Mountain Meadow Quilters - May 2013 Page 1

May 2013

Our Mission Mountain Meadow Quilters shall endeavor to provide fellowship, education and enjoyment to anyone interested in quilts, quilt making and quilt making as an art. All levels of skill and ability shall be supported. This guild shall also engage in selected charitable endeavors in Central Oregon.

PO Box 3254

Sunriver, Oregon 97707

mtnmeadowquilters.org

Calendar Check

Apr 23 ..... Education Meeting May 7 ....... Bazaar Workshop May 14 .... Marsha McCloskey Lecture May 15 .... Marsha McCloskey Workshop May 16 .... Bazaar Workshop May 28 .... Education Meeting June 11 ... Lillian Arnold Interview June 25 ... Education Meeting July 9 ....... Carol Webb Trunk Show July 23 .... Education Meeting Aug 3 ........ Sunriver Quilt Show* Dec 10 ..... Holiday Party**

(Further details in newsletter) All meetings and classes are held at the SHARC in Sunriver, unless noted. *Village at Sunriver **Great Hall, Sunriver Resort

Thoughts from the President…

“It’s been said that everlasting friends go long periods of time without speaking

and never question their friendship. These friends pick up phones just like they

spoke yesterday, regardless of how long it has been or how far away they live,

and they don’t hold grudges. They understand that life is busy and that you will

always love them.” ..................” Tho’ I did not write this, I am thankful you are

my friend!”

I was sent this by a friend back in Indiana that I have known for 44 years and it

just made me realize how true this is. I also feel that friendships that are not as

long as this one can also go long periods of time without speaking and still fit

the statement I received from my friend in Indiana.

Quilts for me are like that everlasting friend. I can look at some of the quilt pro-

jects that I have made and it is like I have never finished it because I can re-

member the planning and piecing that went into making the quilt, and this al-

ways brings back the feelings of comfort and joy that came from that particular

project. I sometimes even remember getting mad at the project because it was-

n’t coming out the way I had planned. This is similar to getting unset with your

friend put you always manage to mend the friendship just like you adjust the

material and pattern of your quilt.

The process of putting a quilt project together is like the process of building a

friendship. One meets the material or quilt pattern and there is something you

like about either the material or the pattern and you start to work with it. The

more you work with the elements of the pattern and the material the more they

become a part of your life. If processes of working the material and pattern are

such that you want to keep working on the quilt creation you realize you have

made a good friend.

As we all know it takes time to build a quilt project and as one is putting the

pieces of the pattern together and working with the designs and colors of the

materials to enhance the project we learn more and more about both the pat-

tern and material we are working with.

The next time you look at a quilt that you have made, think about all the time

and work you put into it that eventually made it feel like a friend. Quilts can be

just like that good friend that you haven’t spoken to in a long time because of all

the time and work that went into building that friendship.

Ona Glassford

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PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS 1st Meeting (2nd Tuesday)

May 14: Marsha McCloskey, Eugene

Lecture and Trunk Show. Marsha is the queen of Feath-

ered Star quilts!

May 15: Marsha McCloskey Workshop

Radiant Star block. Workshop to be held at the SHARC.

Details to follow. www.MarshaMcCloskey.com

June 11: Our Own Lillian Arnold, Queen of Appliqué

Interviewed by Sue McMahan

July 9: Our Own Carol Webb - Trunk Show!

August 13: Our Own Linda Saukkonen!

PowerPoint presentation “Decorating With Quilts”

SNACK HOSTESSES

April 23 Carolyn Schade, Sherrie Fischer and VaLoy Freeman May 14 Judy M. Johnson, Jerry Lindstrom and Jan Tetzlaff May 28 Ona Glassford, Karen Padrick and Bevalee Runner

APPLIQUÉ GROUP The appliqué group meets on the 3rd

Tuesday at Bevalee Runner’s house at

9:30 a.m., unless announced otherwise.

UPCOMING BAZAAR CLASSES

May 7th and May 16th Please see page 4 for an article with all the

details on the May Bazaar classes.

EDUCATION MEETINGS 2nd Meeting (4th Tuesday)

Tuesday, April 23: Ties

How to use them in quiltmaking. Pat Jones will teach a

class on making a bag from ties following the meeting.

