QUILTER’S EDEN 223 DeMers Avenue East Grand Forks, MN 56721

218-773-0773 www.quilters-eden.com

Store Hours: Monday-Friday 10-5:30 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-4

Your friendly hometown quilt store offers: 100% Cotton Fabric – Books – Patterns – Notions

Kits – Precuts – Classes – Longarm Services We look forward to serving you!

Quilter’s Eden is conveniently located across from Cabela’s in East Grand Forks

NSQG Members: Quilter’s Eden offers members an in-store 10% discount on regular priced merchandise when you

present your current NSQG card prior to purchase.

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HOSTESSES

Below is the list of members who have volunteered to host. Please sign up at the registration table at meetings for any open spot.

If you have signed up to host and cannot be there,

please find a substitute.

NOTE TO HOSTESSES:

Vicki Bunker and Donna Beal will make sure the following

supplies are available on meeting days: coffee, cups, sugar

and creamer, small plates, napkins, and forks

DO NOT USE THE CHURCH SUPPLIES

ALSO: At the end of the morning, please make sure the

coffee pot is empty and rinsed

NOTE TO GUILD MEMBERS: Please continue to bring your own coffee mug to guild meetings.

This will save on the number of styrofoam cups that end up in the landfill as well as reduce the cost of coffee supplies for the guild.

THANK YOU !!

PRESIDENT Dianne Sattler

VICE PRESIDENT Jolene Mikkelson

SECRETARY Leslee Smart

TREASURER Anna Picklo

MEMBER-AT-LARGE Judi Loer

Officers

Committee Chairs

OCTOBER

Becky Kraby

Cheri Goertz

Mary Peterson

Roxanne Melberg

NOVEMBER

AUGUST

Alayna Rustad

Denyse Sturges

SEPTEMBER

Jackie Marks

Merie Kirby

Anna Picklo

Ginger Tryznka

North Star Quilters Guild

Mission Statement

North Star Quilters Guild is a non-profit

organization dedicated to promoting the

art of quilting. This goal is achieved by:

Promoting quilting at area forums;

Introducing new ideas and methods;

Bringing area quilters together;

Exchanging ideas with regional quilt

guilds;

Offering classes by national &

regional professional quilting

instructors;

Educating the general public through

quilt shows and demonstrations;

Sharing in the appreciation of quilt

history;

And by the making and donating of

quilts through the Outreach

Education Bette Olson Cindy Dahlgren

Finance Suzanne Gandrud

Hostess Vicki Bunker

Donna Beal

Library Denyse Sturges

Long Range Education Pam Peterson

Membership Barb Quamme

Newsletter Gayle Olufson

Outreach Marilynn Hagan

Sandy Mesa

Quilts and Coffee Cheri Goertz

Mary Peterson

Secret Quilters Chris Letvin

QuiltEd Con Bev Solseng

Laura Gingerich

Website Charlene Crocker

Workshop fees:

Members $5

Nonmembers $7

Supplies and kits are extra

(No fee for Outreach workshops)

AFTERNOON WORKSHOP

1:15 p m

In August we will meet to sew baby items. (No education

fee). We welcome all types of "Baby" items. Last year we

had 249 items. These items are donated to the Optimal

Pregnancy Outcome Program in GF.

Suggestions for donated items include:

Receiving blankets Burp cloths

Wash clothes Bibs

Baby Quilts Jump suits

Sleepers Socks

Lap pads Wash rags

Socks Shoes

Nursing covers Onesies

Finished items will be collected at the August and

September meetings. You are also welcomed to work on

items at home.

Future Education Workshop

Sep - Using social media in quilting with Jacki Marks

Oct - Outreach

Nov - Fold and Stitch wreath with Dawn Lyste

Questions? Bette Olson, 701-772-5403.

5298 W. Maple Avenue

Grand Forks, ND 58203

[email protected]

701.330.3015 www.myveryownquiltshop.com

We are an online quilt shop featuring 100% Cotton

Batiks hand made in Bali, Indonesia

Upcoming Shopping Events

June - August In House Shopping by Appt Only

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One or more volunteers are needed

to assist on guild meeting days.

