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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild June 2016 Volume 23, Issue 6

ECQG Basket Bulletin Bonnie Hunter

The ECQG is in for a long awaited treat, some of you have been members here long enough to remember that ,at beginning of her great journey , Bonnie Hunter came and taught and lectured. Since then she has become nothing short of a superstar in the quilting world. She still works with scraps and encourages other quilters around the world to do the same. Bonnie’s classes with the ECQG have been filled almost from the day we opened registration. Even if you didn’t get a spot, you can come share the excitement of her lecture either Thursday or Friday. Her quilts are something to see and her lectures are inspiring. Bonnie Hunter has been quilting since she was a teenager and her collection of scraps is incredible. She has been publishing online since before blogging was popular (http://www.quiltville.com) she publishes many patterns for free, gives a lot of online lessons and encourages a “Leaders and Enders” project for people to participate in. Once a year she publishes a mystery quilt project, releasing weekly clues for quilters to follow along. She also writes a regular column “Addicted to Scraps” for Quiltmaker Magazine. In addition to loving scraps, Bonnie collects antique sewing machines. She has more than can be counted, but she’s got pictures of at least 50 of them on her website. Check it out at: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/my-vintage-machines.html. In addition to quilting, writing, traveling the world to teach, and coming up with creative projects for her online fans, Bonnie has a husband, two adult sons, a dog, two cats and a long arm quilt machine. ~ Danielle Morgan

Looking Ahead In July, Modern Quilting is going to be presented to us by Jacquie Gering. There

will be two classes to choose from, Scrappy Improvisation and Piecing Hexagons

by Machine! Registration for July classes is available

at http://ecqg.com/programs/

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Inside this issue

June Program 1

Looking Ahead 1

Andi’s Byline 2

Refreshments 3

Community Service 3

2017 Challenge 4

Sunshine 5

Treasurer Report 5

Daytime Meeting Minutes 6-7

Membership Corner 8

Daytime Golden Scissors & Show and Tell 9-12

Evening Meeting Minutes 13-14

Evening Show and Tell, Community Service 15-18

Advertising & Rates 19

Andi’s Byline

Welcome to June, Quilters! I know you've had plenty of time to wrap up some projects - or dive in on new ones! With climbing temperatures and humidity so high it feels like it's going to rain inside my car, I've spent as much time as possible at the sewing machine, conveniently set up next to the air conditioner vent and an endless glass of iced tea! June is heating up for us with two very exciting events! One, the BIG REVEAL of the Georgia Celebrates Quilts Raffle Quilt happens at both Day and Evening meetings this month! This top secret quilt has been seen by very few eyes, but I'm told it's signed, sealed, and delivered, and your eyes will see it for the first time next week! And of course, Bonnie Hunter is in the house for two lectures and two workshops this month! Both workshops are filled and have a waiting list (no surprise!). I am certain both meetings will be cram-packed, so arrive early and snag yourself a seat! We are barreling ahead on meeting our community service goals, so please bring any quilts, place mats, or pillow cases and turn them in to Stella Lang or Linda Wirtz. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support and contribution. Stay cool, quilters, and let's meet up for some quality social time among our favorite quilters, shall we? Andi Barney President

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Refreshments Wow it is June, where did the time go? Before we know it will be Christmas!!!

This month I will be asking all with the surname beginning with

C, U, and Y

to please bring in a treat for all to share.

As always, thank you for all that you do, you are all great.

~Linda Carrera

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CHALLENGE 2017 “IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE!”

