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Flying Geese Quilters Guild

Goose Tracks

September 2020

Email Address:

[email protected]

Inside This Issue

Special Notices 2 Philanthropy 6-9

Upcoming Programs 3-4 Zoom 10-11

Show and Tell 5 Banner Contest 12

President’s Message By Sandy Sutton

Hello Everyone!

As we head into the fall months, our situation remains out of the normal, and we cannot predict when we will have our ordinary lives back. Who would have guessed that meeting several friends

for lunch, having Guild meetings at our school location, or vacationing in Europe, would be things we could not do in

September of 2020?

So let’s take advantage of the things that we can do! Please join our monthly Zoom Guild meetings. We are figuring out how to

do presentations, workshops, and Show & Tell.

More people are participating every month, and I encourage

everyone to join in. If you need help using the Zoom app, please contact someone on the Zoom committee to help you. Their contact information is included elsewhere in the newsletter, or

you can contact me directly at [email protected] regarding your specific issue. On meeting night, it is so

wonderful to see everyone’s smiling faces!

And our quilting world continues to adapt to these crazy times. If you have never been to the International Quilt Festival in

Houston, this is your year to see the wonderful quilts that are always displayed there. There will be a “virtual” show, meaning

you can go to their website and view the quilts. Other venues are doing the same. Some are even providing “virtual” vendors. We will provide information in the newsletter about these shows

when it becomes available.

In the meantime, continue completing UFO’s; you will be able to

share your work in the newsletter and at Show & Tell (directions on how to do that are enclosed in this newsletter). Get your Challenge finished – the deadline is quickly approaching! Drop

me a line letting me know how you are doing or how the Guild can be of more help to you in these crazy times. And most

importantly - STAY SAFE!

Your President,

Sandy Sutton

mailto:[email protected]



Lost and Found

This quilt was left behind at the home of Gina Whitelaw

during a Friendship Group formation meeting a couple of years ago. If it is yours, or if you know who it belongs to, please contact Gina Whitelaw.

Available PA System

The guild owns a portable public address sound system (Fender Passport 300 Pro

Portable PA System). If you know of an organization that would like to have this

system, please contact Eileen Wintemute at [email protected].

Special Notices

New Facebook Group for FGQG By Gina Whitelaw

We now have a private Facebook Group for our members only.

When in Facebook, search for FGQG (Flying Geese Quilters Guild) of Orange

County Members Only.

There is another Flying Geese Quilt Guild on Facebook so please make sure you ask

to join the correct one. You must be a current paid member of Flying Geese in order

to join this Facebook group.

This is a great way for us to keep in touch especially while we are not meeting in

person.

Instagram By Holly Batterman

Don’t forget to follow “#FlyingGeeseOC” in Instagram and make sure to add it to your quilt related posts! If you would like Holly Batterman to post your picture for you,

please send to her at [email protected].


Coming Attractions—Program and Workshop Update:

For our September program we are excited to welcome Ann Shaw to speak to our

guild via Zoom. Ann's 34 years of experience as a college professor and her keen eye for design and color as well as a great sense of humor all combine to provide a

great program. Ann has an intuitive way of piecing in the style of Ruth Mc Dowell…. then she made this her own! This lecture presents an overview of Ann's approach to designing quilts and how differing choices can influence the look of a quilt. A

series of examples illustrate her design process, from creating a pattern to unusual fabric choices. She will be happy to answer questions from the audience during her

presentation.

Ann travels the globe giving lectures and teaching workshops including; Empty Spools Seminars (Asilomar), The Quilter's Hall of Fame & The Sister's Quilt Show. She's was also a featured guest of "The Quilt Show" hosted by Alex Anderson &

Ricky Tims.

Quilts have long been a part of Ann’s life. Fascinated by patchwork bed quilts when she was young, she came to discover the grace and elegance of Amish quilts, and

grew to admire the women who created America’s quilt traditions. Despite no sewing skills to speak of, Ann began making Cathedral Window quilts in the 1980s. She loved the idea that with folded muslin, bits of colorful patterned

fabric and a basic whip stitch one could create wonderful, elegant quilts. Eventually she began taking quilting classes and as her skill and passion for

quilting grew, she found enjoyment in seeing traditional blocks and quilting

techniques in different ways.

Ann was most intrigued by quilting that is derived from traditional piecing

techniques. She enjoys finding ways to stretch traditional blocks in ways that make them read as completely different patterns when combined a quilt. Ann has been

inspired by the work of Rhoda Cohen, Gwen Marston, Freddy Moran, Sylvia Einstein, Katie Pasquini Masopust, Cynthia England, Ruth McDowell and others

that offered her new insights into quilting.

http://annshawquilting.com/

http://annshawquilting.com/


October Program is Tracey Brookshier. Tracey's bold contemporary quilts, based on

pieced traditional blocks, have been featured in books and magazines in the US, the

UK, France, Australia and Japan.

