The drawing for the Patriotic Quilt is drawing near. We need to get as many tickets sold as possible before the October meeting. If you do not think you are going to sell your tickets, please turn them in at the next Guild Meeting so that we don't run short at the last minute. Of course, we prefer that you sell those that were distributed to you! If you have sold tickets and not crossed your name off of Gwen's list, please let her know how much money you turned in for your tickets.

Gwen Schroth

Dear Guild members,

Thank you for the cards, delicious food, e-mails, kind thoughts and prayers that are helping me through this stressful and very sad time. You are a special group of people. I love you.

Maxine Leverett

If your name appears on the food committee and you know that you will be unable to attend the meeting, please let your chairperson* know as soon as possible. Starting with the September meeting, only Dessert and Coffee, tea, etc. will be served. Chairpersons please coordinate the desserts and drinks so there will be plenty for all attending the meetings.

Jennifer Tenney *                 Beth Winn

Gladys Trammell                     Carolyn Wright

Roberta Vanderburg                 Jane York

Kathy Vestal                     Jan Ainsworth

Mary Welch                     Jane Asberry

Nora Whitehead             Joan Biggs

Sherry Worley             Linda Black

Pug Wichern

Sara Bobbitt*             Michele Chitsey

Dorothy Boettcher             Jackie Clark

Barbara Booth                 Lisa Coker

LaNell Bundick                 Kay Colcleasure

Carolyn Burt                 Alice Cooney

Connie Cawthon             Jo Ann Cross

Shelly Childers            Sue Childers

New Members:

Laurie Anderson

854 Steeple Chase Ct.

Rockwall, Texas 75032

H - 972-771-0310

Cell - 214-728-0825

Email - laurieanderson3@charter.net

Birthday - 11/15

Spouse - Lary

 

Gladys Guthrie

516 Leatherwood Lane

Greenville, Texas 75402

H - 903-454-9456

Birthday - 7/4

Spouse - George

 

Linda Hevron

14475 CR 615

Farmersville, Texas 75442

H - 972-782-6523

Wk - 972-784-2600

Cell - 214-770-1852

Email - rhlh@waymark.net

Birthday - 7/31

Spouse - Ron

 

 

Sunshine & Shadows

 

	Lisa Coker's brother, James of Little Rock, Arkansas passed away August 25
	Maxine Leverett's husband, Harold passed away August 18, in Greenville
	Barbara Ratcliff's brother, David Barrett of MA, passed away August 15, in an accident.
	Mary Welch's husband, Bill, has been diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery to remove a lobe and lymph glands, and will begin chemo. His condition and treatment are compounded by diabetes.
	Joy Gregory has been ill

If a guild member has had a death in the family or has had surgery, please let us know. If you have had a happy event in your life, please let the guild members rejoice with you.

Betty Day (betallday@ev1.net, 903-496-2897.

 

 

Friendship Circles

Cotton Belles

No report received.

 

 

 

Cotton Blossoms

Our Aug. 16 meeting produced a great show and tell as several members had gone right home to complete their Square-In-Square project before forgetting what they were taught at our previous meeting. At this meeting we again met early to learn Betty Hammock’s new piecing method using freezer paper. Belva and Joyce did a fine job at teaching and being patient with us. We are using 30’s fabric and will donate the quilt to the Presbyterian Church Fall bazaar. Several members enjoyed a great time at the Arlington quilt show.

On Labor Day we met to assemble our 30’s squares. This quilt is looking pretty darn cute. With deadlines to meet we enjoyed several show & tell projects. All Ronald McDonald quilts and Quillos are due at our next meeting.

 

Belva Isham

Cotton Strippers

Twenty Cotton Strippers met at Kavanaugh Methodist Church in Greenville on Sept. 9th. Thanks to the refreshment committee for the great food. After an update on Donna Moon & Joy Gregory, we enjoyed some wonderful show-n-tell projects. Sara  had 2 "Bloomin' Idiots" oops! Blooming Nine Patches and proved you can make more than one and not go crazy. Kay along with Sara & Tracy got the ball rolling on the "Ugly Fabric" miniature quilt challenge. It's not too late to join the fun. Just bring 2 fat quarters of "ugly fabric" and a $1.00 to the next meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 14th at the church. The "mini" quilts need to be completed by the Feb. 2005 Strippers meeting.

