December - 2008

Hard to believe, but 2008 is a month away from being history.

Hope that you all had more of a positive year- as opposed to being a negative one!

Enclosed is the newsletter for December...Please sign up for committee positions- none of the jobs is too difficult,

and your quilting sisters will always be there to assist you if you have questions!!

Nancy

DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Wagner's Cedar Lake Inn(Map) is the place to be for the Christmas get-together for Ties That Bind quilters! Cocktails at 6pm, dinner at 7pm. Numbers and entrees by December 14! Contact Mary M.

TIES THAT BIND COMMITTEES:

It's that time again; time to think about the positions that are open for the 2009 calendar year.

The committee posts take a minimum of time and a little talent…consider volunteering this year to help make Ties That Bind a class-act quilt guild!!

Positions Available include:

President (moderator) YOUR NAME HERE

(an easy job, you just listen and direct action)

Vice President YOUR NAME HERE

(even easier job, on the job training)

Secretary (Newsletter) FILLED

(got a computer?)

Treasurer FILLED

(can you count, add, subtract?)

Various Committee Positions…

All of which could use a dash of your special talents in the year to come!

Everyone is encouraged to try something new…we all benefit when the work is spread around.

MORE COMMENTS ABOUT THE SHOW:

Another excellent show. We've received several thank you notes and many wonderful, positive comments.

People are coming from out of state because of all the great publicity Joanie has put out!! Norma, Gayle, and Audrey were all ribbon winners!

Big sellers at the show: purses, pincushions, hot pads, bakery, jams/jellies, dog/cat items, clothespin bags & cookies.

50 STATES QUILT:

You helped make it, now help decide who we want to donate it to! Quilt History Museum…?? Ideas??

VISITORS:

Lola M & Suanne T joined us at the meeting in November.

HOSTESSES FOR DECMEBER:

NONE…January Hostesses:

Nancy, Louanne, ??

NEW YEAR, DUES:

The guild will again have the best dues around, $10 gets you 12 months of fun!

JANUARY MEETING:

Will be a workshop by Tammy VanderBloomen Starting at 6pm, to 9pm. Supper from 5-6pm.

Bring needles, pencil, scissors, lightweight heat'n'bond (wonder under), pearl cotton. $20 for kit and materials. 8/10" circular project.

See her patterns @ sewmuchwool.com

BROWN BAG EXCHANGE:

If you are planning to attend the Christmas dinner, bring your brown bag exchange present wrapped for your quilting sister.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH (BOM):

LaVerne presented "Quilt in a Day 9-Patch" that we will slash and re-sew in fall colors with a gold center. Nancy P won the floral windmills and will select the block for January.

BIRTHDAY BLOCKS

Think about your pattern for 2009!! Fun and painless way to make that quilt you've always wanted. Sign up now!

QUILT MUSUEM:

Hard to believe, but we have almost completed our contribution pledge to the Quilt Museum.

 

OPERATION SNUGGLE WORKDAYS:

Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Shop is the site on the 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th Fridays, work starts at 10:00 am. Wisconsin Servicemen and women are shipping out again in the fall…finish those UFO projects and donate them to a child who will certainly cherish it!

WEBSITE UPDATE:

**WEBSITE changes are in the works. We will be going back to an ORG designation, and Sylvia will be working with Randy P. as the guild's website administrator. (Blog editor: Anyone see new website update?)

Thanks, Sylvia!!

Committee Positions which are open:

(Get together with a friend, it's always easier!!)

President: (or we will require one hostess to chair the meeting each month)

Vice President: one position

Community Service: two positions

Demo/Learning Topics: one/two position

Secret Sisters: Lori P.?

Special Projects: two positions

Sunshine Club: one position

Workshops/Speakers: one/two position

Quilt Show Publicity: ongoing, work w/ Joanie

Limited term assignments

Other suggestions: ?? ?? ??

Hostess Spots Open:

January: need one more

February: need two more

March: filled

April: filled

May: need two more

June: need two more

July: need three more

August: filled

September: need one more

October: need three more

November: need two more

December: party

WQI:

Check out the WQI website. They are a great resource for Wisconsin quilters. The URL is www.wisconsinquilters.com.

QUILT SHOWS- 2008

December 5-7, 2008 "Dickens of a Quilt Show" Quilt Show presented by the Sew Happy Stitchers Guild in Ripon, WI. Horicon Bank, 400 Watson St., Ripon, WI. Quilt exhibits, live musical performances, challenge quilts and much more. Hours: Fri. 9-9, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 11-3. For information lvollerman@charter.net

February 7-8, 2009 WQI February Meeting

February 21, 2009 Spring meeting of the Wisconsin Quilt Study Group, Hoard Museum, Fort Atkinson, WI. See: www.wqsg.org for more information.

April 4-5, 2008 "Annual Quilt Show," presented by the Crazy Quilters' Quilt Guild, Mukwonago, WI.

April 18-19, 2009 Quilt Show presented by the Courthaus Quilters' Guild in Monroe, WI. This is a judged show with a merchant's mall, raffle quilt, trunk show presentation, food court and more. Located at the Monroe High School, 1600 26th Street, Monroe. Email courthausquilters@tds.net for more information.

May 2 -3, 2009 13th annual Quilt Show "Cabins in the Country" presented by the It's A Stitch Quilt Guild, Jackson, WI. This is a judged and non-judged competition. The show will feature log cabin quilts, demos, door prizes, vendor's mall, quilt appraisals and more. The show is located at: Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School, 3399 Division Rd., Cty. G, Jackson, WI. Hours are 10-4 both days. For more info, contact: Kathy at 262-338-0054.

May 16-17,2009 "Stitches in Time,"2009 Quilt Show presented by the Rock Valley Quilter's Guild at the Rock County Fairgrounds, Janesville, WI.

September 10-12, 2009 "Quilt Expo," at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI.

Oct. 10-11, 2009 Lighthouse Quilters' Quilt Show, Racine, WI.

QUILT SHOW section is a work in progress!