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November
2003
Hello Ladies,
The end of the year is closing so fast, but our planning for 2004 is moving right along. What a good year we have had and I'll bet it will be even better next year. But, then that's what we do. Get bigger and better every year.
For those of us who got to go to Houston, I can't tell you how much fun it was. Maybe it was because it was my first time, but I was mighty impressed. Roberta and I walked our legs off since we had to see everything in one day. We got so many good ideas. Some others went for lessons and were there longer and Carolyn Tosh went for training. I'm hopeful that even more of us can go next year.
Did you read Deanna's excellent article in the newspaper about our new display at the West Side Plaza? Thank you ladies who so generously shared your quilt items. As always, everything looks so impressive.
ATTENTION CHILDREN....I will meet with those who want to have a quilting lesson from 5:30 to 6:00 pm at each Guild meeting. In November we will be going over the tools you will need, how to cut, and we will put a block together on the flannel board. The actual sewing you will do at home under mom's guidance. If you have any pictures of what you would like to do, bring those. Mom or grandparent should be with the child. Of course, no class in December. That's our Christmas Dinner.
Many exciting things to cover in November. Don't miss. We'll be electing our new officers and Chairpersons. Remember, nominations can be made from the floor, but you must have the candidate's permission before nominating.
If you know a member who was missing at our last meeting, give them a call. Let them know they're missed. Every member is valuable and important to our creating the kind of guild we all enjoy.
Billie Ruth Standbridge.....President
Vice President….Jan Bartley
Thanks for all your help in getting the
children’s quilts ready for quilting. If
you have the ones you took home ready by this month’s meeting – great!!! December party at the
latest.
Our speaker for this month will be
Terri Vogds of Denton. Her lecture/trunk show will be “Strip Pieced
and Quick Cut Easy Twist Frames.”
Come
early and bring a friend as we will have an in-house quilt show! We have asked to have 3 quilts from the Texas
Department of Agriculture’s Quilt Block Competition Collection available for
our inspection. These quilts have been
completed to promote Texas’ natural fibers and are named “Common Threads of
Texas”, “The Millennium Quilt – Texas Then and Now”, and “Texas Blooming
Floral”. These quilts debut at the state
fair and are available to travel around the state for different events – so we
are very fortunate to have them with us this night. (FYI – Texas natural fibers showcased in
these quilts are cotton, wool, mohair and leather.)
Here
are a few things to be thinking about for the new year:
1) We have been
asked to create a quilt/wall hanging for the Sulphur Springs Sesquicentennial
Celebration for their festivities next July and we need to begin this project
ASAP!
2) Quilt workshop
in January/February with Bettie Hammock if she’s still available.
3) Block of the
month series
4) Challenge
block for our quilt show
NOTE: Be sure to put December 15th on
your calendars NOW for our annual Christmas party. I still need a few people who can decorate a
table for the dinner. Also be on the
lookout for a great exchange gift.
Special Events….Deanna Hasten
Our
small quilt show at Winnsboro turned out very well, and my thanks to Billie
Ruth, Pat Harrington,
Hostess Chairman…Lequida Jennings
Hostessing
the October guild meeting were Elaine Sprague, Billie Ruth Standbridge,
Louise Stripling and Jean Thurman. The
cool evening lent itself to just the right menu of delicious spicy Mexican
food. Thanks for bringing your recipes
to share in our newsletter and for the wonderful spread.
November
hostesses are Peggy
Wilkinson,
Please bring, email or send me your
refreshment recipes when you serve.
Everyone loves to get them in our newsletter. If I don’t have them by the first Monday of
each month, they don’t get into the monthly newsletter.
Pumpkin
Cake
Louise Stripling
1 - 15oz can pumpkin
1 - 12oz can Carnation milk
2-teaspoon cinnamon or
allspice
4 eggs
1 ½ cups sugar
Vanilla
Spray 9x11 pan. Preheat oven to 350*
1 box yellow cake mix
2 sticks margarine, melted
Pour pumpkin mixture in
pan. Sprinkle cake mix over
mixture. Drizzle melted butter over cake
mix. Sprinkle pecans over if desired.
Bake about 1 hr and test for
doneness.
Icing
3 cups powdered sugar
4 oz cream cheese
½ stick margarine
Add
enough milk to beat mixture. Pour over
warm cake. Enjoy
Taco Soup
Elaine Sprague
Brown 1 lb. hamurger and drain
Put back in pan and add
Chopped onions
1 pkg. Taco seasoning
2 cans pinto beans
2 cans black beans
2 cans yellow hominy
2 cans diced tomatoes
2 cans cream of chicken soup
Add water if needed
Simmer 35 minutes and serve with cheese and taco
chips-
Taco Soup
Billie Ruth Standbridge
To serve a group as large as
we have at our meetings, I used:
4
lbs of hamburger
4 pkgs of taco mix
Cook hamburger meat and
drain.....add taco mix (following directions on pkg.)