Well Monika MonKee is actually enjoying her new home in Charleston. She is a Governess for a family with a lot of little “sock” monkeys and has her hands full. She hasn’t even mentioned missing Hunky Monkey. He has finally stopped calling my house so all is good. I hope everyone is working on their CHALLENGE piece, if not actually sewing!! Perhaps choosing a design? Having and idea? Choosing fabric? At least thinking about it. There are less then 240 days left so we do need to get sewing. Two members have emailed me that theirs are DONE! The pressure is on! Monika was so impressed with this that she chose special fabric (herself!) before she left. (I think she just wanted an excuse to ride around with Hunky in his cougar) but I promised to send a FQ to everyone that completed (COMPLETED!!) their CHALLENGE piece by the end of August. Do not send me a picture! I will trust that you are not lion or cheetahing. Just email me and let me know. The rules are on the website if you have any questions just contact me. Thanks. ~ Jan Cunningham gmajanitz@comcast.net

It’s Summer and it is HOT!! It’s time to STRIP

(strip fabric that is) The “STRIP CLUB” will meet on July 16th

At Community Bible Church in Kennesaw 12-4pm. Come strip with us and create a charity quilt for someone in need.

For more information, contact Nancy Hutchison – nancyrn57@gmail.com

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Treasurer’s Report Account Balances as of May 31, 2016 were: In May, $9,500 was transferred from the Guild Account to the Show Account for Georgia Celebrates Quilts and Market 2017. Please contact Robin Meyer at robinmeyerga@yahoo.com with any questions.

Guild Account $21,706.61

Guild CD 30,457.08

Quilt Show Account 13,557.40

Total $65,721.09

Sunshine Feeling puny is no fun – so sometimes just knowing that other care means a lot. By adding a surprise in our cards, it just makes it that much better. Our “surprise” is our little hearts we are creating. I will slip one in each envelope and hope it will jump out and put a smile on the receiver’s face. I hope you are working on a heart or two to turn in at the next meeting. Making Hearts: • Make your heart the size that will fit in an envelope • Put a little batting or iron on the inside for stability, or.. • Turn them inside out, stitch the sides together – hand or machine • Last resort, glue them together – (whatever works) • Add any kind of buttons, beads, ribbons, lace, etc. • Make them cute or elegant…plain or gaudy

It is with great sadness that we have lost another outstanding quilter in our Guild. Betty Alvarez served as President of ECQG in the early 1990’s. She also Chaired one or more of our fabulous Quilt Shows. Her quilts and workmanship were always outstanding. Betty helped the guild when she could…even when she was sick. She leaves a big hole in the lives of those who knew and loved her. To send a card, call 770.315.6034 for further information.

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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild

General Meeting Minutes

Catholic Church of St. Ann

May 27, 2016

The meeting was called to order at 9:40 AM by President Andi Barney with a reminder to turn off cell

phones.

Minutes - Andi asked for approval of the April minutes as published in the May newsletter. Lynn

Rinehart made the motion which was seconded by Christie Stevens. The motion passed on a voice vote.

Treasurer’s Report –Robin Meyer was absent but Andi reported balances of $33,841.96 in the Guild

Account, $30,429.31 in the Guild CD, and $4,057.40 in the Quilt Show Account for a total balance of

$68,320.27 for the period ending April 30, 2016. There was a need to transfer funds from the Guild

account to the Quilt Show account to maintain a minimum balance and avoid monthly fees being made

in error by Wells Fargo. There is a more detailed explanation in the May newsletter.

Hospitality – Alycia Davis introduced 3 guests who were in attendance and gave each a warm welcome.

Sunshine – Helena Krapp will be sending out get well cards every month or month and a half to members

with serious illnesses. She hopes to receive fabric hearts from the membership to include with the cards.

New Bees –Kim Ayers was absent but Andi reported that Kim had not received a lot of interest from

members seeking to join a bee. She said joining a bee was a good way to get integrated if you are new to

the Guild.

Library – Devon Pfeif said there were lots of new books on the library table and that this month’s focus

was on books on piecing in preparation for Bonnie Hunter’s visit in June.

Upcoming Programs– Christie Stevens announced the following schedule:

June – Bonnie Hunter is our guest speaker and there may be one opening for her Saturday class.

July – Jacquie Gering, a modern quilter, will be offering a Thursday workshop on scrappy

improvisational quilts and a Saturday class on piecing hexagons by machine. Thus far there are

seven openings for Thursday and six for Saturday.

September – Wendy Butler Burns is the speaker and will be offering two classes: Textured Tweety

Falls in Love, and Out on a Limb. Registration will be open the end of June.

