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November 2016
1 Board Meeting
2 New Member Coffee
10-12 Customer Appreciation Quilt Run
17 Membership Meeting with Guest Speaker, Lisa Murrant
19 Quilters’ Schoolhouse
December 2016
19 Newsletter Articles Due for January Edition
Full calendar of events pg.11 and listed on the website.
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November 17th Program
Lisa Murrant
Huckleberry Patches Quilt Store, McCall, Idaho
“Wonderful Wool”
Lisa first became interested in quilting around twenty five years ago when she inherited a quilt top from her grandmother. It was a love affair from the start! Thirteen years ago, she was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to open Huckleberry Patches in McCall. Along with fabric, they carried wool for applique. It was then Lisa learned the joy of working with wool.
She loves sharing how enjoyable it is to create projects using wool. It is simple enough for a beginner, but can be challenging for an expert by adding specialty threads and stitches. Lisa is looking forward to sharing her love of wool with you!
This month’s Program is $10 for non-members to attend, but it is included in your BBQ membership! Don’t forget to renew your membership at the meeting or online asap!
If you are a non-member, please consider joining us!
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Hospitality
Lisa Murrant,
Cindy Moore
If your last name begins with either A or K,
it is your turn to bring treats for the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17th
Please consider some “healthy” alternatives
Missing Art Quilts Nine Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Quilts
Missing from a Church Display! http://saqawesterncanada.blogspot.com/2016/10/missing-quilts.html
BOISE BASIN QUILTERS’ 2016-2017 BOARD
Chair: Laura Lee [email protected] Vice Chair: Catherin Pickerill Immediate Past Chair: Linda Murphy Corresponding Secretary: Michelle Crawforth Recording Secretary: Sandy DeMent Treasurer: Becke Barnes Assistant Treasurer: Esther Kleinkauf Communications: Facebook: Sharon Beidler Historian: Kathy Reynolds Newsletter: Sandy DeMent [email protected] Photographer: Vicki Francis Publicity: Cheryl Little Quilt Show Publicity: Volunteer needed
Website: Website Manager: Darci Mead [email protected] Content Manager: Becky Kinzer Linda Sturm E-Mail Manager: Jody Zanecki Gallery Manager: Cheryl Neruda Meeting Activities: Block of the Month: Patty Henry Door Prizes: Barbara Smith Hospitality: Carmella Wilson Library: Marty Marzinelli Meet and Greet: Linda Murphy Membership: Volunteer needed Shop and Swap: Francine Redding Show and Tell: Barbara Derby Member Education: Equipment: Robyn Shafer Programs: Shirley Harrison Quilters’ Runway: Maureen Stevens Quilters’ Schoolhouse: Jill Nelson Community Outreach: Quilts for Kids: Phyllis Kizer Education Outreach: Connie Emmen Inheritance: Jody Zanecki Special Projects: Pam Lotspeich Quilt Show: Show Chair: Janae Bissinger Show Vice Chair: Volunteer needed Past Show Chair: Madeleine Trainor
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This month, we are profiling our
Publicity Chair, Door Prize Chair, Photographer,
and Quilts for Kids Chair
Cheryl Little, Publicity Chair
My name is Cheryl Little and this year I am charged with Publicity duties, but mostly, I do Facebook. I am a 1983 Charter-member of Boise Basin Quilters. I started quilting seriously in 1979 and became part of a small group of quilters associated with the Embroidery Guild of America. Among the members were Jacque Riddlemoser & Jo Inzer who I have the most to thank for the quilter I am today. Jacque, for
her fabulous quilting skills, which she so generously shared, and Jo Inzer, a sea-soned quilt collector, fabric stash owner, quilt book owner and historian, who had already been to Quilt Conferences. It was infectious and she quickly had us all ea-ger to attend. To raise money for a quilt show, we made a Raffle Quilt. It was participating in that raffle quilt and show, from start to finish, that made me realize what a great group of women, quilters were. I was immersed in a community of people who have since been the icing on my cake. In 1983, after our show, a group of us wanted our very own Guild and when no one wanted to chair it, I “reluctantly” volunteered to be the first Chairman. Now, I think how lucky I was to be the first! My enthusiasm for quilting is wide and deep and nourished by our members! I feel like it is an honor to be able to continue to contribute to our Guild.
