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October 19
Guild meeting at 7
Glenda Westbrook of Houston Street Mercantile
Quilt Shop in Granbury will be doing
a trunk show and SALE.

other news of interest.  TheNinePatch Quilt Shop in Decatur will be closing shop as of Oct 15, 2004 - owner retiring
and
The Stitching Post in Denton will also be closing - owner also retiring
We'll miss both of these shops.
 
 
 

September 21
guild meeting at 7: with New Member Tea at 6.
Fran Snay will be our Guest Speaker for the evening.
She is a recognized quilt teacher and quilter.  Fran is founder of the Johnson County Quilt Guild (1998), and has been teaching quilting since 1989.  She loves to enthuse new and seasoned quilters about color combinations. Fran, who lives in Burleson, will present a trunk show of some of her award winning quilts. Please plan to attend and take this opportunity to invite a friend to view just some of Fran's creations.

Sept newsletter is online now.
no show and tell photos for the month of August.

Show and Tell for July is now online (sorry for being so late)
Show and Tell for September:

block of the month


1.  Elizabeth Gage        Fractured Flag
2.  Brenda Sweeney      Star
3.  Erema Merrill           Bear Claw
4.  Barb Abel                Sherry's Country Quilt
5.  Linda Vick               Snowman Quilt
6.  Racheal Morgeson   Row upon row sample and Wall hanging (her first appliqué quilt)
7.  Maggie Perkins        Open Arms from Killer Bees, Chevron top, and Sharyn Craig "Royal Cross"
8.  Sandra Hardin          Celestial Angel fro her daughter's 50 th birthday and Pink baby quilt (Martha Pullen's Bonnet Girls)
9.  Marlena Dupre'         Moda Fabric Challenge "Underground Railroad
10. Martha Springer      Open Arms Juvenile quilt "Jungle" quilted by Barb Chamblee
11. Donna Hoffmann      Seasons of friendship, 2 person quilt, reversible, made for Moda Challenge
12. Teaa Lentz              Half log cabin from Sharyn Craigs workshop, and three wall hangings- Pumpkin Head, Snowman, and   Christmas Carolers
13.  Cathy Braunreiter    St. Frances raffle quilt
14.  Karen Bumgardner    Dragon Purse
15.  Jessica Harper        18" block, firework, faceted jewels
16.  Sheri Jones            Adam's baby quilt and Celtic appliqué pillow top

August 17
Becky Goldsmith is our Guest speaker
Here's one of her books
$5.00 admission for non-members
August newsletter is online now.
Next board meeting will be Sept 13 - note date change

July 20

Darlene Christopherson is our guest speaker
an interview
$5.00 admission for non-members
July newsletter is online now.

Show and Tell
Nancy Carr Donation Quilt, Marcy's 2000 Memorial Quilt, Flannel Throw, brother Tim's Star Quilt
Linda Basden & MaryAnn - Sharon Craig's 1/2 log cabin block for donation quilt
GAil Davis - quilt for Diane Nixon of ASAP
Laura Palmer - from Sharon Craig's Workshop - 1/2 log cabin
Jerene Kilpatrick - April Showers, summer quilt throw
The Cub Paw Bee quilts
Colleen Wilkens 2 scrap quilts for Open Arms
Hedy Stanton - "the influence of failures"
Melinda Yates quilt top English Cottages
Beverly Woolsey - baby quilt top Raninbow Bears II
Sara Moe kalaidascope quilt, photo collage quilt, Hoffman Challenge quilt
Jessica Harper Kite quilt
 
 

June 15
Sharyn Craig - quilt designer is our guest speaker for the June meeting
Workshop will be held on June 16 - see newsletter for details.
Here's some of her quilts.
and an interview




Block of the Month

Show and Tell ready for April and June



May 18
Auction & potluck dinner - 6:00 pm
Check in for auction goods  is 5pm
see newsletter for details
volunteers for auction need to be at church by 4:50pm

April 20
Guild Meeting:  6pm doors open  7pm guild meeting

Special projects. "Please bring star blocks to the next guild meeting in either 6 or 12" finished with yellow or gold for the star and blue for the background.  Hopefully we can get enough gathered for at least one donation quilt,  of the larger variety for the women's shelter". Sherril is challenging us to have enough to complete at least one (two or more would be great) of twin size quilts. 

