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MARCH, 2009   Volume 34, Issue 3

I am pretty sure you can copy and paste by highlighting the information you want into a ( any)word processing - document  file on your computer and then print out any information you want.  

I am not Irish but I wanted to honor St Patty's Day ... Top of the Morning to all!

• March 25^th Meeting at 6pm
• Joan De Rue Lecture

Underground Railroad Quilt and Reproduction Fabrics

Joan owns a quilt shop in East China, MI, for the past nine years.  She hosts various classes and clubs including 3 applique clubs and a pincushion club.  Joan started quilting in the 70’s.  Her discussion will include: 

·     How fabric is made. 

·     Fabric history, dating fabrics

·     Care of antique quilts.

 Her lecturer will include a trunk show of some of her antique quilt collection.

Anyone wishing to have dinner with Joan De Rue, the March speaker should meet at Lucky's at 4:00 on March 25th.  Joan will have REPRO  fabric for sale at the meeting. Come prepared to shop!

President Letter  by Bonnie Keen

Hello, Today (3/6/09) it looks like spring is here.  I hope that is true.  I am sorry I was unable to attend the February meeting.  I hope everyone had a good time and you are working on a quilt for SafeHouse ( twin size is desired.) I think we have seven tops ready for finishing touches.  Anyone interested in making more quilts for SafeHouse you can get a kit from Mary Seymore or Sharon Baxendale at New Home in Mt Morris.   Our Speaker for March is Joan De Rue should be interesting.  The Underground Railroad and how quilts played a part are an interesting part of our nations past.  I am looking forward to Joan’s lecture. 

There have been changes in the up coming Guild lecture schedule.  In April we will have a trunk show from Sue DeWitt.   May’s speaker will be Kay Nichols, she is bringing three trunks full of quilt for display.  In June we will learn how to thread paint with Eve Agee.  The Chinese auction will be delayed until September.  Wanda Warbly’s trunk show will be later in the year.

The membership directory is going to be finished this month.  Please stop at the membership table and pick up your directory and membership card.  At this time we have 96 members.  

Retreat Day at the RICHFIELD SENIOR CENTER, 10135 Lapeer RD in Davison MI … 9AM TO 9PM  … Saturday March 21. 2009 ….

Bring a dish to pass… Bring a project to work on, quilting sewing supplies and extension cords may be helpful… Design board is available for use.   I am looking forward to seeing you there.  This event is open to all interested quilters, you do not have to be a member to come and sew.  Cost will be based upon the number of quilters at 12 noon.  The fee defrays the cost of the room rental.   Bring your friends plan to have a fun and inspiring day of quilting.  Celebrate National Quilt Day. 

Charm Squares-

Barbara Newton     

The next charm square exchange will be due in May.  Please sign up at the March or April meeting.  The theme is "I Spy". Choose three different fabrics that feature something fun like an animal, vehicle, or toy; anything that a child would like to spy on his or her quilt.

BLOTTO:  

Lee Collins     810-793-5771

Due March 25^th meeting

Blocks will be displayed by the committee and then a raffle drawing  of those blocks will be held.

UFO CHALLENGE

Shelly Poole is Keeper of the Lists

This is the LAST CHANCE to sign up your UFOs projects for the challenge.  You must display the UFO at the March meeting and turn in your list to Shelly.  (The list should give an accurate description of your project.)

As you complete your project … quilted and bound, you must display project at Show and Tell.  Make sure you get the project checked off you list.  This is your responsibility.

By completing your projects, you are entered into the December Christmas Party drawing for a special prize. 

“YOUR QUILT IS NOT A QUILT UNTIL IT IS QUILTED” … SO SAYS MY QUILTING TEACHER ! 

Guild Paint Chip Challenge

1.  Select  paint chips using your initials of your name.  Example: Shelby’s initials are SAS  her paint chip colors were sierra, ash , sienna .  Example of the blocks will be presented at future meeting by Shelby.

2.     Select three fabrics that match those of the paint chips as close as possible.  The main dominate color in the fabric should be the color matching the paint chip.

3. Make a project using the three colors.  The project can be any size you would like.

4. The project will be presented to the guild in August.  Viewer’s choice.  Be sure to include the paint chip with your project.

