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General MeetingMonday, September 11, 2017(second Monday)
6:15 PM Set-up & Social Time 7:00 PM Meeting
Pacific Grove Community Center515 Junipero Avenue
(at 15th Street)Pacific Grove, CA 93950
What to Bring• Tying items (see to the right)• Shopping bag for free flea market• Name tag• Community Quilts• BOM• Checkbook to renew membership• UFOs• Library Books• Show & Tell
SEPTEMBER 2017
MPQG Calendar August 29, 2017 - Board Orientation Meeting (Monterey Library): 5-7pm
August 31 - September 4 - Monterey County Fair & Quilt Exhibit
September 11* - General Meeting: Tying Charity Quilts
October 1, 2017 - Workshop: Walking Foot WOWOctober 2, 2017 - General Meeting: Mel BeachChallenge Yourself
November 6, 2017 - General Meeting: Tracey BrookshireTextures and Textiles in Thailand
December 4, 2017 - Winter Benefit Social & Fundraiser& Wildflower Quilt with entry form due
* second Monday
September 11, 2017* (*Second Monday) Meeting
Annual Charity Tie-in 2017Help tie quilts for Voices for Children and the Monterey Peninsula Dialysis Center. Just think how these quilts, with bright splashes of color, will encourage those who have so many chal-lenges ahead -- you can help make someone smile. Join us on September 11th to meet our
newest members, and reconnect with old friends as we tie the quilts.
What to bring? A thimble, scissors, darning needle, and 1 1/2-inch or wider blue painter's tape, if you have it. Other supplies will be at the tables. I hope you all remember the knot I taught you last year!
For those of you would be willing to take a binding project home after the meeting, it would be much appreciated. Just sign out the project like any other finishing project.
Remember to bring your checkbook or cash to pay your annual MPQG dues.
Free Flea MarketFreecycle Tables on the patio. Open Hours: 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. and 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. Closed during the Tie-in from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
More information on Page 3.
TOC (Table of Content)
New President’s Message Page 2FreeCycle, Monterey Fair, Workshop, Page 3Officer Slate 2017-18 Page 4Quilt Challenge Page 4 Membership Update & Renewal Page 5Community News Page 6-7Interview with Member Terry Burns Page 8-92017-18 Program Schedule Page 10Wildflower Exhibit at PG Museum Page 11Our Merchant Members Page 12Block of the Month Page 13Local Events Page 14Friendship Groups Page 15
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Newsletter of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guildwww.mpqg.org
Board Projects: September 2017• Community Service Night (no lecture), Free Flea Market Preceding• New fiscal year begins September 1• Membership - late renewals due September 30• Advertiser renewals due for annual rate• Display Raffle Quilt and sell tickets at the Monterey County Fair - August 31 to September 4• Display Challenge Quilts at the Monterey County Fair - August 31 to September 4• Call for Community Grant Award proposals• Recruit Quilt Show committee chairs• Website changes due to web manager for specific area• Plan for Winter Benefit Social gift baskets• Call for original raffle quilt designs due in October for selection in November• MPQG Officers and Standing Coordinator Orientation (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)• Updates and announcements to Communications by the 13th of the month
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Message from our New President - September 2017
by Rita Jacques, [email protected], (360) 561-6296
My first piece of business is to thank all members for allowing me the privilege of serving as the President of Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild for the next two years. My second piece of business is a heartfelt thank you to those members who will make up the Board with me. It is a great team and I’m sure you all know that it takes a team to have a successful organization.
My promise to the Board is that I will keep meetings on time and on schedule following the precedent set by previous presidents.
If the fantastic display of Challenge Quilts at the last meeting is any indication, our display at the Monterey County Fair should be spectacular. I never recall seeing so many ready for entry. Linda Branting, Linda Garofalo and Dru Hammond did a wonderful job in selecting the subject. Be sure to give the committee feedback for next year’s challenge.
I’m looking forward to our next workshop by Mel Beach. I find that I never have enough practice on my quilting skills and this will be a grand opportunity to have uninterrupted time for that.
