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The Common Thread A newsletter of the Mississippi Quilt Association
Inside this issue
Fall Gathering ................. 2
MQA News ..................... 4
Registration Form .......... 5
Membership Form ......... 6
Regional News ............... 7
Legacy Quilters .............. 10
Upcoming Events
• Oct. 4-7: AQS Des Moines
• Oct. 13-14: Fall Gathering in Hernando
• Oct. 21: African American Quilt Show in Yazoo City
• Nov. 10-11: Historic Franklin Quilt Show, Franklin, Tennessee
MQA
The Mississippi Quilt Association
invites everyone who loves quilts
and quilting, and is interested in
preserving and promoting quilt-
making to join us! Our members
come from all walks of life and lev-
els of quilting experience. Our back-
grounds may differ, but we share
our love of quilts and the art of
quilt making.
President’s Message
Dear Quilters.
I am writing this in the afternoon of Saturday, the 19th of August. I have just
come home from helping fellow Golden Triangle (Starkville) guild members
put on a workshop for the 4-H sewing club. We have been working with these
kids for about a year, and it has been a joy to see their enthusiasm and their
growing skills. So far, they have made tote bags, pillows and barbeque aprons.
Today, we taught them how to make fabric bowls from clothesline wrapped
with strips of fabric. We had kids from 8 to 14, and I don’t mind admitting that
I had doubts about doing these bowls, which require dexterity and machine
management. I was afraid that it would end in tears. But though there were
the usual tension problems, thread tangles, and bobbin snarls, they all had a
good time, and some nice bowls were made. More importantly, they, and I,
learned a lesson about what our young people are capable of.
By now, many of you are aware that the theme of my year as your Presi-
dent is “Recruiting the Next Generation”. These 4-H kids are the next genera-
tion of sewing and quilting. They are getting an introduction to the joys of
making something useful; something beautiful; something their own. They
are learning to run power machinery (zoom zoom). They are learning some-
thing about fabric and color choice and design. The only thing they are not
learning from us is rotary cutting (we are too squeamish).
And, since each kid has a parent present, we are really getting a two-fer.
Most of these parents have never sewn before, and they are just as interested
and gung-ho as the kids. I hope in years to come, we can produce some ad-
vanced sewists. The possibilities are endless.
In related news, Judy Stokes and her minions are putting together a great
program for the Fall gathering, with presentations on how to work with new
quilters both young and not-so-young. Please everybody look around you.
There are lots of opportunities to help someone into the wonderful world of
quilting.
See you in Hernando, October 13 and 14th.
Press onward
Nancy S. Losure
September 2017 Issue 80
The MQA logo is based on an original design by Martha Ginn. Used with Permission.
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MQA Officers
President: Nancy S. Losure
Pres. Elect: Lauren
Hutchins
Secretary: Linda Jabour
Treasurer: Susan Beard
Immediate Past President:
Julia Graber
Membership Director:
Linda Levy
Newsletter Editor:
Cristen Bland
Educational Director:
Judy Stokes
Leadership Directors:
Judy Stokes & Linda Jabour
Legacy Director:
Joan Alliston
Publicity Director:
Marquel Wheeler
Historian: Diane Rhyne
Parliamentarian:
Billie Thompson
Webmaster:
Gail Branner
The Common Thread is
published three times per
year. Please submit news,
ads, and changes in guild
information to Cristen
Bland at gumtreequilters
@gmail.com.
To request changes to the
website,
www.mississippiquilt.org,
contact Gail Branner at
Join us on Facebook! Just
search for the Mississippi
Quilt Association and click
“Join.”
SATURDAY MEAL OPTIONS BY JASON’S DELI Sandwiches are dressed with lettuce and tomato, condiments on the side. All boxes include dessert. Sandwich boxes have chips. On your registration form (pg. 5) be sure to mark your selection. All are $9. Choices 2-4 can be made with gluten-free bread and des-sert for $10. 1. Chicken Salad 2. Turkey 3. Ham 4. Roast Beef Coffee, tea, and water will be available.