Barbara Smith, Door Prize Chair
I love fabric, color, design, creating, and finishing quilts! I grew up in NJ and was taught to sew by my mother, who was a home economics teacher. I began quilting in the early 80’s. My first bed quilt was for my then, 3-year old daughter’s big girl bed, brown, yellow, and orange calico. I am an RN. I worked for 42 years primarily in the emergency de-partment both as a staff nurse and then nurse educator. Because I was
always working to be ready for the next emergency, I do many things quickly. I talk, eat, clean house and so on as if another patient with a heart attack might be arriving in a few seconds and I must be ready to care for them. However, I also have to be accurate when working fast to save a life. One of the things I liked about the emer-gency room was the variety, seniors, children, people from all walks of life, some with minor injury or illness, others with major, life threatening problems. As a nurse edu-cator I loved teaching both new and experienced nurses, helping them grow from
novice to expert. These characteristics spill over into my quilting career. I love a variety of types of quilts, am always willing to learn something new. I like all aspects of the quilting pro-cess and will work for 5 minutes or 5 hours, whatever time I have available. I work on multiple projects at the same time, and I finish most of what I make. I have a rule that if I make an error, I fix it right away. I also love to teach quilting; especially free mo-tion quilting, which I feel adds the icing on the quilt. I am blessed to have a husband who supports my quilting by doing most of the cooking, cleaning, and daily chores in our household. My son and his wife live 2 blocks away, which means lots of family gatherings. I have 2 grandsons, both of whom have made a few quilts. My daughter is currently writing her PHD thesis in human computer interaction and to my delight, is a quilter as well. Winning a prize is always fun! I hope you will enjoy this year’s door prizes, many of them quilted by myself or my friends. Good luck!
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Vicki Francis, Photographer I attended my first BBQ meeting about 4 years ago and tried to hide in the back of the room. I have a very intense job of running the yearbook/newspaper/photography program at Capital High School and, after spending all day with 100 teenagers, I just wanted a quiet spot to sit and look at pretty quilts and be entertained by the speakers. Unfortunately, two colleagues who had recently retired from CHS let the board know that I taught pho-tography and I was reluctantly recruited to shoot Show and Tell photos. Little did I know that shooting those photos would introduce me to some wonderful new friends, give me better insight into the incredible
charitable work that our Guild does and, best of all, give me not one but TWO of the best seats in the house as I reserve two spots at the front of our meeting so I can run back and forth to shoot Show and Tell photos. (I also get to see all those presenter's quilts up close and personal!) What a deal! I was teaching 6 periods a day of Freshman English at Picacho Junior High in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1986 (ask me how many times I've watched the movie Romeo and Juliet--36!) when the Home Economics teacher invited me to come to her Saturday quilting workshop. She knew I was going through a divorce and suggested it as a way to get my mind off things plus she said, "You can make a quilt in a day!!!" "HA!" I scoffed. "Quilt in a Day??? No way!" She as-sured me that I would at least get the top done with the methods she would teach and that was enough to hook me. The good news is that my first log cabin quilt top was made by the end of the day and it sparked a creative surge that resulted in about 10 quilts finished in the next two years. The bad news is that she gave us Xerox copies of Eleanor Burn's first book (which I still have) and the original books are now worth over $1000!! My only frustration with quilting after a few years, was I only knew how to tie the quilts and it was so expensive to have them done professionally. I stopped quilting when I moved to Hawaii (didn't want to pay to ship the sewing ma-chine) and even when I moved to Boise 25 years ago. There was a gap of about 20 years where I did no sewing until one day about 5 years ago my very dear friend Yvonna was visiting here in Boise and she questioned me on why I had so many quilting books in my library but I didn't quilt? I didn't know why....I just loved the books. She said, "I know why! It's the colors!!" It all came into focus for me as to why I am drawn to quilting...the colors....the feel of the fabrics...the magical combi-nations that happen when colors flow together. Shortly thereafter during my to visit to Yvonna in Durango, her oldest daughter brought out the quilt I had made for her 30 years ago during my "creative surge" and proudly held it up for me to see. The fabric was faded and the ties were barely hanging in there but she held it with such loving care. Maybe there was something to this quilting thing that I had been missing? I took a long arm quilting class (twice!) to learn how to finish my quilts, joined BBQ and started taking any class I could afford and squeeze into my schedule. So here I am today racing back and forth during Show and Tell hoping people will smile when I take their picture, try-ing to find time to take classes and hoping for days when I come home from school with enough energy to walk past the TV and into my sewing room. And my collection of quilt books just keeps growing and growing.......
