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December 5, 2011Our joint Dec. meeting will be Monday Dec. 5th. This is our annual cookie/ dessert

meeting. As your doing your holiday baking please remember to put aside some to shareat our meeting. Hot and cold beverages will be provided.

Hospitality- Sandy Dumstorff

Quilters ' Sew-ciety was founded in 1977, and provides a means for quilters toexchange ideas, further the art of quilt making and promotes the joys of quilting.

"Browse our Quilters Sew-ciety web site athttp://www.gsrochester.org for the latest Quilt Show information, Lotto Blocks,

newsletters, and more. It

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Coming Events * UFO Challenge Awards given: can hold our monthly meetings forPhotos of the completed UFO $150/month or less (and haveentries will be displayed and three storage available to us). We are

Please Note: Copies of the 2012 awards will be given out: Oldest also looking for someone whoschedule of QS Programs and UFO completed, Most UFOs would be willing to store 3 tallEducation are now available on the completed and TBD award. It's closet size cabinets at their houseProgram & Education table still not too late to participate - until we fmd another option.throughout the year. The schedule Entry deadline is December 1st, Storage will no longer be availablewill also be posted on the QS 2011. at the church as of Jan. 1st, whichwebsite. means we will have to find another

From the place to store the library books,December 5th

- Sound of etc.Christmas - Joint Meeting, 7:00 President Have a wonderful HolidayPM season!

* Block and OrnamentGreetings From the President

SpY"~th.e]oy ofQIMft'lA'tff'-Exchange: You are encouraged to I had a great year serving asbring either a 1) homemade President. A BIG "thank-you" to Kim Klockeornament or 2) a 12 112" (12" all the QS Board members andfinished) Holiday/Seasonal Block Committee members who made Project Linusfor an exchange. Be creative! my job easier! The President's* Desserts or Holiday Treats: choice for Christmas donations this Blanket NeededShare some of your favorite year will be the following items onholiday treats or goodies. Please the "wish list" for the Ronald Blanketeers Wanted!bring your goodies in or on a McDonald House: toilet paper,disposable container or plate. toilet bowl cleaner, dishwasher Project Linus, a nonprofitBeverages will be provided. tabs, all purpose cleaner, sanitizing organization that provides* Sounds of Christmas: Our wipes, restaurant and gas gift handmade blankets to seriously illspecial guests groups - cards, and forever postage stamps. and traumatized children, hasShowstoppers from Rochester The staff at Calvary Evangelical created a local chapter and needsCivic Theatre and Jubellation Free Church has informed me of volunteers to make quilted, knitted,from Rochester Covenant Church. the following changes. Quilters' crocheted or no-sew fleece* Presentation of Charity Sew-ciety will no longer be able to blankets. The Rochester/Checks: Both the Small Quilt hold the bi-annual quilt show in Southeastern MN chapter will holdAuction and the Raffle Tickets this facility, our monthly rent will its kickoff meeting on Saturday,Sales Committees will be double, and we will no longer be January 14th, from 10 am to 2 pmpresenting their donation checks to able to store anything at the at Oasis Church in Rochester - feeltheir two chosen charities. church. Please, we need your free to come for all or part of the

help!!! Contact a board member if day!you have any ideas on where we Our chapter will donate

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Project Linus (Cont.)

blankets to infants through teens served by localagencies including the Women's Shelter, CrisisNursery, IHN, Salvation Army TransitionalHousing, and Olmsted County Medical Hospital.Check out www.projectlinus.org for blanket specs,patterns, and inspirational stories.

Volunteers can bring completed blankets to ourmonthly meetings or drop them off at Kelley'sQuality Sewing Center at Barlow Plaza. Donationsof fabric, yarn, fabric, and fleece would be greatlyappreciated. For more information and to sign up forthe newsletter, contact Kim Carlson, ChapterCoordinator, at 507-469-8448 [email protected].

Thank you for your interest in providing comfortand security to children in need in our community.

