Newsletter Hot Springs Village October 2014 Quilt Guild Programs & Workshops – CASA Christmas Stockings Block of the month: October   12 1/2 inch block –Thanksgiving theme. Any pattern See Website for list of every month’s blocks. Upcoming Events:  Retreat dates: March 2 – 4, 2015  The Great Arkansas Quilt Show III – Aug. 7, 2014 – May 3, 2015 Comments from President, Robin Hudson Busy Quilters –Busy Season! Awesome Craft Show! Thanks Diane Dana and staff! November 13th – VQG CASA Stockings program. Call Deb Border for any questions and assistance completing your stockings. Don’t forget…the stocking with the most $$ is the winner! – but in my opinion, all the stockings are winners! November 13th – Opportunity Quilt drawing! This meeting is the last time to purchase your ticket! December 11th – VQG Silent & Live Auction. See Nola Abraham for donation items and volunteer opportunities. Be sure to get your “Invite Cards” from Nola and invite your friends, family, sports buddies, church friends, club associates, nextdoor-neighbors, hair dresser…everyone you know who will enjoy shopping at our event! Have you checked out our Facebook page? You can see some pictures and post interesting messages to other members. New committee positions are open for next year. Please consider becoming involved—and bring a friend with you to co-chair one of the committees! Red Ticket #882649 -- good luck! Web site: The new buy and sell page is being posted to the Web site. Look under “Guild Information” for “Seeking and Selling.” Please send Roxana information about quilting related items you wish to buy or sell. The “Links” page on our Web site is being updated. Please send Roxana any suggestions that you have for additions or deletions. Remember when looking at our Web site to refresh your browser page when you first pull it up. Otherwise, it may pull up a page from your browser’s history. Remember to “Like” our Facebook Page and visit it often! Committee Reports: Retreat Information from Agnes Moser and Miriam Langford The Boutique – Will be back open in October! Donation chairman – November is CASA stocking time. Please bring your stockings and money to vote for your favorites. All funds collected go to CASA. A prize will be awarded for the stocking with the most money.Any questions please contact Deb Border, [email protected] Membership chairman - I am looking for a replacement for the membership chairman. Please contact Janey Hollis if you are interested. New Members – Billie Welch, Anne Kasten, JoAnne Thielbar Officers Pres – Robin Hudson 1st VP – Laurrel Oliver 2nd VP – Gay Bonner Sec – Roxana Whitner Tres – Patricia McGinnis Asst. Tres. – Katherine Barnes Contact Numbers Website: www.hsvquiltguild.com Meeting Date: Second Thursday of each month at 9:30 am at the Faith Luthern Church Sunshine Contact: Pat Stoiber Newsletter: Peggy Helmer [email protected] 922-1061 Hot Springs Area Quilt Guild: hsaquiltguild.com Little Rock Quilt Guild: questquilters.org Quilting Tips Today I was cutting some strips of fabric with my rotary cutter and a ruler. My ruler kept slipping, causing my cutting line to go crooked. This has happened to me so many times. It drives me nuts! Then a light bulb went off in my brain. My husband uses painters tape for a zillion things, so why not try taping each end of the ruler so it will stay in place while I am cutting. It worked! Why hadn't I thought of this before? I was able to re-use the tape for several cuts. It was still sticky even then. I was using a 2 inch metal ruler, but I'm sure it would work on plastic as well. I used the blue painters tape (2 inch wide) and taped some onto the ruler, leaving about 2 inches free to tape to my cutting board. I hope other sewers and quilters will find this tip a great help. By Judy in AL