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VFHQ News – November 2007
Clips from Chris
We’ve now turned twenty and we marked
the occasion with a gala event complete with special guests, sumptuous food,
delightful presentations, and prizes galore.
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard making our anniversary celebration
such a success!
Going from one great event to another,
our annual Fall Retreat 2007 was a big hit.
Sally once again outdid herself by coordinating a wonderful weekend in a
resort type facility in the country. We
had lots of time to meet old and new friends, shop, eat and do what ever we
desired. The weekend allowed several (me included) to complete a few UFOs and
of course produce some new ones. We got a math lesson (I choose to buy the
special ruler) and enjoyed an array of discoveries. Our toy discovery of the weekend was the Oliso iron (that is one great toy), the technique was how
to stain a quilt with coffee (you didn’t want the coffee anyway!), and the
phrase of the weekend was: We don’t make mistakes! We make improvements! This
of course pertained to our favorite stitch, the frog stitch?!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Chris
November Meeting –
Cyndi
Hershey will be our guest speaker this evening.
Cyndi lives in
Refreshments
Savory Sweet Beverage
Marebeth Conard Shirley
Horning Lisa H
Marge
Quinn
Amy
Frazier Gail Forester Martha Klein
Anne Lister Lisa Steuer
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon
Bee—2nd Tuesday
The
Afternoon Bee will take place on
Evening
Bee— 4th Tuesday
Judy
Snook,
Block of the Month
Dimensional
Whimsy #12for December is available on the website and will be presented at the
November meeting. Paper copies of
Dimensional Whimsy #12 will be at the BOM table. Bring your November 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
November
November
1 Joan Lautensack
November
8
November
13 Sandy Darlington
November
19 Joan Markowitz
December
December
1 Ally Howell
December
2 Joan Gunder
December
3 Ethel Hutchinson
December
5 Ann Palmer
December
7 Carol Divis
December
8 Gerry Fontaine
Joan Lendacky
December
9 Adel Herge
December
19 Becky Weiland
December
20
JoAnn Thomas
December
21 Barb Melnyk
Congratulations!
The
Friends of Berks County Public Libraries ran a quilt block contest in
conjunction with their author luncheon that featured Jennifer Chiaverini, writer of the Elm Creek Quilters series of
books. Linda Hamel of VHGQ Guild entered
three blocks in this contest.
Congratulations to Linda who won two of the five prizes for two of her
blocks, which depict two of her favorite books.
Her block entitled “Memoirs of a Geisha” won Most Effective Block and is
featured on the cover of Bookends, the Journal of the Friends of Berks County
Public Libraries. Her block entitled
“Lonesome Dove” won the Grand Prize. Way
to go, Linda!
A Request
Theresa Ringker,
who lives near the Barn Playhouse called Vickie Lopresti. She does
not sew, or quilt, but her son has a blanket (31"
X 31"). He received this blanket
when he was born and has used it until it is now in tatters. She would like someone to use the remains of
this blanket inside a new traditional quilt for him. Theresa’s son is
now 8 years old. If anyone is interested in doing this for her,
please contact her directly at
Quilting Past and Present
Sally Rapp, Jean Hayden, and Nancy
Hannum were guest speakers at the Assisted Living Senior Suites in
Fat Quarter Raffle
The
current Quarter Raffle drawing will occur at November’s guild meeting. The fabric theme for this time is Christmas,
Hanukkah or winter theme fabric. To
participate, simply bring a fat quarter, place it in the designated basket,
along with 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
Meeting Minutes – 20th Anniversary Celebration
Chris Candello welcomed all including guests.
The tables were covered with
tablecloths (made by Chris), candles and a flowerpot with fabric flowers, which
were crafted by some of our members.
The room was decorated with Turning
Twenty quilts made by our members. Ten
of the quilts were numbered and there was a game to guess who made what.
A Scrapbook slide presentation was
shown before and during dinner. Cathy
Fennell did an excellent job putting this presentation together.
20th Anniversary Favor: Each member in attendance was presented with
a new Guild pin.
There are five women who are original
guild members, “founding quilters” who were presented with a corsage: Jean Hayden, Anne Palmer, Sally Rapp, Gail Dovalovsky and Rosalie Cunningham.
Past Presidents were presented with a
rose. The first Guild President (5
years) was Jackie Paltrineri who was interviewed by
Jean Corday regarding the Guild’s inception, history
and memorable moments.
Chris Candello suggested that the
members be recognized by length of time (in 5 year increments) for which they
are members by standing.
A new guild banner marking the Guild’s
20th Anniversary, designed and constructed by Chris Candello, was displayed. Jean Hayden made the first banner for the
Guild. Chris presented Jean with that original
banner.
The Featured Presentation was by Linda
Mendenhall and her daughter, Amy Hackett, of Generations Quilt Shop. Both ladies shared entertaining stories about
fabrics and their quilts. There were
patterns and fabric kits available.
BOM winner: Sally Rapp.
Door Prizes: All members present were given a door prize.
Bees:
Evening –Tuesday, October 23rd at
Afternoon –Tuesday, November 13th at
Workshop: Jean Hayden discussed there will be a “bag”
workshop in January 2008 and a Comfort Quilt workshop in February 2008 –
details will follow.
Comfort Quilts are being collected by
Shirley Horning
The winners of the “Who Made What
Quilt” game were Denny, Gloria, Lisa,
Show and tell.
