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Spinning Spools Quilt Guild of Shawnee
July '08 Newsletter
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p. m. at Immanuel Baptist
Church, 1101 East Main Street. Quilters of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Dues are $15 per year.
Mail address: P. O. Box 3893, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74802 QUILT CAMP Three times each year we rent
the Tecumseh City Hall for a three-day Quilt Camp. We take our machines, projects, fabric, patterns,
and food, and for three days we share ideas, sew, visit and eat from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. There is
a vendor at each camp, with fabrics, notions, patterns, books, etc. for us to purchase. Cost for each
camp is $30.
Meetings: First Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Immanuel Baptist Church,
1451 East 45th Street (upper level at the south end of the fellowship hall), Shawnee, OK.
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 2007-2008
Cindy McVey, President
Linda Hilburn, Vice President/
Program Chairman
Evelyn Pipkin, Treasurer
Donna Wingo, Corresponding Secretary
Sara Epley, Recording Secretary
Board of Directors:
Current Officers
Doris Williams, Past President
Ann Woods (Term exp-9-08)
Jean Middleswarth (Term exp-9-08)
Judith Branson (Term exp-9-09)
OUR QUILT CAMP:
Held three (3) times per year.
We rent the 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, cutting items and camera, if you want
someone to take a picture of you and your quilt. You might want to bring your own chair. The City Hall
provides tables and chairs but yours might be more comfort. Cost is $30.00 for 3 days. You don’t want
to miss out. Start planning today.
The next scheduled camp is:
July 11, 12 and 13
October 10, 11 and 12
Sayings from Cindy:
Hi fellow quilters !!
Here it is June already. Back to school supplies are showing up in stores, we are making
Christmas Tree Skirts with Elva at the Library and before you know it, summer’s over and Christmas is
coming. I’m already behind....at least the time really is going faster for me this year.
It’s not too early to be making plans for your projects to do at quilt camp. And of course, figuring
out what goodies you will bring to eat and share. I don’t know about you but 3 whole days of
uninterrupted sewing with good friends and food is my favorite thing! It’s the perfect time to start and
maybe finish a Christmas project or two. Or it’s a great time to do something just for you instead of
everyone else! I’m lucky since I don’t have to worry what my “family” is eating at home while I’m at quilt
camp. Daryl likes to piece as much as I do now so he comes to camp too. The rest of my family knows
not to call during those 3 days. Even tho cell phone reception has improved in the building, I haven’t
told them. This way I don’t even get any phone calls. It’s the best low cost vacation I can have!
Well, gotta’ go run the quilting machine. I’ve got a gorgeous antique quilt to get done. See you at
the July Meeting if not before............
Cindy
The Habitat Quilt is ready once again for the house that will be finished in July. This has been an
ongoing Guild project for several years. Doris says if you haven’t attended a house blessing you
should plan to attend the upcoming one.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
June 20-21: Stitching Memories Quilt Guild 2nd Annual Quilt Show, Stephens County Fair &
Expo Building, 1618 S. 13th, Duncan, OK
June 21st Class: Christmas in June with Eva Newell and her Wedge Tree Shirt/Table Topper.
This would be a great gift or Christmas present for yourself! We will meet at the Shawnee Library at 9:
00am – 4:00pm (?). Elva will have patterns. Supply list in June newsletter.
June 28th : Quilt Show meeting 9 am at Shawnee Library. Please attend, if possible.
June 26-28: 6th Annual Road to Oklahoma Shop Hop – See www.roadtooklahomashophop.com
July 3rd Meeting: One of our local celebrities, Darcy Ashton. Her specialty is appliqué.
July: Habitat House Blessing – Presentation of SSQG Quilt – Date to be announced.
July 11 – 13: Quilt Camp at the Tecumseh City Hall in Tecumseh, OK
See more details from Darla Vorholt, Camp Coordinator in this newsletter.
July Class: Will be on the 19th or 26th (depending on which day is available at the library). We
will be making items to sell in the Country Store at our Quilt Show this September.
August 7th Meeting: Nomination of 2008-2009 Officers
Lerlene Nevaril and Wanda Jones will have a trunk show for our program. Lerlene’s best known book is
“Hidden Block Quilts”. She has taught and lectured throughout the central US.
