Hill ‘N Hollow Newsletter

March 2010

Volume 26, Issue 4

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Don't Forget: No Pins Needles or Gum are allowed in the Family Life Center. Be courteous - Turn Off your cell phones during the meeting.

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Day Meeting: Day Meeting: April 9, JoAnn Belling, "My Quilting Journey"

Night Meeting: 13, “Triangle Techniques” by Carol Beasley

Refreshments: Sandie Craig, Lynda Meek, Connie Martin and Sandy Bowker

Fat Quarter: 30's reproduction. Don’t forget your ugly fat quarters.

Don’t Forget: No Pins, Needles or Gum are allowed in the Family Life Center.

Be courteous-turn off your cell phones during the meeting.

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www.hillnhollowquilters.com

Articles are due on the 19th of the month.

Send articles to the newsletter editor, Sharon Crozier at scrozier@centurytel.net

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APRIL PROGRAM

JoAnn Belling, quilt artist and instructor, has enjoyed the sewing machine since she began producing her own clothes at age 12. Her quilting endeavors began in 1965 and since then she has taught a variety of classes in the United States and Japan. Best of Show and other ribbons have been received at various competitions. Art quilts have hung in galleries. A total of 8 quilts have hung at Paducah as well as other national quilt shows. Most recent published article was in Fons & Porter’s “Love of Quilting.” Concepts of color and composition which JoAnn uses in her photographic art are applied to the designing of quilts, borders and quilt backart for her art pieces and for her own quilt patterns. Enthusiastic, educational and entertaining are three words describing Jo Ann’s lectures and workshops. This is a program you won’t want to miss. Invite your friends.

REFRESHMENTS

Refreshment reminder for April. They are Sandie Craig, Lynda Meek, Connie Martin and Sandy Bowker.

There is still a need for members to sign up for refreshments. The sign up sheet will located at the refreshment bar.

Thank you Barb Patrick for stepping up to help me with refreshment co-chair. And thanks to all that provide refreshments.

Connie Randall

COMMUNITY QUILTS

quilted and need bindings sewn on. These four quilts are in Memory of JoAnn Barker from her family. We have 2 twin size quilts for the Military. They will be sent to Operation First Response. This month 11 baby quilts were delivered to The Women's center at Baxter Regional Hospital. They will be given to babies in need. Serenity Women's Shelter received 2 twin and 5 baby quilts. Serenity is located here in Mountain Home. The shelter helps women and children who have been abused. Great Job Ladies. Our quilts will help a lot of people.

We have some cute baby prints used in our baby quilt kits. Stop by the Community Quilts table next time you are at the Guild meeting and pick up a kit. There is no charge. We just ask that you complete the quilt in a reasonable time and return it to Community Quilts. Some little baby is waiting for it.

We donate all of our quilts to the following places: The Women's Center at Baxter Regional Hospital, Baxter Health Dept. Serenity Women's Shelter. Hospice House, Mountain Home Police Dept., Baxter Co. Sheriff's Dept., operation First Response and Quilts of Valor. For more information please call me at 870-201-0342. I will be glad to tell you more about our Community Quilts Program and the places we donate our beautiful quilts to.

Barbara Magnuson

Community Quilts Chairman

870-291-0342

barbmagn@centurytel.net

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Eleanor Burns in Indiana Amish Country

Eleanor Burns in the featured speaker at the Shipshewana Quilt Festival in northern Indiana June 23-26. She is also presenting two workshops, as is last year's Hill 'N Hollow Quilt Show judge Doris Goins. For more information, go to www.ShipshewanaQuiltFest.

com or look for the brochure on the information table at the April guild meetings (there's only one, though, so go to the website to get your own).

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Curves, Y-Seams and More

There are still two slots available in the guild's Intermediate Quilter Class. This class will cover block drafting (this will liberate you from the need to buy patterns), curved piecing, tessellation, Y-seams and other more advanced skills. The class projects are shown on the guild's website; you can access them via the "Classes" button near the top of the home page.

Taught by Vicki Kauth and Judy Jensen with assistance from Judy Spahn, it will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. every other Tuesday, June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 24, at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The class fee will be $25. If you have questions or want to register, contact Vicki at vpkauth@suddenlink.net or call her at 870-421-5369, or hunt her up at the guild meetings. Remember, your place in class is not reserved until you pay the class fee.

Don’t Miss These Workshops

There are still a few slots available for our workshops in April. Call or email Maureen to sign up – 870-491-7567 or quiltmaur@yahoo.com.

