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VFHQ News – June 2007
Lines from Lou
Lots of guild “doings” keeping us
busy… A couple that have consumed much
of my time include the conversion to our new web site (see separate article)
and the up-grade of our guild bylaws (see separate article). Both of these ventures are now available for
your review on the web. Speaking of
“doings,” the “Comfort Quilt” workshop was a delight. And wait till you try Shirley’s recipe for
“Comfort Quilt Carrot Cake!”
That—alone—was worth the participation at the workshop.
I’m starting to feel a little
melancholy that my tenure serving you as guild president will come to an end in
a few months, but that sentiment is dwarfed by my excitement that we’ll all
soon benefit from the talents and energy of Chris Candello. Each new president brings a different set of capabilities
to the position and I’m so pleased that our guild will soon get the benefit of
Chris’s many great strengths. Voting to
confirm all our new officers will take place at this month’s guild meeting, and
they’ll assume office in September.
- Lou
June Meeting –
Our
Traditional Guild Picnic - Don't forget that our picnic begins at
Refreshments
Remember
to bring food to share as follows:
- 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
To
make this a successful picnic, we do rely on all our members to bring one of
the above. Thanks to all of you, it is
always a wonderful meeting.
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon
Bee—2nd Tuesday
The
Afternoon Bee will take place on
Evening
Bee— 4th Tuesday
Chris
Candello,
Block of the Month
Dimensional
Whimsy #7 for July is available on the website and will be presented at the
June meeting. Paper copies of
Dimensional Whimsy #7 will be at the BOM table. Bring your June block, to the
guild meeting and you could win a prize.
Photos of the blocks can be seen in the graphical version of the
newsletter and on the web site.
Birthdays
June
June 4 Sally Rapp
June 5 Mare Beth Conard
June 8 Nancy Hannum
June
23 Joyce Stemple
June
28 Donna Raymond
July
July 5 Gloria Clark
Paula Pettyjohn
July 8 Laura Chaplar
July13 Winnie Spoonts
July
16 Chris Peterson
July
17 Shellie Blake
July
19 Susan Nann
July
21 Gail Dovalovsky
Judy Snook
July
28 Carole Armstrong
Bylaws
Our bylaws were crafted with the most
excellent of intentions and have served us well. As time has gone by, however, the guild has
evolved and has had to operate somewhat differently than is currently specified
in some of the dictates of our by-laws.
The core issue is that our current bylaws were sewn with much more
specificity than is typically called for in such a document. Generally speaking, bylaws—like a
constitution—should not require much change over time.
Hence, as we approach our 20th
anniversary, the time has come to upgrade our by-laws to yield a document that
will stand the test of time and remain useful without the need for continual
editing (or benign neglect). The goal is
to yield a document that will serve as a guiding light rather than a document
that’s fraught with shelf-life clauses and specifics that either hamstring the organization or that render the document
irrelevant.
To achieve this, the board identified
some issues and then passed it to an ad-hoc committee to consider the issues
that were raised and to flesh out further recommendations. The committee then submitted their
recommendations to the board, and the resulting changes are now available for
review by all members. You have the an opportunity to review it during June (accessing it
via the web) and submit any concerns or suggestions by e-mail or by snail mail
(to Lou Chandler) by the end of June. A
Final document will then be posted on the web early in July and will be
presented for a sustaining vote by the guild membership at the July meeting. This is, of course, being done in accordance
with the procedures that were dictated in our existing bylaws.
Because of the number of alterations,
it will not be possible to read through the entire document at our
meeting. We must, therefore, rely on you
to take the time to download the document and review it on your own. This review of the document and any related
communication will need to take place behind the scenes by the end of
June. Our vote will, of necessity, need
to be a simple yes or no vote.
As the board and bylaw committee embarked
on this important endeavor, we were highly cognizant of the trust you’ve placed
in us, and so it is our hope that we took enough care with it that you won’t
find any glaring issues that might delay the initiation of our new bylaws as
part of our 20th anniversary efforts.
Nevertheless, we welcome and value whatever input you feel should be
communicated.
-
Lou
Comfort Quilts
For an
upcoming fun project, we’re making match-game
quilts for children in the hospital. So
we’re asking guild members to bring 6" squares of novelty prints and
bright colors. However, there must be
two of each. Bring whatever you have to
the June and July Guild meetings. This
is a fun way to contribute to our Comfort-Quilt endeavors. We calculate that we’ll need 1,120 squares to make 20 of these
quilts (for 10 boys and 10 girls), so your contributions will be most welcome.
On
Saturday, May 19, about a dozen people came to the workshop and completed
seventeen quilts. Thanks
to everyone for a job well done.
Special thanks to Linda Hamel for making 85 quilt labels.
