CHURN DASH NEWS
May 2014 Volume 29 Issue 5
Hall County Quilt Guild
Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church
4733 Winder Hwy. Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Next month (May) Frances
Arnold will present our
program "Viewing the world
through Quilt Colored
Glasses". Frances has traveled
throughout the world and has
made award winning quilts to
represent her experiences.
She will share these quilts
with us.
Co-Presidents:
Terry Powers [email protected]
Denise Ulrich
[email protected]
Co-Vice presidents
Mary Colley
[email protected]
Mary Ann Cox [email protected]
Secretary:
Pat Childs
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Karen Bernier
[email protected]
Next guild meeting is May 5th
9:30 Fellowship 10:00 Meeting
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HALL COUNTY QUILT GUILD
The President’s Corner
I don't know about all of you but I am most intrigued by our
May program, "Viewing the world thru Quilt colored
glasses!" Frances Arnold from Athens, GA will be our
guest speaker. I can't wait to hear what she has to tell us.
Lasts months' program on "Strings" was very motivating to
me. I always love ways to use up bits and pieces of fabric
that normally gets tossed. I feel like I am getting a quilt for
Free!
I would also like to thank all who volunteered to man the
booth in Braselton. Without all of you, it would be very
difficult for the guild to provide such wonderful speakers
and workshops that we all so enjoy. So with that being
said, please consider volunteering when the next occasion
arises.
My final thought is this. This guild is everyone's guild. We
need each and every person to make it succeed.
Terry Powers
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HALL COUNTY QUILT GUILD
APRIL 7, 2014 MINUTES
Terry Powers called the meeting to order at 10. She made an announcement that all
business would cease while we have a speaker or during the business meeting to show
respect to all. Business for committees should be done before the meeting, during break or
after the meeting.
After the break, Terry announced the new suggestion box- please include your name on
all ideas/suggestions.
Frances Brooks spoke about the lost sock quilt- patterns are $5.00 and were being order
today, she will have them at Project Day for the first exchange to be the May meeting.
Terry Bear is collecting scraps of thread, cotton batting and fabric for humane center.
Donna Proctor will now be doing the monthly fabric swap.
Carol Johnson is our new Sunshine Chairperson.
The new 2015 Programs Committee will be: Terry Powers, Betty Wright and Laura Nagy.
Ginny Hendrix announced she is going to Equator again this summer to teach a cottage
industry to sew. She is accepting donations to buy 6 sewing machines while there. These
will cost between $200.00 and $300.00 each. See Ginny for details.
Secretary’s report : Sherry Kaas made the motion the minutes be accepted as in the
newsletter, Carol Johnson seconded. Motion was carried.
Treasurer’s report: stands as printed.
Committee Reports:
Raffle Quilt- Jean Edwards thanked everyone who helped at the Expo, we raised $590.00.
Hospitality- Lisa Reichenberg thanked Marilyn Johnson and her team for this month’s
refreshments.
Membership- Peggy Johnson reported we had 56 people in attendance—44 members, 8
new members and 4 guests.
Community Service- Marilyn Johnson said we are still working on the lap cozies.
Betty Wright announced that NEGA Quilts for Kids was recently written in the Flowery
Branch newspaper. On May 1st there will be a special presentation at 1st Baptist of
Gainesville. A luncheon is being given on May 6th. Details to follow in an email.
Eagle Ranch Quilts- Ida Schwind announced we have kits for people to work on for Eagle
Ranch. Betty Heathman had the pins for helping with an Eagle Ranch quilt for 2013.
Project Day- Carol Johnson sent out a sign up sheet. Project day is the 3rd Monday of the
month at the same location as our meetings. You can work on nametags or quilt projects.
This month Terry Powers will be instructing ‘Fun and Done’, a string quilt project
Pat Childs.
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2014 Hall County Quilt Guild Challenge
The quilt challenge, should you decide to accept the mission, is
to create a quilt:
(1) using at least THREE (3) DIFFERENT TYPES OF FABRIC—
examples: cotton, velvet, silk, etc.
(2) using at least THREE (3) DIFFERENT SEWING MACHINE
STITCHES
The quilt must have three layers: the quilt top, batting and
backing.