Place the following items in
separate bowls or plates and each person can take as they choose.
Usually you start with bed
of lettuce, topped with hamburger/taco mix
1
head of lettuce shredded
Embelish with the following
items as you choose
diced
tomatoes
shredded cheese
sour cream
guacamole
chips
Nominating
Committee…Pat Powell
The following have been nominated for the 2004 Officer positions. There are still a few positions open.
President: Jan Bartley
1st. V. President: Carolyn Tosh
2nd. V. President: OPEN
Recording
Secretary:
Peggy Wilkerson
Corresponding/ Membership
Secretary: Sharon Callahan
Treasurer:
Gwen Karney
Newsletter Editor: Rose Hillsamer
Librarian/Parliamentarian: Billie Ruth Standbridge
Design Committee
Chairperson: Pat Pillard
Hostess
Chairperson:
Patsy Crist
Friendship Committee Chairperson: OPEN
Community Service
Chairperson: Wyvonne McDaniels
Reporter/
Publicist:
Deanna Hasten
Recording Secretary…Louise Stripling
Regular
Meeting – October 27, 2003
Lone
Star Heritage Quilt Guild
Guild
President Billie Ruth Standbridge called the meeting
to order at 6:00 p.m.
Hostesses
were Billie Ruth Standbridge, Jeraldine
Wages, Jean Thurman, and Louise
Stripling.
Thanks for a great meal.
Our
program was a work night to finish quilts for a youth donation.
We
had Christina Perry, Patsy Crist’s granddaughter, as
our guest. We had two new
members,
Mary Barnhart and Peggie Wilinson.
Billie
Ruth asked for a vote to dispense reading of minutes. Lequida Jennings
made the
Motion
to accept them and
Janet
Garrick of Sulphur Springs won the Challenge Quilt.
Billie
Ruth asked for a vote to make Vada Gooding a
Life-Time Member of the Guild.
Emma
Williams made motion and Bettie Hammock seconded it.
Birthdays
for October were Donna Rankin, Bettie Hammock, and Hanna Darty.
Signature
blocks were handed out.
Show
and Tell: Donna Rankin showed her “Story
of Texas” quilt; Carolyn Tosh made a
Christmas wall hanging and table runners. The Challenge
Quilt for 2003 will be
“American Spirit”.
Hostesses
for the November meeting will be
And
Allen
Day will teach a class at the 2004 quilt show.
Jan Bartley
challenged each
member to
make a String Quilt in the year 2004.
Reminder: * Christmas Dinner will be December 15 with
special table settings.
* Old and new board members
meeting at Lequida Jennings’ home January
18, 2004
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* Program for November will
be Terri Vogds making scrap quilts
Meeting
adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Louise
Stripling
Recording
Secretary
Quilters’ Bulletin Board
November
Birthdays December
Birthdays
Dora Gross 11/02
Cora Smithers 11/14 Cathie
Pool 12/04
Flo Cain 11/24
Shirley
Burney 12/10
Elise
Brewer 12/14
Patsy
Crist 12/25
Shirley
Hogan 12/31
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Country Quilters (Day Circle) meet the 2nd Monday of the
month at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1000 Texas
Street
in Sulphur Springs beginning at 10:00 AM.
Night Stars meet the 2nd and 3rd Tuesday
nights at various locations. (Please
call Billie Ruth 439-0862, or Sharon
Callahan 438-1942 if you are interested in
participating.)
WINNSBORO QUILT SHOW - This month the quilts of Carolyn Tosh are being featured, and there are also a few items for
sale. Carolyn is making several quilts for Christmas gifts, and some are
included (in progress!). The middle window
is a Fall display with work by Elaine Sprague, Pat
Harrington, and Deanna. Be sure to drive by slowly when you are downtown,
or really enjoy this wonderful display when you are walking around the
square, or eating at the restaurant. For December, of
course Christmas quilts will be displayed. Please bring your quilts, wall
hangings, decorations, etc. to the Guild meeting on November 24th. The
windows will be changed right after Thanksgiving. Thanks for your help,
and everyone is welcome to help with the displays.
Deanna
A Reminder: Now is the time to bring a new supply of
stamped, self-addressed envelopes for the new year!
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Mary Barnhart Peggie Wilinson
5853 FM 69, South
903-488-3629