MAGIC NEEDLE NEWS
JUNE 2, 2011
Time for another newsletter. I hope you find some interesting and useful information here this month.
NEW OFFICERS AND BOARD
Officers and board members for 2011-2012 are as follows:
President: Angela Faulkenberry
Vice President: Lys Hart
Secretary: Terry Harich
Treasurer: Emma Thompson
Board members, Angie Faulkenberry, Lys Hart, and Terry Harich serve until 2012
Cherie Hulse, Barbara Lowery, and Emma Thompson until 2013
Programs: co-chaired by Cherie Hulse and Terry Harich
Membership: Barbara Lowery
Sunshine and Nametag have been combined with Treasurer. Emma will take over these positions.
Historian: Cherie Hulse
Newsletter: Terry Harich
Nominating Committee for 2011 included Emma Thompson, Cherie Hulse, Ginny Vandersnick. & Christine Williams
NEXT MEETING
Magic Needle will have it's regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, June 9th, at 10am. I would like to remind every one that membership dues are now due for 2011-2012. Remember to bring your Show & Tell!
BIRTHDAY PARTY
The combined birthday party with our Piecemaker sisters in May was wonderful! Everyone had a good time and enjoyed the tea party.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday wishes to Loyrece Elmore and Christine Williams who, according to my list, share a birthday on June 13th!
PRAYERS & GOOD WISHES
This past month has not been especially great for a lot of us. I have heard from several members who haven't been feeling well. Angie has been feeling bad for several weeks, I'm having some problems with pain and inflammation in my hands and Emma's having similar problems. And for those of you who haven't heard, Janet fell again.....this time breaking her left shoulder! I know there are probably more of you I haven't heard from. I know this heat is also taking it's toll on energy and creativity, but hopefully with a little prayer, we'll all start feeling better soon and get back to the really important things like QUILTING!
LINKS YOU MIGHT ENJOY
I have several links for you this month with free patterns and a nice variety of tutorials that may interest you. I hope everyone will enjoy these.
Free applique patterns http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/250
Flange binding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NY89RqQhPQ&feature=related
Mock hand applique by machine http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/how-to-applique.html
Free redwork patterns http://www.grandmasatticquilting.com/patterns.htm
Speed piecing half square triangles http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=590241
Sharon Schamber videos http://www.youtube.com/resultssearch_query=sharon+schamber+videos&aq=1&oq=sharon+sch
USING EXCEL TO ENLARGE PATTERNS
I ran across this great tutorial a while back and thought some of you might find it useful. I'm reprinting it from the website below.
From Chris' Quilting Space Lots more useful info on this site.
A while back there was an article in The Quilt Life magazine which recommended doing enlargements using Microsoft Excel, along with a home computer and printer. It really works, so here are the steps:
1. Open Microsoft Excel
2. In the File Menu select Page Set Up; select Margins; set footer and header to “O” and set the margins to .5 on all 4 sides; select “OK“
3. In the View Menu select Zoom; change the magnification to 25%; select “OK“
4. In the Insert Menu select Picture; select From File and then find the drawing or picture you want to enlarge from your computer, click on it and then select Insert
5. Your picture/drawing will now be in the upper left corner of the Excel document. Click on it and then place your cursor on the bottom right corner square; click and drag your picture/drawing to the desired size. Each rectangle in the Excel program represents an 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of paper and when you press “print” it does …… and all the sheets fit together!
If you’re printing a photo onto printer fabric, the margins we left will provide enough space around each portion for seam allowance.
If you’re printing a drawing or pattern, the margins can be overlapped when the parts are taped together.
I hope this is helpful. If it seemed a bit confusing, open Excel and give it a whirl. You may be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is!
HUMOR
Explanation of Life
On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed......
On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
And God agreed......
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed again......
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You asked for it."
God created ...So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
And that's it for June. Until next time......
Terry
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