August Class: To be announced
September 4th Meeting: Quilt Show business and Election of 2008-2009 Officers
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild Quilt Show: September 5-6 at the American Value Inn in Shawnee
“100 Years and Beyond” – Don’t forget your schedule for working at the show.
October 2nd Meeting: Pot Luck Supper and Potholder Exchange
October Quilt Camp: October 10-12 at the Tecumseh City Hall in Tecumseh, OK
October 19th: Barbara Baker from Patchwork Place in Norman will do a workshop for us on a
sweatshirt jacket that she modeled for us at a recent guild program. More information later.
HOSPITALITY HOSTESSES FOR JULY MEETING
(A reminder for the hostesses: Please have your items in place by 6:30)
Sweets: Donna Hurley
Snacks: Doris Williams Gwen McLin
Drinks: Olivia Grindheim Jean Middleswarth
Supplies: Linda Hilburn
WELCOME TO THIS MONTH’S VISITOR: SUE WAGGONER
Hope you enjoyed our meeting and program by Joan Boehrer on Amish Quilts.
WELCOME TO THIS MONTH’S NEW MEMBERS: JOI GRISSOM and MARY BLUM
looking forward to getting to know you and sharing our love of quilting with you.
BOOK-NOTES FROM KAREN PATTON, SSQG LIBRARIAN:
Did you enjoy our program last month on Depression Era Quilts? Did you also know we have a book
titled “Egg Money Quilts” in our library? This is an Eleanor Burns book featuring Sampler Quilts made
with feed sacks or 30’s reproductions or maybe you have a secret stash of the real thing. In the
Student Gallery section of the book, you will find these traditional blocks in Batiks and 1860
reproduction fabrics.
Since it is an Eleanor Burns book, you can be sure her methods and tips will make construction much
easier than the 1930’s methods. And if you adhere to Eleanor’s methods, you might make these quilts
the week before quilt camp. That way you can pack camp projects and equipment in the car on
Thursday morning. It will make it much easier to clean up all those scraps you and Eleanor tossed over
your shoulder!
BABY QUILT NEWS: I received 9 quilts at the June meeting and have already labeled them and taken
them to Baby First. They were very complimentary and glad to receive them. They have changed their
way of getting in so that I have to go into the main part of the Health Department and the ladies out
there are very complimentary so I don't get to see the ones that actually give the quilts away.
Thanks everyone for the quilts. Mary Bergsten
QUILT CAMP NEWS -- from Darla Vorholt
HELLO, ladies. It is time (July 11, 12 and 13) for another Quilt Camp at the Tecumseh City Hall.
We will play Fat Quarter Bingo (Bring your fat quarters to play.) and have a drawing for fat quarters we
collect over the 3 days of Camp. The drawing will be at 1:00pm on Sunday. You must be present to
win.
I think the Pot Luck at the last camp worked well. So I thought we would try it again for Friday and
Saturday. On Sunday, we could order Pizza in or brown bag it or whatever! We will talk about it
Saturday. Or if any one has any ideas, let me know at 598-6323.
I will be showing you how to make a pillow case with NO raw seams and NO serger needed. You will
need a main fabric (27 inches by WOF), 3 inches by WOF for trim and 10 inches by WOF for band. I
have a bag I made a pattern for taken from a plastic bag. It was fun to make. You will need ½ yard of
two (2) different fabrics, if you would like to do this bag project. If anyone has a small project you think
people would like to make, let me know. I am very open to ideas SEE YOU AT CAMP, Darla
WAYS AND MEANS REPORT
Only three (3) more months until our QUILT SHOW! ! ! ! We are not ready.
We will be scheduling a workshop at the Library towards the end of July. I have several projects that
need to be finished up. Bring your sewing machines, cutters and other basics. Maybe some things can
be done at Quilt Camp, if you would Iike something different to work on. Karen’s small book cover "to
go" is great. I could use more of those. We have lots of finished quilts for the auction, lots of tissue
holders and 2 or 3 scrap bags made. I will bring the stuff to work with. Ann Woods is the one-in-charge
of the baked goods and recipes. The one thing I still need is old MAGAZINES AND PATTERNS to sell at
the Quilt Show Country Store. With only a little over two months left until the Quilt Show don't put off
doing these things any longer.