"The best kind of sleep under heaven above is undera blanket handmade with love."

More Up-Coming Events

Guest Speaker, Rick Peterson: 1:00 PM and 7:00PM

• Rick is originally from Rochester and worked atthe Rochester Bachman's.

• He will be sharing how his creative journey hasled him into the creation of wonderful andfanciful polymer clay dolls.

• Rick has graciously agreed to conduct a mini-workshop called "Doll Face Flower Pins,"giving us a short hands-on time experience withpolymer clay.

• This mini-workshop will be held here at Calvaryimmediately following the afternoon QSmeeting on January 9 ,2012 beginning atapprox. 3:45 PM.

• There are only 15 spots available and is openonly to QS members at a cost of$12.50.

• Needed supplies and do-ahead directions arelisted on the registration form.

• Contact Sue Zahasky for more information or toregister.

February 6th - Quilter's Rummage Sale andScavenger Hunt

• As we approach the holidays and or you start theNew Year with some deep cleaning in our sewingand quilting room, gather together those new orgently used items your no longer want or needand bring them to sell at the February rummagesale.

• More details will be announced next month at ourjoint December meeting.

Quilters' Sew-ciety GeneralMeeting Minutes

Day Meeting MinutesNovember 7, 2011; 1:00 p.m.

The November 7, 2011 meeting ofthe Quilters'Sew-ciety was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by LucyHorn, Daytime Facilitator, at Calvary EvangelicalFree Church. Lucy reviewed the membershipbenefits and some housekeeping rules, reminding usto check the bulletin boards and to silence our cellphones. She welcomed everyone and then told ofher recent trip to Montana which is where shelearned her history fact of the month: In Montana,she visited the Quilting in the Country quilt shopwhere she learned that in the 1850s and 1860s,Montana was a "no-man's land". Quilters relied onthe railroad for fabric. But in 1872, Sears andRoebuck as well as Montgomery Ward publishedtheir catalogs and quilters were thrilled. Now theycould purchase all kinds of 100% cotton plains andprints.

A motion was made by Betty Drier and secondedby Judy Aubertin to accept the October 2011minutes as published in the newsletter. The motionpassed.Show & Tell: We were treated to a beautiful varietyof quilted pieces. Seven purses, several wallhangings including a family tree, one bed quilt

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made with a red coat filled with memories and twobeautiful throws were shown. One of the purseswas made by a brand new member, Lisa Peterson.Welcome, Lisa!New Members: Lucy extended a warm welcome totwo new members - Jerry Porter and DonnaWeestrand and reported that we gained 22 newmembers at the Quilt Show. Welcome to all of you!Guests: Lucy warmly welcomed our guests: NancyClancy, Bev Rice, Linda Scheffler, Elaine Krahn,Lynda Scott, Louise Kronebusch (who showed herBargello with a Twist quilt), Gloria Schlink, andLoran Poduin. We hope you'll all join us again.Lotto Block: Paula Triebenbach showed us how tomake the December lotto block. It looks like a greatone. Arlene Heider won today's lotto blocks.Program: Bonnie Lundorff's Talent and Passionfor Working with Wool - Bonnie owns WillowWood Market in Bemidji, MN. She sells all herown designs and has a website atwillowwoodguiltdesigns.com. Bonnie shared howshe got interested in quilting and wool. We weretreated to a wonderfully creative trunk showincluding cotton quilts and wool wall hangings andquilts embellished with wool. Bonnie loves oldquilts which have taught her a lesson we all mustremember: label your quilts! Her dynamicpersonality, love of quilting, great sense of humorand wish for all quilters to trust their own designjudgment kept us all riveted until the end. Shegenerously donated two items to the prize drawing.Thank you, Bonnie, for a terrific program!Door Prizes: Fabric and a kit were donated byBonnie Lundorff. Pine Needles Quilt Shop donateda gift certificate and a gift certificate for one personto attend a quilter's retreat in Hastings was donatedas well.Motion to Adjourn: Sue ZahaskySeconded: Carol BestMeeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.Respectfully submitted,Adrienne Donze, Daytime Secretary

Evening Meeting MinutesNovember 7,2011; 7:00 p.m.

