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November 2011
Meetings: First Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Shawnee Senior Center,
400 N. Bell Street (East side of Auditorium), Shawnee, OK. Parking off Union, in front of building
and behind the County Courthouse.
Quilters of all ages and skill levels are welcome.
Dues are $15 per year. Mailing address: PO Box 3893, Shawnee, OK 74802.
Check us out on our website: http://www.shawneequiltguild.com
Officers for 2011-2012
Laurie Myers, President
405-598-2642
Mary Blum, 1st Vice President
405-784-2369
Evelyn Pipkin, 2nd Vice President
405-570-2310
Jean Wahl, Treasurer
405-
Shelby Shackelford, Corresponding Secretary
405-863-6458
Debbie Newell, Recording Secretary
405-275-9612
Appointed Positions
Jean Middleswarth – Baby Quilts
405-275-5807
Debbie Jeffers – Block of the Month
405-382-6222
Debbi McDaniel – Hospitality
405-203-8520
Cindy Nelson - Librarian
405-872-3063
Board of Directors:
Current Officers
Darla Vorholt, Past President
405-598-6323
Doris Wise, (Term exp 9-12)
405-664-3130
Ann Cosgrove (Term exp-9-12)
405-615-1592
OUR QUILT CAMP:
Held three (3) times per year.
We rent Tecumseh City Hall for a three-day event from 8:00 am until 10:00 pm each day. We take our
machines and necessary sewing items, projects, fabric and patterns. We share ideas, sew, visit and eat lots
of delicious food. There is a vendor at each camp with fabrics, notions, patterns, etc for purchase. Remember
to take all dishes home and to clean up after yourself. Start planning your list of items to bring like: extension
cords, iron and ironing board and cutting items. You might want to bring your own chair. The City Hall
provides tables and chairs but yours might provide more comfort. Cost is $30.00 for 3 days. If you can only
attend one day the fee is $15.00. You don’t want to miss out. Start planning today.
Feb. 2012 Next camp start making plans to attend
Laurie Sez:
Happy Fall Ladies…Our dinner was great and quilt camp was excellent thanks to Sherri and her helpers.
Time to get busy on 6 ½” Christmas blocks for our December party.
For new members since last year; in December we have a potluck with finger foods. We also do a
6 1/2” block exchange with a Christmas theme, up to 12 blocks. And bring 2 wrapped together fat quarters
for dirty Santa. Looking forward to seeing all of you at the November meeting. Laurie
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
November 3rd Meeting
Snacks – Debbie McDaniel
Drinks – Doris Wise, Sherri Costerisan
November 4-5, 2011 – Oklahoma Mennonite Relief Sale. Chisolm Trail Pavilion on the Garfield County
Fairgrounds Hwy 64 & Purdue or Hwy 81 & Purdue.
Held in November, the event includes an auction of everything from artwork to quilts, from antique cars to
wooden toys. In addition, there are food booths and crafts produced by Third World artisans. A feature quilt
made cooperatively by quilters from all the sponsoring churches is a tradition with the Oklahoma sale.
November 4th and 5th, 2011. Creek County Quilt Show. Times: Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:
00 am to 4:00 pm. Location: Creek County Fairgrounds 17806 West Highway 66 in Kellyville, OK (4 ½ miles
west of Sapulpa on Historic Rt. 66) Sponsored by: Creek County Home and Community Education
Organization, Questions: Sharon 918-224-1377 & Fern 918-224-0245 2011 Entry Forms now available –
http://oces.okstate.edu/creek (Family & Consumer Services)
November 19, 2011 Festival Under the Oaks Arts & Craft Show. Time: 9 am-4 pm at Western Oaks Middle
School 7200 N.W. 23rd Bethany, OK 73008 For information contact Cindy Hanneman 405-789-4434 or
channeman@putnamcityschools.org Dee Cobbs will be a vendor.
December 10, 2011 Deck the Halls Arts & Craft Show Time 9:00 am – 4 pm at Logan County Fairgrounds
1201 S Division St Guthrie, OK 73044 For information contactJane Chamblin 405-570-7661 or choo-
choo1@cox.net Dee Cobbs will be a vendor.
