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Volume XXXIV Issue 10 NQA Chapter #OK 480 greencountryquiltersguild.com October, 2014
2014 Board of Directors
President—Judy Helms ([email protected])
Pres.-elect—Debbie Ross ([email protected])
1st VP Meetings -
Day—Alice Spears ([email protected])
Night—David Ann Davis ([email protected])
2nd VP Programs -
Day—Ann Lee ([email protected])
—Sue Woods ([email protected])
Night—Susan Shaw ([email protected])
—Katherine Madewell ([email protected])
3rd VP Membership -
Day—Linda Osterhout —
Night—Gail Hankins ([email protected])
Secretary—Melody Lahann ([email protected])
Treasurer—Mary Beth Zwilling —
Past Pres.—Karen Scharf ([email protected])
2012 Quilt Show Chairman -
Sue Semler ([email protected])
Linda Frazier (Linda.Frazier @oneok.com)
Newsletter Editor—Linda Hertensteiner
Webmaster—Karen Scharf ([email protected])
Hearts & Hands—Naomi Valliere (naomi.valliere
@gmail.com) and Mary Anne Cary (macary.mac
@gmail.com)
October, 2014
October Birthdays: 2 Lynessa Yeats
3 Carolyn Lamp
4 Denise Paglio
5 Deborah Caskey
7 Judy Start
8 Maridel Ripley
9 Bonnie Schwenn, Jennie Stow
11 Dee Johnston, Beth Keaton,
Mildred Martin
12 Donna Newby-Bennett
16 Carol Furgason, Grace Johnson,
Carol Thomas
18 Margaret Smith
21 Evelyn Hayes
24 Teresa Marler, Joyce Thomas
25 Debbie Denton, Laura Dubos
26 Pat Wiszneauckas
27 Debi Pickens, Joyce Rankin
Judy’s Journal—October, 2014
I am a great believer in fate. Recently a group of
us went to the Philbrook Museum to view the
Monet exhibit. Because I usually get lost driving to a
place for the first time, I always allow myself extra
time. So I arrived 20 minutes before the museum
doors opened, and I ended up sharing my bench
with a man and his daughter from San Jose. They had flown to Tulsa to
view some paintings his brother made that were on display at the Tulsa
Historical Society. It seems as though his brother’s wife had discovered
pictures of a mural painted at Ellis Island during the 1930’s. Sadly,
sometime in the 1950’s a bad storm had damaged the roof in the immi-
grants’ lunch room, and only a few panels remained. The brother decid-
ed to replicate this mural in a much smaller size. Some sections were
missing in the photos, but the brother was able to paint most of it. By the
way, the Philbrook and the Tulsa Historical Society are just two of
Tulsa’s outstanding places to visit and be inspired.
As quilters, we can be inspired by all we see and touch. Have you
ever gone to a quilt shop just so you can fondle new fabric? Even though
I would like to buy yardage of those fabrics that catch my eye, often I
wait until I get home. If that fabric stays in my mind, then I know I need
to go back and buy a yard or so. I’m sure I have no idea what I’m going
to do with it, but eventually that fabric “speaks” to me and demands to
become a quilt. So fate can certainly add new dimensions to our lives. Be it new
people, fabric, or experiences—embrace fate’s opportunities.
Judy Helms, President
What’s inside:
Advertisers………………………....p. 3
Check It Out………………………..p. 8
“.COM”…………………………….p. 7
Giving Thimble Award…………..p. 2
Guild Meeting Stats…..……….….p. 4
Hearts & Hands…………………...p. 2
Meeting Times & Places………….p. 10
Mission Statement………………...p. 10
Never Too Old to Learn………….. —
President’s Challenge 2014……….p. 4
Program “Low-Down”…...……………p. 5,
Quilt Tulsa 2016………………………...p. 4
Quilters on the Go……………………...p. 2, 8
Ruler Library News…………………….p. 7
Spotlight On…………………………… p. 9
Sunshine & Shadows……………..…….p. 3
The Month in Miniature……………….p. 6
Tip of the Month……………………….p. 10
Treasurer’s Report……………………..p. 7
Upcoming Events/Around Town…….p. 2, 6
October, 2014 Page 2
Hearts & Hands We have labels to sew on our quilts now; so, if
you would like to help with that, make quilt tops, or do
some quilting, come join us on the first Sat. of each
month. Our next meeting will be Oct. 4 from 9:00-3:00 at
John Calvin Presbyterian Church on 31st Street, just east
of Memorial. Bring your lunch and stay all day, or just
drop in for as long as you can. Hope to see you there!
