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Pines & Needles Newsletter of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild www.mpqg.org Next Meeting Annual Winter Benefit Social Monday, December 7, 2015 The Annual Fund Raising Event is almost upon us. I hope you will be able join us for this wonderful evening. We will be bringing you live music again. My husband, Darryl, really enjoys our guild members. The finger foods that you prepare are always delicious, whether they are sweets or savories. It is nice to have pretty dishes, but remember you need to take them home that evening. Cranberry punch and hot apple cider will be provided. Help in areas of set up, cleanup, and food tables would be great- ly appreciated to make the night run smoothly. We had quite a few people sign up for raffle baskets but we could use a few more. Please provide me with a theme and who is donating the basket. That evening, please have an itemized list of the contents and who is donating it attached to the basket. These are always arranged so nicely. The baskets need to be de- livered that evening by 6:15. I need to know the theme of the basket preferably before by Sunday, the 6th, so I can prepare the ticket bags. Thank you ladies who are ironing Sharon Coniglio's tablecloths. You have already made my day. Hope many of you will be in at- tendance for our great, grant fund raising event. Have an enjoyable Thanksgiving ... and see you soon. June Cornell, 831-757-1390, [email protected] General Meeting Monday, December 7, 2015 6:00 PM Set-up 7:00 PM Meeting Pacific Grove Community Center 515 Junipero Avenue (at 15th Street) Pacific Grove, CA 93950 What to Bring • Check or cash for gift baskets, raf- fle tickets • Name tag • Community quilts • BOM • Pen and calendar to volunteer Upcoming MPQG Events December 7 - General Meeting Winter Benefit Social January 4, 2016 - General Meeting Quilt Slam Tell a story about your UFO/quilt February 1, 2016 - General Meeting Cammie Jones Creative Spaces. Creative Organizing March 2, 2016 - General Meeting Wendy Mathson Storm at Sea April 4, 2016 - General Meeting Sandra Bruce Material Matrix and the Paths Taken DECEMBER 2015
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Pines & NeedlesNewsletter of the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild www.mpqg.org
Next Meeting
Annual Winter Benefit SocialMonday, December 7, 2015
The Annual Fund Raising Event is almost upon us. I hope you will be able join us for this wonderful evening.
We will be bringing you live music again. My husband, Darryl, really enjoys our guild members.
The finger foods that you prepare are always delicious, whether they are sweets or savories. It is nice to have pretty dishes, but remember you need to take them home that evening. Cranberry punch and hot apple cider will be provided.
Help in areas of set up, cleanup, and food tables would be great-ly appreciated to make the night run smoothly.
We had quite a few people sign up for raffle baskets but we could use a few more. Please provide me with a theme and who is donating the basket. That evening, please have an itemized list of the contents and who is donating it attached to the basket. These are always arranged so nicely. The baskets need to be de-livered that evening by 6:15. I need to know the theme of the basket preferably before by Sunday, the 6th, so I can prepare the ticket bags.
Thank you ladies who are ironing Sharon Coniglio's tablecloths. You have already made my day. Hope many of you will be in at-tendance for our great, grant fund raising event.
Have an enjoyable Thanksgiving ... and see you soon.
June Cornell, 831-757-1390, [email protected]
General MeetingMonday, December 7,
2015
6:00 PM Set-up 7:00 PM Meeting
Pacific Grove Community Center 515 Junipero Avenue
(at 15th Street) Pacific Grove, CA 93950
What to Bring • Check or cash for gift baskets, raf-
fle tickets • Name tag • Community quilts • BOM • Pen and calendar to volunteer
Upcoming MPQG Events December 7 - General MeetingWinter Benefit Social
January 4, 2016 - General MeetingQuilt SlamTell a story about your UFO/quilt
February 1, 2016 - General MeetingCammie JonesCreative Spaces. Creative Organizing
March 2, 2016 - General MeetingWendy MathsonStorm at Sea
April 4, 2016 - General MeetingSandra BruceMaterial Matrix and the Paths Taken
DECEMBER 2015
Holiday SpiritBy Nora Deans, [email protected], 831.760.9800
The holiday season is upon us, brimming with the spirit of giving and good cheer. One of the many things I love about our Guild is the heartfelt generosity of giving time and quilts to help others. This came home to me in a personal way the other day when a friend called who had recently been hospital-ized with kidney failure. After returning home, he reached out to tell me he was at the dialysis center for the first time and had received one of our Guild’s quilts. He loved the colors and patterns and seemed quite touched by the gesture. It continues to comfort him during his treatments and at home. Thank you, Terann, and all of you who create the hundreds of charity quilts we give out each year.
