CLMQG Retreat 2024

May 17th, 18th, 19th – Friday, Saturday, Sunday @ Cedarburg Cultural Center

• Retreat Registration Fee: $55 (due by April meeting)  • hotel additional (varies $85-$399/night depending on hotel)  • food cost additional (varies)  • Registration is open to non-members *Quaint historic downtown; beautiful getaway feel; nearby Quilt Museum (.8 miles from venue) & Quilt Shop (1 mile from venue). Bed & Breakfasts & Restaurants all on same road in historic downtown within walking distance; cheaper hotel options within 10-minute drive

Venue Location: Cedarburg (Wisconsin) Cultural Center in Historic Downtown W62N546 Washington Avenue Cedarburg, WI 53012 262-375-3676 https://www.cedarburgculturalcenter.org/ 1hr 45minute drive from Crystal Lake (just North of Milwaukee) Notes: Venue room has full kitchen with fridge; 24-hour access to room (with key, see Sara Loftin); can leave machines/supplies in room overnight; on-site parking; carts available (to move supplies); no steps – one floor

Lodging Options Stagecoach Inn Bed & Breakfast (a few doors down from the Cultural Center on Washington Ave in historic downtown – easy walking distance; live music @ in-house pub from 7-9:30pm; continental breakfast provided, no fridge or microwave in room) $134/night Single, $189 Two Twin Beds, $199 Suites with Queen & Twin Beds & Pull Out Couch

https://stagecoach-inn-wi.com

Washington House Inn Bed & Breakfast

$319-399/night
(gorgeous rooms, across the street from the Cultural Center on Washington Ave in historic downtown – easy walking distance, continental breakfast included, no fridge or microwave in room) https://www.washingtonhouseinn.com/

Comfort Inn & Suites in Grafton-Cedarburg (9 minute drive, 4 miles from venue)
$85/night

Food

Variety of restaurants on Washington Ave within easy walking distance Highly recommended: Cream & Crepe Cafe in Cedar Creek Settlement Building ( )

N70 W6340 Bridge Rd

Nearby Attractions

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts in Cedarburg (.8 mile from Cultural Center) https://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/

Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilt Shop in Cedarburg, Wisconsin (1 mile from Cultural Center, 3 minute drive) https://yeoldeschoolhousequiltshop.com/

*Field trips planned to both attractions on Friday, May 17th starting at noon.

See the Retreat Coordinator, Sara Loftin to register and to answer questions; sign-up sheet will circulate at monthly guild meetings Cell (call or text) 513-849-6225 goldenbrown289@gmail.com

February 11, 2024 Meeting Reminder

Crystal Lake Midwest Quilt Guild will meet on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Algonquin Township Building, 3702 Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Il.  

The meeting will start at 11:00.

 After the meeting, we will start working on our Rope Bowls.

Attached you find the supply list for the Rope Bowls.   You can also view meeting information on the blog (clmqg.wordpress.com) under Rope Bowls Supply list. 

**Make sure you bring a machine that has a ZIG ZAG stitch**

We have some exciting retreat information for everyone that will be presented at the meeting.

Please make sure you bring in your 2024 Guild Dues ($40.00.  If you went to the retreat you will get a “refund” and your dues are $35.00)

We are doing the Big Jar again this year, so bring your Show & Tell, so your name can go in the drawing. 

If you’re attending the bowl making class, you may want to bring lunch and something to drink.

Rope Bowl Supply List

Supplies

• Clothesline rope (recommend 3/16” to 1/4” thickness).  Cotton is easiest, or a cotton/poly blend.  Avoid rope that is cotton around a poly core, because the outside has a tendency to slip off. 
• Fabric strips/scraps.  Any strip from ¼” to 1½” will do, but if you want a fully wrapped bowl bring longer strips in larger supply.  Bias strips wrap more smoothly but are not necessary.
• Matching sewing thread (50 wt. is best) for the top thread and the bobbin thread.  This can either be neutral or colored if you want to see the stitches.  Variegated is great for this!
• Sewing machine with a zig-zag stitch
• Heavy-duty sewing machine needle (sharp 100/16, jeans/blue band)
• Sewing pins and clips
• Scissors

Optional

• Stiletto 
• A glue stick (any cheap glue stick will do)
• Hot glue gun

CLMQG – UFO CHALLENGE (January – May 2024)

This Challenge is about COMPLETING up to 4 projects you already have started.