Fall Gathering 2017 First Presbyterian Church | Hernando, Mississippi
October 13-14, 2017 Registration/shopping will begin at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Welcome and announcements will start at 5:15 p.m. with dinner, shopping and vis-iting from 5:30-6:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., Etta McFarland will present the evening’s program. We’ll end with a few more announcements, and don’t forget the door prize drawings. The doors will open at 8 a.m. Saturday for late registrations and more shopping. Saturday morning we’ll hear from Sharon Beene and Barbara Pardue sharing their Kids Can Quilt program and from Rhonda Blasingame sharing about the S.E.W. group she works with. Another program on the agenda will be a segment on Curved Flying Geese by Judy Stokes.
Registration Deadline: September 22
Fall Gathering Special Request!! Guild representa-tives: Please bring ONE (1) door prize to the gathering. **Remember to se-lect items that would appeal to a broad range of quilters.
Driving Directions to First Presbyterian Church Driving north on I-55, take exit 280 turning right onto Com-merce Street then left onto McIngvale Road. Church is on the left about 1/2 mile.
Hotels Hampton Inn 2625 McIngvale Road, Hernando, MS 38632 Phone: 662-449-7737 or hamptoninn.com Special rate $119, good until September 13. Directions: Driving north on I-55, take exit 280 turning right onto Commerce Street then right onto McIngvale. Hampton Inn will be on the right. Holiday Inn Express & Suites 7237 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS Phone: 662-996-3333 Special rate $115, good until September 22. Directions: Take exit 289 to the right off I-55 (Hwy 302/Goodman Road) getting in the far left turn lane of 302/Goodman Road. Turn left on Southcrest Pkwy (1st light after exit). Holiday Inn will be on the left just past BEST BUY.
Friday night meal Host guild, Quilting in the Grove, will provide finger sandwiches, chips and desserts.
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Mailing address:
31 Willow Creek Dr. Vicksburg MS.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 601-634-0243
Toll free: 1-877-634-1462
Now an authorized dealer!
Main Street Fabrics Established in 1989
Owned & Operated by Christie O’Kelly
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed Wed.
East Main Street
PO Box 73
Ackerman, MS 39735
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 662-285-6241
www.mainstfabrics.com
Village Cloth Shoppe
Fabric, Notions & Accessories
302 Main Ave
P. O. Box 11
De Kalb MS. 39328
601-743-5638
Owned by Carolyn Botts Hobgood
Established 1971 by Ola Mae Botts
Interstate
20 to Exit
11 Bovina
MS.
2017 Fall Gathering Vendor Special Fall Gathering Hours
2017 Fall
Gathering
Vendor
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MQA News Membership
Report
We currently have 318 paid members. Some of the benefits of maintaining a cur-rent MQA member-ship include: attend-ing 3 gatherings each year, receiving 3 newsletters and an MQA membership roster. MQA also hosts an educational class each summer with a nationally known instructor. Invite your friends to join! You know they will meet a lot of wonderful people and they may learn some new things about quilting! Please fill out the form on page 6, and return to Linda Levy or use PayPal; either will ensure your membership in your state quilting associ-ation. Those with a cur-rent membership will have the first slots at being able to take part in the 2018 June classes featuring Bonnie Hunter. Linda Levy Membership Director 2109 Reagan Dr. Tupelo, MS 38801
Website Corner • Guilds’ Information: Please designate a member
from your local guild to check the information on the
MQA website. Guild information has not been up-
dated in several years and we want to make sure
those looking for information regarding MQA and
local guilds can find the most accurate information.
• PayPal: On the MQA website, you can pay for your
membership and/or for the Fall Gathering. Please
note that using PayPal will add a small administrative
fee (charged by PayPal) for this convenience.
• Gallery: We need to update the online Gallery of completed quilts created by
MQA members. Please share your talent with other MQA members and website
visitors! Please send your photos to Gail Branner at [email protected].
• Events and Information: If you have an event to add to the MQA calendar,
need to update quilt guild information, etc., please contact Webmaster Gail
Branner at [email protected].
Dear MQA Quilters: Starting in March, 2018, annual dues will be raised to $20. This is the first increase since 2006, and your board decided it was necessary in order to continue to bring you high quality seminars each summer. Thanks for your understand-ing. - Nancy S. Losure, President MQA
For the second year, MQA adopted Martha Skel-
ton’s “New York Beauty” quilt at the National
Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. The adop-
tion covers the cost of care and storage of the
quilt at the museum in Kentucky.
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2017 Fall Gathering Registration Form
Registration Deadline: Sept. 22
Name:
Address:
City:
State/ZIP:
Email:
Phone/Cell:
Make checks payable to MQA.
