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Edmond Quilt Guild P O BOX 1843, Edmond, OK 73083 Website : http://edmondquiltguild.us/
The Edmond Quilt Guild meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Memorial Road Church of Christ, 2221 East Memorial Road, Edmond, Oklahoma
April 2020
OFFICERS: Wow. Where to start for this newsletter?!
President: Regretfully, we had to cancel our March guild meeting due to Judy Elliott 405 -401 -8794 [email protected] CDC recommendations and logistics with the church. And we have now canceled our April guild meeting. Currently, the CDC Vice –President: Brent Potter 405 -509 -3670 recommends that people not gather together in groups larger than [email protected] 10 people; so that leaves us out. Additionally, the church has - Secretary: closed for the duration since they have much larger group get Martha Spark 405 -697 -9791 - togethers. The "shelter at home" (I like that better than "self [email protected] quarantine") recommendations suggest up to 8 weeks to help pre- Treasurer: vent the spread of COVID -19. Putting us into May 2020. So Barbara Tobin 405 -820 -7792 [email protected] prayers and fingers crossed please for us being able to return to- gether for our May guild meeting. I am going to follow the CDC Membership: Andi Anderson 405 -938 -7454 recommendations as well as I can. If everyone isn't out and [email protected] about, the virus won't have new bodies to infect and should die
Programs: off. I hope that everyone else will consider following the guide- Bettye Chalk 405 -408 -6881 lines as well. [email protected]
Webmaster: Dottie Alexander 580 -467 -8923 I have had several calls and emails expressing concerns about [email protected] our quilt show after the closure of the Dallas Quilt Show. Our
Communications show has not been canceled at this point. Kerry and Sandy are Marilyn Marusa 403 -209 -0431 working diligently with their committee to keep all the necessary [email protected] parties informed. The guild is still moving forward with planning Loving Touch Committee: Lee Gray 405 -340 -0319 for the show as it is still around 18 weeks away at the time of my [email protected] writing this. No one knows what may be going on at that time. If
Hospitality Committee: everyone commits to the CDC recommendations of social distanc- Linda Olsen 405 -401 -5119 ing and not getting together, the virus may be a minimal concern [email protected] by then. And our show may be a wonderful way to get back into 2020 Quilt Show Co -Chairs: Kerry Fisbeck 405 -812 -3783 public activities. If social distancing and sheltering at home are [email protected] Sandy Gard 405 -640 -4024 still in effect in July, we will make decisions then. So, in the [email protected]
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Community Education Liaison: Joan Ballew 405 -439 -1253 [email protected] Mission Statement: The mission of the Edmond Quilt Guild is to preserve, teach, and share the history and art of quilting. Volume 16 Issue 4 Page 2 SEW WHAT’S NEW
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meantime, keep making fun things for the Artisan's Market and keep working on your quilt entries.
Until then, this basically leaves all of us at home, sheltering with all our projects and fabric. Which might not be a bad thing. I have already pulled several projects to the front of my stacks. I have also pulled my husband to several closets that definitely needed to be cleaned out. He even started on his office which truly needed a cleaning out. So 8 weeks of sewing, without interruptions, along with 8 weeks of potential cleaning out the extra junk at the house. I can do that.
Please send pictures of projects and/or finished quilts via email to Marilyn Marusa. She will be put- ting them on our Facebook page for all the see. Even if we need to keep our social distance, we can still see what other guild members are working on. It just might help inspire someone else dur- ing this time of isolation.
Please reach out to any of the board members or each other if you have difficulties with the shelter- ing at home. We are great phone gabbers if you just need a conversation or advice on a quilting problem. If you get ill and have no one to help you, give someone a holler. Let's look out for one another for the next weeks of isolation from others. We are a community of people that care for one another as well as quilt together. So, stay safe, keep that social distance from everyone, and quilt on! Fingers crossed - See you all in May!
COVID -19 Update
Meetings: The important I want you to know right now is that the April Guild Meeting is canceled. The church has remained closed per CDC and State guidelines so no place to meet. More im- portantly, we need to continue to shelter in place. Bettye will be rescheduling our speakers so we won't miss out on them. We will just see them later this year or so.
