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Big Cypress Whispers

Jan 2017

Inside This Issue

1 Dec Mtg Minutes

3 Happy New Year

3 Lighter Side of Life

4 Collage of Show N Tell

7 Show Case Charity

Donation Raffle Quilt

8 Upcoming Events

13 Alex Anderson

Members

14 Alex Anderson Non-

Members

15 Alex Anderson Q & A

16 Reminders

16 Tips & Notes

17 January Birthdays

17 Member Highlights

18 Block of the Month –

Modern

18 Runner of the Month

18 Mystery Quilt

19 Binding A Quilt Using

the Classic Rollover 21 Calendar of Events

Meeting Minutes

Flo Knorr made a motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve them as distributed. Seconded by Sandy Kirby, motion carried. We have 5 new members: Judy Kapusta, Dee Dean, Cindy Barkley, Janet Isenberg Ruth Olthoff. Lynn had sent her report for Charity. 2016 showed that our total donations were $8,707.00. Thank you ladies for all your hard work. Honor Flights next flight is March 29th. They will be taking 40 veterans. The guild will be donating the quilts for this flight. Joann will be retiring from the Greeters position along with her helpers Karla and Nancy. Thank you ladies for greeting each of us at the meetings. Sandy asked that we all sign a short message to Kathleen letting her know we are thinking of her on a card she had brought. DON’T FORGET THE ALL DAY SEW-IN on DEC. 29TH. PLEASE BRING A SALAD TO SHARE FOR LUNCH. Time is 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Mark your calendars for next years all day sew in. March 30th June 29th August 31st and Nov 30th. Time is 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. Flo thanked everyone for bringing all the wonderful appetizers to the Christmas Party. Fun was had by all. Attached to the minutes when Flo sends them out will be a list of committee chairman that will be needed for the next year. Please look them over and let Dottie or Flo know which one you would like to take. Debbie Bookman, of the Nominating committee announces the officers they recommend for Vice President and Treasurer. Co-Vice Presidents: Jean Thiedeman and Jean Westenberger. Treasurer: Florence Janiak. It was opened to the floor for nominations but there were none.

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Meeting Minutes

We will be putting the voting out on Monkey Survey. You will have until Jan 2nd to vote. Please check your spam or reject file if you did not receive on your regular e-mail. Let Flo know if you didn’t get it. It will be coming from QGOTV or Pat Joho. There was no Guild information since they did not have a Please mark on your calendar Jan. 27th and 28th for the QGOTV Show Case. If you have not gotten your wristband for it they will be available at the meetings up to the 27th. Presidents meeting. See you all Jan 3rd.

Waldorf Salad

¼ cup low fat mayonnaise 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons of Splenda sugar ¼ teaspoon ground pepper 3 cups apple, cored and cut into ½ inch pieces 1 cup celery,thinly sliced ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, pepper and Splenda sugar in medium bowl and set aside In a separate bowl, mix apples, celery and walnuts Toss in dressing mix Chill for at least one hour

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Lighter Side of Life

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Collage of Show N Tells

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Show Case Charity Donation Raffle Quilt

“Dressed to the Nines”

Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 All proceeds to benefit the Hospice House of The Villages

And The Villages Honor Flight Network

The Quilt was pieced together by the Quilting B’s Chapter Of the Quilting Guild of The Villages

And Quilted by Linda Spence, Fat Cat Quilter.

The pattern is from Quilters’ Newsletter, October 2003

Appraised value is $3,450 by Teddy Pruett, Certified Quilt Appraiser

Drawing will be Saturday, January 28, 2017

At 3:00 PM At Savannah Center

For more information contact Karen Pekkanen at [email protected] or 330-980-0565

mailto:[email protected]

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Upcoming Quilting Events: January 1st: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM – 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights.

January 3rd: Guild Meeting – Vicki Pignatlli: Vicki Pignatellis tried many crafts and explored art in all mediums. One day she realized there was a benefit to this crazy urge to try new and different things. She will talk about everything learned from past projects and contributing to and enriching her work in her quilts. Slide Show, 50/50 Name Tags, Show-N-Tell Savannah Rec Ctr at 2:00 PM Doors open at 1:3 PM Price:

January 4th: Improv – The Basics with Vicki Pignatelli: Students begin the class with a short demo to learn the basic concept of Vikki’s Crazy About Curves technique. Then with a play-as-you-go spirit, students apply the fundamental technique to create improvisational “blocks” of any shape (four-sided, circles, ovals, curvy rectangles or teardrops). -Basic and improvisational construction technique concepts; How to machine sew using the improvisational technique; Painless mitering, Splicing seams (using patterns or improvisation);How to finish using improvisational techniques and ideas; Vikki’s whole-cloth finishing techniques. Rohan Rec Ctr at 9 AM-3:30 PM Limit: 25 Price: $50.

