Uhuru Quilters Guild home page

[NO MEETING
IN AUGUST]

Guild Coordinator
Jennifer Morris

Assistant Guild Coordinator
Tammie Morrow

Treasurer
Jeanette Cumberbatch

Secretary
VACANT

Parliamentarian
Barbara Brown

Block of the Month
Renea Bailey, Chair

Challenge Project
Bennie Mann, Chair

Charm Squares
Shirley Hodge, Chair

Community Service
Felicia Few, Chair

Door Prize
Elsie Houston, Chair

Exhibits/PR
Melba Brown, Chair

Fundraising
Carol Williams, Chair

Hospitality
Renea Bailey, Chair

Library
VACANT

Membership
Sheryl Smith, Chair

Newsletter
Linda McKenzie, Chair

Road Trips
Tammy Morrow

Small Groups & Bees
Deborah Sanger, Chair

Web Site
Lawana Holland-Moore, Chair

General
Membership Notice
Sheryl Smith, Chair

Membership Dues
Annual membership dues are $24, dues for new members are prorated in June to $12.  Membership dues are for the period January 1 to December 31.   Visitors may attend one meeting free of charge. 

Former members who have not renewed their membership will be charged $2.00 per meeting until they pay their annual dues.  General membership and members of the Board of Directors must pay dues in order to participate in guild meetings, activities, and voting.

… and a big Birthday grin at

Jocelyn Herbert (3rd);
Maria Goodwin (27th);
Carol Williams (27th); and
Sara-Jane Goodwin (31st)

Meeting Location:

College Park Community Center
5051 Pierce Ave.
College Park, MD  20737
Center Phone: 301-441-2647

The Uhuru Quilters Guild meets the third Saturday of every month, unless posted otherwise.

Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 am – 11:00 am

General Member Meeting
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Directions:
From Washington Beltway

1. Take 495 towards College Park (Univ. of MD)
2. Take exit 25 B south (Rt. 1 / Baltimore Ave.)
3. Go about 2 miles
4. Make a left onto Lakeland Road (at the fire station)
5. Make a right turn onto Rhode Island Ave.
6. Follow the curve; Rhode Island Ave. becomes Pierce Ave. The building, rose
   colored, is on the right.

(NO MEETING IN AUGUST)

Sew Help Me. . .
Tips to boost your creativity

Review this checklist to keep your sewing machine in tip-top working order:

1. NEVER sew over needles and pins.
2. Use only needles made to fit your brand and model of machine. Needles should be replaced every 6-8 sewing hours.
3. Clean out dust bunnies in the throat plate on a regular basis; some quilters clean after finishing every bobbin-ful.
4. Lubricate as recommended, using oil recommended by your sewing machine manufacturer. NEVER use oil that has turned brown.
5. If you are using a computer-based machine, ALWAYS use a surge protector (not all strip electrical units have this feature).
6. Use high quality, long staple thread. “Bargain” thread can deposit large amounts of lint that build up in the feed dog and tension area and can cause tension problems.
7. At least once a year, take your machine to your local dealer for a check up.

Do quilters give "blanket" protection??

Welcome, Uhuru members and guests!

I believe that variety is one of the greater spices of life ... especially in the life of today's busy quiltmaker. With that being the case, this month I'm adding a different spice to the look of the Uhuru Quilters Guild newsletter - a new online version! I hope you will enjoy this first online version and that you will find it as informative as the old version.

Members, please give me feedback on this newsletter (if any) at my regular email address. As always, our visitors and guests may send comments to newsletter@uhuruquiltersguild.org.

Visit our main site at http://www.uhuruquiltersguild.org

Thanks and enjoy!

Linda McKenzie
Editor

U R Sew Welcome!
Sheryl Smith, Membership Chair

The roster is out! If you see a name you are not familiar with, it is probably one of our new members. Give them a howdy call!

We are halfway through the year 2006 and several of Uhuru’s long time members have not returned. The Membership Committee will be giving a “We Miss You” telephone call or post card notice (whichever is deemed necessary) in September to see how they are. Since the month of September is viewed as the “Back to School” month, I thought this would be a good time to get the old members thinking about returning. If you would like to help me in this “Back to Uhuru” campaign, give me a call.