Tuesday, May 28: Jeans

Jeans...how to recycle them into quilts. Marleen Fugate

will teach us how to make a rag jean quilt following the

meeting.

Tuesday, June 25: Hexagons

Hexagons will be our topic at the June 25th Education

Meeting. Jackie Erickson of the Stitchin' Post will be pre-

senting the program.

Reminder: Keep saving your fabric selvages. We will be

making projects with them this July.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the June Newsletter is:

Tuesday, May 21st

Please send newsletter articles to the Newsletter

Director at nancyfischer@sbcglobal.net.

Please put “Newsletter” in the subject line.

MAY 28th EDUCATION PROGRAM

Cut up your old jeans (in 8 inch squares) and make a

Jean Rag Quilt at our Education Meeting on May

28th. Marleen Fugate will teach us how to put to-

gether this fun quilt.

Eight inch jean squares will be sewn together, backed

with eight inch squares of flannel (cottons and home-

spuns also work but with flannel no batting is

needed). Other required supplies are: sewing ma-

chine with Walking Foot, jean needles (90/14), pins,

sharp scissors, seam ripper, coordinated

thread. Spring loaded or rag scissors are nice to

have. Thirty-six 8-inch blocks each, for front and

back, will make a 42" by 42" size quilt. It takes

about 2 1/8 yards each for front and back to make

this size quilt.

If you plan on making one of these quilts as a commu-

nity quilt, please call Marlene by May 17th at (541)

536-3740 so she can being supplies.

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LUCKY DRAWING RECIPIENTS! - 4/9/13

Quilt Shop / Sewing Machine Shop Donations:

- BJ’s Quilt Basket Winner: Bevalee Runner

- Cynthia’s Sewing Center Winner: Lillian Arnold

- Homestead Quilts Winner: Pat Jones

- Material Girl Fabrics Winner: Connie Campbell

- Morrow’s Sewing Winner: Maggie Wilcox

- QuiltWorks Winner: Pam Morris-Stendal

- Sew Many Quilts Winner: VaLoy Freeman

- Stitchin' Post Winner: Phyllis Clark

Monthly Book Drawing:

- Book #1 Winner: Pam Morris-Stendal

- Book #2 Winner: Kathy Larson

A big thank you to the quilt shops & sewing machine shops

for their donations.

MASTER QUILTERS

Lillian Arnold, Sharann Bean, Mary

Buxton, Pauly Edwards, Bev King,

Crys Kyle, Gladys Mulrein, Bevalee

Runner, Carol Webb, Wendy Hill,

Sue McMahan, Judy Johnson, Joan

Metzger, Kathy Shaker, Valerie

Weber, Sarah Kaufman and Tammy

MacArthur.

MAY BIRTHDAYS

Judy A. Johnson May 3

Crys Kyle May 11

Joan Metzger May 11

Jean Stuart May 12

Patty Gates May 12

Judi Brown May 15

Ann Campbell May 18

Sandra Schmidgall May 20

Lillian Arnold May 22

Amy Salgo May 23

Linda Dyer May 31

REMINDER: On your birthday month, please bring 12

rolls of toilet paper to the SHARC for Care and

Share. Ona Glassford will make sure the toilet paper

gets to HTCC.

Thank you and Happy Birthday!

TREASURER’S REPORT FEBRUARY 2013

Income: $ 204.00 Expenses: $ 145.00 Checking Account Balance: $5,358.89 Savings Account Balance (retreat): $3,191.18

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2013 Board Members and Committee Chairs

Officers and Directors President...……..……………..….……………......Ona Glassford Vice President……………....….………….………...…Pat Jones Programs.……....Sarah Kaufman/Sue McMahon/Betty Vincent Education ……….…….......Jan Tetzlaff / LaWanda Richardson Secretary ................................................................Jenny Long Treasurer ............................................................Karen Padrick Membership……….........................................Louise Yoshihara Newsletter………................................................Nancy Fischer Service Projects….…….....Marleen Fugate / Connie Cleveland Immediate Past President…........................Michelle McMicken