Our Winter Benefit Social & Fundraiser is coming up and I would like to give June Cornell a needed break by asking all of you for input for this year’s party. June has done the lion’s share of the planning and imple-mentation along with her husband for the last few years. It’s now our turn to create a party.
As many of you know, I lost my daughter quite suddenly in July. She was my quilting buddy and we attend-ed several Asilomar Conferences as well as other workshops together. Her skills far exceeded mine, but it was a great joy to create something together. As I write this I’m remembering her and truly understand now what a gift a quilt can be. It is her legacy to me.
If any of you have suggestions for me, please email or call. I welcome your input.
Board MinutesThe MPQG Secretary takes and prepares the minutes from the monthly board meetings. These minutes are posted on the MPQG website in the members only area. The latest approved minutes can be found here: www.mpqg.org/business/board/
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Freecycle / RecycleFree Flea Market - Bring Something - Take Something September Meetingby Liz Rondelle, [email protected], (831) 620-2512
Whatever you call it ... join the "quilt pickers" adventure. This month only, you have the chance to bring fabric and all quilt-related donation items to the Freecycle Tables on the patio. Open Hours: 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. and 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. Closed during the Tie-in from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.This is how it works. You bring clean fabric or other quilt related items to the meeting. There will be ta-bles in the courtyard set up to receive items. See something you like?? It's yours for the taking hence "free". Colorway scraps should come in plastic bags. Try to tape and label yardage of fabric. Please, bring your own shopping bag. This is a most excellent way of finding a certain fabric or getting free fab-ric for charity or other quilts.
One rule: If your items are not taken, you need to take them back home. Please do not leave them.
Last year was a huge success!
Monterey Fair: August 31 to September 4by Kathrin Brown, [email protected]
Thank you to all the members that signed up for a shift to volunteer at the Monterey County Fair. You helped fill all the slots so that our beautiful chal-lenge quilts will always be under supervision of white glove ambassadors. You will or should have received an email with a reminder of your shift and volunteer information. If not, please send me an email (above).
For anyone wanting to visit the fair, the hours are 12noon to 11pm every day, except Monday, September 4 until 10pm. The quilt room is open until 9pm every day.
Walking Foot WOW and Mod Mola with Mel BeachSunday, October 1, 2017The workshop is full; however, we do have a waitlist. Learn how to create beauti-ful, modern quilted texture with your walking foot. Let’s move beyond the basic stitching in the ditch and explore modern lines, decorative stitches, spirals and gentle curves that will add drama and eye catching texture to your quilt tops! Mel also includes for us the Mod Mola option. melbeachquilts.com
Contact Linda Garofalo for more info: [email protected] Mola Sampler
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2017-2018 Guild Officers by Noreen Nance, [email protected]
With a quorum at the August general meeting, the new board was voted in and approved. Here are your new/renewed board representatives. (see full board on our website - to be updated on September 1 - www.mpqg.org/mpqg-business.htm )
Executive Board: President - Rita Jacques Secretary - Catherine McGovern
Standing Coordinators Program - Nora Deans/Phyllis Martin - co-chairs Communication - Kathrin Brown Community Outreach - Sherrill Ash
Special Position Quilt Show Chair - Kathrin Brown
Board and Coordinator Committee Orientation is on Tuesday, August 29, at the Monterey Library from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for all board and coordinator representatives.
by Linda Garofalo, [email protected], Dru Hammond, [email protected]
A huge thanks to all of you who participated in the "TOUCH OF RED" quilt challenge. The response was overwhelming, with 57 lovely and unique quilts turned in at our guild meeting. They will be displayed at the Monterey County Fair from August 31 - September 4, where you can view them all as well as vote
for your favorite. The results of the voting will be announced at our September guild meeting.
All quilts will be returned at the September guild meeting on September 11 when we will announce the viewers’ choice awards.
Below: Just a sneak peak of some of the challenge quilts. Attend the fair and see them all and who made which.
