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| November/December 2014 |
President's Message
What a year 2014 has been for the Scrappers! Once again we reached our Comfort Zone goal of 100 quilts and 100 tote bags and delivered them to the Jamison Center. This Craft Fair was the most successful ever in large part to our Card Makers. Our Christmas Party was a blast. While some of our members left the hill, we gained a group of enthusiastic new members. Our quilts are hanging the Clubhouse office and on the wall of the new firehouse. Our programs brought in talented teachers and everyone of us have entries for the 2015 quilt show. Our library is bursting. We won ribbons at the Kern County Fair. We donated lots of food to the Food Bank. We outdid ourselves with the 2015 Opportunity Quilt(s). Most importantly, we all had fun.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all for making the Guild a success in so many ways.
We really are a team.
K.
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| Tong, Loretta, Gracia, Mae, Fran, Gayle, Diane, Liz, Kathy at the Craft Fair |
Our November Meeting
SOUP was sent to Mae Higgins following her accident. Fortunately, Mae's injuries were not critical, just painful.
Quilt @ My House was held at Marie Centeno's
November 13. There's no Q@MH in December. Carole Beigle will have the sign up sheet for us at the January 8 meeting.
Refreshments at the meeting were supplied by Laura Andresen and MJ Glaseman.
Gourmet delights and chocolate for sure.
Our outgoing Librarian, Tong Sproul, announced that we have the entire set of Elm Creek Quilt novels in our Library. She introduced our new Librarian, Ann Coyle.
Block of the Month chair, Felicity Watson gave us a year of challenging original designs. Liz Buchroeder and her lovely assistant, Beth Worrell, will bring us a new challenging block of the month at our January 8, 2015 meeting.
Standing Stones
Challenge Quilters, Brenda Martin and Terry Page, introduced the 2015 Challenge Quilt and it's a Halloween theme. A fat quarter of the "Boo" fabric is available for $1.
Our Christmas Party
The Party Girls, Marge Arroyo and Marie Centeno, did it again. "Silver Bells" featured raffles, songs, games and
the Scrappers famous pot luck supper.
Let's hope laughter burns calories!
Kathy Weinstein, your president, thanked the Board and committee chairs for their contribution to the Guild this year. Several members were recognized for their service above and beyond.
Sonia Ricoy.............Rookie of the Year
Carol Wiersma..............................MVP
Felicity Watson......1st runner up MVP
Brenda Martin.....Chief Nursing Officer
Tong Sproul..............Miss Congeniality
MJ Glaseman.............She's the Queen
The Guild presented Kathy with a Japanese Lantern Friendship Quilt making her momentarily speechless.
Japanese Lantern Quilt
There were many guests and several new members attended:
Lorena, Bettina and Beth.
Not the Andrews Sisters sang(?) the Scrappers jingle written by Allie Jo for the Christmas in the Village festivities on December 13.
All of this years door prizes from Marge Arroyo were raffled off. Shireen Walker will have new door prizes for us in January.
Donations of food and toys for the Mountain Communities Resource Center overflowed the table.
Thank you for your generosity.
And the
winner of OQ2 is.........
Tong
Sproul
Congratulations, Tong
Our November Meeting
SOUP was sent to Mae Higgins following her accident. Fortunately, Mae's injuries were not critical, just painful.
Quilt @ My House was held at Marie Centeno's
November 13. There's no Q@MH in December. Carole Beigle will have the sign up sheet for us at the January 8 meeting.
Refreshments at the meeting were supplied by Laura Andresen and MJ Glaseman.
Gourmet delights and chocolate for sure.
Our outgoing Librarian, Tong Sproul, announced that we have the entire set of Elm Creek Quilt novels in our Library. She introduced our new Librarian, Ann Coyle.
Block of the Month chair, Felicity Watson gave us a year of challenging original designs. Liz Buchroeder and her lovely assistant, Beth Worrell, will bring us a new challenging block of the month at our January 8, 2015 meeting.
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| Standing Stones |
Challenge Quilters, Brenda Martin and Terry Page, introduced the 2015 Challenge Quilt and it's a Halloween theme. A fat quarter of the "Boo" fabric is available for $1.
Our Christmas Party
The Party Girls, Marge Arroyo and Marie Centeno, did it again. "Silver Bells" featured raffles, songs, games and
the Scrappers famous pot luck supper.
Let's hope laughter burns calories!
Kathy Weinstein, your president, thanked the Board and committee chairs for their contribution to the Guild this year. Several members were recognized for their service above and beyond.
Sonia Ricoy.............Rookie of the Year
Carol Wiersma..............................MVP
Felicity Watson......1st runner up MVP
Brenda Martin.....Chief Nursing Officer
Tong Sproul..............Miss Congeniality
MJ Glaseman.............She's the Queen
The Guild presented Kathy with a Japanese Lantern Friendship Quilt making her momentarily speechless.
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| Japanese Lantern Quilt |
There were many guests and several new members attended:
Lorena, Bettina and Beth.
Not the Andrews Sisters sang(?) the Scrappers jingle written by Allie Jo for the Christmas in the Village festivities on December 13.
All of this years door prizes from Marge Arroyo were raffled off. Shireen Walker will have new door prizes for us in January.
Donations of food and toys for the Mountain Communities Resource Center overflowed the table.
Thank you for your generosity.
And the
winner of OQ2 is.........
