It’s A Stitch Gazette
P.O. Box 159, Jackson, WI 53037
Volume 19, Number 7: July 14, 2011

Thursday’s Meeting: Margaret Gawlick will be doing a demonstration on binding a quilt. Bring along your binding problems.

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

August Hostesses
We are ALL hostesses for the Salad Supper!! Reminder to all members who will be attending the Salad Buffet in August. Be sure to sign up to bring a salad or dessert. Check the sign up sheet or call Kathy Poull or email: quilter226@hotmail.com A handout with details will be available at the July meeting.

August Birthdays
1 – Lois Brauer
10 – Kathy Doman
11 – Terri Holoubeck
15 – Barbara Pratt

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

WELCOME to our NEW MEMBERS: Marcia Karpowicz and Carla Streeter

It’s A Stitch Meeting Highlights:
July – Margaret Gawlik will be demonstrating binding a quilt.
August – Salad Supper
September – open – would like a member demo – any volunteers?
October – Gretchen Hudach will be speaking

Pam Moroder would appreciate any Christmas cards you can get to her. She is involved with a program called Trees from Home, which sends small Christmas trees and other goodies to the troops overseas. Please keep bringing them in.

OPERATION SNUGGLES
Just an update on Snuggles: We are caught up on Children’s quilts at the moment. We are in need of large lap or twin size quilts for our wounded warriors. If you have a quilt kit from Snuggles, would you please finish the quilts and return them over the next few months.
Thank You, Kris Lindsay
http://home.roadrunner.com/~operationsnuggle

SILENT AUCTION!!
First a great big THANK YOU to all the members that participated in the Silent Auction. We had a wonderful variety of items. The general public seemed to enjoy the fact that we had a number of smaller items to bid on. Next we have a mystery question! The question is which member made and donated the seasonal Kleenex box covers? We want to make sure the member gets credit for the donation. Please call or email me. Thanks. Sharon Ostermann and the Silent Auction Committee
Treasurer’s Note: The final (I think!!) silent auction total was $1876.85.

Upcoming Quilt Related Activities:

• CHECK OUT Royce Quilting’s NEW website at www.roycequilting.com.
• There is a blog on Quilt Happenings in Wisconsin. If you’re interested, it can be found at: www.qhinwisconsin.blogspot.com
• July 29 & 30 – Hayward Quilt Show at the Flat Creek Inn in Hayward, WI.
• July 28 – Lakeside Quilters EAA Quilt Gathering at the Oshkosh Senior Center
• September 8-9-10 – QUILT EXPO at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison
• September 16-18 – The Wisconsin Quilt Study Group is hosting a weekend retreat with guest speakers Merikay Waldvogel, a nationally known quilt authority, author and lecturer focusing on quilts and women’s lives and Sylvia Adair Quilt Documentation Coordinator and Quilt Index Trainer at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts. The retreat will be held at the Cedar Valley Retreat Center, West Bend, WI. For more Information, details and reservation forms, please visit: http://www.wqsg.org/RetreatInformation.htm

The Wisconsin Memorial Quilt Project:
We had a great work day in January. Our next WI Memorial Quilt work shop will be at the American Legion Post in West Bend on the 4th Wednesday (NOT in July, but will meet in August). Bring your machines or just come and help. There’s a job for everyone! Call Belle if you have any questions. Please continue to make single quilt blocks or gold star quilts for the families of the fallen. Blocks need to be 12 1/2 inches (12 inch finished), and in red, white, and blue materials. Call Belle Wichlacz for questions. Here is the blog for the WI Memorial Quilt Project: http://wimemorialquiltproject.blogspot.com/

Kristine Jacklin is the Holy Hill Art Market Manager. She is looking for quilters who might be interested in exhibiting at their art market. Check out the website: www.holyhillmarket.com or contact Kristine.

FOR SALE: Hinterberg Hand Quilting Frame #CL13. It has 2 lengths of bars – 59 and 93 inches. Call Mary Arnold. Best Offer.

Quilting Websites:

• quilting-warehouse.com
• fashionfabricsclub.com
• freequiltpatterns.info – free pattern downloads
• materialgirlquilt.com – quilt fabric & supplies
• missouaristarquiltcompany.com – quilter’s daily deal, fabric, tutorials
• newarkdress.com – sewing, quilting, doll clothes & supplies
• www.sewmamasew.com – sewing, quilting crafting, patterns, book reviews, give-aways, fabric to buy
• quiltersdailydeal.com – each day one item is featured at a substantial reduced rate
• quiltfabriccloseouts.com
• www.purlbee.com – knitting, crocheting, quilting, crafting, needlework patterns, fabric to buy
• www.purlsosho.com – fabric, yarn to purchase, patterns to buy
• this-n-thatfabric.com – free patterns, online catalog
• www.about.com/quilt

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