Volume 34, no. 7 January 2010 Inside this issue: President’s message 2 Upcoming events 2 Guild meeting minutes 3 Honduras orphanage update 3 Ricky Tims visit on April 9 4 New guild website 4 Membership report 5 Charity project for February 5 Treasurer’s report 6 January program: “One-Block Wonders” by Marsha Bray Friday, January 8, 7:30 p.m. Webster Groves Presbyterian Church 45 W. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves Are you intrigued by the One Block Wonder Quilt? OneBlock Wonders, One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts by Maxine Rosenthal uses the Kaleidoscope block's shapes to create hexagons quickly with no fussy cuts and no mess-ups! Create a complex look with simple techniques. Marsha Bray will show many examples, talk about the method, fabric selection and the many design opportunities. Refreshments for January Members supplying refreshments for January are: George Glusenkamp Gregory Haase Hamilton Hanthorn Hendren Hogan Hurt Isenberg Ivanovich If you are bringing a snack to the meeting, please remember that it needs to serve 20. Also you will be assisting in preparing, serving, and cleaning up. You may choose which activity you prefer, but everyone who brings a snack needs to help out in the kitchen as well. New Members are invited... On January 8, we will again have a “before the meeting” gathering at Llyellen’s behind the church on Moody Ave at 5:30 pm. All members are welcome, but we especially want to invite newer members (2007 -2009) to join us. We will meet in the parking lot and walk over to the restaurant about 5:30 pm. Questions? Glenda Bentz bentG@sbcglobal.net or 314-909-8866. Llywelyn’s Pub (http://www.llywelynspub.com/) 17 Moody (Webster Groves) President’s Message Upcoming Events The holidays are great – but they sure do take away from quilting time. I don’t really go overboard for the holidays, but I do bake several kinds of cookies, my special buttermilk fudge, and with family coming in from two coasts, there are a lot of dinners to organize and prepare. Not to mention cleaning and decorating the house. Guild Meetings But after the holidays, I’m ready to get back in my sewing room, start a new project, or maybe finish one that had to be packed away to make room for the festivities. And with a small baby around the house, there was no place for pins and needles except to be safely shut away in my sewing room – which also seems to be the dumping ground for any clutter from the kitchen or family room when we have guests. With our charity sew-in coming up in February, why not start on some blocks for one of the charity quilts? Cindy and Melissa have provided us with patterns and even some fabric. Epworth Children’s Center is one of the worthiest charities around. The children who come there often have nothing of their own. A bright quilt on their beds makes their living space a little happier. I’m also excited about having a new vice president, Russ Horne, who seems eager to jump in where Irene left off. He’s very capable and already has ideas that should help the guild run more smoothly in coming months. February 12: Sew-in for Charity to benefit Epworth Children’s Center March 12: Karen and Harry Turner will give a charming talk about using the Internet in our quilting. This will be geared toward those not comfortable with computers as well as more advanced users. April 9: Ricky Tims (see page 4 for information about his visit). For more information about Ricky, please visit his website at http://www.rickytims.com/ Elsewhere American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show Paducah Expo Center Paducah, KY April 21-24, 2010 http://www.americanquilter.com/ NQA 41st Annual Quilt Show Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, OH June 17-19, 2010 The sale of Ricky Tims tickets has begun, and though we only sold 30 tickets at the first meeting, we have several people who have taken tickets to sell at other guilds and at The Quilted Fox. Be sure to tell your friends about this very special event. We want it to be a great success. Meanwhile, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are ready for the new year. I hope to see many of you on January 8, when Marsha Bray will be our speaker. Take care, and happy stitching! Jerry Stroud 2 Minutes of the Meeting of December 11, 2009 submitted by Jean Ameduri The meeting was opened by President Jerri Stroud. Our speaker was our own member/quilt appraiser Hallye Bone who spoke to us about Quilting in Hard Times. Based not only on books (in particular Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish) as well as memories of some quilting friends that lived in