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The Common

Thread Chronicle

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Next Meeting

September 14,

6:30pm

Location

Parker Adventist

Hospital

Inspiration A

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Embys Showcase

Maybe you’ve heard the name “Embys” mentioned at the Common

Thread meetings. Embys is a contraction taken from the term

“embellishments”, which is used to describe a stitching group that cre-

ates small art quilts, often embellishing along the way. Over the years,

a number of Common Thread ladies have been a part of Embys. At

present, the members are: Judi Maxwell (founder), Heather John, Jane

Emerson, Sharon Erwin, DAnna Lawson, Jacque Backer, and Kathy

Curry.

Embys will show quilts from some of the challenges in the past several

years and you will see how differently each person has approached the

subject of the challenge. It has been a long running group with a fun

atmosphere! We hope that shows in the pieces that are presented.

Club News

Membership Renewal in October, member cards being designed by Ethel Treasurer: Jananne Garl has offered to take the position - Thank you! November - Need a Silent Auction Coordinator

Museum News

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is in the process of finishing a building in

Golden in the area of 6th Avenue and I-70. They anticipate the process may

be finished in later September, if all goes well. Watch for changes as they

will be making a move this fall into larger facilities that will consolidate of-

fices, their library, and exhibit space.

http://www.rmqm.org/

September 2016 Meeting

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Common Threads Upcoming Programs In the months to come, we are looking forward to hearing Colorado quilters who are com-ing to share their techniques, antiques, and general love of quilting with us.

September Anniversary Meeting and Member Showcase: Embys Parker Adventist Hospital

October “Amazing Quilts” by Grace Errea Membership Drive, dues collected North Gate Fire Station (stay posted in case of location change)

November Annual Fundraiser, Silent Auction North Gate Fire Station

December Christmas Dinner, Holly’s Quilt Cabin Employee Quilt Showcase

Dinner in vicinity of quilt shop Meeting at Holly’s Quilt Cabin

https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/ (Kathy McNeil Art Quilts)

When I first opened Kathy McNeil’s quilting page, I thought, “Are those quilts?” The quilts on

her home page look like paintings. They are even framed like paintings. The pieces in each one

(all appliqued) are so small that they seem like brush-strokes, and her colors are luminous in a

way that fabric rarely reflects.

How does she do it? Thankfully, she is not stingy about sharing her techniques. On her website

are links to videos about her “appliquick” applique, her quilting decisions, and the use of pens

and foil for creating designs. She also has a newsletter and offers workshops (on cruise ships!),

but you will want to spend most of your time looking through her galleries at all those painting

-like quilts – of animals, birds, landscapes, and people.

Kathy has reached a level of expertise in which she can charge Master Artist prices for her

quilts, but the good news is: viewing them online is still free!

September 2016 Web Wanderings - by Ethel Swartley

International Quilt Study Center & Museum – Quilt of the Month

September 2016 United in Memory 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt

Panels 3, 53, 55, 67, 78, 98 and 101

2002 Gift of the Robert and Ardis James Foundation

2015.072.0003, 2015.072.0053, 2015.072.0055,

2015.072.0067, 2015.072.0078, 2015.072.0098 and

2015.072.0101

“Quilts have always had the power of com-

memorating events, whether on a large scale or

individual basis. These are particularly important

to document this significant, historic moment.

They also bring to mind the individual lives that

were lost. They are incredibly powerful for that

reason.” - Carolyn Ducey, International Quilt Study

Center & Museum Curator of Collections

The United in Memory 9/11 Victims Memorial

Quilt was created by a volunteer-based grass-

roots organization to keep the memories of the

September 11, 2001, victims alive. The quilt

consists of more than 140 individual quilts or

panels, which consist of 25 blocks. Each block is

dedicated to a victim of the attacks. The total

square footage of the quilt is more than 15,500 feet and, if laid end to end, it would cover more than five football fields.

Corey Gammel and Peter Marquez of Long Beach, California, saw Ground Zero first-hand during a trip to New York

City weeks after the attack. Based on this experience, they felt called to do something to help soothe the spiritual wounds

of those affected. After returning home from New York City, they founded United in Memory Memorial Quilt Inc., to

create a memorial quilt that would serve as a lasting tribute similar to The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. They

created a website and appealed to others to help them make the quilts. Blocks came in from across the country and

around the world.

In May 2002, volunteers held workshops to assemble the blocks into panels. A group of about 40 women worked to-

gether that summer to create the panels. Since then, the panels have toured the country extensively.

The IQSCM acquired the collection in September 2015. Since then, a dedicated volunteer team has worked tirelessly to

accession the panels into the collection. To date, more than 100 of the panels have been reviewed and added to the per-

manent collection. The remaining will be completed this fall. As the quilts are photographed and documented, the

IQSCM hopes to learn more about the stories behind the victims

memorialized on each panel.

