EVENING STAR GAZETTE July 2015 VOLUME 9 ISSUE 7 Leaders of the pack: President: Sherry Mcconnell V-President: Donna Hartman Secretery: Stephanie Crabtree Meetings are held the 3rd Monday Treasurer: Cindy Garrretson of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Website: Ann Fisher Eastside Church of God. Workshops: Ann Shaffer Newsletter: A concerted group effort Dues are $20 for the first year and each year thereafter Bus Trip Coordinator: Janet Estes Website: eveningstarquiltguild.com Just a Note Good Evening Guildy Girls! Last week was a truly busy but wonderful week for me and the quilting world with the Induction of Mimi Dietrich into The Quilters Hall of Fame! She is delightful and one of the great things about Induction Week is that you get to meet the family of the Hon- oree. Mimi's husband Bob came and helped hang her quilts in Marie Webster House and the rest of her family came to help share in her Induction ceremony. We tease about the time we spend quilting, about the money we spend on quilting and we tease about not hav- ing time to cook or clean because of quilting, but we quilt not just for ourselves but for those same supportive families who sleep under our quilts, hang our quilts on their walls and wait for the next quilt that we get done hoping it has been made just for them! So here is to our families for making it possible for us to do the thing we love the most!! Proud to serve as Leader of the Pack, Sherry What’s Happening Tonight? Check out this You Tube Video on Making the Grandmother’s Flower Garden block the easy Variety Show way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihEac0jRvsU Thank You!! Renegade Quilters for sponsoring this newsletter. Sew What Happened Last Month….? Don’t you just love summer? Warm weather, fresh fruits and vegatables, picnics and our Summer Pitch In meeting!! The Evening Star Quilt Guild met 6/15/15 at the United Methodist Church, Anderson for our summer dinner. The Pendleton location was booked so Peg Peters arranged for us to meet at her church. Thanks, Peg! President Sherry McConnell greeted everyone. There were 45 members and one guest, including our 2 newest members. Our numbers keep growing which is exciting. Sherry thanked the hostess committee for their great work. The room was decorated with gardening items and flowers, which were the door prizes for 12 lucky members and a surprise flower for Sherry. Thank you Vanna Girls and the sign in table volunteers!! Shannon Arnstein led the blessing and we all enjoyed the delicious food everyone brought to share. Ann Shaffer reported that the Cancer quilt workshop will be hosted by Mary Louderback on Saturday, August 22. Quilts this year will be donated to the St Vincent Cancer Center. After a suggestion from a few members, Connie Combs volun- teered to lead a workshop in September on paper piecing. More information on these 2 workshops will be available next meeting. The Indiana State Museum quilt exhibit has opened and runs through 10/4/15. Deb Geyer, Judy Tescher and Sherry McConnell each have a quilt hung in the current exhibit and 19 other quilts from the past will be in the other part of the exhibit. Be sure to check it out. Celebration is coming next month. Classes are filling up so be sure to register soon. Eleanor Burns’ sister, Patty Knoechel will be in Shelbyville and Mt Comfort as a guest speaker. Wendy Shepherd will be a guest speaker this fall at our meeting (November?). She is the designer of our Block of the Month pattern. The first installment papers were handed out at the meeting. Each lesson will be a stand alone pattern that can be a project all on its own. There were 28 members with Show and Tell and Sharon McElfresh won the drawing. The Summer Batik Tear challenge projects were displayed and shared. They were all different and inventive. Good job, ladies!! There was a drawing for these projects with 4 members winning a gift-Emily Reeder, Rita Shively, Nan Hodge and Jeanette Williams. There were also door prizes of gift cards to Always in Stitches or Quilt Expressions, won by Greta Benziger, Arlene Ellingwood, Sharon Liptow and Stephanie Crabtree. Members could have their picture taken in front of a backdrop designed by Sharon Liptow and could add a gardening hat, boa, gloves, etc for a fun effect. It was a delightful evening! Respectfully submitted, Stephanie Crabtree, Secretary WELCOME NEW MEMBERS $$$ SHOW ME THE MONEY $$$ Sue Rayl Balance Date $$$ 7/20/2015 Brianna Morris Treasurer Cindy Garretson Need a name tag? Lost your name tag? Contact Donna Hartman and she will fix you right up. Notebooks available from Cindy for $5 2 Musings From Marie’s House The Quilters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce as the 2016 Quilters Hall of Fame Honoree! Carolyn Mazloomi is among the most influential African American quilt historians and quilt artists of the twenty- first century. She has written several books on African American-made quilts and is an authority in the field. Widely exhibited in the United States and internationally, her quilts are included in permanent collections of museums such as the Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Na- tional Civil Rights Museum, Mint Museum, American Museum of Art and Design, and the Wadsworth Museum. Mazloomi received the 2014 Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. The Bess Lomax Hawes Award, the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, recognizes an individual who has made a signifi- cant contribution to the preservation and awareness of cultural heritage. The Ohio Arts Council awarded Mazloomi the first Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award in 2003. Ohio Heritage Fellows are among the state's living cultural treas- ures. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Exhibit Deb Geyer, Museum Manager July 16-September 26 The Quilters Hall of Fame 765-664-9333 Hometown Girl: The Quilts of Mimi Dietrich 3 Quilt Expressions 12514 Reynolds Dr. Fishers, IN 46068 (317)913-1816 Located at the corner of 37 & 126th What’s a meeting without snacks? 3000+ bolts of modern/contemporary fabric including the best collection of batiks in the midwest! July Large 40% off sale area & specials. Linda Lupton, Sharon McElfresh, Ongoing classes for all ages & skill levels. Ann Shaffer, Terri Kinney August Authorized Brother & Floriani Dealer. Linda Wolverton, Susan Myers, *** Connie Combs, Jan Kirby Bring ad for 20% off one notion, book or 1+ yard fabric. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vanna Girls July ~ Sharon Liptow, Sharon McElfresh August ~ Betty Lloyd, Peggy Bronnenberg Always In Stitches “Your One Stop Stitch Shop” Sign-In Table conveniently located at July ~ Debbie Christopher, Kathy Rogge 1808 East Conner St., August ~ RitaShively, Janice Dean Noblesville IN 46060 317-776-4227 Visit our shop on the web at: www.alwaysinstitches1.com Open: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm On The Road Tues &Thurs 10am-8pm, closed Sun Again…… Don’t forget … we are continuing our "fill up the jar" campaign to help the food bank. 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