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VFHQ News – July
2009
Clips from Chris
Our June picnic was a great event! Great food, great friends and a great speaker. Mimi Dietrich was very entertaining both as a
speaker as well as our workshop instructor.
I can’t wait until our next meeting to see all of the show and tell
projects… there were many near completion at the end of the workshop day.
Now as I prepare for our Halloween in
July project, I think how appropriate it is for a summertime project. It’s quick, easy and allows us to play with
fabric. Best of all, July’s meeting will
allow us an opportunity to socialize with friends new and old. See you soon.
- Chris
July Meeting: July 21, 2009
Join us for our annual Ice Cream
Social and instead of Christmas in July we will have Halloween in July. Chris Candello and Beth Quigley will show us
how to make Halloween Silhouettes. These appliqué silhouettes can be made into
pillows, wall hangings or into a larger quilt.
Supply List for Halloween silhouette
project
The fabric specified below is adequate
to complete two blocks, additional fusible will be available for purchase if
you prefer to do more than two silhouettes – they can make a neat wall hanging
or table runner.
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2
fat quarters – (1) black solid & (1) contrast fabric (batiks work well)
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Sharpie
or pencil for tracing on paper
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Fabric
pencils (for tracing on darker fabric)
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Compass
(don’t stress other may share)
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Scissors
(scissors you won’t mind cutting thru fused fabric)
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Ironing
sheet to prevent fusible from sticking to iron
Fusible web will be provided by guild
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon Bee – 2nd Tuesday
July
July 14, 2009, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the
home of Jean Hayden, 258 Lawndale Ave., King of Prussia, PA, 610-279-2911
August
August 11, 2009, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at
the home of Gloria Clark, 762 Laurel Lane, Wayne, PA, 610-687-1728
Evening Bee – 4th Tuesday
July
July 28, 2009, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the
home of Patti McLain Fulton, 87 Hill Church Road, Spring City, PA, 610-948-5739
August
August 25, 2009, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at
the home of Jean Hayden, 258 Lawndale Ave., King of Prussia, PA, 610-279-2911
Our Bees are open to all members of
the Valley Forge Homestead Quilters Guild.
They offer an opportunity to share quilting information and renew
friendships. We work on our own hand
projects (there’s not usually room for sewing machines); we assist each other
by suggesting ways to layout quilt blocks, work with colors, etc.; and we enjoy
each others company in a smaller venue.
Please check your calendar and see if you are able to join one or both
of the Bees this month. If you would
like to host one of the Bees, please contact Jean Hayden (Afternoon Bee) or
Beth Quigley (Evening Bee).
Birthdays
July
July 5 Gloria
Clark
Paula Pettyjohn
July 8 Laura
Chaplar
Joan Shaw
July 13 Jeanne Dzedzy
Winnie Spoonts
July 17 Shellie Blake
July 19 Maxine Close
July 21 Gail Dovalovsky
Judy Snook
July 28 Carole Armstrong
August
August 3 Barbara Sherman
August 9 Martha Klein
August 11 Erin Holvoet
August 13 Susan Dryburgh
August 14 Kathy Graff
August 15 Vickie Lopresti
August 19 Susan Yayac
August 20 Eileen Almeida
August 21 Linda Ulinski
August 30 Charlene Hagerty
Plaids – Barbara Lenox
DATE: August
22, 2009
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE: $10.00 non-refundable deposit plus $25.00 – Total $35.00 (Includes
pattern). See Jean Hayden to sign up.
Neo Stella — Barbara Persing
DATE: September
26, 2009
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Good
shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: $10.00 non-refundable deposit plus $15.00 – total$25.00 - See Jean
Hayden to sign up.
Heart & Home — Betty Neff
DATE: October
21, 2009
TIME: 9:30
Am – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE: $10.00
non-refundable deposit plus $15.00 – Pattern is $8.00 - Total $33.00 - See Jean
Hayden to sign up.
“My husband claimed "Heart and
Home" (86" x 108") as I was making the Log Cabin
blocks. He likes these colors and he helped choose the pineapple, a
favorite motif of ours, for the appliqué. Use any 6" block design
you like for the house blocks to give your quilt your own style. Heart
and Home was hand quilted by The Balls Mills Quilters.”
