August 2015 News & Views

August 2015

      President's Message
     

    Past President, MJ Glaseman
Mary Jaynne started sewing when she was 10.  She describes herself as crafty, in the nice way: embroidery, knitting, those kind of things. She comes from a family of quilters but her first quilting experience was hand piecing class at the old Quilt Emporium, circa 2002.  When she moved to PMC in 2003, MJ was determined to stay busy.  Showing up at Quilt & Chat one Friday, she admitted she had no idea about quilting.  The Dynamic Duo--Alice Chitwood and Victoria Plesa--said "okay, we'll show you." 
For MJ joining the guild was like finding a second family. "This group cares about one another and they work together."  MJ credits the guild with teaching her everything about quilting from the basics to the "extra whatever" that makes a quilt creative.
Aside from being a mom and a grandma, MJ has a degree in Floristry Design and Management.  She is also a volunteer with the Kern County Sheriff Department, an active member of PMC's CERT team and an award winning quilter.
"I don't know what I'd do without this group, they keep me happily sane."

From Our 
August 6, 2015 Meeting

Welcome Guests,
Diana Andrews and Dawn Burns, two of the Frazier Park Ladies

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Sunshine & SOUP 

Gayle Gentile Royal/Mary McDevitt 

                                  

Get well to 

Margie Carasquillo who is not feeling well.

Mary McDevitt had eye surgery and 

Bev Cressey is going to have eye surgery.

Looking good.

Allie White and Diane McBain 
               have been limping along but getting better.

MJ Glaseman thanks us all for some superb soup. She is doing well with her arm slung up.

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Quilt @ My House

Carole Beigle

RSVP with Brenda Martin by August 17  for the Q@MH
August 20,  10 to 2-ish
hosted by Fran Burris and Brenda.
Bring canned goods for the Food Bank.

September remains open.  Contact Carole.

Carole is waiting for you to sign up.

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 Refreshments                Fran Burras

 Melody Bustamante went solo and did a super job with her first go-round with refreshments.  Thanks to Tong Sproul for lending a serving hand.

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 Comfort Zone 
Carol Wiersma & Felicity Watson  

In our June and July workshops we prepared thirty tops from strips and cut them to size.  On our 5th Wednesday "Sew-Down" we machine appliquéd animals on nineteen of the thirty tops.
Come join us for our August 4th Wednesday Workshop on 
August 26 at the Pool Pavilion.  We will be putting borders on the 19 quilt tops and getting them ready to sandwich and quilt.

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CARDS

  

Gracia Stahl
Sonia Ricoy, Tong Sproul, Diane McBain, Artisitic Director
Join us for our Card Making workshops on the second Wednesday of each month in the Pool Pavilion from 9 to 3.  

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Parties      Marge Arroyo

Marge passed around the sign up sheet again for the Labor Day Picnic, 4pm in Lampkin Park.  Give her a call if you haven't signed up yet.

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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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Library 

Welcome back, Librarian Tong Sproul. 
 There will be reading in our future.
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 PROGRAM Marie Centeno and Ginny Duhm    

Sue Rasmussen  returned to Pine Mountain for a lecture and workshop.  Putting her knowledge as a "fabic-ologist" to use on Thursday night Sue taught us how to make needles, thread and fabric work together for perfect quilting.

Friday's class on machine quilting got rave reviews from the attendees.  

  Thank you Lynette Lame for having QCM at her house on Friday..

Sue Rasmussen

Our September 3 meeting will feature a Dawn Burns Trunk Show, not to be missed.

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. Contact Ginny.

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Halloween Challenge
Brenda Martin and Terry Page

August, September, October, Boo!  Is your challenge ready for October?  Prizes will be awarded in 4 categories: Best of Show, Best Pieced, Best Applique, Best Hand Quilted.
Halloween Boo fabric still available 
at $1per fat quarter from Brenda.
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   Block Party

      Liz Buchroeder & Beth Worrell

That's a lot of purple and it was won by......Gayle Gentile Royal!