JO ANN BELLING - April 7 – 9. See Joannbelling.com for examples of her work.

“Waltzing 9-Patch” - April 7, 9 – 4pm. This class will help you overcome your fear of free-hand rotary cutting. Great class for beginners. Weaving, fusing, raw-edge blocks, color, design, and piping around new technique border. Class fee: $30.

“Carousel of Flowers” - April 8, 9- 4 pm. Inspired by a Judy Martin quilt, this table runner or wall hanging of bright fabrics enriched by wonderful flower appliqué especially appeals to intermediate and advanced quilters. Class fee: $30

“Roses Around My Log Cabin” -April 9, 1 – 4 pm. Log cabin blocks surrounded by fused flowers are a wonderful small piece, 23” x 23”. A class for all quilting expertise. Class fee: $20.

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Membership

We now have 174 members. I will have the membership list for the ones that do not have computers at the April meetings. Also in April I will be taking pictures. If you do not like the one that is on the web sight now or if your picture is not on there, please stop and see me.

Sandy Steely

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Bus Trips Scheduled

The trips we have scheduled are Springfield Quilt Show, Ozark Piecemakers on the 24th of Sept. Cost is $32.00pp, $4.00 for pre-admission tickets Total 36.00 Checks made out to Bonita Ratzel (I am also asking everyone to bring $3.00 on the 24th for a tip for the driver.

The other trip is Quilt congress. This is an overnight trip on the 17th and 18th of Sept. We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express, at 2205 SE Walton Blvd. Bentonville, Ar. The cost is $110.00pp/do or $142.00 single. Checks should be made out to MTN HOME CHARTERS. We will be visiting fabric shop and museum on Friday as well as whatever show Quilt Congress is having that evening. We will return home after the show and lunch on Saturday afternoon. Please check your calendars for these dates. We need a minimum of 30 people. The deadline for checks will be the meeting in Aug. I know it’s difficult to plan so far in advance but it’s necessary to secure the bus and the hotel.

THANKS

Bonita Ratzel, Chairman Trips

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2009 Alzheimer’s Quilts

I’d like to recognize the people who made Alzheimer's Quilts for 2009. I plan to mail the quilts to Gail Garber, who will then get the quilts to the Ami Simms website that supports Alzheimer's Research.

Thanks to all for your volunteer hours spent working for our quilt guild.

These quilts were collected from the following members of Hill and Hollow Quilt Guild.

Barbara Tennison - Unconditional Love

Barbara Carlson - Blue Tree

Barbara Carlson - Black and White Tree

Sharon Crozier - Ozark Springtime

Barbara Magnuson - Sunset in Sagola, MI

Carol Lewis - A Portion of Botanic Beauty

Betty Pulver - Saguaros

Pat Schields - Memory Rose

Sharon Ludwig - Pear

Maureen Forster - Silk Tie Triangles

Maureen Forster - Watercolor Squares

Judy Jenson - My Flower Garden

Ann Marie Oostenink - A Golden Sunset

Judy Spahn - Fantasy

These quilts will be seen on the Ami Simms web site and auctioned off to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Judy Spahn

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Mystery Quilt

At the April guild meetings we will have a sign-up sheet for members planning on making the StarGazing Mystery Quilt. We will be doing this to get a better idea how many copies we need to make each month. We need to get a handle on how many copies we need each month. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

A reminder to everyone... The StarGazing Mystery Quilt pattern has a Copyright©. Hill ‘n Hollow Quilters Guild has been given permission to make copies ONLY for the guild members taking part in this year’s mystery quilt. In accordance with the agreement with the quilt designer, the installments will NOT be on our web site.

If you have any questions, please contact Margie Dotson or Joyce Linhoff.

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NEW FEATURE

I will be putting upcoming events of interest to our members in the newsletter. So please send me events that you are aware of like quilt shows, shop hops, and any other events that are quilt related. Send them by the 19th of the month to Sharon Crozier, crozier@centurytel.net.

I will need the event name, the date, the location and the contact information.

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Minutes of the General Meeting MAR 12, 2010

President Joyce Linhoff called the meeting to order at ¬¬¬¬9:30 a.m. There were 92 members present, 4 guests (Ginger Alexander, Jacqueline Weick, Marsha Hillard, and Stephanie Ruben). We also had 1 new member, Judy Brown, and a returning member, Karen Forbus. Joyce invited each of our guests and new members to introduce themselves to the group.

