April 2013......Guest Phyllis Prom

Welcome to the

Mary's River Quilt Guild

Guest Speaker Tonight

Phyllis Prom

Enjoy the Trunk Show:

Thanks You Phyllis for this FUN Trunk Show!

Block of the Month....April

Japanese Exchange Blocks:

Service Committee Quilts:

Here comes.....Show 'n Tell:

Next Meeting:

Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 7 pm

Benton County Historical Museum

Philomath, Oregon

Submitted By:

LuAnn Kessi, MRQG Historian

Mary’s River Quilt Guild

General Meeting of April 25, 2013

President Beth Rietveld called the meeting to order and invited Program Chair Marcia Gilson to introduce our speaker for the evening.  Marcia then introduced Phyllis Prom, an art quilter from Eugene who shared her work and general information on techniques in her quilt work.

After the program there was a break and members were invited to take a closer look at Phyllis work, blocks from the Japanese exchange and our Chicks with Attitude.

Show and Tell began with quilts from the Service Committee and it was noted that many of the quilts shown would be going to Jackson Street Youth.

Beth began the business portion of the meeting by introducing our three guests and then asked members if they were members of Facebook and asked them to LIKE the Mary’s River Quilt Guild Facebook page.

Programs:  Marcia advised that the May speaker will be Jody Houghton who will share her experience of turning art work into a quilt line.  The Sisters drug store where the guild shows its quilts has asked that we have about fifteen large quilts with a wow factor and 80-85 small quilts.  For those who wish to send quilts to Sisters, please bring them to the May and June guild meetings with a completed form which can be found on the guild website.

Alice Hall is looking for quilts for a show called Challenges to be held at the Unitarian Church; please contact Marcia if you are interested in participating.

Raffle 2014 quilt continues with the hand quilting process and members are invited to work on it at JanniLou’s at any time the shop is open.  There are members working regularly on Tuesdays and Wednesday.

Library:  There are books covering a wide variety of subjects available and if there is a specific quilting book that you would like to see added, please let the library committee know.

Newsletter:  The deadline for the newsletter is May 6^th.

Challenge:  There are still a few packets available for those interested in participating.

Potholders:  There is insulbrite available for the making of potholders to aid in the fund raising for the guild.  Remember that there will be prizes for the top producers.

Marketing:  Members have signed up and covered all the slot times for Quilt Safari.  Priscilla is looking for someone to help organize the sales during the Benton County Fair which will begin July 31^st.  There is free parking and passes to the fair for each day worked.  Members are encouraged to pick up a packet of raffle tickets to help raise moneys for this year’s raffle quilt.

Beth asked for assistance in picking up chairs and tables at the end of the meeting and volunteers did help with this process.

Raffle 2015:  Theresa invited anyone interested in working with the committee to please let her know since they will soon be doing the shopping for the fabrics for the project.

Round Robin:  The April meeting was held and pictures are available on the website for the latest additions to the quilts.  All are very different which is making the projects fun to work.

Block of the Month:  Next month is the Hawaiian Shirt block and Linda went over some helpful hints on the block.

Hospitality:  Debbie announced new members, interested members and members who wish to learn more about the guild are invited to come at 5:30 pm on May 23^rd (one hour prior to the monthly guild meeting) so that they can meet the guild board members and committee chairs.  There will be finger food and a tour of the library and service committee storage areas also.  There was the monthly name tag drawing for fat quarters and a gift certificate.

General Announcements:  Quilt Quest will be taking place in Toledo May 11-12.    There is currently a quilt show in Rickreall.

Beth reminded the board that the next meeting will be on May 8^th at 6:30 and it will be at her house rather than the Wine Vault.

