Speakers & Workshops at a Glance:

President’s Message

Friendship Quilters of San Diego

www.friendshipquilterssd.org Don Russell: Webmaster Gloria Mauno: Newsletter Editor

December 2012

Patchwork Post

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

We have a lot to be thankful for, Nancy Ota for starters. What a nice workshop

at the new Bits and Pieces quilt store and a wonderful trunk show presentation at

our Monday night guild meeting. Secondly I am thankful for all the attendees. It

was wonderful to see so many of you come to our workshop and meeting.

I’m also thankful for the cooler weather. It makes it feel more like the holidays.

Now it’s time to get the turkey defrosted and start making all the fixings and then

we are off and running for the holidays. Of course there are gifts to be made and

cookies to be baked. Oh how I love this time of the year with all the hustle and

bustle, setting up the tree and lights, decorating and baking and of course being

with family and friends. Speaking of friends, we will gather again Dec. 10 for our

December meeting which will be a lot of fun. It is our annual Holiday Potluck

and craft table sale. If any of you talented ladies out there would like to sell your

handmade goodies please contact Teri Wetter or Susan Axelrod for reserving a

table ($10 donation).

Here is one more thing to be thankful for, as I mentioned at the meeting, we want

to remember to bring in those “Box Tops” in appreciation of the wonderful job

that Deb Tait and her 3rd graders do every month of setting up our chairs for our

guild meeting. Thank you!

Becky Moore

Sandi Delman

Workshop: Sunday 9/16/2012

Rob Appell Lecture/Meeting: October 8, 2012

Workshop: Tuesday 10/9/2012

Nancy Ota Lecture/Meeting: November 12, 2012

Workshop: Sunday 11/11/2012

Sharon Schamber Lecture/Meeting: January 14, 2013

Workshop: Sunday 1/13/13 &

Tuesday 01/15/2013

Janice Ellertson Lecture/Meeting: February 11, 2013

Workshop: Tuesday 2/12/2013

Pam Kay Lecture/Meeting: March 11, 2013

Workshop: Tuesday 3/12/2013

Sue Rasmussen Lecture/Meeting: April 8, 2013

Workshop: Sunday 4/7/2013

Leora Raikin Lecture/Meeting: May 13, 2013

Workshop: Tuesday 5/14/2012

Board Meeting Potluck

Monday, Dec. 3rd, 6:00pm at

Mary Casner’s home.

Everyone is WELCOME!

Guild Meeting Potluck :

2nd Monday of the month

(Sept—June) 7 PM, Garden

Road Elementary School

Meetings

President Becky Moore

Secretary LeeMary Heath

Treasurer Cheryl Wilson

1st VP Programs 2012-2013 Debra Broyles

Programs Co-Chair Ann Albertson

Programs Co-Chair Elaine Swatniki

2nd VP Programs 2013-2013 Debra Broyles

Membership/Directory Susan Axelrod

Parliamentarian Mary Casner

Opportunity Quilt Rebecca Lighthill

Philanthropy Hope Campbell

Philanthropy Co-Chair Ruth O’Neil

Newsletter Editor Gloria Mauno

Mailing Mary Rozendal

Advertising/PR/Media/ Michelle Olson

Sharing Shelly Gragg

Door Prizes Sylvia Lovett

Door Prizes Co-Chair Liz Schmidt

Opportunity of the Month Lisa Bigelow

Librarians Holly Torrez

Yvonne Gagne

Retreats Lou Pennock

Refreshments Teri Wetter

Telephone Tree Margaret Byrne

Parliamentarian Mary Casner

New Member Hostesses Kim Szewczynski

Dawnell Muecke

Tracy Potter

Shared Blocks Chris Ezzard

Alice Koenitzer

Small Groups Karen McCarty

Banner/Custodian Lee Olson

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Thanks to all our our members and guests who were brave

enough to "SHOP IN THE DARK" at our November

meeting. We earned $69.00 which will go directly toward

new books. If you have any ideas about which books we

should add to our library - please call or e-mail Yvonne or

Holly.

We received enough book donations to have a December

sale - look for some great bargains outside the door at our

next meeting.

