Calendar of Events

Block Party Every Thurs. morning 10:00-12:00 Springhill Baptist

Church, Activities Center 2nd Floor –Personal projects

Old Sew & Sews- Charity Quilts Will not meet in December

At Joyce Reed’s house—634-0256

ACQG General Meeting 9:30 Registration, 10:00 Meeting

2nd Tues., December 12, 2017 St. Mark UMC 439 Azalea Road

Linus Quilts 9:00-3:00 1st Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017

Tillman’s Corner Senior Center, Nevius Road

Night Guild Thurs. after 2nd Tuesday, December 14, 2017

6:30-8:30 p.m. at Christ UMC on Grelot Rd.

QUILTS OF VALOR 4th Monday of the month, No Meeting in December

8:30-3:30 at 1600 Boykin Blvd.

Art Quilters 4th Tuesday of the month, No Meeting in December

Baltimore Album Stitching Group 1st Saturday, December 2, 2017

Call Susan Garrett at 645-8304 or 599-4179

Machine Piecing Class **Wed., December 13, 2017 1:00 to 4:00pm

2nd floor, Activities Center, Spring Hill Baptist Church **Please note change.

Azalea City Quilters’ Guild

Nine Patch News

President – Ann Singleton Editor – Marie Owens, MarieVOwens@gmail.com

Volume 38, Issue 4 www.azaleacityquiltersguild.com December 2017

The Art Quilters will not be meeting on

their usual scheduled date due to Christ-

mas. If you would like to join us for our

Christmas luncheon, please contact Anne

Godwin or Susan Mogan for details. We

will resume our regular schedule in Jan to work on The

Story of Me.

The Art Quilters have an exhibit in the Mobile Mu-

seum of Art education wing beginning Dec 5th show-

casing our newest works. Please stop by and take a

look, and remember, we welcome anyone who is inter-

ested in becoming an art quilter, no experience neces-

sary.

KUDOS: Susan Mogan's quilt Black Tie Optional has

been accepted into the 2018 New Quilts From An Old

Favorite contest.

AUGUST RETREAT

Ladies, I'm looking for ideas for August Retreat.

Please send me an email if you have an idea that you

feel will be a learning experience for all. Remember

we need to keep extra costs down to a minimum.

With these ideas, I will send out a survey for all to

help choose what we can possibly do.

Thank you, Susan susan.garrett@att.net

COUNTRY STORE

The Country Store will take place at our January Meeting.

If anyone is going to need a table for The Country Store

in January, please call or email me ahead of time so we

can set one up for them.

Terrie Garmendia

Those having birthdays in the current month, please bring a quilting related "Unbirthday gift" to be used in the Ways and Means drawing; (something you would like to receive if you had the winning ticket). HAPPY BIRTHDAY, and may you have wonderful quilting experiences this coming year.

The President’s Notes

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Money Market Account balance $ 8,223.84

Interest earned - $ 0.33

MMA balance $ 8,224.17

Checking Account

Beginning Balance $10,252.33

Income:

Quilt Show DVD $ 98.00

Quilt Show Ins. Refund 60.00

Membership 310.00

Newsletter 70.00

Ways & Means 83.25

Membership 1,140.00

Workshops 460.00

TOTAL $ 2,221.25

Expenses:

Quilt Show DVDs $ 88.88

Connie Ewbanks Workshop 75.00

Tj studio website 293.14

St. Mark 125.00

Paper Statement Fee 2.00

Marie Owens (Newsletter) 34.56

TOTAL $ 618.58

Ending Balance, Oct. 31, 2017 TOTAL $11,855.00

Treasurer, Peggy Stone

Treasurer’s Report October 2017

December Birthdays

1 Debby Horack

6 Carolyn Weaver

7 Pattilynn Miller

8 Joyce Sprinkle

12 Janet Hilton

13 Kim Gyuricsko

13 Judy Moseley

14 Peggy Gudmundson

18 Janet McCurley

18 Sonja Shelley

19 Joanne Caglione

20 Glennie Cobb

24 Betty Todd

26 Sue Ann Borders

27 Elizabeth McCully

29 Darlene Taylor

30 Paula Marshall

I know everyone is busy shopping, cooking and deco-

rating. I hope that we will be able to get a little quilting

squeezed in our crazy schedules. Being able to create

something always helps me to escape and relax.

