Upcoming October Meeting

Our October Meeting will be on Monday, October 13! That's Columbus Day!

Here's a message about our meeting from our chapter president, Kerry:

Don’t forget Monday night is our monthly meeting, so we’ll be downstairs in the auditorium of Goodwin House at 7:30. Don't forget to please WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS! This is so helpful to newbies, and oldies with memory gaps, too.

- Our guest speaker will be Bunny Jordan, a certified appraiser, on the themes and schemes of Charm Quilts.

- ZipGroups will display their progress on the mystery quilts, receive another fat quarter and some time for the next round of buzz.

- Suspense will build... imagine your surprise (and my delight) when we find out WHO will volunteer to do the publicity for the Quilt
Show....

- All this AND you can help Ginny Smith celebrate her double Whammie!

- Don't forget to bring in your latest projects for show and tell.

- Also, please remember--we are a fragrance free group.

Be there or be square,
Kerry

Also, If you have not paid your 2008-09 dues by Monday night, your
name will be removed from this email list. Please bring your check, made out to Arlington QU, and your QU Membership form to the meeting!

Apple Cake Recipe

Monday Nights bee had a people requesting the Apple Cake recipe from Trudi.
Here it is in all its glory!

• 4 cups apples – chopped and peeled (approximately 4 apples)


• ¾ cups oil


• 1 cup nuts


• 2 cups sugar


• 2 eggs


• 2 tsp. cinnamon


• 2 tsp. baking soda


• 2 cups flour

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into greased Bundt pan or 2 quart casserole. Bake at 375 for one hour. Shift confectioner's sugar on top or serve with whipped cream, frosting, or ice cream.

QU Directory Membership Info Due October 1!

The due date for having member information published in the Big QU Membership directory is due October 1. That's when our Arlington QU Treasurer, me, has to send the data to Big QU.

So, if you want to be in the Big QU directory, your membership form needs to be in to the Arlington QU Treasurer, again that's me. If you need the mailing address you can email arlingtonqu at gmail.com and I will send you the mailing information.

If you have already sent in your information then you are good to go.

If you haven't been receiving Arlington QU emails or if you think your address is wrong, please send an email to arlingtonqu at gmail.com.

If you haven't been receiving the QU Digest, then go to the QUDigest Yahoo! group for more information on how to register or update your email address.

Other questions? Please contact us.

Women in Recovery Program

Check out the article in the District Weekly portion of the Washington Post about the graduation for the Women in Recovery Program.  This is the group for which we made the quilts this summer.  There are some very nice photos (but none of the quilts!!!) Here is the link to the article: For These Graduates, a Course on Sobriety

Mysterious Round Robin

The "Mysterious Round Robin" is a hybrid of a Round Robin and a Mystery Quilt.  We have divided into groups of 8-10.  At our September meeting the groups received the first of 3 fat quarters which are to be incorporated into the quilt. The groups will devise and make a center block, group of blocks, or medallion for their quilt.  This will be brought to the October meeting and shared. In October the groups will receive the next fat quarter, and in November the final fat quarter.  The quilt tops will be shared at the December meeting, and completed for the February meeting. These quilts will be auctioned off at the May auction with the understanding that first they will be displayed at the QU Quilt Show.

The purpose is to give us an opportunity to get to know each other better by working on a project together. We have formed these groups to be geographically close for the most part.  Groups will have time to meet for a portion of the meetings September - December.

Mysterious Round Robin

First Fabric for MMR

2008 Presidential Challenge: Extreme Pincushions

This years Presidential Challenge was to make an Extreme Pincushion! Arlington QU members have out done themselves!

Here's a video of the wonderful pincushions that were brought to our September meeting. More on that meeting in a later entry. Enjoy!


The song title is "Song for Tact" and the artist is binaerpilot.

Project Linus

We are still actively recruiting folks to make small quilts for really sick kids in hospitals. This is a great way to 1)practice, 2)experiment and 3) use up stashed fabrics, so you have room for more!  You can either turn the quilts in at the Cotton Patch in Fairfax, or bring to Laura Savage, who attends almost every bee and meeting.  Laura kindly volunteered to accumulate a stack and deliver them.  If you bring them to us, our Chapter can give you a receipt  to deduct your material costs as a charitable expense.  (My tax man says that's the best you can do, but if anyone knows how we could deduct the value of the quilt, I'd love to hear about it!)

Sit-N-Sew: August

We were happy to be back in the auditorium! We had much more room to work. This month members were working on two projects: Women In Recovery and the 2009 QU Show raffle quilt. Also, others worked on their own projects.

I'm still learning about my new camera and photography in general, so bear with me if the pictures don't look quite right! Everyone was beautiful! Blame the photographer, but please be nice! ;-)

Also, I'm working on improving my name recall, so let me know if I've got your name wrong!

Getting ready for action!

Carol working on cutting the binding for the QU show raffle quilt. Lynne and Beth chatting.

Women in Recovery Quilts

This project was to create quilts to celebrate women graduating from the drug treatment program. Just as a reminder, these quilts are due to Kath at the September's Birthday Bee which is held tomorrow!

Women In Recovery Guidelines

Brief instructions/guidelines for the "Women in Recovery" wall hangings. This was the info sent out via Arlington QU email:

But before that day, we have a final opportunity to help create the inspirational wall hangings we promised for the "Women in Recovery" project. You have two options for this good work: you can make one on your own (just a small thing - maybe 20 X 20 inches), or show up for Sit-N-Sew next weekend and help the group. These must be completed by Sept 1, (bring 'em to Bee) so they can be presented to these deserving ladies. Don't miss the chance to give someone else a boost.

This Saturday is the Sit-N-Sew! Then the final projects are due at the September Birthday Bee!