Volume 16 Issue 1 January/February 2009

Our Mission Mountain Meadow Quilters will endeavor to provide fellowship, education and enjoyment to anyone interested in quilts and quilt making. All levels of skill and ability will be supported. This guild will also engage in selected charitable endeavors in Central Oregon.

PO Box 3254 Sunriver, Oregon 97707 mtnmeadowquilters.org

Calendar Check January 27 — Pauly Edwards “Bone Pile” class (CBC)

February 10 - Block of the Month teaching session with Master Quilter Wendy Hill (9 am) (HTCC)

February 10 - Stitchin’ Post staff discuss new products (HTCC)

February 10 -- Board meeting, immediately after regular meeting (HTCC)

February 24 - education meeting; work session for 2009 MMQ service projects (CBC)

February 28 — 2009 Membership dues are due

March 10 -- Suzette Shoulders trunk show (HTCC)

May 12 - Dale Fleming program (HTCC)

May 13 - Dale Fleming circle workshop (CBC)

September 8 - Carol Doak program

HTCC = Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Sunriver)

CBC = Cascade Bible Church (LaPine)

Thoughts From the ChairThoughts From the ChairThoughts From the ChairThoughts From the Chair

As I write this our new year is well underway in the Mountain Meadow Quilters Guild. We’ve held a budget meeting, a board meeting and a general membership meeting. New and familiar faces on the committees and board are making sure the coffee gets made, the minutes are taken, bills are paid, pro-grams are planned and presented, newsletters get written and all the other busi-ness that is often not visible gets taken care of. Block of the Month and Secret Sisters have a new look and are off to an exciting start. Service projects are be-ing chosen and there will be many opportunities for member participation in these community services. I can’t think of a better place to be in 2009 than at our guild meetings and classes. In this issue you will find out what’s happening with programs and education. Be sure to sign up for some great learning opportuni-ties and fun times. There isn’t anyone who isn’t trying to figure out how to be a wiser consumer during our current economic slowdown. We watch with alarm as beloved restau-rants close their doors and local merchants scramble to survive. There’s a new word in our vocabulary: LOCOVORE, the definition of which is to eat only food grown in a 100-mile radius. I would like to find a word for someone who buys fabric only from local quilt shops to ensure their doors remain open. We are blessed with a multitude of fine fabric purveyors who support our guild through door prizes, advertising, and use of their space. Wouldn’t it be a shame if one day some of them were forced to close up shop? I know it’s fun to surf the ‘net looking for that unique something, but why not check out the local smaller shops first? You will be rewarded with tactile experiences and inspiration as well as a little bit of exercise. Phone a friend and plan an excursion to a shop or two that you haven’t visited yet. Have lunch at one of the local restaurants while you’re at it. Let’s keep our Central Oregon community healthy and vibrant, the kind of place we all moved here to enjoy. I’d like to thank those folks who have expressed ideas and concerns to me personally or to another board member. Please know that your thoughts and opinions are important and welcome, and will be listened to. I appreciate your bringing up issues in this manner as my goal for the year is to hold meetings that are not overly long, but meaningful to all of the members. If something happens that is puzzling or not understood, please contact me or another board member so we can address the issue and hopefully answer any questions you may have. We continue to welcome new members and I hope these new folks find us a congenial group to be with. If you see a new face and don’t know how to start a conversation, how about “What brought you here today?” I bet you’ll be chat-ting up a storm in no time. Just don’t do it during actual meeting time! I look for-ward to getting acquainted with more of you in the coming year. I’ll see you in one of the classes or workshops. Piecefully yours, Virlene

Treasurer’s Report: as of December 31, 2008: Income $25.00 Expenses $1950.63 Account Balance $7118.33

Birthdays for January

1 Gail Juranek 4 Barbara Owens 11 Sue McMahan 13 Sherrye Plomski 17 Judy M. Johnson 17 Sally Wilson 19 Janie Bowers 19 Barbara Copeland 20 Shirley Trinka 22 Dorothy Scott 22 Jeanette Price 22 Mary Buystedt 23 Judy Meyers 26 Pam Morris-Stendal 26 Pat Pease 29 Sherrie Fischer

On your birthday month, please bring 12 rolls of toilet paper for Care and Share.

