TWILIGHT QUILTER'S GUILD MEETING

TWILIGHT QUILTER'S GUILD May 2007 Volume 18 #5

In this Newsletter: Future Meetings Previous Meetings Guild Projects Membership and New Members Guild Officers Area Events Web Sites Books and Magazines in Area Libraries Tips for Quilters

FUTURE MEETINGS

The Twilight Quilter's Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday night of every month. Meetings are held at the Warner Park Community Center, 1625 Northport Drive, Madison, Wisconsin. Guests and new members are welcome.

May 7: Our program will feature ideas for gifts that quilters can make. This discussion will be facilitated by Ginny Dabel. Ginny would like everyone to share ideas for gifts they have made or in the process of making. Treats will be provided by Wendy Thompson and Nancy Maier. And, we will have Show and Tell. More Future Meetings: ============= June 4: Blended quilts; presented by Brenda Larson. July 9th: Threads for quilting and embellishment, by Rose Mary Huber Pauls at Walcotts. August 6: Program at Millhouse in Waunakee. September 10: Trunk show by Elaine (Sam) Sample. October 1: Election of Officers and Quilto or other game.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS April 2, 2007

Business and Announcements:

The meeting was facilitated by President Rose Haberkorn.

We wished a happy birthday to Caroline Langer who has a birthday in April. Sharon Miller announced that we have $906.08 in the treasury. Donna Senzig asked members to send her tips for the new "Tips for Quilters" section of the newsletter.

Rose said that seventeen Twilighters attended the retreat the previous weekend in the Prairie Center at Bethel Horizons. The Monona quilters also had a retreat with twenty-three quilters in the barn for a total of forty quilters. Gretchen Hennessy announced the dates for future retreats: October 4-7, 2007; February 28-March 2, 2008; and October 23-26, 2008. She will let members know when it is time to sign up for the Fall Retreat. Gail Taugher passed out brochures for "Quilts by Barb" (www.Quiltsbybarb.com). Barbara Raisbeck offers quilt retreats and workshops on hand dyeing fabrics.

Donna Senzig announced that she had brought several large bags of fabric that had been donated to the Monona Senior Center. Members were encouraged to take fabric home for charity quilts and for their own stash. Annette Koenig also brought several books and patterns that she was giving away.

Program:

The program for the April meeting was a discussion of Quilt Settings and Sashings by Helen Flores. Helen explained that there are two basic choices for setting blocks: a Straight Setting with blocks set vertically and horizontally and an On-Point Setting with blocks set on the diagonal. Blocks can be either simple fabric squares or pieced blocks. Helen gave us a list of twenty sashing options for straight settings and ten options for on-point settings that we can use to design our own quilts. She discussed most of the options, using quilts that she had made as examples. There were a lot of oh's and ah's as Helen showed her quilts with simple settings that showcased wonderful fabrics. And, along the way, we were entertained with many "Helen-isms." Our thanks to Helen for a terrific program.

After Helen's presentation, members selected fabric, books and patterns from the items in the Fabric-Give-Away. A lot of fabric found a new home.

Show and Tell:

