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We will have a sign-up sheet at the membership table for you to sign up if you want you newsletter delivered via email. I will send all others by snail mail. Also , be sure and change you email address with me if you change it during the year. Contact me at VarnelleM@aol.com.

ABILENE QUILTERS’ GUILD

ST PAUL’S METHODIST CHURCH

FELLOWSHIP HALL

525 BEECH STREET (DOWNTOWN ABILENE)  

6:45 MEET AND GREET

7:00 P.M. MEETING

Calendar
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Annual Quilt Show
Photo Album
Our Favorite Links

 

Hostesses for November

Joyce Broadstreet

Sandra Nash 

Wanda Brewer

Virginia Schwartz

Marge Henson

Carolyn Griffith

November Program 
 

 The program for the meeting will be on “Pinless Curved Seams” presented by Barbara Crom. Barbara is a certified 3-6-9- instructor. She will be holding a class on Tuesday on the Sew Inspired 3-6-9 Method.For more information go to www.sewinspired.com 
 

Spinning Pinwheels with a Twist

There will be a Class at Alton’s on Tuesday, November 13 beginning at 9:30 AM

 Here is a supply list:

Supply List  
 Fabrics:  (So you can figure where each fabric goes, I have used the sample's colors to list.)

     Floral Oriental – 1-1/2 yards

       Green stripe (Oriental) – ½ yard

       Pink – ½ yard

       Gold – Fat quarter

          Cream (Oriental) – Fat quarter 

Rotary Cutter and mat (28 mm size recommended)

Long ruler (for rotary cutting)

Iron, and board  - need 2 or 3

Sewing machine

¼ inch foot (really helps!)

Thread, to match

Bobbin(s) – ALREADY WOUND PLEASE

Fabric marker – pencil type works best

Small, sharp, pointed scissors

Basic sewing supplies 

*** I will provide the curved templates for this class.  Templates will be available for you to purchase if you choose. 

Membership Report for November

 

Members Present- 48

 

Visitors –  2

(The names of the visitors are not available for the newsletter at this time.)

 

New Members -  1 

Beverly Armstrong

 

Name Tag Drawing 

Hazel Rhoades  

Penny Mini

is made by Kathy Mccoy. 

President’s Message

This month's message is advice on life from  Eleanor Roosevelt.   She sounds like a quilter to me.

 

     "Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do.  Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful."

 

Some of the ladies asked if we could include the lyrics to Sherry's song in the newsletter.

She said it was okay.  Here they are:

 

            I Quilt for Fun!

My fabric stash is quite okay

Of course, it's all in disarray

 My UFO's must weigh a ton,

 Because you see, I quilt for fun.

 

      Refrain:

I quilt for fun!

Either in the shade or in the sun

There's no supper tonight my Hun

Because you see, I quilt for fun!

My quarter inch is off a tad

Perhaps I'll start a new quilt Fad

I won't waste time to see it undone

Because, you see, I quilt for fun.

      Refrain:

 No matter what mistakes I face

 I know it's one I could erase.

 I'm happy when my project's done

 Because, you see, I quilt for fun.

       Refrain  

  Note: The  punctuation in song is the author's.

    2008 Quilt Show Report

 The 2008  Quilt Show Committee will have its first regular meeting at 6:00 PM on September 24 right before the board meeting. We will meet at Vicki Craig’s house at 1367 Glenhaven. If you have not been there, it is about four blocks west of Mockingbird or about one block east of Willis.

Quilter’s Classifieds
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

 

 

    Projects from Nancy

From Nancy

For Charm Square Swap -  You will need to have 6 charm squares (Christmas prints).  
 

 

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

Keep these guild members in your prayers.

Lena Moore’s mother passed away.

Mrs. Wellmaker’s grandson was killed in an auto accident and her son had heart surgery.

Sandy Nash’s husband had surgery, went home , had to go back to the hospital with complications, and is home again

Claranell Murray has been in the hospital and is home recovering.   

LaVern Sanders has been ill.

  Please remember these members in our prayers.   Also, continued prayers for Abigail Van Cleave.  Continued prayers for all who are grieving the loss of loved ones during the Holiday Season.

Coming Events

Look on our Calendar

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

 

Jefferson Quilt Show

120 E. Austin St.

Jefferson, TX,75657

Jan, 25 – 27, 2008

For more information e-mail info@jeffersonquiltshow.com 

Another website to check out!

If you like quilting videos, go to www.brightcove.tv

and do a search for “quilt” . You will find all the quilting videos you can possibly want to watch including Eleanor Burns, Alex Anderson and Shar Jorgenson. There are over 1300 videos to watch!!!!!!!!