Phyllis Kizer, Quilts for Kids Chair
I grew up in South Bend, IN. When I was very young, my grandparents would bring me stamped cross stitch projects, which began my love of all things with fabric and threads. My mother is a quilter and sewer and, although I sewed clothing in 4-H, I did not take up quilting until moving to the San Francisco Bay area after college. A co-worker asked me to take a quilting class with her and I was hooked. After my friend, Holly, moved to the Bay area, we frequently took classes together at several of the local quilt shops. We al-ways enjoyed learning new techniques.
For the last 20 plus years, I have been working at a high tech company which filled my days primarily with work. So when I did not have time to sew, I bought fabric instead. I retired in September and look forward to using up my stash (LOL). I have been a member of the Guild since moving to Boise in 2013. I am constantly amazed at the generosity of the Guild members, in making and donating Quilts for Kids! Thank you all!
While there is NO Newsletter in December, there WILL BE a deadline to submit arti-
cles for the January Newsletter. Please send your articles no later than MONDAY,
DECEMBER 19TH, so that we keep everyone informed of activities for January.
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Recap of October 19th Program
Janet Fishman
Programs Shirley Harrison
What a wonderful gift! You now have the opportunity to purchase a gift certificate for membership dues for a friend or as an anonymous scholarship for $35. Or have you
thought about taking a friend with you to the next Schoolhouse? Buy gift certificates in $15 increments for schoolhouse classes! You may purchase gift certificates at any guild meeting, either at the Membership or Schoolhouse tables, or
by contacting [email protected] or Jill Nelson, [email protected]. If you or someone you know, is in need of funds
for membership, please contact Membership for scholarship information. All information received will be held in the strictest confidence.
Gift Certificates
BBQ member, Janet Fishman, entertained and inspired our members with her journey of quilting focusing on her beautiful jackets that she has created over the years. Each one was so
creative and her trials and lessons learned with each one, was so interesting to hear about. We came away from the evening with
increased inspiration for our own projects. Because, really “How hard can it be??”
Janet retired three years ago from her job as an Anesthesiologist and moved from Florida to Boise, to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Since then, her son has moved here as well, so the entire family has reunited. In making the decision
to move here, it was important to her to find a strong quilting community. Even before moving, she was checking out
Boise Basin Quilters.
Janet and friends created this quilt using silk fabric and thread
Janet’s “Gold Rush” jacket placed first in the 2016 Wearables category
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Quilt Show is continued on page 6 Janae Bissinger
Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
We Have a Theme! Thanks to all who submitted a suggestion!
2017 Raffle Quilt
Our 2017 Raffle Quilt is from the pattern “Winter Joy” by Border Creek Station. The quilt
measures out at 68” x 86” and is made with 100% quilter’s cotton. The batting is Hobbs
100% cotton. This quilt was pieced by Madeleine Trainor, Gail Vaughan, and Sue Gregory; applique was done by
Janae Bissinger and the beautiful quilting was done, utilizing the talents and generosity of
Elaine Cederquist. Take a close look at it; the quilting was done with silver metallic thread.
Photo was taken by Kevin Roberts Photography.
2018 Raffle Quilt – CALL FOR PIECERS
Would you like to get involved? We are looking for members who are interested in helping piece the 2018 Raffle Quilt. You can do as much or as little as you
like. In last month’s newsletter and at the September and October memberships meetings we asked you for pattern suggestions and the
Quilt Show Committee has chosen the following pattern: “Common Bride” an original pattern by
Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. Finished size: 86”x86”.
If you are interested, contact Catherin Pickerill
at 208-345-3647 or [email protected].
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Quilt Show, continued from page 5 Janae Bissinger
Youth Quilt Entries While our 2016 Quilt Show was a success in diversity, quality and quantity, we did lack in the youth entry category, (age 17 and under). We are encouraging you to mentor a youth and have them submit an entry for the 2017 Quilt Show. Youth Entries are not charged an en-try fee and the feedback they receive is invaluable, not to mention the awards!
Rules & Categories
The Quilt Show Committee does not meet in November and December, but the work does go on. The judging committee will meet during this time and establish the new guidelines for next year’s Quilt Show. The goal is to have the new rules and categories up on the website by the end of January.
