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PRESIDENT’S LETTER:BarbaraWall Meetings:

Jan 5th – Business Jan 6th- Night 6:45pm Jan 21st– Day 10:00am

Location 3900 Lexington Blvd, Missouri City, TX 77459

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Inside this issue:

Community Service 2

Quilts of Valor 2

Quilt Show/Service 3

Bees 4

Workshops, Pro-

grams, Online Auc-

tion

5

Birthday, Library,

Treasurer, Rep 6

Adverts, Meeting

Minutes, Poem 7-

14

Programs!

Our speaker for the Janu-

ary 6, 2016 evening

meeting will be Teresa

Wong. Teresa will be

speaking on Japanese In-

spired Quilts.

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Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild Of Texas

I’m really not fond of getting my hair cut. Usually not happy with the way it turns out. So, I always wait until I can’t stand it anymore, then just run to that big place in the mall-the one with the loud mu-sic, bright lights and pink-haired stylists-to get it done. Then, I’m usually not happy with the way it turns out, again. Think there’s a word for doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result! It’s sort of the same way with quilting. My stash is full of blenders, solids and batiks. I love those luscious bright prints and florals in other people’s quilts, but always go back to the basics. I definitely have my comfort zone. That probably holds true for a lot of you, too. This new year, wouldn’t it be fun to make some resolutions that we might actually enjoy keeping? How about challenging ourselves to do something completely different, or something we’ve never done be-fore, with our quilting? Doesn’t that sound a lot more exciting than trying to lose 20 pounds or organize the sewing room, again? Maybe you like doing traditional pieced quilts; so why not try modern, or that appliqué you’ve always wanted to tackle, or paper piecing? And, if you’ve never entered a quilt into a show, it just so happens we have one coming up in September! Remember, entry forms are due July 21 and quilts on August 18, so it’s time to get busy. I wish each of you a very happy New Year! Oh, and does anyone know a good hair stylist?

Barb

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Community Service News By Judy Wolter

Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and efforts in 2015 for community service. Also to the following people

who found time during the holidays to sew or crochet...

Dana Comer Elizabeth Barrow Katherine Onstott Dorothy Kelly

Shirley Grover Doris Mahaffey Pam Biswas Barbara Baxter

Helen Wilems

REMINDER

We are continuing to collect UPCs that appear on Hobbs batting bags. Please remember to clip

the UPCs from your Hobbs batting and bring them to the next meeting. For every five UPCs we

turn in, Hobbs gives us a discount on bolts of batting we purchase for charity quilts.

Community Service By Judy Wolter

Quilts of Valor By Barbara Baxter

QOV Article for the January newsletter

Eleven members came to the December Quilts of Valor sew-in. We had a great day filled with good fel-

lowship and food. Our next sew-in is January 23 rd at the First Methodist Church of Missouri City from

10 AM until 3 PM.

If you are new to the guild and would like to join us, come, bring your sewing machine, basic sewing

supplies and a sack lunch. I will have kits of fabric cut and ready to be sewn.

Many thanks to the following for their donation to QOV:

Elizabeth Barrow Elaine Vaselka Barbara Wall Barbara Young

Sandi Winston Kay Paul Susie Doe Linda Payonk

Liz Narcisse Carol Kettlewell Gail Hall Dixie Mullins

Joan Bell

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Quilt Show News T-minus less than 9 months and counting. Everything’s on schedule for the

September 9 launch of our 2016 Quilt Happy Show! Most of the committee

chair positions have now been filled. Thank you to everyone who has volun-

teered to head up the committees.

The planning coordinators took a holiday break, but will meet, along with

the full show committee, sometime in January. Check email for information

on time and location.

Show T-shirts have been ordered and should be available for pick up at

the January 21 and February 3 meetings. If you have ordered a shirt,

but cannot attend either of these meetings, please contact Lisa Patterson

to arrange an alternative delivery.

Keeping working on those great show entries, and Quilt Happy!

