January 2018; Volume 26, Issue 1

Sunset Slope Quilt Guild Newsletter

President’s Corner January 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR and by the way where did 2017 go? I am looking forward to serving Sunset Slope Quilters as president and I know that 2018 is going to be an awesome year.

Wendy has put together a schedule of wonderful programs that will include a variety of topics that should pique everyone’s interest.

We all need to challenge ourselves and grow as individuals. This might include stepping up and taking on a new responsi-bility or learning something new. There are opportunities where you can do both in SSQ as a committee member/helper, taking in a workshop, or participating in the block of the month.

Are you one of the SSQ members that have never taken on a job for our guild? You need to step up and do your part. Just remember that you will get more out of our guild if you contrib-ute more into it to make it the best for everyone.

Yolanda

January Calendar Jan 3 9:30 Board Meeting NOTE: In the SSQ handbook it

states that the Board meetings will be held at 9:30 on the first Wednesday. I would like

to go with that time for the meeting January 3rd. (Yolanda)

Jan 10 General Meeting

8:30-9:55 Registration 9:00 am General Mtg Program: Rendezvous class presentations

Newsletter Deadline Jan 17

All meetings are held at the American Lutheran Church, 631

26 1/2 Road, 9:00 am unless otherwise noted.

President: Yolanda Crawford (523-6205 or 270-8875) Vice-Pres: Jocie Perrotti (801-403-9462) Secretary: Susan Osborn (241-4003) Treasurer: Linda Smith (314.2798 or 260.2735)

Newsletter: wheel0329jcw@gmail.com Website: www.sunsetslopequilters.com

Items of Courtesy

Please remember to turn off or silence all cell phones. If you need assistance with this, please ask for some help.

There are some of our members who have breathing is-sues, so please do not wear cologne to the meetings.

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Rendezvous 2018

Just a reminder to mark your calendars for Rendez-vous 2018, February 22nd & 23rd at First Presbyterian Church. Both days will be packed with project & technique classes, lunches will be catered in again, and we are planning on having fun for all! January’s program will feature all the teachers and samples. Sign-ups will begin in January! If you have any ideas for classes, please email them to Linda Smith at alsmithranch@bresnan.net.

Tentative Rendezvous class list to date (class day

and times are not yet assigned)

“Navajo Code Talker” Quilt Diane Abraham Full Day

“Jean Apron” Marilynne Gosset ½ day

“Collage Sew-in” Thursday Dee Hoaglund & Marion Biersdorf Full Day

“Collage Sew-in” Friday Dee Hoaglund & Marion Biersdorf Full Day

“Quilt Block Carrier” Angela Jones ½ day

“Bindings” (straight & bias) Helen Baltz-Jones Full Day

“Tote Bag” Judy Martsolf Full Day

“Scrap Square” Quilt Sharon Olander ½ day

“Petal Pizazz” Runner Cheryl Phillips Full Day

“Gift Bags” Linda Smith ½ day

“Table Mat Wreat h” Sandy Steele Full Day

“Paper Piecing 101” Joan Walker Full Day

“Windowed Zipper Pouch” Janet Wheeler ½ day

“English Paper Piecing” Debbie Wolfe ½ day

“Open Sew” Thursday Charlene Knoll Full Day

“Open Sew” Friday Charlene Knoll Full Day

Sharon’s Longarm

Quilting

Sharon Olander

2911 F¼ Road

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(970) 240-5914

Cell (970) 318-0874

Customstitches1@gmail.com

COMMITTEES 2018

Barnes and Noble Winter:

Barnes and Noble Spring:

Block of the Month: Jewel Buck and Debbie

Sasser

Christmas Stockings: June Hall and Paula

Hammons

Community Affairs: Kris Murphy et al

Door Prizes: Peggy Pretti

Library: Janet Wheeler

Membership: Diane Abraham and Judy Aller-

heiligen

Newsletter: Janet Wheeler

Nominations: Helen Baltz Jones and Sandra

Jackson

Photographer: Gabi Mears

Programs 2018: Wendy Bain

Programs 2019: TBA

Publicity: Marion Biersdorf

Quilt Show 2019: Judy Allerheiligen, June West,

Helen Baltz Jones?