Now it's time to get ready for the New Year, the Jewish New Year, that is, with a Star of David pattern featuring old fashioned honest to goodness pattern piecing.  You will find the instructions attached to the email delivery of this newsletter.  Bring your block to QCM so we can put our heads together on this one, the toughest block of the year.

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August Door Prize Winners

Our Lucky August winners are Ruth Ouelette and Mae Higgins. 

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Show and Tell

Quilters Roadshow

This quilt was donated to the Mountain Communities SPCA by Maggie Van Ostrand.
Maker and date unknown. It is hand pieced and hand quilted and in very good condition.
Allie White repaired a small hole in the quilt and now it is ready for auction.
Allie asked the Guild on behalf of Patrice Stimpson of the SPCA for an estimated value.
We came up with $2000 but clearly worth more for size, condition and workmanship.

Contact Patrice by private message on Facebook or see her in Security to bid on this quilt.  Benefits animals on the hill.

 

Lynette Lame's Autumn Leaf
table runner (Beth's Class)

Carol's niece (Good Golly Ginger) made this sudoku quilt for her.

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Wanted: 2016 Committee Chairs
It's time to get ready for 2016.  Your board--MJ Glaseman, Secretary; Bev Cressy, VP; Beth Worrell, Treasurer; Kathy Weinstein, President --will continue through 
calendar year 2016.
The following position is currently open:
Craft Fair/Lilac Festival Chair.

Here are the committees  and their 2015 chairs:
Sunshine: Gayle Gentile Royal 
SOUP/Circle of Friends: Mary McDevitt
Quilt@My House: Carole Beigle
Refreshments: Fran Burris
Comfort Zone: Carol Wiersma & Felicity Watson 
Library: Tong Sproul
Historians: Bettina Chavez & Sonia Ricoy
Program: Marie Centeno & Ginny Duhm
Parties: Marge Arroyo & Marie Centeno
Block Party: Liz Buchroeder & Beth Worrell
Cards: Gracia Stahl
Opportunity Quilt: Mae Higgins & Kathy Weinstein
Door Prizes: Shireen Walker
Show & Tell: Margie Carasquillo

If you are a chair, please let Kathy know what your plans for 2016 are.  If you have a burning desire to chair one of these committees, also let Kathy know.  Co chairs are welcome.

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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.  

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Kern County Fair

Quilt entries need to be in Bakersfield by Friday August 28.
We should have a lot of entries this year because of the Quilt Show and we will help you get them to the Fair.  Log on to the KCF site and see how easy it is to enter your quilt or quilted item. 
Here's the online catalog--skip to page 43.

Kern County Fair Catalog

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Tip of the Month

From Carol Wiersma: A dryer pad (BOUNCE) removes sticky stuff (Steam a Seam) from irons,  Now is it a used or new dryer pad?  
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Lite Steam a Seam II by the yard now available from 
Felicity Watson.  Call her for the details. 
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Coming Events
August 15 & 16
$7
Tehachapi Mountain Quilters
Monroe High School
126 South Snyder St.
Tehachapi
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September 9-12
$10
San Diego Quilt Show
San Diego Convention Center Hall A
www.sandiegoquiltshow.com
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September 19 & 20
$6
Kings River Quilt Festival
Immanuel High Scholl
1128 S. Reed Ave.
Reedley
559 638 8624
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September 19 & 20
$10
Gathering Under the Oaks, Conejo Velley Quilters
Gilbert Sports Center
California Lutheran University
60 West Olsen Rd
Thousand Oaks
www.conejovalleyquilters.com
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September 19
$5
Old Towne Quilters of Nipomo Quilt Faire
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
298 S. Thompson Rd.
Nipomo
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Quilt Oasis 
October 8 - 10, 2015
Palm Springs Convention Center

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