2017 Challenge– Jan Cunningham, with the help of her stuffed monkey, announced that anyone finished

with their challenge quilt by the end of August will receive a fat quarter.

(Cont’d)

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(Cont’d)

Community Service – Linda Wirtz reported on behalf of Stella Lang that year-to-date we have received

114 quilts (45.6% of our goal); 177 pillowcases (70.8% of our goal); and 311 placemats (124.4% of our

goal).

Membership –Carolyn Powers said 82 members were in attendance in addition to four visitors, and that

and two new members joined today bringing our total membership to 241.

Door Prizes – Pat Deacon awarded several door prizes.

Golden Scissors – Fran Fister advised there were two golden scissor awards

Other Business – Mary Ross passed out flyers advertising the Southeast Region Quilt Study Group on

June 3 and 4 in Carrollton. Pat Kilmark talked about upcoming Quilt of Valor workshops and showed

turbans she is making for cancer patients who have lost their hair.

Show Update– Lynn Rinehart announced that there will be a meeting for all chair positions on June 3

from 11 AM-1 PM at the East Cobb Library. The raffle quilt top is currently at the quilter. In July Lynn will

talk about Small Treasures and other things we can all do in support of the Show.

Show & Tell – Kay Harper assisted members in showing their quilts and making announcements.

Program - Following a short break, Jan Cunningham introduced Glenda Jones who gave a wonderful

antique quilts trunk show and lecture about the lives of women from the 1880’s through the 1940’s.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Bonnie Davidson, Secretary

East Cobb Quilters’ Guild

General Meeting Minutes

Catholic Church of St. Ann

May 27, 2016

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Membership Corner

July Birthdays Jean Sands 7/1

Mary Williams 7/1

Chris Wilbur 7/2

Barbara Kulik 7/3

Glenda Jones 7/4

Anna Attaway 7/6

Sue Draney 7/8

Beth Aitken 7/10

Brenda Shelby 7/10

Pamela Cobb 7/13

Barbara Korey 7/16

Vickie Lord 7/16

Bella Bamert 7/17

Liza Scales 7/18

Dorothy Seadale 7/21

Carolina Fuchssteiner 7/22

Susan Tischler 7/25

Suzanne Gipalo 7/28

Pat Harned 7/30

Margaret Williams 7/30

Please welcome our new and rejoining members! New members joining last month: Mary Alice Bancroft Pam Nixon Martha Turner

Announcements: Due to a security issue, the directory is not

available online until further notice.

Please contact Membership Chair Carolyn

Powers at membership@ecqg.com if you

need contact information for a member or if

you would like an electronic copy of the

directory. Printed directories have been

distributed at the last two meetings and will be

available at meetings until they are all

claimed. If you specifically want yours mailed

to you, please send an email to Carolyn

Powers.

If you are new or renewal slipped your mind,

we are always happy to have you join us.

Membership forms are available on our guild

website under the membership tab.

Membership Welcome to our new and rejoining members!

As of 5/1/2016 our membership stands at 239

Total Membership Present at last month’s

guild meetings:

Day Meeting : 88

Evening Meeting: 40

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May Daytime Golden Scissors

May Daytime Golden Scissors

Shiras Guion Moving to Georgia

Meg Latimer Sherbet Quilt

Shiras Guion Moving to Georgia

Rules for Golden Scissors 1. The quilt must be completed within one

year of the date the scissors are awarded. 2. The quilt top must be made by the owner,

except for Block of the Month, and friendship quilts. "Cheater cloth" quilts are not accepted.

3. All quilting must be done by the owner. 4. The quilt must have a perimeter of at least

280 inches as confirmed by the Golden Scissors Chairperson before the meeting is called to order.

A Golden Thimble charm will also be awarded for quilts that are hand quilted in addition to meeting the Golden Scissors requirements.

