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News From Around The Block APRIL 2019

ATTENDANCE : APRIL 1, 2019

AFTERNOON MEETING: MEMBERS: 73 — GUEST: 2

EVENING MEETING:

MEMBERS: 24— GUESTS: 0 TOTAL MEMBERS AS OF 04/01/19 :

213

Ronda’s

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Bettie Henderson, Shreveport

Ann Tobola, Keithville

Ronda is on vacation and will be back with a report next month.

RED RIVER QUILTERS 2 Tina Thomas

Brenda Estess 3

Thelma Thompson 4 Janet Vickers 5 Sandy Bevens 6 Louise Smith 6 Deborah Jacobs 12 Shirlee Owen 13 Lugene Chester 14 Lisa McCurdy 14 Carolyn Daniel 15 Susan German 20 Sandy Jones 21 Priscilla Bogart 22 Mary Mitchell 22 Mary Tiner 23 Susan Orjias 25 Barbara Blake 26 Melanie Lea 28

July 1st Potluck Social Please bring

dishes by 5:30pm and we plan on

eating at 6pm.

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Newsletter Ad Rates: Contact Newsletter Editor: Jeanna Spilker

jeannaspilker@gmail.com 458-6486

Ad Rates 1 Issue 6 Issues Business Card $10 $ 50 1/4 Page $15 $ 75 1/2 Page $30 $150 Full Page $60 $300

Please join and share with us on “Red River Quilters Group” on Facebook. This is our facebook group, feel free to share ideas about projects your are working on or need help

with!! Post pictures of your projects you are working on.

Red River Quilters Financial Report for March, 2019

March Year-to-Date Annual Budget Cash Position

INCOME Beginning Balance 25,335.05

Income 391.14

BFCU Savings Interest 2.70 23.83 30.00 Expense 622.62

BFCU CD Interest 6.44 56.68 60.00 Ending Balance 25,103.57

Birthday Day Raffle 51.00 428.00 500.00

Birthday Night Raffle 0.00 46.00 200.00 Main Checking 6,971.62

Membership Dues 30.00 3,520.00 5,500.00 Savings 12,706.69

Misc. Income 0.00 4,175.10 350.00 Certificate of Deposit 5,425.26

Newsletter Ads 60.00 1,410.00 2,500.00 Total Cash 25,103.57

Quilt Show Income 0.00 0.00 15,060.00

Service Projects Income 241.00 241.00 3,000.00

Workshop Fees Income 0.00 385.00 2,000.00

Total Income 391.14 10,285.61 29,200.00

EXPENSES

Administrative/Office Supplies 0.00 174.48 500.00

Donation 0.00 0.00 100.00

Donations (to church meetings) 0.00 100.00 1,500.00

Library 0.00 0.00 200.00

Membership 0.00 179.50 500.00

Newsletter 0.00 285.32 500.00

Postage and Delivery 225.00 545.00 800.00

Programs for Monthly Guild Mtgs. 125.00 500.00 1,000.00

Quilt Show Expenses 259.67 1,214.27 16,555.00

Reconciliation Expense 0.00 0.00 0.00

Service Projects 0.00 1,794.32 3,000.00

Socials 0.00 31.52 200.00

Storage 0.00 1,928.50 2,800.00

Website Maintenance 12.95 354.54 600.00

Workshops 0.00 2,502.20 2,440.00

Total Expense 622.62 9,609.65 30,695.00

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LIST OF LONG ARM QUILTERS IN OUR GUILD

2018—2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Ronda Smyth 747-1450

Day VP Jackie Pierce 949-4422

Night VP Andrew Love 504-621-6431

Treasurer Linda LeFever 549-2843

Day Secretary Carol Shoul 347-9073

Night Secretary Sharron Thomas 423-2130

Membership Chairman Jan Trump 402-3733

Program Chairman Jacquie Cottrill 742-6994

Community Relations Terry Blackman 347-5616

NON ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

Service Projects Chair Cathy Callaway 349-0581

Newsletter Editor Jeanna Spilker 458-6486

Librarian Carol Shively 862-3500

RRQ Representative with Shreveport Arts Council Kelly Pugh 349-3956

Sunshine/Shadows Jeanna Spilker 458-6486

Terry Blackman Ann Chandler Virginia Hughes Jeanna G. Spilker Gayle Wallace

318-347-5616 318-929-1910 318-539-2042 Cell 318-458-6486 318-846-6820

tap33333@aolcom Cell 318-294-9091 W) 318-539-4181 jeannaspilker@gmail.com Cell 318-518-5635

