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SPRINGEVENT IN FT. DODGEMarshaMcCloskeywill be he eatured peaker t the QG SpringEventMarch 19-20at theBestWestern tarliteFt. Dodgephone515-573-7177)ocated t the unctionof Highways and 169.Therearestill opportunitieso participaten the SpringEventeven hough heworkshops ill most ikely be illedthe ime his articlegoeso print. f you would ike to beplaced n hewaiting ist for workshops,ontactMargewill bepassed n o those urrentlyegistered ho areunable o participate, nd heywillyou. You would makepaymento themasIQG hasa no refundpolicy.TheSit & SewRoomwill beopen ach ay rom 10:00o 4:30.Noallowed, ut that'sOK, because e will begatheringor a poolsideA paperdoll parade y fQGmembers ill beginat 12:30onFriday.Thewill bea tribute o our childhoodmemoriesnd ecognition f thedelight hat remainsn our hearts.Parade ntriesmay nclude nythingo the herne. ome uggestionsrea quilt, playboolq ecorativetem,r giceting ard.Vewer's choice wardswill begiven or workman-originality, ndhumor.No pre-registrations requiredo enter heparade.make heirgrandentry nto he diningareawhereheywillat eachable o showand ell thepaperdoll items.The Fridaynight ecture,heBlock Party,by MarshaMcCloskeywill

n theJupiter/Saturn oomat 7:00.Be sure o bringsomethingo share t& Tell whichwill follow.The ee or the ecture s $10and s open o theTheFt. DodgeQuilterswill present walkingquiltshowat theSatur-poolsideunch.Reservationsor bothpoolsideunchesmustbemade yTicketsare$12each.-MargeWooters

ROADSHOW N JULYThe QG Roadshow,uly 30-3l,2Al0, will begin n Amesat theCountry nn & Suiteswith an all dayworkshopeveningectureon Friday by Shelly Burge www.shellyburee.coml.heworkshopwill be heWorld'sEasiestHouseand he ecture Follow thePatchworkRoad". A sit and sew oom will also beavailableonFriday for thosenotworkshop.During heeveningmeeting nd ecfure rizes or theChallenge lockandWearablesontests ill bend herewill be showand ell.The nextday(Saturday)we will leaveAmesat7:00 AM on aone-daybus our.The fust stop will be Dike for awith the Wellsburgmember uildandsharingof our Challenge locks. The unch stop will be atLou Ann'sQuiltn Oelwein or a walkingquilt tour.Our fabric postcardswill be displayedandwinnersannouncedas udgedby Loucustomers). he final shopstopwill be n Lansingat the YellowBird Art Quilt Shop.Wewill arrive back n ArnesatPM.

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February 010 Iowa Patchwork Press Page2PRESIDENT'SLETTERThe extremes f snow, ce,andcold his winterhavemademanyof us eel solated. hough he separation eexperiences nothing ike the oneliness ur ancestorsmust haveexperienced ntheplains,we havea common trateryforovercomingsolation: uilting.IowaQuiltersGuildhasdesignedeveralways o get ogetherwith quilting riendsandcolleagues--workshopscommunicatiorund ravel.March19-20will find manyof us n Fort Dodgewith MarshaMcCloskey.Marsha ontinueso develop ewdesigns nd echniqueso expand ur knowledge ndskills.Look for moreabout earning pportunities ith Marsha n thinewsleffer. here s still time o signup! In addition,MargeWooters ndDianneDavis, eaders f theprogram ommitteehavedesigned anyotheractivitieso get deasrom thecreations f fellowquilters.IQG hasnewopportunities o communicate ith otherquiltersonline.PamMesserhas updatedhemembershipinformation owe haveeffectiveways o contact urmembers ia email.Karla Ridpath ascreated paceso postyourphotos nd ips on the QG webpage. heck t out at www.iowaquiltersguild.com.endKarlayourbest deasandprojectshewill post hemon ourwebpage.eniChristensenndLibby Steinfeldtwill soonbeasking ome f you (viaan onlinequestionnaire)or your opinionsabout mproving heorganization Wewant to makemoreof our communicationswo'way. Wealsoovercome ur sense f isolation hrough ravel.ThesummertimeoadShow July30-31)will offFer greday rip with quilting riends--old ndnew.Join us or a great imeexploring ewshops ndothersitesof interest.Conteswill providencentiveso try somethingew.Speaking f travel, am on a trip to Vanuatu nd he Southslandof New Zealandl am aking ots of photos.Hopefully, ome f themwill be he nspirationor quilts.Staywarm!Springs ust aroundhecorner!KarenWillis.President