January 7th: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at [email protected]. Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon


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Upcoming Quilting Events:

January 8th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM – 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights.


January 22nd: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM – 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights.

January 21st: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at [email protected]. Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

January 26th: Quilt Show Drop Off 8:30 – 10:00 AM Savannah Center *** You will receive a receipt when you drop off your quilt entry for the show. This receipt, along with a Villages ID, will be required for identification purposes when the quilt entry is picked up at the end of judging.

January 27th: 2017 Showcase or Quilts Quilts, Demos, Vendors, Boutiques, Food court, Charity Quilts, Antique Quilts, Silent Auction, Challenge Quilts, Gift Basket Auction, Scissors Sharpening, Doll Exhibit, NQA Certified Judges. Fri 9 AM – 5 PM & Sat 9 AM – 4 PM. $8 at the Door. Tickets available at the Villages Entertainment Office www.villagesentertainment.com. For special group rates, contact [email protected].


http://www.villagesentertainment.com/


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January 28th: 2017 Showcase or Quilts Quilts, Demos, Vendors, Boutiques, Food court, Charity Quilts, Antique Quilts, Silent Auction, Challenge Quilts, Gift Basket Auction, Scissors Sharpening, Doll Exhibit, NQA Certified Judges. Fri 9 AM – 5 PM & Sat 9 AM – 4 PM. $8 at the Door. Tickets available at the Villages Entertainment Office www.villagesentertainment.com. For special group rates, contact [email protected].

January 26th: Quilt Show Drop Off 5:30 – 6:30 PM Savannah Center Please do not ask to pick up your quilt(s) early as we need time to take them down, sort, re-bag, and arrange them alphabetically to return to you. Thank You!


February 4th: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at [email protected]. Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

February 5th: Sundays at Sterling A large bright room with plenty of space to pin baste a large quilt, or just to sew and socialize. Every Sunday 11:30 AM – 3:50 PM at Sterling Heights.

http://www.villagesentertainment.com/



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February 7th: Guild Meeting – Stitcher Tunities – Laura Wasiloski: Laura Wasiloski. Slide Show, 50/50 Name Tags, Show-N-Tell Laurel Manor Rec Ctr at 7:00 PM Doors open at 6:30 PM Price:

February 8th

: Fowl Play by Laura Wasiloski: Like a bird in flight, this class will lift your spirits and make you sing. You will create fun little birds dancing, nesting and wading knee deep personality. Our colorful Fowl (indigenous only to the campus of the Chicago School of Fusing) are created with fused fabrics and hand embroidery. Your kit includes all the hand dyed fabrics and thread you will need to create your little bird quilt top. No sewing machine needed. Class size limited to 20. Church Hill Rec Ctr at 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Price: $15 + $30 Kit Fee for a total of $45. Bring your own lunch if staying for the second class.

February 8th

: Tiny Housesby Laura Wasiloski: Create a little house quilt and receive a degree in Architect from the Chicago School of Fusing at the same time! In this workshop, we explore the many techniques fo fusing : free cutting, layering, collage building, improvisational design and more . The result is a whimsical neighborhood placed in a colorful landscape and made from beautifully hand dyed fabrics. No sewing machine needed. Class size limited to 20. Church Hill Rec Ctr at 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Price: $15 + $30 Kit Fee for a total of $45.

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February 18th: Art Quilt Bee with Kat Campau, Fiber Artist of Khaki Quilting Chapter. This is an activity-driven series of get-togethers where you can work on Art Quilt techniques. If you would like to join contact Kat at [email protected]. Meets the first and third Saturdays at Captiva Rec Center from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon



A 30 day notice is required for cancellation and refund of class fees. Check your emails at least every couple days for updates on the status of upcoming classes and any closures.

Peg T. heads up the In-House classes and Kris L. sets the schedule for visiting artists. Remember ALL fees for classes MUST be paid to Sarah Dudak, Program Rep at least 2 weeks prior to the class. Receipts will be given. Checks should be payable to QGOTV.


