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From Our President
From Our Vice President
Crossroads Chatter February 2010
Inside this issue:
Birthdays 7
Block of the Month 6
Events 2
Membership 7
Minutes 8
Miscellaneous 11
Nearby Quilt Shows 11
Officer Roster 4
Proposed Officers 5
Quilt Show 2011 2
Road to California 10
Small Groups 4
Warm Wrappings 7
Whisper Challenge 3
Hello Quilters
Many of our members had a great time on the trip to
the ―Road to California Quilters Conference and
Showcase‖ in Ontario in January. Collectively we
spent nearly $10,000 on quilting fabric and related
items, not including our food. We had a good time,
learned some new things, perused the vendors and
saw some interesting quilts, wearables and dolls. Our
tour leader and helpers treated us royally. There is
another trip in the planning. Margaret is again the
leader. Go if you can. You will enjoy it.
Our year is winding down. Our new officers will be
elected this month and take over after installation at
the March meeting. Look for the proposed list in this
newsletter. Do come to the February meetings to put
in your vote. These new officers will be working with
the rest of us in getting ready for the quilt show in
January 2011. Please take note of the new date,
January 14-16.
The workshop with Judy Mullen produced some
lovely jackets. People got them almost done. Some
of the finished ones were shared at the January 26
meeting. I still have all my fabric and supplies sitting
on a chair in my living room. I missed that workshop
due to a little health challenge. Thank you for all the
cards and caring comments. It will take some time to
get completely back to normal but the sewing
machine still works OK for me. I am on the mend.
Yours in Quilting
Nancy
At our February program meeting we
are delighted to present an
internationally known quilter, Mary
Mashuta, as our speaker. Mary studied
home economics in college. She has
worked as an interior designer and
teacher. As a teacher she has taught at
the high school and community college
levels. In the early 1970s Mary began
making quilts. Her skills in the use of
color and design have led her to a very
successful career in quilting both as a
teacher and quilt book author. Mary's
beautiful quilts have been shown in a
number of prestigious venues including:
Quilt National, Visions, and Houston
International Quilt Festival, among
others. We look forward to seeing
Mary's beautiful and colorful quilts as
well as hearing about her quilting
journey.
In March our program will be presented
by award-winning quilter and CCQ
member, Marjorie Johnson. Marjorie will
also teach a workshop for us. The
workshop will be free to CCQ members
so be sure to sign up at the February
meeting.
Joyce Compton
Events
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Program and Business meetings are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Rd, Modesto
Program Meeting, February 9, 2010
Mary Mashuta, will be our guest. She is an award-
winning quilter, author and teacher.
Business Meeting, February 23, 2010
Short Program by Carolyn Sadler, 'Curved Log
Cabins'
Program Meeting, March 9, 2010
Marjorie Johnson, another award-winning quilter,
author an teacher. She will be presenting her
landscape quilts.
Workshop, March 13, 2010
Taught by Marjorie Johnson. Details to follow.
National Quilt Day, March 20, 2010
This event will be held in our regular meeting room
on Saturday March 20th from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
Lunch will be pot luck, drinks and table settings will
be supplied by Hospitality. Bring your sewing
machine and sewing supplies. We will supply the
fabric, patterns and a great time.
Business Meeting, March 23, 2010
Quilt Show 2011—Countdown: 11 months
We are starting to get going on the show. Please
note the show date has been changed to JANUARY
15 AND 16, 2011, with set-up January 14. This is the
weekend before Road To California, and hopefully
this will enable us to draw some more vendors and
attendees. There will be almost three full weeks
between Christmas and the show. Invitations to
vendors will go out in a couple of weeks. The
Opportunity Quilt should be ready to debut in early
March.
