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VFHQ News – April 2010
Clips from Chris
Now
that spring has sprung and all have survived the new Lancaster AQS show,
everyone should be inspired to get busy quilting. AQS did a great job
reorganizing what is normally a great show anyway, into something so much more.
There was so much to see and do in such a short time; a whole day truly was not
enough; maybe a multi-day plan for next year. Our group had a wonderful time. Our van
was full to capacity as shopping was all too tempting. Fortunately, we were
able to bring allof our goodies home. It was so nice
to see many of the Amish inspired quilts. Traditional Amish quilts will
always hold a special place in my heart and home. Let us take time
to not only enjoy our quilting hobby, but enjoy all of the things in life that
inspires us to do the things we do. Happy Quilting.
- Chris
April Meeting – April 20, 2010
Didi Salvatierra will visit with our guild and tell us “All
about the Baskets.” This will be a trunk show featuring a variety of
vintage basket quilts and blocks as well as Didi's
new basket quilts. She will share her tips and inspiration for making
baskets easy. Didi was recommended by Sally
Rapp. For more information about Didi and her award winning quilts visit
http://www.didiquilts.com/.
Refreshment assignments:
Sweet Savory Beverage
Sally
Lightcap Joan Shaw Ruth
Heslin
Sally
Chillington Cathy Fennell Mary
Molittiere
Karen
Evans Gerry Fontaine Judy
Snook
Marsha
Bullwinkle Erin Holvoet Jeanne Dzedzy
Linda
Hamel Carol Divis Susan Gustafson
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon Bee – 2nd Tuesday
April
April
13, 2010, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the home of Martine Green, 477 Maynard Road,
Wayne, PA 19087, 610-687-0854
May
May
11, 2010, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the home of Dottie Dolgash,
676 Brookwood Road, Wayne, PA 19087, 610-688-6534
Evening Bee – 4th Tuesday
April
April
27, 2010, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Patti McLain Fulton, 87 Hill Church
Road, Spring City, PA, 610-847-5739
May
May
25, 2010, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Karen Glasthal,
675 Westwind Drive, Berwyn, PA 19312, 610-407-0794
Appliqué Bee – 1st Tuesday
May
May
4, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Judy Snook, 163 Sloan Road,
Phoenixville, PA 19460, 610-933-8094
June
June
1, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Gloria Clark, 762 Laurel Lane, Wayne,
PA 19087, 610-687-1728
Our Bees are open to all members of the Valley Forge Homestead Quilt
Guild. We work on our own hand projects (there’s not usually room
for sewing machines); we assist each other with color, layout, and other
ideas; and we enjoy each others company in a smaller venue. Check your calendar and see if you’re able to
join one or all 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) or Gloria Clark (Appliqué
Bee).
Birthdays
April
April
2 Marsha Bullwinkle
April
4 Rosemary Geisler
April
6 Arlene Greenwald
Marge Quinn
April
7 Norma Brechbiel
April
9 Jean Corday
April
23 Kate Sevensky
April
27 Fatimo Crespo
May
May
2 Beth Quigley
May 6 Cynthia
DiLorenzo
Margaret Gingerich
May
14 Ruth Heslin
May
17 Mary Eisele
May
22 Carol Dilks
May
26 Irene Pettigrew
Bermuda
Sunrise or New York Beauty – Linda Hahn
DATE: April
17, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: $25.00
Wool
Appliqué - Jackie Gauker of Quilter’s Palette
DATE: May 14,
2010 (Friday)
TIME: 6:00 –
10:00 PM
PLACE: Trinity
Reformed Church, Collegeville, PA
PRICE: $15 –
includes a light dinner
Machine
Appliqué – Debra
Gable, Zebra Patterns
DATE: June
19, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: $25.00
To
see some of Debra’s quilts, visit http://www.zebrapatterns.com/
Hand
Quilting & Hand Appliqué –
Morning: Hand
quilting with Cathy Fennell & Lou Chandler
Afternoon: Hand
Appliqué with Gloria Clark
DATE: July
17, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30
AM – 12:30 PM — Hand Quilting
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM — Hand Appliqué
PLACE: Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: $10
BRING: Please
bring the following:
Quilting hoop—preferably 12" or 14" in diameter
A good thimble—preferably one designed for hand quilting (with large dimples).
