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Board Meeting

The next board meeting will be Tuesday,February 3, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran

Church in Ankeny.

Mickey Depre is coming back to our guild on February

10th. Her program is "Tips, Tricks and Other Stuff". Thepresentation features lots of tips and tricks plus moviedemos of various techniques, like machine appliqu (herway), binding, and more. It will be followed by a shorttrunk show. Our meeting location is Holy TrinityLutheran Church in Ankeny.

"Autumn Oaks Trio" is the workshop Mickey will be

doing with us on February 11th. Students create theirown version of a wall-hanging with background/wavy

border guidance. Students choose from 10 different leafpatterns to further personalize their quilt. Pattern purchaseis necessary. There is still space in this workshopthecost is $20. Sign-up at guild on February 10th or giveLinda Northwick a call, 964-5594

Reminder from Linda Northwick, program chair

Just thought I would send a reminder to all guild members.This year we have a great selection of speakers coming tovisit and the majority of our national speakers will conduct1 or 2 classes. If you, as a guild, wish to continue to attractbig name speakers then we need to also support the classes

that they offer. In order to break even for the classes weneed to sign up about 20 people to take those classes. Wecannot afford to have national speakers unless we arewilling to support the classes they offer. For those that areunaware, most classes from national speakers cost $700 to$750 per class. Please support the classes we are fortunateenough to offer this year.

We have Carol Doak coming in April. Be sure to sign up

for her workshops--Perfect Points and Sunrise

MarinersCompass. The cost for each workshop is $40for guild members.

We have Harriet Hargrave coming in June. She will have

two workshops---these will be held at the Ankeny BaptistChurch---on June 9th & 10th. Our guild meeting on June9

th will be held at Ankeny Baptist Church also.

PRESIDENTS LETTER

This will be a short letter, as some of you know I havebeen sick since Thanksgiving, bronchitis, sinusinfection, and now ear infection. It is all I can do to goto work and come home, well maybe not all, I wentshopping with friends to Prairie Rose Quilts and TheQuilt Connection last weekend, fun, fun, fun.

Hopefully when I go to see an ENT doctor on Mondaythis will all finally come to an end.

The garage sale went well, at first count I think wehave made over $250 that is excellent, and theparticipants also made a little money.

Make sure you support the classes we offer with ourspeakers!!!!! That is a money maker or money loserdepending on if we support them.

OurJune meeting will be the second Tuesday of themonth but at a different location. Our meeting will beat Ankeny Baptist Church (my church) so letanyone you know that Harriet Hargrave will bespeaking there.

Keep warm, my sewing room is the warmest room inmy house, good idea to hang out there huh.

Because Nice MattersDebbie Pierschbacher

SEW 'N TELLSEW 'N TELLFebruary 2009

Issue No. 209

Web Address: http://www.aaqg.net

Mailing: Ankeny Area Quilters' Guild, P.O. Box 961, Ankeny, IA 50021

Sharing a common thread!

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Secretary's Report

AAQG Board Meeting Minutes, January 6, 2009

Member present: Lanae Rohwer, Kim Huntimer, SusanBody, Linda Northwick, Laura Parker, DebPierschbacher, Pam Messer, Ramona Tapper, Donna JoSmith.

Minutes were read.

$110 has been raised from the garage sale inDecember; will continue the sale at the Januarymeeting.

The presidents challenge will be part of show and tellin August.

In addition to the donation quilts Laura will be makingbag kits and will encourage members to make anactivity bags for children.

All the baskets have been adopted out for the quiltshow! Still need someone for advertising and set up.

The July 21st meeting will be here at the church. TheJune 9th meeting (with Harriet Hargrave) will meet atAnkeny Baptist Church. Linda made the motion thatwe pay Debs church for hosting us in June, Lauraseconded. Still looking where we will have the class.

The checks have been sent to the Ankeny Chamber andthe fair.

The ad letters are ready to be sent out. Ad costs werediscussed and prices will remain the same for the samesize ad. Advertisers will be charged appropriately forany additional ad space they may need.

Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes, January 13, 2009

There were 60 members and 1 guest present.Deb called the meeting to order.

Deb let the group know that Therese Lumleys husbandpassed away this week. Our thoughts and prayers goout to her.

Laura showed the activity bags she would like the guildto make- she has the kits ready to go along withinstructions. This was donated fabric from Grinnell.These bags will go to the shelters for the kids.

Still some openings for the retreat- these fill fast!

Quilt show still needs a couple more volunteers- set upand advertising. Dont forget to make items for the

Country Store.

Workshop January 14 and Jo had some of the quiltsandwiches for sale if you want to sign up tonight butwont have time to put this together.

Jo Fifield was announced and shared her passion of theBig Stitch. She brought a variety of colors of threadto use for quilting and is always willing to order thecolors she doesnt have. She is a one woman quilt shop(Jo Quilts). She treated us to a trunk show of the quiltsshe has made, explaining what she did on them or howshe came up with the quilt pattern. Be sure to checkout her website "http//:www.joquilter.com

Door prizes were awarded, then birthdays werehonored.

