В PATCHES В В В В В В В THE В COACHELLA В VALLEY В QUILT В GUILD В NEWSLETTER В May/Jun В 2014, В Volume В 14, В Issue В Number В 3 В В Mailing В address: В В P.O. В Box В 3121, В Rancho В Mirage, В CA В В 92270 В В Meetings В are В held В at В 10:00 В a.m. В the В second В Saturday В each В month В at В Coachella В Valley В History В Museum В В 82616 В Miles В Avenue, В Indio, В CA В В В В В Website: В В www.cvquiltguild.org В В В В MISSION В STATEMENT: В В The В purpose В of В the В Coachella В Valley В Quilt В Guild В is В to В promote В appreciation В of В quilting, В share В and В uphold В the В heritage В of В a В timeless В folk В art, В and В to В further В the В education В and В still В levels В of В the В members В of В the В guild. В FROM THE PRESIDENT: Linda Rae Shea Hello В Everyone. В В Hope В you В are В all В having В a В great В spring. В В В В Guild В activities В are В slowing В down. В В It В has В been В a В great В year В with В programs В and В the В Desert В Guilds В Quilt В Show. В В I В thank В all В for В your В participation В in В both. В В Check В this В newsletter В for В upcoming В programs В for В May В and В June В and В beginning В again В in В September. В В В The В fall В retreat В is В scheduled В for В November В 13-ВвЂђ16. В В It В is В currently В full, В but В if В you В would В like В to В be В on В the В waiting В list, В please В contact В Karon В Patterson. В В We В are В looking В for В someone В to В fill В the В 2nd В VP В position В beginning В January В 2015. В В If В you В would В like В information В on В what В the В 2nd В VP В responsibilities В are, В contact В Kathleen В Herring. В В If В you В are В interested В in В this В position, В please В contact В Pamela В Kimball. В В The В Quilter В to В Quilter В table В is В looking В for В handmade В items В to В auction В off В at В the В guild В meeting. В В If В you В have В any В items В to В donate, В please В bring В them В to В the В meeting. В В See В you В at В the В May В meeting. В Linda В Rae В Shea В President В Opportunity Quilt Raffle Ticket Sales from Kathleen Herring You В are В all В doing В a В fantastic В job В of В buying В and В selling В the В raffle В tickets В to В our В Opportunity В Quilt. В В (Although В the В quilt В does В make В it В easy В to В sell В tickets В -ВвЂђ-ВвЂђ В it В is В so В wonderful!!) В В At В the В quilt В show, В the В volunteers В sold В $507 В worth В of В raffle В tickets. В В $213 В worth В of В tickets В were В sold В at В the В Heritage В Day В at В the В Coachella В Valley В Quilt В Museum. В В The В total В for В this В year В so В far В -ВвЂђ -ВвЂђ В including В our В last В guild В meeting В -ВвЂђ-ВвЂђ В is В $3,762. В В We В are В past В our В biggest В selling В events В of В the В year В but В we В do В have В the В Rancho В Mirage В Art В Affaire В in В November В and В of В course В our В guild В meetings. В В Speaking В of В which, В I В just В want В to В remind В all В the В members В we В would В like В you В to В purchase В at В least В $10 В worth В of В tickets. В В Of В course В you В may В sell В those В to В family В and В friends В or В give В them В as В gifts. В В I В wonder В if В we В can В raise В over В $5000 В like В last В year??! В В Please В feel В free В to В help В us В out. В В (And В of В course В there В is В a В prize В for В the В member В selling В the В most В tickets.) В MEMBERSHIP: В March В & В April В 2014 В Membership В Report В Special В thanks В the В Membership В Team В for В March В and В April В вЂ“ В Barbara В Lind, В Jana В Calkins, В Terri В Kirchner, В Cher В Gellman, В Kim В Carlson, В Cara В Stansberry В and В Edith В McGarry. В В It В takes В many В volunteers В to В get В everyone В checked В in В and В we В appreciate В their В hard В work! В В В Attendance В at В the В March В meeting В was В 90 В member В and В 9 В guests В for В a В total В of В 99 В present. В В The В door В prize В went В to В Carolyn В Courtwright В вЂ“ В we В hope В she В enjoys В it. В For В April В we В had В 105 В members, В and В 4 В guests В for В a В total В of В 109. В The В door В prize В was В won В by В Judy В Foster В вЂ“ В we В hope В she В enjoys В it В too! В В For В the В year В 2014 В we В have В 31 В new В members В making В our В total В paid В membership В 201. В See В you В in В May. В Claire В В Philanthropy: Charities В As В of В March В 31, В Desert В Samaritans В closed В their В doors. В In В determining В a В replacement В (or В multiple В replacements) В charities, В the В Philanthropy В Committee В is В investigating В the В following В options: В Shelter В from В the В Storm В (suggested В by В two В Guild В members) В for В emergency В abusive В situations, В the В Riverside В Care В Transitions В and В Intervention В Program В for В post-ВвЂђ hospitalized В seniors В and В SafeHouse В of В the В Desert В for В emergency В situations В for В teens В and В younger В adults. В These В groups В would В receive В donated В quilts. В In В addition, В the В Committee В is В considering В other В charitable В organizations В for В cash В donations. В В Quilt В Donations В The В CVQG В has В a В 2014 В goal