RULES:

• Must register at least a month prior to showing
  • Can Pre-Register UFO’s starting in December
• Can register up to 4 UFO’s during the challenge.
• Cost to Register is $1 per project  (will be attach to the registry card)
• Upon showing completed project, you will receive your $1 back
• In MAY, the money from All UFO’s that were NOT completed and shown, will be collected, and used as a PRIZE to be rewarded.  Drawing will be made from one of the completed Registry cards.

November 12, 2023 Meeting Reminder

Crystal Lake Midwest Quilt Guild will meet on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at the Algonquin Township Building, 3702 Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Il.  at noon. 

Meeting Agenda:

Nominations for the Vacant Board and Committee Positions:

The slate for  2024 is:  President – Cindy B.  Vice President – open,  Secretary – Melodie H. Treasurer – Julie S. Programs – Carrie S. and Anthony J.

Update on 2024 Programs – Carrie

Annual Holiday Party  –  Our annual Holiday party will be held on December 3, at 11:30 at Jameson’s Char-house in Crystal Lake.  Cost is $30 and will include soup or salad, entree, ice cream sundae.   Rose will be collecting checks and cash.

At the Holiday Party, there will be a “cracker” exchange. The crackers are to be made from a toilet paper roll, stuffed with fun sewing items and then wrapped in a fat quarter.   

Retreat – November 17 – 19 at  Harbor Shores Resort in nearby Lake Geneva.  Sewing room opens at 9:00 a.m.    Emails with complete details have gone out to participants.  

Program – No Sew Stars. – (Pre work)

The No Sew Stars can be made in a variety of sizes.  Each one is made from 4 strips of fabric, which is folded like bias tape.  Size options are:  4 x 14,    3.5 x 13,   OR  3 x 12.  
Please precut your fabric.
Although we will have irons, it is a good idea to also pre-iron your strips

Please bring the following:  4 strips (or more, if you want to make more than one), iron and ironing surface, if you have one (wool mats are great ), fabric glue, if you have , scissors, spray starch, if you have it, and tweezers.

Ann has left us extra fabric strips, cording and other supplies we will be using. You do not need to go out and buy glue or starch. Bring it if you already have it.

After the No Sew Stars, Carrie has a fun game for us. There will be prizes.

CLMQG General Meeting Minutes

Sunday October 15, 2023

Members In Attendance: 23 plus 1 guest

Today, we welcomed two new members to our guild Susan H. and Kari K. Thank you for joining us!
We also wished all those with October birthdays a happy birthday!

Treasurer’s report included income from the garage sale. There were no expenses.

With the addition of our two new members a new membership list will be going out this month. Keep an eye on your emails.

We welcomed quilters from the Village Quilters guild in Lake Bluff who had on display a quilt they are raffling off at their upcoming show. All are invited to attend the “Quilts from the Village XVIII” show taking place on October 20-21 at the College of Lake County. More details can be found online: villagequilters.org

October Bag Workshop

Thank you so much to Cindy for organizing and teaching our two bag making workshops today! They turned out great! The project bags were made in the morning and the big ass tote bags that were completed after the meeting. Directions for both bags have been added to the blog.

No Point Star Christmas Block Swap

Thank you to Ann for organizing this fun Christmas block swap. Members and guests brought their No Point Star blocks to this October meeting and Ann was able to sort and redistribute all of the blocks. We can’t wait to see what projects everyone makes! Be sure to tag the guild with any finished quilts.

November Meeting

There will be a no-sew project for our November meeting. We will be making folded star ornaments. These make great ornaments or even gift tags. Homework instructions will be sent in an email prior to the meeting. Material will need to be cut and folded prior to the meeting in a bias tape style fold. It is recommended to get your seams as flat as possible to make folding easier. Julie found the best pressing spray was Magic Sizing, but Flatter also worked well. She found Best Press was not stiff enough. Magic Sizing iron spray can be found at Jewel.  For the meeting it is recommended to bring a small iron and pressing mat, tacky glue and toothpicks if you have them available.

During the November meeting we will also have some fun games and prizes that Carrie has organized. And most importantly we will be finalizing the board for next year. More details on open positions can be found below.

November Retreat

A few space are still available for the upcoming November retreat to be held in Lake Geneva. Vikki will be sending out a suggested packing list and more details to those who have signed up. The room for sewing will be available starting at 9am on Friday November 17th through 4pm on Sunday November 19th. It is suggested to bring multiple projects so you have options for the weekend as well as comfy clothes and don’t forget your POWER CORDS!

December Christmas Party

Mark your calendars! The date for our Christmas party is set! Thank you to Rose for all of your work in planning. Details for the event are as follows:

December 3, 2023

Jameson’s Charhouse, Rt. 14 & Pingree Road, Crystal Lake at 12:30 pm

Guests will have three menu items to choose from: hamburger and fries, fettuccine, and chopped salad. Dessert will be a chocolate sundae bar with sprinkles.  Our server will be able accommodate any dietary preferences/restrictions (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.).  The luncheon will include dessert. Also included are soft drinks and coffee. A cash bar will be available.

