Mavericks Communiqué
November 2011
Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Time: Room opens at 7 p.m.; meeting begins at 7:15 p.m.
Where: Hatton Hall Seventh St. & Myrtle, Tempe,
Parking: Street spots (meters are free beginning at 6 p.m.) or paid underground
Question of the Month
What makes you want to create?
November 16th Agenda
Introductions Group 5 min.
Program: The Green Challenge revealed. “The Green Challenge”
Take the word GREEN and interpret any way you like. Should have some reused objects as a part of the quilt. Any size. Bring to November meeting. Quilts will be on display at the Mar 2012 AQG Quilt show.
Discussion and Vote to continue supporting Sojourner Center in 2012
Bring a ½ yard of fabric to be exchanged with someone else at this meeting for the Trade It, Make It, Give it Back Challenge
Business Group Approx. 15 min.
Show ‘n’ Tell Group Remaining time
Program for 2012
The following list of programs by month is what agreed on at the October Meeting.
January: “ A Challenged Mind”, with Chris Lynn Kirsch presenting.
February: Machine Quilting
March: Alice Hill will bring travel journals. Trade It, Make It, Give it Back Challenge exchange.
April: Round table with Diane Howell coordinating
May: Metal smith & Enamellist Holly Carter will present the tools of her work and a demonstration on something used heat.
June: Fabric swap, Book swap, and tool swap. It’s a swap meet. Details later.
July: “How to make show ready photographs of your work. Barb Wills presenting.
August: Ice Cream Social and a viewing of the Documentary “Stitched”
September: “American Women & Quilts”, by the quilt historian at the Phoenix Art Museum
October: Viewing the Challenges for the year. Wanda proposed a “Trade Fabric Challenge” and Barb proposed a “Nine Patch like no other Challenge”. See Challenge Descriptions below.
November: “Group critique” – bring in quilts that you want words of wisdom on. An expert from ASU art department will be here.
December: Happy Holidays
Remaining 2011 Programs
December No meeting – Happy Holidays!
Challenges for 2012
1. Trade It, Make It, Give it Back Challenge Wanda Seale
March Meeting
Bring a ½ yard of fabric to be exchanged with someone else at meeting
November Meeting
Bring a finished quilt to give to the person you traded with
Any size is ok
2. Nine Patch Like No Other Challenge Barb Wills
Create a Nine Patch quilt that is not like anything you’ve seen before – this is a push
out of our comfort zones
Any size is ok
Quilts due at October meeting
Charity Is a Good Thing
Over the last few months, we have had two sewing days for quilts for the Sojourner Center and a few people have been making quilts at home. Please bring any quilts you have finish for this project to the October meeting. Pam is going to arrange a delivery time for sometime before Christmas. More information about the delivery will be in the next newsletter. We have put together around 30 quilts for the center. This is what is at the heart of quilting groups, women helping women while helping themselves. Way to go everybody!
We talked about continuing to make and do for the Sojourner’s Center.
Sojourner Center has a Gift giving program called the “ Circle of Hope”. E-mail Jayne Polizzi at jpolizzi@sojournercenter.org for information on how to help. Email Pam Stephenson and have her send you an update on our quilt making for
Sojourner Center
Sojourner Center needs donations of women’s grooming items – should be new
Bring to November meeting
What is happening?
A new Quilting program is on PBS called “ Why Quilts?” It is on Wednesdays at 2PM
Linda McCurry:
Please come out and support fiber art! I would be so honored to see you at one of the First Friday dates. December 2nd from 6-10 is the next one. The show “It Ain’t Necessarily Sewn” is at the Willo North Gallery. I was very honored when curator Robert Pela asked me to show my work with Gary Paterson. Gary’s paintings are amazingly quilt-like and amazing tributes to classic works by famous artists. You also might remember Christy Puetz’s work from her presentation this spring at Mavericks. Willo North is a lovely space at 2811 N 7th Ave. I hope you’ll come! Kindest regards and hugs,
Linda
Fiber connection show:
The Fiber Connection show at the First American Baptist Church located at 7025 E. Osborne, Scottsdale. Show will be from November1 through the 28th. View the show on Sunday services or on November 11th in the evening. Contact Barb Glenn – aglenn9475@aol.com or Judy Harmony- jahgv@cox.net for more information. The Show is a smashing success. Beautiful work dances across the walls of this gallery space. It even amazed a couple of teenaged children what could be done with fibers and color.
