July Neewsletter and June Minutes

The purpose of this organization shall be to create, stimulate, and maintain an interest in all matters pertaining to the making of quilts and to establish and promote educational endeavors through quilts.

Meeting: July 9, 6:00 PM

Parkview Christian Church

1912 Burbank Road

JULY MEETING: Celebrate Summer Guild Picnic

Yeah! It is our annual guild picnic! We always have such a good time….whether it is rainy and WINDY, hot and muggy, or just plain beautiful outside. If you haven’t been to the picnic meeting in awhile, please plan to attend. We begin at 6:00 pm and we meet at the pavilion of the First Church of God, 1953 Akron Road. Please bring a covered dish to share, your own table setting, and 3 fat quarters of fabric. See you there!!!

TCQ WEBSITE! http://treecityquiltguild.blogspot.com/

LIBRARY QUILT DISPLAY

Ruth Bishop has again volunteered to spearhead the effort to display TCQ quilts at the main library. Just in time to advertise the quilt show! Please consider contributing a quilt for the display. Ruth would like quilts of all sizes. Anyone that made a “Black and White Plus One” quilt for the last show…..these would make a great addition to the window! The display will be in the window between July 10 – August 13. **Please do not contribute a quilt you want to put in the show!

Quilts can be brought to the picnic. Or, plan to get them to Ruth on July 10. Anyone that can help from 1 – 4 on July 10 setting up the display, please give Ruth a call.

WORKSHOPS and TRIPS

Saturday, September 15 Scrap Quilt with May Lou Nuzum

QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE

You still have time to take a piece of “road” fabric and create a portion of the tree city Lincoln Highway mural! See Barb Byler at the next meeting. Fabric is free….you must supply the creativity. Your quilt must be 18 X 24 with a ROAD running somewhere through the quilt. More details are available with the fabric. Join your fellow guild members in their Lincoln Highway Travels through Tree City Country!

ATTENDANCE

January 41, February 35, March 34, April 43, May 38,

CIVIL WAR

Did you know that we are in the Sesquicentennial commemoration of our country's Civil War? That's just a fancy way of saying it's been 150 years since the Civil War. This commemoration will last for 3 years. There are some very beautiful Civil War replica fabrics in the stores. Why not choose to make a quilt and learn about our country’s history at the same time? Visit a battle field, museum, or historic house. Learn something about Ohio’s role in the Civil War. Quilts and quilters played a part in the war whether they were sending quilts with their soldiers, sending quilts to the hospitals, using quilts as signals on the Underground Railroad, and I’m sure in other ways. This is a good time to contemplate our history and make a quilt in remembrance.

KITCHEN KORNER

How about a couple fun, fast summer recipes for the upcoming holiday?

DILLY CAULIFLOWER SALAD

2 heads cauliflower

4 oz. Dijon mustard

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sour cream

1T +/- dried dill weed

4 green onions chopped to include greens

salt/pepper

Break cauliflower into small florets and cook in boiling water 2-3 minutes. Immediately blanch in cold water. Combine all other ingredients. Whisk until creamy. Toss gently. Chill before serving. Garnish with fresh dill or fresh parsley

VEGGIE SALAD

1 can small red beans, rinsed and drained

1 can white shoepeg corn, drained

1 zucchini, chopped

1 large tomato, seeded and chopped

1 green or yellow bell pepper chopped

1 small red onion, chopped

3 green onions chopped, to include tops

1 can (3.8oz) sliced olives, drained

1 cup Catalina salad dressing

1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar

1 1/2 cups Fritos

In large bowl combine all but cheese and Fritos. Mix well. Just before serving gently stir in cheese and Fritos. Enjoy!

LEMON LUSH

1 cup plus 2 T. flour
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Mix all together and press in 9x11 greased pan. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes. COOL.
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
4 oz. (of an 8 oz tub) Cool Whip
Mix together and spread over cooled crust.
3 - 4-serving size instant Lemon Pudding
3 cups milk
Beat together and spread over cheese mix. Spread remaining 4 oz. Cool Whip over all. Top with another 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Chill until firm. (serves 12)

TIP OF THE MONTH: Mini Quilts

Because miniature quilts take less time to make, it allows you to try more patterns! For mini quilts, use scaled-down versions of “regular” tools – small scissors, 28-mm rotary cutter, 6” square ruler, 6X9 cutting mat, and a wooden iron instead of a full-size iron.