We will not be bringing the library books to the December

Potluck meeting. We will be happy to collect any books

you want to return - even though they are not due until

January 14, 2013. We would also be very happy to bring

any special request books that you may want. Just call or

e-mail Yvonne or Holly with the title of any book you

need.

If you are thinking about getting rid of any of your

personal quilt books - please consider giving them to us to

add to our guild library OR to sell to raise additional $$

for new books. Just bring your donations to the meeting

or call us & we will pick them up from your home.

Reminder: ALWAYS send your Library e-mails to

Yvonne or Holly at our personal addresses:

Yvonne: ydgagne@yahoo.com 858-393-3904

Holly: Hollyt888@sbcglobal.net 858-484-8999

Library News 2012/2013 Board

We had 2 new members at our November meeting.

Be sure to say hello to Marliyn Wellnitz and Barbara

Mullen at our next meeting !

Dawnell, Tracy and Kim

New Member hostesses

New Members

December Craft/Holiday Tables

Once again the December meeting welcomes its mem-

bers to rent a table to sell their wares! If you have items

you'd like to sell, you can rent a table for only $10!

If you're interested, please contact Teri Wetter, or Susan

Axelrod before the next meeting.

Craft / Holiday Table Rental

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Programs

A huge thanks to all of you for the Christmas stockings. You may still turn them in at the December meeting. So

far Philanthropy has received about 40 Christmas stockings that will go to Rady Children's Hospital and to St.

Claire's Home.

Donations this month of wheel chair bags, placemats and quilts will go to Veterans Hospital, Meals on Wheels and

Rady Children's Hospital.

The next Cutting Up Party will be in January. As mentioned at the guild meeting, I have a schedule conflict and

with the holiday season upon us, I've decided to wait until January. It will be the first Saturday, January 5th,

from 9:00 to 11:00, as usual.

The Sew-a-Thon location is still being worked out. Look for an announcement in December. Be sure to check your

email for any announcements about the Sew-a-Thon.

Philanthropy

Hope Campbell

Philanthropy

Up next in Programs is Sharon Schamber, in January 2013 (wow!!! 2013 already). The January 13, 2013 workshop

- Domestic Machine Quilting is full but there is still room in the January 15th Piecelique workshop. Please signup

at the Programs table in December. The remaining workshops for February, March, April and May have space so

be sure to signup and learn a new technique. The workshops are listed below for your convenience, and they can

also be found on the Friendship Quilter's Guild San Diego website (www.friendshipquilterssd.org). The website also

has supply lists so be sure to print one out.

February 2013 workshop - Janice Ellertson - Beauty n Check - Beauty n Check book required

Location: Bits and Pieces

March 2013 workshop - Pam Kay - Mystery Quilt Workshop - this two color quilt should be a hit - Pam Kay is

awesome!!! -

Location: Paradise Sewing

April 2013 workshop - Sue Rasmussen - Landscape Pictorial Quilts - Curved Machine Pieced - create either a

tree landscape or a plumeria flower.

Location: Paradise Sewing

May 2013 workshop - Leora Raikin - Embroidery with Beads & Fabric - Quilt Kit Required. You can preview

the kits available at Leora's website (aflembroidery.com). Be sure to let the Programs committee know which

kit you have selected so that Leora can bring the kit to us for the workshop.

Location: Crazy 9 Patch

Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. See you on December 9th for our holiday f-e-a-s-t!!!

Debra Broyles

Programs

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Membership Update

We have 188 members now – thanks for renewing and

bringing in new members, too. Reminder: Be sure to

wear your nametag and sign-in at the membership

table at the meeting.

Susan Axelrod

Ellie Cormier

Membership

November Door Prizes

1. 4 Kaufman fat quarters donated by Paradise Sewing won by Donna Barilotti.