Barb Quamme and Donna Beal arrive at 8:30 to open the

door and move the long tables to the wall for registration,

membership and other uses. They also roll out the two

cupboards that house the library and miscellaneous sup-

plies as well as put them away at the end of the meeting.

One or more members to assist would be appreciated as

the tables and cupboards are both heavy and awkward.

If you can come early or stay late and are willing to help,

please contact Barb at [email protected] or

218-773-3170.

Hostess Notes

We have a new location for meetings as well as many new

members so we feel this is a good time to remind everyone

on what to do to hostess.

5-6 members are needed to affordably feed 65 to 75

attendees. If you sign up to be hostess and cannot

attend, please find a substitute.

Suggestions for food are cookies, bars or muffins;

fruit and juice; cheese and crackers; and nuts (these

are only suggestions, you are the hostesses and you

decide what you would like to serve).

Arrive by 8:30 or 8:45 to start making coffee. The

switch for the large coffee maker is in the fuse box on

the back wall. It must be turned on or the coffee

maker will not work. It takes up to an hour to

warm up before coffee can be made. For decaf use

the smaller coffee pots. Use the church coffee filters.

Coffee and treats should be served at 9:30 and

may be left out for 11:00 break (afternoon workshop

is not included).

Do not use church supplies. NSQG will provide

coffee, sugar and creamer, cups (for coffee and juice),

small plates, napkins and forks. NSQG supplies are

kept in the rolling guild cabinet in room 2. Where

possible, all NSQG supplies are labeled. You may use

church trays and cutlery (large spoon, forks, spatulas,

etc.) for serving.

Clean and put away any items belonging to the

church. Drain and turn off the coffeepot and fuse box

switch. After cleaning, place any NSQG supplies on

the front counter so they can be put away. (This will

allow Donna and Vicki to see what needs to be replen-

ished.

Contact Vicki Bunker at [email protected],

701-213-6979 or Donna Beal, at [email protected],

701-772-2639 if you have questions QuiltED CON 2016

Chairs Meeting Saturday, August 6th

8:30 am

General Meeting Minutes

North Star Quilt Guild

General Meeting

Our Saviors Luth Church – 1515 5th Ave. NW, EGF, MN

June 4, 2016

Vice-President Jolene Mikkelson called the meeting to

order. She announced that Dianne Sattler's mother had

passed away on June 2nd.

Minutes- Minutes of the April and May meetings were

approved as published. Sheila Jerik made the motion and

Lita Romanick seconded the motion.

Treasurer’s report

Anna Picklo reported a current balance of $5,310.19 in the

general fund and a balance of $17,862.01 in the Long

Range Educational Planning fund for a grand total of

$23,172.20 as of May 31, 2016.

Hospitality and Membership

Donna Beal reported 57 in attendance. We need hostess-

es for August and September.

Barb Quamme reported no new members/visitors.

Old business

Quilts and Coffee – Aug. 30, 2016 –Pat Knoechel will

present. Her theme is Quilt in a Day and she should have

a new line of fabric to show with new ideas to go with it.

At the August meeting there will be a sign up list. Lor-

raine LeBlanc handles treats and kitchen. Vicki Bunker

organizes help with unloading and selling products. Mary

Peterson requests the membership to give ideas for excit-

ing speakers.

QuiltED Con – Laura Gingerich reported that committee

chairs are in place. You can go on the website and print

your registration page to send to Bobbie Shields. The

class on Walking Foot Quilting is now full. There will be a

meeting in August for committee chairs.

Website – Charlene Crocker and Colleen Jensen have

been working on the website. It is ready for QuiltEd Con

registration.

Quilts and Art – The Water Color Society had a show at

Choice Wellness and 10 members signed up to replicate/

interpret a painting as a quilt. Members will have anoth-

er opportunity to choose a painting on Sept. 18 at the

Campbell library when the Water Color Society will have

another show. Kathleen Ness heads up the society. These

quilts will be shown, with the paintings, as a special ex-

hibit at the 2017 Quilt Show.

New Business

Alley Alive- Sue Carpenter's neighbor, Mr. Lively recom-

mended the guild get a table for the June 30th street party

called Alley Alive. The guild could recruit members and

sell raffle tickets to the attendees. A sign-up sheet for

those who would like to work on the project was placed at

the hospitality table.