achandler17@gmail.com Cell 318-578-0113 mgayle@shreve.net

Gordon Blackman rvhughes88@yahoo.com Jan Trump

(w) 903-663-1368 Sue Chase Cell 318-402-3733

Cell 318-207-0514 Cell 775-224-0167 Delphia Matthews jantrump@me.com Phyllis Watson

gnblackmanjr@gmail.com suejchase@gmail.com 512-426-4073 Cell 318-465-3571

sonodame1@msn.com Jan Vickers Home 318-377-9548

Gayla Boyd Cell 318-426-2997 leewatson@yahoo.com

Cell 318-573-6827 Lisa McCurdy mapaemb@aol.com

Gayla@stitcheswithgayla.com 661-674-7288

mclisaa@mac.com

Red River Quilters' Tributaries

Group Meetings Contact

Haughton Quilters 2nd & 4th Wednesday 9 am Southern Methodist Hwy 80, Haughton, LA

Bobbie Branch 742-1753

Mission Outreach One Saturday a month, Im-manuel Lutheran Church

Cathy Ward 422-3177

Sew n Sews 1st Monday, after Guild Mtg. PC Embroidery & Cottage Quilts

Bobbie Deeter 798-0493

Sew Pieceful Quilters Thursdays, 9 a- 4p Little County Quilt Shop Minden, LA

Nona Sale 377-2462

Sunday Strippers 3rd Sunday Rotational Meet-ing Places

Mary Sewell 949-3332

Thread Benders Every Wednesday 9am, Haynes Ave. Baptist Church 610 Haynes Ave. Shreveport

Louise Smith 865-7972

Nimble Thimble Quilt Club

Every Tuesday 10 -12 Atlan-ta Public Library, 101 W. Hiram, Atlanta, TX

Fern Porter 903-691-9717

Art Quilt Group 2nd Sunday of every other month St. Matthias Episcopal Church

Kelly Pugh 349-3956

Quilt Queens Every Wednesday, The Sew-ing Shop 1275 Shreveport Barksdale Hwy. 10a - 3p

Holly Cobb 869-1739 email: The_SewingShop@yahoo.com

TIP OF THE MONTH…………. When you make a quilt for someone, make it even more special by making a label saying "This quilt was made with love for:___".

Add a second line with the name of the quilt, date and name of who made the quilt.

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Love Wrappers: At the April meeting 39 Love Wrappers were completed which brings the total for 2019 to 170. Thank you to all who have participated in this service project. Kits containing everything needed to complete a Love Wrapper are available at each guild meeting. On April 4th, Cindy Williams and Carol Shoul made deliveries to the area NICU's and Cara Center to deliver 180 Love Wrap-pers. Cindy traveled with Carol so that Carol could be introduced to all the staff and they were filmed delivering quilts to the Cara Center! In case you have not heard, Channel 12 wanted to do a television segment on Red River Quilters and our Service Pro-jects. Cindy Williams, Cathy Ward and Cathy Callaway were interviewed by Adria Goins from Channel 12 news and will air on April 8th on the 6 pm and 10 pm news. If you do happen to miss that airing, it is supposed to be on their web site after April 8th. The interview took place at Cathy Ward's church and the interview covered information about the RRQ guild, our personal feelings on quilting and our very special Love Wrappers. Don't know how much will be included of the hour long interview but it was a lot of fun.

RED RIVER QUILTERS GUILD DAY MEETING — APRIL 1, 2019 President Jackie Pierce welcomed everyone and recognized the April birthdays. Jacquie Cottrill introduced Nancy May with Fabric Boutique. Nancy May gave a very informative demo on the AccuQuilt Fabric cutter. Mary Sewell gave an update on the quilt show. Starting May 6t, 2019, one hour prior to each meeting, they will be photo-graphing entries. Please have your paperwork filled out. Mary reminded us of the Challenge Theme which is your interpreta-tion of “In tune with the Times”. Next Quilt Show meeting April 13 at 10am at the Bossier Library. Jeannie James has been in charge of Children’s Sew Day for many years and has done an outstanding job but she will be mov-ing to Florida. Debbie Ristig has stepped up to take on this project. Jan Trump reported that we have 213 members with 73 present today with one guest. Upcoming programs: Virginia Hughes for May, and Kelly Pugh and Andrew Love will talk about copyright laws in June. Cathy Callaway announced that channel 12 would we interviewing her, Cathy Ward and Cindy Williams about Love wrap-pers. It will be aired on April 8 at 6am and 10pm. There were 22 chemo caps turned in today and 39 love wrappers. Cathy delivered 50 caps to Christus Highland. Following Sunshine and Shadows, raffle and Show and Tell the meeting was adjourned. Day Secretary, Carol Shoul

