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APPLESEED QUILTERS GUILD PO BOX 10484 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 46852-0484 MAY 2013 Visit our website at www.appleseedquiltersguild.com VOLUME 20:12 Email us at appleseedquilters@yahoo.com

MAY MEETING

Tuesday, May 7

Happy Hour 6:30pm; Meeting 7pm

Classic Café Event Center 4832 Hillegas Road

Program: Donna Sievers will address the group with a trunk show PRESIDENT’S ARTICLE Threads of Color Everyone wonders what the nickname “Hoosier” means. I think I’ve come up with one which fits perfectly. “Surprise, I got you again”! Here we were enjoying a few almost balmy days and impatiently awaiting spring flowers, robins and better weather. Well, the robins got here and some of the flowers are blooming, but what happened to warmer days? Fortunately I procrastinated and didn’t put away my sweaters and winter coats. Every year I look forward to Spring with great anticipation because I really don’t like cold weather and April has always been my favorite month. I’ve lived in Indiana for sixty years and should know by now that our weather is totally unpredictable and just because the calendar says spring is here doesn’t mean a whole lot. The only sure thing about Indiana weather is that it can change instantly and usually not for the better! I know it’s nearly a year away, but I’m getting really excited about our hosting the 2014 Gathering of Quilters. Anne has come up with a wonderful theme about quilters sharing our love through quilting. The venue is set and promises to be a great place for our show. We are going to showcase quilts just from our members, so start planning which quilts you would like to display or better yet, start making a new one to show. I’m also looking forward to showing some of the quilts I’ve made over the years at our May meeting. I feel honored that I was asked to do this and I hope you will all enjoy my growth in quilting. Donna Sievers

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SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS If you have information for Sunshine and Shadows please report it to Ginny Hoot or Gloria Hoevel.

MAY EVENTS May 7 6:30pm at Classic Café Appleseed Quilters Guild Meeting and social May 14 Board Meeting 6:30pm at Aboite Library May 23 The Gathering - Core Committee meeting 6:30 pm. at Georgetown Library May 26 Sit ‘n Sew 10am – 3pm. at Georgetown Library

PROGRAM NOTES

May – Donna Sievers will be the presenter and offer a trunk show June – Appleseed Garage Sale: If you are interested in having a table to sell fabric and quilt related items, reserve a table from Linda Mulpagano at the May meeting. The table fee is $10.00 with checks payable to Appleseed Guild. July – Penny Sempert Linda Mulpagano, Kay Kaufman, Pam Etheridge, Cheryl Eggleston

MEMBERSHIP NEWS There were 98 members and 6 guests present at the April guild meeting. As of the meeting, there are a total of 151 paid members of the Appleseed Quilters Guild.

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Congratulations to the six lucky April door prize winners: Kathy Bogert, Joan Olinghouse, Donna Sievers, Jeannie Shears, Gloria Hoevel, and Cheryl Unger. Thank you to all the generous people who donate our door prizes! Reminder: We will begin collecting annual guild dues next month for the 2013 – 2014 membership year. Dues remain $30.00. Membership Committee: Linda Johnson, Jane Wells, Lynne Bogardus

STRIP SWAP The Strip Swap is becoming more and more popular, so if you haven't taken advantage of this activity, why not give it a try? This month we will be trading batik strips of any color. Please make sure they are true batiks and not just a print. You will know that they are batik because they will be the same color front and back. 1 yard of fabric will cut into 14-2 1/2 inch strips. Put them in a baggie with your name on it to join in the fun! Happy swapping, Cindy Loos

MONTHLY MINI Due to the March snows, we had two great monthly minis at the April meeting. Carol Zanzinger's Harbinger of Spring, a lovely wall hanging of a potted flower was claimed by a delighted Mary Hill. Karon K. Sheehan continued the "spring theme" with a unique basket full of supplies for spring planting. (Seeds, gloves and a wind chime were part of the items in the basket.) One of our newest members, Jennifer Ryninger, was the lucky winner of Karon's "mini". Our May mini has been donated by Linda Mulpagano. It is a sampler-style piece, one that will look great on any wall or table. It is in BRIGHT primary colors of red, yellow, green, and blue. The following members have signed up for future minis: June - Linda Hampson; July - Debi Barham; August - Bobbi Richards; September - Judi Bruck; October - Janet Ditton; November - Ann Williams; December - Kathy Doran; and beginning 2014 in January - Marcia Brindel. If anyone has projects that are "looking for a home", please consider just bringing it in. We can always use back-ups or second items for each month. Jennifer and I would like to thank all the members who donated items for the monthly mini (and those who purchased tickets) for the past two years. Jennifer Steward and Sue Rohling

PHILANTHROPY

There will be a workshop at the Red Cross this coming Friday, April 26 to work on the quilt we are making for the air guard as the 2014 Philanthropy quilt. We will be in Conference Room C or D and someone will be at the entrance to direct you.

