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Dear CPQG Member,
Hi all. After the great spring we have been enjoying, the summer sure
is going to be a hot one. Now that the schools are on break and all the
extra activities planned for family and friends, it will be more of a
challenge to arrange time for all those projects that have been stacking
up all year. However, I have faith that you will find some time for the
good things. While out on the road trips, vacations, and visits to friends
and family, be careful and arrive in one piece. This month's program at
the guild meeting is going to be great and inspirational. I'm sure most of
your have heard of the quilt called "The Supper". If not, then
you are in for a real treat. A special congratulations goes out to Debra
Hager with her first place entry in the red, white, and blue contest.
Huey Nobles
June
27 Guild Meeting
6:30
pm
Guest
Speaker:
Dr.
Don Locke
"The
Supper"
Guild
members will meet in the basement for refreshments and at 7:15 will go up
to sanctuary for the program. The city has been invited, so Guild members
will have an area roped off in the front for them .
Don
Locke has been practicing general dentistry for 43 years. While working
full time he created his version of Leonardo de Vinci's "The Last
Supper". The Supper is Don's second quilt. His first quilt was made
using the same technical concept and featured himself and his wife Marilyn
in the quilted cloth.
THE
SUPPER QUILT by Donald Locke DDS
The
Supper Quilt. This monumental pieced quilt, composed of 51,816 half-inch
squares, is modeled on Leonardo de Vinci’s famous work, "The Last
Supper" (Milan, Italy). Dr. Locke worked on it for two and a half
years, first creating a computer generated image of the original, enlarged
to show pixels. He then selected, cut and sorted by color the 350
different fabrics used, including some of his own hand-dyed fabric. Other
hand-dyed fabrics are from Joy Press of Godley, TX. The pieces were
arranged on a design wall and then sewed together in strips, using a
Singer Featherweight sewing machine. It is 15.3 feet wide and 5.5 feet
high. After about 1200 hours of work, the emerging design became
apparent. The top was then machine quilted by Linda Taylor of Melissa, TX.
The machine quilting presented a new set of problems because of the size
of the piece, and because the image was not apparent to anyone working
close to the fabric. Linda states that it was the most challenging
quilting work she had ever done. The Supper Quilt was finished in
September 1999. For more information, you can go to the website:
www.thesupper.net
Mystery
Quilt
Mystery
Quilt 9" 9-patch Block Exchange
1/2 yd
of medium or dark print fabric (no solids, no bright neons. Florals are
good.)
1/2 yd
of white or white on white
Yield:
12 9+1/2" blocks
Cut 5 -
3+1/2" strips of print fabric WOF (width of fabric, approx 44")
Cut 4 -
3+1/2" strips of white WOF
Sew:
1 strip
of print to either side of one strip of white. Press strip set with all
the seams going in one direction.
Repeat
this with 2 more strips of print and a white strip in between. Press the
same way.
Sew the
last 2 strips of white to either side of the last strip of print. Press
the same way.
Cross
cut all 3 strip sets into 3+1/2" sections.
Sew
these sets of 3 together so that the print fabrics are the X axis of the 9
patch.
The
finished blocks must measure 9+1/2" to participate in the exchange.
Bring or
mail 12 blocks in a ziplock baggie with your name on the front. I will
collect them and sort them and return your baggie with 12 different ones
the following
COTTON
PATCH QUILT GUILD
Regular
Meeting, May 23, 2002
Kavanaugh
Methodist Church, 6:30 pm
Program
Huey Nobles presided at the monthly meeting of the Cotton Patch Quilt
Guild at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church on May 23, 2002. Thirty-five
members gathered to enjoy a delicious supper and listen to Jo Bowen as she
took us behind the scenes of the Creative Arts department at the State
Fair of Texas. Ms. Bowen has been a volunteer at the fair for eighteen
years, working in various areas of Creative Arts. Although neither a judge
nor a quilter, she explained the entry process and discussed the criteria
for classification, selection, display and judging. We were each given a
copy of the 2002 guidebook with entry forms for all divisions of Creative
Arts, and encouraged to enter this year's competition.
Business
Entries in the Red, White and Blue challenge were displayed along the wall
and Sherry Worley invited the membership to vote for a Viewers' Choice.
