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April 2009

Volume 27 #4

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April Workshop: Judy Sisneros

Rectangle Pizzazz On Point Judy Sisneros’ goal as a teacher is that each student go

away happy, with a unique quilt - not a copy of everybody

else's in the workshop. Her classes are not complicated and

she hopes students like the quilt well enough to make more

than one. She understands that the most precious gifts we

give (other than our time) are those we make on our sewing

machines. She has taught since early 1993 and has been a

quiltmaker since 1987 and sewed many years before that.

Her book, "9 PATCH PIZZAZZ......Fun, Fast and &

Finished in a Day" came out in March 2006 and has sold over

40,000 copies. Another book "Rectangle Pizzazz" came out in January 2008, featuring five projects

using mostly rectangles. We will be using projects from this book in the workshop on Thursday.

Judy loves conducting a casual, fun and uncomplicated class while encouraging originality and

creativity. Choosing a beautiful focus fabric and three additional high-contrast fabrics, Judy will

guide each student through the “Rectangle Pizzazz On Point” project with the use of large rectangles,

squares and setting triangles. Kits will be available for $55.00 + tax.

NEXT MEETING

April 8, 2009

L THROUGH P BRINGS TREATS

INSIDE

Four New BRAVES .................. 5

Block of the month ................ 6

Round Robin .......................... 7

Sweet Irish Mary .................... 8

Show and Tell Photos ............. 11

Missing Sally McK .................. 12

DISPATCHER

OGQG Hosts Council Meeting April 18 The Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds will hold

its quarterly meeting in Garden Grove, hosted by our

Guild, on Saturday April 18 at the Church where we meet, at

9:30 am. The Council meets at alternating sites provided by

hostess guilds to discuss areas of interest to member guilds,

individual members who range from recreational quilters to

professional quilters, and to business members who own or

operate quilt related businesses. SCCQG has 80 member

guilds, from central California, to Baja, Mexico, and east to

Las Vegas. Areas of concern or interest are researched and dis-

cussed, and information is disseminated to guilds through their

representatives and the Council newsletters. We believe this

Council is a valuable resource that links quilt organizations

and resources, and provides a forum for open and positive

communication. It is important that we show the Council what

a great Guild we are, and welcome the visitors. Please attend if

you can, and bring along a treat to share so we can show them

OGQG hospitality in action. Thanks!


April 2009

There is no doubt in my mind that Spring has sprung. My favorite time of the

year is finally here. Birds are chirping, buds are opening, the sun is shining, the

grass is becoming greener, there is a gentle breeze, and it is absolutely gorgeous

outside. I was able to go out to my garden and cut some beautiful pink roses that

are now on my dining table. My husband has been outside turning the earth,

readying it for vegetable planting. Ooh, yummy!!!! This is the time to put away

the dark colors of winter and bring out the vibrant pastels of Spring. What a glo-

rious time!!!!!! Now is the time to think of light and airy quilts. Maybe the intricacies should

be put aside for the quick and easy. Maybe it is time to take a deep breath and try a new tech-

nique. Watch out, one of those “Braves” might catch you by surprise and delight you along the

way.

Billie Lauder, our Guest Speaker for March was pure delight. Her array of quilts dazzled and

tempted our minds to try something different. Her workshop was a plethora of ideas. She

baited us and we ran with it. According to Billie, there are no mistakes. Sometimes we inad-

vertently snip, what we think will be a disastrous error, but we are rewarded, instead, with a

happy ending. Thank you, Billie, for three fun-filled days.

By the time that you receive this newsletter I will have had the opportunity to go on another

adventure. This will be a photography journey that my husband and I are sharing with about

16 other photographers. We are headed to San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico. It is lo-

cated about 170 miles north of Mexico City at an elevation of 6,100 feet. It is a breathtakingly

beautiful colonial city that was founded in 1542. It is a charming city bursting with color.

How my imagination will soar. I hope to get some dazzling images of flowers, unique doors

and windows, or magical buildings that can, someday, be turned into a

lovely art quilt. I am hoping to find at least one quilt/fabric shop so

that I can return home with a tangible treasure of the city. Maybe I

will even stumble upon an antique thimble or two. I suspect that my

mind will be bursting with ideas, both fiber and photographic in nature.

