WELCOME!
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Quilt Guild of Greater Houston’s newly redesigned website. Take a few minutes to explore all of the exciting features created especially for us by our very own Betty Baker. One sensational new area will be for Member’s Only. This password protected area will include complete newsletters, up-to-date membership rosters and other information for member’s private access. But that’s only the beginning! So download those membership forms and bring them to the meeting or mail them in. You won’t want to miss a thing – because it’s Going Great in 2008!
Susan Carter
QGGH 2008 President
MAY Patch Dispatch Newsletter is online in the MEMBERS ONLY area.
Be sure to check the Calendar for upcoming events and the Calendar EVENT page for Quilt show and other events around Texas!
Challenge Quilt
The starting pistol has sounded and we’re off…. the winning choice was fantastic -- "Houston Undercover: A Quilt Show”. The challenge possibilities are wide open as any quilt is 'undercover'. For those members who are endowed with the gift of soaring imaginations - well, the sky is the limit. So with a title in hand, we're now able to get our ads out to the national magazines and hopefully allow you plenty of time to start planning your entries. Next month, the specific entry guidelines will be available for all categories. While you are full of inspiration, here they are:
2009 “Houston Undercover: A Quilt Show”
Challenge Quilt Guidelines1. Create a quilt using the word Undercover as your inspiration.
2. The quilt must have 3 layers and there must be quilting connecting the layers.
3. The edges must be finished, but the finish does not have to be a traditional binding.
4. The piece may have added dimension and may be embellished with the material(s) of your choice.
5. Size: To allow as much freedom as possible, any shape quilt is allowed. The circumference of the outside finished edge (binding edge) should be no less than 60 inches and no greater than 240 inches. For example: a 15”x15”quilt= 60” and a 60”x60” quilt = 240”.
6. Quilts must have a 4” sleeve or 4” tabs for hanging.
The Library has acquired the following books:
Quilting, Kids can do it by Biz Storms.
Texas Quilts and Quilters by Marcia Kaylakie, Photography by Jim Lincoln.
Cotton Theory Quilting DVD by Betty Cotton
Kaleidoscopes & Quilts , replacement, Paula Nadelstern
One Block Wonders , 2nd copy, Maxine Rosenthal
T-Shirt Quilts, replacement, by Jane Davila,
Terrific Tees, I can’t believe it’s a T-shirt quilt, author Caryl Schuetz
Award Winning Applique Birds, Pamela Humphries
Easy & Elegant Lone Star Quilts, replacement, by Shirley Stutz
Feedsacks in Georgia, by Ruth Rhoades
That Dorky Homemade Look, by Lisa Boyer
Thimbleberries BIG BOOK,
Applique, The Basics and Beyond, by Janet Pittman
Baby’s Favorite, by Cynthia England (Donation)
Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabrics, Paula Nadelstern,
copy 2The New Year's Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Library has recieved donations by several members who have generously donated their books to benefit the library. These valuable contributions will soon be available to be checked out.
This is a special quilt made for Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS). It contains 40 Playbills spanning shows at the theater from 1968 - 2008. Pictured left to right - Jane Plisga, Jennifer Hill and Donella Pyle. The "Top 40 Quilt" will be on display at the Wortham Center until it is auctioned at the TUTS 40th Anniversary gala in April, 2008. Great job ladies!
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