Bits & Pieces - Quilters Guild of Indianapolis

Quilters Guild of Indianapolis

Bits & Pieces Volume 36, Issue VI June 2013

QGI Monthly Meeting Schedule

• General Meeting 2nd Thursday, Monthly 7:00 PM Second Presbyterian Church 7700 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN

• QGI North 1st Friday, Monthly (except July) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PrimeLife Enrichment Center 1078 Third Avenue SW Carmel, IN

• Out to Lunch Bunch 4th Thursday, Monthly 11:00 AM (except Nov & Dec) Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria I-65 South, Exit #99 Greenwood, IN

• Charity Quilts 3rd Thursday, Monthly (except July, Aug & Dec) 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM North United Methodist Church NW corner of 38th & Meridian (bring your own lunch)

Contact Information Quilters Guild of Indianapolis, Inc. PO Box 50345 Indianapolis, IN 46250

[email protected] [email protected] www.quiltguildindy.net

phone: Sindy 317-403-0542 Kay 317-913-6706

NEWSLETTER DEADLINEs June 10 and July 10

Inside This Issue President’s Corner 3 Lectures and Workshops 9 OTLB 10 QGIN 11 Block of the Month 15

Lecture My Journey as a Modern Quilter

June 13, 2013 7:00 PM Second Presbyterian Church 7700 North Meridian Street Indianapolis

Jacquie is a driving force in the Modern Quilt movement. She puts a fresh spin on traditional blocks. Her work has been featured in both national and international publications, and she is the co-author of Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts.

Q. Was there one quilt pattern or design that inspired you to begin your quilt making journey?

A. It was the quilts of Gees Bend that inspired me to start quilting. I saw the exhibit and was touched by the graphic nature and improvisational spirit of those quilts as well as the approach and attitude of the ladies who made them.

Q. Where do you find your artistic inspiration today? A. My life, family, beliefs, and surroundings are my primary inspirations. My best quilts come from a place inside me. They are inspired by memories, thoughts, places, and feelings. I also love art, and I spend lots of time in museums and galleries. Art is inspirational not just in terms of ideas but as motivation and to become energized to create.

Q. What brand/model of sewing machine do you use, and which is your favorite thread and batting?

A. I am a Bernina girl. I have four sewing machines, an old Singer that I bought at Target back in the 90's, a 1940's Elna that I learned to sew on, a Bernina 165, and a Bernina 820. I sew and quilt on the 820. My 165 is my travel machine and is my backup machine. My 820 loves Aurifil thread, so I do too. I use “Warm & Natural” and “Warm & White” batting.

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An Interview With Jacquie Gering

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An Interview with Jacquie Gering

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Q. What advice would you offer the beginning quilter in regard to tools, fabric, and inspiration?

A. I'm not much of a fancy tool person, so my best advice would be to get the basics: a good mat, rotary cutter, ruler, and first and foremost make a design wall. It's simple to make, and your quilts will be better for it. As for fabric, buy what you love to start with. Color, value, scale, and prints versus solids will all come as you begin to work with fabric. Inspiration is about noticing. Inspiration is everywhere, but you have to take time to notice what's around you. Look at color, line, pattern, and form; listen to your heart and those around you, and look within and outside of the quilting arena for inspiration.

Q. Is there a dream quilt you would like to be commissioned to make?

A. Not really.

Q. Aside from your sewing machine, what are your three most indispensable quilting tools?

A. These are the three tools that I couldn't live without:

1. My gypsy gripper. I have arthritis in my hands and without it, I couldn't cut fabric. (At least I couldn't cut it straight!)

2. My design wall. I won't work without it. 3. My walking foot. I love straight-line

quilting, and my walking foot is my partner when quilting.

Q. In your opinion, what do you think will be the next hot trend in quilt-making?

A. That's a really tough question for me. I definitely didn't predict that people would become interested in modern quilting. I'm not much of a trend watcher, but I have seen a rise in the use of solids. More manufacturers are coming out with lines of solids, and some fabric companies are issuing accompanying solids to coordinate with print lines. I'm hoping that local quilt shops will listen to this trend and start carrying more solids in their shops.

Q. What website or pattern resource do you think every quilter should check out or know about?

A. I find inspiration and get my creative spark outside of the quilting realm. My three favorite websites are Design Sponge, Design Milk, and Apartment Therapy. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) website is filled with wonderful images and is a great site as well.

http://www.designsponge.com http://www.apartmenttherapy.com http://design-milk.com/

Welcome New QGI Members

Marge Greene Noblesville Judy Proffitt Carmel Doris Wright Carmel Emily Wright Indianapolis Dawn Bullock Indianapolis Juanita Grimes Indianapolis Dianne Curtiss Mooresville

Roster Picture Retake

If you want to update your QGI Roster photo, stop by the Membership table at any QGI meeting in June, July, and August and mention “RETAKE.”