Committee Chairs Holiday Party….......................Doris Samac / Judy M. Johnson Hospitality.................................Marcia Schonlau / JoJo Powell Greeter.................Valoy Freeman / Denise Meese / Kay Case Secret Sisters...........................Nancy Fischer / Eileen Krueger Communications (via email)….......................Louise Yoshihara Webmistress..................................................Louise Yoshihara Drawings………………….….Sherrie Fischer / Carolyn Schade Newsletter Assistant……..……………..............Diana Swenson Sister's Quilt Show.. ................Nancy Crandell / Sharon Travis Sunriver Quilt Show……...……..…………………………………. ……...…....Judy A. Johnson / Linda Heiney / Linda Saukkonen Historian.........................................Jan Beeson / Janie Bowers 2014 Retreat Chair….................................................Crys Kyle Bazaar….......Kay Case / Denise Meese / Pam Morris-Stendal ………………………....Joan Santoro / Sandra Rae Schmidgall Technique of the Month………..….…….……..Judy A. Johnson Block of the Month…………………..……….…….Dolores Petty

QUILTING TIP OF THE MONTH

What is a fat quarter? A fat quarter is a 1/4 yard

cut of fabric that measures 18” x 20” (based on 40”

width of fabric) instead of the typical 9” x 40” one-

quarter yard cut. A fat quarter gives you the con-

venience to cut larger pieces of fabric than would be

possible from a regular 1/4 yard of fabric.

What Can I Cut from a Fat Quarter (18” x 20”)?

You can cut one of the following from a fat quarter:

99 - 2” squares 16 - 4-1/2” squares

56 - 2-1/2” squares 12 - 5” squares

42 - 3” squares 12 - 5-1/2” squares

30 - 3-1/2” squares 9 - 6” squares

20 - 4” squares 6 - 6-1/2” squares

Happy Quilting!

May Bazaar Item-Making Workshops

Something new is “blooming” in May. We are trying out the idea of scheduling both a morning and an after-

noon class on the same day. This will cut down on travel time and gas usage for members who come from the

Bend and La Pine areas and would otherwise be making two trips to and from Sunriver for the classes. Below

are details for the May classes.

We will be making both “Pie” Potholders and Mug Mats on Tuesday, May 7th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in

the Crescent Room at the SHARC. (The Pie Potholders look like blueberry pies and the Mug Mats are small

placemats designed to hold a mug and, perhaps, a cookie or other treat.) All materials for both classes are

provided. Just bring sewing machine and basic sewing supplies.

Two classes, a Four Fat-Quarters Table Runner taught by Michelle McMicken and a Jelly Roll Table Runner

taught by Judy Johnson, are scheduled for Thursday morning May 16th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the

Crescent Room at the SHARC. After a short lunch break, the Crescent Room will remain open until 4 pm

for persons who would like to work on Bazaar UFO’s, including additional Paper-Pieced Note Cards and Or-

naments.

You can sign up for these classes at MMQ meetings or by e-mailing Judy Johnson

(judyjohnson@chamberscable.com). Details for June and July classes will be announced at upcoming classes

and detailed in the next newsletter.

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WHAT’S IN A NUMBER?

I love numbers. There are some small numbers that appeal to me because of their mathematical

properties. That said, however, what I really like large numbers - especially when it comes to the

Sunriver Quilt Show.

Our Show is known for the beauty, variety, and quality of our quilts. Early in the process of discuss-

ing publicity ideas for the 2013 Show, we determined that it was feasible to advertise that 200 or

more quilts would be on display. After all, we displayed 198 at last year’s show. Surely we could get

at least three more this year! Then something occurred to me. After Linda Saukkonen’s “show and

tell” of doll quilts at the September meeting (and her encouragement to get us all involved in making

more) these small quilts began pouring in. Mary Klein, alone, contributed 16 at one time and Linda

Heiney has made practically that many as well. Altogether we already have nearly one hundred such

quilts handed in. Let’s see: 198 quilts displayed last year; nearly 100 doll quilts already - that makes

a total of 300 a real possibility this year. Let’s try to make it a reality!

Look through your finished quilts and pick a few of your favorites to plan on displaying this year.

We love quilts of all sizes, shapes and styles. Visitors enjoy seeing the work of beginning quilters

(and reading their stories) as much as they admire the work of very experienced quilters. Get out

your UFO’s and challenge yourself to finish and contribute one or more. (I promise you, it will feel

good.) If you are participating in the “Flub Fabric” Challenge make sure you finish your quilt. Make a

few doll quilts with blocks left over from other projects. Make a simple “whole cloth” doll quilt with

a juvenile fabrics and trim it with rick rack, stitchery, or other embellishments. Sign up for the doll

quilt item-making workshop on June 17th and learn how to make little quilts using small squares. You

get the idea!

