BOARD

President Trudy Colin 1st VP Mieke Van Denreek 2nd VP Dianna Noble Treasurer JoAnn Young Secretary Sandi Adair Parliamentarian Nancy Hatch Member at-large Carol Smith/Linda Seyler

FLYING NEEDLES QUILTING GUILD

Dec. 2012 Volume1, Issue 6 P.O. Box 691 Woodland, CA 95695 flyingneedlesyoloco@gmail.com Presidents Message
Well the hustle of shopping and wrapping of gifts are done for another season. I hope that all of you are GEARING up for a year of quilting fun. We have started the Row by Row (December) 13 intermediate and 8 advanced quilters are busy getting their rows ready to return to the bag and exchange in January 2013. If you did not participated in the Row by Row this time have no fear other fun projects will be presented again. See more news on the next page.

STANDING COMMITTEES
Affiliates Julia Reynolds Block of the Month Debbie Canevari & Wanda Richter Education Dianna Noble Fabric Connection Linnie Faina Community Service Bobby Swezey Fat Quarter Exchange Carol Smith Historian Kathy Goding & Susan Dixon Hospitality Chris Williams & Beva Wahl Membership Carol Huntington Library Olivia Loop Quilt Show Rita Eisenstat (co-chair) Publicity Myrna Hays

Sunshine Wanda Jones& Wanda Hickman Newsletter Kathy Goding

Show - Share JoAnn Y. showed her T shirt quilt; Linnie F. her star quilt; Judy R. her Xmas quilt; Carol P., 3 wall hangings & Diane H. her cat Xmas quilt Featured Quilter Dianna Noble Drawing Winners: JoAnn Y.; Linnie F.; Mieke V.; Fat Quarter: Linnie F.;Bobbie S.; Gail R. Door Prize: Mieke V. 1

A Suggestion for 2013

Present yourself with a GIFT. (We usually don't give gifts for ourselves.) Find one of your unfinished projects, think of it as a future GIFT. You have 300 plus days to complete this GIFT. You can finish it, pass it along to a friend, or give it to your guild to finish or sell. Show and Share sure could be fun this year as we "unwrap" our GIFTS .

February 2nd is quickly coming, GROUND HOG DAY. Last years Quilt Show Chairpersons are looking for their shadows. They would like members to be their shadow, or take on the role of a chairperson. Julia Reynolds and Bobbie Sweezy have agreed to be co-chairs 2013 Quilt Show and shadow myself. for 2014 show. INTERESTED contact an officer or show up at 5pm night of the board meeting (Wed week before our general meeting) Trudy

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AFFILIATES
Colines Quilting Service Long Arm Quilter Quick Turn Around 416 Lincoln Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 Cell: 916-719-4923 530-662-4050 User569278@aol.com Red Hen Quilt Shop Classes, Discount Fabric, Long Arm Quilting 414 4th St., Ste. D Woodland, CA 95695 530-661-6677 Quilters Quarters 4343 Pacific Ave., B2 Stockton, CA 209-462-0161 stocktonquiltshop@sbcglobal.net www.quiltersquarters@comcast.net

Woodland Sewing & Vacuum Center Janome sewing machines, Vacuums, Fabrics 523 Main St. Woodland, CA 530-662-3838 pandaforever@juno.com

A Quilted Heart 878 Alamo Dr. Vacaville, CA 95688 707-447-9000 aquiltedheart@sbcglobal.net www.aquiltedheart.net

Cloth Carousel Friendly and knowledgeable staff, supplies for the traditional and contemporary quilter 9 Main Street Winters, CA 530-795-2580 nstitchzz@aol.com www.clothcarousel.com

Embroidery by Cathy At Souzas Lettering 10 N. East Street, Ste. 105 Woodland, CA 95695 530-668-1055

California Quilt Machines 8705 Elk Grove Blvd. Elk Grove, CA 916-685-2645 caquiltmachine@frontier.com

Zels Stitchery Jean Sherwood Teaching Dimensional Embroidery and Hardanger 530-665-6914 zelstitcher@sbcglobal.net

Thistle Dew Quilt Shop 10127- Fair Oaks Blvd. Fair Oaks, CA 95628 916-976-5479 fabric@tayosfabrics.com www.tayosfabrics.com

Quilt Corral 245 W. Wood St. Willows, CA 95988 530-934-8116 quiltcorrall@att.net www.thequiltcorrall.com

Bobbie Y Jarrett Designs PO Box 834 Shingle Springs, CA 95682 530-677-1177 bobbieqlt@pacbell.net www.bobbiejarrett.com

Angel Quilters Debbie Whittaker 6011 Nicolaus Road Lincoln CA 95648 916-645-8760 angelquilter@yahoo.com www.angelquilters.net

Material Handlers: The Quilting Specialists 448 San Antonio Drive Williams, CA 95987 530-304-0673 ryr@citlink.net

Butterfly Quilting Laura Jansen Professional Long-arm Quilting Services 707-449-8016 707-685-2125 info@butterflyquilting.com www.butterflyquilting.com

Keeping You In Stitches Pat Skinner By Appointment Only 231 Ramsgate Way Vallejo, CA 94591 707-649-2881 keepingunstitches.com patchance@sbcglobal.net

Woodland Sewing will honor a 15% discount to guild members.