President’s Corner

by Mary Strinka

To Everything There is a Season By the time you’re reading this in June, we may be in the middle of summer-like weather. As I am writing this on May 8, out on the back porch listening to the birds, it finally feels like spring is really truly here. The grass has been mowed twice; the clematis at my mailbox is shooting up. The daffodils and forsythia are spent, but the tulips are still here. The spruce trees are just barely starting to show their fresh tender bright green new needles, and the apple trees have blossoms. The rosemary didn’t survive the winter (as expected), but the thyme and oregano are growing and spreading like mad. Spring has been so late to get here this year! Last year, we had a very unusually warm March, and things came so early that it just didn’t feel right. It was a precursor to many more months of extreme heat and drought. This spring we all lost faith in Punxsutawney Phil as we waited many, many more weeks for winter to leave. But the waiting, the yearning, made every new leaf and blossom feel more precious. Like a child counting down the days to the next birthday, the weeks of anticipation just added to the excitement of finally seeing the landscape magically change from drab to green – and yellow and white and pink and purple! The change of seasons can certainly be an inspiration for quilting, and maybe a lesson too. Good things do come to those who wait. Maybe your machine quilting skills are not yet where you would like them to be, but time (and practice) can change that. Life is not linear, but cyclical. We need to go through some dormant periods with little to show, in order to save our energies and eventually find the burst of creativity that changes our internal landscape. Dry periods do come to an end, and flooding will also subside. Wishing you many more seasons of growth and joy, Mary

President’s Challenge Congratulations to Pam Durant, who won a president’s award at the April General Meeting with her small quilt of Eagle Creek, and to Monica Santangelo, who won at the April OTLB with her Phoenix Theater quilt.


“Bits and Pieces” from NQA and AQS by Anita Harden, NQA/AQS Liaison

The 2013 winning National Quilting Day quilt, “Nine Patch Stars and Stripes”, was designed by Kathy Lichtendahl of Powell, Wyoming. The pattern can be downloaded free from the NQA website. A lovely quilt for the upcoming holidays. The 2014 contest is on! Entries are due to NQA by July 1, 2013. The winner will be chosen September 1, 2013. See the NQA website for details: http://nqaquilts.org Click the tab “NQA Day Pattern.” Don’t miss the 44th Annual NQA Quilt Show in Columbus, Ohio, June 27-29, 2013!

The next AQS show will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 14-17, 2013. AQS provides a forum for quilters of all skill levels to expand their horizons in quilt making, quilt design, self-expression, and quilt collection. This is accomplished by publishing quilting books, quilting magazines, quilt shows, quilt contests, quilting workshops, and a membership organization. See their website to learn about several resources, including free patterns: www.americanquilter.com

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QGI Group on Facebook by Caryl Schuetz QGI now has 106 members on the group site as of this writing. If you are not one, sign up to be a member of the QGI group. The QGI group site is for QGI members only. Joining is easy. If you are on Facebook, any friend who is a QGI member and is a part of the Facebook QGI group, or an administrator, can add you to the membership. Or you can email me ([email protected]), and I will sign you up. If you’re not a Facebook member, join. It’s free and easy. Go to www.facebook.com and sign up. Let me know if you have any questions. As a member of the QGI group, “Quilter’s Guild of Indianapolis” will appear in the left column on your Facebook home page under “groups.” You can click on it anytime to be taken to the group site. If there is a number after the name, that means that there are that many messages that you have not read on the site. QGI Facebook group members can sign up a QGI member to the group by going to the group site and near the top on the right where it says “106 members” “Invite by email.” Click on “Invite by email.” Enter the member’s name. That’s it! We look forward to having you in the Facebook QGI group! Remember that the group is for our QGI eyes only. Thinking of Karen Nail from Dallas Reed Karen Nail is a long-time member of QGI and is the lady who does our T-Shirts. For around nine months, she has been suffering from pancreatitis. She would appreciate cards, thoughts, and prayers. Her address can be found in the 2013 Membership Roster.

Charity Quilt Kit Cut-Ups Can’t make it to a charity quilt session? Do you have fabric at home that you would like to cut for charity quilt kits? Use the guidelines below to cut, and then bring your cut pieces to Mary Strinka at OTLB, QGIN, or the general meeting. All the cut sizes listed below can be used in any of our charity quilt kits.

6″ strips for borders 3″ strips 8″ squares 5 ½″ squares

Some pieces may be large enough to use for backings, so you might decide not to cut. If you do decide to cut, here are some tips to help you decide what to cut from the size fabric that you have. TIP #1: If a piece of fabric is full width of fabric, AND at least 42” long –

Then cut 7 strips, each 6” wide, across the full width of fabric. This should be at least 280” total to border one quilt.

TIP #2: If the piece of fabric is full width of fabric, but less than 42” long –

Then cut the fabric into 3” wide strips across the width of the fabric, as many strips as you can get.