В to В receive В and В donate В 300 В quilts. В В As В of В April В 18, В 2014, В the В Guild В is В a В third В of В the В way В there, В having В received В 108 В quilts. В Special В thanks В go В out В to В Sun В City В Palm В Desert В for В the В 23 В quilts В they В donated В in В March В and В to В вЂњThe В Lunch В BunchвЂќ В for В a В total В of В 30 В quilts В donated В in В March В and В April. В Please В keep В the В donations В coming. В 23 В quilts В were В delivered В to В The В Moyer В Foundation В to В be В used В for В Camp В Erin; В 25 В were В delivered В to В Barbara В SinatraвЂ™s В Children В Center В for В their В programs. В В For В those В looking В for В вЂњstarterвЂќ В kits, В there В are В over В 20 В kits В made В up В and В ready В for В distribution. В There В will В be В more В available В at В the В May В meeting, В May В 10th. В В вЂњQuilting В вЂ¦ В on В a В Sunday В afternoonвЂќ В The В next В opportunity В to В spend В a В leisurely В and В social В Sunday В afternoon В working В on В Philanthropy В quilts В is В May В 25th В at В the В Montecito В Clubhouse В at В Sun В City В Shadow В Hills. В We В begin В at В 1:00 В p.m. В and В close В up В our В workshop В around В 5:00 В p.m. В Come В meet В and В visit В with В your В fellow В members, В share В ideas В and В techniques В on В making В quilts, В and В enjoy В the В hospitality В of В Sun В City В Shadow В Hills. В Plan В now В to В join В us В on В June В 22 В as В well. В Happy В Quilting!!! В Cheryl В Taylor В В Featured Quilter: В В Annie В Houston В When I was growing up in Northern California, I never remembered hearing about or seeing a quilt. My mother did a small amount of sewing. When we were small she made dresses with smocking for my sister and me to wear. It was not until I was an adult that I first even became aware of quilts. I was teaching in Riverside, CA and a friend asked me to go with her to an Adult Community education class to learn how to quilt. We were going to make a sampler quilt. I went out and started looking for fabric and found one that had geese couples on it. The gander had a bow around his neck and the goose had a scarf on her head and they were on a beige background. I clearly remember going into stores and finding other fabrics to go with those geese. Oh how fun that was, hunting down fabrics! We had mimeographed instructions each week and we would make cardboard templates, lay the fabric down on a piece of sand paper, and then trace around them with a pencil. I would go home after receiving each new pattern and draw up miniature pictures of each square, and, then using colored pencils, I would color in each drawing so I could decide where my darks and lights should go. I was in the вЂ�zoneвЂ™ and it was wonderful! I loved the whole process! During this same time period, Georgia Bonesteel was doing a TV show about her quilting methods. I would tape them each week trying to learn new techniques. I think my second project was a childвЂ™s quilt for my new nephew. It had blue and yellow pinwheels and pictures of Peter Rabbit. I had tied my first quilt but I decided that my baby quilt should be quilted. I did not like hand quilting and I found that out very quickly working on that small quilt. I did finish it, but for years afterword, all of my quilts were tied. That first sampler quilt was made around 1980. I continued sewing and quilting through my teaching career and life with all its ups and downs. All my quilts were tied until my husband and I starting spending our summers on Lopez Island in Washington State. I finally found someone who could do the quilting on my quilts. Because I never took any classes, I did not even think that there were people out that who would finish my quilts for me. After we finished building our home and I retired from teaching, we lived full time on Lopez Island for about 6 years. However, my husband and I had a business making fused glass and metal sculpture and we sold them at our local farmerвЂ™s market on the island during the summer touristsвЂ™ season. The business left little time for quilting, but, at some point along the way I managed a class at our local island quilt shop. The quilt was very complicated and took a lot of work but I did love it and when I finished it, I took it to the local island long arm quilter. The quilting was okay on the front, however, he would forget to change bobbins on the back and I was not happy at all with the final product. Thus was the start of longing for a long arm quilting machine so that I could finish my quilts myself. My husband was very supportive and after much researching I had a Handiquilter long arm quilting machine with a 12 foot table in my sewing room on Lopez Island. It has a computer element so that I could accurately stitch an edge-to-edge design on my quilts. It took a class in Salt Lake City, Utah and continually watching and re-watching some of the Handiquilter videos to finally get things to run smoothly. Now that we have moved to Palm Springs and I am not keeping up with 3 1/2 acres of grass and garden and not making products for the FarmerвЂ™s Market each weekend, I am spending most of my free time