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Page ORANGE GROVE QUILTERS GUILD

for the Tenth Annual

Fairfield Fashion

Show on the Pfaff.

She is now rapidly

learning the joys

of machine em-

broidery working

on a new Pfaff

Creative Vision.

Active in the

quilt and doll

making world for

many years as a

popular teacher,

judge, and designer

Nancy has authored

twenty one books on

sewing crafts and

quilt making. She

has contributed to

quilting and craft

magazines. Her

Our speaker for FEB-

RUARY is Nancy

Brenan Daniels who

comes to us from Ari-

zona. She learned her

love of quilts from her

maternal grandmother

who encouraged her to

play with fabric, tem-

plates, and to sew at a

very young age. In

1982 Nancy and two

partners opened

Quilters’ Ranch in

Tempe, Arizona. After

expanding the busi-

ness twice in ten years,

Nancy sold out to her

partners. She has since

devoted herself to quilt

making -- teaching,

judging, designing and

writing books and

articles.

Before 1985 all

Nancy’s sewing was

done on a Singer

Featherweight. By

1986 Nancy was de-

signing quilts, cloth-

ing and dolls that

required more polish

than her trusted

Featherweight could

offer. After much

research, she bought

her first modern ma-

chine, a Pfaff 1469

and completed her

prize winning "Stitch

in Time" garment

ensemble and later,

her ensemble

"Jackrabbit Sunrise"

DisPatcher

NEXT MEETING

Feb 10

R-Z BRING

TREATS!

ORANGE GROVE QUILTERS GUILD

quilts and crafts have

been on the covers of

engagement calendars

numerous magazines.

FEBRUARY 2010 VOLUME 28 #2

www.orangegrovequiltersguild.com

Nancy Brenan Daniels to Visit OGQG in February

What a way to begin our exciting year of workshops with our Nancy Brenen

Daniel‟s “Slice „em & Dice „em.” Looks like this may be a “quick finish”

quilt for you. Can‟t wait to see the various fabric choices and of course the

finished product. Don‟t forget to share them

at Guild...March‟s workshop will be pre-

sented by our own Kathy Van Bruggen.

“Hummingbird Delight” is a feast for the

eyes! Kathy really makes her classes “no

stress” and newcomers as well as experi-

enced appliquérs will enjoy her class.

Even though many workshops are full

please put your name on the wait list as life happens and openings often come

up. Stop by the workshop table to see project pieces and have your questions

answered.

Since we are no longer providing snacks or coffee, tea, water, please bring

your own. There is a refrigerator to store lunches. Purchased lunches can be

bought nearby. Please bring your own extension cord too. Looking forward to

seeing you! Marie and Justine

Workshop Features Slice and Dice

We are looking forward

to using our new work-

shop venue - West-

minster Village

Club House. The complex is off Bolsa

Chica just south of

Westminster Avenue at

5200 Blackpool. Direc-

tions available at the

workshop table.

DISPATCHER

It was a pleasant return

to guild and fun seeing

everyone after a long

holiday break. I would

like to extend a warm

thank you to Marie Blash

for performing the instal-

lation of officers and

making it special. I

would also like to thank

the new officers, stand-

ing and general commit-

tee members for accept-

ing their positions. They

will all help to make

2010 a successful and

memorable year.

Beginning the guild year

with our member show-

case was a special treat.

Linda Gray and Karen

Powel not only wowed

us with their quilts, but

they explained their

techniques, trials, valu-

able clues into color

choices and tips on prob-

lem solving and working

with difficult instruc-

tions. As an added bo-

nus, we were given a

show of shows with the

President’s Parade as it

unfolded before our

eyes. We were reminded

of the deep ties amongst

our guild members and

the care with which each

quilt had been carefully

planned and executed;

serving as a befitting

tribute to each of the past

presidents.

This year brings some

wonderful speakers to

our guild, Nancy Bren-

nan Daniel, Cathy Van

Bruggen, Karen Kay

Buckley and Anita Shak-

leford to name a few.

Merci Apodaca, our

second vice-president,

has done a great job in

contracting with these

speakers for a line-up of

workshops in both piec-

ing and appliqué. You

won’t want to miss out

on these classes.

