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S EW 'N TELL July 2009 Issue No. 214 Web Address: http://www.aaqg.net

Ma iling: Anke ny Are a Quilte rs ' Guild, P.O. Box 961, Anke ny, IA 50021

“Sharing a common thread!” Board Meeting The next board meeting will be Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Ankeny.

IT'S QUILT SHOW TIME! submitted by Lanae Rohwer It’s hard to believe the show is just a few days away! Special Thanks to the quilts show committee members: Lisa Starr – Quilt Show Chair Elect and Brochures Janeen Pearson – Vendor/Sponsors Becky McGregor – Raffle Quilt Christy Tigges – Refreshments Peggy Vestpestad – Country Store Pam Messer - Advertising Sharon McCarthy – Set up Jenna Engle – Take Down Volunteers – Thank you ahead of time to everyone who will volunteer at the show! We couldn’t have the successful show we have each year without your help!!! Of course we have Pam Clarke’s lectures to look forward to. I have attended several of her classes and she is a wonderful teach/speaker. I hope you can all make it to one or more of her lectures. Remember she will be speaking at 10am and 2pm both days and each lecture is a different topic. Advertising: Pam has done a great job of getting the word out and I hope we see record attendance as a result of her hard work. We are once again part Ankeny SummerFest and are included in all their advertising – we were mentioned in the June issue of Ankeny Living magazine.

Vendors: Janeen has done a wonderful job this year and has secured 17 vendors for our show. We have some old favorites as well as some new faces. I hope everyone will enjoy the vendor variety and will have a lot of fun shopping at the show. We will have vendor demos again this year – every hour of the show accept 10am & 2pm when Pam will be lecturing. Quilts: We received around 150 quilt entries and Lisa is working on getting all your information ready for the quilt show brochure. Thanks to everyone for getting your entries in - I can’t wait to see all your beautiful quilts hanging at the show! Refreshments: As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, Christy has changed our lunch menu this year and I think everyone will love the new options – we'll be serving pulled chicken and pulled pork sandwiches. There will also be pie, cookies & bars, beverages and cinnamon rolls for the morning crew. Country Store: Peggy is managing the country store again this year and is doing a great job. At last count we had over 60 items – but we still welcome more. Any last minute items should be brought to show setup at Faith Baptist College on Thursday. Raffle Quilt: Becky has done a wonderful job heading up the raffle quilt sales and coordinating the display of the raffle quilt at our sponsors. If you haven’t already turned you tickets and money into Becky you turn them in at the raffle quilt table at the show prior to the drawing. This year the prize for selling the most tickets is a sewing machine and the prize for selling the winning ticket is a gift certificate. Gemstone baskets have been put together and they look great! We have a nice variety of items in the baskets which should allow us to have a nice range for starting bid points. Please make sure you stop and see

the baskets, there is such a wonderful variety of items. Thanks to all who participated in donation of the items! See you at the show!

Quilt Show Refreshments submitted by Christy Tigges Only 14 people have signed up to bring desserts. Please consider donating cookies, bars, pies or other desserts or our offerings will be "slim pickings". We do not have access to a refrigerator so please do not bring any items that require refrigeration. To help ensure that we have an adequate supply for both days of the show, I'm asking those persons with last names starting with A-K to bring the desserts on Thursday afternoon/evening or Friday morning and L-Z on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

Our Raffle Quilt wins award— Congratulations Lanae! This May our raffle quilt, pieced and quilted by Lanae Rohwer won an award at the IMQA show in Kansas City. The International Machine Quilters Association (IMQA) is the only trade organization for Machine quilters. The goal of the organization is to further the professional development of machine quilters and the profession of machine quilting as well as the development of machine quilters in the private sector. The Raffle quilt won a teacher's award at the 2009 show.

Breakfast: we'll be serving cinnamon rolls and muffins while they last. Lunch: Pies, cookies, bars etc while they last Cinnamon rolls, bars, pies: no need to cut and package. Items will stay fresher longer if cut right before serving. If you want your pan back, please write your name on the pan or place an address label on the bottom and I will return the pan to you. Cookies: please package 3-4 to a bag depending upon the size. I'll be contacting all of you who signed up to help serve to remind you of your time. There are still spots open from 3-6:30 on Friday and 2:30 - 4:30 on Sat. Please let me know if you can volunteer. 210-9131 or 965-9131. Thanks!

Donation Quilts and bags will be displayed at our Quilt Show

Quilter's Cupboard

submitted by Laura Parker I can't believe that it is time for the quilt show already! At the quilt show we will display all the donated quilts and activity bags before sending them off to ChildServe, Children and Families of Iowa and the Bangladesh Children's Hospital. Just a reminder, if you did not get your donated quilt to me at the last meeting, feel free to drop them off at the quilt show. To date, we have made a total of 74 donation quilts and 55 activity bags. I am so proud of the generosity of our guild members. Thanks to all of you for donating your time and resources to take care of those in need of some comfort.

