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The Procrastinating Quilters Guild Newsletter

JANUARY 2020

Seville Recreation Center (Rec Hall), 2640 Seville Blvd., Clearwater, FL

PQ website: procrastinatingquilters.com

PQ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/469944486465125/

2020 Officers and

Committee Chairs:

President Robin VanScoy

Vice President Norma Santiago

Secretary

Sharon Kalinowski

Treasurer Tracy Parks

Audit Janet Jensen

Community Outreach

Gale Pittman (Chair)

Fifty/Fifty

Linda Steinport

Historian

Vacant

Membership

Denise Swenson

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2019 President’s Message (Robin VanScoy)

Happy New Year PQs! I trust that you all had a wonderful holiday season and that you were able to finish all of those gifts that you wanted to give as presents in time. If not, it’s ok finishing them for this year! Hard to believe that 2020 is already here, but it is! I want to take a moment and thank all of the Board and Committee Members along with those of you whom pick up a job or two for your contribution to our guild and its success in 2019. Your efforts are noticed and appreciated! With that in mind, in December we took another Guild survey to see how you all were feeling about where we are going and what we are doing. If you remember our score on a scale of 1-10 in Jan. 2019 was 5.94 with a median score of 6. The results are in and we have improved how you all are feeling by 1.86 points to a 7.81 with a median of 8. That is a great improvement and I am proud that we are moving in the right direction. Keep up the GREAT work!!!

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Mystery Quilt (2020)

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Newsletter Editor

Janis Magee

Parliamentarian

Penny Black

Party Coordinator

Norma Santiago & Team

Party Blocks

Linda Steinport Penny Black

Programs Coordinator

Stephanie Sheppa

Quilt Show Liaison (2019) Sharon Kalinowski

Retreat Planner (2020) Judy Wedekind

Sunshine

Paula Riccio

Website

Donna McCain

(Cont’d, President Message) The Board took your comments and the feedback and has put together a plan for FY20. The details will be shared at the January Business Meeting. We recognize that the lighting is an issue at Seville and will not continue with doing hand work or make and takes at meetings because of it. Our focus for 2020 will be on the Quilt Show, member workshops for Boutique items, more time to sit-n-sew and enjoy each other’s company and of course some lectures on new and fun topics. Feedback on the UFO Pres Challenge was that you all really appreciated it and would like to continue with it in 2020. You can find the form to add your UFOs to on our website under the FORMS section. Please complete it and return it to the February meeting with $1 per item. Rules will be the same and I will determine the winnings based on the number of participants and projects. Finally, we are looking for nominations of Organizations with whom we can partner with and they benefit from our Opportunity Quilt and the 50/50 fund raising in FY20. We are asking for nominations from the membership and the Board will narrow the list down to 5 for the Membership to vote on. If you have a charity that pulls at your heart or you are closely affiliated with, please nominate them by sending me an email with the information of the Organization and what your connection is etc. We would like to try to stay local so that we can build a connection with the organization as a Guild. The January Meeting is a week away and the Board and Committee members will share our outline and plans. Your feedback is always welcome and we know that each of you will continue to step up and contribute to the success of the Guild in 2020.

Cheers to a New Year!

Robin VanScoy, President

Programs (Stephanie Sheppa)

JANUARY MEETING

Our programs and educational opportunity events for 2020 cover a broad range of interests and techniques from traditional to modern. The calendar is almost ready for publication after a Board review and will be presented at our January Business Meeting.

ON THE ROAD TO QUILT 2021

In pursuit of looking for new projects, I found three (3) great websites full of inspiring ideas:

diary of a quilter.com -- sewing with scraps.com -- craftstaci.com Now trending are the new colors for 2020:

Pantone selected “Classic Blue” (19-4052)

Kona chose “Enchanted Green” for its cotton solid

Behr Paints picked “Back to Nature” (S340-4)

Stephanie Sheppa

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Community Outreach (Gale Pittman, Chair)

Hello ladies! Hope you all had a happy holiday season. A new year makes me thankful for friends and family. I made some time for quilting while I had extra time off work too. I feel like we had a productive year of community outreach. The final amounts of donations for 2019 are listed below. You were most generous and many people benefited by your skill and caring. I saw some really beautiful quilts that were so creative. We made tons of hearts for the babies and the cutest bears. The older kids benefited our group helping with clothing donations. All our small parts sure did add up to some big numbers at the end of the year. As I said in a FB post, please be at the January meeting. I have been the recipient of some big amounts of fabric donations......plus I organized my fabric cabinets at home. I will be putting them on the freebie table. Going, going, gone. I will also have a table of fabric for charity quilts. Lori and Mary Ann received the fabric and bundled them by color groups. Some may not necessarily have enough for a baby quilt but add some of your own fabrics to it and it will soon make a quilt. I would like to have you pick one up if you are interested in community outreach. There is no time table as to when they need to be returned as these are ongoing projects. Again, thank you all.

Gale Pittman

Charity 2019

Quilts (113)

Baby Hats (104)

Chemo Hats (12)

Scarves (12)

Bears (29)

Healing Hearts (513)

Burp Cloths (5)

Sewing Machines (2)

Socks & Underwear (6 large bags)

Heaven on Earth for Veterans ($$$)

Free Baby quilt patterns found here: http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com/2016/01/free-pattern-day-baby-quilts-part-2.html

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PQ Retreat 2020 (Judy Wedekind)

Heard the December party was a blast!!! The planning is coming along nicely for all to enjoy their Retreat weekend with no stress or pressure, with loads of sewing and laughter. Couple of quick highlights:

1. Registration is now closed. We voted in November to cap at the current 34 participants. 2. Will send out a balance due emails before our January business meeting. All money is due in February. 3. If you didn’t hear, we are trying something new this year, assigned seating for tables, this way

participants won’t have to stress about where they will be sitting if they arrive at 5:00 pm. In January, I will have a signup sheet, so you can tell me your 4 participants table will be or email me.

