March 19th Day meeting Lecture by Diana Bradley

Anchorage quilter, teacher & manager for Seams Like Home Quilt Shoppe, Diana Bradley did a very interesting lecture this week for the ALCQ day group. She first talked about the quilt judging process at the Alaska State Fair. She told us it was modeled after the AQS judging system. We learned a lot from her.

Next she talked about Copyright Laws in regards to how they impact quilters. It was a very eye opening talk & got discussion flowing. She talked about the hypothetical quilter"Amazing Alice".

It was both entertaining & informative. What it all boiled down to though, was if you buy a pattern, they are intended for personal use. If you want to sell, display or do anything else with what you have made, you really have to shoot an email off to Amazing Alice & ask her permission.

Show & tells were as follows:

Elaine Fergen mention free patterns can be found at Marcia Hohn's webpage.

Jetta Brewer-Huber showed a quilt top finished for a grandson. She said it's off to be quilted than given as a gift. We don't get to see it finished.

Mary Huey did this Buggy Barn pattern for a grand-baby.

Ruthe Rassmussen made a baby quilt using Aunt Martha Embroideries done by her daughter, &

some inspiration from our own Judy Hopkins book.

Linda Postlewait made a Clothesline Basket, using this years ALCQ Guild Challenge fabric. She said directions for this can be found in the 2007 Mar/Apr issue of Fons & Porter's magazine, & probably on their website.

Delberta Trevithick showed a little St Patrick's Day Basket quilt.

Deb Hardman showed her latest quilted book covers, using things from her ABC's of Embellishment classes.

March Day Group Bussiness Meeting

Today's Business meeting was well attended, even though we had some rotten spring snow & ice today.

The final count on the Teddy Bear Tea, was 233 quilts & critters. Some of them were donated by Community groups including some boys from the McLaughlin Youth Center, as well as a Soup Club & a Book Club.

The Board is establishing a Telephone Tree, in case of meetings being cancelled in an emergency.

The Annual Quilt Retreat is being planned for May 28th-31st. They will be doing a Mini Mystery, block drawings, & prizes, as well as Massage Therapists, for your tight muscles, & door prizes. Contact Cheryl Griffith if you want to attend.

Classes for Gail Garber will be opened to non-members starting April 5th, so if you want to take her classes, sign up soon!

The following were some of today's Show & Tell:

Jackie Carley with a quilt made for her by Mary Lee. Jackie said it was all about a bad day she had, when her sun roof opened automatically, & all the snow that was on top landed inside. She was throwing snowballs out of her car to get rid of the snow, & other divers were looking at her funny.

Kay Fiero did a Christmas table runner,
& a humming birds quilt.

Louise Bremner donated this pretty top to the Comfort Quilt Committee.

Irene Stewart showed this scarf she made to wear to her son's wedding.

It was made from Batiks with torn edges, & fun trims,

& bead embellishments.

Marilyn Galbraith made this quilt for a grandchild.

New member Sandy L. showed her work in progress. Sandy is working at Seams Like Home.

Rena Brinker made this Music quilt, &

also showed the "Baggie Challenge quilt" made for her by Lynnette Motz, from Rena's bag of "strange stuff". This was a challenge by the small quilt group "Calendar Girls".