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Mennonite Church of Normal
805 S. Cottage Normal, IL 61761 September - May First Thursday of the month 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
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The Guild's next meeting will be held on Thursday September 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Our guest is DeLoa Jones
Her lecture will be "Dressed to Quilt"
$10.00 fee for guest
Her lecture will be "Dressed to Quilt"
$10.00 fee for guest
President's MessageNo UFO’s Left Behind!
Hello Ladies & Gents!
Well, summer is almost over and school will be starting soon or has already started for the students and teachers. Where has the summer gone? I just commented to my granddaughter that it felt like she had just got out of school for the summer and now it is time to go back. So, how was it for you quilters? Did you accomplish what you were hoping to do? Did you get the quilts made that you wanted, or did you finish up any UFO’s? I know I didn’t and hope that I will be able to with fall approaching. My goal is to try and finish at least one of my many UFO’s to be able to enter it into the Guild’s Quilt Spectrum in May 2020. Our programs committee has many wonderful, exciting speakers with workshops for this coming year. It all begins on September 5 with DeLoa Jones. She is a long arm quilter but also quilts on domestic machines. So, if you are interested in her workshop or workshops and haven’t signed up yet, please mail your registration to Pam Riss. In continuing my explanation as to why members will be seeing the different fees of the guild rising, I will start with the increase in membership dues. In looking back over the dues and when the last time they were raised, which was in 2007, it was decided by the board to raise the dues by $5 and will take effect with membership year 2020-2021. Membership dues had not been raised since that time and to keep pace with raising costs of today, the board felt it was necessary. To go along with this increase, the cost of having your newsletter mailed to you will now be $10 per year for anyone who would like it mailed to them. Next month I will address another area of raising fees. In closing please remember to bring canned goods for the church’s pantry. Let’s overfill the grocery cart every month. Connie Borth President Directory Advertisement FormThe form for placing an advertisement in the HAAQG Membership Directory is now available. You must be a Guild member to place an advertisement. Ads must be for a quilt related business.
LibraryBe sure to check out the 10 new books available to lend at the September meeting. Mary Weakman mentioned 8 books in last month's newsletter. Two additional new ones are:
Winter Manor by Doug Leko, Antler Quilt Designs, contains 20 projects in Doug's fun unique style. Twelve are table runner size and remaining 8 are large quilt sizes. My favorite pattern is Frosted Flannels, nice way to use a focus fabric with a great border. Stripology Mixology by Gudrun Erla, GE Quilt Designs, is an interesting book using Gudrun's specialty rulers from Creative Grids. This is a must see book. Gudrun was GEMS August meeting speaker then taught two classes. She is an inspiring quilter and designer and captivated a full house with her stories and quilts. Reminder - if you have books checked out of HAAQG Library, please be sure to return them. If you have books or magazines to donate to the Library, please be sure to contact Mary Weakman due to the very limited storage space we have available. Connie J Carstens |
2019-2020
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Carribbean Quilt Cruisin'
ns for the 2020 Winter Retreat are already underway! Have you always dreamt of taking a Quilt Cruise with your favorite quilt teachers and friends? Set sail with us! Here is your chance to have a cruise adventure without leaving home! Who needsl the sea sickness, anyway?
Come sail away at the Mennonite Church on January 3 & 4, 2020, for 2 days of fun filled quilt cruising. There will be fabulous food, exotic ports of call, and, best of all, hours of quilting aboard our very own HAAQG cruise liner, Compass Star.
You will have an opportunity to book passage aboard our ship beginning Thursday, October 3 at 6:30pm at the HAAQG meeting. The cost for 2 days at sea is $45, Friday only (if space is available) is $25, Saturday Only (if space is available) is $20.
Ruth Novosad
2020 Winter Retreat
Come sail away at the Mennonite Church on January 3 & 4, 2020, for 2 days of fun filled quilt cruising. There will be fabulous food, exotic ports of call, and, best of all, hours of quilting aboard our very own HAAQG cruise liner, Compass Star.