Show Coordinators:

Susie Doe, [email protected] Quilts

Allison Etzler, [email protected] Vendors

Pam Biswas, [email protected] Facilities

Lisa Patterson, [email protected] Activities

Mary Goodman, [email protected] Administrative

Quilt Show News By Barbara Wall

The Worship Committee at FUMCMC is looking for someone with experience in cleaning and repair-ing needlepoint pieces to rework 32 kneelers, located in the church’s main sanctuary. Some are stained and/or have silverfish damage, and all need to be disassembled, cleaned, stain treated, re-stuffed, re-stretched and sewn back with the trim on the bottoms. This would be a compensated (paid) job. If you have the skills needed, or can recommend someone who does, please contact Kay Tunnell, di-rectly, at [email protected]

Opportunities

CONGRATULATIONS to Nancy Ray-burn from Spring, TX winner of our

2015 Donation quilt! She was thrilled to win! She does not belong to a

guild, but purchased her tickets at Quilters Cottage during the Shop

Hop.






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News from the Hive … Quilt Bees … Happy New Year! It’s 2016! Aghh! So many exclamation marks! It’s the start of a new year and time to make a plan to join or start a quilting bee. Please contact Rebecca Trevino, our new Bee Keeper, if you are an aspiring Queen Bee and would like to start a new bee. Let Rebecca know the details of your bee, and it will be included in the upcoming schedule. Please consult the calendar below for our bee days/times for January. For the RSVP bees (in green), all you need to do is contact the queen bee and let her know you would like to come on a particular date. If you need additional information about a bee, or want to chat, please contact Rebecca either by phone (H) 832-363-3951 or by e-mail: [email protected].

BEES at a glance (Queen Bee & contact listed): Green = RSVP Bees Blue = Sign Up Bees

Julie Dayton’s Bag Ladies Bee is temporarily suspended. Julie will notify us when the bee becomes active again. Pattie Fox wants us to know that her home is in Sienna Plantation, which may be con-venient for an after work evening with your quilting friends. Lisa Patterson’s home is in Katy, for all of you guild members in that area (and there are a lot of you). Please remember, bees are a won-derful way to make new friends that share your love of quilting.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

4 5 6 Beginners (11-3) Liz Narcisse Beu-lah.narcisse@g

7 8 9


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Social Bee (6:30) Pattie Fox “Foxy Quilters” [email protected]

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25 Social/Hand Piecing (10am) Carol Bell [email protected]

26 Paper Piecing (12:30 PM) Lisa Patterson [email protected]

27 Beginners (11-3) Liz Narcisse Beu-lah.narcisse@g

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Bees!!! By Rebecca Trevino and Kay Paul















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Hello! My name is Dana Comer, and I will be collecting your quilts for the 2016 Quilt Show’s online auction. If you’re still sitting on the fence about exactly what you want to do for your quilt show en-try, and have a few UFO’s taking up much needed space in your sewing room, why now pull them out and finish them and donate to the auction? I find that I get some great inspiration for my NEXT project while working on a project (isn’t that how UFO’s happen in the first place?). So get them out, get them finished, and get them into MY hands so you’ll have more space to work on your PAWQ(s) (Potential Award Winning Quilt(s)).

You can give them to me at the evening meetings, or contact me via email to set up a time to do a handoff. I’m at [email protected] Please put “Online Auction” in your subject line so it won’t get lost in my inbox.

On January 21st, Heidi Pridemore will give a workshop on the Ribbon Twist Pattern. I have a sam-ple of the quilt that I will have at the January 6th night meeting. The cost of the workshop is $35.

On Saturday, February 6th, Jackie Hillman is giving a workshop on Steps to Better Finishing. This is a great workshop to help us finish our quilts for the quilt show. The cost of the workshop is $30, which includes a $2 pattern fee. The workshop will be held at the First United Methodist Church in the Music Room starting at 10:00.

I have supply lists for both workshops and you can pick up one when you sign up or download it from the Guild's website.

