Wednesday, January 30, 2013

February 2013 Newsletters with Updates



February 2013 Newsletter

From the President:

Thank you Devine Quilters for coming to hear Jody Raines. I enjoyed the presentation.
Almost filled the house with all our guests. We have a great start to charity quilts thanks to
Stephanie, Joyce and the rest of their crew.I am currently working on an inch a minute quilt. With over 200 six and 1/2 inch blocks, I should have four quilts to finish. Keep on QYILTING!
--Sue

Bring to the February 4 meeting:

 Any Charity quilts
 Form to take Abigail Dolinger’s class on March 2 (end of newsletter)
 2013 membership renewal (end of newsletter)

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Contact Us:

President
Sue Spillane
957-7563
suespillane@ymail.com

Secretary
Bernadette Houghton
781-307-8445
bhoughton560@hotmail.com

Membership
Pat Whittle
791-0159
whittle4@ bellsouth.net

Demo Coordinator
Joyce Greer
776-5801
630p@bellsouth.net

6pm social time 6:30pm: demo

7-9pm: meeting

First Vice President
Stephanie Alexander
865-1483
salexa1636@aol.com

Treasurer
Geri Smith
420-7741
dsageri@yahoo.com

Charity Programs
Beth Karr
699-6577
nebulosa@sc.rr.com

Block of the Month Coordinator
Jodi Spillane
781-5560
jodilynn_72@yahoo.com

Second Vice President
Pat Harwell
735-1289
pharwell@sc.rr.com

Newsletter Editor
Beth Karr
699-6577
nebulosa@sc.rr.com

Immediate Past President
Lynn Lucas
957-7563
doozledo@windstream.net

Programs

Please join us on February 4th for the quilting journey of Margaret Caughman. Her
program, Granny, Grandma and Me is a trunk show of quilts from Granny Morris, her mother-in-
law, Francis Caughman, affectionately called Grandma by all of the family and her own quilts.
Margaret has served in many leadership positions in many guilds throughout South Carolina and
after 32 years with Michelin Tire Company retired to start Threads Around The Block, a longarm
quilting business.

Our April speaker (and early DQ guild member), Abigail Dolinger, will be holding a workshop
for us on Saturday, April 2—See attached flyer.
--Stephanie

Devine Demos

Our Demo for February will be presented by the super artistic Sandra Baker. She will show
us how to take our art from the front to the back of our quilts as she discusses Quilt Labels and the
many ways that they can be done.

Love Quilt Programs

We received 15 finished Love Quilts at the January meeting. Let’s keep it up! I will be
bringing a few tops to quilt and kits to finish to each meeting.

Financial Report - updated

2013 Proposed Budget



Charity

 $           200
Honorarium/Memorials 

 $            50
Meeting Space 

 $           560
Membership 

 $            50
Misc. Supplies 

 $            25
Newsletter

 $            20
Post Box Rental 

 $            88
Speaker/Programs 

 $        2,000
Total Expenses

 $        2,993

Projected Income

 $        2,100


Membership

Don't forget your 2013 renewals. A renewal form is attached at the end of the newsletter. If you
can’t make it to the February meeting, please put your renewal in the mail, as we’d like to get an
updated roster out to all of you.

Minutes for the January 7, 2013 Meeting

Wilma Black conducted the pre-meeting demonstration on power piecing. Techniques included how to
stitch a speedy nine-patch and how to use a foundation to piece string quilt blocks on the diagonal. She
recommended Billie Lauder’s Quick Trick books to members who were interested in the techniques.

After the demo, Sue Spillane convened the members to hear Jodi B. Raines of Inman (Spartanburg County) speak about pictorial quilting and thread painting. Jodi exhibited quilts she made as part of a grant from the Spartanburg cultural center. Using the grant funding, she photographed historically significant buildings in the county and then captured in fabric and thread the architecture and the surrounding landscape from the photos. She also wowed the members with her miniatures and some 3-dimensional fabric pieces that
incorporated thread painting.


As part of her presentation, Jodi introduced the members to Bo-Nash 007 bonding powder. Jodi uses the powder to fuse tiny fabric pieces to create life-like leaves and other elements in her quilts. The powder is available at Jo-Ann’s and on Amazon. Jodi also recommended Habotai silk as a foundation for thread painting (available at Dharma Trading) and Alison Holt’s books on machine embroidery. Alison also has a number of YouTube videos where she demonstrates her techniques.

