Tree City
Quilter’s Guild
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: December 9, 6:00
PM
Parkview Christian Church
1912 Burbank
Road
MEETING; TCQ Annual Christmas
Party!
This year our
party will be a potluck. Please bring a
dish to share with everyone. This year’s
challenge is “Snowmen”. Your project can
be any size and anything related to Snowmen.
This will be a gift exchange with a $15 limit. No one is obligated to participate in the
exchange. The committee has promised a
new, fun way to exchange gifts and it would be fun if everyone was
involved. Please relate your gift to
quilting in some way.
MEMBERSHIP
DUES
It’s that time of
year! Your $15 dues for the year 2014
are due by the January meeting. HOWEVER,
if you wish to be included in the membership booklet, you must pay your dues by
the December meeting. New booklets will
be prepared and printed before January.
NEW
MEMBER
Please welcome our
new member, Agnes Steiner
Agnes lives at 121
Countryview Ave, Dalton, Ohio 44618
330-828-8162 home
phone, 330-287-8550 cell phone
TCQ FACEBOOK
If you have not already found it, Tree City Quilters has a Facebook
page. To find it, type “Tree City Quilters Guild, Wooster, Ohio” in the search
box on the facebook page. Click “Like” and you will get the posts. Facebook does
not send everyone who likes a page, every post but you can maximize the number
of posts you get by frequently liking items or writing comments. If it has been
a while since you have gotten a post, you can always go to the Facebook page to
see if something new has been added.
Mary Lou will try to post a couple times a month. But the page is
for all of us. It is the place you can post photos of your completed projects
for others to see. Just snap a digital photo, go to the TCQ group page and click
on “write a post” Your photo will be included on the page and we all will be
able to see it.
This is also a good place to write recommendations for shops you
like, books or patterns that others may want to know about. You don’t need to
include a photo to post. Just go to “write a post” and tell us about the shop,
books, pattern you have found. If you run across a good sale, other guild
members may want to know about it. New notions are another thing to write about.
If you like to use it, others may also. Sewing/quilting tips and links to
tutorials and other items would also be appreciated. The more we all use this
page, the better it will be.
APOLOGIES!
My sincere
apologies for the sparseness and lateness of this newsletter. At the same time my mother-in-law passed
away, our computer crashed….permanently!
I have lost all previous copies of the newsletter going back quite a few
years. So, today has been the first
moment I have found the time to sit down and TRY to learn the new system. Can we spell FRUSTRATION?! I hope someone has the logo and can send it
to me. In the meantime, I’m working on
downloading an actual template for the newsletter and have plans for a great new
look!
ELECTION
RESULTS
For our guild year
2014, the officers will be:
President; Jeri Fickes, Vice President; Barb Byler, Secretary; Sara
McKee, Treasurer; Jolene Rehm
Members at Large Mary Green and Sally
Kitchen
TIPS AND
TRICKS
As promised, here
is the “recipe” for the laundry detergent that I have been using.
1 – 4 lb 12 oz box
of BORAX
1 – 4 lb Box of
BAKING SODA
1 box LAUNDRY SODA
(I have only found Arm & Hammer. It
is in a yellow box and yes, it is different than soda we cook
with.)
3 bars FELLS
NAPTHA OR IVORY SOAP: grated (I use a micro plane….takes about 15
minutes)
Optional;
OXICLEAN
Mix all. Use 1 TABLESPOON per load. 2 if it is heavily soiled. I find that 1 recipe lasts me about 6
months. I can find everything I need at
Walmart or Drugmart.
Can’t get grease
spots off a shirt? Try rubbing in DAWN
dish detergent and then washing. Works
great!
KITCHEN
KORNER
CRAB
MEAT SPREAD
1 8-oz pkg imitation crab
meat, shredded
2 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, softened
1-2 green onions,
minced
1 T prepared horseradish
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
4-5 drops
hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup chopped nuts
Beat cream cheese and blend in
remaining ingredients except nuts. Spread mixture in 9" pie plate. Top with
nuts. Bake, uncovered, 375* for 20-30 minutes. Makes 3 cups. Serve with assorted
crackers. sigh....
QUILT
SERVICES
Quilting by the
Mill, Sarah
Bistline 10368 Old Mill Road, 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 top. Batting is
available. Do you want to quilt your own
top? Ask me about renting time on the
Gamill Premier.
Handcrafted by JR, Jim Rawdon 16737 Warwick Road,
Marshallville, Ohio 44645. Long arm
quilting, machine embroidery. See my
site on face book “Quilting by JR” Call 330-472-0473 or email rawdon@ohio.net
Spoke N
Stitch, Kim Panter 16780
Burkhart Road, Orrville, Ohio 44667. I
am willing to pick up and deliver in the Wayne/Holmes area. Phone number; 330
682 0711 (home) and 330 749 0474 (cell) I have my cell with me all the time.
Please give me a call!
Tree City Quilter’s Guild; Officers
2013
President: Jim Rawdon
Vice President; Jeri Fickes
Secretary; Janet McFarland
Treasurer; Jloene Rehm
Members at Large; Mary Green and Sally
Kitchen
Tree City Quilters Guild Meeting Minutes, November 11,
2013
Meeting was opened by Pres. Jim Rawdon. He thanked any veterans for their service to
our country. New member Agnes Steiner
was welcomed to our group.
Treasurer reported a balance of
$1967.90
Secretary corrected name in last months minutes. Shirley Rhodes should be Shirley
Rogers.
We all sang happy birthday
to those with November birthdays.
Shirley Rogers reminded
everyone of the Christmas party December 9th at 6PM – note time difference from
regular meeting.
There will be an optional $15 gift exchange, covered dish dinner
and the challenge is anything “Snowman”..
Barb Byler passed out information about the quilt show to those
unable to receive it via email.
Mabel Stocker presented the
slate of officers for 2014.
President will be Jeri Fickes
V.President Barb Byler
Secretary Sara McKee
Treasurer Jolene Rehm
Members at Large Mary Green and Sally
Kitchen
Barry Jollif moved that we close nominations and accept this slate
of officers, Ruth Bishop seconded.
Motion carried.
Betty Boreman and Janet McFarland passed around papers for all to
vote on the quilter of the year. Results
will be revealed at the Christmas Party in
December.
Jeri Fickes gave an update on the pillowcase project and read a
letter she had received from Sandy Hook commending the guild for the
project. We are less than 50 pillowcases
away from the goal of 500. She stated
that we will not have another workshop but members are encouraged to make
pillowcases and bring them to her.
Jeri and Dot Anderson attended the NEROC meeting to accept the
grant money that was awarded to us for the Childrens’ Workshop planned for June
2014. The application was for $300 and
their check was $250. Jeri said she
would put in the difference if the guild could not do it. Janet McFarland motioned that the guild pick
up the $50 difference, Cassie Anderson seconded – motion carried. We have not heard from NQA regarding our
grant application to them.
Our program was presented by Barb Byler – she shared many ideas for
gifts we can make for friends and family, Rose Marie Baab and Dot Anderson also
shared items they had made either for gifts or decorations.
