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President’s Note
Hi Quilters!
Well, we have wrapped up another
pandemic-interrupted year, but we did
manage to do a few fun projects despite
that. It was wonderful to find a home for
our Daisy Chain group charity quilt which
we donated to the Feagley family. They
were able to raise about $1,700 to help
build an accessible suite for their son,
Sam. Also, how about the response to the
books and blankets program for the head
start kids this year. Over 60 quilts were
made—you ladies are amazing!
For the coming year, in response to
numerous requests, we will be doing
another Quilt Along. There are 9 parts and
we will do a short demo each month at the
meeting for that month’s section. We will
introduce it at the September meeting and
hand out the first section. Also in
September, there will be numerous sign-
up sheets for various activities planned for
the fall. I think everyone is ready to get
back into their normal activities. I know it
will be mentioned in this newsletter that
we are changing back the meeting place to
the Huntingdon Career & Technology
Center in Mill Creek and that our new
meeting start time will be 6:00. I hope to
see you all there at our first meeting on
Monday, September 13.
Janet
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President: Janet Dunlap
Vice President: Linda Grove
Secretary: Tracey Harpster
Treasurer: Yvonne Wilson
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Scraps!
Every quilter has them. It’s a rare project
that you aren’t left with some leftover
fabric. What do you do with it? Throw it
out? Did I just hear a collective gasp from
the Redbud members? I’m guessing the
majority of us have amassed a significant
stash of leftover pieces, strips and those
pesky little corner triangles, affectionately
known as scraps.
Has anyone else noticed that almost
every quilt magazine put together during
the pandemic includes a project using
scraps. Some of the publications devoted
entire issues to the subject. You would
think we didn’t buy any fabric during shut
down. Quite a few of us have ordered on
the internet or donned our masks to make
the trip to a local shop to feed our
addiction. Books on stash busting are not
new and I have a few. So, I thought I
would try to compile some of the ideas in
them to help sort, organize and use fabric
scraps.
First what do you consider a scrap? Some
quilters save any piece of fabric from
which you can cut one inch square. These
are serious scrap savers. If this is a little
too tiny for you, the recommendation is to
determine what is the smallest size scrap
you would use in a pattern. Be it 2x2 or
3x3 inches. Deciding what size square you
are most likely to use may help keep your
scraps at a manageable level. When asked
if the scrap quilt she was working on was
“Scrap Birth Control, a fellow guild
member responded, “Heck no! Those
scraps must reproduce on their own in the
dark.” Just can’t toss them out? Offer
what you don’t want to another quilter.
They may relish them. There is such a
thing as “stash envy”.
Next you need to do is sort whether you
have a specific project or are just trying to
manage the chaos. I try to sort my stash
by color. To be honest, most of my scraps
end up being tossed back in bin with the
stash fabrics of the same color. I really
need a better way. Some experts sort by
their scraps by shape and cut these up
from the leftovers after each
project. Bonnie K. Hunter has a method
she describes in detail in her book
“Addicted to Scraps, 12 Vibrant Quilt
Projects”. It’s worth a look.
Whichever you choose, the next concern
is how store your scraps. Some of us have
those big totes that are great for pieces of
yardage. The smaller pieces tend to filter
down the sides ending up on the bottom,
never to be seen again. Connie Kauffman,
author of “The Scrap Savers Solution Book”
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uses a set of medium size plastic drawers.
She sorts by color and adds the scraps as
creates them. Other quilters use shoe
boxes, bookcases, baskets and good old
gallon Ziploc bags.
You’ve collected, sorted and stored your
scraps. Now it’s time to make a
quilt. There are lots of patterns that work
with scraps. The traditional Trip around
the World quilt comes to mind. String
piecing uses strips from ¼ inch up to
usually 2 inches wide is good method
too. Sew those strings to make strip sets
that can be used as is or cut into
shapes. In the last newsletter, Mary Saulen
shared a simple scrap quilt pattern using 2
½ by 4 ½ inch rectangles. Maybe a pattern
in a book or magazine has caught your
eye. All these ideas make beautiful quilts
Scraps! They start out as remnants,
leftovers from other quilts. Have
fun! Enjoy the process! Using our scraps
is just another way to express our love of
all things quilting.
