Hostesses for May

Norma Garcia

Gina Reddin

Kathryn Rister

Judy Carter

Jennifer Walraven

Mary Ann Drotning

Our May program is by Barbara Clark from Breckenridge. Entitled Quilter’s Dreams

Membership Report 

for May

Members Present- 51

Visitors –  4

Maria Pitman

Shaula Patton

Becky Sivley

Gale Wood

New Members - 1

Vicki A Sharp-Reeb from Ranger

Jean Casey

is made by Gina Reddin

2007 Quilt Show Report

      The Quilt Show Committee meeting was held April 30, 2007 at 6:00 P.M. at Sue McGallard’s home – right before the monthly Guild board 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.

      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 books, magazines and bags of scraps for sale. The scraps should be placed neatly into a quart sized zip lock bag.

      Be sure and get your entries in ASAP. There is one copy of the blank included with the mailed newsletter. More will be at the table at the meeting. I can email copies, or copies can be found on the guild web site. The deadline is May 18 to have your quilt listed in the program, but unlisted entries can be submitted up to Thursday May 31.

      Remember to sign up to work at the quilt show. The show is supposed to be a project for the entire guild, not just a few hardy souls who are the committee chairpersons.

• We need people to help take in quilts on Thursday afternoon from 4 to 7 PM.
• We need people to help hang quilts on Friday. Able bodies are more than welcome to come and help hang quilt. Some of us older workers get tired climbing ladders!!!
• We need kitchen help on Friday to fix food for the snack bar.
• We need workers to work at the quilt show on Friday night, all day Saturday, and on Sunday.
• We need volunteers to help us take down quilts on Sunday afternoon beginning at 5 PM.
• There are all kinds of jobs – sit down jobs, walk around jobs, stand –up jobs. We need everyone to help!!!!!!

If you work at least 4 hours on Saturday, your meal ticket is given to you free.

If you have signed up for the class on Sat. – work on the other 3 days. If your class is Sunday – same deal. JUST PLEASE HELP ALL YOU CAN! 

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

There are few opening for the Saturday class remaining.  It is open to anyone who wishes to participate. There is a limit of fifteen(15) people for each class.  Cost is $40, which must be paid at registration.   

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

Care

Eyelyn Hensley lost her sister, Dorothy Diver, on April 25. She was 75years of age. Our prayers are with Evelyn and other family members for their loss.

      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@suddenlink.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.

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.

Don’t forget that our new year is starting this 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.

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

For those receiving the newsletter online, go to www.Sandraacree.com  and look under “Mystery Quilt”. You will fine the entire pattern as well as the finishing instructions.

      May Projects

             We are doing noodle strips instead of charm squares, if you want to exchange strips bring 12- 2½” strips, cut wof. They can be alike or all different.  You do not have to sign up in advance. Try this exchange. You can get a lot of usable fabric strips this way. (Many fabric shops are selling these as “Jelly Rolls.” )     

If any of you have not gotten your pizza box project or your round robin project back let us know. Or, if you have one you have not returned, be sure to get it back to the owner or, at least, let her know where it is. 

ABILENE QUILT GUILD

APRIL 9, 2007 

Meeting called to order by Vickie Craig, vice-president at 7:05 pm.

Thank you to our hostesses tonight: Mary Lasalle, Nancy Jones, Doe Bailey, Barbara Voit, Nancy Murgia, and Jeanne Davis.

Vickie announced that Glenda Wilcox’s husband is still in rehab, but that Glenda is here tonight. 

The minutes of the March meeting were presented.  One correction was made. Jennifer Walraven pieced the show quilt. Judy Carter made a motion to accept. It was seconded by Alice Griggs and approved by majority vote.

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

Alice Griggs gave a quilt show report and an update on the VanCleves.  $542 was given by members to be sent to the VanCleves. Sign up sheets are available to work at the quilt show.  See Judy Luther to get bookmarks advertising our quilt show to take to quilt shops and other quilt shows. Entry forms are also available.

Patti Jackson reported that there were 51 members and four visitors present. We welcome one new member: Vickie Sharp-Reeb.

The Penny Mini was made by Gina Reddin and won by JoVeta Harvey.

Kathryn Rister announced the Mulberry Canyon Quilting Retreat to be held May 4 – 6 at Camp Butman.

Rose Leonhart told about the new Bernina Center in Hancock Fabrics.

Several beautiful items were brought for show and tell.

Door prizes were presented.

Tonight’s program was Stamps by Kate, presented by Kate Ackley of Elgin, Texas. Information about a possible workshop by the speaker will be in the newsletter. 

The winner of the name tag drawing tonight is Jean Casey.

Meeting adjourned at 8:10. 

Recorded by

Sue McGalliard,

Secretary