MVQG March 2010 Newsletter

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March 9, 2010

7:00 P.M.<= /span>

Fa= irborn Senior Center

325 North Third Street

Fa= irborn, Ohio

Visitors Welcome

Guild Meetings Will Be Cancelled if Fairborn Schools/S= enior Center are Closed.

Elkins Class a Great Success!!! <= /b>=

   &= nbsp; I hope this finds you well and staying out of snow drifts. Lots going on in the guild this upcoming month.= Due to snow, one of the Making F= aces classes was moved to March 10. There are some spots available if anyone is interested. They are $30 and th= at includes kit fee. Email me at lesabame(at)sbcglo= cal.net or call 9378485844. I need to hear from you by March 1, so Maria has time to get the kit done. Check out Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild on Facebook = and web for pictures from her first class.

        &= nbsp;   Reminder about the ‘Inner Artist’ activity. Bring your finished wall hangings (12x12 to 24x24) to guild in March and get entered to win a gift basket. If you like, you can then donate your wall hanging to the boutique for sale at the quilt show. Let’s support the guild by selling raffle tickets, getting stuff in the boutique and showing = up to view these beautiful quilts. Bring some friends to the show and this sho= uld be a great success.

        &= nbsp;   Spots are filling up for the Nancy Prin= ce thread painting classes in April. We really need to fill these classes so please start inviting non-guild friends to sign up and encourage each other= .         These classes are for beginner on up. The classes are Sunday, April 11, S= easons in my Garden—Spring $50; Monday, April 12, Thread Painting= 1-2-3 $52 and Tuesday, April 13,= Simple Alpine Flowers $46.50. E= ach of these is a 6 hour class and includes the kit fee. A few of these are at NQA this year for $65 with an additional kit fee…so this is a deal!!!

        &= nbsp;   Our March program features Terri Tope= (Reverse Appliqué) and Vic= ki Pallus (Texture Magic). They will demo, trunk show and have goodies = for sale (cash or check).

Bring your check book and lets help keep the economy g= oing.

        &= nbsp;   Also, National Quilting Day is March 20…find some friends, get together and= make something for the community! Contact me if there = is anything you need or need more info on one of the classes being offered. Ha= ppy quilting!

Lesa Bame
Vice President

      &= nbsp;     ALSO, if there is anyone willin= g to share your home with an award winning quilter, Nancy Prince has said she is willing to stay in someone's home with these provisions: no smoking, private bed and bathroom, no small children. I am looking for someone who might be able t= o take her to and from classes and provide meals. I am willing to compensate with reimbursement for meals and covering your class costs. If interested, please email or see me before the guild meeting in March. Thanks, really appreciate the help.

A Note from the President

        &= nbsp;   Happy Snow Day! I think I get to have a= nother snow day with my daughter! My son at OSU is a bit jealous; when you live at college, you go every day! Isn’t growing up fun!
=            Well, we have some neat things going on. We have Retreat. I can’t wait! I h= ave no idea what I’ll wear for my Blue Hawaii shirt.

=            We have Maria Elkins speaking= at retreat on Saturday. What a treat! I’ve seen some of the projects from her workshop, and they look wonderful.

=            Then, big news!!! Our “Extreme Quilting” project is in the Quilt Magazine, April/May 2010,= #110 issue, page 98. I was working with Lisa Ruble, t= he author, before Christmas on this article. It’s an interesting process. She e-mailed Ed initially and he forwarded her message to me. We e-mailed a= nd talked on the phone several times. I sent her a disc of photos and later sh= e e-mailed the article to me to proof.

        &= nbsp;   I thought she did a good job capturing the way things progressed and the esse= nce of how the week went. I thought it was really neat that she gave space to <= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>our local quilt shops. We couldn’t have done it without their support.

        &= nbsp;   I hope you like the article. Also, the final article in the magazine is a full-page picture of Maria Elkins= ’ Broken Dishes quilt which was a second place winner at the Houston show. Congratulations, Maria!

