August Newsletter and July 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: August 12, 7:00 pm

Parkview Christian Church

1912 Burbank Road

 

 

MEETING: Guest Speaker, Jean Evans

Jean Evans, a local quilter from Medina, will be talking about painting on quilts and showing us many of her own creations.  Jean has exhibited and won ribbons for her quilts in Paducah.  Come see new and unique techniques and be inspired! 

 

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

Mary Lou posted lots of pictures from the Picnic.  Check them out if you have not already. 

 

TIP OF THE MONTH:  Frightening Techniques!

Is there a sewing or quilting technique that you think “oh, I’m just not experienced enough to try that!”?  What ever it is, this is the very thing you should make a point of learning.  Often it will be easier than you think.  Do you learn better when someone shows you?  Then why not ask someone in the guild.  TCQ has a wealth of friendly members willing to share with others.  Choose to work on a small project that will stretch your skills and knowledge.  You will keep learning and become a better quilter. 

To make it easier to remove papers from foundation-pieced projects, run the handle end of a pair of scissors along each stitching line to weaken the paper.

To keep appliqué stems from shifting out of position while hand-stitching, pin over, rather than through, them.  Works for machine appliqué, too! 

To make a sewing machine needle easier to thread, shine a beam of light behind the needle’s eye. 

2014 QUILT SHOW 

Dates have been set; September 26 & 27, 2014 at the Buckeye Events Center.  Mark your calendars!  There will be a short workshop on Friday and a longer workshop on Saturday.  Keep watching the newsletter for up to date information! 

Challenges for the show will be

1.  A City-scape that could be a city skyline; a "city" view including a scene from above; a close up of an event or location, etc.  These quilts must be 120 inches total perimeter or less.  This means they must measure 120" or less all around.  For example, a 30 by 30 quilt would be a maximum size square.  The measurement of all sides must add up to 120 or less. 

2.  Shades of Blue - This project must be at least 50% blue (backing does not count).  This perimeter limit is 200 inches.  It can be clothing, home decoration, quilt, bag, wallhanging, etc. Clothing, bags, and other like Items do not have size limits. 

 

AUGUST REFRESHMENTS

Brought to you by Lois Ann Moreland and Toni Phillips

 

KITCHEN KORNER

LEMON SPINACH PASTA
1# short cut pasta cooked al dente and drained
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1/3 cup olive oil
2 T reserved pineapple juice (from chicken salad) or 1 T honey
6 cups baby spinach
1/2 cup fresh dill
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
Toss all together and refrigerate until serving.

 

BACON APPLE COLESLAW
3 T olive oil
2 T mayonnaise
1 T Dijon mustard
1 T lemon juice
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1 T sugar
dash of salt
1 (16-ounce) package shredded coleslaw mix
1 large apple, diced
4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
  Toss all together and chill until serving.  Is great with grilled burgers or chicken!

FRESH SUMMER PASTA SALAD
4 medium-sized ripe tomatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 medium-sized red onion, thinly sliced
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound thin spaghetti
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, dill, salt, and pepper; mix well. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a soup pot, cook pasta al dente; drain and place in a bowl. Cover pasta with chilled tomato mixture, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and serve immediately.

 

PECAN CAKE ~ A friend’s mom makes this awesome cake and it gets all of us slobbering every time she shares!!

1 Betty Crocker Pecan cake mix

1 cup water

1/2 cup oil

4 eggs

     Mix well with electric mixer.  To mixture add 1 container of Betty Crocker Pecan-Coconut icing + 3/4 cup chopped pecans.  Mix well.

    Bake in greased bundt pan or 9" x 13" pan at 350* for 45 minutes.  Dust with powdered sugar when cooled.

note: icing goes INTO cake, not on it!  

 

QUICK CRAB DIP1 ¼ c. mayonnaise
1 c. crabmeat
½ c. grated Cheddar
1 T. horseradish
¼ c. French dressing
Mix all together. Chill. Serve with crackers. 

 

PIZZA BOX CHALLENGE

Don’t loose your momentum now!  Quilted and bound pizza box projects are to be shown at the August meeting.  Hope everyone had fun with the challenge…Sally and I had fun bringing it to you! 

 

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:  Jim Rawdon                                           Vice President: Jeri Fickes

Secretary: Janet McFarland                                    Treasurer: Jolene Rehm

Members at Large: Mary Green and Sally Kitchen                      

Newsletter:  Barbara Byler: Baquilter33@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree City Quilters Meeting Minutes July 8, 2013

 

Meeting called to order by Jim Rawdon. 

 

One guest in attendance – Cindy Demury came with Mary Green.

 

Jim expressed the guilds thanks to Kim Panter for making name tags for our new members.

 

Sympathy extended to Tonya for the recent deaths of both her mother and mother-in-law.

 

We then enjoyed our picnic of delicious food furnished by all.

 

Pizza box challenge comes to an end this month and all pizza boxes were returned to their owners.  It was a beautiful display of all the handiwork done by our members.

 

The committee planned games but our picnic was cut short due to threatening storms.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Janet McFarland, secretary

 

July Newsletter 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 8, 2013, 6:00 PM

First Church of God

 1953 Akron Road

Wooster, Ohio 44691

 

MEETING: Annual Picnic!  Note change of location and time!

This is always the best fun you can have regardless of wind, rain, cold, heat, etc!!  Hope everyone can make it this year.  We are being asked to bring a dish to share, 5 fat quarters, a Watermelon Challenge piece, and your Pizza Box challenge.  Table service and drinks will be provided.  The Watermelon Challenge can be anything you want sewn by you and containing a watermelon.  See you then…..dressed and ready for any weather ‘cause we’ve seen it all!