Veteran's Art Partnership- A project to involve veter-

ans in the arts is going on in Grand Forks this summer.

Members who would like to team up with a veteran to do a

quilted sculpture can sign up at the hospitality table.

Quilts

and

Coffee

Pat Knoechel

August 30th, 6:30 pm

Quilts and Coffee will be at First Presbyterian

Church in Grand Forks on Tuesday, August 30th,

6:30 PM with Pat Knoechel. Pat presents a pro-

gram of ideas and products from Quilt in a Day

featuring new ideas from Eleanor Burns.

Admission is $8.00.

Committee Reports –

Finance – Suzanne Gandrud has formed a committee to

handle the budget for 2016-2017 in late June.

Education – Cindy Dahlgren announced the classes com-

ing up. This afternoon the class is a table runner. Denise

from Embroidery Plus will teach. August will be the Baby

Boutique, October is an Outreach program, November

will be a program on Social Media.

Newsletter – Gayle Olufson announced she will be test-

ing the server this summer so the membership will be re-

ceiving some practice e-mails.

Library – Denyse Sturges announced that she has nu-

merous magazines and six new books.

Outreach – Marilynn Hagan announced that there were

67 quilts collected today for Northeast Human Service

Center. She thanked the membership for its generosity.

She has more fabrics for members to take with them to

make more blocks for the donated quilts. Janet Burns

from Northeast Human Service Center accepted the quilts

and briefly told us about the recipients.

Secret Quilters – There are many, many gifts today due

to last month's International Day.

Member at Large – Judi Loer announced that sugges-

tions sent to her by e-mail will be brought to the board

anonymously.

Quilt Question of the Month – Ginger Trzynka showed

a quilt and asked members to submit the block name. It

was Courthouse Steps. .

Special Drawings – This month Wynona Wilkins had

two offerings from Embroidery Plus and one pattern from

My Very Own Quilt Shop.

Announcements –

Sheila Jerik requested the membership to consider the

donation of a quilt that could be raffled at a benefit for a

friend who has cancer. The need for an Outreach protocol

was mentioned.

Door Prizes - Gail Nunes handled door prizes.

Show and Tell – Mary Ann Hentschell conducted the

show and tell.

Respectfully submitted,

Anna Picklo, Treasurer

Treasurer’s Report

I have acquired a large wooden hand quilting frame

from a friend who had to go into assisted living and

wants someone who will use it to have it. She is giving it

away (she was afraid her kids would throw it out). It is

large enough to accommodate a queen size quilt so it

would take a large space to set it up. I brought it over

to the church and put it in the room where we store the

wooden cases. It is apart so it is not taking up much

room. I will not be at the August meeting but will check

email when I am away. Contact me by phone or email.

Barb Quamme

[email protected]

