O F F I C E R S

Barbara Cencich 249-1965 Sally Nichols 596-1350 Kay Frantz 249-1763 Judy Sudduth 970-462-4385

Columbine Quilters

March 2019 Minutes Welcome: Barb welcomed everyone. Minutes: approved as printed

Treasurer’s report: NO report, out of town. Guests: Carla Gilbert and Sue Palmer Announcements: Sleep In Heavenly Peace will be doing another build on April 13th. They will also need bedding. Committee reports: Black Canyon Quilts show: We need at least one quilt from the members (vintage or antique). It is suggested that every member sell a packet of raffle tickets and volunteer one two hour shift during the show. For those who need to sit there is the raffle or entry table. The show dates are July 17 – 19. Pat Huff will be taking sign ups in May and June. Entry Forms and General Rules are now available on line. Each entrant will be limited to three quilts plus the challenge category (“Liberty, Front Porches and Lemonade”) Welcome: 10 members and 2 guests present Membership: Kay will do a new roster when she gets back from Vegas

Columbine Quilters April 2019

Happy spring!

I came home after our last meeting and cleaned and oiled (one drop for my

machine) my machine and threw away the needles I’ve been using for a very long

time. This led to a major tidy up of my sewing room. I’m sorry to be missing the

April meeting. My husband and I are going to Big Bend National Park and other

points of interest around the southwest. Sally will lead the charge. The program

by Kari should be very interesting. She was my hand therapist in the fall of 2017

and was awesome. See you in May, Barb

Sunshine: Sally has ordered a book for the Library in honor of Georgie. She also passed out apple fabric for members to make a quilt block in her honor. Community service: Cheryl gave a presentation to Sue Palmer of Quilts of Valor, displaying our 2018 Community quilts along with the one Cheryl made by doing an additional block each month last year. She also gave them $25.00 for postage. 1 quilt to San Juan cancer center and 2 quilts Dolphin House. Mystery quilt: Block 3 was handed out By-Laws: they are up to date Program: April will be Kari from In Motion Therapy, May will be a sew-in on the 6 hour quilt, June Tube blocks Newsletter: items by the 15th Hospitality: no report Refreshments: Sally for April; Marilyn and Cheryl did March Room set-up: Sally for April Room clean-up: everyone Historian: no report Publicity: In paper Friday and Saturday Old Business: SSQ in Grand Junction is having a show March 22 & 23. Sonja has 8 quilts in the show. New Business: Higher Ground is having a quilt show in Wyoming in September and our guild has decided to enter our 20th Anniversary quilt in the show. Show and Tell: We had several pillow cases and other items. Program: Marc Chilianis showed us how to maintain our sewing machines at home and passed out a helps list. Next Meeting: April 6th. Respectfully Submitted, Judy Sudduth ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

For April

Refreshments: Sally

Room set up: Sally Room clean up: all ****************************************************************************************************************** In Georgie's memory, we are donating “The Big Book of Table Toppers” by Karen M. Burns, to the Montrose Regional Library. Georgie loved making table runners and always made two at at time. One for her entry table and one for her dining room table. A lot of Georgies quilts involved using fabric with fruit prints. Staying in line with her love of fruit fabric, I have cut up some apple fabric and would love to have each of you make a block out of it, in Georgies memory. Please take a piece of fabric home, and make any size block that you like. It will all be put together and used for a special project, later this year.

Please use: Apple fabric provided Neutral or white background Any other fabric of your choice Please return by our May meeting. Have fun, have a giggle and think of Georgie and all of the joy that she brought our guild. Any questions? Just give me a call. Sally

Black Canyon Quilt Show News

Entry Forms, available on line, are due June 1. Due to the great amount of effort involved in typing,

early entries are greatly appreciated. Our efforts keep on giving! Several years ago the Boutique proceeds went to the Montrose Regional Library. We can be proud to have had a part in helping contribute $15,000 worth of 1,002 items to the library system in 2018. A few weeks ago a list of books most recently purchased with the interest income from the Black Canyon Quilt Show Permanent Book Fund was received. You might want to check out these books in the public library. ★ East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv With Japanese-inspired Designs by Patricia Belyea ★ Oh, Scraps! Fabulous Quilts That Make The Most Of Your Stash by Lissa Alexander ★ Quilt As You Go Made Vintage: 51 Blocks, 9 Projects, 3 Joining Methods by Jera Brandvig ★ Quiltmaker’s 1,000 Blocks: A Collection Of Quilt Blocks From Today’s Top Designers by Carolyn Beam ★ The Textile Artist: Small Art Quilts: Explorations In Paint & Stitch by Deborah O’Hare ★ Utility-Style Quilts For Everyday Living by Sharon Holland

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April Program: Kari Reddin, OTR, from In Motion Therapy will be our guest speaker. Kari will talk about the Ergonomics of sewing and tips on how to prevent injury to our hands and back and still have fun quilting. Remember to bring your favorite tool that seems to be hurting your hand or questions you might have. There will be a Q & A time

May Program: Kaye Woods "Six Hour Quilt"

June Program: "Tube Blocks"

I am going to run with Barb's idea of finishing UFO's. Let's go through our sewing rooms and find our UFO's

and make a list of them. Bring that list to the January meeting. I will collect those list and put them in a folder.

As you finish the UFO and share at a meeting I will check it off your list and put your name in for a drawing at

our October meeting for a prize. The more UFO'S you finish the more chances you have.

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Community Service:

For those who would like to make community service quilts, but has a hard time quilting a large quilt on your sewing machine. Google "Leah Day". She has several videos on "Quilt as you go" block by block. Kaye Wood "Six hour Quilt" FYI Barb Cencich is the care taker of the batting for community serve quilts. Just give her call or email and she can cut you a piece and bring it to the meeting for you. Cheryl Y has the labels for the community service quilts.

################################################################################################################################################################################ Here are the instructions for folding the pillow cases after they are washed and ironed. 1. Fold in half, cuff side down.

2. Fold in half again.

3. Fold left side 1/3rd towards right side.

4. Fold right side towards left side.

Update - 25th Anniversary Round Robin Quilt Challenge Progress is slow, but too early to worry. Consider accepting this challenge and be a part of the fun. Bold print below shows what we are now waiting to see completed next. The 4 blocks were: 1. Gentleman’s Fancy - taken by Judy Sudduth…(needs piecing and return) 2. Ribbon Star Patch - taken by Cheryl Yergler and Cheryl brought it back. 3. Snails Trail Four Patch - taken and finished by Evelyn, Sally Nichols - finished next border, Barbara Cencich - finished next several borders, Paula Millsapps added an hour glass block border (now it needs someone to add a last border and/or quilt and finish)… 4. Country Angel - taken, finished and added a border by Barbara Cencich, Cheryl Yergler - finished next several borders, Rebecca Chatham now has it…(needs next border and return) If you get stuck or need ideas or suggestions bring them to the next meeting, we have lots of experience to pull from. We hope to see these appear as often as possible and finally completed for the October Anniversary. We’ve got a great start on this project. Yea! Paula

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN PUDDING

1/2 c. white sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

2 1/2 tbsp. cocoa

1 c. boiling water

1 c. flour

1 1/2 tbsp. cocoa

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

3 tbsp. melted butter

1/2 c. nuts

Mix first 4 ingredients, let cool and pour over the remaining ingredients made into a batter. Bake 40 minutes

at 350 degrees in an 8 x 8 inch pan. When this is baked you will have a heavy chocolate sauce under the cake.

Serve warm or cold with ice cream or whipped cream or all by itself.