August 16 - Karen Boutté - Almost Stained Glass - Here we will master curved piecing by using only three pins. You will leave with a lap quilt or a wall hanging; it's your choice.
September 20 - Cindy Rinne - Layers and Veils - Create a small art quilt collage using opaque and transparent fabrics layer upon layer. You will use fusing, stamping and fabric painting in the process. Add dimension with yarns and beads. This workshop is about color, design and texture. Nature is our inspiration. Think: fog, shrouds, mystery, secrets and revelations, etc.
October 22 (Wednesday) - Scarlett Rose
Contact Laurel Doll for more information or to register for workshops and receive a materials/supply list (if required for the workshop). She can be reached at the information available in the directory or go to the Downloads page and open the roster from there.
If you are wearing your name tag when you walk in the door don't forget to put your name in the drawing box when it is available! And don't forget to bring your show & tell and block-of-the-month.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2008~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
July 25-27 ~ International Quilt Festival - Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, CA - www.quilts.com
September 4-7 ~ Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XV - Harrisburg, PA - www.quiltfest.com
September 12-13 ~ Quilts for All Seasons IV - San Bernardino County Fairgrounds - Bldg. D, 14800 7th St., Victorville, CA. For additional information, send SASE to PO Box, 774, Victorville, CA 92392; e-mail: VVQPC@yahoo.com
September 18-21 ~ World Quilt & Textile: On Tour XII - World Quilt Show - New England - Premier of the 2008 World Quilt Competition Tour - Manchester, NH - www.quiltfest.com
September 20-21 ~ Sierra Quilt Guild's 19th Annual Quilts and Threads Show - Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA. Contact Cheryl Jordan at cjhome@mlode.com or visit www.sierraquiltguild.com.
September 21 ~ Napa Valley Quilters present Wine, Women & Quilts - Justin Siena High School - Hwy 29, West on Redwood Road to 4026 Maher St., Napa, CA. Contact Robin at robinsstuff@sbcglobal.net or visit www.napavalleyquilters.org
September 25-28 ~ Mark your calendar for the first "Sierra to Sage Shop Hop" - 12 shops in the Reno/Lake Tahoe area (I have been unable to get more info than this.)
September 27-28 ~ Eastern Expressions in Cloth by Gold Bug Quilters - El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA. Contact gramma2angels@directcon.net or www.sewfun6@comcast.net
October 4 ~ Autumn in the Alps Quilt Show - Main Street Historic District, Weaverville, CA. Contact Sue Rhodes sue@textiletraditions.com or visit www.shasta.com/suesgoodco/quilts
October 4-5 ~ Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild's 7th Annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show - Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin Street, Lakeport, CA. Contact Donna James at 707-262-1201 and dprentice@mchsi.com or visit www.LLQG.org
October 10-December 4 ~ Textures: Fiber Arts II - The Gallery at the Merc, Temecula, CA. Contact Carol Niles email carolniles@roadrunner.com or visit www.cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Residents/Theater/
October 30-November 2 ~ International Quilt Festival - George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX - www.quilts.com
November 1-2 ~ Silver Legacy 25th Anniversary Show - Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, 413 E. Lockeford St., Lodi, CA. For additional information contact Kathy Heystee at kheystee@yahoo.com or visit www.tokaystitchnquilt.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2009~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January 24-25 ~ Heart of the Valley Quilt & Textile Arts Show - Modesto Centre Plaza - www.countrycrossroadsquilters.com
Guild Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the VFW Hall, 58 Monterey Street, San Juan Bautista, CA just off of Highway 156. Please join us; guests are always welcome to attend. Board Meetings are held at member's homes. All members are welcome to attend - see your 2006-2007 Directory for addresses or you can e-mail or call the current host for directions.
July 8 ~ Board Meeting - Julee Maggiora
July 15 ~ Guild Meeting - Karen Boutté, Quilt Diva - African American Quilts & Quilters. We will hear about, quilt history, family history, and the Diva's history as a quilter. She will also speak about quilting during slavery and after emancipation.
August 12 ~ Board Meeting
August 19 - Janet Locey - Civil War Fabrics & Trunk Show
September 9 ~ Board Meeting - Sharon West
September 16 - Cindy Rinne - The Silk Road, Oriental Inspirations - Cindy shares about living in Taiwan for a year fulfilling a childhood dream. Enjoy an exciting trunk show of art quilts that delight the heart.
October 14 ~ Board Meeting
October 21 - Scarlett Rose - Celtic Style Appliqué - This lecture includes some history of Celtic art and designs, and how she draws Celtic knotwork and adapts the drawings.
November 11 ~ Board Meeting
November 18 - Holiday Show & Tell
December 9 - Holiday Party - Special Time 6pm
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Website designed and maintained by Julee Maggiora.
Please direct questions about website to the webmistress.