the Depression, the similarities between now and then are: scrap quilts; the motive was to make a quilt for the bed, but make them as attractive as possible; quilt clubs (now guilds); helped one another complete quilts; signature quilts; pieced backings; machine piecing and machine quilting. How do we beat the hard times? Shop your own stash; overdye fabric; use solids (cheaper) along with prints; finish your UFOs; shop your friend’s stash; make a quilt of t-shirts or clothes of a deceased relative; go to thrift shops; use men’s ties, flannel shirts, or blue jeans; fabric sales at shops, the Internet, and garage sales. Jerri Stroud announced at her request, Russ Horne has agreed to serve as the replacement for VicePresident Irene Mueller who married last week in Florida. All members voted in favor of this appointment. Ricky Tims tickets are now available at meetings--one free for each member. Volunteers were requested to take some tickets to sell to other local quilt groups. Advance tickets will be $10, $15 at the door. Members who lost family members this month: Mary Ellen Adams, Peggy Renard, and Terry Kanyuck. The 2009 Honduras Orphanage Charity Quilt Project netted 70 twin-size and 10 baby quilts. 95 boxes of other supplies listed on their wish list are ready to be delivered to the Washington Overseas Mission. The By-Laws Committee headed by Art Kruse has worked on modernization of the guidelines as well as moving some of the items to standing rules. This will be covered within the next few months. Webmistress Mary Ellen Adams reminded us to add the Thimble and Thread website (www.thimbleandthreadstl.org) to your address book so it won’t be reported as spam when the website sends you an e-mail message. Jerri Stroud asked for a vote to approve the minutes as listed in the newsletter. Judy Nigh made the motion and Linda Banks seconded it. It passed unanimously. Show and Tell ended the meeting. Thanks for a Helping Hand The following gracious volunteers helped to transport the 95 boxes of supplies requested on the wish list for the Honduras Orphanage on December 13 to Washington, Missouri: Dan Barnridge (of the Washington Overseas Mission), Jean and Richard Ameduri, Mari and Gary McGuinness, Carol and Bill Williamson, and Judy and Sal Lorino. Thank you all for being superb workers who quickly and efficiently got the job done! Jean Ameduri, 2009 Charity Quilt Chairperson 3 Thimble & Thread Quilt Guild of Greater St. Louis presents Ricky Tims A Quilter and His Music Friday, April 9 7:30 p.m. Lindbergh High School 4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63126 $10 in advance, $15 at the door For more information, email: thimbleandthreadstl@gmail.com or go to thimbleandthreadstl.org NEW GUILD WEBSITE IS OPERATIONAL! To become a website member, go to http://www.thimbleandthreadstl.org/member/register. This will bring up a form for you to enter your information. You pick your own username and password. Your screen name should be your first and last name. It will only be visible once you log in. The sign-up form asks for your last name again, which is used to put the names in alphabetical order on the member list. After you finish putting in your information, hit submit and you will get a "thank you message." Mary Ellen Adams is our web mistress, and she will be checking the signups against the roster to make sure only members are signing up. Once you are approved, you will get a message sent to your email account indicating that you are approved. Then you can go back to the site, http://www.thimbleandthreadstl.org, log in and see more articles, a member list, and be able to e-mail people through the site. You can also upload a picture, put in a biography and, if you have it, your own website address. The site has a lot of security, but like any other computer system, the ultimate security is up to the user. It's up to you to protect your username and password to keep the site secure. This site has a lot of potential to help us grow and learn as a quilting community. Let's go boldly into the future! 