Use small-scale prints or tone-on-tone fabrics with a tight weave. Fabrics that ravel easily or a bulky are best saved for other projects.

RAFFLE QUILT

TCQ will be displaying our raffle quilt and selling tickets at Buehler’s Milltown store on July 27 and 28 between 10 and 4. Do you have time to sell tickets for a few hours? Please contact Ruth Bishop. In the meantime….please remember to get your quilt show flyers out around the county! Every store we enter should be asked if we can display a flyer.

QUILT SHOW

Wow! It is right around the corner! *** Please remember to bring your registration sheets to the July picnic!!! Sarah Bistline will also have the sign up sheets for working the show. Members are needed to assist with setting up the poles on Wednesday between 4:30 and 7:00. Husbands and tall, strong sons are also welcome! Coincidently, this is the same time you are to bring your quilts in and drop them off. Judging will take place on Thursday beginning at 9:00 am. The committee will be assisting the judge and hanging the show all day. If you are available, please come help! Friday and Saturday members are need to work the show manning the admission table, watching the quilts in the show, etc. Please take a few moments before or after (J) the picnic to volunteer a few hours and help during the show.

Yard signs will be distributed at the picnic. This is a major source of advertising for the show. If you can put a sign at a busy intersection, please take one!

Are you finishing your quilts for the show? If it is too hot for you to be outside…take advantage of the air conditioning and SEW!

QUILT SERVICES

Quilting by the Mill, Sarah Bistline, 10368 Old Mill RD, Spencer, Ohio 44275, 330-667-2257 or 330-606-6609, www.quiltingbythemill.com. You need to have your backing 4" longer and wider than your quilt top. Batting available. Do you want to quilt your own quilt top? Ask me about renting time on the Gamill premier.

Handcrafted by JR: Long arm quilting, machine embroidery. See my site on face book “Quilting by JR” Call 330-472-0473 or e-mail rawdon@ohio.net

Tree City Quilters Guild Officers 2012

President: Cassie Anderson Vice President: Jim Rawdon

Secretary: Janet McFarland Treasurer: Naomi Lance

Members at Large: Sarah Bistline and Gwen Hoover

Newsletter: Barbara Byler: Baquilter33@aol.com

TREE CITY QUILTERS GUILD

MEETING MINUTES June 11, 2012

Meeting was called to order by Cassie Anderson, President.

Thank you for refreshments to Mary Lou Nuzum, Laura Noletti and Cassie Anderson.

Newsletter info should be to Barb Byler by June 22^nd.

Committee reports:

Janet McFarland announced June birthdays.

July picnic – Mary Lou announced the picnic will be July 9 at 6PM at the Church of God on Akron Road. Bring a covered dish, table service and 3 fat quarters.

Laura Noletti gave an update on the 2013 Retreat and gave out flyers.

Quilt Show in August – Sarah reported that we sold around $300 worth of raffle tickets at the Dalton Quilt Show. Thank you to all who participated in selling those tickets at the show. Sign up sheets were circulated for food at the quilt show.

Ruth Bishop met with Pete Armstrong at the fairgrounds and he is offering to set up an area for quilts in the rotunda. General concensus was to use a wait and see approach.

Naomi Lance reported that the treasury has a balance of $1274.08

New Business:

Cassie received a phone call from a girl who attended the Dalton quilt show and was asking if we would set up a quilt to demonstrate quilting at the Ramseyer Pumpkin Farm in the fall. Janet will get more information from them.

Program – Mary Lou Nuzum gave a presentation titled “Bust your Stash”. She shared ideas and patterns for scrap quilts using up stash fabric. This is in preparation for her class on scrap quilts in September.

