Pacific
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Bits
& Pieces
November 2002
-- Volume 7, Issue 11
Jeri Taylor,
Editor
www.pacificpiecemakers.org
GUILD GLIMMERs
By Jeri Taylor
Over twenty intrepid seamstresses showed up for the Comfort
Quilt Workshop on October 11. Rotary
cutters sliced, sewing machines whirred, and by the end of the
day there were many nearly-completed quilts to add to our now
depleted stash.
Our new members from Fort Bragg,
Ellen Anderson and Mary Ellen Blohm, added greatly to the
workshop by arriving with many already-pieced quilt tops in bold
colors and fanciful designs. Willing
hands worked to sandwich them, giving
us a great head start on rebuilding our supply.
Many thanks to all those who showed up to contribute to the
“best thing we do,” and a thank you in advance to those
who still plan to make a quilt at home. When you’ve
finished, bring them to the
November meeting or contact Jo Dillon, 785-2945.
Remember what impact these quilts have on the lives of those
less fortunate than we.
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
.
HELP!!!!!!!!
Now that I have your attention, I’ll make this short and
sweet: It’s time for
someone to volunteer to chair AIR Raffle Quilt 2003. Ask Miriam
Littlejohn, Elizabeth Beckett, Barbara McNulty, or any of the
others who have created our raffle quilts of the past, about the
satisfaction this project brings.
Their smiles tell me all I need to know. The 2003 quilt needs to be
finished and ready for showing by May, so time is of the essence!
Here’s your chance to go with a great inspiration, shop
for fabric, and work with your team to piece a real prizewinner: the prize goes to the student
who walks away with a scholarship made possible by raffle
tickets. Each of us who
helps with the quilting shares in that success, and continues
this important tradition.
So please DO all speak at once!
Be the first to call me at 785-3844, or Linda Warnock at
785-3668, and just say yes.
Paula Osborne
HAPPY
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY
Marcia Haworth — 1
Anita Kaplan — 3
Colleen Jackman
— 7
Margie Rosholt — 9
Connie Seale — 18
Ann Graf
— 20
Katy Horn
— 25
MEMBER
INFO
New Member: Mary Ellen Blohm, 33000 West
Kirtland Way, Fort Bragg, 95437; 964-8139; October 16;
bmeblohm@mcn.org.
Suzy Bates has an
email address:
Suzebates@earthlink.net
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Reserve December 13th for our traditional “no fuss”
holiday luncheon! We will
have a potluck lunch, a unique fabric exchange, a special show
& tell, and time to relax and schmooze with all our guild
friends. The December Bits
& Pieces will have the details.
Call Anita, 785-3671, if you would like to help her set the
tables.
A great class in January! Judy
Bianchi from Healdsburg will teach “Interlocking
Circles.” In this fun
class (for all levels), each person will create a unique quilt. Emphasis will be on curved
piecing. By the end of the
class (10-4 Thursday, January 16) you will be well on your way to
a completed quilt — at 24” by 30” a perfect size
for a wall hanging. See how quickly something beautiful can come
together, and learn an exciting new technique. Judy is a great teacher and
this is a terrific project — and the cost is a bargain: $25.00! Bring your check to the
November meeting or contact Connie Seale, 785-3545
In February, Anita Kaplan will teach a new class called
“Loosening Up, Three Out-of-the-Box Ways to Design a
Quilt.” She will introduce exercises designed to jump start
your design process and you will have a chance to work through
each concept. The class will show that unique, creative quilts
are within the reach of every quilter. It will be given the day
of the Guild meeting, Friday, Februry 21st, before the guild
meeting from 9:30 until noon. There will be no charge for the
class, but please sign up by email or phone to Connie Seale,
785-3545. We will need to
have a head count for materials which will be distributed, and to
receive the supplies list.
Bring an indoor picnic lunch. We can eat while sharing ideas
before the Guild business meeting. There will be no other speaker
in February.