773-3170



May 31, 2016

April 30, 2016 Guild Balance $6,755.61

Long Range Education Balance $17,981.49

Total $24,737.10

______________________________________________

Guild Income: May 1-31, 2016 International Day Lunch 900.00

Guild Expenses: May 1-31, 2016 Raffle Quilt 68.70

Inter. Day Luncheon 1,813.96

Inter. Day Speaker 190.00

Inter. Day Table Decorations 68.53

Inter. Day Supplies 52.84

Hospitality coffee 8.59 Library 42.80

Our Savior Lutheran Donation 100.00

$2,345.42

Guild Balance: May l7, 2016 $5,310.19

______________________________________________

Long Range Ed Income: May 1-31, 2016

Cash Box Return (Q&C Apr. 28) 75.00

Quilts & Coffee Nita Schultz 600.00

(75 attendees) $675.00

Long Range Ed Expenses: May 1-31, 2016

Cashbox (Q&C Apr. 28) 75.00 Q&C Presenter Fee 401.20

Q&C Venue donation 100.00

Q&C GF Herald Ad 79.61

Q&C Facebook Ad 15.00

QuiltEd CON copies 123.67

$794.48

Long Range Ed Balance: 05/31/16 $17,862.01

_______________________________________________ May 31, 2016

Guild Balance $5,310.19


Total $23,172.20

North Star Quilters Guild Treasurer’s Report

June 30, 2016

May 31, 2016

Guild Balance $5,310.19 Long Range Education Balance $17,862.01

Total $23,172.20

____________________________________________________

Guild Income: June 1-30, 2016

Dues 13@$20 6@$15 350.00

Education (7) 35.00

Coffee Time Donations 48.75 Monthly Raffle 30.00

Pins 5.00

Fons and Porter (1) 20.00

$488.75

Guild Expenses: June 1-30, 2016

Insurance 213.00 State Fair Donation 50.00

Newsletter – Postage 47.00

Fons and Porter 15.00

Education Instructor 30.00

Printing- Raffle Tickets 117.43 Library 131.66

Membership-Supplies 42.73

Our Savior Lutheran Donation 100.00

$746.82

Guild Balance: June 30, 2016 $5,052.12 ____________________________________________________

Long Range Ed Income: June 1-30, 2016

Long Range Ed Expenses: June 1-30, 2016

Insurance $213.00

Long Range Ed Balance: 01/30/16 $17,649.01

____________________________________________________

June 30, 2016

Guild Balance $5,052.12



QuiltED CON 2016 Trunk Shows

Catherine Redford, " Lessons Learned While Quilting," Friday, October 21, 7:00 pm Inspiring and entertaining Annette Ornelas, " Dimensional Curved Piecing or Peeled-Back Patchwork," Saturday, October 22, 7:00 pm How dimensional curves actually work

Remember your

Secret Quilter

Board Meeting Minutes

NSQG Board Meeting Agenda

July 12, 2016

2650 26th Ave. S. at 7 PM

Members present: Dianne Sattler, Leslee Smart, Anna

Picklo, MaryAnn Hentschell, Suzanne Gandrud, Charlene

Crocker and Cheri Goertz.

Treasurer’s Report – Anna Picklo reported a balance of

$5,052.12 in the general fund and a balance of $17,649.01

in the Long Range Educational Planning fund with a

grand total of $22,701.13 as of June 30, 2016. She also

reported a balance of $5,578.12 in the general fund and a

balance of $17,649.01 in the Long Range Ed Planning fund

with a grand total of $23,227.13 as of July 12, 2016.

Mary Ann Hentschell made a motion to approve this report

with a second by Leslee Smart. Motion approved.

Old Business:

Budget: Anna Picklo and a committee met two weeks ago

and presented a proposed budget. Leslee Smart made a

motion to present the budget to the membership with a

second by Mary Ann Hentschell. Motion approved.

Education Conference-Oct. 21/23, 2016- Planning is

continuing and registrations are arriving. Promotional

literature will be mailed to quilt stores and sites online.

Quilts and Coffee –Cheri Goertz reported that Pat

Knochel is scheduled for Aug. 30. Anna Picklo made a mo-

tion to approve the budget for Quilts and Coffee with a

second by Cheri Goertz. Motion approved.

New Business: A calendar will be developed for the new

president listing business to be accomplished during the

meeting year.

Oher Committees:

Outreach – A committee statement was tabled until mem-

bers from the committee can support the statement.

Door Prize Committee – Becky Kraby will now chair

this committee.

The next regular meeting will be held Aug. 6, 2016 at Our

Savior’s Lutheran Church in E. Grand Forks.

The next board meeting will be held Aug. 16, 2016 at 2650

26th Ave. S., Grand Forks.

Respectfully submitted,

Leslee Smart

QuiltED CON October 21-23

Fall is just around the corner and that means we are looking ahead to QuiltED CON. We're excited about the classes being offered this year. There seems to be something for everyone--whether you consider yourself a beginner or a more experienced quilter.

While Catherine Redford's Saturday class is full, there is still room in her Sunday Happy Scrappy Improv class.

Or perhaps the curved piecing that Annette Ornelas has mastered intrigues you. There is still room in both of her classes.

OR ...

Maybe you want to explore an original pattern written by one of our own guild members. Actually, you could choose between two--Tina Hylton's Northern Frost Sampler and Liz Mattson's I Spy Quilt--or even take them both!

Jackie Marks' Circle of Geese looks so appealing and is the perfect class for an October day.

If you've never made a Project Bag before, I can tell you from experience that Pam Peterson is great at guiding you step by step to a completed project.