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Membership Newsby Linda Branting, [email protected], 650-703-0531
Welcome, new member Holley Arbeit of Pacific Grove! Holley joined us for the August meeting and caught a glimpse of what we're up to through the fab range of Challenge Quilts on display and helpful mini workshops offered by fellow members. We look forward to getting better acquainted with you, Holley!
Back by popular demand: A printed, easy-to-read Member Directory!
This will be up-to-date as of September 1st, 2017, the deadline for membership dues, and will be passed out to members only (at no charge, of course) at the October Guild meeting. Members renewing after September 1st will not be included in the printed directory but may purchase one for $5 for as long as our supply lasts.
Are you wondering who is in the printed 2017-2018 Directory? If your name is here, you are in! Marge Able, Dorothy Abeloe, Gail Abeloe, Kathy Addington, Janyce Anderson, Donna Appleget, Holley Arbeit, Sherrill Ash, Allison Barrett, Jamie Bellew, Deborah Biller, Janet Borchardt, Linda Branting, Judi Brown, Kathrin Brown, Kristina Brown, Heather Butts, Gudny Campbell, Terann Carr, Holly Casey, Carol Catalano, Kathleen Clancy, Pat Cornelius, June Cornell, JoAnne Coss, Diane Costa Gabler, Fatima Dias, Marie Faile, Karen Flamme, Donna Foote, Judith Furman, Nancy Garcia-Ganan, Linda Garofalo, Jane Garrettson, Tracey Gates, Dru Hammond, Anita Harriger, Judy Harold, Gloria Hatton, Nora Dean Hekkers, Jean Herrschaft, Dana Herz, Elizabeth Hull, Rita Jacques, Jane Jarrett, Colleen Johnson, Johanne Karvelson, Corliss Kelly, Jeanne Krener, Stella LePine, Maia Liddle, Regina Liske, Marjorie Longo, Kristina Magill, Phyllis Martin, Yo Matsuda, Joanne May, Catherine McGovern, Elizabeth McInnis, Lyn McMillin, Susan Michelson, Kathy Miller, Sally Miller, Jeanne Mills, Regina Moore, Noreen Nance, Laurie Pakula, Tamberly Petrovich, Ann Pettit, Liz Rondelle, Anna Russell, Claudia Saunders, Beverly Schiavoni, Elaine Seely, Carol Silveira, Bert Sison, Alice Stoll, Linda Stoner, Janet Taillon, Marianne Tatum, Beverlee Taylor, Cat Toth, LaDonna Valenti, Amy Wareham, Sharon Winter, June Wolfe.
Haven't renewed yet? It's time to write that check and find a postage stamp. Use form below.
MPQG 2017/2018 MEMBERSHIP -- DUE September 1st (New and Renewal Membership)
Annual membership fee for new and renewing members in MPQG is $50.00.
Please write checks payable to MPQG and send to Linda Branting, MPQG Membership P O Box 2715 Carmel, CA 93921
Your name (please print): __________________________________________________________
____ Check here if your contact information remains the same. If no changes, no need to fill in below.
For changes in contact info only:
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________________________
Home Phone: __________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________________
Email address: __________________________________________________________________
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Thanks to Back Porch Fabrics - Turns 21by Claudia Sammis, [email protected]
Thank you to the very generous Gail Abeloe, owner of Back Porch Fabrics in Pacific Grove for donating 21 raffle prizes to benefit MPQG. Aren't we quilters lucky to have BPF in our own back yard. If you're new to the area, go to www.backporchfabrics.com to learn more about the classes, gallery show, and of course, fabrics and supplies.The raffle raised $430.00 ... we'll put it to good use.
BTW - Do you need inspiration for your wildflower quilt for the Natural History Museum exhib-it? Look no further than the panel to the right.
Here is the list of the 21 winners (that was about every 3rd person at the meeting - high odds!)