SERVICE PROJECTS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Comfort Caps: At the April guild meeting, I collected 24 caps and a bag of batting circles from the following: Gayle Wallace, Jackie Pierce, Jennifer Holt and Liz Nelson. Thank you so much for all your work in making this project a success. I could not do this with-out your help. On March 13th I delivered 50 caps to the Christus Cancer Center and probably have enough to deliver to Willis Knighton Cancer Center next week. Thank you ladies. Cathy Callaway

Children’s Sew Day Thanks, everyone who helped with our cutting day for Children Sew Day in March! We are on track with supplies for this year. CSD will be Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and 6th, 2019. I hope you’ll schedule some time to join us as we introduce children to sewing. It’s a joy to see them sew! Jeannine James Cell 318-294-6353 Email jjquilts2@gmail.com

mailto:jjquilts2@gmail.com

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STORE

SPECIALS: Quilt Batting Roll 96 x 30 yds. $121.50

SALE

Al l Brother Feet

and accessor ies 1/2 pr ice machine nice discount

ALL SALES FINAL

Custom Monogramming and Embroidery

Gorgeous Fabrics-Quilting Supplies-Books

Long Arm Training and Machine Rental

Red River Quilters: 15% off with card

Handi Quilter

PC Embroidery and Cottage Quilts 9377 Mansfield Road

Shreveport, LA 71118

Quilt Show Committee Mtg.—Bossier Parish Library—April 13, 2019—10 am

AQS Quilt Week – Spring --- Paducah, KY—April 24—27, 2019

Red River Quilters Guild Mtg—May 6th—Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, 1915 Grover Place, Shreveport, LA. Afternoon meeting 1 pm and evening meeting 6 pm

Quilt Show Committee Mtg. —Bossier Parish Library —May 11, 2019 — 10 am

Red River Quilters July Pot Luck Social & AUCTION— July 1, 2019 —6pm

* AQS Quilt Week – Fall --- Paducah, KY — September 11—14, 2019

* Red River Quilter’s Quilt Show—September 27 & 28, 2019

* International Quilt Festival — Houston, TX — October 31-November 3, 2019.

There is still time to enter your work for consideration for any of numerous special exhib-its debuting at the 2019 Quilt Festival. Check the Enter a Quilt page of our website any time for a current list of calls for entry. We can’t wait to see your quilts

EVENTS COMING SOON !!!!

https://www.apqs.com/event/aqs-quilt-week-spring-paducah-ky/https://www.apqs.com/event/aqs-quilt-week-fall-paducah-ky/

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Sheryl Keller—3 zipper bags Fern Porter—Pete the Perky Penguin Gayle Wallace—7 quilts Lisa McGuire—2 quilts Joe Ellen Griffith—Spool Quilt Sandra Hayward—Lion Quilt Linda LeFever—Valentine Panel & Fleur de Lis Quilt Virginia Huges—Jelly Roll Purse

Susan Orjias—2 quilts Sharon Runyon—3 projects and 1 quilt Ida Williams—quilt Barb Jordan—Antique quilt top Jeannine James—Vintage Lone Star top Karla Hardaway—Bethlehem Star & Tulip Star Andrew Love—Block Quilt and Valentine Lynda Britton—Quilt Renee Broden—Quilt

PROGRAMS Hi Everyone, Thank you to Shirley and Nancy from Fabric Boutique for demonstrating the Accuquilt for us this month. I hope you enjoyed it and maybe got some ideas you can use. I had several people ask me for information about previous speakers. Beth Morris did our presenta-tion on Hooking Rugs. I do not have her infor-mation. I think that Jackie Pierce may, if you want to check with her. Deborah Rubles presented on The Sliding Ruler Method. Her book is Quilters' Cutting Guide and her website is www.quilterscuttingguide.com. Virginia Hughes will be presenting to us in May. We discussed Barn Quilts, but she may surprise us with something else. A big shout out thank you to Kelly Pugh for taking care of the visual supports for May. I will be out of town. In June, Andrew Love and Kelly Pugh will be sharing information that they have acquired regarding copyright infringement and when and how to share credit for patterns and projects. We have such talented members. Thanks to everyone for all the ideas and support! Happy stitching, Jacquie

Engaging Aging Part 2

Wednesdays May 1st, 8th,15th and 22nd

Timely, important information-from experts

Free admission and parking

Handicapped accessible

Light refreshments

St. Matthias Episcopal Church

3301 Saint Matthias Drive, Shreveport

Doors open at 10:30 Presentations 11:00-12:30

For more info: Mary Beth Beene 426-8188

Topics include:

Having the Hard Conversations with Loved Ones About Aging

Medicare Health Plan Options

Senior Financial Decisions

Necessary Legal Documents

Creating a Plan for Caregiving

Staying Informed

Senior Living Options and Who Pays for Them

SHOW AND TELL

http://www.quilterscuttingguide.com/

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A request was received from Shreveport Stake Relief Society Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for any fabric donations to sew pillow cases. This is a service project for the Society to help provide pillow cases for children that are in the hospital. The fabric has to be 100% cotton with no glitter, just fun colors and material for children. Size for body of the pillow case is 3/4 yard and for trim it is 1/3 yard. Any and all donations will be appreciated. The link ad-dress is: http://caseforsmiles.org/ There will be a work day at 200 Carroll Street if you would like to attend. Contact Cindy Welch, 337-501-2668, if you would like to donate your time or material.