A good time was had by all!
Meeting adjourned: approximately
Respectfully submitted,
Marge Quinn, Recording Secretary
December Meeting Preview –
Begin
the holiday season with our guild’s holiday party and gift exchange. We will
also play Quilt Guild Bingo. Don’t
forget your block(s) and buttons. For the exchange, please bring a
quilting/sewing related gift costing between $7 and $10. Also, bring a treat to share with the group:
if your last name begins with a letter between A-H, please bring a hors d’oeurves; if your last name begins with a letter between
J- Z, please bring a dessert. Lots of
fun and great prizes for all, see you there.
Quilt Shows
The
Expressions
of Beauty: Objects of Utility: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the
Founding of the
“Going West! Quilts
and Community” will be on view from
“Quilts=Art=Quilts”,
26th Annual Juried Quilt Show at Schweinfurth
Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021 from
Quilt
Show Exhibition presented by Lebanon Quilters Guild at the 2007 Festival of
Trees; Lebanon Expo Center, Nov. 29 –
Guild Workshops
Mark Your Calendars!
Ladies
Bag Day
Choice of three bags to make taught by three great instructors: Chris Candello, Ethel Hutchinson, Sally Rapp
DATE:
TIME:
PLACE:
Trinity Reformed Church,
PRICE: TBD – See Jean Hayden to sign up
BRING: Supply list will be provided upon
payment to Jean Hayden
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.
Quilt Guild Bingo – Game Card Instructions
You will need at least one card to
participate in the Quilt Guild Bingo at our December meeting. You can make as many as you want. When the game is over, we will collect the cards
to be made into Comfort Quilts.
Following are the instructions to make your game card(s):
Materials for 1 (10 ½”) card
(Each fabric must be chosen from one
of the following categories: batik, floral, geometric, heart, leaf, metallic,
holiday, novelty, paisley, plaid, solid, star, stripe,
or 1930s print. Use a black print for
the center square.)
5 (2 ½”) squares assorted yellow and
orange prints
5 (2 ½”) squares assorted red prints
5 (2 ½”) squares assorted blue prints
5 (2 ½”) squares assorted green prints
4 (2 ½”) squares assorted pink and
purple prints
1 (2 ½”) square of black print
Block Assembly
Join 5 yellow/orange print squares to
make 1 row. In the same manner, make 1
red, 1 lube, and 1 green row.
Join 2 pink/purple squares. Make 2 pink/purple pairs. Join one pink/purple pair to each side of black square to complete pink/purple row.
Join rows, placing pink/purple row in
center, to complete 1 Bingo Game Card block.
Any questions, please call Sally Rapp,
NOTE: These instructions are from Fons &
Porter’s Love of Quilting, September/October 2006, page 117.
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Second Annual Online Quilt Contest
The American Quilter’s Society invites
quilters from around the world to enter the AQS Online Quilt Contest.
To Enter: Any maker of a quilt can enter her/his quilt
image online. Starting
To Vote: Voting will start on December 10, and end
For more information, rules, and
regulations, please visit www.AmericanQuilter.com.
AQS Book Orders
Kathy Graff will take AQS book orders
at the November and December Guild meetings.
The book forms and lists will be sent around to each member during the
meeting. Please bring money to prepay
for your order. Thank you.
News from Steves
Thanks to all of you who have
purchased passports for our Shop Hop, November 9 through 12. We look
forward to seeing you sometime that weekend! Come from
Need to finish up some projects for
the holidays? We have a few spots left for our UFO Night on Friday,
November 9 from 6 to
On Sunday, November 11, Liz will be
hosting a "Quilts for Kids" Day. All you need to do is come and
bring your machine ~ all the fabrics are provided! For more info on this
charity, visit www.quiltsforkids.org.
Bernina will be visiting Steve's on Thursday,
November 29. From
Attention Alex Anderson fans! We
will be hosting Alex on March 14 and 15, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in
Thank You!
Dear Chris and Members of VFHQ,
Thank you so much for inviting me to
your 20th year celebration. It was so
nice to see friends from that time when I was a member of VFHQ. Your special gifts will be a reminder of your
hospitality and a wonderful evening.
Again, thank you and congratulations
on a very successful anniversary celebration.
Sincerely,
Rosalie Cunningham
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Guild
Officers President
– Chris Candello Vice
President – Jean Hayden Treasurer
– Gail Dovalovsky Recording
Secretary – Marge Quinn Corresponding
Sec – Linda Hamel Immediate
Past President – Lou Chandler Committee Chairs Program
Chair – Gloria Clark Workshops
– Jean Hayden Newsletter
– Cathy Fennell Web
Master – Lou Chandler Refreshments
– Paula Pettyjohn Set-up
– Cathy Fennell Hostess/
Door Prizes – Patti McLain, Marebeth Conard Hospitality
– Donna LeBlanc, Joan Gunder, Lisa Hudock Block
of the Month – Shellie Blake (2007), Rosemary Geisler (2008) Quilt
Show – Jean Hayden Quilt
Bees – Jean Hayden (day) Retreats
– Sally Rapp Excursions
– Susan Glaser Comfort
Quilts – Shirley Horning Publicity
– Nancy Hannum Historian
– Nancy Hannum, Lisa Hudock Library
– Art & Ethel Hutchison AQS
book sales – Kathy Graff Member
Comfort – Judy Snook, Rosemary Geisler Sunshine
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