ACHIEVERS
Kay Henry
Two graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University will be honored with the Alumni Achievement Award during the
Centennial Homecoming celebration November 12, one will be SSQG member Kay Henry.
Henry was born in Shawnee and graduated from OBU in 1969, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism and
English with a minor in education. She worked at schools and churches for most of her career before joining
the OBU staff in the development department. She has served as executive director of the OBU alumni
Association.
Minutes from November Meeting:
Meeting was called to order at 7:05. Minutes from last meeting (September) accepted; Doris Wise 1st, 2nd
Donna Hurley. Approved. Treasures report accepted; Debbie Jeffers 1st, Mary Blum 2nd. Approved.
No report on baby quilts. Geri Goodnight handed out the last installment for block of the month. Many
thanks for her efforts last year. We had one guest, Susan Stevens any baby quilts, turn them into Doris.
Gerri handed out Block #11 of the BOM and we had two guests Dana Taylor-Shawnee and Melisa Kennedy-
Seminole (and Melisa Kennedy plans on joining).
The October quilt camp was presented by Sherri.
No new items for discussion.
Show and tell: Judith Branson, Evelyn Pipkin, Ann Cosgrove, Pat Woodard, Reita Barnes, Barbara, and Gail
Hammond.
Potholders were exchanged with extras being donated for the country store at next year’s quilt show. Laurie
passed out gifts for her officers and board members for October 2010 – September 2011.
Meeting adjourned.
THINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS TO REMEMBER:
YOU CAN BE A VENDOR AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS:
Call Karren Patton before the meeting to arrange for a table.
Pay $5.00 per table for members and $20.00 per table for non-members to Jean
Have items arranged on table by 6:30 pm before the meeting begins.
Weekly Quilt Groups: Tuesday Group is full. If anyone is interested in starting a 2nd weekly group please
call Melanie Jackson at 405-333-2953 and we will see what can be done.
**If you haven’t gotten your nametag, please pick up the kit at the sign in table at the meeting. If you need
help putting them together, just ask one of the members to help. They will be glad to help you.
If anyone would like to submit information for future newsletters, please call or email Shelby Shackelford (405)
863-6458 or email at: csshackelford@allegiance.tv (Anything is appreciated: articles, poems, new block,
recipes, etc. I appreciate this very much.)
If you didn’t bring fat quarters last month, please REMEMBER TO BRING 4 Fat Quarters to the Meeting for
those that have had surgery.
ATTENTION!! Now is the time to starting thinking and getting together what you might want to put into the
Country Store for our 2012 Quilt Show.
QUILT SHOW INFO
Hi everyone, Here's our quilt show logo. Isn't she cute?
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild Logo – 2011 - 6 color design - September 19, 2011
Contact: Gordona Rowell - Jana Jo Ivy – Jdesigns - janajdesigns@yahoo.com
Some changes were made so no copyright infringements would be in question. Our thanks go out to Gordona
Rowell at the Shawnee Tourism Center for all her help.
A list of categories that will be judged are listed below. So now's a good time to get those machines humming.
All guild members can enter more than one category and also sell your quilts at our booth. Visit with Evelyn
for more information.
*Categories:
Pieced Pieced & Appliquéd
Appliquéd – Hand Appliquéd – Machine
Scrap – Charm Art Quilt
Folk Art Miniature
Wearable Art Group – 3 or More
Junior 12 & under Junior – 13-17
Holidays Two-color
1st Quilt Embroidery
All Other Techniques (beading, etc.) For Display Only
* Details to be handed out at Meeting.
There will be NO Quilt Show Committee meetings in November and December. Too much going on around
the holidays as it is. Plan to join us Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Senior Citizens Center. All committee
members should try to be there. That's when everyone will be fired up!
Co-Chairmen: Cindy Nelson and Debbie McDaniel
Ladies - start going through all your quilted items and set aside the ones you would like to sell in the Sept.
2012 Quilt Show. Pin a 3x5 index card on each item with your name, phone number and amount you want for
the item. Remember, the Quilt Guild will get 15% of your sale price. Items will be accepted on Wednesday,
Sept. 19th and Thursday, Sept. 20th.