Springtime is the time to awaken our senses, look at the bright new be-

ginnings and delve into projects like never before. As always, “Keep

on Quilting” but try something new and different. Once again, enjoy

your month, but do venture out of your box, even if it is just your little

toe. Give it a try, and be brave enough to share your creation at Show and Tell. Happy quilt-

ing.

Joyce

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE


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Longarm quilting, Computerized &

Freehand

Coming Up More details at www.sccqg.org/calendar.php

Nite Owl Guild Quilt Show, April 18,19 On-

tario Senior Center

Quilters By The Sea Quilt Show, April 24-

25, Long Beach National Guard Armory, Long

Beach

Seven Sisters Quilt Show, April 25-26 Alex

Madonna Expo Center, Madonna Inn, 100

Madonna Road San Luis Obispo

Taffy’s Pet Sitting

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DISPATCHER

Ways ‘N’ Means We were fortunate this month to have 3 baskets filled with lots of patterns, books, fat

quarters, fat quarter packs as well as a mini wall hanging and many other items too

numerous to mention. Thanks to you, we took in $171.00 for our Guild.

Our basket winners were: Ruth Kaae, Barbara Garza and Carol Howerton

The theme for April will of course be for the upcoming Easter Holidays so when go-

ing through your fabrics, books and etc. think of Ways N Means -we would love to

have some festive baskets to give away.

Denise Nelms and Kathy Scharnhorst

Phantastic Philanthropists FANTASTIC JOB !! We were over whelmed with 35 quilts,44 pillow cases, and 44 tops turned in. That must be a record. Thank you all. Those of you that are quilting tops if you don't want to do the binding and label just return left over fabric if there is any and the label, we have ladies that want to do that. In fact they were taking those as fast as they were coming in. Please remember to sign your projects in or out. Door prizes were won

by Dottie Reed -a fat pack from Anna Mouse (aka Anonymous), Carol Bock won a pattern from Nancy Ota, Lori Ferrani McCoy - a fat pack from Moore's, Sally Flatebo - a $10.00 M&L gift certificate. Remember to save Hobbs batting bar codes! Bring them to us.

Carol Howerton 714-964-1173 Carol Munn 714-894-5644

PATTERN FOR SALE

by OGQG

BASKETS OF CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE 2009 Opportunity Quilt Pattern

Original design: 25 blocks, 93 ½” x 93 ½” Use the appliqué method of your choice

Contact: OGQG - Gail Conser at Guild $30. each

At Last!

Our Own

Pattern!

You are invited to join the new

day quilt guild! The Surfside

Quilters Guild will hold their

general meetings the second

Tuesday of each month. The

first general meeting is Tues-

day, May 12, 2009. “From Old

to New.” Del Thomas will be

the featured speaker and will

bring quilts from her renowned collection.

Time: Surfside social begins at 9:30 a.m.

Location: San Clemente Presbyterian Church,

Fellowship Hall, 119 North Avenida de la

Estrella, San Clemente, 92672. For membership information contact Cindy Croucher

Email: [email protected] Phone: (949) 493-8718

Surfside Quilters Guild, P.O. Box 3295, San Clemente,

CA 92674

New Quilt

Guild

Forms in

San

Clemente


April 2009

Several ladies

stepped out of their com-

fort zone last month. Four

of them were awarded

“Braves” for their tenacity.

Linda Majer, usually ma-

chine quilts her quilts trac-

ing pantographs, but this

time she used her machine to free motion feathers

along borders. Sounds like a leap to me. One of our

resident appliqué artists, Thayone Jones, created a

fabric collage “Art Quilt.” Now, that is a stretch!!!!

Pat Kritlow was told that the Block of the Month

Chairperson would never have to speak in front of

the membership. We all saw and heard her, on stage,

at our February meeting. Way to speak up Pat!!!!!

Our Guest Speaker Billie Lauder was given a

“Brave” because She appears to always be trying

new and unique ways, constantly working outside

her box. I do not think that she knows what the in-

side of a box looks like. Way to go ladies, you are

all very BRAVE!!!!!!!

I would like to invite all Guild members to try

something out of their comfort zone at least once or

twice this year. To participate you do not have to

complete a project but you just need to attempt some-

thing new and different. You may decide you like

the technique and therefore, you want to complete it.

You may decide that this new stuff is not your bag,

but at least you tried. You have permission to pass

the uncomfortable project on to someone else, put

your comfy slippers back on and do “your” own

thing. Go ahead, be Brave!!!!!!