Show and tell

Refreshments

Meeting adjourned

Respectfully submitted,

Janet McFarland

June Newsletter and May Minutes

June Newsletter

The purpose of this organization shall be to create, stimulate, and maintain an interest in all matters pertaining to the making of quilts and to establish and promote educational endeavors through quilts.

Meeting: June 11, 7:00 PM

Parkview Christian Church

1912 Burbank Road

JUNE MEETING: How To Reduce Your Stash

Do you have a box, basket, bag or drawer full of scraps leftover from your quilt projects? Are you frustrated trying to locate that piece of blue fabric that you know you have, somewhere? Do you go to the quilt store to buy more fabric because your scraps are just not usable? Organizing your scraps can be the solution you are looking for. June’s guild program will be “How to Reduce Your Stash.” Mary Lou Nuzum will talk about scrap quilts and suggest ways to organize your scraps so they are retrievable and ready for use. She will explain about precutting squares and triangles so when you find the time to sew, your fabric is ready and waiting for you. She will also feature four easy to cut and easy to sew blocks that make great scrap quilts. After hearing this presentation, you can begin leisurely cutting up some of your scraps over the summer so you can come to the Scrap Quilt workshop on Saturday, September 15 ready to make one or more of these quilts.

JUNE REFRESHMENTS: Brought to you by…..

Laura Nolletti, Cassie Anderson, and Mary Lou Nuzum. Thank you Ladies!

TCQ WEBSITE! http://treecityquiltguild.blogspot.com/

WORKSHOPS and TRIPS

Saturday, June 16 NQA Show, Columbus

Saturday, September 15 Scrap Quilt with May Lou Nuzum

QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE

You still have time to take a piece of “road” fabric and create a portion of the tree city Lincoln Highway mural! See Barb Byler at the next meeting. Fabric is free….you must supply the creativity. Your quilt must be 18 X 24 with a ROAD running somewhere through the quilt. More details are available with the fabric. Join your fellow guild members in their Lincoln Highway Travels through Tree City Country!

ATTENDANCE

January 41, February 35, March 34, April 43, May 38,

AMISH COUNTRY QUILT SHOW, BUCKEYE EVENTS

Tree City has been invited to have a booth at the upcoming Amish Country Quilt Show but we need your assistance to man the raffle ticket selling table. Time slots will be 10am – 12 noon, noon – 2:30, and 2:30 – 5 pm each day, June 7, 8, and 9. If you are willing to help sell tickets at the show, please call Janet at 330-262-8315. 2 people at each time slot would be great!! Anyone working at the booth will receive free admission to the show….now that’s a deal!

In addition to complimentary admission, the show committee has waived the intry fee for contest quilts and would be happy to accept any entries from our members in the quilt contest. If the members have quilts they would like to either show or enter into the contest at no charge, they can send Joyce an email or call toll-free at 800-249-3154. She needs to know the size and description of each quilt to include in the show information.

AVAILABLE FABRIC

Jeri recently was given information regarding fabric that needs to be cleaned out. A quilter has passed on and her husband would like to get rid of the fabric. If you are interested in finding out if he is selling or giving it away, his name is Steve and the number is 330-644-7804.

JULY PICNIC

Our guild picnic will be July 9 at 6 PM at the pavilion of the First Church of God at 1953 Akron Road. Please note that this is an hour earlier than usual. The theme will be “Celebrate Summer” so plan to have a fun evening eating, chatting and playing with other guild members. Each member is asked to bring a covered dish to share, table setting, and three fat quarters of fabric. Because of the outside venue, show and tell will be limited. If you have something that must be mailed or given away right after the picnic, please bring that to share. Otherwise, please hold show and tell for our August meeting. There is no challenge at this summer’s picnic because we hope all guild members will be busy finishing projects for the August quilt show, just food and fun. Plan to attend.

KITCHEN KORNER

SWEET POTATO SALAD

3-4 lbs sweet potatoes

Peel and cube. Cook in boiling, salted water until just fork-tender. Drain and cool somewhat.

