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Dear Guild Members,
Hi Guild Members!
I hope you’re enjoying this spring weather. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster this year! I was
recently in Missouri with my mom. When I left to drive home that morning it was 34 degrees
there and when I got to my home in Dallas it was 74 degrees. What a change in one day.
I’d like to encourage you to think about serving on the coming year’s board for the guild. The
board positions are usually a 2-year commitment. We currently have people who have been
serving 2 or more years and would love to pass the baton on to someone new. Please think about
areas you would be interested in serving. If you have questions, please feel free to give me a
call.
Last month we had several cell phones go off during our meeting and while our speaker was
presenting her lecture. I’d like to remind everyone to please put your phone on silent during the
meeting to give our speakers the respect they deserve. I admit when I heard the first one go off I
realized I hadn’t put mine on silent. I was able to slip it out of my purse and put it on silent.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone on May 1st!
Happy Quilting!
Robbin Peck, President Garland Quilt Guild
Membership Badge and Logo pin
Please Silence your phones, to avoid distractions during the
meetings.
Donation Quilt for Community Service
BOM Blocks
Sack Lunches donation items for the church lunch program
Pancake mix for the church Saturday morning breakfast.
Cash donation for the church, a basket will be at the registration desk.
Classified ads are available for members
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Please note: When attending workshops, the Church has requested that we
enter through the west side door. Please do not enter through the kitchen
area while they are serving breakfast.
May
At the May 1th general meeting Eileen Urbanek will present the
lecture: “Get Re-Excited”.
May 5, the 3rd workshop of the year, Eileen Urbanek will lead us in
a “Wonderful One Fabric Quilt” workshop. Even though Eileen is
well known as a certified Judy Niemeyer instructor, she is excited to
be teaching this technique.
JUNE
June 5 – Dan Chenault aka “Dan
the Woodman” will be our speaker
and present his “Antique Quilt Show”
along with his award winning Wquilts
and Wquilty notions.
June 9 – Debby Maddy workshop
Debby is a designer of patterns and
fabric, teacher and founder of Calico
Carriage Quilt Designs.
The workshop, “Abbey Road” is a very versatile pattern, which can be made into a placemat,
table/bed runner or wall hanging and it is both traditional and modern.
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July
July 3 – Jean Johnson – At the July 3 General Meeting, Jean Johnson will be presenting her
“Civil War Quilts Trunk Show”.
August
August 7 - General Meeting Program:
Deborah Boschert – “The Path to Art Quilts”
August
August 11 - Workshop – Flavin Glover – “Log Cabin Patchwork Houses”
This is a workshop designed for Log Cabin enthusiasts who want to learn the construction
techniques for log cabin house quilts. Start to build one of these Log Cabin house quilts, using
either a basic square or rectangular Log Cabin block. You can select the scale of the quilt block,
modify number of houses “constructed” and personalize your own color scheme. This hands-on
class enables you to machine stitch blocks as you learn efficient, streamlined construction
techniques.
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September
September 4, General Meeting Program: Mini Quilt Silent Auction and Salad Supper.
Hosted by Diana Fisher and Sally Ashbacher.
October
October 2, General Meeting Program: Judy Steward – Program “Tips and Tricks”
October 6, Workshop “Rural Life Series”
November November 6, General Meeting Program: Jackie Kunkel – Program “Getting to Know Me”
December
December 4, Holiday Potluck Dinner and the drawing for the Raffle Quilt.
Mary Shannon
2018 VP and Program Chair
Jean Blalock receiving her Founders Spool Award from the Garland Quilt Guild Founder
Barbara Cissne.
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Where: Compass Centre, 1030 FM 339, Mt. Calm, TX, 254-993-1502
Cost: Two Nights: $174.40 Three Nights: $261.60 Deposit: $100
Cynthia Bennett, may have some space available, for more information contact Cynthia
Bennett: 214-686-1059.