There is NO SIZE and NO SHAPE requirement!
Be creative! The shape can be anything—circle, triangle, plant,
animal, diamond and any size you want. You decide.
Complete the entry form below and bring it and your quilt to
the DECEMBER guild meeting to be voted on by guild members in
attendance. If you can’t attend the December meeting and want to
enter the challenge competition, please send your quilt AND the
entry form by a friend to the guild meeting.
CHALLENGE ENTRY FORM
Name:_______________________________________________________
Name of your entry if there is one:_________________________________
List the fabrics that you used:_____________________________________
____________________________________________________________
List the names of the sewing machine stitches used:___________________
____________________________________________________________
What sewing machine did you use?________________________________
MAY PROGRAMS
Remember that in June we will have our annual picnic at
Eagle Ranch. This is always a fun time.
In July Mary Pierson from Original Creations will be
presenting a program on the history of red work and the
following day will give us a workshop called "Stash
Busters" on how to use up our stash. (Something we all
need to do) Next month we will have samples of her
work and an opportunity to sign up for the workshop..
Mary Colley
Georgia Celebrates Quilts®
June 11-13, 2015
presented by the East Cobb Quilters' Guild, Inc.
www.ecqg.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Georgia Celebrates Quilts®- 2015
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
June 11-13, 2015
10am to 6pm daily
at the Cobb County Civic Center
548 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, Georgia (metro Atlanta)
More than 350 judged quilts, vendors, raffles, and enough inspiration
to keep you stitching for years to come. We've already started planning for the
largest judged and juried quilt show in Georgia. New for this show -- opening
on Thursday! Make plans now with quilting friends and family.
MEMBERSHIP
There were 56 people in attendance for the April 7th meeting.
We had 8 new members sign up and 4 guests.
We welcome Verlin Murphy, Debbie Whitley, Ruth Reilly, Sharron
Evenson, Debbie Simmons, Debbie Atcheson, Chris Marty and
Pat Kozak to our membership.
Quilt Raffle Report for May, 2014
Forty-four members’ packets of 30 tickets to sell were distributed at the
March meeting. They will be available at future meetings for those who
have not yet picked them up or you may contact Mary Lowrey if you are
unable to attend a meeting. Please bring your ticket proceeds to any
meeting to turn in.
The first venue for the 2014 quilt raffle was at the Atlanta Sewing and
Quilt Expo on March 13-15. $590 was raised in ticket sales and
donations. Many HCQG brochures were given out and a lot of interest
and excitement in the Guild was generated. Thanks to all the gals who so
generously gave their time to work in the HCQG booth as well as for the
Expo (your work with the Expo enabled us to have the booth for only the
insurance fee – a $1095 value !!!!) Workers were: Betty Wright, Cari
Mask, Charlotte Payne, Diana Carillo, Frances Brooks, Ida Schwind, Jane
Kesler, Jean Edwards, Judy Marsh, Judy Purdy, Julie Monroe, Marilyn
Johnson, Mary Lowrey, Nancy Klotz, Peggy Johnson, Roxan Brown, Terri
Powers, and Trixie Comfort.
Braselton’s Antique Festival on April 26-27 is the second sales venue of
the year. We were approved for a charity booth (no cost). Sign-up
sheets for workers were presented at the April 7 meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Lowrey and Jean Edwards
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In-House “Yard Sale” Coming February 2015
We are planning an In-House “Yard Sale” at our February 2015
guild meeting. Start collecting, organizing and pricing your once
loved quilting, sewing and handwork supplies for the sale.
To sell the above named type items:
1.Be a guild member.
2.Reserve a table or tables in fellowship hall at $5.00 per table at
any guild meeting prior to the February sale and guild meeting.
Mary Ann Cox and Mary Colley will accept money for the table(s)
you want to reserve and give you a receipt.
3.Bring plenty of small bills and change to buy items from others
and to aid in your sale transactions.
If you don’t want to sell items but have items you wish to part with,
please donate them to the Guild Table. All proceeds from this table
will be given to the guild treasury.
