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News From Around The Block APRIL 2019
ATTENDANCE : APRIL 1, 2019
AFTERNOON MEETING: MEMBERS: 73 — GUEST: 2
EVENING MEETING:
MEMBERS: 24— GUESTS: 0 TOTAL MEMBERS AS OF 04/01/19 :
213
Ronda’s
rapid
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Bettie Henderson, Shreveport
Ann Tobola, Keithville
Ronda is on vacation and will be back with a report next
month.
RED RIVER QUILTERS 2 Tina Thomas
Brenda Estess 3
Thelma Thompson 4 Janet Vickers 5 Sandy Bevens 6 Louise Smith 6
Deborah Jacobs 12 Shirlee Owen 13 Lugene Chester 14 Lisa McCurdy 14
Carolyn Daniel 15 Susan German 20 Sandy Jones 21 Priscilla Bogart
22 Mary Mitchell 22 Mary Tiner 23 Susan Orjias 25 Barbara Blake 26
Melanie Lea 28
July 1st Potluck Social Please bring
dishes by 5:30pm and we plan on
eating at 6pm.
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Newsletter Ad Rates: Contact Newsletter Editor: Jeanna
Spilker
[email protected] 458-6486
Ad Rates 1 Issue 6 Issues Business Card $10 $ 50 1/4 Page $15 $
75 1/2 Page $30 $150 Full Page $60 $300
Please join and share with us on “Red River Quilters Group” on
Facebook. This is our facebook group, feel free to share ideas
about projects your are working on or need help
with!! Post pictures of your projects you are working on.
Red River Quilters Financial Report for March, 2019
March Year-to-Date Annual Budget Cash Position
INCOME Beginning Balance 25,335.05
Income 391.14
BFCU Savings Interest 2.70 23.83 30.00 Expense 622.62
BFCU CD Interest 6.44 56.68 60.00 Ending Balance 25,103.57
Birthday Day Raffle 51.00 428.00 500.00
Birthday Night Raffle 0.00 46.00 200.00 Main Checking
6,971.62
Membership Dues 30.00 3,520.00 5,500.00 Savings 12,706.69
Misc. Income 0.00 4,175.10 350.00 Certificate of Deposit
5,425.26
Newsletter Ads 60.00 1,410.00 2,500.00 Total Cash 25,103.57
Quilt Show Income 0.00 0.00 15,060.00
Service Projects Income 241.00 241.00 3,000.00
Workshop Fees Income 0.00 385.00 2,000.00
Total Income 391.14 10,285.61 29,200.00
EXPENSES
Administrative/Office Supplies 0.00 174.48 500.00
Donation 0.00 0.00 100.00
Donations (to church meetings) 0.00 100.00 1,500.00
Library 0.00 0.00 200.00
Membership 0.00 179.50 500.00
Newsletter 0.00 285.32 500.00
Postage and Delivery 225.00 545.00 800.00
Programs for Monthly Guild Mtgs. 125.00 500.00 1,000.00
Quilt Show Expenses 259.67 1,214.27 16,555.00
Reconciliation Expense 0.00 0.00 0.00
Service Projects 0.00 1,794.32 3,000.00
Socials 0.00 31.52 200.00
Storage 0.00 1,928.50 2,800.00
Website Maintenance 12.95 354.54 600.00
Workshops 0.00 2,502.20 2,440.00
Total Expense 622.62 9,609.65 30,695.00
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LIST OF LONG ARM QUILTERS IN OUR GUILD
2018—2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Ronda Smyth 747-1450
Day VP Jackie Pierce 949-4422
Night VP Andrew Love 504-621-6431
Treasurer Linda LeFever 549-2843
Day Secretary Carol Shoul 347-9073
Night Secretary Sharron Thomas 423-2130
Membership Chairman Jan Trump 402-3733
Program Chairman Jacquie Cottrill 742-6994
Community Relations Terry Blackman 347-5616
NON ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS
Service Projects Chair Cathy Callaway 349-0581
Newsletter Editor Jeanna Spilker 458-6486
Librarian Carol Shively 862-3500
RRQ Representative with Shreveport Arts Council Kelly Pugh
349-3956
Sunshine/Shadows Jeanna Spilker 458-6486
Terry Blackman Ann Chandler Virginia Hughes Jeanna G. Spilker
Gayle Wallace
318-347-5616 318-929-1910 318-539-2042 Cell 318-458-6486
318-846-6820
tap33333@aolcom Cell 318-294-9091 W) 318-539-4181
[email protected] Cell 318-518-5635
[email protected] Cell 318-578-0113 [email protected]
Gordon Blackman [email protected] Jan Trump
(w) 903-663-1368 Sue Chase Cell 318-402-3733
