Volume 26, Issue 11

November, 2017

Quips and Quotes

Wildflower Quilt Guild Newsletter

A Note From the President

I spent the weekend in Corpus Christi, and was

amazed at the amount of damage. A lot has been

cleared away, but there are still piles of collapsed

buildings, signage, and other debris. Another item was

the bales of cotton out in the fields. A lot of the farm-

ers had harvested their cotton crops, right before that

hurricane hit. In some fields, they sit there, like a melt-

ed ice cream cone. They cannot touch them the pow-

ers that be come and put a value on them. I was talk-

ing with my farming friend, who lives here in Bell Coun-

ty, and she says that is the ups and downs of farming. I

was thinking, here are families who had hopes of mak-

ing something with this year’s crop, to have it de-

stroyed by the hurricane.

And with that I looked at the bay, and the sun shining,

and the cooler weather.

Americans are resilient, and Texans have done a lot to

help those who live on the coast. Makes me proud to

be one.

New Bylaws , Policies & Procedures

On that note, hope you are quilting up a storm. I

haven’t seen any rain clouds yet, though. I got anoth-

er little quilt finished, sewing the binding while we

traveled.

Now, if I can just finish all those other projects…….

Just a reminder: Mark your calendars. Our board

meeting will be held on November 7, 6:00 p.m. and

our monthly guild meeting will be on November 14.

Thought for the day: Don’t go batty! Use leftover

batting for packing material, when mailing something

fragile, or for storing breakables.

Happy quilting,

Mary Ann

Guild members voted on the proposed amendments to our bylaws at the October guild meeting and they were approved

by the membership. The newly amended bylaws will go into effect on January 1, 2018.

A newly created Policies and Procedures Manual and a newly created List of Activities were presented to guild mem-

bers at the October meeting and anyone with any concerns was asked to contact Louise Oldham, Mary Ann Everett, or

Cindy Moore. Both documents will be voted on at the November guild meeting.

OCTOBER DONATIONS

OCTOBER PROGRAM

The following items were donated at the October guild

meeting, thanks so much to all our generous and hard

working members:

Female chemo Quilts. 5

Men’s Chemo Quilts 6

Baby Quilts 3

Project Linus Quilts 3

Pillow cases 24

Baby Hats 8

NOVEMBER B irthdays

November 1 ......................... Linda Norris

November 5 ....................... Carol Fischer

November 9 ........................ JoAnn Digby

November 10 ..................... Phyllis Carter

November 10 ...................... Becky Roper

November 16 .................. Lanelle Lesikar

November 19 .................. Colleen Barnes

November 20 ..................... Martha Smith

November 24 ................. Cindy Bollinger

November 25 ..................... Peggy Stoker

November 26 ............... Kim Faulkenburg

November 28 .................. Judy McMahon

November 29 ................... Gennie Tepera

November 29 .............. Patricia Anderson

IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS IN

NOVEMBER

YOU ARE EXPECTED

TO BRING 1/2 YARD OF

COTTON FABRIC

TO THE NOVEMBER GUILD MEETING!

THIS IS AN ONGOING

FUNDRAISER FOR THE GUILD. MON-

EY COLLECTED IS USED TO PUR-

CHASE BATTING FOR OUR

DONATION QUILTS.

At the October guild meeting Martha Wolfe gave a funny and informative talk on Block Swapping. She gave many great hints on how to run a block swap and showed exam-ples of mini Quilts and larger Quilts that she acquired in swaps. Thanks so much Martha!

At the October workshop Linell Mikeska showed our intrep-id Quilters how to make a Bargello quilt. Thanks so much to Linell and well done ladies, can't wait to see your crea-tions.

NOVEMBER MEETING

Our November meeting is filled with exciting happenings, so

don't miss it on Tuesday the 21st. The meeting officially

starts at 7:00 at the First United Methodist Church in Tem-

ple, but snacks are served starting at 6:30, so don't be late!

The program for the November guild meeting is our Annual

Guild Challenge, this year it is “Fabric Manipulation” and

we’re using purple fabric in it. The size of your quilt must be

between 25” and 45” on each side. If you are participating in

this challenge, please turn your Quilts in by Friday Novem-

ber 17 to either the Sewing Basket in Salado or to Temple

Quilt and Sew. If you absolutely can't turn it in until the night

of the guild meeting, please bring it by 6:00 and please notify

Kathi Dossman before hand. Just call Kathi at (254) 760-

1114 with any questions.

