Next Meeting February 1, 2018 Thursday Guild Meeting Speaker: February 1, 2018 SUZI PARRON Pat Galvin & Sue Holland Lecture: 3rd VPs-Programs & the Barn Quilt Trail Workshops Barn quilts are all over the county! Come and hear Suzi talk about them and have the opportunity to make one of your own at one of the workshops!

Suzi is a quilter, folk art collector, and an avid kayaker. A native of Florida, Suzi has no stationary home, traveling by RV with her husband, Glen, as she speaks to quilters and civic groups across the country.

February Lesson Barn Quilts and Following the Barn Quilt Trail are two books written by Suzi. of the Month 6:30 p.m. At the workshop you will create your own 2’x2’ painted barn quilt block. You will Monica Hendewerk begin with a pre-primed board and go through each step – drafting, taping, and will present painting, with careful attention to detail. The workshop lasts about four hours. You Terial Magic will leave with a finished quilt block, ready to hang. Two workshops are being offered, one on Friday and one Saturday.

Workshop: Friday, February 2, 2018 - Paint a Barn Quilt Workshop: Saturday, February 3, 2018 - Paint a Barn Quilt

http://barnquiltinfo.com/

March 1, 2018 Guild Meeting Speaker – KATHLEEN KOONS WIGGS Lecture: Quilt Lady Stories http://www.thequiltladystories.com/home.html What to bring to the meeting: April 5, 2018 • Membership Card Guild Meeting Speaker – LEO RANSOM • Name Tag Lecture: Expressions in Portrait Quilting • Guild Library Books Workshop: Portrait Quilting Layer Techniques • Money to register for Workshop: TBA upcoming workshops • Completed Covers for For more information on these and other programs and workshops see Kids projects http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/programs_and_workshops or contact Pat Galvin or Sue Holland at [email protected]. page 1 of 13

Lesson of the Thanks to Toni Humes for demonstrating fractured designs. It was very well attended. Maybe we'll see a mini or two at the quilt show using this technique. Month Patty Brown In February, Monica Hendewerk will present Terial Magic. We'll learn what Terial Magic is together.

See you February 1, 2018!

From the Happy February!

President Time is flying by and our annual Quilt Show is almost here. Please take a look at all Cindy Matthews the news in this newsletter about all the last minute details so you'll be fully Guild President prepared! Especially take a look at the link for our new volunteer sign-up. Also, get your Mini-Quilts in, as well as your Block Contest entries. We have such a great army of volunteers that orchestrate the show - it really is an amazing feat that they pull off every year!

I am looking forward to our February meeting where we will learn about Barn Quilts. I hope you can attend one of the workshops to create one of your own. I made one a few years ago and it hangs with pride in my sewing room! I love that we have the opportunity to learn new skills that will stretch our quilting creativity. Looking forward to seeing you!

Do you know what it costs to run the Annual Quilt Show? Show expenses include renting Dallas Market Hall, equipment and furniture, setting up the exhibit and vendor spaces, engaging security, hiring judges, printing programs, and providing over $16,000 in prize money each year.

These expenses are budgeted at $195,000. To offset these expenses, the show committee and members sell admission tickets (the goal is at least $66,000 in ticket sales), encourage show entries, sell program ads, market to vendors to sign-up to sell their products and sponsor our show.

Any money made from the show is used for the Guild operating expenses. The operating expenses include renting the monthly meeting space, conducting programs and workshops, paying for our website, and buying books for our library.

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Dallas Quilt Show By the time you read this, we will be about six weeks from our show. Everyone is putting the final stitches in their entries and the show committee has one more 2018 meeting to “get it together.” Which of course we will! The most important thing Frances Hafer that remains open at this point is filling all of our open volunteer spots. In that vein, Richard Larson our Volunteer Coordinator, Candy Mahaffey, has set us up on Sign Up Genius 2018 Show Chairs (signupgenius.com) so you can sign up for your volunteer shifts online! You can see what slots are available and sign right up! All you need is your name, a phone number, and an email address. You’ll get a reminder email five days before your volunteer shift, and if needed, you can even change your schedule online. We have published the link to the sign up on our guild website: http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/volunteer. It’s also published on our Facebook pages - both the show page (Dallas Quilt Show) and the Guild page (Quilter’s Guild of Dallas), and we will continue to publish it right on up to the when the show opens. We will still have the old-fashioned volunteer signups at the February and March general meetings, so if you prefer that method, please feel free to use it. If you need help with anything related to signing up to volunteer, Candy Mahaffey is ready to help you. Her contact information is in the guild directory.