Evelyn Pipkin, Booth operator
Please remember to wear your name badges for two reasons:
(1) If you don’t, you must pay the piggy - $.25
(2) New members, guests and those of us with memory lapses will appreciate it!
DO YOU HAVE AN AD FOR THE NEWSLETTER?
WE HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE
Newsletter Ads - Ads are $25.00 for 12 issues
Don’t forget to shop with our advertisers and check with some of them about their current classes. Taking
classes with fellow quilters can be “FUN”.
ADVERTISE IN THE SPINNING SPOOLS NEWSLETTER
Newsletter ad page Ads are $25.00 for 12 issues
The GUILD’S LIBRARY BOOKS are currently housed the Senior Center. If anyone wants a book, they should
call Cindy Nelson 405-872-3063 and she will bring it to the next meeting.
There is a current Library List on the Guild website: www.shawneequiltguild.com
Book Review: 25th Anniversary Celebration by Liberty Homestead has many patterns such as quilts,
banners, table runners, holiday wall hangings, etc.
Simple appliqué designs like "Cookie Cutter" Quilt, Snowman Pillow, Feather Tree Snowman, Christmas Star
and lots more can be found in this book. Wool and muted tones are used in a lot of the patterns. However, if
you prefer bright colors such as red, green, gold, blue, the pattern is still the same. Let the holidays begin!
Visit http://www.elmcreek .net for pictures of "Sarah Sampler" and other quilts.
Evelyn Pipkin has a set of keys to the Library cabinets if you need books and I’m not available, call her at 275-
3421.
HAPPY NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY TO:
Donna Wingo November 8
Deborah Price November 12
Claudia Corley November 28
These members will receive a birthday fat quarter cupcake, if they are present at the October meeting.
I’m sorry if I missed anyone for November, but these ladies are the only BD’s I have. If I missed you please let
me know. – Shelby.
*****SSQG Membership Dues ($15 per year) are payable at the October meet¬ing each year. If dues remain
unpaid, your name will be removed from the roster and the newsletter stopped. Please check your records or
see Jean Wahl, Treasurer to correct this. You don’t want to miss a single copy of the newsletter.
Shawnee Spinning Spools Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 3893
Shawnee, OK 74802
400 N. Bell Street (East side of Auditorium), Shawnee, OK. Parking off Union, in front of building
and behind the County Courthouse.
Quilters of all ages and skill levels are welcome.
Dues are $15 per year. Mailing address: PO Box 3893, Shawnee, OK 74802.
Check us out on our website: http://www.shawneequiltguild.com
Officers for 2011-2012
Laurie Myers, President
405-598-2642
Mary Blum, 1st Vice President
405-784-2369
Evelyn Pipkin, 2nd Vice President
405-570-2310
Jean Wahl, Treasurer
405-
Shelby Shackelford, Corresponding Secretary
405-863-6458
Debbie Newell, Recording Secretary
405-275-9612
Appointed Positions
Jean Middleswarth – Baby Quilts
405-275-5807
Debbie Jeffers – Block of the Month
405-382-6222
Debbi McDaniel – Hospitality
405-203-8520
Cindy Nelson - Librarian
405-872-3063
Board of Directors:
Current Officers
Darla Vorholt, Past President
405-598-6323
Doris Wise, (Term exp 9-12)
405-664-3130
Ann Cosgrove (Term exp-9-12)
405-615-1592
OUR QUILT CAMP:
Held three (3) times per year.
We rent Tecumseh City Hall for a three-day event from 8:00 am until 10:00 pm each day. We take our
machines and necessary sewing items, projects, fabric and patterns. We share ideas, sew, visit and eat lots
of delicious food. There is a vendor at each camp with fabrics, notions, patterns, etc for purchase. Remember
to take all dishes home and to clean up after yourself. Start planning your list of items to bring like: extension
cords, iron and ironing board and cutting items. You might want to bring your own chair. The City Hall
provides tables and chairs but yours might provide more comfort. Cost is $30.00 for 3 days. If you can only
attend one day the fee is $15.00. You don’t want to miss out. Start planning today.
Feb. 2012 Next camp start making plans to attend
Laurie Sez:
Happy Fall Ladies…Our dinner was great and quilt camp was excellent thanks to Sherri and her helpers.