Susan Hill

President, 9= 374264740

rk_hill(at)ameritech.net

2010 Quilt Show—Raffle Tickets!!! =

        &= nbsp;   Well, the raffle quilt is done and it&#= 8217;s gorgeous! I’ll brin= g it to the Retreat and March meeting. Now we need to sell all those tickets!

=            As Chris Landis mentioned in December when she showed the quilt after quilting it; this is a big money maker for the Quilt Sh= ow. If everyone sold/bought 10 tickets, we would have $2,000 right away. Now we st= ill need to subtract cost of tickets and fabric.

=            For those of you who will only buy/sell $10, I say “thank you very much”. I really appreciate it. Every sale counts! Now, when you buy/s= ell your tickets, put your initials/name on the back as to who sold that ticket. For example: I am buying myself 10 tickets. I will fill out the front with = my info and put just “S Hill” on the back. Another example: My Mom bought 10 tickets. She filled out the front with her info. I’ll put “S Hill” on the back.

        &= nbsp;   Kathy Evens is a newer member o= f our guild. She has volunteered to be in charge of these tickets. Yeah! Thanks, Kathy. So, if you want more tickets, please email her at: kevens52(at)msn.com. This is the best way to get in touch with he= r. However, her phone is 9377672959.

=            At the March meeting, Kathy will try to process the tickets and put them in the container for a drawing at the end of the meeting. She will read the name/initials on the back of the ticket stub and that person will win a gift certificate. In April, she will have another drawing.

=            Then, at the May meeting Kathy will announce the person who sold the most tickets. They will also win a gift certificate.

=            If you sign out the quilt and take it to another guild meeting (Centerville, Springfield, Cincinnati, etc.), you can write your n= ame on the back of those tickets sold. If you and a friend go, you both decide who= se name to put on the tickets. O= nce the show starts, the raffle ticket booth doesn’t count towards this contest.

Susan Hill

Quilt Show Chairperson

9374264740

rk_hill(at)ameritech.net

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Quilt Show Sign Up Board/Raffle Tickets/R= affle Quilt

        Heidi Young will bring the sign up boards for Qui= lt Show to Retreat. Please check your calendars before you come to Retreat and sign up to work at the Quilt Show.

=        We will put the tickets and sign-up boards up at the registration tables before lunch. Please pick up your raffle tickets at this table before you leave on Sunday. The raffle quilt will be shown again at Show N Tell on Saturday evening.

=            We need everyone helping to make this show a success.

=            If you want to schedule a date to sign-out the quilt to sell tickets, please call/e-mail Susan Hill dur= ing February. In March, Billie Fergus= on will take care of the scheduling.

Schedule:

February 25 — Appalachian Quilt = Shop (Linda Adams, Hilda Bachmann, Susan Oppenheim)

March 19-21 — Susan Hill

March 21-26 — Centerville Guild (Billie Ferguson)

April 25 — Young’s Dairy (= Becky Siva)

2010 Quilt Show Reminders=

      The time is getting short (can you beli= eve under 70 days) until the show begins. I am sure you all have been busy sewi= ng your hearts out on UFOs, new projects and items for the boutique. Better th= an shoveling snow!

=            I will have a container at the next few guild meetings for you to put in any donations for the boutique. The items you make for your own profit need to = be delivered to the fairgrounds with inventories on the set-up morning of the show. You may bring them to the meetings if they are ready.

=            Because of the canceled February meeting we are really going to have to get busy wi= th places to sell our raffle tickets. Check with Susan Hill about which shops you would like to volunteer to se= ll them. Also other quilt guilds’ meeting. Re= member this is for the budget for the next two years.

= ;        &= nbsp; Call me if you have questions on the boutique.

Linda Adams

Quilt Show Committee

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March 3rd Monday Stitch-In

    The evening stitch-in h= eld on the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. will be held March 15t= h at Jan Barhorst’s <= /span>home. The address is 768 Stonehe= nge Drive, Tipp City. Her telephone number is 9373358504.=

=            Please call Jan for directions and to let her know you’ll be coming. Enjoy an evening with friends and get some of your quilting and piecing done!