continued on page 4 page 3 of 13 Dallas Quilt Show Remember if you volunteer two hours, you get a pass to get in the show for free at a later time; four hours will get you the volunteer gift (to be announced soon!); 2018 eight hours gets you the show bar for your show volunteer pin. continued from page 3 Richard and I and the entire show committee thank you in advance for you help. Come be a part of a great thing!

Thanks!

Frances and Richard

Miniature Quilt We are very excited that we received eleven mini’s at our January meeting. Our total now is thirty-eight Mini’s and ten quilted post cards. Auction Donna King An Important Reminder!! The DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING YOUR MINI(S) IS THE Miniature Quilt Auction FEBRUARY GUILD MEETING, FEBRUARY 1, 2018!!!!!!!! Committee We look forward to receiving your mini(s). We need 100 mini’s to make our auction a great success for our beneficiary and our guild.

A representative from “Helping Seniors Keep Their Pets” will be at the February meeting.

Please remember the 3 main points for our success: • Make a Mini(s) • Volunteer on Friday or Saturday at the Mini Quilt Auction location • Bid/Buy a mini(s) • Punxsutawney

Thank you for your continued support.

Your Miniature Auction Committee ------

Editor’s Note: The form for submitting a miniature quilt for the 2018 auction is located on the last page of this newsletter.

Sunshine and Communications is a two- way street. As chairman of this office I can’t do it alone. My mailbox has been empty the last couple of meetings. That could mean all is well. Shadows If all is not well, you have the opportunity to let the group know by way of the Sue mailbox on the beehive table. White cards are for any type of comments, yellow 2nd VP-Ways and Means cards are for sunshine reports, and blue cards are for shadow reports. These cards need to be filled out if the rest of the group is to be made aware of what is going on. I want to thank you now for your help. You can also let me know by phone or text 214-549-4910 or email [email protected].

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Community I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but I'm so impressed by the number and the beauty of the quilts you turn in! Service – CFK (Covers For Kids) We gave seven quilts to Vogel Alcove and the Children Advocacy Center and five to Lut De Meulder the Ronald McDonald House: a total of 19!

1st VP-Community Service Please keep up the good work: you could make a quilt to have that Christmas spirit last a bit longer or if you're tired of the gloomy winter days make a bright colored quilt top to bring spring a bit closer!

We'll meet on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Hobby Lobby at 3178 Lavon Drive in Garland for a sewing day.

Stay warm till our next meeting!

The Beehive The Latest Buzz … from the Beehive Smith Congratulations to Marcia Wood for being our latest winner in the drawing for the Hidden Word. You can be a winner too, just by reading your Newsletter and finding (tripping over) the “odd” word that has nothing to do with the paragraph you are reading. Out of context, our teachers would say. So … have fun and write it down when you find it. Tell me the word next month and YOU could be the next winner!

We are still looking for help at the monthly meetings! • Can you help greet a new member and possibly escort her/him around the auditorium before the meeting starts? • Can you sit at the Membership table and help Florence with her many duties? • Can you help the Program ladies with the Speaker for the night and all of their logistics involved?

You may feel shy or “out of your element” in volunteering (and that’s understandable), we have all been there. We get it. All you really need to have is … a willing spirit. The rest is up to the person who is needing your help. They will be able to instruct you in under two minutes.

Speaking of volunteering … have y’all signed up to help with the Quilt Show? The program Candy Mahaffey installed is AWESOME and so easy I just had to try it myself. Please do not try this if you are already “in the mix” as it screws up the total count (don’t ask me how I know!).

continued on page 6 page 5 of 13 The Beehive Our last Show Committee meeting is this month, which means everyone should be getting ready by sewing their sleeves and labels onto the backs of their quilt continued from page 5 entries!!! It’s a terrible thing to get all the way downtown to realize that your quilt

is missing those items. It happens every year.