NOVEMBER
MEETING
November 15, 12:30
Gualala Arts
We are privileged to have Julie Silber, an admitted "Quilt Junkie", as our speaker in November. Julie is not a quiltmaker, but a collector, student, and curator. For 35 years Julie has owned or had access to many of the greatest quilts ever made. Founder and owner of Mary Strickler's Quilt, curator of the renowned Esprit Quilt Collection, head researcher on important quilt books and films, consultant to several museum and corporate quilt collections, Julie has seen them all! Using slides and real life examples, she'll share images and stories of these wonderful American treasures, many available nowhere else! Join us for an extraordinary adventure in quilt history. Invite your friends to enjoy this special program.
IMPORTANT
POLICY CHANGES!
PPQG is changing the policy for workshop registration. The new policy is as follows:
SPEAKERS AND
WORKSHOPS—REGISTRATION
Signup on a sheet
merely indicates the intent to register. A check (payment in full))
constitutes registration in an event.
The break-even charge for workshops is based on a minimum of
ten registrants.
CANCELLATIONS
1.
PPQG reserves
the right to cancel a workshop if enrollment is less than eight
pre-registrants.
2.
Speakers and
instructors will be given 30-day notice in the event PPQG must
cancel an event.
3.
Workshop
registrants who cancel 45 days or more before the workshop will
receive full refunds.
4.
Registrants who
cancel within 45 days before the workshop will forfeit 25% of
their fee.
5.
If a
cancellation occurs within 30 days before the workshop and brings
the enrollment below ten registrants with no substitutes filling
the empty slot, no refund will be made.
HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR
Don’t miss the November guild meeting! Many lovely items
from the AIR Booth will be available for sale at attractive
prices. There are a large variety of beautifully designed items
including quilts, placemats and wall hangings. The guild's 2002
Challenge Quilt note card sets make a super gift. Please support
your guild and do some of your holiday gift shopping at the
November meeting.
CHALLENGE
QUILT SHOW
by Elizabeth Beckett
and Naida Mauthe
The theme is "It's the Little Things" — but we
do NOT mean you should make just little quilts!. The challenge is to find
"the little things" that you want to express in a
quilt. And aren’t there
lots and lots of those?
Take a moment and see what comes to mind:
“It's the Little
Things......that make me happy."
"It's the Little
Things....that sparkle the night."
"It's the Little
Things.......on the other side of the leaf....a Lady-bug?"
It could be a thimble
made large, or a baby elephant made small!
Start Now! The show date,
April 11th, 2003, will be here before you know it!
LIBRARY
CORNER
by Ann Graf
Many thanks to all who participated in the silent auction at
the September meeting. We
have added $43.00 to our new-book budget! On November 15th we again
will have an auction table
with new offerings. Also
there will be some giveaways: magazines and older books. Be sure to have a look.
Some new titles in our library :
Patchwork
Patterns - Jinny Beyer
Free-Style Quilts -
Susan Carlson
Flower Pounding -
Ann Frischkorn
At Home with
Patick Lose - P. Lose
Kaleidoscopes
& Quilts - Paula Nadelstern
A Workshop with
Velda Newman-Adding Dimension - V.Newman
Quilting Back to
Front - Larraine Scouler
Design Motifs of
Ancient Mexico - Jorge Encisco
Thanks to all who
have given us books!
Ann Graf
CALLING ALL
QUILTERS!
Interested in a new venue for your quilts? Hang one in the foyer of
Gualala Arts for one week starting December 5. These quilts will be on
display during the Madrigal Dinners, December 7 and 8. If you have a quilt you wish
to hang, bring it to the November guild meeting or contact Mary
Austin at 785-2181. The
quilts do not have to be for sale and can be ANY size from very
small to bed size.
Any time we get our work before the public, it benefits the
entire guild. Let’s get
behind this project and show them our dazzling work!