Cell 318-207-0514 Cell 775-224-0167 Delphia Matthews
[email protected] Phyllis Watson
[email protected] [email protected] 512-426-4073 Cell
318-465-3571
[email protected] Jan Vickers Home 318-377-9548
Gayla Boyd Cell 318-426-2997 [email protected]
Cell 318-573-6827 Lisa McCurdy [email protected]
[email protected] 661-674-7288
[email protected]
Red River Quilters' Tributaries
Group Meetings Contact
Haughton Quilters 2nd & 4th Wednesday 9 am Southern
Methodist Hwy 80, Haughton, LA
Bobbie Branch 742-1753
Mission Outreach One Saturday a month, Im-manuel Lutheran
Church
Cathy Ward 422-3177
Sew n Sews 1st Monday, after Guild Mtg. PC Embroidery &
Cottage Quilts
Bobbie Deeter 798-0493
Sew Pieceful Quilters Thursdays, 9 a- 4p Little County Quilt
Shop Minden, LA
Nona Sale 377-2462
Sunday Strippers 3rd Sunday Rotational Meet-ing Places
Mary Sewell 949-3332
Thread Benders Every Wednesday 9am, Haynes Ave. Baptist Church
610 Haynes Ave. Shreveport
Louise Smith 865-7972
Nimble Thimble Quilt Club
Every Tuesday 10 -12 Atlan-ta Public Library, 101 W. Hiram,
Atlanta, TX
Fern Porter 903-691-9717
Art Quilt Group 2nd Sunday of every other month St. Matthias
Episcopal Church
Kelly Pugh 349-3956
Quilt Queens Every Wednesday, The Sew-ing Shop 1275 Shreveport
Barksdale Hwy. 10a - 3p
Holly Cobb 869-1739 email: [email protected]
TIP OF THE MONTH…………. When you make a quilt for someone, make it
even more special by making a label saying "This quilt was made
with love for:___".
Add a second line with the name of the quilt, date and name of
who made the quilt.
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Love Wrappers: At the April meeting 39 Love Wrappers were
completed which brings the total for 2019 to 170. Thank you to all
who have participated in this service project. Kits containing
everything needed to complete a Love Wrapper are available at each
guild meeting. On April 4th, Cindy Williams and Carol Shoul made
deliveries to the area NICU's and Cara Center to deliver 180 Love
Wrap-pers. Cindy traveled with Carol so that Carol could be
introduced to all the staff and they were filmed delivering quilts
to the Cara Center! In case you have not heard, Channel 12 wanted
to do a television segment on Red River Quilters and our Service
Pro-jects. Cindy Williams, Cathy Ward and Cathy Callaway were
interviewed by Adria Goins from Channel 12 news and will air on
April 8th on the 6 pm and 10 pm news. If you do happen to miss that
airing, it is supposed to be on their web site after April 8th. The
interview took place at Cathy Ward's church and the interview
covered information about the RRQ guild, our personal feelings on
quilting and our very special Love Wrappers. Don't know how much
will be included of the hour long interview but it was a lot of
fun.
RED RIVER QUILTERS GUILD DAY MEETING — APRIL 1, 2019 President
Jackie Pierce welcomed everyone and recognized the April birthdays.
Jacquie Cottrill introduced Nancy May with Fabric Boutique. Nancy
May gave a very informative demo on the AccuQuilt Fabric cutter.
Mary Sewell gave an update on the quilt show. Starting May 6t,
2019, one hour prior to each meeting, they will be photo-graphing
entries. Please have your paperwork filled out. Mary reminded us of
the Challenge Theme which is your interpreta-tion of “In tune with
the Times”. Next Quilt Show meeting April 13 at 10am at the Bossier
Library. Jeannie James has been in charge of Children’s Sew Day for
many years and has done an outstanding job but she will be mov-ing
to Florida. Debbie Ristig has stepped up to take on this project.
Jan Trump reported that we have 213 members with 73 present today
with one guest. Upcoming programs: Virginia Hughes for May, and
Kelly Pugh and Andrew Love will talk about copyright laws in June.