Meg Latimer Sherbet Quilt

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May Daytime Show and Tell May Daytime Show and Tell

Mt Bethel UMC Quilt for minister

Lila Scott Grandma’s Top

Kathy Baringhaus Leftover Bits

Doreen Clink Desert Sky

Kay Baskin Charlotte Tardis

Carole Lubbers Table Runner

Jelly Roll #1

Jelly Roll #2

Karen Witzel Quilt of Valor

Mary Ann Zambory Patchwork of Crosses

Beth Virden Grandmama’s Lace

Muriel Pfaff Too Warm for Georgia

Wanda Kolakowski Denim Pocket Placemats

Also, a BIG thank you for the many community service donations. Keep them coming! We will try a parade next month. (Oops! We had already packed up.) ~Kay Harper, Show & Tell Chair

Mt. Bethel UMC

Quilt for Minister Lila Scott

Grandmas Top

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May Daytime Show and Tell

Kathy Baringhous

Leftover Bits

Carole Lubbers

Table Runner

Carole Lubbers

Jelly Roll #1

Doreen Clink

Desert Sky

Kay Baskin

Charlotte’s Tardis

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May Daytime Show and Tell

Carol Lubbers

Jelly Roll #2

Karen Witzel

Quilt of Valor

Patchwork of Crosses

Mary Ann Zambory Beth Virden

Grandmamas Lace

Wanda Kolakowski

Denim Pocket Placemat

Too Warm for Georgia

Muriel Pfaff

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East Cobb Quilters Guild – Evening Meeting Minutes May 26, 2016 by Diana Quinn Pam Cobb started the meeting at 6:50 p.m. Linda Wirtz opened up the meeting with her quilt story. Her third quilt “Looking Back”, a Log Cabin quilt which is made in a machine piecing class in 1988 for her husband. Twenty years later she finished the quilt in 2008 where she added the final dark brown/black border. Upcoming Programs - Pam Cobb

June – Bonnie Hunter July – Jacquie Gering (Modern Quilter) – She will teach two classes: Thursday, July 28

– Scrappy Improvisation and one on Saturday, July 30 – Piecing Hexagons by Machine. August – Community Service Quilts September – Wendy Butler Burns will conduct two classes of: “Textured Tweeting Falls

in Love”, and “Out on a Limb”

Meg Latimer – Trunk Show – “Be Different” Meg has been quilting since 1978. She is a member of Bulloch Hall and East Cobb quilt guilds. Meg’s trunk show of quilts exhibited how her quilts have evolved over the years. She encouraged the group to “Be Different” and to try a different technique or a color way that may be outside of your comfort zone. See pictures of her beautiful quilts. Community Service Linda Wirtz The night guild is doing really well towards the year’s goal. This month’s tip: Quilt as you Go pattern for a strippy quilt made from fat quarters was passed out. Quilts should be approximately 40” x 50”.

Community Service Show ‘n Tell

Linda Wirtz Quilts (2)

Linda Angello Placemat (1)

Pillowcase (1)

Pam Cobb Placemats (3)

Quilts (2)

Karen Kaderlik Pillowcases (8)

Linda Bitley Pillowcases (6)

Susan Saetz Pillowcases (6)

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Committee Member Updates: Andi Barney – Guild President – Welcome to the new members and thanked all of the

members who continue to volunteer and help the guild. Membership (Pat Deacon) 42 members (including two new members, and two

rejoining members) were in attendance at the meeting. Additionally we had two visitors in attendance.

Library (Chris Sizemore) – “More Adventures with Leaders and Enders” from Bonnie Hunter will be purchased and added to the library. Bonnie’s first book “Leaders and Enders” will be donated to the library by one of the evening members.

New Bees (by Andi Barney) – Drop Kim Ayers an e-mail if you’re interested in joining a group at motherboom@aol.com and she will hook you up with a group or are interested in just meeting a small group of members.

ECQG 2017 Quilt Show (Lynn Rinehart) ECQG 2017 Quilt Show will be held June 8-10, 2017 (Thurs – Saturday) at the Cobb Civic Center. The raffle quilt has been given to Bella Bamart to be quilted and will be ready to be reveled at the June meetings. There will be on-line quilt entry for the 2017 show. In July she will present a bunch of ideas of making things for the show (Small Treasurers etc.)

