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Volume 26, Issue 7
July, 2017
Quips and Quotes
Wildflower Quilt Guild Newsletter
A Note From the President
Greetings, fellow quilters. Enjoying this hot Texas
weather? I have a mighty respect for those who work
construction out in this burning heat. Makes one want
to stay indoors for a long time.
I hope you are feeling as excited as Charlotte and I are
when we are now at 137 quilts for our show. Our show
may be small, but it is going to be a really great show.
Charlotte and I met this past week to look over the en-
tries, and poured over the site plans as to where we
are going to hang them all. Now that is a good problem
to have.
We want to thank everyone who has been helping with
this year’s show. We have one board meeting and one
quilt show meeting before the big event, July 28 and
29.
“Bob’s Lament” - by (former WQG President) Cheryl Kibbe
I’ve lost my wife to the quilting bug, to fabrics in vast array;
She measures and sews and irons all night and even all through the day.
Sharps, betweens, and batting? It’s all a little hazy.
Last time I asked her what it all means,
she looked at me like I was crazy!
The carpet is now a minefield of needles long and sharp.
They keep on ending up there no matter how I harp!
I don’t mind TV dinners, I try hard not to groan;
but when she’s headed for Quilt Guild, I know I’m on my own!
My first job pays for her sewing machine, my second for her thread.
The third should pay off her fabric bill if I don’t keel over dead!
But when she’s sighing o’er patterns and catalogs, I’d give her more if I could.
I’ve lost my wife to the quilting bug, but this quilt sure does feel good!
A Blast from the past - Quips & Quotes January, 1999
Patti Emmerling has been diligently working on get-
ting our programs and workshops set up for next
year. Mary Anne continues with this year’s programs
and workshops, and I so thank her for saying she
would take on that job. I heard a lot of comments
about the Fat Quarter Shop’s program at our June
meeting. They always make it look so quick and
easy. There are so many who share their talents with
us, and I need all the help I can get.
Hoping you have a great July 4th with family and
friends, celebrating our great country. My closing
thought I saw in an email another friend sent me:
Good friends are like quilts-they age with you yet nev-
er lose their warmth!
Happy quilting, Mary Ann
S ilver Threads Celebrating 25 Years of Quilting
WQG 2017 Show - July 28th and 29th
Our Quilt Show is less than a month away and things are
going very well. We are so excited to see all of your quilt-
ing hanging at the church! We have a count of 137 quilts
entered. Great job, ladies!!!
We have ten vendors signed up to come so be prepared to
shop and find some really nice things. Our vendors will
have a good variety of items in their booths so I know eve-
ryone will find something they just can't live without!
Our Boutique committee is working hard to price all the
items that have been turned in to them. If you haven't
turned your items in, please contact Peggy Mathis or Mar-
tha Smith and turn them in no later than the July guild
meeting. I've seen some cute things being turned in!
Our Raffle Quilt tickets sales are going well. As of late in
June, we had sold a little over $1,000 in raffle tickets and
we hope you are all trying to sell more during this last
month before the show. Remember, the person who sells
the most raffle tickets will be receiving a very nice prize
basket worth approximately $250.
Sign-up Sheets have been at the last two guild meetings
but it isn't too late to sign up to volunteer your time for the
show! Be sure to find the sheets at our next meeting and
get your name down so you can help us out. We especial-
ly will be needing help on Wednesday morning to get the
poles and drapes set up and on Saturday afternoon after
the quilts come down to get the poles and drapes down!
This will be a job that does require physical labor so if you
and/or your husband are able to help with this, we would
love to have as many able bodies as possible. Since this
is our first time to use the system from the Crossroads to
Texas guild in Killeen, we know it is going to be a learning
experience for us all and will help us decide if we want to
pursue this course in future quilt shows.
WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR QUILTS ON WEDNES-
DAY, JULY 26th (between 3:00 and 5:45), please remem-
ber they must have the following:
• A label attached to the back of your quilt with your
name, quilt name, address and phone number.