TIP #3: If the piece of fabric is an odd shape other than full width, and at least 8” wide –

Then cut as many 8 inch squares as you can accommodate.

TIP #4: If the piece of fabric is an odd shape other than full width –

Then cut as many 5 ½ inch squares as you can accommodate.


Getting to Know You information collected by Julie Grausam

This month features some new faces to the Guild. Please welcome these 2012 and 2013 new members when you see them. And, one very active QGI Past President!

Karen Romoser 2012 New Member I taught for 35 years at the Indiana School for the Blind. I am new to

quilting but find it fun, challenging, and addicting. The Elna Grasshopper is my favorite tool. We are the same age, but some days I think it runs better. My Mini Cooper is my favorite non-quilting toy. I can spend hours on the Ravelry website. (It's a knitting thing!) The oddest thing about me is that my husband says it's physically impossible for me to talk without using my hands. He's right!

Kathryn Wooldridge 2013 Home of the Brave, Quilts of Valor 2013 Quilt Show Judging For 33 years I worked as a Human

Resource Specialist for the Department of Defense. I retired in 2001 to become a fabricholic. I have been involved with QGI Quilts of Valor and Home of the Brave projects and have made quilts for each, but more rewarding, I've delivered these quilts personally to soldiers and their families. In 2008 I was QGI's president. This is the fourth time I have worked with the quilt show. I particularly enjoy creating quilts with fabric right in my studio and not going to quilt stores to pick out fabric for a particular project. What you probably don't know about me, is I'm a NaNa to two very adorable ferrets, Mr Pippin and little Missey, our diva!

Marge Greene 2013 New Member I am originally from Connecticut

where I owned a real estate company for 25 years. I make snippet pictures and have won 26 blue ribbons in art shows. I also love making quilts. I just moved here from Florida and am anxious to make new friends. I am happy to belong to QGI and love seeing show and tell.

Susan Holden 2013 New Member Since retiring last year as an

illustrator, I’ve looked for different creative outlets. I’ve sewn since childhood and took a quilting class with my sister in the 1980’s at Quilts Plus. Quilts offer so many possibilities as far as styles, function, techniques, and materials. My favorite tools are those little sticky dots to use on a finger instead of thimbles. Now I can hand quilt for hours. I’m hoping to make some charity quilts in the future. My hobbies include gardening, cooking, sewing, painting furniture, knitting, and crocheting.

Emily Wright 2013 New Member I am a 14 year old who has been

quilting for about a year. I’m new to quilting (I’ve made 4 smaller quilts and am working on a bigger quilt), but I’m already obsessed with quilting. If I had to pick my favorite part of quilting, I’d say it would be the machine quilting itself (although I do love binding! :) Besides quilting, I like to read, draw, write, play soccer, and sing, among other things. I look forward to many more years of quilting.

Cindy Walls 2012 New Member My favorite quilting tool is my Statler Stitcher. I've been busy learning how

to use all the features and patterns besides getting a few tops finished. When I'm not quilting, I enjoy volunteering my time to charitable events and enrolling others to realize their creative talents. One special activity enjoyed at the holidays by family and friends is a Gingerbread Day where I host 35 people to design with fabric a gingerbread house that can be turned into a pillow, quilt, or wall hanging. When complete we then work on the candy version. Interesting fact about me is my claim to never learn to sew. It wasn't until 2000 when I experienced machine embroidery and quilting. My whole world changed. Yay!!!

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Judith Proffitt 2013 New Member

I'm very new to quilting. It was always something I wanted to do when I had more time. Semi-retirement has given me a chance to "knit up" my stash for charity donations, make one nine- patch last winter and start another one for guest room twin beds and realize I'm ready for the next quilting challenge. I haven't selected the next project yet but know I like trying this challenge and want to try more.

Julie Misco 2013 New Member I am a new quilter-started in Jan 2013!

My favorite quilting thing is learning!! Anyone who has a special technique or tip, I would love to know about it. All the beautiful quilts inspire me. I am a Master Gardener, play golf, love to travel, bicycle, read and ride the Harley with my husband. My hometown is Green Bay, WI and yes, I am a Green Bay Packer fan. Have lived in New York City, Minneapolis, MN, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, CA, and have been in Plainfield, IN for almost 6 years.

Doris Wright 2013 New Member I am the leader of the quilting group at

Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, which has been in existence for over 40 years. As leader, I get to put the quilt design onto the quilt, and then when finished check for mistakes. I have been doing this for around 18 years. I love hand quilting and piecing of the quilt. After 3 lessons in machine quilting, I still will not work at it! I find using a piece of white paper behind the needle helps me thread the needle.