5. All embellishments should match the colors of the paint chips as close as possible.  PRIZES will be awarded.

6. If possible let the guild officers know you are planning to present a project prior to the August meeting.  An email or a note will suffice.   

NOTIFICATION FROM OUR  QUILTING FRIENDS:

February-March, 2009

Ciao, Italy, Michigan Quilt Artist Invitational Exhibit … this is a traveling exhibit that will be shown in several towns around the state.
White Lake Township Public Library

7527 East Highland Road

White Lake, Michigan  48383 
Phone: 248-698-4942

http://www.maryandrewsartquilts.com/MQAI.htm

 Sheila De-Rose Lecture-Trunk Show
. "The Colors of Japan" April 16th at the South Flint Church of the Nazarene located at 4075 E. Atherton Rd. in Burton.  Sheila specializes in designing quilting patterns that utilize Japanese/Asian fabric consistent with Japanese design principles and in harmony with Japanese aesthetics.  The guest fee is $5.00.  
ONE workshop: Ogi Fan wall hanging. Learn how to do curves in a pieced fan block.                        www.sheiladerosedesigns.com

Goals of the Newsletter: 

I started doing the newsletter in January of this year.  I thought I should state the goals I have set for the newsletter as I have been asked about them several times.    I am going to continue trying to get the newsletter published and printed a week after the Officer Board Meeting which is the Wednesday after our guild meeting.  The meeting is held at  New Home Sewing Center in Mt Morris and is open to any guild member (2pm.)   I start working on the articles as soon as I start getting information from the board / committee members and the various contributors.   If you have information you want published please have the article sent to me by the weekend after the board meeting.  That is usually when I do my final draft.  I am hoping to include all type of quilting information and announcements but that will depend upon space and the amount of guild information that must be posted.  Quilt show posting will be posted  before the dates being held.   I will be limiting the size of the newsletter to 4-5 double back pages ( similar to previous publications.) 

I am enjoying editing this newsletter because I have been in contact with so many interesting quilters.  Information about Michigan quilt shows and events are sent to me all the time by other guilds.   I am hoping to pass on this great information to you in the various formats.   That said, I will hope you will bare with me as I am trying to learn how to use several  software programs.

I try to have the printed newsletter to Yvonne Stevenson who continues to get the newsletter printed at the printers, then mailed out.  If it was not for HER work I would not be able to do this job because my work schedule conflicts when the print shop is open and my Saturdays are tied up with various classes and family events.   I want to extend my thanks to her because she has graciously guided me through this entire process.

My goal is to have the emails mailed out, the archive posted and to deliver the print pages to Yvonne by the Wednesday after the board meeting.  I hope to have everyone a copy of the newsletter by the 15^th of every month. 

Contact me, (810-667-3504 or email:  (davisoneveningstarquiltguild@gmail.com  ) , if you are not getting your newsletter by the 17^th.   Extra copies will always be available at the main desk.

I have found that MS Word documents can be opened by the majority of our members in the email version.  Your ability to read the documents depends upon your computer, monitor settings and your Internet / email service.   There are a few members who have publishing software program other then MS-Word.  I am planning to email a copy and paste document to them.  The newsletter may look different and print out differently then the original files, but it will have the same information.  I found email for some reason increases the number of pages that print out.  Every email (yahoo, g mail, outlook express) service has their own way of printing out the emails so that greatly impacts the printing of the newsletter. 

If you go to the archives the newsletter prints out almost identical to original newsletter.  I do upgrade information in the archives as it comes to me.  I am hoping this will get the newsletter in everyone’s hands in a timely manner.

Thank you,

Anna Palmer

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Have you visited the QUILT INDEX, lately?  They have really upgraded this wonderful on line Quilt Resource.

 Mary Schafer: Quilter, Quilt Collector, and Quilt Historian and Michigan native  is featured in the on line Exhibit Hall.

http://www.quiltindex.org/

http://www.quiltindex.org/mary.php

MARCH 2009 BIRTHDAYS

Mary Vibert                 3/01

Fran Harris                  3/ 01

Ruth Murry                  3/05

Shirley Dingman          3/ 08

Sheila Arbaugh            3/ 12

Margaret Gettel            3/16

Susanne Seitters          3/18

Wanda Warby              3/25

Yvonne Stevenson        3/31

QUILTS GALORE
Mar. 4 - Apr. 1, 2009
Doan History Center
Atrium and Hallways
Quilts fill the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center for this traditional annual show. Over 60 quilts created by local quilt artists will be displayed in the Atrium and hallways of the Doan Center.