Naomi Valliere
&
Mary Anne Cary
Quilters on the Go…
And we don’t have far to go for this one! Beginning
in October there will be a special exhibit at the Sherwin
Miller Museum of Jewish Art on 71st Street (go to
jewishmuseum.net for more info) entitled The Many
Faces of Jerusalem. Quoting the museum’s website:
“In 2012 to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Israel
Quilters Association put out a call to artists world-wide
to attend the conference and to enter a quilt to be shown
in an exhibit to be held during the conference...quilts that
expressed their ideas, hopes, memories, and dreams of
Jerusalem. The result is a multicolored and multicultural
feast for the eyes; the
textiles of dream.”
It’s right in our
backyard—don’t
miss it!
The Editor
Giving Thimble Award Time…
As everyone knows, our guild is built
upon, and thrives because of, the dedication
and hard work of many individuals. The
Giving Thimble Award is each member’s opportunity
to honor two individuals within our guild who go
above and beyond the call of duty and give back to our
guild by either service and/or leadership. We are
blessed to have so many members who give unselfishly
and continually to our guild throughout the year.
Please take time to think back over the past year to
those individual who stand out in your mind. When
you attend the next guild meeting, look to your left and
right, in front of and behind you. We are sure you will
find several individuals who you feel deserve the honor
of being awarded the Giving Thimble. If you do not
know someone’s name, ask another member to find
out. It is not only an opportunity for you to
acknowledge the dedication of two of our members,
but a privilege to do so. A Giving Thimble form is
available on the “Members Only” area of our website.
The form can be downloaded, printed, and mailed.
Forms will also be available at the September and Octo-
ber guild meetings, or you can e-mail Karen Scharf
([email protected]) with your nominations.
Deadline for nominations is October 31. The
awards will be presented at our November meetings.
Here is a list of past recipients:
2002: Alberta Evans Brenda Trekell
2003: Phyllis Enos Sondra Steinberg
2004: Judy Folsom Mickey Sherman
2005: Nancy Adams Carolyn Lamp
2006: Patti Orr Melody Lahann
2007: Dolly Mosley Paula Klaassen
2008: Sue Semler Betty Hagood
2009: Linda Hertensteiner Virginia Wilson
2010: Diane Strickland Peggy Selman
2011: Betty Craig Betty Fisher
2012: Linda Frazier Patti Bernett
2013: Karen Scharf Emma Goins
Let us hear from you!
Karen Scharf, Past-President
And Keep Going...to Collinsville! Visit barnoheirlooms.com for information about a
new quilt shop in Collinsville. It looks on-line like just a
long-arm dealer, but I hear from the Owasso guild that
it’s a great shop! Worth checking it out! The Editor
October, 2014 Page 3
Our sympathies are extended to:
Teresa Marler on the death of her father-in-law on
Aug. 27th.
Please remember to keep the following members
in your prayers:
Sue Woods as she continues her chemo treatments.
We’re so glad to see Sue out and about again!
* * * * * * * * Please contact Vicki Anderson at [email protected]
with information to be shared with our guild members.
Thank you!
Vicki Anderson, Sunshine & Shadows
& Sunshine Shadows
We thank our quilt shops for their support!
We thank Lee East, our most faithful advertiser!
Thank you, advertisers!
Welcome to our newest Advertiser!
Texting, 1, 2, 3...We’re all doing it, it
seems (just hopefully not behind the wheel).
Here are a few “quilters’ texts” taken from
Quilter’s Home, Nov./Dec., 2008 (Mark is
always ahead of his time):
I wont liv lng nuf 2 us ll of d fabric Ive
(I won’t live long enough to use all of the fabric I have.)
DYWT go on d shophp W me?
