Mavericks Communiqué
January 2012
Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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 is out of the box when you start thinking your next project?
January 18th Agenda
This is the start of a new year for all Mavericks; let’s celebrate that by attending as many meetings as you can. I believe that the more creative minds come together, the more exciting things that will happen. So make it a habit to be at the Mavericks meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of each month for the great programs that have been planned. We start this year with a guest speaker, so there to welcome her.
Introductions Group 5 min.
Program: Guest Speaker: Chris Lynn Kirsch
I have known Chris, attended her lectures, and taken her classes for many years. She has written two books on her Repliqué Quilts technique and has authored another book that will out soon. She is a member of the Milwaukee Art Quilters. Chris became my model and mentor when I started teaching before coming to Arizona. I am so pleased that she is visiting us and sharing her love of designing art quilts.
A Challenged Mind Chris enjoys a good challenge and the “brain play” it encourages. On January 18, she will take us on a journey through her inspirations, crazy side trips and fascinating collection of quilts that have resulted. To learn more about Chris and her quilts, go to her web site at www.chrisquilts.net and her blog at www.clkquilt.wordpress.com Check out her blog for December 4, 2011 to learn about her collaboration with my daughter (the playwright), Gwendolyn Rice. - Evelyn Link
Business Group Approx. 15 min.
Bring a ½ yard of fabric to be exchanged with someone else at this meeting for the Trade It, Make It, and Give it back Challenge
Show ‘n’ Tell Group Remaining time
Programs 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 proposed by Wanda.
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
Challenges for 2012
1. Trade It, Make It, Give it Back Challenge Wanda Seale
Bring a ½ yard of fabric to be exchanged with someone else at meeting
January 18, 2012 Meeting
Bring a finished quilt or thing to give to the person you traded with
Any size is ok
I don’t think we decided what month to bring the finished product. I had March in the notes, but I agree that’s to soon. We can decide at the January meeting.
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
At Christmas, Mavericks gave the quilts they made to the Sojourner 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.
Sojourner Center needs donations of women’s grooming items – should be new
Bring to January meeting
What is happening?
A new Quilting program is on PBS called “ Why Quilts?” It is on Wednesdays at 2PM.
Parallelisms Class - Chris Lynn Kirsch has offered to teach her 2-day class, “Parallelisms” at Evelyn’s house on Thursday and Friday, January 26, 27 for $50. You can sign up and get the supply list at the January meeting. Come to January meeting to hear Chris talk about this technique or see the example above.
Barb Wills is showing some of her things at Van Gogh’s Ear in Prescott.
Don’t Forget the AQG Show March 8th through March 10th. I know lots of you entered this show and we have the “Green” challenge being shown.
We have several people showing at the two Arizona show at Sky Harbor Airport next year.
The Creative Quilters Quilt Club is sponsoring and will feature more than 125 quilts on display, an Opportunity Quilt, a boutique of member creations, demonstrations of various quilting techniques and a quilt turning at their:
100 years 100 quilts - The Exhibition, presented through a partnership of the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame/Arizona Centennial Quilt Project and the Arizona Historical Society/Arizona History Museum, will be held from February 18 to December 31, 2012 at the prestigious Arizona History Museum located in Tucson, AZ! Each of the 100 quilts accepted into this non-juried show is an original design expressing the entrant’s vision of Arizona’s history, people, and/or places.
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.
Potential Classes
Proposed National Teachers
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 is 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
Chair: Barb Wills wills.barb@yahoo.com; 928-445-2796
Treasurer / Roster: Diane Howell sdihowell@aol.com
National Teacher Facilitator: sdihowell@aol.com with help from her friend
Hatton Hall Key Pickup: Pam Stevenson AZQuilts@aol.com;
Key Pickup Backup: Margot McDonnell, she can only do this Nov. through April. 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