Masks: Myself, Joan Ballew, Marilyn Marusa and Dottie Alexander have been working hard to get simple patterns on line for guild membership. These patterns are for pleated face masks and face mask covers for the respirators used by health care workers. So many of you have already started making masks and I cannot thank you enough. I have even had people outside our guild making masks and leaving them on my porch. Their generosity made me cry.
I was able to give 154 masks to hospitals in our area. A collection of pleated masks and covers, along with some children's masks even. The demand is so high for masks and the recipients so grateful. The pleated masks take about 15 minutes to make - the secret is a jeans needle/#16 to sew through the pleats. The mask covers may take slightly longer. The trick is making lots; the more you make, the faster you get at it. I assembly -lined 30 masks and I got them done in a day.
And they don't have to be the patterns posted. Use any pattern that you want to use. Just make masks!
Supplies: I know that elastic is hard to find right now. Joan Ballew has offered to share some of her supply and I hope to be receiving a bunch via amazon very shortly. I will make a "supply buck- et" on my porch. I will bag up elastic for masks and even bias tape; enough for 5 masks in each baggie. I will leave it on my porch and you can stop by any time. Take what you need and make masks for our community. If you need fabric for masks, let me know. I have lots that I can share. 405 -401 -8794
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Better late than never...cutest shamrock block From Pat Sloan FREE Shamrock Block, Challenge 17!
Signup for Pat’s newsletter https://madmimi.com/signups/99771/join - Have the participants join my online group to share photos https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuiltWithPatSloan/
Have fun!
The patterns are intended for personal use. The pdf may not be printed and handed out, they may not be loaded to any website, nor republished in any other form. - Pat
Cute project for our Oklahoma! Quilt Show Artesian Market!
More Oklahoma! Quilt Show Artesian Market Ideas
https://weallsew.com/category/projects/ https://www.babylock.com/learn -and -create/inspiration/fun -free -quilting -projects https://www.janome.com/inspire/projects/
search other sewing machine manufacturers for lots of free project ideas!
While the majority of our masks are going for human health card the Zoo reached out to us too. The OKC Zoo Primate Group received a dozen of our masks.
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EQG Logo
You may have no ced t-shirts, jackets or bags with Personal Touch Monograms so that you could take the item you purchased to their store and have the logo embroidered on it. This got EQG out of the t-shirt business and let you purchase the shirt style and color, bag, hat or whatever you wanted. So whether you are a new member or (heaven forbid!) your t-shirt got too small, you can update your wardrobe and be one with EQG. You definitely will want to be in style for the 2020 quilt show! PT Monograms is located at 18 East Ayres in Edmond, between Boulevard and Broad- way on the south side of the street. Phone number is 405-348-3511. Ask for the Edmond Quilt Guild logo. Each logo will be $15 for a 2½ x 2½ inch logo. If you want something enlarged, the charge will be more.
Renew 8/2020 Volume 16 Issue 4 Page 6 SEW WHAT’S NEW Edmond Quilt Guild Programs at a glance
March 17, 2020—CANCELLED April 21, 2020—CANCELLED
May 19, 2020—Teddy Pruett presenting “From Subline to Ridiculous” Workshop: String of Diamonds 9:00am - 4:00pm
June 23, 2020—NO GUILD MEETING
July 21, 2020—Carol & Ronnie Elmore Lecture and trunk show: “Ida Ei- senhower Quilts”
August 18, 2020 Nova Montgomery Lecture and trunk show: “I Grew Up in a Cotton Field”.
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Dear members, Be sure and let our vendors with ads in our newsletter know you read about them in our newsletter and thank them for their support! Your EQG Board, Judy, Brent, Martha, Barbara, Andi, Bettye, Marilyn, Dottie, Lee, Linda, Kerry, Sandy, and Alice
Membership
Welcome 2020 Edmond Quilt Guild members! As of the January meeting, we have 123 members! If you have not yet paid your 2020 membership dues, forms will be availa- ble at the meetings and, of course, there’s always one available on the website if you prefer to mail yours. Your name won t be on the sign-in sheet if you haven’t paid your dues for the year. Please be sure to check the file box on the membership table for your ID card. Be sure to carry your card with you, as many quilt shops give a discount to guild members. I have some great door prizes for the meetings this year, however, I am in need of some additional prizes, fabric being the one category I am lacking. If you look through your stash and find some precuts you no longer have a use for, would you consider do- nating them to the guild for door prizes?
