| Dear
CPQG Member,
Hi, all. I sure hope you are enjoying the cool summer weather we are
having. all the vacation trips, road trips, and visits are that much more
fun when you aren't burning up. I am looking forward to the summer retreat
this year. It will be a welcome break from the everyday grind. It sure is
hard being retired. So much for feeling sorry for myself. Don't forget to
pull all those project out of the closet, look them over, dust them off,
and get some work done on them. The program this month will be
interesting. We all can use an update on the requirements of presenting a
quality quilt into a show. It's the small details that make all the
difference. I wish all a very safe, happy, and eventful summer break.
Huey Nobles
July
Guild Meeting
July
25th
6:30
p.m.
Guest
Speaker: Fran Snay
"Technique
is the Game;
Color
is the Thang"
Fran
Snay has been teaching the art of quilting since 1989 to a wide range of
students; from beginners to advanced quilters. She spends much of her time
encouraging new quilters, and teaching them "color combinations"
to more effectively present their quilt creations as a work of art.
Her quilts have been ribbon winners in the Texas State
Fair, and she has had quilts accepted for display in the International
Quilt Show in Houston. For more
information about Fran Snay, you can log on to her website at:
www.quiltsbyfransnay.com
COTTON
PATCH QUILT GUILD
Regular
Meeting, June 27, 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 June 27, 2002. Forty-six members and four guests from
Sulphur Springs gathered to enjoy a delicious supper. The Guild went to
the Church sanctuary to view Dr. Don Locke’s "The Supper
Quilt". This quilt took him 2 ½ years, 1200 hours and he used over
350 different fabrics. It has 51,816 finished ½ inch squares and was sewn
on a Singer Featherweight. It was incredible, breath taking and amazing.
Dr. Locke told the story of why he started it and about the journey he and
his wife Marilyn have made to all parts of the United States and Europe
talking and showing the quilt.
Business
Meeting: We have one new member (actually a returning member from a
long absence), Gwen Schroth. – Welcome Gwen.
Huey
reminded us that Randy Talley from the Greenville Chamber wants us to
participate in the Cotton Jubilee. Betty Day will ramrod this event so we
can sell raffle tickets. Several members expressed an interest in helping
during this event in October.
Sherry
Worley announced the great response she has been getting on making the
community quilts. More were ready to be picked up. If you forgot your old
cell phone, she will take those again next month. The "phone
safe" program reprograms old cell phones for battered women so they
are able to contact 911 when needed. Pebble announced that in July we will
have Fran Snay with "Technique is the Game; Color is the Thang".
No one has signed up for quilt appraisals yet for the August 22nd
meeting with Lisa Erlandson. Contact her if you wish to get a quilt
appraised. The Seminole Piecing workshop is August 24 from 9-12 and the
cost is $10. The supply list will be available at the July meeting. Pebble
handed out the next block for our mystery quilt. Ruth Bacon announced her
50th wedding anniversary will be July 5th. If
any Cotton Strippers have border bash quilts that need to be returned to
their owner, please do so as soon as you can. Show and Tell followed
and door prizes were awarded.
Respectfully
Jane
Martyn (for Katharine McCaw)
Mystery
Quilt 9" Half Square Triangles
Take a
10" square of a medium to dark print and a 10" white fabric
right sides together, draw a line diagonally across the block then sew a
1/4" seam on both sides of this line , cut on the line resulting in 2
half sq. triangle squares. Do this 5 more times resulting in 12 squares .
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 month.
Pebble
REFRESHMENT
LIST
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 try to call everyone to make sure they read
their newsletter. Thank you.
July
| Lisa
Coker* |
Allen Day |
| Betty Day |
Joy
Gregory |
| Debra
Hager |
Lindy
Hammons |
| Shirley
Hogan |
Frances
Holloway |
| Belva
Isham |
Susan
James |
| Norma
Johnson |
Pat Jonz |
August
| Pam Hodapp* |
Gini Keith |
| Anna
Knutson |
Maxine
Leverett |
| Jane Martyn |
Katharine
McCaw |
| Doris
McManus |
Sue Miller |
| Donna Moon |
Maejean
Nixson |
| Sue Nixson |
Huey Nobles |
Don’t
forget your 8+1/2 inch square
of
muslin for the July meeting.