Time to get busy on 6 ½” Christmas blocks for our December party.
For new members since last year; in December we have a potluck with finger foods. We also do a
6 1/2” block exchange with a Christmas theme, up to 12 blocks. And bring 2 wrapped together fat quarters
for dirty Santa. Looking forward to seeing all of you at the November meeting. Laurie
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
November 3rd Meeting
Snacks – Debbie McDaniel
Drinks – Doris Wise, Sherri Costerisan
November 4-5, 2011 – Oklahoma Mennonite Relief Sale. Chisolm Trail Pavilion on the Garfield County
Fairgrounds Hwy 64 & Purdue or Hwy 81 & Purdue.
Held in November, the event includes an auction of everything from artwork to quilts, from antique cars to
wooden toys. In addition, there are food booths and crafts produced by Third World artisans. A feature quilt
made cooperatively by quilters from all the sponsoring churches is a tradition with the Oklahoma sale.
November 4th and 5th, 2011. Creek County Quilt Show. Times: Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:
00 am to 4:00 pm. Location: Creek County Fairgrounds 17806 West Highway 66 in Kellyville, OK (4 ½ miles
west of Sapulpa on Historic Rt. 66) Sponsored by: Creek County Home and Community Education
Organization, Questions: Sharon 918-224-1377 & Fern 918-224-0245 2011 Entry Forms now available –
http://oces.okstate.edu/creek (Family & Consumer Services)
November 19, 2011 Festival Under the Oaks Arts & Craft Show. Time: 9 am-4 pm at Western Oaks Middle
School 7200 N.W. 23rd Bethany, OK 73008 For information contact Cindy Hanneman 405-789-4434 or
channeman@putnamcityschools.org Dee Cobbs will be a vendor.
December 10, 2011 Deck the Halls Arts & Craft Show Time 9:00 am – 4 pm at Logan County Fairgrounds
1201 S Division St Guthrie, OK 73044 For information contactJane Chamblin 405-570-7661 or choo-
choo1@cox.net Dee Cobbs will be a vendor.
ACHIEVERS
Kay Henry
Two graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University will be honored with the Alumni Achievement Award during the
Centennial Homecoming celebration November 12, one will be SSQG member Kay Henry.
Henry was born in Shawnee and graduated from OBU in 1969, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism and
English with a minor in education. She worked at schools and churches for most of her career before joining
the OBU staff in the development department. She has served as executive director of the OBU alumni
Association.
Minutes from November Meeting:
Meeting was called to order at 7:05. Minutes from last meeting (September) accepted; Doris Wise 1st, 2nd
Donna Hurley. Approved. Treasures report accepted; Debbie Jeffers 1st, Mary Blum 2nd. Approved.
No report on baby quilts. Geri Goodnight handed out the last installment for block of the month. Many
thanks for her efforts last year. We had one guest, Susan Stevens any baby quilts, turn them into Doris.
Gerri handed out Block #11 of the BOM and we had two guests Dana Taylor-Shawnee and Melisa Kennedy-
Seminole (and Melisa Kennedy plans on joining).
The October quilt camp was presented by Sherri.
No new items for discussion.
Show and tell: Judith Branson, Evelyn Pipkin, Ann Cosgrove, Pat Woodard, Reita Barnes, Barbara, and Gail
Hammond.
Potholders were exchanged with extras being donated for the country store at next year’s quilt show. Laurie
passed out gifts for her officers and board members for October 2010 – September 2011.
Meeting adjourned.
THINGS FOR ALL MEMBERS TO REMEMBER:
YOU CAN BE A VENDOR AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS:
Call Karren Patton before the meeting to arrange for a table.
Pay $5.00 per table for members and $20.00 per table for non-members to Jean
Have items arranged on table by 6:30 pm before the meeting begins.
Weekly Quilt Groups: Tuesday Group is full. If anyone is interested in starting a 2nd weekly group please
call Melanie Jackson at 405-333-2953 and we will see what can be done.
**If you haven’t gotten your nametag, please pick up the kit at the sign in table at the meeting. If you need
help putting them together, just ask one of the members to help. They will be glad to help you.