Admission (includes access to all Heritage Park exhibits):
Adults: $5 | Children 4-14: $3 | Children under 3: free

QUILT MARKETPLACE
Mar. 14, 2009 - 10 am - 5 pm
-Quilting Demonstrations will be held throughout the day in the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center by members of the Quilters Squared Quilt Guild.

-Quilt Appraisals will be conducted every fifteen minutes by quilt expert, Margaret Rouleau.  Cost:  $15 per appraisal. (not to be used for insurance purposes.) Call to reserve your spot. 

- Gallery Strolls will take place throughout the day.  Members of the Sister in Stitches Guild will tell the stories behind their quilts. 

2009 MIDLAND QUILTERS SQUARED QUILT SHOW
Pass the Tiara - "Quilty Pleasures"
Mar. 13 & 14, 2009 - 10 am - 5 pm
Mar. 15, 2009 - 1 pm - 4 pm
Carriage House Hall
The Midland Quilters Squared quilt guild returns to the Carriage House Hall for their annual show. Quilt items for sale. For more information call 989-631-9512.

Admission: $3

 

New Quilt Shop in Milford

Huron River Quilts

431 North Main St

Milford MI 48381

Upcoming  Guild Happenings

April 29^th …  Sue DeWitt Trunk Show

May 27, 2009  …

Kay Nickles Trunk Show

http://www.kaynickols.com

June 24 th  … Eve Agee Thread Painting with a Twist Lecture and   Workshop on June 23, 2009 at Linda’s Quilt Shop… See the hand out for details.

Http://www.evellynagee.com

eveagee@charter.net

REMEMBER

Officer’s Meeting

First Wednesday …. One week after the Guild meeting.  Mt Morris New Home Sewing Center at  2:00 pm.

If the Davison school classes or events are cancelled there will NOT be a guild meeting that night.

Please Silence cell phones and electronic devises during our meetings and lectures.  Thank YOU.  

SAFE HOUSE DONATIONS

• MARCH:  Cleaning Supplies 

• APRIL:  Quilt Donations 

• MAY:  Bath Towels, washcloths 

VG receipts can be turned in at the door. 

Safe-House Charity Donations

Joyce Wiltfong 810-820-6352

http://www.orgsites.com/mi/esq/_pgg3.php3

JANUARY: Kitchen Towels, dish-clothes 

FEBRUARY: Sanitary Needs 

MARCH:  Cleaning Supplies 

APRIL:  Quilt Donations 

MAY:  Bath Towels, washcloths 

JUNE:  Diapers 

JULY:  Personal Hygiene (deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, etc) anything to help them feel better 

AUGUST:  Children Clothing (socks, underwear, etc) 

SEPTEMBER:  Kitchen Supplies (spatula, measuring items, plastic drinking glasses, etc) any thing for new home set-up. 

OCTOBER:  Quilt Donations 

NOVEMBER:  Toys & Books ( besides small children and babies there is older children boys & girls also) 

DECEMBER:  Diapers 

Joyce Wiltfong spoke to a director and they say they can use items for older children (boys & girl)  Here is a few ideas the director thought that might be good, Journals, pens and pencils for the older kids to write their feeling in. School supplies, maybe arts & craft items, drawing tablets, coloring pencils.

Book  and DVD Reviews:   (email and on line only)

by Anna Palmer  

On the ongoing endeavor to finish my UFOs for the Guild’s UFO challenge I am once again looking at my books and DVD shelves  to find books that will give me ideas on how to accomplish this task. Recently I have re-read and used ideas from APPLIQUE BASICS AND  BEYOND  by Janet Pittman.

I am part of the quilting group at Elaine’s Quilty Shop and we are currently making the blocks for a quilt designed by Carolyn Mackness (also a Davison Guild member.)   One of my blocks highlighted machine applique and thread painting.  The book APPLIQUE BASICS AND  BEYOND   gives wonderful easy to follow instruction in the basics of both hand and machine applique work but then it goes beyond and shows techniques to make each  block special.  The book included directions and patterns for 6 great quick home dec floral projects that act as lessons and practice pieces.  All the techniques shown could be applied to larger quilt projects.