Joyce

Penny Soldin, Membership Chairperson

Spotlight On New Members

We had 181 members at the March meeting,

13 guests, 1 new member plus 5 renewing

members at our March meeting. Search out

these members and give them a warm

welcome.

Charlene Farwell/Randy #1026

5 Goldenfield, Aliso Viejo CA 92656

Birthday: 04/09

Renewing members:

Barbara Alberts #1005

Christi Kolisnyk #970

Billie Jean Thompson #400

Sherry Pell #8

Laurel Weaver #1013

Eloise Sadler #703

March 2009 MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Four New

“BRAVES”


DISPATCHER


April 2009

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Round Robin Rescheduled! Our Round Robin event never happened in March due to Sally McKibben’s unexpected passing. We know

she would want us to continue it, and to think of her as we complete each project. We have a replacement

for Sally in the management of this process—Linda Reese, and she will get the borders rolling at the April

meeting. Remember, as Sally would tell you, the point of this is to challenge your-

self to enhance someone else’s work and have fun. Here are the steps:

1 Give Linda Reese a 12 ½ x 12 ½ -inch block at the beginning of April meet-

ing. The block can be any style, any technique, and any fabrics you wish.

2 Please include extra fabric so the borders will have some continuity, and save

some for yourself to finish the edges.

3 At the break, you receive someone else’s block.

4 You add a border to that block and bring it back to the next meeting. You may

match, coordinate with, or accent the existing colors in the center block, keeping in

mind its basic theme.

5 This repeats in May and June.

6 In August you get back your original block transformed into a beautiful wall hanging! You can then add

more borders or bind it. The guidelines are simple and are included with each bag.

May – SQUARES, APPLIQUÉ, or ANY STYLE Border you wish

June – TRIANGLES, APPLIQUÉ, or ANY STYLE Border you wish

ROUND

ROBIN

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mailto:[email protected]


April 2009

Memories are made of finished quilts.

Omega Quiltworks, A Professional Quilt-Finishing Business owned and operated by Marilyn Gulickson and

licensed in Buena Park, is pleased to offer you the opportunity to

RENT TIME ON MY LONG-ARM MACHINE Learn how to use a hand-guided long-arm quilting machine and save money by quilting your own quilts on my machine. Available for hourly

rental, my state-of-the-art, 12-foot, Gammill Classic Plus Long-Arm machine has Built-in Stitch Regulator enabling even the beginner to make con-

sistent, even stitches. WHAT WILL I LEARN? The basics of utilizing a long-arm machine including everything you need to know to quilt your own quilts.

WHAT DOES IT COST? First 20 hours: (Trainee) $20.00/hour in 4-hour sessions (Ideally over 5 consecutive days)

After 20 hours: (Competent) $17.50/hour

Set of zippered leaders (Required) $24.95 available from me. Zippers enable the student to pin their quilt onto the zipper ahead

of time at home, and then zip it onto the machine upon arrival, saving valuable time at the machine.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN MY 20 HOURS OF TRAINING?

(1) One-to-one instruction in everything you need to know to successfully and safely operate the machine--consider your hand held for the first

20 hours. (2) Needles and Thread for practice. (3) Instruction and practice meander quilting your first practice pieces. You should be able

to finish 2-3 small quilts during your training session. (4) Introduction to pantographs. (Complete pantograph instruction is a separate

class)

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN TRAINING? (

Bring to class) ―Quilt practice‖ material--Top, batting, and backing.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN MY RENTAL FEE?

Use of a cleaned and oiled, state-of-the art Gammill Classic Plus long-arm quilting machine with a stitch regulator and hydraulic lift to accommo-

date quilters of any height.

MAY I RENT THE MACHINE FOR LESS THAN A FULL SESSION?

The machine can only be reserved for minimum 3-hour sessions. Hours are flexible. Obviously, this is all available by appointment only.

CALL TO RESERVE YOUR TIME (714) 995-0544 8114 Santa Inez Drive Buena Park, CA 90620

Nancy Ota Tote Bag Pattern,Sashiko Pattern Barbara Purks, Taffy Harper

Q Longarm Quilting $25 gift certificates Sharon Hritz, Yvonne Williams

Fresh-Picked Fabrics at Cranberry

Quiltworks - A new sponsor

$10 gift certificate Susan Johnson

Cranberry Quilt Works $10 gift certificate Penny Soldin

M & L $10 gift certificate Carol Matthews,

Jennys $10 gift certificates JoAnn Williams, Taye Inadoni

Cecilia Quilts Free batting with quilting Bobbie Inglis

Moores Sewing and Vacuum 3Fat quarter packs Mary Jean Wells, Carol Bird, Peggy Shirley,

Bunney Hutch Fat quarter pack Doris Carmack

All Brands Sewing and Vacuum (on

Harbor, GG) A new sponsor

Flynn Portable Machine Quilting Frame,

kit, DVD Will be put in the auction. —Thanks!

