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President’s Note

Hi Quilters!

Well, we have wrapped up another

pandemic-interrupted year, but we did

manage to do a few fun projects despite

that. It was wonderful to find a home for

our Daisy Chain group charity quilt which

we donated to the Feagley family. They

were able to raise about $1,700 to help

build an accessible suite for their son,

Sam. Also, how about the response to the

books and blankets program for the head

start kids this year. Over 60 quilts were

made—you ladies are amazing!

For the coming year, in response to

numerous requests, we will be doing

another Quilt Along. There are 9 parts and

we will do a short demo each month at the

meeting for that month’s section. We will

introduce it at the September meeting and

hand out the first section. Also in

September, there will be numerous sign-

up sheets for various activities planned for

the fall. I think everyone is ready to get

back into their normal activities. I know it

will be mentioned in this newsletter that

we are changing back the meeting place to

the Huntingdon Career & Technology

Center in Mill Creek and that our new

meeting start time will be 6:00. I hope to

see you all there at our first meeting on

Monday, September 13.

Janet

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President: Janet Dunlap

Vice President: Linda Grove

Secretary: Tracey Harpster

Treasurer: Yvonne Wilson

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Redbud Quilt Guild

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Scraps!

Every quilter has them. It’s a rare project

that you aren’t left with some leftover

fabric. What do you do with it? Throw it

out? Did I just hear a collective gasp from

the Redbud members? I’m guessing the

majority of us have amassed a significant

stash of leftover pieces, strips and those

pesky little corner triangles, affectionately

known as scraps.

Has anyone else noticed that almost

every quilt magazine put together during

the pandemic includes a project using

scraps. Some of the publications devoted

entire issues to the subject. You would

think we didn’t buy any fabric during shut

down. Quite a few of us have ordered on

the internet or donned our masks to make

the trip to a local shop to feed our

addiction. Books on stash busting are not

new and I have a few. So, I thought I

would try to compile some of the ideas in

them to help sort, organize and use fabric

scraps.

First what do you consider a scrap? Some

quilters save any piece of fabric from

which you can cut one inch square. These

are serious scrap savers. If this is a little

too tiny for you, the recommendation is to

determine what is the smallest size scrap

you would use in a pattern. Be it 2x2 or

3x3 inches. Deciding what size square you

are most likely to use may help keep your

scraps at a manageable level. When asked

if the scrap quilt she was working on was

“Scrap Birth Control, a fellow guild

member responded, “Heck no! Those

scraps must reproduce on their own in the

dark.” Just can’t toss them out? Offer

what you don’t want to another quilter.

They may relish them. There is such a

thing as “stash envy”.

Next you need to do is sort whether you

have a specific project or are just trying to

manage the chaos. I try to sort my stash

by color. To be honest, most of my scraps

end up being tossed back in bin with the

stash fabrics of the same color. I really

need a better way. Some experts sort by

their scraps by shape and cut these up

from the leftovers after each

project. Bonnie K. Hunter has a method

she describes in detail in her book

“Addicted to Scraps, 12 Vibrant Quilt

Projects”. It’s worth a look.

Whichever you choose, the next concern

is how store your scraps. Some of us have

those big totes that are great for pieces of

yardage. The smaller pieces tend to filter

down the sides ending up on the bottom,

never to be seen again. Connie Kauffman,

author of “The Scrap Savers Solution Book”

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uses a set of medium size plastic drawers.

She sorts by color and adds the scraps as

creates them. Other quilters use shoe

boxes, bookcases, baskets and good old

gallon Ziploc bags.

You’ve collected, sorted and stored your

scraps. Now it’s time to make a

quilt. There are lots of patterns that work

with scraps. The traditional Trip around

the World quilt comes to mind. String

piecing uses strips from ¼ inch up to

usually 2 inches wide is good method

too. Sew those strings to make strip sets

that can be used as is or cut into

shapes. In the last newsletter, Mary Saulen

shared a simple scrap quilt pattern using 2

½ by 4 ½ inch rectangles. Maybe a pattern

in a book or magazine has caught your

eye. All these ideas make beautiful quilts

Scraps! They start out as remnants,

leftovers from other quilts. Have

fun! Enjoy the process! Using our scraps

is just another way to express our love of

all things quilting.

