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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild March 2020 Volume 27, Issue 3

ECQG Basket Bulletin

Join us at the next meetings on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 with Deb Karasik.

Based on our continuous monitoring and recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as well as from the Governor of Georgia, the Executive Committee of the East Cobb Quilters’ has decided the Guild will not meet the evening of March 26 or for the morning of March 27.

In addition, the classes with our guest speaker, Kathy McNeil, have also been canceled. Kathy has rescheduled for July 2021. Workshop attendees will be contacted by the program chairperson and refunds will be sent by the treasurer.

While we are taking a break from our monthly meetings, Kathy McNeil has a great website with lots of lovely art quilts. https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/She also has FREE videos here https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/free-videos.htm

If you know of members without email or internet access, please reach out to them with this information.

As we navigate the next weeks, remember to take care and keep sewing. 

ECQG March meetings and classes have been canceled due to the virus COVID-19.

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Inside this issueMarch Program 1

Treasurer’s Report 2

Looking Ahead 3

Laura's Byline 4

Membership Corner 5

Daytime Meeting Minutes 6 - 7

Daytime Show and Tell, Golden Scissors 8 - 13

One Quilter’s Story 14

Evening Meeting Minutes 15

Evening Show and Tell 16 - 17

Challenge 18

Community Service 19

Executive Committee Minutes 20

Announcements 20

Advertisements 21

About ECQG 23

Table of Contents

East Cobb Quilt Guild Treasurer’s Report

Please contact Diana Quinn, ECQG Treasurer at

treasurer@ecqg.com with any questions.

Treasurer's Report 2/29/2020

Guild Account 17344.33Show Account 1,000.00CD* 0.00Savings Account* 47015.22

TOTAL = 65359.55

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LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL ….…….…………………………………………… DEB KARASIK Deb Karasik is a contemporary paper-piecing extraordinaire! She's also the author of QuiltMavens Perfect Paper Piecing and Quilts with Attitude (both published by AQS). On April 23rd, she'll be teaching Arizona Sunrise. On Saturday, April 25th, she's teaching SF Sensibilities. You can also learn more about Deb on her website and see her work on Instagram.

Click HERE to register. You can also learn more about Deb;

https://www.debkarasik.com/ https://www.instagram.com/debkarasik/

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD TO MAY ……..………………….. MEMBER SPOTLIGHTMay is Member Spotlight and we're showcasing three super talented male quilters! Ben Hollingsworth, Brian White, and Beau Palmer will share their quilty stories with us.

January 11 – March 28 ECQG member Linda Daughtry Artist-in-Residence exhibition

Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, Blue Ridge, GA https://www.blueridgearts.net/

April 3 - 4 Carnival of Quilts presented by Heart of Georgia Quilt Guild 2020Methodist Children's Home, Rumford Center 304 Pierce Avenue Macon GAÂ

May 27 - 30 Greater Atlanta Quilt Shop Hop https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaShophop/

June 1 - July 17 FROM INSPIRATION TO CREATION, An exhibition of ECQG Challenge Quilts in collaboration with Cobb County Parks and the Mable House Arts Center,

Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Rd., Mableton, GA,

June 2 Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee Call for Quilts entry deadline is June 2, 2020 www.smokymtnquilters.com

July 31 - August 1 40th Annual Quilt Show & CompetitionKnoxville Expo Center 5441 Clinton Hwy Knoxville, TN

September 24, 25 & 26 Atlanta Quilt Study Group Symposium, Hotel Indigo, Vinings https://quiltdistrict.com/

September 27, 28, 29 The 37th Annual Asheville Quilt Show, WNC Ag Center, Davis Event Center, Asheville, NC https://www.ashevillequiltguild.org/quilt-show/

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The President’s BlockLaura’s Thoughts

Sew long for now, Laura Bishop, ECQG President

Did you know....March is National Quilting Month?

Celebrate by making a quilt, pillowcase or placemat for the guild community service projects.

Did you know….the March meeting has been canceled and our speaker Kathy McNeil has been reschedule for July 2021?

You might recognize some of the quilts on her website as award winners. https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/ She has posted lots of free videos at https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/free-videos.htm

Did you know..... that you can attend either or both meetings? Evening meeting - April 23 at 6:45 pm Mt. Bethel Community Center, 4608 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta, Georgia.

