Hostesses for February

Lena Moore

Abby Parham

Bettie Rivers

Jonnie Hoodenpyle

Sue Drumheller

Sandi Tyson

 ~February  Program ~

ST PAUL’S METHODIST CHURCH

FELLOWSHIP HALL

525 BEECH STREET (DOWNTOWN ABILENE)  

6:45 MEET AND GREET

7:00 P.M. MEETING

Membership Report 

for January

Members Present- 64

Visitors – 1

Virginia Pingleton

New Member - 0

Claudette Carrol

is made by Jennifer Walraven

President’s Message

Hope that you have all stayed in out of the cold weather. I know that there were a few days that I didn’t even venture outside.

I hope that you are all thinking about the projects that we have talked about. The quilts for single mothers, the quilts for Cook’s Hospital. There are so many opportunities for us to help others. Also remember that we are still taking food and toiletry items for Hope Haven.

We ask that if you would like to bring something for a basket for Abigail Vancleave, that you do so. We are going to make a Care Basket for her and give her something fun to go through. She is eleven years old and so anything that little girls like will do.

Hope to see you all at the February meeting.

Glenda

2007 Quilt Show Report

The Quilt Show Committee meeting was held January 29,2007, at 6:00 P.M. at the Chimney Square Apartments – 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. The flyers are ready now and the entries will be available by the next meeting.

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.

You can call or e-mail Judy Luther at 325-698-2301 or hotrodquilts@yahoo.com or

Beverly Lynn at 325-690-1632 or cbnlynn@aol.com

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.

For hundreds of fantastic quilt blocks, go to www. quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore and view the blocks along with their instructions on how to make them.

Care

We need to remember Abbey Van Cleve in our prayers. She is taking chemotherapy here as well as in Cook Children’s Hospital in Dallas. Carrie (her Mom) says that she is in good spirits and trying to attend school as much as she can, but tires easily.

We would like to send her a “care basket” from the guild. Please bring anything you think she would enjoy or she and her family could use for their trips to Dallas. Examples are such things as stuffed toys, nail care things, books, magazines, travel-size personal items, fun stuff for an eleven-year-old, cards, stationary, caps, snacks, coins for vending machines, phone cards, etc.

Susan Tolle’s parents are not doing well. She is in Houston visiting with them. We need to remember them in our prayers.

“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.

Sandi Tyson (Ph.370-3752) has requested that the Pregnancy Counseling Center has a need for baby quilts.

“They have many clients in their teens. Among quilts and blankets, they offer many other services and supplies. Most of the items they have for mommies and babies are donated. They are grateful for anything you have to donate. The look on the girl’s faces would melt a Scrooge’s heart. I will be glad to pick up and material or item you have. Bless you.”

Look on our Calendar

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

Mystery quilt – The second installment of the mystery is included at the end of this newsletter.

Charm Squares- - The charm squares for January are spring prints -6 squares – 6 ½”

.Hope Haven - There are not words enough to thank everyone for the fleece throws. They were wonderful. I took 24 to Hope Haven and the rest went to The House That Kerry Built. I did give four of them to children that live in a home in bad need of heat. There is only heat in one room. They loved them.

Spring Workshop - I will be setting up a date for a work shop to made walker bags for a nursing home – more on this next month.

Mystery quilt – The third installment of the mystery is included at the end of this newsletter.

Redwork Swap – The 12-month Redwork swap is due at the February meeting. Don’t forget to make 12 white-2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles with your name and the month you did. On each strip use a permanent pin to write your information. These can be used to make a label for the back of your quilt.

Charm Squares- - The charm squares for February are any fabric you choose- 7 squares – 6 ½”

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

Rehab Quilt – The Rehab quilt brought $810 this year. It is really an inspiration to see our work help raise money for such a worthy cause.

Minutes from Jan meeting

ABILENE QUILT GUILD

JANUARY 8, 2007

Meeting called to order by Glenda Wilcox, president at 6:55 pm.

Thank you for the food tonight furnished by Donna Lee, Mary Ann Wright, Barbara Knowlton, Angela Avery and Donnie Butler.

The minutes of the December meeting were presented. Barbara Ringwald made a motion to accept. It was seconded by Nancy Jones and approved by majority vote.

The treasurer’s report was presented. Alice Griggs made a motion to accept it and Claranelle Murray seconded. It was approved by majority vote.

Glenda Wilcox thanked the guild members for their part in making approximately 60 throws, plus scarves, etc. that were given to Hope Haven and other charitable organizations.

She also reported that 10 year old Abigail Van Cleave is in Cooks Children’s Hospital in Ft. Worth and asked for our prayers for her.

We also received a thank you note from Faye Murphy, whose husband recently passed away.

She also announced that Cooks Hospital could use “End-of-Life” quilts, also called “Remembrance” quilts for very ill children.

Patti Jackson reported that there were 64 members and one visitor present.

The Penny Mini was made by Alice Griggs.

Several beautiful items were brought for show and tell.

Door prizes were presented.

The winner of the name tag drawing tonight is Claudette Carroll.

A very enjoyable program was presented by Jackie Hensell of Forestburg, Texas. The program was entitled “My Life in Quilts.”

Meeting adjourned at 8:30.

GREAT IDEA: Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation.

They will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the
burglar or rapist won't stick around.... after a few second s all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there..... This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or prevent sexual abuse crime.

A paper cut (or other minor finger bleeder) is as devastating as a broken ankle.

A "fat quarters" sale makes everything else on your shopping list unimportant.

A book of block patterns sits on your bed stand instead of a novel.

All the babies in your unit are covered in baby quilts.

All the paper scraps in our purse has quilt block sketches on them!

All the gifts you give, whatever the occasion, are quilts...

All your walls and beds are bare because you give everything you make away.

At 11:00 pm you kiss your husband goodnight and say "I'll be right up after I finish this block!" and the next thing you know he is kissing you "goodbye" at 6:00 in the morning on his way to work.

At the end of the month, you notice that the monthly checks are divided between supermarkets and fabric stores - pretty soon you notice that the fabric store check stubs are beginning to dominate the checkbook.

Before a major holiday or event, you can be seen either up at midnight, or in the car on the way to the event, sewing the last few stitches in.

Even the fictional books you read have quilt related themes.

Every quilt shop employee in a 100 mile radius knows your first name.

Every time your boss wears a particular shirt, you have to bite your tongue to keep from asking him if you can have it when he gets tired of it. –more at www.quiltbus.com.

March – block auction (don’t forget about it) Bring your orphan blocks (and checkbook) to help raise a little money for the guild.

April – “Stamps By Katy”

May – New Square In A Square Blocks 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

1. Cut last Background strip into (S=12, M=16, L=20) 2 1/2" squares.

A quick baby quilt that can be made in a very short time

Finished size 36” x 42”

A really neat baby quilt can be made from 34- 6 ½” charm squares and about 1/3 yard for inner border. 1 yard (generous) is enough for the back.

Take 12 – 6 ½” squares and sew them into a 3 by 4 block rectangle.

Cut 3- 3½” strips the width of the fabric. With 4 there is no piecing.

Sew on the sides and top. Piece leftover strips for bottom

Use these for an inner border (a solid color is good , but print might work)

Sew remaining squares into strips - 2 with 4 squares and 2 with 7 squares.

Sew the 4-square strips to the top and bottom and the 7-square strips to the sides.

If you are in a really big hurry, sandwich the quilt with back and front facing in with the batting on bottom. Stitch around outside, leaving an opening to turn it right side out. Top stitch around the outside edge. Quilt or tie as desired.