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Call meeting to order at 7:30 PM:
Reading and approval of the minutes:
Recording Secretary. (Minutes posted around the room.)
Reports of Officers:
1st Vice President’s Report
2nd Vice President Report
Treasurer’s Report
Correspondence Report
Reports of Standing Committees:
Block of the Month
Holiday Auction (50/50 drawing)
Hospitality
Membership
Quilters in Service to Others
Quilt Show
Announcements:
New Business:
Show N Tell
Presentation tonight: Slide show presenting the 2012 speakers coming to ELIQG, National Quilting Day workshop sample preview.
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2011-12 Board Meetings:
Feb 29, March 21, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, October 24, November 28
2011-12 Quilt Show Committee Meetings:
April 18, May 16 (2012 Quilt show dates: June 2 & 3, 2012)
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2012 ELIQG Programs/Meetings
Due to holidays some meetings have been moved, make note of the dates.
Fri., March 9: Pieceful Quilting presents the Latest and Greatest in the Quilting World lecture.
Fri., March 30 at SCCC Library: Linda Pooles lecture “A Quilted Journey Around the World-Part 2”: Seeing the World through the Quilter’s Eye.” Buckle your seatbelts and sit tight for a global adventure without ever leaving your chair! Look at the world through the eyes of American and International quilters. See what inspires quilters who travel abroad or within their own countries. Visit France, Japan, the United States, Italy, Yugoslavia, Germany, Turkey and many other countries. The beauty of this lecture is that it is ever changing. As quilters from around the world share their inspiration photos and the quilts they made, I add them in and retire other submissions. You just may be inspired by your next destination to make that special quilt.
Wed., May 2, Joyce Fischer will speak on Quilt Appraisal
Wed., May 30, at SCCC Library in Riverhead, Linda Luggens lecture Stories Live On Through My Quilts
Sat.Sun, June 2 & 3, Quilt Show: lectures by Phyllis Twigg Hatchers lecture 150 Years of Quilts
Fri., July 6, Hands-on project and Ice-cream social
Fri., August 3, Peggy Oppenheimers Square in A Square Technique Lecture and Trunk Show
Wed., Sept 5, Diane Rode Schneck– Dear Jane Trunk Show? In the works……….
Fri., October 5, Susan Ball Faeders Lecture Quilters in Japan
Wed., Nov 7, Demo night
Wed., December 5, Holiday Social
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2012 ELIQG WORKSHOPS:
Professional Workshops:
March 31, Linda Pooles new Hearts Desire Applique Workshop: Using pre-made bias tape, learn to create winding vines and stems where blooming hearts bud. Curves will no longer be dangerous, points will point… you can do applique! This wonderful glue-stick wash away sheet technique will wash all your fears away all on the sewing machine or by hand.. your choosing! Both machine and hand applique will be taught. $50. Location: TBA
August 4, Peggy Oppenheimers Homestead Star/Split Bearpaw Workshop
October 6, Susan Ball Faeders Folded Kimono and Flower Wall Hanging Workshop
Members Teaching Members Workshops:
Workshops offered by ELIQG members for ELIQG members:
Usually scheduled for weekends in various locations on the East End. Let us know if you are interesting in teaching!
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National Quilting Day: March 10 & 11, 2012,
See the handout at the workshop table or our web site for more details on classes available. Taking registrations NOW. Minimum 10 students needed to run the class. $15 per class.
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ELIQG 2012 QUILT SHOW:
BOUTIQUE: A meeting about the Boutique for the 2012 Quilt show will be held on February 19, 2012 at Peconic Recreation Center, 11 AM – 2 PM. We will be discussing all aspects of what to sell and how to price items. We will also be discuss work scheduling for the quilt show. All are welcome. Any questions call Beth Pile 631-286-5532 or bpile@optonline.net
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MEMBERSHIP: Membership dues for 2012 are due tonight. Hereafter the fee will be $45. Don’t delay services!Wear your name tags so we can get to know you, and get a chance to win a door prize at each General meeting.
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FOCUS GROUPS:
Applique – Mary Kromhout – Next meeting February 21, 2012 (All welcome, this is an open group, plenty of room for all interested)
Round Robin – Kathleen Lake – start a group for 2012
Stitch-n-*itch – Caroline Fraser – meets third Sundays, all day at Southold Rec Center
Electric Quilt – Connie Klos – days and times TBA for 2012, location probably Patchogue-Medford Library
Art Quilts – Pauline Hazard, next meeting February 16, 2012,
5 PM, Patchogue, speak to Pauline.
ELIQG NEWSLETTER: It’s time to wake up, ladies and gent, and come out of hibernation! Our Spring newsletter needs to be fed with your articles and stories about how you survived the holidays and this winter. I don’t know about you, but I find this time of year to be very productive for my quilting projects. However, I’m losing my ability to stay focused enough to finish one before I start another! Do you have this problem? Please share with all of us. Remember to also send in any photos and stories about your travels. We’d all like to hear about any interesting quilt related topics, so put down your needles and send in some newsworthy stuff! The deadline is February 22, 2012. Stay warm and cozy under the quilt you’re making, Pauline M Hazard, Editor
Sunshine & Shadows: Also keep in mind to contact me about any member that could use some contact during a time of hardship, or congratulations.