I also love the depth and quality of speakers who join us during our membership meetings each month. Our thanks to the Program Committee, which has lined up a lovely suite of talented quilters for us over the next year (you can find the list in our newsletter and on the website). They try to find something for everyone in our diverse guild – whether traditionalists, modernists, beginners or experts. We’re so lucky to live close to Asilomar so we can take advantage of the top teachers who travel to Empty Spools Sem-inars to share their knowledge. The Program Committee is already thinking about speakers and work-shops for 2017, and I can’t wait to see who they line up. If you have ideas, please share them with acting Program Chair, and Workshop Chair, Tiana Duarte.
Besides putting together first-class programs, the Board works hard to keep you up-to-date with the lat-est Guild news and happenings in the region. Kathrin Brown is wearing many hats these days and doing a wonderful job with the newsletter, which she says is much like putting together a quilt. She’s also taking us into the world of social media with Facebook and Instagram and will be sharing details with you soon. I follow quilt artists from all over the world on Instagram as part of my daily inspiration, and look forward to seeing our Guild’s work online.
We’re also going to be updating our website on a new hosting site, as the group we’ve been working with over the years was recently purchased by Like Sew. Claudia Sammis is working hard behind-the-scenes on the transition, along with Alex Burke and other volunteers, as well as serving as writer/ photographer, and it’s a huge effort. Thank you, Claudia and Alex!
You can almost hear the rustling of paper and ribbon as we gather goodies for our Winter Social Gift baskets fundraiser on December 7th. I always look forward to the lovely music, delicious food and excitement of the bidding on baskets. June Cornell makes it seem effortless and each year it gets better and better. Our proceeds support our Grants Program and with a December 1st deadline for grant applications, we’d like your help in letting schools and groups know about this chance to receive funds for textile-related activities. Please see http://www.mpqg.org/media/uploads/2015/08/21/files/Grant_Request_Form_brown.pdf for the application form. Judi Brown is leading this effort, and Noreen Nance recently helped spread the word in Cedar Street Times and the Monterey Herald. Last year we gave out seven grants – let’s see if we can top that this year.
Merry, merry wishes to all. Nora
President's Message for December
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Board Projects: December 2015• Meeting: Winter Benefit Social, and grant fund raising
event (no lecture) • Review Community Grant Award proposal • Initial Quilt Show committee members meeting • Publish Quilt Show Entry Forms • Updates and announcements to communications the
10th of the month
Sew-In Charity Quilt Friendship Group in December CancelledBring all your finished quilts to December general meeting.
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Quilt SlamJanuary 4, 2016 Meetingby Tiana Duart, [email protected]
Do you have a quilt with a story that you want to share with your fellow guild members?
At the January 4th meeting you will have the opportunity to take the stage to tell your story about a special quilt/UFO. Instead of an outside speaker, five guild members will be selected at ran-dom to tell their quilt story for a 10-minute talk each.
Last Call for Charity Quilts 2015by Terann Carr, [email protected], 831.375.7881
To all who have contributed time, effort, and materials to the Charity Quilts this past year, a hearty Thank You!! I will publish the total for all of our projects in the January Pines & Needles. I'm sure that we have out-done ourselves again.
Every year, we encourage more and more people with our handiwork. I look forward to introducing you to representatives from all recipient orga-nizations at the annual December Benefit Social.