Board Members Co-Chair………………………………………………………………………………....... Virlene Arnold

Co-Chair ....................................... …………………..............................Judy Johnson

Vice Chairman-Programs ........... ...................................................Sue Schimke

Vice Chairman-Education .......... ............................Sheila Finzer & Pat Pease

Secretary: ................................... ….................................................Doris Samac

Treasurer: ................................... .....................................................Cate Brooks

Membership ................................. .............................................Mary Lou Kreiss

Newsletter..........................................................................................Pat Hensley

Service Projects……………………………………....Crys Kyle & Pam Morris-Stendal

Immediate Past Co-Chair………………………………………………...….....Janice Mottau

MMQ MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME

Our MMQ Membership Year begins on January 1. This year you have two types of membership available. To be included on the MMQ roster membership must be re-ceived by 2/28/2009. The Active membership cost is $25 and you will be asked to participate in MMQ projects. Showing quilts at our quilt show, working at the Sunriver Quilt show, mak-ing bazaar items, joining the community service project, helping with hospitality, joining a committee, or working on the Holiday Luncheon are examples of active mem-bership. Those of you with limited time may wish to select the Associate Membership for $35 per year. You will not be asked to join projects or committees, but will be able to attend all meetings, classes, and events during the year. This year you are encouraged to receive your newsletter by email or web site. Our new email newsletter is deliv-ered to your email inbox. It is a fast, easy way to get the latest MMQ news. Accessing it while you travel is convenient. Consider saving postage costs and checking the email/web option. If you have problems receiving the newsletter, we can trouble shoot with you and always switch back to US mail if necessary. Please complete all information requested on the mem-bership form attached to this newsletter. Your check may be made out to MMQ. Return your check and mem-bership application to MMQ, POB 3254, Sunriver OR 97707. A 2009 roster will be distributed in March.

MMQ Board Meeting February 10

The board will meet right after the regular meeting on Feb. 10th at HTCC. This is an open meeting and anyone who wishes may attend. Our main discussion will focus on how to structure the guild historian's position. Please submit other agenda items to Vir-lene Arnold prior to the meeting.

Thinking of You— Pat Muck recently had surgery. Lois Rafferty, one of the founding members of Mountain Meadow Quilters, had a heart attack. Linda Bussey is having hip replacement surgery in early February.

Master Quilters

Lillian Arnold, Sharann Bean, Mary Buxton, Pauly Edwards, Bev King, Crys Kyle, Gladys Mulrein, Bevalee Runner, Carol Webb, Wendy Hill, Sue McMahan, Judy Johnson, Joan Metzger, and Kathy Shaker

Welcome New Members

Judy Bolton and Vicki Shelton

Bits and Pieces If you get to Eugene, Pat Pease suggests checking out Piece by Piece, a new quilt shop at 62 W. 13th Street, 541-743-0266. They have a great selection of contemporary fabrics and patterns and a friendly staff. Wendy Hill and Pat found (and bought) some fabrics they hadn’t seen this side of the mountains.

Hours: Tues– Sat 10a-5:30p, Sun noon to 4p. Closed Mondays.

Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR — through February 21 — Exhibits of art quilts and fiber art, including Transformations ‘08 (quilts by members of Studio Art Quilt Associates), �ew Focus (an exhibit of 50 small format art quilts), and Stitch (contemporary works of fiber art by five Oregon artists).

Open: Tues - Sat. Info: www.coosart.org

Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Puyallup, WA — 25th annual sewing expo. Workshops, 300+ seminars, 400+ exhibitor booths. Feb 26, 27, 28 & March

1, 2009. Brochures available at many fabric stores. Info: www.sewexpo.com

�ew Spinning, Knitting & Crochet Group in Sunriver — Meets every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Bellatazza in Sunriver for socializing, spin-ning, knitting and crochet. Will also meet 2/17 and 3/17 at Sunriver library,

5:30 - 7:30 pm. Info: Heather Wingate, 598-9101

Aspen Ridge Quilt Show — You are invited to enter quilts in a one-day quilt show, “Festival of Quilts,” on January 31, at Aspen Ridge Retirement Com-munity in Bend, 1 pm to 5 pm. Quilts can be submitted on January 29 or Janu-

ary 30. Quilt raffle & door prizes. For info: Sandie Nowell - 385-8500.

Appliqué Group — meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month; for info, contact

Bevalee Runner

Girl Scout Cookies -- Junior Troop 781 at Three Rivers School is selling cookies again this year to earn money for trips to the Oregon Aquarium and OMSI. Contact Kathy Shaker to preorder cookies by 1/27, or purchase them at Sunriver Country Store 2/21 from 10AM - 12 noon for $4/box. The baker

guarantees that peanut butter used in the cookies comes from a safe supplier.

Catherine Conkey’s “Unconditional Love” quilt is featured in the April

2009 issue of McCall’s Quilting magazine.

