The state of South Carolina is pleased to announce the exhibition that honors America's service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to our great country and the freedoms we all enjoy. This exhibit will be in the State House building March 3 through 10th 2010.
Go here to see the quilt and to find out more about the exhibit.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Devine Quilters Newsletter for March 2010
March 2010 Newsletter
From the President:
Wow, what a month this has been! The heat went out in my studio. It needed a new flux capacitor or something like that. The part was over a week coming in. I realize that I have become quite spoiled and space heaters are not the way I want to go on a permanent basis. Last month when we moved the hot water heater I found an old directors chair that was tucked away behind it. My mom bought it second hand when I was in high school. Now I have resurrected it and am most happy to finally be able to use that fabric that I purchased over a year ago at Mary Jo's, that had spools of thread and bolts of fabric on it, by making seat covers. I thought I was going to have to call someone for a seat cover intervention as I have made nothing other than quilts for so long. I now have a wonderful chair in my studio where I can sit and ponder the meaning of life. My husband keeps saying it is “42”, at least that is the answer given in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
I hope everyone has been very busy quilting away. I have been at it every chance that comes this way. I had a fabulous time working on charity quilts earlier this month, when we all met at The Quilted Pearl. I am looking forward to the next day of fun, friends and good food. I have a quilt of mine on my long arm now. Actually it is Todd's quilt. He picked out these wonderful templates for me then I had to buy fabric to go with them. Anyway Priscilla and I will be working on it tomorrow, the Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise. Did everyone get a chance to play in the snow? A wonderful time was had by all-- the dogs chased snowballs in the backyards and there are still a few snowmen lingering a sad good bye. Have ya'll been watching the Olympics. It stuck me as odd that Canada had to truck in snow and we had plenty. My mom said she saw on the news that this is the first time in recorded history that all 50 states to include the highest elevations in Hawaii have had snow at the same time. Interesting bit of trivia. I am looking forward to the next meeting. Our last meeting was so wonderful and I understand that the workshop was wonderful. It sounds as if everyone had a great time. --Lynn Lucas
Bring to the March 1 meeting: 6p: social time and demo
7-9p: meeting Davis Hall, first floor
Show and Tell
Remember your Secret Sister
Any finished charity quilts
For Children’s Garden: facial tissues, paper towels and antibacterial wipes and cleansers.
Programs
March in the year of Crazy Quilts
I hope we have all started on a Crazy Quilt. If not, between 6 and 7pm we can learn a traditional method for starting squares-- on newspaper, paper pieced or muslin squares.
For our program: first, Joyce Greer has agreed to give us hints for neat storage of our material. Next, Lynn Buske is going to show us some techniques for using Shiva oil paintsticks. Remember the lovely quilt that she showed us last fall? She will illustrate how to make the panels. Finishing up our program will be Sara Quattlebaum. She is going to show us part of her collection of Dover books and show us how they inspire her quilts from designs to quilting motifs.
The April meeting will be on March 29th (a week early) because we are having Laura Wasilowski from the state meeting as a speaker. –Helen
Minutes for February 1, 2010
Lynn Lucas called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
Visitors, Gayle Mundstosk, Leslie Mullins, Robbie Kupper, Elly Hansen, Kathy Houser, and Sally Somerall, were all introduced.
Minutes from January meeting were approved.
Audit of 2009 financial statements was completed with no problems noted.
Mary Cross reminded everyone that this Sunday, February 7th from 10 until 5, is the “Quilt-In” at The Quilted Pearl to make Charity Quilts.
Lynn announced that the One Stop Shop Hop is February 20th at USC Lancaster.
Spring QSC meeting will be in March.
The Gees Bend quilts are coming to the Richland County Public Library in late September. There will be some public events which will be further announced when the information becomes available. That is the same weekend as a retreat.
Show and Tell included several heart pillows.
Helen Brown, Programs, announced that we need one more volunteer to provide a demonstration of a simple quilt idea at the meeting in March. Let her know if you are interested.
Priscilla Hair’s workshop is this Saturday, February 6th.
Helen Brown introduced the evening’s speaker, Priscilla Hair. Priscilla gave an excellent presentation of her unique, artistic style of fiber art.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm. ---Teresa Coolidge
Love Goddess (Charity Quilts) Report
At the February meeting we received 4 quilts for charity.
On Super Bowl Sunday 12 DQ members met at The Quilted Pearl for a charity sew-in.
wo tops were completed and six almost completed. Several other tops were taken home to be quilted. A very successful day!!!!! Thanks to Cheryl DuBois for allowing us to use her shop and to Beth Karr for being there to let us in.