The show committee met in January and developed
a budget. We will again partner with the Garden Club
and will have a simple challenge: pick a picture of a
garden, flower, or flower arrangements to interpret it
in a small quilt (160 inches in perimeter). Pictures will
be supplied by the Garden Club, and sign-ups will
start in February at the business meeting. We are
thinking of offering a workshop on techniques or
inspiration to help you. If you were at the January
business meeting to see the ―whisper‖ challenge
quilts, you saw how widely a picture can be
interpreted. Also at the business meeting we saw
jackets made at the recent Guild workshop, these will
look great in the show.
We hope to have CD’s of the show quilts available for
purchase at the show. I am excited as my show
pictures often have bystanders or are at odd angles!
Better pictures will be good for future inspiration. This
suggestion came from a committee member. If you
see something you would like to have included in our
show, please tell Ursula or me, as there are always
ways to make our show better.
Have fun sewing!!
Suzanne and Ursula
Page 3 February 2010
Whisper Chal lenge
The art focus group presented their intriguing quilts at
the January 26 Business Meeting. First, Delores
Miller showed the photo with which the two groups
started. The photo was a cluster of buildings with a
tree on one side. Then, the first the participant
unveiled her quilt, and told us what her thoughts had
been while completing their project. She then
introduced the next quilter who had received the quilt
she had made. The next quilter worked only from that
quilt.
GROUP 1 GROUP 2
Janet Borst
Joyce Compton
Kathy Sandner
Teresa Seifert
Janet Pittman
Gail Wax
Nancy Galloway
Sue Siefkin
Penni Barger
Sharon Morris
Sue Schlange
Suzanne Guthrie
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Off icer Roster
President Nancy Galloway 838-6769
Vice Presidents Teresa Seifert 526-0720
Joyce Compton 524-6452
Secretaries Ursula Sylvan 883-1912
Kathy Sandner 599-9685
Treasurer Delores Miller 523-8000
Membership Paddy Shopher 577-2001
Hospitality Carol Paras 524-7610
Judy Martin 523-2572
Sunshine Sigga Sharp 527-7200
Small Groups Teddy Ellison 523-0396
Warm Wrappings Lila Bradshaw 529-3872
Louise Nelson 577-2523
Newsletter Editor Anita Hay 916-397-0632
Newsletter Mailer Michelle Stoumbaugh 557-9601
Webmaster Anita Hay 916-397-0632
Block of the Month Anita Hay 916-397-0632
Secret Pals Sherri Huff 575-3834
Librarians Sara Crozier 529-1577
Bernice Ulm 523-0075
Historian Robin Sullivan 526-8805
NCQC Janice Skiles 838-7249
Ruth McCormack 526-0279
Set-Up Pinky Pebria 538-6413
Dale Salter 522-1812
Connie Pinkston 521-3857
Quilt Show Suzanne Guthrie 521-6843
Quilt Show Assist. Ursula Sylvan 883-1912
Small Groups
Art Focus
First Monday's, 7-9 p.m.
Contact Joyce Compton, 524-6452
Meeting Feb. 1st at: Theresa Seifert's
2612 Bardolino Lane
Baltimore Beauties
First Thursday's, 1-4 p.m.
Contact Justine Campbell, 523-7478
Meeting Feb. 4th at: Joyce Compton's
916 Sylvan Meadows Dr.
Square One
Second Wednesday's, 10-3 p.m.
Contact Lois Logsdon, 852-9848.
Meeting Feb. 10th at: Ruth Brown's
1500 Held Dr.,# 68
Star Stitchers
Third Wednesday's, 10-3 p.m.
Contact Sally Glover, 527-2523.
Meeting Feb. 17th at: Sally's
2016 Sweetwater Dr.
Chat and Sew
Third Thursday's, 10-2 p.m.
Contact Louise Nelson, 577-2523
Meeting Feb.18th at: Kay Hawkins
3921 Homewood Village Dr.
Stitch and Rip
This group has
discontinued
meeting for now,
due to lack of
membership.
