Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters

LECTURE & CLASSES POSTPONED

2012-02-03T17:02:00.000-08:00

please forward this message to all ALCQ members: (& anyone else who may be interested)

The lecture for tonight, & the weekend classes for Saturday & Sunday are cancelled due to this crazy snow- fall & wicked weather! Deb Hardman is snowed in on the hillside, the road hasn't been plowed, & the driveway is knee deep & getting deeper! We MAY be able to get out some time after noon tomorrow, but after talking with Mary, it's been decided that the whole weekend will get rescheduled. She is trying to talk to the school to see what works for them, & will let us all know when she knows.

Sorry for the change in plans. We'll do our best to make it work when we can. I'm all packed & ready to go!

Stay safe, & stay warm my friends!

Warm hugs,

Deb Hardman

Feb. 2 Show & Tell

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The above quilt was quilted by Deb Hardman, & will soon be donated to the Aquarian school as a thank you for the use of the facility for the classes we will be doing there in the near future. The top was donated to the quilt guild years ago, & we think it was from Dee Morrow, just before she moved away. If anyone knows more, let us know!

Rena B. made this quilt when she went to the night group meeting that Carrie Payne

instructed.

Carol did this ABC quilt for a teddy bear.

Barb C. made 4 double sided quilts for teddies & friends.

Judy Wedemeyer showed these quilts for teddy's friends,

& this one for the Providence Spiritual Core group.

Harmony showed this quilt top for the comfort quilts.

Barb R. showed 2 teddy bear quilts that she used her embroidery machine to quilt.

Delberta had a teddy bear quilt, & a bag to share.

Kay F. brought in a raccoon named Maxine & her little kit Max.

Here is the quilt she made for them to share.

Pat S. showed a teddy bear quilt,

& a comfort quilt that she did the binding on.

Lynne showed a baby quilt,

& a new bag she made.

Judy V. showed a few of the 36 teddy & friends quilts that our over best achiever Donna Evans made.

Bonnie bound this comfort quilt.

Regina bound these...

Ruthe R. shared her "blue-violet" study from a group challenge that was headed by Harriet S.

This is another of Delberta's quilts, & it will be going to hang at the Providence Medicare clinic for a while. Other members are welcome to loan quilts for both Medicare clinics & the Airport.

Rosemary finished her Maxine pillow case.

& showed another piece of fabric that she intends to pin up & mark the places she has visited. She bought both of these projects at a quilt show she went to in California.

Irene had 3 teddy bear quilts to show.

Our next meeting on Feb. 16th is the Teddy Bear & Friends Tea
.

January Show & Tell.

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Deb H. made this simple charm-9 patch quilt for her DH for Christmas, elevated with some machine quilting. Below the back is Minke fabric.

George T. showed his nutty decoration.

Linda P. made this spectacular applique' quilt for her daughter.

Hand quilting with lazy daisy embroidery stitches.

This was the label.

Kate B. shared this comfort quilt made by her friend.

This is another comfort quilt top.

This is top was made from a charm pack of "Stonehenge" fabric.

This top was made from some old 16 patch blocks that she found in an antique shop.

This was a mystery quilt top, also for comfort quilts.

Ruthe R. had these teddy bear quilts for the tea coming next month.

Jane F. made this totally tubular quilt to donate to the Providence Hospice project.

Delberta T. made this baby quilt for a friend of her daughter.

& this cute book.....

Jetta made a table runner with dog team Batik fabric.

Lynn did a Christmas wall hanging from an old pattern she found.

Linda P donated this for the small quilt auction.

Mary L. did this photo quilt for a military kid.

& 2 teddy bear quilts.

Regina bound some comfort quilts.

Please send get well wishes to Kay Baehr, Robyn Maas, Sharon Pearson, & Jana Pearson.

The Holiday Party & a little Show & tell

2011-12-15T17:28:00.000-08:00

It was a festive party.

A few new guests.

A little show & tell...

Harmony showed a necklace she made with a crystal rock & wire.

Deb Hardman & Sandy Winfree showed what they made from techniques they taught each other. Sandy needle felted her shawl after Deb showed her how easy it was, & Deb made a little quilt after learning the Shibori-rock technique from Sandy.

George Taylor Made the quilt above, & the holiday decoration below.

November Day group Show & Tell

2011-11-06T11:08:00.001-08:00

We started out with Deb H showing a customer quilt that she just quilted.
Jetta showed a sweatshirt jacket she made.
Nancy had a comfort quilt that she bound. Donna E. pieced it, & Sharon D. quilted it.
Nancy also bound this quilt
Mary G. made this little Crazy quilt for her daughter Liz's 40th birthday, starting it in Kathy Kansier's class.
Harmony did this one in Kathy's class,
& Robyn did this one.
Regina bound 3 Comfort quilts.

This quilt was made by Vicki F. for a child (from EAFB),of a deployed soldier.
This is the back of the same quilt.
This quilt was donated to us from Louise Bremner, to be finished hand quilting, & used as a raffle quilt in the future.

Kathy Kansier lecture & classes

2011-10-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, ALCQ hosted a lecture & classes, by Kathy Kansier. Here are photos from Friday & saturday. Here is a link to Kathy's web page.

Pedals For Africa program

2011-10-29T17:55:00.001-07:00

Starting with Show & Tell, Jackie showed us the shirt, that she fuse-appliqued figures cut out from a new Alexander Henry print that you can get at Quilt Zone.

Irene had a sweat shirt that she converted into a jacket.

Jane brought in 2 quilts for teddy bears, & 1 for Providence hospital's dying patients.

New member Peggy, showed cards she has been working on.
Sandy made another textured work of art.

Glenda did a table runner that looked good on both sides.
Delberta made a purse from Ricky Tims Convergence method of piecing.

Pat did the above quilt, inspired from a picture in a book.
This is a comfort quilt that she pieced.
Marcia came from the Valley Quilt guild, to invite ALCQ members to come to the Valley Guild's retreats.

April brought in fabric to share, that she bought in Africa.