B.J. Tinker Quilts

26187 W. Potter Drive

Buckeye Arizona 85396

bjtinkerquilts4u@cox.net

bjtinkerquilts@bendbroadband.com

Ricky Tims Seminar

Quilter/musician Ricky Tims is presenting a 3-day seminar with Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman at the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA (Seattle suburb) on August 20-22, 2009. This is a multi-media presentation, not a hands-on workshop, and is aimed at both traditional and contemporary quilters. The price of the seminar is $219, but there are group discounts of as much as $40 off per person. We expect to have seminar brochures at upcoming MMQ

meetings. Info: www.rickytims.com

Words from Our Sponsors With donations, classroom space, and special activities, the local shops have supported our guild. We appreciate their support and through a monthly news column we want to promote their businesses. Here is what is happening in January and February:

BJ’s Quilt Basket -- Hello out there in snow wonderland! Hope you had a happy holiday! We are just going to have to hit the ground running on

Jan 2nd with all of our Blocks of the Month programs we are starting! Hope you’ve checked out our website to see what we’re working on! They are all beautiful! Of course we have our Mystery, and it will again be designed by Jill Monley! We will do a row quilt in themes of either winter or fall – come by to see the color palettes. Then there’s the one where you know what you’re working on – it’s gorgeous! We are also going to continue to do Thimbleberries club – come to see all “3” color-ways they’ve come out with!! ▪ ▪ Finally! We are ready to take registrations for our Festival of Classes in July!! Check the website, www.bjsquiltbasket.com & click on Festival to see what we have planned! We are very excited about the teachers we have coming – the registration form will be available to print on-line & then fax or mail to us – get yours in quick!!! ▪▪ Wool Block of the Month Club starting Feb 7th – only $25 to join & $15 per month covers your whole quilt top including beautiful hand-dyed wool, flannel background, and your pattern! Hope you’ll join us! ▪ ▪ Super Bowl Sale Friday Jan 30th – Sun Feb 1st – everything in the store 15-43% off in honor of Super Bowl 43!!

Happy New Year from Vicki & Staff

Mountain Country Mercantile -- We have some new fabrics. Come in and check out the new Hollyhocks & Garden fabrics or the Lyndhurst

Studio Spring bouquet line. There are also new Andover fabrics with more arriving soon. A new book called Fabulous Fat Quarter Bags is chocked

full of unique ideas and it is also available.

Quilter’s Attic -- This new shop in Terrabonne is doing a lot of beginning quilting classes. Coming up are Quilt Soups Appliqué classes. Starting in

January, the shop is offering Garden Party, an intermediate class, and Perky Peonies, a beginner appliqué class.

BJ Tinker — Hello from Arizona. First on my list is immediate change of email address. We leased our Bend home and bendbroadband will allow

only one account per residential address, even though we have 2 phone lines. Go figure. So now please email to bjtinkerquilts4u@cox.net anytime. Would love to hear from all of you. Anyone coming near Phoenix, Havasu Lake, Surprise, Scottsdale, Yuma, etc., PLEASE call 928.252.3515 or cell 541.408.6165 and come for a sew day or at least tea and 'crumpets'. Those of you that want to spend more than one day, bring your toothbrush!! We have lots of guest beds available. ▪▪ I visited the new quilt shop, The Quilted Cactus, in Surprise today. Lucky us to have one so close!!! AND, they have open sew day on Sundays from 12-4. See you all there!!! LaPine Friday Friends are Surprise Sunday Sisters here in the West Valley (I just made that up and I am going tomorrow for the first time!). ▪▪ Sew-Batik.com has new items. Take a peek and call me with your order.

Everyone, remember to change my email address and call me. I miss everyone so much. Happy Quilting, BJ

Homestead Quilts -- Homestead Quilts is having a sale from January 14 through January 24, 2009. [NOTE: Because the MMQ newsletter date

changed, Cathy Buono has extended the sale to January 31 for MMQ members who show their membership card.] ▪▪ Sale runs from January 14th through January 24, 2009 -- 40% off selected books, patterns, notions and fabrics, ▪▪ After all discounts: Spend $50 receive $15 coupon off next purchase; Spend $75 receive $20 coupon off next purchase; Spend $100 receive $25 coupon off next purchase -- Savings coupons are valid through February 28, 2009 ▪▪ We are open 6 days a week and closed on Sunday until Shop Hop 2009 ▪▪ Not much snow in La Pine. Come see us. Happy New

Year

Stitchin’ Post — Happy New Year, from everyone at the Stitchin Post! ▪▪ Quilter's Affair class schedules were mailed out at the beginning of

