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President’s Message Suzanne Martin As I write, we are expecting the first “big storm” of the season. Gardens are put to

bed, winter tires are on (or not) and sewing projects are lined up ready for those long indoor days. Maybe you are planning that warm get-‐away to southern climes, playing golf or pickle ball, and a refreshing swim in the pool. Whatever your winter holds, I’m wishing each of you moments of joy and reflection at the bounty that our lives hold. If you missed our last meeting, Meg Cox gave a great program on ritual in our lives. She has a website megcox.com and check out her blog. We have been asked to participate in a couple upcoming projects, the Honor Flight is asking for 25 quilts from Central Oregon guilds for veterans from Korea and WWII. They will leave from Redmond to visit Wash DC in May. These quilts should be lap-‐sized and in a patriotic color scheme. The other quilt challenge is sponsored by the League of Women Voters in recognition of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage next year. These quilts will be in a special exhibit at the SOQS in 2020. The guild dues will be going up to $45 per year. This is not intended to be a hardship for

anyone, and I don’t want to lose any members because of this. There is anonymous assistance available if someone needs it. Contact Jan Durham or Suzanne Martin. And yet another change of venue! For the meeting on January 13th, we will still be at Partners in Care at the same time, 6:45pm. They haven’t begun construction, but BJ’s has! Stay tuned for more changes…… Hope to see everyone at the holiday party, with bells on!

Hospitality Jean Bissell Holiday Party Time! Sunday, December 8th, from 6:00 to 8:30pm Nativity Lutheran Church, 60850 Brosterhous Rd. What to bring: ·∙Potluck offering by last name: § A-‐H dessert § I-‐O salad/side dish § P-‐Z appetizer Cash to support: § Nativity Lutheran Food Bank § BUG’s Ukes for Youth ·∙ December Fat Quarter Blue Zircon & Turquoise ·∙ Name Tag ·∙ 2020 dues check ($45) ·∙ Floss to donate for the Quilts for

Empowerment women in Kenya

Next Program – December Christmas Party (December 8th 6:00 PM, Sunday at Nativity Lutheran Church)

Don’t Forget: Name Tag, Show & Tell, Food Drive – Donation of money for food cupboard, entertainment, and payment for upcoming year (guild dues)

Fat Quarter Drawing: Blue Zircon & Turquoise

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·∙ Plus, bring a wrapped gift, if you want to participate in the gift exchange. Cost at not more than $10. We are suggesting something related to quilting or sewing. Thank-‐you to my fellow party organizers -‐-‐ Fern James, Lynda Burns, and Cynthia Marshello. I look forward to seeing everyone there!

November Door Prize Winners

Ruth Ott Fat Quarter: Cynthia Mashello BJ’s: Kathy Chism Cynthia’s: Suzanne Martin Material Girls: Terry Anderson Homestead Quilts: Eileen Heber Sew Many Quilts: Jill Monley Stitchin’ Post: Kathleen Garner Julia Jeans: Ruth Ott Kreative Designs: Celia Carlson

Sunshine/Community Bulletin Board Vickie Rooks Joanne Myers, twice past president of the Mount Bachelor Quilt Guild, passed away peacefully on the morning of November 9th. Please send any Sunshine news to Vickie Rooks who is taking over for Gayle Gassner. [email protected]

