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VFHQ News –
June 2009
Clips from Chris
As I turn the page of my day planner
to June, I thought for a split second, boy am I busy
this month. My hubby is going to go into
his sad missing his spouse mode, I guess I will just have to be that picture
perfect wife… work extra hours, cook his favorite meals, clean and be his
personal slave (only kidding, but it sounded really good). But we do we have a lot going on with Lady’s
night out, Mimi Dietrich speaking at our meeting, a workshop by Mimi teaching us many of her new techniques of
quilting and best of all our annual picnic. So, ladies, get ready here comes
June! Happy quilting and I look forward
to seeing you all soon.
- Chris
June Meeting: June 16, 2009
Our Traditional Guild Picnic occurs in
June. Don't forget that our picnic
begins at 6:00 p.m. And please note the
food assignments shown below.
Our Special guest speaker after our
annual picnic will be Mimi Dietrich. Her
presentation is entitled “A Quarter Century of Quilts”. Mimi Dietrich is a nationally known teacher
and the author of 15 popular quilting books, including Martingale &
Company's all-time bestseller, Happy Endings. Her books have sold over a half
million copies to date. A quilter since
1974, Mimi is one of the "Founding Mothers" of The Village Quilters
in Catonsville, Maryland and the Baltimore Appliqué Society. She teaches
quilting classes in the Maryland area as well as nationally. For free patterns and more information about
Mimi visit http://www.mimidietrich.com/home/. To make this a successful picnic,
we do rely on all our members to bring your assigned item indicated here.
Refreshment assignments for all:
- If your last name begins with A—F, bring a
main dish
- If your last name begins with G—L, bring a
dessert
- If your last name begins with M—Z, bring a
salad or hors d’oeuvre
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon Bee – 2nd Tuesday
June
June 9, 2009, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the
home of Candy Garrido, 602 Landis Road, Harleysville,
PA, 215-256-7989
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
Evening Bee – 4th Tuesday
June
June 23, 2009, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the
home of Beth Quigley, 504 Susan Drive, King of Prussia, PA, 610-292-9090
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
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).
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
Birthdays
June
June 4 Sally
Rapp
June 5 Mare
Beth Conard
June 8 Nancy
Hannum
June 20 Candy Garrido
June 23 Joyce Stemple
June 28 Donna Raymond
July
July 5 Gloria
Clark
Paula Pettyjohn
July 8 Laura
Chaplar
Joan Shaw
July 13 Jeann Dzedzy
Winnie Spoonts
July 17 Shellie Blake
July 19 Maxine Close
July 21 Gail Dovalovsky
Judy Snook
July 28 Carole Armstrong
Bed & Breakfast Quilt – Mimi Dietrich
In the morning, we will be learning Mimi’s technique of using only squares and
rectangles to produce triangular blocks.
The afternoon will be devoted to appliqué. [This class is currently filled.]
DATE:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
TIME:
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church of Jesus Christ Latter
Day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE:
$10.00 non-refundable deposit plus $20.00 – Total $30.00 (Includes
pattern). See Jean Hayden to sign up.
Plaids – Barbara Lenox
As Barbara mentioned in her recent lecture at our guild meeting, when she
speaks of “plaids,” she is referring to many different geometric shapes
including stripes, traditional plaids, triangular designs, etc.
DATE: August
22, 2009
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ 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
As you may know, this class will present Barbra’s creative use of batiks and
her own technique for machine appliqué.
DATE: September
26, 2009
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Good
shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: TBD - See Jean Hayden to sign up.
Heart & Home — Betty
Neff
“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.” – Betty Neff
DATE: October
21, 2009
TIME: 9:30
Am – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE: TBD
- See Jean Hayden to sign up.
2009 Block of the Month
As you know, this year’s Block-of-the-Month
is being adapted from the Fons and Porter book,
Stars*and*Stripes Sampler. June’s block is Pursuit of Happiness on page
23. For July, 4th of July Stars on page 20, please
make three (3). 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
Historic Quilt Care
On Sunday, June 14th from11 AM - 4 PM
the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Madison, NJ is having a special
event on antique quilt care. Join textile conservator Bari
Falese, as she demonstrates some cleaning and
preservation processes on historic quilts found in the Museum’s collecting
dating back to the mid-1800s. Participants will be encouraged to assist Bari with the conservation and will have ample
opportunities to ask questions and discuss the various techniques used. *The
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts received a grant administered by the Morris
County Heritage Commission for the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
This grant was funded by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of
the Department of State. For more information call 973-377-2982 x13. FREE!*
Welcome
Ellen Kirkner
who resides in Lansdale, PA and heard about the guild through member Gail
Forster has recently joined our guild.
Ellen took her first sewing class at age twelve and made a dress. In 1981, she took her first quilting class in
a private home and loved it. She thinks
she took the quilting class in 1981 because she had lost her job and decided to
do something fun. The quilt projects she
enjoys most are the ones that she finishes.