January, so watch your mail box, or check the website for information: http://stitchinpost.com/quilterclasses.html ▪▪ Some of our new fabrics include: Essentials by Studio E fabrics -- beautiful neutrals, black and white, and tan prints with a touch of elegance. Secret Jungle by Laurel Burch -- with a colorful panel to make a great wall hanging. We also have vintage style children's clothing patterns from Oliver + S, Pink Fig, and Indygo Junction. ▪▪ New yarns include a hand dyed "beaded" wool from Blue Heron in colors that are just yummy, and a nice, even, bumpy texture (no real beads on this yarn); and two different yarns from Tilli Thomas that do have real glass beads threaded onto them--one is wool and the other is silk--very festive! ▪▪ Upcoming classes here at the store include our new “Dear Jane” quilt club with Jeanne Selgren on the 1st Tuesdays of each month through May from 3 – 6 pm. The Dear Jane quilt is an antique quilt from 1863 that is made up of more than 225 4” blocks, some pieced, some appliquéd. ▪▪ Jean Wells & Tonye Phillips are team-teaching a new class “Outside the Lines Quilt Design,” which is partially inspired by the quilts from Gee’s

Bend. ▪▪ You can find more information on these and many other class offerings on this page of our website: http://stitchinpost.com/classes.html

Morrow’s — We have a terrific price on Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 830 sewing machines — while supplies last!

Cynthia’s Sewing Machine Center — BROTHER QUATTRO 6000D is the ultimate partner for your sewing, quilting, embroidery and crafting.

Includes: * Disney and Pixar designs * 10” space to right of needle * InnovEye for precise needle placement with camera sensor * 601

built-in designs and over 100 more features. YOU MUST SEE IT. We have three machines with an additional $1200 accessory package and 24-month financing (o.a.c.). ▪▪ JANOME 200E embroidery and JANOME Marie Osmond Quilting Machine. $500 savings for purchase of both machines.

High Mountain Fabric — High Mountain Fabric has decided to celebrate winter by having a 20% off all fabric all winter long (minimum 1/2 yard

cuts). Books and patterns will continue to be offered at 20% off. The shop has been reorganized and she has a wonderful eclectic collection of

fabrics. You will find unique batiks, a broad selection of flannels, and a large wall of discounted sale fabric.

Wendy Wows ‘Em in Eugene by Pat Pease

On January 2nd, an estimated 850 people were on hand for the opening of two new Wendy Hill exhibits at the DIVA Gallery in Eugene. “Not Always Linear” is an exhibit of Wendy’s quilts and thread-based constructions. The second, “Hill and Hill: Speaking Collaboratively,” features the mixed-media installation by Wendy and her mother-in-law, April Hill.

Wendy’s quilts and other works looked great in the well-lit gallery setting and clearly were viewed by the public as “art.” People were fascinated with the overall compositions and effects of the pieces, in addition to Wendy’s technical skills, leaving her busy the entire night answering questions and graciously accepting compliments. Her recent zipper quilt was a big hit.

April Hill is a painter and collage artist. She and Wendy are exhib-iting a collaborative piece, “String Things at the Multi-Plex”. Their special “in-law” relationship has led to a number of collaborations, including this installation. Their individual works share a common theme, although the materials may be different. They both ex-plore visual and physical texture through line, shape, color and value while assembling parts to make a complete composition.

I was on hand to be the quilt watcher, because some people wanted to touch. If you are in the Eugene area, I encourage you to see Wendy’s and April’s art. You won’t be disappointed.

DIVA (Design Initiative for the Visual Arts) 110 W. Broadway, Eugene, Or 97401—tel—541-344-3482 Tuesday – Saturday Noon- 5 PM January - February 2009

Editor’s Note: See article about Wendy, zippers, and her zipper quilt in the January 25 Bend Bulletin.

December Drawings

Thank you to our sponsors who provided items for the drawings at the December 9 holiday luncheon: Stitchin’ Post (two gift certificates); Quilters Attic (fat quar-ters); High Mountain Fabric (fat quarters); Mountain Country Mercantile (fat quarters); Morrow’s (gift cer-tificate); Sew Many Quilts (gift certificate); BJ’s Quilt Basket (gift certificate); and Homestead Quilts. Be-cause of the special way the drawings were selected at the luncheon, the identity of the lucky members who won them is not known. Thanks again to our sponsors for their support.

Block of the Month For Block of the Month in 2009, each MMQ Master Quilter will take a month and teach a block to interested members. The BOM meeting will take place before the 1st guild meeting of each month.

