October, 2013

Vol. XXIIII No. 5

Newsletter of the

Amador Valley Quilters, Inc.

A 501(c)(3) organization

Amador Rose

NEXT MEETING:

October 12, 2013

1pm Sign ups, Socialize

1:30pm Meeting

Pleasanton Middle School

5001 Case Ave.

Pleasanton, CA

Don’t Forget to Bring:

• Name Tag

• Block of the Month

• Community Quilts

• Library Books

• Sharing

UPCOMING SPEAKERS

• Nov Marcia Stein

• Dec None-Holiday Party

• Jan Rami Kim

• Feb Ann Turley

• Mar Liz Berg

• Apr Tom Atkins

• May None-Silent Auction

Block of the Month.................... 6

Board Members ......................... 6

Calendar..................................... 7

Community Quilts ..................... 4

Library....................................... 5

Membership............................... 3

Obituary for Shirley Wiley ........ 5

Quilts of Valor........................... 2

Retreat Time .............................. 5

Save the Date............................. 3

Scrap Happy Day Traders.......... 6

Things to See and Do................. 7

What’s Deductible? ................... 4

Workshops................................. 2

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

OCTOBER SPEAKER: CATHIE HOOVER

Cathie Hoover has been quilting and designing wearable art for herself, her family, and for others for almost 25 years. She loves sharing her quilting skills with novice and experienced quilters all over the world. One of her goals is to help each student realize his/her potential as a fabric artist. Over the years, she has done just about all in the world of fabric, quilting, and wearable art. Her specialties include all types of machine appliqué, decorative machine

embellishment, wearable art design, and a wide range of piecing and quilt construction techniques. Her credentials include a Home Economics degree and textile skills honed over 44 years of sewing. She wants to empower each student with enough knowledge and confidence to continue experimentation beyond the classroom.

Cathie is a Bernina artist, and she has been winning awards since 2000 at shows such as PIQF and Road to California, among others. She is noted for her humorous, colorful quilts and wearable art pieces.

Join Cathie in her workshop as she teaches her latest design which features circles done the easy way. Jan Steinhoff

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Summer is winding down, Fall is in the air here at Pinecrest (37degrees this morning), where my husband fishes and I walk, fish, QUILT and think about those holiday crafts projects I need to get to. It is nice to breathe a little easier knowing that the opportunity quilt is in good hands with Ann Rivenes at the helm, and Gretchen Crozier, Jerrie Powell, and Meta Hodson backing her. Ann is a long time member of AVQ and a past president. I know we will all get behind Ann and our next, “most beautiful” opportunity quilt.

Now I would like to put a bug in your ear to think about chairing (co-chairing?) the silent auction which will be coming up in May (if we have a good committee). This is a fun fund raiser and a good way to clean out supplies and fabrics that you know you just aren’t going to get around to using. Besides, as all good quilters we need to make room in our stashes for next season’s fabrics. We will also be looking for some very temporary storage space to store the silent auction items in (probably starting in Feb. or March). I also want to thank Jeanne and her Bud-ding Beginners crew for working at Alden Lane, and the travel committee for the Quilt Show trip to Sonora (and of course the shopping experience!). Happy Quilting! Sandee Harvey

NEW AFFILIATES!!! We want to welcome 2 new affiliates—The Sewing Machine Shop in Walnut Creek, and Stone Mountain and Daughter Fabrics in Berkeley—.check them out!

SPOTLIGHT ON NEW AFFILIATE

The Sewing Machine Shop 800-300-4739

Centrally located in the city of Walnut Creek, the Sew-ing Machine Shop is your one stop shop for quality sewing and embroidery machines, sergers, software and sewing furniture. Known for our world class cus-

tomer service, we offer a broad range of classes, clubs and instruction for every level sewer. Backed by over 55 years of technical experience our certified technicians provide you with repair or service that is second to none. Check out their excellent website at www.sewingmachineshop.com.

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WORKSHOPS All workshops are held on the Sunday following the AVQ general meeting and are located at the Livermore Library, west outside door, at 10:00am. Vera Pierce

OCTOBER 13, 2013 - CATHIE HOOVER "INTERLOCKING RINGS"

This is Cathie’s NEWEST class, AVQ is the first guild to have this class. cathiehooverstudios.com.