An important focus this

year will be on our mem-

bership and their in-

volvement in the guilds

events. Thayone Jones

introduced us to the UFO

Challenge and Sally

Lansing has us working

on the guild challenge

“What Mama Said”.

Also, start thinking of

what you would like to

contribute to the quilt

show as it is going to be

your time to shine. Per-

haps you have a recently

completed quilt, or one

in the works that you are

particularly excited

about. Linda Gray and

Joyce Oberle, the quilt

show chairs, will be tell-

ing us a lot more in the

months to come.

I am grateful for our

members many contribu-

tions. Our members are

our most valuable re-

source. This is your

guild and together we

make it an exemplary

guild. I, along with the

Officers and Committee

members, welcome and

solicit your continued

comments and sugges-

tions.

May your needles al-

ways be threaded and

ready to sew the fabric

with which you envelope

your loved ones.

Ellen

“You are a wonderful group and it has been my

honor to serve as your President for these past

two years.”

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Outgoing President Joyce

Oberle hands the gavel to

new president Ellen Ro-

man.


Quilting

is a gift

you give

yourself.

The Basket Brigade Reports!

Our theme for January starts with New Years and Winter. Creating baskets full

of colors such as cool blues and snowy whites reminiscent of Jack Frost, as well

as bright and cheery celebration colors to ring in the New Year 2010 will be our

goal. As our members donations make our baskets delightful we would like to

extend a warm thank you to all who donated in December and during our meeting

in January. Last month our baskets earned $155.10. Our LUCKY winner where

for the first basket was Elaine Ohgi, and the second LUCKY winner was Taffy

Harper. May you stay dry and warm during our rainy season.

Anna Carlson and Kim Green

The 300 plus members

of the OGQG have re-

cently accomplished an

amazing feat. You,

somehow, managed to

keep a secret for over a

year!!!! I am in awe of

my second President’s

Quilt. As I have told

you before, “You are the

most generous group of

people that I have ever

had the pleasure and

honor of being associ-

ated with.” I shall treas-

ure both of my Presi-

dent’s Quilts, always.

They both represent the

wonderful memories

that I have from these

past two years. In addi-

tion, these two exquisite

quilts represent friend-

ship that was lovingly

stitched into each. I

truly appreciate the time

and effort that went into

the creation of both.

Thank you to all of you

who worked on my

quilts: the organizers

and designers, including

Marie Blash, Linda

Gray, Sharon Hritz,

Carol Logue, the

piecers,

the ap-

pliquérs,

hand-

quilters:

Marie

Blash,

Ardith

Endres,

Linda

Gray, Irene Haydik,

Nancy Henry, Cecilia

Hosford, Phyllis Leh-

man, Gale Licata,

Nancy Mastroianni,

Carol Matthews, Mary

O’Driscoll, Barbara

Purks, and Mary

Stockard, machine

quilter Cecilia Hosford,

and machine embroid-

erer Karen Powel. You

are all so talented.

Through my two lovely

Historian Books, I can

relive these last two glo-

rious years. Thank you

Mary Stockard and all

who helped put them

together. They, too, are

mementos to cherish.

I would like to thank

my husband, Scott, for

being my mainstay dur-

ing my terms in office.

He has been at my side

as my proofreader, and

offered ideas and en-

couragement the entire

time.

Once again, I would

like to thank all of you

for a memorable time.

You are an extraordi-

nary group; it has been a

joy to serve as your

President for these past

two years. Lots of Hugs

for all of you,

Joyce

A Giant Thank-You from Outgoing President Joyce Oberle

DISPATCHER

Here's the New Information About the Challenge

If your challenge is completed, please bring it to the March meeting and I

and my helpers will hang it to be enjoyed by the guild at our meeting. We

will have prizes and we will have a viewers

choice.

If your challenge is not completed, take a deep

breath.....you have until October 13 to finish it so

we can display it in the quilt show this year. The

quilts will not be entered in the National Guild

Challenge at Knoxville, but will be shown at our

own show.