Material Possessions 2 fat quarter pack s Eva Jamar and Elouise Sadler

Cozy Cottage $10 gift certificates Jacqueline Nolan, Marsha Hendler

Piecemakers 2 fat quarters Joyce Thurber

Upland Sewing and Vacuum Fat quarter pack Wynona Welty

Lots of Door Prizes! Thank you Sponsors!


Sweet Irish Mary

Let’s hear it for Mary, our appliqué queen!

Whose gifts and skills are the best we’ve seen

Whose grace and humility amazes us all

Whose complex quilts improve any wall.

Her latest gift makes us gasp in awe!

It’s beautiful, it’s perfect, with nary a flaw.

The lucky winner will own a treasure

An O’Driscoll quilt – worth beyond measure.

How do you thank a quilter like this?

A gift, some flowers, a hug or a kiss?

There’s no way to tell her with adequate praise

How much we appreciate her generous ways!

If ever there was a guild’s quilting fairy

It’s our appliqué legend, sweet Irish Mary!

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY! THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO GO

SHOPPING AND BUY FABRIC FOR THEMSELVES IN APRIL!

Komen for the Cure

Thanks to wonderful support from the Guild (as

always), this month's fundraiser took in $113.

The winner of 100 nine patch blocks was Carol

Bird. Way to go Carol! Christmas fabric packets

were won by Sandi Polizzi and Nancy Henry.

Again, ladies, thank you so much for your contin-

ued support.

In April, I'll have a cute wall hanging of Oriental

children that were machine embroidered by Merci

Apodaca who graciously donated these darling

blocks. Wait till you see 'em!!

Downing Helen Apr 1

Ping Candyce Apr 4

Ciccarelli Irma Apr 4

Murray Helen Apr 8

Sherman Madeline Apr 8

Farwell, CHarlne April 9

Hritz Sharon Apr 10

Lindell Katherine Apr 10

Cox Ruth Apr 11

Gallagher Robin Apr 11

Endres Ardith Apr 14

Mary Roberts Apr 14

Young Blanche Apr 14

Williams Stephanie Apr 15

Conser Gail A Apr 18

Licata Gale Apr 18

Van Matre Bonnie Apr 19

Stenson Ardelle Apr 20

Clark Linda Apr 21

Fritts Nancy Apr 22

Geck Susan Apr 23

May Janet Apr 23

Haitsuka Judith Apr 26

Williams Carol Apr 26

Langston Mary Apr 27

Powel Karen Apr 28

Nolan Jacqueline Apr 30

UNSUNG HERO—Mary O’Driscoll CONGRATULATIONS to a very quiet and humble

Guild member who constantly

amazes us all. She is not only

an appliqué queen, but she is

very gracious and giving as

well. She single-handedly pur-

chased fabric, appliquéd about

20 blocks, put them together,

hand-basted and prepared the

quilt for quilting, and then de-

cided to donate the quilt to the

Guild so that we can use it

for the 2010 Opportunity

Quilt. This is just an ex-

ample of the many spec-

tacular things that she

does for us. Mary

O’Driscoll is a prize, and

we are so lucky that she is

a member of OGQG.

Thank you Mary, just for

being you.

Welcoming New Members We served a tasty salad luncheon to 17 new mem-

bers recently, and gifted them with fat quarters and

adorable pincushion bunnies made by Ellen Ro-

man. The bunnies were quite a hit, and the day was

fun and worthwhile. The Guild thanks the chair-

women whose efforts made this all possible: Carol

Logue, Lynette Ashton and Linda Gray, Special

appreciation to Ellen for her handiwork. Most offi-

cers attended and explained their roles to the group.


