President’s Perspective

2011 has come to a close, and it sure was a great year for GLHQ. We had so many wonderful programs and events. A great big “thank you” to Patti Kreh, Letty Abraham, Joyce Montante and the entire Holiday Boutique committee, great job. Also, Amy Rapoport and her committee did a fabulous job with the potluck. Let’s give a big round of applause to the entire membership for contributing to one of the best spreads we’ve ever had, delicious. What a great way to close out the year.

Don’t you just love January? The fun and excitement of the holidays are behind us and life is a little calmer. Time to put the ornaments away, get things organized and do some serious quilting. I need a few weeks without commitments just to clear my head and figure out priorities for the year. There’s no better time to just hole up in your quilting space and work on your own project, you know, the one you’ve been trying to find time for. A little “me time” is really important. You know what they say; you must take care of yourself first if you want to be strong enough to care for others. So, take some time now, get strong, because you know what? You’re sure going to need it next month, we’ve got a lot on our plates. Hope I see you Tuesday.

Christine Reeves (christinevreeves@gmail.com)

This year’s challenge is all about WARMING UP TO WOOL! We are asking members to make any project they like using wool material. I am sorry to say this means no knitting. The rules are simple you can make anything you would like and it must be at least 70% wool. Feel free to use both wool and cotton but the majority of the project needs to be wool. If you have any questions you can contact me at christinevreeves@gmail.com or call me at 248-255-2159. I look forward to seeing our talented members work.

