Cedar Hill Quilters Guild

March 8, 2010                               Vol. 21, #3

Next Meeting: April 12, 2010

 April Refreshments:

Helen Carr                               Cheryl Strickland

April Door Prizes:

Charolotte Humphrey              Jeanne Takano

Million pillowcase challenge: This exciting yearlong national challenge—spearheaded by American Patchwork & Quilting—asks independent quilt shops and fabric stores to join forces with quilters and sewers in 2010 to create and donate 1 million pillowcases to local charities, with the message, Make a Pillowcase, Make a Difference. Many worthy organizations and causes can benefit from pillowcases, including nursing homes, domestic violence shelters, foster children and the homeless.

Guild members wishing to participate may bring them to our monthly guild meeting and give them to Kathy Longstreet, who will collect them before donation.  Members will vote on local charities for donation.

It was recommended that members might like to take some time during the March retreat to make pillowcases.  Those not attending, who’d like to donate fabric for retreat pillowcases, should bring it to the February meeting.

For free downloadable pillowcase patterns and to log in pillowcases donated, see: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/millionpillowcases/index.html

The April workshop will be on Sat. April 17, from 10-2 at Just Stitchin quilt shop. The subject is "Landscape Quilts".

Door prizes were won by Jeanne Takano, Hollie Mc Neely, and Suzie Harris. Name tag fat ¼’s were won by Charlotte Humphrey, Amy Jameson, and Janet Syrcle.

Ella Van Hoozer - My first memories of a quilt are of the one that was on my bed as a little girl. It was a utilitarian quilt, tied and I know the batting was a wool army blanket. The backing was flannel, which takes on a bumpy feel when it has been washed, and that became the feeling of security for me. There is still a chunk of that quilt in my treasure trove of quilting things, (my stash).

My mother worked outside the home full time but she did enjoy sewing dresses for my sister and myself. It was great fun going to the fabric store to pick out material and trims. Oh the fabric talked to me even as a little girl. I learned how to make clothing in home economics class in school.

I stared quilting after I finished college. Rotary cutters were new. Quilt shops were a very novel thing, and cotton while you could find it, was well under four dollars a yard, and normally under three dollars a yard. I took classes from everyone that I could. I learned lots of piecing techniques, and a few hand techniques. Machine quilting was considered a bad thing at the time. I never considered myself anything but a machine kind of girl. This was a time when hand techniques were being changed into rotary cutting techniques.

I have recently added finishing projects to my list of things to learn. I have lots of tops, lots of blocks, and a few finished projects. I know, finishing is easier said than done. While I am not new to quilting, I am new to the guild, and I look forward to getting to know all you all better.

Jeanne Takano- 1. 5 baby sweaters, and burp rags for her grand-daughter. 2. Blankheyets and burp rags for Mary and Martha sewing ministries.

Barbara Sessions- 1. Gnarly trees wall hanging 2. Star quilt (quilted by Gloria Densmore) 3. Applique blocks from the machine appliqué workshop.

CJ Francis- 1. Finished the heart chenille quilt she started at the Sept. retreat for Brittany’s 13th birthday gift. 2. Tell- 2nd Great-grandson born in Feb.

Judy Purcell- 1. Small bag for a sewing class for non-sewers, 2. Geneology quilt

Pearl Nettles- Baby quilt made at retreat for a shower.

Cheryl Strickland- Work in progress scrap throw, (star pieced on back). Just needs binding.

Charlotte Humphrey- 1. Old family quilt- stars made by her grandmother from feed sacks and clothing. 2. Wool "little girl" coat and cape made for her by her mom.

Hollie Mc Neely- 1. Striped charity quilt 2. Applique on apron 3. Great-grandmothers appliqué crazy quilt.

Amy Jameson- 1. Woven, then quilted, table runner for her mom. 2. Beginners quilt- teaching her friends from her birthing class to quilt.

Pat Kempe- insulated iron carrier, made at retreat from a kit from Just stitchin.

2-B

Plate 4

3-6.5"

1-3.5"

1-A

1-B

2-6.5"

2-3.5"

2-A

2-B

2-6.5"

3-3.5"

3-A

1-B

Plate 9-A

1-9.5"

1-3.5"

2-A

2-6.5"

Plate 9-C

1-9.5" 6

1-3.5"

1-B