NOVEMBER 10, 2013 - MARCIA STEIN "PICTURE THIS"

Learn to quilt a small quilt top using your own photo for inspiration. Choose from several methods of stitching, narrow zigzag stitch-over raw edge fused, and turned under edges. We'll discuss how to achieve depth, when and how to add design elements, and how to simplify your design without sacrificing its essence. No drawing skills required. marciastein.com

JANUARY 12, 2014 - RAMI KIM "5TH DIMENSION"

Go beyond traditional 3-D. In this technique workshop you will learn 5 of the exotic and unusual methods that are the trademark of Rami's award-winning works including hexagon and biscuit chopkey, mirror-imaged continuously folded prairie points, harlequin tucks, North American hand smocking and lined prairie points. This workshop could be the answer to those who wish to know about adding 3-dimensional textures and a lot more extra touches to art-to-wear and quilts. www,ramikim.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2014 - ANN TURLEY "STAINED GLASS SHUFFLE"

This workshop must be filled by November to keep from canceling .Stack ’em up, slice &

shuffle to make a stack of abstract blocks for a table runner or a jacket.(pattern addition

charge). annturley.com

APRIL 13, 2014 - THOM ATKINS "BEADS ONE: BEAD EMBROIDERY FOR

QUILTERS”

We will take a look at beads, their shapes, varieties of finishes, and their use on quilts to create texture and color changes in the surface. We will learn the basic stitches for applying beads, and what they do to the surface of the quilt, and how the application of beads quilts the surface. This is a process class. The student

MARCH 9, 2014 - LIZ BERG "LEARNING TO CHANGE THE RULES”

Students will learn the basic principles and elements of design and how to put it all together for an original, individual art piece. Students leave with a number of ideas for new quilts. This is a non-sewing class.

lizbergartquilts.com

MAY 11. 2014—NO WORKSHOP due to the Silent Auction

QUILTS OF VALOR

AVQ members Kathy Levesque, Kathy Urban, Dolores Sirca, and Bonnie Schwegerl (on behalf of Gretchen Crozier) presented their QOVs on board the USS Hornet to four deserving female veterans on Sept. 21. Another presentation was held at Alden Lane’s Quilting in the Garden on Sept. 29. We are scheduled to present QOVs on November 2 at the All Service Women Veterans Luncheon in Pleasanton and for the USS Hornet’s 70th Anniversary celebration on November 16. We will be ask-ing Quilts of Valor quiltmakers to present their quilts at these events, so please let us know if you are available.

Unity Assembly in Castro Valley and Livermore Assembly Rainbow Girls continue to work on Quilts of Valor with us at the Masonic Lodge in Pleasanton. Thanks to a story about AVQ’s activities in the Quilts of Valor Foundation newsletter, we have been invited to host a Quilts of Valor Rookie Quilt Project for VFW Women’s Auxillary near Monterey. Plans are being made for a weekend outing, so if you’re interested in participating, please contact me. Donna Karbach

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MEMBERSHIP

Dear AVQ members.

I would like to thank Donna Karbach, Jill Dawson, Vicky Shore, Pat Kriletich, Jan Marshall, Bonnie Schwegerl and Sue Green for helping at the membership table with name badges and directories and checking everyone in. Great job ladies! You rock!

Keep your name badge and directory in a safe place that you can remember. The name badge is your membership card and the directory is an important resource. Since we only print one for each member, guard it carefully.

Please welcome our newest members to the guild: Stone Mountain and Daughter Fabrics in Berkeley and The Sewing Machine Shop in Walnut Creek are new affiliate members. Take some time to visit these businesses and see what they have to offer. It could be a fun road trip. Their address, email, website and contact information are in your directory.

Kristin Goedert, Dianne McGovern, Carol Broad and Youngmin Lee joined the guild during the September meeting. Please welcome them when you meet them. Although I did not get time to talk to Dianne and Carol, I was able to see samples of Youngmin’s Bojagi (Wrapping Cloths), which is a unique form of Korean textile art. She holds a master’s degree in fashion design and a bachelor’s degree in clothing and textiles. She has presented numerous workshops, classes and demonstrations on Korean arts and crafts around the Bay Area. Her website is www.youngminlee.com.

Kristin Goedert says that, “After trying practically every craft imaginable (from glassblowing to knitting to sewing to letterpress printing and lots more), I have been quilting for about three years, and I am also learning (or trying to learn!) to sew garments. For both quilting and garment sewing, I am inspired by beautiful fabrics (aren't we all?)- I see one and start to think of what I could make out of it. My favorite type of quilt to make is a traditional one, but made using modern bright graphic fabrics.”