She's a graduate of NCQC's Course on Judging Quilts and Wearable Art, Tracey has judged guild, county and state fair shows, in addition to Pacific International Quilt

Festival and Road to California. Tracey's lecture is;

Love Affair with Japan

Tracey will share her slides of the amazing Tokyo International Great Quilt Show. You'll see gorgeous quilts, and learn about Japanese quilting culture, which is very

different than ours. A trunk show of Tracey's quilts designed with Japanese and Asian-

inspired fabrics follows.

traceybrookshier.com

November Program is Rebecca Bryan of Bryan House Quilts. She loves to teach people how to make and design quilts. She is best known for the colorful and

geometric quilts she creates. Rebecca loves watching color and pattern come together in new and striking ways. Creating with fabric and color is somehow soothing and

energizing at the same time. Rebecca's trunk show and lecture will include Modern

Triangle Quilts.

Bryanhousequilts.com

Both the program and workshop for January are tentatively scheduled with Sylvia

Davis. More information when plans are confirmed.


Quilty Happenings

Orange Quilt Bee Holiday Craft Boutique

The Orange Quilt Bee Holiday Craft Boutique is scheduled for Saturday, October

11th from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Shop for handmade gifts including table runners, jewelry, handbags, cosmetic bags, kitchen goods, birdhouses, soaps, hand knits and so much more. If you are interested in vending at the boutique, the cost is $30 if

OQB provides a table & chair, $20 if you bring your own. Please call the shop at

(714) 639-3245 to reserve your space - a limited number of spots are available.

Show and Tell

Show & Tell Is Back...Virtually!

Please send images and descriptions of your quilts and projects to [email protected] (and cc [email protected] if you want them to also be included in the newsletter). Trudy will gather and arrange them in a slideshow to be shared at

our Zoom guild meeting. It'll be fun to see all the creative projects you've been

working on, especially during this stay-at-home time!

Winter Wonderland Challenge 2020

By Pam Hadfield and Trudy Cleveland

The challenge is still a go. However, you have 2 extra months to work on it. The

Challenge will be shown in a Zoom Meeting in December. Turn in dates will be on or before November 9, 2020. Judging will take place soon after in order for us to get a

Zoom presentation together. That means we will not be able to extend the turn in date for those who may want to hand in late. We look forward to seeing all your

Winter Wonderland creations. Happy sewing.

Homes where you can turn your finished challenges:

Mary Lou Booker Huntington Beach 714-642-7263 or 714-374-5579

Linda Nitzen Tustin 714-469-4699

Linda Smith Irvine 714-342-4832

Pam Hadfield Laguna Niguel 949-285-5389

Trudy Cleveland Oceanside 310-343-3636




Philanthropy

By Julia Renaud

On Behalf of the Philanthropy Committee

Hello Everyone! I sure hope you are doing ok with all the heat?

The Philanthropy Committee wants to thank everyone who came to our Non Sewing

Day at the Orange Quilt Bee, Wednesday August 19th. It was amazingly hot but again

our guild members continue to keep our philanthropy committee supplied with a huge

number of items: finished quilts, quilt tops, children pillowcases, adult pillowcases,

baby blankets and placemats.

Thank you to Lisa & Pebbles for letting our guild members use the sidewalk area

behind their shop to have our non-sew day.

Our next Non- Sewing Day is September 16th at 10am to 12 noon. If you would like

to stop by the OQB we will have prepared kits for you. Vicki Johns has been making so

many wonderful quilt kits for children and adults. Don’t miss out on making one!

There will also be pillow case kits, burpee kits, flannel baby blanket kits and quilt tops

to be quilted.

If you cannot come to our non-sewing day on August 19th, please contact Stephanie

Schneider at [email protected] for items that you have completed and would like us

to pick up or if you would like a kit or kits she will get them to you.

Every year we donate approx. 200 holiday placemats to the Irvine Senior Center.

Sharon Ludwig and Arlene Somerville have made some kits for the non-sew days for

you to pick up but if you can’t make it to our non-sew day they would love it if you

would make 2 placemats for the seniors from your stash. On the next page there will be

the instructions and pictures for making 2 different styles of placemats. We are closing

in on our goal of 200 placemats so I’m sure with your help we will make our goal in

September.

Please take care and please call Stephanie to get a philanthropy project or stop by the

OQB to get a kit.

Please remember to wear your mask at the OQB and we’ll see you on September

16th.

Thank you to Lisa and Pebble for the use of the

sewing room at The Orange Quilt Bee for our Philanthropy sew days.