During the guild meeting all the Challenge Quilts will be dis-

played anonymously and all our members will be able to

vote on their favorites. Prizes for first, second, and third

place will be awarded, so make sure to enter and to vote!

Membership News

At the October guild meeting 61 members attended and

we had a whopping 10 guests! The winners of our door

prizes were Carol Fischer, Mary Wenberg, and Sarah

Stodgsdill. Thanks so much to the generous donors of

the door prizes.

Block of the month winner

Congratulations to Ruth Ellen Fise for win-

ning the October BOMs, she's sure to make

an awesome quilt from them.

HOSPITALITY

If you are a new member or just haven't managed to bring any snacks to a guild meeting this year, now is your chance! We are in desperate need of more peo-ple to sign up to bring food for the November meet-ing, so please contact Peggy Mathis at :

pjmathis69@yahoo.com.

CHALLENGE 2018

Plans are afoot for at least 4 different challenges in

2018. There will be the annual challenge that will be

due in November, the donation challenge that will be

due in June, and two more surprise challenges. In

order to participate in any of the challenges, you

must have selected a book from the guild library

cart. As of the October meeting, 69 members had

selected books. That leaves 40+ that don't have one

yet. Please make plans to attend a guild meeting

soon and select your book. At some point, the library

will be completely dissolved and there will be no

more books. Details and rules for the coming chal-

lenges, fabric for the annual challenge and kits for

the donation challenge will be available at the Janu-

ary meeting.

Betsy Ross - 5 pointed star in one snip

Three Quilting Tips

“WE CARE” BEE

The We Care Bee (for making dona-

tion items) will meet on Wednesday,

November 1 at 9:00 a.m. at Grace

Presbyterian Church. There will be

quilt kits and batting available. We will

focus on making use of our orphan

blocks and random fabric squares (2

½” to 12 ½”) so bring any that you

want to share. Members or friends who knit and crochet

are always welcome to join the quilters, so everyone

please come join our fun and caring group.

STASH ORGANIZER

When you have cut all the re-

quired pieces for a quilt, cut the

remaining fabric into strips in

widths that you know will be use-

ful to you. Strips widths of 1½”,

2”, 2½”, and 4½” are handy siz-

es. Store the strips folded in

boxes labeled with the strip

width so that you can easily see

what you have on hand.

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CROCHET YOUR SELVAGES

When you remove the selvage

edges from your fabric before cut-

ting and sewing, save the strips to

crochet into coaster, hot pads, or

floor rugs that are washable and

durable.

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APPLIQUÉ DRAWINGS

Draw your appliqué block layout or master pattern on

freezer paper. Press the paper to the back of the back-

ground fabric. The design can be easily traced onto the

fabric, or you can appliquéé directly through the paper

and remove the paper after completing the block. Make

a mirror image tracing of your design if it is asymmet-

rical.

Other News

The Nominating Committee met in September and prepared

a proposed slate of officers and directors to lead our quilt

guild in 2018. The Nominating Committee consisted of Cin-

dy Moore, Chair; Lisa Martin, Outgoing Director; Sandy

Brakemeier; Stacy Clady; Diane Hall; and Ferrel Quiroz.

The following slate was submitted to the Board of Directors

and was offered to the guild in October:

1. President - Mary Ann Everett – 2nd

term

2. 1st VP - Diane Hall – 1st term

3. 2nd VP - Ruth Ellen Fise – 1st term

4. Secretary - Carolyn Insall – 1st term

5. Treasurer - Diane Ege – 1st term

6. Co-Treasurer - Janice Forney – 2nd

term

7. Parliamentarian - Jamie Williams – 1st term

8. Activity Director - Kathy Jordan – 2nd

term

9. Communications Director - Carol Fischer – 1st term

10. Facilities Director - Peggy Mathis – 2nd

term

11. Membership Director - Sandy Meeker – 1st term

12. Quilt Show Director - Stacy Clady – 1st term

The floor was opened for nominations and none were sug-

gested. Guild members will vote on the slate of officers at

the November guild meeting and Installation of Officers and

Directors will be held at the December guild meeting.