April Boles was our guest speaker. She talked about her organization, Pedals for Africa, & showed slides from her most recent trip there, where she distributed bicycles to young people for the purpose of helping them get to & from school. More info available at the website: Pedals for Africa.
ALCQ member Clara Jo donated several pieces to be used as fund-raisers for Pedals For Africa.

Annual Business Meeting & Potluck

2011-09-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

The annual business meeting was Thursday. ALCQ had a Potluck, & food drive to benefit the Anchorage Food Bank. Nearly a truck load of canned & dry goods were brought in & donated by ALCQ members.
Comfort Quilts were displayed from the balcony.

Tables decorated with canned goods & other fun stuff.

Items made from last year's President's Challenge fabric were hung up front for display.

Former ALCQ President, Pam Harris was presented with the quilt that was finally finished for her.

The back is beautiful too!

The label was sewn on just moments before presenting the quilt to her.

Last Day of the 2011 Show

2011-09-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

Rosemary (far left), & Ruthe (far right) Quilt Show co-chairs, take their final bow with Marilyn & Don Locke.

Marilyn & Don busy all through the show.

Small groups had great displays.

Walk-ways were roomy for people to view the quilts.

All of the auction quilts were bid on & sold, raising funds for education.

Mary Kay Sambo won viewer's choice for the large quilts.

A stunned Robyn Maas won viewer's choice for the small quilts.

Jan Wills won viewer's choice for the medium quilts.

Margaret Gingerich won viewer's choice for the wearable.

The raffle quilt was won by Marie Fujimura (& everyone within 3 city blocks knew it!) .

There was much joy & celebrating!

If you didn't get to come, you missed a great show!

Saturday at the Quilt show

2011-09-16T20:32:00.001-07:00

Our special featured quilter Don Locke, from Waxahtache, Texas. Above he stands next to his 2nd quilt, The Supper. It was made from all 1 inch squares cut, & arranged on his design wall, then numbered & sewn together into 1/2 inch finished squares using a 50 year old little Singer Featherweight machine.

Below he & his wife Marilyn stand next to his 1st quilt. These were taken on Friday evening after set-up.

The next 4 panels are all auction quilts.

Here is Don in his shirt, hand-dyed to match the back of his quilt.

Irene, Louise, & liz spent some time manning the Judy Hopkins memorial exhibit. Judy's family members came later to the show.

September 1st Show & Tell 2011

2011-09-08T07:41:00.000-07:00

Carol made a cute little purse from the President's challenge fabric for this year.
Lynne quilted a quilt made by her sister.

Harmony made this quilt for her son, & hand quilted it.

Ruthe made this dog quilt,for the next Teddy bear Tea. She also made a Pooh & friends quilt for her 1st great grand-daughter that is due in 2 weeks.Kathleen made 3 quilts for TB&F Tea.

Mary made a Flamingo quilt for her son. It's from a Sharon Malec pattern.

Pat made 2 quilts for TB&F.

Marie made a diaper bag for her grandchild.

Pat wore a lovely Mola T-shirt.

Ruth Simpson made & donated this quilt for the Small Quilt Auction. It was part of the night group's challenge, "I See You".
Harriet made "Compliments of the Season", for the SQA.

The next 8 quilts were brought to show from Judy V. They were all donated for the TB&F tea.

Lastly, we had a cool tip from Barbara C: She said she put Rubber Cement on the back of her ruler to make it a clear non-slip grip for rotary cutting.

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2011-08-14T00:52:00.000-07:00

Deb H brought her silk shibori quilted card.Sandy W taught her how to wrap rocks, & Deb tried wrapping beads to make this little card.

April came to talk to us about Pedals For Africa.
Kate showed us a cup cozy that holds pens.
A curvey table runner, & a quilt she made for her sister.

Pam made This Suduko for her Abrtact Realism on-line challenge with her Fast Friday group.

Lynne finished up 3 comfort quilts.

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April Show & Tell

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Diane Miller made this lady bug quilt with a bag to match a stuffed lady bug.

Deb Hardman showed one of 4 passport purses she made to use for the MQX show she went to in Rhode Island last week.
She also showed the purse she made as the Guild gift to Vikki Pignatelli for next week .

Joan Brewer scored big-time at the local Value Village, & got several great blocks to make several lovely quilts!

Pam Harris made some glasses cases.

Barbara Clinton had a comfort quilt.

Dog quilt, &

a liittle quilt she with her granddaughter.

Judy Wedemeyer made 2 small quilts for the SAQA auction.

Sandy Winfree did a confort quilt,

and one for her Mom's church.

Regina Dalton showed a quilt made by her aunt in 1939.

Kay Fiero made a quilt from a "Strip Twist" pattern for her mom& table runners for her siblings.

& she finished a piece that she started in gail garber's class.

Pat Sims shared a WIP that she & Bonnie Bucknam are working on for a Guatamalan orphanage. They have put together more than 80 quilts for this on-going project. Click on Bonnie to see here blog.

Marilyn Barnnet finished off the Show & Tell with a quilt she made from a Brenda Clyde design from Robin Place in Soldotna.

Loussac Libary Exhibit

2011-04-09T07:07:00.000-07:00

Showing now.....Check it out.

Tedy Bear Tea Feb. 16, 2011

2011-03-23T13:07:00.000-07:00

The 8th annual Teddy Bear Tea was well attended . John Norris from KTUU took some photos which you can see on his webpage.

Here is a note from Judy Veerman, Head of the Teddy Bear Tea committee:

Teddy Bear Tea Party

It is the ambition of Teddy Bears to inspire Love.

Congratulations, dear friends. February's Teddy Bear Tea broke all records. Seems like that happened last year, too.
An overwhelming 331 teddies and wannabees showed off their special quilts all around the room. Plus, we had the good fortune of having a number of visitors from outside the guild come to share the event. They were dazzled by our members' creativity.

The Teddies were distributed to AWAIC, Clare House, the Salvation Army, Office of Children's Services, and to Child in Transition which is the ASD program for homeless children. The Teddies are happily living with children of their very own. And the children now have very special, very loyal Teddy friends.