You will have an opportunity to book passage aboard our ship beginning Thursday, October 3 at 6:30pm at the HAAQG meeting. The cost for 2 days at sea is $45, Friday only (if space is available) is $25, Saturday Only (if space is available) is $20.
Ruth Novosad
2020 Winter Retreat
Programs & Workshops
Welcome back Quilters! Your Program Committee, Noemi Bowers, Kelly Cummings, Paula Meiner, Pam Riss, and Debbie Sherman, is working to implement the programs scheduled by prior program committees. We will be working to schedule the programs/workshops for 2021-22. In order to help us with these plans, we will be conducting a survey in October to gather your ideas and direction. The last guild survey was in 2007. Currently, all workshops have openings except Lisa Bongean in December and Christa Watson in February.
This year, volunteers needed for programs/workshops will be asked to sign up using the online program, SignUpGenius. In order to help members who may be unfamiliar with this program, Kelly Cummings will provide instruction during the September meeting. In the meantime, if you can download the app “SignUpGenius,” that would be great. Go to the app store on your phone and search for “SignUpGenius”, all one word. It’s an app for event organizing and has orange in the background. It is a free app, so if you find something that shows a charge, you are at the wrong app. Having the app on your phone will assist in looking at the steps during the September meeting. If you do not have a smart phone or access to the Internet, do not worry, we will be accepting your help via another avenue.
Our September presenter is DeLoa Jones who has been an avid quilter for 40 years. Many of DeLoa’s designs are influenced by her sense of traditional quilting with a little twist added. DeLoa has had a machine quilting business for 20 years in which she has a running count of about 7500 quilts. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and designs with her students. DeLoa was awarded the 2011 MQX Teacher of the Year. She has authored five books and has a line of rulers and stencils. DeLoa has appeared on QNNTV.com and with Linda Taylor on the QuiltingSchool.com. Her web site is www.deloasquiltshop.com Our September schedule will be as follows:
September 5 - Thursday Lecture - Dressed to Quilt
September 6 - Friday Workshop - Block Party (Machine Quilting Technique Class)
September 7 - Saturday Workshop - Rose Log Cabin
There are openings in both workshops.
Block Party with DeLoa Jones
September 6, 20219
Block Party is a drawing/design planning class for domestic and long-arm machine quilting.
DeLoa will teach you many ways to quilt a block with continuous curves, loops, twists, curls, stencils, and feathers. She will show you how to quilt your way around the block and home again with little marking and few stops and starts.
DeLoa also will show you how to connect blocks with the other quilting on your quilt to make your quilting time more productive. She will share many ways to quilt traditional quilts and various blocks.
You will be able to tackle that next sampler with a lot of design ideas.
Students are urged to bring orphan blocks or quilt tops to discuss quilting ideas, a dry erase pen (Expo for example) and pen/pencil for drawing.
Rose Log Cabin with DeLoa Jones
September 7, 2019
This bed of roses is not only appealing but is an easy step-by-step quilt to make. Both blocks are versions of a log cabin block with different size strips and a few quick corners. The blocks and layouts are such that a beginner as well as an advanced quilter will have fun with this quilt.
A Pattern is required. Those registered will receive a free electronic copy which has the supplies and fabric needed. Otherwise the pattern is $10 pdf download from her website – DeLoasQuiltShop.com
There are two sizes available:
Wall hanging 49” x 49”
Quilt 88” x 107
For an advance peek into October’s program, go to Lynn Rinehart’s web site, www.thestitchtvshow.com. Go to Events then under workshops, click on Stripper’s Knot and Diamonds Are Forever. Both workshops have openings.
Program Co-chairs: Ary Anderson & Deb Sherman
This year, volunteers needed for programs/workshops will be asked to sign up using the online program, SignUpGenius. In order to help members who may be unfamiliar with this program, Kelly Cummings will provide instruction during the September meeting. In the meantime, if you can download the app “SignUpGenius,” that would be great. Go to the app store on your phone and search for “SignUpGenius”, all one word. It’s an app for event organizing and has orange in the background. It is a free app, so if you find something that shows a charge, you are at the wrong app. Having the app on your phone will assist in looking at the steps during the September meeting. If you do not have a smart phone or access to the Internet, do not worry, we will be accepting your help via another avenue.
