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Saturday, 26 April 2008
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                                                             Norman Area Quilter’s Guild                                   

                                                            Volume 6, Number 1     January, 2008  

                                                            Ruth Leidy, Editor 
 

DON'T FORGET- IT IS  MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME!

Thanks to all members who printed out the renewal form and brought it to the Christmas Party.  It allowed me to enjoy the party and food.  I hope everyone had as good a time as I did.

          If you have not renewed for 2008 yet, it is time to do so.  If at all possible please print the membership form from the website and fill it out.
          If you are a current member, and have no changes to make on the form, you may just note no change on it, but if you have a change of information, please fill in the form.  Remember this is the info that will go in the directory, so it needs to be correct.            Please bring the form to the Jan. 21st, 2008 meeting along with cash or a check for $20.00.  If you are unable to attend the Jan. meeting you may mail it to me directly (my correct address is in the directory), or to the NAQG post office box.  I will be checking the mail frequently.

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR RENEWAL IN NO LATER THAN FEB. 18, 2008 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE DIRECTORY.

Nancy Baysinger, Membership Chairman
My understanding is that Jim Kenderdine is out of intensive care and into a regular room at Norman Regional, but he still has to undergo another surgery to remove more of the damaged tissue in his leg.  Keep Earlene and Jim in your prayers.  It is going to be a long, slow recovery.   Ruth
 

Quilt Show 2008 WE NEED QUILTS!!!!

 

The deadline to get your quilt entry forms in for our show is January 31.  You do not have to have your quilt finished by then, just be reasonably certain it will be finished by mid April and don't forget to let us know the size.   

In order to have a good show we must have plenty of quilts.  So far I have been under whelmed by the number of entries!  With all the wonderful quilts we see during show and share each month, I know there are lots of nice quilts to be shared with the larger community at our show. The easiest way to get your entry* to me is hand it to me at our January guild meeting.  Or else you can mail it to me.

 

Michelle Lynch

19901 Fulkerson Rd.

Noble, OK 73068

* FORMS ARE IN ATTACHMENT 2

 Bazaar Happenings.... Georjana Mauldin It is crunch time.  We have great plans to make many things, such as sewing machine covers, sewing machine aprons, quilt journals, thread catchers, cell phone purses, iron cozies, quilted post cards, orphan blocks, etc.  We have an eleven item list of various things that are definitely "What Quilters Need."  We will meet during one of my small groups that meet on Wednesday Nights - beginning this month on the 23rd from 5pm to 9pm at McFarlin room 401.  We'd love to have you there.   We also need help on some materials.We could use: - 1/2 yard fabrics or larger,- 1/2 yard batting scraps or bigger, - embellishments (buttons, thimbles- ribbons, charms, beads, etc,)- thermal batting for iron coversAnd Your Time.  We need volunteers to stitch at home or at our meetings.  I hope you are as excited about the up-and-coming quilt show as I am.  This is something we can work on now for our guild to bring in money, and help develop closer ties and friendships among us..   

Thank you so very much,

ProgramsSabrina Diehl Happy New Year!  Happy Birthday!  The Norman Area Quilters Guild is another year older.  I just don’t know how that happens so quickly.  In January we will be installing our new officers and we will be hosting Becky Lambert from Becky’s Stitch in Time of Chickasha.  She will be presenting a program on family quilts.  Please be sure to come early as Becky will also be vending before the show so come check out her new fabrics.   Be sure to sign up for our upcoming March workshop.  We are excited to have Janet Noeves share her knowledge and experience with Seminole Piecing.  Signup sheets will be at the January guild meeting.   Thank you to Brenda Daniel who has graciously volunteered to take over Programs for the new year.  She brings enthusiasm and energy to the position so we should look forward to some great programs this year. 
Community Projects Wilma DeBerryAs many of you know Diane Miller has stepped down as Chairperson for the Community Quilts Committee and I am her successor.  I am excited and a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of this new venture.  Thanks to Diane's considerate invitation, I have made my first deliveries to both Mary Abbot House and the Crossroads facility.  The generosity of this guild and its individual members is something about which we can all be proud.  As we look to the future of this good work, it is my earnest hope that I can find ways to facilitate a greater opportunity for participation and involvement by all our members.  I thank you for this trust and hope to see all of you at the special work day planned for Saturday, January 19, at McFarlin.  We will set up at 8:00 am and will be there until 7:00 pm.  As always, this will be a come and go so please try to work in a bit of quilting with us.  Bring your sewing machine and supplies and we will furnish the fabric, batting and patterns.  Hope to see you there. 
   WAYS and MEANS                  Adrianne Fox HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!! OK, did any of you make resolutions to clean your sewing rooms?  Well, I didn't but I was looking for a book that I had purchased but couldn't find where I had put it for safe keeping.  However, I did find other things I had totally forgotten I had!  What fun. It was just like Christmas over again.   If you have cleaned your sewing room and have things for Ways and Means just bring your things to the meeting on the 21st and I will be happy to relieve you of them.   
Ways and Means will have a table at our quilt show in May so I am looking for some 'gems' to offer our attendees. I am also looking for people to volunteer to help me man the table for an hour or so.  If you would like to help, please let me know. 
A HUGE THANK YOU!!! Speaking as a McFarlin UMC member, I want to say thank you so very much for all the food donations that you brought in November and December.   It is “hard times” for many residents in Norman, and they appreciate the help.  Thank you again for such a generous outpouring of donations.  It is true that quilters have big hearts.Sincerely,
Georjana Mauldin 
 OKC Winter Quilt Show ReportRuth Leidy This is the 7th annual show for them. I’ve been to 4 (I was iced out last year.), but this was my first time to enter quilts.  It took courage to fill out those entry forms thinking “Am I really ready for this?”  But with encouragement from friends and family, I did it.  What a thrill it was to see my work hanging with all those really great quilts!  But then to top it off, I received an Honorable Mention and a Third Place.  Wow!   NAQG Winners First Place Revonda Blanding              S3 Whole Cloth            Queen Anne Star MedallionDianne Bauman               T6 Traditional Wall, Pieced            Retro Hearts Second Place Revonda Blanding            S10 Garment            JacketRevonda Blanding            T2 Traditional Large, Hand Appliqué           Baltimore’s Country Cousin’s Album Quilt Third Place Kay Boswell            A8 Artisan Wall, Hand Appliqué            Day is DoneDianne Bauman            S1 Miniature            Painted DesertRuth Leidy            S7 Pictorial            “But I Like This Quilt Best” Honorable Mention Brenda Daniel            T1 Traditional Large, Pieced            The Happy QuiltRuth Leidy            S2 Embellishment            Coat of Many Colors Other winners from Norman(Maybe someone knows them and could invite them to join NAQG.) Mary Jane Schneider            S10 Garment            My Favorite ColorsKaren Price            S16 Oklahoma Centennial Challenge            Oklahoma Centennial Challenge