By Gaynell Boor, July 2021
Bibliography of books referred to for this
article:
Addicted to Scraps, 12 Vibrant Quilt
Projects, 2016, by Bonnie K. Hunter
Kansas City Star Quilts a division of C&T
Publishing
All Scrapped Out, 2011 and Still All
Scrapped Out, 2012, by Penni Domikis
Cabin in the Woods Quilters, Published by
Cabin Digital
Magazine Favorites
Chris Carrere
My favorite quilting magazine is Block
Magazine from Missouri Star. This
magazine is unique in its format, size,
quality of paper, and that there are no
ads. The bi-monthly issues include 10 or
more quilt patterns with excellent
directions, heart-felt stories, super
photographs, tips and tricks, and "Jenny's
Journal." A yearly subscription is a bit
pricey--$45-50-- but includes a digital
version as well. Back issues can be
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purchased if desired. My Block Magazines
are definitely being added to my quilting
library. I look forward to each issue!
Gaynell Boor
Being a self-confessed Anglophile, I have
found a quilting magazine published in the
UK that I really like. I started picking it up
in JoAnn fabrics and am smitten. The title
is Today’s Quilter. Each issue has a free
quilting gift, example include a booklet of
scrap quilts, Celtic knot stencils and a hard
plastic hexagon template. Most of the
projects are pieced with the usual blocks,
but with a twist. I’ve also seen articles on
paper piecing, applique and embroidery.
The most recent one has a great article on
prepping your quilt for machine quilting. I
found the page for US readers to subscribe
for $39.95, a giant savings. I will be doing
that. I just can’t resist when the word
color is spelled “colour”.
Irene Wilkinson
My favorite magazine is Quilt Mania. It
highlights various quilters showing
classical, contemporary and various other
styles of quilting. As I like to do applique,
there is at least one quilt featuring
applique in each issue. There is also a lot
of applique information along with the
actual pattern for some of the projects.
Election / Picnic
Election of Officers/ Picnic Report
The annual Redbud picnic was held on
July 12 at Riverside Park. Our new slate of
officers was elected. The only change is
that Tracey Harpster is now our secretary.
Thank you, Tracey. Thanks to Chris
Carrere for her years as secretary and a
job well done.
We ate, had Show and Tell, Janet gave a
few hints about the new Quilt a Long and 3
Mega door prizes were drawn. The lucky
winners were Rivan Long, Gaynell Boor and
Cathy Wilson. The prizes were all great!
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Quilters Spotlight
Irene Wilkinson
Irene is a Hollidaysburg native. She and
her husband have a daughter that lives
near them and four grandchildren, two of
each. She remembers her grandma
quilting when she was six or seven years
old. Her first quilt was about twenty years
ago, but was discouraged by a naysayer.
She hadn’t quilted again until about five
years ago when she made a Noah’s Ark
quilt for her first grandchild. Irene does
all her work by hand. Applique is her
favorite technique. She participates in an
annual internet doll quilt exchange. Last
year there were 129 participants. Her quilt
was sent to Australia. She then received
one from Norway. Irene’s quilting goal is
to make at least one bed size quilt for
each of her family members. She also
wants to thank Shirley Wallace and Jane
Decker for introducing her to Redbud Quilt
Guild.
Marsha Closz
Marsha is originally from Yellow Springs,
Ohio. She is an Ohio State fan (Penn State
fans, Beware.) She ended up in Huntingdon
when her husband relocated for
work. They have two sons and six
grandsons. The only way she can use
pastels is in charity quilts. Marsha’s
background is in Home Economics, so she
had a lot of experience in garment
sewing. Although she had started a log
cabin quilt a long time ago and got stuck
on the borders. Sandy Copeland
encouraged her to join quilt guild. Marsha
did finish that quilt with Sandy’s help and
Jessie’s long-arm quilting. Marsha prefers
to machine piece her projects. She also
machine quilts most of her quilts
herself. Currently, she is working on
Christmas quilts for her grandsons, using
fabrics she has been collecting for
years. She also has two other quilt tops
ready to quilt.
