February 27 Guild Meeting
Bettie Hammock, Guest Speaker

Bettie will present a Trunk Show consisting of Tie Quilts, Miniature Quilts,
Redwork and other quilts she has made or collected.  She began quilting in
1990 in Long Beach, CA and then retired and moved to Texas in 1991.
She has worked part-time in several quilt shops in East Texas as well as
full-time at Sew Many Quilts in Sulphur Springs.  She has a wonderful
husband who supports her quilting and pattern making by doing all the
grocery shopping and cooking!  Isn’t she lucky!?

March 27 Guild Meeting
Quilt-O

Everyone needs to bring at least one fat quarter and pennies or coins to
play.  The money we will be collected and given to the Library Fund.  Of
course, you may also bring candy to use as markers or to enjoy while
playing!

I am also planning a mini-silent auction that night.  Anyone having
something to enter, please give me a call.

Programs List for 2003

Jan           Installation of officers & President State of the Guild
Feb           Betty Hammock Trunk Show & Ideas
Mar           Quilt-o & Mini Silent Auction
April         M.J. Felik -  Tools
May           Lisa Erlandson - Who's Quilt Is It, Anyway? (Copyrighted patterns)
June          Nan Bentley - Ergonomics of quilting
July          Julie Spangles -   Bible Quilts
Aug           Gwen  Schroth - As I saw India's  Textile World
Sept          Susan Allen - String Quilts
Oct           Garage Sale
Nov           Skill Night
Dec           Make and Take & challenge

Pebble Rehm, Vice-President, Programs

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!

Pebble Rehm's Baltimore Album quilt was accepted into the Williamsburg Quilt
Show!!  Way to go!

Treasurer's Report

Beginning Balance   $1,679.12

Outflows            $190.64

Balance         $1,488.38

I have received several inflows from members that have not been deposited
yet.
$51.00 from Sherry Worley for Magazine Sales (for community service)
$13.00 from Lisa Coker for Newsletter Ads
$78.00 from Betty Day for Ticket Sales
$380.00 from Pebble for Jack Sheet's workshop

Total inflows $522.00

The deposits will be made this week.

Thanks
Connie Cawthon

Refreshments Lists

You are responsible for bringing finger foods that can be eaten off a
napkin.  If you are unable to attend the meeting, find a substitute, trade
with someone, or give money to the Captain* to cover your share.  Captains,
please call everyone to make sure they are aware it’s their turn!  Thank you
all!

February

Jane Martyn* Katharine McCaw
Marilyn McGill Doris McManus
Sue Miller Donna Moon
Nancy Nall Maejean Nixson
Sue NixsonHuey Nobles
Norlyn Quinn Barbara Ratcliff

March

Pebble Rehm* Gwen Schroth
Vickie Schumann Shirley Shaw
Mary Lambert-Smith Elaine Sprague
Frances Stinnett Mary Lou Strohm
Madeline Sullivan Shelia Sunday
Annette Swartz Paula Talley

Thanks to all who faithfully serve!

Library

Please Help!!!!!

After doing an inventory this weekend we have several books that have
been posted as lost.  We are listing them here along with the person
who last had them check out in the hopes that they might turn up on the
next search.  Some were checked out by former members and if anyone
knows these people would you be so kind as to ask if they have been
found and return them to the Guild Library.  Thank you.


Jan Boren My Mother's Quilt  - Sara Nephew
Marsh Wolf Cathedral Window - Laura Knowes
Jan Boren Strip, Trip and Shadow Quilts  -Marti Michell
Pam Tabor Baltimore Beauties & Beyond - Sienkiewicz
Margot Simmons #1 I'll Teach Myself Sewing Machine Fun - Smith/ Milligan
Frances Holloway Patchwork Quilting - Better Homes and Gardens
Margaret RozsierEasy  Does it Quilts - Georgia Bonesteel
Lou Davenport Fabric Shopping - Alex Anderson

Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty! Amnesty!

Amnesty will be given for all over due books during the month of
February.  This offer ends at the end of the February guild meeting.  As
our By-laws state there will be a $1.00 fee per month  for each overdue
book, and after three months the price of the book or video will be
charged.  The following is a list of all overdue books.  Please try to
bring them to the February meeting so that we may complete the Library
inventory.  Thank you.

