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Quilt
Fest Registration Tips & Changes to Registration Process by
Jeanmarie Shingleton First of all, I’d like to
introduce myself as your new Quilt Fest Registrar. You may recognize the name as I was the Treasurer of the
Quilt Guild for the past 3 years.
Now I’m looking forward to working with everyone as we get
excited for some great classes at Quilt Fest 2009 in Layton. Any day now you could be receiving
your Registration brochures for Quilt Fest 2009, or maybe you’ve
already had time to start perusing the wonderful class selections for
this year. To help make
things run a little smoother for all of us I’d like to make a few
suggestions. More
information will be included in the brochure; please read it. First, check the back of this
issue of The Beeline for your membership expiration date
located right above your name on the address label.
If your membership expires before September 30, 2009,
please send your renewal to Corrie Moore right away. You can find her
address on the inside of the back cover along with the renewal form.
Please don’t send your membership renewal to the PO Box, or
to me because it will take longer for it to be processed. Also, if you aren’t a member yet, or you want to invite a
friend to join, this is the time for that.
Renewing your membership now will ensure that you are charged
the member fees for the classes during Quilt Fest. If you haven’t
renewed your membership by September 4th, you will be charged
the non-member rates. Please don’t wait till the last
minute to register for classes and luncheons.
Remember that the mail can take a little bit longer than you
expect. If your
registration arrives after the cut-off date, there is nothing I can
do. You are responsible for getting your registration in on time.
In order to be included in the random computer drawing, I must
receive your registration form and payment by 8:00 pm, Friday, August
7th. One of the changes you need to be
aware of is that checks will be deposited as they are received.
You do not have to be the first to submit your registration to
be sure you get the classes you want.
We have a random computer drawing that we use for all the
classes that fill up (or overflow) by the deadline of August 7th.
Therefore, if you need to wait to make sure the money is in the
bank before mailing your registration, please do.
There will be a $20 returned check fee so please be cautious
when sending in your payment. After reading the brochure
carefully, if you have questions regarding registration, please use
the e-mail address set up for this purpose.
It is QuiltFestRegistrar@gmail.com.
If you need to call, use 801-879-9555.
To avoid getting lost in the scramble of my home life, please
do not use my home e-mail address or home phone number. Since I work
full-time, away from my home, you will probably get a faster response
to your questions if you use the email address.
If you get voicemail, please leave a message and I will return
your call as soon as I am able. And last, but not least, please
consider giving just a few hours of your time as a volunteer.
You can do that easily by checking the box on your registration
form. Thanks! Quilt
Festival Luncheons by Jill Cox Have you ever been discouraged
when by chance, your name is the first one drawn at lunch for a door
prize and the prize is not at all what you hoped it would be? If so,
then this year the solution has arrived. Each day at lunch we will have a
grand prize of the day drawing. This grand prize could be a Pfaff
sewing machine (donated by Creative Sewing Center), a Baby Lock sewing
machine (donated by Daine’s Cotton Shop), or another prize that you
will have to see to believe. The grand prize of the day will go to the
first name drawn at lunch that day. I think it would be very exciting
to have a brand new machine to take to your room and sew on at
Festival. The merchants/vendors have been so generous this year with
their contributions. We are excited to see who will win. Unfortunately, we find that we
have to raise lunch prices for Quilt Fest this year. On Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, we will be charging $20 for lunch. At lunch you
will enjoy a fantastic meal, door prizes galore, and a lecture by a
national teacher as well. Lunch on Saturday will be $15.00 because we
will not be having a national teacher. We will still have a grand
prize of the day, door prizes, and a small business meeting, but to
finish off Quilt Festival the ladies at the Colonial House that hand
piece and hand quilt the quilts for the Deseret Foundation will
present a trunk show for us. The amount we charge for lunch
still does not cover all of these expenses, so the Utah Quilt Guild
covers the rest of the expense. The Utah Quilt Guild has always
supplemented the cost of the luncheon so members could enjoy some time
together. The Utah Quilt Guild supports the
Deseret Foundation and we want everyone to see the beautiful quilts
that will be auctioned off at their dinner in November.
