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| President's Message
| Dear LAPpers,
As I pointed out to our newsletter editor, I have been MIA and AWOL!
I must say this holiday season hasbeen very different for our family --- good, but different. I've had little or no time to do anything "quilty" --- it hasn't kept me from thinking about it and, occasionally, giving my sewing machine a loving glance. I know our May quilt show will be here before we know it, and I urge all of you to join me in finishing our projects (no, don't ask me how many!). We have workshops and a retreat coming up early in the year --- more opportunities for us to sew together, eat together, have fun together (and make progress on those projects!). I hope you will take part in these as much as you are able. Volunteer lists for the quilt show will soon be ready --- be sure to sign them more than once. Our quilt show chairs have been working
hard to make this show a success and they need all of our cooperation
and participation.
Have you heard "Man plans, God laughs"? ...well, I plan to resume normal activity by the end of January and I'm hoping there is no heavenly laughter! Thank you to Sally Boron and Denise McGinn for their help in my absence. "Don't forget, Moses started as a basket case" --- I keep telling myself. I wish for you all good health and happiness in 2012 --- and lots of time to do what you want (like maybe some more quilting?!).
Piecefully,
Carol Schon, President
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LAP Schedule of Events & Workshops
| Mackinac Island
Annual Spring Needlework Seminar
Friday Wednesday
May 4-9, 2012
Classes, lectures and vendors
David Taylor, Kim Diehl and Sue Spargo
Details available November, 2011 at
wwwgrandhotel.com/specialevents or
Events Coordinator, Jackie Compton at jcompton@torchlake.com.
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Why do we have a raffle quilt? The monies we earn from this helps pay our expenses thru the year, one being our charity work....we supply batting, sometimes material , and quilting when not donated . We donate quilts to several charities and doll quilts at Christmas.
We have a very special quilt this year designed by Nancy Thelen. Jewel Kodilla machine quilted it and members constructed the blocks. It is truly a group effort. Now I am asking the membership to sell, sell, sell tickets. Contact Shirley Waldrop for tickets. Each member should have at least one packet to sell.
If you know of someplace to take the raffle quilt and sell tickets, please let me know of other craft shows etc.
Shirley Waldrop
Home: 517-626-6216
Cell: 517-449-0325 | | --------------------- | Midland Quilters Squared
Presents
Pass the Tiara
Gardens in Bloom
2012 Quilt Show
| April 27th & 28th
10 am 5pm
April 29th
Noon 4pm
Heritage Park
Carriage House Hall
3200 Cook Road
Midland, MI
Admission: $3.00
Featured Quilter: Fran Galke
Mini Bazaar and Blacksmith Demonstrations
For more information call 989-631-9512 or visit our blog at:
http://passthetiara.blogspot.com/ | | --------------------- | | Slide Shows Galore | |
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| 2012 Quilt Show
Instructions for LAP Members | | | --------------------- | 2012 Quilt Show
| May 19th and 20th, 2012
Location: Causeway Bay Hotel
Times:
Sat, May 19th, 9am to 5pm,
Sun, May 20th, 10am to 4pm
Admission: $6
May 18, 2012 will be set up. I will post a list for volunteers for set up on May 18th and one for take down on May 20, 2012. We will have to rent our poles and drapes for this show. The good news is American Rental will set up and take down our poles for us.
PANT HANGERS NEEDED: Our LAP guild will have to come up with approximately 1400 pant hangers. Please make sure these hangers have a swivel top. (350 quilts X 4 pant hangers = 1400) I will bring a plastic container to each meeting to collect any hangers you may have. I was at Kohl`s yesterday and the sales clerk handed me four hangers she had at her register. Just ask!!
Commit to Hang form is available on the LAP website (click here). A printable (PDF) version is also available (click here). The Quilt show committee is asking each guild member to display seven quilts. Quilts can be any sizes, including wall hangings, table runners, wearable art, LAP challenge quilts and LAP mystery quilts. Forms must be submitted by April 1, 2012.
Bookmarks: We have book marks available. Take a handful and drop them off at the quilt stores you frequent or quilt shows you might attend.
Quilt Show Chairs:
Quilt Show Chairman: Nancy Thelen
Publicity: Denise McGinn and Maxine Litzinger
Silent Auction: Judy Wells
Quilt location: Beth Haubenstricker
Ribbons:
Quilt Registration: Evelyn Bochenek
Volunteers/set up and take down:
Entrance Table: Kay Parkhouse
UFO: Van Rothenberger and Evelyn Bochenek
Vendors: Shirley Waldrop and Maxine Litzinger
Quilt Drop off: have two people and need at least seven
Raffle Ticket Sales: Shirley Waldrop
| Commit To Hang Forms
NOW READY
When entering a quilt into the quilt
show a Commit to Hang form must be filled out. These forms are on line and are
very easy to fill out. When completed on line they are automatically sent to
both Evelyn Bochenek and Beth Haubenstricker. Evelyn is making the Quilt Show
Label for each quilt and Beth is arranging where the quilts will be hung. To
fill out the Commit to Hang form:
- In the left hand upper corner
of this page click on "Forms".