Thank you to one and all who do so much to make this program successful. Thank you to all the quilt makers, the cookie bakers, the tea servers, the set up team, the tag team, and to all the agency hosts.
Well done !
Judy Veerman

Teddy Bear Telegraph
We have a quilt in need of a zebra about 8 - 12 inches tall.
Beanie Baby size is too small.

The following photos are coutesy of Harmony Moser.

March 4 show & tell

2011-03-15T22:29:00.000-07:00

Show& tell at the last meeting was started by Carol Wight Jones showing her quilting sample book of her free motion machine quilting.

Kate Beebe showed a quilt she made from a little stamp size design.

Doris rhodes won the name pin drawing prise, which was a purse from ties by Barb Russell.

Feb 3 Hat Day

2011-02-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

We had a hat day meeting in support of Jan Wills.

Teddy's & their friends were beginning to gather, for the tea coming in 2 weeks.

Members made blocks from the fabric given to them at the last meeting. Viewer's were asked to vote 3 times for their choices. We were given 3 beans each to cast out votes into the cups on the blocks.

Margaret, Jetta, Susie, & Pam's blocks were the 4 top choices.

Carol brought 2 "Teddy" quilts,

& a jacket she made from a sweat shirt

for her show & tell.

Jetta made a quilt for a duck, but a frog jumped on it instead.

Pam's friend Laura Fenton, from Fairbanks made quilts for a tiny teddy & a turtle.

Susie Jelle made this little quilt.

Irene Stewart made this for the white Teddy.

Peg Vos used Helen Frost instructions to make these 2, 9 patch variations.

Peg just joined as a returning member.

Kay Fiaro made 2 small teddy quilts.

Barbara Clinton made this from scraps.

Judy Wedemeyer made this from something she started in a Larken Van Horn class.

Katheryn Boulcher made some small quilts for friends of Teddies.

Kate Beebe showed 3 patches from Disappearing 9 patch,

& a quilt she made.

Marie Fujimura showed a whole bunch of comfort quilts, & teddy quilts from ALCQ stash.

Deb Hardman made this scrapy quilt for her new granddaughter.

This is the Minke back on Deb's quilt.

The rest of the quilts are comfort & teddy quilts, shown by Marie.

Marie's bag.

Snow Theme quilt day

2011-01-20T19:55:00.000-08:00

The Sew Fine Quilters sponsored a "Snow Thee Quilt Day" Show & tell. Rena Brinker started it out by showing a "Snowball" block quilt pieced using "Bow Tie" blocks. She bought it at a garage sale & says this is how NOT to piece a simple snowball block quilt.

Joyce Webster stopped in to show several of her snow man embroidered quilts & works in progress.

Next, Marie Fujimura showed a snowman quilt she made for her daughter to commemorate her week of winter camping.

When her daughter became a teacher, she made this sign for her to hang on her door, using snowman fabric.

Marie also showed 2 comfort quilts made with snow themed fabrics.

Margaret Gingerich showed a quilt she did with hand applique' & hand quilting using a pattern.

Linda Postelwaite showed 2 of her snow quilts.

Susie Coates shared this one.

Babara Clinton showed this one.

The Sew Fine group cut several pieces of fabric & asked members to bring back blocks

12 1/2x" 12 1/2 " to the next meeting, so they can be put together into more comfort quilts.

Deb Hardman showed some of her snowflake quilts.

These 2 both Glow-in-the-dark.

Shown under black light. All done free motion.

Susie Coates made this little door hanger.

Kay Fiero did this sweet embroidery pillow.

& this floral quilt from a pattern she found.

Jane Ferguson did a Pineapple quilt for the Teddy bear Tea.

She also made this cat block.

Ruthe Rassmussen made these Santa plaques,

& this outhouse quilt.

Pat Schroeder made 2 teddy bear quilts,

& a comfort quilt from blocks in our stash.

Margaret Gingerich showed this doggie quilt.

Marie Fujimura showed 2 more comfort quilts.

Regina Dalton had some teddy quilts too.

Pat Sims had a quilt that was originally made by Janelle Cohen as just a top & back without batting. Pat received several of Janelle's pieces when she died. Pat took this one & put batting inside & quilted it, & is donating it to be a Teddy Bear quilt.

Susie Jelle made lap top covers & small doll quilts

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Dec. Business meeting 2010

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Jackie Carley wants you to take a peek at the quilt she made for her brother's 4 legged child (otherwise known as dog). Just click on the link here.

The business meeting was very entertaining. Rena was given a crown, from Carol Wright Jones. She loaned it to Linda Postelwaite for taking the lead as Chairperson for the Library Exhibit in March.

We had lots of cake/brownies for the December birthdays.

Pam Harris shared her Fast Friday challenge, which was supposed to only use one shape.

Ruthe Rasmussen shared to table runners in progress.
I think she was praying here that she could get them done before Christmas.

This is a table-topper hat she began many years ago, & hadn't finished until recently. She said the center didn't come together properly, but she just solved the problem by appliqueing a circle in the center, from green fabric.

Margaret H bought the above book while she was on vacation & did this wool crazy quilt from inspiration found in the book. It was all done by hand, in her lap while riding around the country.

Several comfort quilts have been finished & turned in.

Marie Fujimura made this for a new grandchild, coming soon.

Linda Postelwaite started this beauty in a class she took from Elly Sienkiewicz.

She did Lazy Daisey stitches along the edges of the leaves with silk ribbon, to give them a serrated edge.

Mary Huey made this for one of her nieces.

Kay Fiaro finished hand appliqueing & hand quilting this lovely piece.

In the outer white border, she did tucks with pearls holding them in place.

This is another of her all hand quilts.

Holiday party 2010

2010-12-05T08:59:00.000-08:00

It was a grand time. We wish you could have been with us! Happy Holidays!

Barb Russell~ Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse

2010-11-18T15:30:00.000-08:00

Barbara Russell, ALCQ member & J&H Sewing store manager, WOWed us today with her clever uses of old bits of clothing & ties that she bought for 99 cents at the local Value Village.

She used old coat linings to make beautiful Home Dec pillows, embellishing with embroidery, quilting, crystals & beads.

This bag was made by one of her students, from old ties.

In this little orange bag, she carries he cup, to help keep Styrofoam cups out of the landfills.