Adventures With Anita by Mary Ellen Straughn Anita Harden and I are not famous quilters but one day this spring we thought we’d see some famous quilters at the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana. We’d waited all winter to visit the museum this spring, because they are open only from April to October. Be sure to check the museum’s website for hours and days. Marion is just 1½ hours up Interstate 69, an easy drive when you have a friend for company. Michelle, Anita’s GPS App, helped us find it without too many wrong turns. (She sometimes has led us on some pretty scary routes!) The museum is housed in the Marion Webster House on Washington Ave. Approaching the porch we saw painter’s ladders and worried that the museum might be closed, but a hard tug on the front door revealed the museum was indeed open for business. The exhibits change three times a year. Currently, the show is called “Star Study Exhibit – Quilts from the 2010 Star Study Challenge.” Most were contemporary quilts made by members of the American Quilt Study Group but based on antique or traditional patterns. Needless to say they were wonderful and spread (so to speak) throughout the house, upstairs and down. And what would a visit to a museum be without a visit to the gift shop? The shop features books, fabric, small quilt items, and other trinkets to make any quilter want to drop some cash. Afterwards, we received some nice books about the museum and the inductees in the Hall of Fame. What a treat! We felt inspired by the museum and plan to return again this summer for the next exhibit. The next celebration, honoring Meredith Schroder, will be July 18-20 and will surely be a trip worth taking. To complete our day, we visited a Marion quilt shop (Sew Biz), ate lunch at Aunt Sue’s Tea Shop (wonderful scones, tea and sandwiches), and drove up to Wabash to shop at Nancy J’s and Heaven on Earth before heading back home. The car was a bit heavier with our purchases after we were done, and I’m sure we reduced the mpg significantly. Anita and I still aren’t famous, but we had an adventure and made some new friends. We highly recommend you do the same someday!


Coming in July – “Hive Homecoming” and Garage Sale

Our July general meeting on July 11 will be a fun social event we’re calling a “Hive Homecoming.” It will be a fun mix of a summer holiday picnic, an ice-cream social, a neighborhood swap meet, and a chance for all of our associated bee-let groups to do a special show and tell about themselves and their activities.

I hope that many bees are planning to participate by demonstrating a group project, or telling a story about a bee trip, or showing some cute ideas for a Peony Shop donation, or doing something else to entertain or enlighten the rest of us. If you’re not in a bee, and you’d like to start a new one, you could show or tell us all something that inspires us to follow your lead! Contact Mary Strinka (848-2912) or Suzie Wetzel (580-0049) if you’d like to do a short presentation to the hive.

This event will feature a “garage sale.” Any member who has quilting/sewing related things they would like to sell to other members may sign up for a table, but you must reserve your spot. Those who choose to sell are responsible for setting their own prices, making change, carrying their stuff in, and making sure that they carry out any leftovers. The quilt show’s Peony Shop will also be pre-selling some of their donations, especially things like fabric that we don’t normally sell at the show to avoid competing with our valued vendors. So even if you’re not selling, plan to bring a little extra cash in case you find some treasures that insist on coming home with you.

IF YOU PLAN TO SELL, please make sure you contact Margaret Duke (254-0441) BEFORE JUNE 28 to make sure we have enough tables available.

Sellers are invited to start arriving at 6:00 – 6:15 to set up their wares, and buyers who want to get first crack at the goodies can start shopping around 6:30.

We’ll have lots more fun on the agenda starting at 7:00 PM. I hope that you will all join us for a fun evening of buying, selling, swapping, sharing, and socializing. Coming in August to QGI – Linda Hahn

Visit Linda Hahn’s website at http://www.froghollowdesigns.com/ for more information about her books and workshops. August 8, 2013 7:00 PM Lecture Location: Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis

August 9, 2013 –Junk to Jems - a Stashbasher project! Full Day Workshop Location: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis Workshop from Linda’s best selling pattern of the same name. This quilt is a great project to learn how to USE IT UP, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT! J2J helps you use up what is currently in your stash (not necessarily scraps, but your stash. This can also be done using Jelly Rolls, Bali Pops or Tonga Treats. August 10, 2013 - New York Beauty Diversified Full Day Workshop Location: St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis Let's take the New York Beauty block into a new dimension! This workshop is from Linda's new book - New York Beauty Diversified (AQS 2013) - the book is not a required purchase. You will not only learn Linda's ONE PIN technique for creating New York Beauty blocks - you'll also learn how easily they can be incorporated into other blocks which open up many new design possibilities.


