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Clark County Quilters Newsletter
Volume 68 Issue 9 May 2015
President’s Corner Sandie Hollister – (360) 576-7709 or [email protected] Dear Guild members, We had a busy last few weeks leading up to our quilt show. Thanks to everyone that helped in some way – from putting up the equipment, taking in quilts, hanging quilts, judging, helping in the kitchen etc. – your help was so appreciated. The adage of “many hands make light work” was very apparent. Hats off to Lynn Czaban and Judith Phelps for their excellent leadership as quilt show chair and assistant. Our guild year is winding down, but there are still a couple of activities you can participate in. Our last guest speaker, Esterita Austin will be lecturing at the May 14
th guild meeting and then presenting a class on both Friday (May 15
th) and
Saturday, (May 16th). If interested, please contact Dianna McDowell, our program chairperson. There are just a few
openings left in the classes. Rosemary Griggs, our president elect is looking for interested members to help on her board next year. If you have thought about becoming more active in CCQ this is an excellent time to sign up. Please contact her. Sandie
Some highlights from the Ruby Red Jubilee
Sunshine and Shadows Rosemary Griggs – (360) 891-7029 or [email protected]
Jeannie Leitner’s father passed away on April 1
st.
Sandie Hollister’s aunt died in March. She was like a second mother to Sandie. Marsha Vernon passed away in late March. She was a former member of CCQ.
Please keep these special people and their families in your thoughts and prayers. Lynn Czaban received a special ribbon for her quilt, “Vermeer Meets Fassett.” This National Quilt Association (NQA) Award of Merit included a letter to Lynn encouraging her to submit a digital picture of her quilt to be placed in a special section of the NQA website. Congratulations!
Block of the Month Maxine Kinne – (360) 882-4946 or [email protected] Nancy Jennings – (360) 216-7458 or [email protected]
Block of the Month – May 2015 – Garden Rows (12 ½” unfinished)
Bright flowered prints may inspire us all to work in the yard. For sure, wash your hands when you come in from the garden to reach for the white-on-white your prints are paired with. ;-)
Cutting Directions
White on White
A – cut 4 - 3 ½” x 9 ½”
Bright Flowered Print
B - cut 4 – 5” x 5”, then in half diagonally
Sewing Directions
Fold A pieces in half lengthwise, crease at the cut edges, and place straight pins there to mark the centers. Fold B triangles in half and mark the centers of the bias edges with straight pins. Pin the flower triangles to the white-on-white rectangles, matching the centers (Fig. 1). Sew ¼” seams and press the seams.
The blocks are slightly oversized, so trim them all to 6 ½” square before assembling them into a block (Fig
2).
This block lends itself very well to an all-over scrappy look.
Challenge Cora Maddix – (360) 835-5452 or [email protected] Judy Duncan – (503) 413-0756 Charity Martha Shehorn – (360) 433-8629 or [email protected] Judy Oakes – (360) 623-5597 or [email protected] The Children's Justice Center extended a generous invitation to CCQ members to join them for a tea & coffee klatch on Friday, May 22nd starting at 10am. This is in recognition of the donations our members have made, as well as the work we have done to provide quilts, backpacks, teddy bears and other items for the children. If you participated in any of these activities, please consider putting this on your calendar. The picture below provides details of their location and contact information. THEY DO NEED AN RSVP so that they can be prepared for the number of people who will attend. If you do attend, you might consider car-pooling with other members to conserve parking spaces. Check out the invitation attached to this newsletter. Jane Dudley's garage is overflowing with kits our productive volunteers have put together. Please stop by the Charity table during social hour or after the meeting and take home a kit to make a quilt top for one of the organizations that we support. We also bring quilts with batting and backing ready for you to long-arm, as well as projects already quilted that just need to have the binding applied. Summer is coming, so stock up on projects for those months when you really need a quilting fix! We also want to see you at our upcoming volunteer days which are shown below. These mornings (9am till noon-ish) are the times when we accomplish the behind-the-scenes work to facilitate bringing charity projects to the guild meetings. Our volunteer days are held at the home of Jane Dudley and Judy Oakes (address in the directory). Tuesday, May 19th Thursday, May 28th Tuesday, June 16th Thursday, June 25th Charms and Strips Shelly Brands (360) 433-7725 or [email protected] Colleen Garrison (360) 903-6566 or [email protected]
Charms and Strips—This is a fabric exchange, not a lottery!