(Do you want to go on the shop hop with me?)
f I dnt gt rid of sum of dis poo my kin S gunA kik me
2 d curb (Remember, it’s Mark Lipinski.)
(You are welcome to anything that I have in my stash.)
dat qlt l%ks lk poo
(I don’t like that quilt at all.)
dnt tel my hubby dat I bawt more stf
(Don’t tell my husband that I bought more stuff!)
The Editor
Husband of guild member Lois Sweetko!
October, 2014 Page 4
September Guild Meeting “Stats”:
There were 75 present at the night meeting, with 8 visi-
tors.
There were 54 present at the day meeting, with 2 visitors.
Welcome to the following new members:
Debbie Walker
Gail Hankins, Membership-Night
Linda Osterhout, Membership-Day
Please e-mail any corrections to the roster to
Donna Rushing at([email protected]). If you are not
included on the roster now, you will be added once you
fill out a membership form and pay your dues. The
roster will be updated periodically—check the
“Members Only” section of our website! (Call Donna
or Karen Scharf for password information if needed.)
President’s Challenge… You have until October to sign up for the President’s
Challenge. Inspiration is to be the beautiful Art Deco ar-
chitecture to be found in Tulsa. Minimum size is 40”
around to a maximum size of 160” around. Each partici-
pant will receive an enameled pin. Registration fee is
$1.00, with the money being used to purchase items for
the prize drawing.
Quilts must be finished and ready to turn in at the
November pot luck meetings. So, if you haven’t gotten
started yet, now’s the time!
Judy Helms, President
Quilt Tulsa 2016 (Yes, it’s time to start planning already!)
Hi, Everyone! As you know, a quilt show requires
many people working together to make it a successful
event. Because some of our Quilt Tulsa 2014 committee
chairmen have informed us that they need to step down,
we are in need of some new people to assist in these re-
sponsible positions. Besides being in charge of your com-
mittee, it also means meeting the Monday night before
our guild meetings, starting in January, 2015. Each quilt
show we are always amazed at how quickly the prepara-
tion time flies by. Some of the positions available are:
Volunteer Coordinator
Boutique
Acquisitions
Meet & Greet
Registration
Please contact Linda Frazier ([email protected])
or Judy Helms ([email protected]) if you have
questions or would like to volunteer. We look forward to
working with you on Quilt Tulsa 2016. Thanks!
Linda Frazier &
Judy Helms,
Quilt Tulsa 2016
Co-chairs
President’s Block… Each year our guild members make quilt blocks to be
presented to the out-going President. This year Judy
Helms is asking for two 1/2-square triangles. If you are a
novice, here are step-by-step instructions:
Start with two 7” squares. These should be a light
and a medium or dark of the same color family
(prints, plaids, or solids—Judy loves them all. Just be
sure there is good contrast).
On the light square, draw a diagonal line, corner-to-
corner (forming 2 triangles).
Place the light square on top of the dark square, RST.
Sew 1/4” on either side of the drawn line.
Press; cut on the drawn line (making two 1/2-square
triangles).
Press seam allowances to the dark side.
Blocks may be given directly to Judy or to Karen
Scharf anytime between now and the January meeting.
Let’s all be sure to honor Judy with a block (or, actually,
two blocks) for her hard work and dedication over the
past year!
The Editor
October, 2014
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Program “Low-Down” As most of you have heard, we will need to resched-
ule Marilyn Doheny’s trip to GCQG. We are fortunate to
have Kay Harmon from Springdale, AR, visiting us at
the October meetings. Kay is retired from the Air Force.
Soon after retiring, she became involved in quilting,
mostly piecework. It wasn’t until a friend showed her
applique that Kay got excited about this technique. Kay’s
lectures are entitled, “My Applique Journey.”
Our November meeting will have a potluck theme,
“Cooking Up Some Quilting.” If you have made a quilt
with a food theme, we would love to have you share it
with us. And, of course, we will be
celebrating another thankful year of
Green Country Quilters Guild—the
memories, the friendships, the
quilts that were shared, and a won-
derful quilt show that we all worked together to produce.
At the November meeting there will also be the installa-
tion of new officers and committee chairs. The Giving
Thimble awards will be presented to two very special
members. So bring a dish to share in November, and
help us celebrate an early Thanksgiving!