2016 General Meetings and Speaker Line-up
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Monday, January 4, 2016 Quilt SlamUFO Night
Monday, February 1, 2016 Speaker: Cammie Jones
Creative Spaces. Creative Organizing. cjorganizing.com
Wednesday, March 2, 2016* Speaker: Wendy Mathson
Storm at Sea - An Ocean of Design Possibilities quiltsbywendy.com
Monday, April 4, 2016 Speaker: Sandra Bruce
Material Matrix and the Paths Taken sandrabruce.com
Monday, May 2, 2016 Speaker: Karla Alexander
Lift the Quilts out of your Stash Workshop: April 30-May 1 Blue Moon - Color Shuffle saginawstreetquilts.com
Monday, June 13, 2016* Speaker: Leah Zieber
History Repeated zieberquilts.com
Monday, July 11, 2016* Speaker: Vicki Johnson
Art Quilts in a Series vntgraphics.com
Monday, August 1, 2016 TBD, Elections
Monday, September 12, 2016* Charity Quilt Tie-in
Monday, October 3, 2016 Speaker: Rami Kim
Folded Fabric Elegance Workshop: Sunday, October 2
No Sew Tumbling Blocks ramikim.com
Monday, November 14, 2016* Speaker: Jean Soules
Spectacular Borders: From Basics to Beyond pinterest.com/jansoules/quilts-and-quilt-ideas/
Monday, December 5, 2016 Annual Winter Benefit Social
*Note: Date change from first Monday
General Meetings are held at 7 PM on the dates indicated above with social time at 6:30 PM at the Pacific Grove Community Center at 515 Junipero Street (at 15th), Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Guests are always welcome and are asked to pay a $5 fee to attend the evening program.
Workshops are held from 10 AM - 4 PM at the Health and Fitness Room at the Sally Griffin Senior Center, 700 Jewel Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild now on Social Media (click on links)
Facebook Instagram
Call for Entries Across the GlobeAre we hiding our light as quilters under a bushel? This column will encourage you to think out-side our Central California box and introduce our stunning fiber art to a broader audience. This list comes from the (SAQA) Studio Art Quilt Associates web site at www.saqa.com. Membership in SAQA is a good place to start stretching your wings as an artist.
QuiltCon 2016, Pasadena, CA DEADLINE: November 30, 2015
SAQA Juried Artist Membership DEADLINE: December 1, 2015 (online application)
Gala of the Unexpected (25th Anniversary) DEADLINE: December 1, 2015 National Quilt Museum
The Artist as Quiltmaker XVII, Oberlin, Ohio DEADLINE: December 28, 2015
SAQA Journal Gallery Page. Themes: Landscape DEADLINE: January 1, 2016
ZigZag Building - Call for Art, London, England DEADLINE: January 11, 2016
A Matter of Time, Melbourne, Australia DEADLINE: January 15, 2016
Tranquility (All SAQA members) DEADLINE: January 31, 2016 IQF: Houston, Texas
Quilt Expo en Beaujolais, France DEADLINE: January 31, 2016
Looking for A Few Talented FolksThe committee chairs for the 2016 Quilt Show, April 8, 9 & 10 are filling up, but there are still opportunities to join your friends - new and old - for this fun event. The positions left unfilled are: Hanging and Dismantling; Parade; and Signs. Please contact me if you want information on what these committees entail.
Rita Jacques, Quilt Show Chair 831-484-1467 Home 360-561-6296 Mobile [email protected]
Jacquie Gering speaking at Nov. meeting:
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Board MinutesBy Bonnie Tomsheck, [email protected]
The MPQG Secretary, Bonnie Tomsheck, takes and prepares the minutes from the monthly board meetings. These minutes are posted on the MPQG web site. The August 2015 minutes were recently approved. Read minutes here: http://www.mpqg.org/business/board/
Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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Monterey's sewing, craft & design studio; where inspiration and creativity are set free.
BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
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BELLA LOFASO BRANCATO
140 West Franklin St., Suite 205, Monterey, CA 93940 www.bellastudiomonterey.com,
[email protected], 831.920.2272
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2015/2016 Member Directory now availableby Noreen Nance, 831-915-3441
The new Member Directory is available to be picked up at the Membership Table during the General Meetings. If you'll miss the next few meet-ings and would like the directory mailed, please send $1.00 to 720 17th Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950.