Elaine Sprague Red and White - Deborah Harding
Connie Cawthon Applique Borders (an Added Grace) - Jean Kimball
Connie CawthonVoices of the Past Vol ll - Kay England
Lisa Coker Around the Block Again -
Lisa Coker Quilting Makes the Quilt - Cleland
Roberta VanderburgCrazy Quilt Odyssey - Montano
Roberta VanderbergCrazy Patchwork - Haigh
Connie Cawthon Great Patchwork:Stars and Stripes-Better Homes&Gardens
B Wood Seven Sisters - Fowler
Jan Boren Dove in the Window - Fowler
Belva IshamRed and White Redwork - Harding
Jan Boren Crazy Quilts by Machine - Michler

On behalf of the Guild, I would like to thank the following members for
their contributions to our Library.
Allen and Betty Day: More Lap Quilting - Bonesteel, Great American Quilts 1990
Gwen Schroth: Christmas Quilt Block of the Month ( If you were at the December Meeting
this finished Quilt was a Show and Tell)

The following new books have been added to the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild
Library:

Butterflies and Blooms - Armstrong
Celebrations - Selek
Cut Loose Quilts - Mullen
Generations - Selck
Great Grandma Ives Redwork - Coakley ( This is the Pattern book for the
Antique Redwork Quilt shown at the January meeting)
Hearts and Flowers from Start to Finish - Delaney
Helen's Copy and Use Quilt Patterns - Squire
Paper Piecing Picnic - Quilters Newsletter & Quiltmaker

Remember to save your change for the passing of the hat at the February
meeting,  Thanks!
Sue Childers, Librarian

Friendship Circles

The Cotton Belles
The Cotton Belles Quilt Circle met Monday, Feb 3. at Kavanaugh Methodist
Church.

Sherry brought finished blocks for the stocking quilt and sample strips for
sashing.

Jeanne brought a finished Santa and place mats.  She also brought a quilt
that she is hand quilting that will be donated to FISH.

Sherry and Kaye challanged each other to finish 12 UFO's this year.  Sherry
shared 2 beautiful embroderies that she had finished and framed.

We had donated the 10 quilts from the Guild Community Service and we
discussed the on-going needs of WIN.

Our next meeting will be Monday, March 3, at the church.  Visitors are most
welcome.

Sue Miller

The Cotton Blossoms
The Cotton Blossom circle met on Jan 20th for a regular meeting.We had 9
members and one visitor. For show and tell, Lorene modeled a really neat
jacket she had made. Madeline brought pillow cases that she had made for her
grandchildren, Pricilla showed us a wall hanging and Norlyn showed a quilt
that Annette made for Ronald McDonald.

Joyce McCord presented our program on a quilt as you go method for
courthouse steps. Pricilla did a demonstration on making continuous binding.

We met again on Feb 3rd.. Some of the members exchanged 10 inch squares. We
were given directions for a purse that we plan to make at a future meeting.
We also chose patterns to make a quilt to be given to the Presbyterian
Church to say thank you for the use of the building. We are looking forward
to our next  meeting which  will be on Feb. 19th at the Children's Museum in
Commerce. Tina Fletcher is going to give us a demonstration on weaving.

Belva Isham

Cotton Strippers
Members met at the home of Paula Talley.  Everyone enjoyed touring through
the house and having our picture taken for Randy.  We enjouyed a wonderful
meal of chicken spaghetti.  News: There are a few more spots for March
retreat for those who want to sign up.  Pebble needed a few more people for
March 22 Jack Sheets workshop and the balance for the July retreat will be
due soon.  Show and tell followed and those working on the row quilt showed
off their handiwork and planned for the next month.

Refreshments for March will be hosted by Jane, Sue, Connie, Donna, and Linda
Taylor.

Sunbonnet Sue

The February meeting was held at the home of Pebble Rehm.  Everyone met for
a long weekend of quilting, except for Jane who missed everything due to her
fender bender on Friday night.  We all thank Pebble for hosting it at her
house each year.   The March meeting will not be held due to March retreat.

Jane Martyn

At the Strippers meeting at Paula's house on the 13th, a large gift
package with several smaller packages in it was left on her kitchen
table. There's no name anywhere, no card or gift tag. It looks as though
it might be a Secret Pal package, except that we're not doing that this
year. Please call Paula (903-4455-6685) or Katharine (903-447-3821) if
you can solve the mystery.

