TWILIGHT QUILTER'S GUILD MEETING

TWILIGHT QUILTER'S GUILD June 2007 Volume 18 #6

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. The July meeting will be at Walcotts on East Washington Ave., and the August meeting will be at Millhouse in Waunakee. Guests and new members are welcome.

June 4:

We will have three presentations at our June meeting. Brenda Larson will discuss making Blended Quilts. We will have two guests. Barbara Endres will show how to make tied rugs with fabric strips. There is no sewing involved in this process. It is a great way to use up fabric that you don't want anymore. And, there will be a demonstration of paper quilting for scrapbooks.

More Future Meetings:

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

May 7, 2007 =

Business and Announcements:

The meeting was facilitated by President Katie Walsh.

Katie asked for ideas for our August meeting at Millhouse. Members present voted for an information session rather than a hands-on teaching session. Some ideas included making quick quilts, new stack 'n whack techniques, using fusibles, and making purses and handbags. Our meeting in July is on the second Monday, July 9th, at Walcotts. Members were reminded to bring their Walcott coupons.

Our June meeting will feature three presentations: blended quilts, paper quilting, and tying rugs.

Donna Senzig announced the results of the annual bus trip to Paducah. Bus 1 spent $45,117, and Bus 2 spent $45,768, for a total of $90,885. This total was down from last year's total.

We wished a happy birthday to Gail Taugher, Judy Imhoff, Carol Bremigan, Gretchen Hennessy, and Anne Lumby. Our treasurer was out of town, so there was no treasurer's report. (Rumors that she had cashed in the treasury at Paducah were unfounded.)

Program:

Our program featured ideas for gifts that quilters can make. This discussion was facilitated by Ginny Dabel and her daughter Ashley. Ginny showed three different kinds of bags she had made, including a large bag with drawstrings that she made in a class at Quilt Expo, a wallet with pockets for cards and a zippered pocket made with a pattern from Nancy's Notions and a small handbag that matched the wallet. She showed a reversible bib apron and a matching hot pad made with ironing-board fabric from Jo Ann's. Also a pillow case. And doll clothes and a flannel doll blanket for Ashley's Hopscotch Kids doll from the Pleasant Company.

Sue Vollbrecht showed a v-shaped apron (no bib) and an origame bag. Directions for the bag are free from Stitcher's Crossing if you buy two fat quarters.

Helen Flores showed a tote bag she made in a class taught by Karen Mandt. She also demonstrated how to make pillow cases with turned under seams. Helen says you have to see this technique because written instructions are difficult to understand, so if you want to learn this technique, see Helen. She also brought several examples of pillow cases; themes included poker, dogs, shoes, mermaids, a

nd baseball. Pat Bolstad showed a baby dress that she made.

Donna Senzig showed a set of coasters in Christmas fabrics that she received.

Carol Bremigan showed a case she made with three log cabin blocks. It can be used as an eye-glass case or a cellphone case. She also showed a chenille hot pad.

Annette Koenig showed two wool pillows she received as gifts, one with wool rug hooking. She also showed a rotary cutter case.

Katie Walsh showed a casserole carrier made with a pattern from Nancy's Notions, a mantel runner that she used on her fireplace mantel and a large bag for carrying quilting supplies.

Rose Haberkorn showed a sewing machine cover that Katie made for her. It has a zipper on the top so that the handle can be raised for carrying. She also showed a wall hanging and a Packer's quilt she made for her mother. Both featured embroidery done on her embroidery machine.

Show and Tell:

Ginny, Rose and Katie showed watercolor wall-hangings they made in Mary Cain's class. Ashley showed a grid quilt she did in orange and blue. Ginny showed a quilt she made for her husband in browns and black with dogs on the front and dog-bone fabric on the back. Katie showed a lap quilt in blue, sage and cream colors. Eileen Miller showed a quilt she paper-pieced using patterns on Margaret Rolfe's Animal Kingdom CD. Her quilt included a polar bear, lion, kangaroo, skunk, cardinal, panda, dolphins, and a teddy bear. Mary Rupnow showed a table topper she made in country colors. Kim Ricksecker announced that she had brought fabric and some patterns to give away. Carol Bremigan showed a wall-hanging with Sunbonnet Sue appliques and a paper-pieced Mariner's Compass wall-hanging. She also showed a quilt she made with three-inch blocks for the Fons and Porter 25th Anniversary contest. She used fabric she received from Jennifer Chivarinni for making blocks for one of her quilts. Carol named the quilt "Friendship Blocks." Rita Loper showed a small purse she made with beaded fringe and a zipper pocket. It was made from a Calypso Travel bag pattern (Timeless Designs by Elaine Waldschmitt.) Pat Bolstad showed two tops she is adding to her hope chest (she hopes they will get quilted someday). One is a variation of the Snails trail pattern in blues and whites and the other is her "wild circle" top using a pattern in the book "Crazy Curves" by Elisa Wilson of Backporch Design. And she showed a needle felting with Jacobean-type flowers. Sam Sample showed a quilt in green, gold and reds featuring cardinals that was quilted by Sue Vollbrecht. Gretchen Hennessy showed a chenille quilt in blue, green, beige and brown with Osnaburg fabric made by James Thompson & Co. (http://www.jamesthompson.com/our_fabrics.shtml).

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.