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Quilters’ Guild of East Texas
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Volume 40, Issue 6
Guild Minutes 2
Country Store Sale 3
Country Store Pricing 4
Cuddle Quilts 5
HIVE news 6
Upcoming programs calendar 7
Library News 8
ADS 9
I n s i d e t h i s
i s s u e :
Refreshments* January: H I K February: O P Q R March: N T U V April: C May: Pot Luck Luncheon June: S July: B August: A D J September: E F G October: L W X Y Z November: M December: Luncheon *no refreshments during COVID
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
I have to spend a few minutes bragging on your great Board of Directors. This year has been such a challenge for them. How do we communicate with ourselves and all our members during COVID? What do we do about a quilt show when Harvey Hall is being torn down? How do we handle workshops on a limited budget? To Zoom or not to Zoom? How do we have meetings in masks and with social distancing when the Church opens again? How do we get officers elected and installed when we are not meeting face to face? Every month has brought them a new challenge and every time they have brain-stormed and come up with solutions. They were the first ones to step up and volunteer to offer programs and workshops when we found out we could start meeting again. This gave our newly elected 2nd VP some breathing room to plan for the future. They came up with the idea for our drive by-meetings in September and October which allowed us to elect and install our officers. This also allowed us to begin meeting again in smaller groups where we could maintain social distancing and ease back into our full group meetings. Rhonda Chapman single handedly met the challenge of what we were going to do for a Christmas party when we could not have a pot-luck buffet and most small groups were still not meeting. Now the Board is dealing with the closing of Harvey Hall and what to do when we have no location for a quilt show this year. Our quilt show chairs have come up with the idea for a mini event this year. In September we will have a Country Store Sale, Quilt Raffle and Silent Auction. The event is being advertised to other guilds and through our local quilt stores. Marilyn Hardy has come up with a really unique idea to stimulate raffle quilt sales!! You must come to her presentation at the June meeting to get the details and learn how you can participate. I am in the process of setting up a task force to begin rethinking our annual quilt show. I already have several volunteers to help out and we will begin meeting soon. The following people have served this year on the Board of Directors: Susan Webber, Maggie McGuire, Pat Graham, Cecilia Brannon, Marilyn Hardy, Jackie Ruffing, Mary Lou Douglas, Lucinda Cox/Sue Bugg, Rhonda Chapman, Margaret Cotten, Ann Hardin, Mary Ann Eckert, Claire Leifer. When you see one of these people at the meeting, please thank them for their service. It has been a difficult year and they have pulled together and come through for all of us. I am proud to have served with all of them. If you have any “out of the box” ideas, please let one of us know. We would love to hear from you. Thank you so much to Cathy Woodson, Susan Branscum, Sue Spivey, Mary Bartley and Marilyn Hardy for making up our nominations committee. If you are interested in running for officer, please contact one of them. Maresa Campbell has stepped forward to take over Cuddle Quilts and will be working with Karen Walters to insure that this very worthwhile project continues. Thank you Maresa for taking over and to Karen for all your hard work on this project for the last several years. As most of you know, Maggie McGuire has had to resign her position as second vice president for medical reasons. Please keep Maggie in your prayers. I am currently filling in for that position until we can find a new second vice president. This position is our Program Chairman. If you would be willing to do a trunk show of your quilts and tell us about your quilting journey for a Thursday lecture, I would love to hear from you. If you would be willing to teach a workshop for ½ day or a full day on Friday, I would also love to hear from you. If you know someone in Texas who might be willing to do a lecture/workshop for us, I would love this information. Many teachers have not been traveling but may be willing to do so by this fall if they have been vaccinated. Help us THINK OUT OF THE BOX about programs and workshops!!!
Susan Merrill
President
June 2021
Meeting Info 9:30 am Social & Check-In 10:00 am Meeting Map and location on last page of
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QUILTERS GUILD OF EAST TEXAS
The Quilters Guild of East Texas met at First Christian Church on Thursday, May 13, 2021. First V. P. Susan Webber called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. as Susan Merrill was absent.
