It’s A Stitch Gazette
P.O. Box 159, Jackson, WI 53037
Volume 19, Number 8: August 11, 2011

The Salad Buffet Committee (Lori Hilgen and Patti Geidel) and all It’s A Stitch members welcome our guest guilds to the 2011 Salad Buffet. Guest guilds: Quilting Crazies of Fond du Lac, Compbellsport Quilting Bees, Flying Geese of Fond du Lac, Quilt and Piece of Hartford, and Ties That Bind of Slinger. We’d also like to thank Lori Hilgen and Patti Guidel for the table toppers and the nametags, Marge Jorgensen for helping with the door prizes, and Kathy Poull, Lois Prafke, and Jeanne Heidel for organizing the food. THANK YOU ALL!!

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

September Hostesses
Lori Hilgen
Belle Wichlacz
Pat Wiitanen
Terry D’Amato
Rose Zingsheim
Jean Blasmore
Ola Pfaff

September Birthdays
6 – Janice Haug
12 – Pam Moroder
16 – Elaine Larsen
18 – Barb Markeland
19 – Dianne Pfeffer

September Anniversaries
1 – Phyllis Wilson
3 – Rose Berchem
7 – Rose Zingsheim
11 – Jackie Iannarelli
14 – Barbara Dowling
21 – Dianne McCann
19 – Cheryl Bartolone
24 – Terry D’Amato
26 – Jean Gillette

It’s A Stitch Meeting Highlights:
September – As a special feature/treat we will be holding our September meeting at Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, which is featured in the 8/7/11 Milwaukee Journal “Entree” section. “It’s a Stitch members will have an opportunity to view the Exhibit, if we arrive between 6:00 and 6:30 PM. The standard fee to view the Exhibit is $6.00. However, since we have reserved the “Gathering Room” and are a supportive Quilt Guild, we will be getting a reduced rate of $4.00, to view the Exhibit. The Guild will pay for each MEMBER’S entrance. It is Strongly suggested that each member wears her name tag. (Please note if there are guests, they will need to pay their own entrance fee.) Our meeting will begin at our normal time – 7:00PM. A member of the Museum will give a timely presentation. Join us for this great opportunity. If you’re not familiar with the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, it is located at N50-W5050 Portland Road (on the east side of Cedarburg.)
October – Gretchen Hudach will be speaking.

It’s a Stitch Quilt Guild awarded special ribbons and cash awards “to promote the art of quilting” as follows: Washington County Fair ($10 each) to Evelyn Wolff of West Bend in the Senior Citizen Bed Quilt Category; Marilyn Nadelhoffer of Hartford in the Open Class Bed Quilt Category; Carol Nothem of West Bend in the Open Class Holiday Quilt category (Christmas Tree Skirt); and at the Wisconsin State Fair ($25 each) “Judges’ Choice” Awards to Joan Ledanski of Pleasant Prairie, WI for a hand quilted lap quilt and Janel Sopa of Franklin, WI for a machine quilted lap quilt. Thank you to Margaret Gawlik for taking care of the fair awards.

It is very exciting that our 2012 “Spring Gathering” Raffle Quilt was chosen to be on the cover of the WRBQ 18th Edition Midwest Regional Directory “The Quilt Shop Navigator.” This directory will be available in 19 states and 2 provinces. Besides the colored cover picture, the directory will also include an article about the making of the quilt with free advertising for our quilt show. At some point, you may want to visit their website at TheQuiltShopNavigator.com. Please look for the directory in the fall at our local quilt shops. Along with the exciting news, Dianne was informed of the August 1 deadline for pictures of the completed quilt and other information. A small group of people deserve a special thank you for making this all happen: Dianne Pfeffer and Diane Balistriere for applying to WRBQ and organizing the completion of tasks; Cindy Salter for designing and quilting the raffle quilt (on a very limited timeline); Kathy Doman for applying the binding; Jeanne Heidel and Helen Goetz for writing an article on the design process; and Ken Goetz for the photography to meet the specific guidelines (and support from other guild members). We all look forward to seeing the publication.

Grandma’s Attic Funds: The funds were split between the Heidel-Semman Foundation – $1625 and the following food pantries (The amounts are based on a percentage of our members living in the area of each food pantry.): Family Sharing of Grafton (Ozaukee County) – $535; Full Shelf of West Bend – $550; Slinger Food Pantry – $115; Germantown Food Pantry – $115; Menomonee Falls Food Pantry – $115; Hartford Food Pantry – $100; and Jackson Food Pantry – $100.

Upcoming Quilt Related Activities:

• August 16 & 17 – OVERNIGHT SHOP HOP Visit shops in Neenah, Appleton (2shops), and Green Bay (2 shops) on Tuesday; Stay overnight at the AmericInn West. Wednesday shops in Denmark, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Plymouth. $120 includes motor coach and hotel. CALL Kathy Doman (338-0054) by FRIDAY NOON – August 12.
• 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
• September 8-9-10 – QUILT EXPO at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Kathy Doman will be taking a motorcoach to the EXPO on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011. The bus departs at 8:00AM from the Washington County Fair Grounds, and departs from Madison at 4:00PM. $35 includes ticket and bus. CALL Kathy Doman.
• 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. For more Information, details and reservation forms, please visit: http://www.wqsg.org/RetreatInformation.htm. The retreat will be held at the Cedar Valley Retreat Center, West Bend, WI September 24 & 25 – Willow River Piecemakers Quilt Show at Cashman Conference Center in New Richmond, WI
• September 24 – Sheboygan County Quilters at the Southside Alliance Church, 4321 County Rd. A in Sheboygan, WI.
• October 1 & 2 – Pine Tree Quilters

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

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 Belleif 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/

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

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