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2010 Iowa Patchwork Press Page3IQG SPRING EVENTFriday-Saturday,March 19-20, 010BestWesternStarliteFT. DODGEWorkshop Triangles McCloskeySit & SewRoomOpenPoolside unchPaperDoll ParadeWorkshop ontinuesDinneronyourownl,ecture:Block Party McCloskeyShow& TellWorkshop Feathered tar McCloskeySit & SewRoomOpenPoolside unchWalkingQuilt ShowWorkshop ontinues Ilffi/i thc WooDENTHII,IBLEft4\ 4 North Sixteenth StreztSU Esfherville, rorao 51334lJ \ ww.woodenthimble.com

"The frietiliest shop oroutd"Yorr source or quiltingond stitchery strypliesavtulr:,lfury F{art 712-362-2561 ,

CIJI9.2O N FTMail this form andyour check madeout to IQG) to Marge Wooters,PO. Box 96, Farnhamville 0538[Workshops reprobablyfull, in whichcasea waiting listwill be activated.J[Reservationsor PoolsideLunchesmustbemadeby March 15.]Friday Worlshop Triangles $40.00

Friday Poolside unch $12.00Friday EveningLecture $10.00SaturdayFeathered tar $40.00

SaturdayPoolside unch $12.00Sit & SwDonatbn lto pay for rooml

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2010 Iowa Patchwork Press Page5RETREAT A SUCCESSThanks o theplanningand preparationof MargeDianneDavis he QGAnnualFallRetreatngreat un. Therewasplentyof food and aughternn & Suites.Weerjoyedseeing ld friendsgettingacquainted ith new members s well.TheChristmas ree ornament ontestand exchangeeachparticipantwith handmadereations o graceat home.Theornaments ereas variousas henterestsf IQG members,ncluding o-yos, oppereltedwool andpainted otton, oundobjects, nd

Weplayedspiritedgameso win collectionsof fatWe earnedaboutmakingpaperdolls and abricWealsohadunexpecteduestswho weren'tevenTwomen nvolved n the contructionof a mall in

Moinesdropped y to geta pairof pants epaired!sawall those ewingmachinesnd houghtheyind help.Theydid! A contributiono the etreatar wasour reward!--Karen illis

TREAST]RER'SREPORTDeb KirbyWe hada great ime and a great urnoutfor theAnnualFall Retreat t Country nn & Suites n Clive.Thisis theresultof everyone einggenerous nd coveringall

thecostsof renting he oom.Thankyou to all.November etreatExpensesRoomRent) $400Donationso cover Expenses $403$3.00Gain

After 20+ years, Itm downsizlng rnyshopl so there pr.e lot.s of bargainsavailab].e. Hundreds of bolts offabrtc at 506 off, nany at. $2 a yarrCtLot.s of $1, $2, $3 patterns, al lothers half prlcel l'tor.e .han halfoff all booksl Open bv chanee orappointment,, please call befonccomlng, leeve a wressags f no answer.Eappyquilting, f "XTne WLffi Jrtoppe ^L

,ffi1NEREGTSIIRATTONrOG ROApSHOW N AMES,JIrLy 30-31Mail this orm andyourcheck madeout to IQG) to MargeWooters, .O.Box 96, Famhamville 0538DDRESS: Friday WorkshopHouseBlock$40.00