What’s in the number 300? A lot of work; a lot of fun; and a big promise of another exciting and

successful quilt show. We can do it!

Judy Johnson

Sunriver Quilt Show Co-chair

SAVE THE DATE!!!

SUNRIVER QUILT SHOW - SATURDAY - AUGUST 3, 2013

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MINUTES—Business Meeting—Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Ona Glassford called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Visitors: Denise Meese introduced one new member. Hospitality: (Marcia Schonlau) Thank you to Marcia Schonlau and Terry Anderson for providing the refreshments for today's meeting. Approval of Minutes: The min-utes from the March meeting were approved. Program: Sarah Kaufman introduced fiber artist Ann Shaw who graciously shared her work as well as the process through which she makes decisions regarding her subject, her fabric, and her designs. Treasurer's Report: Karen Padrick gave the treasurer's report, which was approved as reported. Program: Sarah Kaufman reminded the guild members that our guest speaker for May will be Marsha McCloskey of Eugene. Marsha is the queen of Feathered Star quilts. Marsha will be offering a workshop on May 15th featuring the Radiant Star block. Education: JanTetzlaff reminded guild members of the upcoming classes: April: Using ties to make a small bag (Pat Jones) May: Using jeans in your rag quilt (Marleen Fugate) Bazaar: (Judy A. Johnson) Judy asked guild members to please check the upcoming newsletter for details on ba-zaar workshops. In addition, volunteer forms for the Sunriver Quilt Show were handed out. Guild members were asked to return their forms to Linda Heiney. Newsletter: Nancy Fischer announced that the deadline for the next newsletter is Tuesday, April 16th. Retreat: (Crys Kyle) Crys announced that the retreat committee would be meeting after the guild meeting. Anyone interested in helping with the retreat is welcome. Crys also reminded members that a “savings plan” was available for the expense of the retreat as highlighted at the meeting in March. Block of the Month: (Dolores Petty) Participants from last month's meeting shared their Twin Star blocks. The block for April will be the Bear Paw Block. Sunriver Quilt Show: Nancy Crandell reminded guild members that they are asked to have their quilts registered by May 1st. This may be done in person or online. There is a $10 registration fee. Volun-teers are still needed. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.

--Jenny Long, Secretary

A Word from Our Sponsors!

With donations, classroom space, and special activities, the local shops have supported our guild. We appreci-

ate their support and through a monthly news column we want to promote their businesses. Starting on the

next page, you will find the latest shop news:

Our program at the March 12th Meeting!

Anna Bates and Anne Brysen from Bend

with their trunk show and

techniques in working with wool.

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BJ’s Quilt Basket:

We are busy, busy, busy here at the shop getting ready for Central Oregon

Shop Hop is April 25 – 28 – join all 8 of your local quilt shops by hopping to

each one to gather your fat eighth of a beautiful batik, your pattern step,

and join in on lots of give-aways at each shop – not to mention the goodies

you’ll munch along the way!

In May and June we will have lots of fun classes for you to join in on –

Norma will be teaching three different appliqué classes, Mr. Cluck Cluck on

May 11th, Rainbow Lollipops on June 1st and 15th, and Animal Art Appliqué on

June 8th! We welcome you to come learn how do prefect curved piecing

with Stacy on May 24th and we have another Quilt ‘Til you Wilt- Mini-

Retreat on June 7th from 10am to 10pm. Lots to do, and no excuse for

boredom!! Hope you’ll join us because BJ’s is the quilting place to be!!

Vicki & the Inspiration Team” at BJ’s!

100% COTTON FABRIC, BOOKS, NOTIONS

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Homestead Quilts:

Hi Everyone: It looks like we are in for some great weather so please take this

opportunity to come visit us at Homestead Quilts and Gallery. We have all our

summer fun out. Check our Web Site for all our new classes. There is still room in

the block of the month class. Check out our web site for details or give us a call at

(541) 536-2360.

www.homesteadquiltsonline.com.

—Best, Cathy and Staff

A Word from Our Sponsors—continues on the next page...

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A Word from Our Sponsors—continues on the next page...