Above: Gift Certificate for a free class, and Garden Party panel from Michael Miller Fabrics LLC
12. Anna Russell13. Kathleen Clancy14. Judy Furman15. Claudia Sammis16. Yo Matsuta17. Holly Casey18. Heather Butts19. Elizabeth McInnes20. Cindy Brown21. Elaine Seely
1. Elizabeth Hull2. Maia Carroll3. Sheela Lepine4. Allison Barrett5. Tina Magill6. Jane Garrettson7. Judi Brown8. Jeanne Krener9. June Wolfe10. Mary Kay Hamilton11. Tracey Gates
Above: This is NOT a black & white pic-ture. These are the gray and black BOMs for August that were won by Maia Liddle.
Congrats!
CQFG Sew-inby Terann Carr, 375-7881
The September Sew-in, on the third Friday, comes pretty early since the first of the month is a Friday. Because of car week, August’s was delayed a week, so maybe we should meet on the 22nd instead of the 15th. I’ll be canvassing the regulars about what works better for them. We will announce the date at the September tie-in meeting.
Heartsby Terann Carr, 375-7881
Wow, we have been so busy lately! Don’t forget to make some heart pillows for our Breast Cancer Awareness Month pillow give-away! We have been given a number of bags of fiber fill for you to use, and they will be available at the September 11 meeting. I’ll also bring iron-on labels and patterns too. Your finished pillows can be turned in at the October meeting.
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eScrip and AmazonSmileby Tina Magill, [email protected]
MPQG now has a new and simple way to earn money through the charity donation programs (and yes we ARE an official charity under government rules) of AmazonS-mile program and through the eScrip program.The two programs work in different ways.
• AmazonSmile requires that you designate a charity, and then make purchases at Amazon under the AmazonSmile banner. Then, 0.05% of your purchase comes directly into our bank account quarterly. Here are links to the AmazonSmile program....easy to sign up, no charge, works with Prime or regular Amazon....and you can see your contribution at any time. smile.amazon.com.
• eScrip works differently depending on which store you purchase from. Locally, Lucky/FoodMAxx/Save-Mart are major partners. (More to come when I figure it out!...possibly Target!) It's as simple as using your rewards card or phone # when you purchase after designating your Charity. Again the funds go directly into our bank account.
FYI - eScrip allows for mass registration by the coordinator. I can do this for you and you'll get an email to confirm that you want to join. Again, it's free and only your phone number and an email are needed just like a rewards card. We can get up to 3% of amounts spent!!!! I will have eScrip signup sheets, more info, and step-by-step directions at the next meeting.
NEED HELP?...Have questions? PLEASE ASK ME. Tina Magill, eScrip and AmazonSmile donations coordina-tor. email: [email protected] or cell: 510-206-8477
2018 Raffle Quilt Pop of Color
Designed by Gudny CampbellQuilted by Holly Casey
Call for 2019 Raffle Quilt Design Proposals by Allison Barrett, [email protected]
Yes, now is the time when we start thinking about the next Raffle quilt. And yes, it will
be raffled off during the 2019 Quilt Show.
So if you are interested in creating an original design or using a copyrighted pattern with permission from the designer; one that encourages Guild participation; one that has people opening their wallets for a chance at a very special quilt; now is your moment.
The MPQG Board will be taking proposals through October to be finalized by the November board meeting. All proposals must include a marketing commitment and plan. This is an ex-cellent project for friendship or small groups. And it is a major fundraiser for the Guild. Think of the accolades; think of the ac-claim if your creative spirit can help the Guild balance its budget!
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An Interview with Terry Burnsby Cat Toth, [email protected]
When quilter Terry Burns reflects on her stitching his-tory, she sees two distinct phases, and distinct moti-vations for each. The first phase began with the promise of a Popsicle. The second began in darkness and loss.
“I started sewing in fourth grade,” recalls Terry. “A teenage neighbor gave afternoon sewing classes in the summer, and she always had a Popsicle for us. I loved it.”
The love grew. Throughout high school in her native Minnesota, Terry sewed almost all of her clothing. “My father was an upholsterer,” she says, “so he under-stood sewing. He took me aside one day and said, ‘You know, Terry, I can’t buy you all the clothes you’d like. But if you choose to make them, I will get you all the fabric you want.’ And that was my permission.” Her fa-ther wasn’t the only family member who encouraged her. “My mother would go to heck and gone with me to choose the right fabrics, and she’d talk me into bolder fabrics because I am tall and can wear them.”