Barb Wills is showing some of her things at Van Gogh’s Ear in Prescott.
We have several people showing at the two Arizona show at Sky Harbor Airport next year.
I need members to email me what is happening with your art and though your efforts. Please contact me at cat2teach@cox.net with your news so it can be included in the newsletter. My note taking isn’t what it used to be, so if you gave me information at the Mavericks meeting and I didn’t include it - I am sorry.
Show and Tell
Potential Classes
Proposed National Teachers
This will be discussed at the Nov meeting and a decision made about if either of the proposed teachers would be good for a Mavericks workshop.
Deidre Adams www.deidreadams.com Proposed workshops are either:
Intuitive Design in Abstract Composition or
Principles of Design and Composition For the Art Quilter
Elizabeth Busch www.elizabethbusch.com Proposed workshops are either:
Painted Quilts: Mixing it Up or
Drawing/Painting with Fabric either 101 or 102
Other possible teachers and courses:
Printing Day at Xico Inc. or at Barb Wills’ Studio in Prescott. We can discuss the possibility of printing workshops at either of these locations.
Judy Berry: Saturday class in 3D vessels.
Quinn McDonald: Journaling and raw art
Dina: Painting on fabric
Barb: Maté paper
Evelyn Link & Judy Berry: Working with Shiva Sticks, stencils, and iridescent paint; cost would be $25 plus $5 for paint
Barb Wills: Mark making
Do you have a technique you’d like to teach to Mavericks? Contact Diane Howell so we can bring you idea to the group and research the possibilities.
Treasurer’s Report
November 2011
As of Nov. 11, 2011, our treasury stands at $2,686.16. Both checks for reimbursibles for the ice cream social have now cleared, and our only anticipated expense for the remainder of the calendar year is 2012.
Dues News
How do you become a member of Mavericks, a chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild? New chapter members (and those who renew chapter dues AFTER the January meeting each year), pay $15 in chapter dues. On-time renewals are $10 with renewals for the following year accepted beginning in October every year. Payment must be made by check or money order, with those instruments made payable to Main St. Mavericks. When joining or renewing, please provide full contact information, including name, mailing address, email address, and phone number(s). The chapter’s financial year runs on a calendar year. You can bring your payment to a meeting or mail it to Diane Howell at her address on our roster. We are always happy to add new members!
Chapter members also must join the Arizona Quilters Guild. New members (and renewals received after June 1) are $30. On-time renewals are $25. To get started, download the guild’s membership form from its website, azquiltersguild.org, complete it and mail the form with your check to Arizona Quilters Guild at the address on the form. The guild’s financial year runs on a July 1-June 30 fiscal year. The June 1 renewal deadline is to allow paperwork to be completed by a volunteer staff before the year closes on June 30. AQG renewals are accepted every year beginning in April; please make sure your renewals arrive no earlier than April so they are recorded for the proper membership year. NOTE: Any AQG dues left with the Mavericks treasurer must be accompanied by a COMPLETED AQG membership form.
Both chapter and state dues are a set price; neither are prorated throughout the year. Also, please do not mail any correspondence to the Mavericks meeting location; the venue has no way to process such letters.
Member Responsibilities and Contact Information
We are looking for a national teacher coordinator to help Diane with registration and coordinating teacher needs. Please contact Diane or Barb to discuss these positions. Thanks!
Chair: Barb Wills wills.barb@yahoo.com; 928-445-2796
Treasurer / Roster: Diane Howell sdihowell@aol.com
National Teacher Facilitator: vacant
Hatton Hall Key Pickup: Pam Stevenson AZQuilts@aol.com;
Key Pickup Backup: Margot McDonnell gamash@qwest.net or gamash.mcdonnell78@gmail.com
Webmaster: Heinz Kagerer margitkagerer@cox.net
(Due to health problems we might need a substitute webmaster in the future.)
Newsletter: Cynthia Foster cat2teach@cox.net
Studio Provider, Hotel, Lecture Space Provider: Marla Hattabaugh mchquilts@juno.com