Artful Bras on Display

Many guild members are participating in the Artful Bras Display for breast cancer awareness. They are now on display at the Cancer Care Center at Bronson Battle Creek. What fun and such creativity!!! You are welcome to stop by and see the display.

Thank you to Linda U. for organizing this endeavor.

Quilt Camp Registration Extended

There is still room for more at quilt camp, October 11 -13. Registration has been extended until September 30. Call Kathy Killian with any questions.

2012 Quilter of the Year

Nancy Everling, Cal-co Quilter’s Quilt Quilter of the Year

Cal-co Quilter’s Guild, 2012 Quilter of the Year, Nancy Everling, says she has never met a quilter she didn’t like. “Quilters are so friendly and always willing to share and help another quilter.” She attributes her sewing skills and involvement in quilting with the many friendships she has acquired in the guild since her retirement as an RN in 2001. Nancy first learned of the Cal-co Quilter’s Guild at the guild’s quilt show in Marshall when a friend (Quilter of the Year 2011, Rita Frost) from many years ago invited her to a meeting. At that first meeting Nancy volunteered to be in charge of Hospitality. And she has been volunteering and working ever since. She has served on the board as Member-at-large as well as Hospitality and served on the Nominating Committee. For the last 7 years she has been chairperson of Intake of Quilts at the annual quilt show and volunteers in the Cal-co Café.

Nancy has attended quilt camp, bus trips and participates in Quilts for Kids, and Hospice Quilts in addition to being a member of 3 different quilting circles, Ladies of the Lake, Thursday Threaders, and Quilting Divas.

In quilting, Nancy’s love right now is machine appliqué using fusible webbing and blanket stitching. Her favorite part of any project is fabric selection which can be more time consuming than doing the project. Nancy also enjoys doing redwork and other embroidery stitching as well as piecing quilts.

Christmas is Nancy’s favorite time of year and much of her display at the quilt show will be Christmas quilts. One of her very first quilts will also be at the show. It was a class in making Moon Glow by designer, Jinny Beyer, in which she won her first ribbon. Nancy’s display of her work promises to be one not to miss.

A Bountiful Quilter's Harvest Quilt Show

Saturday October 13, 2012 10am-5pm

• Southwest Michigan’s
  Berrien Towne and Country Quilt Guild Presents
  “Our Bountiful Harvest” Quilt Show
  
  
  Friday October 12, 2012 2pm-8pm
  
  
  AND
  
  
  Saturday October 13, 2012 10am-5pm
  
  
  Vineland Center
  1155 Vineland Rd.
  St. Joseph, MI 49085
  
  
• Over 200 Quilts
• Antique Quilts
• Quilts of Valor
• Quilt Raffle
• Vendor Mall
• Mini-quilt Silent Auction to benefit our local food bank, "Feeding America West Michigan"
• Demonstrations
• Member Boutique
• American Girl Doll and Clothes Raffle
• American Girl Doll Clothes sale
• Appraisals (by appt.)
• Scissor Sharpening

Admission $6.00

For more information contact Vicki Nitz: 269-429-4366

www.btcquiltguild.org

Quilter of the Year

Every year our guild elects one of our quilters to be featured at our A Quilter's Harvest Quilt Show in September. This year is Nancy Everling. She will be showcasing her many Christmas quilts which is her favorite time of year and other quilts as well. Her passion is machine applique but also enjoys embroidery and pieced quilts. Her booth will be at the front of the quilt show Sept 8 and 9 at the Marshall Activity Center in Marshall Michigan. Hope you can join us.

July Brown Bag Reveal

Come and join us for the Brown Bag Reveal. Find out what members made with fatt quarters secretly given to them by another member and what they will receive in return for fatt quarters they secretly gave someone else. Confused??? Be at the Westlake Presbyterian Church, Battle Creek, Monday, July 9 at 6 p.m. for social hour and 7 p.m. for regular meeting and brown bag reveal.

June Guild Meeting

COMING IN JUNE

CRAFTY OLD BROADS

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012

7:00 P.M. PROGRAM

SOCIAL HOUR BEGINS AT 6:00

WESTLAKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Crafty Old Broads will do a humorous presentation and trunk show. I have heard they are quite entertaining.

Workshop is Tuesday June 12th from 9-3:30 Appropriate for the Season we will make the Summer Quilt. It’s a lovely

art quilt with lots of techniques. The cost of the workshop is $35.00 plus the book purchase of 25.00

Members with birthdays in June please bring a snack or refreshment item to share and please

plan to help with set-up and take-down of the tables and chairs.