March 2006
Newsletter

The Next Meeting

We will meet Wednesday, March 15th, at HB Stowe on Post Office Road, doors open at 6:00pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

Barbara Barber will be our guest speaker. We will also have nomination of officers, raffle, & Show & Tell.

Raffle: Vicky Altenhein, Peg Stabinsky, Barbara Lange

REFRESHMENTS:
Food: Pat Law, Marcia Testa, Charlie Hietala
Beverage: Pat Mercier, Barbara Hull

Workshop

Our monthly workshop is Wednesday night
March 8th at the Senior Center, from 6:30 – 8pm.

Jean will be on vacation, so there will be no lecture,
come and bring a project to work on.

A reminder:
We will be having an Executive Committee meeting that evening.

Dates to Remember

Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Workshop with Windsor members. Jan Dagenhart will teach Free-Form Stars. Jan taught art at the Loomis Chaffee School and is a talented artist and quilter.

Sat, Apr 29, 2006
Workshop with the Windsor members. Becky Brown, a member of the Glastonbury Piecemakers will teach "Shoreline Quilts" using fusible fleece, free form cutting and tulle.
Becky will be the speaker for the May 11 meeting. She will show and talk about her miniature quilts.

The above workshops are held at the LP Wilson Community Center in Windsor, 599 Matianuck Ave, from 10am to 4pm and the cost is $20.00

Fri-Sun, March 24-26, 2006
"Pieces of Time" Quilt Show,
Pioneer Valley Quilters,
Castle of Knights Hall
1599 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, Mass

Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Sharing Day
Elmwood Community Center
West Hartford
9am - Noon, Door Prizes

Sat & Sun, April 1-2, 2006
Ct Piecemakers Guild Quilt Show
"Spring Shower of Quilts X1"
Seymour, Ct.

Fri-Sun, Apr 7-9, 2006
Spring Program. Speaker is Debbie Bowles.
There will be a lecture on Friday, classes on weekend.
Northeast Utilities
Berlin Tnpk.
Berlin, CT

Wed, Apr 12, 2006
Robyn Pandolph will be visiting the Fabric Place
store in Cromwell at 6:30 PM.
She will present a lecture and trunk show "Quilting is our Legacy".
The cost is $15, and you can call the store 860-632-5744 or go on-line at fabricplace.com to register.

Also,
on Wed, Apr, 5 they will be having a Quilters Evening from 7 - 9 PM.
There will be door prizes, refreshments, special guests, special coupons and demos. Registration fee is $5, which is redeemable with coupon for $5 off a $15 purchase.

Fri-Sun, Jun 2-4, 2006
Quilters Retreat, Incarnation Center, 253 Bushy Hill RD, Ivoryton, CT.

Announcements

New quilting and fabric store to open in downtown Ridgefield!
All are welcome to the grand opening celebration of
Quilter's Alley on Saturday, March 11, 2006.
The Quilter's Alley will feature unique fabric and notions for the fiber artist as well as the traditional quilter. They will also stock a selection of quilted gifts for the non-quilter. The shop is owned by Roxanne and Stuart Lasky, local Ridgefield residents. Roxanne is an award-winning Artist and Teacher. Stuart is a former Human Resources professional. Their joint efforts have produced a warm, inviting destination for the novice through advanced quilter. Classes will be forming for all levels. They urge all of the artistic community in Fairfield County to visit the shop.

The Quilter's Alley is located at 424 R Main Street, the alley between Cappiello Bros. Jewelry and Wm. Raveis Real Estate.
The Quilter's Alley phone number is 203-431-0023.
Website: www.thequiltersalley.com

I am writing to let the quilting community know that Mapmuse.com has added a map for US quilters to add their quilt guilds. This is being done at the suggestion of a quilter who visited our website, and felt that a map of guilds would be very helpful to new quilters looking for a place or get started. We have not attempted to locate and provide information about the guilds ourselves, but have provided a map with an ADD feature, so that guild members can enter the pertinent information about their guilds themselves. It is easy to do, simply go to the link below and click on "Do you know of a quilt guild we are missing?" Fill out the form, and click submit. It will be added within a day.
Here is the link to the quilt guild map page:
http://find.mapmuse.com/re1/interest.php?brandID=QUILTING_GUILDS

Also, if you go to our interest directory, you may find other topics of interest such as Quilt Shops, and Fabric Stores. These maps are already full of information (but can be added to). Thanks for your help, and I hope you find our services useful!
Cindy Jett
Mapmuse.com
1326 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

Tips & Hints

Rotary cutting tools are not just for quilter's. Use the same tools to make perfect squares, rectangles, strips and more.

1) Preshrink and press your fabric.

2) Fold the fabric, matching the selvedges.

3) Align the length of the ruler near the raw edge of the fabric and use the dots on the ruler to perfectly align the ruler to the folded edge of the fabric.

4) Hold the ruler down with your finger tips, applying pressure while keeping your hands away from the edge of the ruler.

5) Roll the cutter along the edge of the ruler on the raw edge of the fabric.

6) Turn the fabric and align the ruler to the new squared edge and the fold to the desired measurements.

7) Use a straightened edge and the angle lines on the ruler for other cutting needs, such as bias tape.

Submittals for Our News Letter

If you have news or events, Classified Ads or other information you would like to submit for publication, please Email it to Vicky, or mail it to Vicky Altenhein, 3 Elizabeth St., Enfield, CT 06082, or call 745-4956. The deadline for newsletter submittals is the first Wednesday of the month. (Apr. 5)

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