Day meeting - April 24 at 9:30 am in Nolan Hall at the Catholic Church of St. Ann, 4905 Roswell Road, Marietta, Georgia

Did you know .... that the password for the member section of the website has changed?

If you missed the email, send a request to Carolyn to membership@ecqg.com to get the new password. There you will find the up to date directory of members for 2020.

As we practice our new normal at this time of social distancing, there are ways to reach out to others. Send a note on a quilted postcard, check in by phone or text to check on friends and neighbors, quilt or sew something for someone (This is a great time to work on community service projects.) How about working on those UFOs?

Do you need to organize or reorganize? Also and most important, remember to take care of yourself.

Membership News! The directories should be ready for pickup at

the next meeting for all members who requested a printed copy on their form. I will be happy to send you an electronic copy any time you email a request to membership@ecqg.com

ECQG Membership forms

Carolyn Powers, Membership Chair

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Membership Corner

March Birthdays

Caroline 3/2

Kathy Davis 3/3

Caroline Williams 3/9

Elisabeth Via 3/9Jan Cox 3/10

Angela Whitaker 3/12

Meg Latimer 3/12Carolyn Duke 3/15

Abbi Rabeneck 3/16

Carol Bellamy 3/16

Alycia Davis 3/17

Marian 3/18Tina Marinoni 3/18

Mary Ellen Von 3/20

Deborah Krueger 3/21

Joyce Taylor 3/21

Jeanne Gibson 3/23

Betty Gay White 3/24

Luci Sunshine 3/24

Paula Grigsby 3/27

Membership Total Membership 219 for 2020

Total Membership present at last month’s guild meetings:

Day Meeting 97Evening Meeting 24

April Birthdays

Carla Gracen 4/1

Cheryl Johnson 4/6

Elisa Woods 4/8

Robin Meyer 4/8

Vicki Ross 4/8

Devon Pfeif 4/14

Tara Miller 4/14

Laura Palgon 4/21

Linda Agnello 4/22

Diana Quinn 4/23

Lisa Walker 4/30

Welcome, New

Member! M.J. Sturgeon

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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild General Meeting Minutes The Catholic Church of St. Ann’s, Marietta, GA - February 28, 2020

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 AM by President Laura Bishop

Welcome/Laura Bishop A motion to approve the January meeting minutes as corrected in the newsletter was made and approved unanimously by members in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report/Diana Quinn The Guild Account has $16,498.86. There is $1000 in the Quilt Show account and the Savings Account has $46,940.47.

Program Updates/ Terri Taylor The class on Thursday, March 26, with Kathy McNeil, will teach several appliqué techniques. The Saturday class will be a morning lecture on finding your creative voice and an afternoon session on art media sampler. Melinda Bula will teach how to make "Arizona Sunrise" on Thursday, April 23, and "SF Sensibilities" on Saturday, April 25. The $20 patterns need to be purchased for these paper piecing classes before the classes to insure that participants have all their supplies.

Challenge 2021/Linda Bailey The theme for the 2020/2021 challenge will be “Yipes/Stripes!". The rules are that it must have been made between January 2020 and January 2021. It can be any type of quilt and the stripes can be printed or cut fabric. The dimensions should be a minimum of 30” x 30" and not to exceed 60” x 60". Only active Guild members may participate. The quilt must have a hanging sleeve and a label with the maker's name and quilt title. The quilts will be exhibited in May 2021 at the Sewell Mill Cultural Center. This exhibit will be over in time for your quilt to be in the Georgia Celebrates Quilts Show in June.

Mabel House Exhibit/Deborah Jones There will be an exhibit July 1-17, 2020, at the Mable House Art Center focusing on inspiring kids. Former challenge quilts will be displayed. Members can sign up with Deborah Jones to put a quilt in the exhibit from the "Out of This World", "Earth, Wind, and Fire", "Mission Possible", and “Jungle" challenges.

Library/Devon Pfeif Over $1100 was made at the book sale in January. There are several new books in the library and there are some that feature stripes. The web site is a good place to look for specific titles.