Judy Helms and Your Program Committee
Network News… The Fall Meeting of OQN (Oklahoma
Quilt Network) will be held on Sat., Oct. 4th,
in Guthrie. This meeting will be hosted by members of
our State Organization (OQSO) and will feature demon-
strations on how to use those specialty rulers that we all
have but have forgotten what they’re for. Registration
begins at 9:30, and the meeting will start at 10:00. We
will once again meet at The Community Church, 512
Seward Rd. in Guthrie. Contact Judy Helms for carpool
information. Hope to see you there!
The Editor
Be Watching for It!! A number of us enjoyed seeing Pat Knoechel (Elinor
Burns’ sister) again last month during her yearly visit to
Oklahoma. This year Pat was previewing Elinor’s new
book, All Star Quilt, and it looks like a winner to me!
The quilt is just beautiful, and the new book should be
available around the end of Oct. Pat urged us to visit the
Quilt-in-a-Day website to watch Elinor’s hilarious videos
(with several famous quilting celebrities), and try to
solve “The Case of the Lost Quilt.” Each episode in the
series walks you through the construction of that
month’s block (it’s a mystery), and the completed quilt
finally re-appears in episode 4 (much to the delight of
the audience).
Pat was as delightful as ever this year—she’s just as
entertaining as Elinor! We got our own preview of the
new quilt, learned how each block is constructed, and
then got to see a lot of our “old” Quilt-in-a-Day favorites
again. And, of course, there were lots of patterns and
rulers to purchase (including a couple of brand new
ones—oh, no, not more rulers!).
If you’re not already enjoying QIAD on-line, you
might want to tune in to their new series, “Growing Up
With Quilt-in-a-Day” which just started in Sept. It’s all
free on their website, quiltinaday.com (click on Media
Theater).
The Editor
“New” Quilt Shop in Sapulpa!
In case you haven’t heard, Cathy Jacobs has
re-opened her shop, Quilt Styles, in Sapulpa
(her shop was previously located in Glenpool).
The address for the “new” Quilt Styles is:
18 S. Water Street
Sapulpa, OK 74066
We’re glad to welcome Cathy back—do plan on
visiting her new shop soon!
The Editor
(See more photos from Pat Knoechel’s program
on our website!)
Page 6 October, 2014
Guild Meetings
and Board Mtg.
Hearts & Hands
Stitch Groups:
Church Lady Quilters (C.L.Q.)
Cotton Patch Stitchers (C.P.S.)
Itty Bitty Quilt Comm. (I.B.Q.C.)
Morning Glory (M.G.)
Quilting Arts Reinvented (QART)
Quilting Queens (Q.Q.)
Sew & Sew (S.&S.)
Sew It Seams (S.I.S.)
Silver Threads (S.T.)
Stitch and Chatter (S.&C.)
Stitch and Quilt (S.&Q.)
Stitch ‘n Stuff (S.n S.)
T-Town Stitchers (T-T.S.) Tues. Night Thimble Stitchers (TNTS)
October, 2014
The Month in Miniature
Please check your roster for details on
Stitch Group meeting times, and check
other places in the newsletter for details
on other events.
Mark Your Calendars:
Tulsa State Fair—Sept. 25-Oct. 5
“16th Annual Central Kansas Quilt Shop Hop—
Oct. 3-5 (for shops and hours visit:
www.centralkansasquiltshophop.4t.com
“Triangles, Circles & Squares...OH MY!”—Oct. 10
-11, Belle Point Quilters Guild show, , Fort Smith
Convention Center, Fort Smith, AR, Fri. 9:-6:, Sat.
9:-3:, Adm. $5
“Autumn Leaves 2014,” Country Fare Quilters
Guild Show—October 17-18, 9:-5: Fri., 9:-4: Sat.,
Claremore Community Center, featuring Darcy
Ashton, Adm. $5
Houston Intl. Quilt Festival—Oct. 30-Nov. 2,
George R. Brown Conv. Center, Houston
Nancy Zieman’s “Love of Sewing Retreat” at B-
Sew Inn—Nov. 6-8 (www.besewinn.com)
31st Annual Creek Co. Quilt Show—Nov. 7-8, Fri.