Cost is $30 per person and can be paid at the October and November meetings or sending a check made out to CLMQG to Rose Backhaus, 4233 Weatherstone Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  Sign up and payments should be made prior to the event.

For those who wish to participate, Christmas crackers made from toilet paper rolls will be exchanged.  Some ideas for items to be placed in the cracker are sewing notions, thread, candies, wherever your imagination goes.  Please wrap your cracker with a fat quarter.

Board Nominations

In November we will vote to determine our board for the upcoming 2024 year. There are still a number of positions that need volunteers PLEASE consider sharing your time with our guild! There is plenty of help for anyone unsure of a position. Feel free to reach out to current or past board members for questions. Here are some of the volunteers and nominations – but all help and interest is welcome!

President: Cindy B. Vice President: *open. Treasurer: *open. Secretary: Melodie H.
Charity Quilts: Darleen M. Fundraising: Cathy R. Social: Rose B. (Christmas party) need additional help for the picnic. Swaps and Challenges: Ann R. Programs: Carrie & Anthony J. Member Ambassador: Angela L. Retreat: Sara L. Communications: Vikki S. (Blog) Marge S./Darlene M. (Facebook & Instagram photos)

Bi-laws

There are some updates we need to make with our bi-laws. Thank you to Aileen and Juile for reviewing this. It was decided with the group that we can take out the meeting location information, positions for Snacks and Bees. Please continue to review the bi-laws and we will vote on changes at an upcoming meeting.

2024 Programs

Carrie has been working hard to schedule our programs for next year. A handout was provided to include information on upcoming lectures and projects. We are looking forward to another great year!

January: Sew-In from 10-4pm with the General Meeting at noon

February: Rope Bowls with Carrie Shepard – General Meeting at 11am

March: Trunk Show with Amy Struckmeyer from the Chicago Modern Quilt Guild (find her on instagram @formwork)

April: Charity Sew-in: Julie has 30 complete pillowcase sets ready to be sewn. Also if anyone has an accuquilt machine and would like to help cut tumblers and half hexxies for make charity quilts there was some leftover fabric from the garage sale that Julie and Dar have to use.

May: Improv Through Pattern Project Scraps with Shannon Fraser it will be a zoom presentation with the General Meeting at noon. (find Shannon on instagram: @shannonfraserdesigns .)

June: One Block Wonder with Christopher Weinhold. These blocks work best with fabric that has a repeating pattern to create a kaleidoscope effect. Carrie will bring samples of the type of fabric to look for at an upcoming meeting.

July: Picnic with the General Meeting at noon

August: Barn Quilts – we will be painting canvases for barn quilt decorations. General Meeting will be at 11am

September: 2nd annual member trunk show. General Meeting at noon.

October: Aha! Techniques with Carol Wilhoit (ideas for precision piecing and simplifying and improving your sewing, piecing and quilting!). General Meeting at noon.

November: Jelly Roll Rugs with Darlene McIntyre (10-4pm meeting at noon). These will be jelly roll rugs and there will be homework prior to the workshop. Keep your eye out for a jelly roll you would like to use for next November

December: Holiday Party

CLMQG October 15, 2023 Meeting Reminder

Crystal Lake Midwest Quilt Guild will meet on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Algonquin Township Building, 3702 Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Il.  

It’s  BAG day!  

The morning will start at 10:00 am with the project bag workshop, led by Cindy.  If participating in the workshop we recommend you arrive around 9:30 to set up before the workshop begins.   And come with your “homework completed”.  The material lists and homework are on the blog. 

The General Meeting will begin at 12:00 noon. 

Don’t forget your No Point Christmas Star blocks for the swap! Please bring your completed Star blocks in a plastic bag with your name and how many blocks you brought. Ann will be sorting the blocks at the meeting so that you will take home your swap blocks at the end of our meeting.

We will break at 12:00 noon for our regular meeting and lunch.  (There is a refrigerator in the kitchen that can be used for our lunches/snacks and drinks.)  After lunch around 1:00  we will start the Big Ass Tote Bag!

Meeting Agenda:

Nominations for the Vacant Board and Committee Positions

The following positions need to be filled:  Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Programs (executive board positions).  And Member Ambassador, Charity, Fund Raising, Social Events, Snacks,Swaps/Lotteries/Challenges, and 2024 Retreat.

2024 – Discussion on plans for next year and an update on 2024 Programs.