Please have this label covered when you bring it in
for judging purposes.
• Each quilt must have a hanging sleeve - miniatures
may have a 2" sleeve. All other quilts need a 4"
sleeve. Go to http://www.quiltweek.com/hanging-
sleeve-instructions/ for information on how to make
a hanging sleeve.
• Each quilt must be delivered in its own separate fab-
ric bag such as a pillow case and your name, ad-
dress and phone number must be on the outside of
the pillowcase. I just bought some inexpensive pil-
lowcases and wrote on them with a permanent
marker.
• If you cannot bring your quilts to the church between
these times on Wednesday, get in touch with Char-
lotte or Mary Ann as soon as possible.
Looking forward to a fabulous quilt show!
Charlotte Massey and Mary Ann Everett
KEEP SELLING THOSE RAFFLE TICHETS!
announcements
HOSPITALITY
Thanks to all who provided food at the June meeting. In
July we’ll sample the delicacies made by the Loose
Threads. Can't wait!
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JUNE DONATIONS
Thanks to all who brought donations for our charitable
causes to the June guild meeting. We took in the following:
• 13 Chemo Quilts
• 6 Project Linus Quilts
• 8 pillowcases
• 16 baby hats
• 4 Hope Pregnancy blankets
• Goods and a gift card for Ronald McDonald House
Don't forget that we also give items each month to the First
Methodist’s Food Pantry, you can drop your donations in
the big bin next to the sign in table at every guild meeting.
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ANNUAL GUILD CHALLENGE
Who has started on their FABRIC MANIPULATION chal-
lenge? If you plan to do this challenge and haven’t gotten
your purple fabric yet, please don’t wait to get it from Kathi
Dossman for $3 a fat quarter. Kathi has lots of fabric left,
so if you need more than one fat quarter, she will happily
sell you more.
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UFO CHALLENGE
Our second UFO project this year is due at the June 13th
guild meeting. Choose the next project on your list and
come show us your progress. If you don't finish a UFO by
then, please pay the penalty to Dovie Fowler of one fat
quarter.
One More Tip . . .
JUly B irthdays
July 5 .............................. Sandra Meeker
July 7 ................................ Sharon Marek
July 7 .............................. Gabriele Marsh
July 7 ............................... Mary Wenberg
July 8 .................................. Wenda Elliott
July 9 ................................ Pauline Marek
July 23 ......................... Brenda Anderson
July 25 ...................... Linda Kirby-Keyser
July 25 ................................... Susie Scott
Don’t forget to bring 1/2 yard of 100%
Cotton Fabric for the Birthday Fabric
Drawing!
To save time when preparing for workshops, make
a permanent class kit. Put all the basic, essential
tools or supplies into a container that’s easy to grab
and go when heading out to a workshop.
Membership News
We had 63 members attend the June meeting of the
Wildflower Quilt Guild. Our guests this month were Lisa
Kerlin and Colleen King of Rockdale along with Victoria
Jones of Belton and Jennifer Macaulay of Austin. We
welcomed three new members in June. They are Di-
ane Henderson of Temple, Lea Ann Schnack of Temple
and Gene Stork of Rockdale. The grand door prize this
month was a beautiful box of colored Mettler threads
donated by Temple Sew and Quilt Store. They are lo-
cated at 1510 South 31st Street in Temple. Please don’t
forget to stop by there to
show our appreciation of
their ongoing support.
Inge T was the lucky win-
ner of the grand prize and
Ruth Ellen Fise, Sandi
Brakenmeir, Judy
McMahon, Nancy
Halbrook and Marilyn
VanSchoeland each won
a book voucher for a book
from the WQG library.
ANOTHER BLAST FROM THE PAST
From the January, 1999 WQG Newsletter
“Quilt Maker”
By Pauline Harvard
Farm Journal, Feb, 1949
In the little white house her husband built,
she sews the pieces of a patchwork quilt.