The high-point of the Show and Tell was the "Born to Quilt" tattoo that Rita Loper had on her arm! In addition: Gretchen Hennessey showed a pinwheel quilt using strip piecing. Sue Volbrecht showed a Dresden Plate quilt made from fifteen blocks won at a quilt retreat. She used a nine-patch setting using cornerstones. She added a basket block in the corner for the sixteenth block. Sue also showed a scrappy pinwheel quilt. She showed us how she used a ruler that she has designed for long-arm quilting to quilt arcs and do stitch-in-the-ditch. The quilt also demonstrates several techniques, including making four-patch units from five-inch squares, hand applique, and "hot piping." Eileen Miller showed a quilt that she made with leftovers from a queen size quilt. She also showed a Postage Stamp quilt made using 2" by 20" strips in random units of seven fabrics. Donna Senzig showed a children's quilt. The fabric has cute little bugs in bright colors. The setting was an example of some of the ideas that Helen discussed. Carol Bremigan showed a red-and-green miniature wall-hanging that she made in 1996 using Mary's triangles; a wall-hanging with pink paper-pieced tulips; a quilt made by her grandmother with appliqued pansies and hand-quilted; and a quilt that she made and hand-quuilted in 1991-93. Amy Rottier showed several fabric baskets that she made at quilt retreat; a quilt that she thinks was a mystery quilt pattern from Twilight some time ago; an Elder-Care quilt in scrappy colors; and her Women of Grace and Charm quilt. Gail Taugher showed her first quilt, a Trip Around the World, that she worked on at retreat. She also showed a quilt with red Friendship stars set with blue and white squares. Annette Koenig showed a Log Cabin quilt with a center panel with bears and a moose. She also showed a quilt made with the Yellow Brick Road pattern and a red-and-green quilt made from a kit. Mary Rupnow showed a quilt made with twenty-five patch blocks and a quilt made from a kit with roses in the fabric. Judy Imhoff gave us a preview of some ideas for gifts. She showed her round table-toppers with fussy-cut appliqued pansies and a four-sided basket liner. They can be made with two fat quarters. Rita Loper showed an Amish quilt with cornerstones in the border and a whole cloth quilt that she made with Celtic designs, butterflies colored with crayons and a 3-D butterfly in the center. She also showed a fabric bowl she made at retreat, using fabric wrapped around clothesline and sewn with a zig-zag stitch on the sewing machine. Sharon Miller showed her double "Seeds of Time" quilt. Rose Haberkorn showed a tote bag, a quilt with Waterwheel blocks, and quilt made from a kit in browns and golds with focus squares featuring waterfalls. Marlene Messling showed an oriental wall-hanging and her jacket which she embellished with beads and rick-rack.

Door Prizes and Treats

The treats provided by Annette Koenig, Mary Rupnow, and Caroline Langer included a wonderful poppy-seed cake. Carol Bremingan and Wendy Thompson won Aunt Gracie fabric bundles as door prizes. Sue Volbrecht won a "Top It With a Runner" book and Bev Monigal won a "Four Patch Double Star" pattern and a mini Cut 'n Press board.

GUILD PROJECTS

Project Linus from Helen Flores =========== Make blankets of all-new, washable, non-wool materials in child-friendly colors. Blankets may be knitted, crocheted, quilted, or fleece. Blankets should measure at least 36" by 36". A suggested size is 40" by 60." Free patterns for Linus quilts can be found on the Project Linus website: http://projectlinus.org . Click on "Just for Fun", then on "Patterns and Links."

Project Linus quilts are distributed to children in Dane County, including children at the UW Children's Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital and through the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Ronald McDonald House, Dane County Human Services, Meriter Hospital, Juneau County Human services and the Red Cross. Since 1998, the Madison-Area Project Linus has given away over 13,000 blankets.

Wisconsin chapter: http://www.projectlinus-madison.org

Elder Care Project from Bev Monigal

Elder Care of Dane County is a non-profit organization with over 200 elderly participants in their homecare and resident care programs. Many of these people are low income, wheelchair-bound, and have no family to share the holidays. The quilts that we make are given to their clients at a holiday fair. This is a very special event for the staff and for their clients. Our quilts are greatly appreciated. Elder Care quilts should be approximately 36-40" wide and 40-45" long. Usually they are used by people who are sitting, often in a wheel chair. So, they should be big enough to cover laps and legs, but not so large that they get caught in wheels or drag on the ground. We need a variety of quilts that will appeal to both men and women. Elder Care quilts for 2007 should be given to Bev Monigal no later than the December meeting. Elder Care homepage: http://www.elderc.org

Operation Snuggles from Donna Senzig

Operation Snuggles gives quilts to the children of Wisconsin military reservists who are serving abroad. Kris Lindsay, whose son is in his second tour of duty in Iraq, works with military personnel and leaders of units to distribute the quilts. There will be over 2000 soldiers deployed from our area in the coming months. Operation Snuggles would like to give each of their children a quilt to snuggle in. Several quilt stores are helping by being donation sites, including Mill House Quilts in Waunakee. Quilts should be appropriate for babies and children through the age of 12; quilts for teenagers are also welcomed. Crocheted and knitted afghans are also welcome. Quilts may be brought to any meeting. Donna Senzig will deliver them to Mill House Quilts.