November Meeting – The November meeting is on November 12th at noon.  We will be making  a no sew project.  Homework and a list of items to bring will be announced.

Annual Holiday Party  –  Our annual Holiday party will be held on December 3, at 11:30 at Jameson’s Char-house in Crystal Lake.  Cost is $30 and will include soup or salad, entree, ice cream sundae.   There will be a “cracker” exchange. The crackers are to be made from a toilet paper roll, stuffed with sewing items and then wrapped in a fat quarter.   We will be collecting checks and cash.

Retreat Update – November 17 – 19 at  Harbor Shores Resort in nearby lake Geneva.

CLMQG September 10, 2023 General Meeting Minutes

Members In Attendance: 23 plus 1 gues

Julie called the meeting to order at 12:01pm. We welcomed one guest Pam Wilson, and wished all those with September birthdays a happy birthday!

A membership list will be going out and includes both addresses and phone numbers. Melodie will also be looking into some type of guild membership cards that could be used for potential discounts at quilt shops. Julie knows of a store in Arizona that offers a discount but if anyone comes across another store or program where we can obtain a discount please share with the group.

We welcomed Sue from Country Quilters of McHenry who had on display several quilts they were raffling off. Members had an opportunity to support this guild through the purchase of raffle tickets.

Members Trunk Show

At today’s meeting we enjoyed our first ever Members Trunk Show. Four of our members, Darlene McIntyre, Cindy Byron, Marge Snyder and Mary Benz took us on a journey through their quilting history with wonderful stories, personal achievements and beautiful quilts! Thank you very much ladies for sharing your time and talents with us. We look forward to making this an annual event.

October Bag Workshop

In October we will be making two separate bags. Cindy showed a sample of the Vinyl Project Pouch which includes a vinyl see-through window. The second bag is the Big Ass Tote. Supply lists were passed out during the meeting and can also be found on our website at the below link. The guild will be providing the vinyl for the small project pouch.

October 2023 Workshop -Updated 10/16/23

October Workshop

We will be making the vinyl project tote in the morning from 10-12, followed by the October meeting at noon. The big ass tote bag will be made after the meeting from 1-4.

Board Nominations

October is the time to make nominations for board positions. Please consider donating your time to our group through one of the various positions. Julie will put together a list of any open positions. Voting will take place at our November meeting.

Postcard Swap

The postcard swap that was presented in July is well underway. Ann had several postcards on display that members have received. Overall it was a well received challenge and it was discussed that this would be worth repeating in the future.

No Point Star Christmas Block Swap

Please bring your completed blocks to the October meeting in a plastic bag with your name and how many blocks you brought. Ann will be sorting the blocks at the meeting so you will take home your blocks at the end of the day.

A tip for sewing the diagonal lines is to use Cluck Cluck Sew’s diagonal seam tape. This tape is applied to the bed of your sewing machine and allows you to position the blocks in such a way that you do not need to mark lines on each block. For more information see the instructions on Cluck Cluck Sew’s website.

No Point Stars – A Free Printable Pattern in 5 sizes

November Meeting

There will be a no-sew project for our November meeting. More details to come. We will also vote on officers for the 2024 board. The newly voted in board members will take over the first meeting in January 2024.

December Christmas Party

Mark your calendars! The date for our Christmas party is set! Thank you to Rose for all of your work in planning. Details for the event are as follows:

December 3, 2023

Jameson’s Charhouse, Rt. 14 & Pingree Road, Crystal Lake at 12:30 pm

Guests will have three menu items to choose from.  Our server will be able accommodate any dietary preferences/restrictions (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.).  The luncheon will include dessert. Also included are soft drinks and coffee. A cash bar will be available.

Cost is $30 per person and can be paid at the October and November meetings or sending a check made out to CLMQG to Rose Backhaus, 4233 Weatherstone Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  Sign up and payments should be made prior to the event.

For those who wish to participate, Christmas crackers made from toilet paper rolls will be exchanged.  Some ideas for items to be placed in the cracker are sewing notions, thread, candies, wherever your imagination goes.  Please wrap your cracker with a fat quarter.

House Medallion Quilt Challenge

This month marks the end of our House Medallion Challenge. We had 14 members complete this challenge and had each of the quilts on display at the meeting. We were able to vote on the People’s Choice award for the quilt that we felt best completed the challenge and congratulations to Ann for winning this award! Well done to all of the participants! It was a successful challenge with some tremendous quilts. 

Thread Donations

Dar has been in contact with the Bethany Church – which has a group of volunteers that sew over 100 quilts a year for donation. They are accepting any type of thread if there is something you no longer want and would be willing to donate, Dar can collect this at one of our meetings and will pass it along to the church.