An old dress became a fancy clutch purse.

Someone's old winter coat is a nice bag now.

Old ties make a new bag.

Two silk ties turned into a lovely chatelaine.

An old sweater became a new bag & hat to match for Lin Wince.

Barb uses black stabilizer on the inside back of a jacket, when she used a Laurel Burche embroidery, & it looked great inside & out.

This little plastic purse designed like boy's undershorts had a message about "chicks" on it. You can click on the image to see it closer.

The collar on this jacket was embellished with bits of scraps, covered with tulle & stitched down.

An assortment of clothing labels adorn this denim jacket.

It was a TERRIFIC program! THANKS BARB!!!!

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SHOW & TELL today

Deb Hardman showed her challenge piece from the online Fiberactions Challenge. You can see how it was made HERE. There is a light inside.

Rena Brinker showed a top she made in a class at Quilt Tree. She said it was inspired by deviled eggs. The class was taught by Linda Weaver, & it was from the book "Quilted Symphony" by Gloria Loughman.

Barbara Clinton made these tops from comfort quilt kits.

Last Wednesday group quilters Ruthe Rasmussen, Linda Postelwaite, & Winnie Lavare made these nifty little boxes.

Linda made this lovely table runner,

that reverses to this.

Ruthe got a little crazy with a hat...

bowl she made from a pillow panel.

She also made this moose quilt from a Lisa Moore pattern.

She made these 2 table runners using Judy Niemeyer paper piecing patterns.

Ruthe made this big bag from a heavy curtain that used to be a display in the window at JC Penny's, downtown.

Marie Fujimura showed a Sudoku quilt for comfort quilts, maker unknown.

She also just finished the quilting on this block of he month quilt she's had
for a while.

Here's another Comfort quilt.

These 2 little quilts will be donated to the hospice ward at Providence hospital, for dying patients to hold, & will be given to their family as a remembrance. We need to make more of these 24 inch square quilts

Work Bee for Shirt protectors.

2010-10-23T20:31:00.000-07:00

This month's program day was a work -bee for making shirt protectors to be donated to Prestige, (formerly Mary Conrad Center).

Some people cut out,

others sewed,

& some pressed.

Lin Wince modeled one while holding several of the finished product.

Note: this picture has also been posted on the Anchorage Daily News Social Scene for October page.

October Business Meeting & Show & Tell

2010-10-07T16:44:00.000-07:00

God bless the new board members. It was hard getting volunteers to run the guild this year! Today was their first meeting with our new president, Rena Brinker, & VP Jan Wills at the helm.
Rena called the meeting to order with a great duck call, & a flair all her own. Margaret (you know who you are, are really missing a good time)!

Here is introducing a new member who just joined us today. Her name is Carrlin Niess. She recently moved here from Traverse City, Michigan.

Show & Tell started off with a small wall hanging by Kay Fiero, "Only Robinson Caruso got all his work done by Friday".

There were several Comfort Quilts .

Sister Rosario made a stack of "shirt protectors", & the program for the next day group meeting Oct .21st will be a workshop for making a bunch of these for a local nursing home.

Jane Ferguson did this block in the Sharon Schamber "Piecelique' Class".

Pam Harris made these next 2 quilts for her "Fast Friday" challenge group.

She also showed the quilt top given to her by the ALCQ members for her years as President. She is thinking about adding some borders to it, then Deb Hardman will be quilting it for her.

More Comfort quilts were shown.

Bonnie Walker showed her Star quilt, & 2 books that have been published with 2 of her quilts in them.

Doris Roades shared several Advertisements from an 100 year-old paper, with yardage for less than 20 cents a yard, Levis for 25cents, all sorts of fun things. Doris is one of our many living treasures.

She also showed some Feed sacks that were given to her by one of the night-group members to add to her collection.

More comfort quilts.

& several Teddy bears & friends showed up too.

The next Teddy & Friends Tea will be in February 2011.

There was also a request for 24" square soft & textural quilts (we call them Woobies) to be given to Providence Hospital for the terminal patients to hold & be comforted, as they are dying, & to be passed on to their family when they are gone as a remembrance.

Sharon Schamber Lecture

2010-09-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

On Thursday evening we had Sharon Chamber lecture. It was an interesting trunk show of her spectacular body of work. Above is one of her early quilts. She also showed pieces that aren't even done yet. Every piece was breathtaking beautiful.

I only shot a few pictures. You should check out her web-page.

This last piece was one of her small studies.

2010 ALCQ Quilt Show

2010-09-26T17:15:00.000-07:00

Harmony Moser was the featured quilter at the show this year.
Doris Roades had a table with some of her Feed Sack collection, & talked to visitors.

Here are a few of the quilts from the show. Above was Sandy Winfree's quilt.

This thread-painted tree was by Jackie Carley.

Linda Postelwaite did this all appliqued squares & flowers while watching the Olympics.

Kay Fiero did this "Gotta Sing" quilt.

Several teddy bears & friends were in attendance.

Carol Wight Jones got Viewer's Choice in the large quilt category for her all hand applique' & hand quilted album quilt.

Jan Wills got Viewer's Choice in the medium quilts for her hand applique' quilt, that was machine quilted by Deb Hardman.

Cindy Rainey got the Viewer's Choice for her small "Painted Feathers". She machine quilted it, then painted it. The binding was done after taking a Sharon Schamber class on DVD.

The final Viewer Choice for wearable art, went to Connie Cloud, for her Puppies jacket.

The purse below was by Joyce Webster.

The purple purse was done by Pam Harris.

Elaine Fergen made this little doggie jacket for her Grand-dog.

We had a special visitor, Mary Boggan from Ireland. She stopped by to watch Deb Hardman doing a machine quilting demo, right before the bidding closed on the auction quilts. Mary got 2 to take home to Ireland with her!

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Ken Baehr, professional photographer & husband ALCQ member Kay Baehr, talked today about photographing our quilts. THANKS KEN!! Click on his name at the beginning to go to his web-page.

For a tutorial on this subject ( by Vickie Welch) you can also click on this line.