 

Refreshment committee for next meeting include:  Barbara Ratcliff, Sherri Parsley, Carolyn Burt, Katharine McCaw, May Jan Spinar, Lisa Coker, Pam Hodapp, and Kathy Vestal

Kathy Vestal, Dictatress

Sunbonnet Sue

No report received.

 

August Door Prizes

Quiltmakers , Dallas - Book

Suzy’s, Quilt Shop, Garland - 2 gift bags

Quilt Asylum , McKinney- (2) $10 gift certificates

Quilt Country, Lewisville - $10 gift certificate

Anonymous - fabric

Greta Starnater, Greenville - 3 handmade soaps

Anonymous - 4 miscellaneous gifts

Please remember to send thank you notes and patronize these generous

merchants!

 

 

Cotton Patch Quilt Guild

2005 Quilt Show Committee

Co-Chair           Allen Day

   Co Chair           Pebble Rehm

 Facility             Allen Day

    Quilts & Layout     Pebble Rehm

   Publicity             Carolyn Burt

   Sponsors             Debra Hager

        Vendors              Greta Starnater

   Printing             Jane Martyn

Special Events*             Tracy Greenlee

(* Includes Mini Quilt Auction, Challenge, Student Block Challenge, Bed Turning, Community Service Table, Quilting Demonstration)

Please direct any questions, suggestions and/or concerns regarding the quilt show to any of these members.

 

Proposed change to the by-laws:

Art. V. 5.05 " A quorum shall be fifty percent of the members present at a regular meeting of the guild, as determined by the Corresponding/Membership Secretary"

Reference: Art. IX.9.02

This will be submitted for vote at the September meeting. In the event you are unable to attend, please contact Pam Hodapp with your proxy.

Katharine

 

Just a Few Minutes…

 

Forty-eight members of the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild and four guests met at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2004. President, Katharine McCaw welcomed three new members: Gladys Guthrie, Laurie Anderson and Linda Hevron. We hope Cathy Ross will visit us again.

 

Carol Morrissey presented the program, "The Big Picture - Hand Dyed Fabrics". After showing a number of vintage family quilts, Morrissey displayed her own handiwork, which showcases her hand dyed fabrics replicating the brightly colored blossoms in her garden. She explained the dyeing process and offered yardage for sale.

 

Following an intermission and Door Prizes, the guild addressed the issue of what constitutes a quorum. After discussion and reviewing the policies of other guilds, the consensus was that the simplest definition - " A majority of the members present at a regular meeting" - was the best one. (Elsewhere in this newsletter you will find the recommendation to be voted on in September.) Since we will still be subject to the old quorum rule - a majority of the membership - , it is extremely important that there be sufficient attendance, or proxies, to accomplish the change. All who know that they will be unable to attend the September meeting are urged to contact Pam Hodapp and submit a proxy.

 

A second issue to be considered was that of refreshments at guild meetings. Four options were offered, with the vote overwhelmingly in favor of serving only drinks and desserts. The new policy will be in effect in September.

 

Program Chair, Pebble Rehm, announced that Skill Night, previously scheduled for the November meeting, has been rescheduled for January, 2005. This change became necessary because of the change of date for the November Eufaula retreat. The Cotton Belles will take charge of the November meeting, which will be a Community Service work night.

 

Rehm announced that Quilt Show 2005 plans are proceeding smoothly. Debra Hager showed her original artwork that will be used for posters and announcements for the show. The dates are Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2005. The Cotton Belles will have charge of the store. Mary Manlove will bring and display her collection of antique quilts.

 

Librarian, Linda Franklin, has purchased a new cabinet for the library, and has completed the re-cataloguing of all our resource materials. She asked that we let her know of any special items that should be added to the library.