If we are to be involved with Epworth the membership needs to approve this at our next meeting. They (Epworth Home) would like us to start with quilts (twin bed size) for the college students (5 girls). Please think about this and bring any questions/concerns to the March meeting. Remember: A blanket warms the body. A quilt warms the soul.
Supplies for the Children's Garden are winter weather needs -- Kleenex tissues, paper towels, and bacterial wipes. --Mary
Devine Quilters Financial Reports
Treasurer’s Report February 2010
The audit team, Deborah Hotchkiss and Joyce Greer, reviewed the 2009 financial records on January 31. The review included an examination of the bank statements, general ledger, financial reports and supporting documents (deposits, checks written, and bills paid). They found the records to be well maintained and showing a balance as of December 31, 2009 of $3,137.04.
Financial Report February 18, 2010
Balance January 1, 2010 $3,137.04
Income to date 1,153.00
Expenditures to date 826.00
Net income 327.00
Grand total $3 464.04 --Libby P. Law
Membership/Hospitality
We welcome 3 new members from our February meeting- Sally Somerall, Elly Hanson and Roberta Kupper. We now have 44 members and look forward to growing each month.
March birthdays: (that we know about):
Margaret Caughman 3/12
Kim Putnam 3/14
Joann Amidon 3/19 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!!
Secret Sisters got off to a great start in February. There was a lot of excitement over the packages. If you have any questions or concerns as a Secret Sister please feel free to contact me.
A membership list is attached for your review. There are a few missing items that will be filled in. Please advise via e-mail if you see items that need correcting.
Thanks for supporting your guild! --June HYPERLINK "mailto:deviqui@aol.com" deviqui@aol.com
Upcoming events
Cobblestone Quilters of Charleston celebration of quilts show 2010: “Charleston in Bloom”. This is a biennial show by the guild. 3 days, March 5-7 at the Gaillard Auditorium in Charleston, 10a-5p. This show will be judged by NQA certified judge, Scot Murkin.
Palmetto Quilt Guild - Hilton Head Quilt Festival St. Andrew by the Sea U.M.C. Celebration Center, 20 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Friday, March 26 - Saturday 27, 2010 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission $5.00
Visitors
Our regular meeting is held on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at Shandon Presbyterian Church at the corners of Blossom, Woodrow and Devine Streets in Columbia, SC. Use the entrance facing Devine Street and ask at the security desk for directions to Davis Hall on the first floor. Our membership is $24.00 per year and is prorated for new members.
EQ6 Corner
For decorating windows that don’t need full coverage (such as have mini blinds already), consider pieced panels:
From the President:
Wow, what a month this has been! The heat went out in my studio. It needed a new flux capacitor or something like that. The part was over a week coming in. I realize that I have become quite spoiled and space heaters are not the way I want to go on a permanent basis. Last month when we moved the hot water heater I found an old directors chair that was tucked away behind it. My mom bought it second hand when I was in high school. Now I have resurrected it and am most happy to finally be able to use that fabric that I purchased over a year ago at Mary Jo's, that had spools of thread and bolts of fabric on it, by making seat covers. I thought I was going to have to call someone for a seat cover intervention as I have made nothing other than quilts for so long. I now have a wonderful chair in my studio where I can sit and ponder the meaning of life. My husband keeps saying it is “42”, at least that is the answer given in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
I hope everyone has been very busy quilting away. I have been at it every chance that comes this way. I had a fabulous time working on charity quilts earlier this month, when we all met at The Quilted Pearl. I am looking forward to the next day of fun, friends and good food. I have a quilt of mine on my long arm now. Actually it is Todd's quilt. He picked out these wonderful templates for me then I had to buy fabric to go with them. Anyway Priscilla and I will be working on it tomorrow, the Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise. Did everyone get a chance to play in the snow? A wonderful time was had by all-- the dogs chased snowballs in the backyards and there are still a few snowmen lingering a sad good bye. Have ya'll been watching the Olympics. It stuck me as odd that Canada had to truck in snow and we had plenty. My mom said she saw on the news that this is the first time in recorded history that all 50 states to include the highest elevations in Hawaii have had snow at the same time. Interesting bit of trivia. I am looking forward to the next meeting. Our last meeting was so wonderful and I understand that the workshop was wonderful. It sounds as if everyone had a great time. --Lynn Lucas
Bring to the March 1 meeting: 6p: social time and demo
7-9p: meeting Davis Hall, first floor
Show and Tell
Remember your Secret Sister
Any finished charity quilts
For Children’s Garden: facial tissues, paper towels and antibacterial wipes and cleansers.
Programs
March in the year of Crazy Quilts
I hope we have all started on a Crazy Quilt. If not, between 6 and 7pm we can learn a traditional method for starting squares-- on newspaper, paper pieced or muslin squares.