Ellen has not completed a bed-size quilt. Besides quilting, she enjoys reading,
traveling, biking, politics, gardening and Wii
bowling. Ellen is a dental hygienist and
has two grown children, Michael and Stefanie. They also have a golden doodle named Lady and
a cockapoo called Beau. Welcome, Ellen.
Having viewed our quilt show and
participated in a class taught by one of our members, Susan Dryburgh
has become a member of the guild. Susan
lives in King of Prussia and learned to sew in high school. About three years ago when a friend suggested
they take a class together is when she began quilting. She completed the class project, a table
runner and was hooked! Susan has completed the top only of a bed
quilt and enjoys reading and cross stitch.
She is a speech/language therapist and the mother of three children. Susan has two sons, one out of college and
one in his second year, and a daughter who will be a senior in high
school. Welcome, Susan.
Mysteries with a Little Quilting
Book reviews by our own professional librarian
If you enjoy reading mystery stories
and enjoy quilting, Emilie Richards’ “Ministry is
Murder” series is right up your alley.
Ms. Richards has written four, so far, murder mysteries that involve
Aggie Sloane-Wilcox, the Emerald Springs, OH wife of a
minister. Aggie seems to always be
involved in a murder case whether the body is on her front porch such as in Blessed is the Busybody or finding her
foster sister dead in Let There Be
Suspects. Beware of False Profits involves Aggie in the murder of a member of
her husband’s congregation who is often in New York City but for the wrong
reasons. Ms. Richards’ most recent book
is A Lie is a Lie and Aggie happens
on the dead body of the Hollywood celebrity who has come to Emerald Springs to
judge a talent contest. Aggie seems to
be in the wrong place at the wrong time and since she is not a police officer,
sometimes interferes with the local police detective who is supposed to find
the murderer as it is his job. The books
are well-written and interesting. You
may ask but where’s the quilting?
There’s not much in the first two books but there is some as Aggie’s mom is a quilter.
In the third book, Aggie’s mom moves to
Emerald Springs and opens, of all things, a quilt shop. I’m not big on mysteries but these are great
fun; and the little bit of quilting helps make them well worth the read. Enjoy!
- Cathy Fennell
50 - 50 with a Twist
50/50 With a Twist - Progressive Pot
collected $82.30 and the winner was Maxine Close. Maxine was the last lucky
winner of the progressive 50-50. In June
there will be three winners of the contest. Two winners will share the money
50-50 and the third winner gets the box.
Keep buying the tickets; $1 for one, 6 for $5.00. Good luck!
- The Sisters, Kate and Nancy and their
quilting friend, Sally
Fat Strip Quarters Raffle
The current Fat Quarter Raffle drawing
will occur at June’s guild meeting. The
fabric theme for this time is floral. To
participate, simply bring Fat Strip Quarters.
The strips should be 2 ½” WOF – floral fabric. For every 3 strips brought in (equaling
approximately 7 ½” of fabric), you are eligible for one entry. Place them in the designated basket, along
with your name, and you’ll be eligible for the drawing to win them
all! The winner’s name will be pulled in June along with an extra
prize. The guidelines are simple:
1. The strips should 2 ½” Width
of Fabric (WOF)
2. It must keep to the announced
theme
3.
It should be “quilt-shop-quality” fabric
Any questions, contact Jean Corday.
Meeting Minutes – May 19, 2009
Meeting Commenced: 7:00 pm
Chris Candello welcomed all members
including two new members, Mary Eisele and Susan Drybur, and two guests who are former members: Ruth and
Beth Bullwinkle.
Ricky Tims seminar: A good time
was had by all who attended.
Mancuso Quilt Show : September 17-20, 2009: VFHG is committed on the 18th to white glove;
sign up sheet was circulated.
Steve’s Sale: Memorial Day Weekend- special
discounts on Monday, May 25th; check out website for information; Libby Lehman
broke her ankle and will not be appearing at Steve’s as scheduled.
Ricky Tims’
Show and Tell: Rosemary Geisler and Joyce Stemple showed their harmonic convergence quilts.
Fat Quarter Exchange : Jean Corday
is on vacation; Jacqui Santangelo reminded all that
the drawing is next month so bring in your quarters.
BOM:
Winner: Winnie Spoonts. Beth Quigley has the pattern for the September
BOM which is the schoolhouse for anyone who cannot print on 8 ½ x 14
paper. This block is a paper piecing
block and Beth promises that it’s easy.
Door Prizes:
Susan Meehan; Jacqui Santangelo and Linda
Hamel.
Bees:
Evening Bee: May 27th at 6:30 p.m. will be hosted by Marge Quinn;
afternoon Bee on June 9th at 12:30 p.m. will be hosted by Candy Garrido.
November Retreat:
Dates: 5th thru 8th. Sally Rapp is taking reservations. A deposit of $20.00 will hold your room. The total cost will increase by $10.00 this
year.
Comfort Quilts:
Laura Chaplar has a few kits and tops.
Laura reminded everyone that this is a good way to practice your
quilting skills.