Terry carried her passion for sewing into early adulthood. “When I was raising my two girls, I sewed every-thing from their underclothes out, except their winter coats,” she says, “And I still loved it.” Amid a busy household, she found that sewing conferred an unexpected benefit: “When I was sewing, it was the only time the whole family left me alone.”
But she set aside her machine—and those rare moments of solitude—to pursue her dream career of manag-ing medical practices. To that end, Terry earned a bachelor’s degree in business, and then a master’s degree. Work and life and family eventually brought her to the Monterey Peninsula, and a career-capping job at CSUMB.
But soon after retirement in 2009, Terry found herself adrift without the rhythms of work. Then she learned that her best friend of 35 years had lung cancer. “She was in the hospital in Sacramento. I’d go up every three weeks and spend five days with her. I did that for about three months, and she passed,” Terry recalls.
Darkness and loss took hold.
“I was really down one day, and talking to my youngest daughter. She said, ‘You know, Mom, I think you’d like quilting. I think that would be a good fit.’” Her daughter’s suggestion, Terry continues, “was the trigger that I had to do something. So I got online and found Craftsy. I signed up for a class and learned crazy quilt-ing. I still miss my friend every day. She was one of those special, special people. But now I have quilting, and I thoroughly enjoy it.”
The second phase of Terry’s sewing life was launched. She bought a pair of quilt patterns, and read the in-structions of one. “I got so danged confused because I didn’t yet understand the language of quilting,” she says, so she set the patterns aside and began to figure it out for herself. With her first quilt and all that have followed, she has enjoyed “learning about the colors, learning about the design, and doing the math of it. The creative part and the calculating part: that’s what I love.”
Today, eight years later, Terry remains largely self-taught, though she did join the MPQG about three years ago with her quilter-friend Tamberly Petrovich. “I love going to the guild meetings,” she says, “and I love the presentations. I get a lot of tips. Another thing that speakers do for me: they can have corners that are wavy, or colors that I would never put together, or designs that make me think, ‘I wouldn’t go down that road, but isn’t it gorgeous?’ The speakers [inspire me] to go outside my little box. I really look forward to the meetings because they help me see beyond my normal.”
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Meet Terry Burns continued:
“And,” she adds of the guild, “they’re a nice bunch of people. They really are.”
Terry quilts in the study of the art-filled home she shares with her husband and several rescue cats in Pacific Grove. Her sewing table and her Sears Kenmore machine—a 45-year-old stalwart—overlook the sunroom, which overlooks a riotous garden. The closet holds a generous supply of fabrics, organized by color and type. Like any quil-ter, Terry chooses her fabric by pattern and hue, but she also thinks about price. “I try
to focus on half-price if I can,” she says. “I don’t mind paying full price if that’s what I need [for] my project. But, to me, a bargain is a kick.”
To that end, Terry often visits the fabric outlet in Watsonville, and a Paso Robles store that features discon-tinued fabrics. “And of course I go to Back Porch, which has a great half-price table,” she says. “If I can find something really reasonable, if I can get the majority of a quilt’s materials for a good price, then I don’t mind donating it. In fact, I love donating quilts.”
Quilts are not all that Terry makes and donates. “I am quite involved with the Carmel Foundation for seniors,” she says. “In addition to having served on their Board of Directors, I’ve done embroidered flour-sack towels for them for about nine years. I donate 100 to 200 towels a year for them to sell, and they put the earnings into their own account” to pay for services such as low-income housing for local seniors. “That’s an impor-tant piece for me: to help out, quietly.” And, she jokes, whether it’s quilts or tea towels, donating means that “they’re not in the house. They leave, and that makes room for the next project.”
A chair in Terry’s study is stacked with her current works-in-progress: a trio of red, cream and black quilts that three of her grandchildren will use on their frequent visits to Pacific Grove, and a quilt of pieced feathers, in shades of blue, green and purple. The feather quilt is for a friend with a terminal illness. “My friend, her mother, her daughter and her sister all got feathers tattooed on their wrists as a gesture of solidarity. I loved the idea, and thought of getting one too. But then I thought, I’ll do a stylized feather quilt, and she will know. This is what I can bring to the feather club for my friend.”