JoAnne Sheppard's photo albums on Snapfish.com are at the following address:
www.snapfish.com
These are quilt show photos taken by Dot and are in no particular order.

Show and Tell
Paula Burda - Prayer Quilt
Joan Houle - Scrapy quilt
Gwen Roof - Autumn Leaves, I spy
Dee Rose - Big Sky Wedding
Marilyn Kautzer - Summer Gardens
Patti Cashon - Stars, Christmas Star, 1st grown up quilt
Mary Ellen Turner - Cinnamon Sticks
Janet Stuart - A walk on the Wild Side
Deb Batz - Burgoyne Surrounded
Kaye Shapaker - The many faces of option II
Carol McCabe - Storm at Sea
Ima Ruth Jacoby - baby quilt
Sara Moe - photo Collage
Mary Belcher - Crazy Quilt, Freindship quilt
 

March 16 
Guild Meeting
Show and Tell
#1 - Jennie Nixon - Triple Irish Chain & Froggy Baby Quilt
#2 - Melinda Yates  Victoria Valentine
#3 Colleen Wilkins  Table Topper
#4 Happy Johns  T-Shirt Quilt
 

March 11 - Workshop

February 20-21 
Bear Creek Quilt Guild Show

February 17, 2004
Show and Tell
#1- Mary Belcher - 2 ABC quilts, 1 watercolor tablerunner
#2Jean Houle - Baby quilt
#3 Trudy Schwader - South Dakota Indian design quilt
#4 - Mona Livingston - jacket and tote bag
#5 - Yvonne Hylander - Butterfly Days
#6 - Elizabeth Gage
#7 - Dawn Scheffer - purple passion flannel vest and quilt
 

Guild meeting 7:pm
January 20, 2004
Guild Meeting
Show and Tell
December 16, 2003
Show and Tell
Deb Batz:  Double Irish Chain quilt
 Elizabeth Gage:  Baby quilt
 Marily Kautzer:  Star Table Topper
 Jackie Cleghorn:  Churn Dash quilt
 Maryann Jardine:  "Ready for Christmas" wall hanging
 Teaa Lentz:  Christmas TV throw
 Diane Michal:  "Century of Flight" wall hanging
 Sheri Jones:  Pink challenge quilt; Round Robin quilt; Jeremy's sports quilt

Total items shown:  10
Potluck 6:30
Business meeting and program by Dave Lieber after meal.
There will be discussion on raising next year's dues to $20.
November Show and Tell Photos
August Show and Tell Photos

how to make quilt sleeve
November 18, 2003
Business meeting 7 pm
Quilt Show entry Forms due

October 21, 2003


October Show and Tell
photos are on line now
1.  Linda Basden:  Turning Leaf quilts (bed sized and miniature)

2.  Karen Bumgardner presenting for Marilyn Seaman:  Happy Halloween quilt

3.  Ruth Loyd:  Red Barn quilt; Taylor's quilt

4.  Dawn Scheffer:  Red, white and blue quilt

5.  Delores Haas:  Tree of Life (her first quilt)

6.  Barb Kendall:  Holiday table runner

7.  Happy Johns:  Retirement quilt

8.  Jackie Cleghorn:  2 Halloween wall hangings; 1 Patriotic Stars quilt

9.  Deb Botts:  ABC quilt

10.  Yvonne Hyland :  Quilt jacket, purse, and   Halloween vest

11.  Sherry Hicks:  Patriotic table cloth

12.  Donna Hoffman:  2 quilts and 3 miniatures

As near as I can tell, 22 items were shown

Business meeting 7pm
 Bettie Hammock is our guest speaker with a "trunk" show
There will be a Newcomer's Tea at 6:00 before the meeting -
all members new to the guild this year are invited to attend and meet the officers and board members.