Membership Update/ Carolyn Powers There have been over 200 renewals for 2020. March 1 is the deadline for the 2020 list and new password. Membership cards are ready to be picked up at the check-in desk. There were 91 attending the February meeting with three first time attendees.

Volunteers Needed Refreshment volunteers are still needed.

Community Service/Pat Smith 9 quilts, 44 pillowcases, and 36 place mats have been donated this year with 9 quilts, 10 pillowcases, and 22 placemats donated in February. There is a need for twin size quilts, placemats for men, and safari or holiday themed pillowcases.

Hospitality/Susan Tischler There were two former members attending the meeting.

Door Prizes Four door prizes were given.

Golden Scissors/Jan Kramer Golden Scissors recognition has 4 requirements. The entire quilt must be made by one person within the last year, not to include block of the month quilts. The quilt must measure 280" around. The Golden Thimble award is for quilts that are hand quilted. Barbara Gemmell had the one Golden Scissor quilt this month.

Show and Tell/Jan Cunningham Many members shared their beautiful quilts and stories.

One Quilter’s Story - Judy Weathers Judy Weathers shared her quilting story with the group. She showed her evolution as a quilter from hand-quilting traditional quilts to a more modern vibe in her current quilts.

Program/Tara Miller Terri Taylor introduced Tara Miller of The Quilt District. She presented a program on "Quilting with the Fire of My Foremothers". She showed some of her antique quilt collection and some of her designs based on antique patterns.

Business meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Caroline Benefield, Secretary

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ECQG Show and Tell January 31, 2020

February 2019 Show & Tell

Name Quilt1 Barb Gemmell Box Kite (GS)2 JoAnn Browne Light in the Darkness3 M&M Bee Ringy Dingy4 Marian Cunningham Baby Quilt5 Shiras Guion Kathy's Quilt6 Michele Bautsch Houses7 Michele Bautsch Frolic8 Kathy Nesler Baby Wall Hanging9 Michele Bautsch Grandmother's Flower Garden10 Michele Bautsch There's a Dog on My Quilt11 Cindy Christenson Jacob's Ladder12 Barbara Stevenson Block of the Month13 Randy Case Lenten Cross14 Diana Quinn Red & White15 Beth Aitken Galaxy16 Jan Cox Elizabeth Hartman Arrows17 Jan Cox Lone Star18 Bo Fan Swim in the Ocean19 Bo Fan Blue Bird20 Betsy Edmondson Summer Breeze Quatrefoil21 Terri Taylor Dragonflies22 Linda Agnello Quilt Caledar23 Terri Taylor Garden Quilt24 Carolyn Powers Mill

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Barb Gemmell - “Box Kite”

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11 February 2020 Show & Tell (8 - 13)

12 February 2020 Show & Tell (14 - 19)

13 February 2020 Show & Tell (20 - 24)

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February - One Quilter’s Story

Judy Weathers

Sign Up! You can now use Sign Up

Genius to sign up to tell your One Quilter's Story.  Hearing from our members has been a

highlight of every meeting.  Use this link to choose when you'd like to share your story.  

East Cobb Quilters’ Guild Evening Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 27, 2020

The meeting was called to order at 6:50 pm by Evening Lead Christina Collins.

The Evening

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Evening Group Leadership PositionsThere was a call to fill the open positions of Secretary and Membership. Akiko Matsumoto agreed to be the 2020 Secretary with Shelby Smith as backup. The Membership role remains open.

Programs - Terri TaylorTerri Taylor gave an update on the March and April guest speaker workshops Membership - Karen KaderlikKaren Kaderlik reported 24 members and 1 guest were in attendance.

Door Prizes - Ben HollingsworthBen Hollingsworth awarded two door prizes.

Show and TellAngie Hixon shared that her quilt, ‘Too Many Buttons” will be on display at the spring Paducah show.

