November 2004 |
Goshen, Indiana
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Sylva Keenan , Editor |
Hello Everyone
REMINDER - The November meeting will be our annual Thanksgiving Carry-In
meal. We had a great meeting in October once we gained entrance to the building!!
It was great having Elaine back among us. Several other members were absent
due to illness. Some have left for Florida also. Be sure to gather up all your
Show N Tell to share at the November meeting.
Sylva
Regular Meeting:
Waterford Mennonite Church on the 4th Monday at 6:30 PM. |
MLQ
Officers: Chair: Jan Goppert, 831-4236 Secretary: Peg Hochstetler, 533-3706 Treasurer: Beulah Sample, 642-4027 Librarian: Becky Yoder, 825-9344 Newsletter Editor: Sylva Keenan, 642-4570 Web Editor: Carol Honderich, 534-1915 |
*Sew
What Nights: at Edith's on the 2nd Monday of the month, 7:00 PM. Call Edith, 875-1808 for information and directions. |
Next
Meeting: November 22, 2004
Program: Annual Thanksgiving Carry-In Supper & Show N Tell Hostesses: Sylva Keenan & Beulah Sample |
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MINUTES MapleLeaf
Quilters, October 25, 2004, Waterford Mennonite Church
Quilters present: Phyllis, Fern, Sylva, Edith, Pat, Laura, Roberta, Marie,
Becky, Carol, Elaine, Sue and GUEST: Florence Makousky
Carol opened the meeting in Jans absence. Roberta provided refreshments
along with cider that Janis had sent. While Roberta was setting up refreshments,
Edith and Marie handed out a "Quilters Quiz" that we worked
on while enjoying our refreshments. Carol began the meeting asking for introductions
and Show-N-Tell.
Florence Showed her September Challenge Block.
Laura Showed her September Challenge Block.
Becky Showed her September Challenge Block which she had reduced to an 8" block,
she also showed an appliqué block of "spider-web" fabric.
Fern Showed her September Challenge Block along with a wall hanging that she
entered in Keepsake Quiltings Halloween Fabrics Challenge she didnt win,
but enjoyed the project which was a Haunted House. She also was given a panel
of the four quilt stamps issued at Nappanee in 2001 which she offered for
auction. Becky bought them for $2.00 which will go in the guilds treasury.
Sylva -- Showed her September Challenge Block and one completed Seven Sisters block.
Phyllis Showed her September Challenge Block.
Carol Showed her September Challenge Block along with her completed Bermuda
Triangle quilt top which will be quilted by her Amish family relatives and a swap
sampler made of houses using plaid fabrics. All were very attractive.
Elaine No Show N Tell as she has been limited in what she could do -- BUT she has
worked on 17-18 Grandmothers Flower Garden blocks, borders for two
different quilts, sewed down bindings on two of Brendas quilts and read 6 or 7
books. She also received several Sunshine Box gifts during the evening.
Sue Working on her Seven Sisters block. She also had instructions for the mystery
quilt for the February Retreat that she wanted someone to read and make sure
they were understandable.
Pat Showed her September Challenge Block.
Roberta Showed her September Challenge Block.
Marie She brought a quilt top that her daughters friend is making with Maries help.
It was very attractive.
Edith No Show N Tell.
Edith went thru the answers
to the questions on the quiz so we could check our responses. Becky, Roberta
and Elaine each had 21 correct out of the 23 questions.
OLD BUSINESS - Carol reminded everyone planning to attend the February Retreat
that they will need to pay $30 toward their Retreat Reservation at the November
meeting.
At our October meeting Edith agreed to head a nominating committee along with
Janis & Roberta for the upcoming election of officers whose terms will start
in January 2005. In May 2005, 1/2 of the yearly dues will be collected and then
we will begin paying a full year of dues in January 2006 on a yearly basis thereafter.
Edith presented the following slate of officers and a vote will be taken at
the November meeting.
PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2005:
Chair: Jan Goppert (we are doing away with co-chair and asking everyone to cooperate in helping the chair)
Secretary: Peggy Hochstetler
Treasurer: Janis Nelson
Historian/Librarian: Becky Yoder
Web Editor: Carol Honderich
Newsletter Editor: Sylva Keenan
Everyone acknowledged Edith,
Janis & Roberta for their committees work on the slate of officers
and Jans serving as chair. We applauded Robertas time serving as
historian.
A sheet was passed around for everyone to sign up for food items for the November
meeting.
Carol returned our Kitchen Challenge items. She and Edith have photographed
them and will assemble them in a booklet which will be available for the cost
of making the copies.
**We
were reminded to bring an item to the November meeting for one of the local
Food Pantries making collections. (Canned goods, cereals, pastas, peanut butter,
paper products, etc.)**
Fern handed out patterns
for the November Challenge Block. She plans to send one to those members not
present.
Marie and Edith began their program on teaching us how to do Hand-Piecing with
Easy Tear. They handed out two different patterns we could work with along with
a sheet of Easy Tear they provided. Just about everyone felt challenged in doing
this project. We were shown how to mark the Easy Tear, allowing for seam allowances
and then how to assemble in the proper sequence. This was very different from
the paper piecing we had just done on our Challenge Blocks.
Submitted by Sylva Keenan
Block of the Month Project
Jan Goppert prepared the following information: Traditional Design - Pattern
for 12 inch finished block. The members at the June meeting decided to have
a Block-of-the-Month project this year. It was decided to have the patterns
be traditional designs for a 12" finished block. The blocks can be traditional
designs with a "twist" if it is your own design creation.
NOTE: If you are looking for block ideas for this project on the internet,
you might try this site: Quilt
Blocks Galore, http://www.quilterscache.com.
You will find hundreds of quilt blocks patterns. You will take the pattern
home with you and make the block for yourself with your choice of fabrics. Bring
the finished block (or blocks) for "Show and Tell" the next month.
If you are ambitious, maybe you could make 2 blocks. Make one block for yourself
and one block to donate to the guild. At the end of a year we would have quite
a collection of blocks to make opportunity quilts (for raffle) or charity quilts.
The following people have signed up to bring a block design pattern for one
month of the guild's Block-of-the-Month project:
Month |
Quilter
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Block of the Month |
September | Marie Troyer | Wheel of Time |
October | Fern Bontrager | Castle Wall |
November | Becky Yoder | |
December | Laura Kercher | |
January | Peggy Hochstetler | |
February | Phyllis Windsor | |
March | Carol Honderich | |
April | Janis Nelson | |
May | OPEN | |
June | Sue Stringfellow | |
July | Edith Shanholt | |
August | Naomi Bontrager |
Maple Leaf Quilters Name Tag - Want to make a paper-pieced name tag to wear to our meetings? Here's a link to the Name Tag Pattern. Need instructions for paper piecing? Try this link: http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingthree.html
Upcoming Quilt Events:
National
Quilting Day 2005, April 9, 2005. Mark your calendar for National
Quilting Day 2005 with The Friends of The Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion,
Indiana, featuring guest speaker Billie Lauder. The day will include
a lecture from Billie, lunch, show and tell, door prizes and more! For
complete details and registration form, send SASE to FQHF, 7897 S. 800
W., Swayzee, IN, 46986.
Sew Fun Cruise scheduled for May 8-15, 2005, see website
for more information. Janome America will be providing the sewing machines
on the cruise. http://www.roundbobbin.com/
Recommended
Quilting Web Site:
WEB LINKS TO CHECK OUT! Favorite Quilt Fabric Links from past issues.
Carol Honderich,
webmaster
updated 10/29/04