July 2002

From the President:

Hello Ladies,
The 4th has come and gone. Hope you had a fun, safe holiday.

Eight of us: Roberta, Elaine, Colleen, Ethel, Dale, Deanna, Shirley, and I, enjoyed meeting with the Greenville guild and veiwing the quilted art of the Last Supper, entitled "The Supper Quilt" by retired dentist, Dr. Don Locke. Dr. Locke shared interesting stories about his 2 ½ year effort in bringing this 19 foot long mammoth project to fruition. He had no idea how this work was going to effect the rest of his life. After the Dallas and Houston quilt shows, it was taken to Barcelona, Spain and is currently scheduled for England and France, to say nothing of numerous places throughout the U.S.. It is already scheduled thru 2003. He told us that he frequently stands a little distance from the quilt at shows to listen to the comments. Two Amish ladies were viewing the quilt and one said" I understand there are over 50,000 pieces in this quilt." The other lady replied " He needs to get a life." Out of the eight of us who were there, I might mention that Roberta, Elaine and Shirley are members of the Greenville guild.

The evening circle is now meeting at Roberta's newly completed quilt house. We extend an invitation to any of you who wish to join us on the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday at 7 p.m. Directions are provided at the end of the newsletter. Roberta's number is 903-945-3483.

The third panel (green) has been delivered to the liobrary and the 4th panel (red) will be on display at the next guild meeting (July 22) Remember, next month's blocks are 2 pink and 2 purple.

Don't forget ladies, display your Show and Tell about the room so that we can get maximum enjoyment from your projects.

Be sure and turn any raffle ticket money into Wanda, our treasurer. Remember, each guild member is responsible for a minmum of $20 in sales, and I want to thank those of you who have sold much more than that. The more we sell, the more we can give to the community and can commit to our program budget. In the long run, we all benefit.

If you know a member(s) who has missed, give her a call and let her know that she is missed and that her presence is important to us. There is nothing better than a personal invitation. Remeber, each individual is "The Friendship Committee".
See you at Guild …..
Billie Ruth Standbridge, Pres

From Vice President:

Annette Swartz, owner of Quilts on the Square in Commerce, Texas will demonstrate how to use some new quilting tools. She will also have items for purchase from the shop.
See you there,Cecilia Anderson Program chairman

Recording Secretary:

The complete minutes will be available for review at the July meeting.
Louise Stripling,

Membership Secretary:

We now have 46 members. We received a thank you card from Kitty St. Clair regarding the panels for the library.
Elaine Sprague

Community Service:

We made a large donation of make-up and lotions to Family Haven (Thanks Cecilia Anderson). The Child Advocacy Center needs childrens quilts.
If you are participating in the library panels, please remember to allow for a ½ inch seam allowance on any pieced patterned block. (this way no points will be cut off). The colors for this month are purple and pink.
Shirley Burney

Friendship/Librarian:

No report submitted.

Design Committee

No report this month.

Hostess Chairman:
Our Hostesses for July are Cathy Pool, Geraldine Wages, and Katy Gulledge. Thank You. This month's recipe is :
Pat Pillard's Carrot Sandwiches:

4-5 carrots, grated 2 Tablespoons grated onion
1-- 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened 4 oz soft oleo, whipped or light
A little Tabasco and Worchestershire

Grate carrots and onions. Mix with remaining ingrediants. Spread on bread.

Carol Reeves

Special Events:
It's time to focus on our guild quilt show during Fall Festival in September! Please be thinking of ways you would like to be involved, and there are many areas! We need members for contacting quilt shops, possible vendors, and set-up and take-down to name a few. What a great opportunity to promote and preserve the art of quilting in our community!
Be sure to complete and turn in your sign up sheets which were handed out at the June meeting.

Deanna Hasten

Treasurer Report: Wanda Beaty

Ending May balance: $5271.17
Expenses 186.00
Deposit 177.82
June balance 5279.35

Newsletter Deadline: August 6 , 2002 Roberta Vanderburg, Newsletter Editor

Directions to Roberta's:

Take 19 north toward Paris. Take the first county road to the right after the roadside park (#4588)
Follow 4588 for approximately 2 miles until it "T" into County Road 4586; turn right onto 4586. 4586 will make a sharp left turn . Our driveway is at the turn on the right side of the road (the 1st right on 4586). The sewing room is approximately 600 feet up the driveway. Drive slow as the driveway is packed dirt.

NEW MEMBERS:

June Moyers Beamer Dale Manning
RR 1 Bx 1150 134 Private Rd 5863
Winnsboro, Tx 75494 Yantis, Tx 75497
903-365-2114 903-383-7880
[email protected]

e-mails:

Sharon Callahan ----- [email protected]

Wyvonne McDaniel --- [email protected]

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