Needles, thread, and project material will be provided.
Those
who wish to continue quilting with support the whole day may do so.
Appliqué
Technique – Linda Pool
DATE: August
18, 2010 (Wednesday)
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE: $25.00
plus kit ($15.00)
Harvest
Festival UFO Workshop
DATE: September
25, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30
AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: TBD
PRICE: Free
(Much fun is being planned!)
50 - 50 with a Twist
The
50/50 with a twist for March was Wheel of Fortune. The Two
contestants chosen were Jean Hayden and Vickie Lopresti. They took turns
choosing a number which had a letter hidden beneath it. The puzzle was an
old saying from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac......A Stitch in Time
Saves Nine. Vickie got the answer first and chose the money which was 24
dollars. Jean received the gift bag which had templar paper, thread,
needles, and a lighted seam ripper for those late night negative sewing
projects. A good time was had by all.
-Kate, Sally and Nancy
Fat Quarter Raffle
In the Good Old Summertime – April, May, June 2010
How
tired are you of winter? Let’s get
thinking of the good old summertime, sandy beaches, watermelon slices, and
mountain retreats. What makes you think
of summertime? Bring in your “summery”
fat quarters, fill in the entry form with your name,
one form for each fat quarter entered.
The drawing will be in June, just in time for a vacation quilting
project.
-Jacqui Santangelo
Block of the Month
Please bring your book to the meeting
each month to get the updates for the blocks to be done the following month.
Designs
are from Jennifer Chiaverini - SYLVIA'S BRIDAL
SAMPLER from Elm Creek Quilts. Below are
the blocks we will be doing for the next three months. All blocks are 6" finished.
April May June
Amethyst Contrary Husband Broken Dishes
Lancaster
Rose Contrary Wife Jacob’s Ladder
Lincoln’s
Platform Mother’s Delight Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Fool’s
Puzzle Rt. Hand Friendship Bride’s Bouquet
Of
course you can do any others blocks listed in the book but they will not count
toward the prize drawings.
-Sally Rapp and Beth Quigley
Welcome
Karen
Evans of Rosemont, PA recently joined our guild. Karen heard about us from some friends she
met at Steve’s Sewing. She has been
sewing and quilting for almost ten years and her quilting skills range from
basic to advanced.
Karen became interested in quilting through her aunt and prefers to do
table runners and lap quilts although she has completed at least one bed-size
quilt. Besides quilting, Karen enjoys
running which helps her relax from her job as an Information Technologist at
DuPont. Welcome, Karen to VFHQ Guild!
Spring Retreat - April 29 - May 2
A
$20 non-refundable deposit will hold your space for our 24th retreat at Mensch Mill Retreat and Conference Center in Berks
County. The balance is due by April 15th
to Sally Rapp.
The
cost for Thursday to Sunday is $195 and includes 7 meals and 3 nights lodging
and the Friday to Sunday is $145 and includes 4 meals and 2 nights lodging.
Openings
are still available. Detailed
information for you "newbies" is available
from Sally or talk to any member who has previously gone to get a feel for the
fun and good times enjoyed at our retreats.
A
day trip option on Saturday, May 1 is available to eight people. The cost is $25 and includes lunch and
dinner. Arrive anytime after 9:30 a.m.
Work on your own projects without interruption! Sally will be handling these
reservations too.
- Sally Rapp
Our Quilt Show
Take
a moment right now to mark your calendar to make sure you don’t schedule a
vacation or anything else on the dates of our quilt show which will be held
October 22 and 23, 2010 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA. As usual, we will check-in our quilts at our
October 19, 2010 guild meeting. Please
remember that all members are needed to help with this event so when the sign
up sheets come around to help, please sign up!
Boutique:
For those of us who are working
(or will be working) on items for our Boutique, you'll find the related forms
in the Administrative section of our web site under "forms."