Beads of Courage for Kids with Cancerby Claudia Sammis, [email protected], 408-219-5758
Do you have some larger beads languishing on a shelf in your studio? It seems that we all have supplies that we intended to use to embellish a quilt but just never got around to it. How about an old, lovely necklace that has seen better days? Here's an idea to put nice beads to a good use and light-en your stash at the same time.
Recently, I came across Beads of Courage an organi-zation based in Arizona that serves children with life threatening illnesses in 250 hospitals nationally. If you'd like to know more about their work, go to www.beadsofcourage.org. Click on the Sunday Morning box at the bottom of the page to learn more, and be sure to cruise around their web site.
As you will see, the organization distributes beads that appear to be about 1/3-inch or larger, any color, focal beads, solid or patterned, and preferably with larger holes.
If you have beads to donate, please bring them to a general meeting and I will see that they get to Beads of Courage.
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Quilt Show Entry Forms Now AvailableDUE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2016. The Quilt Show Entry Form and the Judging Application Form are now available online at www.mpqg.org/quilt-show/ and in this newsletter.
The Judging Forms have a few changes in the categories, so be sure to read the article titled, Update: Quilt Show Judging Changes on the website or in the October 2015 Pines & Nee-dles.
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Playing Favorites Contestby Claudia Sammis, [email protected], 408-219-5758
Is it time to branch out, get involved, and share your talent on a national level? If so, check out this contest at the Quilt Alliance web site above. And ... while you're there, read more about this wonderful organization. www.QuiltAlliance.org
Frixion Pens - Use or Not?Quilters seem to be in two camps about Pilot's Frixion Pens for marking on fab-ric so we'll let you make up your own mind. Check out this informative blog http://quiltskipper.com/2015/08/13/frixion-pens-all-you-need-to-know/.
Cammie Jones Monday, February 1, 2016Creative Spaces. Creative Organizing.
Cammie has been organizing since early childhood; she started with the kitchen cabinets and never stopped! She always had a knack for organizing and worked in the retail industry for many years where she learned the importance of excellent customer service.
Cammie's organizing philosophy is, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to organizing, be-cause each client’s situation and needs are different. She helps guide her clients throughout the process with caring, communication, and a slice of humor to help ease them through the project no matter how big or small. Bottom line, “it is all about you.” http://cjorganizing.com
Regina with her “memory quilt” at Nov. meeting
Preview #___________________ Category Number if quilt is to be judged___________
*Junior under 16 does not need to be a member of the guild. Note: Although every protection is taken to safeguard your entry, MPQG does not provide property insurance. Please make sure your entry is covered under your homeowners insurance.
2016 Entry Form
MONTEREY PENINSULA QUILTERS GUILD QUILT SHOW April 8, 9 &10, 2016
Entry Requirements: x This entry must not have been displayed at a previous MPQG quilt show. x Please enter as soon as possible. The deadline to return entry forms and pay judging fee is Feb 1,
2016. x Each entry form must be accompanied by a 4X6 photo of the quilt printed on glossy paper. x Mail the forms to: Colleen Johnson, 1580 La Honda Ct, Seaside CA 93955 before the deadline or
give them to Colleen at a quilt guild meeting on or before February 1, 2016. x If you have questions about the forms, call Colleen at 831-594-5291 (day) or 831-920-1797 (night) x No more than 5 quilts per member can be entered in the show (including challenge quilts). x The Quilt Show Committee will send a letter of acceptance and instructions once all of the entries have
been processed.
Fill out a separate form for each entry.
Member Name: ________________________________________________________*Junior under 16 ____
Mailing Address: _____________________________________ City: _________________ Zip: _________
Phone: (H) ______________ (W) ______________ Email: ____________________________
Title of Entry: _____________________________________________________________________________
Maker: ________________________________ Owner: _________________________________
Quilted by: ______________________________________________________________________________
Design Source (be specific): ____________________________________Year Completed ______________
Story (any comment of interest to visitors in 75 words or less).