Suggestion Box
Just a reminder that there is a suggestion box for your thoughts and ideas. If
there is something you see that can be done better, let us know. If there is a
problem, let us know. Also, if there is a speaker or workshop you know
would be fun and interesting, let us know. You get the picture, Let us know! I
do ask one thing, this is a SUGGESTION Box not a COMPLAINT Box. With
that being said, I do want to hear complaints but only in person not behind
the scenes.
Thanks so much for your input!
Terry Powers
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FAT QUARTER SWAP
Monthly Fat quarter swap requirements.
Only Quilt shop fabric will be accepted. You must have the
manufacturers name on the selvage. Joann's, Hobby
Lobby and Hancock's will NOT be accepted.
Your FQ (Fat Quarters) must be 18: by 22".
Cut your 1 1/2 yards, all the same fabric, into 6 Fat
Quarters, do not rip the fabric. Put in plastic zip lock bag
and put your name on it.
Return to guild to the FQ hostess for swapping. You will
receive your swap back the following month
The following colors (prints) are for the coming months.
May- Burgundy
June- No swap. spring luncheon
July - Browns
August- Asians
These are PRINTS not solids or tone on tone. The prints
should read that color of the month.
Any questions: feel free to call or email me
Joan Garland
[email protected]
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You’ve Got Mail
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/mail-layer-cake-friendly-quiltproject/
Copy and paste the link to watch Jenny Doan from Missouri Star
Trixie
TRAVELING BEE
Traveling Bee
On May 10th the Traveling Bee is going to Franklin, NC for the
“Airing of the Quilts” festival. Take a look at the website
http://maconcountyquilttrail.org/airing-of-the-quilts.html to see all the
activities that are taking place. Additionally, there are three quilt
shops in the area that we can visit.
We will meet at 7:30 am in the Publix shopping center on Hwy. 211
at I-985. We will be traveling on I-985 north and will be more make
another meeting place further north if needed.
This will be a full, fun day. I hope you can all come. Please let me
know if you want to go so that we will wait for you at the meeting
places and not leave anyone.
Lydia Conner
Thank you for our April donations for the Birthday Drawing.
We have many May birthdays coming up. Be sure and stop by
our tables to see the donations. Maybe you’ll be tempted to buy
a few tickets. I know I will be.
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LOST SOCKS BLOCK EXCHANGE
We will be exchanging blocks in May through October. The Lost
Socks quilt is 78” x 94” finished and does contain 60 socks. The
patterns have been ordered and will be distributed at Project
Day April 21. I also have a page of tips and information to go
with the pattern. If you cannot be a Project Day please call me at
to arrange to get your pattern at 770 963-9135
Each month we will exchange 4 large socks and 8 small socks.
The basic colors for the socks are RED, GREEN, BLUE and
GOLD. You may use stripes, checks and prints. DO NOT USE
ANY HOLIDAY FABRICS (Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July).
You do not need to wash the fabrics in advance. The
background for all the socks is neutrals usually beige, cream or
tan. Be careful not to get too dark a background. Check your
stash for fabrics before you go buy. You will also need 10 yards
of fusible web 17” wide (such as Heat n Bond Lite). You will
need to cut out the center of each piece leaving just 1/4” edging
to reduce the bulk. The block size will be 9 x 17 for the large
socks and 9 x 9 for the small socks. Each quilter will trim her
own blocks. Each month you will place your blocks in a Hefty
Slider Bag with your name and phone number on it. If you would
like to keep one of your blocks just put three of each sock in your
bag for exchange and write 3 on the outside of your bag.
Lost Socks is a great quilt and it can be on your bed by
Christmas 2014.
If you have any questions call Frances Brooks 770 963-9135.
Happy Birthday
M
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Debbie Atcheson...................... 29th
Janice Brooks...........................13th
Eliza Cagle.................................. 8th
Marilou Chastain....................... 7th
Pat Childs................................. 11th
Lydia Conner...............................4th
Sharron Evenson........................7th
Sherry Kaas................................14th
Linda Otto…………………………16th
Nancy Klotz................................23rd
Judy Wagemann........................27th
M
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SEWING MACHINE REPAIR
Wayne will arrive at Sewcial Studio on May 5th to begin a week of sewing
machine repair and cleaning. If you'd like to get on the list, please call the store
at 706-247-6143, or email [email protected], and leave your name,
phone #, type of machine, and any problems with the machine that need to be
fixed. We must have 25 machines signed up for cleaning or repair before
Wayne can plan his trip.
