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ABILENE QUILTERS’ GUILD
3301 S.14TH ST.
SUITE 16 PMB 317
ABILENE, TX 79605
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Hostesses for August
Doe Bailey
Fay Hershiser
Carol Bailey
JoVeda Harvey
Jean Moore
Linda Calame
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~August Program ~
The August program will be
a presentation by Kathryn Rister. It includes a slide show
and film detailing the history and production of that most
important component of our quilts - cotton. She will help
us understand how it goes from the field to the quiltshop.
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PAUL’S METHODIST CHURCH
FELLOWSHIP
HALL
525
BEECH STREET (DOWNTOWN ABILENE)
6:45 MEET AND GREET
7:00 P.M. MEETING
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Membership
Report for
June
Members
Present- 51
New Members -
3
Susie Pond ,
Abilene,
Georgia
Davis, Abilene, TX
Gloria
McHargue, Abilene, TX
Visitors – 8
La Verne
Simon, Abilene, TX
Sharla
Lisenbee, Abilene, TX
Amanda
Seymore, Washington
Pat
McCleskey, Abilene, TX
La Vern
Landers, Abilene, TX
Fanny
Haynes, Abilene, TX
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Name
Tag Drawing
Claudette
Carroll |
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Penny Mini
is made by Donna
Jones
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President’s
Message
Have you mailed out any
quilted post cards yet? My daughter's birthday was two
days after our meeting so I made a card for her and
mailed it on Tuesday. She got it on Wednesday and it
was in good shape. I'm planning to make some quilted
Christmas cards to send this year. I have one tip -
don't use the glue that is purple when you use it and
it is suppose to turn clear when it dries. It does not
dry clear and may show through the fabric.
Vicki
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2007 Quilt Show Report
There was not a
meeting of the Quilt Show Committee in July. |
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Quilter’s Classifieds
I have a LARGE
Rubbermaid Tote and a large shopping bag full of
denim--scraps, small yardage, and jean legs---l had at
one time considered making denim throws but it doesnt
seem like too good of an idea to me now!! SO-all this
denim needs a new home---it is free, clean and ready
to go somewhere else. Please call Susan Tolle at
695-5585 or 669-8316 and claim this treasure for
yourself.
If you hate
binding you quilts, check with me. Reasonable charges.
Vamelle McBeth
VarnelleM@aol.com
or 325-382-4423
If any of you have quilting related items to buy, sell,
or trade, let us know and they will be included. This
could also be a good place to list needed fabrics,
patterns etc
Two of our members have websites where they sell
goodies.
Kathryn Rister: http://www.quiltkitsandquarters.com
Gina Reddin:
http://www.splintersandthreads.net
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I"m glad everyone enjoyed
the fat quarter birthday cake. All the response I heard
was favorable. J'm getting more adjusted to this job, so
thanks for putting up with me. The 80M for September will
have better instructions.
For the ones that signed
up for the charm squares, you need to bring 6 {six}
6 1\2 inch yellow squares.
The pizza box did not
express that much interest, but a few came up to me
and said they would be interested in a Round Robin. I
will have a sheet for that if we can get anyone
interested.
As always anything for
Hope Haven is welcome and you get an extra door prize
ticket.
I'll be passing around
the sheet for the Penny Mini again, we still have some
blank months, mainly Sept, I know we have some
wonderful quitters.
Remember your trading
cards and post cards also.
Nancy
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The Abilene Quilters Guild web site can be seen at www.abilenequiltguild.org.
If you go to the website and find only the old
newsletter, please hit the “refresh button” and it
will update to the latest one.
Anyone who wants to submit photos to the gallery, give
them to Gina Reddin and they will be posted on the
website.
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Care
Velma Anderson,
95, mother of Sandra Nash, passed away on July 8,
2007. We extend our sympathy to Sandra and her family.
We continue
to pray for Abbie VanCleve as she deals with her
cancer treatments.
Please advise Sue Drumheller of anyone in the Guild that
may be sick, or any closely related deaths in our Guild
families. Just e-mail her at
sd222@cox.net
or telephone her at 695-3081 and give her the information. |
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Coming
Events
Look
on our Calendar
If
you know of more happenings around the state, EMAIL
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A note from
Charlotte Williams
Attention
to those who have been looking for the books that
I used to make the postcards! I [mally found them
on
http://www.villagequiltshoppe.com/
Thanks
Charlotte
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Membership
If you did
not get a notebook when you joined the guild, please
let Doe Bailey know. We are trying to catch up on
this.