NEW MEMBERS

Carolyn Jackson

2597 Mount Eaton

Dalton, Oh 44618

Birthday; September 7

Carolyn lives in Arizona from November to April so you’ll have to get to know her quickly! 

 

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

Mary Lou posted lots of pictures from the Spring Retreat!  Check them out if you have not already. 

 

NEWSLETTER:

Please check that your computer is aware of my email address and accepts your monthly newsletter.  Also please check how full your inboxes are as some of the newsletters are coming back! 

Please don’t forget to supply the editor with your pre-addressed, stamped envelopes to receive your monthly newsletter. 

TIP OF THE MONTH:

Before basting your quilt top and batting, remove the creases from the batting.  Use a blow dryer or tumble the batt in your dryer. 

Alcohol prep pads can be used to clean a sticky sewing needle.  They are also good to keep around for your pricked fingers! 

Pipe cleaners are wonderful for cleaning your machine of all that fuzz!  Cut them to various lengths and try in your bobbin case.

A 3-ring binder is very handy for keeping a lot of your sewing tools.  Keep templates in clear page protectors; file all your needles in the clear divided pages.  Its easy to mark and label on these pages.  The binder takes up a lot less space and looks good on a shelf where you can grab it quickly. 

2014 QUILT SHOW 

Dates have been set; September 26 & 27, 2014 at the Buckeye Events Center.  Mark your calendars!  There will be a short workshop on Friday and a longer workshop on Saturday.  Keep watching the newsletter for up to date information! 

Challenges for the show will be

1.  A City-scape that could be a city skyline; a "city" view including a scene from above; a close up of an event or location, etc.  These quilts must be 120 inches total perimeter or less.  This means they must measure 120" or less all around.  For example, a 30 by 30 quilt would be a maximum size square.  The measurement of all sides must add up to 120 or less. 

2.  Shades of Blue - This project must be at least 50% blue (backing does not count).  This perimeter limit is 200 inches.  It can be clothing, home decoration, quilt, bag, wallhanging, etc. Clothing, bags, and other like Items do not have size limits. 

 

UNITED QUILT SHOW

During United Quilt Guild’s quilt show July 19-21, 2013 there will be a Certified Appraiser available on the 19^th 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Costs are $45 for written and $25 for verbal appraisals. These are directed at replacement value and for insurance purposes only but you do find out some details about quilt history.  

Time slots are still available.

Contact Dee Hart – deehart185@yahoo.com or 330-352-9715 to sign up for a time slot.

 

JULY REFRESHMENTS

There are none! 

 

KITCHEN KORNER

Here are a couple of good dishes for pot lucks during the summer

Circus Peanut Jello Salad

1 lg orange jello – 6 oz.

1 can crushed pineapple

2, 11 0z cans mandarin oranges

1 bag circus peanuts

1 regular tub of cool whip

Drain and reserve the juice from the pineapple and oranges.  You need 3 cups.  If you are short, add some OJ.  Bring the liquid to a boil.  Add the circus peanuts and stir until melted; remove from the heat.  Add the jello and the cool whip, and fruit.  Pour into a 13 X 9 pan and cool overnight.  As you serve, flip the pieces over.

Rice Salad

1 pkg. chicken rice (Country Inn)

12 pimento olives

½ green pepper, dices

3 green onions, sliced

1 6 oz. jar marinated artichoke hearts

¼ tsp. curry

½ cup mayo

Cook rice without butter or frying and cool.

Add olives, peppers, and onions.  Half the artichokes.  Stir into the rice including the juice in the jar.  Add curry and mayo.  Mix and chill. 

Yummy Cheese Ball….especially for summer1

16 oz. softened cream cheese

1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in hvy syrup, drained

2 cups chopped pecans (1 cup for rolling)

¼ c. chopped green pepper

2 TBL. Chopped onion

1 tsp. sea salt

Mix all, chill, form into a ball and roll in the chopped pecans.  Chill 24 hrs.

 

 

PIZZA BOX CHALLENGE

July; bring in your pizza box with the 4^th border completed, Get Your Pizza Box Returned, receive finishing choices/instructions

 

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:  Jim Rawdon                                           Vice President: Jeri Fickes

Secretary: Janet McFarland                                    Treasurer: Jolene Rehm

Members at Large: Mary Green and Sally Kitchen                      

Newsletter:  Barbara Byler: Baquilter33@aol.com

 

Tree City Quilters Guild June 10, 2013 Meeting Minutes

 

President Jim Rawdon brought the meeting to order. 

Andrea Todor’s father was a guest tonight.  He is visiting from Hungary.

 

Treasurer reported a balance of $2118.64

 

Jeri and Janet reminded the guild of the pillowcase workday scheduled for June 22, 2013 at the church. 

 

Jeri reported that the Children’s workshop committee recently completed the grant application and sent it to NEORQC.  The grant was received and is under review.  Jeri also reported that lots of things are available to us thru NQA and that grant application is being worked on by the committee.

 

Jim read a thank you note from Mary Green stating how much she enjoys being a member of the guild.

 

Thanks from Sue Jusli for cards and prayers during her recent illness.

 

Kathy Ott and Shirley Rodgers gave an update of the upcoming picnic.  They are asking for additional help on the committee. 

Bring 5 fat quarters to the picnic.

Bring a covered dish to share – table service and drinks provided.

The challenge will be anything with watermelons on it.

 

Pizza box challenge boxes were distributed.  This is the last border.   The completed block should be brought to the July picnic meeting.

 

Lucile Lozier gave a presentation of gift items to make for friends.  She shared nearly 30 items and had patterns for some to share with members.  It was a well received program.

 

Show & tell.

Refreshments

Respectfully submitted,

Janet McFarland, secretary