Next Meeting:

December 5, 2013

Donna Hall

What to bring: • Membership card • Holiday Bring and

Brag • Guild Library books • Money to register for

upcoming workshops, etc.

• Completed Covers for Kids projects

Margaret Wolf, 3rd VP-Programs and Workshops Guild Meeting Speaker—Donna Hall, of Paris, TX, will present Needles to Notions, Threads to Guessing: What works Best. Primary focus of program is on how cotton is processed, how needles are made and the correct size needed for specific types of projects. Program also includes tips and tricks AND samples and handouts. In addition, we will hear from Jill Patterson, a representative of Dallas based Children’s Craniofacial Association—our 2014 Mini Quilt Auction recipient. Tis the Season….and at the next guild meeting, there will be plenty of time to share stories and display holiday quilts from your collection in our

Holiday Show and Tell! We’d love to see your green and red quilts, Christmas quilts, religious quilts or not, winterly quilts, Hanukah quilts, small or large quilts! Remember when… you made your quilt, won your quilt, or participated in an exchange with your quilt? Bring it to the December Guild meeting and tell us the story of your special quilt. Remembering when…these holiday quilts were shown at Quilt Celebration 2013! And…hoping to see them again at Show & Tell!

Quilts by Sharon Conley, Carolyn Evans, Debbie Jeffers, Jane Kahlig, Jessica Locklear, Sharon Wilhelm, and Doris Wise. FALAlalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalallalalalalallalalala………

There will be no workshops this month. (See Programs on page 4)

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From the President

Presidential Ponderings Judy Kriehn, President I’ve been pondering what to make my topic du jour, and decided to write about programs and workshops.

Have you ever taken a Guild workshop? If not, why not?

When I was programs/workshops vice president, a trend I noticed was that we would get complaints from members if our programs included a lot of art quilters. However, when we had more traditional speakers come visit the Guild, few members would sign up to take workshops. Workshops presented by art quilters would get good responses.

The only explanation I could come up with is that people who do traditional work believe that once you learn the basics of piecing, appliqué, hand-quilting, etc., you don’t need to know more. However, it is MY belief that an old dog like me can ALWAYS learn a new trick.

The first workshop I took was a class with Jane Sassaman in 1999. I signed up the night before the class at the meeting, just because her work fascinated me, even though I had started coming down with a bad cold that day. To this day, I remember how surprising the class was. My hands and subconscious were just going to town with my black construction paper and x-acto knife.

Since that time, I’ve taken MANY workshops, both here and elsewhere. But mostly here. For a while there, I had a trend going when I would sign up for a class in Houston, and have a blast. Then a couple of months later, when the Guild calendar was updated, I would find the teachers I’d taken classes from in Houston. On one hand, it was nice to be able to help promote the classes, but on the other hand, it woulda been a LOT cheaper to take the classes here. I think every class I’ve ever taken in Houston averaged about $80-100 in enrollment fee and kit fees. By comparison, if you plan ahead here, your enrollment fee can end up being as low as $32.50 if you take both workshops offered by a given teacher. Kit fees rarely top $30.00, if that.

There are some fun teachers coming in 2014. One of my favorite people of all time, Laura Wasilowski, is helping us kick off the new year (literally!) Jan Krentz comes on her heels in February, Pat Yamin in May, David Taylor in June, Doug Leko in September, Flavin Glover in October, and Linda Hahn in December. Take a minute to go to the website and click through to the Programs and Workshops pages. Use the links to the teacher websites provided and get inspired.

Sign up for a workshop this year. It’s like going to a little retreat in your own backyard!

Judy

Attention

Members!

Membership Packets went out in the mail in mid-October. If you renewed your membership for 2013-14 but have not yet gotten your big white envelope filled with Guild goodies, please notify Vice President-Membership Lut DeMeulder either via phone, email or at the next Guild meeting, so we can get that taken care of.

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Award Winners in Houston have QGD Connection!

It’s always exciting to see past and present members of the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas have their work recognized. The 2013 edition of the International Quilt Association judged show was certainly no exception.

The most exciting news was the Best of Show honors captured by Richardson resident, Melissa Sobotka, with her quilt Chihuly’s Gondola. The subject of the quilt was featured in the exhibit of Dale Chihuly’s work at the Arboretum last year.

QGD members captured first place honors in both of the abstract art quilt categories. Heather Pregger of Fort Worth won the blue ribbon in the Art-Abstract, Large category with her red and black composition entitled Tuning Fork #11.

Carol Morrissey of Double Oak won first place in the Art-Abstract, Small with her quilt, Roses in the Window. You may have seen Carol’s quilt in our show last spring.