-Betty Neff
2009 Block of the Month
2009's Block of the Month is being
adapted from the Fons and Porter book,
Stars*and*Stripes Sampler. July’s blocks are 4th of July Stars on page 20,
please make three (3). Check out page 26
for the August block, Uncle Sam. Please
remember to bring your completed block(s) to the
guild meeting to exhibit and take a chance to win a prize. If you have any questions or need help with
your blocks or fabric selection, please do not hesitate to call me. Thank
you. - Beth Quigley
50 - 50 with a Twist
At the June meeting, Marie Eisele won the box with $28 and half the pot,
$36.50. She was so excited, she even did the 50-50 Twist. Maxine
Close won again. This time she won $36.50. Buy your tickets early
for one of three prizes, the box or two cash prizes. - The Sisters, Kate and Nancy
Retreat Time
Our 23rd Quilter's Retreat at Mensch Mill is scheduled for November 5-8, 2009. Cost is $145 per person Friday afternoon to
Sunday, includes 4 meals or $195 per person Thursday afternoon to Sunday, and
includes 7 meals. A $20 non-refundable
deposit will hold your space. Please do not ask me to modify a plan cost to fit
your personal needs. All remaining monies are due to Sally Rapp by October 10. - Sally Rapp
Something New Happening -
Quilter's "Day" Retreat Weekend
For those who cannot stay overnight I
am offering a "day retreat" at Mensch Mill
Retreat Center in Berks County on Saturday, November 7, from 9:30 a.m. until 7
p.m. Cost will be $25 and includes lunch
at noon and dinner at 6 pm. You bring
your sewing machine and supplies to work on your own project. Irons and pressing mats provided. This will give you a preview of the
facilities for future retreats. I am
limiting this offer to the first 8 people who register by October 1st.
Transportation is on your own or perhaps the group could car pool. Further details will be available as interest
develops. Call Sally Rapp at
610-489-6892 to reserve your space. -
Sally Rapp
Lost & Found
Do these items belong to you?
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Left
at a workshop: Blue Duraheal
cutting mat – 17” by 24” – looks brand new, no name.
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Left
at a guild meeting: White Farberware Arbor Life plate. It has butterflies around the perimeter of
the dishwasher safe/microwave safe plate.
If either of these items belong to you, please contact Cathy Fennell via email or
telephone. There will be a lost &
found area at the guild meeting.
Countdown to the Challenge: Three months to go
There’s still time to come up with a
winner. Entries will be exhibited and
voted on at our September meeting. Here
are the rules:
Black White + A
Zinger
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Use
black and white fabrics to make a quilted project and include no more than 25%
of one other color. This solid fabric or one that reads as a solid is
your “zinger.”
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Use
any design or pattern, original or commercially available, and any construction
technique for your project. You may use components that are appliquéd,
pieced, embroidered, cross-stitched, painted, embellished, etc., or a
combination thereof.
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You
must include with your submission a typed description of your challenge piece
(perhaps something intriguing about material, or an interesting occurrence
during the process, or a unique aspect of the design, or an unusual technique
you used, etc.). Your description should be between 50
to 75 words (no more than 100 words) using 12-point type (or standard typewriter
size), on a card or paper no larger than 8½ x 8½. (If you don’t have
access to a computer or typewriter, a neatly hand-printed description will be
acceptable.)
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Your
creation can be any quilted item (including jacket, bag, etc.).
The size of a quilted wall hanging should be no larger than 50" on any
given side.
Your creation should be something made during the coming year (between 10/2008
and 9/2009).
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As
usual, one entry per-person will be accepted.
Completed challenge quilts will be displayed and voted on at the September
guild meeting in 2009.
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All
questions regarding this challenge should be directed to Judy Snook
610.933-8094 or judyann112@comcast.net
Fat Quarter Raffle
The current Fat Quarter Raffle drawing
will occur at September’s guild meeting.
The fabric theme for this time is Thimbleberries. To participate, simply bring a fat quarter,
place it in the designated basket, along with your name, and you’ll be eligible
for the drawing to win them all! You will receive one chance to
win for each fat quarter you contribute. The guidelines are simple:
1. The fabric must be a fat
quarter measuring 18" X 22".