quilting. I quilt for a few friends, charity quilts for our guild and a hospice organization, Quilts of Valor quilts and my own quilts to give away to friends and family. Quilting will always be my passion and bliss and I have many wonderful friends who are on this journey with me. Life is good. В В В В Reminder: Linda's term as President of the Guild is drawing to an end. Traditionally everyone who wants to express their appreciation for her hard work, makes a block to be given to her in December. She sets the theme for the blocks and makes them into a quilt. If you want to take part in this, please follow the parameters listed below and have it ready for our meeting in December. Create a 6-1/2" block using a bright background fabric. Using fusible web, fuse one or more geometric shapes to the background using other contrasting bright colors. Use solids and/or prints as you like. You can use as many shapes as you like and they can go all the way to the edge if you want. You don't even need to stitch them down! What a fun easy block to make. UPCOMING PROGRAMS May 10, 2014 Jean Impey www.SewJean.shutterfly.com Trunk Show "I found a true passion for the textile arts which allows me to combine my love for sewing and painting. My textile art offers me freedom to employ working with fibers, cottons, silks, linens, and wools as well as painting techniques. I use both machines and hand work to join and assembly my work. I consider myself an artist, qiulter and 'sewist'; a new work for an old craft." Jean is looking forward to being one of the Artists in Residence at Empty Spools in 2015. June 14, 2014 Long Arm Quilters Panel Discussion A panel of local longarm quilters will share what they are looking for when working with a client. You will have an opportunity to ask them questions about their business and their experiences В Reminders: Philanthropy Quilters: Please wash the quilts before donating. Thanks for all the work you are doing for donations! Donations of large pieces of fabric are needed to help in the making of philanthropy quilts. They can be brought th to the 4 Sunday Quilting group, or contact Cheryl Taylor to make arrangements. Correction: This piece submitted by my co-newsletter editor, Louise Nadeau-Gaunce should have been included in the March / April newsletter. Sorry Louise and Jerry for my oversight and the delay. Better late than never! We were fortunate to have one of our own members, Jerry Granata fill in at the CVQG February program when the scheduled speaker cancelled. We appreciated Jerry's inspiring talk about his personal journey into quilting. Jerry, your creative approach and refusal to let convention hamper you is refreshing. Judging by the response of our group, your humor was really appreciated! В В В В В В В В В В В В В вЂњQuilting В вЂ¦ В on В a В Sunday В afternoonвЂќ В В В В A В new В opportunity В is В available В to В those В who В want В to В work В on В Philanthropy В quilts. В Sun В City В Shadow В Hills В Needles В & В Pins В Club, В with В the В support В of В our В LifeStyle В Desk, В is В making В two В of В our В meeting В rooms В available В on В the В 4th В Sunday В of В the В month В from В 1:00 В вЂ“ В 5:00 В p.m. В The В dates В are: В February В 23, В March В 23, В April В 27, В May В 25 В and В June В 22, В 2014. В Guild В Members В who В would В like В to В join В us В are В requested В to В sign В up В in В advance В (suggest В the В Guild В meeting В for В that В month) В or В email В me В at В [email protected]. В This В is В so В we В can В make В sure В you В can В get В through В the В Security В Gate В without В any В hassles. В The В Philanthropy В quilting В workshop В will В take В place В in В the В Montecito В Clubhouse, В Mirada В and В Cambria В Rooms. В Directions В and В information В on В how В to В get В through В the В Security В Gate В and В to В the В Clubhouse В will В be В emailed В to В all В Guild В Members. В В Please В bring В your В sewing В machine В and В sewing В вЂњtoolsвЂќ, В i.e. В scissors, В pins, В etc. В Needles В & В Pins В will В provide В cutting В mats В & В rulers, В irons, В ironing В boards, В tables, В and В chairs. В В В В Directions В Sun В City В Shadow В Hills В В 80-ВвЂђ814 В Sun В City В Boulevard В Indio, В CA В 92203 В From В I-ВвЂђ10: В В В Take В Jefferson В Street В off В ramp В from В I-ВвЂђ10 В and В head В north. В At В the В intersection В of В Varner В Road В and В Jefferson, В turn В right. В Turn В left В at В the В next В stop В sign В onto В the В continuation В of В Jefferson В Street. В Turn В right В at В the В first В stop В light В onto В Sun В City В Blvd. В Stop В at В the В Security В Gate В and В tell В the В В guard В that В you В are В here В for В the В Needles В & В Pins В Quilting В Session. В Proceed В straight В ahead В to В the В third В stop В sign. В Turn В left В into В the В Montecito В Clubhouse В parking В area. В Upon В entering В the В clubhouse, В proceed В straight В through В the В reception В area, В turn В right. В At В the В end В of В the В hallway, В there В В are В two В meeting В rooms, В Mirada В and В Cambria. В We В will В be В quilting В in В those В В rooms. В В В В В