Workshops:
Jean Hayden reminded everyone that Generations is scheduled for Friday, June
5th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Collegeville and includes dinner
and dessert. Dress comfy. There is still room for this workshop. As a bonus, bring patriotic fabrics as a diecast cutter will be available to cut strips to be tossed
into a pile and exchanged. Mimi Dietrich
will be at Latter Day Saints Church in Trooper from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a
workshop on Wednesday, June 17th. The
cost will be $30. NOTE: the cutting instructions may be incorrect:
Gloria suggests when cutting the 3 ½ x 4 block, cut it
4” square then it can be trimmed up later.
Any questions, contact Gloria Clark, who hopes to send out a revised
email shortly. Barbara Lenox will do a
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; a
$10.00 non-refundable deposit will hold your spot. The pattern will be a plaid Ohio Star.
Member News: Susan Glaser had surgery and Chris
is waiting to hear but assumes all went well.
Fons and Porter magazine:
Linda Hamel circulated a sign up sheet.
The cost is $15.00 for new or renewal subscriptions, which includes 3
spools of Sulky thread and a booklet on quilting. Checks can be made payable to VFHG.
Tonight’s Program:
Gloria Clark introduced Arlene Greenwald, one of VF’s members who showed
her family’s quilts, one of which was a wedding gift for her great-grandparents
and dated back to the late 1800s. Arlene
explained how her mom accumulated and bought fabric, showed templates (Masonite pieces covered with sandpaper and paper cutouts)
which her mother and aunts used to construct their quilts. These quilts were hand-quilted, some where
hand pieced.
50/50 With a Twist: Progressive Pot: $82.30 was in
tonight’s pot. The winner was Maxine
Close.
October In-House Project:
Chris showed this year’s project; instead of doing Christmas, we will be
doing Halloween.
Library:
CORRECTION: The new library
person is Carol Divis, not Carol Dilks.
Show and Tell:
Members shared projects.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:42 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
Marge Quinn, Recording Secretary
Sales
Steves is hosting a Summer Sale for four
days – June 11 through 13. This sale
includes discounts between 20% to 70% off storewide.
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.
Quilter’s Remedy will host a one day sale on June 20th
to celebrate the arrival of summer!
Throughout July celebrate Christmas in July with great savings at
Quilters Remedy. Enjoy 10% off your
purchases of Christmas fabric the whole month.
Quilt Shows
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.
Vermont Quilt Festival: June 19 – 21,
2009, Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Jct., VT.
Friday – Saturday, 9 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, 9: AM – 3 PM; Admission: $12,
seniors and groups $10, children under 14 free; Champagne & Chocolate
Preview – Thursday, June 18, 7:30 - 9:30 PM, $12. For more information visit the website at
222.vqf.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.
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.
July Meeting Preview – July 2009
Join us for our annual Ice Cream
Social and instead of Christmas in July we will have Halloween in July. Chris Candello, our fearless leader, will
show us how to make Halloween Silhouettes.
Material sheets will be distributed at the June meeting. These appliqué silhouettes can be made into
pillows, wall hangings or into a larger quilt.
Commission for Quilt
I have a friend Terri Kunda who is looking for someone to finish a Bed Quilt that
she started years ago. It is a
Queen/King Size and she has all material and batting to complete. Many blocks are complete and quilted and the
blocks need to be put together, have the bed drop added and bound and then
quilted. This was from a class at
Country Quiltworks – Block at a time. She can be reached at tenluv17@aol.com. She lives in Malvern. Please contact her if you are interested.
Thanks, Dottie Dolgash
For Sale
Singer Model 221 Featherweight Sewing
Machine - Centennial Model - $550.00
The Centennial version is the regular
black color machine with a special brass medallion on its arm that has a blue
trim ring. The machine is in excellent
condition. Black sewing surface is
smooth and shinny with almost perfect gold trim. It comes in the original black box carrying
case including foot pedal, four attachments and a key to lock the case.
Call Sally Rapp to inspect this
"little black beauty". It
could be yours for $550.
Keystone Quilters Sponsors Susan Carlson
A three-day Workshop
Join the Keystone Quilters on July 13,
14, and 15, 2009 in Quakertown, PA for Susan’s newest class (Cutting
Loose). It combines aspects of her
earlier classes with her evolving techniques of fabric collage. In this class, she demonstrates a looser
approach to the piecing and assembly of a wall quilt. Emphasis will be placed on the collage
piecing process. Patterns or templates
will not be used. Instead, students will
sketch their design onto a foundation fabric and proceed to fill in the design
with fabrics of their choice. Due to
time constraints, students need to choose simple whimsical designs such as
fish, butterflies or other bugs, lizards, suns and moons (with or without
faces). Realistic portraits, however,
are too intense for this class. You can
check out samples and class information at www.susancarlson.com or her book
“Freestyle Quilts: A No Rules Approach”.
If interested, please contact: Kay Bachkai
(610-845-2781 or jkbachka@dejazzd.com
as soon as possible to reserve a place.
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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
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