We enjoyed refreshments while watching show andtell.

When we got to our cars we had to scrape off about 2inches of snow that fell during our meeting!

Respectfully submitted,

Ramona Tapper

January Prizes

Congratulations to De Tapper , the lucky block lottery

winner. Door prizes were won by Ann Finger & JanHeddinger.

Quilting Connection

238 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010

phone: 515-233-3048

www.iaquilts.com

iaquilts@netins.net

Over 6,000 bolts of quilting fabrics, kits, notions,hundreds of books, patterns, Husqvarna VikingSewing Machines and Sergers, on site machinerepair and servicing, quilting classes and classes

for machine and software mastery.Celebrating 10 years in downtown Ames!

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Adel Quilting & Dry Goods Co.

909 Prairie Street in Adel, IA

phone: 515-993-1170

www.adelquilting.comand Chat with us at our new Blog!

www.adelquilting.blogspot.com

It's a boy! Congratulations Jenna!

Jenna and Chad Ingle are parents of a baby boy!

Proud Grandpa Jim announces the arrival of

grandson Easton Jude Ingle,

at 3:22 AM, on 1-19-2009.

Jenna and Chad Ingle and baby boy are all doing

just fine! Grandpa and Grandma need a nap!

Country Quilt Studio

Vicki Swensen

975 W. Lincolnway; Suite B

Nevada, Iowa515-382-1815

www.countryquiltstudio.com

LONGARM RENTALCUSTOM QUILTING

Classes, Retreats, Workshops

RetreatRetreatRetreat

submitted by Therese Lumley, retreat chair

I have 10 spaces left to fill for retreat. Get yourreservation in before it is too late! I'm gettingreservations in the mail everyday---so don't wait and beleft out!

Do you have a quilting/sewing talent to teach or sharewith others at retreat? We've got so much talent in ourguild, please let us know if you have a demonstration,tip or technique to share!

There's more prizes then ever before. This retreat isone you don't want to miss out on!

You can find the retreat registration form in the Januarynewsletter.

Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday!Christine Engelbrecht

MaryLee MartzPatricia Tschantz

Sandra PlagerJoAnn DeMossCathy SandersJoAnn Dyar

Sammy PalmerLois Kern

Kathleen LittleGloria Ross

Jeanette BeckwithMartha Coil

Belinda Rinehart

February 1February 6February 6February 9February 10February 11February 12February 14February 15February 18February 20

February 22February 26February 26

Treasurer's Report

Our guild's current balances as of January 20, 2009Checking Account---$5823.94

Money Market Account---$10,598.92

February Treats

Thanks to Marilyn Cory, Karen Hugen, Lynn Koester,Susan Stoll, Christy Tigges, Debra Dickerson andKelly Snyder for our February treats.

Please bring a liter of pop and 2 dozen cookies or bars.Also have someone in your group bring cups andnapkins. Thank you so much!

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Donation projects update

Laura collected donation quilts at the January meetingbut more are always needed and welcomed. This year,in addition to Child Serve and Children and Families ofIowa, we are collecting quilts for a hospital inBangladesh. These quilts are for babies/small childrenand should measure 32 x 42.

We are also trying something new---we're makingACTIVITY BAGS. We will donate these to Children& Families of Iowa.

We have some donated fabric of the perfect size to usefor the bags, available at each guild meeting----be sureto pick some up!

*Feel free to use decorative stitches, buttons and otherembellishments!

Body of Bag

Cut two rectangles 12 wide x 15 tallPress under! at the top of each rectangleRepeat to create a double hem, sew to secureSew the body of the bag using a French seam:With wrong sides together, stitch 3/8 seam.Trim seam allowances to 1/8 and zigzag edges. Pressopen.Fold right sides together and press again on edges offold.Stitch " from edge of fold. Press to one side.Flip bag right-side out.

Handles

Cut two rectangles 4.5 x 16Press under! of each short endPress each rectangle in half, length-wiseOpen rectangle and press the raw long edges in so theymeet at the center creasePress each rectangle in half length-wise so that all rawedges are hiddenSew along both long sides of each rectangle using a1/8 seam

Attach Handles to Bag

Make a pencil mark 1 from both ends of each handle

Make a pencil mark 1 ! from each side of the bagPin handles in place, lining the edge of each handlealong the 1 ! inch mark and the top of the bag alongthe 1 markSew handles to secure them to the bag by sewing asquare with an X in the middle. May want to sew overyour same lines several times to secure.Contents

Fill bag with two coloring/activity books and a box ofcrayons.

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phone: 515-963-8758

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Hours:

Monday-Friday., 10 am-5:30 pmThursday, 10 am-7:00 pmSaturday, 10 am-5:00 pm

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check our website for directions to our store

Secure shopping online

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Mark your calendars for the annualCentral Iowa Shop Hop

March 26,27,28.Thursday 10-7

Friday & Saturday 10-6

Visit shops in Ames, Ankeny, West Des Moines,Adel and Clive. Earn 15% discounts (some

exceptions) at all shops and participate in ascavenger hunt with a chance to win great prizes.