This echo of the tragedy that led Terry to quilting reminds her that, as much as the craft has brought her great joy, it also has value in the dark times. “When I am sewing, I focus on sewing and not on other things. It reminds me of playing the flute, which I did for many years. I was never a natural at it; I had to concentrate and read the music. It was so wonderful to me, because when I was playing, I couldn’t think of anything else. I was totally im-mersed in that little world. Quilting and sewing do the same for me.”
Last in the stack is a king-sized quilt that Terry made at her husband’s request, featuring the card trick pattern in a wash of blue and brown batiks. (She brought this quilt to the July guild meeting for show and tell.) She is now making pillow-cases to match.
“We are both thrilled with it. My husband’s very supportive of this sometimes expensive habit of mine,” she says, adding that his stance is usually hands-off. But with this quilt, “I said, ‘do you want to go with me [to the Last Stitch] as I select the thread and how to get it quilted?’ He did, and we had a ball, just had a ball figuring out the designs. [W]hen we picked out the threads and picked out the pattern and all of that, it was a delightful time.”
“And,” Terry concludes, “it’s truly our quilt now.”
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2017 – 2018 MPQG Program Schedule Monday, September 11, 2017*
Annual Charity Event – Quilt Tying
Sunday, October 1, 2017 Workshop with Mel Beach: Walking Foot WOW!
Monday, October 2, 2017 Speaker: Mel Beach, Challenge Yourself – melbeachquilts.com
Monday, November 6, 2017 Speaker: Tracey Brookshier, Textures and Textiles in Thailand – traceybrookshier.com
Monday, December 4, 2017 Winter Benefit Social & Fundraiser
Monday, January 8, 2018* Speaker: Marie Strait, A Virtual Visit to the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles - www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Monday, February 5, 2018 Speaker: Mickey Beebe, How I Went from a Traditional to Modern Quilter in One Year
Saturday & Sunday, March 3 & 4, 2018 Workshop with Sue Benner; Sewing the Land – suebenner.com
Monday, March 5, 2018 Speaker: Jane Sassaman, Quilting Against the Odds – www.janesassaman.com
Monday, April 2, 2018 Speaker: Janet Locey, Trunk Show – henscratchquilting.com
Monday, May 7, 2018 Speaker: Geri Patterson Kutras, The Artist Within - geripkartquilts.com
Monday, June 11, 2018* Tips, Tricks & Techniques – Member demonstrations
Saturday & Sunday, June 30 & July 1, 2018 Workshop with Mary Lou Weidman, Workshop: Topic TBD
Monday, July 2, 2018 Speaker: Mary Lou Weidman, Lecture: Topic TBD - marylouquiltdesigns.com
Monday, August 6, 2018 TBD
*Second Monday
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Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild Wildflowers Quilt Exhibition
December 2017–April 2018
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Call for Entries We’re very excited to announce a second Guild quilt exhibition at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, this time reflecting a theme of wildflowers. The show will open in mid-Decem-ber 2017 and run until late April 2018.
The exhibition will feature quilts from Guild members depicting aspects of wildflowers in any style—traditional, modern, art, abstract, etc. The show will be open in early December and run through the holidays until late April and will overlap with the Museum’s annual wildflower ex-hibit. Please note that quilts submitted for the Museum exhibition will NOT be available for the Guild’s Quilt Show in early April. This means we can have quilts on exhibit in two places at once!
Guild members may submit up to three quilts. This year, the Museum will be accepting the quilts directly in early December, and quilters will be able to pick their quilts up directly from the Museum in late April 2018.