4. Hotel Room Reservation link: https://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/T/TPAOMHX-QUL-20200423/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

5. Payment Plan – Option #1 Plan – Next payment of $73.75 due in February. 6. Payment Plan – Option #2 Plan – Next payment of $47.50 due in February.

For any questions or balances, please contact Judy Wedekind

Sharon Kalinowski found the website link below helpful for quilting calculations and wanted to share. http://www.quiltersparadiseesc.com/Calculators/Square%20in%20a%20Square%20Calculator.php

Quilter's Paradise - Making Quilting Simpler Introducing Quilt Designer Want to have fun and express your creativity? Now you can with Slit 'N Sew Quilt Designer !With just a click of the mouse, you can easily create block-oriented quilt designs, such as Drunkard’s Path, by adding blocks, removing blocks, rotating blocks, filling shapes within the blocks with colors or fabric swatch images, copying blocks, calculating yardage needed ...

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Mexican Black Beans and Rice Salad (submitted by Stephanie Sheppa –

Stephanie made this for our Christmas Party)

Ingredients:

2 cups rice, brown & wild* 2 scallions, chopped green onions

1 can black beans, drained 1-2 tablespoons dried cilantro (to taste)

2 cups tomatoes, chopped small 1 cup salsa (generally mild)

1 cup red/green peppers, diced 4 - 6 oz. shredded Mexican cheese blend

1 cup whole kernel frozen corn ½ cup sour cream Preparation:

1. Microwave the rice for 90 seconds, pour pouch into bowl and put in freezer for about 30 minutes or until chilled.

2. In a large bowl, stir together chilled rice, black beans, tomatoes, sweet peppers, corn, green onions and cilantro; add salsa. Toss to coat, and then stir in the cheese.

3. To serve, line salad bowls/plates with lettuce leaves and top with rice mixture or in a large bowl for family style. Serve with sour cream.

Quick Information: Makes 6 servings/Vegetarian Calories: 192; Carbs: 42g; Total Fat: 1 g and Protein: 9g

I use Uncle Ben’s Ready Whole Grain Medley of Brown & Wild.

Chinese Turkey Salad (submitted by Donna McCain)

Ground turkey sautéed with ginger, coleslaw, carrots, bean sprouts, scallions and coconut aminos – 345 Calories (Serves 3-4)

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons oil 1 onion 4 garlic 5 scallions 1 tablespoon ginger 1 lb ground turkey 1 cups coleslaw 2 cups bean sprouts 1/4 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce 1 cup shredded carrots

https://fabric406.com/blogs/fabric406-blog/free-pattern-interlocking-os-quilt-block

Free Pattern - Interlocking O's Quilt Block

Posted by Elaine Huff on Jul 03, 2019

“Today we're going to sew together this modern-looking traditional quilt block called Interlocking O's. The pattern is attributed to Doris Dace but I couldn't find any more information about it other than that. Let's get to it!”

(I found this free block on Pinterest and thought you might enjoy it, click on the link below for the fabric requirements and directions.)

Directions:

Heat oil in large pan, add onion and garlic, ginger and cook until translucent and soft Add ground turkey breaking it up with a spoon; cook until no longer pink Add coleslaw, bean sprouts, carrots and aminos or soy Simmer 5 mins

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2/6 – Teri Roberts

2/17 - Cathy Starman 2/21 – Barbara Saydeh

1/27 – Carol Hemmingsen 1/28 – Diane Friedman

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Some of the Pray Flags

Ladies of the Lakes

Quilters of Lakeland, Inc.

2020 Quilt Show

January 24 & 25, 2020

First Presbyterian Church

175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL

10 am to 4 pm each day

http://www.ladiesofthelakes.org/index.html

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For more Upcoming Events go to

http://www.floridaquiltnetwork.com/newsletters/news255.html

West Pasco Quilters' Guild, Inc.

"Sew Many Quilts 2020―

Eye of the Quilter"

February 21, 22, and 23, 2020

Hours: Friday & Saturday 9 to 5 Sunday 10 to 4

New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center

6630 Van Buren Street New Port Richey, Florida

https://www.westpascoquilters.org/QuiltShows.htm

February 26–29, 2020

Wed.–Fri., 9am–5pm, Sat., 9am–4pm

VENUE: Ocean Center • 101 North Atlantic Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32118

https://www.quiltweek.com/locations/daytona-beach/

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Interesting Links:

The Florida Quilt Network: http://www.floridaquiltnetwork.com/ Buttermilk Basin: http://www.buttermilkbasin.com/ Country Quilts and Bears: http://www.countryquiltsandbears.com/ Craftsy: https://www.craftsy.com/ Happy Apple Quilts: http://www.happyapplequilts.com/quilt_fabrics Inspire Quilting: http://inspirequiltingandsewing.com/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ Sew’n Wild Oats Quilting Blog: http://sewnwildoaks.blogspot.com/ Sue Spargo: http://www.suespargo.com/index.php Sweet Darling Quilts: http://www.sweetdarlingquilts.com/index.htm

Please email all newsletter submissions for the FEBRUARY Newsletter to Janis Magee @ janismagee@yahoo.com by midnight, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020.

Freebie Table:

Did you do some cleaning out and purging this summer, don’t forget to bring your purged items and put on our Freebie Table. The only requirement is you MUST take it back home with you if it doesn’t get chosen to go home with someone else.