Website (Shelby Smith) – Work is still in progress. Jan Cunningham (Quilt Challenge Chair) – “It’s a Jungle Out There” There will be a

display at the Quilt Show of the challenge quilts that are submitted. The rules have been revised slightly, see the website for full details. Quilts have to be about the jungle, have an animal print fabric in it, have at least one tree, and can be any size.

Meeting concluded at 8:30 p.m. May Show N Tell: Sue Eisen Jewelry Wallet Karen Kimmel Ruth McDowell quilt top (Cashew Fruit), goal to

hand quilt MarthaTurner Monument Plant

Feed Me Carry Me Keys to Happiness

Jennifer Digiovanni Reagan’s Lilly Quilt Grown and Flown – Georgia Southern T-shirt Quilt

Nelda Langoussis Crocus Applique Santa Table Topper Linda G Angello Traveling in Blue Andrea Ring Through the Shops Pat Deacon NYC Purse Ben Hollingsworth Tell – Yarn Bombing has reached several

newspapers. Tell - The Alpharetta Art Center just received funding through a bond referendum. Tell - Ben has postcards for the Chattahoochee Evening Stars Quilt show in September.

Pam Cobb Berrien’s Bookshelf Christmas Quilt

Diana Quinn Quilt Projects from Quilt Cruise to Alaska of: Fusible Wall Hanging, North Star Diamonds, and FMQ Feathers

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May Evening Show and Tell

Karen Kimmell Cashew Fruit

Martha Turner Monument Plant

Sue Eisen Jewelry Wallet

Martha Turner Feed Me Carry Me

Martha Turner Keys to Happiness

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May Evening Show and Tell

Jennifer Digiovanni Reagan’s Lilly Quilt

Jennifer Digiovanni Grown & Flown – Ga Southern T-shirt quilt

Nelda Langoussis Crocus Applique

Linda Agmello Traveling in Blue Andrea Ring

Through the Shops Pat Deacon NYC Purse

Nelda Langoussis Santa Table Topper

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May Evening Show and Tell

Pam Cobb Christmas Quilt

Diana Quinn Fusible Quilt

Pam Cobb Berriens Bookshelf

Ben Hollingsworth Tell- Yarn Bomb

Diana Quinn Feathers Sample

Diana Quinn North Star Home Star

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May Evening Group Community Service Donations

Karen Kaderlik

Pam Cobb

Pam Cobb

Susan Saetz

Pam Cobb

Linda Bitley

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East Cobb Quilters’ Guild

• ECQG meets monthly, (except November) on the last Friday of the month. Social time starts at 9:15 am to noon at the Parish Center of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 4905 Roswell Road NE, Marietta, GA.

• The evening group meets at 6:45 pm on the Thursday prior to the regular Friday guild meeting at Mt. Bethel Community Center at 4608 Lower Roswell Road.

An opportunity for volunteers to help make quilts for veterans

YOU can sharpen your sewing skills in the comfort of a wonderfully, air-conditioned,

well lighted community room. Join friends who care as you do, about thanking our

veterans for their sacrifice. Invite others who support our initiative.

.How can you help? You can make a pillowcase, a quilt block(s), work

independently or with a friend making a quilt top or donate patriotic fabric to make a

quilt.

When: Thursday, July 7, 2016

Where: E. Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta, GA 30068

Why ? To show your appreciation to a veteran for the sacrifices made

Time: 8 AM (or as early as you can arrive) - until 4pm (or until you have to leave)

Lunch: provided (if I know you're coming)

Supplies/Equipment: Bring everything needed to work - cutting mat & rotary cutter,

scissors, pins, machine & power & extension cord). Plus fabric from you stash and

the project you plan to work on. Donated patriotic fabric is available to supplement

what you bring.

For information about Quilts of Valor go to: www.QOVF.org

Quilters can send a card to a recuperating, hospitalized, soldier using the address

below:

A Recovering American Soldier

C.O. Walter Reed Army Medical Center

6900 Georgia Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20307-5001