Former guild members, Linda Taylor and Cheri Meineke-Johnson, captured third place honors in the Innovative Applique category with Cheri’s design Greg’s Song. Lastly (but not leastly,) Dr. Dana Lacy Chapman, a past Silver Thimble winner and now a resident of Longmont, Colorado, captured second place in the Wearable Art category with her vest ensemble Marbled Magic.

A round of applause for our award-winning quilters, both past and present!

And, speaking of Shows….Calling all entries! The deadline for entries in Quilt Celebration 2014 is January 2! As always, Shelly Guibert will be at the December and January meetings—ready to take your entry and answer any questions you may have. And a reminder—it is only $1 per ENTRANT (not for each entry).

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Programs, (Continued from page 1)

January 2, 2014 Guild meeting speaker—Laura Wasilowski—I quilt, therefore I AM. A fun and inspiring lecturer, Laura is both a contemporary quilt maker and a creator of hand-dyed fabrics and threads. Her pictorial art quilts, made from fused fabrics, are hand-embroidered or machine quilted and are collected and exhibited internationally. http://www.artfabrik.com/ Friday, January 3, 2014 Workshop—Fowl Play: Birds with no Egrets Saturday, January 4, 2014 Workshop: Colorful Leaves All workshops in 2014 will be located at: Richardson Civic Center, 411 W. Arapaho Rd., Richardson, TX For more information regarding programs, or to register for a workshop, contact Margaret Wolf, VP Programs/Workshops at margaretwolf5@gmail.com. February 6, 2014 Guild meeting speaker—Jan Krentz—Trunk Show. Jan is a nationally recognized quilt instructor, author and designer. Winner of the 1998 Teacher of the Year award, Jan's motivating workshops are packed with practical tips, techniques and methods to insure success. http://www.jankrentz.com/ Friday, February 7, Workshop— Stone Mosaic Diamonds Saturday, February 8, Workshop— Love that Lone Star!

No Meeting in March—Join us at Show Preview Party! April 3, 2014 Guild meeting speaker—Eleanor McCain is a practicing Internal Medicine Physician in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Although her career has been in science, she has always sought a creative outlet, focusing on the art quilt after 1994. Her works can be seen in numerous public and private collections including the Mint Museum. She lectures frequently on the art quilt, and has been featured in numerous publications. http://www.eleanormccain.net/ No workshops this month.

November Yellow Rose Award Winners President Judy Kriehn presented the Yellow Rose volunteer award to members Ann West and Gail Sellers during the November meeting.

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Quilt

Shows and Events

Calendar*

Donna Petrick, TAQG Representative

*For additional information on these or other events, visit the

website at: www.quiltersguildofdallas.org

Through December 29 Dance with Life: Works in Fiber by Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser When: Opening Reception: November 17, 2013 2-4 PM Gallery hours Tuesday - Sunday 1-5PM Where: Gough Gallery 400 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX Information: 940-382-2787 www.dentonarts.com Through Summer, 2014 Saturated: Dye Decorated Cloths from North and West Africa Where: Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas Free Exhibit: This exhibit includes a video of Indigo dyeing and a hands-on section which allows the viewer to touch samples of the textiles. Before the introduction of European manufactured printed textiles to Africa in the 19th century, textile designs were made with natural dyes on plain homespun cotton, wool, raffia, or other materials. Women were most often the dyers, and dye-decorated cloth was a major form of feminine artistic expression. Information: Visit the current exhibitions page at www.dma.org January 9,10,11, 2014 The Oklahoma City Winter Quilt Show Where: State Fair Park – Cox Pavilion 3001 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK When: 10am – 5pm Workshops begin January 8 Information: www.qscexpos.com 775-971-9266 info@qscexpos.com

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Helena Hibbs

Memorial Scholarship

Judy Kriehn, President

When our founder, Helena Hibbs passed away, the Board considered a number of ways to honor her memory. The thing that kept coming back to us was how she loved to share her knowledge by teaching others to quilt, and she felt strongly that the art of quilting should be taken seriously as a creative endeavor.

Therefore, the Board decided to establish a scholarship that would assist Guild members in earning specialized quilting credentials (judging or appraisal for example) or building their arsenal of personal teaching skills.

The spring of 2014 will be the inaugural scholarship award(s) presentation. The application information and forms were published on pages 66-68 of the 2013-14 Guild Directory. They will also be available soon via the Guild website.

If you’ve been a Guild member for more than three years and have dreams of certification or teaching excellence, please take a look at the application information and start planning your submission now. Deadline for application is January 15, 2014.

Mini Quilt

Auction Donna King,

Mini Quilt Auction Committee

Imagine a world where people are accepted for who they are, not how they look. This is the mission of the Children's Craniofacial Association, the 2014 Quilt Celebration Miniature Quilt Auction recipient. We are looking forward to having CCA representative Jill Patterson at our December meeting to share inspiring stories of their work. This time of year reminds us of all the wonderful things we are thankful for and we are so thankful for your past support. We need 100 mini quilts to make our 2014 auction a success. At the present time we have received five! So, please start your creative juices flowing and make a mini for a wonderful cause.