Cathy Callaway announced that channel 12 would we interviewing her,
Cathy Ward and Cindy Williams about Love wrap-pers. It will be
aired on April 8 at 6am and 10pm. There were 22 chemo caps turned
in today and 39 love wrappers. Cathy delivered 50 caps to Christus
Highland. Following Sunshine and Shadows, raffle and Show and Tell
the meeting was adjourned. Day Secretary, Carol Shoul
SERVICE PROJECTS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Comfort Caps: At the April guild meeting, I collected 24 caps
and a bag of batting circles from the following: Gayle Wallace,
Jackie Pierce, Jennifer Holt and Liz Nelson. Thank you so much for
all your work in making this project a success. I could not do this
with-out your help. On March 13th I delivered 50 caps to the
Christus Cancer Center and probably have enough to deliver to
Willis Knighton Cancer Center next week. Thank you ladies. Cathy
Callaway
Children’s Sew Day Thanks, everyone who helped with our cutting
day for Children Sew Day in March! We are on track with supplies
for this year. CSD will be Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and
6th, 2019. I hope you’ll schedule some time to join us as we
introduce children to sewing. It’s a joy to see them sew! Jeannine
James Cell 318-294-6353 Email [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]
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STORE
SPECIALS: Quilt Batting Roll 96 x 30 yds. $121.50
SALE
Al l Brother Feet
and accessor ies 1/2 pr ice machine nice discount
ALL SALES FINAL
Custom Monogramming and Embroidery
Gorgeous Fabrics-Quilting Supplies-Books
Long Arm Training and Machine Rental
Red River Quilters: 15% off with card
Handi Quilter
PC Embroidery and Cottage Quilts 9377 Mansfield Road
Shreveport, LA 71118
Quilt Show Committee Mtg.—Bossier Parish Library—April 13,
2019—10 am
AQS Quilt Week – Spring --- Paducah, KY—April 24—27, 2019
Red River Quilters Guild Mtg—May 6th—Broadmoor Presbyterian
Church, 1915 Grover Place, Shreveport, LA. Afternoon meeting 1 pm
and evening meeting 6 pm
Quilt Show Committee Mtg. —Bossier Parish Library —May 11, 2019
— 10 am
Red River Quilters July Pot Luck Social & AUCTION— July 1,
2019 —6pm
* AQS Quilt Week – Fall --- Paducah, KY — September 11—14,
2019
* Red River Quilter’s Quilt Show—September 27 & 28, 2019
* International Quilt Festival — Houston, TX — October
31-November 3, 2019.
There is still time to enter your work for consideration for any
of numerous special exhib-its debuting at the 2019 Quilt Festival.
Check the Enter a Quilt page of our website any time for a current
list of calls for entry. We can’t wait to see your quilts
EVENTS COMING SOON !!!!
https://www.apqs.com/event/aqs-quilt-week-spring-paducah-ky/https://www.apqs.com/event/aqs-quilt-week-fall-paducah-ky/
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Sheryl Keller—3 zipper bags Fern Porter—Pete the Perky Penguin
Gayle Wallace—7 quilts Lisa McGuire—2 quilts Joe Ellen
Griffith—Spool Quilt Sandra Hayward—Lion Quilt Linda
LeFever—Valentine Panel & Fleur de Lis Quilt Virginia
Huges—Jelly Roll Purse
Susan Orjias—2 quilts Sharon Runyon—3 projects and 1 quilt Ida
Williams—quilt Barb Jordan—Antique quilt top Jeannine James—Vintage
Lone Star top Karla Hardaway—Bethlehem Star & Tulip Star Andrew
Love—Block Quilt and Valentine Lynda Britton—Quilt Renee
Broden—Quilt
PROGRAMS Hi Everyone, Thank you to Shirley and Nancy from Fabric
Boutique for demonstrating the Accuquilt for us this month. I hope
you enjoyed it and maybe got some ideas you can use. I had several
people ask me for information about previous speakers. Beth Morris
did our presenta-tion on Hooking Rugs. I do not have her
infor-mation. I think that Jackie Pierce may, if you want to check
with her. Deborah Rubles presented on The Sliding Ruler Method. Her
book is Quilters' Cutting Guide and her website is
www.quilterscuttingguide.com. Virginia Hughes will be presenting to
us in May. We discussed Barn Quilts, but she may surprise us with
something else. A big shout out thank you to Kelly Pugh for taking
care of the visual supports for May. I will be out of town. In
June, Andrew Love and Kelly Pugh will be sharing information that
they have acquired regarding copyright infringement and when and
how to share credit for patterns and projects. We have such
talented members. Thanks to everyone for all the ideas and support!
Happy stitching, Jacquie
Engaging Aging Part 2
Wednesdays May 1st, 8th,15th and 22nd
Timely, important information-from experts
Free admission and parking
Handicapped accessible
Light refreshments
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
3301 Saint Matthias Drive, Shreveport
Doors open at 10:30 Presentations 11:00-12:30
For more info: Mary Beth Beene 426-8188
Topics include:
Having the Hard Conversations with Loved Ones About Aging
Medicare Health Plan Options
Senior Financial Decisions
Necessary Legal Documents
Creating a Plan for Caregiving
Staying Informed
Senior Living Options and Who Pays for Them
SHOW AND TELL
http://www.quilterscuttingguide.com/
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A request was received from Shreveport Stake Relief Society
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for any fabric
donations to sew pillow cases. This is a service project for the
Society to help provide pillow cases for children that are in the
hospital. The fabric has to be 100% cotton with no glitter, just
fun colors and material for children. Size for body of the pillow
case is 3/4 yard and for trim it is 1/3 yard. Any and all donations
will be appreciated. The link ad-dress is:
http://caseforsmiles.org/ There will be a work day at 200 Carroll
Street if you would like to attend. Contact Cindy Welch,
337-501-2668, if you would like to donate your time or
material.