The February 12, 2010 Guild minutes were approved as printed in the newsletter, and the February 2010 Treasurer’s report will be filed for audit.

Joyce Linhoff announced that the Board added an additional line item to the proposed 2010 budget to cover the Block of the Month printing expenses which will be $450.00 for the whole year. This will change the Total Expenses to $25,222. and the Net Income Loss will be $ -8,372.00 with a Cash On Hand on Dec. 31st, 2010 of $11,160, instead of the original $11,610 previously proposed. After a brief discussion, Roxine Burch moved that the Guild pass the amended budget as presented. Julie Gumaer seconded and the 2010 budget was approved by the membership.

Door Prizes were won by Sharry Neumann, Mary Spilman, Carolyn Adkins, Stephanie Ruebin.

Announcements: Joyce Linhoff gave information on 8 announcements: (1) The Heartland Quilt Network will have a meeting on April 10th in Kansas City. Sharon Crozier is going and if any one else is interested in attending see Sharon Crozier or Joyce Linhoff after the meeting. (2) An anonymous

Donor has left some donated fabrics for anyone who wants them. (3) There was a discussion on the potential closing of the Fabric Department of Mountain Home Wal-Mart Store #11. This would impact many people who rely on Wal-Mart for affordable fabric. Suggestions on the best way to express our concerns were discussed and will be made available in the newsletter and on the Website. (4) A new source for material in Mountain Home is at D&T Bargains. The fabric comes from Marshalls. (5) Margie Dotson has a sheet of instructions available on how to access the Hill N Hollow website for anyone who may be experiencing difficulty. (6) Mary Carlson has sent out an email to all current Guild members with the new password to access the Members Only section of the website. (7) The Guild is still looking for a volunteer for the 2011 Quilt Show. (8) 2 books have been added to the Library on Dating Fabrics.

Upcoming Events: Joyce Linhoff gave information about 5 upcoming events: (1) The Pieceful Quilters Alley presents the “Come Pick Your Flowers” Spring Shop Hop on 3/18 – 3/20 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (2) The Spring Fling Quilt Shop Hop is 3/25 thru 3/27 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. More info is available on the website springflingquiltshophop.4t.com (3) Springfield Quilting & Sewing is presenting the “Round Bobbin” show at the Springfield Expo Center 4/8 - 4/10. More info is available at the website roundbobbin.com. (4) Sue Hauseman will be at the West Plains Civic Center on 4/19. Cost is $30. each and tickets are limited. (5) The Paducah Quilt show will be 4/22 – 4/24.

Bus Trips: Bonnie Ratzel announced that the Paducah bus trip has been cancelled as there were not enough people signed up. She has 2 other trips scheduled for 2010 (each one does have a minimum needed for each trip. (1) The Springfield Ozark Piecemaker Show on Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and will include a stop at a fabric store. Preordered Admission tickets are available for $4.00. (2) The Quilt Congress will be Sept 17 & 18th. Cost will be $110 per person double occupancy. If interested, you can sign-up now and pay later.

Membership: Sandra Steely announced that we currently have 167 members which include 19 new members. This year’s pink membership card is now available for pick-up at the Membership table. She is also taking photos to update the membership gallery on the website.

22 Community Quilts were also presented by: Carol Herrmann (1 Baby), Mary Bouras (3 Baby), Vicki Kauth (1 Twin for Hospice), Mary Ann Giesy (2 Baby), Joyce Pavol (2 Baby), Marlene Gwaltney (1 Baby), Bonnie Marr (1 Twin Top for Hospice).

The 2010 Opportunity Quilt tickets are available for members to pickup. There will be pins awarded to those who sell $30. or more. Those who serve 6 hours or more at a booth selling tickets will receive a pin. The award for the one who sells the most tickets will be a paid workshop in 2011 and the runner-up will receive a year’s paid membership.

Classes and Workshops: Vicki Kauth spoke about the classes and workshops that are available. And she showed samples of some of the class projects. Maureen Forster spoke about the Jo Anne Belling workshops and also announced a signup for a Grace Graham workshop on Denim and Chenille. There will also be a YoYo workshop available on 3/26.

Gizmo of the Month: Julie Gumaer announced that the two prizes were a cutting board won by Margie Dotson and Pat Barry won the Ergonomic seam ripper.

Fat Quarter Lotto: Pat Berry won the drawing for the 48 Green or Gold fat quarters. The 10 Ugly Fat Quarter fabrics was won by Sue Herron. Next month the drawing will be for 1930 Reproduction fabrics and the theme for the May fat quarter drawing will be Latte & Cream.