 FAT QUARTER LOTTOEach month at our Norman guild meeting, we hold our Fat Quarter Lotto. Bring a fat quarter (or more!) for that month’s theme.  For every fat quarter you turn in you get a chance at winning the pool of fat quarters!  We have been splitting the piles into TWO OR MORE drawings, since so many are bringing fat quarters!  Keep them coming!   

Each month we have a different theme.

January meeting  Theme: “ICICLE TOES”  Snowflake novelties, blue and white/complimentary colors – flannels or cotton     Coming at the February meetingTheme: “Ooey Gooey Chocolates”Anything with brown being the dominate color.          Remember: Fat Quarters are 18" x 22", which is half of a half-yard of fabric (based on 42" - 45" width). Please give what you would want to receive, to make it fun for everyone.   Send any ideas or suggestions to either Georjana Mauldin at   or Peggy Megginson at , …

or find us at the meeting!                                     

 Thanks, Peggy and Georjana
 Upcoming Quilt Shows and EventsSheryl Heinrichs 
Feb 8/9 Echoes of the Rio Grande - Las Colcheras Quilt Guild. Workshops, 200+ quilts, demos, merchant mall, door prizes. Corbett Center - New Mexico St University
Las Cruces, NM
 Feb 8-10 Four Score and Seven Quilts Ago - Bear Creek Quilt Guild. 300+ quilts, vendors. http://www.bearcreekquiltguild.org/show.html 3400 Burnett Tandy Road
Fort Worth, TX
Feb 22/23 Celebrating Winter Through Quilts 3451 Rosehill Dr
Kingsland, TX
Mar 1, 8, 15 Stitches In Time Quilt Show - Honoring our female ancestors with a display of colorful quilts and historical items used by the pioneer women who settled Western Oklahoma Cedar School House
Weatherford, OK
Mar 1-31 Parade of Quilts - Dozens of hand stitched quilts displayed at businesses throughout this horse-drawn community. http://www.yoderkansas.com Yoder, KS
Mar 14-16 Timeless Traditions - Dallas Quilt Celebration Market HallDallas, TX
Mar  28/29 Hats Off to Quilting - Quilter's Guild of East Texas. 250+ quilts, raffle quilt. http://www.qgetx.org/Quilt%20Show/quilt_show_main_page.htm Harvey Convention Center
2000 W Front
Tyler, TX
Apr 4/5 Spring into Quilting - Calico Cutups Quilt Guild http://www.calicocutups.org/index_files/page0030.htm Bella Vista, AR
Apr 11/12 Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale - 40th annual event, proceeds going to world relief. Food, crafts, general and quilt auctions. Free parking and admission. http://www.kansas.mccsale.org Kansas State Fairgrounds
2000 N Poplar StHutchinson, KS
April 25 Spring Fest - Includes a car show, antique tractor show, quilt show and a rural heritage festival at the museum. http://www.perryokchamber.com Downtown, Fairgrounds and Museum
Perry, OK 73077
April 25/26 Pontotoc County Quilt Show - 150+ quilts, demonstrations, and merchant's mall County Agriplex-1700 N. Broadway
Ada, Ok
April 25/26 Sequoyah OHCE Quilt Show - 75+ quilts made by local quilters. $2.00 admission enters you in three drawings. Friday - Tea room (salad bar/drink/dessert $5.00) Saturday dessert and drinks for $2.00. Contact - Sequoyah County Fairgrounds
Sallisaw, OK
April 26 Hennessey Quilt Show - Antique and modern quilts. www.prairiequilt.com 101 S Main
Hennessey, OK
    
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