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C H E C K L I S T :
Nametag
Show and Tell
Bags for the
Hospital
Spice Challenge
The Common
Thread Chronicle
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
Next Meeting
May 8,
6:30pm
Location
Parker Adventist
Hospital
Inspiration A
M A Y 2 0 1 7
The next meeting of CTQC is a bit different than the usual. The Quilt
Show (Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims) has given us permission to
show one of their segments to the club. If you liked Simply Quilts, you
will love this “next generation” of quilt education that they have pro-
duced. The segments run longer, giving them time to explore subject
matter more in depth. As can be expected of Alex Anderson, she does a
good job at steering the subject matter in an interesting direction, as
does Ricky Tims. The show has given our club passes to access their
show online for a month. In addition, they have sent along a DVD of
one season of The Quilt Show to be given as a door prize to one mem-
ber that night. So, you won’t want to miss the chance to win the DVD!
The segment being shown on May 8 is a presentation by Sue Spargo:
“Folk Art in Fabric: Inspirations and Techniques”. Her style is colorful,
whimsical, and full of techniques that would be easy to add to your
own repertoire of skills. While she primarily works in wool, most of
what she does can easily translate to
cotton fabrics.
Though Sue grew up in South Af-
rica, she has been in the US for
many years. She teaches classes
around the country, teaches on
Craftsy, has published patterns and
books. For more on her techniques,
resources, class schedule, supplies,
and blog please visit her website at:
suespargo.com/index.php
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May Meeting
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Looking Ahead
May 2017 Program--The Quilt Show: Sue Spargo
2nd Challenge Reveal: “Spices”
June 2017 Program--Antique Quilts: Members Sharing Their Own Quilts -- This is a night to bring a quilt (or several!) that you have in the family or
have collected which fall into the category of “several generations old”.
Basket Giveaway
July 2017 Program--Judi Maxwell Doll Quilts -- Come see these quilts Judi has
collected over the years before she donates them to the
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.
3rd Challenge Reveal
Programs are planned for the upcoming months (but not set in stone yet) with antique
quilts, quick techniques, more trunk shows, and a program by the Rocky Mountain
Quilt Museum.
Quilters Club of America
http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/
For those of you who go to the computer when you need a break from the sewing machine,
the Quilters Club of America might be a place you want to explore. The site is a gathering of
quilters around the country who blog, share patterns, ask for and offer helpful advice, and
show off their latest creations. The club offers mystery quilt projects that have inspired more
than 100,000 posts and message boards on various quilting topics. In short, it is a place
where you can say, “Help! I’ve made a mistake”, or where you can look for new ideas to in-
spire you again.
It’s a fun site to explore while you drink your morning coffee (which, of course, you wouldn’t
drink while you are sewing!)
May 2017 Web Wanderings - by Ethel Swartley
International Quilt Study Center & Museum – Quilt of the Month
May 2017
Winter’s Gate
Linda Colsh Everberg, Belgium Dated 2008
9 x 9 inches
IQSCM 2010.015.0011
A screen printed and gelatin plate monoprint
on cotton muslin, Winter’s Gate was created
by American artist Linda Colsh while she
was living in Belgium. This piece was made
with cotton fabric, gelatin-plate monoprint
printed by the artist, screenprinting made by
the artist from computer-altered photos and
acrylic paints with invisible polyester
thread.
Winter's Gate: End of autumn, they approach winter's bare and frosted gate and continue down the
path.
The series for which my work is best known focuses on the elderly. I collect images of real people,
taking inspiration from the streets. In places where I have traveled and lived (America, Asia, Europe),
I notice people who others ignore: the invisible ones who blend into the background noise of busy
lives. Anonymous to me, I develop their characters in my imagination, on my computer, and in my
notebooks.
Starting with plain cloth, I dye, paint and print backgrounds and images. Each artwork is a drama: I
place a character in a setting and add props that express plot, personality and themes. I design with
large shapes or wholecloth and simple machine quilting. Here, I screenprinted the figures and bare
tree on a gelatin-plate printed background.
The subject is three views of an old woman, who I photographed years ago in Berlin. She walked into
my viewfinder as I was photographing above-ground pipes. She has become a beloved alter ego onto
whom I can project my own thoughts and who carries my stories to those who view my work.
- Artist Statement
Winter’s Gate joined the International Quilt Study Center & Museum’s Permanent Collection in 2010 as
part of collection of Studio Art Quilt Associates member works, each measuring 9 x 9 inches and mounted
for display.
A selection of Colsh’s recent work is on display at the museum April 11-July 9, 2017, in Like Breath on Glass:
Studio Work by Linda Colsh. Visit the artist's website for more information.