Rollcall - Year 2006

Fortune Birds by Elin Waterston

Fiberart For A Cause

Fundraising for the American Cancer Society.

Fiberart Postcards needed for
International Quilt Festival - Houston
November 2 - 5, 2006

Goal: One thousand fiberart postcards find new homes with art-loving patrons.

Fiberart For a Cause fiberart postcards are donated by fiber artists around the world. Each donated postcard will be available for a $30 donation to the American Cancer Society. New postcards will be added every day to the "Big Wall" at International Quilt Festival-Houston until all the postcards are up or "adopted".

This will be the last FFAC fiberart postcard sale (except for an online sale of any "orphan" fiberart postcards from IQF-Houston). 100% of the funds raised are donated to the American Cancer Society. FFAC has already donated over $50,000 to the American Cancer Society!

For guidelines for making and donating fiberart postcards, go to http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACS/MakingFFACPostcards.html.

Upcoming Shows

Chantilly... 33rd Annual Sully Quilt Show & Sale, Sully Historic Site, 3601 Sully Road, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Contact Barbara Ziman or Kelly Roder; 703-437-1794; Barbara.Ziman@fairfaxcounty.gov; Kelly.Roder@fairfaxcounty.gov; www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully)

Chantilly... Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Dulles Expo & Conference Center, 4368 Chantilly Shopping Center, September 28, 29 & 30, 2006; 703-378-0910
http://www.sewingexpo.com/cities/chantilly.htm

NeedleChasers of Chevy Chase present "A Quilters' Neighborhood"
Friday, October 20, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

NeedleChasers of Chevy Chase will be holding its biennial quilt show on October 20 and 21 of this year. The show will include a terrific raffle quilt (designed by Donna Radner), a silent auction, a boutique with hundreds of hand-sewn items, and a display of quilts made by guild members. If you'd like more information about the show, please visit their website at www.needlechasers.org, and click on the Quilt Show 2006 button.  Or send an e-mail to contactus@needlechasers.org.

Block of the Month
Renea Bailey, Chair

The theme for the 2006 Block of the Month is the latest craze in quilting -- Postcard Quilts!  They are quick, uncomplicated blocks, so no UFOs will be sitting around to be quilted. You can complete several postcard quilts in no time flat!  Each month I will make a postcard quilt and post it along with a template so that you can create a similar postcard.  Or, let your creativity flow and create a postcard based on the theme for each month.  Have fun, and bring your postcard quilts in for show and tell.

The theme for August postcards is Hot! Hot! The Lazy Days of Summer

Just Sew You Know

The Charm Exchange
Shirley Hodge, Chair

Because we had no meeting in July and August, we will have to double up the Charm Exchange accordingly. In order to prevent having too many different themes to sort out, we will double up twice as explained below:

At our next meeting (September), bring in your squares that you would have brought in at the July meeting. At that time we will have the sign-up sheets for both the August and September exchanges.

In October, you will bring in your August and September squares, and sign up for October and November. In November, bring the October and November squares and we're even!

As a reminder, see the information below for the July exchange:

The theme for the July Charm Square exchange is "Celestrials, Stars.”
 
The following 11 (eleven) people signed up:  Deb Sanger, Pat Johnson, Jocelyn Herbert, Jackie Tyson-Hope, S. Yvonne Nickens, Sarah Voyt-Knox, Jennifer Morris, Sheryl Smith, Sandra Ealy, Nadine Mills, Shirley Hodge.

Cut 6-1/2” (six-and-one-half-inch) squares of 100% pre-washed cotton (please make sure that the size and quality of your squares are what you yourself would like to receive).  Please remember to cut off the selvedges before you cut your squares.  Place squares in a baggie with your name on it, and put it in the "Charm Squares" basket.

If you have any questions, please e-mail or telephone Shirley Hodge.  If you have signed up and then are unable to come to the meeting, please mail squares or have them delivered to the meeting. To save time and ensure accuracy, charm squares will be sorted and distributed during the month and returned at the following month's meeting barring any unforeseen incidents.

Charm Schedule for remainder of 2006
July		August		September
Celestrials, Stars		School Days		Fall Foliage
October		November		December
Under & In the Water		Southwest, Cowboy, Cowgirl, Western		What Does it Say? (fabric with words)

Going fabric shopping? Remember to show your card for a discount!