9:-5:, Sat. 9:-4:, Creek Co. Fairgrounds, Kellyville,
Adm. $4
OKC Winter Show—Jan. 8-10, 2015
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In Claremore : Kathy Hunt, Grove, OK, Thurs., Oct.
23, 9:45 a.m.. St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church.
In Muskogee: Darcy Ashton, Thurs., Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m.,
First Presbyterian Church.
In Owasso: “Speed Quilting” (Member demos),
Thurs., Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m., Friendship Baptist Church.
In Pryor: “, Tue., Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m., Mayes Co. Ext.
In Wagoner : Mon., Oct. 13 , 6:30 p.m., Cornerstone
Community Church of the Nazarene.
Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild: Tues., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.,
Owl & Drum (15th and Delaware).
Quilts of Valor: Sat., Oct. 11, 10:00-4:00, Hardesty Li-
brary (note temporary location change)
Embroiderers’ Guild of OK: Mon., Oct. 6, 9:45 a.m.
and Thurs., Oct. 9, 6:45 p.m., Hardesty Library.
Fiber Artists of OK: Tues., Oct. 14, 6:00 p.m., B-Sew-
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Page 7 September, 2014
Treasurer’s Report August 26-September 22, 2014
Beginning Balance 8-26-14 $3,040.60
Income:
Memberships $ 57.50
Hearts & Hands 25.50
35th Notepad Sales 19.50
Total Income $ 102.50 $ 102.50
$3,143.10
Expenses:
Newsletter $ 21.78
MD Workshop Refund 65.00
Meeting Room/Maint. 400.00
Pres. Challenge 272.13
35th Anniv.-Notepad 105.81
Ruler Library 28.98
Programs 279.00
Hearts & Hands 40.72
Safety Deposit Box 41.67
Storage Rental 70.00
Total Expense $ 1,325.09 $1,325.09
Checkbook Balance 9-22-14 $1,818.01
Guild MM Account 8-31-14 $18,938.69
Mary Beth Zwilling, Treasurer
Ruler Library News… Betty Fisher showed us the wonderful
bags she’s been making for her granddaughter to
sell, using some of the rulers
from our Ruler Library. We
are beginning to see that our
rulers can have multiple uses
if we just use our imagina-
tions! Betty showed us how to
make “woven” strips using a
diamond-shaped ruler.
Alice Spears also showed
us the beautiful Pineapple
blocks she had made using a
new “never-fail” simplified
Pineapple block ruler. This
one’s not in our Ruler Library (yet), but I’m sure Alice
would be happy to give you
a demonstration using hers.
Be watching for this ruler in
your local quilt shop if
you’re a Pineapple block
fan (I made one lap-size
Pineapple quilt, and that
was enough!).
Thanks, Betty and Alice!
The Editor
.COM
cathspennies.com—If you enjoy working with wool (my apologies to
Linda Frazier and others who might be allergic), or you just love the look of primitive
(and not-so-primitive) wool applique and penny rugs, then this is one website you
really must visit. Cath (Catherine?) Wagner is a wool
expert. Not only can you purchase wool from her on
her website, but she has the most beautiful and adorable
patterns that I’ve ever seen (be sure to check out the
Wool Popcorn Garland—so cute!). And the best part is
that she’s willing to share her wealth of talent through tutorials that (for free) show
you how she creates these fabulous pieces. You can even purchase a number of her
finished pieces (if you have a lot of money). You’ll find great tips for working with
wool, and you’ll also want to visit her blogspot.
My thanks to Margaret Johnson for coming to
speak to the wool group in Claremore last month
and putting us onto Cath’s Pennies. And Cath is from my old stomping
grounds—well, close, anyway—Beaver Falls, PA, just 31 mi. NW of Pittsburgh,
America’s “best place to live” (or at least it held that title when we lived there).
Check out Cath’s Pennies—you’ll “wooly” love her!