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Quilt Happenings
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Quilt Museums--Western US
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum rmqm.org
SAQA’s “Under the Western Sun” & “Buffalo Bill: Quilting the Wild West”
Through July 22
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles sjquiltmuseum.org
Modern Quilt Guild
Three Left Coast Artists: Linda Gass, Linda MacDonald, and Gyongy Laky
Quilts of Caohagan
Quiltbeast Through July 16
Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA quiltvisions.org/
Complementary Colors Through July 2
Selections from the Permanent Collection Through July 2
Earth, Wind, Water (Charlotte Ziebarth) Through July 2
Anatomy of Nature (Jean Wells) Through July 2
Pacific Northwest Quilts & Fiber Arts Museum (formerly La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum)
La Conner, WA qfamuseum.org
For the Love of Children; Miwako Kimura & Students Through June 25
Marginalia: Tapestries, Sarah Swett Through July 30
From Thread to Ink, Kristin Loffer Theiss Through May 28
Making It My Own, Creative Knitting Exhibit May 31 - June 25
International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln, NE quiltstudy.org
Layered Voices Through July 30
Quilt Japan Through May 21
Like Breath on Glass by Linda Colsh Check with Museum
Passages for close of exhibits
Joan White Collection
Upcoming:
Quilts by Edyta Sitar (July 11-October 8, 2017)
and many more!
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, TX http://texasquiltmuseum.org/
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light and Motion Through June 25
Along the Spice Route Through June 25
Upcoming (June 29 - Oct. 1):
Dynamic Diversity: Quilts by African-American Artists Art Quilts of the Midwest, guest curator Linzee Kull McCray
Hearts and Flowers: Antique Quilts from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum
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May 8 Meeting--Continued
“Spices” Challenge Due
The second challenge for 2017 is due the night of the next meeting. The theme of the chal-
lenge is based on the theme of “Spices”, and you are free to interpret it any way you think is
interesting, as long as it fits the 9” x 12” size (portrait or landscape orientation), is a fabric
sandwich containing a front, back and batting. A prize will be awarded for the favorite.
In addition, please bring:
Show and Tell (spring theme especially appreciated!)
Nametag
Any bags you may have sewn for the hospital
Quilts of Valor blocks (12” square, finished--see website for exact block specifications)
Announcements Front Range Modern Quilt Guild is having a quilt show in the park in Monument, CO, June 17th. Please call
me with any questions. Thank you!
Sally Leavitt President - Front Range Modern Quilt Guild 303.570.5353
Quilts in the Aspens
THE 11TH Annual quilt show of Quilter’s Above the Clouds Guild is August 12th, 2017 from 9-4 at the mid-
dle School, 600 E. Kelly’s Road, Woodland Park. More than 150 quilts and quilted items will be featured in
nine categories. Vintage quits will be shown in an old-fashion bed turning. Vendors will offer items for sale
and guild members will demonstrate various quilting techniques. A boutique will feature quilted and hand-
made items for sale. Admission $5, and under age 16 free.
We are excited to invite you to the Star Valley Quilt Trail, a unique quilt show featuring quilt exhibits in 5
towns along Scenic Byway, Highway 89 in Star Valley, Wyoming. This inaugural quilt show will be held
August 17, 18, 19, 2017, at the community centers in Afton, Thayne, Star Valley Ranch, Etna and Alpine,
Wyoming.
· Ricky Tims will be here for a 6-hour Master Class and evening concert. Ricky, a rock-star in the quilt
world, is a bestselling author, enthusiastic teacher, award-winning quilter, fabric designer and talented mu-
sician.
· The Quilt Trail will feature judged quilts, a quilt challenge, historic quilts, youth quilts, Quilts of Valor,
and lots of vendors.
· Featured judges will be Linda Taylor & Stevii Graves, both internationally and nationally known award
winning professional quilters, teachers, judges and authors.
· Our theme and Challenge Quilt - Solar Eclipse - highlights this Quilt Trail weekend. On August 21st
there will be a total solar eclipse over Western Wyoming. Ground zero will be the Tetons in Grand Teton
National Park just 45 minutes north of the valley.
We need your help to put on this special quilt show. We would love to have your guild members submit
quilts, as well as join the many opportunities to become a team leader or a team member, quilt set-up and take
-down, white glove ambassadors, and more. Visit our website, www.starvalleyquilttrail.com, or Facebook
page. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions, 307-883-2088.
P.S. Lodging in Star Valley is limited, so if you are considering attending get your reservations early.
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April Photos
April Program - Jananne’s Quilts
Jananne presents her quilts for the
April Program
April
Photos
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April
Photos
April Photos
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April
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Nancy Zieman (Nancy’s Notions nancysnotions.com) and her staff did a study of
different types of water used in irons and came up
with some conclusions.
Stockings for Sharon in honor of her move.
The Common
Thread Chronicle Editor:
Sharon Vaninger
The Common Thread Quilters are a quilt group based in Parker, Colorado. Meetings are held at:
Parker Adventist Hospital 9395 Crown Crest Blvd
Parker, CO 80138
Unless otherwise notified.
More information about the group can be found at our website: CommonThreadQuiltClub.com
Contributions to the newsletter
should be sent to:
May 2017 4th – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm
at Park Meadows Mall Food Court
8th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm
June 2017 1st – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm
at Park Meadows Mall Food Court
12th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm
Antique Quilts
July 2017
6th – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm
at Park Meadows Mall Food Court
10th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm
Doll Quilts
August 2017
3rd– Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm
at Park Meadows Mall Food Court
14th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm
Calendar of Events
Account: $1,140.66
Dues: $30.00 per year
We currently have 31 members.
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2017 Membership Cards
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