Friday EveningLecture $10.00Saturday Bus Tlip Deposit $25.00

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February 010 Iowa Patchwork Press Page6ROADSHOWWEARABLES CONTESTPRTZEOFFEREI)I havebeenbeen ompeting n a national evelwith my quiltedclothingand was hrilld to win someveryprettyribbons.Youcansec wo of my acketsontheInternational achineQuiltersAssociation ebsitewww.imqa.org.won2ndPlacen the EverydayWear-ablecategoryn2007and2009andBestWearablen2009. To encourageQG memberso makeacketsorotherclothingor theJuly Roadshowhallenge,willaward ive hours $75)of freemachine uilting o thewinnerof the contest I will not havean entry). havehada lot of fun making wearing,and competingwith myquiltedjackets.encourageou o getcreative!-JenniferBernard

L*u'/uB"'"-,J'oL**\'Znoi,n Q*i/ti.vt zgo {ilbite $or Qgad,lilebsterig, i5 0o0egEdgeo EdgeFreeHandQuiltingTwin 61"X 104" 6,344 quarenches $.01 $63.44Fult 76"X 104.= 7,9O1squarenchesg.g{ =$79.04Queen 82"X 109" 8,938 quarenches $.01 939.33King 98"X 109" 10,682squarenches $.01 $106.82(For a special toucb, I ctrarge.015er quarenchora

designn heouter order nda center ver ll teehand es(;n.Ivly 15minimum uilting harye ppliesosmallwallquilts r baby uitts.Cuslom,Heirloom,rCompetitionuiftingdifierentesigmneach lock,

Thirty-five shopsareparticipating: n Stitcheson theQuilt trail (Ainsworth),Wagner'sQuilts& Conversation Arapahoe),Needles (Auburn),FabricFairie(Auburn),PicketFence Aurora),Cottage nspirations(Cambridge), laus'enPaus Columbus), ewWhatNeedleArts & Quilting (Columbus),PrairiePoint Junctio(Cozad),CountryTraditionsFremont),CalicoAnnie's(Fullerton),Prairie Pines Gering),Material Girl (GrandIsland),CalicoCottage Hastings), ewBee t (Hebron),Pat'sCreative Hemingford),Quilter'sDelight(Holdredge),QuiltersCottage Keamey), og Cabin(LaVista),CosmicCow (Lincoln),QuiltedKitty (LincolnSew Little Time(McCook), Quilt Rack(North Platte),SilverThimble Ogallala),Quilt Studio(Omaha),SunshinStitches Omaha),QuiltersCandyShop(O'Neill), Heav-enly TreasuresPawnee),Seamso Be(Plattsmouth),CommonThreads Syracuse), heQuilt Shop(Wakefield), ust Sew(Wayne),CreativeNotions(WestPoint),Quilt Basket YorD.

NebrasL.a6oy{oyApril15-25,2O1OEarn 1 to 3 points or eachshopyou visit andget yourcardstampednopurchaseecessary).arn enpointsor moreandyou canentera drawing or oneof eightgift certificates orth$50-$500 ach dependingnnumberofpoints effned) whichmaybe redeemed t anyparticipatingshop.Call (402)382-3282or more nformation.

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Iowa Patchwork Press PageTIQG DIRECTORY ADDITIONS, CHANGES,CORRECTIONS

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Schroeder8B Ave.50060

OtherChangesSallyBachman sallyb@iowatelecom.netLynneBlackwell lynnebee@mchsi.comKarenClark- skclark@iowatelecom.netSusanCollier jscollier@mchsi.comTeresaCoenen stitchintree@frnete.comNyleneDory - ddory@live.comMary Jo Kellogg mjkellogg@iowatelecom.netStarAnn Kloberdanz starann@mac.comCatherineitwinow litwinow62@msn.comCarolMcGarvey tcmcgarvey@aol.com

Lisa Nikkel - tlrnnikkel@nsn.comJaniceParker janicepZ@q.comDebbieRolek d.rolek@mchsi.comPatWestern westerntrish@heartofiowa.netLoisFichter 811N. 6th St..Re.d ak515667r2-623-t967So SewStitchers msecmarco@harlannet.com