--------------------------------------------------Board Meeting - May 13, 2008
The meeting was called to order by President Janet Locey at 6:35pm at the home of Janet Locey.
Directors & Committee Chairpersons in attendance were: Harriet Clark, Sheila Galindo, Janet Locey, Holly Mabutas, Mary Oteri, Dianna Ritchie, Dianna Smith, Irene Towler, Sharon West, Shannon Wilkinson, Lorene Yates, & Member: Julie Kato
1. Old Business:
a. Opportunity Quilt 2009 – Shannon reported that ticket packets are ready to distribute to the membership next week. The quilt is not on display at this time, since Cabrillow Sewing Center has closed.
b. Membership Renewal Process – Sharon reminded us that early renewals deadline is June 30. The drawing will be at the July meeting.
c. 2008 Quilt Show (April 18-20) – Shannon presented the Final profit & loss sheet for the Show. Some of the profit will be used to purchase a Street Banner to be used next year. There is still no Chairperson for next year's Quilt Show.
d.Nominating Committee Report – Mary Oteri presented the current slate of candidates who have consented to serve on the Board: President- Sheila Galindo, Shannon Wilkinson; Treasurer: Linda Elia. The other Board positions which are still vacant will be open for nominations from the floor at next week's meeting.
e. Swap Meet – Julie Kato, will get key so building can be open at 5pm for set up.
6pm Dinner, business meeting after dinner, shopping after business meeting.
f. Board Meeting Day Change – tabled until new Board meets in July.
g. Guild Bank Accounts & CD – Shannon recommends moving to Pacific Valley Bank New CD for $5000 will accrue 3.5% interest for 15 months. New interest bearing checking account will not move until after the new Board is elected.
h. Budget 2008-2009 – Shannon presented the new budget, Board approved it.
i. Marcia Stein Workshop – Sign up sheet started tonight, supply list is available upon payment for the workshop.
2. Committee Reports:
Programs: Dianna Ritchie – there is a Sew Day May 17, 10am-4pm, at Trinity. Lorene will open the church at 9am. It will be a potluck.
August 19 Program speaker will be Janet Locey – Civil War Era fabric & quilts
December Program will change to the 9th, if the building is available – Shannon to check on that.
Treasurer: Shannon Wilkinson passed out copies of the Budget Report. TheBudget Report was approved.
Secretary: Harriet Clark will not be at May 20 meeting, Dianna Smith to take notes. Dianna will have a sign up sheet for Show n Tell participants, as discussed last month. Harriet will not be writing the Program feature article for the Newsletter this month.
Membership: Sharon West (see 1 b)
Hospitality: Joy Pierce – absent. Needs to coordinate with Linda Kabuto for the Bar B Que Potluck.
Community Services: Lorene Yates – Emmaus House still has great needs, as listed in the Newsletter. People can bring donated items to the meetings, or drop them off at Emmaus House.
Sheila offered to email a reminder to the membership.
Flea Market: Holly Mabutas – Flea Market will not be open during Swap Meet.
Holly will work with Irene to find new Storage Locker Unit.
Past President: Sheila Galindo – no report
Newsletter: Julee Maggiora – absent (there is a request for some additions to the Newsletter: Email Address; Board MeetingTime added to Activities List; CLOSED notice added to Cabrillo Sewing Center name in list of Affiliates.)
Publicity: Mary Oteri – no report
Donations: Irene Towler – no report
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25pm
Respectfully submitted: Harriet Clark, Secretary (05/13/2008)
June 10, 2008 - Board Meeting will be held at Sharon West's home.
-----------------------------------------------General Meeting - June 17, 2008
The general meeting of the Pinnacle Quilters of San Benito County was called to order by President Janet Locey at 7:05pm.
Our guest speaker was Marcia Stein, from San Francisco. She began her study of pictorial quilts while on a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has traveled in the south of France, Italy & England, and has done large pictorial quilts from photos taken in her travels. She showed slides which have inspired some of her pictorial quillts --- as she calls them, "the good, the bad, & the ugly". She began her study after a photo class in Santa Fe. Her first quilt was her "typewriter" quilt, taken from a photo of an antique Royal upright manual typewriter. How many of us remember those? ? ? ? ? While in the south of France, she was inspired to do "French Laundry", a pictorial of laundry hanging from a balcony, which was hand appliqued. Her "Red Chevy Pickup" was inspired while in Santa Fe, New Mexico (and by the way, has been in Quilters Newsletter magazine). Paris was the inspiration for "French Shoes" an adorable and awesome interpretation of quilted cloth baby shoes, done in reverse applique. Italy was its own inspiration -- out of it came "Gone for A Walk", two folding sling chairs that look as if you could pick them up & put them in the back of your car. Provence, France was the inspiration for "Gypsy Legs", a gorgeous take on black net stockinged legs, complete with black bows at the back of the ankles. WOW! Marcia had so many outstanding quilts to show us that I could spend another couple of pages describing more of them. I can say now that I am certainly glad I signed up for her class, even though it was very small. Only five members joined Marcia at the Methodist Church on Saturday, the 21st, but it was a good group & I think we all had a great time. I am just sorry I had to leave early, but had another commitment out of town.
