S EW 'N TELL
July 2009
Issue No. 214
Web Address: http://www.aaqg.net
Ma iling: Anke ny Are a Quilte rs ' Guild, P.O. Box 961, Anke ny, IA 50021
“Sharing a common thread!”
Board Meeting
The next board meeting will be Tuesday,
July 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church in Ankeny.
IT'S QUILT SHOW TIME!
submitted by Lanae Rohwer
It’s hard to believe the show is just a few days away!
Special Thanks to the quilts show committee
members:
Lisa Starr – Quilt Show Chair Elect and Brochures
Janeen Pearson – Vendor/Sponsors
Becky McGregor – Raffle Quilt
Christy Tigges – Refreshments
Peggy Vestpestad – Country Store
Pam Messer - Advertising
Sharon McCarthy – Set up
Jenna Engle – Take Down
Volunteers – Thank you ahead of time to everyone
who will volunteer at the show! We couldn’t have the
successful show we have each year without your
help!!!
Of course we have Pam Clarke’s lectures to look
forward to. I have attended several of her classes and
she is a wonderful teach/speaker. I hope you can all
make it to one or more of her lectures. Remember she
will be speaking at 10am and 2pm both days and each
lecture is a different topic.
Advertising: Pam has done a great job of getting the
word out and I hope we see record attendance as a
result of her hard work. We are once again part
Ankeny SummerFest and are included in all their
advertising – we were mentioned in the June issue of
Ankeny Living magazine.
Vendors: Janeen has done a wonderful job this year
and has secured 17 vendors for our show. We have
some old favorites as well as some new faces. I hope
everyone will enjoy the vendor variety and will have a
lot of fun shopping at the show. We will have vendor
demos again this year – every hour of the show accept
10am & 2pm when Pam will be lecturing.
Quilts: We received around 150 quilt entries and Lisa
is working on getting all your information ready for
the quilt show brochure. Thanks to everyone for
getting your entries in - I can’t wait to see all your
beautiful quilts hanging at the show!
Refreshments: As mentioned in last month’s
newsletter, Christy has changed our lunch menu this
year and I think everyone will love the new options –
we'll be serving pulled chicken and pulled pork
sandwiches. There will also be pie, cookies & bars,
beverages and cinnamon rolls for the morning crew.
Country Store: Peggy is managing the country store
again this year and is doing a great job. At last count
we had over 60 items – but we still welcome more.
Any last minute items should be brought to show
setup at Faith Baptist College on Thursday.
Raffle Quilt: Becky has done a wonderful job heading
up the raffle quilt sales and coordinating the display of
the raffle quilt at our sponsors. If you haven’t already
turned you tickets and money into Becky you turn
them in at the raffle quilt table at the show prior to the
drawing. This year the prize for selling the most
tickets is a sewing machine and the prize for selling
the winning ticket is a gift certificate.
Gemstone baskets have been put together and they
look great! We have a nice variety of items in the
baskets which should allow us to have a nice range for
starting bid points. Please make sure you stop and see
the baskets, there is such a wonderful variety of items. Our Raffle Quilt wins award—
Thanks to all who participated in donation of the Congratulations Lanae!
items! See you at the show! This May our raffle quilt, pieced and quilted by Lanae
Rohwer won an award at the IMQA show in Kansas
Quilt Show Refreshments City. The International Machine Quilters Association
submitted by Christy Tigges (IMQA) is the only trade organization for Machine
quilters. The goal of the organization is to further the
Only 14 people have signed up to bring desserts.
professional development of machine quilters and the
Please consider donating cookies, bars, pies or other
profession of machine quilting as well as the
desserts or our offerings will be "slim pickings". We
development of machine quilters in the private sector.
do not have access to a refrigerator so please do not
The Raffle quilt won a teacher's award at the 2009
bring any items that require refrigeration. To help
show.
ensure that we have an adequate supply for both days
of the show, I'm asking those persons with last names
starting with A-K to bring the desserts on Thursday
afternoon/evening or Friday morning and
L-Z on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.
Breakfast: we'll be serving cinnamon rolls and
muffins while they last.
Lunch: Pies, cookies, bars etc while they last
Cinnamon rolls, bars, pies: no need to cut and
package. Items will stay fresher longer if cut right
before serving. If you want your pan back, please
write your name on the pan or place an address label
on the bottom and I will return the pan to you.
Cookies: please package 3-4 to a bag depending upon
the size.
I'll be contacting all of you who signed up to help
serve to remind you of your time. There are still spots
open from 3-6:30 on Friday and 2:30 - 4:30 on Sat.
Please let me know if you can volunteer. 210-9131 or
965-9131. Thanks!