By Gaynell Boor, July 2021

Bibliography of books referred to for this

article:

Addicted to Scraps, 12 Vibrant Quilt

Projects, 2016, by Bonnie K. Hunter

Kansas City Star Quilts a division of C&T

Publishing

All Scrapped Out, 2011 and Still All

Scrapped Out, 2012, by Penni Domikis

Cabin in the Woods Quilters, Published by

Cabin Digital

Magazine Favorites

Chris Carrere

My favorite quilting magazine is Block

Magazine from Missouri Star. This

magazine is unique in its format, size,

quality of paper, and that there are no

ads. The bi-monthly issues include 10 or

more quilt patterns with excellent

directions, heart-felt stories, super

photographs, tips and tricks, and "Jenny's

Journal." A yearly subscription is a bit

pricey--$45-50-- but includes a digital

version as well. Back issues can be

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purchased if desired. My Block Magazines

are definitely being added to my quilting

library. I look forward to each issue!

Gaynell Boor

Being a self-confessed Anglophile, I have

found a quilting magazine published in the

UK that I really like. I started picking it up

in JoAnn fabrics and am smitten. The title

is Today’s Quilter. Each issue has a free

quilting gift, example include a booklet of

scrap quilts, Celtic knot stencils and a hard

plastic hexagon template. Most of the

projects are pieced with the usual blocks,

but with a twist. I’ve also seen articles on

paper piecing, applique and embroidery.

The most recent one has a great article on

prepping your quilt for machine quilting. I

found the page for US readers to subscribe

for $39.95, a giant savings. I will be doing

that. I just can’t resist when the word

color is spelled “colour”.

Irene Wilkinson

My favorite magazine is Quilt Mania. It

highlights various quilters showing

classical, contemporary and various other

styles of quilting. As I like to do applique,

there is at least one quilt featuring

applique in each issue. There is also a lot

of applique information along with the

actual pattern for some of the projects.

Election / Picnic

Election of Officers/ Picnic Report

The annual Redbud picnic was held on

July 12 at Riverside Park. Our new slate of

officers was elected. The only change is

that Tracey Harpster is now our secretary.

Thank you, Tracey. Thanks to Chris

Carrere for her years as secretary and a

job well done.

We ate, had Show and Tell, Janet gave a

few hints about the new Quilt a Long and 3

Mega door prizes were drawn. The lucky

winners were Rivan Long, Gaynell Boor and

Cathy Wilson. The prizes were all great!

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Quilters Spotlight

Irene Wilkinson

Irene is a Hollidaysburg native. She and

her husband have a daughter that lives

near them and four grandchildren, two of

each. She remembers her grandma

quilting when she was six or seven years

old. Her first quilt was about twenty years

ago, but was discouraged by a naysayer.

She hadn’t quilted again until about five

years ago when she made a Noah’s Ark

quilt for her first grandchild. Irene does

all her work by hand. Applique is her

favorite technique. She participates in an

annual internet doll quilt exchange. Last

year there were 129 participants. Her quilt

was sent to Australia. She then received

one from Norway. Irene’s quilting goal is

to make at least one bed size quilt for

each of her family members. She also

wants to thank Shirley Wallace and Jane

Decker for introducing her to Redbud Quilt

Guild.

Marsha Closz

Marsha is originally from Yellow Springs,

Ohio. She is an Ohio State fan (Penn State

fans, Beware.) She ended up in Huntingdon

when her husband relocated for

work. They have two sons and six

grandsons. The only way she can use

pastels is in charity quilts. Marsha’s

background is in Home Economics, so she

had a lot of experience in garment

sewing. Although she had started a log

cabin quilt a long time ago and got stuck

on the borders. Sandy Copeland

encouraged her to join quilt guild. Marsha

did finish that quilt with Sandy’s help and

Jessie’s long-arm quilting. Marsha prefers

to machine piece her projects. She also

machine quilts most of her quilts

herself. Currently, she is working on

Christmas quilts for her grandsons, using

fabrics she has been collecting for

years. She also has two other quilt tops

ready to quilt.

Marie Carson

Marie grew up in Hastings, PA, Cambria

Country. She also lived in Tyrone and

moved to Huntingdon after getting

married. She and her husband have two

grown children and a grandchild. A retired

elementary grade teacher, Marie taught in

the Tyrone and Huntingdon school

districts. She was first exposed to quilting

thru a workshop at the Huntingdon Career

and Technology Center. She made her

first quilt, a wall hanging, as the project

from that workshop. Hand piecing and

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hand quilting are her favorite techniques

to make wall hangings and baby

quilts. She is working on another wall

hanging, a long-standing work in

progress.