- Shirley Horning, Chairman
“Comfort Quilt Carrot Cake”
Several
Comfort-Quilt participants asked Shirley for her carrot cake recipe – It’s
delicious, & Shirley says it’s easy…
2 C sugar
1C canola
or vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 t
vanilla
2 C flour
2 t baking
powder
2 t ground
cinnamon
1½ t baking
soda
2 C
lightly packed shredded carrots
1 can
(8 oz.) crushed pineapple (well drained)
½ C
chopped walnuts
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Grease and dust w/
flour a 9 by 13-inch baking pan
In a medium-size
bowl, stir together sugar and oil. Beat
in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add carrots, pineapple, and nuts; stir just
to blend. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake
for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and
cake starts to pull away from sides of pan.
Place pan on a wire rack and let cake cool completely before frosting or
glazing. Makes 12 to
15 servings.
Cream
cheese frosting
2
sticks butter (room temp)
8 oz
cream cheese (room temp)
2C
Powdered sugar
1t
vanilla
Fat Quarter Raffle
As
announced earlier, the fabric theme for the upcoming July Fat Quarter Raffle
drawing is 1930’s Reproduction fabrics.
To participate, simply bring a fat quarter, place it in the designated
basket, along with and 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 Linda Hamel.
Post
We have all returned safely from our
trip...I must say we had a great group; despite the early departure...hot
van...but thanks to my co-pilot Laura we fixed it...and our late return.
I must say what an experience.
The whole town of
As for Eleanor Burns...what a
character...I think we all are on a first name basis with her!! And maybe her
preferred shopping list!! Just ask
There was so much more:
I think our next adventure is in the
planning stages....
Thank you to all of my quilting
friends for spending the five days with me in Paducah, KY, Nashville, TN &
Metropolis, IL...You go all of my super-friends!
- Chris Candello
New Committee
Our new “Excursions” committee will
get underway in September. Susan Glaser
will identify quilt-related venues that members might want to visit as a group
(like some of the quilt shows listed in our newsletter on a monthly basis) and
will organize carpools to enable us to get there more easily and have more fun
as a group. This certainly doesn’t mean
that you can’t organize your own excursions if you so desire, but this offers a
fabulous way to help us to do more things together (and it might help some of
us who continually miss things we really wanted to go to…).
Come One and All
Time to start thinking about the next
retreat…
The Fall Quilter's Retreat will be
Welcome
Welcome to Judi Bell of
Guild Workshops – Mark Your
Calendars!
UFO
Tea Party– Another of our 20th Anniversary Celebrations
(UnFinished Objects)—Chris Candello & Beth
Quigley
There’ll
be lots of prizes and surprises. GREAT
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRICE: $10.00
BRING: Any UFOs you want to complete, your
sewing machine, normal sewing supplies, your lunch, your hat, your gloves, your
enthusiasm for a fun day.
Christmas
in July – Beth Quigley
PROJECT: Christmas Tree Wall
hanging
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
PRICE: $10.00
BRING: Supply list will be provided upon
payment to Jean Hayden
Meeting Minutes –
Lou Chandler welcomed all including 2 guests
BOM winner— Laura Chaplar.
Sally showed the block for next month.
Money for door prizes was not
collected inside the sanctuary of the church.
Members were given packets of goodies from Nancy Johnson-Srebro, our speaker for the evening.
Evening bee,
Afternoon bee, Tuesday, June 12th
AQS order form for 30% discount on
books was passed around.
Guild financial report and budget will
be on the back table or ask Linda Hamel for a copy.
Fat quarter raffle will be held in
July, Theme: Reproduction 1930s fabric.
Gloria introduced Nancy Johnson-Srebro who spoke about her stars by magic technique and
demonstrated the process. She also
showed quilts made using her technique.
She will present a half-day workshop tomorrow at The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints in Trooper.
Jean still has openings for workshops.
UFO tea June 23—Bring whatever you
want to work on. Wear bonnets and
gloves. Need volunteers to bring quiche
and pastries. Fabric bowls will be demonstrated. $10 fee. {UPDATE:
contrary to what was announced relative to the fabric bowls, you need not
bring materials for this as it will only be demonstrated at this time. If interest is high, we’ll have a workshop on
it at a later time}
Christmas in July –
Comfort quilts- Sat., May 19- Good
Shepherd- 9:30-3:00. Shirley asked the
members to give whatever time they could spare because the hospital really
needs the quilts.
Oct. 20th will be our big celebration
of our 20th anniversary.
Next month is the picnic at
Incoming slate of officers: Chris Candello—president, Jean Hayden—Vice
president, Marge Quinn—Secretary, Linda Hamel—Membership secretary and Gail Dovalovsky gave brief statements.
Show & Tell in 2 parts to
accommodate a child presentation.