Chicks with Attitude:  A total of 121 chicks have been made with 61 sold.  Because chicks will be sold at the fair and at the museum during Quilt County, more chicks will be needed.  Another work day will be determined and members invited to join the fun or creating some more chicks.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Fries, Secretary

Round Robin 2013.......Round Two

2103 MRQG Round Robin

Round 2

Jessica added to Barbara's Block

Barbara added to Jessica's Block

Cindy added to Judy's Block

Judy added to Peggy's Block

Karen added to Cindy's Block

Libby added to Karen's Block

Linda added to Naomi's Block

Naomi added to Libby's Block

Peggy added to Linda's Block

Photos Courtesy of Naomi Weidner

March 2013.......Guest Kathie R. Kerler

Welcome

Mary's River Quilt Guild

March 2013 Meeting

March.....BOM

Library Books

Chicks with Attitude....Pin Cushions

MRQG....Fundraiser

Full House tonight...

Linda Brown.....gives away the BOM winner

Here comes......Show 'n Tell:

Guest Speaker Tonight:

Kathie R. Kerler

Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, Writer

To find our more about Kathie R. Kerler

CLICK HERE

Exchange Blocks from Japan:

Good Night Everybody!

Next Meeting:

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 7pm

Benton County Historical Museum

Philomath, Oregon

Guest:  Phyllis Prom, Eugene Landscape Art Quilter

MRQG 2013 Programs CLICK HERE

MRQG BOM Patterns CLICK HERE

Submitted By:

Historian/Photographer LuAnn Kessi

Mary’s River Quilt Guild

General Meeting of March 28, 2013

President Beth Rietveld called the meeting to order.  Recognition was given to visitors and new members prior to committee reports.

Quilt County:  Marcia invited those interested in signing up for a venue to display quilts please connect with her so that a location and theme might be established.  Since the Alzheimer fund raising program has been put on hold there will be a location in Corvallis where small quilts (in the range of 9 inches by 12 inches) will be on display and available for purchase with the monies to be used for Permission to Play.

Program:   The April speaker will be Phyllis Prom from Eugene sharing information on landscape quilt techniques.

Library:  It was noted that several new books were added to the guild library and that books checked out can be held for two months.

Newsletter:  The current newsletter is available on line and the next one will be out in May.

Challenge:  There are four packets available to purchase – it isn’t too late to start a quilt.

Marketing:  The next show location for this year’s raffle quilt will be JanniLou’s from April 26 to May 4 during Quilt Safari.  A clipboard was passed for members to assist with raffle ticket sales on 26-28 April and on 3-4 May.  Also any member can pick up a packet of raffle tickets to sale.

Raffle 2014:  Volunteers continue to meet at JanniLou’s and work on the quilting of next year’s quilt and members are encouraged to join in the fun of the work and chatter.

Raffle 2015:  Theresa Valentine has agreed to chair this committee and several others have volunteered to join the committee.

Round Robin:  The next meeting is in April and RR members are invited to bring items to add to the sharing / swap basket such as patterns or fabric.

Pot Holders:  Basket quilts are the theme for Quilt County and the museum’s quilt show so members are encouraged to make potholders with a basket on them, to use leftover blocks for some or create any potholder that they can imagine for the fund raising effort.  The goal is for the guild to make 150 potholders from 7-9 inches in size which will be sold for $5 each.   The top three makers will receive a prize and the ending date for prize eligibility is June 27.   To date 32 potholders have been submitted.                                       

Chicks with Attitude:  As of the meeting sixty chicks had been made with 41 being sold (includes those sold at the meeting).  On April 6 from 9 am to 2 pm everyone is invited to meet at Consumer Power to make more Chicks.

BOM:  The drawing was held for the March Irish Chain blocks and samples of April’s Kimono block and May’s Hawaiian shirt block shown.

Permission to Play:  Their meeting was held prior to guild and they worked on teabag quilts.

Japan Block Exchange:  Blocks were available for participants to pick up at the break.

Hospitality:  An announcement was made that new members are invited to a gathering on May 23^rd, 5:30 pm at the annex for refreshments and meeting all the guild committee chairs.  Any members who are interested in learning more about committees are also invited.  Hospitality then had the drawing for the fat quarters and gift card for those wearing their name tags.

Announcement:  On May 11 and 12^th there is a quilt show in Toledo and guild members are invited to submit quilts and attend the event.