□ I will attend Friday night.
□ Saturday Guest Fee: $5
□ Saturday Lunch: ________
Subtotal: _____________
**If you have not paid your membership dues, complete the form on
pg. 6 & return with $15 added to your registration. (Membership
price valid until 4/1/2018.)
□ Membership: $15 ________
Total amount due: ______________
Mail event registration form, payment, and membership
form (if applicable) to:
Judy Stokes
5794 Hwy 69 South
Columbus, MS 39702
Phone: 662-574-0593
Email: [email protected]
MENU SELECTIONS (SEE PAGE 2) **Write in your meal cost in box at left.
Saturday Lunch:
□ 1. Chicken Salad Sandwich = $9
□ 2. Turkey Sandwich = $9
□ 3. Gluten Free Turkey Sandwich = $10
□ 4. Ham Sandwich = $9
□ 5. Gluten Free Ham Sandwich = $10
□ 6. Roast Beef Sandwich = $9
□ 7. Gluten Free Roast Beef Sandwich = $10
Water, tea & coffee provided.
Need to renew your membership?
Send the form and payment on page 6 to
Linda Levy
MQA Membership Director 2109 Reagan Dr
Tupelo, MS 38801-6479 Phone: (662) 840-8019
Questions about membership? Email Linda at [email protected].
The Fall Gathering is a free event open to MQA members.
Non‐ member guests are welcome to attend at no cost Friday night and at a cost of $5 for Saturday’s
session plus meal choice.
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The Mississippi Quilt Association invites everyone who loves quilts and quilting,
and is interested in preserving and promoting quilt-making to join us! Our mem-
bers come from all walks of life and levels of quilting experience. Our back-
grounds may differ, but we share our love of quilts and the art of quilt making.
Please print clearly!
Name:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
County:
Email Address:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
The Common Thread Newsletter is sent three times per year. Please check one box.
□ Please email my newsletter and Membership Directory. (Must provide email address.)
OR
□ Please send a printed newsletter and directory to the address provided above.
The Membership Directory is sent in May. Please check one box.
□ Yes, you have my permission to include my contact information in the Membership Directory.
OR
□ No, please do not share my contact information in the Membership Directory.
Send completed form with $15.00 check made payable to Mississippi Quilt Association to: Linda Levy MQA Membership Director
2109 Reagan Dr Tupelo, MS 38801-6479 Phone: (662) 840-8019 Questions about membership? Email Linda at [email protected].
Membership Form
Dues are $15.00 a year (1 April to 31 Mar) To register online using PayPal, please visit
http://www.mississippiquilt.org
*A nominal administration fee is required for online membership processing.
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Regional News Submit guild news to Cristen Bland at [email protected]. Next Deadline: December 15, 2017
CENTRAL Brandon, Rankin County Quilters
Our group successfully hosted the Spring Gath-ering in Brandon this year. Our members did a great job in hosting this event. Since then, we have had many activities going on. We had our annual shopping trip to Stitch N Frame in Vicks-burg. Our guild is also sponsoring an award at the Old Man River Quiltfest. Our monthly Sit N Sew events provide our members with companion-ship and often helpful hints. We were privileged to have Judy Stokes from Possum Town Quilters come and do a trunk show for us. It is always a pleasure to hear and see an outside quilter come and give her tips on making our work better. A couple of members attended the MQA Educa-tional workshop taught by national teacher Bar-bara Cline. The opportunity that MQA provides in education is over looked by the many members.
If you are ever in our area on the second Monday of the month, please stop by and visit. Our meeting location is the MS. State Extension Bldg. and we meet at 1:00 pm.
Brandon, Quilters By Hearts Desire
Inspiration and creativity is a couple of tal-ents that QBHD has among its membership. We recently had a program by Rhonda Blasingame and Jackie Watkins titled Christmas in July. Not only did these ladies provide great information and tips but also brought a dessert. Hands on items were also brought so members could learn these new techniques. Lucy Large and Cindy Pannier did a program on What About Orphan Blocks. We all have them, so we brought some of our collection, placed them on a portable design wall and with the help from membership we created a quilt. Block placement is always a chal-lenge when you have no specific design in mind. QBHD also participated in a monetary award for the Old Man River Quiltfest. We hope to encour-age other ladies pursue their creative inspirations. Billie Thompson was our auctioneer at our annual auction. She had two assistants who wore stun-ning hats for the event. Some members brought projects that needed to be shared with someone else. It was great fun!!