The January teaching session was a big success. About 26 members ar-rived at 9 a.m. to learn about hand ap-pliqué from Master Quilter Lillian Ar-nold, who demonstrated her little red bird block. Valerie Weber noted that Vicki at BJ’s Quilt Basket gave us a good price on the background fabric for this block.

February 2009

Come play with fabrics for Block of the Month with Wendy Hill on Febru-ary 10 at 9 a.m. Unleash your “inner Wendy” as you discover ways to use what you already know to put fabrics together. Just bring your body and your mind will follow! Handouts will go home with you.

Information for Upcoming Classes January 27— Pauly Edwards Class: “Bone Pile” Quilts that Zing. Master Quilter Pauly Edwards will be teaching her “Bone Pile” class immediately after meeting at Cascade Bible Church in LaPine.

January Drawings Recipients:

High Mountain Fabric - Book, Appliqué at Play . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Audrey Dix

Mountain Country Mercantile - 9-1/2” Omnigrid ruler . . . . . Terry Anderson

Morrow’s - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Judy Meyers

Sew Many Quilts - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . Virlene Arnold

BJ’s Quilt Basket - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Fiacco

Homestead Quilts - Fat quarters & Mary Ellen’s Best Press .. . . Vicki Freeman

Cynthia’s Sewing Center - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Metzger

Stitchin’ Post - Gift Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Kay Bancroft

Book Drawing - Batik Gems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. Marilyn Barnes

Book Drawing - Hootchy Mama Quilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Ardy Daniels

Meals on Wheels Project

Just before Christmas, Pam Morris-Stendal delivered 56 colorful gift bags of home-baked cookies and other goodies and 10 quilts to the Meals on Wheels program in LaPine. This photo, taken by Linda Saukkonen, shows the colorful bags and two of the MMQ mem-bers and friends who worked on this project, Barb Lowery and Cate Brooks.

While researching possible service projects for MMQ for 2009, Pam and her co-chair Crys Kyle heard from the LaPine Meals on Wheels representative that holidays are a very difficult time for homebound Meals on Wheels recipients. In just a few weeks, Crys and Pam organized this project, enlisting several MMQ members and some of the quilters in Crys’s class at Sew Many Quilts to begin making lap quilts. People either donated a quilt they had previously made or began a new quilt. They came up with 10 quilts for Meals on Wheels folks that don’t have friends or family around them during the holidays.

Kathy, the director of Meals on Wheels in LaPine, was very thankful and asked Pam to say a big “thank you” to all of the people who helped. The Meals on Wheels drivers delivered these items on December 23 and 24 when they made their weekly deliveries. Attached to each gift bag was a card that read: “Think of you during the holidays. Your quilting friends.” The labels on the quilts read: “2008 Quilt Hug -- Made by . . . . “

Education Program for February 24: Community Service Projects

From the six community service options provided at the January 13 meeting, the membership selected three. Making quilts for foster children in south Deschutes county and for the Quail Center Dialysis program and supporting the VFW soup kitchen in LaPine will be the focus for the year. Chairper-son, Crys Kyle, explained each of the needs for the projects. There are currently 13 foster children in the area, ranging from ages 1 year to 16 years. Over 50 people access services from the dialysis center. We will be making quilts for each of these two groups. The VFW soup kitchen needs scarves, mittens/gloves, and hats for the people who frequent the soup kitchen.

In an effort to begin the community service project the co-leaders have scheduled a work party on our fourth Tuesday meeting in February, which meets at the Cascade Bible Church. On February 24, after a short meeting, the educational program will be working on two of the community service projects. Kits for quilts for the foster children will be provided and fleece material for hats and scarves for the soup kitchen will be provided. People may donate fleece but at this time with fabric left over from last year and some additional donations from this year, we are able to provide kits for quilts for the 13 foster children. People are encouraged to make quilts for the dialysis center. More information about these quilts will be available soon.

On the 24th we need people to help cut, press, and sew. When working on the “”Think Pink” quilts, we discovered that creating teams to work on indi-vidual quilts resulted in quilt tops being completed quickly. Therefore, we will use a team approach for the quilts and fleece projects. As a thank you to the people attending the workshop, Crys and Pam will be providing lunch. The menu will include a couple different soups, bread, salad, dessert and drinks.

Supporting three organizations is an ambitious goal and we thank everyone, in advance, for their support and participation. If you have questions, please contact either Crys Kyle or Pam Morris-Stendal, co-chairs.