Thanks, Jean Middleswarth, Ways & Means Chairman
Block of the Month Information from Mary Ellen Johnson
Ladies, the last installment of the Block of the Month will be in August, so get your blocks ready for
assembly. If you missed the Guild meeting last month and didn't get your Segment #4, I will have all the
Block of the Month patterns at Quilt Camp – July 11-13.
WEAR YOUR NAME BADGES!
Please remember to wear your name badges for two reasons:
(1) If you don’t, you must deposit $.25 in the piggy.
(2) New members, guests and those of us with memory lapses
will appreciate it!
THINGS TO REMEMBER FOR ALL MEMBERS:
Remember to help pick up after the meetings. Put your trash (cups, plates, napkins, etc.) in the trash
containers before leaving for the evening. It is such a beautiful new facility. We must do our part to
keep it that way.
In September, 2007, if you checked out a quilt packet from the Guild’s free fabric kits, you need to finish
it and have it ready for the Quilt Show. If you can’t quilt it yourself, see if one of your long-arm quilting
friends can help. Time is running out ladies. Time to finish this project and turn it in to Ann Woods.
Have you gotten your tickets from Jean Middleswarth for the Quilt Show Raffle Quilt? “It is a beauty!”
Get your tickets, sell them then turn the money into Jean as soon as possible. This is one of the Guild
fund raisers for the year. Sell all you can to help the Guild.
If anyone would like to submit information for next month’s newsletter, please call or email Donna Wingo
(405) 257–3689 or email at: wingo@suddenlink.net Share with us like Elaine and Alma did this
month.
Thanks for your help in these matters. They are very important to the Guild.
17 REASONS TO QUILT
1. To be creative
2. The love of sewing
3. The love of fabric
4. The love of color
5. Make a treasured gift
6. Learn an “old world” craft
7. Build camaraderie with quilt friends
8. Create an heirloom to be handed down through the generations
9. Personal accomplishment
10. Escape from everyday life.
11. To spend time at the quilt shop
12. To have something warm to snuggle up with
13. To keep your mind active and learn new things
14. To learn how to have patience
15. Make quilts for charity
16. To build self confidence
17. To relieve stress
Tips of the Month - Tracing Patterns and More
To make tracing a pattern from a book easier, use a warm dry iron to lightly press a piece of freezer
paper directly onto the page. The paper won't slip as you trace and the freezer paper will peel off
without leaving a residue.
Tired of your bobbins unwinding and making an absolute mess in your sewing area? Go to the
hardware store and buy 1/2" OD clear tubing. Cut it off in widths the size of the open sides of your
bobbin, then cut the circle open. Wrap these around your bobbins - no more unraveling!
Tip from member, Elaine Nelson is to use masking tape that has been wound backwards over your hand
(sticky side out) to pick up all those pesky stings from one’s self or from the sewing room floor. Thanks
for sharing with us, Elaine.
Tip from member, Alma Barnes
For the shopping quilter (and aren’t we all) Buy one of the cheap little 4 x 6 photo albums from (where
else) Wal-Mart. Then you will have a place for all kinds of things for your shopping trip. Scraps of
fabric for a project, short lists that don’t get lost, lists of yardage needed, etc. That way they are all
together and each in their only section. You can even make a cover for it if you would like another
project. Thanks for sharing with us, Alma
Let’s take a poll ! ! ! !
Who has the software program, Electric Quilt?
Do you like it? YES or NO
Do you really use it? YES or NO
If so, how often?
I know that Elva Newell has and uses Electric Quilt. How many more of you do? Tell us about it.
Cut this section off and give to Donna Wingo
for the newsletter.
What gadget do you have that you can’t live or sew without?
What has been your favorite quilt pattern?
Maybe you have made it more than once.
How many UFO’s do you have? Bet you can’t beat me? I have 53 UFO’s.
NAME
HAPPY JUly BIRTHDAY TO:
Lorraine Beaudette (20) Gwen McLin (7)
Carla Carmichael (26) Cindy McVey (11)
Kathy Carmichael (27) Bobbye Dodgen (1)
These members will receive a birthday fat quarter cupcake if they are present at the July meeting.
Several of you didn’t list a birthday in your member profile. We can’t make you a birthday present if we
don’t know when your birthday is! (Not the year, just the month and day.)
Thoughts and Prayers
for the following members:
Mary Bergsten
Lillie Stover
*****SSQG Membership dues ($15 per year) are payable at the October meeting each year. If dues
remain unpaid, your name will be removed from the roster and the newsletter stopped. Please check
your records or see Evelyn Pipkin to correct this. You don’t want to miss a single copy of the newsletter.