Deanna Moore

Deanna is a charter member of the

Redbud Quilt guild and one of our past

presidents. Her father was a minister, so

the family moved a lot, predominately in

this area. She graduated from Saltillo High

School (now part of the Mount Union

School District). She received her degree in

Elementary Education from Lock Haven

and earned her Masters of Education in

Bridgeport, Connecticut. She taught in the

DC school district and in this

area. Deanna has one child, 3 step-

children and lots of grandchildren. She

was first exposed to quilting by a great

aunt. Around the time of the Bi-

Centennial, Deanna decided to just learn

how to quilt. Her first quilt was for her

first grandson that a bear and a ball, a

pattern she made up. She then entered it

at the Marklesburg Quilt Show and won a

blue ribbon. Deanna began teaching

quilting classes when the teacher who

taught quilting at Juniata College was

leaving the area. Elaine Salvino, a local

shop owner at the time, recommended

Deanna. Many of the current Redbud

members have taken classes from Deanna

at the Vo-tech and Mother’s

Fabrics. Deanna favorite techniques are

piecing and hand quilting. The last big

quilt she has made was a blue and gold

Mariner’s compass for her husband,

Jim. These days she keeps busy making

small projects including pieced Christmas

stockings and flannel shag throws for her

church.

Book Reviews

Cathy Komir

Cathy picked up a book at Ollies called

“Quilting Techniques and Projects”,

copyright 2018 by New Design Originals,

Inc. The fast fold Hexie technique really

caught her eye. They look easy, have no

raw edges and would be a great carry

around project. If you like to design your

own quilts, this book also has a neat way

to lay out your favorite block called “Circle

of Nine” grid. Lots more to look at in this

book that I didn’t mention.

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Gaynell Boor

I have two books I use a lot when I’m

planning a quilt. The first is an older one,

“365 Fun to Stitch Quilt Blocks” copyright

2002 House of White Birches. The blocks

are arranged by theme. For example, the

chapter “Beneath the Stars” has piecing

directions for forty different stars. At the

beginning of each section, several projects

are included using the blocks included in

that chapter. There is an alphabetical

index of blocks in the back. The only

caveat with this book is the instructions

refer to templates. Although it really isn’t

hard to measure a template, so you can

use a rotary cutter.

The other is a recent purchase,

“Quiltmaker’s 1,000 Blocks From Today’s

Top Designers”. This book is a compilation

of the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks from

Today’s Top Designers magazines. The

blocks are organized by technique. There

is a comprehensive section on block

settings and the yardage needed for all the

standard quilt sizes. An enclosed CD

provides additional information on

templates, embroidery techniques and

applique patterns. The only thing I don’t

like about this book is there is not a list of

the included blocks.

Diane Curti

One of my favorite books in my

collection is Intuitive Color and Design by

Jean Wells. In her art quilts she uses line

and pattern, shape and color relationships.

And also urges to “think outside the

block.” Her work appears at first to be

spontaneous, but careful sketching and

pre-planning goes into every one of her

amazing pieces. Jean begins her design

process using her own photos of

landscapes, nature, city scapes or

wherever she finds inspiration. I love the

abstract quality of her pieces using curved

shapes and detail piecing. She also seems

to have no use for rulers. I actually read

and refer to Jean’s book, unlike some of

the others that I own in which I only look

at the pictures.

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Long-Arm Quilting Services

Connie’s Collectibles Cookie Dixon 469 Foot of Ten Road Irvin’s Hill Road Duncansville, PA 16635 Port Matilda, PA 814-695-2786 814-684-4349

Libby Goulionis Maureen Stathes

212 Fogle Street 814-777-1599

Holidaysburg, PA. 16648 mostahtes@gmail.com

814-944-2995 / 814-936-6764 (new before pandemic)

Mary Lee’s Quilt Shop Taylor’s Notions 129 E. Main Street Linda Taylor Allensville, PA 17002 503 Mt. Vernon Ave/Smithfield 717-935-2691 Huntingdon, PA 16652 814-643-7301

Carolyn Peachey 35 Hillcrest Drive Curtin View Quilting Belleville, PA Lori Weldon 717-247-4369 Howard, PA 814 355-1653

Quilt Finishing by Kath Kathryn Park Miller L. Tracey Kennedy 501 St. Paul Circle Bellefonte, PA Bellefonte, PA 16823 814-404-8235 814-280-1599 TLKLongarm@yahoo.com Helen Terza 1102 51st Street Altoona, PA 814-935-6786 helenterza@gmail.com

Editor’s note: This list is provided to new members in their welcome packet. I thought it would be good

information for the rest of us. If any member has additions or corrections to this list, please let me know. It will

be added to the list and published in the next newsletter.