Instructions for making Holiday Placemats for

the Irvine Senior Center

By Arlene Somerville and Sharon Ludwig

The Irvine Senior Center Meals on Wheels program needs Christmas placemats. Our goal is for approx.

200 placemats. We will have kits available at the OQB on August 19th from 10am to 12pm. If you cannot

make it to the OQB we are asking for you to make 2 placemats from your stash.

To make a placemat from your stash of Christmas fabric:

First, cut fabric for back and batting 13” x 19”. Finished size after trimming and binding should measure

12” x 18” or close to it!

Strip method: start with a piece of batting on top of the wrong side of backing fabric. Use any size

strips or combination of strips to sew with the flip & sew method, starting in center and working

outward.

Orphan Block Method: center on back & batting. Piece and frame with strips in a flip & sew method.

Front/back method: cut 2 pieces of fabric 13” x 19”, sandwich with batting, then machine quilt

together.

Binding: bind by machine or hand. Decorative stitch works well if sewing binding down on front.

If you have any questions or need Christmas fabric or batting – please contact Arlene Somerville:

[email protected]

Below you will find pictures of samples for the 3 methods to make a placemat.

Thank you for help.



Philanthropy Some of the beautiful quilts donated this month:


Zoom

Zoom is a term that was once reserved for going fast or for

describing the motion of superheroes. Who knew we would be using the program

Zoom to communicate with one another!

If you didn’t have the opportunity to join in the Zoom Guild meeting on Monday,

August 10th, you missed a special treat! One of our members, Trudy Cleveland, gave

an outstanding presentation on photographing our quilts. Her presentation was full

of useful tips to help in taking successful pictures and how to store them for future

use and sharing.

A Zoom committee has been formed to assist you in joining and participating in the

next Zoom meeting. Please feel free to contact the committee if you have trouble

downloading the application.

Here’s all you need:

• Go to https://zoom.us/ and download the FREE app onto your computer,

notebook, or phone. The website has a number of informative videos that will help

you feel more comfortable using the app.

• Watch your email for the invitation to Join Zoom Meeting that will come shortly

before the scheduled Guild meeting. It will contain the Meeting ID. # and the

Passcode.

• That’s it!

Ellen has made a wonderful visual that will help you navigate the Zoom screen – feel

free to print it out. Carol Moore will be available to help you before and during the

meeting. Her contact information will be included in the Zoom invitation email.

Here are the names of the people on the Zoomer Committee who are willing to help

you: Ellen Reibling, Eileen Wintemute, Nancy Chocek, Carol Moore, Michelle Howe,

Mary Lu Booker, Trudy Cleveland, and Linda Smith.

https://zoom.us/


Flying Geese Quilters Guild Zoom® Tips

Hover your mouse toward the bottom of your screen to see

most of the Zoom commands.

SOUND? The red line means we CANNOT hear you. Click on the micro-

phone to UNMUTE your audio. Click on it again to MUTE your audio.

Please stay MUTED until you want to speak.

PICTURE? The red line means we CANNOT see you. We would love to

see you during the meeting, but remember we can also see what is

behind you. Click on the video camera to make yourself visible.

WANT TO SEE OTHERS? Click on this image to open a list of the partici-

pants to the right. Click on the down arrow to close the list.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? Use CHAT to ask questions or add com-

ments. You can also “private chat” by selecting a name from the

dropdown menu. Private chat is not visible to anyone else.

TOP RIGHT: you can change your view to

GALLERY to show all participants (49 to a

screen). If someone is sharing something,

then click on SIDE BY SIDE to see both.


Guild Banner Contest By Eileen Wintemute

YOUR BANNER HERE!

As you know by now, the guild is having a NEW BANNER CONTEST as part of our 35 year anniversary celebration. We are starting to get some people signed up for ban-

ners. Don’t miss out on your favorite season, holiday or month! Let us know now which you plan to make. Here are some ideas:

• Seasons – a different banner for each season would be nice • St. Valentine’s Day

• St. Patrick’s Day • Independence Day • Halloween

• Thanksgiving • December Holidays (ex: Christmas, Hanukkah)

Which one of these will you make?

Here are the contest details: • Make one or more Flying Geese Quilters Guild Banner(s).

• Each banner must be made to represent a season or a holiday. • One or more flying geese must be on the banner. • Banners must measure about 25”x 25”.

• The banner needs to have a 2 inch hanging sleeve and 2 - six inch long hang-ing tabs on the top.

• Banners must be quilted, i.e. three layers and stitched through all layers.

• Use whatever technique or fabric you wish. • At this time, entries are due at the January 2021 guild meeting.

• Winners will be selected by individuals yet to be named. • The number of winners will be based on the entries received. • Winners will receive the guild’s gratitude, admiration of your fellow guild

members and the pride that will come from seeing your creation displayed at guild events.