If you have any questions concerning the chal-

lenge, please feel free to call, or email me at:

Sally Lansing

[email protected] 714 776-7805

The

deadline

for the

challenge

is now

October

13….

Mama

says: Do

IT!!

South Bay Quilters : “Thirty Years of Quilting”

South Bay Guild will host its Quilt Show at the Torrance Cultural Arts

Center 3341 Torrance Blvd., Torrance CA on February 20, 10am to 5pm

and Feb 21 10am to 4pm. Admission is $8 and the show features over

200 quilts and garments on display, Hoffman Challenge Quilts, merchant

mall, quilters café, miniature quilt auction, opportunity quilt and raffle

baskets drawings on Sunday 4pm. For additional information call Sue

Glass at 310-372-3945 or e-mail: [email protected]

Six Spectacular December Ladies!

Our Unsung Heroes for December were six very special Guild ladies. All six

ladies work very quietly behind the scenes for the betterment of our Guild. It is

ladies like these who make our Guild strong. Dodi deSha, Sara Forster, Nancy

Henry, and Marie Van Vorst all seem to hide each month while hanging Show

and Tell quilts. They create a wonderful display each month so that all may en-

joy the efforts of fellow members. Thank you Dodi, Sara, Nancy, and Marie

for a job well done. Each month, using her time and her own fabric, Phyllis

Derigo stitches five or six pillow cases that she donates to the philanthropy pro-

gram. She has made over 100 so far. What a special gift, thank you Phyllis.

Sally Lansing might be known as “the rescuer.” She has an eye for seeing

whatever needs to be done. She filled in to bring the Round Robin Challenge to

fruition. She even enlisted Mary Stockard to help with the labels for Round

Robin. Thank you, Sally, for your thoughtful insight andMary for assisting

Sally with the labels. Congratulations to these six spectacular ladies!!!!!!!!


Philanthropy Needs Your Help in Final Quilting

Last year was a great success and we are looking forward to serving in

many of the same areas as we have in the past. We are looking at new

needs and will keep you all updated as things develop.

Now that it is a new year, we are promoting the quilting of small quilts that

have been sandwiched. There are approximately 60 of these quilts, so stop

by in February and pick one up. They can be stitch-in-the-ditch, cross-

hatched or free motion. Patterned stitching is nice, but not necessary.

These quilts need to be completed because we have over 50 quilts that need

to be sandwiched but there is no more room to store them. This is a won-

derful way for you practice before attempt your own “keeper” quilts.

Come see us!

Carol Munn & Carol Howerton

A day

patched

with

quilting

seldom

unravels.

Welcome to Our New Members! We had 160 members at the January meeting, with five guests and

nine new members. Joining the Guild at the end of the year or at the

first meeting in January were:

Carolyn Poppen , Huntington Beach Cynthia Cooper from Yorba Linda

Donna Springer of Huntington Beach Janet Gavney of Huntington Beach

Lisa Matthews from Santa Ana Alice Yonago, Westminster

Jeannette Gipson, La Palma Virginia Hess, Santa Ana

Lerae Lane of Lakewood Pat Magill, Fountain Valley,

Betty Karbo, Huntington Beach Judy Gibson, Huntington Beach

Elaine Oghi, Westminster Karen Verhaar, Midway City

Barbara Zaft, Huntington Beach, Chuck & Laurel Weaver, Hunt. Bch

Leland and Della Sisk of Garden Grove Rita Finnerty, Villa Park

Thellis Pittman of Garden Grove CA

DISPATCHER

FOR SALE A well-maintained HandiQuilter HQ16 longarm

quilting machine with an expandable Studio Frame.

Also included is a computerized ProStitcher. For

price and details contact Joyce Oberle 714-894-

4970.

Quilt Show Slated for November 5 and 6

Thanks For All Those Lessons

Helen Williams!

OGQG is fortunate to have a veteran quilter

available for mini-lessons after Guild at

nearly every meeting. It’s a great spot to

brush up on techniques or learn some new

ones from a lady with skills to spare. There

are often useful handouts, and it’s never

more than 15 minutes or so! She’s a kind and

witty teacher. Hang around!