Our November meeting with the QOV Presentation

was very inspirational. So much work goes into prepar-

ing and presenting the quilts.

Thank you, Joyce, for all the work you and the ladies

of the Guild do in order for these quilts to be made.

On December 9, 2017 at 9:30, the Guild Board will

meet at Springhill Baptist Activity Center. All officers

and committee chairs are asked to attend if possible.

Our December meeting as always will be our Christ-

mas Luncheon. Please bring serving utensils and slice

anything such as pies, cakes, etc. If you are not able to

bring a dish, there is a kitty that helps to pay for paper

products and drinks.

Remember to finish those resolutions!!! I still think we

need to wear our ugly or pretty Christmas sweaters. Let’s

be festive.

January brings the Country Store as our program. For the

newbies, this is an excellent time to clean your sewing room

and bring all those “why did I buy this” and sell it. You

can’t imagine what some of us will buy

Also the retreat is in January and the deadline to sign up is

January 9th. This always is a great time to catch up with

UFOs and unwind from the holidays.

Lori Hickman is collecting loose change

for the Child Advocacy Center. She plans

to present the check in December.

Bonnie Johnson is still selling Quilt

Guild Calendars. Remember the proceeds

go directly into our general fund. Merry Christmas, Ann

After call to order by President Ann Singleton and inspi-

ration by Bonnie Johnson, Joyce Reed presided over a

Quilts of Valor Presentation. She also read some moving

testimonials from previous recipients.

Minutes of the September meeting were approved.

Treasurer Peggy Stone reported money market balance of

$8, 224.53 and checking account balance of $11,785.47.

Mrs. Singleton announced that an ACQG Board meeting

will be December 6, 2017 at 9:30 AM at Springhill Baptist

Activity Center. Shawn Sumrall reported attendance of 63

members and 9 guests. Total membership is now 191.

Yearbooks and membership cards are ready.

Mary Warfield presented her report of the retreat audit.

All of the figures were correct.

No workshops are scheduled for November, December,

or January. In February Shawn Sumrall will teach a paper-

piecing Mariner’s Compass wall hanging project.

December program is the Christmas Luncheon. Please

bring a covered dish with a serving utensil and pre-slice if

needed. Program for January is the annual Country Store.

Contact Terrie Garmendia, program chair, to reserve table

space.

Additional announcements are as follows: Dates for Re-

treat are January 18-21, 2018. Registration is open with

deadline at the January 9th meeting. Bonnie Johnson an-

nounced a special price on the quilt calendars: two for $15.

There are 120 left; all proceeds go to the quilt guild. Linus

Quilts group meets on the first Thursday in December at

the Nevius Road Senior Center. The off-year opportunity

quilt will be ready to show in January. Thirty-nine ex-

change blocks have been submitted, 13 remain for sale.

Resolutions are due at the December meeting with prizes

for completions. Bring a fat quarter for each unfinished

resolution. Ideas for 2018 resolutions were given. The

library check-out plan has been presented to Night Guild.

Art group’s next project will be “The Story of Me,” a

folk/primitive art quilt. Contact Susan Mogan for more

information. The group’s next show will be December 4-

5 at the Mobile Museum of Art.

Barbara Smith needs a few more tote bags for the

homeless women of McKimmie Place. Make a bag and

have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Block Ther-

apy.

Ways and Means chair Lori Hickman will take the

money collected for Child Advocacy Center next month.

She informed new guild members about the $5 guild pin

for sale. Birthday gift winners were Martha Rowland,

Georgia McCain, Ann Hetrick, Carol Peterson, Susan

Mogan, and Peggy Stone.

