January 2010
It’s A Stitch Gazette
P.O. Box 159, Jackson, WI 53037
January 2010
Website: http://itsastitchquiltguild.com
President: Beth Wach
Vice-President: Marge Jorgensen
Secretary: Belle Wichlacz
Treasurer: Diane Jordan
February Hostesses
Jackie Iannarelli
Cindy Salter
Jeanne Heidel
Beth Wachs
Lori Hilgen
February Birthdays
4—Pat Mroter
11–Diane Balistriere
12—Lois Praefke
18—Sharon Osterman
25—Diane Jordan
26—Kathy Poull
27—Ellen Adgate
February Anniversaries
9—Jeanniene Rakowski
15—Cheryll DuFour
19—Mary Bongers
27—Kathy Polivka
27—Colleen Rasmussen
SILENT AUCTION TIME!!!
You will find a Silent Auction Commitment & donation information sheet in your membership folder. Please fill it out and turn in the top half to one of the committee members – Belle Wichlacz – Sally Bresler or Sharon Ostermann. It must be turned in no later than the February meeting. The donated item with the information sheet attached or your check must be received by the committee no later than the April meeting. If you are fulfilling your commitment by writing a check, please write the check for $30.00 made out to “It’s a Stitch Quilt Guild”. Remember through our participation, we raise much needed money for donations to charitable organizations. Thank you for your dedication.
Silent Auction Committee.
Patchwork Borders 2.by Jan Krueger
Sunday, March 21 at Heidel’s. 8:30-4pm. Cost is $25 for guild members, to be paid at the time of registration. Lunch will be in the restaurant at your own cost. Sign up will begin at January’s meeting.
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 ½ 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.
The WRBQ Midwest Regional Directory will be available at the January and February meetings. It includes Events, Shop Hops and Future Events in 12 Midwest States. There is also information about websites and other “Quilt Stuff”. It is the current 2010 edition. Cost is $7.00 Great for those spring getaways. They are also a great gift idea. Please see Dianne Pfeffer (portquilter@att.net).
A Quilter’s Non-Fattening Treats:
Turnovers—6″x6″ diagonal cuts
Jelly roll— 2 1/2″ strips
Sweet roll— 1 1/2″ strips
Layer Cake—10″ square
Fat rolls—5″ strips
The 2010 Channel 10 Great TV Auction is looking for people to create a fabric work of art. They are sponsoring a contest for these creation s. The artwork should be between 11 x 11 and 36 x 36 and include some quilting. It can b e framed or have loops for a dowel. It will be displayed at the 2010 Greater Milwaukee Realtors Home and Garden Show in March. Participants get two free tickets. The grand prize is $750. The quilts will be auctioned off at the Channel 10 Auction.
DATES to Remember:
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. More information can be found at wisconsinwquilters.com. You will also find a calendar of Wisconsin quilting events at www.wisconsinquilters.com/calendar.htm. This includes our quilt show.
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. Please keep these days open!! We will be needing volunteers to help us. Also remember to enter your quilts in the show. Bring your FAN quilts for our bed peel.
Don’t forget to collect items for Grandmas’s Attic at the quilt show.
Book Report by Rose Berchem
If you are looking for “fun” quilts there are 3 new books that may interest you.
1. “Teens and Tweens” by Anita Shackelford and Jennifer Peraue #8026 $18.87
2. “Small Quilts Big Events” by Julie LaBauve and Tammy Silvers #8030 $17.47
3. “Clowns On Parade” by Cathy Wiggins #8028 $17.47
Now, for all those who love to “piece” there are 3 new books.
1. “Block Beauty Quilts” by Donna Paster #8023 $18.87
2. “Patchwork 4 Ways” by Kathleen Haslett #8027 $18.87
3. “Square Magic Quilts” by Michelle Linder #8024 $18.87
The next 4 books are kind of “specialized” books and look very interesting.
1. “Thread Work Unraveled” by Sarah Ann Smith #8029 $20.27 Filled with a lot of thread and machine quilting information.
2. “Garden Nouveau Quilts” by Vicky Lawrence #8031 $17.47 This is for all those who love appliqué, both hand or fused. Beautiful garden flowers.
3. “Stylish Sweatshirts” by Fran Morgan #8025 $17.47 There are 10 stunning, adult jacket designs.
4. A new quilting magazine “The Quilt Life” by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson #2901 $20.00 for six issues a year.
Celebrate the New Year and buy yourself a new book!
Members, please be sure to update your email addresses with Jeanne Heidel. Nancy Brandon needs the correct address for group emails. You can email her updates too.
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, Operation Snuggles
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
NEWSLETTER ITEMS: Please get to Diane Jordan or e-mail me at dmjquilts@att.net by the weekend before the meeting. THANK YOU!
Thank You letters.
Hello Kris,
I just wanted to send a quick note of thanks for the beautiful quilt my little boy received from you and Operation Snuggles. Joey is 4, soon to be 5, and he received a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle quilt. He had to sleep with it the very first night!
The thoughtfulness of your gift and your time is very much appreciated.
God bless and Merry Christmas.
Joey and Stacy Kramer
Today I received a beautiful quilt in the mail for my daughter Nora. What a great surprise! She is 14 months old and my husband has been in Iraq since February of 2009. I didn’t even know Operation Snuggle existed so it was quite a surprise to open up the package and see this quilt. My sister said there are no surprises left in life, but this gift from you totally proves her wrong. Thank you so much and have a wonderful Christmas!
Jaclyn Nowacki
Kris:
Today I completed the delivery of all the blankets for the children of HHT, 105th CAV. Again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you and yours have done on our children’s behalf. I do have a few small child quilts left over. Would you like me to get these back to you?
Sincerely,
Kelli George
(608)577-4662
Hello,
I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to you and your organization for the beautiful quilt my daughter received today. Her name is Riley and she will be 4 years old tomorrow. She was so incredibly excited to get the quilt from “daddy”. Especially because Daddy knows how much she loves animals and the color pink. 
It’s very hard for her to have Dad gone, especially during Christmas time, and the quilt really did help! She won’t put it down.
Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and hard work. It truly does make a difference. God bless you and yours during this holiday season.
Sincerely,
Kristy Kelly