The April minutes were approved as distributed in the newsletter. The Financial report is posted in the lobby. If you have any questions, see Cecilia Brannon.
Marilyn Hardy conducted a vote to change our by-laws under Article 6 Section B eliminating 5 and 6. The change would eliminate term limits. Notification of this vote was given in the Minutes of the April newsletter. We must have 2/3 of those present to make a change to the by-laws. The vote was unanimous to change our by-laws.
Susan Webber, 1st V.P. in charge of The Hive, said The Hive will not meet today due to the workshop Brenda is
conducting this afternoon. The Hive will resume next month. It is always for new members and any others who
want to learn something new or hone their skills.
Maggie McGuire, 2nd V.P. in charge of Programs, has resigned due to health issues. Please contact Susan Branscum
or Cathy Woodson if you would be willing to serve as V. P. of Programs, or the Nominating Committee.
Brenda Jeschke is bringing the program this morning and conducting a workshop this afternoon for beginning Embroiderers and on Friday she will be teaching multi hooping. The June program will be Marilyn Hardy and Jackie Ruffing explaining the construction and quilting of the Rose Wreath Raffle Quilt. Marilyn said she will give you good ways to apply heat applique and Jackie will give you her theories on quilt design. On Friday Corey Starkey will do the workshop and teach you how to make her bag. In July Cathy Woodson will bring an early 1900’s Antique Trunk Show. In August Cheryl Fillion will bring her YoYo’s Trunk show for our program and a workshop on Friday for Needle Felting. There will only be Installation of our new officers in September. No program or workshop so everyone can help set up for the Country Store Extravaganza Sale.
Marylou Douglas, Membership – we have 149 members with three new today.
Jackie Ruffing Social Media Chairman, was absent.
Karen Walters was absent. Tana Doss filling in for Karen said if you are interested in making a cuddle quilt she has
some kits available at the table. If you are interested in joining a Bee contact Karen Walters.
Sunshine & Shadows – Tana Doss gave us an update. Susan Webber has a new grandbaby, and we had a couple of
deaths. Please keep Maggie McGuire in your prayers as she is hoping to come back soon.
Becky Chambers said we had two guests and three new members. She then handed out door prizes from Options in
Jacksonville, A Joyful Thread, and Sharman’s. Becky mentioned she failed to get with Crafts and Quilting. Please
support our local quilt shops as they support the Guild.
Show and Tell followed.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
Susan Webber then presented Brenda Jeschke for her trunk show on Machine Embroidery Quilts.
Respectfully submitted Pat Graham, Secretary
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Quilt Guild of East Texas 2021 Country Store Sale * Raffle Quilt Drawing * Silent Auction
Friday, September 10th
Saturday, September 11th 9 am – 4 pm
First Christian Church
Christian Life Center 4202 South Broadway
Tyler, Texas
Mark your calendars for our sale. More info on pricing and
how you can help on next page and in Program section.
PDF version of a Flyer for our Country Market sale can be
found on our website for download and distribution to your
friends. (www.qgetx.org)
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Country Store—Price List (2021)
Magazines – Do not need to be pre-priced. Will be 5/ $1.00 or .25 each. Books - Do not need to be pre-priced. $2.00-$5.00 Scrap bags - Do not need to pre-price. Must be usable sized scraps, not trimmings. Fill gallon bags full. They will be put in a bin priced at $1.00. DVD’s- newer $3.00, older $2.00; CD’s - $1.00 for older and $2.00 or $3.00 for newer Patterns – old clothing patterns - .50 - Old Quilt Patterns $1.00 - Current Quilt Patterns from well known designers - $2.00 - $10.00 (Example – small Buttermilk Basin pattern - $2.00, Crabapple Hill, Red Crinoline - $5.00, Erica DeJong pattern – $10.00, patterns with templates (like Marti Michell) or paper for piecing - $10.00 (like Niemeyer) Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls - $15.00 Fabric – NEW INSTRUCTIONS - Measure yardage. Roll fabric and put masking around the roll and mark yardage on the tape. We will price it for you! $1.00 - $3.00/yard based on age & quality. Sewing Notions – •Small packages of lace and/or store-bought bias binding – do not pre-price, just rubber
band together. Will be put in a container at 5/$1.00 •Decorator fringe and large bolts of lace - $2.00 to $4.00. Depends on how much is on
the bolt. Use your own judgement. Put in gallon bag and mark or if it is on the bolt or roll mark on that.
