So sorry I had to miss the March meting and didn't get to see Kathy Morrison "Wow" you all with her talents. Unfortunately the 'bug' finally caught up with me. Doing better now after a round of antibiotics. Many thanks to all those who took over and kept things running smoothly.
It is already getting to be that time of year for you to start thinking about the committee in which you would like to participate next year (fiscal year starts September). All areas are open except Programs and I am happy to thank Deolinda Rhoads and Barbara Sindlinger who are already working together to bring us an exciting year.
In May the ladies of the Nominating Committee will be calling to see what will be your committee choice for next year. Keep doing your best for the Challenge and Mystery quilts. We look forward to seeing all of them in June. Don't forget about bringing items for the Monthly drawing.
Many Thanks,
Fondly
Margaret Davis
**Don't forget to sell your Opportunity quilt tickets. And if you need more, contact Janet Stivers.
**We had 33 members in attendance this month and five visitors. (Best of the Valley weekend.)
**You should have received your newsletter with the mystery quilt clue, the budget and a list of upcoming quilt shows that you might be interested in.
BEST OF THE VALLEY - GUILD MEMBER WINNERS
All who participated are winners but here a few that got some ribbons.
Debbie Van Fossen got Best Home Machine Quilting for her Scrappy Stars and a NQA Award for her Star Light Star Bright quilt.
Large Quilts, Pieced, Pantograph Quilted
Honorable Mention to Jeanne Sisco for Akimbo
Large/Small Quilts, Pieced, Hand Quilted
3rd Place - Double Wedding Ring (Opportunity Quilt)
Large/Small Quilts, Group Quilts
2nd Place - Elaine Berry for Passionate Purple Quilt.
Small Quilts, Mixed Techniques
3rd Place - Barbara Sindlinger for Butterflies quilt
Small Quilts, Pieced Pantograph Quilted
Honorable Mention - Deoldinda Rhoads for Helter Skelter quilt
Small Quilts, Art
1st Place - Sara Kelly for Leaf Pods
2nd Place - Sara Kelly for Beach Stones
3rd Place - Pat Bell for Sunflowers in my Garden
Honorable Mention - Pat Bell for Circles in Chaos
Wall Quilts, Whole Cloth
1st Place - Debbie Van Fossen for Star Light Star Bright
2nd Place - Debbie Van Fossen for Stella's Garden Trellis
Honorable Mention - Barbara Sindlinger for Aqua Linen
Wall Quilts, Pieced, Machine Quilted
Honorable Mention - Pat Bell for Autumn in Silver Lake, OH
Honorable Mention - Charlotte Rogers for the Colors of Thimble Towne
Wall Quilts, Mixed Techniques
3rd Place - Debbie Van Fossen for Dresden Christmas
Honorable Mention - Brenda McCutcheon for Thimble Towne Color Challenge
Wall Quilts, Art: Other
1st Place - Barbara Sindlinger for Rainbow Fish (Thimble Towne Color Challenge)
2nd Place - Kristin Eilers for Rondo
3rd Place - Sara Kelly for Grand Canyon Sunrise
Mini Quilts, Art
3rd Place - Kristin Eilers for Color Blast
Congratulations!
Friday, April 18, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
March Presidents Message and blog update
Well Quilter’s, I believe another successful meeting was had by one and all this past
Thursday. We welcomed a few new members, including Greg from Thimble Towne, who
came up with a great challenge for all our members. He offered a $100 gift certificate to his
store for 100 Comfort Quilts made by our group. Sounds like a great incentive to me. So far we
have given out 58 this year. Great job!
I want to thank those who have stepped up to the plate and taken charge of some of our
vacant positions. If we each do something, however small the job, working together things
don’t seem so overwhelming.
I guess we have all heard enough about those cell phones to last for a while, personally, I
leave mine in the car. It is always appreciated when someone takes pictures with their phone
to share. Hopefully everyone will be reading the Newsletter, and trying to find something
special in it, to get a prize at the next meeting. Perhaps it will be a name or a number or some
serious grammar error, love those, or something else that will jump out at you. Have fun!!
