President's Newsletter

Greetings and Salutations,

The program at the May meeting was Nani from Nala’s Quilt Shoppe in Fountain, CO – if you have not taken time to check out their shop, it is a short drive and wonderful shop. Of course if you were at the meeting you saw some of the items from the shop. Nani showed items made by her and quilting by her partner/sister Laura which gave a whole lot of ideas and thoughts for possibilities – did you go home and figure out what was next for you? Be creative ! ! Check out the photos on the Blogspot especially if you could not be present at the meeting. (the URL is listed above the blocks at the top)

Pueblo West Quilters Newsletter

 It is good to have photos they definitely assist the memory cells.

Here comes our June Meeting, ready or not.  The evening should be a good one…we have Cyndi McChesney coming with a program on ‘Reheated Leftovers’. As we know all too well you can make quilts and you seem to have as much in your stash as you did at the beginning. It seems the leftovers from each quilt take up as much room as the original pieces of fabric did……so perhaps we will get some good ideas as to what to do with them.

We have July to look forward to with the ‘Come to the Fair’ remember this will be a fun time and a Fund Raiser…we will be having a Baked Goods table which we need items for, along with a couple of Ways and Means tables – we have some fun things that will be new and of course if you have items that will assist this would be the time to bring them as we hope to have guests. Everyone should have one. So why not bring one of your own, guest that is.

Just so you know we do look at the Suggestions as they come in and have hopefully addressed them as best we can – the latest one we were glad to see as sometimes it is not easy to tell how things are going – the note read simply ‘Thank you for doing a great job! It is greatly appreciated!’ Whoever wrote this anonymous note the board would like you to know that it is really nice to know someone thinks that. So, A big Thank you from all of us!

 

I hope to see you all at the meeting, Monday, the 6^th of June 2011, at Gabby’s Diner & Catering (formerly Solid Ground) doors are open at 6:30 p.m.

Now for the Statistics, Checklist, Upcoming Events, etc., etc., etc., etc.,

 LUV Quilts 2011:

_2_ newly donated _ 10_ YTD

LUV Quilts: 2010:    _75_ YE

LUV Pillowcases 2010:

_6_ newly donated _14_ YTD

LUV Pillowcases 2010: _80_YE

Wounded Warrior Quilts 2011:

_3_newly donated  _8_ YTD

KEY: YE = Year End and YTD= Year To Date

ATTENDANCE

Member’s _46_

(includes_1_new members)

Visitors & Non Members_2_ 

Meeting Checklist for June:

__Block of the Month

__Wounded Warrior Block

__Fat Quarter (June’s FQ is Blue)

__Your Badge

__Raffle Funds

__LUV Quilts

__LUV Pillowcases

__Sew and Share Items

__Notebook and Pen/Pencil

Refreshments  for June: SNACKS & DRINKS:

Dixie Moorcroft, Carolyn Collette, Patrice Baker, Pat Farris, and Joan Levy

May 2, 2011

President Evie called our May meeting to order. 

Old Businness was Thank you from Alzheimer Association for art quilts. A quick run of suggestions from suggestions box and on to new business.  July meeting will be Come to the Fair.

Carolyn asked members to please let her know where they wanted the Luv quilts and pillowcases to be donated to.

Many Block of the Month's were brought back to the meeting. A vote was taken for all blocks to be given to one person winning the drawing for them.  Red/white/blue blocks can also be made for the Wounded Warrior Project quilts which are donated to Westcliffe's  retreat for Wounded Warriors.

Sew and Share is always a great time for all members and visitors.  We get to see all the wonderful creative quilts, bags, wall hanging, art quilts, etc that members make.

Our program for May was Nani of NaLa's Quilt Shoppe from Fountain, Co. She spoke to us about "Inspirations".

Nani showed us many beautiful quilts she has made and some of her favorite techniques and books.