July '08 Newsletter
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p. m. at Immanuel Baptist
Church, 1101 East Main Street. Quilters of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Dues are $15 per year.
Mail address: P. O. Box 3893, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74802 QUILT CAMP Three times each year we rent
the Tecumseh City Hall for a three-day Quilt Camp. We take our machines, projects, fabric, patterns,
and food, and for three days we share ideas, sew, visit and eat from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.. There is
a vendor at each camp, with fabrics, notions, patterns, books, etc. for us to purchase. Cost for each
camp is $30.
Meetings: First Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Immanuel Baptist Church,
1451 East 45th Street (upper level at the south end of the fellowship hall), Shawnee, OK.
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 2007-2008
Cindy McVey, President
Linda Hilburn, Vice President/
Program Chairman
Evelyn Pipkin, Treasurer
Donna Wingo, Corresponding Secretary
Sara Epley, Recording Secretary
Board of Directors:
Current Officers
Doris Williams, Past President
Ann Woods (Term exp-9-08)
Jean Middleswarth (Term exp-9-08)
Judith Branson (Term exp-9-09)
OUR QUILT CAMP:
Held three (3) times per year.
We rent the 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, cutting items and camera, if you want
someone to take a picture of you and your quilt. You might want to bring your own chair. The City Hall
provides tables and chairs but yours might be more comfort. Cost is $30.00 for 3 days. You don’t want
to miss out. Start planning today.
The next scheduled camp is:
July 11, 12 and 13
October 10, 11 and 12
Sayings from Cindy:
Hi fellow quilters !!
Here it is June already. Back to school supplies are showing up in stores, we are making
Christmas Tree Skirts with Elva at the Library and before you know it, summer’s over and Christmas is
coming. I’m already behind....at least the time really is going faster for me this year.
It’s not too early to be making plans for your projects to do at quilt camp. And of course, figuring
out what goodies you will bring to eat and share. I don’t know about you but 3 whole days of
uninterrupted sewing with good friends and food is my favorite thing! It’s the perfect time to start and
maybe finish a Christmas project or two. Or it’s a great time to do something just for you instead of
everyone else! I’m lucky since I don’t have to worry what my “family” is eating at home while I’m at quilt
camp. Daryl likes to piece as much as I do now so he comes to camp too. The rest of my family knows
not to call during those 3 days. Even tho cell phone reception has improved in the building, I haven’t
told them. This way I don’t even get any phone calls. It’s the best low cost vacation I can have!
Well, gotta’ go run the quilting machine. I’ve got a gorgeous antique quilt to get done. See you at
the July Meeting if not before............
Cindy
The Habitat Quilt is ready once again for the house that will be finished in July. This has been an
ongoing Guild project for several years. Doris says if you haven’t attended a house blessing you
should plan to attend the upcoming one.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
June 20-21: Stitching Memories Quilt Guild 2nd Annual Quilt Show, Stephens County Fair &
Expo Building, 1618 S. 13th, Duncan, OK
June 21st Class: Christmas in June with Eva Newell and her Wedge Tree Shirt/Table Topper.
This would be a great gift or Christmas present for yourself! We will meet at the Shawnee Library at 9:
00am – 4:00pm (?). Elva will have patterns. Supply list in June newsletter.
June 28th : Quilt Show meeting 9 am at Shawnee Library. Please attend, if possible.
June 26-28: 6th Annual Road to Oklahoma Shop Hop – See www.roadtooklahomashophop.com
July 3rd Meeting: One of our local celebrities, Darcy Ashton. Her specialty is appliqué.
July: Habitat House Blessing – Presentation of SSQG Quilt – Date to be announced.
July 11 – 13: Quilt Camp at the Tecumseh City Hall in Tecumseh, OK
See more details from Darla Vorholt, Camp Coordinator in this newsletter.
July Class: Will be on the 19th or 26th (depending on which day is available at the library). We
will be making items to sell in the Country Store at our Quilt Show this September.
August 7th Meeting: Nomination of 2008-2009 Officers
Lerlene Nevaril and Wanda Jones will have a trunk show for our program. Lerlene’s best known book is
“Hidden Block Quilts”. She has taught and lectured throughout the central US.