It is so great to meet so many talented people and welcome them to the guild. Mary Walcher, Membership Chair

SAVE THE DATE—HOLIDAY BRUNCH IS NOW A HOLIDAY TEA PARTY

Can you believe the holidays are right around the corner? We want you to have plenty of time to save the date of Dec. 14. It will be our annual Amador Valley Quilters Holiday Brunch. We are changing things up a little this year. It is going to be a Holiday Tea Party. We will enjoy finger sandwiches, fruit, finger desserts and of course plenty of tea (plus coffee and lemonade). We will NOT be sitting on the benches this year. We will be at real tables and sitting on real chairs.

We are looking forward to a Pageant of Holiday Attire. Last year we had lots of holiday sweaters and sweatshirts that added to our holiday festivities. This year we invite you to dig out those holiday fashions plus you can show off some of your holiday quilting creations. (Table runners, tree skirts, wall hangings, place mates, etc, and of course quilts). You will have the opportu-nity of parading around the room for all to see your work. There is plenty of time to get started on the creative process, so let the fun begin.

Our wonderful Community Quilt supporters have spent countless hours of their time and energy working hard on quilts that are donated throughout the year to different organizations. These organizations will share with us the impact the quilts have on those who receive them. Please plan to join us on December 14 for this fun and inspirational meeting. Shirley Greene & Donna Jo

Kingdon

SAVE THE DATE - Community Quilt sorting for the December Tea Party

Just want each of you to know plans for the sorting day for December distribution:

WHEN - Monday, December 2nd at 2 pm WHERE – Pleasanton Masonic Center, 3370 Hopyard Rd, Pleasanton This will follow Quiltinators meeting in the morning. In November, I will also be contacting the members who have volunteered to help and have the information in the November newsletter. We will need help transporting the quilts to the Masonic Hall. We are getting agency specific counts now for the sorting party. As always - thanks to all of you!!! Pam Campion

ADD TO YOUR DIRECTORY—members that have joined in September

Goedert, Kristin

Mcgovern, Dianne

Lee, Youngmin

Broad, Carol

Change of e-mail address: Rivenes, Ann

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WHAT'S DEDUCTIBLE? —PLANNING FOR TAX SEASON

This note is in answer to the many questions regarding donations to the guild and what is deductible for tax purposes: Here are some pointers.

• All cash donations to the guild are deductible, for

example if you write a check such as in memory of someone.

• However, if you write a check to the guild for ser-

vices (classes) or for purchases (silent auction) those are not deductible as you have received something for your money.

• All material costs for a quilt you donate are de-

ductible. So even though a quilt may take you 60 hours to piece and quilt, you may only deduct the cost of the materials. The labor is your labor of love.

• If you donate a tangible item to the Guild, i.e.

shelving, you may deduct that. If it is new, you have your original receipt. If it is used, there are several on-line places to find a “donation cost”.

AVQ is not responsible to prove cost of donations if

it is questioned by the IRS. When in doubt, contact

your tax advisor.

I hope this helps.

Jeanne B Brophy IPP (Immediate Past President)

COMMUNITY QUILTS

We are proud to share that the Steering Committee has completed sorting all of the fabric from our storage unit. We made $95 on the mystery scrap bags at the September meeting. We have made a number of quilt “kits” of 4-6 yards of fabric that are available to members. Remaining fabrics have been sorted by size.

BACKING FABRICS - We will bring the boxes of 3, 4 or 5 yard pieces to the October meeting. Any member needing backing for a community quilt is welcome to take backing materials. Please measure your quilt before you come to the meeting.

WE NEED 250 + QUILTS - We will accept completed quilts and quilts needing binding at the October and November meetings. We currently have approximately 250 quilts on hand, and will need to double that amount by December to meet the needs of our agencies.

SAVE THE DATE – If you are interested in helping to sort quilts for the December distribution, mark Monday, December 2nd at 2pm at the Pleasanton Masonic Center on your calendar. More information will be in the November newsletter.

LONG ARM QUILTERS - If any of you are long arm quilters and would be willing to quilt 1-6 quilts during 2014, please contact Pam Campion. We realize that your time & talent are valuable and want to make this mutually beneficial to you and the Guild.