Workshops By Martha Baldwin

Our speaker for the January 6, 2016 evening meeting will be Teresa Wong. Teresa will be speaking on Japanese Inspired Quilts. She has a trunk show of quilts and will present a slide show of beauti-ful quilts, antique and contemporary. She will be available to sign and sell her new book Japanese Contemporary Quilts and Quilters – The Story of an American Import. This should be a very inter-esting meeting – don’t miss it!!!

Our speaker for the January 21, 2016 day meeting will be Heidi Pridemore (she will be on the Quilt-ers Emporium cruise). Heidi will be speaking on Tips and Tricks on Piecing. This will be a VERY helpful presentation. She will be holding a workshop in the afternoon.

Programs By Katherine Onstott

Online Auction - Quilt Show 2016

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December Income - $767

December Expenses - $953.50 Bank Balance - $35428.48

2015 Donation Quilt Income $1650.

Bonnie McCormick January 1 Dana Comer January 23

Marie Doffing January 8 Helen Ruth Wilems January 23

Mary Goodman January 9 Shirley McCaddon January 27

Mary Neely Clendeninn January 11 Gail Wallace January 27

Sandra K Winston January 14 Carole DeGruy January 30

Jodie Douglass January 16 Dixie Mullins January 30

Doris Mahaffey January 16 Miriam Beck January 31

Peggy Johnson January 18

Are you looking for ideas for the Scrap Happy Challenge for our 2016 quilt showcase? If so, check out some of the books found in our library. Scrap Happy: Quick-Pieced Scrap Quilts by Sally Schneider has 13 quilts made from half-square triangles, quarter-square triangles, strips and/or squares. Scrap-happy Patchwork by Nancy Zieman has 3 quilt ideas. One is made from strips and a few triangles. The other two require you to use your imagination and creativity with a few simple guidelines. Scrap Quilting Made Easy by Sandra Hatch has small, medium and large quilts, as well as vests, gift bags and holiday-themed items. In the book Simple Strategies for Scrap Quilts by Lynn Roddy Brown you will fine eight blocks. Two different quilts are made with each of the eight blocks. If you are looking for something bold and unusual you may want to try one of the 15 quilts in Spectacular Scraps: A Simple Approach to Stunning Quilts by Judy Hooworth and Margaret Rolfe. All the quilts are made with half-square triangles. They are just put together in many different ways.

I found a website I had not used before that has free patterns, sewing and quilting info and tutorials.

www.allfreesewing.com

The proposed by-laws were passed at the December meeting. Barbara Elliott will be glad to e-mail

you a copy of the directory with updated changes.

If you start out the new year by cleaning your sewing studio, any donations in good condition or fab-

ric for door prizes would be appreciated.

Representative - at - Large By Barbara Young

Birthdays By Barbara Elliott

Treasurer’s Report By Pauline Manes

Library By Linda Towle

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Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild Minutes of the November 3, 2015 Board Meeting

(Approved at December 1, 2015 Board Meeting)

The meeting was called to order by Barbara Wall, President, at 1:30 p.m. at the Keegan’s Woods Commu-nity Building. Board members in attendance: Barbara Wall, Helen Wilems, Barbara Elliott, Katherine Onstott, Martha Baldwin, Pauline Manes, Susie Doe, Lisa Patterson, Debbie Garner and Barbara Young. A quorum was present. Committee members in attendance: Carol Ann Barley and Julie Dayton. The Minutes of the October 6, 2015 Board Meeting were approved as presented. The November Treasurer’s Report (reporting through Oct 31, 2015) was approved as presented. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS Barbara Wall began by reminding everyone on the board and committees that we all need to take responsibility for cleaning up after the meetings and taking any items left from the church. OLD BUSINESS

New Member Orientation - The next New Member Orientation has been scheduled for Wednes-day, November 11th from 6:30 – 8:30 in Rm 258 at FUMC. All board members and committee chairs are asked to attend as hosts. Carol Ann Barley has sent out paper invitations in the mail to all new members joining within the past year, and Barbara Elliott will continue to send out e-mail reminders to the invitees.