Marie Carson
Marie grew up in Hastings, PA, Cambria
Country. She also lived in Tyrone and
moved to Huntingdon after getting
married. She and her husband have two
grown children and a grandchild. A retired
elementary grade teacher, Marie taught in
the Tyrone and Huntingdon school
districts. She was first exposed to quilting
thru a workshop at the Huntingdon Career
and Technology Center. She made her
first quilt, a wall hanging, as the project
from that workshop. Hand piecing and
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hand quilting are her favorite techniques
to make wall hangings and baby
quilts. She is working on another wall
hanging, a long-standing work in
progress.
Deanna Moore
Deanna is a charter member of the
Redbud Quilt guild and one of our past
presidents. Her father was a minister, so
the family moved a lot, predominately in
this area. She graduated from Saltillo High
School (now part of the Mount Union
School District). She received her degree in
Elementary Education from Lock Haven
and earned her Masters of Education in
Bridgeport, Connecticut. She taught in the
DC school district and in this
area. Deanna has one child, 3 step-
children and lots of grandchildren. She
was first exposed to quilting by a great
aunt. Around the time of the Bi-
Centennial, Deanna decided to just learn
how to quilt. Her first quilt was for her
first grandson that a bear and a ball, a
pattern she made up. She then entered it
at the Marklesburg Quilt Show and won a
blue ribbon. Deanna began teaching
quilting classes when the teacher who
taught quilting at Juniata College was
leaving the area. Elaine Salvino, a local
shop owner at the time, recommended
Deanna. Many of the current Redbud
members have taken classes from Deanna
at the Vo-tech and Mother’s
Fabrics. Deanna favorite techniques are
piecing and hand quilting. The last big
quilt she has made was a blue and gold
Mariner’s compass for her husband,
Jim. These days she keeps busy making
small projects including pieced Christmas
stockings and flannel shag throws for her
church.
Book Reviews
Cathy Komir
Cathy picked up a book at Ollies called
“Quilting Techniques and Projects”,
copyright 2018 by New Design Originals,
Inc. The fast fold Hexie technique really
caught her eye. They look easy, have no
raw edges and would be a great carry
around project. If you like to design your
own quilts, this book also has a neat way
to lay out your favorite block called “Circle
of Nine” grid. Lots more to look at in this
book that I didn’t mention.
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Gaynell Boor
I have two books I use a lot when I’m
planning a quilt. The first is an older one,
“365 Fun to Stitch Quilt Blocks” copyright
2002 House of White Birches. The blocks
are arranged by theme. For example, the
chapter “Beneath the Stars” has piecing
directions for forty different stars. At the
beginning of each section, several projects
are included using the blocks included in
that chapter. There is an alphabetical
index of blocks in the back. The only
caveat with this book is the instructions
refer to templates. Although it really isn’t
hard to measure a template, so you can
use a rotary cutter.
The other is a recent purchase,
“Quiltmaker’s 1,000 Blocks From Today’s
Top Designers”. This book is a compilation
of the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from
Today’s Top Designers magazines. The
blocks are organized by technique. There
is a comprehensive section on block
settings and the yardage needed for all the
standard quilt sizes. An enclosed CD
provides additional information on
templates, embroidery techniques and
applique patterns. The only thing I don’t
like about this book is there is not a list of
the included blocks.
Diane Curti
One of my favorite books in my
collection is Intuitive Color and Design by
Jean Wells. In her art quilts she uses line
and pattern, shape and color relationships.
And also urges to “think outside the
block.” Her work appears at first to be
spontaneous, but careful sketching and
pre-planning goes into every one of her
amazing pieces. Jean begins her design
process using her own photos of
landscapes, nature, city scapes or
wherever she finds inspiration. I love the
abstract quality of her pieces using curved
shapes and detail piecing. She also seems
to have no use for rulers. I actually read
and refer to Jean’s book, unlike some of
the others that I own in which I only look
at the pictures.