Covers for Kids

Workshop Pam Hanson,

VP—Community Service phanson159@gmail.com

We Need You !! What will Covers For Kids accept as donations? We’ll take your orphan blocks, unfinished projects and tops, as well as new completed quilts. At the monthly workshops, the blocks and UFPs are changed into great tops that then make their way to the machine quilters, then the binders, and then to the children. “But what about my fabric scraps?" you ask. Well, to be honest, we have a 10x10 foot storage unit filled with donated fabric, as well as a huge stash stored at Rhonda Anderson's house. As a result, we've had to get picky about the fabric we accept. At the moment, we are only seeking fabrics that we can use for the back of a quilt. Next workshop is November 30th, Thanksgiving weekend, so if you have time for a break from shopping on Saturday, call Rhonda Anderson at 214 986-5880 or email her at abusyquilter@tx.rr.com and let her know you’ll be there to sew. Bring your machine and sewing kit -- CFK provides the rest. We’re there from 9:30 to about 4:30, but you can come for the whole day or just for a few hours. Due to the size of the room, space is limited, so be sure to contact Rhonda. We meet at Hancock’s near Firewheel Mall. We won’t have a workshop in December, but if you’d like to do something for the children over the holidays, contact Pam or Rhonda for a simple and quick pattern, or use your own favorite to make a top or two—then bring them to the January meeting. The greatest need is for quilts suitable for teenagers, but all sizes are welcome! A Happy Thanksgiving to all quilters!

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Library News Marte Keller,

Guild Librarian

There's still plenty of time to make a mini or two for the annual miniature quilt auction at Dallas Quilt Celebration. It's for a good cause and watching the bidding is a blast! If you're looking for ideas, your Library has LOTS of books (70) about making miniature quilts. Here are just a few: 101 Fabulous Small Quilts by That Patchwork Place

Pretty little Mini Quilts by Ray Hemachandra

Or if you'd like to design your own, there's: 130 Mini Quilt Blocks by Susan Briscoe So stop by the Library area before the next Guild meeting and we'll show you where the "Miniatures" are located. Happy Reading!

Membership

Lut DeMeulder, VP Membership

There were 118 at the November meeting of the Guild to attend the history rich lecture of Jeananne Wright, and we had 8 new or renewing members!

If you would like to get to know the guild members better, join me at the Membership Table to help with admission, check name tags, and hand out door prize tickets. If you feel like doing some volunteer work, even if it’s a one time commitment, contact me at lutdemeulder@tx.rr.com.

Advance Show

Ticket Sales Sherry Searcy

Advance Tickets Chair

If you know of any quilt shops or guilds that would like to sell advance tickets for Dallas Quilt Celebration 2014, please send the information to Sherry Searcy – searcysd@earthlink.net. Advance Tickets have a discount of $1 per ticket.

The tickets will be marked by shop/guild so we will know who sold which tickets. Money from sales can then be mailed or turned in at the show.

Got Extra

Bumper Stickers?

It seems that some guild members got two quilt show bumper stickers in their 2014 membership packets and others got none. If you received an extra bumper sticker and don’t need it, please return it at the next guild meeting so it can be used by a member who did not receive one.

The bumper sticker is one of our best means of advertising our quilt show so “wear it” proudly on your car.

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Show Chair News Marie Zackowski

Show Chair

Thanks to our Expo Volunteers!

The Original Sewing & Quilt Expo was held for the first time in Fort Worth In October. Thanks to Quilter’s Guild of Dallas volunteers, who helped us earn a free booth by working at the Expo. Our volunteers included Barbara Martin, Carolyn Evans, Marlene Dreyer, Judy Kriehn, Chris Becker, Judy Ullman, Sherrie Tootle, Donna Benedetto, Marie Zaczkowski, Suzanne Hardebeck and Alice McElroy. We sold lots of tickets for our stunning raffle quilt, signed up new members and promoted our quilt show to many quilters who didn’t even know we had a quilt show in Dallas. If you missed the Expo this year, they have Fort Worth on their schedule for October 16-18, 2014.

Something very special, courtesy

of our November speaker

Judy Kriehn, President

Last month’s lecturer, Jeananne Wright, displayed a quilt she made last spring in honor of our Guild! I don’t remember anybody doing that before, so I thought I would share photos with those of you unable to attend.