Next meeting will be June 6, 2011

June Fat Quarter color......BLUE

President's Newsletter

Greetings and Salutations,

Okay, here we are time to get ready for the next meeting and in doing so I need to write a letter of news…whatever that means. The program for April as you may recall was Zentangles and Quilting, have you zentangled since then? Are we going to see any quilts that are Zentangle inspired? I thought most of those present, were, if not interested at least curious and enjoyed the opportunity to see into a type of relaxation and quilting that you may not have encountered previously.  You can check online at zanyquilter.blogspot.com (the bar below the header picture has a tutorial).

I heard from a friend, who is not a guild member, that the Fantasy Fiber Forest in Canon City is really good – you have until the 30^th to go and enjoy that show. I am looking at my calendar, checking for when I may be able to squeeze this in.

The month of May is racing towards us breakneck speed, hence, the squeezing the calendar statement earlier, our program for May will be given by Nani from NaLa’s Quilt Shoppe in Fountain, on ‘Ispirations’. If your enthusiasm is at a low point, perhaps this will get your creative flow back in place. Don’t forget the tablet and writing utensil…or the ‘morning after’ the forgetter we all seem to have, will have kicked in and forgotten, and gone those ideas will be, hence bring that auxiliary brain aka pen and paper.

Preview time: as those who have been on the board know having the entire year planned is not an easy thing to do.  So for the Preview of some of the coming events – June will be Cyndi McChesney with ‘Reheated Leftovers’ and July will be ‘Come to the Fair’ a fun time.

Now is a good place and time to say a few things. We need to do some fund raising and we also know

that Cyndi Lauper did have it correct ‘Girls (DO) Just Want to Have Fun’ so in July the ‘Come to the

Fair‘ event will also be a bit of a fund raiser, fun time, a sharing time and with a bit of help from all

a way to get some funds. There has been a bit of planning and we had so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o many great

ideas – we are thinking of breaking them up into two different times of fun and funding opportunities.

Are you up for it? There will be more information during the meeting in May.

 

Well, did that make you curious…I hope so, and I hope to see you all at the meeting, Monday, the 2^nd of May 2011, at Gabby’s Diner & Catering (formerly Solid Ground) doors are open at 6:30 p.m.sss

STATISTICS

LUV Quilts 2011:

_2_ newly donated _ 8_ YTD

LUV Quilts: 2010:    _75_ YE

LUV Pillowcases 2010:

_0_ newly donated _8_ YTD

LUV Pillowcases 2010: _80_YE

Wounded Warrior Quilts 2011:

_0_newly donated  _5_ YTD

KEY: YE = Year End and YTD= Year To Date

ATTENDANCE

Member’s _52_

(includes_1_new members)

Visitors & Non Members_7_

Meeting Checklist for May:

__Block of the Month

__Wounded Warrior Block

__Fat Quarter (Flower Print for May)

__Your Badge

__LUV Quilts

__LUV Pillowcases

__Sew and Share Items

__Notebook and Pen/Pencil

Refreshments  for May: SNACKS: Jennifer Drake & Carla Wendler

DRINKS: Barbara Martinez & Nina Stevens 

April 2011 Meeting

April 4th meeting was called to order by our President Evie.

The members who participated in the Alzheimer's Assistance Art Quilts showed their wall quilts. They had to use a picture drawn by an Alzheimer's patient and make a wall hanging quilt depicting the art chosen.

BOM for April was a great success! There were many colorful  Easter colored blocks for the drawing.

 BOM for May was presented by Nina Stevens.

Sew and Share was enjoyed by all.  All of the pictures taken are on the Shutterfly site. Remember to click on the link at the upper left to view all pictures from past and present.

Purple Fat Quarters for drawings

BOM for Wounded Warrior Quilts

Sew and Share 

Fundraiser for Pueblo Relay For Life 2011
American Cancer Society
Quilt made by Helen Cherry will be raffled June 3rd
Tickets can be purchased from Helen

Next meeting MAY 2, 7 PM
Gabby's Diner