GUILD MEMBERSHIP AND NEW MEMBERS

Membership dues are $20 a year, payable to the Twilight Quilter's Guild. Send dues to Sharon Miller, 7895 Highway 19, Dane, WI 53529. Please provide your name, full address, home and work telephone numbers, email address and the month and date (no year) of your birthday.

Twilight Quilters Guild Website: http://geocities.datacellar.net/twilightquilt/

2006-2007 GUILD OFFICERS Presidents - Katie Walsh (h) 839-3182 email: walsh.katie67@gmail.com Rose Haberkorn (h) 244-5771 email: rjmh3@sbcglobal.net Ginny Dabel (h) 833-5434 e-mail: chinook7@aol.com Secretary/Newsletter - Donna Senzig (h) 244-2563 e-mail: psenzig@charter.net Treasurer - Sharon Miller (h) 798-3539 e-mail: dixdist@chorus.net Website - Wendy Thompson (h) 846-9355 e-mail: wendythompson@charter.net Door Prizes – Kim Ricksecker (h) 345-4160 e-mail: kim.ricksecker@covance.com

AREA EVENTS QUILT PINK "American Patchwork & Quilting" is proud to announce The Quilt Pink Charity Auction to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure is now Live! It will feature weekly auctions totaling nearly 4,000 handmade quilts that showcase the talent and hope of quilters to unite in supporting a cure for breast cancer. Go to stores.ebay.com/Quilt-Pink-for-Charity to view the quilts. Remember to check back each week to see more quilts. http://stores.ebay.com/Quilt-Pink-for-Charity

Thru May 31 "Beyond Boundaries," over 90 pieces of fiber art by Madison artists Deb Menz, Karen Saunders, Mary Jo Scandin and Joan Ziegler. Promega Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, 5445 Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg http://www.promega.com/pressrelease/20070221_artshow.htm

May 3-4 Quilting at the Park Joanie Zeier Poole, author of "Elegant Machine Quilting; Innovative Heirloom Quilting Using Any Sewing Machine" is offering classes at the Town of Burke Hall, 5365 Reiner Road Madison, WI 53718. You can find out more about the classes on her website: http://www.heirloomquiltingdesigns.com/

May 5-6 Sinnissippi Quilters Guild Quilt Show Rock Valley College PE Center 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, IL. http://www.sinnissippiquilters.org/

May 5-6 It's a Stitch Quilt Guild Show Washington County Fair Park, 3000 Highway PV, West Bend For more information, contact Maribeth Schmit at materialgirl@wi.rr.com

May 10-12 Nancy's Notions Sewing Weekend Expo Beaver Dam http://nancysnotions.com (click on "Events", then on "Sewing Weekend Expo")

May 18-20 Syttende Mai Quilt Show, Stoughton Contact the Saving Thyme quilt shop in Stoughton for information, entry forms, and the new Quilt Challenge with the theme "Celebrating Syttende Mai." http://www.savingthyme.net

June 1-2 Sewing & Quilting Expo Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore Special guests: Shirley Adams, June Colburn, Karen McTavish Call: 800-362-3322, ext. 2469 or 2361 http://www.swtc.edu

June 7-9 Annual National Quilting Association Quilt Show, Columbus, OH http://www.nqaquilts.org/

June 14-16 "Explore Minnesota," Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show & Conference St. Paul RiverCentre http://www.mnquilt.org/mq2007

June 22 Entry forms are due by June 22 for quilts entered into the 3rd Annual Quilt Expo, September 13-15, Alliant Energy Center, Madison Entry forms available at: https://www.nancysnotions.com/NNVia/CustomPages/nnquiltexpo.htm or at: http://wiquiltexpo.com

July 25-29 9th Annual Quilter's Road Trip. Contact any of the eleven participating shops for information. Contact Saving Thyme in Stoughton for information about bus tours for the event.

