space and materials.

The earliest American quilters typically made their quilts by adding small pieces of fabric or strips to an ever-growing top.

This proved to be cumbersome and difficult to work with as the quilt top approached its full size. Therefore, quilters gradually

began breaking their projects into more manageable blocks. These blocks were usually constructed from simple geometric

shapes: squares, rectangles, triangles, and diamonds.

Many of the names given to quilt block patterns are deeply rooted in the history of America. The influences upon quilters lives

-- their religion, political and historical events, their environment, and everyday objects -- are apparent in the names given to

popular quilt blocks.

Early block designs allowed thrifty quilters to use very small scraps of fabric. Some of the earliest blocks consisted of blocks

made up of 4 squares of fabric sewn together (4-patch) or 9 squares of fabric sewn together (9-patch) in many different

variations. One of the earliest 9-patch blocks was the Roman Square, also known as the Roman Stripe and Roman Stripe Zig

Zag.

Another way quilters used their scraps of fabrics in their designs was to regard different fabrics of the same shade, both solids

and prints, as being the same color, resulting in quilt tops with richer, more textured visual impact.

Those early quilters built a foundation of design techniques and ideas that quilters today rely on as they create their own

masterpieces. Making quilts is relatively easy once the basic steps are mastered. Don't know where to start? At Quilting-

Tidbits.com you can learn quilting using the right tools, supplies, and techniques.

Log Cabin Tip…. Cut your logs LOF instead of WOF and you will get more accurate blocks.

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What’s a meeting without snacks?

October

Jeanette Williams, Ina Littrell,

Peggy Bronnenberg

November

Susie Hughey,Debbie Christopher

Arlene Ellingwood, Kathi Rogge, Pat Mathias ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Vanna Girls October ~ Rita Shively, Irene Silva

November ~ Jan Baker, Irene Silva

Sign-In Table October ~ Susie Hughey, Kathi Rogge

November ~ Ann Fisher, Nan Hodge

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Quick Tater Tot Hash

3/4 bag Tater Tots 1 bag frozen veggies 1 lb smoked sausage cut in bite size pieces Throw everything into a non-stick skillet and cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes. Stir occasionally until tater tots fall apart and every-thing is heated through. Top with some shredded cheese if desired. If you want a crispy top, you can put it under a broiler for a few minutes.

(Sherry McConnell...continued from page 1)

I have had the opportunity to teach, lecture, de-

sign and now am a Freelance Technical Editor,

Sample Maker and Pattern Tester. My husband

Tom and I own Pieces and have as our clients,

Benartex Fabrics, RJR Fabrics, England Designs,

Quiltsmart, Whimsicals, A Quilters Dream and

LoveBugStudios. He and my family are tremen-

dous in their support of my passion and the girls

have made quilts of their own.

Tom and I have been married 41 years, we have

four daughters, April, Libby, Hannah and Rachel,

Son in Laws, Brad, Jeremy, Sean and Scott and

grandsons Jacob and Graeme with little Audrey

coming in December and one great granddaugh-

ter, Ripley.

I love being part of the Evening Star Quilt Guild

and love watching the evolving life of quilters

and the quilt world and I am ever grateful for the

ability that God has granted me.