August Class: To be announced
September 4th Meeting: Quilt Show business and Election of 2008-2009 Officers
Spinning Spools Quilt Guild Quilt Show: September 5-6 at the American Value Inn in Shawnee
“100 Years and Beyond” – Don’t forget your schedule for working at the show.
October 2nd Meeting: Pot Luck Supper and Potholder Exchange
October Quilt Camp: October 10-12 at the Tecumseh City Hall in Tecumseh, OK
October 19th: Barbara Baker from Patchwork Place in Norman will do a workshop for us on a
sweatshirt jacket that she modeled for us at a recent guild program. More information later.
HOSPITALITY HOSTESSES FOR JULY MEETING
(A reminder for the hostesses: Please have your items in place by 6:30)
Sweets: Donna Hurley
Snacks: Doris Williams Gwen McLin
Drinks: Olivia Grindheim Jean Middleswarth
Supplies: Linda Hilburn
WELCOME TO THIS MONTH’S VISITOR: SUE WAGGONER
Hope you enjoyed our meeting and program by Joan Boehrer on Amish Quilts.
WELCOME TO THIS MONTH’S NEW MEMBERS: JOI GRISSOM and MARY BLUM
looking forward to getting to know you and sharing our love of quilting with you.
BOOK-NOTES FROM KAREN PATTON, SSQG LIBRARIAN:
Did you enjoy our program last month on Depression Era Quilts? Did you also know we have a book
titled “Egg Money Quilts” in our library? This is an Eleanor Burns book featuring Sampler Quilts made
with feed sacks or 30’s reproductions or maybe you have a secret stash of the real thing. In the
Student Gallery section of the book, you will find these traditional blocks in Batiks and 1860
reproduction fabrics.
Since it is an Eleanor Burns book, you can be sure her methods and tips will make construction much
easier than the 1930’s methods. And if you adhere to Eleanor’s methods, you might make these quilts
the week before quilt camp. That way you can pack camp projects and equipment in the car on
Thursday morning. It will make it much easier to clean up all those scraps you and Eleanor tossed over
your shoulder!
BABY QUILT NEWS: I received 9 quilts at the June meeting and have already labeled them and taken
them to Baby First. They were very complimentary and glad to receive them. They have changed their
way of getting in so that I have to go into the main part of the Health Department and the ladies out
there are very complimentary so I don't get to see the ones that actually give the quilts away.
Thanks everyone for the quilts. Mary Bergsten
QUILT CAMP NEWS -- from Darla Vorholt
HELLO, ladies. It is time (July 11, 12 and 13) for another Quilt Camp at the Tecumseh City Hall.
We will play Fat Quarter Bingo (Bring your fat quarters to play.) and have a drawing for fat quarters we
collect over the 3 days of Camp. The drawing will be at 1:00pm on Sunday. You must be present to
win.
I think the Pot Luck at the last camp worked well. So I thought we would try it again for Friday and
Saturday. On Sunday, we could order Pizza in or brown bag it or whatever! We will talk about it
Saturday. Or if any one has any ideas, let me know at 598-6323.
I will be showing you how to make a pillow case with NO raw seams and NO serger needed. You will
need a main fabric (27 inches by WOF), 3 inches by WOF for trim and 10 inches by WOF for band. I
have a bag I made a pattern for taken from a plastic bag. It was fun to make. You will need ½ yard of
two (2) different fabrics, if you would like to do this bag project. If anyone has a small project you think
people would like to make, let me know. I am very open to ideas SEE YOU AT CAMP, Darla
WAYS AND MEANS REPORT
Only three (3) more months until our QUILT SHOW! ! ! ! We are not ready.
We will be scheduling a workshop at the Library towards the end of July. I have several projects that
need to be finished up. Bring your sewing machines, cutters and other basics. Maybe some things can
be done at Quilt Camp, if you would Iike something different to work on. Karen’s small book cover "to
go" is great. I could use more of those. We have lots of finished quilts for the auction, lots of tissue
holders and 2 or 3 scrap bags made. I will bring the stuff to work with. Ann Woods is the one-in-charge
of the baked goods and recipes. The one thing I still need is old MAGAZINES AND PATTERNS to sell at
the Quilt Show Country Store. With only a little over two months left until the Quilt Show don't put off
doing these things any longer.
