O F F I C E R S

Barbara Cencich 209-7795 Sally Nichols 822-22830 Nancy Ballantyne 249-1346 Paula Millsapps 901-1878

Columbine Quilters Minutes January 3, 2020 Vice President, Sally Nichols welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 9:30 am, in the community room of Meadowlark Court Apartments, 2378 Robins Way, Montrose, CO 81401. Sally informed the group that President, Barb Cencich was running late due to a situation needing immediate attention and Barb will be arriving late. Minutes: Were approved as printed in Newsletter. No additions or corrections. Treasurer’s report: Beginning Balance $1959.67. Expenses: Cheryl Yergler (Christmas Party) $43.57. Income: $100.00 for Newsletter Advertising and $100.00 Membership Dues. Ending Balance $2116.10. Welcome Guests and Members (Judy Sudduth): 2 guests: Kathy Jones and Janet Shearer were invited by Cheryl from her Splash Aerobics Class. 13 members present (including Barb, who arrived later). Announcements: None Committee Reports: Black Canyon Quilt Show (Cheryl): There was no meeting in December. The new publicity chairman is writing a monthly newsletter, which will be forwarded to members. Members should have received the first issue by e-mail this week. Community Service (Cheryl): No new donations made. The 2019 year in totals were listed in the newsletter. 2020 starts a fresh service tally. Program (Cheryl): Today, is the 10-Minutes Self-binding Blanket sew day. February will be an Ugly Fabric Challenge Project (see next Newsletter for details). Sue from Lady Bugs will be doing a show of their new classes, probably in March. Paula Millsapps asked if there was any interest in doing a sew session for working on our own UFO projects.

Columbine Quilters February 2020

Hey everybody, Hope you are all enjoying the winter weather. I’m trying to get

myself organized for a new year. I am my own worst enemy when I comes to

UFOs. I have started a challenge quilt for this year’s show and it’s not one of my

UFOs reworked! February’s meeting will be fun. Remember to bring in your

2019 mystery quilt! Also, look for info in the rest of the newsletter regarding the

program. Cheryl has some fun plans for us. See you on the first!

Barb C

Perhaps an all-night sew-in or a 24-hour sew-in. Judy Sudduth suggested perhaps a sew-day. There was some interest in that, but no interest in the others. Newsletter (Cheryl): Deadline for Newsletter items is still 15th of each month. Cheryl was pleased with the business card advertising at annual rate of $20 same as membership. She has 8 ads now. Publicity (Cheryl): Montrose Daily Press is announcing our meetings regularly now, in their calendar of events. Block of the Month (aka Mystery Quilt 2019): Rebecca Chatham announced that the club had agreed last month to a February meeting deadline challenge to finish the project. Block of the Month (Barb Cencich): 2020 project is “Pot holder of the month.” Barb showed samples of the Chicken pot holder for January (she donated her 2 samples to the BCQS Boutique). She handed out the pattern and shared a few tips on doing the project. She also had a few yellow fabric scraps for the appliquéd chicken beak. By-Laws (Evelyn Kiser): No changes. Hospitality (Marilyn Ayer): Thanked Bette and Rebecca Chatham for today’s refreshments. Sent around the sign-up sheet. February will be Judy Sudduth and Sonia. March will be Cheryl Yergler and Marilyn Ayer. April will be Marilyn Ayer and Kay Frantz. Still a few more spots for volunteers. The list will go around again next meeting. Sunshine: No report Room Set-up: Early arrivals and program chair. Thank-you all. Room Clean up: Last of the sew day participants and program chair. Thank-you all. Historian (Nancy Ballantyne): No report. Photographer (Paula Millsapps): If you don’t see me taking photos, please remind me. I get distracted by quilts easily :). UFO Challenge (Paula Millsapps): Received 6 lists from members (Ann Ballantyne, Nancy Ballantyne, Evelyn Kiser, Cheryl Yergler, Paula Millsapps and ??? I think the “no name” list is Barb. Is that right?) You can still bring in a list of UFOs and join the fun. Old Business:

• Nancy B. returned the Coloring Book Quilt top. The fabric she planned for the backing wasn’t available. Paula Millsapps took it now.

• Barb Cencich returned (3) the 25th Anniversary Round Robin Challenge. It still can use some borders, Rebecca Chatham took it now. (2)Cheryl Yergler returned the Angel Block 25th Anniversary Round Robin Challenge Quilt Finished. Yeah! It is ready to go to charity. Rebecca Chatham is finishing a border on the 4th quilt top and will be passing it to Paula Millsapps, who will add another border. And (1) was already finished and sent to charity.

• Nancy B. brought some pages from Georgie’s pattern collection for anyone interested. Today’s patterns were for candle mats, but many could be adapted to quilt blocks. New Business:

• Sally Nichols put crochet items, patterns and threads on the giveaway table. • Sally Nichols brought in another huge bag of quilt magazines from Georgie’s Quilt Studio for the giveaway table. Show and Tell:

• Cheryl Y. showed finished 10 UFOs most were for charity. She also showed 3 finished charity quilts that she and Evelyn Kiser worked on together.