Rendezvous: Linda Smith and Pam Lewshenia

Sunshine: Isabelle Martinez

Website: Donna Garlitz

Programs & Workshops Chair:

A year in advance, prepare calendar of programs

and workshops for the following year. This

involves:

Research and communication with various

national and local teachers/presenters.

Contract initiation and follow-through with

teachers/presenters.

Prepare list of program expenses for the budget

for approval.

Communicate with SSQ members at meetings,

in newsletter and on website as to program

and workshop schedule and provide as much

detail (with samples from teachers) as possi-

ble to pique members’ interests..

Establish a sign-up area with samples for the

upcoming workshop 3 months in advance for

general meetings.

Arrange for room at Clarion for workshops.

Form a committee to help with planning, rack

setup, signups, etc.

Take speakers to lunch.

Attend board and general meetings.

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Happy January

Birthday! 1 Joan Walker

3 D. Jean Rostveit

3 Patta Leigh Reed

5 Dee Cogswell

14 Susan Sanmann

15 Dorothy Dillard

19 Shari Keivit

21 Eileen Davis

21 Alice McCary

29 Laurie Gerse

31 Peggy Pretti

Stitching with

Friends Orchard Stitchers (charitable outreach). The stitchers meet the third Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. (except July and August) to work on quilts for St Mary’s Cancer Treatment Center as well as other charitable outreaches.

Location: Living Hope Church, 2840 B 1/2 Road (just east of the Orchard Mesa City Mkt)

There are things you do not need a machine to do...we’d love to see you there! Contact Kris Murphy for more info.

BLOCK OF THE

MONTH 2017

The goal for the 12 blocks is to be

presented as a finished quilt at the

April 2018 meeting.

Rachel

NEW YEAR’S

RESOLUTION for 2018

To finish all the quilt projects from 2017

that I should have done in 2016

after I started them in 2015

after planning them in 2014

and buying the fabric for them in 2013

while having the pattern for them since 2012.

SSQ BOARD MEETINGS

in the SSQ handbook it states that the Board meetings will be held at 9:30 on the first Wednesday. I would like to go with that time for the meeting January 3rd.

Christmas Stockings

Instructions, patterns and kits are

available at meetings. If you need

fabric or lining, call June Hall.

Thanks for helping out with stock-

ings for the foster children of Mesa

County.

June M Hall & Paula Hammons

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TIPS By CHAR

ANOTHER USE FOR YOUR SMART PHONES!! Use a camera to PREVIEW COLORS. Snap a picture of color combinations and fabric choices. Remember the old adage – a pic-ture is worth a thousand words or the camera does not lie. The picture could show you what order to sew the strip sets or that the fabric you think will make a good border does anything but. Now you have a valid reason to update your phone – better phone, better camera, better quilts.

SECRETS FOR A MODERN LOOK, courtesy of Diane D. Knott in her book SCRAP QUILT SECRETS.

Choose clear colors and crisp prints.

Enlarge blocks, eliminate pieces, or choose basic patchwork for a bold look.

Add solid fabrics or a white background to give scraps an updated image.

Choose a simple quilting design.

ADDING A STRIP TO A BIAS EDGE: Place the bias edge next to the feed dogs. This helps prevent the bias edge from stretching as you sew.

SSQ Advertising Rates Option 1: $40.00 for 12 months.

Monthly newsletter plus on our website

“links” page. Your information will

appear as a business card size, 3 1/2 x

2 inches.

Option 2: $100 for 12 months. Ban-

ner advertising on different SSQ web-

site pages plus your ad on the website

“links” page and our newsletter.

(www.sunsetslopequilters.com)

Please submit a business card, photo,

graphic or PDF file.

Contact:

Marion Biersdorf, Publicity Chair, at

bornonthefourthofjuly@msn.com.

Or Donna Garlitz, Website Chair, at

erlybrd2@gmail.com

(Adv Period Feb 1 through Jan 31)

Membership News

SSQ membership dues are $25.00 per calendar year. Dues for 2018 will be accepted at the November and December 2017 and January 2018 meetings or by mail. Members who pay dues at or before the January meeting will be included in the 2018 directory.