This is
a white notebook with the bylaws and a membership list
in it. It has been some time since these were included
with a new membership.
Don't
forget that our new year started last month and our
yearly dues need to be paid. The amount is $24 a year.
Please bring you billfolds and / or checkbook
so you can this done.
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If you
haven't seen it yet, you might want to check your copy
of the Texas Co-op Power magazine for August.
Not only did we rate an article in the Taylor Electric
Cooperative section, there is an additional article on
pages 12 to 14
in the main part of the magazine that includes
information and pictures of quilts from our fellow
member, Zella Woodruff. Congratulations, ZelIa. You
are becoming known as a "super" quilter all over the
state!
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Stars Over
Abilene Quilt Show
Do you know
what a Postage Stamp, Log Cabin or Baptist Fan pattern
is? Well, we found some people who do-and use the
patterns to create amazing heirlooms. Local quilters
from our service area who are members of the Abilene
Quilter's Guild really pieced together a winner with
the 2007 "Stars Over Abilene" regional quilt show. The
event at the Abilene Civic Center this summer featured
more than
200
quilts for
display and competition.
It's a
celebration oftalent and sharing, said Bill Overton.
"We hold this event to promote the craft of quilting,
which is in itself a beautiful form of art."
Alice
Griggs displayed several quilts at the show and was
the event chairwoman for the Abilene Quilter's Guild.
"So many of
these beautiful quilts are made and never seen because
they are kept in the home. This event is a way to
share that beauty with others. Quilting is very
popular and is beginning to be something even couples
share," Griggs said. "We have several husband-andwife
quilting teams in our membership."
The annual
event IS
a major
fund-raiser for the group, which has a roster of over
lOO members. They also contribute many of their
quilting projects to charity each year and have sent
quilts to West Texas Rehab, area homeless shelters,
Day Nursery of Abilene, Cook's Children's Hospital and
the Pregnancy Counseling Center. If you would like to
join or find out more you can contact them via their
website at:
www.abilenequiltguild.org.
Alice
Griggs . right. shows her creation to friends
and fellow quilters Vicki Craig and Sue McGalliard.
Bill
Overtoil
displav5 Olle
of tile
Guilts
he created
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Coming Events
The Quilters
Guild of Plano will present the Labors of Love quilt
show August 24th &
25th
celebrating 25 years of quilting.
For more information, please visit the Quilters Guild of
Plano website at
www.quiltersguildofplano.org.
The Trinity
Valley Quilters' Guild of Fort Worth is presenting its
25th annual quilt show "Quiltfest 2007" on
September 21, 22 and 23,2007 in the Amon Carter
Exhibit Hall - in the Will Rogers Complex 3400 Burnett
Tandy Road, Fort Worth. For more information visit
their website at
www.tvqg.org
or email to
quiltshow@tvqg.org
The Busy Bee
Quilt Show 2007 will be held in Post Oak, Texas Sept.
28 and 29, at the Community Center on FM 2127. For
information Call 940-567-2771 or go to
postoakquilters.com
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Newsletter
by Email
Please let me know if I can send the newsletter to you
by email. It will save $6 to 8 a year for each emailed
newsletter vs. mailed. Stamps alone are costing nearly $6
per letter per year per person. Contact me at VarnelleM@aol.com.
to request it by email.
If you requested your newsletter by e-mail, be sure and
let me know that you received it so that I will know that
I did it right. I can send it both as an email and as an
email attachment. Remember to put my name in your address
book so that your computer doesn’t think it is “spam”
and delete it.
If you received your newsletter by email, but you had
rather have it by postal mail, check with me and I will
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Quilter
Husband's Lament
I've always learned that
life was full of obstacles and woes. I've learned to live with
sickness, death, taxes, heaven knows. I've taken all these things
in stride, the problems and strife, But one I didn't count on was
a Quilter for a wife.
Come home from work, the
stove is cold, the dirty clothes still there, The suit I wanted
cleaned today, still laying on the chair.