Program - Tara MillerTara Miller brought us her lecture and trunk show, Quilting with the Fire of My Foremothers. The program was both informative and fun and the group had plenty of questions. Tara touched briefly on the Atlanta Quilt Study Group which will be hosting their annual meeting and workshop the 25th-27th of September. For more information you can check out their Facebook page or atlquiltstudy@gmail.com

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 pm. Respectfully submitted,

Akiko Matsumoto Evening Secretary

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Evening

Celebrating Community Service

February

Name Quilt1 Linda Bitley Kaleidoscope

2 Sandy Hendler Unnamed Brown Quilt Top

3 Sandy Hendler Unnamed

4 Sandy Hendler Bag for Maj Jong Set

5 Sandy Hendler Rice Bag

6 Diana Quinn Red & White Exchange Quilt

7 Diana Quinn Flipping Out Bags

8 Angie Hixson Kitty Quilt

9 Karmen Sunshine 2 Ballet Girl Quilts10 Devon Pfeif Through the Garden

11 Ben Hollingsworth Silk Scarf

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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild Challenge 2021

YIPES, STRIPES! We return to earth and focus on the magic of stripes! They can be bold and dramatic, or soft and delicate. They can be patriotic. They can be complex or simple, bright or muted, printed or woven. Stipes can be manipulated into amazing contemporary patterns, or form a charming background for traditional appliqué. Stripes have the potential to demand attention and portray movement. The quilts will be featured in a YIPES, STRIPES! gallery exhibition during May 2021 at the Cobb County Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center.

Rules for creating your striped 2021 Challenge Quilt: • Your quilt may be made in any manner: pieced, appliqué,

embellished, traditional, modern, or art quilt. • Striped fabric may be used, or stripes created by strips of fabric.

The stripes may form the entire quilt, or be used as accents. • It must have three quilted layers. • Minimum size is 30” on each side, and maximum size is 60” on

each side. • It must be made between January 2020 and January 2021, and

turned in at the January 2021 Guild meetings. • You must be a current guild member to participate in the

challenge. • Your quilt must have a hanging sleeve and a label on the back

with your name and the title of the quilt. • Participation in the May 2021 library gallery show is optional, and

challenge quilts may also be entered in the June 2021 “Georgia Celebrates Quilts®” Show.

Challenge Advisor: Linda Bailey, lindab184@yahoo.com

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-- DIANE, LYNDA & PAT

Guild donations in February: 20 quilts,

11 pillowcases 32 placemats.

Thank you to all members who have contributed to ECQG Community Service projects

Children and Family Services asks that you consider making a teen quilt. Ryan's Cases delivers pillow cases to 10 Georgia hospitals. They are requesting holiday cases as well as safari themed cases for summer camp. Whether it'a a quilt for DEFCS, a set of placemats for one of the 250

Meals on Wheels clients, or a pair of pillowcases to brighten a child's hospital room Lynda, Diane and I encourage all guild members to donate at least 1 item this year.

TRICK OR TREAT

BRING "GOODIES" TO EAT

If your last name begins with "F" "W" "X" "Y" or "Z"

Bring just a little something to go with our Coffee and Tea

(PS...our apologies to "F" -we leFt you oFF last month!!)

BONNIE AND JAN

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the next meeting!

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Sunshine Two sunshine cards were sent by the guild in February.

My sunshine app must be broken because all I seem to see is rain. I did find some cards with a happy sun on them that I would be

happy to mail to someone who needs one.

In the meantime, here is a sunshine thought for the rest of us.

"A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” William Makepeace Thackeray.

Find something to laugh about today and open up your door and let that sunshine outside -- we need it!

Coleen Olson  Sunshine Chair

Thanks to a volunteer who will make coffee for the day

meeting. If you need a snack, you are welcome to bring your

own.

If you would like to help with refreshments in the future, contact president@ecqg by

email.

March 12, 2020

The ECQG Execu3ve Commi8ee has decided to cancel the ECQG mee3ngs for Thursday evening, March 26, and Friday morning, March 27. The EC had a virtual mee3ng on Thursday, March 12, 2020 to discuss a plan for this unusual 3me. Laura Bishop announced that Cobb County schools will be closed for the next two weeks and it is being recommended that people forego large group mee3ngs to reduce the spread of the Corona virus. Terri Taylor talked with Kathy McNeil, who would need to fly from Washington State, and she can reschedule for July 2021. Members who signed up for classes will receive a refund in the near future.

Day Secretary, Caroline Benefield

Executive Committee Meeting

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