At a Glance: 2013 Programs, Lectures, and Workshops

Workshops

General Meetings: 2nd Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis at 7:00 PM

OTLB Meetings: Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria in Greenwood at 11:00 AM

QGIN Meetings: Primelife Enrichment Center in Carmel at 1:00 PM

Date Speaker/Program Location August 9 Linda Hahn “Junk to Jems” - Workshop Northside Workshop Location August 10 Linda Hahn “New York Beauty Diversified” - Workshop Northside Workshop Location September 13 Blue Underground Studios - Workshop Southside Workshop Location Northside Workshop Location St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 100 West 86th Street Indianapolis

Southside Workshop Location Friedens United Church of Christ 8300 South Meridian Street Indianapolis

Date Speaker/Program For more information June 13 Jacquie Gering - Lecture Modern Quilter

www.tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com July 11 Hive Homecoming see article on page 8 August 8 Linda Hahn - Lecture pattern designer

www.froghollowdesigns.com September 12 Blue Underground Studios - Lecture www.blueundergroundstudios.com October 10 Shirley Adams - 100 Handbags www.shirleyadamsfiberdance.com November 14 Quilt Show - wrap up December 2013 Holiday Party more details later

Date Speaker/Activity May 23 Mary Buvia – Understanding Thread Choices June 27 Pat Knoechel – Quilt-in-a-Day

Date Speaker/Activity June 7 Barb Gill – Certified Zentangle Teacher June 28 Pat Knoechel – Quilt-in-a-Day


OTLB April 25 Minutes

• Julie Wheeler opened the meeting by greeting 82 members – 2 guests and 2 new members.

• The following members won small prizes: Betty Frierson, Jennifer Fulton, Donna Gabehart, Karen Nealis, Susie Wetzel, and Val Meyer.

• Block of the Month: Lydia Riggles won 22 BOMs for April. The May BOM will feature Speedway colors in honor of the 500 race.

• Mary Strinka, President, reminded everyone about the July general meeting featuring a “Hive Homecoming” where all the bees are asked to participate. Beekeeper Debbie Lambert will be waiting to hear from your bee.

• President’s Challenge – Monica Santangelo was the winner with her colorful orange and black Phoenix Theatre wall hanging.

• Show and Tell featured 11 quilts, bags, and other beautiful quilted items.

• Marsha Brinson, Charity Quilts OTLB Chair, had several quilts for members to take home and tie.

• Carolyn from the Fussy Cut Quilt Shop in Beech Grove gave an informative program on new templates, skinny quilts, and Quilt Smart. She also showed several purses and hats with patterns available. Carolyn answered several questions from the audience.

Coming Up at OTLB

May 23 Mary Buvia Mary will be sharing “Understanding Thread Choices” with us. This topic delves into uses of the different types of threads and how to properly choose the type of thread needed for your projects. Don’t worry, she will also tell us the needle that needs to be used with the thread. June 27 Pat Knoechel Quilts from El’s Kitchen Savor fresh new quilt blocks along with recipes for tasty treats in Eleanor’s newest block party book, Quilts from El’s Kitchen. Sixteen traditional blocks in both 12" and 6" sizes are named after a food, or related kitchen items. Twelve recipes as well as individual blocks and quilts are included. Delight in the “taste” of Pig’s Tail, Melon Patch, and Crab Apple. Feast on Crock Pot Cherry Cobbler while “cookin” up the charming center block, Cherry Basket, complete with appliquéd Cherry Blossoms. Sit down to a fresh cup of pressed coffee while digesting instructions for Coffee Cup. Celebrate year’s end with Turkey in the Straw stuffed with Sage Bud. The book is fun, and chock full of techniques to challenge your taste buds.

OTLB Out To Lunch Bunch

Meeting Dates & Times 11:00 AM 4th Thursday Monthly (except Nov & Dec)

Location Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria 100 Byrd Way Greenwood, IN 46143 I-65 South, Exit #99

OTLB Charity Quilts by Marsha Brinson

At the Out To Lunch Bunch meeting on April 25th, we brought in ten charity quilts. I am delivering 25 large quilts to Lutheran Child and Family Services Home on April 29. (See photo at left.)


QGIN May 5 Minutes

• Chair Marion Newell welcomed 82 members and guests by count of Hospitality.

• 7 announcements were made. • Judy Barmann gave the Tip of the Month of a

recipe for pressing spray: 2 cups distilled water, 2 ounces vodka, and 20 drops of lavender essential oil. A Tip of the Month presenter is still needed for October.

• Carol Victory presented Block of the Month, and there is an error in cutting directions.

• The program was presented by Pam Durant on Kick Starting Your Quilting.

• Margaret Duke and Terry Lichtenfelt awarded 5 door prizes and a grab bag.

• Caryl Thompson led the Show and Tell of 12 projects by 10 members.

Coming Up at QGIN

June 7 Barb Gill Certified Zentangle Teacher Zentangle is a new art form that can add zest to your quilts when doing free motion quilting, or it can be used to help you relax when a project has you tied up in knots. When done with pen and paper, Zentangle helps you create beautiful works of art in a very short time. If you can write your name, you can engage in this art form. Come find out the many benefits of Zentangle and how it can enhance your quilting. Barb will have some materials for sale. She takes cash and checks only. June 28 (in place of July 5) Pat Knoechel Quilts from El’s Kitchen Savor fresh new quilt blocks along with recipes for tasty treats in Eleanor’s newest block party book, Quilts from El’s Kitchen. Sixteen traditional blocks in both 12" and 6" sizes are named after a food, or related kitchen items. Twelve recipes as well as individual blocks and quilts are included. Delight in the “taste” of Pig’s Tail, Melon Patch, and Crab Apple. Feast on Crock Pot Cherry Cobbler while “cookin” up the charming center block, Cherry Basket, complete with appliquéd Cherry Blossoms. Sit down to a fresh cup of pressed coffee while digesting instructions for Coffee Cup. Celebrate year’s end with Turkey in the Straw stuffed with Sage Bud. The book is fun, and chock full of techniques to challenge your taste buds.

