TWIN CITY QUILTERS GUILD www.twincityquiltersguild.org January 2018 Volume 29, Number 1 GUILD OFFICERS President Linda Barrett 799-7226 lynbarrett7345@roadrunner.com Vice President René Harbison renesmessages@msn.com Secretary Joan Rockenbrock jlrockenbrock@aol.com Corresponding Secretary/Sunshine Linda Smyth 695-2052 tismyth45@yahoo.com A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Linda Barrett Happy New Year! What a wonderful Christmas party/dinner we had. Mega thanks to Jennie Wigle and her wonderful committee. There will be a change in the meeting time. As of our January 3 rd. meeting, the doors will be open at 5:45 p.m. The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 p.m. IF there is a reason to cancel a meeting, I will post it in an e-mail and on Facebook. I will also try to get it on television by 4:30 p.m. As we start a new year, I am pleased to let you know that our Vice President René Harbison has planned more fantastic programs. Thank you, René, for doing such a great job. Treasurer Marty Held mheld2000@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor Maurine Baker-Stein tcbearclaw@aol.com Newsletter Submission Deadline: The 15th of each month. All members are encouraged to submit an article. A new roster has been prepared by our membership chairmen Patty Kuriscak and Deb Marshall. Thank you, ladies. Should there be any changes, additions or corrections, please see one of these ladies. As I am familiar with most members, but may not know a few of you, it would be helpful to have the members wear their membership badges. If you don t have a badge, please see me and I will get you instructions on how to make one. YES!!! I will use the microphone. This has been a request from many members. YES!!! We will have a white elephant sale in the Spring. NO!!! We will no longer have the fabric exchange, as so few participate. If you have an idea, please call me at 799-7226, or see me at the meeting. Board news: a budget has been established and will be presented at the January meeting. Wishing you and yours a most Happy Healthy New Year.
Please remember when you are looking for quilt fabric, notions and classes, to patronize our advertisers who help defray our newsletter costs. If we don t support our independent shops they won t exist. BIRTHDAYS 4 Barbara Barrett 8 Kristine Gedeon 10 Sharon Shakerjam 11 Mary Militello 14 Jan Brauer 19 Cindy Warthling 20 Inge Cudzilo 21 Diane Wekenmann 23 Joann Pietrzykowski 25 Pamela Labushesky 27 Linda Berwaldt 27 Joyce Morris 29 Mary Wells COMMITTEES FOR TWIN CITY QUILTERS GUILD 2018 The following are the committees and the members who so graciously accepted the needs of YOUR guild for the year 2018. Since so many chairpersons positions have not been filled, I am thanking the members who have signed to chair. If there is no chairperson noted, please choose a chairperson for your group at your first meeting. If you do not see your name on any committee, please approach the chairperson or any name on the list of committees to add your name to the committee. Thank-you. PINK RIBBON PROJECTS chairs: Patty Kuriscak and Linda Goodine June Roetzer, Judy Klusek, Dorothy Glosser, Adele Gabalski, Jeannine Ellis, Emma Hofmeyer, Dorothy Spears CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS chairs: Cheryl Shoemaker and Sue Skinner MARCH LIBRARY chair: Linda Berwaldt Sharon Shakarjian, Dorothy Glosser, Diane Wekenmann LINUS PROJECT chairs: Cindy Warthling, Linda Szmanda, Cindy Hubacher Diane Brodfuehrer, Greg Mangin, Bonnie Victor, Doris Gierke, Sharon Sacco, Dorothy Spears, Jean Roberto, Linda Wegrzen, Mary Militello, Liz Wheeler CHRISTMAS PARTY chair: Maurine Baker-Stein Sheryl Lynch, Marty Held, Kelly Urtel, Sandy Wardour PICNIC Destiny Varney, Sharon Sacco, Angela Myers, Pam Labushesky, Liz Wheeler KITCHEN chair: Donna Brown Pat Vitthuhn, Barb Kanaley, Jill MacDougall, Faye Vogt WALKER BAGS chair: Barbara Newman Esther Stoeckel, Jennie Wigle, Karen McMurdo RAFFLE QUILT chair: Charles Rhodes Sheryl Lynch, Greg Mangin, Joann Pietrzykowski, Rene Harbison, Linda Smyth MEETING GREETERS Judy Lilac, Joann Pietrzykowski, Pat Neuman, June Roertzer, Jean Roberto, Jan Brauer, Donna Clark QUILT CHALLENGE Dorothy Glosser, Destiny Varney, Deb Marshall MEMBERSHIP chairs: Patty Kuriscak & Deb Marshall BUS TRIP Linda Barrett BLOCK of the MONTH chair: Sheryl Lynch
BLOCK-OF-THE-MONTH Sheryl Lynch Shades of Gray by Sue Aylesworth
Pink Ribbon Projects Patty Kuriscak, Linda Goodine, and Judy Klusek Returned at the December meeting: Pillows: 21 sewn Hats: 28 Total 6 were fleece and 22 knitted hats Thank You s to: Judy Klusek for her tireless work on all the hat and pillow tags needed recently!!! Charles Rhodes for sewing the 6 fleece hats mentioned above. Emma Hofmeyer for sewing 15 of the 21 pillows mentioned above!! Immanuel Lutheran in Tonawanda (Linda Smyth s church) for knitting 22 adult and 2 infant hats. June Roetzer for delivering hats to the American Cancer Society and pillows and hats to: CCS Oncology in Williamsville, Roswell Park site in Williamsville, Buffalo Medical Group, and CCS Oncology at Kenmore Mercy (Harbour Medical). Note: Kits for the comfort pillows and chemo hats are available at all regular meetings. If anyone needs kits at other times, please call or email Patty Kuriscak or Linda Goodine; and we will deliver them to you. Double Note: Two outside groups have volunteered to stuff pillows (one in January and one in February); so if you have pillow kits at home, please sew them up and return at our Jan. or Feb. meeting. Thank you all, for your continued support the need is never-ending! 2018 MEETING SCHEDULE & TENTATIVE PROGRAMS By Rene' Harbison Jan. 3 meeting Sunday, Jan. 21 or 28 Denise from Auntie's Attic doing color theory. Final date forthcoming Feb. 7 meeting Saturday, Feb. 24th Dorothy Glosser will be doing needle turn applique. Her patterns will be $5.00 each. If possible, please bring a light box with your 2 contrasting fat quarters, heat and bond light, hand sewing needles, sharp scissors, fine point marker if fabric is dark, or frixion pen if fabric is light, neutral thread, and ruler. Also, bring your own lunch. Dorothy will have a sign-up sheet. March 7 meeting Mar. 24 Pink Ribbon Pillow Day details TBA Apr. 4 meeting May 2 Let us try a garage sale June 6 meeting Sept. 5 picnic Oct. 3 meeting Nov. 7 meeting Dec. 5 Christmas dinner FOR SALE Lynn Fiala has contacted our Guild regarding quilt tops which she found while cleaning out her mother s attic. She has four, ranging in size from twin to queen. Excellent condition. Call 696-0680 to arrange a look at them.
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