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Is this entry to be judged? ___YES ____NO If YES, complete Judging Form. Is this entry a 2015 MPQG Challenge Quilt? ___YES ___NO Is this entry for sale? ___YES ___NO If YES, enter sale price $ _________
Quilt Size (in inches): Height ____________ Width __________ Signature___________________________________________________________
Preview # ________________ Category Number: _______________ Fee Paid: Cash / Check
MPQG Judging Application 2016 Name: ______________________________________ Signature __________________ Tel.____________
Title of Entry:____________________________________________________________________________
Information: Debbie Biller (831-655-8009) or email: [email protected]
Entry Requirements: Each member may enter a total of 3 items to be judged including challenge quilts. • This entry must have been completed in the past three years. • Entries made from a kit (pattern and fabric packaged together) will not be judged. • A judging fee of $7.00 per quilt must accompany entry. • A judging fee of $10.00 per quilt must accompany professional entries.
Please List Specific Design Source: Original ___________________________________ Book/Pattern ______________________________
Class/Workshop ____________________________ Other ____________________________________
Please Check One Category Only: Traditional Quilts Based on a traditional design, pieced or appliquéd. Large Quilts – Total perimeter: 240 inches OR MORE 1. _____ Hand-quilted, Traditional (pieced or appliquéd), Large 2. _____ Machine-quilted, Traditional (pieced or appliquéd), Large Small Quilts – Total perimeter: LESS THAN 240 inches 3. _____ Hand-quilted, Traditional (pieced or appliquéd), Small 4. _____ Machine-quilted, Traditional (pieced or appliquéd), Small “Top by One, Quilted by Another” (Note: Name of quilter must be included on entry form.) 5. _____ Large “Top by One, Quilted by Another” Total perimeter: 240 inches OR MORE 6. _____ Small “Top by One, Quilted by Another” Total Perimeter: LESS THAN 240 inches Mixed Techniques (all sizes) EX: appliquéd and/or pieced, both hand- and machine-quilted or tied. 7. _____ Mixed Techniques Group Quilts (all sizes) Top completed by two or more quilters. 8. _____ Group Quilt Innovative Quilts (all sizes) Adapted from a traditional design but significantly altered by innovative use of design, fabric, color, etc. 9. _____ Innovative Quilt Modern Quilts (all sizes) Usually functional, simplistic and minimalist , often with bold colors and prints, high contrast, asymmetric design, improvisational piecing, expansive negative space and alternate grid work. 10. ____ Modern Quilts Art Quilts Completely original design meant to be hung as a work of art. 11. _____ Art Quilt, Large – Total perimeter 120 inches OR MORE 12. _____ Art Quilt, Small – Total perimeter LESS THAN 120 inches Professional Quilts (all sizes) *A Professional is defined as someone who has earned more than a $1000 in the last year from quilting or teaching quilting for a fee, publishing books on quilting, designing and stitching quilts, judging quilt shows or winning monetary awards. 13. _____ Professional QuiltsNotes - Ribbons: First, Second, Third place, and Honorable Mention MAY be awarded at the discretion of the judge. Best of Show – 1, Judge’s Choice - 1 ribbon per judge
Fill out a separate form for each entry to be judged.
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Block of the Month: November 2015 Instructions *Pine Tree or 16-Patch*
This month we have an easy 16-patch Block or a Tree Block with some mea-suring and marking - hopefully you can fit making one of these (or both) into your busy pre-holiday season.