QUrLTAt the SeptemberQG meeting quiltwasdisplayed hichhadbeen glfted"to theguild rom a womann Califor-(SusieFreese).Whata treasuret is. Aswe"ooohd"and aaahd"over he ntricateandbeautifulembroidery titchesgorgeousich fabricsovera century l{ it became bvious hequilt hada story o tell--asall quiltsdo--andhatwasmuch o learn tom it.At theendof theday no one eallyknewwhat o do with it or what he nextstepshouldbe. commentedt wouldquilt to "research", ot hinking wouldhavea chanceo do so as hiswasmy fust meeting s a newmember. oamazementwasaskedf I would ike to take t homeanddo ust that.Would ???Silly, silly question!!As with anybig time-consumingroject ike this one, havenot workedat it steadily, ut havephotographedlocks,gleanedhenamesrom henr, ndstarted o unravel n amazing ictureof life in Woodburn,A, circa1890.Woodburntill existsn ClarkeCounty.The namesn theblocksend o begroupedogether howinghesameast nameof related amily members.Several f thenames lso nclude ccupations--aoctor, chooleacher,urniture inisher, ardware nd mplement ealer,In someof the articlesand nformation found on the nternethosenames ndoccupations o show up together. haveotyethad uckfrndingClarkeCountycensusnformationor either1890or 1900,but that shouldbe available omewhereI am notsubscribedo Ancestry.comr similarwebsites. nce haveall the nformation can ind anyotherway t mightbe worthgoing hatroute o diga little deeper.From heviewpointof a textile historian herearesomevery nterestinghings hat havehappenedo the dyesandfabricsover hepast 13years.n onearea herewasa name hat appearedo bea mirror mage, nd thoughthepieceoffabric hadbeen ut into hequiltupside own,but over n thenextblockwas he namen ttnead-rightsideup--the olorhad oozedoverfrom thread o fabric. The variety of fancy stitchesn thequilt is incredible; hereare many haveneverseen efore-My intentions to do more esearch ndcompile t into a disc or powerpoint presentationo sharewhat 'velearned ith theguild.At thispoint t is a work n progress.--Charleenichtsmeier aglett@wbfrec.com,641)847-2879

SEI\D ME PICTURES AND TIPS!!!Anyonewho wants o contributepicturesof theircompletedrojects, r hintsand ips for ourTipspageonthe QG website, lease endhem o Karla Ridpathatkkridpath@ymail.com.would ike to getas manygoodideas,shortcuts,or betterways o do things on thatpageaspossible. think it could bea good esourceor our mem-bersandwill drawnewpeopleo our siteaswell.-KarlaRidpath

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IQG 2009-2010 flicersPresident: arenWllisll0l N. Hancock t.L-akeCity 51449712464-3713kwi lis@iowatelecom.netCo-Program-Chair: ianne Davis1000SrmsetDr., Coming 50841(64r) 322-3703T3ldavis@gnail.comMarge Wooters400Main, POB96Farnhamville50538-0096(5rs) 44-374rwootsag@wcct.netSecretarv:Marlene Armbrecht504 8th Sr.,RockwellCiry 50579(7r2) 297-7916marmbrecht@aea8.k2. ausMembership: amMesserPOB 199,Cambridge50046(srs)2204240elamesser@gmail.comNewsletterBusinessManager:laurie Tufford848 ake ShoreDr. Nevada 50201tufford@midiowanetNewsletterEditor:JaniceEifling2935Northwestem ve.Ames 50010(5rs) 2324313jkquilter@hotrnail.oom

President-Elect: acantProgram4hair-Elest:JoanGelder2280 295th St.Jewell 50130Treasurer:Deb Kirby512 W. Washington t.LakeCity 51449(712)464-3567ddkirby@iowatelecom. etParliamentarian: at Follett33141 Ave.,Union 50258(64r) 486-2s41patfollett@yahoo.comHistorian:Virginia Anderson5Tl2Yalley Rd., Ames 50014(515) 33-2051ceanders@iastate.eduWebmaster: arlaRidpath1608 l80thSt .Clemons50051kkridpath@ymail.comPublicityCo-Chair:JeniChristensen2209KnappAve.Marshalltown 0158jenichristensen@yahoo.comLibby Steinfeldt1223Stevens dIowaFalls50126steiner_28@yahoo.com

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