We have four new members, Linda Zentz, Leona Trusty & Weldon Trusty, and Frances Morales. We also had a guest, Betty Huffman. Welcome everyone.
The name tag drawing was won by Carol Hart. Sharon West, Membership Director, is working on the roster for 2008-2009; it should be ready after July's meeting.
We held annual election of Director positions and the results are:
President -- Sheila Galindo
Vice President/Programs -- Laurel Doll
Secretary -- Harriet Clark
Hospitality -- Eva Trenberth, Linda Kubota
Treasurer -- Linda Elia
Membership -- Sharon West
Publicity -- Mary Oteri
Newsletter -- Jennifer Galindo
Community Service -- Bev Hanagan
Boutique Co-Directors -- Jenn Lucero & Jane Charron
Donations(Baskets) -- Irene Towler
Webmistress -- Julee Maggiora
Member-at-Large -- Dianna Smith
Shannon reminded us to all pick up our ticket packets for the Opportunity Quilt "Batik Stars" for 2009-2010. She is looking into entering it into the Monterey County Fair in August and in P.I.Q.F. in October. You go, Shannon.
There was discussion of some possible changes to our bylaws; they will be printed in the newsletter & voted on at next regular meeting.
Our guest speaker in July will be Karen Boute (sp?) the "Quilt Diva".
Refreshments are needed for August, October, and November. See Eva or Linda to sign up.
Sheila read a thank you letter from Eleanor Hooton and the Methodist Church women for allowing them to participate in our vendors' portion of our Quilt Show in April. The proceeds from their sales will go to migrant workers' children and to the homeless in San Benito County.
Sharlene VanRooy showed us the progress that has been made on the next Opportunity Quilt. These last two rows were pieced and added by the "Twisted Stitchers", all members of our guild.
Janet had a surprise (not a good one) announcement --- the V.F.W. has decided to raise our rent to $120 per month. There were suggestions to find someplace else, but we are trying to stay within San Juan Bautista because it is more centrally located for those members in Monterey & Santa Clara Counties. We will have an update on the situation later.
The board meeting for July (the 8th) will be at Julee Maggiora's home in Gilroy --- contact her for directions. I will not be there, my daughter & granddaughter will be here from Ohio that whole week & I am going to enjoy showing my granddaughter as much of California as I can squeeze into a week(as long as I can afford the gasoline!)
Dennis Reeves of Homespun Harbor (& on the board of directors of Chamberlain's Children's Center) gave a rousing "thank you" to the guild for all the donated quilts so far. The guild will pay for quilting any "Chamberlain" quilts & also has a stash for backings.
Mary Oteri & Anneke Wheaton, the Nominations Committee, thanked the guild members for taking their calls and stepping up to the plate in accepting nominations to the board of the guild.
Basket drawing was held --- winners were: Dianna Ritchie, Bev Hanagan, Alta Evans, Sharon West, Madeline Beaudoin, Sheila Galindo & Julee Maggiora.
I almost forgot to mention our fabulous Show 'N Tell ---- Sheila Galindo showed us a Fuschia quilt for Chamberlain's and a red, white & bold table runner Louise Eichhorn showed a big blossom table runner & holiday kitchen towels that look like tiny little girls' dresses
Patti Mauerman showed a Past Times "co-ordinated scrappy" quilt
Sheron Johnson showed a beautiful Ashen Cranberry quillt which will be auctioned at the Relay for Life
Bev Hanagan wowed us with her "Scott's Scotties" quilt for her oldest son
Julie Young had an adorable "scrappy" baby quilt, all in yellows & aquas
Laurel Doll showed us the "back" of her block of the month quilt -- Easter, I believe.
Madeleine Beaudoin showed a multicolored knitted afghan she is donating to Linus Quilts & a small wallhanging she picked up in Peru.
Julee Maggiora showed us two of her projects from her design class in Berkeley.
Leona & Weldon Trusty (new members) -- showed us 4 gorgeous quilts that they have made while traveling in their motorhome. Shows what you can do in a small space.
Colleen Egland showed us her "chicken block" variations, they are adorable, Colleen
and,
Dianna Ritchie showed us her "Fun in the Snow" quilt
Thank you for all who "Showed & Telled" and remember, keep it SHORT, so we don't spend half the night here.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:20pm.
Thank you,
Dianna Smith, Secretary pro-tem
Workshops are on Saturdays unless noted.
Minutes are posted as-is. If there are
mistakes, no corrections have been made.