2002
Programs
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
Happy
Birthday
July
Gladys
Trammell 07/03
Connie
Cawthon 07/07
Leslie
Todd
07/10
Sherry
Worley
07/11
Carolyn
Burt
07/12
Maejean
Nixson 07/14
Shirley
Shaw
07/17
Alena
Helm
07/29
August
Jackie
Clark
08/11
Connie
Colbert
08/11
Alice
Cooney
08/14
Mary
Lambert Smith 08/14
Pebble
Rehm
08/16
Lisa
Coker
08/19
Kay
Colcleasure has a new phone number.
She
can be reached at home at:
972-924-4151
Quilt
Shows For 2002
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
Oct
31-Nov 3 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
Sunshine
and Shadow
Donna
Moon’s sister, Cheryl Lynn, passed away Saturday, July 13.
Katharine
McCaw is doing well and is home.
Jan
Boren has to have another surgery.
Barbara
Booth is continuing with her chemo.
Our
thoughts and prayers are with each one of them and their families.
Don’t
forget to check out the Guild’s website for Show and Tell pictures.
The
website is:
www.cottonpatchquilt.com
Membership
Information
None
received by deadline
Treasurer’s
Report
None
received by deadline
2002
Door prizes
JUNE
List
not received by deadline
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.
Alice
Cotton
Belles
On July
1, 2002, the Cotton Belles met in the home of Allen & Betty Day. The
members worked on quilt kits for ABC quilts. Mrs. Parker, Beth Winn's
aunt, has donated fabric, teddy bears, scraps and trim to be used for
donation projects. Pam Hodapp donated fabric and pre-cut squares to the
donation project. The members selected items to use and also scheduled a
day to work on teddy bears. The next meeting will be held at Bernice's
house. Sue Miller will present the program on Curved Piecing. Sherry will
bring dessert
Cotton
Blossoms
The
Blossoms met on July 1st. for a regular meeting. We had a good time going
through our circle stash and picking out fabrics and cutting them into an
eccentric nine patch. We got it all sewn together and plan to finish
getting it ready to quilt at the next meeting. The blossoms met again on
July 15th and we had a real treat. Since our usual meeting place was
unavailable, Madeline was gracious enough to let us meet at her quilt
farm. Yes you read right she has a whole house for her quilting. It is
great, sewing machines in one room, cutting tables and cutting tools in
another. A living room for relaxing with a fireplace no less and a kitchen
if she gets hungry. We had a real good time and got our quilt pinned
together and ready for quilting. Belva volunteered to quilt it. For show
and tell Norlyn had her eccentric nine patch all quilted and ready to go.
Pricilla and made two of the nine patch quilts for Ronald McDonald. Belva
had her morning glory block from the workshop, and a miniature stack and
whack fan quilt. We discussed future projects and to top off the meeting
Madeline served us some of her delicious peach tea. We will probably be
finding more excuses to visit the Quilt Farm.
Cotton
Strippers
Strippers
met on 7/11 at the church, we had 20 members and one small visitor. We had
a wonderful salad supper. We had the border bash show and tell and then
Pebble showed us some items she had quilted and the rest of us decided
that she had been bitten by the dreaded "long-arm bug". Then we
had a short business meeting. Sunshine and shadow - we heard how good
Katherine is getting around. It was reported that Donna Moon's sister is
terminally ill. Gwen Meatyard, former guild member has terminal cancer.
Jan Boren was to have surgery. When I asked about sunshine we had several
of those, also. Next month refreshments are by Pebble, Linday, Pam and
Joan.
Sunbonnet
Sues
No
July meeting. August meting will be either at Maki’s or Jane’s. More
later.
Next
Newsletter Deadline: Monday, August 18, 2002
This
email was forwarded to me and I felt it was important to pass it on:
This
seems worth passing on - we do have to oversee our health. Katy
Here is the information on the blood test. My sister-in-law just sent it.
Gilda Radner's Story... Years ago, Gilda Radner (Sat Night Live Actress)
died of ovarian cancer. Her symptoms were inconclusive, she was treated
for everything under the sun until it was too late. This blood test
finally identified her illness, too late. She wrote a book to heighten
awareness. Gene Wilder is her widower.