BATTING – There are four members who have batting available for you. Please contact any of them to request batting you need for a community quilt. Diane Escobar Pleasanton

Judy Peterson Pleasanton

Pat Hove Castro Valley (after October)

Kathy Levesque Livermore

SIZE INFORMATION – We want to remind you that the quilt size information is on the guild website. We are repeating that information here. Please keep this chart for future reference.

DONATIONS – We continue the policy of not accepting any fabrics, notions, tools or books at this time. In January we will accept any one-yard or larger pieces of child/infant fabrics. We have used all of this type of fabric from our “stash” at this time and need to replenish.

Community Quilts is fortunate to have many volunteers to help in a variety of ways. It is a wonderful example of “It takes a vil-lage”. I am extremely fortunate to coordinate their efforts. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me

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RETREAT TIME

It was just over a year ago that I was anxiously looking forward to my very first Quilt Retreat. I had no idea what to expect. I knew there would be classes and free sewing time, beyond that I was in the dark.

If anyone is in that same frame of mind for our next retreat, let me enlighten you.

Things I remember most about our retreat were: new friends, lots of laughs, time to relax, good meals I did not have prepare, fun classes, lots of hugs, leisure walks, lots of laughs, wonderful goodie bags, nightly entertainment, lots of laughs, staying up way too late (but enjoying every minute of party time), moon over the mountain, wonderful new friends, the joy of air conditioning, laughing till it hurts, learning new techniques, tranquility, the joy of new friends, and some sewing time. Did you notice lots of laughs was mentioned several times? That’s because there was so much of it. It was a unique bonding experience with so many wonderful people. The days and nights flew by all too fast.

The day after I got home I started my countdown till June 2014. I wanted to be first on the list, but 10 people signed up before me. I’m truly looking forward to retreat again. Guild meetings are funnier once you know more people. When you see “huggers” at meetings you can pretty much guess they’ve been to a retreat together. I’m looking forward to seeing you there. I’m saving a hug for you. Shirley Greene

LIBRARY

The Library's first monthly book donation sale was well received. Donations totaled $12.00. This will continue each month. Suggested donation will be $2 - $5, to build up funds for book purchases. Your support is welcomed. The FREE book box was a success. This will also continue for a while. The Library is in need of ONE volunteer each month to help Meta and I check in books. Please let me know if you can help oc-casionally. Thank you to the new box sitters! More book boxes will be available if YOU volunteer to take home an odd or even numbered box for a month. See me at the Library table.

New books for October: Christmas with Possibilities, Lynda Milligan & Nancy Smith Quilt a New Christmas with Piece O'Cake Designs, Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins Deck the Halls, Possibilities Christmas for Quilters, Betty Boyink Our Best Seasonal Quilts, Fons and Porter The Spirit of Christmas, Leisure Arts Pieceful Scenes, Easy Perspective for Patchworkers, Angela Madden Borders & Finishing Touches, Bonnie Browning A Fine Line, Techniques and Inspirations for Creating the Quilting Design, Melody Crust and Heather Tewell Pretty and Pieced-Designs Made Easy Using Alto's Quiltcut System, Laura Reinstatler and Carol Porter Mary Ann Soby

A RETREAT FOR YOU - June 19 – 22, 2014

The signups for the retreat are growing, however, we still have open slots. To reserve your space you may reach out to either Jeanne Brophy or Audrey Hutchinson to get yourself on the list. I was going to write a “blurb” for this newsletter, but Shirley Greene told me she wanted to do it. So please enjoy her article. Audrey Hutchinson

OBITUARY FOR SHIRLEY ROSE WILEY

Shirley Wiley of Fremont died on September 10, 2013. Many of the older members may remember her work on Block of the Month and as a binder of Community Quilts. This obituary is courtesy of Gretchen Crozier. Shirley Rose Wiley was born Saturday October 1st, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a resident of Niles, California. Shirley passed away peacefully on September 10th, after a lengthy illness at 80 years young. She leaves behind her loving husband of 62 years, Ronald M. Wiley; her son, Steve and daughter-in-law Vicki; grandchildren Mitch, Travis, Angela, Jennifer and Joe, and great-grandchildren Cierra, London, Tristen, Hailey, Alyson and Hunter. Pre-deceased by her loving son, Gary L. Wiley. Her favorite pastime was quilting. As a member of the Amador Valley Quilters Guild for many years, she produced some of the most unbelievably beautiful works of art as gifts to family and friends, and won many awards. She led a wonderful life, and will be missed by so many that loved her. In lieu of flowers, a donation to your favorite charity is appreciated.

