Tuesday

April 22, 2014

Sally Collins

1:00 p.m.

 Small Scale Quiltmaking

7:00 p.m.

 Borders, Bindings, and Edges

At last, some warm days. I can see buds on the lilacs, so thought I would incorporate that color into my next quilt.  Wait...I haven't finished the last one I started. I'm sure no one else does that.

Although the weather was rainy, I had a grand day doing the local Shop Hop with my daughter. She lives in NE Iowa and still has 7 inches of snow on the ground!  I do love to keep the economy going.

I understand from the Community Service ladies that we have a plethora of placemats and nowhere to take them. Maybe put a few of those sizes together and make a lap quilt. It's a thought.

I was able to attend one class with Flavin Glover and what a great time. More ideas for quilts. Just what I need!  Classes are great fun. You get new ideas, you get out of the house, and you get to gab with your quilting sisters. Try it, you'll like it.

I was happy to see one of my challenges taken up as Denise P. showed a quilt at show and tell for the first time. I know there are more ladies out there who have never shown a quilt at Guild, so come on ladies & gentlemen.

Remember, grab a friend and attend our next Guild meeting on April 22. 

Mildred Agena

President

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New Categories

2014 Quilt Show Entries

This year's DMAQG Quilt Show will continue most all of the previous year's entry categories.  But, we are also adding several NEW categories for this year, thanks to member feedback and requests.  The new categories are:

• Mixed Technique - in miniature size as well as small, medium, large and XLarge.
• Modern - in miniature, small, medium and large.

We have defined "Modern" for our show purposes to mean:  a quilt which uses a new design or reinterpreted traditional design, including improvisational piecing, alternative block structures, emphasis on negative space and/or asymmetry. 

Please check the guild website for a chart containing information about all of this year's categories and sizes.

Renee McPhee and Mary Shotwell

Judging Co-chairs, DMAQG Show Committee

2014 Quilt Show Special Exhibit

What comes to mind when you hear that phrase?  Every quilter has a quilt which speaks to your heart and we hope you will share that quilt with us for a special exhibit at our 2014 DMAQG Quilt Show October 1-4.

A quilt for a special person....

One you've worked on and finally finished and it came out better than you thought....

That special fabric you found....

Finally using all those pieces you've been saving....

Completing your 100th quilt....

A quilt for someone in need....

The new grandbaby....

The wedding.....

A memory quilt....

A quilt that has been handed down to you.....

A quilt someone made especially for you.....

We ask you to reflect on your quilts (ones made by you or someone else) and select one you might like to enter in this year's special exhibit.  We will want you to share the story of why this quilt makes your heart sing.  Your story will be displayed with your quilt entry.

You have until June 15 to enter a quilt, however, we have somewhat limited space for this exhibit.  We will need the following information submitted with your entry:

• Your name, contact phone number and email.
• The dimensions of your quilt: width times length.
• A brief paragraph about why this quilt makes your heart sing.  If your quilt is accepted for the exhibit, we will request a more detailed history to be displayed on a poster along with your quilt.
• A digital picture of your quilt to help us plan and balance the display. 

For the quilts which will be in the special display:

• They should not be in the current quilt show or have been displayed in the 2013 show.
• There will be no judging of the quilts in this exhibit.
• These quilts do not need sleeves to be displayed.
• You will receive additional information about drop-off, labels, etc., after the entry deadline of June 15.

We are excited about our special exhibit for this year's quilt show and look forward to seeing "what makes your heart sing."

Please contact Ellen Kelly Smith, with your entry by June 15, 2014, ellenwkelly@hotmail.com, phone 515-279-2218.

2014 Quilt Show

New Hanging Sleeve Requirement 

Due to changes regarding our lack of floor coverings during the quilt show and to ensure that your quilts will hang off the floor, we are requiring that all quilts longer than 96" have the sleeve attached to the back 95" from the bottom of the quilt.  All quilts 96" and shorter will have the sleeve remain at the top of the quilt. 

How To:  Layout your quilt on a flat surface.  Measure 95" from the bottom of the quilt and mark across the back of the quilt.  Put the top of the sleeve along this line and attach to the back of the quilt in your preferred method. 

We appreciate your cooperation as we transition to this new rule. 

Please feel free to contact Jill Reber, jillreber@yahoo.com, regarding any questions.

Phyllis Blood and Sandy Lanning

DMAQG members have access to hundreds of quilting books! 

Members are encouraged to go to our website for a complete listing of our library holdings which include hundreds of books of interest to not just the beginner but the master quilter, too.  Members interested in a particular book from our website may contact Susan Harn,  sageharn@aol.com, or Sherry Baze, sherrybaze@mchsi.com, with your request. The book(s) will be reserved for you and brought to the next regular meeting.

Library Hours--Friendship Room

Plan to stop by the Friendship Room.  We are open 45 minutes prior to guild meetings and 15 minutes after the afternoon guild meeting only. 

Book Selections

Each month, a selection of books is brought to the Friendship Room for members to peruse and check out.  Books include topics of seasonal interest and those covered by the guest speaker for that particular month. Please drop by the Friendship Room to see what selections we have placed on the tables, and then check out a book or two to take home with you.

Book Check-Out System

It's the honor system.  Members check out books for one month. Books are due back the following month.  

Happy Reading!

Registration

For any workshop, you may mail in your registration form along with your registration fee to Ann Reed, 681 61st Street, Des Moines, IA 50312. We will also be taking reservations at our meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If you have any questions you can contact Nan Earll, nanquilter@gmail.com  or 515-321-4949, or Ann Reed, 515-276-6005. 

Location 

Workshops will 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.