If there is something you want me to know or think I should be aware of, good or bad, please send me an email at [email protected]. I flunked my mind-reading course and I would appreciate any effort on your part to communicate with me.

Thanks!

Newsletter The deadline for articles for our next newsletter (March) is February 4, 2018, the SUNDAY after the guild meeting. Please e-mail your articles to me at Rägi Marino [email protected]. Thank you! Newsletter Editor

DAFA News DAFA: (Dallas Area Fiber SHARDS and MIRRORS: ARTists) Life is just One Big Mixed Media Collage

Lu Peters The Dallas Area Fiber Artists’ February 26, 2018 Special Correspondent meeting, at 7:15 p.m., will feature speaker Lyn Belisle, Mixed Media artist of San Antonio.

Lyn has had six one-person gallery exhibits since 2011, and recently retired from the faculty in the Computer Science Department at Trinity University to work full time at her Studio. Among her areas of expertise are digital media for artists and copyright/intellectual property issues. She has authored two articles for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, an ebook on photoencaustic collage, and a coloring book on the folk art of Mexico.

Lyn will also be leading our mini workshop at 5:30 p.m. in The Enduring Kimono: An Origami Interpretation. The $5.00 kit includes materials to create a small folded kimono.

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Visit her website and blog at www.lynbelisle.com to learn about her work, many publications, and classes.

Additionally, we will have a Japanese Needle Ceremony, led by Carrie Noess, which is a tradition in Japan honoring the spirited soul of worn out tools and needles used in the making of every day textiles. You are encouraged to bring your broken and worn needles to contribute to this ceremony. Note that in Japan, no household work is done on this day!

Please note that our new website, www.dallasfiberartists.org, is under construction and will launch soon. If you have questions, please email me at [email protected].

All are welcome at our meetings at C.C. Young Retirement Community, The Point Center for Arts & Education, 4847 Lawther Drive, Dallas, TX 75214.

OTHER NEWS: The Dallas Museum of Art has another fine textile exhibit from their collections for our enjoyment all year! Visit the DMA to see: Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road. https://www.dma.org/art/exhibitions/asian-textiles-art-and-trade- along-silk-road

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page 7 of 13 Notes from a Does Finishing a Quilt Make a Difference?

Curator Sometimes we get a quilt top done and just don’t have the energy, creativity, or Marian Ann J. Montgomery, stamina to quilt it. Does it matter if we leave it as a top? From a museum curator’s Ph.D. point of view, it does matter if the quilt is finished. With limited storage space, Curator of Clothing and curators have to make hard choices about what to bring into the collection and Textiles, what to decline. For me, the hardest thing about being a curator is turning down Museum of Texas Tech objects that are offered for the collection. University Each object that comes in goes through a lengthy process that takes about eight hours before it is finally rolled on an acid free tube and put away in storage. And each quilt requires about $100.00 of storage supplies, i.e. tube, acid free tissue, and pipe. So I have a rule of only bringing in completed quilts, unless the top is extraordinary. This wasn’t always the case at the Museum of Texas Tech University. There are quilt tops in the collection, but very few have had sleeves sewn on them so that they can be professionally photographed. When it comes to exhibits, completed quilts take over quilt tops.

Back in 1983 the James H. Martin family brought several items to donate to the Museum of Texas Tech University, including a Crazy Quilt Top. Lining the trunk of the car that day was a finished quilt that caught the eye of the curator who asked if the family would donate that also. The quilt had a great story. It lined the floor of

the covered wagon in which the family brought their possessions the 275 miles or so from Stephenville in East Texas to Terry County in West Texas in 1921. The family members thought more highly of the unfinished Crazy Quilt Top, but the curator, probably Betty Mills, lobbied also for the finished quilt. The story of the quilt caught my attention when selecting quilts for the 2016 exhibit, Legacy of a Thousand Stitches; Quilts of the Museum of Texas Tech University. Clearly it is a utilitarian quilt and one that received heavy use over the years because of the repairs along the binding done with flour sack fabric, but it has a strong graphic quality and a terrific story, making it a good candidate for exhibition.

Four Patch within Square on Square set on Point Quilt created by Pearl Bench

Martin 1880-1910 in Stephenville, Texas. Gift of James H. Martin Family, TTU-H1983-064-002.