Our group meets the third (3) Monday of each month at 7:00 pm at St. Marks United Methodist Church at the Reservoir in Brandon MS. Stop by and visit when you can.
Jackson, Jackson Quilt Guild
Jackson Quilters continues to work on a Mystery Quilt designed by member Diantha Stafford.
In April, Lucy Large, president of Rankin
Quilters and Newsletter Editor for Quilters By Hearts Desire, presented “How to Sew a ‘Y’ Seam.”
Dorinda Evans reported on the Gulf States meeting where Idaho teacher Sandy Turner presented “What do I do with this pictorial print?”
In May, Janet Whittington presented a pro-gram on the Masterpiece quilts from the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Muse-um Collection in Washington, DC. To see the quilts in the Museum’s collection, go to wwwquiltindex.org.
A Mississippi note: DAR bought Rosalee (historic home in Natchez) in 1937.
In June, members contributed 4” finished star blocks for Old Man River Quilt Fest for the award ribbons.
Member Sarah Ketchum, Outstanding Mis-sissippi Quilter 2015, presented a Trunk Show of her quilts in July.
In July, Gloria Green (a new member who moved from Hattiesburg last year) presented a Trunk Show.
Susan Case reported on the MQA Barbara Cline “Cookie Cutter” class.
Jackson Quilters is currently meeting the 4th Monday of each month ‐ 9 a.m. Refresh-ments, 9:30 a.m. Meeting at Christ United Methodist Church, 8000 Old Canton Rd., Jack-son, MS 39211. We are an open group and visitors are welcome.
East Central Philadelphia, Nimble Thimble
We didn't meet during the month of July so some of the members could get ready for the Neshoba County Fair. Peggy Jones won a blue ribbon for her quilt and best of show. In Sep-tember we're having a 4 Patch Posey work-shop. We've done this before, but have some new members who wanted to make this quilt.
We meet on the first and third Thursdays of the monthly 9:30am at New Pleasantdale Bap-tist Church in Williamsville.
Louisville, Red Hills Quilters
In June we had a combined meeting with the Scrappers in Ackerman. The July meeting was a time to Sit & Sew. And to visit! Judy Stokes came in August to do a Trunk Show. She has some beautiful quilts!
In September we plan to make simple dress-es to pack in Operation Christmas Child shoe-boxes.
We meet the third Monday of the month at 10:00 am at Mississippi State University Extension Office in Louisville.
West Central Greenville, Delta Quilters
The ladies that quilt in the Delta (Leland, Greenville, Hollandale, Inverness) have been meeting once a month to share ideas and sew together. A few trips have been made to vari-ous Quilt shops. Delta Quilters meet on the Third Thursday of the month in various churches. If you might be interested in joining us please contact Ann Simcox at [email protected] for information on times and place of the next meeting.
Vicksburg, Vicksburg Quilters
Vicksburg Quilters meet on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 9:30 at the Vicks-burg Senior Citizens Center located at 820 South Street, Vicksburg, Ms.
President……………………Barbara Cashman Vice President……………Luanne Salgado Secretary……………………Betty B. Jeffers Treasurer…………………..Mary Holman Programming…………….Brigid Jenkins This guild’s primary project is the Canopy
Children’s Solutions. Quilts are given through-out the year. In December the members brought boys underwear and toys to be taken to Canopy.
Every quarter we have a work day following the regular meeting. Members can work on guild projects, personal projects or have a problem solving session. At the present time we are working on item for our booth we will have at the Old Man River Quiltfest.
Southwest Brookhaven, Piecemakers Quilters
We started our year making a Friendship Christmas quilt. Each member made enough quilt squares exactly alike to swap with other members and we ended up with at least twen-ty-five squares each.
Some of us have already completed our quilt. We hope to have all of them finished to display in the library during Christmas. For one of our community projects we made self-binding baby blankets to be given to a local charity.
We were donated fleece blankets and pil-lows which we decorated and made pillow
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cases to match to be given to the police and fire departments to be used if they have to remove a child from a home during an emer-gency.
