December+2014+Newsletter

Dec. 10, 2014   Editor: Donna McDade __TONIGHT’S PROGRAM MONTH__  Our holiday meal. We are to bring a covered dish and beverage. The guild will provide a ham, decorations, and service. The meeting will start at 6 PM There will be an election of officers. We will also have nominations from the floor. __NEXT__ .  New Date: Jan. 14, Feb 11 Saturday Sews Dec. – none Jan. 17 – TBD Feb. 14 - TBD __Retreat:__  In March. More information later. There is a slight increase in the fee. It will now be $140 for members and $160 for non-members. Do you have something you’d like to teach? Please get the information to the retreat committee. __The Quilter’s Exchange__  brought $106 into the budget. <span class="s22" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">__Pizza Box Challenge:__ <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> Finally, after a year, we get to have our original blocks and all the blocks made by our friends in the guild returned to us. What a surprise to see the beautiful blocks. Now to rush home and finish them. <span class="s22" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">__Quits of Valor__ <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">. There was a great article and photo of the members who worked on the quilt in the <span class="s23" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Journal News <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> on November 20, 2014. <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">On behalf of your 2014 BBQG board, we’d love <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">To wish you a very happy and safe holidays! <span class="s22" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">__Quilt Shows__ <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">March – Lebanon, OH <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">May 15 - 16 Franklin County Quilt Show. Old Brookville High School Gym, Brookville IN. 765-647-0797. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);"> [|www.extension.purdue.edu/franklin] <span class="s17" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">. <span class="s16" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">__Reading a quilt magazine: by Donna McDade__ <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">1. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Excitedly open and thumb through the magazine enjoying the beautiful quilts. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">2. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Go through again and only examine each quilt border. See how the border enhances the overall design of the quilt. How bare would the quilt be without the border? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">3. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Go eat some chocolate. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">4. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Opening the magazine for the third time see how many different quilting designs there are. Does the quilting design fill the space well? Is the style of the quilting consistent with the art of the quilt (feathers for traditional, straight lines for modern)? Are there some designs you want to try? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">5. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Get up and do some exercises. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">6. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Read the editorial. See what the main focus of the magazine is for that month. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">7. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Read each article to learn a new technique, to see what each quilter has to say about their work,and to really understand the quilt and quilter. What have you learned that will help you with your next quilt? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">8. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Put a paperclip or bookmark on the pages that have ideas you want to try. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">9. <span class="s20" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Carefully put the magazine where you can find it again. Go sew.