Many of you were able to attend the local Quilter’s Run back in the Spring and support our neighborhood shops. It is time for another Southern California Quilter’s Run. It will be held over two long weekends this month, July 13-16 and again July 20-23. Thursday -Saturday hours are 9-6 and Sundays from 10-4 and the shops are located all over the Southern California area including some right in our own backyard.

Complete details including a list of participating shops can be found at:

www.quiltersrun.com

If you haven’t ever participated this is a lot of fun so gather up a couple of friends and hit the road! At every shop you visit, you get your special passport stamped and receive a FREE Fat Quarter and a FREE Fat Quarter friendly pattern…each shop has a different pattern and a different Fat Quarter so after  a couple of weekends you will have quite a collection. You will also be entered to win some great prizes including gift certificates, fabric and gift baskets….even a sewing machine.

The 2023 Veranda Sale is Coming Soon

We are happy to announce that the Veranda Sale will again be held in conjunction with Art Walk at Liberty Station. This year we are offering a pre-sale for members and guilds on Friday evening.

Friday, August 4 from 4pm – 8pm

Saturday, August 5 from 9:30am – 4pm

Mark your calendar to attend this wonderful shopping event. Pick up special items at bargain prices. Don't forget to bring your totes to carry your treasures home.

If you are inspired to clear out your sewing room or studio, get started now! Donations will only be accepted on the following dates and times:

Mondays & Saturdays

July 10th through 31st

10am to 2pm

Guidelines for this Year’s Donations

Items we'd love to have:

• Textiles of all kinds, min. 1/4 yard
• Quilt tops, blocks, kits
• Jewelry, embellishments, beads, buttons
• Threads, lace, trims
• Working sewing machines and sewing tools

Items we cannot accept:

• Textiles that have a strong odor or mildew
• Clothing
• Yarn and fabric scraps
• Manufacturer's samples: textile, fabric, trim
• Arts and crafts supplies
• Books, magazines, CDs
• Large, framed art with glass

This will be a fun, outdoor event. The Art Walk at Liberty Station is always festive, and there are many dining choices if you want to make a day of it. And if you sew, the sale itself provides inspiration, as well as bargains.

Hope you can join us.

04   Jeanette Blackburn

04   Mar Tobiason

07   Lois Friske

08   Tom Blackburn

08   Debbie Timmons

13   Ellen Pankuch

13   Sheila Williams

15   Terry Peters

18   Janice Donner

21   Carrie Olsen

24   Sharon Schuck

26   Marilyn King

30   Janice Shaffer

MAY 2023 FINANCIAL REPORT

Income

Challenge Quilts             $47

Membership dues          $300

Name Badges                  $80

Opportunity Quilt           $130

Retreat Deposits             $4,050

Treasure Table                $180

Workshops.                     $925

TOTAL------------------------$5,712

Expenses

Cuddle Quilts batting    $260

Speaker/Workshop       $1,100

Tote Bags                        $445

Treasure Table              $7.50

Venue (June)                  $542.50

TOTAL-----------------------$2,355

Ending Bank Balances May 31, 2023

Checking                       $13,953.93

Savings                          $52,095.61

Jeanette Blackburn, Treasurer

Our 2024 Retreat is filling up quickly, but there are still a few spots available!  Now is the time to reserve a spot. Registration forms are available on the guild website.  Click here to access the form:   2024 Retreat Form.pdf. Once the retreat is filled, we will start a waiting list. In the past those on the waiting list have had the opportunity to attend. If you have any questions, please email Jo Anne Foster at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Hello friends and Happy June!

I missed seeing you at our May meeting and want to express my gratitude to Nancy Feder and the rest of the team for stepping in so capably to lead our gathering.

As you know, I was attending an Empty Spools Seminar (don’t you just love that name?) at beautiful Asilomar Conference Grounds in Monterey County. I signed up to take a class from Hilde Morin, a fiber artist and quiltmaker from Portland, Oregon.

The opportunity to learn from an expert over a period of time, with quilters from all over the country was such a delight and a perfect opportunity to try out new techniques and skills and stretch my quilting muscles a bit.

I attended this year with a quilting friend of mine who traveled from Whidbey Island, Washington for the five day retreat. We get together a few times each year for these sewing trips and we decided that we have been quilting friends for over 30 years! Imagine!

Also attending the conference were my ECQ friends Nancy Carpenter and Heather Callaghan.