July Auction There will be an auction this year which will be held at the July Social. We need your donations for the auction. This is a great time to clean out your sewing room. That fabric that you don’t know why you bought, may be exactly what someone else needs. And that project you started and will never finish might be a new kit that’s already started for someone else. We can also sell things that aren’t sew-ing related. It’s hard to list what might sell, but if you have something you no long-er use and you think your friends might like to have, then bring it. Call me if you have questions. 318-617-5956 Thank you, Jerrie Thornton

SUNSHINE AND SHAWDOWS

SUNSHINE * Jeannine James—Maybe Sunshine, maybe Shadows—We are moving to Florida when our house

sells * Alice Kijak—Red River Quilters Quilt Queen * Virginia Hughes—Celebrated 53 years on April 29th with husband Ronnie * Linda McCullough—Great NEWS—saw heart doctor this morning and pacemaker is OK, come

back next year * Cara Lee McKnight—Opened a new alterations shop in Haughton

SHADOWS * Fern Porter—Hubby Jerry having back surgery on Good Friday * Barb Jordan— Stepson passed at age 56, he was a Baptist preacher in North Dakota * Cindy Williams—Sylvia Neil will leave Cornerstone Rehab on April 2 or 3 and go back to the

Blake on hospice

http://caseforsmiles.org/

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Quilt Show Committee Highlights

Remember these dates – For entries and Photos for the Quilt Show.

May 6, 2019 before guild meeting starting at 12:00 (noon) and 5:00 pm

June 3, 2019 before guild meeting starting at 12:00 (noon) and 5:00 pm Remember this year’s challenge for your interpretation of our theme for the show “In Tune with the Times” in quilt form. You must have your written “quilt story” on the entry form, that reflects how the quilt reflects your interpretation of the theme. This year we will have 2 judges. Sandy Gard is from Edmond, Oklahoma and Darlene Landrum is from Mountain Home, Arkansas. Both ladies have been tutored by Marilyn Hardy from Tyler, Texas and has judged our shows in past years. By quilt show time both ladies should be members of NACQJ. We need a replacement for our “Children’s Sew Days” Queen Jeannine James. She and hubby are pulling up stakes and moving to Flor-ida. Jeannine has had this challenge for the last 17 years. We do have a volunteer Debbie Ristig. As Debbie has a full-time job, I feel there is enough work for another volunteer or two to work closely with her. So here I am begging for another volunteer. – Please considering helping and it is very rewarding working with the children. I am very delighted to welcome some new members of the Quilt Show Committee: Terri Hayward, Karen Carr, Colette Rachal and Sandy Bevens. Anyone interested you are very welcome to join us Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Bossier Parish Central Library on Beckett Street in Bossier City for our next quilt show committee meeting. The pattern for the Donation Quilt is “Memories of Monet” by Joen Wolfrom Designs. By the way, please do not hesitate to enter your quilts in this year ’s quilt show. The Ag Bldg. on the Louisiana State Fairgrounds is an exhibit building for Home Demonstration ladies, members of the 4-H clubs and any other type of hand work farm families want to dis-play. The items displayed can be jams, jellies, cakes, pies, clothing, knit items, crochet items and quilts. These items are judged and given ribbons just like our quilts are judged. We will not have any cows, hogs, chickens or any other farm animals near the quilts. Mary Sewell Quilt Show Chairman

200+ Quilts on Display Demonstrations Silent Auction Merchant Mall Quilted and Handmade Items for Sale Donation Quilt Drawing: Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5pm

New location for 2019

Louisiana State Fairgrounds

Agriculture Building 3701 Hudson St., Shreveport, LA

Part of Red River Revel Arts Festival—one of the largest Arts Festivals in the South!

September 27-28, 2019

Shreveport, Louisiana

Annual Quilt Show Presented By Red River Quilters Show Hours 10am—6 pm

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News From Around the Block Volume 35 Issue 10

Monthly newsletter publication of the Red River Quilters’ Guild, Jeanna Spilker, Editor Email: www.redriverquiters.com

P.O. Box 4811 Shreveport, LA 71134-0811