Metamorphosis -- 2009 Shaker Challenge If you were suddenly transformed into an animal, what would you be? This year's challenge explores the theme of animal alter egos--perhaps you have always felt an affinity for a certain kind of animal, have grown to look like your dog, or would love to fly like a bird. Any animal is fair game: invertebrates like starfish or insects, or any of the vertebrates (mammals, reptiles, birds, etc.). If you're not sure if your "inner critter" is an animal, see http://www.kidport.com/RefLIB/Science/Animals/Animals.htm for more info. You may use your choice of techniques (piecing, appliqué, embellishment, etc.) to create a traditional design or an original composition. Quilts should be a minimum of 40" x 40" and should make their debut at our quilt show in August. If we don't have a quilt show, we will find another way to display these quilts. There will be a $5 fee to enter.

Kathy

On Tuesday, December 9, 2008, eighty-six Mountain Meadow Quilters and friends enjoyed the beginning of the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by attending the Christmas Luncheon in the Great Hall. The room was festively decorated with hanging quilts, hurricane lamps, candles, snowflakes, "frosty" gift bags with bath notions and handmade ornaments. A deli-cious salad was served accompanied by artisan bread, cheesecake and a variety of beverages. A very special treat for all of us was the Christmas music program presented by six ladies from The Bells of Sunriver - a glorious way to begin our holiday activities. The new board was elected, the old board thanked and presented with gifts and the special pres-entation of the quilt to our outgoing president, Janice Mot-tau. Our newest Master Quilter was introduced, Kathy Shaker. We looked forward to her trunk show in January. It was a very nice afternoon; a wonderful event for all who cele-brated the "Hap, Happiest Time of the Year". — Judy M. Johnson, co-chair of Mountain Meadow Quilters’ 2008 Christ-mas Luncheon

Editor’s note: What Judy didn’t tell you was that she made every single one of the lovely embroidered felt snowflake ornaments that we each received. In fact, she was up quite late at night a few times to get them all finished. Many members worked to make the holiday luncheon a success -- including Judy’s “bag ladies, flakes and glitterers” who made the sparkly snowflake table decorations -- but the honors go to Judy for making sure that every detail was just right.

The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

SECRET SISTERS '09 FEBRUARY’S "MISSION POSSIBLE"

Your mission next month, if you choose to accept it, is to get your Secret Sister something she can eat or drink. To get you started, here are a few suggestions off the top of my head. Something sweet is usually welcome. A mix for something you like to make. Some kind of favorite drink- coffee, tea, hot chocolate, ap-ple cider, a Starbucks card, etc. Lots of choices here. A favorite recipe with some of the fixin's, or maybe some-thing you baked. And, of course in honor of Valentine's Day, there is always chocolate. Have fun with this. The choices are almost endless. If all else fails, cruise the "fancy” aisle at your favorite grocery store. Nancy Crandell

Birthdays for February

5 Kandis Morris 6 Susan Nelson 9 Bobbie McConnell 9 Sue Carey 12 Carole Rutledge 13 Janet Gehlert 17 Michelle McMicken 20 Pat Muck 22 Barbara Lowery 24 Kathy Larson 24 Sandra Morris 28 Kathleen Stout 29 Janet Ellsworth On your birthday month, please bring 12 rolls of toilet paper for Care and Share.