 FAST and FREE volumes 0.5 and volume 2.0  

by Patsy Thompson

I am still trying to practice and learn MACHINE QUILTING techniques to use in quilting my smaller and utility projects.  I recently viewed the DVD FAST and FREE volumes 0.5 and volume 2.0  by Patsy Thompson.   (Volume 0.5 is an improved version of her volume one.)   These DVDs are geared toward the beginning machine quilter, using a domestic machine.  It shows how to get your quilt ready for quilting and how to set up your machine and reasons for adjusting your tension.  The DVD shows how to practice and work through various machine quilting styles.  If you work through all the patterns Patsy shows as you view the DVD, pattern by pattern, your quilting should be progress and become easy by the end of the two DVDs.   Patsy has a number of other DVDs that teach more advance quilting patterns in detail such as feathers, leaves and vines etc.    I will be honest in that I thought the quilting content of the DVD was good and I AM learning a lot from the DVD.  I was disappointed in the production values of the DVD.  The DVDs  seems very amateurish, more like a YOU TUBE presentation.  But then maybe I am jaded in my tastes as I am use to Fons and Porter and the Quilt Show DVDs.

http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com

Evening Star Quilters Board

President – Bonnie Keen        

Vice President – Anne Wohlfiel                  

Secretary – Sharon Baxendale                        

Treasurer – Shirley Dingman                    

2009 Committee Chairs

2009 Raffle Quilt

Assembled by:

Lee Collins and Shirley Miles

Quilted by:

Suzie Berberich

Raffle Tickets :  Penny Schaale

Sunshine Lady –

Linda Van Brocklin    

Safe House –

Joyce Wiltfong 

Newsletter –

Anna Palmer    

Newsletter helper-

Yvonne Stevenson    

VP helper

Blanche Verkeness 

2009 Raffle Quilt Tickets –

Penny Schaale     

Birthday Club –

Alma Henderson         

Blotto -

Lee Collins    

Lee would like a partner to help with this project, contact her if interested.  This job requires you finding quilt patterns (royalty free) that can be used in the blotto raffle. 

Charm Squares-

Barbara Newton     

50/50 –Fran Harris 

& Judy Androsky 

Hospitality –

 Mardel Hammond               

Librarian-

Blanche Verkeness   

 & Rose Parr  

Membership- Mary Seymour       &    Martha Winn

2010 Raffle Quilt- Suzie Berberich        

Needed: 

Welcome  committee person to greet new members and guests.

 Please copy and paste this information into a document file on your computer and print it out.  There may be times in the future I do not add this information to the newsletter in order to save space and decrease the cost of printing. 

Beginning Thread Painting Workshop  With Eve Agee

JUNE 23,^, 2009   $35.00   9:30 TO 4 PM  at Linda’s Quilt Shop in Davison

We will be having a 6 hour workshop on BEGINNING THREAD PAINTING  at Linda’s Quilt Shop in Davison on Tuesday June 23^rd from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.  The instructor will be Eve Agee, an award winning quilter and Bernina Educator from North Carolina. Eve is a designer, author, and teacher.  She has been teaching free motion embroidery and thread painting since 1977.   Eve will be the guest speaker at our Guild meeting on June 24^th.

This workshop will introduce students to two basic thread painting techniques- zig-zag and straight stitches.  Students will learn about needles, thread, hoops, stabilizers, machine set up and movements to achieve shading and dimension in designs.  A small design will be done in class.

The fee is $35.00 which includes a kit to complete your project.  A supply list will be given to you when you pay your fee.  You will need a wooden 7 inch machine embroidery hoop ( non squeeze.)  We will be ordering hoops for who ever needs one.  Check the box on the application form.  You will pay for the hoops at Linda’s the day of the workshop.

This is a great opportunity to try thread painting!  There will be pictures of Eve’s work to view at the meeting or you can go to her web site.  http://www.evelynagee.com   Eve says that you do not need a fancy machine to thread paint.  Use a Singer Featherweight or 1967 Kenmore will do. 