The grand prize, to be drawn from those whoanswer all the scavenger hunt questions correctly,is 35 yards of fabric!

If all my loose BOM blocks were joined end-to-end---it would be the world's ugliest quilt.

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Creekside Quilting

9926 Swanson Blvd., Clive, IA 50325

515-276-1977www.creekside-quilting.com

Hours: Mon-Wed 10 am-5:30 pm, Thurs 10-7 pmFri-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-4 pm

3700 bolts of fabric, notions, books, patternsClasses, Friendly staff of experienced quilters

Seven Sisters Quilting

Long-Arm Machine Quilting

Jennifer Peil

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515-277-0187

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Call for a free estimate.

The Sampler

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641-774-2116 or carolsampler@mchsi.com

Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00 am-5:30pm,Sat 10:00 am-3:00pm

Over 4400 Calicoes, Solids, Flannels, Batiks, 30'sPrints & Bright Kids Prints

Quilt Guild Discount & Mail Order AvailableDid you know?

The oldest known quilt comes from ancient Egypt.It is part of a clothing item found on the statue ofan Egyptian pharaoh who lived around the year3400 BC.

--from Quilting Through History by Clive

Jenkins

Quilt Show Updatesubmitted by Lanae Rohwer

I hope everyone is working on their quilt show quiltsthere are only 6 months left before they will be hangingin our 18th annual quilt show!

The country store has less than 10 items donated to-date. Peggy says the smaller items sell the best, soplease consider making a wall hanging, table topper,bag or small quilt and give to Peggy at the Februarymeeting.

All the Gemstone baskets have been adopted. Whenyou get your quilt items collected or quilt made youcan give your basket items to Lanae no later than May.MaryLee and Lanae will be putting the baskets togetherin June. Thanks again to everyone that has adopted abasket!

We still have the Advertising and Set Up positionsopen on the Quilt Show committee. Please considerserving in one of these capacities. If you want to knowmore about either position, please see Lanae orMaryLee at the February guild meeting.

September's ProgramEach month we will be sharing alitttle bit ofinformation about our next years programs---getready---we've got some great things lined up for you!

Coming in September -- Kari Carr of New LeafStitches, featured on the Sept/Oct 2008 issue ofLoveof Quilting. To learn more visit her Website:http://www.newleafstitches.com/

Posh Fibersmodern & traditional inspirations

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great pricessecure online shoppingPOSHFIBERS.COM 5YARDSHOP.COM

becky mcgregor, owner720 ne 42nd St., ankeny, iowa

p: 515.975.0906e:info@beckyquiltsandcomforts.com

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Your roving reporters have been out, nose to thegrindstone searching out shops to review. Its a toughjob, but somebody has to do it, right?!?

Celeste reports---it was a cold and snowy January daywhen Susan and I visited Fern Hill in South Amana,Iowa. I always love going to this shop! This shop issuch a treasure trove! The owner and staff are sowelcoming and friendly-we felt very much at home.

Fern Hill's owner, Patty Walsh Bailey spent lots oftime with us and gave us great attention.

Patty Walsh Bailey with Stephanie Brandenburg's floral fabrics

Fern Hill has been in business for 23 years, 20 at thislocation. In 2000 they had a fire, and I was afraid

wed lose this shop forever. I asked Patty about that,and she said they were going to close and had so manyrequests to re-open that they did! Thank goodness!

Downstairs are gifts and home decorations. Theyhave lovely antiques and architectural antiques (likeurns or stained glass windows) for sale. You can buyantique quilts, finished quilts, or design a custom-made quilt! I did this years ago. Fern Hill contractswith Amish women to make quilts. They handquilted the quilt and long curtains for the Frenchdoors in my bedroom! Plus, I got to keep the left-over fabric for my own stash!

Another feature downstairs is a little sweets shop &the most delicious fudge!! You cant really dosignificant quilting without chocolate, can you?

Upstairs you'll find the quilting fabric. I love their bigselection of florals. Patty said she loves florals aswell, and uses the palette throughout the shop. Itmakes for a beautiful, colorful place to be!

They have an in-house fabric designer, Stephanie

Brandenburg. I had to buy some of her beautifulfabric immediately. Camelot is the company thatproduces it for them. On the selvage is reads FernHill Collection. How cool is that!?! Stephanie hasdone 3 collections Iris,Dandelion Days, andHollyhock Dolls & Garden Garments. Her new fabriclines to watch for areIron Lace in May andBluebirds

next summer.

Some of Stephanie Brandenburg's fabrics.

My eyes weren't able to wander too far from theflorals but if thats not your style, Fern Hill carriesmany other fabric lines and styles.

Visit Fern Hill's website, www.fernhill.net to checkshop hours and get driving directions. Fern Hill'saddress is: 103 220 Trail, South Amana, IA andphone is: 319.622.3627.

As we left, they told us to bring our quilting friendsand theyd throw on the coffee pot and some pies andwed have a great time! I could go for that! Anyadventurers ready to go with me?

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