The meeting adjourned after Show and Tell Quilts were

displayed.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ann Hetrick

Azalea City Quilters’ Guild—General Meeting

St. Mark United Methodist Church—November 14, 2017

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NIGHT GUILD NEWS Twelve members were present on November 16th at Christ United

Methodist Church, 2nd floor room 204, at 6:30pm. Some critical

business was taken care of, and library books turned back in.

Shawn Sumrall gave a "hands on" tutorial on folded Christmas

ornaments. Shawn brought all the supplies that were needed

so each member had the opportunity to make a folded ornament.

Plans were made for our Christmas Party on Dec. 14th. It will

be held at Bonnie Johnson's home, and each attendee is asked to

bring a side dish. Thank you Bonnie for being so gracious. We will

have a $10 gift exchange. Linda Evans, Chairman, Night Guild

Stars over Mobile Rocks!!!!

Counting the quilts that Sassy Stitchers is doing (about 20), Carol Peterson is doing (about 6), Diane Hamilton and Anita Curtis (5 or

6), Mabry Harbin (6-8), Bonnie Johnson (2), DAR(1), County Commission (2), City Council (2), ACQG (6), Azalea City Republi-

can Women(5), Christ United Methodist(3), and Baldwin High School (1) our group has made and is giving away about 60 quilts in

a dozen venues in November alone. This group rocks!! I have only 2 names left on the list of those to receive quilts and they will get

theirs in January due to November scheduling conflicts. PS: This does not include any of the quilts done in Baldwin County by

their group. Thanks for the unwavering support from so many in our guild. It is greatly appreciated.

*** CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ***

Your last chance to get 2018 Calendars to give as gifts to

persons who know you are a fantastic quilter! Every

penny goes to ACQG. Let’s ring in the New Year with

$500 added to our treasury and one of a kind gifts to fam-

ily and friends.

2 for $10.00

4 for $20.00

Yes, 1 for $5.00

See Bonnie Johnson.

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ATTENTION RETREAT TIME

It's Retreat Registration time. Our January Retreat is right around the corner. This is our Annual UFO (Unfinished Objects) or PHD (Projects Half Done) Retreat. Not much has changed. We will have a blast. Thursday is a free sew day starting at 10:00am and our annual “Get to know you finger food party that night.” Retreats are always fun. Please join us. For more information contact me, Susan Garrett at 251-645-8304 or 251-599-4179, susan.garrett@att.net

EXCHANGE BLOCK

Yvonne Cobb Taylor and Patsy Davison Starkey ( the Exchange Block Girls) have chosen Nancy's Star as the

block to be exchanged on December 12, 2017 meeting and luncheon. The blocks may be turned in at the December

meeting. So, don't forget!!!

This time the EB Girls decided to honor one of the guild's longtime members and quilt goddess ~ Nancy Lancaster.

For additional information or if you need help please contact Yvonne Taylor at happyquilter247@aol.com or Patsy

Starkey at pstarkey10@aol.com.

NEW MEMBER

Valorie Jackson 3367 Winford Dr Mobile Al 251 401-8180 Jackson1223@yahoo.com

ACQG 2018 Winter Retreat January 18 – 21, 2018

Name: __________________________________________________ Phone: (h) ___________ (c) __________ Email: __________________ If you would like to participate in SECRET SISTER, Please Register below: Favorite Color(s): _____________, Favorite Snack(s): ______________ Please list any information you want your SECRET SISTER to know (Please get specific) : ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ You will know who your Secret Sister is before retreat, so you will be providing things they will be sure to love. ( Please use backside if more space is needed). Secret Sister gifts should include: Notions, Fat Quarter(s) or Fabric, Snack, A surprise, and Clues as to who you are. $20.00 Minimum. Bring things that you would like to receive and REMEMBER IT IS A SE-CRET.