Open Quilt Show Committee Positions
The Quilt Show Committee has openings for the following positions: Vice-Chair and Marketing.
If you are interested in learning more about any of these positions, contact Janae Bissinger, Chair, at 208-863-7829 or [email protected].
Quilt Raffle at November Membership meeting to Benefit Prisoner's Children
Story Link, a volunteer organization founded to strengthen relationships of incarcerated individuals with their children/grandchildren, will sell raffle tickets for a quilt to fund Story Link during the November 17th BBQ membership meeting. The beautiful wedding ring design, bordered by an applique floral vine, measures 72” x 84”, (double bed size). Raffle tickets cost $1 apiece or 6/$5.
Story Link is a non-profit, prison ministry that connects children/grandchildren and incarcerated parents/grandparents through the gift of reading. Volunteers take children's books to the prison. Prisoners choose a book and write a message in it. Volunteers record the prisoner reading the book and send the book and CD to the prisoner's children/grandchildren. Proceeds from the raffle will pay for books, post-age, and recording supplies. To learn more, contact Mary Ann Kojis, [email protected], or 484-5326.
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Quilters ’ Runway Maureen Stevens
Quilters’ Runway
Welcome to Quilters’ Runway where we give free,
downloadable patterns, for our Guild members. This
year we are exploring various puzzles or challenges
in quilting. Our series is titled “PUZZLES.” So far
we have received several blocks in different sizes,
with “puzzle” in the name. We have received instruc-
tions on how to make a “Sudoku Quilt” using fabric
instead of numbers, to complete the 9-patches.
September's puzzle or challenge was to figure out
how a block is constructed and we did that using the
Disappearing 9-Patch. Last month we used one
block pattern called “Indian Puzzle” but the challenge
was to make at least 12 versions of the block by us-
ing different values, textures and colors of fabric in
various places.
This month we will be exploring blocks that are
tessellating. If you don't know what
a tessellation is, check out the web-
site to find a whole new area of quilt
possibilities!
Please take time to participate in
our Quilters’ Runway. It's lots of fun,
and it will help you feel a part of the Guild. Remem-
ber, make a quilt using at least one of the elements
that are presented during the year, and there will be
a special place for you to display your quilt in the
2017 Quilt Show. Please visit the BBQ website, click
on Members Only and find your Quilters’ Runway
patterns.
Happy Halloween to all and Happy Birthday to the 10 October born quilters! Tina Hutto won the birthday bouquet of orange carnations and “pumpkin” branches.
Lucky winners of Halloween and fall related prizes included fat quarters and fabric box to Nancy England, fabric bag and caramels to Rita Long, casserole carrier and project container to Connie Griffin. All these prizes were made by the very talented quilter, Carol Herbst. Thanks, Carol!
A yard of Halloween border print fabric was won by Mona Harp, a fall panel and backing fabric to make a table run-ner, was won by Claire Vanderwood. The wool pumpkin wall hanging, made by myself, was won by Sharon Beidler. I won this kit at the door prize table at the quilt show, so thank you also to Cindy’s quilt shop for the donation! All prizes also included Halloween candy treats, as well.
November’s theme is “Winter Holidays” If you have a November or December birthday be sure to sign up for the birth-day drawing, as well as the regular door prize drawing - double your chances to win!
Thank you to Sandy Smith, who did a great job with signups and Melissa Kleinert (Vanna One), and Sharon Beidler (Vanna Too) who handed out the prizes.
Donations to door prizes are always welcome. Good luck next month!
Door Prizes Barbara Smith
Quilters ’ Schoolhouse Jil l Nelson
The October schoolhouse was a great success! We had 18 members in attendance and they learned many new tips and tricks for machine applique with Connie Emmen. We had some fabulous pumpkins and turkeys by the
end of the day. Thank you Connie! Our November schoolhouse is quickly approach-ing. We will be learning wool applique with Lisa Murrant. The cost is just $15.00. Lisa has a kit available for $25.00 and some of the work will be pre-done so you can finish it in class! Come by and see us at the table if you'd like to join the fun. We will also be taking sign-up's for the January and February Schoolhouses at our November meet-ing. In January, Julia Ziegler will be teaching Curved Piecing. She taught this class last year and it was a very popular class, so sign up early. In February, Barbara Smith will be back teaching her world famous “Free Motion Quilting”. This too is a favorite in our Guild! Both classes are a great opportunity to learn new skills and have fun at the same time. Come see us at the table in November to sign up!