Thanks,
Katharine McCaw

Minutes from the January meeting

The Cotton Patch Quilt Guild met at Kavanaugh Methodist Church January 23,
2003 at 7:00 p.m. Forty-two members were present. Guests Beryl Asberry,
Linda Coakley, Mary Jane Spinnar, and Denise Turner were recognized and
welcomed by President Katharine McCaw.

Pebble Rehm, vice-president/programs, convened the meeting with a
candlelight ceremony to induct the 2003 slate of officers. Officers inducted
were: Katharine McCaw, president; Pebble Rehm, vice-president/programs,
Connie Cawthon, treasurer; Pam Hodapp, corresponding/membership secretary;
Tracy Greenlee, newsletter editor; Sue Childers, librarian; and Carolyn
Burt, recording secretary.

President McCaw, a charter member of the Guild prefaced the business agenda
with a short history of the organization. She shared with the group that
there had been eight former presidents, seven of whom are still active in
the Guild. Membership in a class taught by Debra Hager formed the nucleus of
the Guild organized in February 1991. The first newsletter was published in
June, 1991. In its early history, a lending library was established, a
judged quilt show was sponsored, T-shirts and Guild pins purchased. The
Guild moved to Kavanaugh Methodist Church in 1998 and continued with
community service, workshops, retreats, road trips and professional quilting
programs. President McCaw ended her reflections with the following
statement. “A guild is more than a creative outlet, a guild is where so many
of my friends are.”

Business included action on two recommendations of the Executive Board.
Membership approved the monthly newsletter be sent by straight e-mail
instead of by the Guild web site. Moved by Lisa Coker and seconded by
Maejean Nixson. Motion was approved. Web site will be kept for publicity and
information purposes. Two new standing committees were approved and
President McCaw appointed Sherry Worley to chair the Community Service/Door
Prizes committee. Shelley Childers will chair the Sunshine committee.

The Audit committee, Nixson, Cawthon, Norlyn Quinn, and McCaw, will
reconcile the Guild books before the end of January and report to the
membership via the newsletter.

Lisa Coker will continue in the role of Historian/Publicity/Reporter/
Photographer.

Gwen Schroth will chair the Design committee for the 2005 quilt. Schroth
will select the committee of one member from each circle and one member at
large.

The By-Laws Review committee will start work in early February. Members
should submit any proposed changes or questions in writing before February
28 to McCaw. Recommendations will hopefully be ready for publication in the
March newsletter. Vote on By-Laws’ changes will be at the April meeting.
Committee members are Worley, Kay Colcleasure, Mary Lou Strohm, and McCaw..

The Nominating committee will be elected in October and submit a slate of
officers in November to be voted on in December.

President McCaw pointed out that the Butterfly quilt ticket sales have been
extremely slow. Proposed drawing for the quilt is in May. (Every member
needs to sell at least $20 worth of tickets. If you need tickets, contact
Betty Day. Get those dollars in! This is a major fund raiser for the Guild.)

President McCaw reminded members that dues are payable now. Dues are
delinquent after February 28 and your name will be removed from the roster.
A new directory will be distributed at the March meeting,

An information packet that will be given to new members when they join the
Guild is being put together by Hodapp.

Worley announced that there were 10 quilts ready to donate. The consensus of
the membership was to donate to the Greenville WIN Shelter.

Rehm sought consensus of the group regarding a garage sale as a fund raising
project. Jane Martyn, Colcleasure, Sue Childers, Maxine Leverett, and Hager
will work out the details for the garage sale. Rehm presented first block
examples of the 2003 Mystery Quilt available for membership participation at
$4 per person. Rehm introduced her friend Linda Coakley who brought for sale
her book Great Grandma Ives’ Redwork.

Coker was assigned to bring prices for chambray/denim shirts including logo
embroidery fees to the next meeting.

The 2003 Budget was presented. Colcleasure moved that the budget be adopted
as presented. Coker seconded the motion. Membership approved the presented
budget.

Martyn reported the following for the Cotton Strippers Circle. Last day to
sign up for Eufala retreat is February 1; the next meeting of Strippers is
at Paula Talley’s home; and that many members will be attending the March
6-9 Lake Eufala retreat.

Four members displayed quilts in show and tell. Coker, a shaded 9-patch;
Worley, a Coca-Cola fabric in Yellow Brick Road design; Allen Day, an offset
Log Cabin called Blues; and Rehm, Gather Ye Flowers, a Baltimore Album
original design. Gather Ye Flowers has been submitted for entry into the
Williamsburg and Paducah shows.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. by President McCaw.