Last year at the Old Man River Quilt Fest several of our members met Keril Rieger from Buy the Inch Fabrics, Huntsville, Al and invited her to come to our meeting and demonstrate her stash tools. It was a real treat to have her come from such a long distance. We will look forward to seeing her again at Vicksburg. An-other special guest was Ann Hindmarch from Pine Belt Quilters to display personal projects and to demonstrate color principals. We are looking forward to the Old Man River Quilt Fest again this year and several of our mem-bers are entering beautiful quilts. It is always a treat to see all of the talent displayed under one roof. In October we will have our annual retreat at Camp Wesley Pines in Gallman, Ms for five days of quilting, food and fellowship.
Northeast Ackerman, Scrappy Quilters
The Scrappers Quilt Guild meets the second Monday of each month, and invites anyone who has a love for or interest in Quilts to come and join us.
Two of our members, Irene Rogers and Nan-cy Henson were honored at the MQA June Gathering as Quilters of the year.
Congratulations to our very own Judy Stokes who had quilts accepted into 3 AQS Quilt Shows-- Spring Paducah, Grand Rapids, and Fall Paducah. Judy is very talented and we are hap-py to have her in Scrappers Quilt Guild.
Our STRIP CLUB is an active and exciting event each month at our Guild meeting. Call for details if you dare!!
July was our Christmas in July meeting, August was our trunk show by Judy Stokes and a FEEL Trip to Village Cloth Shoppe in Dekalb. For our September meeting, we made Looking through Attic Windows wall hangings/throws using panels. Ginger Alexan-der is a great teacher.
For more information about Scrappers Quilt Guild, please call Diane Rhyne at 251-680-1409.
Starkville, Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle Quilters Guild is celebrating 10 years this October. We are all diligently working on our Guild 10 Year Challenge quilts. I’ll take pics to share on the FB pages. We have had several classes in the last few months. Attendance is up and we always enjoy seeing show and tell projects as they are completed. We’ve had a multitude of wonderful lectures and demos about curved piecing, triangle blocks, stash management and many others. I
hope everyone has a guild close by that they can go to for inspiration and encouragement.
As always, if you are ever in Starkville, we’d love to have you join us at our monthly meeting on the 3rd Thursday night of the month at 5:30 at the Starkville Sportsplex Ac-tivities Building…or come to our monthly Sit & Sew on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at this same location. Also, look us up on Facebook to see some of our show and tell from the meetings.
Iuka, Northeast Needle Chasers
Members have had a busy summer. Our May meeting was the annual auction of quilting items which is a big money maker each year, but this year's auction surpassed all ex-pectations. Thanks to a generous donation by Mr. & Mrs. Newman of several sizes cutting mats, templates, etc. more than $2300 was raised.
There were two outstanding programs at meetings this summer. Rita Casey did a pro-gram on "noodling", a method to more easily assemble quilt top, batting, and backing with-out having to lay everything out on the floor. Marilyn Marks presented a program on English paper piecing and Millefiori aided by Nelda Soper and Sharon Beene showing examples of their projects.
At the June meeting the UFO challenge end-ed and participants showed their completed projects to reclaim their $5 entry fee. A work session was held to prepared kits for the Kids Can Quilt Class which was held at the end of June. Fifteen students from 6 years old to 15 participated this year, our largest class ever. Each student went home with a raggedy edge quilt that only needed to have the seams clipped and the quilts washed.
Members completed 90 stripped blocks which were trimmed for a string quilt. This will be our raffle quilt for the 2018 quilt show. Members bring fat quarters to each meeting and a drawing is held to award a portion of those fat quarter to 2-4 members.
Over 20 members expressed interest in working on a 3-part Mystery Quilt. Fabric re-quirements were distributed in June and the first clue was passed out in July. Another clue will be distributed every 2 months.
The Barn Quilt Trail committee continues to take applications, draft and paint blocks to be mounted in the community. Eight blocks have been hung in the county, five are in process and they have orders for 6 more.
Members registered to take the Antique Rose class which will be taught by Barbara Black in September. Final plans were made for our second Quilt Retreat for this year at J. P. Coleman Park in September. This is some-thing the guild does in the years that we don't have a quilt show.
Columbus, Possum Town Quilters
Mississippi's Bicentennial is the theme for our challenge blocks. Each participant is busily working to create and complete her block by October.