I will list the upcoming quilt shows in the Newsletter just for your information. Perhaps
someone may find a nice road trip to take. Mary Jane, as usual, showed us some of her
Boutique projects to inspire everyone to get sewing. We made lots of bucks and had a great
time last year. The first two years were a learning experience and MJ really has a system now.
Once again, everyone doing a little is much better that a few doing everything.
Our Opportunity Quilt is in the capable hands of Suzie Kistler of Best of the Valley (BOTV)
and on its way to being judged. With help from a couple of ladies, Janet Stivers is now in
charge of the tickets and docenting for BOTV April 4-6. We need to commend Charlotte
Rogers, who with Diana Noland, successfully got the quilt to the right place in time. Even
under the duress of Charlotte’s husband, Doyle, having a heart attack and going through open
heart surgery she thought of us. He is now home and doing well. Keep them in your prayers,
please.
Keep doing your best for the Challenge and Mystery quilts. We look forward to seeing all of
them in June. Don’t forget about the Monthly Drawing. Many thanks to Nancy and Kathy for
their 2nd year of dedication to the Block of the Month.
Our guest Speaker was Colleen Granger all the way from her home in Alaska. I find it amazing
how so many of us come from a clothing background, as she does, and the thinking is in yards
of fabric, and not fat quarters like quilters. Both however don’t like to waste any fabric, so
those scrap quilts have to be born, whether we like them or not. Her quilts were fabulous and
inventive. Thanks to Kristin Eilers and Grace Hoya for taking over Programs for Charlotte at the
meeting. We had a large crowd and some new members. Hopefully, we will have a full house next
month when our own Kathy Morrison will share her talents with us.
Many Thanks, Fondly, Margaret
Thursday. We welcomed a few new members, including Greg from Thimble Towne, who
came up with a great challenge for all our members. He offered a $100 gift certificate to his
store for 100 Comfort Quilts made by our group. Sounds like a great incentive to me. So far we
have given out 58 this year. Great job!
I want to thank those who have stepped up to the plate and taken charge of some of our
vacant positions. If we each do something, however small the job, working together things
don’t seem so overwhelming.
I guess we have all heard enough about those cell phones to last for a while, personally, I
leave mine in the car. It is always appreciated when someone takes pictures with their phone
to share. Hopefully everyone will be reading the Newsletter, and trying to find something
special in it, to get a prize at the next meeting. Perhaps it will be a name or a number or some
serious grammar error, love those, or something else that will jump out at you. Have fun!!
I will list the upcoming quilt shows in the Newsletter just for your information. Perhaps
someone may find a nice road trip to take. Mary Jane, as usual, showed us some of her
Boutique projects to inspire everyone to get sewing. We made lots of bucks and had a great
time last year. The first two years were a learning experience and MJ really has a system now.
Once again, everyone doing a little is much better that a few doing everything.
Our Opportunity Quilt is in the capable hands of Suzie Kistler of Best of the Valley (BOTV)
and on its way to being judged. With help from a couple of ladies, Janet Stivers is now in
charge of the tickets and docenting for BOTV April 4-6. We need to commend Charlotte
Rogers, who with Diana Noland, successfully got the quilt to the right place in time. Even
under the duress of Charlotte’s husband, Doyle, having a heart attack and going through open
heart surgery she thought of us. He is now home and doing well. Keep them in your prayers,
please.
Keep doing your best for the Challenge and Mystery quilts. We look forward to seeing all of
them in June. Don’t forget about the Monthly Drawing. Many thanks to Nancy and Kathy for
their 2nd year of dedication to the Block of the Month.
Our guest Speaker was Colleen Granger all the way from her home in Alaska. I find it amazing
how so many of us come from a clothing background, as she does, and the thinking is in yards
of fabric, and not fat quarters like quilters. Both however don’t like to waste any fabric, so
those scrap quilts have to be born, whether we like them or not. Her quilts were fabulous and
inventive. Thanks to Kristin Eilers and Grace Hoya for taking over Programs for Charlotte at the
meeting. We had a large crowd and some new members. Hopefully, we will have a full house next
month when our own Kathy Morrison will share her talents with us.