Photos

thanks to

Mary

Stockard

AND

TELL

SHOW

Workshop attendees with Billie Lauder

We saw great

things from

Barbara

Purks, Marie

Blash, Carol

Matthews,

Yvonne Wil-

liams, Mary

O’Driscoll,

Bea Viera,

Ardell Stenson,

Cecilia Hos-

ford, Merci

Apodaca,

Joyce Oberle


General Committees After Guild Demos Helen Williams

Birthday Baskets Carol Matthews

Block of the Month Pat Kritlow

Church Liaison C, Van Bruggen, Mimi Benvin, A Jared

Door Prizes Judi Smith

Email Coordinator Dianne Hoffman

Fabrics & Trims Bobbie Stilwell, D. Ebnit, L. Webre

Library Fran Bodle, Rose Viola

Fons & Porter Linda Gray

Guild Challenge Sally Lansing

Guild Pins & Gifts Sherril Gerard

Hoedown Sally McKibben

Hospitality S. Johnson,K. Garrity, J. Thurber, M. Wells

New Member Name Badges Mary Stockard

Opportunity Quilt raffle 2009 Taffy Harper

Opportunity Quilt 2010 Y. Williams, C. Logue, N. Millet, J. Lopes,

M. O’Driscoll, M. Sherman

Round Robin Linda

Show and Tell Mickey Mellevold, Nancy Post

Susan Komen Barbara Purks

Speaker Hotel Hotel Huntington Beach

Quilting Sisters/Friendship Dorothy Anderson

Sunshine,Shadow Georgan Zieres

Travel/Bus Tours & Brave Tally Sandy Polizzi

Webmaster Kathy Harvey

Yearbook Dianne Hoffman

Speaker Assistants L.Jones, L. Majer, M. Miler, Janice Robb

Newsletter Mailing Donna Vogel

Mailing labels Carol Logue

Opportunity Quilt 2009 Marie Blash, Linda Gray, Mary Stockard

New member luncheon Carol Logue, Lynette Ashton, Linda Gray

Jelly Roll Poker Joyce Oberle

Publicity & Advertising Sharon Hritz

Basketso of Sunshine Pattern sale Gail Conser

Officers and Board Members* 2009

President Joyce Oberle*

1st Vice President Bonnie Lippincott*

2nd Vice President TBD

Secretary Justine Gentile*

Treasurer Karen Powel*

Standing Committees

Past President Sharon Hritz*

Parliamentarian Linda Gray *

Historian Mary Stockard*

Librarian Margot Taub*Pat Adair

Membership Penny Soldin *

Newsletter Gayle Wayne*

Philanthropy Carol Howerton* Carol Munn

SCCQG Rep Carol Logue*

Ways & Means Denise Nelms* Kathy Scharnhorst

Workshops Marie Blash* Ellen Roman

Tea and Auction Justine Gentile, Sharon Hritz*

April 2009

OGQG Mourns Our Good Friend,

VP Sally Diane McKibben Sally McKibben passed away from a heart condition in late February while attending an art quilt retreat in Asilomar. Her death was sudden and shocking to all who knew and loved her. Sally, aka “Cuzzin Sallie Mae,” was an integral part of the Guild, active as an officer for several years, including this year as vice president. She worked overtime on every project, always finding a smile or a word of cheer for those with a need. The hill-billy auction was Sally’s idea and not only did it come to life under her direction, it was an unexpected windfall of financial success. Before her retirement, Sally was a licensed landscape architect who had worked on many large and noted projects. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Emily and Susan, and was married to John for 35 years. In their re-tirement they loved to travel. Sally was an amazingly talented quilter, both art and traditional, and served as a judge for the LA County Fair. She loved to shop, try new things, and unlike so many of us, she remembered what she learned in the work-shops she took! She used those skills to make her award winning quilts. Many quilts adorned the church at her funeral, which was attended by scores of OGQG members, We will miss her beyond words. gw


Newsletter Editor

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The Orange Grove Quilters Guild is a tax exempt group organized to promote cooperation and exchange of ideas, among those interested or engaged in quilting and fiber arts; to encourage and maintain high standards of design and techniques of creative quilting and fiber arts; to inspire personal achievements.

Membership is currently open.

Annual Dues are $25.00 per year beginning in January and ending in December.

Guest donation is $3.00 per meeting.

Meetings. Doors open at 9:00a.m. The regular meeting is 9:30a.m. the 2nd Wednes-day of the month( There is no meeting in July). December’s meeting is the 1st Wednesday. The meetings are at Garden Grove United Methodist Church in Acker Hall, located at 12741 Main Street, Garden Grove, Ca.

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