Donation Quilts and bags

will be displayed at our Quilt Show Quilter's Cupboard
submitted by Laura Parker
I can't believe that it is time for the quilt show already! New Address:
At the quilt show we will display all the donated quilts 706 SW 3rd Street,
and activity bags before sending them off to
ChildServe, Children and Families of Iowa and the
Ankeny, IA 50023
Bangladesh Children's Hospital. Just a reminder, if
you did not get your donated quilt to me at the last phone: 515-963-8758
meeting, feel free to drop them off at the quilt show. Hours:
To date, we have made a total of 74 donation quilts Monday-Friday 10 -5:30
and 55 activity bags. I am so proud of the generosity
Thursday 10 -7:00
of our guild members. Thanks to all of you for
donating your time and resources to take care of those
Saturday, 10 -5:00
in need of some comfort. http://www.quilterscupboardiowa.com

Presidents Letter
Hi guy and gals!!
The Quilt Show is here, the next time I see ya all it
will be over. It is kind of like a wedding, months of
planning and in a few hours it's over, only with a
wedding the parents are broke and at the end of the
quilt show we have a big part of our funds for the year.
Speaking of our funds for the year have you sold at
least your original group of tickets? I'm still
making country store things I don't know why I have
to wait until I'm under pressure.
Remember our next meeting, the quilt show wrap up is
on July 21st back at Holy Trinity. The winning quilts
will not be at the fair yet so we will be able to see the
quilts before we have forgotten what they look like.
Harriet Hargrave sent a short email saying that she
enjoyed her time with us and would I please mail her
bag with her alarm clock in it to her, she accidentally
left it in my car. You'll have to ask me about the alarm
clock it was the joke for her visit here. That and her
strong desire to go to Maid Rite she had eaten there
one other time and loved it.
Our sympathy to Linda Northwick who lost her
mother on the 11th.
Lets go our there and give our time and talents to
supporting Lanae and MaryLee at the quilt show!!!!!!
Because nice matters
Debbie Pierschbacher President
And alittle more from Debbie...
Here is some added Quilt Show reminders, I figure if
my mom called with questions everyone has these
questions also.
Bring your raffle tickets that you have not handed in
yet to the show Friday or Saturday by 3:00 pm.
Quilts can be taken to Quilter's Cupboard July 1 – July
8th at 12 noon or to Faith Baptist Bible College
between 10 and 12 on July 9th.
May and June newsletters give pick up procedures for
your quilts on Saturday.
Donation quilts & bags can still be brought to the
show and given to Laura Parker.
Last minute country store items can be dropped off on
Thursday morning during set up hours.
Secretary's Report
Quilt Guild Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Deb. There were
90 members and 23 guests present. The President’s
Challenge Quilts were shown and voted on- there were
around 12 participants. First and Second prizes were
given to the well deserving individuals. We need to
save our scraps, bag them up and they can be donated
to Brother’s Keepers- Linda Schlenker will transport
these scraps to where they need to go. Keep up the
great work on the donation quilts and bags. The count
for Country Store items is at 63, remember when
making those gifts for friends, make 2 and donate one
to the Country Store. There are plenty of volunteer
opportunities for the quilt show. Harriet Hargrave was
our guest speaker, she spoke of the evolution of
machine quilting and stepping out to take a stand for
machine quilting. Not only did she have a lot of
humor, she taught us to pick a backing that will blend
in with the front so quilting mistakes don’t pop out at
you. Door prizes were awarded, birthdays were
honored, and show and tell was a treat for all,
followed by refreshments. See you all at the quilt
show!
Respectfully submitted,
Ramona Tapper
Just a reminder----THERE WILL BE A GUILD
MEETING ON JULY 21st. It's our quilt show wrap-up
meeting and will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church at 7:00 pm as usual.
Pat Lucas from Heartland Quilt Shop in Algona, Iowa
will be our speaker at our August 11th meeting.
BASIC SKILLS BUILDING SERIES
AAQG is looking into developing a Quilting Basic
Skills Building Series.
If you have an interest in attending, organizing, or
teaching we would like to hear from you.
Pam Messer, 2009-2010 Program Committee Chair
 SCISSOR SHARPENING SERVICE
AAQG has been offered the opportunity to provide
scissor sharpening service to our guild members.
Scissors would be dropped off just before the Guild
meeting and available for pick-up immediately after
the meeting. This is the same service and provider
that was offered through Hancock Fabrics. This
would be a courtesy service for the guild members,
rather than a fund raiser. Please let us know what you
think. Would you like this service to be offered? How
frequently would it be useful?
Pam Messer, 2009-2010 Program Committee Chair
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 WORKSHOP
“Our Town” Mini-Mystery Quilt
We are kicking off the AAQG Fall 2009 Workshops
with Kari Carr of New Leaf Stitches.
Kari’s project is a mini-mystery quilt, incorporating
some of the methods featured in the Fons and Porter
Love of Quilting Sept/Oct cover article Fall’s Finery.
The biggest clues to this mystery quilt can be found in
the Fall’s Finery article and in the range of designs
offered by New Leaf Stitches, which can be seen on
their website: http://www.newleafstitches.com.