New Address: 706 SW 3rd Street, Ankeny, IA 50023 phone: 515-963-8758 Hours: Monday-Friday 10 -5:30 Thursday 10 -7:00 Saturday, 10 -5:00 http://www.quilterscupboardiowa.com

Presidents Letter

Last minute country store items can be dropped off on Thursday morning during set up hours.

Hi guy and gals!! The Quilt Show is here, the next time I see ya all it will be over. It is kind of like a wedding, months of planning and in a few hours it's over, only with a wedding the parents are broke and at the end of the quilt show we have a big part of our funds for the year. Speaking of our funds for the year have you sold at least your original group of tickets? I'm still making country store things I don't know why I have to wait until I'm under pressure. Remember our next meeting, the quilt show wrap up is on July 21st back at Holy Trinity. The winning quilts will not be at the fair yet so we will be able to see the quilts before we have forgotten what they look like. Harriet Hargrave sent a short email saying that she enjoyed her time with us and would I please mail her bag with her alarm clock in it to her, she accidentally left it in my car. You'll have to ask me about the alarm clock it was the joke for her visit here. That and her strong desire to go to Maid Rite she had eaten there one other time and loved it. Our sympathy to Linda Northwick who lost her mother on the 11th. Lets go our there and give our time and talents to supporting Lanae and MaryLee at the quilt show!!!!!! Because nice matters Debbie Pierschbacher President

And alittle more from Debbie... Here is some added Quilt Show reminders, I figure if my mom called with questions everyone has these questions also. Bring your raffle tickets that you have not handed in yet to the show Friday or Saturday by 3:00 pm.

Secretary's Report Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2009 The meeting was called to order by Deb. There were 90 members and 23 guests present. The President’s Challenge Quilts were shown and voted on- there were around 12 participants. First and Second prizes were given to the well deserving individuals. We need to save our scraps, bag them up and they can be donated to Brother’s Keepers- Linda Schlenker will transport these scraps to where they need to go. Keep up the great work on the donation quilts and bags. The count for Country Store items is at 63, remember when making those gifts for friends, make 2 and donate one to the Country Store. There are plenty of volunteer opportunities for the quilt show. Harriet Hargrave was our guest speaker, she spoke of the evolution of machine quilting and stepping out to take a stand for machine quilting. Not only did she have a lot of humor, she taught us to pick a backing that will blend in with the front so quilting mistakes don’t pop out at you. Door prizes were awarded, birthdays were honored, and show and tell was a treat for all, followed by refreshments. See you all at the quilt show! Respectfully submitted, Ramona Tapper

Just a reminder----THERE WILL BE A GUILD MEETING ON JULY 21st. It's our quilt show wrap-up meeting and will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 7:00 pm as usual. Pat Lucas from Heartland Quilt Shop in Algona, Iowa will be our speaker at our August 11th meeting.

BASIC SKILLS BUILDING SERIES

Quilts can be taken to Quilter's Cupboard July 1 – July 8th at 12 noon or to Faith Baptist Bible College between 10 and 12 on July 9th.

AAQG is looking into developing a Quilting Basic Skills Building Series.

May and June newsletters give pick up procedures for your quilts on Saturday.

If you have an interest in attending, organizing, or teaching we would like to hear from you.

Donation quilts & bags can still be brought to the show and given to Laura Parker.

Pam Messer, 2009-2010 Program Committee Chair

SCISSOR SHARPENING SERVICE

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 WORKSHOP

AAQG has been offered the opportunity to provide scissor sharpening service to our guild members. Scissors would be dropped off just before the Guild meeting and available for pick-up immediately after the meeting. This is the same service and provider that was offered through Hancock Fabrics. This would be a courtesy service for the guild members, rather than a fund raiser. Please let us know what you think. Would you like this service to be offered? How frequently would it be useful?

“Our Town” Mini-Mystery Quilt

Pam Messer, 2009-2010 Program Committee Chair

The new guild year begins in September! We will have our election of new officers at our September meeting. There are still some very important positions that need to be filled. Please consider volunteering! If you would like to volunteer or have any suggestions please contact Laura Parker—she'll be very glad to hear from you!