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Members in the News

My grandmother taught me to sew when I was nine years old. It is a talent that has come in handy. I made the kids quilts in the 70s and when everyone left home I started to make more serious quilts, meaning I used quilting patterns that stated quilt as desired at the end of the pattern. Eight years ago my husband and I moved to Sahaurita, AZ, half an hour south of Tucson. I joined a newly starting guild and found my place with the most wonderful friends. When I moved to Woodland, I started to look for a quilting guild. I found the Flying Needles Guild. I hope I will find my place with the group and a lot of new friends. Diane Hudson

Chris Williams is sharing her punch recipe from the meeting:

1 gallon of Cranberry-Raspberry drink from Costco-- I used my tupperware jello mold and filled it halfway with the drink and froze it, so I didn't have to use ice cubes that would have diluted the punch. 1 large 7-up 1 large club soda

Textile Shows
Road to California Quilt Show, Jan. 24-27

Feb 8-10, 2013 Folsom Quilt & Fiber Guild Generations of Stars Quilt Show Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm Folsom Community Center Folsom, CA www.folsomquilt.org Mar 2, 2013 Button Bazaar/Sale Sat 10am to 5pm Admission $2. Carmichael Park Community Clubhouse 5750 Grant Avenue Carmichael, CA Mar 2-3, 2013 Manteca Quilters 34th Annual Quilt & Cloth Doll Show Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm MRPS Hall Manteca, CA

Feb 23-24, 2013 Pajaro Valley Quilt Association Think Global, Quilt Local Quilt Show Sat 10am-5:30pm; Sun10am-4pm Santa Cruz Co. Fairgrounds Watsonville, CA Mar 9-10, 2013 QUILT San Francisco: The Evolution of an Art Form Quilt Show Concourse Exhibition Center San Francisco, CA www.sfquiltersguild.org

Mar 16-17, 2013 Valley Quilt Guild 30th Annual Quilt Show Sutter County Fairgrounds Yuba City, CA Mar 23-24, 2013 Foothill Quilters Guild Primetime in the Foothills Show Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm Gold Country Fairgrounds Auburn, CA www.foothillquilters.org

Fat Quarter Exchange

The December birthstone Fat Quarter Exchange was a big hit with the beautiful blue fabrics; there were 15 participants, and we had three winners: Linnie Faina, Bobbie Swezey, and Gail Russick. Januarys birthstone is Garnet, so bring your TWO deep red fat quarters and join the fun. Heres the way it works: You bring two good quilt-quality fat quarters (18 x 22) in the color for that month; one goes to our Quiltique, and the other is in the drawing that month. Lucky members win the fat quarters for that month. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you and your families. See you next year! Carol Smith, Fat Quarter Exchange Chairperson
See following Guidelines for details. If you have questions please See Carol Smith (916 991 7281).
Each month will feature a different birthstone color. Bring two Fat quarters to the Fat Quarter Exchange table. Write your name on your ticket and drop it in the appropriate box. One of your fat quarters will go into that months drawing. The other will be donated to the Guilds Quiltique for the next quilt show. There is no restriction on how many times you may win during the year. Fat Quarter is 22X18 2012-13 Birthstone Fat Quarters July Ruby Red Feb. Amethyst - Purple

August Peridot Light Green Mar. Aquamarine Lt. Blue Sept. Sapphire Deep Blue Oct. Opal Pink November Topaz Gold December = Tanzanite Blue January Garnet Deep Red April Diamond - White May Emerald Dark Green June Pearl Cream or white on cream

Quiltique Corner
"Hi Quilters, We hope you're enjoying a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! We're looking forward to resuming Quiltique Sewing-at-the-Mall on Jan. 8, 10-2, and hope you'll join us. We'll have projects on hand to sew, but we always welcome any projects you may want to bring from home. Looking forward to seeing you on January 8, 2013! Marilyn Roland and Lois Dell Quiltique Co-Chairs"

NCQC MEETING

The January quarterly meeting of the Northern California Quilt Council will be held on Wednesday, January 16. The program will be a panel discussion on the topic of Quilt Judging. Have you ever wondered what the judges look at when they critique your quilt? Why did one quilt win over another? If you enter your quilts in any type of competition, from county fair to international show, this topic is for you. All members of the guild are welcome to attend the NCQC meetings which are held at the Community Center, 1000 Kentucky Street, in Fairfield. I plan to go to this meeting; if others are interested in carpooling, let me know. For more information, check their website at www.ncqc.net. Carol Smith Member-at-Large

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Block of the Month

No January block. Please bring in 5 or more 2 coordinating strips for Quiltique purse projects.

Tip of the Month

If you are going to be working on a block, pieced blocks, or row for a long time, you might think of stay stitching around the unit ( about 1/8 inch ). This helps to make the unit stable and prevents the raw edges from raveling.

NOTE: A roster will be emailed to you separately. This will be the last newsletter sent out to all previous members.

It was a great success with scrumptious tea sandwiches, desserts, and a variety of teas. Linnie F. won a pincushion; Marilyn R. won several embroidered tea towels; Diane H. won fat quarters; Barbara K. won a candle and Olivia L. won a quilting gift certificate. Check out the hats!

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