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Connected Quilters October 2007 |
Quilters Connection (920) 497-8787 Mon. and Fri. 10-6; Tue., Wed., Thur. 10-5; Sat.
10-3 www.quiltersconnection.net |
Who we are
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We are a group
of quilters who are connected with others quilters. Our aim is to teach
each other new and old techniques. We like to show what we have done
and what we can do. We meet on the
second Monday of every month from 6pm to 7:30pm. Our year runs
from September to August. The club fee
is $20.00 per year. |
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What are you
getting for your $20? |
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Papers handed out
& Main Order of Business
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Pictures: We took a
couple group pictures which will be on the Club poster board in the
shop. ·
Survey Results: We passed
out results of the survey taken the first meeting. ·
Name Plates: Everyone was
given a name plate to be used at meetings. You can either keep the name
plate in your notebook or your file. ·
Saturday Sew-In: The
first Saturday Sew-in is scheduled for November 3.
Eleven people have signed up for it. Three people will be coming later
in the day. Times for the sew-in are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.? A
possible pot luck was discussed, but nothing settled. ·
New Members: Betsy Erickson
and Betsy Pisczor ·
Member List attached in email. |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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September
Birthdays are Sharon
Kvitek and Betsy Pisczor. October Birthdays are Lori Fleming and Mary Pat Van Schyndel “I wish you all a very happy birthday and many more
to come!” |
Club Exclusive Kits
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There are 2
Club Exclusive kits available. ·
Christmas Coasters for $10 which can be made
into coasters for any season or just to match your decor. ·
Christmas Placemats using strips for
$7. |
Kits for Points
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A project
completion sheet will be kept by Mary Beth & Toni. Points will be awarded
for various things throughout the year, such as completing one of the club
exclusive kits. After a certain number of points are accumulated, prizes will
be awarded at the end of the year. Also if you
bring in a completed kit, then you will receive a certificate for 10% off
your next kit. Only 1 certificate can be redeemed per kit, though. And these
can only be used for Club Exclusive kits. ·
Bring
in completed Binder Cover made with your own materials & get 1 point. Use
Quilter’s Connection fabric and get 2 points. ·
Bring
in a homemade Halloween bag next month, get 1 point. ·
Bring
in the Halloween Pillow kit, get 2 points PLUS a certificate for 10% off
one club exclusive kit purchased. ·
Bring
in the Halloween bag from Toni’s kit, get 2 points PLUS a certificate for 10%
off one club exclusive kit purchased. ·
Christmas
Coasters ·
Christmas
Placemats |
Demo
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Toni showed how to make a log cabin nine patch. (Dark on one side and light on the other - cut at an angle from top right to bottom left) She explained how she used the scraps from previous
quilts, but we also suggested using the strips we had everyone bring to this
meeting. |
Show & Tell
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Halloween Bags made & shown by:
Leota, Mary Ann Schley, Carol, Mary Pat, Jill, Roxy, Karen Starnes, Toni
& Mary Beth, Ruth Anne, Cindy, Sharon K (even though she is in Germany) and
Birgit. Note Books were made and shown by Leota Hogan,
Mary Ann Schley, Cindy Fezatte and Sharon Kvitek. Additional
projects were shown by: Carol Wellens made two wall hangings
from fat quarters she won in one of our dice games. Mary Pat showed 2
quilts made at the International mystery club and a 2 small wall hanging and
2 large wall hangings. Betsy Erickson showed her Prairie Queen, which
was made as a result of a class through her guild. Toni brought several
Halloween cases she made as a Christmas gifts. Mary Beth showed her |
Fun N Games
And Food |
FUN: After show and tell and before the dice game we went trick or treating using our strips of fabric. Everyone loved it. We also had our treat then. The LCR dice game was won by Lori Fleming. She had a
terrible time deciding what the fabric should be next month,
but finally decided on Snowman fabric. FOOD: Thanks to Lori & Val for our treats. Next Month: Mary Pat, Carol Wellens and Betsy Pisczor will bring the
treats. |
HomeWork
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* Bring in any
completed projects for Show & Tell to show off and/or get points. * Snowman
fabric for LCR game. |
New Items in the
Store
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A couple of Kansas Trouble Strip Patterns and the Strip Happy Book. We were also given 20% off of Halloween Fabric in honor of Halloween. We showed a couple of the store Halloween quilts. **Purchase any
of the featured items the night of our
club & receive 10% discount on them. |
Tip of the Month
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Your rotary cutter can be changed to accommodate a left
handed person. Most right handed people didn't know
that. Toni demonstrated the best way to stand when
cutting. Toni also showed how she organized her project scraps.
Her demo included the use of these scraps. |
Next Meeting
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Monday, November
12th from 6pm until 7:30pm |
Questions?
Something to share? |
Please contact
any of the following: Mary Beth
Szatori – Connected Quilters Co-Organizer - [email protected] Toni Armstrong
– Connected Quilters Co-Organizer - [email protected] Susan Leanna –
Connected Quilters Newsletter - [email protected] or [email protected] Pam Zeratsky –
Quilters Connection Store Owner – [email protected] |