Shortly before I got there, I learned that both Laurie Paurazas and Wendy Keeping,  El Camino Quilters and Guild members would also be attending the same class! And Jane Frank, one of the members of my ECQ Friendship Group was also taking Hilde’s class along with two of her friends from San Diego.

While enjoying meals in the large dining room I met so many lovely people…one sweet future friend from Escondido who thought that maybe she’d give our Guild a visit sometime soon!

Do you sense a theme? Friends…and quilting…they go together so well!

But, you don’t have to leave town, travel long distances, or spend a lot of money to have these same great experiences. Every month we offer fantastic workshops right here in town taught by well-known instructors and fiber artists for just a fraction of the cost. What better way to set aside a day to work on a new skill, learn from an expert and get creative alongside a group of new friends. I hope this serves as a bit of an encouragement to you. Please read through our newsletter and check out the Calendar section for the upcoming workshop offerings.

I’ll see you there!   Happy Quilting,

Susan Stanchfield

ECQ President

We have so many exciting speakers and workshops lined up for you!  You don't want to miss them!

• To see our scheduled speakers and workshops beyond the next three months go to our calendar.  
• Here are our upcoming programs and workshops...

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JUNE

Our June Guest Speaker is Candyce "Candy" Grisham! Candy will be providing her lecture entitled, "Dresden Reimagined"!  Candy will discuss how she takes this classic quilt block and morphs it into a block that will appeal to even the most modern sensibilities! Candy has taught quilting for more than twenty years and loves teaching and exploring with students as much as the creating. She has been lucky to have quilts and fiber art pieces juried into shows with Missouri Fiber Artists, the American Quilter’s Society in Kentucky and the International Quilt Association in Houston as well as many local and regional shows and displays. ICandyFiberArt.Com. See the calendar for more on Candy and her workshop.

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JULY

Our July speaker is Lauretta Crites!  You won't want to miss it! Here is a bit about Lauretta in her own words.

"Like so many of you, I learned to sew at home. I watched my mother make many of my sister and I’s school clothes. I made many of my own dresses for school dances, costumes for Halloween and even my high school prom gown. All of this led eventually to attending CalArts school of theater as a Costume Designer. I spent 15 or so years working in Los Angeles theaters with Center Theater Group and the Los Angeles Opera. 

But, things change and after a while it was time to move on to the next chapter in life. It was about this time that I attended the Road to California quilt show and saw ART QUILTS for the 1st time. I was in rapture!!! I had no idea fabric could be used that way.  The next year I scoured the Road to California catalog for art quilt classes and I was off and running.

Many of you know me thru my vendor booth “A Couple of Old Broads” which I have run with my best friend Cindy Myers since 2014. It was so much fun to go to quilt shows all over the west and make money while we did it! I loved meeting so many of you in the booth and having the chance to teach thru my demos.  One of my quilts won a ribbon at Houston Festival and that recognition earned me the opportunity to exhibit with the Dinner@8 group and allowed me to meet some fellow artists I am privileged to call friends.

Today I am focusing on teaching and speaking at Guilds and quilt events such as Quilt Show Reno and The Houston Festival. I love interacting with creative souls and seeing people light up with the possibilities of applying the things they learn in my classes."

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AUGUST

In August our guest speaker is Emily Baily of AuntEmsQuilts.  Emily will give her lecture entitled, "When Life Falls To Pieces, Make a Quilt!" Emily loves the creative process, and wants to help you gain the confidence to create without fear of frustration.  She is an Accuquilt die cutting machine expert. If you've ever wanted to understand why die cutting machines are so popular, how they can drastically reduce your cutting time, and how they help your consistency while piecing a quilt, you need to tune in for this fun lecture!  Emily loves the creative process, and wants to help you gain the confidence to create without fear of frustration.  AuntEmsQuilts.Com

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Cuddle has been very busy these last few weeks-and so have you! Thank you!

We have delivered many beautiful items that you have made.

The biggest donation is 65 baby quilts and 27 receiving blankets to the Foundation for Women Warriors for their big baby shower on June 17.

We also gave TIP (Trauma Intervention Program) 25 quilts to give to the survivors that they help and assist. 50 table runners and a quilt with a matching pillowcase were given to the San Marcos Senior Center for their Mother's Day tea. These table runners can be any length and are a great way to use up orphan blocks. We also delivered 16 quilts and matching pillowcases to San Pasqual Foster Academy for the graduating seniors.

We will also be meeting the ASYMCA of Camp Pendleton to hand off baby and kid quilts.

In support of the Flags of Freedom Challenge, Cuddle will have a bin of patriotic fabrics to assist you with your designs. Good Luck!