Library Marty Marzinell i
The library will have a book sale at the November Mem-bership meeting. So please stop by and look for some good quilting books to give you some fresh ideas for future projects.
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“Thank you so much. You quilters have been so generous. We really appreciate all the quilts you donate for our patients,” the nurse at the hospital told me as I left a stack of quilts. “Yes” I thought, “she's right, our members are generous”. As an active member of the Quilts for Kids Project team, it made me think about why I do this and what I get out of it. “A lot”, I decided. I get to make quilts for parents and kids who need comfort. I get to work with brightly colored fabric, either from my stash or from the Project table at BBQ...or even better, I get to go shopping for just the right piece to complete the quilt. I get to use up fabrics from my stash. I get to think about the children and parents as I work on the quilt and imagine them receiving it and the delight they have, that someone they don't even know, gave them such a gift. I get to try out patterns and techniques I haven't tried before. I get to practice my piecing and my machine quilting skills. I get to start and finish a project in a short amount of time and relish that feeling of accomplishment. And, I get to spend time doing what I love, for people who need what I make. It just doesn't get any more satisfying than that!
“No”, I thought as I walked away from the nurse's station, ”thank you”. We love receiving the quilts you make for donation to area hospitals. We are looking for small quilts for infants and toddlers as well as larger quilts for adolescents. And we accept
un-quilted tops, un-bound quilts and completed quilts. Please stop by our table at the next BBQ meeting and
pick out a kit to make one yourself, or take some fabric to supplement something from your stash.
The Quilts for Kids Project Team: Phyllis Kizer Rose Griffith Joyce Thompson Betsy Johnson
Quilts for Kids Phyllis Kizer
The Silent Auction block for October is Arctic Nights (attached). The block for November will be “Picket Fence.”
All of the 20 Christmas pillowcases, sewed from kits that Jody Zanecki made, using donated inheritance fabrics for the Case for Smiles pillowcase project, were returned plus an additional 94!
Current numbers for our projects:
Case for Smiles Pillowcases: 126
Chemo Caps: 29
Pretty Pockets: 251
Neck & Helmet Coolers: 4
Porta Cath Pillows: 127
Adult Clothing Protectors: 4
All of the patterns can be found under Special Projects on the BBQ website.
Gay Elliott's “Sew Spooky” quilt was on display in October at the downtown branch of the Boise Public Library. Jack-ie Fuller's “Autumn Leaves” will be shown during the month of November.
We still have some of the donated, Robert Kaufman flannel fabric, to be used in a drawing, to thank members for turning in their completed special projects. Sharon Ko-elling and Kathy Mello were winners at the October guild meeting.
We're off to a great start this year. Thank you to every-one who has participated!
Without your help, I would have nothing to deliver!
Special Projects Pam Lotspeich
Block of the Month Patty Henry
One of these interesting blocks could be the start of a new quilt. At the October meeting, Patty showed us two cute quilts she made, from blocks won in the past. Pat liked one of this month’s blocks so much, she made a quilt from it. Try a block for $1, or try all three. Return them next month for a chance to win all the blocks like yours. November has two beauti-ful pieced blocks with flowers in the middle; “New Four Patch” and “Best of All” Either separately or together, they would make a beautiful quilt. “Matryoshka Doll” is a great chance to practice appliqué. The little doll is so precious. Congratulations to our October winners: Susan Pirrong (Puss in the Corner), Gail Vaughan (Show and Tell), Pat Kluckhohn (Birds in the Air).
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Education Outreach Connie Emmen
As a direct result of the QoV presentation at the Quilt Show, the Treasure Valley Chapter of the Blue Star Moth-ers of America (http://www.treasurevalleybluestarmothers.org/) contacted Connie Emmen, to talk about working together for Military Veterans in our area. Blue Star Mothers started in WW II to support families with deployed service personnel. It is one of the inspirations for the Quilts of Valor Foundation. You'll be hearing more about our new friendship and joint projects to serve our local military families in the coming months.
