October Speaker

Linda Hahn

Program List 2016 - 2017

Meet a Member —

Sandi Miski

Deadline for the next Paper Pieces

October 24, 2016

Coming Events

See Page 7

Fashion 4 You

See Page 8

In This Issue>>>

Paper A bi-monthly newsletter of Macomb County Quilt Guild Volume 16, Issue 1

September/October 2016

Linda is the author of two award winning books - New York Beauty Diversified

(AQS 2013 - Gold Medal Winner - 2013 Independent Publishers Award) and New

York Beauty Simplified (AQS 2011 - Bronze Medal Winner 2012 Independent

Publishers Award). Linda was named the 2009 NQA Certified Teacher of the

Year.

Linda’s classes are fun and empowering. She is known for breaking down difficult

projects into simple do-able steps. She brings her infectious

passion for quilting into the classroom! Be ready to learn a

bunch and laugh a lot!

Quilters Check List Speaker Linda Hahn

It is time to renew your membership! Annual dues for MCQG remain at $30 this year, payable at the first meeting attended. The member-ship application is available online and will also be available at the membership table at the next quilt guild meeting. Please fill out the form and bring it to the next meeting along with your cash or check made payable to Macomb County Quilt Guild. To place an ad in the directory, add $10.00 to your dues and submit a business card or other advertising material. Remember to wear a name tag!

Sandi Miski, Membership

Name Tag

Smile

Bring Show and Tell

Projects

Introduce yourself to

someone new

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Fest News>>>

Fests are held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt.

Clemens, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fallfest October 15, 2016

Winterfest January 21, 2017

Springfest May 6, 2017

PRESIDENT

Sue Sharkey

VICE

PRESIDENT

Patti Mitrowski

SECRETARY

Marilyn Woods

TREASURER

Anita Groninger

PAST

PRESIDENT

Jill Stiger

MEMBERSHIP

Sandi Miski

EDUCATION

Peggy Lau

NEWSLETTER

Kathy Santo

MEMBERS AT

LARGE

Barb

Cook

&

Kathy Stevens

CHARITY

Claudia Baker,

Mary Ellen Zajac

& Crew

SUNSHINE

Sue Rakowski

WEBSITE

Tracey Shock

HISTORIAN

Carol Ann Keber Trullard

HOSPITALITY

Carol Holloway, Amy Pribac, Diane Stall and Kathy MacFarland

2016

September 12 — Welcome Back

October 3 — Linda Hahn

November 7 — Nancy Kloster

December 5 — Christmas Party and Potluck

(members only)

Guild Board 2016-2017 Committees

MCQG Programs 2016--2017>>>

2017

January 9—Whistle Stop

February 6 - Lenore Crawford

March 6 - TBD

April 3 - Beth Helfler of EvaPaige Designs

May 1 - Mary Hogan

June 5 - Presidents Tea

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I have been a member of the Macomb Guild since we first met at Quilter’s Corner in the Spring of 2001. Our first regular meeting was held on September 10, 2001 here at Trinity. The next morning brought the devastation at the World Trade Center and those two events will forever be linked in my mind. As we have evolved over the past 15 years, it’s easy to forget that not everyone in our Guild has been on the same journey.

Here is a brief overview of the traditions that have formed over these years.

September Birthday Party For our first meeting of the year, we typically do not schedule a speaker. There is usually a lot of Guild business to discuss with the membership as well as pre-senting the plans for the upcoming Guild year. We like to celebrate with a birthday cake and Show and Tell.

Fallfest, Winterfest, Springfest We schedule an all day sit and stitch here at Trinity on a Sat-urday. Members bring their own projects and sew from 9:00-6:00. We have a catered lunch and invite a quilt store to be a vendor at the event. There are door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and lots of sewing and fun. Space is limited to 40 and the cost is $20 for the day. ($25 for non-members) This covers the room rental and lunch.

Retreats Individual members might organize a weekend out-of-town retreat during the year. Locations and costs vary. We will announce any planned retreats at our meetings and you can make arrangements with the person in charge of coordinating that event. Space is limited depend-ing on the retreat facility.

Annual Christmas Party Our December meeting is a potluck dinner for members only. Some members like to decorate their tables and exchange gifts to celebrate the season.

Charity Sewing/Cutting Days Our charity committee schedules 2 or 3 days a year to work on preparing quilt kits for members to make for various charities. Sometimes we cut fabric and batting, sometimes members are asked to bring machines and sew, quilt or attach bindings to quilts. Locations will vary. There is no cost for this and lunch is usually on your own or a salad bar might be organized.