The Editor
Page 8 October, 2014
Check It Out… A Cut Above:
Turn Charm Squares, Strips,
and More into Beautiful Patchwork by Gerri Robinson
Pattern designer Gerri Robinson shows how to
turn ordinary pre-cut fabrics into extraordinary pro-
jects. Find 18 enticing patchwork patterns that use 5”
and 10” squares, 2 1/2”
strips, fat quarters, and
fat eighths. Create clas-
sic designs and open up
new possibilities for
your favorite pre-cuts;
achieve a controlled or
scrappy look. Get lots of
options with eye-
catching projects in a
variety of sizes, includ-
ing bed and lap quilts,
framed pieces, pillows,
and cushions.
The projects are bro-
ken down by the type of pre-cut fabric used for the
projects. I love pre-cut fabrics, but making my own
from yardage is also presented as an option. Four pro-
jects use mini-charm and charm packs, four projects
use layer cake squares, two use fat-eighths, and four
use fat quarters. If this is Greek to you, have no fear—
Ms. Robinson explains these cuts.
In addition to explaining pre-cuts, the beginning of
the book contains Quilt-making Basics. Robinson
shows her methods for making: flying geese units,
quick-angled rectangles, square-in-a-square units,
pieced sashing, and wool applique. She also details
how she frames quilts. Other basic techniques are:
adding borders, layering and quilting, binding, and
covered cording.
The photos are beautiful, especially the reds shown
on the cover quilts. I highly recommend this book!
Paula Klaassen, Guild Librarian
Quilters on the Go…
If you’re interested in a little road trip down to
Texas, the fall exhibit at the Texas Quilt Museum in La
Grange will feature a stunning, once-in-a-lifetime dis-
play of contemporary art quits from one of the most
renowned privately-held fabric art collections. The ex-
hibit is entitled “Art Quilts from the John M. Walsh III
Collection.” The exhibit will feature 54 quilts, which
will be on display from Oct. 2-Dec. 21. On Sat., Oct. 4,
museum curator Dr. Sandra Sider and Mr. Walsh will
lead a gallery talk with Q&A time from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Admission is free.
The quilts in the exhibit “include renowned makers
whose careers span four decades, as well as emerging
artists championed by Mr. Walsh.” He currently has
100 quilts in his collection, which continues to grow
yearly (but I bet Judy Helms could beat that record!).
Many of the quilts in Mr. Walsh’s collection have a wa-
ter theme (he’s the retired CEO of Waltron LLC, manu-
facturer of water analysis and purification devices used
in countries around the world). For you contemporary
quilt artists, you’ll be able to see quilts by Michael
James, Therese May, Terrie Hancock Mangat, Nancy
Crow, Linda Colsh, Velda Newman, Susan Shie, Ar-
ydyth Davis, and Robin Schwalb.
The Texas Quilt Museum is located at 140 W. Colo-
rado St., La Grange, TX 78945. The museum opened in
2011 and is housed in two 19th-century buildings in the
Historic District of La Grange. Learn more about the
museum at www.texasquiltmuseum.org.
Sounds like it’s worth the trip!
The Editor
Rio Hondo by Katie Pasquini Masopust
Go Figure...Over the past month, I have heard of
two people working on rag quilts! Thank you to
Donna Rushing for putting us onto the following web-
site, which helps you calculate everything you need to
make a rag quilt: fabricsnquilts.com (click “Free
Patterns” and then “Rag Quilt Calculator”). Have fun!
The Editor
Page 9 October, 2014
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Called for Supper… I hope most of you felt “called” to go and see The
Supper Quilt while it was here in Tulsa—if not, you
missed a wonderful opportunity to view this master-
piece and hear the story behind it from its creator, Dr.
Don Locke. This quilt seems to have taken on a life of
its own, travelling to 37 states, Canada, and Europe.
Dr. Locke says they take it wherever they are invited
(so glad that someone thought to invite them here!).
The lecture on Thurs. night was truly inspiring.