Ends for Friends
The Ends for Friends table was full again at the October membership meeting, giving Darlene a full car to take to the shelter. Thank you ever so much for helping our cats, kittens and small dogs and puppies as they wait to find their forever homes. Feel free to take bags and fabric for bags, offered on the pet beds table, thanks to Inher-itance. Fill the bags half to three-quarters full with natural fabrics cut into small (4") pieces and sew the 4th side closed to make a bed. Two fat quarters makes the perfect-size bed. The shelter says larger dogs tend to tear the beds apart (imagine the mess that makes!), so there's a very limited use for larger beds.
Quilts of Valor
All the quilts you made and donated to Quilts of Valor have been passed on for presentation to local American Service personnel and Veterans, as requested by themselves or on their behalf, by friends or family. Thank you for making 60"x80" RWB (red, white and blue) quilts which QoV gives, to thank local military members for their ser-vice, some for the first time. With the wonderful attendance at the beautiful presentation ceremony, at the quilt show, we're preparing for an increase in requests, from the national organization, so please, keep making RWB tops and quilts to donate. Again in 2017, the July quilt at the downtown library will be a QoV donation quilt, made by members of BBQ. A Date for Your Calendar - Plan on joining BBQ and QoV for the Quilts of Valor 2017 National Sew Day, Saturday, February 4, 2017. Idaho Sewing, in Meridian, will be hosting a "Show Up & Sew Day" for making RWB blocks again this year. You'll have the opportunity to sew on some of the newest machines Idaho Sewing carries, including Viking, Babylock, Janome and Pfaff, making one block or staying all day. To request a QoV presenta-tion, visit http://qovf.org. Under the “Take Action” tab on the Home page, choose “Request a Quilt”. Contact Connie Emmen ([email protected]) or Teri DeVine ([email protected]) for questions.
Inheritance
We have more than seven tubs of fabric, donated to BBQ through Inheritance, available to support not only BBQ programs, such as Quilts for Kids, the Schoolhouse, Ends for Friends, Shop'n'Swap, and Special Projects, but to you, or anyone or other organization that makes items for donation to help others. Members may pick up these fabrics at the Shop & Swap Table during the meeting breaks. Contact Jody Zanecki ([email protected]) for more information. Inheritance accepts good quality quilting and sewing items, as donations, from those downsizing or dismantling quilting or sewing rooms. Fabric pieces need to be at least fat quarters, clean, with no musty smell. Sewing machines donated to Inheritance are sold locally; those not sold are passed on to other community organizations.
Schoolhouse In the October Schoolhouse class, students developed skills in machine applique. Some expanded their ma-chine applique skills with new techniques, and for others, it was a first time experience, so it was terrific when eve-ryone was successful! We talked about finding applique patterns in coloring books, stained glass, computer clip art and even tattoo art. We explored fusing and the use of lots of different threads before setting a lot of different kinds of machines, to machine applique just right, with a button hole stitch. We even configured our own stitches and...dare I say it?...adjusted the top and bobbin tensions until the stitches were to our liking! Thanks to BBQ's Inheritance program for supplying a wide variety of fabrics to the class.
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Small Quilt Groups Linda Murphy
All contacts are members of the Boise Basin Quilt Guild and are listed in the
Membership Directory.
If your Group was left off of this list, please contact me as soon as possible.
Linda Murphy: [email protected]
Group Name Contact Day Time Place Main
Focus
Calico Cutups Maureen Stevens Fridays 10:00 a.m. In Homes General
Common Threads Lois Alice 4th Thursday 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Bluebird Studio,
Nampa General
Friday Nooners Joyce Wells Alt. Fridays Noon In Homes General
High Fibers Barbara Derby Last Wednesday 6:30 p.m. In Homes General
Quilting with Carol Carol McClain 3rd Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Victory Library General
Quilt Whisperers Lori Tsatsa 1st Monday 11:30 a.m. Louie’s Pizza,
Meridian
Quilting the
Top
Quilt Whisperers Lori Tsatsa 2nd Tuesday Time Varies Louie’s Pizza,
Meridian
Quilting the
Top
Sewjourners Leona Manke 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m. In Homes Art Quilts
Star Quilters Kathy England Tuesdays 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. Star Library Handwork
Syringa Quilters Mary Reed Tuesdays 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. Cindy’s Quilt Shop,
Caldwell General
Treasure Valley Appliquers Barbara Smith 3rd Wednesday 10:00 a.m. JoAnn’s Milwaukee,
Boise, Upstairs Applique’
Vintage Quilters Cheryl Little 2nd Tuesday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. River Run Club
House General
Fund Raising Opportunity for the Boise Basin Quilters!