Deadline ▪ Bring quilts with Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History entry forms and a 4”x 6”
photo of each to the Museum on Tuesday, December 5th from 10 AM to 2 PM. ▪ Quilts will be returned on April 23, 2018, from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Guidelines 1. Must be a member of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild to enter – to join or
renew your membership, visit www.mpqg.org. 2. Members may submit up to three (3) quilts for the exhibition. 3. Members may submit existing work that fits the theme and size or create some-
thing new. 4. Quilts may be any size up to a perimeter of 120 inches (the sum of all four
sides). 5. Each entry must be accompanied by a 4”x 6” printed photo of the quilt. 6. Each quilt must have a sleeve for hanging. 7. Each quilt must have a label identifying the quilter on the back of the quilt. 8. PG Museum staff will make the final selection of quilts to be exhibited. 9. Questions? Email Nora Deans at [email protected]. 10.NOTE: Although every protection is taken to safeguard your entry, MPQG
does not provide property insurance. Please make sure your entries are cov-ered under your homeowners insurance.
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Our MerchantsShop FIRST at our advertisers.
Take a day trip to visit any of them. They can’t live without our support and we sure can’t live without them! When shopping at the following businesses, thank them for supporting our guild.
Registration opened on Thursday, May 4, 2017.Check the 2018 workshop schedule by clicking: here.
5327 Jacuzzi St., 3-C Richmond, CA 94808
Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, & SPECIAL EVENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, & SPECIAL EVENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, & SPECIAL EVENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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Remember, we appreciate DIFFERENT blocks. So if you make multiple blocks, please use differ-ent fabrics. This BOM is due at the guild meeting on September 11, 2017. More info on the BOM on our web site at www.mpqg.org/activities/block_of_the_month/
Block of the Month: September 2017* Double Hourglass *
After learning to make the Hourglass block in August, why not move up and try your hand at a Double Hourglass. For this one, you create a template from card stock or a cereal box. So, your learnings are: making your own template, sewing bias cuts carefully, and easily “nesting" for perfect intersecting seam lines.
What’s “nesting”? When you want two seams to match up perfectly, iron one seam allowance to one side and the other seam allowance to the other side. Pin right sides together fitting the two seams in place. It’s like locking them against each oth-er. Pin before and after the seam allowances before you sew. Quick and easy! Per-fectly matched seams.
Materials Needed8” square piece of card board or cereal box(1) 20” 2 1/4” strip of “happy” print fabric (red, yellow, blue, orange, green - happy colors, nothing muted)(1) 20” 2 1/4” strip of white fabric
Instructions1. Cut an 8” square out of card board. Cut the square twice on the diagonal to create 4
isometric triangles. Pic 2.2. Take your two strips of fabric, off-set them by 1.5”, and sew them together on the long
side with 1/4” seam to create a 4” strip of fabric. Press seams to the print fabric. Starch to help with later bias cut.
3. Take a triangle template, and lay it on the strip with the point of the triangle to the edge of the fabric. It doesn’t matter whether white or print is at the top. Pic 3.
4. Cut out your first triangle, then turn the template to cut the second triangle, turn again, cut the third, and turn a fourth time to cut fourth triangle. You will now have four triangles that make a block - two with a white tip and two with a colorful tip. Handle with care as they are cut on the bias. Lay them out as shown in Pic 4.
5. Nest seams on two adjoining pieces (see arrow) and pin on either side of seam allowance. Then pin at either end. Sew with ¼” seam. Repeat. Press seam allowances in opposite directions.
6. Then, place the two units together, again nesting seams. Pin on either side of the three seam allowances and at either end. Remember! Pins can be your friend. Press this final seam open to reduce bulk.
7. Voila, here is a colorful double hourglass block.8. Don’t trim the block - it will measure approximately 7 1/2” to 7 1/4”.