Wanting to include the Four Patch within Square on Square set on Point Quilt in the exhibit meant I needed to dig a little further to find out about the quilt maker. Contact with a surviving family member yielded the following picture of the quilt maker and information. Pearl Bench Martin was born November 16, 1899 in Leonard, Fannin County, Texas. On December 20, 1916 she married James Haeckel Martin and they had four children. They moved from Stephenville to Terry County in 1921. She was an accomplished housewife and seamstress who regularly quilted, crocheted, and sewed clothing for her family. She frequently used flour sacks in her sewing projects. The family recalls that when visitors arrived at her home, they were greeted with the fresh aromas of the kitchen, a plate of sugar cookies, and warm hugs. Her Angel Food cakes were the highest ever seen by family members. continued on page 9 page 8 of 13 Notes from a Pearl Bench and James Haeckel Martin at about the time of their wedding in 1916. Photo courtesy Curator of Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hurd II (Redelle Martin). continued from page 8 The Martin family treasured her Crazy Quilt Top more than the Four Patch Quilt and Pearl likely did as well because she didn’t use it to line the bed of the covered wagon. But it is unfinished and never crossed my radar for inclusion in the exhibition because there were good finished crazy quilts to show. To be fair, many crazy quilts were never quilted given how problematic quilting them is and because they were often intended to showcase the lady’s needlework skills in the parlor and not use on a bed. Since they weren’t intended as bed coverings, Crazy Quilts were seldom laundered, so quilting wasn’t important.

The Crazy Quilt Top includes a wide variety of embroidered motifs such as birds, an Oriental man, fans, butterflies, flags, and hands. There are two embroidered hands, one is inscribed “Jim 1898” and the other “Gus”. The names of Pearl and James’ children are on the quilt: Mae, Robert, Jim 1898, and Gus. Since the exhibit, Mrs. Martin’s granddaughter has brought visiting family members in several times to see the Crazy Quilt Top and to tell stories of the people represented on the quilt and these family members don’t seem to care if they get to see the finished quilt. But it is the finished quilt that intrigued the Museum’s curators enough to preserve Mrs. Martin’s needlework and to publish information about her in the catalog that accompanied the exhibit. Had her finished utilitarian quilt not been used to line the car trunk the day the donations came in you likely wouldn’t have heard about Mrs. Martin. So finish those quilts - besides finished quilts are easier to sew a sleeve to for photography. Sorry we only have a work image of the Crazy Quilt Top for that reason.

Crazy Quilt Top, circa 1898 by Pearl Bench Martin (Mrs. James Haeckel). Gift of James H. Martin Family, TTU-H1983-064-001.

page 9 of 13 Minutes from the Minutes of the General Meeting Quilters’ Guild of Dallas January 4, 2018 January 4, 2018 General Meeting Joanne Jones Following Lesson of the Month on Fractured Images by Toni Humes, President Cindy Matthews called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. with a question about New Guild Secretary Year Resolutions. Turns out many of the resolutions concerned quilting!

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Linda Newman , Block Chairman, requested those who have picked up kits turn them in, and said some kits are still available for purchase at $10.00, to be refunded when the block is complete.

Raffle Quilt Chairmen encouraged members to sell tickets, as this is a major fund raiser for the guild and revealed there will be a prize for the ones selling the most.

Sue Maze, 4th VP, announced four Sunshine and Shadow notices.

Lut DeMuelder, 1st VP, reminded the membership that January 27, 2018 will be a sew day at Hobby Lobby and told us twenty quilts had been donated tonight.

Patty Edwards, 7th VP and Mini Chairman, announced the mini deadline is the February meeting and thanked Toni Humes for the Lesson of the Month.

Richard Larson, Show Co-Chair, reminded us that tonight is the deadline for show entries. 372 have been entered so far with 400 being the limit. He also encouraged volunteers to sign up to help.

Sue Holland, 3rd VP, showed a barn quilt, which will be the topic of the February meeting with Suzi Peron, with workshops of Friday and Saturday. In March, the Story Lady will talk on the topic of the Civil War period. Sue introduced Debra Holland with Yoga Sew Good who showed several products that would benefit quilters. She left us with 2 hints: turn your foot pedal around, and 20-20-20, every 20 minutes focus 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Cindy announced the names of volunteers receiving pins and two members showed Bring and Brag.