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BOARD MEMBERS 2012-2013

Block of the Month The October BOM is Stars for Epiphany from Quilt It for Christmas by Quilters Newsletter. The block is made with scrappy red and yellow stars on a green background. Each block is composed of four very simple paper pieced squares. Four winners will each receive 16 blocks and the borders and binding for the finished table topper/wall hanging. Linda Probst, BOM Committee

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OFFICERS NAME

President Sandee Harvey

Vice President Betsy Wachter

Secretary Karen Parker

Treasurer Maya Madhavan

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Alden Lane and IPP Jeanne Brophy

Block of the Month Lou Anne Martin

Community Quilts Pam Campion

Kathy Levesque

Display Blocks Ruth Mix

Historian Barbara Grimes

Hospitality

Shirley Greene

Donna Kingdon

Library Mary Ann Soby

Membership Mary Walcher

Newsletter Vicky Shore

Parliamentarian Helen Rydbeck

Program 1 Donna Driver

Program 2 Jan Steinhoff

Publicity Linda Probst

Retreat Audrey Hutchinson

Jeanne Brophy

Rookie Quilts, QOV Donna Karbach

Travel Dianne Saugier

Webmaster

Kim Jagger

Rebecca Robb

Welcoming Susanne Green

Workshops Vera Pierce

Is that pile/box/bag of scraps getting out of control?

If you answered yes - then come join us at Scrap Happy Day Traders and get some ideas of how to use those scraps and end up with a lovely quilt. We have utilized our scraps in lots of different ways and also do a little socializing and getting to know each other. So if you are free the third Thursday of the month between 10am and noon come join us at the Dublin Library. We are a very flexible group working on lots of different projects, coming up with lots of ideas and generally having fun. PS give a call first so we may let you know what room we will be in. Audrey Hutchinson

Examples from the “Chicago School of Fusing Workshop” class

projects completed. Class was taught by Laura Wasilowski

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PLEASE SEND ALL CALENDAR ITEMS TO: calendar@amadorvalleyquilters.org

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES

November 6 – January 19, 2014 Translucence: Cathy Breslaw Southern California artist Cathy Breslaw’s recent work uses a unique material— an industrial mesh sourced in Shanghai—that she layers, manipulates, and combines to create ethereal abstract hangings. In Translucence, a solo exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, wall hangings of various sizes are on exhibit, capturing the transitory nature of light and movement. Her themes play with the ideas of light and space, capturing things that can’t be seen, and the fragility of a moment in time. Breslaw’s stunning transformation of these materials and repurposing from their ordinariness to translucent, floating drawings in space is a symbolic visualization of the Buddha mind, of being in the present moment.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Sep 29 30 Oct 1 2 3 4 5

7:30p Common

Threads

10a Cut-Ups

7:30p Progressive

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

10a

Quiltinators

7:30P Quilts of

Valor

planning

10a Challenge

(Levesque) 10a Over the Hill

6:30p Valley Girls

10a Club

Applique

1:30 AVQ

Meeting

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

10A—Workshop

2P Rookie Quilt

Project Niles VFW

10a BYOC

10a Happy

Endings

7p AVQ Board

NCQC Meet the

teachers 6:30p Itty Bitties

10a Scrap Happy

Day Traders

7p Out-of-the-Boxers

10a Sew n’

Sews

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

12n Rookie Quilt

Project Masonic Lodge

630p Bag People

27 28 29 30 31 Nov 1 2

10a Hand

Maidens

10a Livermore

Flying Geese

Forever Plaid, 2009, 17” x 16” Industrial mesh, mixed media Layering

Newsletter Deadline

DROP-IN FRIENDSHIP GROUPS

Quiltinators: Community Quilts: Pleasanton Masonic Center 3370 Hopyard Rd Pleasanton Jeanne Brophy & Vicky Shore

QOV Rookie Quilts Project: 2nd Sun @Veterans Memorial Hall 37154 Second St @ E Street, Niles; 3rd Sun @ Pleasanton Masonic Center 3370 Hopyard, Pleasanton Donna Karbach & Vicky Shore

Scrap Happy Day Traders: Dublin Library, 200 Civic Plaza. Audrey Hutchinson For more information on friendship groups, please visit our Friendship Group webpage

November 6 – January 19, 2014 Fiberart International

The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is pleased to present the 21st triennial juried exhibition, Fiber-

art International 2013, the foremost exhibit for textile artists worldwide. This is the West Coast premiere of this prestigious exhibition. Sponsored by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, this internationally renowned

exhibition is considered the premier platform and benchmark for the latest movements and innovations in the ever-evolving field of fiber art. Pushing the boundaries of fiber art, the exhibit showcases works that are both conceptually groundbreaking and visu-ally stunning. The show features 40 works from a diverse group of 37 national and international artists, both acclaimed and emerging, and explores a wide spectrum of textile practices.