September Garage Sale

Thank you to Dar and Vikki for all of the work in gathering and organizing the materials for our garage sale.

CLMQG GARAGE SALE THIS SUNDAY

We have been collecting donations and lots of stuff for our Garage Sale for many months and have lots to sell!

We have lots of fabric (multiple yard cuts, fat quarters, and large size scraps!)

We have notions and rulers too.   

All items to be sold, after the General Meeting.  

Please remember to bring cash or your check book and a shopping bag too!

Donations and funds collected will help fund CLMQG.  

CLMQG September 10, 2023 Meeting Reminder

Crystal Lake Midwest Quilt Guild will meet on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at the Algonquin Township Building, 3702 Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Il.  

The General Meeting will begin at 12:00 noon. The Garage Sale follows meeting.

Summer Pen Pal Fabric Postcards Continues –

If you signed up to participate in the Fabric Postcard exchange, please send one or send a few. Each participants received a unique list of names to send a postcards to. You must send one to the first person on your list, and can send more using the list sent to you by Ann.  If for some reason you cannot send a postcard, please contact Ann R.  

2023 Medallion Challenge  – Reminder that the Medallion quilt projects must be complete and ready to show.  A prize will be awarded. 

No Point Star Block Swap– Ann will re-present the “No Points Star Blocks Swap”, which are due at the October’s meeting. We will swap your blocks for blocks made by other members using the same color theme. There are two color ways . . . Bright Christmas or Winter Wonderland. Please see complete details on our blog. And remember to post your progress to CLMQGNoPointStarSwap

September Program – Four of our own members will be presenting their quilts and talk about their quilting journey.  

Followed by our Garage Sale – Donations and monies collected help fund CLMQG. Please bring any books, magazines or patterns to the meeting. And any other items that you would like to donate. We have been collecting stuff for months now, and have a huge assortment. Thank you members for all your donations. Fabric, notions, and rulers will be sold. Please remember to bring cash or your check book.

CLMQG Board Elections – Elections take place in the fall.  Julie is looking for volunteer/s to serve as nominating committee.  If interested please contact Julie.   This is your guild, please think about volunteering for a board position.  Without volunteers the CLMQG will not continue.  

CLMQG August 13, 2023 General Meeting Minutes

The General Meeting began at 12:00 noon.  There were 23 members present. 

We had a workshop at this months meeting, making Escher quilts hosted by Quiltagious Quilt Shop.  Class started at 10:00 with the General Meeting at noon. 

Julie started the meeting by welcoming guest Sue.  

August Birthdays: Sue A. Meg S. Anthony J.

June – August Challenge – This months Show & Tell was limited to the June – August Challenge – Kawandi – Kantha – Siddi Borro Stitching handwork challenge.   The participants showed their finished projects and Cathy R. won the prize of a box of beautiful red silks.  

Summer Pen Pal Fabric Postcards Continues – The Fabric Postcard exchange, continues.  Members are having a great time sending and receiving postcards.  Several members would like the list of participants so they can continue sending more post cards.  We will send Ann an email with the request.  

2023 Medallion Challenge – Reminder . . . The Medallion quilt projects must be complete and ready to show at next months meeting on September 10.

2023 Retreat – The 2023 Quilt Retreat will be held on Friday, November 17, through Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Harbor Shores Resort in nearby Lake Geneva, WI.    If you are interested in coming we have some openings.  Please contact Vikki S. 

Bylaws – Julie talked about the Bylaws and need for review and changes, corrections, and addition.  She asked for volunteers to help her.   Anyone wanting to help, please contact Julie.  

CLMQG Board Elections – Elections take place in the fall.  Julie  asked for volunteers to serve as nominating committee.  If interested please contact Julie.  

September Garage Sale – Members Dar and Vikki –  they have been working to price and organize donations received.   Additional items were collected at this months meeting.  Please bring donations of books, magazines and patterns or additional items to the September meeting.

October Meeting – Bag workshop.  Cindy Byron will be hosting 2 bags.   One will be made in the morning and a tote bag will be made in the afternoon.  Additional details and a supply list to be provided next month.  

November Meeting – No sew activity and game with prizes.

December Meeting – Holiday party.  Need a volunteer to organize. If your interested please contact Julie 

New Block Swap – Julie introduced the no point star block swap for Ann.   Ann discussed it at a meeting in the spring and she got good feedback.   A handout with instructions and color themes was handed out.  Also added to the blog and attached below. 

Monthly Door Prize drawing was won by Anthony, a batik layer cake and yardage.