There is a form for items you intend to donate and a form for items you intend
to sell on consignment (both can be found in the same file).
Quilt Committee Chairs will meet on May 10 at
7:00 at Steve’s in King of Prussia.
UFO Workshop a Success
The
UFO workshop was a success! I don't know how may UFO's were completed,
but it was such a beautiful day outside, with
good friends/acquaintances, food, dessert and tea. Awards (printed by
Candy Garrido and Barbara Wright filled in the winners'
names with her beautiful calligraphy script) were given for the following
teacups:
Oldest:
Gloria Clark (her mom's)
Cutest:
Marebeth Conard
Ugliest:
Nancy Hannum (Lucy, the Elephant)
Quiltiest:
Kathy Graff (quilt saying)
Unique:
Cheryl McGuire (tea cup with over-sized plate for a little
something)
Totally
Hot Tea Cup: Laura (Flamingo) Chaplar
- Marge Quinn
41st Annual NQA Quilt Show
(see photo-based information in graphical version of
newsletter )
Meeting Minutes – March 16, 2010
Meeting
Commenced: At 7:00 p.m. Chris welcomed all
members. We welcomed our new member
Diana Heiney.
Chris passed around the sign up for refreshments.
Relief
Sale: Barbara Wright announced there is a Relief
Sale in Harrisburg on April 2nd and 3rd.
Flyers are on the back table for those interested in going.
Door
Prizes: Winners are Gerry Fontaine, Lynn Radliff, and Irene LeBlanc.
Bees: The evening
bee will meet at Chris Candello’s home on March
23rd. The afternoon bee will meet at
Martine Green’s home on April 13th.
Appliqué
Group: Will meet at Martine Green’s home on April
6th.
Fat
Quarter Raffle: The winner for the fat quarter raffle is
Norma Brechbiel.
Kate Sevensky also won a prize for the most
colors starting with the letter “P”. The
theme for April, May and June is “In the Good Old Summertime”. Bring in your summery fat quarters and enter
the drawing.
Quilt
Show Boutique: Marge and Jacqui are looking for some
donations for the boutique for the October quilt show. Donate some handmade treasures or get some
items ready for consignment.
Comfort
Quilts: Jean C. thanked the 51 ladies who
participated in the February workshop.
26 quilts were completed from start to finish, and 30 surgical
dolls. She is planning an April delivery
to the hospitals and May delivery to the VA Center.
Workshop: Jean H.
reported the following workshop schedule:
March 20th, UFO tea party; April 17th, Linda Hahn; May 15th,
Jackie/Quilters Palette will do wool appliqué; June 19th, Debra Gabel; July
will be hand quilting and hand appliqué, and in August we will do an appliqué
workshop.
Quilt
Show: The flyers are ready for the quilt show. See Chris if you need a supply of them to
start passing around to the local stores.
Chinese
Auction: Barbara Wright announced she is seeking
donations for the Chinese Auction for the following specialty baskets: Spa Basket, Chocolate Basket, Gourmet Basket,
and Tea Basket. She is also soliciting
gift cards to any local restaurants. If
you have any items to contribute see Barbara or Candy.
Spring
Retreat: Sally has 3 openings left for the retreat
which is being held April 29th – May 2nd.
See Sally if you would like to reserve a spot.
AQS: Kathy is
circulating the AQS book. See Kathy if
you would like to place an order.
Houston
Trip: Chris is coordinating a trip to the Houston
Quilt Show in November. The cost will be
approximately $618.00 per person. Chris
still has a few opening for anyone who would like to join the group.
Tonight’s
Program: Gloria introduced our speaker, Linda
Hahn. She is from Manalapan, NJ and was
named 2009 National Quilting Association Certified Teacher of the Year. She
presented a trunk show of her Margarita Madness and New York Beauty quilts. She showed us examples of unusual backings
and how the “busy” backing works with so many quilts. We also had a hands-on demo using markers and
plastic pages to audition quilting designs for blocks, borders, sashing and backgrounds.
She passed out a very detailed hand out that covers needles, threads,
batting, and tension.