You won’t want to miss Saturday’s lunch – the quilts are
amazing. This year Quilt Festival will be full of surprises and fun
and we look forward to seeing everyone there.
Mini
Quilts by Kaye Evans A new couple has a baby, and one of the first things we
ask is “What are you going to name her?” What if we couldn’t
think of a name? Would that poor precious child go throughout life
known as Baby girl whatever? Did you just get a new puppy? Is it just
called puppy? I had a cousin that lived on a farm. The family had a
calf that they named “Hamburger” so the children would always
remember that he wasn’t a pet. He was, after all, destined to be on
the dinner table. A little unfair, but that was the way it was. Names are important. They give a meaning to a time and
place. Names and titles are what we’re all about. We like a name tag when we attend a meeting, and we
appreciate a title on our desk in a new office. Do we really think
that a quilt feels any differently? When we make a quilt we are pouring our heart and soul
into it. Sometimes we make the quilt to ease our sorrows, to celebrate
a birth or wedding, or someone’s promotion. We can make a quilt to
help us through our anxiety of news like 9-11 or a major fire in our
community. We join fabric
together in a joint effort to bid farewell to a dear friend, or to say
“thank you” for a President’s service. These quilts need names.
They need to be recognized for the love that we have put into them. This year, put a label on all of your quilts. Not only
does your name need to appear, but a name for that quilt that you so
lovingly made, along with a date and the reason you made it. Your
quilt will thank you, and so will your posterity.
Please make sure that the same label accompanies that mini
quilt you make for Quilt Fest this year.
I will appreciate it also. Quilters
for the Cure by Valerie Burton and Rosie the “Rip-it” er Greetings from the Pond! The pink
frogs are all stitching away trying to get their challenge blocks
done. They are all "Toad-ally" awesome! The pink fabric is so beautiful it
is easy to be creative with it. Some have been sent in already
and can be viewed at www.cookies-creations.com and click on
"Gallery". Oh, and don't miss my gorgeous self on the home
page! You can still get fat quarters
from your area rep or by emailing us here at the pond. qv9ptch@msn.com.
You can also call us at 801-451-6467 and we will get one in the mail
to you. Summertime is so great! We are all
sitting around on our lily pads "croaking" out the words to
the "Pink Frog Quilter" and sewing on our tiny Berninas.
Wouldn't it be a good time to get together with your quilting
friends, share some good food, and work on your challenge blocks
together? But don't eat frog legs! Whatever you have heard, they don't
taste like chicken! They are nasty tasting and should never be
consumed by humans! "Rip-it"
"Rip-it" "Rip-it"
2009
Quilt Festival Challenge by Ann Morgan "Sew What" kind of
progress have you made on your challenge quilt fabrics? Are you
stumped on what block or quilt pattern to choose? My favorite
book of quilt blocks is "Around the Block with Judy
Martin" (I'm sure the guild library has a copy of this
book). The book has a nice selection of block designs and cutting
diagrams in several sizes. Choose 1 or 2 blocks, add borders and
you've got your quilt pattern! 1. Quilt Size: Perimeter
is no larger than 250" 2. Must use the Challenge
Fabrics in your quilt. Other fabrics may be added. 3. Construction Method: Your
choice! 4. Must have your name on
the back of the quilt. 5. Quilt must be completely
finished. Bring your finished quilt to Quilt
Festival--a viewers choice award will be presented! Cathy
Miller, The Singing Quilter by Jill Cox Cathy Miller and her husband John
Bunge will be part of our opening social at Quilt Festival this fall.