•Small notions – seam rippers, embroidery scissors, tape measures, pins, needles etc. .50- $3.00
•Quilt rulers - $2.00 to $5.00- If ruler is like new mark it higher. Use your own judgement. Hand Quilting Frames - $5.00 - $25.00 Batting - .50 - $5.00 –Bundle pieces large enough to be sewn together for use and price with painter’s tape. Regular quilt sizes should be priced higher. Quilt tops - $ 3.00 - $25.00 – Depends how large it is, quality and age. Use your own judgement. Quilt Blocks - $1.00 - $10.00 – Put in gallon bag and mark price on bag with how many blocks included. Price should reflect number of blocks. (Child’s quilt or enough to piece a queen or king?) New items - .50 – $15.00 Items made for the County Store by Guild members should be priced based on com-plexity.
If we don’t sell it, it goes to Goodwill. Price it to sell! Items must be clean and saleable! No dirt, pet hair, cobwebs, etc.
Country Store is not a garage sale. Quilting/sewing items only! No cookbooks, gardening books, etc.
All money made at the Country Store goes to the Guild and
pays for our guest speakers.
We all derive great benefit from the funds raised!
Please use the information below for pricing any items your bring for the September sale. All items must be priced before donating.
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JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilters-Guild-
of-East-Texas/362839393822544
What’s your favorite site related to quilting that you would like to share with us? We’ll post it on our website. We make frequent updates to our website and Facebook page. Check us out and share! Jackie Ruffing Chairman
CUDDLE QUILT NEWS
Good News! Marisa Campbell will be taking over Cuddle Quilts. I am so glad someone is able to do it and we don’t have to dissolve this group. It has been almost four years since Cuddle Quilt began. Thanks to all who have made quilts, donated money for batting, and quilted quit tops. Please continue to support Marisa as she takes on this job. We are still collecting Cuddle Quilts for giving to Fatherheart. Please continue to stop by the table at Guild
meetings and check out a kit. Kits do not include batting, but if you cannot donate batting, it can arrangement to
bring you some. We are hoping to have enough to give to Fatherheart by July. There are now 7 quilts completed
and three ready to be quilted. Keep on Quilting!
Karen Walters
1—Tana Doss
4– Robyn Lieberman
6—Marylou Douglas, Eleanor Garvey
11—Bridget Hensley
21—Sandy Wells
25—Bettye Goforth
26—Karen Hollenshead
27—Marilyn V’Soske
28—Marcie Alberts, Nancy Sparks
29—Mary Reynolds
June Birthdays
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www.qgetx.org
Board Members
President Susan Merrill 903.658.2660
1st VP Susan Webber 903.721.1771
2nd VP Maggie McGuire
Secretary Pat Graham
Treasurer Cecilia Brannon 903.521.6569
Quilt Show Mary Ann Eckert, Margaret Cotton,
Ann Harden, Claire Liefer
Newsletter Lucinda Cox 512.633.7061
Available ONLINE! *Color Newsletter *Class Supply List
*pictures
Newsletter Information
Deadline for July Newsletter:
June 20, 2021 Ad Rates
1/8 page $5 per month (Guild Member) $10 per month (non-Guild Member) 1/4 page $25 per month 1/2 page $50 per month
ADS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED UNTIL PAYMENT HAS BEEN REMITTED. Thanks!
