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Guild Meetings Third Monday—6:30 PM American Legion Hall Post 10 1185 E. Madrid Ave.
Board Meetings 5:00 p.m.. Prior to General Meeting American Legion Hall Officers President Veronica Calderon V President Judy Gillen Secretary BJ Alford Treasurer Diana Lonsway
Newsletter Deadline Friday after General Meeting to: Editor Gail Carney
[email protected] Circulation Linnea Egbert Proofreader Diana Lonsway
Pam Fisk
Contact us: Las Colcheras Quilt Guild 201 E Las Cruces Ave #15181 Las Cruces NM 88004
Email:
[email protected] website: www.lcqg.org
October Program
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild October meeting will feature Jane Sassaman. Jane began her journey into the quilt world in 1980 and has since made her name nationally and internationally as an artist, instructor, fabric designer and lecturer. Jane's lecture is titled "Jane's Textile Garden" and will give a glimpse into the inspirations and process of designing fabric. From drawing, to coloring, to cutting Jane will take you on a journey through the creative process. Jane will also bring many quilts and accessories made with her Free Spirit Fabrics to show how to use contemporary fabric to create dramatic quilts. Free to members. Guests $5.00
The "Suns and Moons" workshop is filled. However, the "Bountiful Bouquet" class still has a few openings available. Please contact Lynn by e-mail and or mail her your $55 workshop fee (check made out to LCQG). Lynn will be on vacation through October 10th and will call or e- mail your confirmation and deliver your workshop supply list on Oct 11th.
WHAT’S THE HURRY? Quick, fast, jiffy, speedy, quilt-in-a-day…..how about a decade? Well, maybe not that long. For me, quilting is my chance to relax. The hours fly by. How did quilting become a painful activity that we can’t wait to finish, like a set of sit-ups? Quilting should be our anti-stress downtime to do leisurely, happily, and patiently. So sit, quilt, and enjoy the long stretches of time, rather than packing in so much that you feel like an out-of-control train. Do you know how to tell if you are not relaxed? …..if you are looking for a seam ripper and you find them all stuck in your drywall like darts! Calm down, relax, and enjoy what you’re doing. DID YOU KNOW? Saltwater taffy does not contain
saltwater. Who cares, it’s delicious!
Hey, Sew Sistas!
Las Cruces, New Mexico October2016 Volume 30 Number 10
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild
Happy Quilting Veronica
Veronica welcomes your input Veronica’s contact information: PO Box 13 Dona Ana, NM 88005 575-649-6567 [email protected]
Lynn Lewellyn 2252 Laramie Las Cruces, NM 88011 575-532-5523 [email protected]
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LAS COLCHERAS QUILT GUILD Treasurer’s Report September 30, 2016 Beginning Balance: $19,077.00 INCOME: Library Fines 1.00 Name Tag 1.55 Raffle Quilt 2017 261.00 Total Income: $263.55 EXPENSES: In-house Workshops 25.00
Raffle Quilt 2017 135.00 SNM State Fair 50.00
Total Expenses: $210.00 Overall Total $53.55 Ending Balances: Checking $ 19,131.00 Savings $ 5,125.00
TOTAL: $24256.00 Nixon Fund Beginning: $601.66 Deposits: Quarterly Transfer $200.00 BALANCE: $801.66
Notes from the Vice President Have you remembered to keep up with the challenge? Find the “word” that doesn’t belong in the newsletter. Come to the guild meeting and enter your name and the “word” in my challenge box. Last month’s winner won a prize valued at $28. Search for the word in this newsletter and come to the next guild meeting. Surprise, you can be the winner. Help me win the battle to increase our attendance. I promised to give you a quilting tip each month. My favorite has always been “ You don’t have to like the color, but the quilt does!” This one comes from my very first class instructor who helped me with my sampler quilt. I had chosen a focus fabric with lots of colors. I HATE orange. You guessed it, that’s where the quote happened as she told me the quilt needed some orange. Remember that as you choose your accent fabrics. Happy quilting.