Raffle Quilt Drawing is this night
Remember to bring your raffle ticket money and ticket stubs to the guild meeting that night 
or get the money and stubs to
Bonnie Miller
Ticket Sales Chairman
before the meeting

JoAnne Sheppard would like your quilt Show entry forms 
this month or by the November 18 meeting. 
Show entry forms are accessible from the quilt show page and in the newsletter

September 2003


No pictures for Sept. [camera batteries dead - my apologies]

1.  Dee Rose:  "#8 for Cael" quilt
2.  Diane Michal:  "Love Ring" from Nancy Hinds' Drunkard's Path workshop
3.  Teaa Lentz:  6 quilts total:  Autumn leaf runner; Spring Bee quilt; 2 Starlight   table runners; Crazy Patch quilt; Fractured Crystals Quilt
4.  Cathy Braunreiter and Lynn Conklin:  "Americana" quilt for raffle at St. Francis church
5.  Mary Belcher:  1) small wall hanging and 2) table runner for Thanksgiving
 6.  Neldean Brown:  Chrissy's Quilt
 7.  Jerene Kilpatrick:  Mystery Quilt
 8.  Jackie Cleghorn:  T-shirt Quilt
 9.  Jennie Nixon:  Chenille quilt for birthday gift for her daughter
 10.  Elaine Rice:  Petal Posies quilt for first time grandmother; Signature quilt for a friend at  work
 11.  Elaine Rice and Cindy Cornelius:   New York Quilt for 9-11 family
 12.  Joyce Holmes:  Quilt top, red and "not white"
 13.  Chris Atwell:  Pinwheels quilt
 14.  Happy Johns:  T-shirt quilt
 15.  Barbara Faulkner:  2 miniature quilts for the silent auction; Ami Simms' mom's baby quilt 

 Total items shown:  24

Sept 16 guild meeting
Quilt Show Rules and Entry Form .

August 2003

Show and tell photos are coming soon - minor glitch with my computer right now.

1 - Sherry Hicks: Framed Star - square in a square
2 - Cathy Braunreiter: Friendship Quilt for B. Chamblee from 2003 retreat
3 - Jo Lonn Carter-Stanley: Black Forest
4 - Happy Johns: T-shirt made for daughter of friend
5 - Sheri Jones: Fancy Dresden Plate pieced in 30's; hand quilted by her quilt group at church
6 - Maggie Perkins: Mom's Family - made for her 80th birthday
7 - Patty Shelly: Black & Bright - winner of Rally Day Quilt
8 - Pam Walsh: 1- Twisted Brights; 2- 2 Sides of Aunt Gracie
9 - Joyce Holmes: Triangle Nightmare
10 - Erema Merrill: 2 baby quilts+2
11 - Derene Kilpatrick:  Friendly Stars; blocks made by members of her bee + center and corners by Derene
12 - Mary McFarland: Pansy Quilt made in the 30's & 40's by her Mother and Grandmother
13 - Dawn Scheffer: 1- Rebeccah's Quilt; 2- Donation quilt with block of the month
14 - Judi Sheffler: Rally Round the Flag - blue redwork, hand quilted
15 - Judi Sheffler: Parade - blue redwork, handquilted
16 - Judi Sheffler: WildFlowers - broderie perse from a workshop with applique Donsortium by Darlene Christopherson
17 - Karen Bumgardner:  Gildren's Hands & Heart - This quilt is for Rev. Jo Ponder at White's Chapel - for all her hard work at the Chapel Hill Children's School - preschool program