Mark your calendar for Friday November 5 and

Saturday, November 6 as these are the dates for our

Quilt Show this year. We've titled the show " A

Patchwork of Quilts" and wish to create a "down

home" feel to the show.

Our goal is to have no more than 10 vendors as well

as one quilt appraiser. The best thing about this quilt

show is that you'll be able to showcase one, possibly

two, quilts. We'll be asking you for lap quilts and

wall hangings as they will fit best in the show.

We need help in many areas, so when asked, please

say yes.... help is needed on many committees such

as publicity, quilt show layout. etc. , as well as white

gloving, set up and take down of the quilts, so there

will be a place for you to

help out. Please think

about where you can

help and let us know.

Our next quilt show

meeting is Friday, Febru-

ary 19, 9:30 AM at

Joyce's home... see you

there!

Any questions, please

let Joyce Oberle and/

or Linda Gray know..

Thanks!

Page 6

Chairs for the up-

coming show are

Joyce Oberle and

Linda Gray

(above) , see either

of hem to be part of

the team. The more

hands we have, the

fun we have.

If you ever need an inspi-

ration for a quilt block,

there are 1600 of them on

a website, with color direc-

tions, yours free for a

click. Visit:

http:www.quiltbus.com/

Free-Quilt-Blocks.htm


Feb 1 Justine Gentile

Feb1 4 Margaret Gritton

Feb 5 Jan Bruttomesso & Shirley

Ellsworh

Feb 6 Elsie Sadler

Feb 8 Claudia Singal

Feb 10 Mary Jane Lewis, Elaine Ohgi, Gayle Wayne,

Linda Webre

Feb 11 Linda Gray, Carolyn Rhodes

Feb 14 Michaeline Boyle

Feb 15 Patricia Rooke

Feb 16 Joan Groff,Patricia Kessler

Feb 17 Ophelia Skinner

Feb 18 Kim Van Bruggen

Feb 20 Cindy Cooper

Feb 21 Lisa Matthews

Feb 22 Roberta Roberts

Feb 23 Mary Jane Bailey

Feb 24 Lorraine Jones

Feb 25 Alice Yonago

Feb 28 Ann Dutton

January‟s Unsung Jewels Get Thanks from Joyce

It was my pleasure to be able to present the Unsung Hero Awards to three notable

ladies at our January Guild Meeting. Angie Jared and Wynona Welty are simi-

lar to doctors as they are “on call” for the 24 hours before each meeting. While it

may not be necessary for them to pick up the keys for Acker Hall, they are always

there, just in case. Thank you Angie and Wynona for being available on a mo-

ment’s notice. Sandi Polizzi has been a special helper, just for me, this past year.

She very amiably toted the Brave and Tally Boards back and forth each month.

She set out the Braves and placed the Guild Banner on the podium. She always

“sensed” when I needed an extra hand. Thanks Sandi, for being my “right-hand

gal.” We are so lucky to have such great “behind the scenes” ladies such as your-

selves. Congratulations!!!!

Page 7 ORANGE GROVE QUILTERS GUILD

Asking a

quilter to

mend is like

asking

Picasso to

paint your

garage.

DISPATCHER

Quilter’s UFO Challenge To Begin This year you have an opportunity to win prizes and recognition for

turning UFOs into quilts! Here’s the challenge:

Over the next year, turn 5 UFOs into quilts (no garments, bags, dolls,

etc. please). If you didn’t get the challenge rules at the January Guild

meeting, the rules and form will be available again in February. If

you did get a form, remember to bring your completed form (keep a

copy for yourself!) and $10 to the February meeting. I’ll be drawing

the first number, and that project will be due in April.

Here are the rules:

Decide which 5 of your UFOs need to be quilts by 2011

Finished means quilted, bound, and labeled.

One quilt will be due every two months; the first quilt will

be due at the April Guild meeting. The order in which

quilts will be due will be random to add to the fun and chal-

lenge. The order will be determined by drawing in the

months in which no quilt is due, in case you finish and

want to work ahead. The last UFO will not be due until the

January 2011 general meeting because of the holidays.

When you turn in your entry form, you’ll be given a partici-

pant ribbon to wear this year. As you turn in each quilt,

you’ll get something to pin on the ribbon to show how

many of your UFOs have become quilts this year.

