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MVQG
Charter Members
The Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild was officially organized as a
non-profit, tax exempt organization on September 24, 1980.
As stated in the original Constitution, the purposes of the
guild are: to join hands in friendship; to encourage high
standards of design, technique, and creativity in quilting; to
promote the appreciation and preservation of quilts; to preserve
the art of quilt making; and to further the art of quilting
through education and communication.
Suellen Wassem while teaching at the Daisy Barrel in Fairborn recongnized that there were many individuals interested in
quilting. She called for those interested to attend an
interest meeting, and, she said, she was overwhelmed by the
number who responded.
While official organizational plans were completed, all members
who joined the Guild between September 24, 1980, and December
31, 1981, are considered as the Guilds’ Charter Members.
Charter Members
Sept. 24, 1980 – Dec. 31, 1981
Shirley
Brabson
Maxine
Coverdale (d)
Diane Dean
Bonnie
Etchberger
Phyllis
Franck
Judy Garrett,
Dayton
Rita Goggins
Susan
Goodman
Mary Lou
Graham
Anne Hare,
Beavercreek
Ruth Harner
(d)
Genny Jones,
Xenia
Judy Kuenle,
Beavercreek
Sandra
Leonard
Martha
Mangan (d)
Fern Miller,
Fairborn
Jean Mulhern,
Jamestown
JoAnne
Patterson
Nancy
Peterson
Sandy
Ruggles
Barbara Schimer, Tipp City
Alice Semler
(d)
Mabel Semler
Mildred
Semler (d)
Sue Semler
Carla Smith
Martha
Stautzenbach (d)
Lucille
Swindler (d)
Bonnie Tate
Alloweese
Theobald
Glenderel
Thompson, Xenia
Mary Lou
Waruszewski
Suellen Wassem,
Beavercreek
Dorothy
Wehner (d)
Susan White
Nancy Wilda,
Dayton
Lois
Williams
Mary
Williams
Linda Worman
Cherie
Wright
Linda Yusko
OFFICERS
Suellen Wassem, President
Bonnie Tate,
Vice President
Carla Smith,
Recording Secretary
Martha
Mangan, Corresponding Secretary
Mary Lou
Waruszewski, Treasurer
COMMITTIES
Judy Kuenle, Publicity
Mabel Semler
& Ruth Harner, Hospitality
Sue Semler,
Newsletter
Mildred
Semler, Telephone
Martha
Stautzenbach, Librarian
Sandy
Leonard, Historian
Current Members
in Bold -
(D) Deceased
If you have
information about Charter Members (residence, etc.), please
contact Ed Chamness at
mvqgoh@aol.com.
Information on a few members is included in the current
list. Let us know if any information is incorrect.
The Miami Valley Quilters' Guild meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of
each month
at the Fairborn, Ohio, Senior Citizens Center.
Visitors are welcome.
A $5.00 fee is charged for non-members
when the program includes a professional speaker
from outside the guild.
Miami Valley
Quilters' Guild
P.O. Box 340141
Beavercreek, OH 45434
mvqgoh@aol.com
The Miami Valley Quilters' Guild is a
member of the National Quilting Association (NQA)
www.nqaquilts.org
Chapter OH616
If you have
suggestions (constructive), ideas (innovative), or comments
(encouraging),
contact Ed Chamness at:
mvqgoh@aol.com
To
discourage "phishing" and to protect member privacy, e-mail
addresses are listed with (at) in place of @
and telephone numbers are listed without punctuation.
Most e-mail links remain active.
This site was
graciously donated by Quiltropolis Enterprises of
Quiltropolis.net
Thank you to Mike and Beth! (and Becki, too)
An Ohio Quilt Guild
for Quilters and Fabric Artists in Dayton and Southwest Ohio
Miami
Valley Quilters' Guild
The Miami Valley Quilters' Guild is more than just a club, we
are a diverse group with more than 200 members from all areas of
interest and all quilting skill levels. Members include
quilters, collectors of quilts, quilting teachers, designers and
those simply interested in the art and craft of quilting. Our
members come from throughout the Miami Valley Region of
Southwest Ohio – the Dayton/Springfield Metro area including
suburbs and communities such as
Huber Heights, Englewood, Tipp City, Vandalia, Kettering,
Oakwood, Beavercreek, Xenia, Fairborn, and Yellow Springs
in Montgomery, Clark, Greene, and Preble counties and beyond.
Our members have varied interests: traditional quilts and fabric
art - hand piecing and machine work - long-arm machine quilting,
home machine quilting and, of course, hand quilting.
As do other quilt guilds, clubs, and groups in Ohio,
the Miami Valley Quilters' Guild provides quilters with
education and instruction through classes and workshops;
inspiration and growth through meetings featuring accomplished
quilters, quilt designers, and quilting teachers; fellowship and
support through meetings, retreats, shows, programs, our
newsletter, and our website; and encouragement and recognition
through quilt shows, show-and-tell sessions, challenges,
charitable activities, and other events. We join other Ohio
quilt guilds in promoting the history and tradition of quilting
and embrace all quilting techniques, styles, and methods.
The Miami Valley Quilters' Guild proudly presents
recent examples of quilting by its members in a biennial quilt
show. One of the best quilt shows in Ohio, the show is held in
May even-numbered years at the Greene County Fairgrounds in
Xenia. The 2012 show will be Friday and Saturday, May
4and 5.
We meet at 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the
month at the Fairborn Senior Center, 325 North Third Street,
Fairborn, Ohio. Annual dues of $20 includes attendance at
meetings, access to our monthly newsletter, electronic services
through our website and e-mail lists, reduced fees for classes
and workshops, library privileges, eligibility for our annual
retreat, exhibiting your quilts in our biennial membership
shows, and much more, particularly the fellowship of fellow
quilters. Visitors are welcome to attend meetings. There is a
$5.00 fee for non-members at programs featuring professional
speakers.
E-mail us at
mvqgoh@aol.com
and follow us on Facebook: Miami Valley Quilters Guild
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