August 23 Entry forms are due for quilts entered in the Olbrich Botanical gardens Fall Quilt and Flower Show on September 21-October 7. Contact Rosemary Schmidt, 608-233-6021 or Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Fall Quilt & Flower Show, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704.

September 13-15 Quilt Expo Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center http://www.qiquiltexpo.com

September 21-October 7 Olbrich Botanical Gardens Fall Quilt and Flower Show Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704

WEB SITES

The following sites have information about quilt sets, sashings, and borders:

http://www.kathkwilts.com/lessons/lesson7.html This very interesting lesson on QuiltChat by Kathy Sommers uses the "Hole in the Barn Door" pattern to illustrate how various settings can produce very different quilt designs.

http://www.quilt.com/HowTo/SettingsPage.html World-Wide Quilting Page: Settings for Quilt Block This page has some illustrations of quilt settings.

http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.net/BordersQuiltSettings.htm Victoriana Quilters: Borders and Settings This site has links to information about framing blocks, sashings, settings and borders.

BOOKS

Some of the books in area libraries on quilt sets, sashings, and borders include:

Sets & Sashings for Quilts, by Phyllis D. Miller. "Take the mystery out of placing quilt blocks and put the fun back into quilt assembly. Choose from a variety of 10 popular set designs, such as straight, diagonal, or medallion. Sew 40 different sashings, ranging from simple pieced to intricate applique. The sashings and worksheets presented can be used with plain, pieced, or appliqued blocks. A bounty of sashing designs includes Darting Minnows, Squares-on-Point, Roman Stripe, Fancy Floral Applique, and more."

Borders & Finishing Touches 2, by Bonnie K. Browning "Making borders that fit your quilts is easy with the step-by-step techniques in this sequel. Whether borders are used to make a quilt larger or to add a design element, the author gives us a variety of designs and techniques to make each quilt special. Contains different styles of borders, from traditional pieced to elegant applique, that can be stitched by hand or machine. No more guessing games. Learn the authors method of folding paper to make a template for sizing border elements, from simple squares to beautiful swags, that fit the edge of the quilt. A variety of finishing touches, ranging from simple piping to double and triple layers of piping, shell scallops, multiple types of prairie points, and sharks teeth, can take a quilt from ordinary to be a top prize winner. The Quilt Primer chapter includes step-by-step photographs to follow for stitching perfect mitered borders every time! The chapter on binding takes the mystery out of making and applying binding for a sturdy edge treatment. The author, a master at simplifying techniques, shares many of her favorite tips."

Smashing Sets; Exciting Ways to Arrange Quilt Blocks, by Margaret Miller "Hundreds of ideas for combining simple but unexpected designs and easy piecing are presented in this inspiring book that offers new approaches to arranging quilt blocks."

Sensational Sets and Borders, by Rodale Press Discusses the basics of straight sets, diagonal sets, bar sets and options for sashings, as well as a variety of border options.

The Border Workbook; Easy Speed-Pieced and Foundation-Pieced Borders, by Janet Kime "Find the perfect border for any quilt in this must-have guide, along with tips for choosing designs, selecting fabrics, and figuring yardages. Includes 27 border designs—17 to strip piece and 10 to paper piece. Each border is illustrated at the edge of the page for quick reference; a gallery of quilt photos provides inspiring options."

These books have chapters on sets and settings

The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide; by Rodale Press H

as an article on settings by Joan Hanson. The Art of Classic Quiltmaking, by Harriet Hargrave and Sharyn Craig Chapter 7 discusses basic settings, including straight and diagonal sets, simple sashing, cornerstones, pieced sashing including sawtooth star cornerstones, block framing, and bar sets. It also has information on planning quilts and calculating yardage.

TIPS FOR QUILTERS If your rotary blade starts skipping places when you cut, it means that you have a knick in the blade. If you don't have a new blade handy, try taking the blade out of your cutter and turning it over. Often this works well enough that it will get you through your cutting until you can get a new blade.