Are you a Fred Meyer Reward-card user?
Fred Meyer donates funds to designated Non-Profit Charitable Organiza-
tions based upon the quarterly purchases of its reward-card users. This
means that BBQ can benefit when you shop at Fred Meyer and use your
reward-card. You will continue to receive your reward points and BBQ will receive a quarterly check
too! It’s a WIN-WIN!!! BBQ will designate these reward funds to assist with our
Outreach Programs and our Educational Programs.
We are in the process of completing our application for this reward program and we hope to be able
to give you complete sign-up information at the November 17th Membership Meeting.
STAY TUNED!
Wow! The entr ies are in and there is an abundance! I ’m so exc i ted and i t ’s fu l l
speed ahead.
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2016-2017 CALENDAR Tuesday November 1 Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ
Wednesday, November 2 New Member Coffee, 3:00 p.m. Joyful Tea, 6711 N. Glenwood, Boise
Thursday - Saturday, November 10 - 12 Customer Appreciation Shop Hop, Treasure Valley Area Quilt Shops
Thursday, November 17 General Membership Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ Featuring Guest Speaker: Lisa Murrant, “Wonderful Wool”
Saturday, November 19 Schoolhouse Class, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ Class: Wool Applique, taught by Lisa Murrant
Monday, December 19 Newsletter Articles Due for January
NO December EVENTS
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Tuesday, January 3 Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ
Wednesday, January 4 New Member Coffee, 3:00 p.m. Joyful Tea, 6711 N. Glenwood, Boise
Thursday, January 19 General Membership Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ Featuring Guild Challenge, Part One: Shirley Harrison
Saturday, January 21 Schoolhouse Class, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Boise Church of Christ Class: Curved Piecing and Tools, taught by Julia Ziegler
Details for events can be viewed on our website calendar:
Corresponding Secretary
Halloween's over, my tall, purple witch's hat & garb are tucked away, AND y'all are healthier! Wahoo!! That's a treat. Only one "thinking of you" and two "keep up the good PT work" cards were sent out in October...way down from September. That being said, I Thank YOU for being so great in letting me know when our BBQers NEED cards to let them know they "are being thought of by their friends." I send "official" thank you cards for BBQ, but THANK YOU to BBQ members who thank the businesses that donated quilt-related door prizes to the 2016 BBQ Quilt Show, when you go into their shops. It's nice to let them know that they were recognized. If you know of someone who needs a card or note, write [email protected], call 342-4942, or hand me a piece of paper with the needed information... I'll send a card. Michelle Crawforth, Corresponding Sec.
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New Members
NEW MEMBER COFFEE
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Joyful Tea
6711 N Glenwood, Boise, 83714 (Behind the Sonic Drive-In)
ALL New Members are welcome to attend!
For more Information or to RSVP, please call Catherin Pickerill, 208-345-3647 or email at:
The November New Member Coffee had four new Boise Basin Quilters in attendance. We spent time getting acquainted with one another, and reviewing the programs and opportunities available to BBQ Members. If you are a new BBQ Member and have not previously come for coffee/tea, please join us.
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Ad Design Fee: $10, Any Size Ad
Procedures for submitting advertisements for publication
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Deadline for Ad copy is the fourth Wednesday of the month
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QUILTSMART TREE OF LIFE WORKSHOP
Join us for a trunk show with Quiltsmart designer and teacher Mattie Rhodes at Bluebird Quilt Studio. She will be hosting this show on Friday
evening, November 11, (6:00 – 8:30 p.m.) AND teaching a two day class on Saturday (9 – 5 p.m.) and Sunday (10 – 2 p.m.).
Traditionally difficult patterns are now easy, quick, and accurate.
Engineered patterns accurately printed on interfacing….easy and fun to sew! Quiltsmart unique technique will have you hooked in no time!!
Although there is no cost for the Friday evening trunk show you must call to
reserve your space.
The two day workshop is $75.00 plus the Quiltsmart Tree of Life Classic pack. Call to register soon as space is limited and this
workshop will fill up quickly! Call 467-4148.
311 14th Avenue South, Nampa, ID 83651 phone (208) 467-4148 ~ fax (208) 467-4632 website: bluebirdquiltstudio.com e-mail: [email protected]