• Jan Bruce, Evening Facilitator - reminded usof membership benefits and to wear our nametags.

• Motion to accept October minutes made byDarlene Peterson and seconded by Judy Plank.

• Show and Tell- there were 2 wall hangings, 4bed quilts, 3 charity quilts, 2 baby quilts, 2 tablerunners, 2 UFO's and a quilt for Habitat forHumanity.

• Program: Bonnie Lundorff - had people showtheir Sunday class samples. She designspatterns, owns a quilt shop in Bemidji, MN andhas a website at willowwoodquiltdesigns.com.Bonnie shared how she became interested inquilting and wool. We were treated to awonderfully creative trunk show includingcotton quilts and wool wall hangings and quiltsembellished with wool.

• Jan Bruce - introduced two guests: KarenWoodcock and Irene Peterson. We have twonew members: Connie Deobald and JoanieJohnson. We also have 22 new members whojoined at our Quilt Show.

• Lotto Blocks - were won by Sue Norell.December blocks should be made withChristmas fabrics.

• Door Prizes - Wool fabric pack won by KathyClark and ~ yard fabric pack won by LindaTarass were donated by Bonnie Lundorff. The$15 gift certificate for 4thand Main Quilt Shopwas won by Mary Nordeng.

• Motion to adjourn the meeting by Judy Plankand seconded by Bonnie Boxma.

Respectively submitted by Sharon SandbergEvening Secretary

Announcements• Carol Best, 2011 Show Chair - said "I'm

happy to be in November!" She thankedeveryone for volunteering and making this sucha successful show. "Many hands make lightwork and fun," she said. She said our guildshould be proud of our entries which were manyand beautiful.

• Sue Zahasky, Raffle Quilt - Lynn Olson fromRochester was the lucky winner. She will put itup in her entryway. Sue's husband sold Lynnthe winning ticket. The raffle quilt brought in$3425.15. Add to that the State and County

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show winnings and the total raffle quilt earningsare $3637.15. This will be split between theQuilters' Sew-Ciety's Scholarship Fund andSeason's Hospice. Both Raffle quilt and Smallquilt auction committees will present checks totheir respective charities at the Decembermeeting.

• Sue Zahasky, Education - January 9th, 2012,with Doll Face Flower Pins - Rick Peterson(Bachman's Display designer) will also offer aclass with 15 openings, 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.for $12.50. Do ahead directions and supplies are •listed on the registration form.a Some openings in Bonnie's Tuesday class

remain; bring Ott light.• Kim Klocke, President - Thanks to Carol Best

and everyone for the great Quilt Show.Reminder that on November 28th, 5:30, atWhistle Binkies South, incoming and outgoingQS Board members will meet for dinner, to turnin annual reports and turn over materials to thenew board.a Be sure to pick up your receipts tonight from

the sale of your quilts at the Small QuiltAuction.

• Nina Saletel, Nominating Committee - The2012 Slate of Officers were read. President-Brenda DeCook; President Elect - Linda Edd;Treasurer - Paula Triebenbach; Secretary Day -Julie Tebay; Evening Secretary - SharonNichols; Facilitator Day - Lucy Horn;Facilitator Evening - Janet Bruce; Education!Program Coordinator - Sue Zahasky; Education!Program Coordinator Elect - Darlene Kelley.Nina asked the members three times fornominations from the floor. None were given.The member voted unanimously to elect the2012 Slate of Officers presented.Congratulations! !

• Diane Kee, Secret Pals - Diane explained howSecret Pals works and invited members to join.The 2011 Pals will learn who their Secret Palhas been all year at dinner on November 14th atthe Kingdom Buffet Restaurant. You can joinSecret Pals up until December is".