Charity Projects for FUMC - The Food Drive at the church will finish as of our Novem -ber 4th evening meeting. The church has been very happy by the donations made to date. The Seafarer’s Project will continue to accept knitted/crocheted scarves through November 19th.

Richmond Heritage Center - Pauline Manes announced that the participation of the guild in the Heritage Center’s October activities at Kitty Hollow Park’s DeWalt House was very well received.

Audit Committee - The Audit Committee has been unable to meet due to family and health com-plications during the past month, but plans to present the Audit report at the next business meet-ing on November 19th.

NEW BUSINESS

Board Meeting Location – It has come to the attention of the guild that the Keegan’s Woods Com-munity Center may become unavailable as a location for board meetings in the future as our member liaison there has been ill and may be moving away from Keegan’s Woods. This may also affect the Tuesday Sugar Land Bee as well. Barbara asked that everyone be thinking about other possible meeting locations for our board meetings.

Show & Share Request - A member has asked that persons showing quilts at Show and Share should be required to say who quilted the item(s) being shown. After short discussion it was de-cided that the guild will not require this information be included as part of a member’s discussion of their Show & Share piece, but that we would attempt to make it known that members are inter-ested in knowing who quilted the quilt. Also if a quilter wishes their quilting to be credited they should be responsible for telling the owner of the quilt that she/he would like to be acknowledged specifically at Show & Share.

New Magazine Chairperson Needed - Our current magazine chairperson will be moving out of the area soon, so a new Magazine Chairperson will be needed. After some discussion of the re-sponsibilities of the job, Debbie Garner volunteered to take over. The current stockpile of maga-zines will be sifted through by various board/committee members and returned to Debbie at the next meeting.

Member Payment for Services Rendered - Barbara Wall brought up for discussion the guild policy regarding paying guild members for services rendered, specifically as it relates to paying for

speakers. While our 501(c)(3) status requires that no member shall benefit financially as a result of their membership, this does not preclude members from being compensated for appropriate services rendered. The board agreed that if a member is a bona fide speaker (i.e. acting regularly as a contracted speaker) then he/she may be paid as a guild speaker if duly contracted with the guild.

BOARD REPORTS President-Elect – Helen Wilems Nothing to report.

Programs – Katherine Onstott Jo Lynn O’Neill, our November speaker, has cancelled her engagement with our guild due the death of her husband. Katherine and Martha Baldwin have chosen to plan a Charity Sew-In day for No-vember 19th. After the regular business meeting we will adjourn to Music Rooms A&B to sew quilts for our chosen charities, including Quilts of Valor (this sew-in will replace the regularly scheduled Quilts of Valor Sew-In which would have been held on November 28th). The board approved spending some of the monies budgeted for speaker fees to buy sandwiches and chips for Sew-In participants.

Membership – Barbara Elliott Barbara reported that at this time we have 138 paid memberships. She also reported that the di-rectory is ready to go to print. The board agreed that 200 copies should be printed. It was agreed that we ask members if they are interested in an electronic version of the membership list. Since programs and workshops, Officer & Committee Lists, and By-Laws and Standing Rules are all post-ed to the website, it was suggested we might consider distributing our Membership Directory electroni-cally in the future.

Workshop Chairman – Martha Baldwin See report under Programs above.

Treasurer – Pauline Manes Nothing to report.

Secretary – Susie Doe Nothing to report.

Representative-at-Large – Barbara Young A member has contacted Barbara indicating that she felt that the meeting notifications were being sent out too early. The board determined that e-mail notices are being handled in an appropriate man-ner and no changes are required.

Editor/Advertising – Jennifer Pazicni Nothing to Report.