Guild Library MaryElla Strelchun This past October we attended the ‘Rhapsody in Blue ‘ Quilt show in Aurora and the Westside Guilters’ Guild 13th show in Hillsboro. The farmlands were ablaze in autumn hues and the quilts blasting with creativity and color. Both shows had a few unique Christmas quilts to stimulate our gift sewing focus. The Mt Bachelor Quilters’ Library has several books featuring Christmas quilts and other seasonal items. Quilted for Christmas 1994 Ursula Reikes: wall quilts, lap quilts, bed quilts, and tree skirts Folded Fabric Fun, Editor-‐Liz McGehee : ornaments and pillows. Christmas Quilts by Marsha McCloskey: Nature’s Christmas by Debbie Mumm: whimsical Deck The Halls, Quilts to Celebrate Christmas by Cheryl Almgren Taylor: contemporary style Christmas At That Patchwork Place edited by Mary Y. Green: Unique blend of traditional and contemporary design. Elegant Country Christmas by Judy Livingston A Slice of Christmas by Linda Jenkins & Becky Goldsmith: traditional and contemporary design. The Night Before Christmas by Nancy Halvorsen: homespun Home for Christmas by Nancy J. Martin and Sharon Stanley: ornaments, quilts and holiday items

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Membership Committee Judy Woodfill, Catherine Anderson, Anita Feagans, Eileen Heber, Gwen Brock & Carol Luther Don't forget to bring to the Xmas party your check for $45 for your 2020 dues. Judy Woodfill is taking over the position of chair from Lynn Hart.

Birthdays for December

12/4 Pat Kessinger 12/11 Vickie Minor 12/13 Kathy Chism 12/19 Linda Greenough 12/26 Gwen Brock 12/26 Celia Carlson 11/27 Mary Ann Lisk Treasurer Deborah Hall Deborah Hall is taking over the treasurer position from Jan Durham.

Community Quilts Lizbeth Cattle, Cathy Cholick, Billie Krutsch, Diana Lawlis, Joyce Andrew Thank you so much to all our amazing, talented Community Quilts quilters who participated in our Community Quilts efforts during 2019! Your talents and tireless work have resulted in a record number of gorgeous quilts during 2019. We will make our last distribution of quilts for the year on December 10. Let’s finish our UFO charity quilts to donate to our many charities before the holiday season. TIPS: We discussed a few tips at our recent meetings: after sewing all seams completely, press your quilt top on the back then on the front; check that all seams are fully opened with no tucks at the seam lines; and cut all loose threads on the back and front (especially those that might show behind light colored fabrics). JANUARY PROJECT: On Wednesday, January 15, bring a pattern that uses fat quarters. You will select fat quarters from the CQ bins for your Community Quilt. We had great fun at our last FQ project! REMINDER: We will NOT meet on two important Wednesdays – Christmas and New Year’s Day! How disappointing for us not to see our sewing friends for three whole weeks! In 2020, everyone is always welcome to join us on Wednesdays for a fun day of sewing. Bring a lunch! Once your top is finished, we provide batting and backing to complete your project. Wednesday meetings are at Nativity Lutheran Church from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM at 60850 Brosterhous Rd.

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Community Food Drive Lynda Burns/Karen Kimball

We collected $57.00 at our November general meeting and $85.00 from our November Sew Days (one of which was snowed out!) Our donations year to date have been $1561.53. We will be collecting for the food pantry at our Christmas party, so don't forget to bring some "green" for the less fortunate Thank you for all you have already given..

Newsletter Pat Wilson Please submit your January newsletter articles to me no later than December 30th. Remember you can send your articles any time during the previous month. You do not have to wait until the end of the month to send them.

Programs Suzette Shoulders Nothing new. Eileen Heber will be taking over Suzette Shoulders position in January.

Workshops Celia Carlson Diana Knight will be taking over Celia’s position in January. Martha Sanders is having 2 workshops on Glass Flower.The first workshop is Jan. 18 on a Saturday and we are limited to 11 quilters. The class is full but you can put your name in if someone can’t make it. The second class is Feb 27th on a Thursday and 7 people have signed up. There will be a sign up at the Christmas Party. Remember: to secure your spot with $25.00 check or cash. Celia Carlson [email protected] 541 241 0360

2020 Quilt Challenge Linda Nelson Catherine Anderson will be taking over Linda’s position in 2020.

2020 Quilt Retreat: “Babes in Quiltland”

Retreat Committee MBQG’s 2020 “Babes in Quiltland” retreat will be at Mount Bachelor Village on March 6, 7 and 8, 2020. Registration sold out in September and there are two people on the wait list. With the retreat just three months away, final payments are due beginning January 1, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

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and must be paid no later than the January 13th guild meeting as we have a second payment due to Mount Bachelor Village on January 15th. Day timers will owe $89 and full-‐timers $189 with a few exceptions. If you aren’t sure, contact Sandy Combs at 530-‐414-‐4295. If you need to cancel, please let us know so that the wait list people can take your place. As long as we can find someone to take your spot, you will get your deposit back. Be there! It won’t be the same without you.