Notes of January 6 Board Meeting

The first meeting of the 2009 MMQ Guild Board was called to order by Co-chair Virlene Arnold. Virlene noted that there was a solicitation from Ricky Tims concerning a seminar to be held in Lynnwood, Wash-ington, August 20-22, 2009. In addition to Ricky the seminar will feature Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman. Our guild has been asked to help sponsor the event by advertising it in our newsletters and at our meetings. After some discussion, the board decided we would participate and would make promotional materials available to our membership. Pat Pease presented information on upcoming educational meetings. Pat noted that she will be out of town for the next two months, along with Sheila Finzer the other Education Chair. In their absence Patty Gates and Tammy MacArthur will handle the education details. Sue Schimke gave a description of the programs she has lined up for the coming year, starting with the first one in January which is a trunk show from Kathy Shaker, our newest Master Quilter. These programs will be an-nounced at the meetings and via the newsletter. In addition, Sue plans to have a “show-and-tell” board at the meetings with information and pictures detailing the upcoming programs so that members have a good idea of what the content will be. The program year will have a good variety of presenters. Crys Kyle discussed the plans she and Pam Morris-Stendal have made for the guild’s 2009 service projects. They plan to present a ballot at the Jan. 13th meeting listing their proposed ideas. Members will then have an opportunity to vote on the service projects, and the recipients will be chosen from those results. Kits will be avail-able at the first meeting in February. Mary Lou Kreiss reported on a revised membership form which will be presented at the Jan. 13th meeting. The board approved the new form. Mary Lou also plans to encourage members to print their newsletters from e-mail or from the web site in order to save printing and postage costs. Pat Hensley discussed the handover of newsletter responsibility from Pam Morris-Stendal. She asked for pa-tience while learning how to use Publisher, the software program. During this learning curve, Pat asked for newsletter items as early as possible. She also inquired as to whether or not anyone is doing a write-up on the holiday luncheon and on the election of board members which took place at the luncheon. Pat Pease was thanked for the write-up and color photo in the December newsletter which described Pauly Edwards’ class that will take place on January 27th. After discussion the board decided to move the MMQ newspaper distribution date to the 2nd meeting of each month (i.e., the 4th Tuesday), with the e-mail copies and web site version distributed shortly before the meet-ing. The first issue for 2009 will be a combination of January and February in order to accommodate this adjust-ment. This new date will give everyone more opportunity to read the newsletter, review the minutes of the prior month’s meeting, and consider issues raised in the newsletter well in advance of the monthly business meeting, which is the first meeting of the month. During the transition Louise Yoshihara will send out any pertinent infor-mation prior to the meetings, as well as any other notices that may need to be transmitted. Cate Brooks, Treasurer, handed out the proposed MMQ budget for 2009, which will be presented to the mem-bership for approval at the Jan. 13th business meeting. The board authorized a couple of changes to the pro-posed budget: the holiday luncheon category was increased to $600 and $100 was included for the historian’s expenses. Cate reported that she has sent letters to the various sponsors asking whether or not they wish to be paid advertisers. The board next addressed the topic of whether or not to continue the position of guild historian and whether or not to continue the tradition of the guild scrapbook. Since the by-laws call for this position, it should be filled unless there is a change to the by-laws. The consensus was that the position needs to be continued so that there is a record of guild activities, but that in a digital age scrapbooks may not be the best way of keeping that history and making it available for viewing. Several scenarios were suggested, but since there needs to be more research as to how to proceed the topic will be revisited at the next board meeting, tentatively scheduled for February 10th after the regular meeting. Virlene will submit an article for inclusion in the newsletter inviting a team of people to take on the duties of photographing guild activities. This will also assist the newsletter editor as she will be busy taking notes at the meetings. Virlene reported on a message from Kathy Peters concerning the status of the 2009 Sunriver Quilt Show. Kathy said that she and Francie Patterson, Chair of the show, will be meeting with the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce to discuss the show, including the possibility that the event planner hired by the Chamber would take on the publicity. The board agrees that having a show this year is something we want to do if the details can be worked out with the new mall owners. Holding the show offers the opportunity for having our bazaar, which is a major source of income for future programs and retreats, in addition to being something that the community looks for-ward to. Mary Lou reminded us that the churches where we hold our meetings are properly referred to as CBC (Cascade Bible Church) and HTCC (Holy Trinity Catholic Church) and that the newsletter should publish this information in each issue. Notes submitted by Virlene Arnold and Pat Hensley.

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Highlights from January 13, 2009 General Meeting

The regular meeting of the Mountain Meadow Quilters guild was called to order by Chair Virlene Arnold at 10 a.m. Pat Jones introduced two visitors, Judy Bolton and Vicky Shelton, who also joined the guild. Thinking of You: Pat Muck is having foot surgery. Lois Rafferty has had a heart attack. Linda Bussey is having hip replacement surgery on Feb-ruary 4. Sue McMahan announced that Aspen Ridge Retirement Community is holding a quilt show on January 31 from 1-5 pm. Sue asked our guild members to enter quilts into this show. Sarah Kaufman announced a show at Sisters at the Art Works Building from 4 pm to 6 pm on January 16. All members were urged to attend. The minutes of the November 2008 meeting were approved. Committee reports: Pat Hensley reported on the newsletter. It will be out at our second meetings of each month. She would like suggestions for Bits and Pieces. Articles must be in by the third Tuesday of the month. Cate Brooks gave the Treasurer’s report and announced that the 2009 budget will be in the newsletter. Valerie Weber reported on Block of the Month. Twenty-six members attended the early class today held by Lillian Arnold. Wendy Hill will give the next class at the February meeting. Crys Kyle reported on new service projects and will announce the pro-jects at the February meeting. The first work party is February 24. Bev Runner announced that the appliqué group will meet at her house on January 20 at 9:30 a.m. Ann Campbell said we can still become a Secret Sister in January. Mary Lou Kreiss reminded us that our 2009 dues are due. Education: Pauly Edwards will teach her Bone Pile class at the January 27th meeting. Programs: Sue Schimke explained her new program board to show at meetings and announced that the February meeting will be from the Stitchin’ Post. The drawings were conducted, followed by Show and Tell. The meeting was adjourned for the program presented by our new Mas-ter Quilter, Kathy Shaker. Respectfully submitted, Doris Samac, Secretary