Three, she has made, just since November,
all rich colors and fine to remember -
the Wedding Ring pattern and the
Evening Star.
Quilts that are lovely as all quilts are
which are sewn in the twilight, in a firelit place.
Through bits of cloth she sees his well loved face.
He keeps her company, and she turns the seams
with a needle full of patience,
a thimbleful of dreams.
June Meeting
Many thanks to Kimberly Hol-
ly from the Fat Quarter Shop
who put on a fabulous trunk
show and tell at our June
guild meeting. Kimberly and
her colleagues showed us
Quilts from past, current, and
even future patterns that they
have published. Then we all
got the opportunity for a bit
of shopping of their great
products.
COLORING ON FABRIC WORKSHOP
Cindy Petersen’s much anticipated workshop, "Coloring on
Fabric" will be held on Wednesday July 12th at Grace Presby-
terian Church from
9:00-3:00. She has
drawn a cute block
for us to color and
stretch our creativity!
We have kits made
up which include fab-
ric, small paint brush,
and pencil sharpener
for $9.00 and
then you contribute
$5.00 for the church.
You will need to bring
your set of colored
pencils and a black micron permanent pen (no sewing ma-
chines required). It is going to be fun, something new for us
and loads of fellowship. To sign up for the workshop, please
contact Cindy at donandcindypetersen@gmail.com.
July WORKSHOP
Three Quilting Tips
“WE CARE” BEE
All guild members are invited to join our We Care Bee the
first Wednesday of every month. We focus on donation
quilts and other projects and share lots of ideas and tips
and laughter. At our next meeting on July 5th Cindy Moore
will bring LOTS of pillowcase kits for everyone to sew pil-
lowcases for the kids at McLane Children's Hospital. Of
course it you want to work on your own donation quilt or
boutique donation item, you are welcome to. We hope to
see you all Wednesday at Grace Presbyterian Church
from 9:00-3:00!
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QUILTING ON THE GO
Take projects along when you travel or when you sit in a
waiting room. It’s a great way to find quilting minutes.
1. Select a project suitable for work away from home.
2. Hand piecing, appliqué and embroidery are all very
practical and portable. Marking and cutting patches
ahead of time make sewing a breeze.
3. Plan your work space carefully to avoid accidents.
Keep notions and sewing supplies fastened to some-
thing that can’t spill. Chatelaines are perfect for hold-
ing scissors, thimble, thread, pins, and needles.
4. Choose small embroidery scissors or thread snips,
wind thread around bobbins and take several pins
and needles.
TRAVEL KIT IDEA
Put a spool of thread
in an old pill bottle with
a small hole in the lid.
Thread several nee-
dles and feed one nee-
dle at a time through
the hole with a length
of thread.
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NOT SO PERMANENT MARKER!
To clean permanent marker from the
edge of your plastic ruler write over the
marks with a dry erase marker then
use a cotton ball dipped in rubbing al-
cohol to rub the marks away.
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CONTINUOUS BINDING
When making continuous bias binding, slip the fabric
tube over the end of an ironing board. You can cut the
bias with one hand as you turn the tube with the other.
Other News
July Quilt Guild Meetings
Cut 24 – 6” squares of 100% cotton fabric (selvages re-
moved). Stack Charm Squares by offsetting each layer by ¼
turn – (this makes it easier for us to distribute the squares).
Put the Charm Squares in a Ziploc bag with your name it,
drop the bag off at the Charm Square table before the start
of the guild meeting and remember to pick your bag up at the
end of the guild meeting. You will have a wonderful variety of
6” fabric squares to work with.
July ............................................................... yellow
August ............................................................... pink
September .................................................. civil war
October .......................................................... green
November ..................................................... stripes
December ........................................................ blue
IT”S JUST A FAT QUARTER . . . BUT
here are some amazing things you can do with them.