 

Due to family circumstances and time constraints, Lisa Coker has resigned her positions as Design Committee chair, Door Prize chair and TAQG representative. Filling these responsibilities will be Mary Lou Strohm, Door Prizes; Carolyn Burt, Design Committee; and Sherry Worley, TAQG representative.

 

Respectfully,

Barbara Ratcliff

 

Pink Ribbon Quilts, by Mimi Dietrich

Quilts and patterns inspired by American Cancer Society’s fund raising symbol for breast cancer research.

California Cruisin’ , by Terry Atkinson

Quilts are inspired by a trip to California including recipes and favorite quilt shops in California.

Strips and Strings, by Evelyn Sloppy

Author has put 16 string quilts together, including some appliqué, rail fence, diamond, drunkard’s path and great effects from hour glass and stringed squares.

More Nickel Quilts, by Pat Speth

20 new designs from 5-inch squares are in this sequel to the bestseller Nickel Quilts.

Bead Embroidery, by Valerie Campbell-Harding and Pamela Watts

Authors show how to weave, trap, sew, couch beads by hand and machine for the serious bead aficionado as well as those interested in making their own beaded fringe or special beaded embellishment to quilts or clothing.

A World of Quilts, by Beth Ann Williams

Transform you exotic fabrics into gorgeous quilts using simple blocks. Ten projects include quilts, pillow, table runner and wall hangings made of African, Asian, or aborigine fabric or hand-painted batiks.

Quilting Curves, by Vikki Pignatelli

A new technique for sewing curves with a sewing machine for patchwork or appliqué. Vikki calls her technique topstitch piecing and was featured on “Simply Quilts” TV show,

Beading Basics, by Mary Stori

A Good introduction to beading with 30 stitches and techniques for the novice to try. Detailed instructions and photography make it easy to learn.

Linda Franklin

Don’t Forget

Turn in any money collected for

Raffle Quilt tickets to Gwen Schroth

 

UFO Projects (completed, of course!)

and I-O-U fat quarters to Alice Cooney

 

Allen Quilter’s Guild

Presents

Pat Campbell

October 21, 2004, 6:30 PM

Internationally renowned Pat Campbell will be the speaker at the October meeting. Guest fee will be $5.00. You are also invited to spend the day on Saturday, October 23 with Pat in a workshop. Texas Wildflowers , an original design by Pat, is a 6 hour class 9:30 - 3:30 (bring a lunch to share). The class will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 605 S. Greenville Ave., Allen, Texas. A check to Allen Quilter’s Guild for $28.00 will reserve your space. There is a supply fee of $3.00. Limited to 32. Call Terri Gartman at 972-359-1821 to reserve your spot and for further information.

 

2004 Quilt Shows

	Sept. 24-26 “Celebrate the Adventure” Austin Area Quilt Guild, Crocket Center, 6301 E. Highway 290, Austin, TX
	Sept. 25 14th Annual Senior Center Quilt Show, The Senior Center, 1225 Holland Lake Road, Weatherford, TX
	Oct. 1-3 “When Life Hands You Scraps...Make a Quilt”, Red River Quilters, Convention Center, Shreveport, LA
	Oct. 4-29 24th Annual Quilt Show, Piecemakers’ Quilt Guild of Corsicana, Warehouse Living Arts Center, 119 W. 6th Avenue, Corsicana, TX
	Oct. 8-10 “Threads of Texas Quilt Show” Town N’ Country Quilt Guild, Erath County Courthouse, Highway 377 @ 108, Stephenville, TX
	Oct. 15-16 “Heritage Quilt Stars” Heritage Quilt Guild of Van Zandt County, Canton Civic Center, Hwy 64, Canton, TX
	Oct. 16 “Friends & Neighbors” Albany Study Club, 3rd Annual Quilt Show, Main Street, Albany, TX

Newsletter Editor — Tracy Greenlee

972-475-5448

tracy@greenleecpa.com