This small quilt is a great opportunity to pull from

The new guild year begins in September! We will
have our election of new officers at our September
meeting. There are still some very important positions
that need to be filled. Please consider volunteering! If
you would like to volunteer or have any suggestions
please contact Laura Parker—she'll be very glad to
hear from you!
2009-2010 AAQG OFFICERS
VP - Louise Whitlow
your stash. It requires a total of only 2.25 yards of
fabric: A) 2/3 yd dark multi-color, B) 1/3 yd med
color, C) ! yd light color, D) " yd light small print
or texture, E) " yd light small print or texture.
The cutting guide is included on the supplies list, and
lets you know in advance which piece you might want
to fussy cut.
Class Fee: $25 Members, $30 Non-members. The
non-member waiting list will be activated August 9.

Treasurer - Dee Tapper Registration forms are available at our Quilt Show
and at guild meetings.
Director at Large Elect - Jan Heddinger or Jean Taft

Retreat Chair Elect - MaryLee Martz

Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday!
Program Chair Elect -OPEN
Mary Sassman July 3
Quilt Show Chair Elect - OPEN
Cindy Shelley July 3
Newsletter Chair Elect – OPEN
Jean Taft July 5
FOR SALE
Teri Potter July 7
Hand Quilting Frame-Hinterberg brand
Ten feet long---Able to fit a king-size quilt Patti Whitham July 10
Good condition Sharon Lesan July 11
Has instruction booklet & is around 15 years old Arlene Greenough July 21
Asking $50 /negotiable
Evonn Walling July 24
Buyer would have to pick it up
(from south of downtown Des Moines) Pat Dolecheck July 26
If interested please contact Sharon Hawthorne July 28
Julie Miller 984-6557 or Jane Miller 244-8400
Therese Lumley July 31
 June Prize Winners!
Block Party Studios, Inc.
Door Prize: Mary Sassman and Alene Bailey
Unique products for quilters including hand printed
Block Lottery: Ann Finger fabric, patterns, kits

Adel Quilting & Dry Goods Co. We now sell quilting fabric

30% off select notions all the time!