Many Thanks, Fondly, Margaret
Monday, January 20, 2014
Our 2014 Opportunity Quilt is Finished!
Thanks to Bethaney Kuenning for hand quilting this beauty and for Diane Mitchell for the binding, and Kathy Morrison for the embroidered label. Tickets will be passed out to you to sell at the next meeting.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Kings Art Center Show (and challenge updated)
The Common Threads Quilt Guild will be the featured artists at the Kings Art Center in Hanford. Our show runs from February 1 through March 22, 2014 with the opening reception on January 31 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. We need you to bring your quilts to the Kings Art Center on Jan 18th between 12-3 pm. You may bring entry forms and fee
then if I have not received them yet. Please bring dowel or rod with your name
on it for hanging, otherwise they will not be hung, if you don't mind pins in
them please have a written ok. (Be advised that it is not pins they use but nails so it is best that you bring a rod to hang your quilts with.)
We would love to have a good representation of our guild during the reception so even if you are not putting anything in the show, please come to the opening reception on January 31st. Bring friends and family.
And if you have entered quilts, you will be able to pick them up after 3 pm on March 22.
I have also updated the Committee Update page to include the challenge details. I've included links to some of the designers Deolinda mentioned along with a color wheel showing how to find your complimentary color to the color you drew. (Example - if you drew the color orange, you complimentary color would be blue.)
We would love to have a good representation of our guild during the reception so even if you are not putting anything in the show, please come to the opening reception on January 31st. Bring friends and family.
And if you have entered quilts, you will be able to pick them up after 3 pm on March 22.
I have also updated the Committee Update page to include the challenge details. I've included links to some of the designers Deolinda mentioned along with a color wheel showing how to find your complimentary color to the color you drew. (Example - if you drew the color orange, you complimentary color would be blue.)
Monday, January 13, 2014
January 2014 Presidents Message
A surprise happened at our Jan 2nd
meeting. There was a good size crowd even though it was the day after a holiday. There were also
several quilts displayed with family stories and historical information to go
with them. One in particular got almost everyone up from their seats in
amazement.
The library has been completely overhauled and we had an extra-long
break so that everyone could shop and buy the bargain books from the thinning
out. The book sale will continue next month as well.
Many reminders
went out to let everyone know that there are several positions that need to be
filled for the rest of the year. I am hoping that now that the holidays
are over, lots of people will be wanting something to do. Advertising and
publicity need someone to get notices to the newspaper and send out bills to
our advertisers. The newsletter is up for grabs, I have my computer
literate daughter working on it at this point. Gathering docents for the
Best of the Valley Quilt Show on the first weekend in April. Free tickets
involved there. As you can see we need a few hands on deck.
Everyone should be reading their Newsletter for all the updated information,
such as the budget and minutes. They were not available at our meeting
which helped to keep it short and sweet but nonetheless I think very
enjoyable.
Our meeting next month will feature guest speaker Ann Hinan
from Tulare with no doubt a wonderful program.
Wishing you
all a wonderful 2014, which I hope will be full of enthusiasm for the Guild.
Margaret Davis
Friday, August 23, 2013
President's Message
President’s Message October 2013
I hope all you ladies enjoyed our quilt evening and our amazing speaker. I would love to be inside Andi Perjeda’s head to see how all those designs are being created. So gorgeous! Andi lives in Arroyo Grande and just an FYI that the Central Coast Quilter’s will have a Quilt Show and Boutique on Nov. 2nd from 10 to 4 pm. It will be at the AG Community Center at 211 Vernon St. in Arroyo Grande. Well, we shortened up the business portion of our meeting since everyone on the agenda managed to get in the correct batting order and play ball!! I still have flashbacks of being one of those Little League moms, and I am proud to say that my son now coaches his son’s Little League. The circle of life and speaking of circles, all of us that took Andi’s class on Saturday had a great time with a fantastic group of ladies. You can look on Facebook to see some of the half or quarter circles that were made, or in my case, at least an attempt. Beautiful colors and everyone with their own ideas that will hopefully blossom into quilts. Many thanks to Charlotte Rogers for a delicious lunch, and personally I was hooked on the cookies as you can see in the Facebook picture. I am hoping our Boutique on Oct. 19th at the Comfort Inn is once again a big success. Have a Happy Halloween!