Today's meeting dispersed before Show & Tell , but Jane Ferguson showed this quilt that she is donating to the Small Quilt Auction which will happen September 11 & 12th at the Phillips Conoco Atrium on 7th & G st downtown Anchorage. Bidding ends Sunday the 12th at 2 pm.

August 5, 2010 Show & Tell

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This year's raffle quilt is hanging at Doriola's, if you want to go there for a nice lunch & buy tickets you can this month.

For the Show & Tell today, Glenda Burk Showed a small auction quilt (SAQ) that she finished from a block made by a night group member Rachel _____.

She also had 2 others that she made from purchased patterns.
Delberta Trevithick showed SAQs done by Donna Evans,
Joyce Webster,

Gail Ramsey (from a counted cross stitch block done by Margarita McManus),

& this girl by Neli Greenlee.

This "Amish Angel" was made by Joann Shurigar

This circle quilt is Delberta's own quilt.

Jackie Carley made 2 SAQs.

This 3rd quilt is her own Round Robin quilt from her Tuesday Quilt-Go-Round group.

Kathlen Boulcher did this wedding ring quilt, & quilted it herself using her embroidery sewing machine.

She also had 2 Teddy & friends quilts for the next annual Teddy Bear Tea.

Elaine Fergen showed a dog coat that she made for her daughter's Dachshund.

Rena Brinker showed her challenge quilt, for "Humorous Quilt's". It's name is "A Bird in the Hand, is Worth Two In the Bush".

Jetta Brewer Huber finished this quilt with more than 2,300 triangles!

SandyWinfree took an unfinished orphan quilt from Kathy Harte's recent donations, & bound it for a SAQ.

Mary Lee made this quilt she named "Stargazing".

Marilyn Moreno made this quilt, started 6 years ago at the Vadez Quilt Festival, Deb Hardman quilted it, & she just the binding this week.

Kay Baehr did this quilt for the SQA.

This was her One Block Wonder.

This is the back side, with strips of the focus fabric.

Robyn Maas strip-pieced this quilt, from fabric that her sister Kay (above) gave her.

Carol Wight Jones made this lovely snowflake quilt for the SQA.

Regina Dalton finished up the Show & Tell with her quilt, she just finished for herself.

Put it on your calendar!

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Hi Everyone
Thursday July 29th is Comfort Quilt Day. We will start about 9:30-10 and go until about 2:30. We have lots to do as usual. My partner in this will not be with us, so all the help I can get will be greatly appreciated.
The menu is salads. We will have coffee/tea available.
Thanks and see you Thursday.
Rosemary
C

ALCQ in the World News

2010-07-21T23:00:00.000-07:00

On Quilts Inc. web page , Suzanne Labry has published an article about the ALCQ. Just click on the underlined words.

July 15th Day group Show & tell

2010-07-17T01:11:00.000-07:00

Today's show & tell was mostly about Patriotic & Floral quilts. Pat Schroder showed her first Bargello quilt (above.

Winnie LaVare showed her little floral wool pin cushion. (below)

Ruthe Rasmussen showed quilt she made using "Thangles", which she seemed to have a love/hate relationship with.

She also had a few Teddy & friends quilts,

one of which was originally from her Gail Garber class.

Last she had an patriotic quilt that was 25 yrs old,

& the back was great too.

Irene Stewart showed one of her flower quilts,

& her floral jacket, made with photos of her own garden.

Jan Wills had a small Auction quilt to show.

Cheryl Griffin showed some Barbara LaVallee print fabric that she bought at the Quilted Raven.

Barbara Clinton had a Comfort quilt

A small auction quilt,

& a folded star in a hoop made by late ALCQ-member, Ruth Horvath, to show for her Patriotic piece,

as well as 2 small wall quilts.

Louise Bremner shared her patriotic Hollyhocks, that she made in 1995, all by hand.

Sister Rosaria had a star quilt that she made all by hand, for the small quilt auction.

Regina Dalton had 2 teddy bear quilts, that she made, the first one using some of late year's challenge fabric.

She also finished a small Auction quilt from a Jean Campbell block, from Kathy Harte's stash.

This small quilt she made for herself.

Margaret Gingerich showed he Rabbit quilt called "Where Have All the Pansies Gone?", made for the wild hare that apparently had a taste for pansies.

She also brought her "Recycle" quilt from the retreat challenge. The center piece is a cross-stitch that she made of her life in the Peace Corp n Solomon Island. The beads on it are from necklaces that were given to her & her husband by their students.

Darlene Appel showed her patriotic quilt. ,hat came from a guild Block-of the-Month, that was run by LaVonne DeBore back in 2000. Darlene won the July blocks that year.

Mary Huey made this baby quilt for a niece who is expecting a girl. It's from a Valorie Wells pattern.

Rena Brinker scored again BIG-TIME, at a garage sale. She bought this Snail's Trail quilt for an undisclosed amount of money.

Marie Fujimura showed this "Trip Around My Flower Garden" that she started in a Diana Bradley class.

She also had 3 small patriotic quilts that she made as gifts for friends,

& 2 other garden quilts.

Rosemary Slisz had a Patriotic quilt that was the "first quilt she ever made in class all by herself."

She also showed a floral quilt that she won at the 2009 Casa Auction, that had a reall interesting story behind it. It was called "Samantha's Flowers", made in memory of a child who had been given up for adoption, & was later found via the internet by her biological family.

Rosemary also showed this animal quilt called "Brown Bear-Brown Bear", made from an Ericka Carter quilt pattern.

Kaye Baer & Pat Schroder made this paper pieced floral quilt with 3-D leaves in their "Kept in Stitches" group. They are donating it to the Comfort Quilts.

Kay also showed 2 of her sister Robyn's quilts that were made by hand,

& one of her own that was a McKenna Ryan pattern.

Delberta Trevithick showed a signature quilt made for a bank co-worker to celebrate 35 years with the bank. Anne Faulkner came by to donate several Teddys & friends,

& a very nice quilt for the Comfort Quilts.

Show & Tell July1st

2010-07-12T08:09:00.000-07:00

Irene Stewart.

Barbara Clinton showed these 2 doll pins for incentive ideas for the 'Wearable Art' part of the Quilt Show..
This was her quilt from the Retreat.