Program Chair-Elect – (Lisa Patterson) Lisa brought it to the attention of the board that our scheduled night meeting for November 2, 2016 falls on the date of Preview Nite for the International Quilt Festival. The board agreed that we should not plan a program for that evening. Lisa reported that she has begun contacting possible speakers. To date she has heard back from the booking agent for Angela Walters. She has discussed the possibility of sharing Ms. Walters’ travel costs with Chris Genkins’ Shop. January 2017 is being considered. Workshop Chair-Elect – (Debbie Garner) Debbie indicated that she had collected leads for interesting workshop/program ideas while at-tending the International Quilt Festival. QUILT SHOW (Julie Dayton) Julie reported that the Quilt Show Co-coordinators plan to meet again in December and a full Quilt Show Committee Meeting will be scheduled in January.

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Lisa Patterson reported that order forms for Quilt Show T-shirts are ready and are posted on the website and in the newsletter. She will collect orders at all meetings in November and December. The order will be placed in early January and shirts should be available for pick-up beginning at the January 21st day meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS

Activities – Diane Aleman (absent) It has come to the attention of the board that Diane Aleman will need some help in coordinating and planning the two December holiday meetings. Barbara will announce the need for a volunteer at the evening meeting on November 4th.

Bazaar/Fall Festival – Sally Staner & Linda Payonk (absent) No Report.

Bee Keeper – Kay Paul (absent) No Report.

Community Service Report – Judy Wolter (absent) Judy reported to Barb Wall that 11 quilts had been donated to the Fort Bend Women’s Center.

Donation Quilt - Cheryl Jacobs (absent) Cheryl will complete her job as 2015 Donation Quilt Chairperson in December.

The guild will need to ask for a volunteer to head up the 2016 Donation Quilt showing schedule. Also tickets for the 2016 Donation Quilt still need to be printed.

Lisa Patterson and Debbie Garner volunteered to spearhead a committee to construct a Donation Quilt for 2017 (which will need to be finished by August 2016).

Hospitality – Carol Ann Barley Carol Ann reported that she has sent out paper invitations for the New Member Orienta-

tion to be held on November 11th.

Librarian - Linda Towle No report.

Quilts of Valor -- Barbara Baxter (absent) Quilts of Valor Sew-In for November will be held during the Charity Sew-In on November

19th.

Parliamentarian – Barbara Young Changes to the Bylaws will be voted on at the December 17th day meeting.

Retreats – Sally Staner (absent) No report

Show and Share - Carol Kettlewell (absent) No Report

Web Administrator – Pauline Manes Nothing to report. Pauline reminded the board that our website domain name will be up for renewal in June 2017. There being no other business to come before the board the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Susie Doe, Secretary Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild

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Minutes of the December 17, 2015 General Meeting of the Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild The meeting was called to order by Barbara Wall @ 10:07 am. The minutes of the November 19th general business meetings were approved as posted in the newsletter. The Treasurer’s report for November was approved as presented in the newsletter. Barbara Wall made the following announcements:

The Drawing for the 2015 Donation Quilt, “Lemons and Licorice” will take place today. FUMC was very pleased with our participation in this year’s Seafarer’s Project. Their goal was to be

able to donate 150 scarves; our guild provided 42 scarves. FUMC is looking for someone experienced in needlepoint repair to work on a set of kneelers.

Audit Committee – Helen Wilems reported that the Audit Committee (consisting of herself, Nancie Roach, and Bonnie McCormick) was able to meet on November 19th. They found the books to be in good order. A review of the check register showed that there were no uncleared or missing checks. The only items missing were the monthly bank reconciliation reports; it is recommended that these be included in the future.