Fondly, Margaret
September 2013
President’s Message
The September meeting, came and went before I knew it. Cheryl Mitchell was right out there pitching those name tags, and committees are well underway. I want to thank Skya Richardson for stepping forward and taking over the Hospitality Chair. Please call her if you know of anyone in need of cheering up. She can be reached at home 925-9337, cell 410-2452, or skya.richardson@yahoo.com Of course you will all hear much more about the Boutique next month, keep working on your contributions and call Mary Jane if you have any questions. I have to apologize for the lateness of the hour at our meeting, but I have gotten some “Little League” instructions from MJ to resolve that. I will let you think about that!! Many thanks to Barbara Daniels, our speaker, a lovely, talented lady from Ducor. How many of you know where that is and what it stands for? More food for thought. I am quite sure everyone truly enjoyed her beautiful work, helpful hints and pleasant nature. If anyone is at all interested in getting involved in the Program committee, now is the time to be a “shadow”, learning from Charlotte Rogers. The NCQG ( Northern California Quilt Guild association) will be having their “Meet the Teachers” program set for Wed. October 16, 2013 at 10am in Pleasant Hill. If anyone is able to attend please let me know. Too bad that is so close to our Boutique. Don’t forget to send those cards out by the first of the month, inviting all your friends to come to the Comfort Inn for our big fundraiser. I am sure we can live up to our newly projected budget for income. It will be lots of fun, I know.
Many thanks to everyone for helping me get through my first night as president.
I am looking forward to a challenging and super fun year.
Fondly, Margaret Davis
New President’s Message
As we begin the new quilt guild year, as president, I will be selfish and ask for all the help I can get. Mary Jane is definitely a hard act to follow. She made the last two years fun for all of us. I would like to see that continue and I will do the best I can to see it that it does.Committees seem to be pretty well organized and if everyone gives just a little, or a lot, if you are able, I think we can have a fun and productive year. The sewing is organized at the Silva House at St. Brigid’s, making it easier for everyone to participate, even an hour a month. The Boutique is fast approaching, and since last year was so amazing , I have no doubt that this year will be as well. Our community seems to love all our handmade items, especially as everyone begins their holiday shopping.
I look forward to the upcoming year and encourage anyone who thinks there is something they might like to do to get involved. Perhaps you can help others by shadowing this year preparing yourself to take over when their job is done. Teams or committees always lighten the load. Our programs sound fantastic for the upcoming year and I for one am looking forward to it. Let’s get to know each other and learn from one another. From what I have seen, all the ladies are born teachers, who love to share their knowledge. We all have a love of sewing and quilting, whether we are new at it or well versed. Looking forward to the September meeting.
Fondly, Margaret Davis
Outgoing President's message
I was so pleased to be given so many beautiful presidents’ blocks at the last meeting as your gift for serving the last two years. I came home that night and put the blocks on my design wall ready to start assembling when I remember that some of you were not able to get yours turned in for this meeting. So the impatient me will have to wait until September before I can begin sewing. Thank you.
I passed the gavel to Margaret Davis as your new president with a feeling our guild will be in good hands. I can’t say it enough; she is a great person and will do an outstanding job. I look forward to being a quiet spectator and lend a helping hand when needed.
At the meeting, I had the opportunity of giving thanks to those serving on the various committees over the last year, you made my job easy and our guild run very efficient.
Until I see you next month, happy quilting.
Mary Jane Loya
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