Tuesday

May 27, 2014

Karen Kay Buckley

1:00 p.m.

 From the Beginning

7:00 p.m.

 To Border or Not

As I write this my lilacs are ready to bloom, the sun is shining and I'm ready to go see my granddaughter play soccer. What could be better?  Oh, I know, working on a quilt. 

We have so many quilts to make and so little time. Let's see, where to start? You can make lap/twin quilts for community service. The Charity Auction is coming up August 26 and any quilted or other donation will be appreciated. The money from this auction will go toward Women's Health Issues. 

We will need small quilts for the silent auction at our Quilt Show and you will want to have a quilt made to put into the show. The show is October 1-4. I just saw a notice from AQS that June 4 is the deadline to enter a quilt in the AQS part of the show.  

And don't forget the President's Challenge due December 6. Whew, there are not enough hours in the day!

So, after all that being said, I hope you will grab a friend and join your quilting family on Tuesday, May 27, at 1:00 p.m. and/or 7:00 p.m. Remember to bring your Show and Tell.

Mildred Agena

President

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Quilt Show Silent Auction

The 2014 quilt show will be here before we know it.  As always we will have a wonderful selection of little quilts and more for the buying pleasure of the quilt show attendees.  I am always amazed at the talent exhibited by our members.  The changes we have made in the past few years have been popular with our members and especially for those bidding on items.  We increased the size of the little quilts to 24" per side or a total of four sides equaling 96".  In addition to little quilts, we added bags, purses, and totes.  

This year we are adding yet another new twist to the auction. We had heard may people say that since they cannot be here at the end of the auction they doubt they will have the high bid; therefore, they do not bid at all.  To rectify that problem, we have decided to try "buy it now for this price."  Therefore we are asking everyone who makes an item to pin a note on it with your name and the top price you think someone might pay for it.  Please don't undersell yourself.  If you would like someone to help you arrive at a price, please consult with another Guild member.  I have been involved with the auction for a number of years and would be willing to give you an estimate, if needed.

Please remember that many of our pieces are mailed out at the end of the show.  So anything you make must be able to be folded and MUST fit one of several post office "if it fit it ships" boxes.  

Like every other year, the Guild depends on the generosity, great skill, and creativity of our members to make outstanding pieces that we have for sale at our show.  These quilted objects are the main source of income for our Guild.  So, once again we are asking for your help in contributing to the success of our quilt show by making a little quilt, bag, tote, or purse for the silent auction.

Please contact Leigh Lussie at leighlussie@hotmail.com or 515-276-0041 with any questions you have about donating items to the silent auction.

Leigh Lussie

Silent Auction Chair

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

May Book Sale--Great Quilting Books--Good Buy!

Members may find the perfect book they are looking for on the sale table in the Friendship Room at our May Guild meetings.  These are great quilting books for a wide range of interests.  Members interested in buying a book or two for themselves, for a gift, or for a friend, are urged to stop by to look at what's for sale.  Books will be priced to sell.  And what's even better, the books will be half of the used price found on Amazon.com.  

You won't want to miss this sale, so please stop by the sale table in the Friendship Room.  We'll be open one hour prior to our afternoon and evening meetings, and we will remain open about 15 minutes after our afternoon meeting.

Book Selections

The following books were given by generous contributors and are filed in our library collection:

Wild Birds - Designs for Appliqué by Carol Armstrong

Paper Pieced Bed Quilts by Jodie Davis

Big Book of Quilting - Hundreds of Tips, Tricks and Techniques by Michele Morrow Haarer

Innovative Machine Quilting by Hettie Rissinger

The Quilting Bible by Singer

Animals to Appliqué by Charlyne Jaffee Steward

Heritage Quilting Designs by Bertha Tribeeno

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.

It is with deep sorrow that we bring you the news of the following death:

Marjorie Mussetter Armstrong, mother of Guild member Leigh Lussie, passed away on April 11, 2014.