Getting Acquainted with Facebook=

=            I am currently posting photos from = Maria Elkins’ “Maki= ng Faces” workshop on Facebook. To view them just type Miami Vall= ey Quilters’ Guild in the “Search” box at the top of your Facebook wall.

=            If you aren’t already on Facebook, you should give it a try (just type Facebook in your search engine - Google, etc.- a= nd go from there)...there are many guild members already on and there are thousan= ds of quilters around the world and hundreds if not thousands of quilting resources. You can be involved as little or as much as you want...the choic= e is yours.

=            I have asked those whose pictures are posted to claim their project, tell a little about it, and maybe post = a copy of the original picture as a “comment” as well.

=            For those not on Facebook, I am waiting to get information from the artists, and then it will put something on the guild website.

Ed Chamness

mrandmrsquil= ter(at)aol.com

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Sunshine News

I= f you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Diane McLane at 937= 9644142 or e-mail dmclane(at)woh.rr.com.
    Our thoughts and prayers are with Diane McLane whose uncle passed = away. If you would like to send her a sympathy card, her address is:

Diane McLane

7565 Detrick Jordan Pk.

<= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Springfield, OH 45502

&= nbsp;           Our deepest condolences to Ed and Janice Chamness who recently have had a death in the family. If you would like to send a card, their address is:

Ed and Janice Chamness

P.O. Box 694

<= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Wilberforce, OH 45384

&= nbsp;           Our deepest sympathy also to Lynn Hunger who recently lost her father-in-law. If you would like to send a card, her address is:

Lynn Hunger

18 South Mulberry

<= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Tremont, OH 45372-0080

&= nbsp;           Be= st wishes go to Heidi Young w= ho is recovering from surgery. If you would like to send her a get-well-soon card, her address is:

Heidi Young

= 2318 Cobblestone Ct.

<= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Beavercreek, OH 45431

&= nbsp;           We wish Barb Hartings a speedy recovery after surgery. If you would like to send a thinking-of-you card, h= er address is:

Barb Hartings

= 7541 John Elwood Dr.

<= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Centerville, OH 45459

Holmes County Bus Trip Planned for April=

        &= nbsp;   It’s not too late to reserve your= seat for the April 15-17 charte= red bus trip to Holmes County, Ohio. We’ll be visiting several charming Amish villages and the wonderful quilt shops in the area. What a f= un adventure to welcome spring! Join your quilting friends (and make some new ones) and hop on board. For more information, contact Ann Clutter at 9374334354 or clutter.10(at)osu.edu soon.

Treasurer’s Report =

Submitted by Mary C. Mi= ller, Treasurer

For period ending January = 31, 2010

BEGINN= ING BALANCE      =           $15,843.62

INCOME=

    Advertisement        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; 105.00

    Fons & Porter        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     40.00

    Membership        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      920.00

    Retreat        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           3,= 225.00

TOTAL = INCOME        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          $4,290.00

EXPENS= ES

    Newsletter—Postag= e        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      44.00

    Fons & Porter        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     30.00

    <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Fairborn Senior Center            =             8= 7.50

    Program Expenses        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         46.20<= /span>

    Retreat Expenses        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; 8.29

TOTAL EXPENSES      = ;            &n= bsp;         $205.99

ENDING BALANCE        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; $19,917.63

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Quilt Shows

  = ;   March 5th – 7th
     Lebanon Quilt and Fabric Arts Show

Show hosted= by the Warren County Historical Society, 105 S. Broadway (St. R48), Lebanon= , Oh. Hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. = 211; 4 p.m. Admission is $6. Quilt show and sale, patterns for quilts and crafts, supplies for quilters and crafters, wool, and embroidery Vintage quilts and textiles, and more. Special Exhibit: AQSG Mid-19= th Century Red & Green Quilts. For more information, contact Warren County Historical Society at 513-932-1817 or www.wchsmuseum.o= rg. All proceeds to benefit the Warren County Historical Society.

