It’s A Stitch Gazette

President: Kathy Doman
Vice-President: Nancy Brandon
Secretary: Marge Jorgensen
Treasurer: Diane Jordan

December Hostesses
There are no hostesses because of the Christmas Party.  YOU ARE ALL INVITED!!

December Birthdays
24—Helen Goetz
28—Lou Heitman

December Anniversaries
4—Lori Hilgen
19—Cindy Salter
21—Eileen Vorwerk
25—Elaine Larsen

You are all invited to join us for our 2009 Christmas Party, MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS PAST.
December 10, 2009. The cost is $12.00 per person.
5:00 – Cocktail hour
5:30 – Secret Pal Gift Exchange
6:00 – Dinner

Program to follow…
We will also have a Christmas Ornament exchange, Price $5.00-$10.00

FREEDOM QUILTS (http://freedomquiltswi.blogspot.com/)
They are looking for quilters of any level to make single block quilt blocks for their quilts or to make gold star quilts to be given to the families of the fallen soldiers.  Blocks need to be 12 1/2 inches (12 inch finished), and in red, white, and blue materials.
They meet at the American Legion Post #36, Mutual Mall Building on Main St. in West Bend on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m (3rd Wed. in November and last Wed. in December. Call Belle Wichlacz for questions.

Operation Snuggles
The quilts needed for children listed below are for a new unit.  We also need quilts for the wounded Wisconsin soldiers from the Fort Hood shooting.  Please think about making wounded Soldiers’ quilts (they should be at least 70 by 86). Kris Lindsay and Kathy Doman will be collecting the quilts as well as Ye Olde School House, Material Matters, and Royce Quilting.  Any sized quilt will be accepted.  This is an ongoing community service project.   The web site address is slightly changed: http://home.roadrunner.com/~operationsnuggle Thank You, Kris Lindsay

Quilts are needed for the following children:

Age 0: 2 girls, 8 boys
Age 1:  4 girls, 1 boy
Age 2:  2 girls, 1 boy
Age 3:  2 girls, 4 boys
Age 4:  0 girls, 2 boys
Age 5:  2 girls, 1 boy
Age 6:  2 girls, 0 boys
Age 7:  4 girls, 2 boys
Age 8:  4 girls, 1 boy
Age 9:  1 girl, 4 boys
Age 10:  3 girls, 7 boys
Age 11:  1 boy
Age 12:  1 girl, 1 boy
Age 13:  1 girl, 1 boy
Age 14:  0 girls, 2 boys
Age 15:  0 girls, 2 boys
Age 16:  1 girl, 1 boy
Age 17:  1 girl, 1 boy
Age 18:  2 girls, 0 boys

DATES to Remember: There is a quilt show the First weekend in December in Ripon, Wisconsin.  It starts on Friday night, and is also on Saturday and Sunday during the day.  The city of Ripon gets involved, and people dress up like Dicken’s characters.

WQI’s next meeting will be on February 6 and 7.  The meeting will be at WCTC in Pewaukee with Beth Wheeler, Laurie Marquette and Virginia Walton.

The Theme for our quilt show will be fans.  Please share any quilts with fans for the bed peel at the show.  It will be held on May 1 & 2, 2010.
Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 is the It’s a Stitch Craft & Quilt Fair at Heidel’s.  Hours on Saturday are 8:00-4:00 and on Sunday from 10:00 to 4:00.
Alzheimer’s Quilts Remember when some of us made small quilts to donate to the project?  I believe it was summer ‘08, after some instruction from Deb Kinder.  In visiting the website, I learned that our 10 quilts have sold for a total of $454.26.  The top bid was $65, and all postcard size sold for a set $30.  If you want to check it out for yourself, the website is:  www.alzquilts.org/quilts28002899.html Our quilts are numbers 2806 – 2817.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS: Please get to Diane Jordan or e-mail me at dmjquilts@att.net by the weekend before the meeting.  THANK YOU!