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Calendar, Road Trips, and Local Events September 10 - October 31 , 2017 Quilts by Dolores Roseveare Opening reception on September 10, 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. Gallery at Back Porch Fabrics. 157 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, 831-375-4453. www.backporchfabrics.com
July 21 - October 15, 2017 San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles 13th Quilt Nihon: features 30 quilts from the Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association.Fibershots 4th Annual Community Challenge & Sale (July 22 - Sept 3).Linear Intervention. Sabine Reckewell created a site-specific installation of 18 feet orange polyester webbing.Bold Statements: Quilts from the Permanent Collection.520 South First Street, San Jose, CA. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
September 16, 2017 + Pacific Grove Art Center. A few examples of their workshops below. Saturday, September 16, 1-4pm: Mini Weaving WorkshopFriday, October 6, 6-9pm: Shibori Dye Workshop Sunday, November 19, 1-4pm: Block Printing Holiday Cards. Pacific Grove Art Center. 568 Lighthouse, P.G. www.pgartcenter.org
September 23, 2017 The Cañada College Fashion Department 28th annual Artistry in Fashion The all-day event features an outdoor shopping extravaganza with local designers selling clothes, jewelry, and accessories; an Open House displaying student projects from noon to 3pm; an impromptu fashion show at 11am; food vendors; and free parking. Our featured guest is Sandra Betzina. A $10 donation is requested for entry. All proceeds benefit student scholarships. For more information, visit www.ArtistryInFashion.com or call 650-306-3370. The college campus is located at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., in Redwood City, CA. 10 AM - 4 PM.
September 23-24, 2017 Harvest Quilts and Fiber Art Show South Valley Quilt Association’s annual quilt show during Taste of Morgan Hill. Show moved to United Methodist Church, 17175 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill. Free admission (donations accepted). Sat: 10-5, Sun: 10-4. www.svqa.org
October 6 & 7, 2017 Sierra Gold 2017 Quilt Show Featured quilter: Joan Smith. Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood Street, Plymouth, CA. Admission $7.00. Saturday and Sunday 10-5. www.sgqg.org
October 12-15, 2017 Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) Largest quilt festival on the west coast. Explore quilting arts from around the globe in the show’s competitions and special exhibits. Workshops and lectures presented by an international faculty. Santa Clara Convention Center: 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA. Hours: Thur-Sat, 10-6, Sun 10-4.
November 11-12, 2017 Tuleburg Quilt Show - Odyssey of Quilting San Joaquin County Fair Grounds. 1658 W. Airport Way, Stockton, CA Sat 10-4. Sun 10-3:30. Admission $7. www.stocktonquilters.org/quilt-show.html
Quilt by D. Roseveare
Next General Meeting: Monday, September 11, 2017 (second Monday)Location Pacific Grove Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. (at 15th), Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Meetings are usually held the first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Many members arrive at 6:30 PM for an informal social time. Please check the front page for any schedule or location change.
Membership New members are welcome any time! Dues are $50.00 to be paid annually by the Sep-tember general meeting.
Guests are always welcome and are asked to pay a $5.00 fee to attend the evening program. Please stop at the membership table.
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MPQG Friendship Groupsby Marjorie Longo, 831-624-8649 or [email protected]
These groups are open to all MPQG members. Please contact the member listed below. If you would like an introduction to a group, or if you need help forming a new friendship group, contact me.
Carmel Tea Timers Meets Wednesday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Pat Tillson, 831-625-4123 All levels meet to do handwork
Carmel Out of the Box Quilters Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Marjorie Longo, 831-624-8649 All levels meet to sew, discuss, and create. Large tables available.
Carmel Valley Cut-Ups Meets the 1st Thursday 12-4pm, St. Dunstan's Church; Liz Rondelle, 831-601-0330 Meets to sew, share mini demos, group challenges, and charity quilts. Large tables available.
Mid Carmel Valley Valley Girls Meets the 3rd Thursday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Dru Hammond, 831-659-1507 All levels meet for sewing and some group projects.
Laguna Seca area Charity Quilt Friendship Group Meets the 3rd Friday 9:30 a.m. to ?? Terann Carr, 831-375-7881 All welcome to participate.
Pacific Grove Stitch and Dine Meets the 2nd Thursday 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Gudny Campbell, 831-372-6369 Sewing and dinner.
Salinas Que Sera Sera Meets every Monday, 11-2pm Active Senior Center Susan Riddoch, 831-449-6315 Focus on embellishments.
Monterey Friends of Fred Meets the 3rd Monday 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Regina Liske, 831-333-9302