Thank you! Andi Anderson
Almost new Babylock jazz to anyone who will pay me for the new, not yet used, walking foot I just bought. The walking foot was $60.00.
Bought new 2 years ago for $700.00
Donna Pitts 405-820-0864 [email protected]
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Loving Touch
I have stayed busy making Loving Touch kits. I have over 100 ready and my utility room is overflowing with them.
I have really enjoyed being the Loving Touch Chairman for EQG. Most of the patterns I have drafted up are not new, I have just tried to find quick and simple ideas and made them in the size needed for Loving Touch. I usually proof my LT patterns by making a sample top. I have made up 47 pattern sheets since 2019. I also enjoy finding just the right fabric for the pattern, which is sometimes difficult with my limited selection and often when I do find it, there is not enough of 1 or 2 of the fabrics for that pat- tern, so I start all over. Making up the kits is fun and I know I may go a little overboard sometimes, but I want to make them fun and easy for you. As always, there is a least fa- vorite thing to do and that is ironing the fab- ric.
I enjoy delivering the quilts, although I sel- dom see the recipients of the quilts, the em- ployees and volunteers are always happy to see me. Number 46 —Speedy
Here are samples of a couple of new LT pat- terns I made this week.
Number 46 is called Speedy and is good to use when you only have 1/2 yards of fab- rics. Largest block is 16" x 16". Number 47 is called Warm Wishes and is great for large pattern fabrics, since they are 9" blocks.
Keep Safe and Happy Quilting Lee Gray Number 47 —Warm Wishes
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Happy Birthday!
Bobbi Prudhom 04/03 Amanda Laughlin 04/09 Kay Hickman 04/15 Sarah Daneke 04/15 Dorothy Ray 04/17 Jan Christine 04/20 Anita Hyman 04/27
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Bettye Chalk Programs
***First, a brief message to Brent and Darrel, the two gentlemen quilt- ers in our guild...thank you for your indulgence :)
What happened? Did I wake up in a parallel universe? One where quilt- ers can't congregate together to talk about fabric, thread and the latest all-consuming project we are working on? I don't even believe in paral- lel universes!! This is real. Now, how do we handle it? Just like our mothers and grandmothers before us. I'm struggling with what to say because this is where I talk about all that we have to look forward to this year, and now life seems to be hanging in the balance. Something just came to mind, so I'm going with it.
Please stay with me, I do have a point. I thought of something I read some time ago from William Golding, a British novelist. He says, and I quote,
"I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men. They are far superior and always have been. Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her a house, she will give you a home. If you give her groceries, she will give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she will give you her heart. If you give her sperm, she will give you a baby. She multiplies and enlarges whatever is given to her. So, if you give her crap, be prepared to receive a ton of...."
Well you get it. My point is this, I feel we have been given "crap"! But we, as quilters, have the ability to do something bigger and better in spite of what we've been given. I love that our guild has stepped up and is working to make masks. Our fearless leader Judy sent out an SOS, and many of you are off to the races. You have taken what has been given and are working to make it better. This isn't a "woman" thing, it's a "quilter" thing. Once again, we take bits and pieces of fabric and thread and we will create something with our hands for someone else who can use it. Thank you! By the grace of God, we will get past this unbelievable series of events. And when we do, we will come to- gether stronger and more grateful for our friendships, as well as our shared love of being quilters.
Bettye
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Bettye Chalk Programs Continued
Teddy Pruett “String of Diamonds” May 19th, 2020 9:00am—4:00pm
One evening while I was down a rabbit-hole on Pinterest, I ran across a great photo. It was of a woman and her dog, all in white, with an orange and blue quilt as their back- ground. So, I stalked her online, haha. I found out she is an accomplished quilter, quilt and textile historian, retired quilt appraiser, writer, a street rod chick, wants to drive Route 66, and she loves her dog! When I contacted her and told her we are on Route 66, she said “let’s make this happen!” She will be with us on May 19 th teaching her String of Diamonds workshop, and then will present her trunk show From Sublime to Ridiculous, at 7pm. Trust me, you won’t want to miss meeting Teddy, hearing her stories, and seeing her quilts. I told her that the invitation includes her dog. We’ll see.