Thanks, Jean Middleswarth, Ways & Means Chairman
Block of the Month Information from Mary Ellen Johnson
Ladies, the last installment of the Block of the Month will be in August, so get your blocks ready for
assembly. If you missed the Guild meeting last month and didn't get your Segment #4, I will have all the
Block of the Month patterns at Quilt Camp – July 11-13.
WEAR YOUR NAME BADGES!
Please remember to wear your name badges for two reasons:
(1) If you don’t, you must deposit $.25 in the piggy.
(2) New members, guests and those of us with memory lapses
will appreciate it!
THINGS TO REMEMBER FOR ALL MEMBERS:
Remember to help pick up after the meetings. Put your trash (cups, plates, napkins, etc.) in the trash
containers before leaving for the evening. It is such a beautiful new facility. We must do our part to
keep it that way.
In September, 2007, if you checked out a quilt packet from the Guild’s free fabric kits, you need to finish
it and have it ready for the Quilt Show. If you can’t quilt it yourself, see if one of your long-arm quilting
friends can help. Time is running out ladies. Time to finish this project and turn it in to Ann Woods.
Have you gotten your tickets from Jean Middleswarth for the Quilt Show Raffle Quilt? “It is a beauty!”
Get your tickets, sell them then turn the money into Jean as soon as possible. This is one of the Guild
fund raisers for the year. Sell all you can to help the Guild.
If anyone would like to submit information for next month’s newsletter, please call or email Donna Wingo
(405) 257–3689 or email at: wingo@suddenlink.net Share with us like Elaine and Alma did this
month.
Thanks for your help in these matters. They are very important to the Guild.
17 REASONS TO QUILT
1. To be creative
2. The love of sewing
3. The love of fabric
4. The love of color
5. Make a treasured gift
6. Learn an “old world” craft
7. Build camaraderie with quilt friends
8. Create an heirloom to be handed down through the generations
9. Personal accomplishment
10. Escape from everyday life.
11. To spend time at the quilt shop
12. To have something warm to snuggle up with
13. To keep your mind active and learn new things
14. To learn how to have patience
15. Make quilts for charity
16. To build self confidence
17. To relieve stress
Tips of the Month - Tracing Patterns and More
To make tracing a pattern from a book easier, use a warm dry iron to lightly press a piece of freezer
paper directly onto the page. The paper won't slip as you trace and the freezer paper will peel off
without leaving a residue.
Tired of your bobbins unwinding and making an absolute mess in your sewing area? Go to the
hardware store and buy 1/2" OD clear tubing. Cut it off in widths the size of the open sides of your
bobbin, then cut the circle open. Wrap these around your bobbins - no more unraveling!
Tip from member, Elaine Nelson is to use masking tape that has been wound backwards over your hand
(sticky side out) to pick up all those pesky stings from one’s self or from the sewing room floor. Thanks
for sharing with us, Elaine.
Tip from member, Alma Barnes
For the shopping quilter (and aren’t we all) Buy one of the cheap little 4 x 6 photo albums from (where
else) Wal-Mart. Then you will have a place for all kinds of things for your shopping trip. Scraps of
fabric for a project, short lists that don’t get lost, lists of yardage needed, etc. That way they are all
together and each in their only section. You can even make a cover for it if you would like another
project. Thanks for sharing with us, Alma
Let’s take a poll ! ! ! !
Who has the software program, Electric Quilt?
Do you like it? YES or NO
Do you really use it? YES or NO
If so, how often?
I know that Elva Newell has and uses Electric Quilt. How many more of you do? Tell us about it.
Cut this section off and give to Donna Wingo
for the newsletter.
What gadget do you have that you can’t live or sew without?
What has been your favorite quilt pattern?
Maybe you have made it more than once.
How many UFO’s do you have? Bet you can’t beat me? I have 53 UFO’s.
NAME
HAPPY JUly BIRTHDAY TO:
Lorraine Beaudette (20) Gwen McLin (7)
Carla Carmichael (26) Cindy McVey (11)
Kathy Carmichael (27) Bobbye Dodgen (1)
These members will receive a birthday fat quarter cupcake if they are present at the July meeting.
Several of you didn’t list a birthday in your member profile. We can’t make you a birthday present if we
don’t know when your birthday is! (Not the year, just the month and day.)
Thoughts and Prayers
for the following members:
Mary Bergsten
Lillie Stover
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