PUEBLO WEST QUILTERS GUILD NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER 1, 2012

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Fall is in the air, the trees are changing colors. And did you get
inspired by Susie’s and Becky’s tools demos to try a new project?
Always more ideas and tools to help us be creative.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the thank you “Purple and
Pink By Request” quilt for Ben and Gabby presented to them at the Sept
10 meeting. They are very appreciative of our gift.

We’ve collected lots of STEP-UP challenge forms so I know our Nov
meeting is going to be quite the awesome Quilt Show, especially with
all the Paint Chip Monogram challenge results to display too. It’s not
too late to still participate in these activities. And encourage all
your friend to come to that meeting.

PLEASE, please, consider “stepping up” for the PWQ Executive Board for
2013. Our club is so great because of the members and we do want to
keep it going. It can be lots of fun to work with your quilting
friends to accomplish this. Nominating committee members (Judy
Visalli, Janet Flick or Chris Magan) will be calling to accept your
volunteering for one of the board positions! Thank you.

The Christmas Party committee has things well under way for a fun and
joyous time on Dec. 3rd. We will be meeting at our usual place,
Gabby’s Diner, and dinner will be $8.00 - PWQ members only. The
balance of the dinner costs will be paid by the PWQ treasury. If you
wish to participate in the gift exchange, it is a table runner kit,
made by you from your stash. Lots of free table runner patterns are
available on the internet, or you can make your own pattern or
purchase a pattern. Be sure to follow all copyright restrictions when
obtaining a pattern. Updates about the party will follow as they
become available.

Our program presenter for the October meeting is Cyndi McChesney. She
will show us how to make mitered corners, perfect every time.

Things to bring to the meeting:

______ name tag

______ In house drawing funds

______ Fabric sale fundraiser funds - now only $2.00/yd

______ Funds for Ways & Means PWQ mugs ($5) pens($2) and pins($3)

______ completed BOM for club drawing - Patience Corners made with
scraps with white on white background.

______ completed BOM in red, white & blue for wounded warrior quilts

______ fat quarter for Fat Quarter Exchange - Halloween themed

______ LUV quilts or pillowcases

______ Items for Sew N Share


Happy Quilting and see you at the meeting
Katya

A NOTE ABOUT PAINT CHIP CHALLENGE**
I have had a lot of questions about the "colors" of the challenge.
Yes you may use more than  3 fabrics as long as the 3 colors you
choose are in that fabric, no other colors.
Example:  My colors are, white, pale yellow, and dark green,  my
fabric colors are those 3 solids PLUS yellow on white polka dots,
white on yellow polka dots, yellow and white checked, yellow and white
swirled. So I will use white as my background with all the other
colors forming flower petals and stems.  I hope this clears up some of
the confusion.
The 3 colors mixed any way you want.
There won't be any quilt police for this so just have fun and match as
close as you can!!!!
Patsy

PUEBLO WEST QUILTERS - NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 MEETING

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The summer has flown by, the school buses are running. Please note
that our monthly meeting is on the second Monday in September, on the
10th, due to the Labor Day Holiday. The usual place, doors open at
6:30pm, meeting begins and 7:00pm. Did you get inspired by Tina Mort’s
trunk show at the August meeting? If so, be sure to enter your result
in the STEP UP to a Higher Level of Excellence, and show it at the
Nov. meeting. If you are doing the Monogram-Paint Chip Challenge, be
sure to have it ready for the Nov. also.

The PWQ Executive Board decided not to participate in the Pueblo West
High School 2012 Craft Fair. If you would like to have a booth for
your own creations, the fair date is Nov. 10 and you need to get in
touch with Keri Phillips for registration forms and info. She can be
reached at
kphillips@district70.org
Sandy McDonald quilted the thank you quilt for Gabby and Ben, Jean
McDonald finished the quilt’s binding and we will present it to Gabby
and Ben at the September 10, 2012 meeting.

We will be accepting volunteers, 2 or 3, for the Nominating Committee
at the 9-10 meeting, to search for a board for PWQ in 2013. Please
consider becoming a board member, maybe with your best friend in the
club, and keep our delightful local quilters club going.

If you had quilts at the State Fair, please bring them to show at Sew N Share.

Susie and Becky from Stitcher’s Garden will be presenting the program
at the Sept meeting. They will be showing quilting tools that will
make your creative process easier with samples and other ideas to
stimulate your imagination. They will also bring lots of tools,
patterns and fabrics for your shopping needs, so bring money, checks
or credit cards.

Things to bring to the meeting:

______Funds for shopping from Stitcher’s Garden items

______ name tag

______ In house drawing funds

______ Fabric sale fundraiser funds - now only $2.00/yd

______ Funds for Ways & Means PWQ mugs ($5) pens($2) and pins($3)

______ completed BOM for club drawing - Vicki’s Cracker Quilt Block:
white on white background with a bright print, any color

______ completed BOM in red, white & blue for wounded warrior quilts

______ fat quarter for Fat Quarter Exchange - yellows and/or oranges

______ LUV quilts or pillowcases

______ Items for Sew N Share

Happy Quilting and see you at the meeting.
Katya