We will have the chance to sit and listen to Cathy and John as
they share some of their songs that Cathy has written about the world
of quilting that we all love. I
first heard Cathy Miller at the Utah Valley Quilt Guild meeting
when they did a program for that chapter. The afternoon was filled
with songs and stories, most of which touched many hearts. Cathy and her husband John travel
the world performing at quilt guilds and other quilting functions
where she is known as “The Singing Quilter”.
To date they have performed for over 500 quilting events/guilds
(that is an audience of over 40,000 quilters).
She started writing songs about quilting when she was hired to
write a song for a play about quilting when Quilt Canada was held in
Ottawa, Canada. She took her first quilt class at that time and was
hooked from then on. I am anxious to have Cathy and
John come and perform for Festival. This will be a night full of
laughter and music. We are encouraging those that would like to bring
their husbands, to do so. Tickets for husbands will be available when
you register. They will be $5.00. Cathy has been presented with awards
because of the talent that she has in songwriting. She will have her
CD’s for sale at that time. If you are interested in learning
more about The Singing Quilter you can visit her website at
www.singingquilter.com. Basket Auction Art Quilt Festival 2009 Chapters! Begin now to create Basket Auction Art for
Competition at Quilt Fest 2009. Show
your artistic and creative talents! Donations of any size or shape accepted, please wrap
in cellophane. Label describing what the centerpiece contains & who contributed it. Competition: viewer’s choice voting with
Prizes 1st - $75.00 2nd - $50.00 3rd - $25.00 Auction: some baskets will be auctioned live on
Friday night Sept. 25, 8:30 PM; others will be on a silent auction and
will be awarded at the live auction. Questions: Crystal at northeight@aol.com
or 801-492-0123. National
Teacher Ruth Jensen by Kendra Hall Ruth Jensen is our fourth national teacher. Ruth is
well-known to us because she is one of us! Ruth has taken her unique
dimensional foundation piecing to a national level. Her over 40
patterns and two books are often seen in national catalogs and in
national magazines. She has even been featured in a French magazine!
Many local quilt stores have wonderful samples of her quilts. As we have looked at each of our national teachers, we can
see that Quilt Festival this year is offering a wide variety of
classes. There should be something for every taste. Plan on joining us
at
Quilt
Festival 2009 by Jill Cox Quilt Festival is fast
approaching. Have you been thinking about everything you need to do? I
know a lot of you have because the hotel is almost completely full.
But have no fear because you can still make reservations. Reservations
are now being taken by the Fairfield Inn. It is just a block away and
within walking distance. Reservations can be made by calling
801-444-1600. Make sure you tell them you are with the Utah Quilt
Guild. Rooms should be $75.00 per night plus tax. There will be a lot of changes at
Quilt Festival this year. Orphan block night will go on for the entire
4 days. Those that want to stay up all night can, and the quilts will
be sent to various charities. More information about this will come in
the next issue. So save
up your orphan blocks and bring them to Festival. If you have a charity quilt that
you have made, or would like to make a charity quilt and donate it, we
will be accepting finished quilts also. The Utah Quilt Guild was very
appreciative of the response with last year’s Quilts 4 Cancer
campaign. Your support was needed and many benefited from the quilts
that were donated. We hope that you will take some time to finish a
quilt. Make sure you make plans on paying
close attention to the next issue of the Beeline. Lots of
information about the changes that we are going to be making will come
out in that issue. We are looking forward to a great time in Layton
and hope everyone is ready to have the time of their lives. If you
have questions, please do not hesitate to call Jill Cox. 04/01/2009 National
Teacher Pam Bono by Kendra Hall Pam Bono, of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, will be another of
our national teachers at Quilt Festival this September. Pam, and
her husband Robert, are known for their innovative piecing
techniques, which often give the look of appliqué. In fact, Pam
has designed two “quick-pieced” Baltimore Album style quilts which
have been sold as Block of the Month patterns, and another, called