  = ;   April 21st – 24th=

     AQS Quil= t Show and Contest

Held at the Paducah Expo Center, <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Julian Carroll Convention Center, = and the new AQS Pavilion that will be located in the parking lot at the convention center. There will= be 400 beautiful quilts in the AQS Quilt Contest from across the U.S. an= d around the world. Also 400 vendor booths, 100+ classes, lectur= es and special events. Go to the AQS website for further information.<= /o:p>

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Deadlin= e for the March 2010 Issue: Monday, February 15

All article= s are subject to editing and approval by the editor. Materials received after the deadline date will be considered for publication only if space and time per= mit.

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MVQG 20= 10 Officers

President        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         Susan Hill      &nb= sp;            9374264740 rk_hill(at)ameritech.net

Vice President   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     Lesa Bame      &nb= sp;         9378485844 lesabame(at)sbcglobal.net

Treasurer        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;          Mary C. Miller     &nbs= p;      9378901010 marysews(at)woh.rr.com

Correspondi= ng Secretary     &nbs= p;          Barb Hartings      = ;      9374349769 bhartings(at)woh.rr.com

Recording S= ecretary        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   Ed Chamness      = ;     9373725821 mrandmrsquilter(at)aol.com

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2010 Bo= ard Meetings

February 3 - May 5 - August 4 - November 3

6:00 p.m. at Beavercreek Library, 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek.

No Food or Drinks

The Miami V= alley Quilters’ Guild Board includes: The elected officers President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer plus the chairs of the standing committees, the immediate past president of= the guild, and the founder of the guild, Suellen Wassem. All officers and commi= ttee chairs are expected to attend the Board meetings which are held quarterly as announced. All Guild members are invited to attend.

        &= nbsp;   Minutes of Board meetings are posted in the News section of the website.=

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Quilting stories, ide= as, news?

Send to:

Chris Garch= er

MVQG Newsle= tter Editor

6258 Gander Road East

Dayton OH 45424

E-mail: DJGarcher(at)compuserve.com

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Advertisers

For fees and contracts, please contact:

Ed Chamness=

P.O. Box 694

Wilberforce, OH 45384=

Phone: 9373725821

E-mail: = mvqgoh(at)aol.com

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Need to reach us?

Please send= all guild correspondence to our post office box address. That way our officers = will receive it. Our address is:

    Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild

    P.O. Box 340141
    Beavercreek, OH = 45434

E-mail: mvqgoh(at)aol.com

Website www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org

QuiltersR= 17; Quotes is a copyrighted publication of the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild. No one may reprint this newsletter for other than personal use in any form, in part or in whole, without written consent.

Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild

2010 Membership Quilt Show

Definitions and Categ= ories (Select one category for each of your quilts)

Art Quilt<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> – A quilted it= em (bed or wall) made using any single or combination of techniques. This could include the use of embe= llishments, appliqué, piecing, painting, crazy quilt, trapu= nto, batik, embroidery, collage, innovative piecing or appliqué, etc.

Appliqué Wall – Predominantly hand or machine appliquéd bas= ed on traditional style, pattern and set.&nbs= p; May be hand or machine quilted.&nbs= p; Made to be displayed on a wall. Not intended for use on a bed.

Pieced Wall – Predominantly machine or hand pieced based on traditional style, pattern and set. May be hand or machine quilted. Made for use o= n a bed.

Appliqué Bed – Predominantly appliquéd (hand or machine) based on traditional style, pattern and set. May be hand or machine quilted. = Made for use on a bed.

Pieced Bed= – Predominantl= y hand or machine pieced based on traditional style, pattern and set. May be hand or machine quilted. Quilt is made for use on a bed.

Miniature<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> – Length + Wid= th =3D 48” or less, 5” block max.&nbs= p; No minimum size and may be any style/technique.
Home Décor – Any item mad= e for home décor. Must be quilted. This includes, pillows, table runners, etc.