They were all so unique and beautiful and the selection of just one was
difficult. But Debra Hager's pictorial appliqué/patchwork of her father
and her participating in the Mt. Vernon Riding Club, entitled "Native
American Pride", was the #1 choice. All entries will now hang at
Quilts on the Square in Commerce. Sherry also asked that anyone
participating in the community service quilt project please complete a
survey form and a time log form.
The design committee is ready to select someone to machine quilt the
butterfly quilt.
Two former charter members of the guild are moving. Viola Brummit is going
to Tennessee and Mildred Young is relocating to New Mexico. Our best
wishes go with each of them.
Pebble Rehm announced a Seminole Patchwork workshop on Saturday, Aug. 24,
9:00 - 12:00, at the church. Cost
is $10.00. She has had thirty-one participants in the current mystery
quilt project. Cut-off date for taking part in this is June 13. She also
reminded us that the next guild meeting will feature "The
Supper", a traveling quilted wall hanging depiction of the Biblical
Last Supper. The public is invited.
Betty
Day has lost/misplaced a satchel of quilting supplies. It has "New
Orleans" on it. Anybody see this?
Pam Hodapp announced that anything for the newsletter should be sent to
her before June 11. After that date, send news to Jane Martyn for June
publication.
Alice Cooney gave us good news about Barbara Booth, who will begin chemo
treatments next week. We're all optimistic and praying for Barbara's
complete recovery.
The outstanding feature of Show and Tell this month was Taylor Hager's
first quilt, a "Stack n' Whack" . Following in her mother's,
aunt's and grandmother's footsteps, Taylor promises to be a blue-ribbon
winner!
Door prizes were awarded to seven lucky attendees.
Respectfully,
Katharine McCaw, Recording Secretary
Cotton
Belles
No
meeting in June.
Cotton
Blossoms
The
Blossoms met on June 3rd for a farewell party for Viola. We were pleased
to have Donna Moon visit with us and we enjoyed her show and tell. Norlyn
and Joyce had their Ronald McDonald challenge quilts to show us , and
Belva had a lap quilt and a wall hanging. We had lots of good food and had
a good time visiting. We meet again on June 17th and July 1st. at 3:00
p.m.
Cotton
Strippers
The Cotton Strippers met at the church on June 13. Our guest was Marge,
Mary Lou’s sister. Pebble gave an update on Katharine Its time also to
sign up for Fall Retreat. Please give your money to Susan. This was the
last month for the Border Bash. The quilt tops look fabulous. July retreat
coming up fast.
Two groups of the border bash finished up last night, but group one had
6 people in it so they decided to go another round. All of the quilts were
beautiful!!! Including the ones Marge brought for Show and Tell.
Refreshments for July - Salad Supper, everyone brings a dish. Desserts
provided by Michelle, Ruth and Shirley.
Sunbonnet
Sues
Connie Cawthon hosted the Sunbonnet Sues at the home of Allen and Betty
Day. Everyone brought their current project and we discussed summer plans
while eating the most wonderful watermelon. There won't be a July meeting
due to the 4th of July Holiday. Tentative plans were made for June 20 to
go see "Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood" now that Kay gave
us all our "Ya Ya" name. The August meeting will be either at
Maki's or Jane's house.
Ya-Ya names Maejean - Duchess Shines like the Sun; Donna - Duchess
Wants-It-All; Jane - Princess Foot in Mouth; Kathy - Viscountess Cackles
like a Chicken; Sara - Viscountess Shakes her Booty; Mackie - Queen Young
Chicken; Katherine - duchess Crescent Moon; Susan - Duchess
Hootin-n-Hollerin; Pebble - Duchess White Thunder; Kay - Marchioness Quiet
Morning; Connie - Princess Young Bird; Betty Day - our co-hostess -
Empress Dress for Less; Joan - Princess Talk My Arm Off (or I did Joan
again today and hers came up as Empress Young Tiger .
To find your own YaYA name, go to:
http://www.moviefone.com/features/feature.adp?id=1021389568,0&uid=550
MISCELLANEOUS
Community Service
Please
keep the suggestions coming. We
will have a few kits available at the meeting.
We have lots of tops ready for quilting and hope to have batting on
its way soon.