QGIN Quilters Guild of

Indianapolis - North

Meeting Dates & Times 1st Friday (except July) Monthly 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location PrimeLife Enrichment Center 1078 Third Avenue SW Carmel, IN 46032

Only in Paducah. . . .

Quilt Man and Bobbin


Sugarloaf Craft Festival – June 2013 Roving Reporter

Carol Victory In April the Roving Reporter had the opportunity to attend the

Sugarloaf Craft Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland, under the guise of visiting her grandsons and attending three of their events. The Sugarloaf Craft Festival takes place in several locations on the east coast during the spring and fall of each year. There are usually a minimum of 250 artisans and craft persons selling their handmade products. There is a great selection of jewelry, leather goods, objects d’art, clothing, furniture, music and more. The talents are just amazing – I always admire people who can create beautiful items. Of course, no festival would be complete without food booths. It was very difficult to pass up all the delicious variety offered. The smells were just tantalizing. In addition, we went in to the food hall where there was a great selection of dips, soups, oils and more offered for sale with samples galore. One of my favorites is Leonard Mountain which offers a selection of soups that are easy to prepare and delicious. They graciously allowed me to take a picture of their booth. If you are going east during the spring or the fall, be sure to look up Sugarloaf Craft Festivals on the internet to see if you will be near one of their shows. It is definitely worth a visit.


Happy Birthday

Melanie Slieker June 1 Judy Barmann June 14Mary Ellen Straughn June 1 Julie Wheeler June 14

Sue Phelps June 2 Cindy Sochar June 15Sue Babij June 2 Theresa Skaggs June 16

Catherine Dezelan June 3 Diane Olson June 17Suzanne Wetzel June 3 Phyllis Wilson June 17Malinda Baker June 4 Janet Myers June 18Mary A. Shanley June 5 Anita Keaton June 21

Judy Sheets June 5 Mary Alice Curtis June 22Patricia Horvath June 6 Joann Kidwell June 23

Janie Tuttle June 7 Karen Colglazier June 24Grace Holland June 8 Cyndia A. Gerner June 24Peggy Long June 9 Paula Lupina June 27Linda May June 9 Suzanne Owens June 27Julie Brown June 11 Sharon Turrini June 27

Karen Warringon June 12 Susie Walden June 28Andrea Kriech June 12


Brian Haggard’s “Great Grandma’s Pillow” Workshop February 2013 photos by Cathy Civis


Thoroughly Modern BOM Due July 2013

This month’s block is an oversized quarter-square triangle made using striped fabrics. The stripes can be printed, woven, or constructed (by which I mean you can create your own striped fabric by sewing together several narrow pieces of fabric and treating your strata as a single fabric). We’ll be very liberal in our definition of “striped” (a plaid is just a stripe in both directions, right? <grin>). The 15-inch unfinished block should use four different striped fabrics that have some relationship to turquoise/aqua/blue-green (other colors permitted). Step 1: Align your striped fabric so that the stripes are horizontal. (If your fabric isn’t wide enough to do this with stripes oriented horizontally, proceed with stripes oriented vertically. It’s all okay! <grin>) Step 2: Get a 12-inch square ruler and find the 11-inch mark on two adjacent edges. Connect the two marks with a piece of masking tape. Make sure that the top of the tape touches the 11-inch marks on the ruler (see last month’s BOM for details.) Step 3: Line the top edge of the tape on the ruler along the bottom edge of your striped fabric. Make sure that the tip of the ruler doesn’t run off the striped fabric. Cut along the left and right edges of the ruler to create one striped triangle.

Step 4: Repeat Step 3 to cut three other triangles from other striped fabrics. Step 5: Arrange the triangles into a square. Sew the triangles together in pairs using ¼-inch seams. Press seams open. Stitch along final diagonal to make one block.

Questions? Alice Martina Smith 826-9313 [email protected]

Cut here And here

Open Bees

Name of Bee Meeting Time Meeting Place Contact Person Description College Cutups 3

rd Monday

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

John Hensel Building

College & 107th Streets

Carmel, Indiana

Linda Heavner

[email protected]

Home: (317) 774-8734

Cell: (317) 514-5886

Great lighting, plenty of electric

outlets, and nice big tables.

No special agenda except social, fun,

sewing get-together.