Pierce Brosnan's wife had it too...they are lobbying to make this test a
requirement, so healthcare practitioners will include this test with a
woman's annual exam. | Kathy's story... As all of you know, I have Primary
Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer has only recently been identified as its
OWN type of cancer, but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer. Both types of
cancer are diagnosed in the same way with the "tumor marker"
CA-125 BLOOD TEST, they are treated in the same way-surgery to remove the
primary tumor, then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin.
Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the same fate.
That is why I am sending this message to you in hope you will print it and
give it or send it via E-mail to every woman you know. One thing I have
learned is that each of us must take TOTAL responsibility for our own
healthcare. I thought I had done that because I always had an annual
physical, PAP smear, did monthly Self-Breast Exam, went to the dentist at
least twice/year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a bone
density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought
I no longer had to worry about getting any of the female reproductive
organ cancers.
LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don't have ovaries, but I have what is essentially
ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it? These are just SOME of the things our
Doctors never tell us. ONE out of every 55 women will get OVARIAN or
PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER. The "classic" symptoms are: abdomen
that rather suddenly enlarges, constipation &/or Diarrhea. I had these
classic symptoms and went to the doctor. Because these symptoms seemed to
be "abdominal", I went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests
that were designed to determine whether there was a bacterial infection;
the tests were negative, I was diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel
Syndrome". I guess I would have accepted this diagnosis had it not
been for my enlarged abdomen. I looked like I was 4 - 5 months pregnant,
therefore insisted on more tests. They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was
negative, I was again assured it was Irritable Bowel Syndrome, was
encouraged to go on my scheduled month! -long trip to Europe. I couldn't
wear any of my slacks or shorts because I couldn't get them buttoned. I
KNEW something was radically wrong.
I INSISTED on more tests, finally they (reluctantly) scheduled me for a
CT-Scan (just to shut me up, I think). This is what I mean by "taking
charge of our own health care". The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in
my abdomen (NOT normal). Needless to say, my trip was canceled. FIVE
POUNDS of fluid was drained off at the hospital (not a pleasant procedure,
I assure you, but NOTHING compared to what was ahead of me). Tests
revealed cancer cells in the fluid. FINALLY, the doctor ran a CA-125 blood
test and I was properly diagnosed. I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN
CANCER, YET THIS SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME, not as
part of my annual physical, not when I was symptomatic.
This is an inexpensive and simple blood test. PLEASE, TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART
OF THEIR ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS.
Be forewarned that their doctors may try to talk them out of it, saying,
"It isn't necessary." Had I known then what I know now, my
cancer would have been caught much earlier (before it was a stage 3).
Insist on the CA-125 BLOOD TEST; don't take "NO" for an answer.
The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST is between zero & 35. Mine
was 754...that's right, 754, If the number is slightly above 35, you can
have another one done in 3-6 months, keep a close eye on it, just like
women do when they have fibroid tumors or when men have a slightly
elevated PSA (Prostatic Specific Antigens) test that helps diagnose
prostate cancer.
Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, that's the goal
in diagnosing any type of cancer - catch it early. Do you know 55 women?
If so, at least one of them will have this very aggressive cancer. Please,
when you go to your doctor, insist on a CA-125 test & have one every
year for the rest of your life.
And forward this message to women you know & care about. Though the
median age for this cancer is 56, (I'm exactly 56), women as young as 22
have it. Age is no factor.
NOTE FROM LISA: After reading this, I made some calls. Found the CA-125
test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a man's PSA test, (which
most doctors automatically give men with their physical each year &
insurance pays for) . I called my GP's office about having the test done.
The nurse had never heard of it, but told me she doubted insurance would
pay for it. So I called Prudential Insurance and got the same response.
Never heard of it - it won't be covered. I explained it was the same as
the PSA test they pay for with men's physicals. After conferring with
whomever they confer with, she told me that the CA-125 would be covered.
It is $75 in a GP's office, $125 at the GYN's. This is a screening test
that should be required just like a PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect
problems with your ovaries). You must be the one to insist your doctor do
the test & your! insurance co. pay for it.
Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan are lobbying for women's health issues, we
should join in and say that this test should be required in our physicals
just like the PAP and the mammogram.
Please share this information with women you care about. I just did. :)
Lou Ann Craig
SUROVELL MARKLE ISAACS & LEVY PLC
4010 University Drive, Second Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
Direct Dial 703-277-9715
Facsimile 703-591-2149
Email: lcraig@smillaw.com
http://www.smillaw.com
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