• Pam Geerdes, Quilt Show Volunteers - Pamthanked all the volunteers for all the work theydid. She invited anyone who did not get a

volunteer pin to pick one up from her at break.• Lynn Didier - Please look through Rita

Graham's fabrics that are by the "free table" andtake whatever you would like. She passed awaya number of years ago and her husband isdonating her fabrics. Let Lynn know ifthere is achurch that would like to have them.

• Lucy Horn - When Lucy returned fromMontana after the Quilt Show, she heard manypositive comments. One that she shared was"This group is so talented."Kathy Gaines - Craft Show sponsored by HolySpirit school teachers at Holy Spirit, 55th St. NWthis Saturday 11112111.

• Sue Zahasky, EducationlProgram - The 2012programs are booked and printed and availableon the Education Table!a February: We will be having a rummage

sale and scavenger hunt. Details are to beworked out but be looking through yourstashes for gently used treasures or itemsyou thought you'd make but just didn't ... tosell that night at tables set up around theroom's perimeter. More details at theDecember meeting.

a January: Rick Peterson, a Rochester nativewho used to work at the local Bachman'sand now works at Bachman's in the Citieswill be here to teach about polymer claydolls.

a December: This is our joint Decembermeeting, the 5th at 7:00 p.m. There is no1:00 p.m. meeting that day. We will have aBLOCK and ORNAMENT exchangewhich are not mandatory but are fun.Choose to do one or both. Ornamentsshould be handmade. Please use cream orwhite for your 12 ~" unfinished holidayblocks' backgrounds. Members are askedto bring a dessert or treat to share.Beverages will be provided. There are nospecific food assignments. Sue highlyrecommends bringing your treats inDISPOSABLE containers to help withclean up. "SHOW STOPPERS" a youthchoir and "JUBILATION" a your bell choirwill provide the holiday entertainment. Wewill also present the checks to the charities

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benefiting from the Quilt Show. The UFOChallenge Project will be completed with a photodisplay and the awarding of three special prizes. It'snot too late to participate! Just the photo needs to beto Sue by December 1st.

Getting to Know You

Name: Brenda DeCook

• How did you hear about Quilters Sew-Ciety? Ithink I picked up a brochure at a quilt shop,probably Just a Little Something

• How long have you been a member? I have noidea, over ten years, I think.

• Who or what gave you your start in quilting?My paternal grandmother did a little stringpiecing on catalog pages but I don't think sheever completed one. My mom got into hand-piecing and quilting around the time I gotmarried. I've never really wanted to take thetime to hand-piece and have only done a fewhand-quilted things. I learned to machine quilton my domestic ages ago.

• What is your favorite way to quilt? I piece asfast as possible! I've only been on two retreatsbut when I go, I have at least three project cutout and ready to go. I bring my ipod with a newaudio book and piece. When I quilt, I take mytime. I love the process and enjoy seeing howthe finished project turns out. Unfortunately, Idislike putting the borders and binding on.

• What is one of your dreams or goals pertaining·1· ? T .to qUI tmg. 0 get someone .... anyone .... m my

family to also participate. My mom lives too faraway to go to quilt shows and shops and so farnone of my family is interested.

• What would be your favorite type or line offabric that you would have to have if you wereon a deserted island? Batiks, I'm a sucker forthe colors and textures.

• Do you have chocolate stashed in your sewingarea? Nope, I wouldn't want to risk getting it ona customer quilt.

• Do you listen to books or music while you sew?My ipod is my best friend while quilting.

• What are some interesting places you have livedor visited? I love to travel and have been toEurope twice and spent 10 days in interiorMexico visiting our older daughter when shestudied there for a semester. I look for fabricwherever I go.

• Would you like to tell us about your family?Bryce and I have been married for 36 years thismonth. All our children are married and we arehappy to have 7 grandchildren. Six of themlive within walking distance of our home andall the grandchildren are here. One son lives inChicago.

