I
quote myself as editor from three months ago... “April will
be here in the blink of an eye!!!” Blink, ladies! April is
here and the Challenge is upon us.
Join
the celebration at the Opening Reception on Friday, April 11th
from
If you
are entering a quilt in the show, please call Naida Mauthe at
884-4736 and give her the name of your quilt, your name, and the
price if it is for sale. This is for the identification cards,
which are prepared ahead of time.
As a reminder, quilts must be brought to the
Gwen Marston will present Liberated Block Construction on Wednesday and Thursday, April 16-17, in the Auditorium downstairs. This means there are at least five more places available. If you would like to attend, please send a check for $75 to Laurie Mueller, fbo PPQG, at PO Box 314, TSR, 95497 right away. An updated description and supply list for this workshop is on the website.
On Friday, April 18, that liberated lady, Gwen Marston, will present a program of Folk Art Quilts. Gwen believes that folk art, especially quilts, are integral to the history of traditional quilt making. Her lecture will be illustrated with folk art textiles from around the world and with her own pieced and appliquéd quilts.
We are looking for someone to ferry Gwen from Santa Rosa on Tuesday, April 15th and/or return her to Santa Rosa or SFO on April 19th. Please call Laurie at 785-9533 if you can help.
Upcoming
Meetings
Our
MAY 16 meeting will feature Jim Wiley, from
On
JUNE 19 Kathy Sandbach will give a one-day machine quilting
workshop. Sandbach's work is beautiful and I have been told she
is an easy-to-learn-from teacher.
Please
mark your calendars for our AUGUST meeting and workshop. Liza
Prior Lucy (co-author of the Kaffe Fassett books) will present
her work at a special meeting at
And
yes, Katy Pasquini Masopust will be with us for a three-day
workshop inOctober. Pasquini
will be teaching an expanded version of Ghost Layers and Color
Washes.
Reservation
information and supply lists are now on the web site for these
workshops. They are filling
fast, so don't delay signing-up.
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Pam Carlson has moved
back to The Sea Ranch and can be found at POB 911, Gualala,
785-2507, and her email is carlson3@mcn.org
Leanne Liston is at
Mary Hunter is at
Please note a
change of address for Linda Cotton, 6601
Congratulations,
Grannies! Lynne Atkins just became a grandmother for the
first time, and Colleen Jackman also became a grandmother
recently.Baby quilts must be underway by now,,,
Membership Report
We are
starting the year 84 members strong. Last year we began with 71
members, so this is quite an increase. We should be proud of our
growing Guild which provides stimulating programs as well as
wonderful opportunities for service in our community. Thanks to
all returning and new members.
Docent Help Needed
We need people
to docent for the Quilt Challenge Show from
Saturday, April 12
Sunday, April 20
Saturday, May 3
Sunday, May
4
Please call
the
April
Birthdays
Frances
Buentjen 3rd
Marva Jacobs
5th
Dot Porter
6th
Ruth Hayflick
11th
Linda Warnock 15th
GUILD GLIMMERS
by Jeri Taylor
The March Guild meeting provided one of the most intriguing,
informative, and entertaining programs ever! Elizabeth Marrs and Helen
Powell presented “How Quilts Are Judged,” and was it an
eye-opener. The women brought
twenty years of professional judging to Gualala Arts and applied
it to quilts and wearable art supplied by the braver of our
members. Each piece was
subjected to the scrutinizing eyes of the judges, who admitted
they don’t like the words “judge” or
“critical” because they’re so negative. They preferred
“evaluation,” and hoped to make “constructive
comments” about each item – a tight-rope walk that they
accomplished beautifully.
Along the way, we learned that at judged shows they have
approximately three minutes to judge each piece; that they must
not show any emotion, either positive or negative, about the
works they inspect; and that what they’re paid barely pays
their expenses. It is surely
a labor of love.
They described the “path” they take to evaluating: first, an assessment of the
overall impact of a quilt, taken from a distance. Once having completed that
(very quickly) they move in to do the close-in inspection,
looking for the techniques involved, the overall design, the
quilting design, the execution of quilting, and the edge
treatment.
Some things we learned: machine
quilting is as acceptable as hand quilting (GOOD NEWS!), but
either must be well executed. Hand
quilting must have evenly spaced stitches on the back as well as
the front (YIKES!). Binding
must be filled with batting (WHO KNEW?). Corners must be the same on
both front and back, must be perfectly square,
and not bulky (TRICKY, TRICKY!).
Either mitered or straight-edge binding is acceptable (MORE
GOOD NEWS!). On the West
Coast it’s okay not to blind stitch the back of the miter,
but in the East you’d better stitch it down (VIVE LA
DIFFERENCE!). “Art”
quilts are cut a bit more slack than
traditional quilts because “imperfections” might be the
artist’s choice (GREAT ARGUMENT FOR ART QUILTS!). And very, very important: CLEAN OFF THE CAT AND DOG
HAIRS!
All in all, a fascinating lecture that passed too quickly. And, for the record, those
whose work was evaluated scored very, very well.
The Program Committee has
asked for feedback on this program - what you liked or
didn’t like. Please email Iris Lorenz-Fife, Laurie Mueller
or Carol Tackett with your thoughts.
Special
Thank You to Guild Members
I LOVE
my Thread and Button treasure trove of goodies. Many
thanks to all the members who contributed to this fantastic
collection. I am so inspired by all the great embellishing
threads and yarns that they have already found their way into my
Challenge Quilt Project. Some of the buttons are so nifty, they
deserve their own quilt.
Donna Blum
New Committee to Guide PPQG Fundraising
A Ways
and Means Committee has been created to review and evaluate the
financial affairs of the Guild with regard to the issues that
create or affect the Contingency Fund. Specifically the committee
is responsible for :
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Researching and identifying fundraising opportunities to maintain
or increase the Contingency Fund.
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Making recommendations and proposals to the Steering Committee
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Clarifying the appropriate balance required each year.
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Identifying and monitoring the accounting line items that affect
the Contingency Fund
The
Ways and Means Committee is made up of seven PPQG Members; the
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Programs Committee Chair
and three volunteers from the Guild. The 2003 committee members
are President Linda Warnock, Vice President Donna Blum, Treasurer
Kathye Hitt, Programs Committee Chair Iris Lorenz-Fife and three
volunteers; Lynne Atkins, Miriam Littlejohn and Jeri Taylor.
Fundraising
is an on-going need for our Guild as we grow and expand our
programs and services. If you have suggestions or fundraising
ideas, please call anyone on the committee. We welcome your
creative comments and new ideas.
Donna Blum
Quilt Shows
Abound!
Sun
Country Quilters presents “The Quilted Garden”, April 5
& 6 at the Tehama District Fairgrounds in Red Bluff. Contact
Linda Gaines at 530-528-2665 (days) or bookbarn@sunset.net for
info.
The