Page 5 Crossroads Chatter
Proposed Off icers 2010-2011
President: Margaret Wolfe
Vice Presidents Joyce Compton
Janet Borst
Secretaries: Susan List
Sue Schlange
Treasurer: Paddy Shopher
Membership: Linda Cover
Hospitality: Open
Carolyn Sadler
Sunshine: Carol Paras
Small Groups: Marilyn Brown
Warm Wrappings: Lila Bradshaw
Cheryl Hall
Webmaster: Anita Hay
Newsletter Editor: Anita Hay
Newsletter Mailer: Teddy Ellison
Block of the Month: Kathy Sandner
Secret Pals: Marilee Heaston
Librarians: Rich and Gloria Mendonca
Historian: Robin Sullivan
NCQC Reps: Marilee Heaston
Yvonne Jones
Set Up: Margaret Clark
Pat Cole
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The nominating committee, comprised of chairperson Sue Siefkin, Nancy Galloway, Judy Martin, Kathy
Sandner and Margaret Wolfe, has met and conferred. The slate of CCQ officers and committee chairpersons
for 2010-2011 to be presented to the membership is listed below.
Deborah Miller has graciously agreed to assist the
Membership chairperson, Linda Cover, prepare the
roster for publication and to provide backup to Anita
Hay, Newsletter Editor.
Block of the Month March 2010 Bird
9" by 9"
Step 1 As an option, you may trace the pattern on the muslin. This will stay in the block when it is done, and
eliminates the need to remove the paper.
If you are using the paper pattern, crease sharply on each of the stitching lines. This will make the removal of
the paper easier.
Step 2 Set your machine stitch small—18 to 20 stitches per inch.
Step 3 Starting with unit A, using the colors indicated in the Fabric Requirements above, place a piece of the bird
fabric on the wrong side of section A1, with the right side of the fabric facing you. Pin from the pattern side.
Step 4 Fold the pattern on the line between A1 and A2, exposing the wrong side of piece A1. Trim the fabric at a
scant 1/4".
Step 5 Open the pattern, and from the back of the pattern, align the fabric for A2 on the seam line, right sides
together. Turn over, and pin on seam line. Open the fabric and hold up to the light to be sure that it covers the
area, with enough extra for the seams. Sew on the seam line from the pattern side. The seam should be 1 or
2 stitches longer than the line. From the right side, press the seam.
Step 6 Use the same process to add each of the pieces in numeric order to finish Sections A, B and C.
Step 7 Carefully align the seam lines of Sections B and C, and stitch. This time, stitch all the way to the edge of the
fabric.
Carefully align the seam lines of Sections B-C and A. The most important matching point is the neck just
below the beak. Stitch.
Trim to 9 1/2". If you have used the paper foundation, please leave the paper on so that the block remains
stable until ready to go into a quilt or wall hanging.
Bring finished block to February 9 meeting to enter drawing for all the blocks.
Questions? Contact Anita Hay—[email protected] or 916.397.0632
Unfortunately, the foundation patterns for this block were too large to be included in the newsletter. Please ask me for
the pattern, or print one from our website, www.countrycrossroadsquilters.com.
This block is foundation pieced, and is a mirror image since you will be sewing from the back of the block.
Fabric Requirements: These are not specific, as you will be using pieces that
fit the shapes.
Background
Sky blue
A fat quarter will be
generous. This is used for
A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, B1,
B3, B5 and C1.
Bird
Natural color for a bird (such as
black, brown, blue, red, green,
yellow)
A 9" square should be
sufficient. This is used for
A1, A7, B2, B4 and C2
Beak
Yellow
A very small scrap for
section A2.
Optional Light fabric such as muslin 11" square
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Page 7 Crossroads Chatter
A great big hug to all the ladies who participated in
Warm Wrappings this year, birthday quilt makers
included. We have had a very successful year. We
made and presented 8 large fund raising quilts and
82 quilts of various sizes to 6 different agencies for
direct distribution to their clients. All in all a very
successful year but, my motto is, "WE CAN DO
BETTER !!". Lets all work together this coming year
to bring our total up to 100 quilts. Cheryl and I look
Warm Wrappings
forward to working with all of you for another
successful year. AND: Don't forget your Birthday
Quilts!