Brenda

DECEMBER 2011 LIBRARY NOTES

BOOK SALE IN DECEMBER!!!!!!!

There will be no book check out in December.Please do return all books you have checked out andenjoy our book sale.

The following ladies are in the grace period. DueDEe 5TH

Deb Blackburn - Floorquilts!Cindy Carlson - Little Traditional Quilts, Simple

Shapes Spectacular Quilts, Quilts from the CivilWar

Joann Engelbert - Bits and PiecesGina Larson - Four Seasons of QuiltsNorma Sherwood - More Elm Creek Quilts, Fast

Quilts from Fat quarters, Layered WavesS, Van Dyke - Quilters Christmas CookbookHenriete Wheeler - Cottonwood Pass

The following lady owes $5.00 for each overduebook.Marie Anderson - Fresh Cuts, Bargello Quilts,

******Ifyou are returning a book that is overdue,or you owe us money, please draw our attention to itso we can check you off our list.

Thank you,Pam Geerdes, Bette Preuss, Fran Eisenrich,Sharlene Owens

NOTE: Please see the Library policies at the endof the newsletter.

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December 2011 Lotto Block

Choose 3 Christmas themed fabrics. At least one ofthe fabrics should be obviously Christmas. Theother 2 should complement the theme. Cut an 8"square from each fabric.

Place the 3 squares of fabric wrong side up in astack on your cutting board. Cutting through all 3pieces at once, cut about a two inch piece off thebottom edge. Cut this into 3 pieces with the middlepiece becoming the 'trunk'.

Now, on the uncut piece, make a light dot about aninch down from the middle of the top edge andanother dot about an inch in along the bottom leftedge and again along the bottom right edge.Connect these dots as you cut through all threelayers. The resulting triangle is the 'tree'.

Shuffle the 'tree' and 'trunk' stacks only, leavingthe background consistent. Sew the block together.DO NOT TRIM.

You have three completed lotto blocks. Your nameis entered once for each block you enter.

If you have any questions, please see the lotto blockpictures on the web site or call me.

Happy Scrappy piecing!Paula Triebenbachyour 2011 Lotto Block [email protected](507)289-6305

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Addicted to Quilting

She learned to quilt on Monday.Her stitches all were very fine.She forgot to thaw out dinner.so we went out to dine.

She quilted miniatures on Tuesday.she says they are a must.They really were quite lovely.But she forgot to dust.

On Wednesday it was a sampler.She says stippling's fun.What highlights! What Shadows!But the laundry wasn't done.

Nine patches were on Thursday -Green, yellow, blue and red.I guess she really was engrossed;She never made the bed.

It was wall hangings on Friday,In colors she adores.It never bothered her at all,That crumbs were on the floors.

I found a maid on Saturday,My week is now complete.My wife can quilt the hours away;The house will still be neat.

Well, now it's only Sunday,I think I'm about to wilt.I cursed, I raved, I ranted,Cause the MAID has learned to QUILT!

Simple Quilting Tip

Tohold strips of binding out of the way whilehand stitching, use paper binder clips or

butterfly hair clips.

Don't be afraid to display your quilts. Justbe sure to keep them out of direct sunlight.

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Classified Ads/Notices for MembersFor $3.75, members can submit up to 20 words for aclassified ad/notice. This will have the same deadline aseverything else for the newsletter - the 15th of the month.Any questions, please contact: Ann Brenke, NewsletterEditor at 507-951-8750 or [email protected]

Advertising Rates118page = $7.50, 114page = $15.00, 112page = $30.00,3/4 page = $45.00, full page = $60.00. Quilt-relatedcamera-ready ads can be submitted to the Editor by the 15th

of the month; ads must be accompanied by full paymentand sent to: Ann Brenke, 507 5th St. N.W., Kasson, MN55944; 507-951-8750; [email protected]. Checksshould be made payable to Quilters' Sew-Ciety.Note: Please submit an electronic graphic file - jpg, gif,etc. (preferred method) or camera-ready ad for the issue(s)of the newsletter if you want the same ad to appear inmultiple issues. E-mail or call if you have questions aboutformatting your copy.