If
anyone has an old cell phone hanging around you can bring it to the June
meeting. We will be donating
cell phones (working or not) and their accessories to PhoneSafe.
They refurbish the phones and distribute them to women in shelters.
With a cell phone they can call 911 whenever they need police help.
Thank you,
Sherry Worley
UFO CHALLENGE
This
year we're doing a different challenge. Choose any project, UFO or start
something new. In December we'll all bring our FINISHED projects to guild
and have our very own quilt show! Imagine eating dinner surrounded by
quilts. By the November meeting I'll need something jotted down about your
project--why you made it, if it was hard, etc. There will be a good
surprise for everyone that brings something! Remember, the quilt should be
unseen by the guild prior to the December meeting.
2002
Programs
April 25 - Jenna Oke "Blue
Square and the Bed"
May 23 - Jo Bowen All about State Fair Entries
June 27 - Dr. Don Locke "The Supper"
July 13th - Paula Platter Workshop: Machine Applique
July 25 - Fran Snay "Technique is the Game; Color is the Thang"
August 22 - Lisa Erlandson "Why I want an appraisal and the
differences in that and judging a quilt."
September 26 - Deborah Mouser Snippet Sensation
October 24 - Members Skill Night
November 21 - Katherine McCaw DAR slide show from the Smithsonian
December 19 - Christmas Party Make and Take
Treasurer’s
Report
Report
to be given at Guild.
REFRESHMENTS
You
are responsible for
bringing finger foods that you can eat off a napkin. If you are not going
to be there, find a substitute, trade with someone, or give money
to the Captain* to cover your share. Captains, please make sure you call
in to everyone to make sure they read their newsletter.
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JUNE
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JULY
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Sara
Bobbitt*
Jan Boren
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Alice
Cooney
Allen Day
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Letha
Bost
Lanell Bundick
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Betty
Day
Joy Gregory
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Carolyn
Burt
Connie Cawthon
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Debra
Hager
Lindy Hammons
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Sue
Childers
Michelle Chitsey
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Pam Hodapp
Shirley Hogan |
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Shelly
Jo
Childers
Jackie Clark
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Frances
Holloway
Belva Isham |
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Lisa
Coker
Kay Colcleasure
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Susan
James
Norma Johnson |
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JULY
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Pam
Hodapp
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06/03 |
Gladys Trammell |
07/03 |
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Joan
Biggs
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06/06 |
Connie Cawthon |
07/07 |
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Leslie Todd |
07/10 |
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Sherry
Worley
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07/11 |
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Carolyn
Burt
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07/12 |
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Maejean Nixson |
07/14 |
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Shirley Shaw |
07/17 |
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Alena
Helm
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07/29
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Quilt
Shows For 2002
June
21-22 Mesquite, Texas
June
21-22 Wichita, Kansas
July
26-28 New Braunfels, Texas
July
31-Aug 3 Nashville, Tennessee
Sept.
13-15 Springfield, Missouri
Sept.
20-22 Arlington, Texas
Sept 21
Van Alstyne, Texas
Sept
21-22 Killeen, Texas
Sept.
27-29 Austin, Texas
Oct. 4-5
Stephenville, Texas
Don’t
forget your 8+1/2 inch square
of
muslin for the June meeting.
Red,
White, and Blue Challenge
The
quilts look great hanging in Quilts on the Square. Try to get by to
see them before they are returned to their owners on the 27th of
June. Thanks to everyone who participated! Congratulations, to
Debra Hager on winning the viewer’s choice voting with a very special
quilt. Special thanks to Quilts on the Square for sponsoring the
viewer’s choice prize!
Sunshine
& Shadow
Barbara
Booth has had her first chemo treatment and so far, so good.
Katharine
McCaw is doing well after her double knee replacement surgery June 11,
although she is in a lot of pain. She will be in the hospital about 5
days, then moved to Baylor’s rehab unit for approximately 10 days.
Jane's
Aunt Helen has been in the hospital with heart problems.
Our
thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of them and their
families.
Do you ever wish that you had kept copies from old Herald Banner
issues? Now is your chance. I found issues back to the 1800's.
Hunt County Newspaper link:
http://huntnews.net/index.html
The
next Newsletter Deadline will be Monday, July 15, 2002.
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