Cynthia Bennett, Compass Centre Retreat Chair
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The raffle tickets are here. They will be available at the May meeting. The tickets were hung up
in bad weather in Kentucky. As usual, the tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Let this year be the
best year ever. Thank you to all who contributed to the making of the raffle quilt.
A big round of “Thank You’s “to Fiona Egan who did a marvelous job of quilting it.
Virginia Hauer, Raffle Quilt Chair
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Hopefully you have had a chance to open and look over the ‘TAQG – Roundup’ quarterly
newsletter. There is good information on the Lunches, Raffle Baskets and Rally Day speaker
Deb Tucker. There are also pictures of some of the door prizes that are being gathered!
Our May meeting will be the last chance to purchase tickets for Attendance, Lunches, and Pre-
Rally Day Raffle. Rally Day Pins will continue to be sold at Rally Day. Come by the TAQG
table for:
- Attendance tickets ($5)
- Purchase Lunches ($10)
- Pre-Rally Day Raffle tickets ($1 or six for $5)
- Rally Day Pins ($5)
We still need:
- Mini quits (Max. 24” x 24”) or other handmade items for the Rally Day Silent Auction
- Had great response but can always use more donations of new items for our guild’s gift
baskets.
Remember Rally Day is Saturday, July 14th at Mimosa Lane Baptist Church, Mesquite!
Carolyn Kerr, TAQG Representative
June 7-9 Sewing Expo, Arlington Convention Center www.sewingexpo.com
This is the annual North Texas Quilt Festival put on by Sewing Expo and local guilds. Guilds
participating are: Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Quilt
Guild, Irving Quilt Guild, Quilters’ Guild of Arlington, and Trinity Valley Quilters’ Guild.
More information is available on all quilt shows in the ‘TAQG – Roundup’ newsletter!
Carolyn Kerr, TAQG Representative
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Elected Officers:
President: Robbin Peck
Vice President: Mary Shannon
Secretary: Kim Riley
Treasurer: Jamie Foster
By Laws: Suzy Boyle
Community Service: Darlene Justice &
Janice Tower Membership and Database: Lee Ann Christ
and Sue Vaughan
Appointed Officers:
Auditor: Denise Bartosh
Advertising/Publicity: Sheryl Chenault
BOM/Fundraising: Diana Fisher & Sally
Ashbacher
Community Service/Special Projects: Jean
Blalock Directory: Fiona Egan
Door Prize: Roxanne Garrett
Facebook: Ronnie Huff
Facilities:
Historian: Stacey Young
Hospitality: Jean Johnson
Library: Evelyn Brown & Madeline Bark
Newsletter: Mary Battaglia
Raffle Quilt: Virginia Hauer
Retreat: Cynthia Bennett
Secret Pals: Carole Harp
Sunshine/Shadow: Suzan Crocker
TAQG Rep: Carolyn Kerr
Website: Pat Aldrich
Contact the Garland Quilt Guild by:
Email Address: [email protected]
Mail Address: P. O. Box 460625 Garland, TX 75046
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Birthday members for May are: Emma Waggoner, Zoe Marrero, Frances Wilson, Jackie
Weaver, Becky Hubbard, Janile Prasifka, Sheryl Chenault, Lesa Allred, Denise Bartosh,
Melanie Reimann. As a reminder, month’s birthday members are requested to bring refreshments for the May
meeting. Refreshments can include desserts and finger foods.
Help is always needed in the kitchen during peak times. Please consider helping out, especially
after the meeting for cleanup.
Jean Johnson, Hospitality Chair
4 Emma Waggoner
5 Zoe Marrero
5 Frances Wilson
12 Jackie Weaver
14 Becky Hubbard
15 Janile Prasifka
16 Sheryl Chenault
23 Lesa Allred
23 Denise Bartosh
24 Melanie Reimann
There were several Garland Quilt Guild members participating in the DQS competition. Our
own Sally Ashbacher was the featured member for the show. She had 20 quilts on display in
the Special Exhibits section. Diana Fisher won a 2nd place ribbon in large appliqué for her
quilt, Happy My Way. Karen Rainville won an honorable mention in other techniques with her
quilt Sister, Brother, and Elephant under the Stars and Eclipse.