June, no meeting
July 21, Carol & Ronnie Elmore, lecture and trunk show, “Ida Eisenhower Quilts”
August 18, Nova Montgomery, lecture and trunk show “I Grew Up in a Cotton Field”
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Dr. Janet Hubly Noever passed away peacefully on February 20, 2020, at the age of 82 following a stroke.
Janet loved to sew. She learned to sew to make doll clothes as a child. As a teenager with dreams of being a fashion designer, she would design and make gowns of taffeta and satin for dances. Through most of her life, she made many of her own clothes. As a mother, she made some of her children's clothes. Her daughter fondly remembers a childhood dress covered in pockets where treasures were hidden and elegant prom dress- es for her high school and college dances. An avid doll collec- tor, one of her hobbies was to make historically accurate doll clothes depicting the changes in women's fashion.
In retirement, Janet focused on quilting. She made multiple quilts for her family members, often themed around im- portant events in their lives. Through the Edmond Quilt Guild and as independent projects, she also made several hundred donation quilts for the elderly, wheelchair-bound, children and babies in foster care. Through a grant from the Central Oklahoma Quilters' Guild, Dr. Noever combined her love of history with her love of quilting when she studied Seminole Patchwork. The Seminole Indians' patchwork technique was one of the factors leading to quick quilt making and the grow- ing popularity of quilting in the late twentieth-century. She gave several public talks outlining what she had discovered from her latest research. She was active in multiple Oklahoma quilting guilds and the community offered a generous circle of new friends when she moved to Huntsville, AL.
In a note left for her children, she expressed what quilting meant to her. "Remember that I loved the process. It was the planning of the quilt, the fab- ric shopping, the looking for patterns, the possibilities of it all, the sewing of it, the nice women and friendships that developed, the trips I took centered around the quilt world. All of this that I enjoyed. The whole quilt world crea- tivity itself that I so enjoyed."
Her fabric stash was one of her life's great treasures. She wrote in an email to her daughter, "Don't bemoan my excesses. Just know the joy it brought me in my 'later years'. It is hard to imagine my life without quilting." The day before her death, the syndicated television program "The Quilt Show" celebrated her stunning blue and white quilt called "Halo Medallion" shown here. Janet remarked that the quilt's intricate pat- tern tested all the skills she had learned over a lifetime of sewing.
She credited a desire to keep busy as her secret to maintaining her independence while driving and living at home into her eighties. She is remembered for her wit, passionate research interests, and loving creativity.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation - Neo- natal ICU (NICU) Donor Tree at https://www.huntsvillehospitalfoundation.org/get-involved/give-now . At the time of her death, she was working on 60 NICU covers for them and had just completed the first 30 quilt tops. Volume 16 Issue 4 Page 13 SEW WHAT’S NEW
Community/Education Liaison—Joan Ballew No one will deny that this Coronavirus outbreak is a bad thing, but good can come out of the darkest mes. I see this as an opportunity to contribute to our Edmond community in a new and drama c way. On Friday, March 20 th , we were asked by OU Medical Centers (Edmond and OKC) to help make fabric masks for their health care workers. Judy posted a youtube video ‘How to make a Face Mask’ on EQG’s Facebook page and we were off to the races. That was Friday. Over the weekend, Judy and I worked on wri en instruc ons with step-by-step photos for Face Mask Covers and Wear-Alone Face Masks. The Face Mask Covers are used by medical staff over their R95 and N95 respirators when working with COVID-19 pa ents. The covers can be changed between pa- ents, leaving the more expensive respirators in place. The Wear-Alone Face Masks are used by non-Covid- 19 pa ents who are at high risk, should they be exposed to the virus.
Mask Covers with elas c and fabric es Wear-alone Masks with elas c and Bias Take Ties.