Wearable Art – An article of clothing which consists of three layers, quilted. (Complete ensemble not required.)<= o:p>

Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild Workshops/Challenges – Specify Work= shop Teacher/Year of Challenge.

Wholecloth= – Any size

Entry Information

1.&n= bsp;     Exhibits that were displayed at the 2006-2008 MVQG Shows are not eligible.

2.&n= bsp;     All entries must be constructed of fabric.&nbs= p; All must be three layers and contain quilting.

3.&n= bsp;     Quilts entered must be owned or created by a current member of MVQG.

4.&n= bsp;     All quilts must have a label permanently attached.

Pre-Registration (Deadline: April 13, 2010)<= /b>

-&nb= sp;         Preregistration forms will be available on the Guild website (http://www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org) at Retreat and at the March and A= pril meetings, or by email: UeckersAcres@woh.rr.com

-&nb= sp;         A member may pr= eregister 5 quilts (not including MVQG Workshop/Challenge quilts) as desired. Please indicate if you have additi= onal quilts you would enter if additional space is available.<= /p>
-&nb= sp;         Members will designate the category for each quilt (a quilt can be entered in only = one category).

-&nb= sp;         You may have multiple quilts in any one category.

-&nb= sp;         Completed forms will be given, mailed or e-mailed to Carolyn Uec= ker, 945 W. Dayton Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn, OH 45324 E-mail: UeckersAcres@woh.rr.com

-&nb= sp;         All exhibits must be preregistered by April 13, 2010

Quilt Turn-In

-&nb= sp;         Pre-prepared receipts will be given= for each exhibit item.

-&nb= sp;         Bring quilts to Greene County Fairgrounds Assembly Bldg., 120 Fairgrounds = Rd., Xenia, Thursday, May 6 between 9 a.m. and noon.

Quilt Pick-Up

-&nb= sp;         Receipt required for item pickup. If someone is picking up your quil= t, be sure they have your receipt.

-&nb= sp;         All items must be picked up Saturday, May 8 between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. No early pickups.

Important Dates:    April = 13, 2010—Pre-regist= ration Deadline

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; May 6, 2010 (Thursday)—Quilt Turn-in 9= a.m. – noon (Fairgrounds)

      =             &nb= sp;            =      May 8, 2010 (Saturday)—Quilt Pick-up 4= :30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Fairgrounds)

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Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show

Exhibit Registration = Form 2010

(use separa= te form for each quilt)

YOU CAN TYPE DIRECTLY INTO THIS FORM, = NAME IT (Jones/Quilt 1), SAVE IT

AND E-MAIL THE FILE T0: UeckersAcres= @woh.rr.com

Please provide ALL information, size is required to determine exhibit space available.

Quilt entered/owned by: __________________________________= ___________________________

Phone # and E-mail address= : __________________________________= ______________________

Name of Quilt: __________________________________= __________________________________

Pieced by: __________________________________= ______________________________________

Quilted by: _______________________________(hand?   <= /span>machine?) Date Completed: __________

Category of Exhibit: __________________________ Size of Quilt: Length ________ Width _______

Is this the first time you have entered a quilt in a MVQG Show? Yes (___)   No (___)
Please give a brief description of your exhibit, including pattern name, book or commercial pattern or workshop whi= ch provided or inspired your design. Include any special features or story of your exhibit. Limit to 50 words or less.=

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[&nbs= p; ] This quilt is for sale. Contact info:     = _________________________________________________

[&nbs= p; ] = I have additional quilts to enter, call/e-mail me if there is room at the sho= w         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          =

I agree to abide by the rules of the show. I understand every prec= aution will be taken to protect my quilt while exhibited in the Show. I give permission to the Miami Val= ley Quilters’ Guild to photograph my quilt for promotional purposes (including display on the Guild website) and for their files.

Exhibitor Signature: _______________________________= ________________________

Complete form(s) and return to: Carolyn Uecker by April 13, 2010. 945 W. Dayton Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn, OH&nbs= p; 45324 Phone (937)318-7393 (Uecke= rsAcres@woh.rr.com)

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