Breaking News...Breaking News
Diane McBain's reception originally scheduled for July 19th at the Frazier Park Library has been postponed. New date to follow soon.
The Firehouse Ribbon Cutting will take place at 12:15 Saturday July 12. Our unfinished Firehouse quilt will be shown. Come and represent us.
President’s Message:
Hope you all had a fabulous Fourth with family and friends. I celebrated Independence Day at Quilt & Chat & More with a great group of ladies. I wonder if Betsy Ross quilted?
From Our July 3rd Meeting
Good to see our friend, Janet Self, looking tan and rested, visiting from Las Vegas.
Click on the link above to see the
photos from the meeting, including the Firehouse Quilt,
compliments of our Historian, Mary McDevitt .
If you don't know how to work the Shutterfly site, get back to us (Mary & Kathy W).
Refreshments by Fran Burras
July is Chau Anderson, Tong Sproul and Gracia Stahl's month (see Q@MH). Margie Carrasquillo also lent a hand. Red, white and blue plus lemon and chocolate.
Thank you all.
Comfort Zone
by Carol Wiersma & Felicity Watson
"Let's Learn to Machine Quilt" is a 5th Wednesday Comfort Zone Workshop on July 30th from 9 - 3 at the Pool Pavilion, with Pot Luck Lunch and lots of Prizes. Bring your sewing machine with a walking foot and an assortment of thread colors (off white, beige, or grey usually work very well on most items). We will be learning the tricks of "stitching in the ditch" as well as marking quilts for straight line quilting that is not in the ditch. Also lots of useful information that will help you with your home machine quilting. We will provide the sandwiched quilts all ready for your quilting. Come and join us for a fun day of quilting even if you are already good at machine quilting (maybe we could use some of your great tips)
We also have our regular 4th Wednesday Comfort Zone Workshop on July 23rd from 9 - 3 at the Pool Pavilion.
For more information call Carol Wiersma 242-7707 or Felicity Watson 242-1521.
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Chau & Tong have changed the date of their Q@MH. It's now Thursday July 17, 10-2.
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Wait......this just in from Tong
Actually we've moved the RSVP date to 7/10 but I think anybody could just show up at Chau's. Everybody would be welcome (that how we, oriental people, do :).
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Ginny Duhm may be needing SOUP this month. Darry had major surgery on July 4th. They will be returning to the mountain about a week later. We will let you know.
Prayers requested.
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Sad news. Jean Bryant's mother passed away.
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Program Ginny Duhm and Marie Centeno
Three cheers for Mary Tondreau who stepped in at the last minute to be the Bunco Mistress!
August brings another talented teacher to PMC, Barbara Stuhan. Barbara will do a trunk show Thursday night August 7 and teach a class Friday August 8 on a Pineapple pattern like no pineapple you've seen before!
The class costs $15 and there are no additional charges for patterns or tools.
Sign up with Ginny or Marie.
All attendees receive 5 raffle tickets for OQ2.
Scholarships available. Discounts for those taking their first PMS class.
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Karen Turchan (Hex-a-go-Round) returns in September for a Disappearing Pin Wheel Class. More next month.
There has been a consensus on the trip to Candy’s Quiltworks in Northridge for the Opportunity Quilt background fabric.
We will leave the Clubhouse Parking lot at 9:30 am.
After we loot Candy’s, we’ll stop over at the California Chicken Cafe for lunch before we return to PMC. There is also a Starbucks a block away from Candy’s for a drink for the road.
Please RSVP with Kathy Weinstein so we can arrange car pools.
August Block of the Month will be the Bear Paw. Fabric included.
“Piecing
Curves tutorial” from Fons and
Porter’s Love of Quilting, July/August 2014, was handed out to members. there is a video link below. Lynette Lame
added that there is a “Lady Bug! Lady Bug!” pattern in this issue that is good
for Comfort Zone’s quilt. Carol Wiersma also added that there are Bonus Quilts
patterns available for free down load from FonsandPotter.com. See link: Fons and porter bonus quilts
My Best Friend by
Misty
Bowman A Quilt Pattern
Famous Enough by Diane McBain Memoir
(the author is one of our members)
Thank you
very much for Marie and Anonymous’ donations to the PMSQG Library. We always welcome good quilting books for our
members to share. So please come on in
and check them out.
Sew Easy Piecing Curves Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vULfFqqM3Uc
Tip of the Month
MJ Glaseman has a tip from the file of bad experiences: If you are making something in a specific size, say a table runner to fit the length of the table, make sure all the fabric has been pre-washed. If not it may shrink after you wash it to an unwanted size.
Here's another free tip for those who have spare floor tiles lying around.
Floor tiles make the best templates. Press paper pattern onto the adhesive side of a self-stick floor tile. Cut the template out on the line with a scissors or utility knife. These templates are sturdy and can be used with a rotary cutter.
*** HAPPY BIRTHDAY ***
Victoria Plesa...July 9
Beverly Cressey..July 12....Tong Sproul...July 14
Chau Anderson..July17..Mary Tondreau...July 24
Mary Morstad...July 26......Janet Self...July 30
NEWS
We forgot.....
To thank Felicity Watson for helping decorate the
Lilac -mobile in May. Thanks for all you do, Felicity.
Time to Shuffle the Chairs
We are looking for a Librarian and a Historian
for 2015.
Job training included.
Contact Kathy W. at 310 562 5844 or kimthebow@yahoo.com
Wanted: Hostess for QCM Friday August 8.
Kern County Fair
The Pine Mountain Scrappers need representation at the Kern County Fair in September. Go online to www.kerncountyfair.com for entry information.
Coming Events in July
Party
You are invited to a party at the Weinstein's Sunday July 13.
2312 Glacier Dr., 242-2217.
BBQ and drinks supplied by Mel.
