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VFHQ News – February 2007
Lines from Lou
The months are
speeding by—thank goodness since I cannot abide winter. I’m sitting here at my computer with a space
heater at my feet and no motivation to move to the sewing machine where I
cannot use the heater and the iron at the same time … but on a more positive
note, we have so much great stuff on the docket for the next several
months! For example, take a look at our
Turning Twenty workshop, scheduled for March, where Steve will be on hand to
service machines, sharpen scissors, etc. That and so many more excellent opportunities
are planned, not the least of which are our regular Bees at each other’s
homes. What a delight it is to associate
with you all!
February Meeting –
Our own
guild members, Rosemary Geisler and Judy Snook will
present a Quilted Counted-Cross Stitch Iron-on Wall hanging. The grid will be provided by the guild. You bring the following:
Supply List
–
Large towel to
lay your grid on
–
1 ½" squares as follows:
–
17-20 assorted
green squares (leaves)
–
9-10 squares
for each flower (4 flowers)
–
14 squares in
one shade of gold or brown (basket)
–
45 squares in
another shade of gold or brown (basket)
–
4 half-square
triangles in the basket shade & the background shade
(these still measure 1 ½” square)
–
200 squares for
the background
If you
prepare a few extra of each color, you won’t be caught short. Each flower could be made of one fabric or a
variety of the same color. It is best to
choose a moda marble or similar fabric, not a floral
print. The center of each flower could
be a different color or a lighter or darker shade of the flower. If you want a more curved look to your
flowers, make 3-4 half-square triangles from the flower color and the
background fabric. Each half square
triangle still measures 1 ½”.
Refreshments
Food Beverage
Carol Divis Vickie
Lopresti
Christina
Peterson Joan Gunder
Lisa Hudocle Marie
Traxler
Linda Ulinski
Nancy Hannum
Cathy
Fennell
Block of the Month
Dimensional
Whimsy #3 for March is available on the website and will be presented at the
February meeting. Bring your February
block to the guild meeting and you could win a prize. Paper copies of Dimensional Whimsy #3 will be
at the BOM table.
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon
Bee—2nd Tuesday
The
Afternoon Bee will take place on
Evening Bee—
4th Tuesday
Donna
Raymond,
Secret Pal is Back
A secret pal
is an anonymous friend in the guild who gives gifts to you every month. And, as a secret pal, you, likewise, give
gifts to another member of the guild every month. You know who you’re giving to, but you don’t
know who is giving to you. You can try
to guess who your secret pal might be but no one knows until it’s
revealed (next year). Guild members have
the opportunity to participate in the secret pal program by filling out a
questionnaire about themselves. The Secret Pal Chair uses the information on
the questionnaires to match up the secret pals and notifies each participating
guild member of the name of his/her secret pal to whom they’re to give
gifts. Each participant will purchase
gifts on a monthly basis for their “secret pal.” The gifts should cost between $6.00 and $10.00
(per our survey results), and should
pertain to quilting or the interests of their secret pal. Participants bring
the gifts to the monthly guild meeting and place them on the table labeled
Secret Pal. In addition to this, secret
pals send birthday cards or provide little gifts for special occasions,
etc. At the end of the secret pal year,
at the “reveal,” it has been traditional that the recipients give a little gift
to the person revealed as their secret pal (the person who has been giving to
them all year).
This is a
great way to get to know guild members and make new friends. Secret Pal is starting now, so visit the
website, click on “forms,” then click on “New Secret
Pal Form.” This document is formatted so
that you can easily enter the information on-line. From there, you can either
print it out and give it to Joan Gunder at our
February guild meeting or your can simply e-mail it to her. Here’s how to do that: With the form up on your computer screen, you
click “file” then "save-as," give it a name you'll recognize, and put
it in a place where you can find it among your
computer documents. Then simply
attach it to an e-mail to Joan (see your guild directory for her e-mail
address). She will e-mail you back to assure you that she received
it. If you don’t have access to the web,
there will be a few copies of the form available at our February guild
meeting. You’ll want to fill it out
there and give it to Joan that night.