The Dallas Quilt Show 2019 has a Show chair’s theme of “animals”. Please consider entering
your 2018 Presidents Challenge Animal Quilt. Robbin is a trendsetter.
Virginia Hauer
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May 1 GQG Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W. Ave B.
Eileen Urbanek will present her lecture on “Get Re-Excited”.
5 For the 3rd workshop of the year, Eileen Urbanek will lead us in the workshop
“Wonderful One Fabric Quilts.”
8 GQG Board Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W Ave B
11 GQG Newsletter Deadline for June.
31 Memorial Day
JUNE 5 GQG Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W. Ave B.
Dan Chenault Lecture “Antique Quilt Trunk Show”
7-9 North Texas Quilt Festival, Arlington, TX
9 For the 4th Workshop of the year, Debbie Maddy will lead us in the workshop
“Abby Road.”
12 GQG Board Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W Ave B
15 GQG Newsletter Deadline for July.
JULY 3 GQG Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W. Ave B.
Jean Johnson Lecture and a “Civil War Trunk Show” 10 GQG Board Meeting 7:00 pm First Presbyterian Church – 930 W Ave B
13 GQG Newsletter Deadline for August.
14 TAQG Rally Day, Mesquite, TX
20-21 Creative Quilters Guild of Ellis County 2018 Quilt Show “Garden Party”, Midlothian
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Be sure and get your darling butterfly blocks made and turned in at The May meeting. You will
love to have these to make a quilt, table runner or?
For every block you make and turn in you receive 2 tickets for chance to win them. Or if you
don’t get any made you can buy chances to win for $1.00 each. Sally loves to sell these.
Last month we had 2 winners and each recipient ended up with 13 blocks. Congratulations!
Winners were:
Mary Binder and Terry Krause
Future projects for our BOM are a Pin cushion exchange in July. Make. Make 1, take 1. Lots of
websites for ideas.
Then there is our annual Salad Supper and Silent Auctioning September. Get your Mini Quilts
made for this event. We have already received 3 minis for this event. If you are cleaning out you
sewing room and have kits or other sewing related items in good condition that you want to
donate consider this as a time to give it a new home. A treasure you no longer have use for can
find a new home.
Quilter’s add warmth to the home,
Keep stitchin’ those blocks,
Thank you all from Hans and Franz,
Better known as
Sally Ashbacher and Diana Fisher
BOM Chairs
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Butterfly
Submitted by Beverly Everett Four Patches
6 - 2 ½” squares of white, 2 – 2 ½” of color
½ square triangle
1 – 5” square of white, 1 – 5” square of color
Follow the placement in the photo. Hand embroider or draw the antennas.
8 ½” unfinished.
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“Thank you” to the following shops who so generously donated door prizes for our April
meeting. Please support our local quilt shops as they support our Guild.
o Bernina of Plano
o Dan the Woodman (Chenault)
o Fabric Fanatics - Plano
o Happiness Is Quilting – McKinney
o Jackie Brown Quilting
o Not Your Mama’s Quilt Store
o Paula Barnes
o Pieced Together Studio - Mesquite
o Quilt Country – Lewisville
o Rockin’ Bobbin
o Sew Let's Quilt It – Dallas
o Stitched With Love
o The Old Craft Store
o Thomas Sewing Center - Mesquite
o Urban Spools - Dallas
o Member donations
How do you get a door prize ticket? Let me tell you the ways.
1. Just for being you. Everyone who comes to the meeting gets a ticket when you sign in at
the Membership table.
2. For bringing a show and tell. One ticket per meeting, even if you have more than one
show and tell. Ask for a show and tell ticket at the Community Service table.