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The workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m. and we have the room reserved for the whole day, so hopefully if we have enough volunteers, we can get most of the top completed. We will be making Log Cabin blocks from red, white and blue fabrics…a very easy block. Bring your sewing machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter, and other sewing supplies you normally take to a workshop. A couple of ironing stations will be provided but bring your own if you like. Please let me know if you can attend. Donna Sievers 493-9291 or ddsievers@comcast.net Donna

APRIL MEETING MINI MINUTES Appleseed Quilters Guild Meeting: April 2, 2013 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 by President Donna Sievers. The treasurer’s report was given by Kay Kaufman. KID’S QUILTS: Another drawing was held for those persons turning in a Kid’s Quilts. MEMBERSHIP: Membership Committee reported 96 members present and 6 guests. 6 door prizes were awarded. 2014 GATHERING: Anne Tinkel announced that some committees are formed, but volunteers are still needed. Contact Anne if interested in serving on a committee. NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Janet Ditton announced the 2013 nominations for the Appleseed Board. (See the list elsewhere in the newsletter) Individual pictures of members are being taken for the directory prior to each meeting. A Sit/Sew day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16 from 10-3 at the Georgetown Library. PROGRAM: Linda Mulpagano announced the following programs for 2013: May – Donna Sievers, June- Garage Sale, July- Penny Sempert, August- Crafty Ol Broads. MONTHLY MINI: Two lucky persons won the monthly mini, one from March and one from April. The program for the evening was entitled Table Toppers. Four members, Cathie Phillips, Anne Tinkle, Nancy Gipson, and Margaret Pletcher, each shared a demo. Show and tell ended the evening. Meeting adjourned. Margaret Pletcher, Recording secretary

APRIL BOARD NOTES April 9, 2013

The meeting was called to order. The secretary’s report was accepted. The treasurer’s report was accepted.

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The following Sit & Sews are scheduled: Tuesday, April 16 at Georgetown Library from 10-3 and Tuesday, May 21 at Georgetown Library from 10-3. Philanthropy: A workshop is scheduled for Friday, April 26 from 10-4 at the Red Cross to work on the Philanthropy quilt. 82 Kid’s quilts have been collected. The GATHERING for 2014 will be at Wayne High School. Look for more details elsewhere in the newsletter. Margaret Pletcher, recording secretary

The Gathering, 2014 Great news: we now have a venue! The Gathering will take place on March 15, 2014, from 8 am to 4 pm, at Wayne High School, on Winchester Road in Fort Wayne, IN. The facility is wonderful: they have a large Commons area for our registration tables; there is a spacious auditorium for the Welcoming of the Guilds and the speaker’s lecture entitled “Will You Make Me a Quilt?”; lunch will take place in their large cafeteria; the vendors’ tables will be located in the main gym; quilts will be displayed in the smaller gym. The theme for 2014 is: “Sharing the Love through Quilting.” The core committee for our Gathering has decided to extend a challenge: interested Appleseed members can design a logo for use on the Goodie/ Shopping bags, the commemorative 2014 pin, the program booklet, and on flyers and signs. Any design submitted should incorporate both the 2014 theme and an apple (which is the symbol of our Guild.) If you would like to submit a design idea, email your sketch to: annetinkel@frontier.com All submissions must be received by the June Guild meeting, and the winning logo will be announced at the June Board meeting and in the subsequent newsletter. The design that is selected will be our official logo for the 2014 Gathering. The designer will get credit in the program booklet. The next meeting of the Gathering core committee will be at the Georgetown Library on Thursday, May 23 at 6:30 pm. Anne Tinkel

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GETTING TO KNOW OUR FELLOW MEMBERS

Janet Ditton Advisor I am single and I have one sister with whom I share a close relationship. My family includes my mother, who is 98, my sister, and her two sons and their families. They all own at least one of my quilts. I have a degree is in elementary education from Purdue University in West Lafayette and a graduate degree in business administration from IPFW. I taught for five years but eventually ended up as an IT Specialist first at Lincoln Life and then for IBM supporting systems at Lincoln. I retired from IBM in 2010. In 1982 a co-worker talked me into taking a quilting class at the Nimble Thimble located on Wells street. The shop

owner taught the class and it was all hand-piecing techniques. I made a couple of pillows with blocks made in this workshop and then dropped quilting until about 1990 when I took several workshops at Lolly’s and started a bed quilt that is still not completed (someday!). I really became a dedicated quilter when I joined Susan Buschur, Sharon Edwards, and Karen Wolfgram in a small group called Four Patch. That was in 1997. Four Patch is now an official Appleseed Bee and Sue Rohling has joined us.

