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.

UFO Challenge

2012 UFO CHALLENGE

Throughout the 2012 year, all Cal-Co Quilt Guild members are invited to take part in a UFO Challenge. The UFO’s

need to be projects that were started BEFORE 2011. If you complete the project by the December 2012 guild
meeting, your name will be entered into a drawing for a cash gift of $25. You can enter as many UFO’s as you like,
but you can only win one cash prize. The $25 cash gifts will be awarded to six guild members. You are encouraged
to bring your unfinished work as well as your completed quilt to one of the meetings for “Show and Tell”. The
finished project needs to be completely done (quilted, bound, etc.) to be entered in the drawing.

Quilts for Kids

We received many warm, colorful and comfy quilts at the May “quilt gathering”. In fact, 52 completed quilts and 7 quilt tops were brought to the meeting. The Quilts for Kids Committee would like to thank everyone for their generosity. These wonderful quilts will put a smile on the faces of many children in our community.

In June, we will be delivering approximately 100 quilts to Inasmuch House and Safe Place. Michelle, of Safe Place, has indicated that their need for quilts will be minimally increased to include the expansion of some of their upcoming programs, such as parenting classes and to assist mothers and children who are now residing in an off-premises facility. We are able to increase our quilt donations to Safe Place because of your willingness to give of your time and talent. Thank you so much!

Also, thank you to the gals who came to our recent “cutting” day. We got most of our scraps cut into squares and strips. Within the next month or two, we will sort and bag the squares/strips and bring them to guild in hopes that many of you will turn them into patchwork quilts for our kids.

We thank all guild members for their continued support of our “Quilts for Kids” project. Have a good summer.

Quilt Show Challenge

QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE UPDATE

Here is the book that I found the House Dress 9" block

in: Better Homes & Gardens 101 Full Size Quilt Blocks &
Borders. It is located on pages 148 & 149. I did check
the Krickets Used Book store here in Battle Creek to see
if they had a copy but they don't at this time. I have not
had time to check with Willard Library for a copy. You
may of course contact me if you would like a copy of the
block.
Please remember, there is no set block or design for the
challenge. The committee would like each quilter to
make a choice in what they will do following the size,
(24" minimum, 36" maximum) and theme (vintage
clothing or accessories) guidelines. You may use
reproduction or original vintage fabrics but do
embellish as that is what makes each work so
special.
The items I have brought to the guild meetings
are examples only of what can be done to
give you ideas. It would be smart to finish a
workshop or any project begun long ago that
fits this challenge AND qualify for the UFO
drawing in December too!

AQS Quilt Show Bus Trip

Only 8 seats left on the bus trip to Grand Rapids and the AQS Quilt Show. The date is Saturday, August 25, leaving Meijers on Columbia Ave. at 8:00 a.m. $45 for members and $50 for non-members includes admission, transportation to and from Grand Rapids and all the fun you stand. Call Karen at 269-986-9808 or email at kndr1955@aol.com.

Update on Programs

October Guild meeting will be a Halloween Party with prizes for best costumes. Nancy Conn will be presenting. Show and Tell of Halloween quilts and projects.

November Guild will be the certified Judy Niemeyer teacher presenting. Her 2-day workshop is the 12th and 13th with cutting the first day and sewing the second day.

"What to put in the Blank Spots" presentation by Wanda Werner and Joyce Rupp is moved up to December guild meeting which is about machine quilting on your domestic machine.

Quilt Show Forms

Just wanted to let guild members know that quilt show forms can be found on website, turkey-tracks.org and blog. The forms on the blog are not pdf so they will not print out perfectly but they work.

Happy Quilters

Just checking in to tell you there are a few pictures on the Quilt Camp page from this past weekend for you to see. Also a reminder to bring a child's quilt for Quilts for Kids to May guild meeting.....or batting or fabric for a child's quilt. 2nd Monday in May.

May Workshop

Barb Willis Doll Class

Monday and Tuesday May 14^th and 15^th from 9:30-4:00

Bring a sack lunch both days

Workshop Fee is 45.00

Kit fee is 20.00 and includes:

Pattern

Wig

Wire for hand

Beads for eyes

Face fabric

Arm & torso fabric

Face coloring box

Sculpting needle

Thread for head

Book is 24.99

Page 75 of the book lists supplies you will need

The first day is spent constructing the doll and working on face

The second day is finishing face (she works individually) and beginning the costume. You will not complete the clothing.

If you haven’t paid please do so soon!

Feel free to email Barb bewdolls2@aol.com

Guild Meeting Tonight

A Spring Fashion Show will be happening at guild tonight with members modeling items they have made. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with program at 7 p.m. at Westlake Presbyterian Church on 28th Street. Visitors welcome.

Our raffle quilt is currently on display at Sew Unique Threads quilt shop.

Quilter of the Year Announced

Nancy Everling was voted Quilter of the Year by the guild membership at Monday night's meeting. She was crowned by Rita Frost, last year's Quilter of the Year. We look forward to seeing Nancy's booth at our quilt show in September.

WELCOME

Welcome to our new blog! I am excited to be setting up this blog to keep everyone up to date on guild happenings. Keep checking back or better yet become a follower so you stay informed. Please help me keep our blog up-to-date by emailing me information as well as pictures. My email is handquilter53@yahoo.com. Fun times ahead.

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