• Sonja showed the x-ray of her broken hand and 6 Christmas quilts from her collection that she hasn’t shown before. 2020 Budget: 2020 Treasurer, Nancy Ballantyne asked members to submit to her 2020 budget requests and she will come up with a tentative budget to be discussed next month. Audit of the Books: The auditors will meet and make their report at a future meeting. With no further business, Vice President, Sally Nichols adjourned the meeting for snack and program at 10:20 am. Program: 10 minute self-binding baby blanket, Butterfly Baby Blanket (shaped to fit easily in car seats), and burp cloths where demonstrated, donated fabric handed out to sewers, patterns traced for members to take home (Butterfly blanket and burp cloth). Written instruction and video for 10 minute blanket were sent to members by email. Judy Sudduth and Marilyn Ayer hand stitched Columbine Quilt Club labels on many charity quilts. Sonja and Barb C. each finished a charity doll quilt for The Black Canyon Quilt Show Boutique. Janet (guest and now new member) made a 10 minute quilt, as did Sonja, Paula and Barb. Other members took patterns and fabric to work at home and/or helped with cutting, pressing, pattern making etc. A fun and productive sew-day. Respectively submitted Paula Joan Millsapps, secretary

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For February

Refreshments: Judy and Sonia

Room set up: all Room clean up: all

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Black Canyon Quilt Show News BOUTIQUE: Bill Martindale of “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” will be visiting guilds in upcoming months to tell how the $6,000 proceeds from the 2019 Boutique are being spent. Since Sleep In Heavenly Peace will also be the 2020 recipient, Boutique items are needed! CLASSES: David Taylor and Cindy Brick, Quilt Show Judges, will be used extensively while they are in Montrose. Details can soon be found at www.blackcanyonquiltshow.com

Wednesday, July 15: Evening Trunk Show/Lecture Friday, July 17: David Taylor— “Machine Quilting” full day class Saturday, July 18: David Taylor—”Simple Hand Appliquéé” class, morning Saturday, July 18: David Taylor—Lecture, afternoon Friday/Saturday: Cindy Brick—”Quilts of the Golden East-and West” class, ½ day Thursday—Sunday: Cindy Brick—Appraisals

SHOW ENTRIES: Quilt show entrants will be limited to three entries per person, plus the challenge category (Silver Threads). Only two quilts may be entered in the same category. All quilts must have a 4” wide hanging sleeve. Entry Forms and General Rules can soon be found at www.blackcanyonquiltshow.com SUNDAY EVENT: July 19 Margaret Noah is planning a Sunday afternoon event featuring Past Presidents, a Bed Turning showing quilts from 25 years ago, and a display of past Best of Show quilts, RAFFLE QUILT: Get a sneak preview of the 2020 Raffle Quilt at www.blackcanyonquiltshow.com. Beginning in January, every member is encouraged to sell at least one packet of tickets for this beauty.

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Upcoming Programs

Ugly fabric challenge

February 2020 Meeting - "everyone bring in at least one yard of the ugliest quilting fabric they can

find in their stash."

At the meeting

Show and Tell - have everyone sit in a circle. First, have a show and tell about the fabric. WHY IN

THE WORLD DID YOU BUY THAT FABRIC???? WHAT POSSESSED YOU? This

part is a lot of fun and laughs.

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Next you are going to do a fabric swap of a different kind! Have everyone pass their piece of fabric to

the person on their right. Each person should tear the piece of fabric they just received in half (bring a

pair of scissors to the meeting, as some fabric is hard to start a tear.) Place one half of the torn fabric

in their "stash" under their chair. Pass the other half to the right person on their right.

Tear the piece you just received in half. Place half in your "stash", pass the other half. (Each person

should now have two new pieces of fabric in their stash.) Tear the piece you just received in half,

pass one piece and put the other in your stash............. Keep repeating this process until the fabric

goes all the way around, about 6 inch squares. Everyone now has a new stash of ugly fabric!

Hmmmm.....what should we do with this?

Come back in April with a top completed with your new stash.

March Program - Sue from LadyBugz +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don’t forget to make your 2020 UFO (Un-Finished Objects) list. Bring a copy to Paula at the next meeting or

send it to her by email text or USPS:

Paula Joan Millsapps

1029 6400 Road

Montrose, CO 81403

970-901-1878

millsappspaula@yahoo.com

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Cheeseburger Soup from the kitchen of Eleanor Burns

½ pound ground turkey 1½ cups milk

¾ cup chopped onion 3 cups chicken broth

¾ cup shredded carrots 4 cups cubed potatoes

¾ cup chopped celery ½ cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon dried basil 2 cups cubed Cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon dried parsley 1½ cups sour cream

4 tablespoons butter In a large pot, cook and stir vegetables and turkey until turkey is brown. Drain fat. Stir in basil, parsley, broth, and

potatoes. Bring to a boil, then simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20-30 minutes. In skillet, melt the butter and

stir in flour. Add the milk, stirring until smooth. Gradually add milk mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Bring to

a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Stir in cheese. When cheese is melted, add sour cream and heat through. Do not

boil.

Quilts of Valor Meetings are the second Tuesday of

Every month from 9:00 to 3:00 at the

Cimarron Creek Community Center.

901 6530 Road.

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Georgie's Notebooks Live On

In January I brought some of Georgie's patterns, but since there was so much that Sally brought, I will bring

January and February patterns. Remember January was pieced and appliqué candle mats.

For February I will bring paper piecing Hearts and Flowers patterns. I thought that would be appropriate for

Valentine month. Georgie collected a very interesting variety of patterns and she wanted to make them all. So

for the February meeting, I'll bring small pieced and appliqué and paper piecing patterns in flowers and hearts.

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Don't forget to send your budget items to Nancy B. She would like to have a budget for us

at the February meeting. Nancybgm3@gmail.com

Judy will be offline and that includes phone till Feb. 25.

mailto:Nancybgm3@gmail.com