Aug 19 Meeting with Cynthia England

Quilt Show silent auction guidelines are on the quilt show page

Block of the month
July 2003
Show and Tell
Colleen Wilkins:  1) Baby blanket      2) "Blueberry Pie" table runner
Rachel Morgeson:  1)  Baby blanket   2)  Wall hanging
Beverly Woolsey:  Hand pieced quilt top
Nancy Carr:  "Stars in Your Eyes" quilt made for her daughter Marcy
Cindy Cornelius and Elaine Rice:  "New York Nancy" made for a family affected by 9/11
Elizabeth Gage:  1) Rag quilt       2) Baby quilt top
Happy Johns:  Fun, fuzzy flannel quilt
Mary Beth McCormack:  Untitled quilt
Dot Lang:  "Block of the Month Hearts" quilt
Yvonne Hylander:  Two baby quilts
Linda Basden:  1) Baby quilt        2) Miniature quilt       3) Doll quilt
Mary Belcher:  Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt pieced by her mother and finished by  Mary
Karen Bumgardner:  JPS rag quilt
Nancy Gardner:  1) quilt for sister in Seattle    2) Double Wedding Ring quilt
 

TOTAL ITEMS SHOWN:  21

General Meeting is July 15, 2003
Ami Simms is guest speaker
There is a $5.00 charge for visitors that night

There will be no board meeting
There is no July block of the month.
 

June 2003
June Show and tell
 

General Meeting is June 17, 2003 - pot luck at 6:00, meeting afterwards


June Block of the Month

May Show and Tell
 

May 2003

May Block of the Month
April Block of the Month

Show and Tell, April 2003

General Meeting is May 20 7:pm
Remember to pick up your 2003 raffle quilt tickets.

April 2003
General Meeting - April 15  -
Garage Sale
6PM
Donate your unwanted sewing items to the guild for this sale.
Early Bird Sale - items will be on sale as soon as they arrive and are checked in.  See newsletter for more details
Board Meeting April 7, 6:30pm at Stitchin' Sisters, Keller

Show and Tell at March 18 meeting:
Click above to visit photo page
Block of the Month - .

March 2003

March 18 Guild Meeting 7:pm
The speaker is an award winning quilter from Ft. Worth, Jacque Hensell, who will speak on
  Redwork.

March 3 Board Meeting Monday 6:30pm


March block of the month

 
Retreat Photos
3 pages of photos from the Retreat

Show and Tell, February 18, 2003 Meeting
Click here to view photos

 

February 2003
February 18  Guild Meeting - 7:pm

Guest Speaker: Nancy Hinds,
from Louisiana. Lecture willbe on Common Threads.
(Workshop will be on Quick/Easy Drunkard�s Path)


Show and Tell, January 2003 Meeting
(click here to view photos)
 

January 2003

From the Program Chair:

Meeting at 7:pm, January 21

doors open at 6pm

Sandy Brawner is speaker for January meeting - from Quilt Country bringing her new fabric line and book.



 
 

From the President:

Monthly Board Meetings will be on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 unless otherwise noted - location: Stitchin' Sisters, 830 Keller Parkway, Keller.


2002 Raffle Quilt  Winner

 Karen Singletary from Burleson

From Show and Tell:

December Show and Tell


 
From the Webmistress

New Website for our guild. 

Welcome to our new Site.  Our old site is now inactive  but available to browse.  Necessary pages will be moved to this site as time allows.  Please take note of our new address:

www.bearcreekquiltguild.org

There are no outside ads to encounter on this site - no more pop-ups.  The monthly Guild newsletter is available to members to download and is password protected.  Email will be sent each month notifying members that the newsletter is available to print. If you are reading the newsletter from our site, please let us know so we may cut down on mailing costs.

Please notify the newsletter chairperson and the email chairperson that you are getting your newsletter via the web.  Please send any email address changes to the membership and the email chairpersons.


Committee Members: 

Please send me any  information that you want posted on this page or elsewhere on this site. 

 


 
 
 
 
 

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