DMAQG Piecetime Programs 
July 2014
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Tuesday

July 22, 2014

 

Deb Karasik

  

1:00 p.m. & 

7:00  p.m.

 

"If I Can Do It Anyone Can:  My Quilting Journey"

  

West Des Moines United Methodist Church

8th & Grand

West Des Moines

 

 


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In this issue of Piecetime Programs you will find information on the Guild's Newcomers meeting, this month's programs and workshops, plus workshops scheduled for October.  Look for the full Piecetime News newsletter in your inbox next Friday.
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Newcomers
Newcomers Meeting

 

Summer is more than half over....where has the time gone?!  

 

Newcomers is rocking right along!  June's program was presented by  Barb Smalley on the History of Quilting, and the Board was represented by our Librarians, Susan Harn and Sherry Baze.  Many thanks to them for their time and efforts!  

 

July 15 is your next chance to attend a Newcomers meeting.  Phyllis Blood will be a one-woman show, representing Community Giving and presenting a program on "Embellishing Your Quilts".    

 

Newcomers  meetings are open to all members who have joined the Guild within the past year.  The meetings were established to give new members an opportunity to learn about the Guild in a smaller setting, meet other new members, and hopefully start or join a small group.  We meet on the third Tuesday evening of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Room B of the Urbandale Library.  

 

I look forward to seeing you!  

  

Karen Macon

Vice President 

 

Karen Macon  

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Program
Guild Programs & Workshops

  

Deb Karasik will be speaking on paper piecing at our July Guild meetings.  The Wednesday workshop is "Turning Over a New Leaf" and Thursday's workshop is "Batik Wheels".  We still have a little room in each of these workshops.  If you've never tried paper piecing this would be a good opportunity to do a project that isn't too big .  Try it, it's easy!

September's speaker is Linda Augsburg, the new editor of American Patchwork and Quilting. She is waving the speaker fee in lieu of donations of pillowcases for the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge.  We will be collecting pillowcases at our July and September Guild meetings.  Please show Linda that we are up to helping her meet the pillowcase challenge.  Reminder - there are no workshops in September. 

October is our own wonderful and very entertaining JoAnn Belling.  JoAnn's class on Wednesday, October 28, is "Dazzling Carsidium", a very unique and beautiful pieced flower.  Her Thursday class is called "Stars Galore".
 
We still have room in all of our July and October classes.  Please contact us to reserve your space.

See you at Guild! 
 

Ann Reed & Nan Earll

Program Co-Chairs

  Ann Reed

        

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Month
July: Deb Karasik

 

Deb started her real quilting passion in November of 2000, when she got a call from one of her daughters, advising Deb, (the daughter...not Deb!) she was pregnant with triplets.  She picked up the quilting bug with a passion and joined her local quilt guild (the San Francisco Quilters Guild). 

 

It was at the SFQG that she met Janet Mednick, who would later help her write a book for the American Quilters Society called "QuiltMavens Perfect Paper Piecing". 

 

She has since written "Quilts With Attitude", also published by AQS, and is currently working on her next book. 

 

Now based in Durham, North Carolina, Deb is quilting, teaching and writing professionally, and her travels take her worldwide to share her passion for contemporary quilting, meeting new people, and sharing her knowledge with quilters everywhere.

 

 

Programs

 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

West Des Moines United Methodist Church

8th & Grand, West Des Moines 

 

1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN:  MY QUILTING JOURNEY

  

 

Workshops


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

TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF     

These adorable little stylized leaves are a treat to make and a feast for the eye! Learn the basics that will take you soaring onto even greater projects!

 

Thursday, July 24, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   

BATIK WHEELS 2.0     

This delicious wall  hanging is the perfect project for those fat quarters you've been accumulating!

 

 

  

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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.

 

 

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Upcoming
Upcoming Workshops
October:  JoAnn Belling

  joannbelling.com

 

Wednesday, October 29, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   

DAZZLING CARSIDIUM     

Another of JoAnn's flowers which few Master Gardeners have seen in their natural habitat. Choice of fabrics for the color strata make a brilliant flower positioned on the background fabric. Add this rare and wonderful flower to your garden!

 

Thursday, October 30, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

STARS GALORE     

A class given to you with the same spirit and energy of JoAnn's other classes. This 24" block features a medallion of the Virginia Star ringed by the Evening Star. Learn the many variables color opens up for the Virginia Star. Miniature Evening Stars are great for practicing accuracy. Speed cutting, special ironing techniques, use of scraps, and pivoting are covered. As always, color and design will be highlighted.

 

 

 

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Special
Special Group Meetings

These small groups welcome any member of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild who wants to drop in at as many or as few of their meetings as one would like.
TAG: The Appliqué Group

The Appliqué Group meets the third Tuesday of every month at the Quilt Block at 10:00 a.m. Anyone interested in hand or machine appliqué is welcome. We are a very informal group, and usually talk and sew and then have show and tell. Some go to The General Store Eatery after the meeting for lunch. This is a great meeting for people who want to learn more because we have a good range of appliqué-ers from new to very experienced.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Horn at donnasartquilts@msn.com.
1800s Quilt Study Group

The 1800's Quilt Study Group will not be meeting until further notice.

 

For information contact Virginia Berger at va_berger@hotmail.com.  

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AboutOur Website
 
Please stop by and visit our guild website often at www.dmaqg.org for news and information about DMAQG. Look for the photo albums in the blog from the photographers we've had documenting events for us! Also remember to check the calendar to keep up-to-date on all guild meetings and workshops.

If you have anything to contribute to the website, please send it to  elainevoyce@mchsi.com.
Newsletter

 

The Piecetime newsletter is published electronically twice a month. The Programs portion of the newsletter is sent on the Friday before the Newcomers monthly meeting held on the third Tuesday of the month. The News portion is sent out the Friday before the Guild's monthly meeting held on the fourth Tuesday of the month.

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About Us

 
The mission of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild is to stimulate an interest in quilts and quilt making, educate its members, provide for the interchange of information, and encourage community giving. 

Meetings

 

The monthly meetings of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild are held January through October on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the West Des Moines United Methodist Church, 720 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines.

 

We have an afternoon meeting and program at 1:00 p.m. and an evening meeting and program at 7:00 p.m.

 

Things to bring:

■ Name tag (required to win a door prize)

■ Membership renewal form
■ Workshop registration form
■ Items for show and tell
■ Items for Community Giving