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OUR AFFILIATES ARE SPECIAL—CHECK THEM OUT!

Amador Valley Quilters, Inc. P.O. Box 955

Pleasanton, CA 94566 http://www.amadorvalleyquilters.org

BROADWAY QUILTS

Gery Rosemurgy 20525 Broadway Sonoma, CA 94576 (707) 938-7312 gery@broadwayquilts.com www.broadwayquilts.com

DUBLIN SEWING CENTER

Dave Scola 7367 Village Parkway Dublin, CA 94568 (925) 829-6511 www.dublinsewing.net

10% off for AVQ members

JO ANNA'S HEARTS & PINE

LONG ARM QUILTING

Jo Anna Collins 20173 Woodbine Avenue Castro Valley, CA 94546 (510) 581-6770 HeartsnPine@att.net

NOT JUST QUILTZ

Nancy S. Cerna

37831 Niles Blvd.

Fremont, CA 94536 (510) 797-6579 www.notjustquiltz.com questions@notjustquiltz.com

PATTI'S QUINTESSENTIAL

QUILTING Patti Joki 1054 Harvest Court Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925) 484-4629 (925) 640-0263 joweb94@yahoo.com

SEW MANY QUILTS

Colette Lenoir 71 E 10th Street Tracy, CA 95376 (209) 836-5426 sewmanyquilts@sbcglobal.net www.sewmanyquiltsca.com

THE SEWING MACHINE

SHOP

Dan & Marty Schoenberg 1660 Botelho Dr Ste 180 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 937-7575 sheila@sewingmachineshop.com

www.sewingmachineshop.com

STONE MOUNTAIN &

DAUGHTER FABRICS

Suzan Steinberg 2518 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704

(501) 845-6106 fabriclady3@gmail.com www.stonemountainfabric.com

TEMARI QUILTWORKS

Longarm Quilting & Instruction

Suzi Dillinger 985 Hansen Rd. Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 449-4837 millgirl@att.net

THREADIMAGES

Embroidery,Longarm,

&Hobbs Batting

Dianne Saugier 622 Daisyfield Dr. Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 960-1892 www.threadimages.net dianne@threadimages.net

TWICE NICE SHOPPE

41826 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont, CA 94539 (510) 659-0733 tmtreb@sbcglobal.net

WILDFLOWER QUILTING

BY DARLA PADILLA

5451 Wildflower Drive Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 260-8446 quilt4fun@comcast.net

Just Like New group

I'm collecting small print kitty fabric to make cat nip bags. We sell them to raise money to help offset vet costs for rescue animals and to help those who can't afford vet bills for their own pets. I can use any scraps that are at least 4" square. This is an ongoing project so I will be collecting the fabric at every meeting! Thanks, Sandi Fisher

The Amador Valley Quilters Mission Statement

The purpose of this Association is to preserve and continue the traditions, culture, and history of quilting, to sponsor and support quilting activities including charitable works, to promote fellowship among interested persons in all aspects of quilting, to contrib-ute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts, to sponsor and support quilting activities, to encourage quilt making and collecting, and to contribute to the growth of knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles, patterns, and quilt makers through educational meetings and travel.

Jan Steinhoff Class: This is my Modern Quilt Sampler that I will be teaching in my classes at San Lorenzo Adult School and for Hayward Area Recreation District. The classes start next week, and they all have room in them. Monday and Thursday nights 6:30-8:30 at Aitken Center on Redwood Road in Castro Valley and Wednesday 9:30 - 12:00 noon at SLZ Adult on Bockman Road in San Lorenzo. The blocks are so fun to do. For those who don't want to learn all these new techniques, I have another project that will run concurrently. The blocks are all from the book Modern Blocks, compiled by Susanne Woods, Stash Books, 2011.

Denise Oyama Miller deniseoyamamiller@comcast.net is holding an open studio the first week in October. The artwork is a mixed media art quilt called "Gingko”. Contact her if you would like to attend for more information.