The quilt is titled Buttons and Bows and features tiny bowtie blocks pieced together into 16-patch blocks, then placed into a “streak of lightning” set. I feel an itch coming on to make a similar quilt, but Sherrie Tootle and I think I can skip the tiny bowties and just do plain 16-patch blocks…

The back has two feedsacks from Texas and one from Kansas. (A gentleman attending the meeting told me that the “shorts” noted on the Kansas sack is the name

for pig feed.) It also has a vintage linen calendar from 1979 – the year the Guild was founded – as well as a few leftover bowtie blocks from the front.

Thank you for sharing this, Jeananne!

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Minutes from the November 7

General Meeting Linda Newman, Guild Secretary

President Judy Kriehn opened the meeting at 7:15 p.m., welcoming guests and new members. There were 118 in attendance, including 8 guests. Judy began the meeting by awarding two Yellow Rose awards to Ann West and Gail Sellers. The Yellow Rose award recognizes members for going above and beyond the call of duty, for work behind the scenes with no expectation of recognition. Ann has served the Library for a number of years. Gail has just completed two terms as Vice President of Ways and Means and 4 years as Show Security Committee Chair. Judy also announced some local winners at the Houston International Quilt Festival.

• Melissa Sobotka – Best in Show for “Chihuly’s Gondola” • Heather Pregger of Fort Worth – First Place, Art Abstract Large “Tuning Fork

#11” • Carol Morrissey – First Place Art Abstract Small – “Roses in the Window” • Linda Taylor and Cheri Meineke-Johnson-– Innovative Applique – Third Place

– “Greg’s Song” • Dana Lacy Chapman – Wearable Art – Second Place – “Marbled Magic”

Photos of prize winners are available here: http://www.quilts.org/winners.html. Judy also announced Sunshine & Shadows. In addition to the awards above, she reported that Eleanor Van Valkenberg has a new great-granddaughter and will be moving to Sarasota Springs, New York to be close to her family. Lut De Meulder also has a new granddaughter. In her role as Show Co-Chair she also reminded member that they should have received their new member packets, which should contain one bumper sticker and one bookmark. If anyone receives multiple copies and can’t use the bumper sticker, turn it in at the membership table so they can be sent to vendors. Judy also modestly announced that her Blue Plate Special quilt was featured in Quilt Scene magazine. Judy then asked for reports from the Vice Presidents and Committee Chairs. Committee Announcements:

• Mary Lord, Co-Chair of the Mini-Quilt Auction. Mary reminded members to contribute mini quilts for the mini-quilt auction. The beneficiary will be the Children’s Craniofacial Foundation. At the December meeting, representatives of the charity will make a presentation. Their website is here: http://www.ccakids.com/Mary has received 5 entries to date, but needs 100 for a successful auction.

• Sue Holland, chair of the annual quilt retreat with Rhonda Austin and Chris Becker, encouraged members to register for the retreat at Texoma to be held January 16 – 20, with food included. The retreat store will be Kaleidoscope Quilts from Whitesboro.

• Rhonda Anderson, Covers for Kids, thanked members for the contributions. She also reminded the members that Outstanding Volunteer pins and stars were available for pickup at the back table.

Judy then asked members to share their projects with Bring & Brag. Eight members presented quilts. Marlene Dreyer and Ann Lau were helpers for the evening.

(Please see Minutes on page 10)

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Minutes (Continued from page 10)

Margaret Wolf, Program Vice President, announced that all programs have been scheduled for 2104 and she is looking for 2015 presenters. She asked members to recommend speakers. The schedule of upcoming speakers and workshops is listed on the Guild website. She then introduced the speaker for the evening, Jeananne Wright, who presented her program, Uncommon Quilts from Common Threads: Feed Sack Quilts and More. After the program and the awarding of door prizes, Judy adjourned the meeting.

Sunshine & Shadows

Suzanne Hardebeck, Internal Communciations

Chair

• Eleanor Van Valkenberg has a new great-granddaughter and will be moving to Sarasota Springs, New York, to be close to her family.

• Lut deMeulder has a new granddaughter. • Judy Kriehn’s Blue Plate Special quilt and Melissa

Sobotka’s Chihuly’s Gondola quilt were featured in Quilt Scene magazine.

• Five local gals won awards at IQA Show in Houston! See photos on page 3.

Dallas Area Fiber Artist

(DAFA) News Lu Peters,

Special Correspondent

Quilters Barbara McCraw and Teresa Sherling, who became fast friends through their membership in the Denton Quilt Guild, are our guest artists on November 25, the Monday before Thanksgiving. Come for their presentation, "Two Visions - One Soul," and enjoy their quilt show-and-tell and many amusing stories. They'll tell how they found common ground through their art and began new adventures that have earned them entry into the Houston International Quilt Festival. The November mini-workshop features Chuck Baber leading us in making Japanese Edge-Bound Booklets. Kits will be provided. Please check the website for details. www.dallasfiberartists.org

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