May’s theme: Black and White Prints
It’s not too late to join us! We have been getting a wonderful assortment of fabrics this year. Cut either charms or strips or both with the following directions from quilt shop quality fabric. You can then drop them off at the table and then next month you can pick up your bag that will be filled with a variety of prints!
For Strips –cut (12) 2½ inch strips the width of the fabric.
Please cut accurately.
Place your strips in a zip-lock bag with your name and phone number on it.
For Charms— Cut 24 matching pairs (yes, that’s a total of 48 squares) of 5” squares. You can have different fabrics, or all 48 squares can be the same. Cut accurately, and no selvages or selvage holes. Please cross stack the fabric pairs for better sorting. Place your charms in a zip-lock bag with your name and phone number on it.
Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/charmsandstrips/ for links to pattern ideas.
If you have questions, please email me at [email protected].
Data Management Marla Madsen (503) 720-4205 or [email protected] Equipment Arden Shelton (503) 709-7252 or [email protected] Sally Taylor (503) 254-7727 or [email protected] Please contact Arden or Sally if you have any questions regarding this committee. Fat Quarters Wilma Scott (360) 798-8049 or [email protected] Cynthia Howell (503) 706-9937 [email protected] May: Black and White Prints
Remember, a Fat Quarter is 18- by 22-inches and is of quilt shop quality. Black and White fabrics are so popular and new patterns have made them even more prized in the fabric world. Black and White has also become the “go to” fabric for framing patchwork to get that POP effect. Black and Whites have even been used in multi-colored quilts to add the small splash that brings all the blocks together in the finished product. And who hasn’t used “piano keys” at least once? Craftsy.com is a great website for quilters (or someone who enjoys multiple crafts) and offers seven free patterns for Black and White fabrics. Here is a portion of what they have to say about Black and White:
“Black and white quilting is a high-contrast approach to patchwork that lends itself to stunning designs. Simple white fabrics paired with black fabrics can give a bold, dramatic look to your patchwork. Many traditional quilt patterns also look beautiful when pieced from black and white quilting fabrics.” – Craftsy.com Below are four quilts from their free patterns. Check out the others online. No. 1 - Spring is Here
No. 2 - Rows-O-Rama
No. 3 - Domino Fun
No. 4 - The Classic
May is the last month for the exchange of Fat Quarters. We've had fun this year, despite the blackouts and delayed meetings. We hope you will start fresh next September with the new Fat Quarter crew and share fat quarters throughout the year. Thank you so much for tolerating my lengthy articles and thank you for your prayers for Cynthia while she recouped from surgery and a broken bone. Have fun at the June meeting, and this summer! Remember to feed the birds!
Historian Carol Jacobsen (360) 828-1919 or [email protected]
Hospitality Sharry Olmstead (360) 887-3833 or [email protected] Val Pellens (360) 573-5486 or [email protected] Once a year, each CCQ member is asked to bring snacks for the social time before the general meeting begins. Please bring “finger friendly” items. The first letter of your last name determines the month for you to bring your treat. Please bring treats as close to 6 pm as possible. After the meeting, please pick up your dishes and any leftovers – which rarely happens! If you miss your month, bring snacks the next month. Thanks! May T- U -V June W – X – Y – Z Librarian Kathy Powell (360) 696-2474 or [email protected] We have the book for YOU! The library is just past the coffee and before the Charity quilt tables. There are lots of patterns, quilt stories and how-too's. You may check out a book for one month, if you need it longer bring it back to re-check it out again. All books MUST be back by the June meeting for inventory. Membership Bridget Noland (360) 256-6618 or [email protected] Robbe Sipe (360) 574-9660 or [email protected] Remember, membership dues for 2015-2016 can be paid now. The forms are on our CCQ web site and can be filled out and printed from there. Bring the form with you to the next guild meeting or mail it in. It is important to renew by the end of June to be in the directory. Mystery Quilt Shirley Workman (503) 659-3517 or [email protected] New Member Services Teresa Palmer (360) 574-5597 or [email protected] Diane Rutherford (360) 695-1388 Newsletter Editor Robbie Berg (360) 430-1400 or [email protected] Newsletter Mailing Julie Putnam (360) 834-9795 or [email protected] Lyn Nelson (360) 260-0098 or [email protected] Outreach Susan Scott (360) 750-7409 or [email protected] Hello all. Sending out the dates for the rest of the quilting year. Please note a date change for May. May 23, 2015 June 20, 2015 We are rescheduling the May date due to the Hazel Dell Parade on 16 May. The route goes right by Quilted Treasures, and there will be road closures. Please mark your calendars to reflect the new date. Thanks! Happy sewing, Susan Scott