On account of its large size, only seven of the panels are on dis-

play at Quilt House from August 26 – October 9.

View the online exhibition for United in Memory 9/11 Victims Memorial

Quilt and this video for more information on the quilt and show.

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Charitable Efforts

CTQC will continue to collect bags to give to the hospital in

appreciation for the use of the meeting room. Bring any fin-

ished bags to upcoming meetings and they will be delivered to

the correct person.

We will also make stockings for the Parker Task Force. Judi is heading up the Christmas stocking project for the Parker Task Force this

year. The pattern is on the website--please use the larger pattern for this project.

She is requesting that all fabric be “kid friendly” and Christmas themed fabric. For

the cuff, you can use a flat cotton batting, or any contrasting fabric to finish off the

edge of the stocking. CommonThreadQuiltClub.com

In July, Patrick from Above & Beyond Sewing and Vacuum in Aurora came and spoke about machine

maintenance, sewing machine needles, and threads. If you did not take notes or were not able to come,

you can find similar information on this website from a Creekside Quilting in Des Moines, IA:

http://www.creekside-quilting.com/knowledge-center.htm

Threads:

http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/00630201011090145216915.pdf

Needles:

http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/00630201011100449214364.pdf

Quilting Tips Corner

Meeting Night Change in 2017

We are pleased to announce that the Parker Adventist Hospital has awarded CTQC

meeting space every 2nd Monday of the month in 2017.

Front Range Quilt Happenings, Fall 2016

Kindred Spirits–Alluring Ancestral Quilts to Matisse Art Quilts Dessert and Lecture with Jeananne Wright and Patty Hawkins

6:30 pm (dessert), 7:00 pm lecture, Longmont Conference Center

September 22, Longmont Conference Center, Longmont

http://0383ee6.netsolhost.com/wordpress1/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Wright-Hawkins-Flyer.pdf

Quilt-A-Fair, Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont

September 23 & 24, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

http://0383ee6.netsolhost.com/wordpress1/quilt-a-fair/

12th Annual Outdoor Quilt Festival, Hiwan Homestead Museum

grounds

September 24, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Evergreen

http://jchscolorado.org/12th-annual-outdoor-quilt-festival/

Castle Rock Quilt Show: A Harvest of Quilts, Phillip S. Miller Library

100 S. Wilcox, Castle Rock, October 7 & 8, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm,

October 9, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

http://www.crqc.org/crqc_quilt_show

Annual Quilt Show, Echters Greenhouse and Garden Center

October 7-9

5150 Garrison Street, Arvada

For more events, see:

http://www.quiltersresources.net/quiltshows_co.html

Travel & Quilting in 2016

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More Quilt Happenings, Fall 2016

Hill City Quilt Show, Hill City, SD, September 10 and 11

http://www.hillcitysd.com/

“Galaxy of Stars” Quilt Show, featuring Carol Meyer quilts, Roswell, NM

September 16 & 17

http://pecosvalleyquilters.org/wp/galaxy-of-stars-2016-quilt-show/

11th Annual Edgemont Fall Festival, Quilt Show & Car Show

Edgemont, SD, September 24, Call Nuts & Bolts Quilt Shop for more

info: 605-662-5758

And if you happen to go to the Northeastern US:

Jane Stickle Quilt Exhibition (“Dear Jane”), Bennington Museum,

Bennington, VT September 3 - October 10

http://benningtonmuseum.org/portfolio-items/1863-jane-stickle-quilt/

July Photos

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July Raffle Basket

Needles & Thread with Patrick from Above and Beyond Sewing and Vacuum

July Photos

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Show and Tell

August Photos

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August Guest: Carol, owner of Sew-Ciety

in Castle Rock

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August Photos

August Photos

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August Photos

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August Photos

The Common

Thread Chronicle Editor:

Sharon Vaninger

The Common Thread Quilters are a quilt group based in Parker, Colorado. Meetings are held at 6:30pm the 2nd

Wednesday of each month at:

Parker Adventist Hospital 9395 Crown Crest Blvd

Parker, CO 80138

Unless otherwise notified.

More information about the group can be found at our website: CommonThreadQuiltClub.com

Contributions to the newsletter

should be sent to:

Vaninger.s@gmail.com

September 2016

1st – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm

at Park Meadows Mall Food Court

14th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm

Anniversary Meeting; Member showcase: Embys

October 2016

6th – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm

at Park Meadows Mall Food Court

12th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm

Amazing Quilts with Grace Errea

November 2016

3rd – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm

at Park Meadows Mall Food Court

9th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm

Silent Auction Fundraiser

December 2016

1st – Leadership Meeting 6:00 pm

at Park Meadows Mall Food Court

14th – Common Thread Meeting 6:30pm

Christmas Dinner & Meeting

Calendar of Events

Finances Checking balance $988.25 Savings balance 25.00

Dues are $30.00 per year.

31 members

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