BOM: Sally
announced the blocks in April are Amethyst, Lancaster Rose, Fool’s Puzzle, and
Lincoln’s Platform. Winner for the
monthly drawing was Candy Garrido. See Sally if you need any help with the block
techniques.
50/50
With a Twist: Tonight we are playing Wheel of Fortune with
our contestants Jean Hayden and Vickie Lopresti. Vickie was the big cash winner and Jean was
the runner up.
Show
and Tell
Meeting
Adjourned: 10:15 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Jean Corday -
Recording Secretary
Cloth & Bobbin Quilt Shop
BOOK
SIGNING EVENT: "Simple
Shapes, Spectacular Quilts" by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy has
arrived. Stop by to pick up your copy so you can bring it to the store on April
10 for the book signing or call the store to reserve your copy. Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy will be at Cloth & Bobbin to sign the
book on Saturday, April 10, 9:30-11:30am!! Be sure to come early!
Cloth
& Bobbin is a small, but mighty fabric store in Narberth, PA. We have
beautiful designer cotton fabrics for grownups and children, buttons, thread,
patterns, ribbon, needles and pins!
Located at 235 Haverford Ave., Narberth, PA 19072,610/667-5366
or visit www.clothandbobbin.com. Store
hours are Tuesday-Friday: 10-6; Saturday: 10-5; and Sunday: 12-5.
(see photo of book in graphical version of newsletter)
The Working Path - Lecture
by Quilt Artist Sue Benner
Chester
county Historical Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 on April
14 at 7:00 PM; Admission is $15.00; $10.00 for CCHS members. Call 610-692-4800 to pre-register.
The
title, THE WORKING PATH, refers to exploring the connection between concept and
process; Sue walks down a creative path developing her ideas and techniques.
She shows detailed photos revealing her working process including surface
design, fusing, and stitching. Construction methods of several quilt series are
covered with step-by-step images, illustrating her layering techniques. The
development of these methods has contributed to her experimentation in composition.
Sue
is an innovator in her field, creating original dyed and painted fabrics which
she combines with recycled textiles to form fields of structured pattern, vivid
beauty, and riotous variation. Sue’s artwork is in many private, corporate, and
institutional collections. She also lectures and teaches workshops nationally
and internationally in the fields of surface design, textile collage, fused
quilt construction, and artistic inspiration.
Recipe - Lavender Shortbread Cookies
from:
Afternoon Tea Parties by Susanna Blake
Makes
18
½
cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1/3
teaspoon dried lavender flowers – for cooking use not the potpourri kind
Scant
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 stick unsalted butter, chilled and diced
1
few springs of fresh lavender to decorate (optional)
1
7-inch square cake pan, greased and lined with parchment
Preheat
the oven to 325 degrees F. Put the sugar and dried lavender flowers in a food
processor and pulse briefly until the flowers are just chopped. Set aside.
Put
the flour and butter in a bowl and work together with your fingertips until the
mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add
the lavender and sugar mixture and stir to combine, then
use your hands to work the mixture into a dough.
Press
the dough into the base of the prepared pan. Pressing it flat
using the base of a glass.
Prick
the surface all over using the tines of a fork, then
use a sharp knife to score into 18 pieces.
Sprinkle the shortbread lightly with sugar then bake in the preheated
oven for about 35-40 minutes, until a pale straw color.
Cut
into fingers along the scored lines and let cool in the pan. Decorate with
fresh lavender flowers if using to serve.
-Jacquie Santangelo
Quilt Shows
Layers: Unfolding the Stories of Chester County Quilts #3:
February 27, 2010 through September 25, 2010.
The final installation of Chester County community owned quilts will be
placed on view in this third installation. Don’t miss the chance to see the
outstanding work and read the stories that tell us that quilts are about more
than fabric. For more information contact the Chester County Historical
Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380, 610-692-4800 or www.chestercohistorical.org.
Plum
Crazy Over Quilting Show presented by Beachplum
Quilters of the Jersey Shore: April 17
& 18, 2010, Saturday, 10:00 – 5:00 PM and Sunday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Admission is $7.00. For more information: www.BeachplumQuilters.org.