These pa erns were made available to members via a Blast Monday evening (3/23) and are also available on EQG’s website – www.edmondquiltguild.us under the Pa erns Tab. If you don’t see them right away you probably need to refresh (F5) that page. Meanwhile – EQG members were busy sewing face masks. By Tuesday (3/24), Judy was able to deliver 154 masks to the OU Medical Center. That’s amazing. I can’t imagine how many more will be sewn with the new, wri en pa erns. If you have ques ons or comments – please consider pu ng them out on the EQG Facebook page - h ps:// www.facebook.com/edmondquiltguild . If you have supplies that you need, or extra to share (narrow elas c, bias tape, Ba k fabric) refer to Judy’s ar cle for a way to exchange them with other members – while main- taining a safe distance for all concerned. Thanks, Judy, Marilyn, Do e, and others who took the lead in organizing the Face Mask Sew-a-thon of 2020. Thanks, to our members, for all that you do to support EQG and our community, Joan
Volume 16 Issue 4 Page 14 SEW WHAT’S NEW The Night Before Quilt Show
‘Twas the night before Quilt Show and all through the night I tossed and I turned, I was filled up with fright
I'd fretted and fussed and labored for days But nothing was coming; I was in a malaise
The design board was covered with pieces and scraps Some sewn together, some placed with big gaps
My husband was snuggled in bed - bless his heart He had no idea I was coming apart
When suddenly my laptop, it started to glow And I flew to the desk and well, don't you know
It was Pinterest, dear Pinterest, my eyes came alive I clicked and I searched, all through my hard drive
The quilts they were glowing like new fallen snow And ideas started popping from high and from low
When what to my wondering eyes should appear But the perfect quilt top; I started to cheer
With patches and stitches, I just had to pick I knew in a moment, this would do the trick
On triangles, On squares, On solids and print I cut and I slashed; Oh, the scraps and the lint
I flew to the Pfaff with my scraps and my thread I suddenly knew I had nothing to dread
I sewed like a banshee, straight out of hell And soon had a quilt for the Show to excel
My eyes how they twinkled, my cheeks were all rosy Now I could lay down in my bed and be cozy
The quilt was all nestled and snug out of sigh And I could like down now and have a good night.
So out of the gloom rose a quilt to be seen And I felt like Rosy, the Patchworking Queen.
by: EQG member Sharon Thompson
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Quilt Show Challenge
The 2020 Quilt Show, OKLAHOMA!, is going to have a challenge. You have plenty of time to plan and sew a masterpiece. There are rules and if the rules are not followed, your quilt will be disqualified. There will be prizes and/or ribbons. An entry in this contest will NOT count toward your 3-quilt limit. Rules: 1) Theme : Oklahoma. This is easy. 2) Fabrics: A picture of the required fabrics is on the website and may be purchased at Prairie Quilts. All 4 fabrics must be used in a recognizable way on the front of your project. Your choice of any techniques. You may add fabrics and embel- lishments.. 3) Size: Quilt must be 24" square--not rectangle, not circle or any other shape or measurement. 4) Finished: Quilt must be finished. Tops or pieces that are not layered and quilted or lack a finished edge will not be accepted. 5) Document: Include a description of your piece and how it fits the category. Like any other quilt in the show, please sew a cloth label and sleeve on the back.
Questions? Alice Kellogg 348-2233, 203-8239; [email protected]
Challenge Notes It has been brought to my attention that the fabrics for the challenge are no longer available. That is sad and upsetting for people that did not get a packet when we had them for sale. So, here is my solution... We sold over 30 FQ packets. If you are one of the lucky ones that bought a packet months ago and now have decided that you no longer want to participate in the great OKLAHOMA! Challenge, I am willing to be a middle man in getting buyers and sellers together. Call me, e-mail me or text me: Your name Buyer or seller and I will try my best to get the two of you together. Here is your chance to be a "savior" to someone that really wants to do it and you will not be kicking yourself in the pants for getting involved in something you really didn't want to do.