Everyone who finishes at least one of the five UFOs will be

entered into a drawing for a nice prize.

Everyone who finishes all five UFOs will be entered into a separate

drawing for the GRAND PRIZE! Your odds of winning a prize will

never be better. All the prizes will be determined based on the num-

ber of people participating in the challenge. Really, everyone who

participates wins because you will have finished quilts that might

otherwise have lived their entire lives as UFOs stashed in the back of

a closet!

Thayone Jones

Thayone Jones is a

one-woman cheer-

leader for stash-

reduction through

UFO completion!


Sponsors Winners

Calico House Shirley Bower, Helen Williams

Moores in Hunt Bch. Carolyn Rhodes, Jeri Lopes,

Sandi Polizzi, Ann Armstrong

Tall Mouse Corni Quinleven,

Mickey Phillips

Long Beach Sew N Vac Glaitis Boots

Quilt Bee Kathleen Greer, Beth Stiel

Sponsors Winners

Time to Sew Taye Iadomi, Merci Apodaca

Q Long Arm Lee Milligan, Diane Hoffman

Cecilia Quilts Carolyn Poppen

Quilt Cupboard Elaine Ohgi, Nancy Post

Bunny Hutch Karen Verhaar

Timeless Quilts Eloise Sadler

Sewing Party Gale Llicata, Ursula Hartunian

A time to

celebrate

past

presidents

Sincere Thanks to Cindy Zechter, owner of Calico

House, for her very generous donation of fabric to

our Birthday Basket. We are off to a great start!

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Yes, the wine labels above and at left are quilts! (Karen Powel)

Farewell Sandy Barrad … OG Quilter Sandy Barrad passed away shortly before Christmas following a lengthy period of ill health.

Sandy and I met in a 9 month long class with Doris Carmack in 1994. Doris in-

vited us to visit the guild and we joined in January 1995. Sandy was a member of

the Talking Threads Friendship group (formerly known as the Grim Rippers)

since it was formed. She so enjoyed the Guild and quilt shows, and quilt shops.

She also made trips with the Traveling Quilters. Sandy had been ill for many

years with lung disease and complications. She had been unable to attend Guild

meetings for quite some time. She is survived by husband, Burt, son David,

daughters Sherry and Ellen and 4 perfect grandchildren. We'll miss you , Sandy.

Shirley Ellsworth

Members showcasing quilts in

January were Linda Gray and

Karen Powel. Fabulous!!

The Orange Grove Quilters Guild is a tax exempt group organized to promote coopera-

tion and exchange of ideas, among those interested or engaged in quilting and fiber

arts; to encourage and maintain high standards of design and techniques of creative

quilting and fiber arts; to inspire personal achievements.

Membership is currently open.

Annual Dues are $25.00 per year beginning in February and ending in December.

Guest donation is $3.00 per meeting.

Meetings. Doors open at 9:00a.m. The regular meeting is 9:30a.m. the 2nd Wednesday

of the month( There is no meeting in July). December’s meeting is the 1st Wednesday.

The meetings are at Garden Grove United Methodist Church in Acker Hall, located at

12741 Main Street, Garden Grove, Ca.

Presort Std

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Deliver to Addressee or Current Resident

February

2010

President Ellen Roman

1st Vice Pres Susan Johnson

2nd Vice Pres Merci Apodaca

Secretary Nancy Post

Treasurer Judi Smith

Standing Committees:

Past President Joyce Oberle

Parliamentarian Linda Gray

Historian Karen Powel

Librarian Margot Taub, Sherry Lincoln

Membership Penny Soldin, Joann Schaum

Newsletter Gayle Wayne, Cecelia Hosford

Philanthropy Carol Howerton, Carol Munn

SCCQG Rep Carol Logue

Ways & Means Anna Carlson, Kim Green, Fran Bodle

Workshops Marie Blash, Justine Gentile

Documents

DisPatcherPurks, and Mary Stockard, machine quilter Cecilia Hosford, and machine embroid-erer Karen Powel. You are all so talented. Through my two lovely Historian Books, I can relive