For our program: first, Joyce Greer has agreed to give us hints for neat storage of our material. Next, Lynn Buske is going to show us some techniques for using Shiva oil paintsticks. Remember the lovely quilt that she showed us last fall? She will illustrate how to make the panels. Finishing up our program will be Sara Quattlebaum. She is going to show us part of her collection of Dover books and show us how they inspire her quilts from designs to quilting motifs.
The April meeting will be on March 29th (a week early) because we are having Laura Wasilowski from the state meeting as a speaker. –Helen
Minutes for February 1, 2010
Lynn Lucas called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
Visitors, Gayle Mundstosk, Leslie Mullins, Robbie Kupper, Elly Hansen, Kathy Houser, and Sally Somerall, were all introduced.
Minutes from January meeting were approved.
Audit of 2009 financial statements was completed with no problems noted.
Mary Cross reminded everyone that this Sunday, February 7th from 10 until 5, is the “Quilt-In” at The Quilted Pearl to make Charity Quilts.
Lynn announced that the One Stop Shop Hop is February 20th at USC Lancaster.
Spring QSC meeting will be in March.
The Gees Bend quilts are coming to the Richland County Public Library in late September. There will be some public events which will be further announced when the information becomes available. That is the same weekend as a retreat.
Show and Tell included several heart pillows.
Helen Brown, Programs, announced that we need one more volunteer to provide a demonstration of a simple quilt idea at the meeting in March. Let her know if you are interested.
Priscilla Hair’s workshop is this Saturday, February 6th.
Helen Brown introduced the evening’s speaker, Priscilla Hair. Priscilla gave an excellent presentation of her unique, artistic style of fiber art.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm. ---Teresa Coolidge
Love Goddess (Charity Quilts) Report
At the February meeting we received 4 quilts for charity.
On Super Bowl Sunday 12 DQ members met at The Quilted Pearl for a charity sew-in.
wo tops were completed and six almost completed. Several other tops were taken home to be quilted. A very successful day!!!!! Thanks to Cheryl DuBois for allowing us to use her shop and to Beth Karr for being there to let us in.
If we are to be involved with Epworth the membership needs to approve this at our next meeting. They (Epworth Home) would like us to start with quilts (twin bed size) for the college students (5 girls). Please think about this and bring any questions/concerns to the March meeting. Remember: A blanket warms the body. A quilt warms the soul.
Supplies for the Children's Garden are winter weather needs -- Kleenex tissues, paper towels, and bacterial wipes. --Mary
Devine Quilters Financial Reports
Treasurer’s Report February 2010
The audit team, Deborah Hotchkiss and Joyce Greer, reviewed the 2009 financial records on January 31. The review included an examination of the bank statements, general ledger, financial reports and supporting documents (deposits, checks written, and bills paid). They found the records to be well maintained and showing a balance as of December 31, 2009 of $3,137.04.
Financial Report February 18, 2010
Balance January 1, 2010 $3,137.04
Income to date 1,153.00
Expenditures to date 826.00
Net income 327.00
Grand total $3 464.04 --Libby P. Law
Membership/Hospitality
We welcome 3 new members from our February meeting- Sally Somerall, Elly Hanson and Roberta Kupper. We now have 44 members and look forward to growing each month.
March birthdays: (that we know about):
Margaret Caughman 3/12
Kim Putnam 3/14
Joann Amidon 3/19 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!!!
Secret Sisters got off to a great start in February. There was a lot of excitement over the packages. If you have any questions or concerns as a Secret Sister please feel free to contact me.
A membership list is attached for your review. There are a few missing items that will be filled in. Please advise via e-mail if you see items that need correcting.
Thanks for supporting your guild! --June HYPERLINK "mailto:deviqui@aol.com" deviqui@aol.com
Upcoming events
Cobblestone Quilters of Charleston celebration of quilts show 2010: “Charleston in Bloom”. This is a biennial show by the guild. 3 days, March 5-7 at the Gaillard Auditorium in Charleston, 10a-5p. This show will be judged by NQA certified judge, Scot Murkin.
Palmetto Quilt Guild - Hilton Head Quilt Festival St. Andrew by the Sea U.M.C. Celebration Center, 20 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Friday, March 26 - Saturday 27, 2010 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission $5.00
Visitors
Our regular meeting is held on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at Shandon Presbyterian Church at the corners of Blossom, Woodrow and Devine Streets in Columbia, SC. Use the entrance facing Devine Street and ask at the security desk for directions to Davis Hall on the first floor. Our membership is $24.00 per year and is prorated for new members.
EQ6 Corner
For decorating windows that don’t need full coverage (such as have mini blinds already), consider pieced panels:
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