Hope to see you there!

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Eve Agee Workshop

June 23, 2009                   $35.00                    9:30 am til 4:00 pm

Name: _____________________________________

Address: __________________________________

Phone ___________________________________

Yes, order a hoop for me. _______

Send check for $35.00 payable to EVENING STAR QUILTERS

To Anne Wohlfeil, 2859 Mackin Rd, Flint MI 48504

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Second Presbyterian Church, 2665 Midland Road, Saginaw, Michigan

March 21-22, 2009
Tying Our Past to Our Future, Mid Michigan Quilters' Guild Show
Isabella County Commission on Aging, 2200 S. Lincoln Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI
Contact: Pamela Koppleberger, sunbonnetsue_3@msn.com

March 27-28, 2009
Saginaw Piecemaker's 27th Quilt Show,

 Stars...Like Diamonds in the Sky!

Celebration Hall
1017 S. Wheeler

Clara Martin (989-845-8005)  and Ardie Reuther (989-684-3076)

March 28-29, 2009
“Stitches in time”, A Community Quilt Show
Marshall Middle School, 100 East Green St., Marshall, MI
Contact: larson337@cablespeed.com

Source of quilt show information:  Events page at MSU Quilt Museum

http://www.museum.msu.edu/glqc/onlinenewsletter.html

http://www.museum.msu.edu/glqc/exhibits_main.html

MSU on line newsletter is growing every time I go there.  It contains information on quilt shows, shop hops and guild lecture series.  It is a must website to visit when you want to find MI quilting activities.  I try to list near by quilt shows and lectures by nationally know artist.  YOU can find more lecture series / web links through this site.  I post the complete list in the email newsletter but space is limited in the printed format.

DVD Survey:

The board was approached about purchasing QUILTING DVD for the LIBRARY to allow members to check them out and view them.  As you may realize there is less and less TV QUILTING SHOWS on PBS and TV in general. Most of the quilting teachers have gone to on line, pay to view quilting instruction format.  ( ie The Quilt Show with Ricky Timms and Alex Anderson,  Fons and Porter, QuiltNews Network TV, even Kay Woods and Eleanor Burns  etc. )     It was felt that this would be a good teaching tool for newbie and advance quilters alike.  The details are still being worked out among the board and the librarians before this program would be implemented.  But, we need your input.  Please fill out the following survey and hand it in at the main desk at the March 2009 meeting. 

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1. How often do you use the library?  How often do you check out the books?

2. Would you borrow / rent a quilting DVD?    Yes    NO    __________

3. Would you be willing to pay a small rental fee?   ( Fee to support guild library and purchase of  more DVDs? )

4. Would you be willing to pay reimbursement costs if you lost, ruined the DVD?

5. Do you think this would be a good  _________ /  bad _______ idea  for the guild.

Additional survey question:  

The guild board has been faced in the past with trying to organize a presentation at the last moment when the speaker has cancelled or been a NO show.  The guild board was wondering if the members would be willing to view DVDs as a group or in  modular stations.  (Feasibilities is being investigated and discusses by the board members.)   This type of substitution will only be used in an emergency if the board is unable to organize

If DVD programs would not be desired: 

What type of program would you like to see or do ?

How would you be able to help with  the change in program?  

Response on the back of this survey please.  

Use this form  ( Put additional comments on the back of the form. ) or hand in a separate sheet of paper answering the above questions.  For email newsletter recipients, PLEASE, print off a copy of the form and turn it in at the March meeting.  (Print off this page  only by changing your selection to CURRENT PAGE on the print screen.)   ONLY those people who will not attend the meeting but still want to respond to the survey can email me at : davisoneveningstarquiltguild@gmail.com  
 

I have been experimenting in various format as it has recently come to my attention that what a person views on a web page differs depending upon what type of internet  browser and what type of monitor you are viewing the web page/ email on.  Internet browsers read and display the same web page code differently so what is seen on one computer will be viewed differently on another.

I am choosing the simplest format I can so that the information is easy to read regardless what monitor setting you are reading.  In the archives I use a larger font style and size to try and make the viewing experience easier on the eyes... AFTER ALL,  We want to save our eyes for quilting.

Please let me know if any of you have problems viewing this or any other web page in the archives.