2018 Board of Directors

November Block of the Month

The A blocks go in the corners as shown.

Busy string block

Christmas party

Cut 24 – 6” squares of 100% cotton fabric (selvages re-

moved). Stack Charm Squares by offsetting each layer by ¼

turn – (this makes it easier for us to distribute the squares).

Put the Charm Squares in a Ziploc bag with your name it,

drop the bag off at the Charm Square table before the start

of the guild meeting and remember to pick your bag up at the

end of the guild meeting. You will have a wonderful variety of

6” fabric squares to work with.

November ..................................................... stripes

December ........................................................ blue

It's time to sign up for the 2018 Quilter’s Pal gift exchange! If

you want to participate in this fun and exciting exchange, you

will get the form from Lisa Martin at the October meeting and

fill it out with all your details, then turn it back in at the No-

vember guild meeting. Then at the December meeting you

will choose your Quilter’s Secret Pal from Lisa, and you will

receive the information form that your Pal filled out.

Starting in January you will be expected to bring your Pal a

small gift to each guild meeting, and you will receive a gift

from the member who has you as their Pal. If you can't at-

tend a meeting at some point, it's a good idea to send your

gift with a friend, so your Pal isn't sad about not receiving

anything, and have your friend pick up your gift.

Thanks so much to Jan Rogers, who is retiring from this po-

sition after four years, and I'm looking forward to knowing

ALL your secrets throughout the year!!!

Lisa Martin

Charm Squares

Remember to offset your

charm squares by 1/4 turn.

Makes it easier to distribute.

The December meeting

PUT TUESDAY, DECEMBE 19TH ON YOUR

CALENDAR ! THAT’S WHEN WE

WILL HOLD OR

ANNUAL

WQG CHRISTMAS PARTY.

More info about the party will be in the

December Newsletter.

For now, just remember the following:

1. Party will be held on December 19

2. It will be a potluck

3. You are asked to bring a fat quarter

4. You are also asked to bring food for the

church food bank

Quilter Pals

December Block of the Month Teaser.

President .......................................... Mary Ann Everett

1st Vice President ............................Mary Anne Nelson

2nd Vice President .............................. Patty Emmerling

Secretary ............................................ Mary ann Everett

Treasurer ............................................. Barbara McCart

Co-Treasurer........................................... Janice Forney

Parliamentarian .............................................................

Membership .................................................. Jill Stelow

Community Service .............................. Bev Crocker

Mentorship Program .................... Charlotte Massey

Sunshine & Shadows .................... MaryAnn Everett

Yearbook/Bee Keeper ......................... Cindy Moore

Communications ......................................... Lisa Martin

Facebook Page ............................... Emily Dossman

Newsletter/Website ............................. Carol Fischer

Public Relations/Historian ....................... Lisa Martin

Activities ................................................... Kathy Jordan

Birthday Fabric .................................. Sandy Meeker

Block of the Month .............................. Kathy Jordan

Challenge/Round Robin ................... Kathi Dossman

Charm Squares ................................... Ferral Quiroz

Quilter Pals .................... Jan Rogers/Glenda Sager

UFO Challenge ............ Dovie Fowler/Pam Edwards

Facilities .................................................. Peggy Mathis

Hospitality .......................................... Peggy Mathis

Librarian ............................................. Janice Forney

Christmas Party ......................... Mary Anne Everett

Quilt Show ......... Charlotte Massey/Mary Anne Everett

• THE WILDFLOWER QUILT GUILD is a non-profit

organization dedicated to promoting the art of quilting

and providing an opportunity for sharing ideas and

learning new techniques.

• WQG MEETINGS are held the third Tuesday of each

month at First United Methodist Church in Temple.

• MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone interested in quilts

or quilting. Annual dues are $30.00, with special rates

for Juniors. Members receive the guild’s newsletter,

have use of the lending library, attend monthly meet-

ings and special events and enjoy many other opportu-

nities.

• SUBMISSIONS to the newsletter are due the Friday

after the monthly meeting. Send submissions to: lisamartinaz@hotmail.com

WILDFLOWER QUILT GUILD 4905 ASCOT PARKWAY TEMPLE, TX 76502

www.wildflowerquiltguild.org