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For Members

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For Members

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Reminders: Please, if you wish to work on committee, remember to contact Flo Knorr at 203-4007 or Dottie Myers at 399-5636 or Kathleen Grahms at 734-646-1809 with any

ideas, suggestions or class offering. We need for all do their parts.

Please contact Judy Saak at 618-604-4862 or [email protected] to report your charities.

Reminders: Please note that any items to be added to the newsletter must be approved by Flo Knorr, Dottie Myers or Kathy Grahms.

Cook Books: “Cooking in Paradise” There are approximately 125 cookbooks remaining to be sold (from a total of 1100 published). No money will be returned to the Chapters (from presales) or donated to Shepherd's Lighthouse until ALL books are sold. Shepherd's Lighthouse will be completing the second phase of their extensive remodeling this fall (September/October) – and this is our target date to finish selling the remaining cookbooks

Check your Christmas list, upcoming family occasions, and quilting friends up north – wouldn't they like a cookbook? Cookbooks also make wonderful hostess gifts. Cost of a cookbook is $20. As an extra incentive, we will mail cookbooks to snowbirds free of shipping charges!

Here are just a few of the recipes we've tried and loved: *Cream of Broccoli Soup (p. 43) *Grape Salad (p. 48 – just like at Chicken Salad Chicks!)

*Tomato Basil Pasta Soup (p. 72) *Pear and Blue Cheese Salad (p. 95) *Chicken Supreme (p. 128) *Thai Wings (p. 326 – from Evans Country Club)

We thank you for helping the Quilt Guild reach our goal!

Tips and Notes:

Removing Paper: After I paper piece my blocks, I place a small ruler along the sewing line and, using the back of a seam ripper (the smooth side), score the paper along the seam. The paper tears away easily with very few pieces to pick out.


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January Birthdays: Karen Estep, Linda Schoener and Sue Ellard

Members’ Highlights:

A Quilter

I am a quilter and my life is in pieces. I prefer to live in my sewing room. However, I do occasionally come out for a glass of wine or a shopping spree. My stash is magical – no matter how much I sew, the fabric keeps growing. I have a friend who shops with me and she is a good friend in that she helps me hide it when I get home. Although my house does not have a walk-in closet, I have a fabric vault. I'm the gal sitting in the car in the parking lot working on a quilt project while waiting for the husband to come out of Home Depot. I'm the mom at the top of the bleachers working on yet another little applique block while the kiddos warm up for the game. Yep, it's the same project I was working on last year. I must admit that sometimes, when people my artistic zone, they confuse it with clutter. Also, my work uniform is often confused with pajamas. Although, my organizational skills are not the best, the sum of mycreativity is equal to greater than the mess left behind. Quilting keeps my hands busy, my mind clam, my heart happy and my family warm. Enjoy sewing.

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Runner of the Month

Table Runners of the month began last month. Judy did a great job. This month will be Linda Mallue with a March theme. It will be the same pattern as the Valentine’s pattern by Jeannie Westenberger but with Shamrocks.

Jan. 10th Linda Mallue with March Feb. 14th Flo Janiak & Jeannie Westenberger with April Mar. 14th Linda Mallue & CJ with May Apr. 11th Sandy Kirby with Summer May. 9th Jean Theideman with July June.13th Joan Trecartin with August July. 11th Sarah Duduak with Sept. Aug. 15th ??? with August

We are still looking for a volunteer for August with an October theme. Please see Linda Mallue, Jeannie Westenberger or CJ, if you would like to volunteer. There will be sign-ups for each month so we can have the correct number of copies of instructions. A sign-up sheet will be passed for the first Runner of the Month. Please sign your name if you wish to participate. DO NOT forget to SIGN-UP

Mystery Quilt

The next “Mystery” Bed Runner has begun. Please get copies from Nancy Buettner.

JOIN THE FUN AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY

Happy Quilting

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Tip Tuesday: How to Piece a Quilt with Curves By Carrie Sisk

Most of us have struggled with sewing curves and rightfully so.

It’s so much easier to sew straight seams! But, piecing curves opens up a world of quilting

opportunities that, as quilters, we should take advantage of. Piecing curves can be a challenge,

but it doesn’t have to be! Not when there are so many great quilting tips on how to piece a quilt

with curves available to you.

There are so many helpful tips, tricks and quilting notions available to you that make piecing

curves so much easier! The Curved Seam Template Set, 9″ Curved Seam Template

Set and Jumbo Curved Seam Template Set are a few of the useful quilting tools to have on

hand when piecing quilts like String of Pearls.

