President’s Message
Greetings Sisters of the Thread!
Well, is anyone in doubt whether summer has arrived here in the High Country?!
So far we have managed with ceiling fans and open sliders to keep us comfortable, even in my sewing room!
Many decades ago, when I first started my banking career, 1969 to be exact. I was assigned to a branch office that was pre-WWI. We froze in winter and died of heat exhaustion in the summer. The Powers-That-Be brought in large fans to circulate air, but if the fans were aimed at us, our paperwork would fly all over, so the fans were aimed well above our heads. Which was fine if one was 7 feet tall, but didn’t help much for those of us who were five feet something. Yes, the proverbial ‘good ole’ days.’ So the moral of the story is, it can always be worse, but now with AC it can be remarkably better,. That is, until the APS bill arrives.
I understand the Swan Sheridan class was great fun and informational! Many have stated that watching her use her ‘Muscle Memory’ to free motion quilt was unbelievable. I know I loved her guild meeting lecture, so the class must have been even more so! Thank you, Kathleen & Cathy, for getting her on our meeting agenda!
June’s meeting will be Veronica Sandoval and her sharing ‘Thread’ with us. If you pick thread because it is the correct color or amount, Ronnie will enlighten you to know there is a lot more to the thread world than we ever knew. Ronnie launched my love of quilting. She was the instructor at JoAnn’s, Chino, CA, when I signed up for a $20 quilt class decades ago. The class was $20, but I spent over $100 getting ready for the class! However, in retrospect, it was worth every cent, and some things never change!
Thank you, Mary Vaughn, for the wonderful Block-of-the-Month patterns, and to the Guild Members for the enthusiastic response in making the blocks! Good job!
The 2023 Quilt Show is picking up steam! Our theme is, “Bloom Where You Are Planted.” We have TB guild artists working on patterns to be shared with members in the next month or two. Thank you, Chris Sommerfelt & Trish Charity, for your talent and willingness to help a non artist out! I get these great ideas in my head, but unfortunately, that is where they remain. We anticipate having 2 to 3 patterns from which to select, and like the Javelinas, completed pieces may be sold, at the maker’s discretion, at 2023 Quilt Show. Stay tuned for additional updates! We continue to fill Chair positions for the Show, and the sign up board will be available at June’s meeting until all positions are filled.
Sandy Mazzurco, has stepped up to chair the 2023 Quilt Show Marketplace. Between Sandy’s quilt room inventory and mine, we can supply just about everything needed to make Marketplace items. (Marketplace is the Quilt Show area where handmade items are for sale to attendees.). We will need a good variety and amount to cover us for the two-day show. Thank you, Sandy! And, you will be amazed how many will be willing to help out during the next 12 months!
Our June meeting is Monday, June 13, 2022. We are adding new members and excited to see our guild grow! Welcome to our new members, and we are so glad to have you join in our love of quilting!
May your seams be straight, your bobbins be full and your quarter inch precise.
Blessings,
Nan DeChant, President
Membership
Please remember that your membership dues of $35.00 are due by June 15, 2022 in order to make it to the directory.
There were no new members this month.
Thank you!
Angela Smith – Chair
Programs
We are having a “Thread Therapy” class in June with Veronica Sandoval. No workshop is scheduled.
Cathy Day, Vice-President
Hostesses
June hostesses are: Angela Smith, Pat Noel, Susie Opdahl, Pam Peters, Sharla Peterson, Ruthe Petty, Sally Plummer, Edyth Pries, and Ann Ramsey.
If you cannot attend the meeting, when it is your turn to be a hostess by bringing a treat, please arrange to trade with someone. Plan to arrive early for setup and stay for cleanup.
Birthdays
Birthday celebrants – When it’s your birthday month, bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, something you would like to receive, with a value of at least $10.
June Birthdays – Cynthia Falzone, Dawnell Muecke, Carol Godfrey, Kay Wentworth, Jean Ehlers, Cathy Day, Debbie James, Sandy Mazzuro, and Carrie Casto.