2. It should be washed and
ironed
3. It must keep to the announced
theme
4.
It should be “quilt-shop-quality” fabric
Any questions, contact Jean Corday.
Comfort Quilts
Please let me know if anyone needs
backing, batting, or labels for comfort quilts you might be working on.
If you need batting or backing cut, send me an e-mail or phone with the size
and color theme and I will be happy to get it ready for you. Our
fellow member Joanne Thomas donated some lovely large backing pieces so I
have a good supply right now.
Also, if you've pieced any tops and
are not comfortable with the quilting bring them in to the guild meeting and I
will get them quilted.
Don't forget if you have any orphan
blocks, we will be happy to take them and incorporate them into a comfort
quilt. -Thanks, Jean
More Summer Reads
Book reviews by our own professional
librarian
Quilty as Charged: Undercover in a Material
World written by
Spike Gillespie is a series of interviews with famous quilters and quilt
teachers. Spike is not a quilter but
takes on the challenge of learning to quilt and learning about show-winning
quilters as well as traveling to quilt shows, in particular, Houston’s
International Quilt Fest. This is her
journey into quilting and the quilting world, it will bring back memories for
each of us as she not only pieces her first quilt but also, pieces together the
tales of many quilters.
If you are a mystery reader, a quilter
and a lover of cats, The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by
Leann Sweeney is for you. As I have
admitted before, I’m not a mystery lover but if quilting is involved, I’ll read
it. This story is about a quilter,
Jillian, who is trying to rebuild her life after the sudden death of her
husband. She makes and sells quilts for
cats. She is the proud owner of three
lovable cats but also prizewinning cats.
She returns from a trip to a quilt show to find that one of her cats has
been stolen. Jillian decides her cat was
stolen by a local man and goes to confront him only to find him murdered. There’s lots of suspense, lots of quilting
and cat fun, also romance.
Sandra Dallas’ newest book is called Prayers
for Sale. Sandra gives us a
fascinating story about 86-year-old Hennie Comfort
and her friendship with 17-year-old Nit Spindle. Hennie is about to
move in with her daughter away from Colorado when she befriends Nit. She realizes
that she can share her stories of the “past” with Nit as Nit will tell these
stories to others to keep the history of the small mining town they live in
alive. The other thing that brings these
two unusual people together is their love of quilting. Hennie shares her
stories as well as her quilting skills with Nit. This is a fascinating story of different
generations in a Colorado mining town during the depression and the interesting
life Hennie lived. - Cathy Fennell
Meeting Minutes – June 16, 2009 – Annual Picnic
Welcome: Chris Candello welcomed all members
including one guest. Ethel and Art’s
grandson (a quilter) and two granddaughters were also present. Chris also displayed the July project –
Halloween silhouettes – there will be three choices.
Bees:
Evening Bee: June 23rd at 6:30 p.m. will be hosted by Beth Quigley;
afternoon Bee on July 14th at 12:30 p.m. will be hosted by Jean Hayden.
Door Prizes:
Marge Quinn, Charlene Hagerty and Sharon
Miller.
Pillowcase kits: Donna LeBlanc has pillowcase kits
available.
Comfort Quilts:
Jean has 2 tops to be quilted and 2 kits need to pieced. Contact Jean if you need supplies (batting,
backing, etc.). Jean would like to take
men’s quilts to the VA Center. Gloria
Clark shared with the members that her cousin, who is undergoing chemo, is a
recipient of a VFHQ comfort quilt.
Hershey and Mancuso Quilt Show:
A sign up sheet was circulated to sell tickets at both shows; a sign up sheet
was circulated to white glove at Mancuso.
November 2009 Retreat: A deposit of $20.00 will hold your room. See Sally Rapp for reservations.
BOM:
Winner: Sherlee
Hilberg. See
Beth Quigley for the schoolhouse paper piecing pattern for September.
Fat Quarter Strip Winners: – Sandy Dounce and Irene LeBlanc and Donna LeBlanc. Jean Corday
announced the July, August and September Quarter fabric will be batiks.