RETREAT COST: Thursday 10am – Sunday 1pm -------- Db ------ $265.00, Single ------ $340.00 Friday 8:30am – Sunday 1pm -------- Db ----- $200.00, Single ---- $250.00 Roommate: ______________________________________________

RETREAT COST: ****** DAY CAMPERS ****** Day Camping Hours 8:30am – 5pm and will include Lunch meal Fri & Sat

Thursday – Sunday ------------ 40.00 or Choose Individual Days Thursday $30.00 Friday $45.00 Saturday $45.00 Sunday $30.00 Dinner Friday Add $15.00 Dinner Saturday Add $15.00

Please list any food allergies or special dietary needs on back. Deadline for Retreat Signup is January 9, 2018. All registration and pay-

ments are DUE.

Our Sympathy goes to: The Family of Melinda Bounds who was a member of the Guild since 1990.

Also to Bonnie and Bob Zabzdyr for the loss of his mother.

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QUILTS OF VALOR

As we bring Nov. to a close, Stars over Mobile has done 10 different QOV presentations from the guild meeting, to Baldwin Co.

High School in Bay Minette, to a private home. We have awarded almost 50 quilts this month alone and over 100 for this year. We

have worked on our list of veterans and almost have everyone on it with a quilt, and are starting to sew for those we know will come

our way next year. Hopefully, we can help the state with one or two extra quilts for their long list of veterans before our list be-

comes unwieldy again. Please join us if you can. Thanks to everyone in the guild for their wonderful support this year. Baldwin

Co. has done a similar amount of awards as well this past year thanks to Pattilynne Miller and Cathy Baldwin and crew.

God Bless,

Joyce Reed

ART QUILTING WORKSHOP

Internationally recognized teacher and art quilter Susan Lenz is coming to Mobile to teach her

"HOT" workshop, sponsored by the local SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) group. The

workshop has 4 spots left, and is now open to non-SAQA members. The dates are Jan 24th and

25th, 2018, and will be at University Church of Christ on Ziegler Blvd (where the art group

meets). Cost is $155, plus a $20 supply fee to be paid the day of the workshop. There are no

other supplies needed: Susan brings everything with her. The HOT workshop is a very innova-

tive technique involving stitching layers of different fabrics, and then melting away portions to

create a unique piece of fabric art. Here is a link to view the type of work for this work-

shop: http://www.susanlenz.com/InBoxStainedGlass.shtml, or you can go to SusanLenz.com to view more examples of her work. If

you would like to sign up for this workshop, please do so directly on the SAQA website, www.saqa.com, and go to the "SAQA

Online Store" under the "Resources" tab to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Sherry Mozley at 251-228-2388 or

mozley4@gmail.com, or Susan Mogan, smogan1@comcast.net or 458-0246. We hope you will join us for what promises to be a

fun, interesting, and different experience.

Susan Mogan

WANTED If your name is on this list, you are “Wanted.” We would like to meet you, so, therefore, we need your photo.

Please send a photo of yourself via email or snail mail to me, or see me at one of the meetings to have your photo taken.

These photos are used in our Members Yearbook each year.

Susan Garrett, Yearbook Chairperson

susan.garrett@att.net

Alice Cornelson Cora Stewart Melinda Palacio Nancy Huihui

Ann Colyer Martha Westbrooke Jean Ritchie Becky Lentz

Betty Britt Maryneil Walker Susan Richardson Elise McAllister Carmen Budziak Brenda Wildhaber Martha Rowland Barbara Lewis

Carol Dolan-Groebe Melanie Stokley Grover Moates Pat Hickman

Cathy Coleman Janet Valentim Rhonda Ready Dale Kirkland

Kathy Devine Evelyn Suggs Grace Musser Cathy Howell Mary Cannon Annie Thomas Gwen Powell Alice Jackson

Merry Linda Wilson Virginia Sarradet Denise McIrvin Linda Hirsch

Michele Weber Betty Root Deborah Mandrell

Pat Darr Sandie Strickland Layne Perkins Valene Jackson

Paulette Fedor Vicki Schober Diane Meddley Janet Hilton Shane Cole Audrey-Anna Thompson Toni Ramey Pat Klein

Sherea Weiss Sandra Herring Kim McGoogan

Mobile Arts Council Azalea City Quilters’ Guild, Inc.

P.O. Box 160154

Mobile, AL 36616

December 2017 Newsletter

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