Pins and Promotions Emily Moss (503) 654-3335 or [email protected] Patricia Puckett (503) 653-7765 or [email protected] If you haven’t already done so, pick up your new quilt 2015 show pin designed by Val Pellens for $3.00. We have the new ceramic mugs with our logo for $7.00 and our first stainless steel travel cups for $10.00. The travel cups are to celebrate our 40 years. The mugs and cups have selling fast so hope you don’t miss out. Also, stop by to see the four older pins that were recently turned in. We will be asking $5 for each so if you are missing one, check us out to see if we have what you need for your collections. Programs Dianne McDowell (360) 574-1838 or [email protected] Janice Harding Harris (360) 574-1838 or [email protected] The last CCQ program/workshop of the year is in May with Esterita Austin. She is conducting workshops at the 2 AQS shows at Paducah, KY and at Lancaster, PA this spring and there is room in her workshops in Vancouver, WA May 15th and 16th. Sign up now for this nationally known artist and quilter.
Esterita Austin's "Sheers To You" May 15th - Sheer fabrics are the building blocks for a translucent shimmering still life that will glow and sparkle while adding depth to your fiber art piece. $60. + $35.kit fee May 16 "Creating the Illusion of Depth" is a fusing class-no sewing machine required. Create the illusion of depth through an architectural motif by working with perspective, value and light source. $60.+ $35 kit fee.
Both workshops have openings. Time to Sign Up for Next Year’s Programs! See the fabulous line up of speakers and workshop presenters attached to this newsletter! Please remember that in order to sign up for next year’s classes members need to have proof of paid membership for next year and credit cards cannot be accepted as a payment means in May or in June.
Check out the CCQ Web Site for pictures and additional information. From Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild LOLQG's next meeting is 5/18/2015 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Longview WA at 6:30 PM. The program will be Lois Hallock presenting “Grab ‘n GO” – a professional organizer/quilter will show you how to get ready for a retreat/class. Low cost, portable, ergonomic and organizational solutions will work both at home and away. Susan Zerbe - Program Director – [email protected] Sandi Brockway - Assistant Program Director Publicity Amy Hanson (360) 904-8167 or [email protected] Quilt Show Lynn Czaban (360) 574-5581 or [email protected] Judith Phelps 360-687-0296 or [email protected] Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 CCQ Quilt Show - A Journey through Time Thank you to everyone who helped our 40th Annual Quilt Show so successful! Thank you to the quilt makers for your beautiful quilts. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for a job well done. And finally, thank you to our viewers for coming to enjoy all our efforts. Together we created something fantastic and it couldn't have happened without each one of you. Check out the minutes which include a detailed list of winners! Quilt Show Block Contest Roberta Peterson (360) 606-1494 or [email protected] Monique Clark (503) 964-0657 or [email protected] Fall Retreat Pat Rushford (360) 449-0456 or [email protected] Steph Harland [email protected] Register at the May meeting for the 2015 Fall Retreat. October 29- Nov 1, 2015. Alton Collins retreat center near Sandy, OR. The theme is Autumn Brilliance. We’re getting an early start because summer break limits the time we have to sign everyone up. Sign-ups begin at the May CCQ meeting and will require a $50 deposit (check or cash). You’ll receive your information packet at that time. The balance will be due in September. Cost for a three-night, triple or quad room will run $260. We have single and double rooms available at a slightly higher fee. You can check out the retreat center on line at www.collinsretreatcenter.org. It’s a beautiful facility and we’re excited to be there. If you would like a copy of the info sheet prior to the May meeting, please e-mail Pat Rushford at [email protected]. Please let us know if you would like to work on the fall retreat or contribute gifts or participate in some way. You can join in the fun by making or donating one or more items for drawings, or one for each of the 40 or so quilters there. I’ll be starting my gifts early. Thanks so much for making retreat a wonderful experience. Hope to see you all in October. Spring Retreat Barbara Belgrave (503) 421-8496 or [email protected] Round Robin Kitty Washenberger (360) 667-5740 or [email protected] Patricia Turner (503) 631-3935 or [email protected] Saturday Workshops Colleen Garrison (360) 896-7497 or [email protected] Terry Knott (503) 658-6031 or [email protected]