Our September presenter is DeLoa Jones who has been an avid quilter for 40 years. Many of DeLoa’s designs are influenced by her sense of traditional quilting with a little twist added. DeLoa has had a machine quilting business for 20 years in which she has a running count of about 7500 quilts. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and designs with her students. DeLoa was awarded the 2011 MQX Teacher of the Year. She has authored five books and has a line of rulers and stencils. DeLoa has appeared on QNNTV.com and with Linda Taylor on the QuiltingSchool.com. Her web site is www.deloasquiltshop.com Our September schedule will be as follows:
September 5 - Thursday Lecture - Dressed to Quilt
September 6 - Friday Workshop - Block Party (Machine Quilting Technique Class)
September 7 - Saturday Workshop - Rose Log Cabin
There are openings in both workshops.
Block Party with DeLoa Jones
September 6, 20219
Block Party is a drawing/design planning class for domestic and long-arm machine quilting.
DeLoa will teach you many ways to quilt a block with continuous curves, loops, twists, curls, stencils, and feathers. She will show you how to quilt your way around the block and home again with little marking and few stops and starts.
DeLoa also will show you how to connect blocks with the other quilting on your quilt to make your quilting time more productive. She will share many ways to quilt traditional quilts and various blocks.
You will be able to tackle that next sampler with a lot of design ideas.
Students are urged to bring orphan blocks or quilt tops to discuss quilting ideas, a dry erase pen (Expo for example) and pen/pencil for drawing.
Rose Log Cabin with DeLoa Jones
September 7, 2019
This bed of roses is not only appealing but is an easy step-by-step quilt to make. Both blocks are versions of a log cabin block with different size strips and a few quick corners. The blocks and layouts are such that a beginner as well as an advanced quilter will have fun with this quilt.
A Pattern is required. Those registered will receive a free electronic copy which has the supplies and fabric needed. Otherwise the pattern is $10 pdf download from her website – DeLoasQuiltShop.com
There are two sizes available:
Wall hanging 49” x 49”
Quilt 88” x 107
For an advance peek into October’s program, go to Lynn Rinehart’s web site, www.thestitchtvshow.com. Go to Events then under workshops, click on Stripper’s Knot and Diamonds Are Forever. Both workshops have openings.
Program Co-chairs: Ary Anderson & Deb Sherman
MentoringOur guild is large and has many wonderful groups from which to choose. Whether you are a new member or have been in the guild for many years, you are welcome to come to the mentor class and meet quilters who enjoy quilting and learning new skills just like you. Come join us for a fun night out quilting with friends.
September 19, 2019 – Disappearing Nine Patch If you have wanted to learn how to use a rotary cutter, rulers and mat or if you wanted to learn how to get that scant quarter of an inch, come to the mentor class on the third Thursday. The Disappearing Nine Patch is an easy quilt to piece and always creates an awesome quilt. We will be making a table runner to learn the technique. October 17, 2019 – Covered Notebook We will be learning how to make a fabric notebook cover. You will have to purchase a pattern for this class. This would make great Christmas gifts. Come join us for the class and to meet with other quilters in Guild. November 21, 2019 – Quick Curve Ruler The Quick Curved Ruler is used to cut the curved shapes out and square the blocks up after piecing. It comes with a free pattern called ‘Urban Runner and can be used with all Sew Kind of Wonderful patterns. Deanna has made a cute wall hanging that would be great for Christmas. Now Kay always says she doesn’t do curves, but she is in love with this ruler. Kay Bowen, Deanna & Richard Bilyeau Mentoring |
Mentor SurveyHelp the Mentor Program plan this year's classes by taking the Mentor Survey. The information you provide will help in deciding what classes Guild members are interested in.
You can take the survey online or print off the pdf form. You can return the printed form at the monthly meeting. |
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