Show and Tell:  Members shared quilts that they have finished recently.

After a short break our speaker for the evening, Kathie Kerler shared information on what judges are looking for as they review quilts at a show.   Kathie is qualified as a judge for master quilters and a contributor to AQS American Quilter magazine.

After the program the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sharon Fries 

February 2013.......JLC Trunk Show

Welcome to the

Mary's River Quilt Guild Meeting

February 2013

Trunk Show by:

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, Oregon

Enjoy the Slide Show:

Submitted By: MRQG Historian/Photographer  LuAnn Kessi Mary’s River Quilt Guild General Meeting of February 28, 2013 President Beth called the meeting to order, welcoming members and recognizing two guests and a new guild member.  It was also noted that for those who have not paid the 2013 dues, this could be done during the break time. COMMITTEE REPORTS: No reports submitted by Vice Moderator, Treasurer, Secretary, Library or Historian Program reminded that Kathy Curler, a quilt judge will be the speaker in March and discuss the process and details that judges evaluate at quilt shows. Newsletter articles must be submitted by March 6th. Challenge committee still has some packets available for purchase and reminds everyone that the prize for best story is also to be treasured and a favorite part of the challenge quilt night. Marketing advised that there are raffle ticket packets available for members to pick up and sale and that Fitness Over Fifty is the next location for ticket sales on March 4th and 5th.  Help is needed for Tuesday morning ticket sales. Raffle Quilt 2014 is set up on the quilting frame at JanniLou’s and members are invited and encouraged to stop by and join the quilt party. Raffle Quilt 2015 still needs two persons to act as co-chairs for the making of this quilt.  There is a pattern selected and guide giving step by step information covering purchasing the fabric to the finishing of the quilt.  Beth would like to have the co-chairs in place by the March meeting. Quilt County will take place at various venues August to October and there are several locations available for small groups to select and create their own mini quilt show.  In order to allow sufficient time to create publicity, it is asked that all groups register and provide a brief note on their theme by April. The Philomath Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Samaritan Awards program each year and MRQG was able to recognize LuAnn Kessi and Nancy Bryant for the Permission to Play program.  Also recognition was given to Virginia Gregory and Kathi Borrego for their assistance with this program. Round Robin held their first meeting and exchanged the center blocks for this year’s quilts.  You can get a peak on the guild blog and watch the progress of this year’s creations. Chicks with Attitude:  A work day was scheduled for March 2 from 9am-12pm at the Consumer Power offices.  It is hoped that one hundred to one hundred and twenty chicks will be made this year to be sold at the raffle ticket venues. Potholders:  Also those interested in making potholders are invited to use a flower basket theme so that these can be sold at raffle ticket venues and coordinate with the quilt county theme this year. Secret Sisters met at Blue Sky for dinner prior to the meeting and had nineteen of the twenty-three members present.   BOM of the month was a Dutchman’s Puzzle and next month is an Irish Chain block.  Note that the April and May items currently on the web will be changed to new blocks.  April’s block will be changed to a Kimono block and May to a Hawaiian shirt block. Those participating in the Japanese block exchange were reminded that next month is the deadline for completion and delivery of the blocks.   It is hoped that the blocks going to Japan and those received will be available for view at next month’s meeting. Permission to Play reported that they made woven quilts at this month’s meeting and have had as many as twenty participants at their program. Service Committee advised that they have items for sale and hope to have more in coming months thanks to a generous donation. Quilt viewing is available at Creative Crafts currently and on March 8th from 6:30-9pm there is a quilt show at the LaSalle Center called the Many Faces of Africa. Hospitality had its monthly drawing for fat quarters and gift certificates.  Remember to wear your name tag and put your name in this monthly drawing. Show and Tell was followed by a short break. Jan Bressler of JanniLou’s Creations presented our program sharing the story of she and her sister’s story of going from quilters to store owners and quilt designers. At the end of the program our meeting was adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Sharon Fries, MRGQ Secretary