July Auction There will be an auction this year which will be
held at the July Social. We need your donations for the auction.
This is a great time to clean out your sewing room. That fabric
that you don’t know why you bought, may be exactly what someone
else needs. And that project you started and will never finish
might be a new kit that’s already started for someone else. We can
also sell things that aren’t sew-ing related. It’s hard to list
what might sell, but if you have something you no long-er use and
you think your friends might like to have, then bring it. Call me
if you have questions. 318-617-5956 Thank you, Jerrie Thornton
SUNSHINE AND SHAWDOWS
SUNSHINE * Jeannine James—Maybe Sunshine, maybe Shadows—We are
moving to Florida when our house
sells * Alice Kijak—Red River Quilters Quilt Queen * Virginia
Hughes—Celebrated 53 years on April 29th with husband Ronnie *
Linda McCullough—Great NEWS—saw heart doctor this morning and
pacemaker is OK, come
back next year * Cara Lee McKnight—Opened a new alterations shop
in Haughton
SHADOWS * Fern Porter—Hubby Jerry having back surgery on Good
Friday * Barb Jordan— Stepson passed at age 56, he was a Baptist
preacher in North Dakota * Cindy Williams—Sylvia Neil will leave
Cornerstone Rehab on April 2 or 3 and go back to the
Blake on hospice
http://caseforsmiles.org/
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Quilt Show Committee Highlights
Remember these dates – For entries and Photos for the Quilt
Show.
May 6, 2019 before guild meeting starting at 12:00 (noon) and
5:00 pm
June 3, 2019 before guild meeting starting at 12:00 (noon) and
5:00 pm Remember this year’s challenge for your interpretation of
our theme for the show “In Tune with the Times” in quilt form. You
must have your written “quilt story” on the entry form, that
reflects how the quilt reflects your interpretation of the theme.
This year we will have 2 judges. Sandy Gard is from Edmond,
Oklahoma and Darlene Landrum is from Mountain Home, Arkansas. Both
ladies have been tutored by Marilyn Hardy from Tyler, Texas and has
judged our shows in past years. By quilt show time both ladies
should be members of NACQJ. We need a replacement for our
“Children’s Sew Days” Queen Jeannine James. She and hubby are
pulling up stakes and moving to Flor-ida. Jeannine has had this
challenge for the last 17 years. We do have a volunteer Debbie
Ristig. As Debbie has a full-time job, I feel there is enough work
for another volunteer or two to work closely with her. So here I am
begging for another volunteer. – Please considering helping and it
is very rewarding working with the children. I am very delighted to
welcome some new members of the Quilt Show Committee: Terri
Hayward, Karen Carr, Colette Rachal and Sandy Bevens. Anyone
interested you are very welcome to join us Saturday, April 13, 2019
at 10:00 am at the Bossier Parish Central Library on Beckett Street
in Bossier City for our next quilt show committee meeting. The
pattern for the Donation Quilt is “Memories of Monet” by Joen
Wolfrom Designs. By the way, please do not hesitate to enter your
quilts in this year ’s quilt show. The Ag Bldg. on the Louisiana
State Fairgrounds is an exhibit building for Home Demonstration
ladies, members of the 4-H clubs and any other type of hand work
farm families want to dis-play. The items displayed can be jams,
jellies, cakes, pies, clothing, knit items, crochet items and
quilts. These items are judged and given ribbons just like our
quilts are judged. We will not have any cows, hogs, chickens or any
other farm animals near the quilts. Mary Sewell Quilt Show
Chairman
200+ Quilts on Display Demonstrations Silent Auction Merchant
Mall Quilted and Handmade Items for Sale Donation Quilt Drawing:
Saturday, Sept. 28 at 5pm
New location for 2019
Louisiana State Fairgrounds
Agriculture Building 3701 Hudson St., Shreveport, LA
Part of Red River Revel Arts Festival—one of the largest Arts
Festivals in the South!
September 27-28, 2019
Shreveport, Louisiana
Annual Quilt Show Presented By Red River Quilters Show Hours
10am—6 pm
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Mission Outreach
9am to 3pm
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News From Around the Block Volume 35 Issue 10
Monthly newsletter publication of the Red River Quilters’ Guild,
Jeanna Spilker, Editor Email: www.redriverquiters.com
P.O. Box 4811 Shreveport, LA 71134-0811