You can make :
• 99 - 2” squares
• 56 - 2½” squares
• 42 - 3” squares
• 30 - 3½” squares
• 20 - 4” squares
• 16 - 4½” squares
• 12 - 5” squares
• 12 - 5½” squares
• 9 - 6” squares
• 6 - 6½ “ squares
Charm Squares
Remember to offset your
charm squares by 1/4 turn
AT OUR NEXT
GUILD meeting on
July 18th, Rita
Schormann from
Waco, an award
winning member of
the Homespun
Quilters Guild, will
be speaking
about Art Quilts.
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WORKSHOP - JULY 19TH
RE-PURPOSING OLD LINENS
BY RITA SCHORMANN
Held on Wednesday July 19th at Grace Presbyterian
Church from 9:00-3:00, this sounds like a fun way to use
up old pieces of works and create new ones. You will
need to bring at least 9 different items- the more you have
the more variety in your blocks. Your linens do not have
to be in perfect condition, we will be cutting around the
holes and stains, etc. They do not have to be all hand
done either, Rita has used some commercial pieces.
Here are some items you can consider bringing: Dresser
scarves, pillow cases, chair back covers, arm covers,
aprons, samplers, doilies, table cloths etc. Anything that
has embroidery or other fancy work on it will be great..
Also bring a few fat quarters or solid pieces or small prints
that can be used to back the thinner pieces. Other sup-
plies needed: Rotary cutter, medium mat, ruler, at least
3 1/2 x 12 or 18" long, sewing machine and regular sew-
ing supplies.
The pattern will be supplied as part of the class fee, the
cost is $25 per person. We need at least 10 people to
sign up but can have more. Please contact me at pa-
percorner@hotmail.com to sign up!
Mary Ann Nelson
President ........................................ Mary Anne Everett
1st Vice President ............................... MaryAnn Nelson
2nd Vice President .............................. Patty Emmerling
Secretary .......................................................................
Treasurer ............................................. Barbara McCart
Co-Treasurer........................................... Janice Forney
Parliamentarian .............................................................
Membership .................................................. Jill Stelow
Community Service .............................. Bev Crocker
Mentorship Program .................... Charlotte Massey
Sunshine & Shadows .................... MaryAnn Everett
Yearbook/Bee Keeper ......................... Cindy Moore
Communications ......................................... Lisa Martin
Facebook Page ............................... Emily Dossman
Newsletter/Website ............................. Carol Fischer
Public Relations/Historian ....................... Lisa Martin
Activities ................................................... Kathy Jordan
Birthday Fabric .................................. Sandy Meeker
Block of the Month .............................. Kathy Jordan
Challenge/Round Robin ................... Kathi Dossman
Charm Squares ................................... Ferral Quiroz
DIY Round Robin ............................. Kathi Dossman
Quilter Pals .................... Jan Rogers/Glenda Sager
UFO Challenge ............ Dovie Fowler/Pam Edwards
Facilities .................................................. Peggy Mathis
Hospitality .......................................... Peggy Mathis
Librarian ............................................. Janice Forney
Christmas Party ............................ MaryAnn Everett
Quilt Show ............ Charlotte Massey/MaryAnn Everett
• THE WILDFLOWER QUILT GUILD is a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the art of quilting
and providing an opportunity for sharing ideas and
learning new techniques.
• WQG MEETINGS are held the third Tuesday of each
month at First United Methodist Church in Temple.
• MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone interested in quilts
or quilting. Annual dues are $30.00, with special rates
for Juniors. Members receive the guild’s newsletter,
have use of the lending library, attend monthly meet-
ings and special events and enjoy many other opportu-
nities.
• SUBMISSIONS to the newsletter are due the Friday
after the monthly meeting. Send submissions to: lisamartinaz@hotmail.com
WILDFLOWER QUILT GUILD 4905 ASCOT PARKWAY TEMPLE, TX 76502
www.wildflowerquiltguild.org
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