In 2006, I joined Appleseed. I have learned much from taking workshops offered by the Guild, but I credit all my quilting friends for helping me to improve my techniques. Sharing is one of the most important things that come from belonging to the Guild. If there is something I need help with I just ask and someone always has a solution and is willing to help. I have won several awards at the Appleseed Quilt Shows and I attribute some of these to advice that I received from other members.

One of my favorite techniques is fused raw edge machine appliqué using the buttonhole stitch. I’ve made a number of quilts using this technique. I am currently the Advisor on the Appleseed executive board. It’s a pretty easy position and is usually filled by the past president. It’s just what it says – advise.

Kathy Doran Bee keeper I live in Northeast Fort Wayne with my husband, Mike. We have one son and his wife—Patrick and Karen, and one grandson, Jack. They live in Wheaton, IL. I grew up near Anderson, IN and graduated from Ball State. I’ve lived in Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, South Dakota and Michigan. I taught high school in Miami, FL for 6 years, and then stayed home with my son for six years, and then we moved to Fort Wayne where I ran an auto parts chain for 3 years before starting my 25-year Ivy Tech career. I was the Executive Director of Finance and Business Affairs. I loved that job until I retired a few years ago.

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I started quilting around 2000. My mother has quilted for many years and was so worried I was never going to start, meaning she would have no one to take her stash when she was finished with it. At nearly 95, she is still working on it herself. I really enjoy selecting and collecting fabrics for a new project and then doing the piecing. I quilt my own quilts, but it’s not necessarily my favorite. As Beekeeper, it is my responsibility to plan and host a New Member Tea in order to acquaint new members with the Guild and in particular to explain our Bee opportunities. Once it has been determined there is interest in forming a new Bee, I facilitate that process. I also try to match members with existing Bees if there is an opening. The Beekeeper also maintains a record of all Bees and their members.

Linda Johnson Committee: Membership I married my husband, Gary, in 1974, and then moved from Fort Wayne to Monroeville, just a little southeast of Fort Wayne. It’s a nice little farming community with equal number of churches and bars. Some of the churches have quilting bees, but alas, they are hand-quilters, and I just can’t make my fingers do that! We’ve raised 5 great kids here, and now have 4 kids-in-law, 7 grandchildren and one little angel in heaven. Gary and I are currently “empty nesters”, but that status seems to change frequently. I guess I should take that as a compliment? I have always loved sewing and other crafts; but once I tried quilting, I was HOOKED! That was in 2001, and all other crafts were left in the dust. My passion for quilting has changed my life. Never

before have I ever felt so creative and enthusiastic. I quit my job at Lincoln Life in 2002 to become a full-time quilter. I am currently working on my third book of original quilt patterns with my sister Jane Wells. I also love teaching quilting to others and expanding my own techniques with each new creation. I have won several local quilt show ribbons for my original quilts, and have shown quilts at national shows through American Quilters’ Society. My “Leave Room In Your Garden For Fairies To Dance” quilt was a finalist in an AQS contest, and then hung in the Museum of American Quilters in 2007. AQS is also our publisher for our quilt books. Jane and I have also written a Mystery Quilt pattern for the American Quilters’ Magazine in 2010. But mostly, I just like stretching my creative side and trying new techniques. I am currently working on a 6-person group art quilt. Can’t wait to show it to my Appleseed Guild friends! I like the friendships, socializing, the “show and tell”, the classes, and the “Kids Quilts” that the guild offers. The membership committee tracks member and guest attendance, records membership dues, and updates the membership roster with new members. We greet you with a smile at the door and make sure everyone has their Appleseed nametag on. We also organize the annual membership directory and write membership articles for the newsletter. It’s a great job. I’ve entered quilts in two quilt shows; and have won a second place ribbon and an honorable mention.