Drop off days are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 2-4 during our business
hours (Fri. & Sat. 10 - 4, Sun. noon – 4)
Thank you!
Anita Heady
Owner, Sewcial Studio
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EAGLE RANCH QUILTS
Eagle Ranch News
We are doing very well getting Eagle Ranch Quilts in.
Received 10 completed quilts 4/07/14 at our meeting. We
also received 8 quilts to cut linings for and get to the quilters.
Our total number of quilts in storage is now 46.
We would like to thank the people who turned in completed
quilts today and the ladies who quilted them. First the ones
who did the quilting, Joan Garland (5), Denise Ulrich (1), Betty
Heathman (3), Lydia Conner (1). The tops were made by
Myra Taylor (1), Sherry Kaas (2), Betty Wright (1), Laura Nagy
(1), Mary Lowrey (1), Carol Johnson (2), Betty Heathman (2
Tops).
Also, would like to remind everyone to put your name on the
quilt and the finished size. If the size is on the quilts it will be
easier on Sally when she cuts the back. Also, if you made
your quilt from a kit please put the kit number on so we will
know when the kits come back.
If you want to use your own material for lining that's fine, but if
you need us to cut the lining
we will be glad to cut it.
Ida Schwind
Sally Zook
Coming Up…
The Cherokee Rose Quilting Guild
and Thomaston - Upson County Recreation Department
Invites you to:
“The Presidential Pathways Quilt Show”
Where: Civic Center, 101 Civic Center Dr., Thomaston, Ga.
(off Highway 74) - 706-647-9691
When: June 13 &14, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Open to the public. Admission: $5.00
All surrounding quilters are invited to participate. Prizes will be given for
People’s Choice – Best of Show 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Door Prizes Vendors from surrounding area quilt shops will be present.
Sharp Shop will be available to sharpen scissors, knives and yard tools at
cost.
Quilt will be given away. Boutique of handmade items will be $1.00
Donation available. All proceeds going to guild.
For more information please contact Donna Griffin, phone 678-524-1318.
Email: [email protected]
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New Exhibit Opened!
On April 3, we opened our newest exhibit "Wall Art," featuring the work of
Fiber Artist Marilyn Wall. Over 20 unique art quilts designed and created by
Ms. Wall are displayed in the main exhibit room.
Marilyn Wall is a fiber artist, teacher, and lover of nature who uses her
previous experiences in photography and painting to create amazingly lifelike quilts. She is an International Award winner whose work has been
juried into a variety of exhibits and quilt shows across the United States.
Also new on display is an exhibit of art quilts from the museum's permanent
collection featuring the flowers of Spring. This exhibit can be seen in the
secondary exhibit room.
An exciting new workshop is coming up in June. More information about
the date and time will be sent out accordingly.
The new exhibits will run Thursdays through Saturdays until June 30, 2014.
Other news from the museum:
1. The museum's hours have changed. We will now be open on Thursdays
and Fridays from noon until 5:00 pm. Saturdays' hours will remain the
same from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.
2. Applications for the summer exhibit, "The Girls We Left Behind Us:
Women and Their Lives in Civil War Carroll County," are open until May 30.
Contact the museum for more information and an application form. through
Saturdays until June 30, 2014.
3. Student applications for the "Our Own Story" educational
exhibit are open until May 23. Submissions are open to all students. If you
or your students are interested, contact the museum for more information
and a copy of the educational packet.
Hall County Quilt Guild
Trixie Comfort
97 Rochester Court
Braselton, Ga. 30517
Remember To Bring:
Name Tag
Items for Show ‘N Tell
$$ For the Birthday Table
Burgundy fat quarter to swap
Friendship to Share
Newsletter article submission
deadline for May is the 14th on
Wednesday
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