“Out of Darkness,” which she designed shortly after 9/11. This
one has flowers blooming on a dark background. Pam is the author of several books, notably “The
Big Book of Rotary Cutter Quilts”, which is a compilation of
her two earlier books and which was published by Oxmoor House. In
addition, she has published several smaller books with Leisure Arts. One
of these, published in 2007, is entitled, “Banquet of
Quilts,” and features some delightful flower quilts. Pam
has also designed floral embroidery patterns for Viking which she has
integrated into her quilt patterns. Pam’s piecing technique often involves the use of
diagonal seams. To aid in completing this technique, Bob designed
a tool to help students make perfect diagonal seams. This tool is
called “The Angler” and it eliminates the need for drawing
diagonal lines on the fabric. The use of this tool will be shown
in each of Pam’s classes at Quilt Festival. Another of Pam’s piecing techniques is called
rectangles, and it is featured in a book of the same name. One or
two of the classes she will teach at our Festival will make use of
rectangles. Her website is www.PamBonoDesigns.com. This website shows
videos of how to accomplish her techniques. You may also order
patterns and kits from her website. Pam and Bob work together as a team and we will be glad to
welcome them to our Festival. National
Teacher Melody Crust, by Kendra Hall Melody Crust,
of Kent, Washington, has been actively involved in the quilting world
for some time. She has
written two books, “A fine
Line” and “Quilt
Toppings” and will shortly have a new one released entitled “Eye Candy”. Her first
book dealt with the quilting line as a design element and the methods
for determining the best quilting design for a particular spot on your
quilt. “Quilt
Toppings” covers all types of embellishment. She has also authored many quilt articles over the years.
You may see a listing of these on her website, www.MelodyCrust.com
She is an
experienced quilt teacher and has taught at the Houston Quilt
Festival, National Quilting Association, the Pacific Northwest
Quilting Association, among others.
You may see a list of these on her website, also.
She has exhibited in a variety of locations, including several
one-man shows. In 2005,
she had a garment in the Bernina Fashion Show in Houston. She has a
playful approach to quilt making and loves to use beads, paint sticks
and foils on quilts. The
gallery on her website shows many of her quilts.
This is what she has to say about her quilts: “My quilts
are colorful, graphic, vibrant and joyful!!
I use color and texture to explore the glories of nature.
Realism or abstraction are used as befits a theme or concept. I enjoy the challenge and excitement of translating my vision
into quilts through a rich variety of fabrics, gilding and
embellishment. “I find such
joy in being able to express myself through quilting that I’m not
comfortable without a needle in my hand.
“Quilting is
my life’s work and a wonderful one at that. “The best
quilt is always the next one.” If you like to
experiment with embellishment, Melody will be teaching several three
hour classes on different types of embellishing.
Be thinking of a quilt that you have made, or are making, and
see if it will profit from embellishment.
Then bring that quilt to class taught by Melody and learn how
to add some fun sparkles of interest.
You will have fun. Utah
Quilt Guild Festival 2009 by
Jill Cox UQG Festival 2009 is now in the works. All of us had a great time at our
Pieceful Paradise Festival this past September. Now we need to start
working on our upcoming Festival. There are reservations to be made,
money to be saved up, and just general planning to do. First let me tell you about the specifics of Quilt Festival 2009.
Our theme will be “As ye sew, sew shall ye rip”. Festival
will be held in Layton from September 22 – September 26, 2009. The
Davis Conference Center has finished their expansion so there will be
more room for everyone. Our national teachers are anxious to come.
They are Paula Nadlestern, Pam Bono, Melody Crust, and Ruth Jensen.
Opening night we will be entertained by Cathy Miller, the singing
quilter. The UQG has set aside a group of rooms for our members.
Reservations can be made by calling (801)416-8899 ext 4. Make
sure when you make your reservation that you tell them you are with
the Utah Quilt Guild so you can get our group rate. If you have
questions or ideas, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look
forward to hearing from you.
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