Birthdays
February
February 10 Barbara Jones
February 17 Esther Canning
February 19 Ann Lister
February 24 Sandra Dounce
March
March 4 Lou
Susan Glaser
March 14 Dawn Heefner
March 6 Marie Waters
March 9 Patti McLain-Fulton
March 10
March 15 Lisa Steuer
Karen Wagner
March 18 Cathy Fennell
March 19 Sue Hampel
Lenis Hetzinger
March 23 Mary Plewinski
March 25 Marie Traxler
Meeting Minutes –
– Lou Chandler
welcomed all including 1 guest and three new members.
– Sign-up
sheets for “Turning 20” and “Magic Star” workshops were passed. There will be a third workshop, “Braided
quilt” back by popular demand.
– BOM
winner—Marge Quinn – the heart block for Feb was explained by Shellie
Blake. Susan Glaser showed blocks she
did with sashing on two sides, which can help you
decide if you like the look.
– Door
Prizes—Deb Graves and Barb Jones
– Norma Brechbiel won our first time fat quarter raffle of 25
Thimbleberries fat quarters. The next raffle will be in April with batik fabric
fat quarters washed and ironed.
– The evening
bee will be Tues. Jan. 24th at Judy Snook’s new home, see her for directions– the
next daytime bee will be on Tuesday, Feb. 13th at Jean Hayden’s. Everyone in the club is welcome to come to
the bees.
– Secret Pal’s
will begin next month. Get form from web
site.
– Comfort
quilts – kits were on the back table to take and make. Workshop will be Feb. 10th at Good Shepherd.
– Gloria
introduced Robert Cannell, massage therapist. He
talked about some ergonomic strategies for quilters. He also demonstrated some stretches and gave
other tips to keep a quilter in good health.
Two yoga ties were given as door prizes.
Others could be purchased from Rob.
– Everyone was
invited to enjoy the refreshments.
– Entire BOM
quilt will be on the web soon.
– Judy Snook
and Rosemary Geisler explained next month’s meeting
project. Supply list was distributed.
– Show &
Tell
– Sally Rapp
is taking sign-ups and $20 deposit for the 1st weekend in May quilter’s
retreat. She is also selling tickets for
the singing quilter, Kathy Miller for April 20th,
– Adjourned:
Respectfully
submitted
Nancy Hannum, Recording Secretary
March Meeting Preview –
At our March
meeting we will learn from and enjoy Mary Anne Ciccotelli
as she demonstrates the “Needle and Thread Approach to the Folded
Hexagon.” During this lecture, each
person will be supplied with a pre-cut hexagon to fold as the demonstration is
illustrated. Samples of each step will be available live and on slide.
Participants should bring a sewing kit.
These
hexagons could be used to make the Folded Hexabags.
These and additional folded fabric projects will be displayed at the
presentation.
For more
information, visit http://sewingandbeyond.com/.
Guild Workshops – Mark Your Calendars!
Comfort
Quilt Workshop- Shirley Horning
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
BRING: Your sewing machine, normal sewing supplies,
and your lunch. We will also need extra
mats, rotary cutters, Irons and ironing boards and power strips/extension
cords.
Turning
Twenty – Chris Candello – Two days to choose from
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Trooper, PA (map on web site)
BRING: Basic sewing supplies, your sewing machine, 20
fat quarters, rotary cutter, mat and your lunch.
Or
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
BRING: Basic sewing supplies, your sewing machine, 20
fat quarters, rotary cutter, mat and your lunch.
During both
these workshops, Steve of Steve’s Sewing,
Also, as
part of our celebration, you can go to Steve’s to purchase your fat quarters
and if you tell them it is for these workshops, they will discount the fabric
20% and his staff will help you with your selection.
Chris will
also have bundles of 20 fat quarters put together by Generations for a
fee. These can be purchased at the
workshop or at the February Guild meeting.
Braided
Quilt As You Go – Rosemary Geisler and Judy Snook
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
BRING: Supply list will be provided upon payment to
Jean Hayden
Stars by
Magic – Nancy Johnson-Srebro
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE: Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Trooper, PA (map on web site)
BRING: Supply
list to be provided upon payment of deposit to Jean Hayden.
Christmas in
July – Beth Quigley
DATE: TBD
TIME: TBD
PLACE:
PRICE: $10.00
BRING: Supply
list will be provided upon payment to Jean Hayden
Got Any Guild Scrap Books or Photos?
As we move
towards our 20th anniversary, we’re seeking out the history books and/or any
pictures that past historians may have.