Great GabsBee 2nd

Tuesday

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4th Tuesday

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cicero Library Joann Kidwell

[email protected]

Cell: (317) 984-6070

Bring machine and work on your own

projects

Shop hop and attend quilt shows

together.

Help the library with a small quilt

show each May.

We love to gab!

Z’Quilters 1st & 3

rd Wednesdays

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

member homes Penny Edmondson

[email protected]

Home: (317) 733-0143

Cell: (317) 450-2527

Bring your own work and sews on

your own projects.

December toy collecting for

underprivileged children.

Christmas luncheon at local eatery.

The Material Girls 1st Friday

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Franklin Road Library Carol Decker

[email protected]

Home: (317) 784-5205

Cell: (317) 695-5970

Main emphasis is charity quilts.

Monthly show and tell.

We don't usually sew at the bee but

bring questions about problems with

design, color coordination, and

techniques.

Fit2Bee Tied 3rd Tuesday

12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Allisonville Christian

Church

7701 Allisonville Road

Indianapolis, IN 46250

Janet Scott

[email protected]

Home: (317) 896-3415

Cell: (317) 440-9728

Activities: completing charity quilts,

making items for the Peony Shop,

sharing quilting information, and

generally having a bit of fun.

Name of Bee Meeting Time Meeting Place Contact Person Description Boatyard Babes 1

st & 3

rd Wednesdays

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Members Homes within 15

minutes of Rick’s Boatyard

Barb Phillips

[email protected]

Home: (317) 329-9428

Cell: (317) 753-3232

Group goes together on retreats, to

quilt shops, to shows.

Most members do not bring a sewing

machine to our meetings (although

they can if they like), but mainly bring

hand work only.

Holy Spirit Quilters every Monday

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Holy Spirit Church

Eastside Parish Center

7200 East 10th Street

Indianapolis, IN

Martha Heazeltine

[email protected]

Home: (317) 898-3998

Our bee focuses only on hand piecing

and hand quilting.

We are willing to teach anyone who

desires to learn how to quilt.

Focus on hand piecing and hand

quilting a quilt for Holy Spirit’s annual

raffle.

Bring general sewing kit with scissors,

needles, and a thimble.

Therapy for the

Soul

4th Thursday

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

St. Marks Church

126th Street & Gray Road

Carmel, Indiana

Chris Mooreland

[email protected]

Bring your own projects to work on.

Quilting for HIM 2nd

& 4th Saturdays

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Greenwood Christian

Church

2045 Averitt Road

Greenwood, IN 46143

Linda Crist

(317) 831-2415

Rosemary Davis

[email protected]

(317) 727-2340

Bring your own machine and projects.

Bring extension cords and power

strips.

Pitch-ins, go out to lunch together, or

you can bring your lunch.

Kitchen available.

Share ideas, patterns, books,

magazines, recipes.

Plan road trips, shop hops and attend

retreats.

Make items for the church’s yearly

craft sale.

Get Ready to Register Your Quilts by Jennifer Fulton and Alice Martina-Smith

Co-Chairs, Registration of Quilts for the Quilt Show

Very soon, you’ll be able to register your quilts for the Guild’s upcoming Quilt Show. Here are some rules for you

to consider:

Only Guild members are allowed to put quilts in our show, so be sure to renew your 2013 membership if

you haven’t already.

Quilts that have been displayed in a previous Guild quilt show are not eligible to be displayed again.

However, if you’ve never shown a particular quilt in our Guild show before, you can register it for display

even if you made the quilt years ago. If you have never shown your quilts at a Guild meeting, consider

displaying them in the show. If you’re shy, then this might be a win-win: we get to see your lovelies, and

you don’t have to stand up in front of a group and talk. You can also register quilts for our show, even if

they’ve been displayed in other quilt shows (but not ours).

You can register any quilt you made, even if you didn’t make it all yourself. So if you had a longarmer quilt

your quilt, you can enter it in the show and even have it judged if you like. You can also register quilts

you’ve inherited or purchased, such as your Aunt Sally’s flower garden, your great grandmother’s crazy

quilt, or an 1895 log cabin rescued from a garage sale.

Challenge quilts will not be registered through the normal registration process; instead, you should register

your challenge quilt with Nancy Jo Clapp and her committee, and submit it to them for inclusion in the

show.

When registering a quilt that’s not done yet, it’s best to guess a bit wider in the dimensions than smaller.

Still, we like you to come pretty close to the exact dimensions of your finished quilt because if you don’t, it

will cause problems when it comes to hanging your completed masterpiece and we may have to fold it to

get it to fit.

If your beemates or quilt friends have made a set of quilts you want to display together in the show, you

need to come up with a group name (such as Tangled Threads Bee Challenge 2013), and have everyone in

the group use that exact group name when registering the quilts.

Most quilts require a 4” sleeve on the back for hanging purposes. Next month in the newsletter, look for

instructions on how to construct such a sleeve for your quilt. Miniature quilts do not need sleeves.