Bylaws Changes -- Barbara Young, Parliamentarian, recited the proposed changes to the bylaws that have been posted in the newsletter and read out at previous meetings. Pauline Manes moved that the changes be approved; Sandi Pedersen seconded the motion. No discussion was initiated; the motion carried unanimously. Programs & Workshops: Katherine Onstott thanked Sandi Pedersen for arranging the decorations for today’s holiday meeting. Katherine announced that Teresa Wong will present a program on “Japanese Inspired Quilts” at the January 6th evening meeting. Heide Pridemore will present “Tips and Tricks for Piecing” at the January 21st day meeting. Martha Baldwin that January’s workshop, ‘Ribbon Twist’ quilt by Heidi Pridemore will cost $35. On February 6, Jackie Hillman will present “The Perfect Finish (Bindings) from 10am – 3 pm. Debbie Mad-dy will teach a workshop called “Labyrinth” ($30) on February 18. Martha asked that anyone still need-ing to receive their refund for the cancelled November workshop should contact her. Charity Quilts: Judy Wolter announced that to-date the guild has donated 64 quilts, 31 pillowcases and 17 pillows. Quilts of Valor: Barbara Baxter announced the December’s Quilts of Valor Sew-In will be held on De-cember 19th in the FUMC Music Rooms A&B. Quilt Show Committee: The Quilt Show Coordinators were not able to meet in December as scheduled due to a death in a member’s family. They will reschedule for the early part of January. The full com-mittee should expect to meet again later in January or maybe early February. Lisa Patterson announced that today is the last day to order Quilt Show T-shirts. The shirts will be or-dered within the next week and are expected to be available for pick-up beginning at the January 21st day meeting. The cost for the T-shirts is $15 for sizes S-XL, $17 for 2X and $18 for 3X. Sample shirts in sizes S, L, and 2X are available for sizing purposes. Beekeeper – Rebecca Trevino, newly appointed Beekeeper, asked that anyone wishing to start a new bee in the new year should contact her. Liz Broussard has 2 full beginner quilter bees going. There is likely a need for someone to start another beginner bee. Membership Committee: Barbara Elliott announced that Membership Directories are available for pickup. Those indicating they wanted an electronic version of the directory should have received it re-cently via e-mail. Anyone wishing an updated electronic version may contact Barbara Elliott to receive

The Monarch is published m onthly by the Coastal Prair ie Quilt Guild of Texas. It is distr ibuted, via e -mail, free to members. We are always looking for news items, articles, and suggestions. Inclusion subject to space availability. Articles must be received by the Monday following the Thursday morning meeting for inclusion in the next month ’s newsletter. Send articles to [email protected]. If you do not have e-mail capability, legibly written information will be accepted by the deadline. According to the CPQG By-laws, if you need a printed copy of the newsletter, please notify the editor. A fee applies to all printed copies of The Monarch.

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES CHAIRS President: Barbara Wall President Elect: Helen Wilems Vice President Programs: Katherine Onstott Program Chairman Elect: Lisa Patterson Vice President Membership: Barbara Elliott Secretary: Susie Doe Treasurer: Pauline Manes Workshop Chairman: Martha Baldwin Workshop Chairman Elect: Debbie Garner Representative at Large: Barbara Young Editor/Advertising: Jennifer Pazicni IMPORTANT EMAIL ADDRESSES [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Activities: Diane Aleman

Advertising/Sponsors: Barbara Wall Bee Coordinator: Kay Paul Community Service: Judy Wolter Bo’s Place: Katherine Onstott Cinderella/Cinderfella: Martha Baldwin Project Linus: Elizabeth Barrow Quilts for Kids: Barbara Young Quilts of Valor: Barbara Baxter Donation Quilt: Cheryl Jacobs Fall Bazaar: Linda Payonk and Sally Staner Guild Guide: Rita Evans Hospitality: Carol Ann Barley Librarian: Linda Towle Online Auction: Lisa Patterson Parliamentarian: Barbara Young Quilt Show: Committee Members Retreat: Sally Stanner Show & Share: Carol Kettlewell Web Admin: Pauline Manes

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one. Hospitality – Carol Ann Barley introduced one guest. Door prizes were awarded and Show & Share held. Meeting adjourned at approximately 10:42 am. Respectfully submitted by Susie Doe, Secretary, Coastal Prairie Quilt Guild

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