Dressing:

1/4 cup olive oil

3T rice wine vinegar

salt/pepper

zest + juice from 1 small orange

2-3T pesto sauce (optional)

3 scallions, sliced thin diagonally

Pour all dressing ingredients in shaker and shake well. Gently toss into potatoes. Chill until ready to serve.

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES

2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed

1/4 cup olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup black olives, halved

1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved

2 green onions, chopped to include greens

2T rice wine vinegar

1T chopped fresh oregano

salt/pepper

Cook green beans in large pot of salted, boiling water about 5-7 minutes until crisp/tender. Immediately drain and immerse in ice water. Drain and place back in pot.

Heat olive oil in skillet over medium. Saute garlic for 30 seconds. Remove skillet from heat and stir in all but feta cheese. Toss with beans. Pour beans with dressing into serving bowl and sprinkle feta over all. Chill 3 hours before serving.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Choosing fabrics

Let the basic design suggest colors, then search your stash for fabrics in the widest value range of those colors that can be pulled together. Don’t work too hard to match fabrics. Be a little bit spontaneous in choosing fabrics and have fun.

QUILT SERVICES

Quilting by the Mill, Sarah Bistline, 10368 Old Mill RD, Spencer, Ohio 44275, 330-667-2257 or 330-606-6609, www.quiltingbythemill.com. You need to have your backing 4" longer and wider than your quilt top. Batting available. Do you want to quilt your own quilt top? Ask me about renting time on the Gamill premier.

Handcrafted by JR: Long arm quilting, machine embroidery. See my site on face book “Quilting by JR” Call 330-472-0473 or e-mail rawdon@ohio.net

Tree City Quilters Guild Officers 2012

President: Cassie Anderson Vice President: Jim Rawdon

Secretary: Janet McFarland Treasurer: Naomi Lance

Members at Large: Sarah Bistline and Gwen Hoover

Newsletter: Barbara Byler: Baquilter33@aol.com

TREE CITY QUILTERS GUILD MEETING MINUTES MAY 14, 2012

President Cassie Anderson called the meeting to order and welcomed guest Denise Mueller.

Thank you for refreshments to Barb Nemeth, Wilma McCurdy and Naomi Lance.

Newsletter info should be to Barb Byler by May 22.

It was suggested that meeting attendance be printed in the newsletter.

No trivia game this month – 2 next month.

Minutes from April approved as in the newsletter.

Treasurer reported balance of $662.58

Committee reports:

Jane Richardson announced May birthdays

Fair Board Meeting --- Ruth Bishop and Mable Stocker met with Pete Armstong and Ron Borton at Buss Hall. They expressed our desire to be able to do demos in that building. Also looked at the possibility of having quilts displayed in the Grange Rotunda. If that was done fair board would want someone there 10A-10P to keep an eye on the quilts. Group discussion about the committement and also the separation of quilts from Buss Hall. Mable suggested that we leave things as is. The fair committee knows what we want. We will wait and see how they work it out.

Mary Lou Nuzum stated picnic will be July 9^th at 6PM. Celebrate Summer. Bring a covered dish, table service and 3 fat quarters. There will be no challenge this year.

Janice reported that brochures will be made available soon for the upcoming 2013 Retreat.

There is a sheet on the back table to sign up for food at the quilt show in August. Mabel has raffle tickets available. Janet reported that she is having trouble making connection and receiving response from the Dalton Quilt Show regarding setting up there to sell raffle tickets. She will keep trying.

Sally reported that there will be one more heart block to swap next month.

Dorothy Pearson reported that MCC tie day went well and that there were 9 in attendance. She asked for volunteers to make the 2013 baby quilts for the first babies. Jane Richardson will do the boy quilt and Jeri Fickes will do the girl. Mary Lou Nuzum will make the labels. Dorothy asked that they be completed by the November meeting.

Nancy Danby’s Pursonality workshop will be rescheduled in the fall.

An auction was held. The guild profited over $450. A good time was had by all. Thanks to Vicki Hartzler for being the auctioneer.

Meeting adjourned. Refreshments were served.

Respectfully submitted,

Janet McFarland, secretary