Contents (click on one or more): Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, LaConner Quilt Museum, BZB Day Time Meeting, '08 Raffle Quilt, Appraisals, Project Linus, Wanted: Your Best Recipes,

Daytime BZB Meeting

It has been proposed that we start a daytime meeting for the guild. This would not take the place of the evening meeting, but would be in addition to the night group. All members of the guild and guests would be welcome to come to either or both meetings?

When? The same day as the evening meeting, third Thursday of the month, from 12:30 to 3:00 PM.

Why? This would benefit members that are unable to come to night meetings, & stay-at-home moms can come to the meeting & meet their children as they get out of school. Many of our members have expressed the need for a day group, as driving at night is difficult. We must remember that our guild is 26 years old & the younger members that started the group are now in their 50s & 60s. Some may be working now, but in a few years would welcome a day group.

There would be occasional joint meetings, i.e., Christmas Party and/or when outside speakers come & of course, the Birthday Party.

I am asking for a one year trial starting in September, 2008. The group would develop as the year progresses. This would be a simple get-together as a general meeting, and encouraging members to bring their hand-sewing and the sharing of new and long-standing friendships.

If you would like to help me start this group or if you have any ideas that you would like to share with me.

Thank you, Becky Marshall

edited by Carla

Fons & Porter Magazine Subscriptions Fundraiser for Busy Bees

Fons and Porter magazine subscriptions ordered for $20.00 via the Busy Bees subscription offer between now and December 31, 2008 will entitle the subscriber to the following special offer:
1 year subscription (6 issues) to Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting (retail value $35.94)
2 spools of Sulky Blendables Thread (retail value $10.58)
2 free quilting booklets not available in stores
you can order at the meetings or send your check for $20.00 made out to Busy Bee Quilters, Mail to: Busy Bee Quilters c/o Karen Richards - P.O. Box 26, Snohomish, WA 98291

Wanted: Your Best Recipes

Hello, my fellow Bees! At our most recent meeting (the Christmas Party potluck), it occurred to us that we’ve got some fabulous recipes to share. It was proposed that we put together a Busy Bees Cookbook, which I (in a moment of insanity) volunteered to take charge of. Regina Girard has generously volunteered to help me out... with her artistic talents we are sure to put together a terrific book!

So, SEND ME YOUR RECIPES! I have set up a special email address to send them to: bbrecipes@yahoo.com. You can also hand them to me at the January meeting or send them snail mail (see BB Handbook for my address). Feel free to call me if you have any questions!Cornelia Gauger

33^rd Annual
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™

"Wedding Ring Blues” by Paul Alan Bennett
Click here for more about Paul & this year’s poster.

Saturday, July 12, 2008
9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Always on the second Saturday in July

We invite you, your friends & family to join us for the most vibrant day of the year in Sisters.

Over 1200 quilts from around the world will cover our 1880's-style town in rich texture and color.

To purchase Quilt Show merchandise click here.

"Path to Edo: Quilts from Japan"
July 16 - September 21, 2008
Curator: Miwako Kimura

Miwako Kimura, curator and director of the Hanatsunagi-kai Quilt Club in Japan, brings the life and color of Japanese culture to the Northwest in this dazzling exhibit of works produced by a group of quilters from her native land.

Edo, now the modern day Tokyo, is also the name of a period in Japan's rich history that would prove to influence Japanese culture for generations to follow. Guest curator Miwako Kimura highlights this enormous and ongoing cultural impact with "Path to Edo", a selection of over 60 quilts created by an array of Japanese quilters.

This show, the sixth in a series of highly anticipated visits by Miwako and these Japanese quilters, highlights the marriage between traditional and modern culture in Japan.

La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum
11th Anniversary Quilt Festival

September 26, 27 and 28, 2008

At the Historic Gaches Mansion