Mystery Quilt Challenge: Joyce Linhoff and Margie Dotson announced that a sample of the previous month’s block was on the Mystery Quilt table

Program: Susan Berres lead an “Ask the Experts” panel that covered a wide range of issues and possible solutions.

Show and Tell items were presented by: Carolyn McDonald (2), Patsy Grant (2), Stephanie Reubin (2), Sue Herron (2), Joanna Sarle (2), Carmen Tesch (1), Shirley Hamilton (3), Gail House (1), Vicki Kauth (2), Sharon Brown (1), Mary Spilman (1), Maureen Forster (1) and Mary Ann Giesy (3).

The meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Zoe Ann Gruber

Guild Secretary

Night Notes – MAR 9, 2010

Forty-four members signed in for our Tuesday evening “gala.”

We also had two new members (Linda Jirka and Dorothy Lackland). We’re glad they came and hope to see them every month. We also had one guest (Mike Heaton).

Happy birthday wishes (some a little late) to Gloria Kalke (2/13), Pat Barry (2/15), Alicia Yarborough 2/23), Jan Lawson (3/5), Linda Scott (3/12) and Zoe Ann Gruber (3/26). No anniversaries this time.

The Introduction and Installments 1 and 2 of the Mystery Quilt “Stargazing” were passed out.

The Name Tag Drawing was won by Annie Wagar. Door prizes were won by Barb Magnuson and Celine Kingsland.

February Lotto Blocks were won by Julie Gumaer who also won February’s last year. March Lotto Blocks were won by Gail Hillyard.

Sixteen February - red (hearts and/or reds) - fat quarters were won by Adele Bettenhausen. Ann Mann and Adele Bettenhausen each won 18 March - green (Think St. Patrick's Day) - fat quarters. Ten ugly fat quarters were won by Barb Magnuson. I saw some of those “uglies” and, believe me, they weren’t all ugly!

A short program, “Quilt-As-You-Go, Sashing and Binding,” was given by Margie. I hope at least some members learned something from it.

Next month our program will be “Triangle Techniques” by Carol Beasley. I still have several months to fill, so if anyone has something they’d like to give a program on, let me know.

Some possibilities…

Paper Piecing

Prairie Points, Scallops, Borders, Seminole piecing

Stack and Whack and Kaleidoscope

Quilting Tips & Techniques

Working with Templates

What you need to start quilting… threads, needles, tools, rulers, etc.

Fabrics

• Pre-Washing Pros & Cons

• Do a Burn Test to Identify Fabric

• How to Do a Bleed Test

• Etc.

Bindings (Regular, two-fabric, Prairie Points, scallops) and Borders

• Learn to measure and sew straight borders

• Sew quilt borders with corner squares

• Make long binding strips

• Traditional and other methods for Prairie Points

• Etc.

UFO’s were brought in by Sharon Couch (2), Debbie Ellis (1), Joyce Linhoff (3), Connie Randall (6) and Annie Wagar (3). WOW! Don’t forget to bring yours in so your can win some of the great goodies they’ve put in the kitty!

Show and Tell items were brought in by Lois Gerk, Jill Risley, Carol Lewis, Jinny Truzinski, Sharon Crozier, Vicki Kauth, Gail Hillyard, Ann Mann and Kathy Dostal.

Margie

SUNSHINE & SHADOW

With much sadness, we report that Guild member Cathy Swanson's husband passed away on Thursday, March 13.

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Events of Interest

SPRING FLING Shop Hop - March 25, 26 & 27, 2010 - www.sagercreekquilts.com

Calico Cut-ups’ Quilt ShOW - April 9-10, 2010 - Bella Vista, AR - www.calicocutups.org

KC Shop Hop - April 8-11, 2010 - Kansas City Area - www.kcshophop.com

Olathe Guild’s Quilt Show - April 17-18, 2010 - Olathe, KS - www.olathequiltersguild.com

AQS Annual Show April 21-24 - Paducah, KY - www.americanquilter.com

Kaw Valley’s Annual Quilt Show - April 24 – 25 - Lawrence, KS - www.kawvalleyquiltersguild.org

Eureka Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show - June 18-19, 2010 - Eureka Springs, AR - schneiderette@cox.net

Prairie Quilt Guild’s Quilt Show - June 25-27, 2010 - Wichita, KS - www.pqgks.com

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THE TREASURER'S REPORT IS ON THE WEBSITE.