909 Prairie Street in Adel, IA
1503 West K Avenue, Nevada
phone: 515-993-1170
800-419-2812
www.adelquilting.com
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Quilting Connection
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238 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010
Long-Arm Machine Quilting
phone: 515-233-3048
Jennifer Peil
www.iaquilts.com
Ankeny, Ia
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515-277-0187
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POSHFIBERS.COM 5YARDSHOP.COM
Hours: Mon-Wed 10 am-5:30 pm, Thurs 10-7
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Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-4 pm
p: 515.975.0906
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3700 bolts of fabric, notions, books, patterns
Classes, Friendly staff of experienced quilters
 QUILTFEST 2009 Volunteer Sign-up Sheets 7. Peggy Palmer

There are many opportunities to help with the quilt 8. Debbie Pierschbacher
show. VOLUNTEERS are still needed—contact
Lanae or Mary Lee if you can work any of the shifts, FOOD
or help with set up or take down. Country Store items
are still needed too. If you could bring treats---which WE COULD USE MOREVOLUNTEERS!!
are still very much needed give a call. Remember---
it takes everyones help to make a great quilt show!!! Cinnamon Rolls/Muffins

1. Christy Tigges
Lanae Rohwer 963-8186
2. Lynn Koester
lanae_rohwer@hotmail.com
3. Ruth Chitwood
MaryLee Martz 779-2538
4. Arlene Greenough
mleetex2001@yahoo.com
5. Patti Whitham
Christy Tigges, 210-9131 or 965-9131
tiggeskc@mchsi.com Brownie/Bars

SET UP 1. Janet Neuschwanger

2. Mildred Stromer
1. Lois Harmon
3. Debbie Pierschbacher
2. Linda Schlenker
Cookies
3. Debbie Pierschbacher
1. Peggy Vespestad
4. Arlene Greenough
2. Ramona Tapper
5. Mildred Stromer
3. Judy Ward
WE COULD USE MORE VOLUNTEERS!!
4. Linda Schlenker
These members have volunteered to set-up the 5. Patti Whitham
Country Store area: Peggy Vespestad, Marsha Lemke,
Carolyn Link, Donita Link and Elaine Kimberley. 6. Debbie Pierschbacher

TAKE DOWN Pie

1. Jenna Ingle 1. Judy Pierschbacher

2. Linda Schlenker 2. Linda Nalean

3. Jan Heddinger

4. Pat Stammerman

5. Gayle Breneman

6. Peggy Vespestad
 Ankeny Area Quilters’ Guild
P. O. Box 961
Ankeny, IA 50021

FIRST CLASS

Bad Weather Policy

If Ankeny schools or school-related evening activities are canceled or dismissed early due to inclement weather, no
monthly guild meeting or monthly board of directors meeting or any other guild activity will be held that evening.

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Please send items or address changes before the 20th of the month to:
Susan Body (984-6937) or
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Or email: newsletter@aaqg.net
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AAQG BOARD MEMBERS 2008-09
President president@aaqg.net Deb Pierschbacher 685-2036
Vice President vicepresident@aaqg.net Laura Parker 986-4172
Secretary secretary@aaqg.net Ramona Tapper 984-6401
Treasurer Randie Bartleman 979-8141
Director at Large membersatlarge@aaqg.net Donna Jo Smith 963-9224
Diretor at Large Elect membersatlarge@aaqg.net Kay Huntimer 964-1581
Retreat Chair retreat@aaqg.net Therese Lumley 964-3328
Retreat Chair Elect retreat@aaqg.net Roxie Brown 963-0558
Program Chair programs@aaqg.net Linda Northwick 964-5594
Program Chair Elect programs@aaqg.net Pam Messer 220-4240
Quilt Show Co-Chair quiltshow@aaqg.net Lanae Rohwer 963-8186
Quilt Show Co-Chair quiltshow@aaqg.net MaryLee Martz 779-2538
Quilt Show Chair Elect quiltshow@aaqg.net Lisa Starr 988-6127
Newsletter Co-Editor newsletter@aaqg.net Susan Body 984-9637
Newsletter Co-Editor newsletter@aaqg.net Celeste Muehlenthaler 965-8966