Hostesses for April

Mary Lasalle

Nancy Jones

Doe Bailey

Barbara Voit

Nancy Murgia

Jeanne Davis

 ~April  Program ~

Kate Eckerly will be here to show us her way of making a traditional quilt pattern in a new way using her rubber stamps that feature a cutting and a sewing line.

7:00 P.M. MEETING

Membership Report 

for January

Members Present- 43

Karen Schubert

New Members - 3

Vivian Abrigg

Jeanne Davis

Marlinda Hood

Vickie Craig

is made by

Susan Tolle

President’s Message

Glenda’s husband has been very ill and she has not had a chance to submit a message. Keep them in your prayers.

On Tuesday, April 10, Kate will be conducting a workshop from 10 to 3. The workshop will be at the Church, but not in the fellowship hall where we usually meet. WE will be in Room 121. Sign up for the workshop will be at the meeting Monday night. Cost of the workshop will be $20. Lunch will not be furnished. You can bring your own or we will order out.

A list of minimum supplies are as follows:

2 ½” square for center of flower

2007 Quilt Show Report

The Quilt Show Committee meeting was held March 26, 2007at 6:00 P.M. at Sue McGallard’s home – right before the monthly Guild board meeting.

If anyone is going to an out-of –town quilt shop or show, you need to pick up some flyers and /or entry blanks.

Don’t forget to be thinking about your Quilt Show Challenge quilt for the quilt show. It’s not that far away, and we need lots of entries.

Sue McDonald has accepted the chairmanship of the quilt guild booth for the show. Remember that she will need lots of help, as that is a busy booth. Also, remember to bring your magazines and bags of scraps for sale. The scraps should be placed neatly into a quart sized zip lock bag.

Quilt Show Classes

This year we are offering classes which will be taught by Tom Russell from Katy, Texas.  He will be teaching his Scrapbag Bouquet which was a challenge he did for Simply Quilts.  Due to the popularity of this particular quilt he will teach it both days.  It is a one day class so when you sign up you're only signing up to come one day.  There is a limit of fifteen(15) people for each class.  Cost is $40, which must be paid at registration. After the guild meeting we will open it up to people outside the guild.   

Charlotte Williams

692-5857 

AQG Website

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 photo to the gallery, give them to Gina Reddin and they will be posted on the website.

Anyone who wants to submit photo to the gallery, give them to Gina and they will be posted on the website.

Copies of the entry form will be posted on the web site for those of you who need extra copies or know of someone who wants one. Just print it off. If it doesn’t look exactly like an original, as long as it has all the important things (front and back), it is acceptable.

Care

We need to remember Abbey Van Cleve in our prayers. As of Friday March 2, her blood count was very low and she was having to take a transfusion. Her blood type is O. I am sure that the Meek Blood Center would be more than happy to accept blood in her name.

Also her Grandfather Van Cleve has just gotten out of the hospital, so prayers for the family are appreciated.

Susan lost her father shortly after the last newsletter. Let our prayers be with her family during this trying time.

Let us keep Glenda Wilcox and her husband in our prayers. “He is doing some better in some areas. He has pneumonia for the second time. He has had a peg tube put in so that he can be fed. We are hoping for a good recovery, but it will be down the road.

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.

Look on our Calendar

If you know of more happenings around the state, EMAIL us.

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 change it back.

www.quiltkitsandquarters.com or phone no. 325+692-7245 or Gina Reddin at www.splintersandthreads.net or phone 325-928-9799.

Mystery quilt – Part five of the mystery is included at the end of this newsletter.

Just a reminder, items for Hope Haven. Easter is this month small gifts for the children would be great, food, paper, and bath items are always needed.

We are doing noodle strips instead of charm squares, if you want to exchange strips bring 12- 21½” strips, cut wof. They can be alike or all different.

If you still needed May Redwork please check with me, I have them to hand out.

. Hope Haven - When you bring things for Hope Haven, don’t forget to pick up an extra blue ticket.

Some of you were asking about the seasoned crackers on the snack table last meeting. Mary Weaver has kindly furnished her recipe.

1 cup oil (corn, veg., canola)

In you largest bowl whisk all items together.

Add 1 whole box saltines crackers, toss lightly until the crackers are well coated.

Place on 2 large cookie sheets. Bake in 250 deg. Oven for one hour.

For more information check www.ogallalaquilters.org

For registration and Meals call Darlene Collins at 806-647-5585 or email francis1939@nts-online.net

The Quilters Guild of Arlington presents The New West quilt show May 4-5, 2007 at the Bob Duncan Center,2800 S. Center St. in Arlington. For more information about the show go to ^www.aqog.net

The Tall Pines Quilt Guild of Huntsville, Tx, is having an “Airing of the Quilts” show in downtown Huntsville on Saturday May 5, 2007, 9:00 to 4:00. For more information go to www.tallpinesquiltguild.com.

The Concho Valley Quilters Guild will be having a quilt show at the Cactus Hotel June 15 & 16 2007. We invite you to show your quilts. Entry fee is $10.00 per quilt.

Quilt entries are due July 12th. For more information on the entries, please contact planoquilter@verizon.net.

For more information, please visit the Quilters Guild of Plano website at www.quiltersguildofplano.org.