Lila and Cheryl
Anyone who has any information on the whereabouts
of the Warm Wrappings quilt rack, please call me at
529-3872
Membership
We had a great turnout this month. 70 members and
4 guests attended the program meeting that featured
Laura Nownes and 50 members and 3 guests
attended the business meeting that unveiled the
Whisper Challenge from the Art Focus Small Group.
Our program meeting in February will have a
nationally-credited speaker, and our business
meeting will show off one of our members special
skills. It would be wonderful to see everyone attend
these February programs.
The 2011 membership form is included in this
newsletter. Our new year starts March 1, 2010.
Please complete the form and mail to the address
noted.
Scholarship forms will be available at the February
and March meetings. They will also be in the March
newsletter. Everyone can sign up for the mini
scholarships ($75),but the Terry Kendrick Asilomar
scholarship ($600) has restrictions. These restrictions
are on the entry form. The scholarship winners will be
announced at the business meeting in April.
Please add a new member to your directory.
Muriel Grace
Spouse: Stephen Sowers
3408 Red Maple Dr.
Modesto, CA 95355
(209) 551-8247 cell: (707) 217-6629
DOB 4/30
Email: [email protected]
Paddy Shopher
Birthdays
2/10 Faith "Pinky" Pebria
2/11 Paddy Shopher
2/14 Edie Carreiro
2/15 Janet Dickason
2/15 Suzanne Guthrie
2/18 Anita Hay
2/18 Judy Silber
2/20 Janice Skiles
2/23 Mary Alice Metzler
2/25 Penny Sackett
2/26 Mary Ann Dailey
2/26 Sharon Koch
2/26 Donna Moore
2/26 Maya Torngren
2/27 Sherri Huff
3/1 Barbara Cameron
3/1 Yvonne Jones
3/7 Anni Champagne
3/11 Karlene Duckart
3/11 Connie Pinkston
3/14 Sue Schlange
3/19 Loisann Logsdon
3/23 Susan Ion
3/25 Patsy Smith
3/27 Justine Campbell
3/28 Shelley Dameron
3/28 Rich (Richard) Mendonca
3/29 Peg (Margaret) Tafoya
3/30 Donna Olson
Page 8 Crossroads Chatter
President Nancy Galloway called the meeting to
order at 7:00 pm., January 26, 2010
Guests included the following: Sue Hollingsworth was
introduced by Sue Siefkin, Muriel Grace introduced
herself and said she found us on the Internet, Marilyn
Brown introduced her sister from Minneapolis.
The meeting minutes for December 2009 were
approved.
Delores Miller provided
the treasures report. In
addition, she asked that
all receipts outstanding
be provided to her prior
to the next business
meeting, in February, so she can close out this year’s
books.
(Continued on next page)
Program Meet ing Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm,
January 11, 2010
The following guests were introduced: Linda Meridan,
Chris (Teddy Allyson's sister), Gail Baumgartner and
Ginger Bailey.
Workshops: there are still 2 - 3 spaces available for
Judy Mullen's jacket class to be held January 24.
Things in the Mail: Ricky Tims has requested our
support to be a promotional partner. Do we as a guild
want to participate in that? This will be tabled for right
now and discussed at the business meeting.
Our speaker Laura Nownes was introduced and we
were treated to four large suitcases full of quilts with
a talk about her own history in the quilting world.
The Nominating committee presented the following
slate of officers for the new year:
President: Margaret Wolfe
VP: Joyce Compton and Janet Borst
Secretaries: Susan List and Sue Schlange
Treasurer: Paddy Shopher
The BOM tulip block was presented.
March 20 will be National Quilt Day sew-a-thon.
The bus trip for Road to CA is ready to leave in 2
days and looking forward to having fun.