Okay, you've made your quilt and now it's time to put the finishing touches on it. Laura Gingerich is just the person to help you brush up on your binding skills.

I've wanted to make a Fabric Bowl for years but have felt a little intimidated. Jolene Mikkelson's class is just the ticket!

Finally, don't forget about the Sunday Morning Sew: five hours of sewing on your own to complete a Saturday class or just to spend time with friends working on one of your UFOs.

Now is the time to register for classes. Download a registration form from the website today (northstarquilters.org). You can either mail it in or bring it to the guild meeting on August 6th.

NSQG Outreach News

Outreach Outlook Sending out a huge thank you to all guild members. You con-tinue to amaze and support! We had an outstanding donation of 67 Quilts and 13 Pillow-cases at our June meeting. They were accepted into the grateful hands of Janet Burns, our representative from North East Human Services. From there they will be dis-tributed to foster care children and other such situations that NEHS deem deserving of a quilt. Again, thank you for your continued support of our primary outreach program.

NSQG Outreach Protocol In past years, a protocol for the distribution of outreach donations was discussed and voted on. It is important that this information be reiterated. The board is in the process of reviewing this protocol so that it can be presented again to our membership. Our plan is to have this statement ready for publication in our next newsletter. Thank you for your patience and understanding. We realize, with the won-derful growth of our guild, we need to share this infor-mation for clarification from time to time.

Keep quilting from your heart, Outreach Co-Chairs: Marilynn and Sandy

http://northstarquilters.org/

SATELLITE GROUPS

KNOTTY STITCHERS meets the 1st Monday of the month

(7:00 pm); contact Alice Mattern, 746-4120.

LADIES OF THE EVENING meets the 2nd Thursday of the month

(7:30 pm); contact Alice Mattern, 746-4120.

CHATTERBLOX meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month

(7:00 pm); contact Suzanne Gandrud, 795-8530.

APPLIQUE GROUP meets the 3rd Monday of the month

(7:00 pm); contact Bobbie Shields, 775-5310.

MATERIAL GIRLS meets the 4th Thursday of the month;

contact Marilynn Hagan, 775-8614.

STASH BUSTERS meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month;

contact Laura Gingerich, 701-330-3015

Some Satellite Groups may decide to limit the number of quilters in their group in order to accommodate them in their homes. Please feel free to start a new group if the day and time you want to meet is full. There are no requirements for the groups, just a desire to meet other quilters, share ideas, and have fun.

Open Positions—Volunteers Needed

Afternoon Education—1 or 2 to chair

Quilting on the Red Show - 2 to become co-chair for

2017

If you become aware of the illness or death of a guild member or

one of their loved ones, please notify the newsletter editor

([email protected]) to place a notice so friends can lend support.

To renew your membership send a check or money order in U.S. Funds to: North Star Quilters Guild, c/o Barb Quamme, 1812 5th Ave. NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721. Please enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope if you would like to have your membership card and receipt mailed to you.

Name ______________________________________

Address ______________________________________

______________________________________

Phone ______________________________________

Email ______________________________________

_____ Up to Age 65 $20 ______ Age 65 and over $15

International payments must include $5.00 to cover bank fees.

MEMBERSHIP CURRENT ??

To make sure you continue to receive your newsletter, please

keep your membership current. Your expiration date is

located on your mailing label. If you now receive your

newsletter by email, you will receive a reminder by email.

If you think there is an error, contact Barb Quamme.

Member Information

Guild members may place an ad once a year free of charge to advertise personal items for sale. Business ads will still be charged to advertise.

Thank You and other announcements should be made at a guild meeting.

Advertising Rates and Article Information

3 x 11/2 $ 5.00 3 x 3 $ 7.50 3 x 5 $10.00 3 x 10 $15.00 71/2 x 10 $25.00

Please have copy

The deadline for the next newsletter is the

15th of the month

Checks should be payable to NSQG. Mail ads and payment or articles to: Gayle Olufson, 3521 Cherry St, Grand Forks ND 58201 or email: [email protected]

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New Members

No new members in June

Have you changed your email address, moved recently,

or switched from land-line to cell phone? Notify Barb

Quamme or Leslee Smart to update your information

with the guild.


PO Box 5814

Grand Forks ND 58206

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Material Girls

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