July 2015 News & Views

July 2015

              President's Message
            A very belated happy 4th of July to all!

Kathy

From Our 
July 2, 2015 Meeting

Welcome new members, 
Jenny Coulter from Texas
and Pam Norris from the Lace Guild.  

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We opened our meeting with a moment of silence for Irene Quick.  After the splendid potluck, guild members shared memories of Irene, a talented woman with a remarkable ability to give of herself.

Elaine Goodchild and Liz Buchroeder are putting together a scrapbook for the family.  You'll find their emails attached to this email.

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This month's meeting was particularly noisy.  Several members sent feedback that it was really difficult to hear what was going on.  Your president respectfully asks that you refrain from private conversations during the business and program portions of the meeting.  Thank you.

Sunshine &SOUP 

Gayle Gentile Royal/Mary McDevitt 

                                  

Ann Coyle is recuperating in Florida with her sister.

MJ Glaseman is going in for shoulder surgery the end of the month.  Sign up on Meal Train to bring her some SOUP.

Here's the link    https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/q78ed9  

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Quilt @ My House

Carole Beigle

RSVP with Tong by July 10 for the Q@MH
July 16,  10 to 2-ish
hosted by Chau Anderson and Tong Sproul.
Bring canned goods for the Food Bank.

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 Refreshments                Fran Burras

Another incredible Scrapper Potluck

Refreshments in August will be provided by Carla Ferris and Melody Bustamante.

 Comfort Zone 
Carol Wiersma & Felicity Watson  

Comfort Zone workshop this month is July 22  from 9 to 3 in the Pool Pavilion, as of this moment.
July has a fifth Wednesday which means there's a Sew Down on July 29.  Details to follow.

Allie White brought in her ten CZ quilts.  Living in Bako, she often finds herself at Beverly's bargain table where she picks up panels.  Then she adds a couple of borders to a panel and quilts it.  Her quilting is really what makes the quilt.

Carol and Allie.  Is that a photo of the two of them in high school?  

Quilt and tote bag kits are available from Carol for homework.

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CARDS

  

Gracia Stahl
Sonia Ricoy, Tong Sproul, Diane McBain, Artisitic Director

 Card Workshop is on, July 8 and August 11 from 9 to 3 in the Pool Pavilion.
 
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Parties      Marge Arroyo

Parties return with our Labor Day Picnic which will actually be on Labor Day,  Monday September 7, 4 to 7 in Lampkin Park. 
Bring your husbands, your kids, grandkids, but leave the dogs at home (sorry, Reggie and Lady B.)
 Marge has the sign up for the potluck.  We do fabulous potlucks.
There will be fun and games.

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Historians  

Sonia Ricoy & Bettina Chavez

Check out ALL the photos of our events at
click here->pinemountainscrappers.shutterfly.com

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 PROGRAM Marie Centeno and Ginny Duhm    

Sue Rasmussen is returning  to our August 6 meeting and for another super quilting class on August 7.  This  time it's Home Machine Quilting   on Friday August 7.  Cost is $25. Contact Marie to sign up. 

  Check out Sue's website. suerasmussenquilts.com

Supply list attached to email.

Anyone volunteering for QCM on Friday August 7?

A reminder:

Scholarships for classes are available for members on fixed incomes.  Volunteer time can be transferred into class time as well.  No one should miss a class because it is a financial hardship.  Please talk with a board member, Bev, MJ, Beth or Kathy if you need assistance with any "costs.

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Telephone Art Quilt Ginny Duhm

It's underway.  Still time to join.
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Halloween Challenge
Brenda Martin and Terry Page

Need more Boo Fabric?  Contact Brenda.

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   Block Party

      Liz Buchroeder & Beth Worrell

Tong picks....

her  own name...

and now she can make three more of these!

Here's next month's Block.  Instructions attached.

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June Door Prize Winners

Our Lucky July winners are Brenda Martin and Carla Ferris. 

Thanks to Beverly Cressey for donating some fabulous items for the Door Prizes.

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Show and Tell

Crank up"Stars and Stripes Together" on your CD.  Patriotic Quilts, here we go!

  

Carol Wiersma's Scrappy quilt.

 

Gracia Stahl's "Sweet Liberty"

 

Gayle Gentile Royal's little quilt

Mary McDevitt with a Block Party winner...no label, no further info.

Lynette Lame's Pinwheel

Brenda Martin undecorated her home to bring in this beauty.

Lorena Lewi's Levi quilt

Carla Ferris made a patriotic July Book.

Marie Centeno's Table Topper

Linda Meek, teach us this class.

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Comings and Goings

Linda Morton was found in Bass Lake (not actually in the lake).  Her move to Henderson is now set for September.

Patsy DuBois has moved to Arizona.  Her address is with the email.

Sequoia Ricoy is here.
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Handi Quilter Available

             I have a Handi Quilter that Alice gave me that I want to give to some one in our group if they want it. I set it up yesterday but in order to leave it up I need a lot more space in my sewing room. It needs about a 6 foot table if it’s to be left up all the time. All the pieces are here and there’s a video telling how to put it together and how to quilt with it. You use your regular sewing machine with it. Basically it’s a quilting form.

MJ Glaseman  

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Wanted: Craft Fair Chair

After many years of chairing the Craft Fair Committee, Gayle Gentile Royal has decided to take a well earned vacation and visit friends in Arizona over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Gayle describes the position as : sitting at the table and taking money all day.  Of course, there are breaks to shop, eat, rest but it's basically "Queen for a Day."  Contact Kathy if you'd like to take on this one day event.

Speaking of the Craft Fair........

The club holds a Holiday Craft Fair the Saturday after Thanksgiving every year.  The Guild gets two spaces.  Cards and Opportunity Quilt tickets go on one side and guild member crafts are displayed for sale in the rest of the space.

Guild members are invited to sell any crafts (sorry, no edibles) they make.  Ten per cent of the selling price goes to the guild, the rest to the maker.  

The guild has a great reputation for fine crafts.  

You want to be part of this.  

Kern County Fair

We should have a lot of entries this year because of the Quilt Show. Log on to the KCF site and see how easy it is to enter your quilt or quilted item.  Usually we have someone who can bring the entries up and bring them back so don't worry about the trek.
Here's the online catalog--skip to page 43.

Kern County Fair Catalog

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Quilting Board Blog

Quilters are never bored.  Check this out.

www.quiltingboard.com

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  Tip of the Month

If Konga only paid attention!!

Someone suggested that skirt hangers make perfect block hangers.

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Coming Events

August 1 & 2
9-5...$10
Quilters By the Sea
National Guard Armory
2200 Redondo Ave
Long Beach
www.quiltersbythesea.com
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August 8 & 9
Los Angeles  Quilt Show & Fiber Art Fest
 CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles,
112 E. 22nd St., San Pedro, CA 90731
http://www.laquiltshow.com
(310) 732-1270
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August 15 & 16
10-5...$7
Tehachapi Mountain Quilters
Monroe High School
126 Snyder St.
Tehachapi
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Register for Road to California classes 
on line starting July 11 at 8 am.
www.road2ca.com

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KONGA

This is a benefit for the Peak to Peak Mountain Charter School.  Saturday of Labor Day weekend.