Janet Fine gave the program on Yoga for Quilters, and led the group in chair yoga.

Total attendance for the evening was 81, with 3 new members and 2 guests.

Door prizes were provided by members, Frieda Anderson, and the Ronald McDonald House.

Respectfully submitted, Joanne Jones, secretary

page 10 of 13 Quilt Shows and Please verify the information given below with the organization hosting the quilt show before going! While we try our best to Events Calendar* have accurate information, details can change! If you notice any errors or have additional shows of interest to our members, *this is not a complete list please contact the newsletter editor. Thank you. of quilt events in the area, but includes only those for March 9 - 11, 2018 which information was Quilter’s Guild of Dallas presents the Dallas Quilt Show submitted to the Where: Information: newsletter. If you would Dallas Market Hall http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/2016_show_event_home like an event listed, please 2200 Stemmons send information to Freeway [email protected] Dallas, TX 75207

Donna April 21 - 22, 2018

Kaufman Quilt Guild Show Where: Information: First Baptist Church http://www.kaufmanquiltguild.org/terrell- 100 Brin Street -quilt-show Terrell, TX 75160

April 26 - 28, 2018 The Fourth Annual St. Mary’s Quilt Show Where: Information: St. Mary’s Catholic Church http://www.stmarysquiltshow.com/ 8227 County Road 205 Plantersville, TX 77363

July 14, 2018 TAQG Rally Day Where: Information: Mimosa Lane Baptist Church http://taqg.org/wp- 1233 North Belt Line Road content/uploads/2017/09/Rally-Day- Mesquite, TX 75149 2018.pdf

July 20 - 21, 2018 Creative Quilter’s Guild of Ellis County presents Ellis County Quilt Show “Garden Party” Where: Information: Midlothian Conference Center http://elliscountyquilters.com/ 1 Community Drive Midlothian, TX 76065

page 11 of 13 Details of the three shopping rewards programs have been noted in previous newsletters: Shopping June, July, August, September, or October 2017. Please see one of these in the newsletter Rewards for archives online: http://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/newsletter Thanks for helping the guild by participating! Quilter’s Guild of Dallas Marcia Hampton

Tom Thumb – Good Neighbor Program

Kroger Community Rewards

page 12 of 13 2018 Miniature Auction Donation Form Deadline: To be included in live auction, quilt should be received by February 1, 2018.

Quilt Maker ______Quilt Donor (if diferent from maker) ______Mailing Address ______City/State/Zip+4 ______Phone:: Daytime ______Evening ______Title of Quilt ______Quilt Size: width ______inches X length ______inches Techniques utilized: General Information: ¨ Original design Tell us about special fabrics, an original design, a reproduction, inspiration, why you ¨ Hand quilting chose the pattern, etc. Please provide a 2-3 sentence description. This information will ¨ Machine quilting be included in the auction catalogue and used by the auctioneer to attract interest. ¨ Hand piecing ______¨ Machine piecing ______¨ Hand applique ______¨ Machine applique ______¨ Fused applique ______¨ Thread painting ______¨ Hand embroidery ¨ Machine embroidery ______¨ Bead embellishment ¨ Other ______By my signature below, I grant the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas, Inc. the right to photograph this entry for QGD fles, publicity and/or promotional purposes, which ______may include print, website or video. Length of time to create the quilt: Signature of Donor: ______(approximate hours or days) Final acceptance of quilts will be determined by the Miniature Quilt Auction Committee. ______* Auctioneer Lloyd Cooper - Texas License 9766

Please submit a separate form for each miniature quilt donated. Quilts and forms will be accepted at the general meetings, or mail your entry to: MINI QUILT CHECKLIST: ¨ 2 1/2” wide sleeve on back Donna King or Patty Brown Edwards 9542 Riverton Rd 724 Kirkwood ¨ Label attached to back Dallas, TX 75218-2754 Dallas, TX 75218-2282 ¨ Completed form

OFFICE USE ONLY Quilt# ______Auction# ______Bidder# ______Amount $ ______

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