Paid members will receive the SSQ monthly news-letter each month by E-mail.

Membership renewal forms are available on our website (under Contact Us...download and print), in this Newsletter, and at the membership table. Please have forms and checks made out to ease time and congestion at the meetings. Thank You!

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Barnes & Noble Bookfair

We would like to thank everyone who helped at the bookfair this past December 9. We couldn’t have done it without all the help from our SSQ members! Tentatively, we made $954 from sales that day and gift wrap donations. We will receive a check that also includes online sales. Although we have done better in the past, it is still pretty good for one day spent at Barnes and Noble showing customers what we can do as quilters in SSQ.

Winners for the favorite quilt contest were: 1st place – June Hall and 2nd Place - Marion Biersdorf. Thanks to everyone who turned in all the beautiful quilts for that day – the commu-nity loves to see what we can do!

Thanks to Gini Bright, Linda Smith and Deb Hughes for donating such nice items for our free drawing. The happy win-ners were Arlene Garlitz, Lori Tuttle, Walter Holak and Wilma Chandler.

We would like to thank the management and staff at Barnes and Noble for providing a way for our guild to receive funds to continue our mission of promoting quilting and making quilts and stockings for needy people in our area.

We would like to thank everyone over the past 7 years for supporting our efforts at the Barnes and Noble bookfairs. You all made each and every one a success. We had so much fun over the years and will continue to help whoever decides to take over as chairperson in the following years. We wish you the best of luck!

Mary Leach and Sherri Creer

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SSQ General Meeting Minutes, DECEMBER 13, 2017

President Joan Walker called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM, an hour later than usual due to our annual Christmas party. Joan read a Christmas prayer to all to begin the meeting. She then called Charlie Linkem to the front so he could an-nounce that he and his wife are moving to Geor-gia for a job opportunity and he thanked everyone for allowing him to join and participate in the activ-ities of SSQ. It should also be noted that Charlie was one of our long arm quilters who quilted nu-merous quilts for community affairs. Good luck to you and Paula as you continue your life journey. Joan also read a thank you card from one of the recipients of our community affairs quilts who greatly appreciated our kind gesture. Mail also included the Colorado Quilt Council’s Colorado Threads publication, information from the National Quilt Museum and an ad from Ruth’s Toffee in Nucla.

Minutes: After a correction to the November minutes (109 Christmas stockings, not quilts) the minutes were approved after a motion by Gabi Mear and a second by several members. Minutes will be filed.

Treasurer’s Report: October month end check-ing balance: $17,544.39; Revenue: $730.15; Ex-penses: $2,193.51; Account Balances: Checking: $16,081.03; Savings (.31 interest) $12,533.29; Total: $28,614.32. Full report in the January newsletter.

Budget 2018: Linda Smith, treasurer, reported that the board had approved the budget for 2018 which will be printed in the January newsletter. She noted that the members study the Expendi-tures projection of $19,384.00. Our revenue is also projected, but is more of an unknown. Since SSQ is a non-profit, we are required to have a balanced budget. Income must equal expenses. To do this, revenue of $5,504.00 has been taken from our reserves; this amount will change as some of our unknown revenue materializes. (In 2017, the projected deficit was $4770; actual defi-cit is less than $1000. Chili’s revenue was $400 and Barnes and Noble was $1500 – complete un-knowns at the beginning of 2017.) Other items of note are the addition of the Mesa to Monuments quilt show for 2019. There will be expenses as planning occurs in 2018. Also in 2017 our rent for meetings at American Lutheran Church was shared 50-50 with our raffle account monies. In 2018, all rent monies will come from the general fund.

Committee Reports: If you do not have new items to report, stay seated.

Block of the Month: Churn Dash Variation is this month’s block. The Slash Album block with Y seams and parallelograms will be January’s block.