QuiltWorks: QuiltWorks May Shop News 926 NE Greenwood Ave. 541-728-0527

QuiltWorks Gallery - Our May Featured Quilter will be Janie Adams. Janie has had a few pieces in our gal-

lery the last couple of years and I knew “I want her as a Featured Quilter!”. You will love her color, diversity

and creations. Our group exhibit will be Sisters of the Heart, a quilt exhibit from women from Uganda.

QuiltWorks First Friday - May 3 will be our First Friday reception honoring our Featured Quilter and the

Sisters of the Heart. The event will be from 5 to 7 PM, featuring appetizers, refreshments, door prizes and a

sale.

June Gallery - Our Featured Quilter for June will be Karen Donobedian. Karen was a member of the Mt.

Bachelor Quilt Guild and the Mountain Meadows Quilt Guild. She has had many quilts accepted into interna-

tional shows and every quilt of hers that we will be exhibiting will be memorable. Our group exhibit will be the

Two Rivers Three Sisters piece, put together by 17 quilters. It will be an amazing month!

Great Month for Great Fabric - As QuiltWorks gets ready for summer, the Quilt Show and a whole lot of

visitors, it’s a great time to visit our shop.

Thanks for supporting QuiltWorks.

Marilyn, Dave and the gals from QuiltWorks

Material Girl Fabrics 515 SW Cascade Avenue, Redmond, OR (541) 923-1600

During the month of May all kits, pre-cuts and 1/2 bolts will be 10% off. The Second Saturday Super Sale will

fall on the 11th, when all fabric will be 15% off. Check out our Facebook page or Website or just stop by the

store to see all the fresh new fabrics from all your favorite designers. We are now open on Sundays 12 - 4,

through August. There will be specials during the Shop Hop, April 25-28. Friend us on Facebook and check

out our website at: www.material-girl-fabrics.com.

—Leslie and Alex

High Mountain Fabrics 1542 South Highway 97, Redmond, OR (541) 548-6909

New fabrics: Stonehenge tonals; transportation panels and matching pieces for children’s quilts; and fishing

flannel. Christmas and Halloween fabrics will start to arrive the end of April and will continue to arrive each

month. 20% off continues on regular-priced fabric (1-yard minimum cut). Even though we are not participat-

ing in shop hop, please stop by!

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Sew Many Quilts & Bernina Center:

We are hoping to see all of you at the Central Oregon Shop Hop April 25 - 28. It will be a fun time for all. We

have several new Blocks of the Month starting in May. Be sure to stop by and check them out. It's not to late

to join the Sweet Stitches Hand Embroidery Block of the Month. The response has been phenomenal.

We hope that you are watching your email for our weekly specials - an exclusive deal every week! Don't miss

out. New fabrics are arriving almost daily - the new lines are wonderful, beautiful, delightful, and fun. For

those of you dreaming about a new sewing machine, now is the time to "test drive" a Bernina. We are offering

special Bernina 48 month, no interest with equal monthly payments financing April 18 through April 22.

See you at Shop Hop!

Gail, Sharon & Staff

A Word from Our Sponsors—CONTINUED

The Stitchin’ Post:

Join us for Birthday Sale May 24, 25 & 26!

Look for details on your postcard mailer. Not on our mailing list? Just $4/year keeps you informed of our

sales & special events. Plus you will receive our class catalogs, including Quilter’s Affair! Call the store (541-

549-6061) to renew your subscription.

Final classes before our Classroom becomes Showroom!

Add It Up with Peggy Lindsay ~ Kaleidoscope with Kathy Shaker ~ Creative Crayon Quilts with Terrie Kygar ~

Surface Design Play Day with Jean Wells & June Jaeger ~ Cathedral Window Technique with Bev King ~

Around the Courthouse with Ruth Ingham ~ Seriously Spontaneous with Judy Johnson ~ and Honeycomb Cowl

(knitting) with Pat Drake

Fabric, Fabric & More Fabric!

It’s that time of year when fabulous new fabric arrives several times per week. Over 1000 bolts of new fab-

ric are arriving in May! Some new lines arriving this month: Wish by Valori Wells, Kaffe Collective, Green Eggs

& Ham, Poppy Meadow, Into the Woods, Jewels, Piper, Woodland Pals, Horse Trail, Ride, Arctic Friends flan-

nel, lots of new Christmas fabric and of course….batiks!

Beat the crowds & come see us while inventory is at its finest!