Workshops:
Jean Hayden reminded everyone the Mimi Dietrich workshop is tomorrow
(June 17th) at Latter Day Saints Church in Trooper. Barbara Lenox will do a plaid workshop on
August 22nd at Latter Day Saints Church in Trooper from 9 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. The cost will be $35.00. To see the star pattern that will be taught,
go to www.barbaralenox.com.
A strata workshop by Barbara Persing is
planned for the fall.
Member Updates:
Cheryl McGuire is having surgery this evening; Susan Glazer (who was in
attendance) is doing well.
Board Election: Slate will be introduced at July’s
meeting due to tonight’s busy schedule.
Lost & Found: will be published in the
Newsletter. Please check for items left
behind. There is a butterfly plate in
the kitchen.
AQS: Kathy Graff will discuss in the
fall.
Fons and Porter magazine: see Linda Hamel if you are interested in a
new or renewal subscription. The cost is
$15.00.
Picnic: 45 minute break.
Tonight’s Program:
Gloria Clark introduced tonight’s speaker, Mimi Dietrich. Mimi spoke about Baltimore Albums giving its
background and history. She displayed
many of her quilts and answered questions.
Her books were available for purchase.
She will be coming out with a line a fabric. She recommends Annie Smith Pod cast. She gave information on monogramming which
she incorporated into some of her quilts from L.L. Bean and Lands End.
Retreat Poem:
written and recited by our own, Norma Brechbiel. Norma highlighted the May 2009 retreat at Mensch Hill.
Sisters’ 50/50 With a Twist: Winners:
Mary Eisele took the box; Maxine Close took
the envelope with $36.50 and Mary Eisele (again) took
the envelope with $36.50. July will
start “Cash for Stash”.
Stashbuster Show and Tell:
Gail Dovalovsky, Laura Chaplar, Sally Rapp and
Candy Garrido displayed their quilt tops.
Show and Tell:
Along with other quilts that were displayed, Jean Hayden displayed a
wall-hanging quilt top from a 1992 Mimi Dietrich workshop. Laura Chaplar displayed a “Quilters Ruler”
scroll template for quilting borders.
Jacqui Santangelo displayed “Fat Triangles”
which she bought from the internet at www.fattriangles.com and which Gloria Clark informed us
she had bought at Steve’s a few years ago.
Sauder’s Sale:
starts Thursday, June 18th.
Meeting
Adjourned: 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted:
Marge Quinn, Recording Secretary
Bits
and Pieces: Quilts from Scraps: February
22 – August 22, 2009; Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville,
PA 19438; 215-256-3030 or email info@mhep.org.
Exhibit hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday, 10
AM to 2 PM. Admission donation is $5.00.
Layers:
Unfolding the Stories of Chester County Quilts: February 27 – August 1,
2009. An exciting new
exhibit of quilts never publicly shown before reveals the many stories of
Chester County, PA quilts, their makers and their owners. For more information contact the Chester
County Historical Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380,
610-692-4800 or www.chestercohistorical.org.
Muncy Historical Society presents it 5th
Annual Quilt show featuring the 2009 Challenge: Where Play Becomes Reality,
July 17 – 19 at Muncy School, 200 W. Penn Street, Muncy, PA. Check
website for more information and area B & Bs:
www.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org or contact MuncyHistorical@aol.com or (570)
546-5917.
The
Chambersburg Quilt Guild presents Treasures from the Attic, July 17 – 18,
2009; Falling Spring Presbyterian
Church, 221 North Main Street, Chambersburg, PA. Free Admission; for more information visit
www.chambersburgquiltguild.org or contact Judie Svoboda at 717-262-2174.
Quilt
Odyssey 2009, Hershey, PA: July 30 – August 2, 2009. For more information: 717-423-5148 or quiltodyssey @embarqmail.com or quiltodyssey.com.
Pennsylvania
Quilts: Studies in Color; A century of
antique quilts from the Packwood House Museum Quilt Collection: August 21 – 23,
2009. The show opens June 9 and runs
until October 24, 2009 but Quilt weekend features Jeannette Lasansky
and Donna Brian Ruppert. For details please check out their website at
www.packwoodhousemuseum.com.