Barnes and Noble Winter: Sherri Creer and Mary Leach reported that as of the general meet-ing, the SSQ book fair had netted $928.19, but there were still 2 days to go in the online sales. They also announced that Marion Biersdorf had won as the viewers’ favorite quilt and that June Hall took 1st place. They again thanked Deb Hughes, Linda Smith and Gini Bright for donating the door prizes for attendees. Thank you to you, Mary and Sherri, for being the co-chairs for BN Winter for several years. 2017 is the last year they are serving in this capacity. Well done!!

Moab Retreat: Judy Kiser reported she had called all those signed up to make sure everyone had a room or roommate if they so wished and a ride. Call her if you have any questions. Detour is the name of the quilt project which will use 2” strips. There is a wait list.

Community Affairs: Kris Murphy wished to thank Nancy Knoll for providing several quilts. Nancy is in Florida where she resides part of the year. She will be a member in 2018. Orchard Stitchers meets the third Tuesday of the month. Last time 13 quilts were layered ready for quilting. This year the totals were 90 to St. Mary’s; 11 to Fruita; 2 lap robes to the VA. There were several given to Habitat for Humanity.

Rendezvous 2018: Feb. 22-23; First Presbyteri-an Church, 27 ½ Road and Cortland; ½ day class = $10 members/ $15 non-members; full day class= $20 for members/ $25 for non-members. Lunch both days will be catered for $8.00 each day. January program will be presented by Ren-dezvous teachers. A few of the teachers made a brief showing of their samples to whet our appe-tites for more. Marilynne Gossett will be doing recycled jeans aprons. Diane Abraham will be doing “Navajo Code Talkers”. Dee Hoaglund will do an open sew on collage quilting. She will be there to help, but not teach the technique. Janet Wheeler showed vinyl window bags.

Membership: 92 members were present.

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Installation of 2018 Officers: Joan Walker re-installed Linda Smith as Treasurer after reading the duties of the treasurer and pinning a rose boutonniere on Linda’s garment. Charlene Knoll installed Sue Osborn as secretary after reading the duties of the secretary and pinning a rose boutonniere on Sue’s garment. Gabriela Mear installed Jocie Perotti as vice-president after reading the duties of the vice president and pin-ning a rose boutonniere on Jocie’s garment. Joan Walker installed Yolanda Crawford as pres-ident after reading the duties of the president and pinning a rose boutonniere on Yolanda’s garment.

Recognition of helpers 2017: Joan asked all officers and chairs and co-chairs to come down to the front to receive a token of her apprecia-tion. A picture was also taken for the website.

Gabi Mear, vice president, thanked everyone who helped prepare the fellowship hall for to-day’s party. She especially mentioned Sharon Olander, Patta Reed, Janet Wheeler and Cheryl Phillips who made and/or provided prizes for those in attendance today. Businesses thanked were Fabric Inspirations for a gift certificate, Hi Fashion for 24 small scissors and Tracy Miller for a thread donation from her private stash and from her business the Owl’s Nest a gift certifi-cate.

Yolanda Crawford: Greeted the members by saying she was looking forward to being the 2018 president. She again asked for help from all the members. The positions still open were programs 2019 and both the Spring and Winter Barnes and Noble chairmanships. Other com-mittees could use more helpers as well. Contact Yolanda if you wish to help.

Show and Tell: 16 members showed their pro-jects – many completed for gifts. Joan Walker led off with table toppers for her grandchildren and a pictorial quilt of Lacy, a rescue dog owned by her daughter in Ohio depicted by Debbie Sasser. Wendy Bain proudly displayed a project made by her 9-year-old grandson for his 11-year-old cousin. Deb Hughes displayed a child’s apron and 2 examples of the house challenge due in March, Sammy’s House- one realistic and one abstract. Sonia Sanderson displayed anoth-er of her award-winning hand appliqued quilts from Black Canyon Quilt Show.

Debbie Sasser showed a completed project from fall retreat – hummingbirds and also a baby quilt of Dresden plates. Diane Abraham showed a quilt she quilted with a pantograph on her Grace Frame.

