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VFHQ News – August 2007
Lines from Lou
September marks the end of my tenure serving as
president of the guild, so this is my last opportunity to write “Lines from
Lou.” That being the case, I must tell you how much I appreciate all those
who have helped to make these last two years an absolute pleasure. First and foremost, our board has consisted
of the finest collection of people with whom I’ve ever had the opportunity to
serve—every one talented, capable, and reliable! And our fine committee heads have been
fabulous at keeping our very active guild going strong. And, last-but-not least, I appreciate all of
you for all you do and for allowing me the privilege of serving you as
president of this outstanding organization.
While the job has required a tremendous amount of time and effort , it’s been a true labor of love and a real
highlight of my life.
Thanks to all!
Lou
August Meeting –
Betty
Lou Cassidy will join us in August to share “Crazy Quilts: Then and Now.” She will show
us numerous examples of antique and modern crazy quilt examples. We will learn the history and characteristics
of this Victorian fad that is still popular today.
REFRESHMENTS
Savory Sweet Drinks
Betty Dix Janet Letz Chris Candello
Joan Lendacky Carol Divis Irene Pettigrew
Donna Raymond Arlene Greenwald Ethel
Hutchinson
Winnie
Spoonts Shellie
Blake
Bees Bees
Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon
Bee—2nd Tuesday
The
Afternoon Bee will take place on
Evening
Bee— 4th Tuesday
Laura
Chaplar,
Block of the Month
Dimensional
Whimsy #9 for September is available on the website and will be presented at
the August meeting. Paper copies of
Dimensional Whimsy #9 will be at the BOM table. Bring your August block, to the
guild meeting and you could win one of the prizes. Photos of the blocks can be seen in the
graphical version of the newsletter and on the web site.
Birthdays
August
August
3 Barbara Sherman
August
9 Martha Klein
August
14 Kathy Graff
August
15 Vickie Lopresti
August
21 Linda Ulinski
August
29 Diana Richardson
September
September
2 Linda Hamel
September
5 Deb Graves
September
12 Cathy Radcliffe
September
15 Jacqui Santangelo
September
22 Jean Hayden
September
27 Sherlee Hilberg
September
30 Lori Memmen
Are You Up to the Challenge?
The culmination of our challenge for
2006/2007 – The Proverbial Challenge – is rapidly approaching. By way of review, please see the rules on the
website. Good luck to all who are
working to complete their projects.
All questions regarding this challenge
should be directed to Linda Hamel at
Challenge Ideas Requested!
As we
near the end of this year’s challenge, it’s time to consider the challenge for
the up-coming year. If you have any
ideas, please submit them to Linda Hammel ASAP either
in person at the meeting or by e-mail or by phone.
And if
you’d like to participate on a committee to determine and outline the upcoming
challenge, e-mail Linda ASAP.
Giant Fabric & Quilting Book
Clear out your unwanted fabric from
your stash – fabrics you liked when purchased, but that you now know they are
probably not going to get used. Included in the sale this year are any quilting
books you may want to part with or duplicates you may have. Why not sell them at our September 18th
meeting? All monies realized would go
directly back to you so that you can buy more new fabric to replace what you
just sold. And remember – one quilter’s
stash–trash is another quilter’s treasure.
So whether you’re bringing fabric to sell or not, come prepared with
cash for those treasures you’re sure to find!
Here are the guidelines:
1. You set the price
2. Each piece of fabric, “package” of
fabrics or quilting books must be clearly labeled with:
your name
price you are asking
yardage or size of fabric (not for
books)
3. Put all this information on a
removable label or tag so when the buyer goes to pay at the cashier table it
can be recorded on the “sellers” sheet.
4. You may also sell kits, completed tops
or orphan blocks. (PLEASE no U.F.O.s”.) All items
or packages, must be labeled like above.
5. Pre-register your name with Sally Rapp
(610-489-6892) by Friday, September 14 if you plan to sell fabric. Since we have to plan the set-up in advance,
only names registered will be given table space at the September meeting.
6. Buyers need to pay in cash, so come
prepared.
7. Bring your own shopping bag to take
home your purchases.
We hope this will give members an
opportunity to earn some money for themselves while cleaning out your fabric
stash or quilting books to make room for more.
If you have questions, please call
Sally Rapp or Gloria Clark.
Reserve the Date
Happy 20th anniversary to the Valley
Forge Homestead Quilters! Mark your calendar to attend our gala celebration on
Membership Renewal Time
Time to re-up! Membership renewal will start in August (at
the August meeting) and run through September.
Annual dues are $25. Please plan
accordingly and be ready to give your check or cash to the Membership Committee
at the August or September meeting OR mail your check to Linda Hamel,
Welcome
Jacquie
Santangelo heard about us at the PA Quilt
Extravaganza and again, at our quilt show last year. She has been sewing since she was a little
girl and was influenced by her mother and her father’s mother. Her first try at quilting was when she bought
a kit in 1977 and made her first log cabin quilt. In 1997, she attended the PA Quilt
Extravaganza and really caught the quilting fever. Jacquie enjoys quick quilting projects,
wearable quilted clothing, holiday projects and any thing that has a star
pattern. She has completed a bed-size
quilt but also enjoys collecting glass baskets, crocheting, sewing, painting
and attending quilt shows and exhibits.
Jacquie is a printing production coordinator. Her husband and she enjoy their home away
from home in
Guild Workshop – Mark Your Calendars!
Take 5
– JoAnn Thomas
PROJECT: Lap Quilt using five 5/8ths of a yard of
different fabrics. This includes a road
trip to Steve’s (they’ll open early for us).
DATE: October (TBD)
TIME:
PLACE:
PRICE: $10.00
BRING: Supply list will be provided upon
payment to Jean Hayden
Fat Quarter Raffle
The current Quarter Raffle drawing will
occur at November’s guild meeting. The
fabric theme for this time is Winter, Christmas, or Hannukah fabric. To participate, simply bring fat quarters (to
any guild meeting between now and November), 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
Come One and All
Time to start thinking about the next
retreat…
The Fall Quilter's Retreat will be
Meeting Minutes –
Lou Chandler welcomed all including
two guest and one new member
As we passed along the sign-up sheet
for raffle ticket sales at the Upper Providence Day and the Hershey Quilt Show,
Lou sang “In the Good Old Summer Time” while playing her grandmother’s old
ukulele. Members all joined in to finish
the rendition and continued on to sing “Happy Birthday” to Shellie Blake since
this is her actual birthday.
Members were treated to an ice cream
social with all the toppings.
BOM winner—Paula Pettyjohn
Door Prizes -- Jacqui Santangelo
and Lisa Hudock
Evening bee, Tuesday, July 24th
Afternoon bee, Tuesday, August 14th
Ally Howell and Ann Lister won fat
quarter raffle drawing for the Reproduction 1930’s fabrics. The next raffle will be in November. The theme is traditional Christmas, Hanukah,
or winter.
Linda Hamel reminded us to work on our
proverbial challenge, which will take place in September. She also asked for suggestions for next years
challenge and anyone interested in working on a challenge committee, should let
Linda know.
Gloria introduced Jeannie Campbell who
explained her technique of making Bargello
Quilts. She showed examples of Bargello as well as other quilts.
Jean said there would be more
information coming for our October workshop.
Shirley passed out comfort quilts kits
and batting. The quilts will be
delivered to
Gloria Clark thanked everyone
responsible for making the raffle quilt, which was displayed on the back
rack. Everyone was invited to take a
close-up look.
A motion was made and a vote was taken
to accept the changes in the bylaws.
If you are interested in making a
testimonial quilt for someone outside the guild, see Nancy Hannum. for details.
Lou will not be at the August meeting
so, while she’ll continue as president until September, this was her last opportunity
to conduct guild meeting. She thanked
the members, the Board, and the committee members for their support during her
tenure.
Show & Tell
Adjourned:
Respectfully submitted
Nancy Hannum, Recording Secretary
Thank You
Thanks to those members who
volunteered to sell tickets at the Hershey Quilt Show. It was a great three days of sales and we
sold close to $600.00 of raffle tickets.
Your sales ability and friendliness was what helped us achieve this
great start and I truly appreciate you taking the time to do this, special
thanks to Linda Hamel and Lou Chandler.
-Cathy Fennell
Quilt Shows
The
"A
Quilt Sampler" at the Chester County Historical Society located at
Quilts
in a Material World: Selections from the
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
Quilt
Show Exhibition presented by Lebanon Quilters Guild at the 2007 Festival of
Trees; Lebanon Expo Center, Nov. 29 –
Big Doings at Steves
Bernina Appreciation Event occurred on the 1st
of August, and there’s a hand-quilting class taught by Mindy Williams on
Augusts 25th. The rest of
August things are busy at Steves with, among other
things, Kids Camp which is going on the entire month of august.
Bug doings are shaping up for
September including a big sale—September 20th through 23rd. And National sewing day is being celebrated
at Steves on Sept 29th with a wide variety
of festivities which will be detailed in our September newsletter … but a few
include some Make-&-Take projects, trunk shows with popular vendors (like Lazy
Girl Designs and Lizzie Be Cre-8-ive), and on-the-spot scissors sharpening. Stay tuned for more.
Anniversary
2007 Shop Hop Info: Chester County Quilting is thrilled to be a
part of the 2007 Shop Hop Adventure & Fall Fabric Frenzy, being held this
year from November 9th through the 12th.
Stone House Quilting: Lisa Calle,
professional machine quilter, will be available at CCQ for consultations on the
second Sunday of the month. Please phone
Lisa at
Raffle Quilt Time
It is that time once again...Raffle
quilt time. Yes, believe it or not... it is done thanks to the hard work
and talented efforts of many guild members who worked feverishly in
every aspect of the quilt...Thank you...you are great!!! Please
check your calendars...there are a number of upcoming dates that
we will need members to help sell tickets at special
events. We will pass around our Raffle quilt sign-up sheets at the
meeting.
Some of the upcoming dates are:
Skippack Days...in the fall we will
firm up the date
So members...if you have some time to
spare (at least one hour is helpful)...please help man our table and represent
our guild in these events. Also, if you have any suggestions regarding
special events or ideas please contact Chriscandello@comcast.net.
You’ll find lots of information about
our raffle quilt in our web site—including a printable 8x10 photo/sign that you
can use for selling your allotment of tickets.
Thank you again !!!
- Chris Candello
September Meeting Preview –
As detailed earlier in this newsletter,
our challenge quilts will be displayed, voted upon, and ribbons presented. (You have about a month remaining to finish
your projects.) It’s important that you
notify Linda Hamel now,
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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 – Lou Chandler Refreshments
– Paula Pettyjohn Set-up
– (open) Hostess/
Door Prizes – Susan Glaser Hospitality
– Donna LeBlanc Block
of the Month – Shellie Blake Quilt
Show – Jean Hayden 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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for the next newsletter must be received by Cathy
Fennell Guild
Meetings DATE: Third Tuesday of each month TIME:
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