Naturally there was show and tell:
Sherri Huff Pink Pinwheel quilt
Mary Lou Dyrssen Mystery Asian class project
Mary Ann Dailey Butterfly mystery quilt
Ursula Sylvan Sunset quilt
Susan List Scrap quilt with prairie points
Bernice Ulm Appliqué hearts in a star quilt
Michele Stoumbaugh Two confetti quilts
Linda Cover Circle play quilt and antique
30's quilt top
Deborah Miller "Cute Baby" quilt, flannel
baby quilt and boutique
purse
Carole Abby Baby Roses quilt
Marilyn Brown Owls quilt
Margaret Clark My sister's quilt
Janice Skiles Class sample quilt, 20's
repro fabric
Kay Hawkins Two quilts from Janet
Pittman's class
Rich Mendonca Sunbonnet Sue king size
quilt made by Gloria
Mendonca
Coleen Edwards Christmas presents.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 pm.
Respectfully submitted, Ursula Sylvan
Business Meet ing Minutes
Page 9 February 2010
Business Meet ing Minutes (continued)
Paddy Shopper provided the membership report. 70
members and four guests attended the program
meeting this month, and 44 members and three
guests attended the business meeting.
Lila Bradshaw provided Warm Wrappings report.
WW has given away 90 quilts as of January this year.
If anyone knows where the WW Quilt rack is please
contact Lila Bradshaw.
NCQC group reported that the weather was too bad
to attend the meeting this month.
Old Business
Teresa Seifert gave a report on the Jacket
Workshop taught by Judy Mullins and held last
Saturday.
Margaret Wolfe gave a report on the trip to the
Road to California Quilt Show this month in
Ontario.
Suzanne Guthrie updated the group on the Quilt
Show. The date has been changed to January
14th for set up and 15th and 16th for the show.
The fund raising quilt will be finished soon and
available for showing and ticket sales.
New Business
Linda Cover brought a request for the Guild to
sponsor several quilting divisions at the
Stanislaus County Fair this year. It was approved
to donate $100.00 for three awards.
Lila Bradshaw reminded everyone about National
Quilt Day, which will be held at our regular
meeting location on March 20th and will include a
pot luck lunch.
Kathy Sandner made a suggestion to have a
member sale of unwanted quilting related items
at one of our business meeting programs. She
agreed to research details of the Sonora Guild’s
member sale and bring back specific
recommendations to a future meeting.
Sue Siefkin, chair of the nominating committee
announced that the slate of officers for 2010-
2011 will be voted on at the next business
meeting.
Paddy Shopper asked that members get their
2010-2011-membership form in to Linda Cover
ASAP.
Sharon Morris has tickets for sale for the
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Omelet
Luncheon, to be held on March 22nd.
Marilee Heaston asked those interested in Secret
Pals to complete the form and return it by the end
of next month. The new group will start on March
1st.
The short subject was provided by the Art Focus
Group, who presented their Whisper Challenge Quilt
project from 2009.
Show and Tell
Carolyn Sadler Curvy log cabin
Sue Hollingsworth Green and white pinwheels
quilt top
Susan List Poinsettia wall quilt
Delores Miller Santa Clauses with lone star
appliqué
Hummingbirds block
Yvonne Jones Dinosaur quilt top done by
her daughter Anne
Gail Wax Endangered species quilt:
Red Eyed Frog from Road to
California class
Ursula Sylvan ―S‖ shape table runner
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Sandner
Page 10 Crossroads Chatter
On January 14, about 8 am, the Storer bus with 35
people aboard left the area bound for Ontario. With
one piece of luggage, a purse full of money and
snacks, an itinerary and a sense of adventure we
were off on time.
After a rest stop, we shopped at the Strawberry
Patch in Bakersfield. The owner faxed our lunch
order to Togo's, where we grabbed our lunches and
boarded the bus. Next, we visited New Moon in
Pasadena. We shopped, and then waited for 2 hours
for one lady to cut out fabric and one of the owners to
take our money. It was late, but we voted to go to our
next scheduled stop, the Fabric Patch in Montclair. At
approximately 7 pm we shopped 'til we about
dropped, found a place to eat, boarded the bus and
went to the Holiday Inn Hotel in Ontario. By 10 pm
we were in our beds with visions of fabric in our
heads.