If anyone would like to submit information for future newsletters, please call or email Shelby Shackelford (405)
863-6458 or email at: csshackelford@allegiance.tv (Anything is appreciated: articles, poems, new block,
recipes, etc. I appreciate this very much.)
If you didn’t bring fat quarters last month, please REMEMBER TO BRING 4 Fat Quarters to the Meeting for
those that have had surgery.
ATTENTION!! Now is the time to starting thinking and getting together what you might want to put into the
Country Store for our 2012 Quilt Show.
QUILT SHOW INFO
Hi everyone, Here's our quilt show logo. Isn't she cute?
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild Logo – 2011 - 6 color design - September 19, 2011
Contact: Gordona Rowell - Jana Jo Ivy – Jdesigns - janajdesigns@yahoo.com
Some changes were made so no copyright infringements would be in question. Our thanks go out to Gordona
Rowell at the Shawnee Tourism Center for all her help.
A list of categories that will be judged are listed below. So now's a good time to get those machines humming.
All guild members can enter more than one category and also sell your quilts at our booth. Visit with Evelyn
for more information.
*Categories:
Pieced Pieced & Appliquéd
Appliquéd – Hand Appliquéd – Machine
Scrap – Charm Art Quilt
Folk Art Miniature
Wearable Art Group – 3 or More
Junior 12 & under Junior – 13-17
Holidays Two-color
1st Quilt Embroidery
All Other Techniques (beading, etc.) For Display Only
* Details to be handed out at Meeting.
There will be NO Quilt Show Committee meetings in November and December. Too much going on around
the holidays as it is. Plan to join us Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Senior Citizens Center. All committee
members should try to be there. That's when everyone will be fired up!
Co-Chairmen: Cindy Nelson and Debbie McDaniel
Ladies - start going through all your quilted items and set aside the ones you would like to sell in the Sept.
2012 Quilt Show. Pin a 3x5 index card on each item with your name, phone number and amount you want for
the item. Remember, the Quilt Guild will get 15% of your sale price. Items will be accepted on Wednesday,
Sept. 19th and Thursday, Sept. 20th.
Evelyn Pipkin, Booth operator
Please remember to wear your name badges for two reasons:
(1) If you don’t, you must pay the piggy - $.25
(2) New members, guests and those of us with memory lapses will appreciate it!
DO YOU HAVE AN AD FOR THE NEWSLETTER?
WE HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE
Newsletter Ads - Ads are $25.00 for 12 issues
Don’t forget to shop with our advertisers and check with some of them about their current classes. Taking
classes with fellow quilters can be “FUN”.
ADVERTISE IN THE SPINNING SPOOLS NEWSLETTER
Newsletter ad page Ads are $25.00 for 12 issues
The GUILD’S LIBRARY BOOKS are currently housed the Senior Center. If anyone wants a book, they should
call Cindy Nelson 405-872-3063 and she will bring it to the next meeting.
There is a current Library List on the Guild website: www.shawneequiltguild.com
Book Review: 25th Anniversary Celebration by Liberty Homestead has many patterns such as quilts,
banners, table runners, holiday wall hangings, etc.
Simple appliqué designs like "Cookie Cutter" Quilt, Snowman Pillow, Feather Tree Snowman, Christmas Star
and lots more can be found in this book. Wool and muted tones are used in a lot of the patterns. However, if
you prefer bright colors such as red, green, gold, blue, the pattern is still the same. Let the holidays begin!
Visit http://www.elmcreek .net for pictures of "Sarah Sampler" and other quilts.
Evelyn Pipkin has a set of keys to the Library cabinets if you need books and I’m not available, call her at 275-
3421.
HAPPY NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY TO:
Donna Wingo November 8
Deborah Price November 12
Claudia Corley November 28
These members will receive a birthday fat quarter cupcake, if they are present at the October meeting.
I’m sorry if I missed anyone for November, but these ladies are the only BD’s I have. If I missed you please let
me know. – Shelby.
*****SSQG Membership Dues ($15 per year) are payable at the October meet¬ing each year. If dues remain
unpaid, your name will be removed from the roster and the newsletter stopped. Please check your records or
see Jean Wahl, Treasurer to correct this. You don’t want to miss a single copy of the newsletter.
Shawnee Spinning Spools Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 3893
Shawnee, OK 74802