3. For turning in community service projects. Get these tickets at the Community Service
table. Tickets are given out for the following:
3 pillow cases = 1 ticket-
Top that is quilted and bound = 3
tickets
Top only = 1 ticket
Quilting only = 1 ticket
Binding only = 1 ticket
Lucky logo. Lucky logo drawings are held randomly. If you come to the meeting with your logo
pin you will get a ticket for a separate Lucky Logo drawing. If you don't have a logo pin, you can
purchase one at the Membership table for $5.00.
Roxanne Garrett, door prize chair
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If you have been to a Garland Quilt Guild event and have photos or would like to write an article,
we will gladly publish it in our Newsletter.
The Newsletter Chair description states, that the deadline for articles is the Friday after the guild
board meeting (2nd Tuesday of the month). The Deadline for the June newsletter is Friday, May
11.
Mary Battaglia, Editor
January 12
February 16
March 16
April 13
May 11
June 15
July 13
August 17
September 14
October 12
November 16
December 14
Would you like to place an advertisement in the GQG Newsletter? Contact the Garland Quilt
Guild Advertising chair, Sheryl Chenault, at [email protected] or call 972-494-4173.
Prices for one month advertising (great for
special events1):
Full Page 9.0 x 6.5 $35
½ Page 4.5 x 6.5 $20
¼ Page 4.5 x 3.2 $15
Business Card 2.0 x 3.5 $8
Prices for 6 months advertising:
Full Page 9.0 x 6.5 $135
½ Page 4.5 x 6.5 $70
¼ Page 4.5 x 3.2 $50
Business Card 2.0 x 3.5 $30
Sheryl Chenault, Advertising/Publicity
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President Robbin Peck called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. She thanked everyone who
brought refreshments and wished Happy Birthday to the April members.
Secretary: Kim Riley asked for a motion to approve the March Meeting Minutes as written in
the newsletter. Molly Tabell made the motion to approve and Vicki Isenhour seconded. The
minutes passed as written.
Treasurer: Jamie Foster reported the beginning balance of $15,418.45, with deposits of
$3,667.80, checks written $1,269.90 for an ending balance of $17,826.34. There is still $573.00
outstanding.
BOM: Sally Ashbacher & Diana Fisher reported that enough blocks had been submitted of the
Granny’s 1930’s Floral Garden. Still time to buy chances to win. They showed the Block of the
Month block & pattern for May. It is a Butterfly block submitted by Beverly Everett.
Raffle Quilt: Virginia Hauer reported that the raffle tickets would be available at next month’s
meeting.
Newsletter: Mary Battaglia - The Newsletter deadline is next Friday, April 13.
Door Prizes: Roxanne Garrett announced that there are $10 gift cards from Rocking Bobbin
that expires at the end of the month. If you buy over $10 the guild will get a credit towards door
prizes.
Library: Madeline Bark announced that they have a Easter themed special – magazines that
have an egg on it are free also a free book. Otherwise the magazines are 25¢ or 5 for $1.
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TAQG: Carolyn Kerr announced that she has the TAQG admission tickets. Raffle tickets are
$1 or 6 for $5. April 20-21 Terrell, Kaufman; April 27 – 28 Gun Barrel City.
Community Service: Darlene Justice – We had 22 quilts turned in. We still have quilt kits in
the back. There is a community service work day scheduled for July 21. This is the Saturday
following TAQG. Sign up info in the back.
Membership: Lee Ann Christ reported that there were 73 members with 4 guests in attendance.
We are working on keeping track of visitors. On the guest cards, please put your name on the
back and your guest name on the front.
Compass Center Retreat: Cynthia Bennett – Still need 2 more people to sign up for the
Compass Center Retreat. Has retreat contest information available.
Programs: Mary Shannon announced the Saturday workshop with Paula Barnes was a success.
The next workshop will be on Saturday, May 5 with Eileen Urbanek “Wonderful One Fabric
Quilts. On June 5, the workshop is with Debbie Maddy’s “Abbey Road”.
