Tuesday

August 27, 2013

5:30 p.m.

Mall in the Hall

6:00 p.m.

Auction 

If you are your small group have any items for the auction, send a short description and a photo to kariadne@mac.com in the next couple of days. Look for next week's newsletter with all the photos and details on drop-off and bidding!

Mall in the Hall 

Have you had that wonderful dream where you walked into a room full of items for quilters? There was fabric, books, kits, quilt tops, and lots of tools. All were on sale for ridiculously low prices? Then the time for dreams to come true is waiting for you at the August Mall in the Hall. 

The other wonderful dream is of a sewing area with everything organized and no clutter. All the unused books, tools, and other clutter are gone. This dream can come closer to reality if you take all those unused tools, unwanted books, and those "I wonder why I bought this" items to the August Mall in the Hall. Your sewing area will look better and you will be passing these items on to someone else. And you will be helping the Guild charities in the process.

Please price the items you bring with garage sale prices. Bring them to the Fellowship Hall around 5:00 Auction Night. My small groups, Sew What and Bitsy Chicks, will be there to help you find the right area for your items.

If an item is worth more than $50, then prepare it for the live auction in the sanctuary. Please do not bring magazines.

Last year we made over $3000 at Mall in the Hall. With your help, we can do that again. If you have questions, I will be out at the tables.

Sharon Meisenheimer 

Newcomers was formed in 1999 to allow new members of the DMAQG to meet other new members, to learn how the Guild functions, and to encourage members to form their own small quilt group.  

If you have been a member of the DMAQG for one year or less, please join us.  The meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month, from Jan-Oct. 

ALERT- The August Newcomers Meeting will be held August 20, 2013, at the WEST DES MOINES Library on 4000 Mills Civic Parkway, from        6:30-8:30pm in the 2nd floor classroom.  The library does have an elevator for your convenience.  Our guild librarians, Judi Smith and Susan Harn,will give us insight into their duties.  Patty Barrett will share her Wool Applique tips and secrets. 

We encourage you to bring Show and Tell. Please remember no outside food or drink is allowed in the library.

Mildred Agena

Registration

For any workshop, you may mail in your registration form along with your registration fee to Deb York, 28187 Prospect Ave., Adel, IA 50003. We will also be taking reservations at our meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If you have any questions you can email Deb at yorkcovp@aol.com or call her at 515-993-4539 (home), 515-240-7653 (cell). 

Location 

All workshops are scheduled to be held at West Des Moines Christian Church at 4501 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. To get there from Interstate 35, exit at Mills Civic Parkway, exit 70. Turn east onto Mills Civic Parkway and drive about 0.9 of a mile. The West Des Moines Christian Church will be on the north side of Mills Civic Parkway. We will meet in Building #3 which is the one closest to Prairie Life Fitness.

October: Pam Buda

heartspunquilts.com

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Practice What I Preach

This is a hands-on lesson of the techniques covered in Pam's lecture "Secrets of Professional Quilters ~ Revealed!" The skills taught in this class will be used each and every time you quilt! Each student can try many new piecing techniques as well as perfect a variety of pressing techniques.

Thursday, October 24, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - noon

Friendship Blooms

Learn several techniques for sewing hexagons. We'll construct two simple seven-hexagon flower blooms, covering the fundamentals of English paper piecing, the basics of working with wool, and the finishing techniques for this folky 12" x 17" wall hanging.

Thursday, October 24, 2013 -- 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Star Strings Pincushion

Learn how to paper piece a wonderful Star Strings Pin Cushion as you learn the fundamentals of foundation paper piecing with Pam's helpful tips and tricks. Knowing how to paper piece will give you a skill that will open up new opportunities in your quilting adventures as wonderful, glorious blocks can be mastered by paper piecing!

The 1800's Study Group will meet on Sept 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the Quilt Block in Valley Junction.  The topic will be: Log Cabin Quilts. 

For questions/assistance, to be put on the email list for more information, etc., contact Virginia Berger at va_berger@hotmail.com.