If you have these, please contact Cathy Fennell and she will take them
off your hands. Much of the material
will be digitized and both formats will be archived in the library at
New Additions to the Valley Forge Quilters Library
– A Few of My
Favorite Antique Quilts by Christiane Meunier
– Coxcomb
Variations by Anita Shackelford
– Underground
Railroad Sampler by Eleanor Burns and Sue Bochard
– Totally
Tubular Quilts by Rita Hutchens
– Thinking
Outside the Block by Sandi Cummings
– Snowflakes
& Quilts by Paula Nadelstern
– Strips 'n
Curves by Louisa L. Smith
– Strips &
Strings by Evelyn Sloppy
– Successful
Scrap Quilts from simple rectangles by J. Turner & M. Rolfe
– Razzle Dazzle
Quilts by Judy Hooworth
– A Quilter's
Country Christmas by Leslie Linsley
– Quick
Quilter Miniatures by Darlene Zimmerman
– Mountain
Mist Quilt Favorites by Oxmoor House
– O' Glory by
Edi Mc Ginnis
– Magical
Four-Patch & Nine-Patch Quilts by Yvonne Porcella
– Foolproof
Curves by Barbara Barber
– From the
Cover of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine by Austin & Editors
– Celtic
Quilts: New Look for Ancient Designs by Beth Ann Williams
– Frogs &
Flowers by Camille Remme
–
– Crazy Curves
by Elisa Wilson
– More Quick
Rotary Cutter Quilts by Pam Bono Designs
– Borders,
Bindings & Edges by Sally Collins, 2004
– Two-Block
Appliqué Quilts by Claudia Olson, 2004
– Appliqué Takes
Wing by Jane Townswick, 2005
– Quilting by
Hand by Jinny Beyer, 2004
– Thimbleberries,
Collection of Classic Quilts by Lynette Jensen, 2005
– Coloring
with Thread by Ann Fahl, 2005
– Fat Quarter
- Small Quilts by Darlene Zimmerman, 2005
– Show Me How
to Create Quilting Designs by Kathy Sandbach, 2004
– Bundles of
Fun: Quilts from Fat Quarters by Karen Snyder, 2006
– Quilting
Circle, The by Jennifer Blake
– Circle of
Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
– Persian
Pickle Club, The by Sandra Dallas
– Hidden in
Plain View by Jacqueline Tobin & Raymond Dobard
– Scrap
Quilt Memories by Aliske Webb
– Quilts with
a View by Faye Labanaris
– Traditional
Blocks Meet Appliqué by Deborah Moffett-Hall
– Quilted for
Christmas by That
– Fabric
Shopping with Alex Anderson
– Quilt-a-Saurus by Toni Phillips & Juanita Simonich
– Patchwork
Showcase by Nancy Mahoney
– How to
design & mark your own Quilts by Katharine Guerrier
– Go Wild with
Quilts by Margaret Rolfe
– Colourwash
Quilts by Deirdre Amsden
– Watercolor
Quilts by Pat Margaret & Donna Slusser
Quilt Shop Closing ü
A Patch of
Country located in Chadds Ford is closing. They are having their annual Super Bowl Sale
on Sunday, February 4 from
Next Fat Quarter Raffle
We all need
more fabric - right? Our next Fat Quarter Raffle will bring more fabric
your way if you’re the winner. Simply bring a fat quarter, place it in
the designated basket and your name will then be entered 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 must be quilt-shop quality
Our second
raffle will be in April. For our April drawing the theme is Batik
fabrics, this fabric is widely available at all the quilt shops. The
basket will be available in March and then again in April, so bring your fat
quarter(s) whenever you can. For each fat
quarter you contribute, your name is entered for a chance to win all. Any questions, contact Linda Hamel.
The Singing Quilter
The Singing
Quilter, Cathy Miller, and husband John, will give a 2-set performance on
Quilt Shows
With Loving
Hands presented by Love Apple Quilers – Quilt Show at
The Enterprise Center, 3331 Route 38, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, February 10, 2007
from 10 AM to 6 PM and February 11, 2007 from 11 AM to 4 PM. For more information contact
Jill Platt at 856-795-8533 or Karen Dever at
856-234-6631.
Mid-Atlantic
Quilt Festival XVIII all under one roof at the
Quilts in a
Material World: Selections from the
Homemaker’s
Country Quilters presents A Showcase of Quilts XII: New Traditions at the
Quilts in a
Material World: Special One-Day
Conference,
Getaway Weekend