PA
National Quilt Extravaganza: The Greater
Philadelphia Expo Center, September 17 – 20, 2009.
Keystone
Quilters of Quakertown presents “Relish the Moment” Quilt Show 2009: Friday,
Oct. 16, 2009, 10 AM – 6 PM; Saturday, October 17, 2009, 10 AM – 5 PM. Held at Quakertown
Christian School, 50 #. Paletown Road,
Quakertown, PA. Admission
is $6.00 and children 12 and under are free. For more information or a quilt entry
registration form, visit their website: www.keystonequilters.org or call
215-529-4591. Pre-=registration
required: Deadline: September 7, 2009.
Sale
The Quilter’s Palette will host a
midsummer sale from July 27 – August 1, 2009.
All fabrics, books, and patterns are 10 – 20% off. There will be a fat quarter Frenzy on August
1. For more
information visit www.thequiltpalette.com.
For Sale - Bernina Virtuosa
150 plus for $700
This is a beautifully cared for, one
owner Bernina Virtuosa 160
with all the standard accessories and additional accessories. It was purchased
new in 2001. It has had regular maintenance by a qualified Bernina
technician. It sews beautifully and I know you will enjoy this machine as much
as I have. Items included with this Virtuosa 160 are
the accessory box with: 5 bobbins, seam ripper, small screwdriver, angular Torx key, lint brush, Seam Guide, presser feet: quilting
foot, reverse pattern foot #1,buttonhole foot w/slide #3A,zipperfoot #4,blind
stitch foot #5,patchwork foot #37, open embroidery foot #20, compensating plate, three spool discs
stitches: 1-20 practical & decorative, 21-38, 21-38 replacement practical
and decorative stitches (CPS), Slide on table with seam guide knee lifter
fabric cover w/compartment for accessories.
This is great machine for a new
graduate or newlywed; it provides all you need for sewing, quilting, or
decorating.
Seriously interested? Contact Lori Memmen at 610.409.0524. Evenings and weekends are best.
August Meeting Preview – August 18, 2009
Get out of the heat and join us at our
August guild meeting where quilt judge, Judith Gunter will present the topic:
“What Judges See.” We’ll learn about the
standards judges use so we can improve our own quilting. Judith will have plenty of examples to share
during her presentation. Judith Gunter
is a NQA Certified Judge, lecturer, teacher, and an award winning
quilter. Her quilts have been displayed at the International Quilt Show
in Houston; the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show in Paducah, the Maryland
State House, and numerous local and regional shows. Judi’s work has also been
published in Quilting Today, Miniature Quilts, Patchwork Quilts, and Quilter's
Newsletter magazines. For more
information about Judith, visit http://quiltjudge.com/judging.html.
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Guild Officers President – Chris Candello Vice President – Jean Hayden Treasurer – Gail Dovalovsky Recording Secretary – Marge Quinn Corresponding Sec – Linda Hamel Immediate Past President – Lou
Chandler Committee Chairs Program Chair – Gloria Clark Workshops – Jean Hayden Newsletter – Cathy Fennell Web Master – Lou Chandler Refreshments – Mary Ann Brooke,
Cheryl McGuire Set-up – Cathy Fennell Hostess/ Door Prizes – Patti McLain,
Marebeth Conard Hospitality – Donna LeBlanc, Joan
Gunder, Lisa Hudock Block of the Month –Beth Quigley Quilt Show – Jean Hayden Quilt Bees – Jean Hayden (day) Retreats – Sally Rapp Excursions – Susan Glaser Comfort Quilts – Jean Corday Publicity – Nancy Hannum Historian – Nancy Hannum, Lisa Hudock Library – Carol Divis AQS book sales – Kathy Graff Member Comfort – Judy Snook,
Rosemary Geisler Raffle Quilt – JoAnn
Thomas Sunshine – Norma Brechbiel |
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must be received by the first of the month.
(If e-mailing your article, an MS Word file is preferred, articles
embedded in e-mails are acceptable, of course, but require more work on our
end.) Cathy Fennell Guild Meetings
DATE: Third Tuesday of each month
TIME: 7 p.m.
PLACE: Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church, King of Prussia, PA |