However, wearable items and quilted items entered into the Other category require that you provide some

method for displaying them (such as a clothes hanger).

Every single item for the show must be placed in its own fabric bag when it is dropped off. You can make

the fabric bag or simply use a large pillowcase for this purpose. Items that are not placed in a fabric bag

will be refused at the drop-off points and not displayed at the show. We’ve found over the years that fabric

bags not only help protect your precious quilted items, but aid in the processing of the hundreds of quilted

items displayed at the show, so please comply with this request.

Quilt Show Updates

Theme: “All Around Town” When: October 25 & 26, 2013 Where: Westfield Middle School

Choose the Best Category When Registering Your Quilted Items for the Show Soon, you’ll be able to register the quilts you want to display in our upcoming Quilt Show. We’re in the process of

creating an online registration form, so the process of registering all your lovely quilts will be as painless as

possible. Once registration opens, paper forms will also be available for those of you who do not do “online.”

During registration, you’ll be presented with several categories under which you can register your quilt. It is up to

you to read the descriptions provided for each category and to select the most appropriate one. Selecting the right

category is especially important if you choose to have your quilt judged, since the category determines the judging

criteria. The category also determines where your quilt will hang in the show. If you are unsure which category to

select, feel free to give Alice Martina Smith or Jennifer Fulton (Registration Co-Chairs) a call so they can answer

any questions you have.

Here are the descriptions for each quilt category so you can start puzzling out which one best fits each of your

quilts. Besides selecting the appropriate category, in most cases you’ll need to select a subcategory that best

describes how the item was quilted. This year, items will be judged within these subcategories. This means that a

home-machine quilted, large, pieced bed quilt will not be judged against a longarm-quilted, large, pieced, bed quilt

for example. Instead, such a quilt will be judged against other large, pieced bed quilts that were also home-machine

quilted.

Appliqué Bed (W>60; L>60)

Machine or hand appliqué is the predominant technique used in the quilt. Quilts in this category must

measure greater than 60" in width, and greater than 60" in length.

o 2000 Hand quilted

o 2100 Home-machine quilted

o 2200 Longarm-machine quilted

Appliqué Wall (W<=60; L<=60)

Machine or hand appliqué is the predominant technique used in the quilt. Quilts in this category must

measure 60" or less in width and 60" or less in length.

o 3000 Hand quilted



Pieced Bed Large (W>80; L>80)

Machine or hand piecing is the predominant technique used in the quilt. Quilts in this category must

measure greater than 80" in width and greater than 80” in length.

o 4000 Hand quilted



Pieced Twin or Lap (W 60-80; L>60)


measure between 60"-80" in width and greater than 60" in length.

o 4300 Hand quilted



Pieced Large Wall (W 45-60; L 45-60)


measure between 45"-60" in width and 45"-60" or less in length.

o 5000 Hand quilted



Pieced Small Wall (W<45; L<45)


measure less than 45" in width and less than 45" in length.

o 5300 Hand quilted



Group: Three or More Quilters (Any Size)

A quilt of any size and technique that involved three or more quilters in its construction and quilting.

o 6000 Hand quilted, home-machine quilted, or longarm-machine quilted

Special or Mixed Technique (Any Size)

This category includes both special technique and mixed techniques quilts.

A mixed techniques quilt is a quilt of any size that uses two or more techniques, equally balanced, in its

construction. For example, a quilt of mixed techniques might be 50% pieced and 50% applique. A mixed

techniques quilt might also be 33% pieced, 33% embroidery, and 33% trapunto. Techniques that can be

used in the construction of a mixed techniques quilt include but are not limited to piecing, applique, 3-

dimensional work, photos, cross-stitch, embroidery, thread painting, and fabric painting.

A special technique quilt is one that's entirely constructed of a single special technique. Special techniques

that can be used in the construction of a special technique quilt include but are not limited to whole cloth, 3-

dimensional work, photos, cross-stitch, embroidery, thread painting, or fabric painting. For example, a

whole cloth quilt, an embroidered quilt, or a quilt composed entirely of a photo background is a special

technique quilt.

o 7000 Hand quilted



Art Quilt (Any Size)

An art quilt is an original work of visual art. An art quilt may be entirely original or based on someone

else's design or pattern. Regardless of the source, at least 25% of the finished quilt's design/pattern must be

original to be entered in this category. In addition, an art quilt must have three layers, be made of fabric,

and be quilted.


Miniature (W<24 L<24)

A miniature quilt is not simply a small quilt; instead, all aspects of the quilt are reduced in size.

o 8500 Hand quilted


Wearables (Any Size)

Any clothing item constructed of fabric and batting and using any technique.


Other (Any Size)

Quilted items that do not fit into any other category, such as pillows, pillow cases, purses, tree skirts, tote

bags, and table runners.


Documents

Bits & Pieces - Quilters Guild of Indianapolis