ArtQuilt
Elements 2010: April 17 – May 20, 2010. ArtQuilt Elements,
formerly ArtQuilts at the Sedgwick, is now a biennial
juried exhibition celebrating its ninth show. In April and May 2010, AQE will
be presented by the Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087.
For more information, visit the ArtQuilt Elements
website or http://wayneart.org/.
Quilt
Odyssey 2010: July 22 – 25, 2010, Hershey, PA. For more information: quiltodyssey.com or
call 717-423-5148.
Kantha: The
Embroidered Quilts of Bengal at the Philadelphia Musuem of Art, now through July 25. Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Perelman Building, Fairmount and Pennsylvania Aves., Philadelphia, PA 19130. Admission: adults $8, seniors $7, students
$6, children 12 and under free. For more information: 215/763-8100;
philamuseum.org
Fusing the Grid:
Variations on a Square Theme – workshop
with Quilt Artist Sue Benner
Chester
County Historical Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 on April
15 and 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; admission is $125.00; $100.00 for CCHS
members. Pre-registration required; no
refunds. Call 610-692-4800.
Create
a series of several art quilts based on the grid. Sue offers many ways to work
with rectilinear design using fusible web. This is a great workshop for
developing new directions in color, working in a series, and experimenting with
silk and other fibers. These techniques and ideas that Sue teaches here are the
real basis for all her work. The resulting quilts can then be quilted in the
class. A supply list will be mailed in March to those registered.
Sue Nickels
at Shady Maple Banquet Center
Award
winning machine quilting and machine appliquer and
lecturer, Sue Nickels will be at the Shady Maple Banquet Center on Wednesday,
May 26, 2010. She will give two
programs: 9:00 – 11:00 AM and 2:00 –
4:00 PM. The cost is $15.00 per person
($12.00 per person for groups of 20 or more).
For ticket request: John Groff,
307 S. Summit Ave., Quarryville, PA 17566.
Please include: payment to “Hinkletown
Sewing”, name, address, phone number and time of preferred program. For more information please call 711-786-3771
or email jogroff@epix.net.
May Meeting Preview – May 18, 2010
This Quilt–That's Me or This
Quilt–That's Not Me—a member participation trunk show. Members
are invited to bring a quilt which they feel is most like them or a quilt that
is most not like them (one quilt per member). We all have them,
Quilters. Whether you bring a quilt to show or not, don’t miss this
evening which is sure to be great fun. (note: because of Primary Elections we
will meet in the Sanctuary this night.)
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Guild Board Elected Officers: President
– Chris Candello Vice
President – Marge Quinn Treasurer
– Candy Garrido Secretary
– Jean Corday Membership
Chair – Nancy Hannum Immediate
Past President – Lou Chandler Committee Chairs On Board: Program
Chair – Gloria Clark Newsletter
– Cathy Fennell (editor) Other Committees: Info
& Resources Web
Master – Lou Chandler Publicity
– Nancy Hannum Historian
– Nancy Hannum Library
– Carol Divis AQS
books – Kathy Graff Guild
Meeting Support Set-up
– Cathy Fennell Refreshments
– Laura Chaplar Hostess/
Door Prizes – Patti McLain Fulton Hospitality
– Vicki Lopresti Block
of the Month – Beth Quigley, Sally Rapp 50/50
Game – Kate Sevensky,
Sally Lightcap Fabric
Raffle – Jacqui Santangelo
Challenge
– Judy Snook Guild
Events Quilt
Bees – Jean Hayden (day) Appliqué
Bee – Gloria Clark Retreats
– Sally Rapp Excursions
– Linda Hamel Quilt
Show – Jean Hayden Projects
& Support Raffle
Quilt – JoAnn Thomas Comfort
Quilts – Jean Corday Sunshine
– Norma Brechbiel Member
Comfort – Judy Snook & |
Information
for the next newsletter must be received by the first of the month. Send to: Cathy
Fennell Guild
Meetings DATE: Third Tuesday of each month TIME:
7 p.m. PLACE:
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA |