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VFHQ News –
April 2007
Lines from Lou
We’re turning twenty! And we initiated the commemoration of our 20th
anniversary with a smashing 2-day event—our free Turning Twenty workshop where
we learned the turning twenty technique, had our machines tuned up and scissors
sharpened by Steve (from Steve’s), received massages, ate too much (at least I
did), received design advice from each other, and generally had a fantastic
time! Kudos to Chris Candello who pulled
it all together! Watch for further
opportunities to mark this milestone in our guild’s illustrious history.
April Meeting –
To celebrate spring, we’ll have a
ROUND ROBIN at our upcoming April meeting.
The Round Robin will consist of 4 mini workshops from which guild
members will choose two. Our mini
workshops include the following: Quilted
Postcards with Linda Hamel, Decorating with Quilts by Judy Snook, Embroidery
Stitches with Sally Rapp, and Machine Stippling with Rosemary Geisler. In past years, these “round-robbins” have been a big hit.
Refreshments
Hors d'oeuvres Sweets Beverages
Sandy Dounce Gail
Foster Marsha Bullwinkle
Susan Gustafson Becky Weiland Rosemary
Geisler
Nancy Hannum Norma Brechbiel Judy
Snook
Sandy Darlington Barbara Sherman Cathy Fennell
Block of the Month
Dimensional Whimsy #5 for May is
available on the website and will be presented at the April meeting. Paper copies of Dimensional Whimsy #5 will be
at the BOM table. Bring your April 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.
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon Bee—2nd Tuesday
The Afternoon Bee will take place on
Evening Bee— 4th Tuesday
Rosemary Geisler,
What a Time We Had!
Thank you,
Chris, for a fabulous weekend of quilting, camaraderie, and all-around
fun. In case you missed the Turning
Twenty Workshops, Chris Candello arranged a spectacular two-day event to kick
off the commemoration of our 20th Anniversary. She invited Steve to come both days to service
our machines and sharpen our scissors, as well as a professional masseuse to
relax us. Chris asked Generations to
provide many fat quarters which we could buy to complete our quilts. Chris and Beth bought many delicious treats
including an anniversary cake. And, as
if that weren't enough, those who attended also brought goodies. Some members came one day, and some came both
days. A fantastic time was had by all!
Gloria
Birthdays
April
April 2 Marsha Bullwinkle
April 4 Rosemary Geisler
April 6 Arlene K. Greenwald
Marge Quinn
April 7 Norma Brechbiel
April 9 Jean Corday
May
May 2 Beth
Quigley
May 5 Shirley
Horning
May 6 Cynthia
DiLorenzo
May 14 Ruth
Heslin
May 18 Kate
Hill
May 22 Carol
Dilks
May 23 Edith
Neal
May 26 Irene
Pettigrew
Fat Quarter Raffle
As announced earlier, the fabric theme
for the upcoming April Fat Quarter Raffle drawing is Batik fabrics. To participate, 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 should be “quilt-shop-quality” fabric
Any questions, contact Linda Hamel.
Welcome to New Members
Jean Corday
lives in Collegeville and heard about us from Chris Candello. Jean’s grandmother taught her to sew and her
favorite quilting projects are table runners, gift items, and bed size
quilts. She enjoys cooking, reading,
gardening and exercising. Jean works in
accounts payable. Jean’s family includes
her husband, Rich, her daughter Christy (who is engaged to be married to Tom),
and her son, Jason. They also have a
yellow lab named Bailey.
Welcome to Florence Ham who also heard
about us from Chris Candello.
Barbara Melnyk
has been sewing since elementary school and found us through Steve’s. Barbara made her wedding dress and has also
made bathing suits to winter coats. She
got interested in quilting through her sister and sister-in-law. She enjoys any machine-sewn projects and has
made a few quilts. She also enjoys
knitting and reading. Barbara is an
account administrator at
Welcome to Linda Reese who heard about
us through her friend, Barb Jones. Linda
sewed about 25 years ago but recently has become interested in quilting. She also enjoys reading, music, and making
things for her granddaughter. Linda was
a school bus driver for 22 yrs. She has
three sons, one is married, 1 granddaughter, two dogs,
and two cats.
The Singing Quilter
The Singing Quilter, Cathy Miller, and
husband John, will give a 2-set performance on
Call for Photos & Scrapbooks
As mentioned earlier, in preparation
for our 20th anniversary, we are seeking out guild photos and history books
that past historians may have. If you
have these, please contact Cathy Fennell and she will take them off your
hands. The books will then be archived
in the library at
May Meeting Preview –
Stars by Magic presented by Nancy
Johnson-Srebro.
For more information about
Guild Workshops – Mark Your Calendars!
Braided Quilt As You Go – Rosemary
Geisler and Judy Snook
DATE:
PLACE:
BRING: Supply
list will be provided upon payment to Jean Hayden
Stars by Magic – Nancy Johnson-Srebro
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, Trooper, PA
BRING: Supply list to be provided upon payment of deposit to Jean Hayden.
Comfort Quilt Workshop- Shirley
Horning
re-scheduled from show-interrupted date
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.
Christmas in July – Beth Quigley
DATE: TBD
TIME: TBD
PLACE:
PRICE: $10.00
BRING:
Supply list will be provided upon payment to Jean Hayden
Meeting Minutes –
– Cathy Fennell welcomed all including 4
guests
– BOM winner - Sally Rapp. Shellie
Blake announced that the BOM for April is flower. The directions for the
block and the picture of the whole quilt are now available on the web.
– Door Prizes - Vickie Lopresti and Gail
Forster
– The evening bee, Tuesday, April 27th
– The afternoon bee, Tuesday, April 10th
– Jean still has openings for
workshops.
– Turning 20 at Good Shepherd on Sat.
March 31 and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints in Trooper Fri. March 30
– Magic Star- Wed., May 16 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trooper-
$25. Jean collected money. There were 2 openings.
– Braided quilt as you go- Trinity
Reformed Church in Collegeville- April 21- $10 + pattern. Jean collected
money and gave out patterns and supply lists
– Comfort quilt workshop rescheduled for
May 19th at Good Shepherd
– Everyone was invited to enjoy the
refreshments.
– Sally reported that only 2 people had
signed up for the get away weekend and 24 people are needed. Money needs
to be in by April 10th. Date
– Secret Pal? Discontinued this year
because of insufficient participation.
– Program: Mary Anne Ciccotelli
led a step-by-step folded hexagon block demonstration.
– Next month--
members will choose two of our four mini workshops. Choices:
Linda Hamel - quilted post cards, Rosemary Geisler - stippling, Judy Snook -
decorating with quilts, and Sally Rapp - embroidery
– Cathy Graff reported that Stars by
Magic is no longer available at AQS but can be purchased at Joann’s.
– Linda Hamel needs 5 members of NQA for
our club to remain an NQA guild. Please see her if you are a
member. Our members are offered a special subscription rate of $15 to Fons and Porter’s magazine and receive 2 spools of
thread. See Linda if interested.
– Bring batik fat quarters for the April
fabric raffle.
– Cathy Miller, the singing quilter will
be at the
– JoAnn Thomas announced that CHOP is in need
of caps for children. Instructions will be in the next newsletter.
– Show & Tell: lots and lots!
– Adjourned:
Respectfully submitted
Nancy Hannum, Recording Secretary
Are You Up to the Challenge?
We all have 5 months remaining. Ample time to prepare our
entries for this year’s challenge.
It’s a uniquely fun theme this year and everyone is looking forward to
seeing how members come up with their interpretations. Incase you’ve forgotten, below are the rules:
VFHQ Challenge 2006/2007—The Proverbial Challenge
– Choose a proverb that you enjoy or
that has some meaning to you and devise a way to creatively express it in a
quilt (which you will, of course, design and create).
– Your interpretation of your proverb
may be a literal representation, or an ironic portrayal, or a somewhat esoteric
depiction, etc.
– Use any construction technique and any
fabric you wish. And you may use
components that are appliquéd, pieced, embroidered, cross-stitched, painted,
embellished, etc., or a combination thereof.
– You must include with your submission
a typed description identifying the proverb you chose and explaining the
rational for your design. 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.)
– 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 10/2006 and 9/2007).
– As usual, one entry per-person will be
accepted.
– Completed challenge quilts will be
displayed and voted on at the September guild meeting in 2007.
– All questions regarding this challenge
should be directed to Linda Hamel at
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As food for thought, here are some
proverbs to consider: a penny saved is a penny earned, don’t count your
chickens before they hatch, make hay while the sun shines, every cloud has a
silver lining, beauty is only skin deep, all that glitters is not gold,
better late than never, and a stitch in time saves nine. More proverbs can be found at the
following web site: |
Quilt Shows
Wild By Design: 200 Years of
innovation and artistry in American Quilts at the James A. Michener Art Museum
in New Hope, PA on Friday, Feb 16 through Sunday, June, 3, 2007. This lively
exhibit, which was organized by the International Quilt Study Center at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, presents quilts from the early 1800s to the
present day that explore innovations in color, abstraction, figuration, and
other models of expression. The selection of works in the exhibition affirm that American
quilt artists’ greatest aesthetic legacy is that their work is in every sense
of the term, Wild by Design. For more
information: call
Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the
"A Quilt Sampler" at the
Chester County Historical Society located at
April 12-15 - Quilter's Heritage
Celebration,
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
Alex Anderson Lecture
Alex Anderson will present two
lectures on Wednesday, May 9th at the Shady Maple Banquet Facility.
Tickets are $15 ea (or $12 ea for a group of 20 or more) and you have to choose
whether to see her from
Karen Kay Buckley Workshop
Homemaker’s Country Quilters is
sponsoring a workshop with Karen Kay Buckley on
The Main Line Quilters Guild will host
Ruth Prest as she presents Characters from Cloth, an
adventure in making fabric dolls and animals. This meeting is scheduled
for
Main Line Quilters is also hosting,
Kris Gregson Moss, presenting a program/workshop entitled
"Wanderings of a Fabric Artist" Friday May 18,
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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 Web Master – Susan Glaser. Refreshments – Paula Pettyjohn Set-up – Mary Beth Bullwinkle Hostess/ Door Prizes – Susan Glaser Hospitality – Donna LeBlanc Block of the Month – Cathy Fennell Quilt Show – Jean Hayden Quilt Bees – Jean Hayden (day) Raffle Quilt – Gloria Clark Challenge – Linda Hamel Adventure – Sally Rapp Comfort Quilts – Shirley Horning Publicity – Nancy Hannum Historian – Patti Fulton Library – Art & Ethel Hutchison AQS book sales – Kathy Graff Sunshine – Norma Brechbiel
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Newsletter Submissions Inclusions for the next newsletter
must be received by May. 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:
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