by Kathleen Barkley
Thanks goes to Barb Steckel for her talk and handout after the April 7th General Membership Meeting. Barb shared Vicki Welsh’s method on how to best remove excess dye from a quilt and how prewashing fabric helps prevent the problem. Thanks also to the Central Peninsula Guild members for hosting our membership to a great luncheon and our Homer Guild members for your fabulous desserts.
Jean Ann Wright’s, June 15 & 16, Tropical Fruit Pineapple Quilt Class, is full with 20 participants. Doris Lane has generously volunteered her home and transportation to and from class during Jean Ann’s visit. Lorna Kramer is our class Angel. Our thanks to both of you.
Maggie Ball’s, July 20 & 21, Bargello Quilts with a Twist Class, has 17 participants and there are only 3 spaces left. Thanks goes to Marguerita McManus for picking up Maggie Ball and providing her transportation during her stay and volunteering to be our class Angel. For those of you who have signed up for Maggie’s class, your requirements for the class will be distributed during the week of June 1.
Gudrun Erla's, August 31 & September 1, Lexie or Kira Class, has 15 participants with space for 5 more.
In 2019, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, will be our June 21 & 22 instructor. In July the Guild has Pam Ventgen teaching a class July 26 & 27 and Nancy Mathew will teach a Guild class August 16 & 17. Each of these instructors were entered into contracts with the approval of your Education Committee at the request of Guild members. The class projects will be nominated by the Education Committee members in the next couple months. The Committee bases their selections on what would most benefit and be of interest to the membership as a whole.
In 2020, Barb Steckel will be a featured instructor. I have also been approached by different Guild members to see if paper piecing Diva, Carol Doak or Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts, Sujata Shah of The Root Connection & Cultural Fusions, or fabric designer Tula Pink, can teach a class(es) for our Guild.
If you have a suggestion for a particular quilt instructor(s), please let a member of your Education Committee know. Your Education Committee members are: Cheri Worley, Cathy Howlett, Sue Magyar, Barb Steckel, Donna Glenz, Alice Krivitsky, Lorna Kramer and Kathleen Barkley.
Central Peninsula, Homer, & Seward Guild members, it is not too early to be thinking about our November, “Getting Ready for Christmas” agenda. I’ll be checking back in before the next newsletter with each area to see what fun project you want to demonstrate and share with your fellow Guild members. Seward Guild members will be responsible for a short project or technique following our October Guild Meeting.