Judy
Elizabeth Haubold 1 Cinda Harsh 2 Becky LeRoy 3 Johnette Franke 4 Jan Pettibone 4 Janie Wagoner 5
Edna Majestic 6 Nancy Elkin 7 Marsha Self 7 Nena Turning 7 Sharon Lindsey 10 Elaine Doornbos 13
Brenda Broadwell 23 Patti Levine 23 Kay Adamek 24 Krystyna Swirydczuk25 Louise Donahe 30 Dorothy Peters 31
October Birthdays
Minutes of Las Colcheras Quilt Guild General Meeting SETEMBER 19, 2016 Meeting was called to order by Vice-President Judy Gillen at 6:25 pm at The American Legion Hall on Madrid Ave, Las Cruces, New Mexico. There were 49 members and 5 guests present. Vice-President Judy Gillen welcomed our guests. The minutes from June 2016 were approved by the membership present. Vice-President, Judy Gillen, introduced Linnea Egbert and Dianne Herrmann who will be Quilt Show Co-Chairs for 2018. Linnea read the list of positions and what each position consists of. There is a request that each position have co-chairs so that one is in training for the following Quilt Show. RAFFLE QUILT: Elaine Doornbos asked for volunteers to sell tickets at the Farmer’s Market. The Renaissance Faire is in No-vember and La Casa is in December. Senior Circle will be having an event the end of October. Elaine requested that members sign up to volunteer at all or one of the events. NATIONAL WORKSHOPS: Lynn Lewallen stated that there was still room in the second class for the Jane Sassaman work-shop. IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS: Sandy Koehler, chair of In-House Workshops, stated that the next workshop, Quick Gifts, will be on Thursday, November 17 from 9-12am downstairs by the Auditorium at Good Samaritan. The workshop will be the opportunity to make one or several Christmas projects. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Cheryl Price, chair of Community Service, requested Baked Goods or non-perishables for the Cowboys for Cancer Cowboy Pantry again this year. She will have more info in the Newsletter. Frances Campbell, who is in charge of the outreach program, thanked everyone for their support of the Outreach Programs. She advised that Lee Beatty and Louise Foster will be taking on the Butterfield Group and that she needs volunteers to teach sewing at J. Paul Taylor Academy as she has resigned from that program. She, Pat Mauer and Teri King will still be working with the Chaparral and Del Cerro sewing program. Frances brought a jar of 3 ½” squares, approx. 900, to sell, with the proceeds giv-en to the Nixon Fund. PROGRAMS: Tonight’s program was the Board Members trunk show. MISCELLANEOUS: The Guild had guests from Santa Fe, Linda and Terry Robinson. They brought the Raffle Quilt, named High Road to Taos, from The Northern New Mexico Quilt Guild. They were here to sell tickets and invite everyone to their show. Erma Giron spoke about the Southern New Mexico State Fair and the need for volunteers for judging.
MYSTERY WORD: Mystery word of the month was Oleander. Prize won by Louise Von Tress
SHOW and TELL – 6 members showed their quilts. Loose Threads Bee showed quilts from their challenge: using striped fabric.
Door Prize winners – Diana Lonsway and Denise Caffey
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm Respectfully submitted by, BJ Alford, Secretary
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I have the complete "Tuffet Kit" for sale. I took the class, finished one and thought I was
going to complete another. But I don't have the time....it has the complete kit including
the wooden feet, instructions, everything to complete the tuffet. I have also included a
package of Bali Pops! I paid $119.99 for the kit without the fabric. I am asking $85.00 for
everything! I can be reached at: [email protected] or 575-644-5471
2017 Raffle Quilt Galaxy of Flowers Diana Lonsway will be taking my place at the Oct. meeting. We are in need of volunteers for the following events. 1) Downtown Market Sat. Oct 22 2) Holiday Craft Fair at Mountain View Senior Circle on Sat. Oct 29---9am to 3pm 3) Renaissance Arts Faire Nov. 5 & 6 4) La Casa Bazaar Sat. Dec. 3 is filled. Volunteers needed for Dec. 4. Members, remember to turn in sold raffle quilt tickets. I truly appreciate your support. Elaine Doornbos, Raffle Chair
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Community Cupboard We received many great donations this past month. Linus gave us boxes of "adult" fabrics. Patti Levine also donated fabric and many books. Bert Sevey donated some beautiful quilt tops, which will be made up as raffle quilts for the community. Sara Orton brought in quilt tops which will be used in the St. Andrew’s Hospitality House in Las Cruces. Libby Pruett quilted these with a lovely leaf motif. We have requests from 3 local groups for a total of 36 lap quilts during the holidays. Many of these are finished and others are being quilted. Patti Levine's group has taken several to bind for us. The Cowboys for Cancer Research Auction is coming up on Oct. 7th. We have supplied them with many quilts and wall hang-ings for the event. Erma Giron turned in a fabulous appliqued boot wall hanging and Joyce Drake donated a cute cowboy quilt. Erma has also begun a sewing group at the Dona Ana community center which she is mentoring. The ladies are learning a vari-ety of skills including quilting. Cheryl Price, Community Cupboard Chair
In-House Workshop No In-House Workshop for October since we have a National Workshop this month, but do take a look at what we are planning for you in November. Several “Quick Gifts” for Christmas will be taught and each is simple enough you will be able to make more than one at the workshop. The supply list for all the projects will be provided in the November newsletter and the sig-nup sheets will also be available. The classes will all be taught on Thursday, November 17th at Good Samaritan in the upstairs
classroom beginning at 9:00 a.m. Sandy Koehler
Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo
Thank you to all our members who helped with the great display of judged quilts in the Sage Building at the Fairgrounds. Guild members worked to enter, judge, and hang quilts and as well as hosting this show. We are so lucky to have this se-cure venue. Also, thank you to the Bees for sponsoring Top Awards.