16-patch Block - 8 ½” unfinished You will need sixteen 2½” fabric squares in holiday/Christmas colors. Sew squares together in pairs, then each pair to another pair to make a row. Then sew the rows together to make the 16-patch. Tree - 8 1/2” unfinished MATERIALS NEEDED:
Tree: Use any green, teal or mix of 1, 2 or 3 fabrics. Cut (3) rectangles as such: 4 ½” x 2 ½”, 6” x 2 ½”, and 8” x 2 ½”. Trunk: Brown, gray, black: (1) 1 ¾” x 2 ½” piece. Background (BG): Use any contrasting color. Cut: (2) 4 ½” x 2 ½”, (2) 3 ¾ ” x 2 ½”, (2) 2 ¾ ” x 2½”, (2) 4” x 2 ½” ASSEMBLY:
Trunk: Take the two 4” x 2 ½” BG pieces and sew one on each side of the trunk piece along the 2 ½” sides - trim to 8 ½” long. Tree: Place the smallest tree piece (4 ½” x 2 ½”) right side up. Place long-est BG piece (4 ½” x 2 ½”) on top, right side down, with the 2 ½” side lined up with top edge and you can see the bottom edges intersect. Draw a 45 degree line from top corner to bottom intersection as shown. Pin in place with the raw edges lined up. Sew a hairpin above marked line. Press seams toward tree fabric and trim. Then repeat drawing diagonal line on other 4½” x 2½” BG piece: To make things efficient, you can draw all of the diagonal lines and pin the pieces together and then chain piece. background pieces 3 ¾” x 2 ½” go onto 6” tree piece, background pieces 2 ¾” x 2 ½” go onto 8” tree piece. Mark lines, sew just above line, press, and trim. You will end with 3 branch units. Assemble by arranging the branch and trunk units in order and sew together in rows. You will end up with a 8 ½” square. Admire! Make one or several of these blocks (each should be different, please) and bring to the December 7 meeting to collect points to win all BOM made by guild members. Five (5) points/blocks will get you to enter your name into the drawing pot. See specific BOM guidelines on how to collect points at http://www.mpqg.org/activities/block_of_the_month/. Special Thank you to Julie Cefalu aka The Crafty Quilter for allowing us to use her tutorial on the tree assembly for this block. Please see her tutorial and blog here: http://thecraftyquilter.com/2012/11/holiday-mug-rug-tutorial/
Calendar, Road Trips, and Local Events Now - FEB. 21, 2016 QUILTS AT THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CA ARTYo-Yos & Half Squares: Contemporary California Quilts features 20 exceptional quilts by Oakland-based makers. 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 318-8400. museumca.org/exhibitions.
Nov. 1, 2015 - Dec. 30, 2015 WIND, WAVES & STARS. QUILTS INSPIRED BY NATURE NORA DEANSBack Porch Fabrics, 157 Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, 831-375-4453. www.backporchfabrics.com.
November 6, 2015 – January 3, 2016 QUILTED CONVERSATIONSQuilted Conversations is a collaborative exhibit between Kerby C Smith and Lura Schwarz Smith, two textile artists, and a third artist entity: the public. San Jose Museum of Quilt and Textiles. 520 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
November 6, 2015 – January 3, 2016 THE RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED IN FABRICThe Pointless Sisters Art Quilt group celebrates our environment in fiber art, focusing on the beauty of the Russian River watershed in Northern California. San Jose Museum of Quilt and Textiles. 520 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
November 6, 2015 – February 28, 2016 EARTH STORIES: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION FROM STUDIO ART QUILT ASSOCIATESEarth Stories celebrates the stories of people and projects that enhance the planet. Opening recep-tion is on November 8, 2-4pm at San Jose Museum of Quilt and Textiles. 520 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. www.sjquiltmuseum.org
January 21 - 24, 2016 ROAD TO CALIFORNIALargest quilters’ conference & showcase west of the Rocky Mountains! Vendors, classes, quilt show and more. Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764. www.road2ca.com
February 18-21, 2016 QUILTCON WESTPresented by the Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind. Pasadena, CA. quiltconwest.com/about/
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Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild PO Box 1025 Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Next General Meeting: Monday, December 7, 2015Location Pacific Grove Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. (at 15th), Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Meetings are usually held the first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Many members arrive at 6:30 PM for an informal social time. Please check the front page for any schedule or location change.
Membership New members are welcome any time! Dues are $35.00 to be paid annually by the September general meeting.
Guests are always welcome and are asked to pay a $5.00 fee to attend the evening program. Please stop at the membership table.
Pines & Needles Newsletter This newsletter is published monthly for the benefit of our members. It is available online at www.mpqg.org. Articles are due on the 10th of the prior month. Please send items to the editor via email at [email protected] & Needles newsletter editor Kathrin Brown reserves the right to edit all submissions for content, length, or otherwise for publication. Member Advertising Rates per Issue: $5.00 Business Card; $10.00 1/4 page; $18.50 1/2 page; and $30.00 full page. Annual rates are available. Advertisers should be quilting-related businesses.
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