June 2006
Newsletter

The Next Meeting

We will meet Wednesday, June 21st, at HB Stowe School on Post Office Road, doors open at 6:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

Our last meeting until the fall will include installation of Officers, an Ice Cream Social, Secret Pal Revelations, Raffle & Show & Tell.

Just a reminder to bring your Mystery Quilts for show & tell and to bring your Quilt Challenge for display.

Those who signed up for RAFFLE:
Mary Shaw & Nancy MacMaster

Workshop

Don't forget, our monthly workshop is Wednesday night
June 14th at the Senior Center, from 6:30 – 8pm.

Sally Cummings will be organizing the finishing of quilts of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Connecticut Race For The Cure. Bring a friend!

Dates to Remember

Fri-Sun, June 30, July 1-2, 2006
Vermont Quilt Festival (30th anniversary)
Quilt Exhibits: Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, VT
Workshops & Lectures: ST. Michael’s College, Colchester, Vt.

Thu-Sat, July 27-29
Quilt Odyssy Quilt Show,
Hershey, Pa.

Thu-Sun, July 27-30
The 11th annual Northeast Quilt Festival,
"Connecticut's Got Quilts"
Crown Plaza,
Cromwell, CT

Heritage Quilters of Wallingford will be hosting an Annual Gathering on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Sheehan High School in Wallingford. The speakers for the meeting are Jude Patoka and Anita Shackelford, with workshops on Friday and Sunday. More information regarding the directions, workshops, etc. will be in the next issue of Basting Lines. Please watch for details.

Announcements

Deadline for Membership Renewal: $22.00 made out to the Enfield Quilt Guild and can be brought to the meeting or sent to Charlie Hietala, 87 North Street, or Marcia Testa, 16 Lake Road, both in Enfield, CT. 06082

Wishing each of you a safe, pleasant and healthy summer!

See you in the fall!

My Wife, The Quilter

She learned to quilt on Monday
Her stitches were very fine.
She forgot to thaw out dinner,
So we went out to dine.
She sewed miniatures Tuesday.
She says they are a must.
They really were quite lovely,
But she forgot to dust.
On Wednesday, it was a sampler.
She says the stripping's fun.
What highlights! Oh what shadows!
But the laundry wasn't done.
Her charm quilt was on Thursday,
Green patches, blue and red
Guess she really was engrossed:
She never made the bed
It was wall hangings on Friday,
In colors she adores
But she never seemed to notice,
The crumbs on all the floors.
I found a maid on Saturday!
My wife is now complete.
My wife can quilt the hours away:
The house will still be neat,
Well, it's already Sunday.
I think I'm about to wilt.
I cursed, I raved, I ranted...
The MAID has learned to Quilt!!!!!

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. (Sep 6)

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