Carolyn Burt, Recording Secretary

The 2005 Quilt design committee will be as follows:

 Gwen Schroth, Chair
 Mary Lou Strohm
 Sue Childers
 Jane Martyn
 Lisa Coker
 LaNell Bundick
 Maxine Leverett

Gwen Schroth, Design Committee Chairwoman

Happy Birthday!

February

Cotton Patch Quilt Guild—12 years!!

Shelly Jo Childers 02/01
Barbara Ratcliff 02/05
Jane Asberry02/06
Dorothy Boettcher 02/17
Maxine Leverett02/24
Letha Bost02/25

March
Belva Isham03/01
Sue Miller 03/01
Sue Nixson03/08
Madeline Sullivan 03/15
Katharine McCaw03/18
Frances Holloway 03/22
Frances Stinnet03/22

January Door Prize List

Linda’s Quilt Shop, Denton - $15 gift certificate
The Rail Fence, Aubrey - $10 gift certificate
Among Friends, Topeka, KS – pattern
Stitching Post, Denton - $20 gift certificate
Carriage House Quilt Shoppe, Plano – $10 gift certificate
Quilt Asylum, McKinney – $10 gift certificate
Tracy Greenlee – scented candle

Sunshine & Shadows
Please give thanks and remember these people in your thoughts and prayers:

Linda Franklin was in the hospital for a week due to a ruptured appendix,
but she is at home now and on the mend.

Jane Martyn was in a car accident Feb. 7 but was not injured severely.  Her
van and the truck that hit her were totaled but Jane wasn't seriously
injured.

Mary Lou Strohm's sister, Marge, in Waterloo, Iowa is seriously ill and Mary
Lou has gone to be with her.

Joan Biggs had eye surgery on Feb. 7; the prognosis is good!

Huey Nobles is recovering from eye surgery.

Ruth Bacon was hospitalized on Feb. 13 with a blood clot on her knee.  She
home recovering now.


Please notify Shelly Childers (shetra2165@yahoo.com) if you have illnesses,
deaths, achievements, good news, etc. for Sunshine & Shadows.


Cotton Patch Quilt Guild Community Service

The Cotton Patch Quilt Guild’s Community Service Committee delivered 10 baby
quilts to the WIN Shelter in Greenville.  Barbara Ratcliff joined the
Committee consisting of Sherry Worley, Sue Miller, and Lisa Coker.  We were
treated to a wonderful tour of the shelter.  What an amazing place!  We were
all inspired to do even more to help.  With that in mind the Committee would
like to have a donation drive for the WIN Shelter.  If you would like to
make a donation please bring any items to the February and/or March Guild
meeting.

The following is a list of items that would be very helpful.
Kotex Pads, Tampons, Razors, Deodorant (Variety of Brands), Shampoo,
Conditioner,
Soap (Bath size), Lotion, Hair perms, Hair color, Mouthwash (Trial size),
Shower caps (Plastic - inexpensive), Ladies undergarments - sizes 5 through
10, Ladies socks, Bras: sizes 34B, 34C, 36B, 36C, Panty liners,
Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Combs, Brushes, Dental Floss, Emery boards, Toilet
tissue, Q-Tips, Facial cleanser (example: Noxzema), Vaseline, Feminine
cleansing, products (example: Summer's Eve), and Baby oil.   There are also
children at the shelter so you might want to include some books in your
donation.

Anything that you could donate would be very much appreciated.  The
Community Service Committee will be happy to deliver the donations to the
shelter.

A cutting party was held at Lisa’s.  Now we have lots of kits available!
Please take the time to work on a project sometime during the year.

Sherry Worley

Recipe from Norlyn Quinn - she brought this to the January meeting!

Cabbage Salad

1 - 2 1/4 oz. pkg. slivered almonds, toasted at 350 degrees for about 8 min.
1 - 16 oz. pkg. cole slaw mix
1/2 C. chopped green pepper
1/2 C. chopped red pepper
5 green onions, chopped
8 oz. can water chestnuts, sliced
1 - 3 oz. pkg oriental noodles

Dressing:

1/2 C. veg. oil
1/4 C. sugar
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 tsp. salt, optional
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. flavor enhancer
  Toss together before serving

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Cotton Patch Quilt Guild
Newsletter Editor
PO Box 8953
Greenville, TX 75404-8953