Second Call For Saturday Workshop Teachers/Classes for 2016
If you have a class in mind that you would like to teach at our annual Saturday Workshops which will be scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2016 please e-mail me your idea by our May general meeting. If you were a participant or a potential participant and want to recommend a class, please e-mail me your preferences by our May general meeting. If you don’t have e-mail, you can call me. Be part of a fun day! Secret Pals Jan Savoren (360) 750-9819 or [email protected] Secret Pals -- Hoping to see many of you at the reveal just before the June meeting. 6:15 in the Church lunchroom to find out who has been so nice to each of you. And -- May will be the last time to bring gifts for your Secret Pals -- We do not exchange Secret Pal gifts at the June meeting. Spring Stash Bazaar April 25
th – 9am to 2pm
Pat Gale – (360) 573-0803 or [email protected] Laura Stephens – (360) 694-1804 or [email protected] Three For One Rita Brizendine (360) 695-0425 or [email protected]
Just for Fun Quilting
Marcy began her long arm quilting career on a manually operated machine in a local quilt shop. Shortly thereafter she purchased her own Gammill and worked out of her garage but soon found herself working out of a local quilt shop. When that shop closed, Marcy opened her own LQS in 2005. The shop has 2 Gammill/Statlers along with a variety of fabric, classes, patterns, and notions. The staff is always friendly and very willing to help you with your project.
Machine Embroidery group (have an embroidery machine) meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:00. This is a round table get together, problem solving, sharing of information and show & tell.
Quilt of Valor group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10 - 4.
Applique group meets every Wednesday from 1 - 4.
Sit & Sew is every Monday from 10:30 - 5:30 - $10.00 fee and also in the evening from 6:00 - 9:00 - $5.00 fee. There is a teacher available to help you with your project, if needed, or just come in to work on your project in the company of other quilters.
Block of the Week is sent out every Wednesday via e-mail.
There is a 2 week turnaround on the long arm.
Just For Fun Quilting is located at:
6918 NE Fourth Plain Blvd. 110 Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone: 360-882-9101
Hours: 10:00 - 5:30 Monday – Friday 10:00 - 5:00 - Saturday
Website Manager Diana Cruz (360) 573-7128 or [email protected] What’s Happening Rosemary Griggs – (360) 891-7029 or [email protected]
May 1-2 NW Quilters, Inc., “A Festival of Quilts”, www.NorthwestQuilters.org June 19-20 Memories Quilt Show and Craft Sale; Felida Baptist Church June 19
th : 6-8 & June 20
th: 10-4
Minutes of the General Meeting Bonnie Sabel Welte – (360) 859-3836 or [email protected] See attached minutes document. Treasurer’s Report Karan Brooks – (360) 253-2735 or [email protected]
Clark County Quilters PO Box 5857 Vancouver, WA 98668-5857 www.clarkcountyquilters.org RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Next Board Meeting: May 7, 2015; Clark Regional Wastewater District Building, 8000 NE 52
nd Ct., Vancouver, WA
General Meeting: May 14, 2015, Social Time 6:00-6:55 PM, Meeting and Program 7:00 PM General Meeting Location: Vancouver Church of Christ, 9019 NE 86
th St, Vancouver, WA
Refreshment for April: Last names beginning with T-U-V. Guest Speaker/Program: The next speaker program is in May featuring Esterita Austin. Time to sign up for Programs for next year! Meeting Cancellation Policy: To ensure the safety of all the members, emergency cancellation of general meetings will be at the discretion of the President and Executive Board. Cancellation or postponement of a general meeting will be communicated via email and social media by 3 p.m. on the day of a meeting. In addition, every effort will be made to notify each board member, new member, and contact person of each small group to help pass the information to as many members as possible.