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2012 Secret PalsFat Quarters Exchange or Block of the Month

1. A Block of the Month Secret Pals - where you buy enough fabric to make 10-12 blocks (lets make them 12 inch fmished/12~ inch unfinished) for your Secret pal and give one each month, one for her birthday and one for the reveling party.

2. Fat Quarters Secret Pal receives between 10 to 20 Fat Quarters plus 2 quilt squares during the year. You will limit your fatquarters to one to two each month. Plus you may give her a fat quarter for her birthday and one or two for the reveling party.Fat quarters only please.

If you wish to thank your secret pal please limit your response to a thank you CARD ONLY. Write on the envelope to the SecretPal of (and your name).

We will accept sign ups at the December meeting and up to December 17th, 2011 at which time we will contact you with yourSecret Pal's Name.

Please bring quilt block or 1 to 2 Fat quarters each month; if you are unable to attend please make sure you give gift to a friend tobring to the meeting or mail the fat quarter to your Secret Pal.

Mark your calendar for the "End of the Year Party" on November 13,2012 to meet your Secret Pal!

Thank you,Dianne Kee & Nancy Zimmerman

To join Secret Pals, fill out this form for each of the groups you would like to join and bring it/them to the December Meeting ormail it/them to:

Nancy Zimmerman; 849 15th Ave SE; Rochester, MN 55904-5113000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Select One: ___ Day Secret Pal ___ Evening Secret Pal

I would like to be in the: 1. Block of the Month 2. Fat Quarter Exchange (circle one)

Name: ______________________ Birthday:

Street Address: -------------------------------------------------------------------------City, State and Zip Code:

Email address: _

Phone Number:

Hobbies:

Favorite Colors/Fabrics:(If you selected the block of the month please let your Secret Pal know what colors to use in the blocks)

Favorite Type(s) of Quilting:

Anything else you would like to share with your Secret Pal: _

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ROCHESTER QUILTERS' SEW-CIETY LIBRARY POLICIES• Only members in good standing may check out books from our library. Please show your

Quilters' Sew-ciety membership card or newsletter when checking out books.• Books may be checked out for one month at a time. Please be sure to return books on time

so others may use them. If you are unable to attend a meeting, you can drop books off at TheQuilting Cupboard. We would like them one week prior to the meeting date if possible.

• Books are overdue when not returned by the next meeting date. Additional books may notbe checked out by a member until all books are returned. Names of members with overduebooks will be published in the newsletter.

• Any books lost or mislaid and not returned for three months must be replaced or paidfor by the member to whom the book is checked out. Members with an outstanding bookfee may not renew their membership or sign up for workshops until the fee is paid or the bookreplaced.

• A maximum of four books may be checked out by a member.• New items in the library will be listed in the newsletter. A copy of the current inventory is

available from the librarians.CHECK-OUT PROCEDURE

• The library is open before each meeting and during the break. Books may be checked out atthese times only.

• If the book you want is already checked out you may sign your name and the name of thebook on the reserve list at the checkout table. The librarians will attach your name to the bookwith a post-it note when it is returned and you may pick it up the following month. If morethat one person reserves a book, your name will be put on it when your turn comes up.

• To check out a book, sign your name, the month, and the year on the card in the book. Showyour membership card or newsletter to a librarian and give her the card.

• Return books to the crate provided on the library table or to the librarians. Please don't leavethem lying on the table as someone could pick them up before they are checked in.

LATE BOOK POLICY• Books are due back after one month.• If not back, a one-month grace period will be observed.• At the two-month point, a $5.00 late fee for each book will be observed. They will be

listed in the newsletter and check-out privileges are suspended.• At the three-month point, the borrower owes the library the retail cost of the book.

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