2009-2010 AAQG OFFICERS VP - Louise Whitlow Treasurer - Dee Tapper Director at Large Elect - Jan Heddinger or Jean Taft Retreat Chair Elect - MaryLee Martz Program Chair Elect -OPEN Quilt Show Chair Elect - OPEN Newsletter Chair Elect – OPEN

FOR SALE Hand Quilting Frame-Hinterberg brand Ten feet long---Able to fit a king-size quilt Good condition Has instruction booklet & is around 15 years old Asking $50 /negotiable Buyer would have to pick it up (from south of downtown Des Moines) If interested please contact Julie Miller 984-6557 or Jane Miller 244-8400

We are kicking off the AAQG Fall 2009 Workshops with Kari Carr of New Leaf Stitches. Kari’s project is a mini-mystery quilt, incorporating some of the methods featured in the Fons and Porter Love of Quilting Sept/Oct cover article Fall’s Finery. The biggest clues to this mystery quilt can be found in the Fall’s Finery article and in the range of designs offered by New Leaf Stitches, which can be seen on their website: http://www.newleafstitches.com. This small quilt is a great opportunity to pull from your stash. It requires a total of only 2.25 yards of fabric: A) 2/3 yd dark multi-color, B) 1/3 yd med color, C) ! yd light color, D) " yd light small print or texture, E) " yd light small print or texture. The cutting guide is included on the supplies list, and lets you know in advance which piece you might want to fussy cut. Class Fee: $25 Members, $30 Non-members. The non-member waiting list will be activated August 9. Registration forms are available at our Quilt Show and at guild meetings.

Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday! Mary Sassman

July 3

Cindy Shelley

July 3

Jean Taft

July 5

Teri Potter

July 7

Patti Whitham

July 10

Sharon Lesan

July 11

Arlene Greenough

July 21

Evonn Walling

July 24

Pat Dolecheck

July 26

Sharon Hawthorne

July 28

Therese Lumley

July 31

June Prize Winners! Door Prize: Mary Sassman and Alene Bailey

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QUILTFEST 2009 Volunteer Sign-up Sheets

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Peggy Palmer

There are many opportunities to help with the quilt show. VOLUNTEERS are still needed—contact Lanae or Mary Lee if you can work any of the shifts, or help with set up or take down. Country Store items are still needed too. If you could bring treats---which are still very much needed give a call. Remember--it takes everyones help to make a great quilt show!!!

8.

Debbie Pierschbacher

Lanae Rohwer

963-8186 [email protected]

MaryLee Martz

779-2538 [email protected]

Christy Tigges,

210-9131 or 965-9131 [email protected]

SET UP 1. Lois Harmon 2. Linda Schlenker

FOOD WE COULD USE MOREVOLUNTEERS!! Cinnamon Rolls/Muffins 1.

Christy Tigges

2.

Lynn Koester

3.

Ruth Chitwood

4.

Arlene Greenough

5.

Patti Whitham Brownie/Bars

1.

Janet Neuschwanger

2.

Mildred Stromer

3.

Debbie Pierschbacher Cookies

3. Debbie Pierschbacher 4. Arlene Greenough 5. Mildred Stromer

WE COULD USE MORE VOLUNTEERS!! These members have volunteered to set-up the Country Store area: Peggy Vespestad, Marsha Lemke, Carolyn Link, Donita Link and Elaine Kimberley.

1.

Peggy Vespestad

2.

Ramona Tapper

3.

Judy Ward

4.

Linda Schlenker

5.

Patti Whitham

6.

Debbie Pierschbacher

TAKE DOWN

Pie

1. Jenna Ingle

1. Judy Pierschbacher

2. Linda Schlenker

2. Linda Nalean

3. Jan Heddinger 4. Pat Stammerman 5. Gayle Breneman 6. Peggy Vespestad

Ankeny Area Quilters’ Guild P. O. Box 961 Ankeny, IA 50021

FIRST CLASS

Bad Weather Policy

If Ankeny schools or school-related evening activities are canceled or dismissed early due to inclement weather, no monthly guild meeting or monthly board of directors meeting or any other guild activity will be held that evening.

Moved? Article ideas? Questions about the newsletter? Please send items or address changes before the 20th of the month to: Susan Body (984-6937) or Celeste Muehlenthaler (965-8966) Or email: [email protected] Please put “aaqg” in the subject line

AAQG BOARD MEMBERS 2008-09 President

[email protected]

Deb Pierschbacher

685-2036

Vice President

[email protected]

Laura Parker

986-4172

Secretary

[email protected]

Ramona Tapper

984-6401

Randie Bartleman

979-8141

Treasurer Director at Large

[email protected]

Donna Jo Smith

963-9224

Diretor at Large Elect

[email protected]

Kay Huntimer

964-1581

Retreat Chair

[email protected]

Therese Lumley

964-3328

Retreat Chair Elect

[email protected]

Roxie Brown

963-0558

Program Chair

[email protected]

Linda Northwick

964-5594

Program Chair Elect

[email protected]

Pam Messer

220-4240

Quilt Show Co-Chair

[email protected]

Lanae Rohwer

963-8186

Quilt Show Co-Chair

[email protected]

MaryLee Martz

779-2538

Quilt Show Chair Elect

[email protected]

Lisa Starr

988-6127

Newsletter Co-Editor

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Susan Body

984-9637

Newsletter Co-Editor

[email protected]

Celeste Muehlenthaler

965-8966