Submit information for the next month’s newsletter
to:
Lucinda Cox [email protected]
Submit information for the website to: Jackie Ruffing
This month we will make a money/credit card holder. I made one years ago and have enjoyed it because it is compact and easy to find in my purse. It has an open pocket in the middle for a driver’s license with two flap pockets which are great for paper money and credit cards.
You have the option to stop by and take a photo of the directions, or bring your supplies, sewing machine, and fabric to make your money/credit card holder with a mentor to guide you. If you choose the second option, please contact me at [email protected] so that we can have tables set up for your use.
The supply list for the money/credit card holder in-cludes:
2 fabrics – 9” X 9” coordinating fabrics 2 pieces of hook and loop tape – any width by ½” or two dots or 2 snaps
In June the Hive will be in the CLC (2nd building) confer-ence room #5, as far as I know. If there is a change, I will let you know.
The Hive is open to any member of the Quilters’ Guild of
East Texas. New members are especially encouraged to
join in the training and fellowship. We will meet about
30 minutes after the end of the Guild meeting. Bring a
snack or pick up take out. Stay safe and healthy.
Susan Webber
1st Vice President, Hive
Hive News
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Upcoming Programs & Workshops
June Program The Making of “Rose Wreath”—Lessons Along the Way
Presented by Marilyn Hardy and Jackie Ruffing How does a quilt go from an idea, an applique concept, to a finished quilt? The June program will be presented by Marilyn Hardy (who machine appliqued the quilt top and did the edge finish) and Jackie Ruffing (who enhanced the applique design with just the right amount and the appropriate designs in the quilting.) Along the way they will share insights such as these:
• Gathering ideas for quilt designs.
• Making a pattern design your own through subtle or major alterations to the pattern
• Preventing stiffness and thickness when many layers of applique are layered on top of each other.
• Ensuring there is uniformity in the placement of repeated applique elements.
• Applying the blanket stitch to secure applique edges properly—technical tips.
• Deciding what style of quilting motif is suitable to the quilt.
• Deciding how much quilting should a quilt top have.
• Filling negative spaces appropriately and effectively.
• Planning and executing a worthy and appropriate edge finish. With Jackie and Marilyn as your “guides,” you will gain an appreciation for our raffle quilt “Rose Wreath” and pick up some practical tips and pointers for the making of a machine-appliqued quilt.
Future Programs and Workshops
QGET PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs are offered the second Thursday of each month following the QGET business meeting at First Christian Church, Tyler. There is no charge to attend a program. The business meeting begins at 10am and the Program generally starts around 11. Programs last 1-1.5 hours.
Workshops vary in length from 1/2 day to a full day. They are held on the second Friday of the month. Workshops are generally $40 for members who sign up early and $45 for members who sign up at the meeting the day before the workshop. Cost may vary with the length of the workshop. Workshops begin at 9am. Participants are encouraged to arrive by 8:30 to set up machines and supplies if necessary. Workshops are in the conference room at First Christian Church, Tyler. This room is located in the building behind the main sanctuary building. It is next to the scout room by the doors that lead out into the parking lot between the two buildings. Please note that these doors lock automatically and you may have to go around to the main entrance to this building to get in. When we have full day workshops, you are responsible for your lunch. You may bring a lunch or order from one of the restaurants close by.