Alice Kellogg 348-2233, 203-8239; [email protected]
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ARTISANS MARKET - Bonnie Bowman & Nancy Forrest
Our storage facility is slowly filling with the wonderful gifts you have been presenting us on a monthly basis. We still are hoping that all of our members will complete at least one special hand-made item for us to sell in our booth at the show in July. We would like to see some more items for babies and toddlers in our booth, like bibs, burp pads, etc. since these have been big sellers in the past.
Items for the sewing room are also in short supply. Let’s see some more pin cushions, needle cases and sewing room related items. We have received a few quilt style Christmas ornaments and it would be great if we could have enough to have a Christ- mas tree for display.
Believe it or not, WE ARE COM- ING DOWN TO THE WIRE! We have only March, April and May to collect more items. We do not meet in June and the meeting in July is too close to the show for us to count on collecting items at that time. Additionally, we need the ex- tra time for pricing and making final plans on the display of all of the items.
We will continue to collect 2 1/2 in width-of-fabric strips through May. Someone is going to have a scrappy quilter’s dream pile when the show is over and we pick a winner from the names who have graciously donated!
Here are some free instructions for the projects pictured here. I am sure when you look at these you will see others you might like to make… copy and paste these links into your Internet browser
Draw string bag: h p://www.handmadiya.com/2015/11/reversible-drawstring-bag-tutorial.html Felt Needle Case: h ps://www.sumo heirstories.com/blog//2014/08/simple-felt-needle-case.html Crochet Dish Cloths: h ps://www.howtomakes.org/waffle-dishcloth-crochet-free-pa erns/ Handle Bar Bag: h ps://makeit-loveit.com/sew-a-handlebar-bag-for-your-kids-bike Portable Pressing Mat: h p://quil ngdigest.com/make-a-portable-pressing-mat-for-home-and-away/ Volume 16 Issue 4 Page 17 SEW WHAT’S NEW
OKLAHOMA! Challenge
When life gives a quilter lemons, not only does she drink her lemonade, but she sews. What a hidden opportunity this is. "Shelter in Place" with a sew- ing machine, it's a dream come true.
It is time to be finishing up your quilts for the quilt show (so far...we are still having the show) and photographing them for your entry forms. My chal- lenge is ready to quilt. How is yours coming along? So, turn that frown up- side down, don't think about the outside world and get to sewing!
As we are all staying close to home these days, hopefully you will have time in your quilt room to work on items for the quilt shows. As of right now we are hopeful that we will be past this long before the summer and that the show will go on. With that in mind I encourage you to work on your quilts for the quilt show. Entry forms are on the web page and can be submitted now. Have you started on your chal- lenge quilts? Here’s a sneak peek at mine. Still lots to do on it. Finally - we still need lots more items for the artisans market. Kerry Fisbeck
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Categories for 2020 Quilt Show
Category Quilters Size
Amateur Pieced 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small Applique’ 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small Mixed Technique 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small
Masters Pieced 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small Applique’ 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small Mixed Technique 1 person Large & Small 2 person Large & Small
Both Group More than 2 person Large & Small
Pictorial Large & Small Art / Innovative Holiday Modern First Time Entrant Oklahoma Challenge
The categories are set, but changes will be made at the discretion of the quilt show committee. For instance, if there is less than 5 in a category, we may move the quilts to another appropriate category. If there are too many in a category, we may add a category. For instance, if there are 25 pieced 2-person small quilts, we may add a medium size category.
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OUT AND ABOUT ***NOTE: as of publishing newsletter these events have been updated as far and can- celled and postponed. Be sure and check again before attending.
Tula Pink event for April 10th has been canceled.
2020 Spring Stroll Shop Hop May 1st —9th 2020 canceled
Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival —Moved to new dates in 2021
Weave a Dream —May 8 -9, 2020 Postponed Quilt Tulsa 2020 —May 29 -30, 2020, canceled ???? Unconfirmed
MKOA Qult Study Group May 29 -30, 2020 cancelled
Oklahoma Quilt Network —June 6th, 2020 Our Spring Meeting has been rescheduled for Satur- day June 6 th 2020
Quilts of Past and Present Quilt Show July 24 —July 25, 2020, 451558 E 0980 Rd, Vian, OK 74962 -4515. Hosted by: Blackgum Harvestime Sewing Sisters. 12th Annual Quilt Show! We will have lots of quilts made by talented quilters for your viewing, vendors with all kinds of good- ies, door prizes, demonstrations and lots of fun! Our wonderful ladies in the Tea Room will be serving up our famous chicken salad sandwiches and home made desserts. Admission to the show is $5. To enter a quilt, send us a message or email [email protected] OKLAHOMA! Quilt Show —July 31 -August 1, 2020, Gaylord Center, Oklahoma Christian Uni- versity, 2501 East Memorial Road, Edmond, OK, 8:00 am-5:00 pm each day, presented by the Edmond Quilt Guild. Becky Goldsmith of Piece O’ Cake will discuss color theory on Friday night.