CLASSES at Ruth’s Studio Rent Me! Long Arm Quilting Class – Learn to use a genuine Gammill Long Arm quilting machine so that you can rent time to quilt YOUR quilts! Ruth will teach you how to load your quilt backing, batting and tops onto machine #2. Charity quilt tops will be used to learn the basics. 4 hours training - $75.00 – minimum two students Call Ruth McCormick at 248.375.1882 to schedule training time. Birmingham Historical Museum's Quilters Tea Tickets Still Available for Birmingham Historical Museum's Quilters Tea and Turning Event-for the Quilt Enthusiast in Your Family Our Quilters Tea and Turning event scheduled for Sunday, January 22, 2012, promises to be a unique opportunity for the quilter in your family to handle our museum's historic quilts confer with other quilters and bring/show and tell your own historic quilt meet antique quilt expert Beth Donaldson and hear a presentation on quilt history enjoy a banquet style tea in the museum, and have a chance at winning an extravagant door prize--a 58 X 67 quilt of vintage fabric made by museum volunteers. Registration is limited to keep the event intimate, allow ample time for consultation with Ms. Donaldson and to inspect our quilts, and give everyone a great chance at the prize quilt. Tickets for this museum benefit are $50, paid in advance, and are expected to sell out. Contact the museum at 248-530-1928 to register for this memorable event. Mystery Quilt Day Jo Cassar (edjocass@comcast.net) Mystery Quilt day is set for Saturday, February 11, 2012. It will be held at the Jewish Community Center again this year. The theme for the day is "20 years of Friendship and Sharing". Please come and share a fun filled day with old "friends" and maybe make a few new ones. The day will have lots of opportunities to "share" whether it be ideas, good food or a laugh. This year we have tried to simplify you fabric prep. You are being asked to bring four yards of fabric in the medium dark to dark value. Two yards of batik and two yards of regular quilting fabric (washed please). So start your shopping....on line (connecting threads has a great sale on batiks), at your favorite quilt shop or in your stash. This must be brought in when you register. A supply list for other items will be given at the December and January meetings. If you need more information, please call Jo Cassar at 248 738 8155 (before 8pm please). Well good "friends", I look forward to "sharing" the day with you. TWENTY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SHARING GLHQ MYSTERY QUILT DAY 2012 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 Jewish Community Center 6600 W. Maple Rd. West Bloomfield Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Come and enjoy a day of quilting and sharing with old and new friends. We will have food and drinks available for your enjoyment all day. You may choose to do the Mystery or do a project of your own. Registration for GLHQ member will begin at the October meeting and nonmembers in November. In order to register you are to bring the following: the registration form filled out, a check made out to GLHQ and four yards of dark to dark medium fabric (2 yards of batik and 2 yards of regular quilting fabric). All fabric needs to be washed. The fabric is part of the “day” and is a requirement whether you choose to do the mystery or not. You will go home with the same amount of fabric (4 yards). Price: $40.00 for GLHQ Members $45.00 for Non-Members GLHQ Registration Form for Mystery Quilt Day 2012 Name_____________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________________________________ Select _______Member $40.00 ________ Non-member $45.00 Note: Non-members please provide GLHQ member contact name and phone number Contact: Jo Cassar at 248 738-8155 or edjocass@comcast.net with any questions. Or mail registration to: Jo Cassar 2550 Garland Sylvan Lake, MI 48320 Quilt Show Entry Form Application deadline: January 16, 2012 Mail to: Jaime Watson 463 Henley Birmingham, MI 48009 248 433-9639 Include $4.00 entry fee and photo of entry. Please complete a separate form for each entry. Exhibitor:__________________________________________________ Email Address:______________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________ City:______________________________State:____________________ Zip:_________________ Phone:_______________Other Phone:________________ Size of quilt:______________Length _________________Width _____________ If wearable art, type of item: ____________________________________ ITEM DESCRIPTION FOR PROGRAM: Entrant’s name:_________________________________ City:_______________________ State:______________Year entry made:____________ Owned by:_____________________________________ Pieced/appliquéd by:_____________________________ Quilted by:_____________________________________ Title of item:___________________________________ Brief description:_______________________________ _____________________________________________ HOW TO MAKE A HANGING SLEEVE Cut a strip of fabric 9 inches by the width of your quilt minus 1 ½ inches. Turn each short end under ¼ inch twice and machine stitch. Sew the long edges together with a ¼ inch seam. Press the seam open. Center the sleeve at the top of the quilt back with seam toward the quilt and one fold barely touching the sewn edge of the binding. Hand stitch the top and bottom long edges and the under layer of the ends, making sure the top layer is open to accommodate a hanging rod. Quilt Show Entry Guidelines and Procedures: 1.All entry forms (one item per form) must be postmarked or received no later than Jan. 16, 2012. Please include color photograph of your item. 2. It is important that we receive all items that have been entered in the show because we plan the layout of the show and the program from the entry forms and photos. Please be realistic about what you can finish to avoid withdrawals. 3. GLHQG reserves the right to refuse entries that do not meet its requirements. 4. Items must be: clean, in good condition, made of fabric, contain 3 layers and be quilted. 5. Quilts must have a 4 inch sleeve (casing) stitched to the top of the quilt back. 6. Photography is allowed during the show. Quilt Show Insurance Waiver and Assumption of Loss Your entry(ies) may already be protected by your homeowner‟s or business insurance policy. The insurance policy that covers GLHQG is a personal injury liability policy only. It does not provide any protection against property damage, loss or theft. We will handle the entries with great care and will watch guests to prevent the public from handling them. In addition, security guards are present during the show. Nevertheless, we cannot accept financial responsibility for anything that may happen to the property of the entrants. Therefore, we ask all entrants to sign the following statement to evidence their recognition and assumption of risk and return it with the entry form. By signing this statement, as part of the entry form, I expressly agree to release Great Lakes Heritage Quilters Guild and Canterbury Village, and their respective agents, employees and members from all liability for any loss, damage, theft, injury, destruction to any article entered by me in the GLHQG Quilt Show in Lake Orion, Michigan. I understand and assume that I bear the risk of all uninsured loss to my property and that it is up to me to properly insure my own property against any or all risks. SIGNATURE________________________ Date_____________________ Have you included: Signature on above waiver_____ Filled in all information on form_____ Color photo of each entry_____ Entry fee for each item_____ (Make check payable to Great Lake Heritage Quilters Guild. Please do not send cash) Time Line: January 16, 2012: entry forms due Wednesday, February 22, 2012: All entries must be delivered between 2-7 pm to Canterbury Village Sunday, February 25th beginning at 5 pm pick up all items by presenting your receipt. Pick up no later than 7 pm. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quilt show receipt (Keep for pickup) Receipt Label To be signed by a GUILD representative receiving the article. This is your claim ticket for picking up your entry. ENTRIES MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN 7 pm on Sunday. February 25th, 2012. EXHIBITOR____________________ ITEM NO.______________________ NO QUILTS WILL BE RELEASED UNTIL THE SHOW IS COMPLETELY TAKEN DOWN Label (sew on the back of entry) Sew this label to your entry at the lower right corner of the back NO PINS, PLEASE! Please fold quilted article so that the label shows EXHIBITOR__________________ Phone________________________ Name of item__________________ Item No.____________________ 2011-2012 Block of the Month Eilene Still January: Wild Goose Chase B: 16 – 2 ½" squares D: 8 – 2 ½" x 4 ½" rectangles Make 8 flying geese units using 2 squares and 1 rectangle. Dutchman's Puzzle B: 12 – 2 ½" squares C: 4 – 2 ½" squares D: 4 – 2 ½" x 4 ½" rectangles E: 4 – 2 ½" x 4 ½" rectangles Make 4 Unit A flying geese Make 4 Unit B flying geese Fabric C lighter than D and Fabric E darker than D.