We are learning something new each month by sharing of an informative "Quilting Snip-pett." In May, June, and July, and August we have learned time saving tips and tricks, favor-ite quilt books and resources, ways to organize fabrics and scraps in the quilting space as well as organizing for quilting as we travel, and fast and simple quilt blocks.
In May Karen A. delivered an awesome presentation on repairing of old quilts. She showed quilts she had rescued and re-paired and enjoys in her home.
All those attending the June Gathering agreed: Great teachers, exciting classes, and fun reconnecting with our quilting friends from all across the state.
Naomi P.'s June program taught us about "crumb squares." She shared her organization of squares 1.5 to 3 inches. She explained the 'leaders and enders' concept used to make these small blocks or to sew small crumb scraps together to "make fabric".
During the July meeting we were excited and honored to learn the guild has been invit-ed to participate in the 2018 Pigeon Forge Guild Challenge. Regina Breland was our spe-cial guest with an informative presentation and slide show about the MS Barn Quilt Trail. Rita W. held a Barn Quilt Painting Class for our members. Beautiful quilt squares were paint-ed! Barbara Cline classes were attended in several locations by PTQ members. All mem-bers enjoyed the class and plan to use those stars in the aforementioned Guild Challenge. WOW, a busy July!
Christmas in August was presented by Gwen S. and Naomi P. Guild members selected five Christmas tree ornaments to create for the coming Christmas season.
Visit our blog to view pictures of the lovely quilts and projects completed by guild mem-bers. possumtownquilters.blogspot.com
Starkville, Happy Hoopers
The Happy Hoopers of Starkville have had a good summer thus far. We have increased in number, and always have some "show and tell" at each meeting. The diversity of talent in the Hoopers is amazing; we have "master quilt-ers" who teach, some who are beginners, some hand piecers and quilters, some machine piecers and quilters--just dip your hand in-to our quilting pot, and you will find that we have a little of everything.
As a result of the crafts diversity in the group, several Hoopers are knitting or cro-cheting scarves for the Scarves for Charity
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Chattanooga event. The scarves will be mailed to a person in Chattanooga, after which, in November, they will be taken to an area in Chattanooga where many homeless people are known to congregate. The scarves are hung on fences and tied around trees; and the home-less are free to take them. If you want more information about this, visit the Scarves for Charity Chattanooga Facebook page, click on Files, and you will find the guidelines for mak-ing the scarves. Sandi Suggs is the contact person for the group.
Back to our main category--QUILTING! Several of our members took the Summer Seminar class from Barbara Cline, Julia Graber's sister, who taught the pattern she calls "Cookie Cutter," and everyone seemed to have a great learning experience.
The Hoopers have not had any classes spe-cifically for our group; but we are always full of information to share with others. Most of the time that is a good thing!
Judy Stokes is one of our members who is from Columbus; and she's also a member of Possum Town Quilters there. Her good news may come from the Possum Town reporter, also; but I wanted to share with you that her red/white double nine patch quilt that she pieced and Colleen Eskridge quilted was ac-cepted for the AQS Grand Rapids quilt show in August; the AQS Fall Paducah show in Septem-ber and the AQS Des Moines show in Octo-ber. We are all very proud of Judy and of Col-leen, a former Happy Hooper that we still claim as one of us!
Several of our members have entered quilts in the Old Man River Quiltfest in Vicksburg, which took place August 22-26. Winners-of-ribbons information will have to wait for a later date on that since it will have already taken place by the time this newsletter is published.
We Happy Hoopers are a sit-and-sew group, meeting each Thursday morning, 10:00-12:00, in the Activities Building at the Sportsplex, 405 Lynn Ln., Starkville. If there is nothing else planned for the building on that day, you are welcome to come earlier and/or stay later. The room is per-fect for laying out and sandwiching (big tables); and one wall is windows, so lighting is great for hand quilting. There are plenty of tables if you want to bring your sewing machine. One of our members said that "...this is the greatest place to catch up on handwork and good friends!" Come and join us for the ultimate quilting experience.
Tupelo, Gumtree Quilters
Yearly elections were held for the Gumtree
Quilters in August. President for the coming
year will be Cristen Bland, Secretary will be
Martha Ann Casmus, Newsletter Editor will be
Cheri Webber, Program Coordinator will be
Marcelle Bethany, and Treasurer will be Denise
Backstrom.