After the members had an opportunity to examine Jodi’s quilts up close, Sue called the meeting to order to conduct business.

The minutes for the December meeting were approved. Sue told the members that the budget would
appear in the newsletter for their review, and a vote would be taken in February. She asked for members who are not on the Board to volunteer to conduct the audit of our finances for the 2012 program year. She also asked for IT-savvy members to volunteer to serve on a blog committee which would be charged with making recommendations for updating the current blog format and perhaps developing some revenue-generating components.

Pat Whittle has volunteered to prepare clip-on name tags for the members. Members are also free to make their own name tags, provided first names on the tags are large enough to be read easily.

The newsletter will begin accepting ads from both individuals and businesses. The price of
corporate/business ads has not yet been determined. The Board recommended the cost of ads for
members to be $3, but a motion was not made to accept this.

Jodi Spillane explained the rules for the block-of-the-month activity. The floor motioned that the price of monthly participation be raised from $.25, as recommended by the Board, to $1. The motion was seconded and carried. The $2 price for those who want to participate but not make a block was not changed.

Margaret Kaufman described the trunk show she will deliver at the February meeting. The 15 charity quilts. Completed as a result of charity night were displayed.

The members were told that the Board is exploring a status change from 501(c)4 to 501(c)3. This change would allow any donations made to the guild to be tax-deductible. At present, donations are not tax-deductible. Geri Smith is heading up this activity, and willmake her recommendations to Sue for presentation to the members at a later date.

Mary Cross is soliciting “orphan blocks” from the members in time for the February quilt camp. She hopesto put together some charity quilts from the donations. Any color combinations and any size blocks will be welcomed.

Congratulations to Beth Stewart-Ozark who was awarded a $600 grant for her work by the Charlotte Quilt Guild..

2013 Devine Quilters Future Events

March 2 (Saturday, 9a-3p): Workshop with Abigail Dolinger --“Monkeyshines” --see attached
flyer.

March 4 Demo: Donna Royson on Rotary Cutter Revolution.
Program: It's Not About the Quilts - Abigail Dolinger

April 1
Demo: Jodi Spillane-Rope Baskets
Program: Rising to the Challenge—Anita Bowen

April 20 (Saturday) Sew Free Sew Day (details out soon) at Greenhill Baptist Church

May 6
Demo: Anita Bowen – Two color binding
Program: Re-Inventing Myself: A Journey to Wool Dying - Cathi Gainey

June 3 Demo: Mitered Corners on Borders
Program: What a Difference the Thread Makes - Jane Garrison

July 8
Demo: TBD
Program: TBD

August 5 Demo: Binding and Sleeves
Program: TBD
August 24 (Saturday) Sew Free Sew Day (details out soon) at Greenhill Baptist Church

Sept 9

Oct 7

Nov 4

Dec 2
Demo: How to block a quilt
Program: Art Quilts - Susan Lenz
Demo:
Program: Wilma Black Trunk Show and Silent Auction
Demo: Organization in the studio
Program: Batting - An Educational Study - Lynn Lucas
Program: Holiday party potluck and sewing mini stockings for Children’s Hospital

Member Ads
($3 per advertised item/group under one price. Contact Newsletter Ed for details)

Good Info

Homemade Pressing Solution
1 gallon distilled water
1-1/2 cups vodka
2-1/2 cups liquid starch
Mom and I had a nice little Shop Hop in Travis City, MI courtesy of Sue and Sue. They gave
me this handy recipe. Advice: use the cheapest vodka. Why waste the good stuff?--Jodi

Upcoming Events

1. http://www.sewingexpo.com/AtlantaGA/ March 7-9. Classes and lots of stuff!

2. The National Quilt Museum’s (Paducah, KY) 2013 Exhibit schedule is out:
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/upcoming-exhibits.html

3. QSC District 4 is hosting its annual open meeting in St. Matthews on Saturday, February 2. The
cost to attend is $7. Joyce Greer has emailed the registration form to all the members.