OQSO Fall Retreat, 2020 —September 18 -20, 2020, Lake Murray State Park, Ardmopre, OK. Featured Teacher: Cynthia England.
Ozark Piecemakers ‘Celebrate Quilting’ quilt show —September 24 th -26 th 2020. Show hours are Thursday and Friday 9 -5 and Saturday 9 -4. The show will be held at Ozark Empire Fair- ground E*Plex, Springfield, MO. General Admission is $10.00, 3 day pass is $18.00 children un- der 12 free. Continued...
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OUT AND ABOUT (continued)
2021: Wichita Mountain Quilt Guild will be having their quilt show on Friday February 9 th and Satur- day February 10 th 2021. Show hours are Friday 10 -7 and Saturday 10 -4. The show will be at the Annex Building of the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton
Color Explosion Quilt Show 2021 —February 19 -20, 2021, Annex Building of the Great Plains Coli- seum, Lawton, OK. 10 -7 on Friday; 10 -4 on Saturday.
AQS will be having a show in Branson, MO. It is scheduled for March 24 th -27 th 2021
OQSO Spring Retreat, 2021 —March 26 -28, 2021, Sequoyah Lodge, Wagoner, OK. Featured Teacher: Mel Beach.
Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival —June 17 th -19 th 2021, (Note new dates) Oklahoma City, OK. Ok- lahoma Expo Hall, 3001 General Pershing Blvd; 10:00 -5:00 on Thursday and Friday; 10:00 -4:00 on Saturday. Free parking; admission $10 for 3 days
Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival will be held June 17 -19 th . The festival will be held in the Overland Park Convention Center, located at 6000 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS. The show hours are Thursday and Friday 10 -6 and Saturday 10 -5.
OQSO Fall Retreat, 2021 —September 17 -19, 2021, Lake Murray State Park, Ardmore, OK. Fea- tured Teacher: Emily Taylor.
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As a reminder to our new members and those who have not taken a work- shop recently, the board has an approved set of policies to help you with your plans.
In keeping with the EQG Mission Statement to support continuing growth and educa- tion for our members, the guild periodically offers quality workshops. Participation in these workshops not only provides opportunities to meet and study under great teachers but your support and participation helps the guild to defray the cost of speakers for guild meetings.
1. Enrollment is first come first serve.
2. Members are not enrolled in a workshop until the class fee has been paid.
3. Workshop fees must be paid one week before the class date.
4. No refunds will be given within one week before the class including no-shows on the day of the class.
5. Workshops usually have a kit fee that is included in the price of the class unless otherwise stated.
6. Attendees are expected to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the workshop and should be set up so that class can begin on time. If you are late to the class, the teacher is not obligated to catch you up.
7. Classes begin at 9:00 and are finished at 4:00 with a break for lunch. You may ei- ther bring your lunch or purchase it at a nearby restaurant.
8. EQG workshops are offered to guild members first but will be opened to the public one week prior to the class if it has not been filled. Class sizes vary according to the teacher’s wishes.
Sign-up for workshops will be available at the guild meeting beginning three meetings before the class date.
*** Read the supply list carefully and follow the teacher’s instructions accurately. Each teacher uses specific materials for their techniques and being sure that you have the exact requested supplies avoids frustrations and ensures a relaxing, enjoyable and successful workshop for everyone. ***
Example: Misty Fuse, Steam-a-Seam, Wonder Under and Pellon non-woven fusible are all fusibles, but each has a unique characteristic that causes the teacher to choose that one.