Show and Tell
Robbin Peck reminded about the theme and parameters for the President’s Challenge for next
year. The theme will be Holiday Quilts using a panel. Any holiday Minimum perimeter is 192
inches or 48” x 48”. It is time for a 15 minute break. Make sure to visit the various tables for
upcoming events information as well as supporting the library.
Program: Paula Barnes Trunk Show and lecture.
BOM distribution: The drawing for the 2 sets of the Granny’s 1930’s Floral Garden were won
by Mary Binder & Terry Kause.
Door Prizes: Roxanne Garrett announced that the door prizes were provided by Bernina of
Plano, Fabric Fanatics, Happiness is Quilting, Member Donation, Not Your Mama’s Quilt Store,
Old Craft Store, Pieced Together Studio, Quilt Country, Rockin Bobbin, Sew Let’s Quilt It,
Paula Barnes, Stitched with Love, Thomas Sewing Center, Urban Spools.
President Robbin Peck adjourned the meeting at 8:20pm
Respectfully submitted, Kim Riley, Secretary
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Short Sleeved Tees - $10.00
Long Sleeved Tees - $15.00
Hoodies - $20.00
Zip Front Sweat Shirts are in! - $25.00
Tote Bags - $10.00
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Paula Barnes Workshop project
Workshop Attendees
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Paper Piecing Demo
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Small groups are a good way to get to know members of the Guild better, form bonds, learn new
techniques, get help with projects, sit and sew together, and support each other along life’s journey.
We currently have seven groups, for more information on the groups see the contacts below.
BOUND TOGETHER
Meeting time: 3rd Saturday
Contact: Ronnie Huff,
email: [email protected]
We are not seeking new members at this
time.
PINS AND NEEDLES
Meeting time: 3rd Monday 10 AM – 2 PM
Contact: Sue Lewis, 972-495-7655,
Diane Randolph, 469-556-4996,
I’D RATHER BE QUILTING
Meeting time: the last Tuesday 10AM – 4PM
Place: Blue Ribbon Quilt Shoppe, Wylie
Contact: Shirley Ostinelli: 972-429-0404
At this time we have a waiting list.
ROCKWALL SIRENS
Meeting time: 2nd Monday 10 AM – 2 PM
Bring Brown Bag Lunch
Contact: Martha A Jones: 469-264-7933
The group welcomes new members.
SEW-KNOW-IT-ALL
Meeting time: Bi-weekly Thursday afternoon
at 1 PM in member homes
Contact: Marsha Meeks: 972-414-9305
We are not seeking new members at this time
due to space limitations.
TWISTED THIMBLES
Meeting time: 4th Thursday, 7 PM
Contact: Barbara Cissne: 972-414-1178
SEW COOL
Meeting time: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 PM
Contact: Suzy Boyle:469-222-8343
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The demand for the church’s sack lunches has grown tremendously, with the church now giving
away about 35 lunches a week to the homeless or the hungry. The following is the list of items for
the sack lunch ministry operated by our facility location host, First Presbyterian Church. Just pack
the lunches in a small brown paper sack with non-perishable items, such as:
canned tuna or chicken salad
peanut butter and crackers
cheese and crackers
chips
fruit cup
cookies
pudding
You may also include a drink (although not necessary) as well as a napkin and spoon. Items should
not require a can opener. Bottled water is also much appreciated. You can find many of these items
at a Dollar Tree, Big Lots, Wal-Mart, etc.
The church also collects pancake mix and syrup. We also have a tip jar at the sign-in table, and
if everyone were to throw in their loose change we could donate a great deal to the church each
month. Thank you so much!
First Presbyterian Church 930 West Avenue B
Garland, TX 75040
Corner of 9th and Avenue B
Find us online at:
www.garlandquiltguild.com ~also visit us on Facebook~
Executive Board meetings are held on the Tuesday following the regular Guild meeting at
7:00pm at the church.
Please note that if the Garland or Dallas Independent Schools are closed for inclement weather, the Guild will not have their scheduled meeting. Our members’ safety is very important to us.