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Appleseed Board Nominations The following is the slate for elections to the Board and Committees for the 2013-2014 year. Elections will be head at the May meeting and the offices and positions will begin in June. Executive Board

President: Donna Sievers Vice President: Linda Mulpagano Recording Secretary: Cathie Franklin Corresponding Secretary: Dodie Zonakis Treasurer: Teresa Wade Membership: Lynne Bogardus, Jane Wells, Linda Johnson Advisor: Mary Ann Skinner

Remaining board committees

Bee Keeper: Kathy Doran Fabric Exchange: Jennifer Coutlee Historian: Norma Pressler Kids Quilts: Kerry Schomburg, Ann Williams Library: Diane Lammert, Becky Cramer Monthly-Mini: Cheryl Eggleston, Judy Hampson Newsletter: Ginny Hoot, Gloria Hoevel Parliamentarian: vacant Philanthropy: Beth Rajcany, Marcia Neeley Programs: Linda Mulpagano, Janet Ditton, Michele Williams, Rosemary Rudolph Publicity: Deb Stachowiecz The Gathering 2014: Anne Tinkel Web Master: Sue Rohling Welcome Greeters: Karen Mabee, Sandy Taube

Karol Adams 5/1 Jeannie Shears 5/1 Catherine Phillips 5/2 Patsy Hanauer 5/3 Karlita Scher 5/5 Karen Wolfgram 5/7 Linda Steele 5/8 Margaret Dannenfelser 5/13 Linda Mulpagano 5/13 Carol Zanzinger 5/18 Jill Branning 5/20 Cheryl Unger 5/21 Susan Buschur 5/24 Darlean Dupre 5/31

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WANT TO SELL SOMETHING? Put it in the Appleseed pages. You can advertise in this newsletter. The cost is:

1/8 page –2 1/4”x3 1/2” - $10 month ¼ page – 3 ½”x4 ¾” - $15 month ½ page –4 ¾”x7 ½” - $20 month

Yearly fees are also available. Contact Ginny Hoot or Gloria Hoevel

AREA QUILT SHOWS AND EVENTS: April 24-27. Paducah AQS Quilt Show. Paducah, KY. http://aqsshows.com April 30–May 5. Sauder Village Annual Quilt Show. Tues to Sat. 10:00am -5:00pm, Sun. 11:00am – 4:00pm. Workshops and lecture with Kim Diehl (http://www.kimdiehl.com/frontpage). www.saudervillage.org June 7-8. Quilts Along the Wildcat Exhibit Hall at Ivy Tech Event and Conference Center. Kokomo, IN. http://kokomopiecemakers.blogspot.com June 26-29. Shipshewana Quilt Show. Shipshewana, IN. www.shipshewanaquiltfest.com In connection with the Shipshewana show also check classes and demos at: Yoder Dept. Store www.YoderDepartmentStore.com and Cotton Corner www.cottoncorner.com June 26. Dinner with Wanda E. Brunstetter, author. 6:00pm. M & L Acres, Shipshewana. $30.00 pr person. R.S.V.P 260-463-8499. June 27. Book Signing with Wanda E. Brunstetter. 9:00 – 11:00 am. Homespun Treasures, LaGrange, 260-463-8499. July 18–20. Quilters Hall of Fame. Featuring theinduction of Meredith Schroeder. Vendor’s Mall, Quilt Exhibits. Workshops, Lectures. www.quiltershalloffame.net. July 19–20. Kaleidoscope of Quilts XVI. 10 am until 5 pm at The Exhibition Center at Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter, 7060 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Ohio. Classes and lectures during the week of the show. Sweet Sixteen Quilt Challenge www.gcqc.org July 26–27. One Stop shop Hop.Kokomo Events Center. Fabric, Fun, Games and Prizes. $5.00 admission. 26 vendors. http://www.nancyjsfabrics.com/links/quilt-shop-hop.php August 14-17. Grand Rapids AQS Show. Grand Rapids Michigan. http://aqsshows.com August 23-24. Quilt and Fiber Show. Essenhaus Inn and Conference Center Arts and Craft Festivals May 11. Bluffton Arts and Crafts. Downtown Bluffton, IN. http://www.explorebluffton.com/events/arts-crafts-festival

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May 14. Cash and Carry Wholesale Market. Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne. May 18-19. Broad Ripple Art Fair. Art Center Grounds. Indianapolis, IN. http://indplsartcenter.org/events/braf/ June 28-30. Crosby Festival of the Arts. Toledo Botanical Garden Grounds. http://www.toledogarden.org/?event=48th-annual-crosby-festival-of-the-arts July 26-27. July Shop Hop. Kokomo Event & Conference Center. Kokomo IN. http://www.nancyjsfabrics.com/links/quilt-shop-hop.php Got a favorite tip, new product news or great YouTube video that you would like to share with the group? Contact Ginny Hoot or Gloria Hoevel.

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Membership Matters Membership begins June 1st with your membership card good through May 31st. The dues are $30 per year. Our Member Directory is published each year in the early fall. *********************************************************************************************** Membership Form for Appleseed Quilters Guild Today’s date: ___________________________________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________________ Telephone #_______________________________ work or cell ___________________________ E-mail address__________________________________________________________________

Birthday __________________________________________________ (month & day only ☺)

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