2. Bunny Hill Designs pattern won by Carol Bell.

3. Three yards of Christmas fabric donated by Philanthropy won by Anne Richardson.

4. Stack of 2 ½ inch strips donated by a generous member won by Debra Broyles.

5. YLI Gift certificate for 4 spools of YLI thread won by Barb M.

6. Ten-minute Table Runner Kit donated by Crazy 9 Patch won by Walt Romemonsk.

7. Four fat quarters from Clothworks won by Sandra McCullough.

8. Two half yards of hand dyed fabric won by Michael Dwyer.

9. Two yards of Christmas fabric won by Lee Olson.

10. 1.5 yards of Christmas Fabric won by Brenda Colia.

11. Two yards of Christmas Fabric won by Becky Moore.

12. Pattern and Bag donated by Nancy Ota won by Terry Seaburg.

The following members won items donated by Rochelle Yoelin:

Linda Rathbun, Candy Mittag, Teri Wetter, Elaine Bierman,

Candy Dalton, Cheryl Cooper, Marcia McNelley,

November Door Prize Winners

Opportunity Quilt

This is our major fundraiser for the year(s). It

works best if EACH member sells tickets (or buys

them). We will continue to distribute ticket pack-

ets. You DO NOT have to pay when you pick

them up, but they must be paid to be entered in

the drawing.

Since this is the December newsletter, let me say

once again: Stocking Stuffers!! We won't draw

until June, but the red of the tickets is in keeping

with the season.

Let's get those tickets out, ladies and gentlemen!!

It helps pay for the fine programs we continue to

have!

Rebecca Lighthill

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December Birthdays Budget

BIRTHDAY FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Dec 01 PEARL AIELLO

Dec 01 DIANNE BARILOTTI

Dec 02 MARY DROBNIS

Dec 08 ELAINE SWATNIKI

Dec 19 ALICE KOENITZER

Dec 31 MARY ROZENDAL

CRACKER ROCA

1 cup butter (I use a little less than a cup)

¾ cup brown sugar (not packed)

1 tsp. almond extract

Saltine crackers to fill a baking sheet (I use 15 x 11 baking sheet)

1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 ½ cups toasted almonds

Preheat the oven to 400°. Toast the almonds for about 4 minutes while preheating the oven. Line the baking

sheet with parchment paper or foil. Put one layer of crackers on the sheet. Microwave the butter and sugar to-

gether for 2 minutes. Add the almond extract and whisk until combined. Pour the mixture over the crackers and

spread evenly. Bake for 7 minutes. Take the sheet out of the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips over the hot

crackers. While the chips are melting, spread them evenly. Sprinkle the almonds over the chocolate layer. I use

a sheet of waxed paper to press the nuts down into the chocolate layer so they will stick better. Let the baking

sheet cool down before putting it in the freezer for about 20 minutes until the crackers harden. Break them into

serving pieces. Enjoy!

You can use the same procedure for crackers with White chocolate chips and cranberries. Use regular sugar in-

stead of brown, white chocolate (I use Nestle white morsels) instead of semi-sweet, and skinless toasted almonds

instead of almonds with skin. I use about a cup of cranberries.

Member Recipe Sharing

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Loot Locker

There will no Loot Locker at the December meet-

ing. This is due to tables being needed for the pot-

luck, and craft/holiday tables.

Please bring what you might have to the January

meeting.

December Potluck

HOLIDAY POTLUCK!

We’ll be celebrating the holiday in a BIG way at our Decem-

ber meeting, with all the best dishes… the ones we bring!

As a suggestion you could bring a dish that corresponds with

your last name.

If your last name begins with:

A thru C - Dessert

D thru J - Side Dish

K thru M - Main Dish

N thru R - Appetizer

S thru Z - Salad

You may also bring a tablecloth or setting if you’d like to

make meal special!

Next General Meeting

December 10, 2012 Name Tag

Potluck item to share

Your Mug

Library Books / Birthday Book Donations

Loot locker items

Items for Sharing

Doors Open for Setup 6:00pm

Tables Ready 6:30pm

Meeting Begins 7:00pm

Please help put chairs away after the meeting

Friendship Quilters of San Diego meet at

Garden Road Elementary School

14614 Garden Road

Poway, CA 92064-5299

Friendship Quilters of San Diego

P.O. Box 1174

Poway, CA 92074-1174