Best of Lot Awards - $10 and Rosette sponsored by the SNMSF
Lucille Mitchell, Claudia Toenies, Vivien Stevens, Judy Gillen, LCQG, Rita Garibay, Elaine Doornbos, Sally Morge, Lee Beatty (2), Paco Rich.
Award Premium Sponsor Won by
Best of Show $50.00 and Rosette Las Colcheras Quilt Guild Lucille Mitchell
Best Appliqué $15.00 and Rosette Scrap Happy BJ Alford
Virginia Kane Best Hand Quilting
$15 and Rosette SNM State Fair Board Patricia Munro
Best Piecing $15.00 and Rosette New Kids on the Block Lucille Mitchell
Best Machine Quilting $15.00, Rosette Will Work for Fabric Stacey Schaber
Best Art Quilt $15.00 and Rosette UU Bees Vivien Stevens
Best Use of Color $15.00 and Rosette Stitch at a Time Paco Rich (aka Mary Richardson)
Judge’s Choice $15.00 and Rosette Bee in Stitches Dena Gesswein
Viewer’s Choice $15.00 and Rosette Loose Threads tba
Best Miniature $15.00 and Rosette The Old Batts Patti Levine
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Project Linus What is your favorite part of quilting? The answer of one quilter always makes me smile – her favorite part was “putting in the very last stitch on the label.” Whether your favorite part, like hers, is finishing a project, or starting a new one, or something (or maybe everything!) in between, there is a place for you as a Project Linus volunteer! One of the wonderful sassafras things about our local Linus chapter is the “production line” aspect of quilt making. The number of people who can be involved in one quilt is amazing – one who donates the fabric, one who sorts the fabric, one to cut, one to sew, one to quilt, another to bind, yet another to sew on the Linus label, and still others who sort the quilts to go to the agencies who distribute them, and one more who delivers to those agencies. Whew! Krys Swirydczuk’s favorite part has to be the quilting. This summer she quilted her 1500th quilt for Linus! Wow! Others may not have kept track of how many bindings or labels they have sewn on, or the number of tops they have pieced, but the quilts often pass through many hands before they reach the children in need. So whether or not you have the time to make a complete quilt, or if there are aspects of quilt making that you really enjoy, Pro-ject Linus can use your time and talents. Join us on the third Wednesday of each month – the next meeting will be October 19, 9:00-1:00 in the community room at Good Samaritan’s. If you have questions, contact chapter coordinator Suzi Stoltzfus, [email protected] 526-3695 or Anita Himes, [email protected], 522-1034.
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Coming Up
October 7—9 Quilt Fiesta Santa Fe Santa Fe Convention Center
Monday, October 17—5:00P LCQG Board Meeting American Legion Hall Monday, October 17, 6:30 P Jane Sassaman Lecture General Guild Meeting American Legion Hall October 17 & 18 Jane Sassaman Workshops
October 19, 9—1:00 Project Linus Monthly Sew Day Good Samaritan Village Activity Room Thursday, November 17 9-1P In-House Workshop “Quick Gifts” for the Holidays Good Samaritan Village Activity Room
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild P. O. Box 15181 Las Cruces NM 88004
Las Colcheras Quilt
Guild Meeting
American Legion Hall
October17 — 6:30 Meet and Greet 6:00
Program:
Jane Sassman
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What to Bring to the Meeting
Your Name Tag
Show and Tell
Donations for the Community Outreach Program
The following books will be available at the August meeting: Quilts on the Double by Ju-dy Hooworth & Margaret Rolfe Quilters Academy by Harriet Hargrave & Carrie Hargrave. (a skill builder) Art of the Needle by Henry Joyce (museum quilts) Everyday Embellishments by M'Liss Rae Hawley Fat Quarter Quilts by M'Liss Rae Hawley (great for cup-board quilts) The 1776 Quilt by Pam Holland Foundation Borders by Hall & Haywood (for the something different border) Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars by Carol Doak (comes with a dvd) Mariners's Compass by Carol Doak (challenge youself) Easy Paper-Pieced Miniatures by Carol Doak Happy Endings by Mimi Dietrich (get a look at different edg-es) Pieced Hexies by Mickey Depre (suddenly interested in hex-ies, wow) Rotary Heirloom Quilts by Nancy Brenan Daniel (oldie but goodie, see pg 44)
Erma Giron, Librarian
Our November 21st meeting begins our switch to daytime meetings. Mark your calendars for the change. Meet and Greet at 1:00PM with the 1:30PM meeting to follow.