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LIBRARY: We now have 2144 items in the library. Don’t forget to utilize your library. We have videos, DVD’s, templates, tools and more. If you are looking for a specific book or item, let us know and we will pull it for the next meeting. We are back at the beginning of the alphabet, so if you’re looking for a book by an Author with a last name starting with an “A” or “B”, just stop by the table tonight to see if we have it, or check out the pdf listing on our Library web page to search for that author. Just speak to Barbara Jamison.
PS: Do your Spring cleaning and bring your used magazines for sale at the library table.
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Odds & Ends:
2012 Lancaster AQS Quilt Show Bus Trip
Sponsored by the Center Moriches Friends of the Library :Thursday & Friday, March 15-16, 2012
$160 per person, make checks payable to Friends of the Library. Cost includes bus fare, driver tip, quilt show admission, Marriot double occupancy room, 1 Amish smorgasbord dinner, 1 breakfast, shopping at 2 quilt shops, visit to the Lancaster Central Market
Contact Kathy Werler at kathywerler@aol.com, use quilt show in the subject. All trips depart/return in the CMFPL’s rear parking lot. Sign-up deadline February 28, 2012
Hampton Jitney is running a bus to the AQS Lancaster Quilt Show: March 16-17, Two Day Tour, Rates range from $334-$287 per person depending on room occupancy. Pick up points range from Greenport to Huntington. Tour package includes: 1 night hotel, 1 full breakfast buffet, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, admission to the show, show pin and tote bag, baggage handling and deluxe round trip transportation. Call 631-477-2862 for more details. There’s still plenty of seats available.
Westhampton Free Library will be having a “Quilters of Color” exhibit in February. A display of contemporary quilters from the South. Their beauty and design are rich in color, tradition and culture. These quilters are bringing their timeless art into the 21st century. Library hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 AM-9:00 PM, Sat. 9:30 am—5:00 pm, Sun. 1:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Broadlawn Manor Nursing Home in Amityville is looking for someone to show and tell their quilts and stories for the residents. If you are interested please contact Mary Czeisel at 516-991-8098 or mczeisel@yahoo.com.
Smithtown Stitchers’ Quilt Retreat on Shelter Island at Quinipet Camp & Retreat Center, quilting, fun, friendship & finishing those UFO’s. Includes 2 nights lodging, extra large sewing room, meals, gratuity, door prizes, March 9-11, 2012, Still 15 seats available, $160 ($80 deposit), contact Margie at 631-467-6757 and leave a message, she will call you back).
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GUILD MEETING SERVICES:
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QUILTERS IN SERVICE TO OTHERS (QSTO):
I would like to change the name from Community Service to Quilters in Service to Others which I feel is a better description of what we as a guild do.
Quilters in Service to Others Projects:
Pillowcases for children in hospitals and homeless shelters.
Baby quilts for hospitals, etc.
Sleeping Bags for Homeless.
Walker Caddies for nursing homes & local senior centers.
Lap quilts for veterans hospital. Patriotic theme.
Stay tuned for more info on the following:
April workday- pillowcases
May workday- Veterans lap quilts, twin bed quilts?
September workday- walker caddies or lap quilts
PATTERNS: I will have copies at the table or you can go online to these websites: www.quilt.com/MiscQuilting/CharityQuilting.html -lots of different projects & sites listed.
www.allpeoplequilt.com www.thesleepingbagproject.org
I am open to any and all ideas. If you belong to a local group who meets regularly and would like to take on any projects and would like some supplies please let me know.
Thank you in advance and with your help we can make a difference in the lives of others.
Dana Joy Hallman
*** Have a Strip Party. We have a box of strips and squares with us tonight. Take a bag full and have a winter Strip Party! Finished quilts need to be sized around 40” X 40” or twin sized. See our web page, the member scrap bag page for previous patterns.
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HOLIDAY AUCTION: Greetings/from your holiday auction girls… We are a new committee this year & we really need your continued support for this to thrive. So please look through your sewing supplies for any notions you may have doubles of that you can share with us…. We are in need of books, patterns,needles, materials, thread, rulers, or anything you wish to donate… We can use packing material and ribbon that you may wish to part with as well… Got any baskets? We’ll take them too… Thanks for your support in keeping this auction alive ….Judy & Arlene
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BLOCK OF THE MONTH:
Block of The Month Classic will be lead by Lynn Fullshire. We will be doing coordinated blocks with a frame. Make one to turn in and one in your own colors to keep.
Block of The Month Challenge will be lead by Sandee Curry
And will be applique Rose of Sharon Blocks in your own color-way. There will be a frame to use or not use. You can even enlarge the blocks if you wish to make the flowers larger. We will offer them at 12” also. See the web site.
These patterns are based on a free download of over 780 Rose of Sharon Challenge Blocks from Electric Quilt:
http://www.electricquilt.com/Users/Downloads/RoseofSharon.asp