It’s A Stitch Gazette
P.O. Box 159, Jackson, WI  53037
July  8, 2010
Website:  http://itsastitchquiltguild.com

President: Beth Wachs
Vice-President: Marge Jorgensen
Secretary: Belle Wichlacz
Treasurer: Diane Jordan

August Hostesses
We are all hostesses as August is our Salad Supper.

August Birthdays
1 – Lois Brauer
10 – Kathy Doman
11 – Terri Holoubek

August Anniversaries
1 – Diane Balistriere
16 – Pam Moroder
19 – Helen Goetz
10 – Pam Merklein
20 – Pat Ruhlmann
25 – Nancy Brandon

E-mail Changes:
Mary Bongers:  qwiltr2002@yahoo.com

Upcoming Speakers:.
August salad buffet program will feature speaker Gayle Bong, with workshop to be held the following day.  Read more about Gayle at her web site: gaylebong.com

September’s meeting features Ann Fahl, art quilter from Racine.  See more on Ann’s site: annfahl.com.

Notes from the Treasurer:
I have received THANK YOU notes from the Heidel-Semmann Foundation and the following food pantries:  F.A.C.T. Food Pantry (Menomonee Falls), Family Sharing (Grafton), Full Shelf Food Pantry (West Bend), Slinger Food Pantry, Food Pantry of SE Washington County, and Hartford Food Pantry.  They all very much appreciated our contributions.

Upcoming  Quilt  Related Activities:

• July 23 & 24 – Piecemakers Quilting Guild in Hayward, WI will hold a quilt show.
• July 29 – EAA Quilt Show in Oshkosh, WI.
• July 31 – Calico Capers Quilt Show in Montello, WI.
• August  3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – Milwaukee Machine Quilting Show will be held at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Center (www.mmqshow.com)
• August 7 & 8 – WQI will meet at American Family Insurance in Madison.  Tricia Anderson, Margie

Posbrig, and Cara Gulati are presenting workshops.  For more information, go to their website:  www.wisconsinquilters.com.

• August 7 & 8–Lady of the Lakes Quilt Guild in Woodruff, WI will be hosting a quilt show.   It will be held at the Lakeland Union High School in Minoqua, WI. For additional information, call 715-892-0229.
• September 9, 10, & 11 – Quilt Expo at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

There are two bus trips being planned by Kathy Doman.  The first is to the Milwaukee Machine Quilting Show on Thursday, August 5.  Cost of the trip is $38 which includes your entry ticket.  The second is on Friday, September 10 to the Quilt Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.  The cost of this trip is $35 which includes the entry ticket.

Kathy Doman will again by having STASHBUSTERS AT HEIDEL’S again this fall.  It will be held on Sundays from 9am to 3pm.  The cost is $10 per session.  Lunch will be ordering on your own from the menu at Heidel’s.  There are no carry-ins.  September 12, October 17, and November 7.  Call Kathy at 338-0054.

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

Freedom Quilts WI Sisters will be changing its name to The WI Memorial Quilt Project.  We meet at the American Legion Post #36 at the Mutual Mall Building on Main St. in West Bend. Please continue to make single quilt blocks or gold star quilts for the families of the fallen. Blocks need to be 12 ½ inches (12 inch finished), and in red, white, and blue materials. We will resume the 4th Wednesday of the month meetings in April when the weather is nicer. Call Belle Wichlacz at (262) 335-0318 for questions.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS: Please get to Diane Jordan at 262-338-2418 or e-mail me at by the weekend before the meeting.  THANK YOU!