Date Program Speaker
Date Workshop Cost
June 10 10 a.m. June 11 9am-3pm
Workshop $35
Marliyn Hardy & Jackie Ruffing The Wonderful Traveling Quilt Bag — Corey Starkey
Kit fee None
The Making of “Rose Wreath” Learn to make the Quilt bag that Corey carries
July 8 10 a.m. 9-Jul Cathy Woodson No Workshop this month
1900's Antique Trunk Show
Aug 12 10 a.m. Aug 13 Workshop $35
Cheryl Fillion Needle Felting - Cheryl Fillion Kit fee None
Yoyo Trunk Show
Sep 9 10 a.m. Sep 10 & 11
Installation of new Officers Country Store Sale, Raffle Quilt, Silent Auction
Prep for Country Store Sale, Raffle Quilt Ticket Sales, Silent Auction
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QGETX Guild Library - Library Corner
==== HOW TO GET BOOKS from your QUILT GUILD LIBRARY ====
During this time in which social distancing is encouraged, we would like to offer two methods to get books from your Quilt Guild of East Texas Library:
Email Carol Kile at [email protected] the titles you would like to check out (using the library list on the website using the instructions below). We will have them for you in the foyer of the church on meeting days. You may also return books there. Request an appointment 2 days before the meeting day to visit the library from 9:00 to 9:30 on meeting day to look at and/or check out books by calling (landline) Carol Kile, (903) 566-8331 or sending an email to [email protected]. A mask will be required while you are in the library.
=========================================================== FIND a book you want: Lists of all the books in the Library are on the Quilt Guild’s website, qgetx.org. To locate the lists, select the tab RESOURCES (between Programs and Quilt Show on the homepage heading) and then select LIBRARY. Complete instructions for finding the lists and a book are shown on that page as well as the names of the lists. One list is the Complete Inventory of Books and the others are the inventory separated by category: Applique & Embroidery, Art & Inspiration, Guides & Techniques, History of Quilting, Patchwork & Piecing, Seasonal Quilts, and Small Quilts.
WHAT is in the library: There are approximately 700 books dealing with quilt-related topics that are available for members to check out (one or more at a time). You may return them when you are finished using them – no fines are assessed.
WHERE is the Guild Library: It is located in the Christian Life Center (behind the First Christian Church
building) in Room 4 and is open from 9:00 to 9:30 am on Guild meeting days by appointment.
DONATE a book: When you are next cleaning your sewing area and you find a book you are no longer using, we will gladly accept it so that other members can enjoy it. SUGGEST a book: We are always happy to get a suggestion of a book someone is interested in so that we can try to locate it for the Library.
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661-203-2092
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Tamara Walters Professional
Longarm Quilter
970.560.2231
529 CR 2940 Alba, TX 75410
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FOR SALE Pfaff Creative Sensation Pro
Sewing and Embroidery Lots of hoops, includes travel cases Great Condition (7 years old)
Needs a NEW Home!
Contact Kim Shook 806-789-8992
$500 $500
FOR SALE $1400 Bernina 950 Industrial Sewing Machine - Adjustable stitch length and width and adjustable needle position - Original Owner with less than 25 hours run time - Reliable Servo motor installed in 2017 - 14 Bernina feet including a 2-sole walking foot and a quilting foot.
Contact Vally Wyman—903-245-0535 Photos and info: https://easttexas.craigslist.org/art/d/tyler-
bernina-950-industrial-sewing/7308445568.html
QUILTERS’ GUILD OF EAST TEXAS
PO Box 130773
Tyler TX 75713-0773
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Location for Quilters’ Guild of East Texas
1st Christian Church of Tyler
Corner of South Broadway and Loop 323 for
Quilters’ Guild of East Texas.
First Christian Church
4202 South Broadway
Tyler, Texas
Notes from the Stash
If you UNSUBSCRIBE to our guild’s emails (CONSTANT CONTACT), “we” cannot re-subscribe you! YOU must contact
Sue Bugg or Celia Brannon so that we can send you a link to RE-SUBSCRIBE!
Refreshments, Show & Tell Program Quilt Holders & Folders, Door Greeters
January H, I, K February O, P, Q, R March N, T, U, V April C May Pot Luck Luncheon June S July B August A, D, J September E, F, G October L, W, X, Y, Z November M
December Luncheon