In July, MQA president and guild member
Nancy Losure offered a free class/
demonstration of EQ7 for members who were
interested but hadn’t bought the software, or
for those who had it but didn’t didn’t know
what to do with it. The program was a very
informative and is highly recommended if any-
one gets the chance to sit in or have her
demonstrate in another setting.
Several guild members took part in the Bar-
bara Cline class offered during the summer. It
was fun to see the different colorways they
chose to show off the pattern.
Frankie Newman, former owner of Salem
Manufacturing in Baldwyn, donated cutting
mats and accessories his former business made
to the Gumtree Quilters and several others in
the area. After members were able to take
some supplies, and the Guild saved some for
class use, we passed along our good fortune to
the Starkville 4-H who is teaching kids how to
sew.
As always, we meet the first Tuesday of eve-
ry month at All Saints Episcopal Church (608 W.
Jefferson St., Tupelo, 38804) at 6:30 p.m. Visi-
tors are always welcome. Check out our Face-
book page to see what we have going on.
Northwest
Oxford, Piecemakers of Oxford
The Oxford Piecemakers Quilting guild has enjoyed each meeting as we share knowledge and fellowship with one another. We begin each meeting with a time of fellowship as we gather in. The meeting begins at 10:30 am on the second Saturday of each month. After a short meeting and announcement opportuni-ties, our program will be presented. We have had wonderful programs this year!
In January, we had a trunk show hosted by John and Carolyn Lott. In February and April, we held workshops to sharpen our skills on machine quilting and/or tying quilts as well as landscape quilting. We also used this as an opportunity to sandwich the charity quilts that had been completed and donated by many of our members.
March was the month for presenting out flower applique quilts that many members participated in doing. May gave us a more in-tense landscape quilting presentation with a challenge to do one and be completed by the November meeting this year.
June and July gave us an opportunity to look into the past and learn about slavery quilting. Barb Adams delivered a great presentation about Underground Railroad Quilts in June and we saw a movie about the Gees Bend quilters in July.
Oxford Piecemakers also hosted an MQA edu-cational seminar at the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall in Oxford on July 21, 2017.Barbara Cline taught "Cookie Cutter" quilting. What a great class!
August will be hosted by Linda Levy who will be teaching us "Folded Blocks".
Many thanks goes to all those that make these wonderful events happen for us Deborah Robinson, Charlotte Propes and Dorothy Dixon as well as the gifted people in our guild.
As is custom, we always finish our meeting with door prizes and and chance to "show and tell"! If you are ever in Oxford on the second Saturday, look us up, because you are welcome to join us!
DeSoto County, Quilting in the Grove
Quilting in the Grove meets monthly to ben-efit from an educational program participate in our guild row quilt, charity quilting programs, food bank donation, fun fat quarter drawings, door prizes and fellowship among friends. We also host a monthly Sew Together where our members come together to sew on personal projects and socialize for the day at the Olive Branch Senior Center.
July saw us commemorate our 10-year anni-versary as a guild. The fun filled day was spent at the Southaven Library where members shared their favorite quilts, dined on BBQ and cake decorated with a churn dash quilt de-sign. As a special treat, the guild hosted a trunk show of national quilt educator Kelly Cline's "Quilting Vintage Facebook Chal-lenge". This 19 piece collection featured intri-cate quilted wall hangings made from vintage linens. The day was enjoyed by all.
After lunch, Sharon Arnold taught a bargello class. The class was intense, educational and great fun, resulting in several beautiful quilts.
We are looking forward to hosting the MQA Fall Gathering in October. This will be a first for us and we hope everyone makes plans to attend and enjoy all that DeSoto County has to offer.
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Regional News
for the Spring
issue of The
Common
Thread
will be due
on D ecember 15, 2017. Please
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MQA Newsletter Editor
Cristen Bland
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Randolph, MS 38864
2017 Outstanding Mississippi Quilters
Five Outstanding Quilters were recognized at the June Gathering in Jackson. Those recognized included Nancy Henson
(Ackerman) left photo, with her postage stamp quilt that included over 5,000 1.5 inch pieces. Other quilters recognized in-
cluded Marilyn Rose (Ridgeland), Watana Cantrell (Vernon, AL), and Irene Rogers (Louisville). Not pictured: Myra Cook
(Madison). Know an outstanding quilter? Nominate them in 2018.