Adjourned:
Respectfully
submitted
Nancy Hannum, Recording Secretary
Our New Web Site
Our new web site
us now up and running!
When you go to the site, if it appears
to be the old site, just click the “refresh” button on your web browser.
You may find that it comes up slowly
at first, and that navigation through the site is a bit sluggish
initially. If so, you’ll find that this
will only be an issue the first time you use the site. It should speed up with subsequent use.
By its very nature, the web (and
differing web browsers) exhibit web sites differently on each computer. The colors may appear differently on your
computer than on other computers, the spacing may look different, etc. Those are benign differences… hopefully,
there won’t be any problematic differences such as things overlapping other
things inappropriately or pictures or information missing. But if you see something that’s awry on your
view of the site, please feel free to slip me a note at the next guild
meeting. I’m new enough with this
technology that it may take time for me to research some thigns,
but hopefully I’ll be able to resolve most things (especially
information-related issues) with some degree of speed.
- Lou
Chandler
Quilt Shows
"A
Quilt Sampler" at the Chester County Historical Society located at
Quilts
in a Material World: Selections from the
Internationally
renowned quilt maker Jane Blair (formerly of Conshohocken, currently of
Quilting
Traditions: Old and New sponsored by the Chambersburg
Quilt Guild.
July
26-29 - Quilt Odyssey 2007, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center,
October
12 & 13, 2007 - How Sweet It Is quilt show, presented by Keystone Quilters,
Inc., at Quakertown Christian School (new location !), 50 E. Paletown Road, Quakertown, PA. Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5. Contact topothehillfarm@hotmail.com or www.keystonequilters.org
New Quilt Shop – Road Trip?
Hi my name is Santina
and I am the owner of a new quilt and yarn shop in
News from Steve's
We have a special treat for you to
help celebrate your 20th anniversary! As a special gift at your June
meeting, Jenni will be bringing some great tote bags
from Bernina. But that is not all! Bring
that bag to our store on Saturday, June 23rd, fill it up, and get 25% off
(MSRP) anything that fits in the bag!! It is our way of thanking you
for all your support!
Our new newsletter is ready, and we
have some wonderful classes in store for you this summer! We hope to see
you soon!
- Pamela
Chester County Quilting’s
Fat Quarter Bundles of 10 will be on sale for $5 off. The price will be
$17.50 instead of $22.50 each. Also, the website - www.ChesterCountyQuilting.com - is growing every
week. Their quarterly class list and newsletter is always
online, complete with photos of each class sample. There's
also a new page that shows the panels I have in stock now - they make
great gifts when you're in a hurry. Last but not least, the next class
list/newsletter will be sent out the last week in June.
July Meeting Preview –
Please
join us for our annual Ice Cream Social and Jeannie Campbell’s presentation on Bargello Quilts.
Jeannie Campbell has been sewing for
40 years. She attended Pratt Institute studying fashion design. It
wasn't until 1989 that quilting became her passion. Her quilts have
appeared in many local shows as well as Quilt Odyssey in Hershey and Lancaster
Quilters' Heritage Celebration. She particularly enjoys Bargello, landscapes, and appliqué. She recently
began creating Polymer Clay "Quilty
Jewelry."
We will be hearing her lecture on Bargello. She will include some practices needed for
any quilt preparation, not only Bargello. The
"Two Ruler Method" for straightening the edge of your fabric will be
demonstrated. Then tips for choosing fabric for Bargello
will be given. Fabric flow in a colorwash style
is Jeannie's favorite.
Members may want to have a checkbook
handy after her lecture.
- Gloria Clark
Thank You
Dear
Linda and Valley Forge
The
The board, staff, volunteers and guests
of the
Sincerely,
Barbara
Abernethy
P.S.
Thanks so much for your generous contribution.
Feel free to call about a tour or speaker.
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Guild
Officers President
– Lou Chandler Vice
President – Cathy Fennell Treasurer
– Linda Hamel Recording
Secretary – Nancy Hannum Corresponding
Sec – Chris Candello Immediate
Past President – Gloria Clark Committee Chairs Program
Chair – Gloria Clark Workshops
– Jean Hayden Newsletter
– Cathy Fennell Refreshments
– Paula Pettyjohn Set-up
– (open) Hostess/
Door Prizes – Susan Glaser Hospitality
– Donna LeBlanc Block
of the Month – Shellie Blake Quilt
Quilt
Bees – Jean Hayden (day) Retreats
– Sally Rapp Excursions
– Susan Glaser Comfort
Quilts – Shirley Horning Publicity
– Nancy Hannum Historian
– Patti Fulton Library
– Art & Ethel Hutchison AQS
book sales – Kathy Graff Sunshine
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Newsletter
Submissions Inclusions
for the next newsletter must be received by July. 1, 2007. (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:
PLACE:
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