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Martha Sanders Dawn Boyd , the director of the SOQS, came to our November meeting to share this information about a special exhibit in 2020’s show: The celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage special exhibit is open to Central Oregon quilters. The invitation will first go out to the Central Oregon Guilds, with each guild having the opportunity to feature up to four quilts (and yes, they can be done by one or more quilters). If we do not reach the maximum of 20 quilts total then quilters who do not belong to a guild may also be invited to take part. The liaison between the quilt show and this exhibit will be Susan Cobb of the East of the Cascades Guild, and the EofC Guild leaders Gilda and Diane will be contacting each of the Guild Leaders to present the formal invitation to participate.

Also, the League of Women Voter’s is hoping to gather grant money to provide prizes for this exhibit – but we haven’t had any confirmation on this yet.

Raffle Quilt 2020 Kathy Chism It’s time to start working on our raffle quilt for 2020. The raffle quilt is the largest fund raiser that our guild has and the money earned helps pay for our programs and speakers. This year we are making a Christmas quilt. We would love to have you join our team. Please contact Kathy Chism if you are interested.

Floss Collection Ruth Ott Ruth Ott will be collecting floss for the Quilts for Empowerment women in Kenya November through March at the guild meetings.

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Member Quilting Services Corni Quilts! Member: Corni Quinlivan Email: [email protected] Phone (cell): 714-‐686-‐8604 Computer assisted Gammill/Statler Stitcher longarm quilting from edge-‐to-‐edge overall to custom designs. Thousands of patterns available! Quilt Finishing and Repair Member: Diane Ottenfeld Email: [email protected] Phone: (541) 318 -‐ 7425 Quilt finishing binding and repair Thread Dancing by Julia Jeans Member: Julia Jeans Email: [email protected] Phone: 541-‐728-‐1286 http://www.threaddancing.com Free motion long arm quilting services from simple all over designs to complex custom design and art quilting. Long arm classes and rentals are also available. Windswept Quilting Member: Kim McCray Email: [email protected] Phone: 541-‐390-‐1696 "Completing Your Quilts With Care.” Hand Guided Long Arm Machine Quilting.

Sugarplum Quilts Member: Heidi Thaut https://sugarplumquilts.com/ Email: [email protected] Phone: 520-‐306-‐8382 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sugarplumquilts/ *made with creativity and care* Edge-‐to-‐edge and custom longarm quilting and other quilting services.

Free Style Quilting Est. 2003 Member: Tracy Mertes [email protected] 541-‐771-‐8917 19976 Heron Loop Bend, OR 97702 Long Arm Machine Quilting Custom & Edge to Edge Designs Kreative Design & Longarming Karen Dougan (aka KD) 210-‐882-‐0886 [email protected] https://www.kdlongarming.com Edge-‐to-‐Edge Long Arm Machine Quilting and other Quilting Services

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With Many Thanks to Our Sponsoring Shops! Material Girl Fabrics 307 NW 7th Street Redmond, OR 541-‐923-‐1600

Cynthia’s Sewing Center 1245 SE Hwy 97 (Division & Third St.) behind Zooka Dental, Bend; 541-‐383-‐1999 www.cscbend.com

Homestead Quilts 51425 Hwy. 97 La Pine; 541-‐536-‐2360 http://www.homesteadquiltsonline.com