4 Membership Report from Glenda Bentz We had 101 members present for our December meeting. Two guests were with us. One new and one former member joined our Guild. up your free Ricky Tims ticket. Less than 20 telephone books and membership cards are still waiting for their owners. Our next T&T Friendship Dinner will be at Llyellen’s before the January meeting. We will gather in the church parking lot at 5:30 pm. All members are welcome, but we especially want to invite newer members (2007 -2009) to join us. If you wish to donate attendance prizes, please call or email me. I will publish an addendum for the telephone book for the January meeting. Additions to the roster: Mike Ford 3173 Pinebrook Arnold, MO 63010 636-296-2930 Carol Anderson 707 Henlin Dr. St. Louis, MO 63123 314-544-1774 Watch for the following people who joined our guild in December. Make Please be sure to sign in at the membership table in January. If you them at home in our Guild and anmissed the December meeting, pick swer their questions too! Charity Project Cindy Clifton and Melissa Hanthorn are coordinating this year’s charity project. We will be making quilts during our meeting on February 12. Quilts can be from crib to bed size and should be sturdy enough for everyday use by children. Cindy and Melissa have patterns you can use if you need suggestions. To get ready for February, we suggest you do the following: 1. Make blocks in advance to bring to the meeting. 2. Call your guild friends and get a group together for the evening. 3. Set aside basic supplies to bring, including: Sewing machine Extension cord Iron and ironing board Rotary cutter and mat Thread Scissors Pins The recipient of our charity quilts will be Epworth Children and Family Services (http://www.epworth.org/) which is located at 110 N. Elm Ave. in Webster Groves. In describing Epworth, the agency’s website says: For 140 years, Epworth Children & Family Services has provided our community with essential youth development services that have helped thousands of children overcome severe emotional and behavioral challenges. Epworth's innovative, holistic, and comprehensive treatment approach helps youth focus on solutions, build on inherent strengths and communicate more effectively. Over 2,000 youth and families turn to Epworth each year for emergency shelter, residential and intensive treatment, family reunification therapy, transitional and independent living programs, special education, foster family care and a 24-hour help line. We hope you will join us for this worthwhile project. 5 Treasurer’s Report by Jeannette Larson November 23 to December 18, 2009 Cash and Bank Accounts Certificate of Deposit 10,128.95 Savings-Money Market 10,259.77 Savings-2 31.47 Checking 2,442.34 TOTAL Bank Accounts 22,862.53 Income Fabric Raffle 20.00 Interest 25.38 Library Fines & Sales Membership 5.00 125.00 Membership-Food 10.00 Newsletter Advertising 20.00 Newsletter Raffle 34.00 Optional Block 25.00 Ricky Tims Ticket Sales 300.00 Ways & Means 132.00 TOTAL INCOME 696.38 Expenses Food at meetings Library Monthly Program Costs 52.66 56.47 175.00 Newsletter 58.06 Ricky Tims Presentation 25.00 Room Rental Office Supplies TOTAL EXPENSES 150.00 7.37 524.56 6 Super Bowl Sunday Sale and Sew-In Day! February 7 11:00 am-4:00 pm 100’s of fabrics on sale Some samples and books on sale Mark your calendar now! New for 2010 Join us to sew for the day (11 am -7pm). We’ll have a very special Quilted Fox kit for you to sew up. Come and let us surprise you with a mystery quilt especially for Super Bowl Sunday. Don’t wait to sign-up because space is limited and you won’t want to miss this special project. Don’t forget—we’re open every Sunday from 12 – 4 pm Visit us at: 10403 Clayton Road in La Chateau Village or call us at (314) 993-1181 Monday & Wednesday 10-5; Tuesday & Thursday 10-6:30; Friday & Saturday 10-4:30; Sunday 12-4:00 Find our newsletter on our web page: www.quiltedfox.com 7 Thimble & Thread Quilt Guild of Greater St. Louis, Inc. P.O. Box 19111 Saint Louis, MO 63119-19111 http://www.thimbleandthreadstl.org/ Newsletter submissions should be sent to: Kathy Gaynor (314) 845-8257 (h) (314) 246-7811 (w) kam3@mindspring.com Thimble & Thread Newsletter Ad Rates Please furnish camera-ready copy or artwork. Display Ad Rates per month are: Full page...$30 Half page...$20 Quarter page...$10 Business card size...$8 Guild Member Rates per month are: Classified ads...$.04per word Display ads...half the regular price. President Jerri Stroud 314-962-2007 Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Library Refreshments Irene Mueller Jeannette Larson Jean Ameduri Glenda Bentz Steve Zegel Mary Ellen Adams 636-220-7562 314-962-3959 314-487-2216 314-909-8866 314-781-0509 314-845-7759 Newsletter Workshops Parliamentarian Baker’s Dozen Community Srvc Kathy Gaynor Irene Mueller Art Kruse Judy Lorino Cindy Clifton 314-845-8257 636-220-7562 314-822-1826 314-846-8394 314-965-4516 Community Srvc Historian Education Fabric raffle Fabric raffle Newsletter raffle Optional blocks Quilt Show 2011 Melissa Hanthorn Nancy Reeves Marty Walsh Liza Mitchell Marylyn Simpson Martha Caldwell Rose Donnell 765-418-2273 314-822-4932 314-822-4422 314.968.2077 314-843-6822 314-984-8229 314-962-7854 Membership 8