Mrs. Locke showed us a few of Dr. Locke’s other quilts
(he started quilting at age 64), all beautifully hand-
quilted. I especially loved the Mary Engelbrite em-
broidered-children quilt—gorgeous. Then, viewing
The Supper in person—all 51,816 pieces of it—was tru-
ly a “spiritual experience.” The quilt, an exact replica
of daVinci’s “The Last Supper” in 1/2” (finished) fabric
squares, took 1200 hours to complete (2 1/2 years). The
quilt measures 16’x6’ and contains more than 350
different fabrics (several hand-dyed to get just the
right color). If the pieced quilt isn’t breath-taking
enough, the quilting (by well-known long-arm master
Linda Taylor) is truly amazing. Viewed from the back,
you see every apostle painted, in detail, with thread
(you can even see the fish on the table!). I have to be-
lieve that Linda’s hands were being divinely guided as
she worked on this project (which she actually quilted
while viewing it at a 90-degree angle—amazing).
Our thanks to Our Savior Lutheran Church for
opening their doors to make it possible for us to view
this incredible masterpiece. And thank you to Dr. Don
Locke and his wife Marilyn for the way they are
changing lives by travelling all over the world to give
their testimony in cloth. I know I’ll never forget it!
Linda Hertensteiner, Editor
Spotlight On… Our Local Quilt Shops: “Sweet Pea’s Quilt Co., LLC” 17427 W. 9th St. South
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Wanda Rosenberg, Owner
If you haven’t taken a ride
out to Sweet Pea’s lately (like
me), you’ll be amazed at how
much this shop has grown since
it first opened a few years ago
(you may remember my first
“virtual tour” a while back!).
While still maintaining her
country charm, with old iron beds, washtubs, etc., Wanda
has packed her store with the most beautiful and latest
fabric lines on the market. There’s something there to
please everyone!
Often accompanied by her son, Wanda has become a
familiar face at all of our local quilt shows, with displays
that “draw you in. “ I love the way she displays her fat
quarters (like
handkerchiefs) and
stacks of matching
fabric bolts, so you
can remove each
one easily for
cutting. I missed
seeing the dog this
time, but there
were certainly
plenty of other
things to catch
one’s attention as
you browse the shop (you
have to go around several
times before you see it all!).
Be sure you make the
short drive to Sand Springs
one day soon to visit Wan-
da, chat with her husband, and find everything you need
for making that next award-winning quilt. Sweet!
The Editor
Go to www.greencountryquiltersguild.com now for your
virtual tour of this shop! The Supper Quilt—worth “a hundred zillion dollars”!
Mission Statement Green Country Quilters Guild, Inc.
is an educational non-profit organiza-
tion. Its purpose is to stimulate an
interest in quilts and to promote the
art of quilting in all its forms.
The night group, formed in 1981,
meets monthly on the third Thursday
(no meeting in December) at 6:30 p.m.
The day group, formed in 1978, meets
the day following the night group
meeting, at 9:45 a.m.
Green Country Quilter is published
monthly by the Green Country Quilt-
ers Guild. The editor is Linda Herten-
steiner ([email protected]). Corre-
spondence may be sent to:
Green Country Quilters Guild
P. O. Box 35021
Tulsa, OK 74153-0021
Green Country Quilters Guild
P.O. Box 35021
Tulsa, OK 74153-0021
Green Country Quilters Guild
October Guild Meetings :
Night—Thurs., Oct. 16, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Night Location:
Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church
4102 E. 61st Street
Tulsa, OK 74136
Day—Fri., Oct. 17, 2014, 9:45 a.m.
Day Location:
Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church
4102 E. 61st Street
Tulsa, OK 74136
GCQG Board Meeting: Tue., Oct. 21, 2014, 5:30 p.m.
Board Meeting Location:
John Calvin Presbyterian Church
8181 E. 31st Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
Note: If Tulsa Public Schools close because of
inclement weather, guild meetings for that day will
also be cancelled.
“Tip of the Month”:
Cutting Bias Strips
Since I’ve just been cutting bias
strips for a project I’m working on, I
thought I’d share this tip, which came
right out of BH&G’s Quilting Ideas
from May, 2004. Here’s the formula
for finding out how many bias strips
you can get from a square of fabric:
“To calculate the total length of bias
strips that can be cut from a square,
find the square’s area (multiply the
square’s measurement by itself) and
divide by the desired width of the bias
strip. For example, to figure the total
inches of 2 1/2” wide bias a 12” square
yields, multiply 12 x 12 and divide by
2.5. You will have 57” of bias strips.”
So there you have it—start stripping!
October, 2014
The Editor
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