Introducing Our Newest Master Quilter

Our newest Master Quilter, Kathy Shaker, presented a trunk show featuring more than 20 of her quilts and several quilted and embellished items as she traced the progression of her quilting career in a program at the January 13 meeting of Mountain Meadow Quilters. Her first sewing projects were making Girl Scout ditty bags and clothing. She began quilting in the late 1980s and one of her earliest quilts -- a double Irish chain -- was done in the peach and green fabrics popular at that time. She soon discovered that she loves scrap quilts, learning that the more fabrics in a quilt the better. Kathy continues her passion for scrap quilts today, by teaching classes aimed at helping students use their scraps in innovative ways. Kathy continued quilting while working full-time at Hewlett Packard and working on her MBA. Although she continued to make large quilts during this busy time, she also appreciated the “instant gratification” of making small quilts. Then, just four days after earning that MBA, Kathy retired and soon moved to Central Oregon, where she joined Mountain Meadow Quilters. She continued to broaden the range of her quilting, pursued her love of embellishment by making crazy quilts (learning from Master Quilter Mary Buxton), and honed her skills and attention to detail through a class with Sally Collins. Kathy has challenged herself to enter quilts in regional and national quilt shows. In 2002, she proposed the idea of a guild challenge, inviting members to make quilts interpreting a particular theme. Her trunk show included each of her own challenge quilts. Seeing Kathy’s quilts in one sitting illustrates her interest in a variety of quilting styles. In recent years, she has increased her focus on surface design and embellishment. Several smaller items in her trunk show demonstrate how she is incorporating a variety of surface design techniques in her latest work.

A THANK YOU NOTE FROM YOUR IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR

I would like to thank the members of MMQ and especially, the 2008 board of directors, committee chairs and committee members for their

help during the past year. It has been gratifying to have such a dedicated group to call on as the need arises. I feel especially lucky to have had members willing to serve in a variety of capacities and to step in so gracefully when asked. I would especially like to thank those of you who do-nated a square for my "thank you" quilt and a big hug to Virlene and Tammy for assembling and quilting it. I will be bringing it to show and tell

soon, so that everyone can see it.

Thank you, also, to Judy Johnson (2), Mary Buystedt and Diana Swenson and the Holiday Luncheon Committee for persevering through a difficult fall and putting on such a wonderful Holiday Luncheon. Much time was spent, I know, in arrangements, phone calls and decorations. Every detail

was perfect and I would like to thank you all, on behalf of the guild.

Janice Mottau

2008 2009

Category Budget Actual Budget

Income

Advertisers 440.00 385.00 400.00

Bazaar Sales 3,763.50

Membership Dues 3,250.00 3,475.00 3,400.00

Other

BOM, Books 250.00 359.00 325.00

Christmas Meals 1,620.00

Education& Prog 3,000.00 3,100.00 3,000.00

Merchandise Sales 30.25

Misc 18.25

Retreat 11,676.00

Shaker Challenge

Total Other 3,250.00 16,803.50 3,325.00

Total Income $6,940.00 $24,427.00 $7,125.00

Expenses

Bank charge

Bazaar

BOM, Books, Pin Sales 200.00 302.22 300.00

Block of the Month 250.00

Christmas Lunch 500.00 394.86 600.00

Christmas Meals 1,595.67

Historian 100.00

Education & Programs 6,000.00 7,296.25 7,500.00

Hospitality 100.00 100.00

Insurance 300.00 300.00 300.00

Master Quilter 50.00 49.00 50.00

Merchandise Sales

Misc (non operating) 453.88 500.00

Newsletter 1,000.00 626.94 700.00

Operating 1,000.00 300.65 500.00

Quilt Show 500.00

Rent 1,000.00 1,275.00 1,500.00

Retreat 10,690.38 500.00

Retreat Programs 1,000.00 1,000.00

Service Projects 350.00 311.39 500.00

Shaker Challenge

Total Expenses $11,550.00 $24,596.24 $13,900.00

Net Income (Loss) ($4,610.00) ($169.24) ($6,775.00) Beginning Bal-ance $7,223.58 $7,118.33

+ Income 6,940.00 22,615.22 7,125.00

- Expenses 11,550.00 24,596.24 13,900.00

Ending Balance $2,613.58 $7,118.33 $343.00