President’s Tea Our June meeting is our final meeting of the year and again, we have a pot-luck dinner for members only. Also, some members like to dress up and decorate their tables with lady-like teapots, cups, etc. Our annual election of Board members is held and the President is presented with a thank you gift.

Jill Stiger - Past President - Macomb County Quilt Guild Traditions

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GOOD BYE SUMMER, HELLO AUTUMN

I certainly had a great summer swimming in our pool, hanging out with my college age kids,

and staying inside where it was cool with my hubby watching the Olympics. My daughter and I went

to see Keith Urban in concert in June! Woo Hoo! I even visited a few quilt shops, and continued

working on my La Passion hexie project. I was able to work with some board members over the

summer setting up our budget, planning meetings/ workshops and updating the website. I’d like to

thank each of them for their hard work over the summer.

As we begin our 15th year, I want to extend a warm welcome to new and returning members!

Isn’t it great to know that we have this nice venue, Trinity Lutheran Church community center, to call

home for our monthly quilt meetings? This is a place for us to come to share quilting friendships,

listen to speakers, and escape from our normal lives for a couple hours a month. Our guild has ex-

perienced a lot of interest in the past few years and we have a lot of new members. Let all of us re-

member what it’s like to be a new member and extend a warm welcome and a seat at the table. It’s

great to wear your name badge because it helps others learn your name.

This year, we have a lot of great speakers, 2 workshops scheduled, and a few fun meetings

planned!

From the President — Sue Sharkey

We’ve got room for one more!

In an effort to make our guests and new members feel welcome,

this year we will have a table reserved for guests and new mem-

bers to sit at until they can make some new friends. We have

probably all been in the situation where we went somewhere

new and didn’t know anyone. I am also starting a new program,

called “We’ve got room for one more!” I will have 3 signs at the membership table that

say: “We’ve got room for one more!” I am asking members to voluntarily open their table

up to one guest or new member. If you are interested in volunteering for this, you would

simply take one of the signs and place it on your table so that a guest or new members

know you have room for one more. Once you have seated a new member or guest at

your table, you can then either lay the sign down, or bring it back to the membership ta-

ble. We typically have about 5 guests that attend our meetings. If every table took a turn,

this would help to make our guests and new members feel welcome. If you have any

questions, please contact me, Sandi Miski

MEMBERSHIP - SANDI MISKI

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Happy Sept/Oct Birthdays>>>

Lynelle Swan - September 3

Trish Boyko – September 3

Nancy McNally September 8

Patti Mitrowski – September 8

Frances Oswald - September 12

Lois Madeleine - September 13

Geralyn Swiatek - September 13

Pamela Tibbits - September 14

Jan Nutting - September 15

Patty Dubay – September 17

Diane Hubble - September 18

Sharon Grieser - September 18

Cathy Brunkey - September 23

Joan Moore - September 27

Nancy Henderson - October 1

Sharon Schaefer - October 3

Kathy Andary - October 4

Alexis Metdepenningen - Oct. 4

Wilma Whjte – October 4

Terese Boggs - October 5

Joyce Sandelich – October 14

Mary Ellen Zajac - October 19

Claretta Hegwood - October 23

Claudia Baker - October 25

Jacqueline Bertolini - October 26

Tammy Walker - October 29

If you have a birthday on this list,

please bring a treat to share at the

September / October meeting.

CHARITY COMMITTEE ……………………...

Win a Prize! If your birthday falls on

November 25 be the first* to call Kathy Santo at

(586) 909-1594 to receive a $20 gift certificate to Guildcrafters

in Berkley

*If more than one birthday falls on the date above, the first to

call wins. There will be only one prize.

The Charity committee distributed approximately 100 quilts to Immanuel Lutheran

prayer ministry, Luv Pacs, Turning Point, Veterans with PTSD, Inter Faith Caregivers

and various individuals during the last year. In November 21, 2015 approximately

17 women participated in our charity quilt day. We cut up 1 bin of kits that had

been pre coordinated (with fabric and pattern), have 70 quilts ready to be quilted

(used up 90 yards of batting), sewed a few tops and emptied 3 bins of fabric. On

March 12, 2016 we held our second charity with approximately 14 women where

we cut and sewed quilt tops.

A big shout out to Mary Ellen Zajac, she quilted 50 quilts for charity over the sum-

mer.

If there is a charity and/or an individual that you would like the Guild to donate a

quilt to please see me, Claudia Baker

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

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MEET A MEMBER - SANDI MISKI

Hello I am your new Membership person for 2016-2017. I grew up in Roseville and now live in Mt.

Clemens with my husband Mike, we have been married for 34 years. Our children are Jennifer,

Cyndi, Crissy and Michael. We have 5 grandchildren.