She also showed several cup & saucer quilts she made.

Jackie Carley showed her Portals Challenge quilt. The snowflakes are made from photo images of houses, that she manipulated with her computer.

Robyn Maas showed her "One Block Wonder" quilt.

& this pretty table runner.

Mary Lee wore her Salmon Run jacket,

& showed this beauty she made for a gift.

Pat Schroder showed a small quilt from her Lisa Moore class, that she is donating for the Small Quilt Auction.

Regina Dalton showed this small quilt.

Marie Fujimura made this long runner for her dresser,

& made & quilted this big quilt herself.

Doris Rhodes had several Austrailean Tea towels that she brought in to sell.

Lynn (without her hat) Wince made this for a grandson.

& a friend made this big bag for her.

Louise Bremner shared a vintage newspaper article about the early days of ALCQ.

Judy Wedemeyer showed a Fractured Circle quilt from her Larken Van Horn class.

This quilt was from an On-line challenge.

she also showed her Round Robin quilt.

Maggie Plunkett showed 2 of the quilt figurines that she wants to sell.

These 2 dresses were painted with textile paint by Deb Hardman.

Show & Tell June 17th

2010-06-17T15:37:00.000-07:00

At today's meeting, members shared tips & favorite gadgets, then we had Show & Tell.

Rhonda Foster showed her Black & White quilt with a red accent.

Rena Brinker had 3 African Batiks that she scored at a Garage Sale for $8.00!

Pam Harris showed her Fast Friday Fungus quilt.

Winnie LaVare showed a pair of Bamboo socks that Rena had dyed & given her,

She also had a bag she made . She said she had borrowed the pattern from Mary Lee, & she place 2 layers of template plastic on the botoom to give it shape & stability.

Ruthe Rassmussen & Mary Huey made this Scripture Quilt for the Salvation Army.

Ruthe also had a small quilt to give to Irene Stewart for the small quilt auction.

June 3rd, 2010 day Show & Tell

2010-06-03T16:31:00.000-07:00

Deb Hardman showed this pillow she made from a left over block of her customer.

Carol Wight Jones had this quit she had started in Gail Garber's class.

A snowflake uilt she made.

A little quilt for her son & his wife.

And a wrist-cuff she is working on from scraps from the retreat.

She is also working on the quilt she started in Mary Cesar's class.

Harmony Moser made this little quilt from scraps at the retreat. Their theme was go green-recycle, so she did!

This was another Harmony finished.

Plus she had 3 of the wrist cuffs.

Jane Ferguson showed some little bags she made.

& a block of the month from Dina's.

Jetta Brewer Huber showed 2 quilts she made. This was inspired by a Jean Wells book,

& this was Jean Wells meets Ricky Tims.

Marge McGlaughlin liked the bag she got at the retreat.

She also showed some liberated stars she made.

Harriet Shaftel made a quilt that she found the directions for in a Trish Stewart book, "Sizzle N Pop". It was made from a "Mocha Mint Chip Jelly roll" of fabric.

Jan Pearson made this little quilt from recycled jewelry & won viewers choice at the retreat.

She also found this littl quilt at an antique shop in Salem, OR.

Glenda Burke made this quilt for her son from batiks he bought in Malaysia.

Marie Fujimura did this recycled quilt for the retreat challenge.

Kathleen Boulcher did this with an on-line exchange group.

Susie Coats did this yellow flower applique'.

Pam Harris di this quilt for the Small Quilt Auction.

She also showed this little orange floral postcard quilt that she made from techniques in Deb Hardman's Anvanced Threadplay class.

2010-05-06T15:42:00.000-07:00

Today's Show & Tell started with this quilt for Louise Bremner for her birthday, made for her by Linda Postelwaite. Happy birthday Louise!
Judy Crosby made this big quilt "BQ2" for a gift for her granddaughter.

Deb Hardman quilted this quilt on her longarm machine for her customer Wendy Trasky. You can look here for close ups.

Kathleen Boulcher made this quilt with a group of friends. Below is the label.

Linda Postelwaite made this little wool quilt,

& a Teddy & friends quilt,

& this Christmas quilt, aaannnd (boy Linda do you ever sleep?)

this cute snowman quilt!

Susie Coates finished the binding on a comfort quilt.

Mary Cesar Lecture

2010-05-01T21:52:00.000-07:00

Mary Cesar gave an fun & informative lecture Friday evening, on the history of Hawaiian quilting. Saturday & Sunday she is teaching classes. Here are some of her quilts.

These 2 opposite pieces of fabric can be layered together to make a quilt

like this.

This is a work in progress.

April 1, 2010 Show & Tell

2010-04-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

The following photos were sent by Kate Beebe, as your usual hostess is out of town. Thanks Kate!
pic of quilting students from New Direction Resource Center visiting 4th Thursday group on a school field trip. LaShay, at 3 months old, might be youngest guild visitor? Student names L to R = Jamie, Latisha with LaShay, and Maddie