We are excited about the idea of having updated, more contemporary looking banners to represent our guild.

I’d love to hear from all of you out there making a banner. If you are making one, please send me an email (Eileen Wintemute, [email protected]) to let me know for what holiday or season.

Thanks and please stay safe and healthy! If you have banner related questions, please contact me (Eileen Wintemute, [email protected]) or Cindy Cooksey ([email protected]).





So, what have you been up to?

Diane Searer

Here are some pictures of a quilt I made.

The quilt is called “The Doctor Is In” and

I made it in 2

days & Mike

Qualls quilted it

with a double

heart motif in 1

day. It was for

a 14-year-old

softball team-

mate of my

granddaughter

who was hit by

a truck while

riding her bike.

She sustained

severe injuries

& was in ICU

for 7 days. She

is home now

but has a long

recovery ahead.

I thought this

cute hospital-themed fabric that I

bought years ago would make her smile.

My granddaughter & her dad (who had

been their softball coach at one time) de-

livered it to her when she got home.

1) A crocheted wrap I just finished.

2) I have been machine quilting a

fishing themed

art quilt. I just

finished the

machine

quilting. These

are two details

of the quilting.

The first is a

rocky area, and

the second is a

tree

overed hillside

with a distant

hill behind it.

Eileen Wintemute

I just finished a cute Mary Englebreit

wall hanging. I’ve had the panel for a

long time. I used fabrics from my stash

for borders, backing, & binding. I quilted

straight lines for the sashing & outer

border, free motion hearts for the inner

border, and clamshells for the panel

blocks. I didn’t do such a hot job on the

clamshells but it was good practice. The

quilting shows up well on the backing.

One more project done in my quest to

finish things!


Cheryl Bernhardt

Dee Christopher

Darla Cox

Barbara Dodson

Jean England

Sarah Gosney

Gayle Graham

Ursula Hartunian

Cheryl Herbstman

Marsha Herr

Carol Hughes

Vicki Johns

Christine Pearson

Suzanne Schultz

Elizabeth Sykes

Trudy Teshima

Linda Vaughn

September Birthdays


Shhhhh…..

Please limit the conversation at guild to pre-meeting or designated breaks. It is nearly impossible for those sitting in the back of the room to hear the speaker, announcements, or the officers’ presentations.

Please be kind to those sensitive to perfumes, and refrain

from wearing your fragrances to the Guild meeting.


Support Those

Who Support Us

Please try to shop or do business with the Guild's advertisers. When you do, let them know you are a Flying Geese Guild member so that they know their

advertising dollars were well spent.


2020—2021 Flying Geese Quilters Guild

Officers and Committees

Executive Board

President Sandy Sutton

1st Vice President Mary Lu Booker

2nd Vice President Nancy Chocek

Secretary Joann Florence

Treasurer Jo Whitley and Ellen Reibling

Standing Committees

Community Education Fay Kerneen

Membership Lisa Dallman, Chair, Carol Moore and Linda Richards

Newsletter Katie LeFlore, Becky Reed and Holly Batterman

Parliamentarian Darla Cox

Philanthropy Pat Chambers, Chair

Special Committees

Advertising Judy Crotts

2020 Auction Calendar Girls Friendship Group

Birthdays Donna Huffman

2020 Challenge Pam Hadfield and Trudy Cleveland

Directory Nancy Chocek

Facilities Cindy Kruse

Facilities Storage Eileen Wintemute

New Members

Friendship Groups

Historian Melissa Nelms

Hospitality Sue Watkins and Gina Whitelaw

Monthly Creation Cindy Hinds and Roseann Tennison

Opportunity Quilt Linda Smith

Photographer Holly Batterman

2021 Quilt Show

Retreats Kristen Holden

SCCQG Rep Holly Batterman

Show & Tell Ruth Honer

Website Gale Slagle

Web Mailing Michelle Howe

Work Shop Juliet Sandquist


Flying Geese Quilters Guild is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting the art of quilting. Goose Tracks is a monthly publication of the Flying Geese Quilters Guild. Deadline for newsletter submission is Friday after the second Monday of each month. Articles in the newsletter may be reprinted if proper credit is given. Copyrighted artwork may not be reprinted without the permission of the artist. Website: http://www.flying-geese.org/.

Our Next Meeting

Monday

September 14, 2020

6:00 PM via Zoom

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. If you have difficulty downloading or understanding

Zoom, please email Ellen Reibling at [email protected] .

Come to the meeting

Check in at the Membership Desk,

Wear your Name Tag

Introduce yourself to someone new

Bring Goodies to share

Carpool with a buddy

Bring Show & Tell projects to share

Sign up for a Workshop

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