Piecing curves in a Drunkard’s Path quilt block starts with aligning the center of the curves.

Take a look at the quilting tutorial below to get an idea of what this means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIYgyxReeRI

Quilt patterns that are perfect for using this technique include Beach Ball

Bounce, Curvalicious, and Dazzled. The extended free quilting video tutorial, Sew Easy:

Piecing Curves, walks you through each step of the process. The trusty Fons & Porter staff

gives you all of the tips you need to succeed!

Quilter Angela Pingel has perfected the art of curved piecing with an entire book devoted to

quilts featuring the Drunkard’s Path quilt block and a quilting video tutorial illustrating how to

successfully piece those quilts. Here are a few tips straight from Angela:

Sewing curves quickly and simply is definitely doable, but some mishaps can occur. Here are

three of the most common problems and the solutions for fixing them.

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To prevent stretching in the first place, be gentler with your handling of the curved pieces.

Since the curve on both pieces exposes the bias of the fabric, the pieces are vulnerable to

stretching. This can happen when cutting, sewing, or pressing or a combination of all three. Try

to determine at what point in the process you are putting the most stress on the bias. Also note

that some fabrics are more easily stretched than others, even though you are using the same

technique to sew them. Some can make you feel like a rock star seamstress, and others make

you want to throw in the towel.

There’s plenty more where that came from! Learn more about Angela’s book and quilting

video tutorial and get more Problem Solving Tips from Angela Pingel for common problems

when sewing curves.

If you’ve never pieced with curves before or are frustrated when you sit down at your sewing

machine to piece a quilt with curves, let us help! Take advantage of the tools and quilting video

tutorials we have available for you. It makes for a happier quilter and a beautiful quilt.

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Event Day Date Time Loc Cost Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 1

st

11:30AM –

3:50 PM

Sterling Heights Free

Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Open

Tuesday Jan 3rd

1:30-3:20 PM Big Cypress Free

QGOTV Mtg: Guild Mtg

with Vicki Pignatelli

Tuesday

Jan 3rd

2:00 PM

Doors open

at 1:30 PM

Savannah Free

Improv The Basics with

Vicki Pignatelli

Tuesday Jan 4th

9:30AM –

3:30 PM

Rohan $35

Art Quilting Bee Saturday Jan 7th

9:00 AM –

12:00 Noon

Captiva Free

Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 8th

11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -ROM

Tuesday Jan 10th



11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Charity

Tuesday Jan 17th


Art Quilting Bee Saturday Jan 21st

9:00 AM –

12:00 Noon

Captiva Free

Sundays at Sterling Sunday Jan 22nd

11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Business

Tuesday Jan 24th


2017Quilt Show - Show

Case of Quilts

Thursday

Jan 26th

8:30 – 10:30

AM

Savannah Free


Case of Quilts

Friday

Jan 27th

9:00 AM –

5:00 PM

Savannah $8.00 at the

Door


Case of Quilts

Saturday

Jan 28th

9:00 AM –

4:00 PM

Savannah $8.00 at the

Door

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Event Day Date Time Loc Cost 2017Quilt Show - Show

Case of Quilts Pick Up

Saturday

Jan 28h

5:30 – 6:30

PM

Savannah Free


11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Open

Tuesday Jan 31st


Art Quilting Bee Saturday Feb 4th

9:00 AM –

12:00 Noon

Captiva Free

Sundays at Sterling Sunday Feb 5th

11:30AM –

3:50 PM


QGOTV Mtg: February

Guild Stitcher tunities

with Laura Waslowski

Tuesday

Feb 7th

7:00 PM

Doors open

at 6:30 PM

Laurel Manor Free

Fowl Playing with

Laura Waslowski

Tuesday Feb 8th

9:30AM –

12:00 Noon

Church Hill $15 + $30 Kit

Fee Ttl = $45

Tiny Houses with Laura

Waslowski

Tuesday

Feb 8th

12:30AM –

3:30 PM

Church Hill $15 + $30 Kit

Fee Ttl = $45

Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Open

Tuesday Feb 7th



11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. –ROM

Tuesday Feb 14th


Art Quilting Bee Saturday Feb 18th

9:00 AM –

12:00 Noon

Captiva Free


11:30AM –

3:50 PM



11:30AM –

3:50 PM


Big Cypress Chapter

Mtg. -Business

Tuesday Feb 28th


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