March Business notes

2010-03-29T10:15:00.001-07:00

ALCQ Business Meeting January 7, 2010
A new quilters’ resource is available online for those of you who want to mix quilting with
dreams of far-away places. Check out http://www.quiltposium.com/ is the site for this resource,
which combines articles by famous quilters, free patterns and downloads as well as information
on trips around the globe. The trips are all centered around quilters! Scheduled to be published
quarterly, the second issue is now available...and it’s free. It’s actually a marketing tool by the
travel agency that arranges the quilting tours, but articles are still interesting—and we always
get a magazine for the articles, right?
Quilters’ Travel Resource and Free E-zine
Business Meeting March 4, 2010
Call to order at 10:35 A.M. by vice-president Jane Ferguson. 33 members were present and one
visitor from Australia. The minutes of the last meeting stated an incorrect date for Paula Nadelstern’s
lecture. The lecture is March 18 and not March 15. Harmony Moser moved that the minutes
be accepted as corrected. Motion passed. Betty Bivins gave the treasurer’s report. A copy is
on file with the secretary.
Old Business: There was no old business.
New Business: There was no new business.
Committee Reports:
Famous Quilters: Jane Ferguson reminded members of the Mary Cesar lecture and classes to be
held April 30, May 1&2. The lecture is on Friday rather than Thursday. Harriet Shaftel has taken a
class from Mary Cesar and can give insight into her teaching style. Jane also reminded members
to please fill out the survey sheet that was in the newsletter as the committee would like to have
member input into future workshops.
Library Exhibit: Linda Postlethwait reported she has 32 quilts so far for the exhibit at the library.
Set up will be March 15.
Comfort Quilts: Rosemary Slisz reported that comfort quilts will be distributed on March 15. Members
are asked to call Rosemary if they have comfort quilts that are ready for distribution.
Teddy Bear Tea: Judy Veerman reported that there were 278 teddy bears and wannabees at this
year’s Teddy Bear Tea. This is a new record for the tea. Quilts were donated to Salvation Army
Cares for Kids, OCS, AWAIC, Clare House and to the Providence Adolescent Mental health Unit.
Retreat: Elaine Fergen reminded members that the spring retreat is May 20-23 and the committee
has started receiving registrations.
Quilt Show: The raffle quilt for the 2010 quilt show is completed and tickets will be handed out to
members after the Fiber Festival. Kay Fiero’s husband has taken pictures of the quilt which will be
available to show when selling tickets.
Newsletter: Ruthe Rasmussen is asking for someone to replace her on the newsletter committee.
She would like to become involved in other areas of the Guild.
Program: Judy Crosby reported that programs are needed for July and August.
Library: Jackie Carly passed around a Japanese quilting book that Sr. Rosaria Noguchi brought
back from Japan for the Guild library.
Announcements:
Linda Postlethwait stated she has a copy of the AQS magazine for members to see.
Pam Sims conducted a drawing for a free ticket to the Thursday fashion show. People attending the
workshops at the Sheraton can get parking permits.
Trailside Community Church has a small quilt group to which Guild members are invited.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:30.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Moreno, Secretary

Directions for Crazy Log Cabin Blocks

2010-03-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

Click on image above for a closer view.

CRAZY LOG CABIN BLOCKS.

If you didn't get the instructions to make these fun blocks, here's a quick How To:

1.Cut several strips, different sizes of fabrics to use in block.

2.Start with a square and add strips to it just like a log cabin block.

3. After adding several strips, take your ruler and rotary cutter and cut the square so that it is now askew and no longer a log square.

4. Add more strips, cutting again off center until you have a block the size you want.

Questions? email akcarley@aol.com

Paula Nadelstern Lecture

2010-03-19T00:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight at the ALCQ meeting we had a terrific lecture by Paula Nadelstern.

She showed us a few of her spectacular quilts in person, plus several slides of more of her quilts & how they have developed over the years.

This was her "Puzzle quilt".

After the lecture, we got to study her quilts up close,

& play with some of her wonderful Kaleidoscopes.

She also signed book plates for anyone who wants to buy her books at Seams Like Home.

March 18 Day Meeting ALCQ Show & Tell

2010-03-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

Today several members shared their quilting travel experiences with the group, followed by Show & Tell.

Rena Brinker showed us a quilt she has made for a close friend.

Jane Furguson showed sample quilts from Mary Cesar, a teacher from Hawaii, who will be teaching & lecturing here next month.

Below is the back of the quilt shown above, by Mary Cesar.

Irene Stewart brought a quilt that a friend of her son bought at an estate sale. It looked to be from the late 1800's, & was in pretty good shape.

The embroidery work on it was pretty spectacular.

You can click on any of the images to see a larger picture.

Pam Harris showed her on-line challenge quilt, inspired by a snorkeling trip (somewhere warm, I forget where she said, sorry).

The purple was painted batting. Yellow rusching made Brain Coral,

the fan fern was made from medical gauze painted pink, & the little orange anemones are Threadplay that she learned from Deb Hardman's class at Seams Like Home.

Marie Fujimura shared her Mountains & Anchorage city buildings with architecture inspired by the mountains.

Hidden in the quilting were lots of animals, birds, & a bicycler, fish & whale.

Deb Hardman showed a quilt she made of Ravens, & a customer quilt, which you can click on the words to follow the links.

QUILT RETREAT 2010 INFO

2010-03-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters
2010 QUILT RETREAT
MAY 20-23, 2010
The ALCQ quilt retreat is coming soon. Get ready to pack up your unfinished projects, or a new project and let’s go up to North Star Bible Camp, for a relaxing and fun-filled weekend!! Their web site is northstarbiblecamp.com. Take a look!!!!!
North Star Bible Camp is located out of Willow. We will all be in the same quilting room on ground level and the dining room is on the ground level. Our cabins are 4-plexes. Each room has five bunks, two sinks, one toilet, and one shower. Please notify us in advance of special needs you may have. Sign up early to get a bottom bunk!!!! They have a coffee bar!!!
There will be a GOODY BAG!!!!!!!!! If you would like to help with donations, let me know.
For those of you who can come early, you can sign up for the Full Retreat and arrive as early as 10:00 am on Thursday. Bring a sack lunch, as the first meal to be cooked for us will be supper Thursday night. The other option is to come for the Regular Retreat, arriving Friday anytime after 10:00 am and have lunch and supper with the rest of us.
Bring a half-yard of a SPECTACULAR fabric for a Chinese auction. Wrap it up and somehow include the shop it came from, in case the recipient wants to buy more.
Sign up for a professional 15-minute or 30 minute massage on Saturday. A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk.
There will be two Block drawings. One will be using any colors-light and dark-strong contrast. The other will be paper pieced using cream/off-white for the background and five prints of one color family. One of the classes will be using embellishments to make wearable art!!!! So, start looking in your stash.
There will be a funky inspiration recycle challenge—USED ITEMS ONLY: material, jewelry, lace, buttons, specialty threads, netting, embellishments, little treasures, etc. This challenge is to be no larger than 18 inches. Dig into that stash for old stuff to recycle!!!!
There is no smoking or alcohol allowed at the camp as well as no firearms or illegal drugs. No pets or other animals are allowed.
A confirmation letter with oodles and oodles of information will be sent before the retreat to those who are registered and paid.
Refund policy:
Ø There will be no refund, unless there is a death in the immediate family. The retreatee can try to find someone to attend the retreat in their place, and obtain payment from the replacement retreatee. In the case where there is a waiting list, and if someone from the wait list is able to replace the retreatee who is canceling, a refund will be made.
Cheryl Ann Griffin, cagriffin@ak.net, 907-244-7170

GO GREEN!!!!”