Kris Murphy displayed Arabian Nights by Ricky Timms which she is calling Dessert Nights. Jo Cornforth displayed a One Block Wonder quilt (her book is available for anyone who wishes to borrow it). She was continuing to add borders when her granddaughter told her to stop; bor-ders were not needed and she wanted the quilt. Helen Baltz-Jones displayed the Exploding Star with 784 triangles – a multi-year project. Pam Lewshenia showed bells with her wall hanging to be presented as a childhood memory to her son. Bruce Rahn presented a quilt for veterans which will be displayed January 23-26 at the Veterans’ Art Festival. Caroline Brueggeman showed her granddaughter’s dog. Bonnie Stenger wore a coat she completed in 2000 with reverse and regular applique – coat is very warm so she wears it very seldom. She and her sister Pam showed their completed sisters challenge using Stonehenge fabric. They also showed their Quilts of Valor with God Bless America quilted in words throughout the quilts. Pam also showed her hand dyed quilt 10 years in the making with 900 half square triangles. June Hall showed her 1997 challenge known as “Memories in the Attic” which won 1st place at BN Winter this year. Great job ladies and gent. Isn’t it wonderful to get projects finished?!

Business portion of meeting was adjourned at 11:00 AM.

2018 PROGRAMS: Wendy Bain, programs chair for 2018 presented a preview of programs for 2018. Jolly Stanford, the workshop pre-

senter for March, presented information on her Navajo Wedding Basket Quilt which can be done in traditional colors or in colors of your choice. Strip sets need to be made prior to the work-shop. Signups began at the December meeting.

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(minutes, continued from page 8)

January – Rendezvous teachers’ presentations and class signups.

February- Beth Washington. A hand quilter from Palisade. This will be TUESDAY, FEB-RUARY 13 due to Lent.

March – Community Affairs sew in – TUESDAY, MARCH 13. Workshop – March 15.

April- Marilyn Badger from St. George – trunk show.

May – May 9 Julie Silber curator and appraiser/consultant of antique quilts before 1960. Workshop in what to look for in antique quilts using samples brought in by participants.

June- Carol Moellers from Iowa – a trunk show. Workshop specific for SSQ to be deter-mined.

July- Margret Noah from Montrose, a trunk show and the SSQ auction.

August- Kim Fauth ABCD Quilting using patches and half square triangles.

September – Birthday Bash.

October – Mary Wilson Kerr, author of Twisted: Modern Quilts with a Vintage Twist will be the presenter and will teach a workshop called Block Party showing innovative ways to set antique and new blocks to showcase the block sets.

November - Annie Unrein of By Annie and the inventor of Soft and Stable will be pre-senter and workshop teacher for the Catch All Caddy, a new pattern she has developed.

December – Holiday Party.

Remember workshops presented locally are very cost effective for you. You do not have the additional expense of $500 - $2000 for travel. Consider this fact when you sign up for the workshops. You gain knowledge at a very reasonable price.

Respectfully submitted by Charlene Knoll, secretary.

Slashed Album

Final Block of the Month Series - 2018 January

Starch the fabric Fabric cuts:

A – light fabric: cut 1 square 5 ¾ inches

subcut this square on both diagonals for 4 triangles B-L – a medium colored fabric 28 inches long by 1 5/8 inches

wide: Subcut this into 8 pieces by placing the 45 degree line of the ruler on the bottom left side of the RIGHT SIDE OF FABRIC UP. Cut this diagonal off. Measure from the cut side 2 1/8 inches and cut the 1

st piece.

Do the same for the rest of the pieces. B-D – a dark fabric: Cut 8 pieces the same as the

B-L units. C – Cut 1 piece of Dark fabric 5 inches square.

Sewing :

Lay out the cut pieces as in the diagram.

Press all seams open. Sew the B-L pieces to the B-D pieces on the long side of the units and press. Sew the B units to the other B units matching the center seam and press. Sew a triange (A unit) on the Right side of the B units press. Sew the square to the appropriate side of the B-A units, stop at the Seam of the triangles. Do all 4 sides and press. Sew the left side of the B units to the closest triangle starting at the bottom sewing toward the point, stopping at the seam of the square.

The unfinished block should measure a 9 ½ inches square.

If you have questions call Rachel at (970) 242-6091.