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Long-Arm Quilting Services
Connie’s Collectibles Cookie Dixon 469 Foot of Ten Road Irvin’s Hill Road Duncansville, PA 16635 Port Matilda, PA 814-695-2786 814-684-4349
Libby Goulionis Maureen Stathes
212 Fogle Street 814-777-1599
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814-944-2995 / 814-936-6764 (new before pandemic)
Mary Lee’s Quilt Shop Taylor’s Notions 129 E. Main Street Linda Taylor Allensville, PA 17002 503 Mt. Vernon Ave/Smithfield 717-935-2691 Huntingdon, PA 16652 814-643-7301
Carolyn Peachey 35 Hillcrest Drive Curtin View Quilting Belleville, PA Lori Weldon 717-247-4369 Howard, PA 814 355-1653
Quilt Finishing by Kath Kathryn Park Miller L. Tracey Kennedy 501 St. Paul Circle Bellefonte, PA Bellefonte, PA 16823 814-404-8235 814-280-1599 [email protected] Helen Terza 1102 51st Street Altoona, PA 814-935-6786 [email protected]
Editor’s note: This list is provided to new members in their welcome packet. I thought it would be good
information for the rest of us. If any member has additions or corrections to this list, please let me know. It will
be added to the list and published in the next newsletter.
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Recipes
Crock Pot Lasagna
Submitted by Cathy Wilson
1 lb. Ground meat 15 oz cottage cheese—small curd
1 small onion finely diced 1 egg
1 Tbsp. minced garlic 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
1 26 oz. Jar spaghetti sauce ½ c. grated parmesan cheese
1 c. water 2Tbsp. Finely chopped parsley (opt.) 4-6 lasagna noodles uncooked
1. Crumble and brown ground meat. Add onion and garlic and cook 1-2 minutes. Drain grease from meat mixture. 2. Pour in spaghetti sauce and water. Heat through and remove from stove. 3. In a bowl mix: cottage cheese, egg, 1 ½ c. mozzarella and ¼ c.of parmesan cheese. 4. Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of crock pot liner. 5. Place a layer of pasta on top of sauce. Break noodles to fit. Add a layer of cheese mixture. Add another layer sauce. Repeat until you have used noodles (3 layers). Number of layers depends on your crock pot. I usually have only sauce for top layer. 6. Cook on L for 4-6 hrs. Can also cook on H, just adjust time. Top with remaining cheese (¼ c. parmesan, ½ c. mozzarella) and cook for 10-15 minutes longer. Turn off heat and let set up about 30 minutes before serving. Scatter parsley on top.
Chocolate Dream Cake
submitted by Cathy Komir
1 stick butter Frosting: 2 TBL butter, softened
1 cup sugar 1 ½ oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
4 eggs 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup flour 2 TBL strong coffee
1 ½ cups Hershey’s syrup ¼ tsp vanilla
½ tsp vanilla 2 tsp marshmallow fluff
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add
eggs one at a time and beat well. Add flour and syrup alternately, stirring well, after each
addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until toothpick
comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely before frosting.
To prepare frosting: Beat all frosting ingredients together. Frosting will be thin. Pour over cooled
cake.
Note from Cathy: There is no leavening agent in the cake. So, it will not rise and will be somewhat
heavy. It is moist, rich and delicious. Enjoy!
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Redbud Quilt Guild 2021 Calendar
August 8-14 Huntingdon County Fair, volunteers welcome
August 21 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4
September 13 Guild Meeting -Quilt Along #1 -Janet NEW/OLD MEETING PLACE Huntingdon Career and Technology Center NEW MEETING TIME: 6PM
• Program: Preparing for a Quilt Along
• Quilt Challenge 2021
September 18 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4
October 1-2 Fiber Arts Fest Huntingdon Co. Fair Grounds (sign-up sheet)
October 9 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4
October 11 Guild Meeting – Quilt Along #2 -Yvonne
• Program: What to do with Orphan Blocks
November 8 Guild Meeting – Quilt Along #3- Janet Program: Orphan Block exchange and Demo
November 19-21 Retreat at Tranquil Lodge (sign-up sheet)
Nov 22 – Dec 31 Holiday Shoppe
December Board Meeting, date not yet set
December 11 Holiday Meal, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 1-4pm
• Quilt Along #4 Instructions handed out in case of
• Quilt Along #5 inclement weather in Jan and/or Feb
• Quilt Along #6
December 18 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4
January 10 Guild Meeting
• Program: Missouri Star Video--- using precuts
February 14 Guild Meeting
There will be no February meeting, unless January is cancelled due to weather. Time to
catch up on sewing your Quilt a Long and Challenge projects.
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Mill Creek, PA
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