Quilt Retreat Sponsored by
ANCHORAGE LOG CABIN QUILTERS
NORTH STAR BIBLE CAMP, WILLOW, AK
MAY 20-23, 2010
Retreat Chair: Cheryl Ann Griffin 907-244-7170 (CELL) cagriffin@ak.net

FOR GUILD MEMBERS, THE FEES ARE:
Full Retreat
(10:00 a.m. Thursday thru 3:00 p.m. Sunday): Lunch Thursday is on your own
Thursday Supper thru Sunday Brunch
$187.00

Modified Retreat Saturday Only
(10:00 a.m. Friday thru 3:00 p.m. Sunday): Saturday Breakfast,Lunch and Supper
Friday Lunch thru Sunday brunch Day Use--$65.00
$130.00

FOR NON-GUILD MEMBERS, THE FEES ARE:
Full Retreat
(10:00 a.m. Thursday thru 3:00 p.m. Sunday): Lunch Thursday is on your own
Thursday Supper thru Sunday Brunch
$212.00

Modified Retreat Saturday Only
(10:00 a.m. Friday thru 3:00 p.m. Sunday): Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Supper
Friday Lunch thru Sunday brunch Day Use ---$65.00
$155.00
COME TO THE RETREAT AND GET YOUR GOODY BAG!!!!!

Please enclose bottom portion with your payment and mail to:
Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters REMEMBER:
Attn: Quilt Retreat Registration and payment deadline
8281 East 20th Avenue is April 15, 2010
Anchorage, AK 99504
Name Phone ____________________________
Address: ______________________ Emergency Contact Name________________
City, Zip______________________ Emergency Phone______________________
E-mail address_________________ Payment Enclosed______________________
Any Dietary Restictions:________________________________________________

Exhibit at the Loussac Library

2010-03-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

The "A Celebration of Quilts" exhibit is up. It looks wonderful and only took 1 1/2 hours to hang. A special thanks to the following ladies who came this morning to help.

Kay Baehr
Jackie Carley
Marie Fujimura
Marilyn Galbraith
Robyn Maas
Jana Perrson

Do plan on viewing the exhibit. It was already causing quite a stir at the library.

Linda

February 4, 2010 Business Meeting Notes

2010-02-25T13:00:00.000-08:00

Business Meeting Call to order at 10:30 A.M. by president Pam Harris. 44 members were
present. Marie Fujimura moved that the minutes of the last meeting be accepted as
printed. Motion passed. Betty Bivins gave the treasurer’s report. A copy is on file with the
secretary.
Old Business: Pam Harris announced that the Fiber Festival has declined the Guild’s
donation of $100. They will be charging for the Rachel Clark lecture as they do not have
enough money to cover all the costs of the lecture. The Guild’s donation came with the
stipulation that the lecture be free.
New Business: Pam Harris reported that it has been suggested the Guild donate a quilt to the
KAKM Art Auction next year. It was suggested that the Comfort Quilt group watch for a
suitable quilt.
Committee Reports:
Famous Quilters: Mary Gerken asked for volunteers to help distribute fliers about the Paula
Nadelstern lecture March 15. The lecture will be held in the regular Guild meeting room at the
church. Jane Ferguson reminded members of the Mary Cesar lecture and classes to be held
April 30, May 1&2.
Library Exhibit: Linda Postlethwait reminded members that the quilts for the exhibit at the
library are due March 4. She would like 35 quilts from 35 quilters.
Comfort Quilts: Rena Brinker reported that next Comfort Quilt day is April 29.
Teddy Bear Tea: Judy Veerman reported that the Teddy Bear Tea starts at 11:00 on February
18. All Teddy Bears and quilts need to be here by 10:30. She will have extra bears in case
there are stray quilts. Representatives from AWAIC, Salvation Army Cares for Kids, Clare
House and OCS will be presented with the Teddy Bears. Judy will be contacting members
who volunteered to help. Judy stated that the newspaper and the TV channels will be
informed of the event.
Retreat: Harmony Moser reported that the Retreat committee is meeting after the Guild
meeting today and planning is moving along. There will be space for 40 people at the retreat
this year. The dates are May 20-23.
Quilt Show: The raffle quilt for the 2010 quilt show is ready for the binding. Ruthe Rasmussen
volunteered to bind the quilt. Raffle tickets for the quilt may possibly be sold at the Fiber
Festival.
Announcements:
It was announced that Harmony Moser has been chosen as the featured quilter for the 2010
Quilt Show.
Linda Postlethwait reminded members that she is taking orders for AQS.
Representatives from the Fiber Festival committee passed out the Festival information booklet.
Kay Fiero brought her “quilting shooter” and will be demonstrating it after the meeting.
Janie Odgers from the Fiber Festival committee announced that they are donating a free
admission to a Rachel Clark class. Linda Postlethwait won it in a drawing.
Barbara Clinton is still asking for someone to take over her job of placing notices of meetings in
the newspaper.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:15.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Moreno, Secretary

Teddy Bear & Wannabees Tea

2010-02-18T14:02:00.000-08:00

Above is the raffle quilt for this year. The top was made & donated by the late Valerie Zins before she moved away. Tickets will start being sold at the Alaska Fiber Festival, & until the ALCQ Quilt Show.

Thursday was the Teddy & Friends Tea. Bears & friends each with their own little quilts were gathered together.

Visitors from different agencies spoke a little bit about who they help in the community & how the quilts & stuffed animals have meant a lot to the children who receive them.

There were over 200 quilts & animals for distribution. I will edit this with actual numbers & names of the organizations if I ever find the notes I took!

We had a lot of fun.

The tea & cookies were great.

Some of us thought we should wear our hats, since it was a "Tea Party".