4. Patchworks of History: The Quilts of Historic Columbia Foundation Debuts Friday, January 25
Historic Columbia Foundation rings in the New Year with an exhibit guaranteed to please visitors generally interested in history but specifically intrigued by antique textiles.
Patchworks of History: The Quilts of Historic Columbia Foundation will be on display from Friday, January 25 through Sunday, March 17 at the Robert Mills House.

5. The 7th annual One Stop Shop Hop will be held at the Bradley Arts & Sciences Building (476-E Hubbard Drive, Lancaster) on Saturday, February 16th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Fabric, thread, and notions vendors will be on site with goods for sale.

6. The Charlotte Quilt Guild will sponsor their annual show, “Through the Garden Gate,” on Friday and Saturday, March 8th and 9th, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, at the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Center,
7100 Statesville Rd., Charlotte, 28269. The entrance fee is $6. There is a $1-off coupon available
on-line at www.charlottequiltersguild.org.

7. The Anderson area quilters will host “Spring Blossoms” at the Westside Community Center, 1100 W. Franklin Street, Anderson, on April 19th and 20th, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

8. The Sea Island Quilters will host “Southern Comforts” on May 3rd (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) and May 4th (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM) at the C. Lind Brown Center/Green Street Gym at the corner of Green and
Hamar. The entrance fee is $6.

9. The Sumter Iris Festival will be held from May 18th through May 27th at the Swan Lake Iris Gardens. Quilts are exhibited at this event by the Swan Lake Quilt Guild, March 16-17 in Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter. $5 admission.

Note to members: If you would like to see a quilting-related event posted in the newsletter, please give
Beth Karr the following details in writing at the guild meeting or by email: name of event; date(s); sponsor or host; location, hyperlink. Events held prior to the newsletter’s mailing will not be included.

Visitors

Our regular meeting is held on the first Monday of the month (second Monday for July and
September 2013) at 7:00 pm (social hour and demos begin at 6pm) 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.

(See following pages for info on Abigail Dolinger class and 2013 membership renewal)
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Aby Dolinger

Monkey Shines

By quilt and pattern designer
Aby (Abigail)Dolinger

March 2nd, 2013
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Green Hill Baptist Church
1734 Augusta Road, West Columbia, 29169

Lunch provided by One Loose Thread

Retreats and Long Arm Quilting Service

Oneloosethread.blogspot.com

Monkey Shines are physical tricks….like cartwheels, walking on your hands or flips over the swing-set bars.  The name recalls happy childhood times spent on the playground. The speedy tricks you will learn while constructing this quilt will make you smile. This class will yield 4 blocks, enough to make a baby quilt, 38” square. You don’t have to stop there, keep going for an even larger quilt. A sample will be available at the February Devine Guild meeting.

Cost: $25.00 ($20.00 if over 70 years of age) for Devine members and $35.00 for non-Devine members.

Limit: 20 students

Supplies Needed:
4 fat quarters; 1 yard for sashings and borders and 1 ¼ yard for backing
Rotary cutter with a new blade; 18 X 24 cutting mat; Spray starch;
Half Square Triangle square-up ruler. (Quilt In A Day or JoAnns)
Sewing machine with foot pedal and power cord

Digital Camera (optional) Some quilters like to take photos of the process to remind them of the various steps.

Pizza box, tray or plastic project box for transporting unfinished projects.
And your usual sewing supplies

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Yes, sign me up for Monkey Shines on March 2nd, 2013!

Name: ______________________________________________________________

Email Address: ________________________________________________________

Phone Number Home: __________________________________________________

Phone Number Cell: ____________________________________________________

Check Number: ___________________________ Amount: _____________________

You can personally give me your payment (check made out to Devine Quilters) at a guild meeting, or mail to: Stephanie Alexander, 15 Foxhill Court, Columbia, SC 29223

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Devine Quilters Membership Registration 2013

Annual Membership is $24.00, (prorated to $2.00/month for new members/renewals are $24) with the check being made out to “Devine Quilters”, which can be given to the Treasurer at a meeting, or mailed to her at
Devine Quilters
PO Box 50006
Columbia, SC 29250

Please fill out even if nothing is changing for a renewal – we need the form to cross-check everything!

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