I have been with the Guild for six years and this is my first time on the board. I also belong to the

Quilt Guild of Metro Detroit.

I learned to sew when I was in elementary school, but did not start quilting until 2002. I started with

the Saturday sampler blocks at Quilter’s Corner and took a Log Cabin Quilt in a Day class. This

was my first quilt, I finished it in August 2003 during the big power outage.

I quilt and sew to relax. The rhythm of the sewing machine calms me. My favorite quilt pattern is

the log cabin because it is so versatile with the variety of layouts you can do with it.

I am usually drawn to scrappy quilts, but like a variety of batiks, modern, and civil war reproduction

colors. I prefer machine quilting and would love to get more experience with my long-arm.

The most memorable quilt I have done was one I made for my Dad in 2010. It was a labor of love

to design it and present it to him. He loved it and when he passed away in 2013, we draped it over

his casket instead of flowers.

The other hobby I like to do is genealogy. My favorite movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy

Stewart, it is a reminder that we all make a difference in this world, even though we may not real-

ize it. My favorite food is California Roll Sushi.

I would love to have another opportunity to talk to my dad and hear one of his corny jokes.

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UP COMING EVENTS

“Miles of Pillowcase Smiles” sewing event

Time is fast approaching for the 7th Annual Pillowcase sewing event Saturday September

10, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church 45160 Van Dyke, Utica MI (NE corner of Hall Road

and Van Dyke) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please RSVP 586-948-2684 Space is Limited. Lunch will be provided.

We have been busy washing fabric, ironing and cutting kits.

For those of you who cannot attend on Saturday there will be another sewing day on Wednesday September 14

th at Decorative Stitch 22 Mile Road and Van Dyke starting at

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please bring a yard of brightly colored fabric to either event.

Birch Run Quilters Showcase

September 23rd and 24th (Friday and Saturday) 9:00 - 5:00

I75 Exit 136 - across from the Outlet Mall $7 admission

You can purchase raffle quilt tickets at Cristina’s

www.quilters-showcase.com

American Sewing Expo in Novi

September 25th and 26th 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

September 27th 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.

2016 Country Quilt Snow at the Mt. Vernon UMC

September 30th and October 1st (Friday and Saturday) 10:00 - 4:00

3000 28 Mile Road Washington $5 admission

Pumpkin Patch Shop Hop 2016

October 13th and October 15th

Passports $5

Visit Guildcrafters Website to see participating stores

Thumb Area Shop Hop

October 13th October 14th and October 15th

Passports $10

Call Sisters in Sewing for participating shops 989-635-0300

Sisters in Quilting will be hosting Quilters Winterfest on February 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2017,

to be held at the Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Lodge. We have Paula Nadlestern,

Mark Lipinski, Allie Allors, and Stacey West from Buttermilk Basin. You can contact Sis-ters in Quilting for more information.

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Save Scraps…

Every Little Bit Goes a Long Way

Purple Heart will accept your sewing scraps, thread,

batting -- anything you have left over -- no matter how

small. The scraps are used to make insulation. Call Pur-

ple Heart at (734) 728-4560 to schedule a pick up

(within three days). Or, you can bring your scraps to a

guild meeting and I will take care of it. There is a limit of

20 bags or boxes per pickup, and the organization will

accept other items for donation. There is more infor-

mation on the website: www.purpleheart.org

Jill Stiger, Past President

Fashion 4 U

Our Guild will be offering clothing that features our Guild logo at our September meeting. We will have polo shirts, short sleeve t-shirts, both round neck and v-neck, pullover sweat-shirts, zip-up hoodies and a fleece jacket. There will be several sizes for you to try on and a chart of the colors and styles available. Prices range from $11-$31. Please be prepared to pay for your items when you place your order. Clothing ordered at the September meet-ing will be available at the October meeting. Additionally, if you don’t care for the selec-tions offered to the group, you can order individually from the company at no additional charge as long as your individual order is placed within a week. More information will be given on that at the meeting. Please look for Sue Richter or Jill Stiger at the meeting to place your order.

Kathy Andary and I (Kathy Santo) went to the AQS Show in Grand Rapids. WOW the quilts

were over the top. Detroit Metro had a guild challenge about Detroit, it was very nice. The

Lion King challenge was AWESOME One of the vendors we really liked, went back a few

times, was Old South Fabrics, www.oldsouthfabrics.com We also enjoyed Hearts to Holly

Quilt Shop in Charlevoix. You can visit them on Facebook

On our way home we went to Quilt N Go in East Leroy www.quiltngo.com

and Sew Unique Threads in Battle Creek www.sewuniquethreads.com

Some of the weblogs I enjoy are Woolie Mammoth, Pat Sloan and Lisa Bongeans weblog.