"Where's Mama, son?" I
asked my boy, "This house is such a mess. Why, all the sheets are
missing, we've been burglarized I guess."
"No, Mama stripped down
all the beds and took the sheets away. She cut them into little
strips and pieced two quilts today."
"Why every pair of pants
I own is cut in little squares."
"I'm demonstrating
applique," my lovely wife declares.
I show up in the office
in my boxer shorts and tie. My secretary giggles and the clerks
give me the eye.
It's freezing cold, I'm
shaking and my knees are turning blue. My boss considered firing
me, but his wife's a quilter too.
I told him what happened
and he said he could believe. I noticed that the coat he wore had
only half a sleeve.
A husband needs a loving
wife to help him when he's ill.
To soothe and comfort,
mop his brow and help him take his pills.
Should influenza strike
you, your life's not worth a dime, Particularly if it hits at
Quilt Convention time.
Y ou'lllay there in an
empty house in pain and deep despair,
While the workshops and
the lectures keep your wife's attention there.
You learn to ask no
questions when she smiles and drives away, Rushing to the Fabric
Shop for a big sale there today.
She's gone for hours,
then drags back home all bleary eyed and down, Now who'd believe a
lie like that? She must be running round.
But I'll get by, I always
do, some days are fine, some not. When your wife's a Quilter you
tolerate a lot.
I know that when my life
is through and I pass away They'll have to set my funeral so it's
not a Quilting Day.
(Author: unknown)
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Minutes
The meeting was called to order
by Vicki Craig, president, at 7:05 pm.
Minutes of
the June meeting were presented. Carolyn Griffith made the motion to
accept the minutes as read. It was seconded by Varnell McBeth and
approved by majority vote.
The treasurer report was
presented by Donna Jones, it was approved by the majority vote.
Vernell McBeth asked everyone
to let her know when you receive your news letter. Her number is
325-382-4423.
Sandy Nash's mom died July 8th
and the services were held in Tuscola on July 11th.
Randy Halstead, executive
director of the Hope Haven, gave a brief presentation about the
facility. He thanked the Quilt Guild for all the wonderful donations.
The new
budget for 2007-2008 was presented by Donna Jones, copies were passed
out and reviewed. Motion to accept by Hazel Rhodes and seconded by Sue
Drumheller. It was approved by a majority vote.
There were 51 members present
with 3 new members and 8 visitors. are:
Gloria McHorgue 781 Westwood
Abilene, Tx. 79603 672-8897
The 3 new mem bers
Susan Pond
45 Lawrence Circle Abilene,
Tx 79605 692-8778 supon0653(G),msm.com
Georgia Davis-Gauvin 2805
South 25th St Abilene, Tx. 79605 518-6807
August Hosts:
Don Bailey
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V eta Harvey
Fay Hershiser Jean Moore
Carol Bailey Linda Calame
The penny mini was won by
Faye Murphy and made by Fay Hershiser.
Door prizes won by Amanda
Seymour, Linda Calame and Barbara Black.
Vicki Carig won the free
membership for the coming year
The program was presented by
Charlotte Williams. She gave a workshop on making postcards that could
be sent through the mail. "Lots of Fun!!
Reported by:
Fay Hershiser Secretary
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Abilene Quilters'
Guild
Income
and Expense I Budget Performance
July 2007 through June 2008
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Annual Budget |
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Ordinary Income/Expense |
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1,083.00
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2,200.00
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0.00
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400.00
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33.00
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600.00
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0.00
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11,500.00
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0.00
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2,144.00
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0.00
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500.00
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1,116.00
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17,344.00
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20.50
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75.00
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0.00
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100.00
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0.00
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125.00
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0.00
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50.00
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144.00
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144.00
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0.00
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200.00
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0.00
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100.00
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0.00
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1,500.00
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520.98
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3,500.00
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0.00
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600.00
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0.00
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9,000.00
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0.00
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250.00
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0.00
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750.00
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22.95
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250.00
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0.00
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25.00
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140.00
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150.00
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0.00
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25.00
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0.00
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500.00
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848.43
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17,344.00
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| Net
Ordinary Income |
267.57
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0.00
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| Net
Income |
267.57
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0.00
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