- Click on Commit to Hang under On
Line Version.
- Fill out the form. We need the
dimensions of the quilt or article being entered so we know where to put it in
the show. The statement can include what kind of quilt or article it is ie;
paper pieced, hand quilted or something about the quilt/article ie; made for
graduation. This will be information will be included on the Quilt Show Label
by your quilt/article.
- When the form is completed click
on "submit".
- This is a chance for you to review
your form and make any changes, if necessary.
- Click on "enter".
- A small box comes up so that if
you have more quilts/articles to enter you can do so without going back to the
website each time.
If you do not have access to a
computer, hard copies of the form will be available at the LAP meetings.
Commit to Hang forms must be
submitted by April 1, 2012.
Direct Access
DOC (using Microsoft Word)
PDF (by hand)
On-Line | | --------------------- | Commit to Hang
Incentive
| The quilt show chairs are presenting a "Commit to Hang" form incentive.
First of all in December, those who have submitted 7 forms will go first at our December potluck dinner. Next will be 6 forms submitted, then 5 forms and on down. We know you will be hungry, so get those forms filled out. The website Commit to Hang forms are very easy to use. Commit to Hang form copies will be available at every meeting for those members who cannot use the web form.
Starting in January and each month until June, for all those who have 7 forms filled out, we will draw a name out of a "hat" for a charm pack. In June we will draw for a fatt quarter bundle. We all like to win prizes. I hope this encourages you to fill out those Commit to Hang forms.
We also need one member to help tally the votes on Saturday and Sunday at our Quilt Show. You will be working with Elaine Hewitt. Elaine suggested a laptop would be helpful in tallying the votes. If you own a laptop and would like to help Elaine, please contact either Elaine or myself.
Nancy Thelen, Quilt Show Chair |
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Quilt Show Stuff
| Update
The first drawing for a charm pack is in January, so get those Commit to Hang forms filled out!!!!
We still need one more quilt drop off location, preferably in the West side of Lansing area. A detailed description of what is required of a "drop off location" was in the LAP`s last newsletter and is available on the LAP website.
The Quilt Show Committee has decided to give a little gift to each person who comes to our quilt show. Please review your stash and bring any fabric you would be willing to donate, cut into fatt 1/8`s (9" X 22") to our March meeting. We will tie these up at the beginning of our March meeting. We also need ribbon donations to use for ties. Please start thinking about where
you would like to volunteer to work at our quilt show. The volunteer signup
sheets will be available starting at our February LAP meeting. Don`t forget to keep gathering pant hangers with the swivel heads.
Nancy Thelen
Silent Auction at the Quilt Show
There will be a Silent Auction again this year at our quilt show. This is a booth that has been very popular. Needed are donations of quilt craft items you have made. These will then be on display with bid sheets for each item. Please deliver them to Michelle Allen or Joyce Denning, and include your name and a name/description of your donation. They may be given to Michelle or Joyce at LAP meetings. Thank you for your involvement which will help LAP to support our charitable work.
Michelle Allen
Quilt Show Garage Sale
Please begin collecting items for the Garage Sale, a fund raising activity at the Quilt show. We will be accepting sewing/quilting related items such as books (both hardback and softback), notions, patterns, intact magazine (no pages missing, please), stencils and fabric. All items will be priced to sell. Please bring items to the show in May. We do not have space to store items.
Evelyn Bochenek, Van Rothenberger
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Volunteer to be a Drop-Off Point
| We
need a few more volunteers to collect quilts for the quilt show. We could use someone on the west side/Grand
Ledge area and Laingsburg area.
Duties
as a Volunteer to be a Drop Off Point
- Each drop off point will have a color
designated to them. A ribbon or strip of
material of that color will be pinned on the pillowcase of all collected
quilts.
For
example: Maxines color in the past has
been red. Maxine would pin a red ribbon
or strip of material to all of the pillowcases of all the quilts she
collected. This color would help sorting
the quilts after
the show is over, so people will go to the correct pick up table at the hotel.
- Make a list of all incoming quilts. Included on the list should be the name of
the person and name of the quilt.
- Each quilt will be pre-assigned a spot in the
show where it will be hung (by Beth Haubenstricker). You will be provided with an index card to
put on each of the collected quilts telling where the quilt will be hung. This will take place after the deadline for
all quilts to be turned in.
- After all of the index cards are on the quilts
you can sort them by what row they will be hung. Bundle them together. When you deliver them to the quilt show you
can drop them off by group in the row they will be hung.
- After the show you will be responsible for all
the quilts you collected. Most everyone
will pick them up from you at the end of the show. Any not picked up at the show you will take
home and contact the person so they can come after them.
- If enough people volunteer no one will be
responsible for over 100 quilts. Dont
let that scar you because most will only collect 50 or more.
If
you are willing to serve as a collection point, please contact Nancy Thelen
nmthelen@yahoo.com
or call 517-323-7410
At this time
the drop off points are: Evelyn
Bochenek Mason
Beth
Haubenstricker East Lansing
Jewel
Kodilla Dimondale
Maxine
Litzinger East Lansing |
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