Tong
Sproul
Congratulations, Tong
Comfort Zone
November
is Comfort Zone Month, but we deliver in December. On December 2, a
dozen plus one Scrappers met at the Jamison Children's Center bringing along
100 handmade quilts, 100 pillowcase tote bags, Cabbage patch dolls, and
new socks and underwear for the at risk kids.
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| Top: Virginia Britton, Marge Arroyo, Kathy Weinstein, Felicity Watson, Marie Centeno, Diane McBain, Allie White, Liz Buchroeder Bottom: Linda Morton, Tammy Kierna(Jamison Center) Tong Sproul, MJ Glaseman, Carol Wiersma, Shireen Walker. |
Following the Jamison Center visit,
the Scrappers lunched at the Village Cafe and "shop hopped" all over
Bakersfield in the beautiful pouring rain.
Special thanks to Carol Wiersma, Felicity Watson, Allie White for organizing the outing. Extra special thanks to the Mountain Community, our families and friends who donate to our Comfort Zone Project.
Extra, extra special thanks to the Scrappers for making the quilts, tote bags and dolls.
Gracia Stahl
Cards was our major fund raiser in 2014. The cardmakers are many, with just about everyone lending a hand at monthly card workshops and Quilt & Chat & More every Friday. Gracia Stahl has done an excellent job this year as Card Chair with Diane McBain as "artistic director." A great effort on the part of many.
Our cards will be at the Artworks Community Gallery weekends in December and there are still some holiday cards available.
^^^^^^^^^^Membership^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's only $25 a year.
We are asking everyone to fill out a new membership form
which includes your PMC lot number.
See MJ Glaseman and Kathy Weinstein at QCM Fridays in December.
Tip of the Month
From Sidnee, Marie Centeno's cat:
Please don't leave thread around where animals like me will eat it. What do we know about thread? Everything looks like food to us. I am better now but the vet had to remove a lot of thread from my belly and it caused Marie a lot of heartache. So please take care with that thread and needles, too. And pins.
Please don't leave thread around where animals like me will eat it. What do we know about thread? Everything looks like food to us. I am better now but the vet had to remove a lot of thread from my belly and it caused Marie a lot of heartache. So please take care with that thread and needles, too. And pins.
From Beth Worrell:
While there are many ways to open pomegranates, the least preferred method is closing the car hatch door on them. Beth's follow up tip is that Folex gets the juice off best.NEWS
Our Next meeting is Thursday January 8, 2015 at 6:30 pm in the Pool Pavilion. Bring a fat quarter or two for Quilto.
are for sale during December
at the Artworks Community Gallery,
16333 Pine Valley Lane in the village.
The Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11 to 5.
the Association's annual new member meet and greet on November 9. They rustled up a bunch of great new members.
Quilters Craft at Artworks Community Gallery
Crafts, Cards and Quilts made by Scrappersare for sale during December
at the Artworks Community Gallery,
16333 Pine Valley Lane in the village.
The Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11 to 5.
November 9 New Members Meet & Greet
Thanks to Felicity Watson, Carole Beigle, and Sonia Ricoy for volunteering to represent the guild atthe Association's annual new member meet and greet on November 9. They rustled up a bunch of great new members.
Christmas in the Village December 13
The Scrappers are participating in this year's Christmas in the Village. On November 30, an intrepid group of quilters accompanied by several husbands decorated our tree. The tree is located near Basecamp on the road to the post office.
The Scrappers are participating in this year's Christmas in the Village. On November 30, an intrepid group of quilters accompanied by several husbands decorated our tree. The tree is located near Basecamp on the road to the post office.
The theme of our tree is "We Decorated a Tree." All decorations were donated. Vote for our tree at Basecamp, Bear With Us and La Lena.
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| Felicity up a tree. |
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| Mary, Bettina, Tong, Felicity, Kathy W, Carol, Kathy M & Mae in front of our Christmas tree |
Planning is already under way
for next year's tree.
OPPORTUNITY QUILT NEWS
Our 2015 Opportunity Quilts,
Friends of the Forest and Bear Pause
have already paid for themselves.
Mae Higgins has done an outstanding job of getting the raffle under way. Guild members were given envelopes with raffle tickets, photos of the quilts and instructions at the Christmas meeting. No one is under obligation to sell anything but if the "Opportunity" comes up, you are prepared!
HELP WANTED
The Newsletter needs a Calendar editor. All you need is a computer. Contact Kathy Weinstein at 310 562 5844 or 242 2217.
The Newsletter needs a Calendar editor. All you need is a computer. Contact Kathy Weinstein at 310 562 5844 or 242 2217.
Thank you.
Mae Higgins sent a lovely card thanking us for the SOUP and get well wishes following her accident. It's good to see Mae up and running.
Kathy Weinstein sent this thanks:
Thank you. Thank you, thank you for the beautiful quilt you made me. It's just perfect in every way. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
November Birthdays
Ann Coyle November 7Kay Smith November 11
Allie White November 16
Carol Wiersma November 20
Loretta McCollum November 22
December Birthdays
December 9 Linda MortonDecember 9 Terry Page
December 11 Mieke Kerstra
December 19 Myra Silversparre
December 19 Denise Maguire
December 20 Bobbi Marvel
Roommate Wanted to Make a Quartet
Road to California Quilter's Conference and Showcase is January 22-25, 2015. Room for one more available Thursday/Friday nights at the Red Lion. Contact Kathy @ 310 562 5844 if you want to stay over in Ontario.A printable January Calendar is available on the blog site.
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