Road to California Bus Trip
After breakfast Friday, we went to the Convention
Center in Ontario, were greeted by a host, quickly got
off the bus and entered the Show. Rows of vendors
and quilts were in front of us. We looked for and
found 2 quilts by Sue Siefkin…wonderful. We
shopped until we almost dropped (some did). We
went to have dinner, get some rest, think about which
booths to check one more time and fell into bed.
Saturday morning was the last time to see quilts,
vendors and demonstrations. We boarded the bus
with heavier luggage, lighter purses, visions of
projects to come and some tired bodies.
We all give our thanks to Margaret Wolfe for a
wonderful trip!
Yvonne Jones
Note from the editor:
I was one of the lucky participants in the bus trip. I
feel that credit must be given where it is due.
Margaret received a lot of help to organize this trip, in
particular, by Yvonne.
Each of us received a lovingly handcrafted name tag
holder. Margaret told us that the majority had been
made by Yvonne. We also received gifts and prizes
while on the bus which had been donated by several
shops. Someone spent a lot of time asking for and
organizing these donations!
There were snacks (both sinful and healthy) and
beverages available on the bus.
I must say that Margaret and crew worked very hard
to make our trip enjoyable, and they certainly
achieved their goal.
Anita Hay
Page 11 February 2010
Miscel laneous
AAA Sewing Machine is reducing their inventory and
is offering great discounts on almost everything, for a
short period of time. A letter explaining the reason for
the sale, and details of it will be available at the next
guild meeting. Or, you can call them to be sure they
are at the shop, and drop in.
Nearby Qui l t and Special Interest Shows
November 14, 2009 to March 31, 2010
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. $6 to
$10
February 20-21
10am-5pm, Sat. and 10am-4pm, Sun.
Turlock Quilt Guild Show
Stanislaus County Fairgrounds
900 North Broadway, Turlock. $6
February 27
10am – 5pm
PVQA 32nd Annual Quilt Show
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds,
Watsonville, CA www.pvqa.org
March 6-7
Grapevine Quilters Guild
Ukiah Conference Center
200 So. School St., Ukiah
March 6-7
Manteca Quilters Quilt and Doll Show
MRPS Hall
133 North Grant St., Manteca. $7
Mar 6-7
San Joaquin Valley Quilters Guild
Clovis Memorial Building
453 Hughes Ave., Clovis
March 20-21
Valley Quilt Guild
Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds
442 Franklin Ave., Yuba City. $6
March 20-21
Guild of Quilters of Contra Costa Co.
Concord Centre
5298 Clayton Rd., Concord. $6
March 27
Northern Region California Button Show
and Sale
100 South Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale
Websites of the month
For you hand quilters, here is a website where you can find laptop hoops built by a young father whose
children are so intrigued by the process, they are his helpers!
www.laptophoops.com
Yes, I know it's not a quilting website, but this website is my favorite source of recipes. The biggest problem is
selecting the one you want from all they offer! Their search engine allows you to enter the up to four
ingredients, and to exclude up to four more. As an example, if you want a from scratch chocolate cake that
doesn't have eggs in it, you can specify chocolate, no eggs, no cake mix, with the key word cake, and it finds
119 recipes!
www.allrecipes.com
Country Crossroads Quilters P.O. Box 577063
Modesto CA 95357-7083
We're on the Web!
www.countrycrossdroadsquilters.com
Remember to bring to Meetings:
Name Tag
Show and Tell
Library Books
BOM Blocks
Warm Wrapping Quilt Projects
Secret Pal
March Newsletter Deadline:
February 25, 2010
Special inserts in this month's newsletter:
2010-2011 Membership Form
2010-2011 Secret Pals Form
There were so many shows they wouldn't fit here, so they are on the previous page.