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Recipes

Crock Pot Lasagna

Submitted by Cathy Wilson

1 lb. Ground meat 15 oz cottage cheese—small curd

1 small onion finely diced 1 egg

1 Tbsp. minced garlic 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

1 26 oz. Jar spaghetti sauce ½ c. grated parmesan cheese

1 c. water 2Tbsp. Finely chopped parsley (opt.) 4-6 lasagna noodles uncooked

1. Crumble and brown ground meat. Add onion and garlic and cook 1-2 minutes. Drain grease from meat mixture. 2. Pour in spaghetti sauce and water. Heat through and remove from stove. 3. In a bowl mix: cottage cheese, egg, 1 ½ c. mozzarella and ¼ c.of parmesan cheese. 4. Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of crock pot liner. 5. Place a layer of pasta on top of sauce. Break noodles to fit. Add a layer of cheese mixture. Add another layer sauce. Repeat until you have used noodles (3 layers). Number of layers depends on your crock pot. I usually have only sauce for top layer. 6. Cook on L for 4-6 hrs. Can also cook on H, just adjust time. Top with remaining cheese (¼ c. parmesan, ½ c. mozzarella) and cook for 10-15 minutes longer. Turn off heat and let set up about 30 minutes before serving. Scatter parsley on top.

Chocolate Dream Cake

submitted by Cathy Komir

1 stick butter Frosting: 2 TBL butter, softened

1 cup sugar 1 ½ oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

4 eggs 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 cup flour 2 TBL strong coffee

1 ½ cups Hershey’s syrup ¼ tsp vanilla

½ tsp vanilla 2 tsp marshmallow fluff

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar. Add

eggs one at a time and beat well. Add flour and syrup alternately, stirring well, after each

addition. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until toothpick

comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely before frosting.

To prepare frosting: Beat all frosting ingredients together. Frosting will be thin. Pour over cooled

cake.

Note from Cathy: There is no leavening agent in the cake. So, it will not rise and will be somewhat

heavy. It is moist, rich and delicious. Enjoy!

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Redbud Quilt Guild 2021 Calendar

August 8-14 Huntingdon County Fair, volunteers welcome

August 21 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4

September 13 Guild Meeting -Quilt Along #1 -Janet NEW/OLD MEETING PLACE Huntingdon Career and Technology Center NEW MEETING TIME: 6PM

• Program: Preparing for a Quilt Along

• Quilt Challenge 2021

September 18 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4

October 1-2 Fiber Arts Fest Huntingdon Co. Fair Grounds (sign-up sheet)

October 9 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4

October 11 Guild Meeting – Quilt Along #2 -Yvonne

• Program: What to do with Orphan Blocks

November 8 Guild Meeting – Quilt Along #3- Janet Program: Orphan Block exchange and Demo

November 19-21 Retreat at Tranquil Lodge (sign-up sheet)

Nov 22 – Dec 31 Holiday Shoppe

December Board Meeting, date not yet set

December 11 Holiday Meal, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 1-4pm

• Quilt Along #4 Instructions handed out in case of

• Quilt Along #5 inclement weather in Jan and/or Feb

• Quilt Along #6

December 18 Sit and Sew, Stone Creek Vol. Fire Co, McAlevy’s Fort, 9-4

January 10 Guild Meeting

• Program: Missouri Star Video--- using precuts

February 14 Guild Meeting

There will be no February meeting, unless January is cancelled due to weather. Time to

catch up on sewing your Quilt a Long and Challenge projects.

****Check our Facebook page and Website for additional information, changes, and Show and Tell pictures******

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Promotes the art of quilt making through

education, service, and fellowship.

Guild Members enjoy:

-workshops

-quest speakers

-charity projects

-quilting retreats

-bus trips

-annual Quilt Show

6PM on the 2nd Monday of the Month

Huntingdon Career & Technology Center

Mill Creek, PA

All are welcome

Annual Dues $10.00

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