Stitchin’ Post 311 W. Cascade, Sisters 541-‐549-‐6061 www.stitchinpost.com Happy New Year and here’s to a creative 2020! It is hard to say 2020, it seems so far away but it is right around the corner. We will be celebrating many special occasions this coming year. The Stitchin’ Post will be celebrating it’s 45th birthday on May 23rd and we will be moving our special Customer Appreciation Days to that week from it’s April date. We are planning quite a celebration so put that on your calendar. Since I hung the

first outdoor quilt show the same year on the second Saturday in July. Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show will also be celebrating it’s 45th birthday. And we have big plans for that celebration that you will soon be seeing. Valori is doing a fabulous job with The Stitchin’ Post and I still help her out when she needs me. At the moment it is the season that we meet with salesmen and do all of the planning of goods that lead up to the quilt show. Jackie Erickson, the queen of kits˛ has outdone herself along with Samantha Roshak with our project promotions and kits. If you are not signed up for newsletters, you should be! You can keep in touch with all the creative ideas that the Stitchin’ Post is famous for as well as classes and workshops and kits that Jackie has designed. Once a month I write a blog entitled ‘Dreaming in Color’ that gives you ideas along with photos about how to work with color in your quilting life.

There is always fabric, new notions, yarn, and curated gifts arriving at the store. January is no exception. We take inventory the first week, do a deep cleaning, create new displays featuring new samples, and begin a fabulous line up of classes and workshops. Diane Jaquith will be finishing up the winter/spring line in the next two weeks and we will post it online or you can come by the store for a copy. Then each week there will be an online feature of upcoming classes. We are celebrating the best fall ever of ‘creatives in the classroom’. Hope to you very soon! Jean and Val

Sew Many Quilts and Bernina Center Forum Shopping Center (Costco) 2550 Hwy 20, Suite 140 Bend, OR 97701 541-‐385-‐7166 http://www.sewmanyquiltsinbend.com

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BJ’s Quilt Basket 20225 Badger Road, Bend 541-‐383-‐4310 www.bjsquiltbasket.com Hello, Friends! It has been a glorious late fall day, but I know winter is right around the corner. We're gearing up for our construction, quick holiday gifts (check our website for some fun classes), our annual Stuff My Stocking specials, Block of the Month and our new Pre-‐Cut Party. If you haven't signed up for our weekly email newsletter or "liked" us on Facebook, please do as that's the best way to keep up to date on all the fun events we have going on. As I watched the sun go down during my afternoon walk with the dogs, I reflected on our lovely Central Oregon quilting community. We have lost a few of our beloved founding mothers this year, but we have also made so many wonderful new friends as our area continues to attract creative and giving people. I am grateful to all of you for making our community such a vibrant and caring place. Wishing all of you the most joyous of holidays, Kathy

David Bieber Sewing Machine Repair 541-‐550-‐9879 �[email protected]� Standard Rates for Full Service: Mechanical sewing machine -‐ $125 Serger/overlock or Coverstitch -‐ $125 Combination overlock/coverstitch (serger w/ 3 loopers) $150 Computerized/electronic sewing machine -‐ $150 Embroidery sewing machine -‐ $175 Commercial/industrial sewing machine -‐ $175 Long Arm quilting machine -‐ $175 (motorized or automated quilting frames additional $25-‐$75 if service is necessary) Multi-‐needle embroidery mahine -‐ $200 Travel Fees: Bend/Tumalo -‐ NO CHARGE Sunriver -‐ $20 Redmond/Terrebonne, Sisters, LaPine, Powell Butte -‐ $25 Madras/Culver, Prineville, Gilcrhist/Crescent -‐ $40 Warm Springs -‐ $50 I waive my travel fee for multiple machines and I offer a 10% discount when servicing 3 or more machines at the same time. Oh, and I fix vacuums too.

The Quilt Shack www.thequiltshack.com. 1211 NW Mardras Hwy. Prineville: 541-‐447-‐1338

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