MARCH MEETING
March 10, 2009
7:00 P.M.
Visitors Welcome
NOTICE: Meeting will be cancelled if
Members
Share Quilting Techniques
This month’s program will bring us a round robin of talents and treasures
from within our guild. We have several wonderful talents in our group of
quilters and some of them are ready to share their techniques.
If there is anyone out
there who would like to share their gift of hand quilting, paper piecing,
dyeing or other quilting technique please contact me at
sharing.stitches(at)yahoo.com. If you do not wish to share your talent and
still help out before and/or after the meeting, please arrive at 6:30 p.m. to
help us set up for this event.
Vice President
A
Note from the President . . .
I hope everyone is picking up their challenge quilt project. I’m so
excited about it. I already know what I’m going to do. I have it all planned. I
have a piece of fabric that I’ve wanted to use in a quilt and my photo fits it
quite nicely.
In the past, we have
had a lot of neat challenges. I love getting the packets. The crayon idea was
great. And yes, it's finished and hanging in my house! I can handle
rules/guidelines, but there is one rule that stops me in my tracks. Naming your quilt and discussing the theme.
It stops me so fast.
I’m presently doing a
quilt for my niece’s wedding. I love doing it for them, I love the pattern, the
fabric, everything. It’s going to be gorgeous. But don’t ask me to name it and discuss the theme!!! Ha, ha!
I even have a hard time
putting a title to my articles! Some months (this was when I was VP) I would
ask Chris Garcher to title it!! And she would, isn’t she great. Thank goodness
all my present articles are titled “A Note from the President”.
Well, as most of you
know, I’m also the 2010 Quilt Show Chairman. I’ve had several people ask me,
“What is the name and theme of the Show”? Yikes!!! Can you now see my
predicament? So, I’d like some help from all of you. At the March and April
meeting, I’ll have paper at the front of the room by the podium. If you would
like to jot down a suggestion, please do. Then in May, I’ll announce the name.
Before I go, I want to
thank the retreat ladies for all their hard work!
Susan Hill, President
9374264740
Welcome New Members
There were 101 members and 9 guests who
attended the February meeting.
New Members at February Meeting
Barbara Hartman
513-897-7045
bdhartman@woh.rr.com
celestialquilting@woh.rr.com
Julia Reed
563 Lucas
If your information has
changed, please contact Kim Gros ASAP with the new information before
publication of the 2009 Guild Roster.
Sunshine
News
If you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Diane
McLane at 9379644142 or e-mail dmclane@woh.rr.com.
Our
thoughts and prayers are with Ginny
Bignell whose husband passed away following a long illness. If you would
like to send a sympathy card, her address is:
Ginny Bignell
Best wishes on a full
recovery go to Myreda Johnson
who is recuperating from surgery. If you would like to send a get-well-soon
card, her address is:
Myreda Johnson
3487 Far
March Third Monday Evening Stitch-In
The stitch-in held on
the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. will be held March 16th at Debbie
Ginsburg’s home. The address is
Please
call Debbie 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!
Hop
on the Quilt Bus to
Mark your calendar for April
17-19 and reserve your bus seat for our trip to the Chicago
International Quilt Festival. The weekend offers the opportunity to attend one
of the most exciting quilt shows in the world and shop among hundreds of
vendors. The bus will also stop enroute in
Reservations
include roundtrip bus transportation, two nights’ lodging, admission to the
quilt festival, one dinner and refreshments. For more information about the
trip, please contact Ann Clutter
at 9374334354 or clutter.10@osu.edu.
Magazine Renewal Made Easy
Help your guild by renewing your Fons & Porter “Love of Quilting”
subscription through the guild.
Cut
your address label off your magazine and give it and $20 to Karen Engel. The guild gets $5 for
every subscription, so this gets your subscription while assisting the guild,
too.
I will have a plastic
shoebox on the sign-in table labeled “Love of Quilting” subscriptions at every
meeting where you can deposit your labels and checks made out to MVQG. I will
also have forms available to get the magazine for the first time. You will need
to fill out your information and put the form and $20 check made out to MVQG in
the plastic shoebox.
This
will be an ongoing renewal, so any time the magazine informs you that your
subscription is about to expire, just remember to renew through the guild…it is
a way for you to help keep the guild solvent.
Karen Engel
9372560450
Treasurer’s
Report
Submitted by Mary C.
Miller, Treasurer
For period ending January 31, 2009
BEGINNING
BALANCE $17,280.93
INCOME
Retreat—Winter
Retreat* $5,095.00
Membership 1,100.00
Workshop 713.00
Advertising 50.00
TOTAL INCOME $6,958.00
EXPENSES
Newsletter—Printing 70.40
Newsletter—Postage 42.00
Workshop/Seminar 85.05
Storage
Unit 810.05
Website 11.00
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,018.45
ENDING
BALANCE $23,220.48
*Winter Retreat is
self-sufficient.
Earmarked Funds: $2,000.00 — The Sally Kerr Scholarship Fund is being held in the main account,
but will only be used in accordance with the agreed stipulations set forth by
the retreat committee on behalf of the donor.
Creative Workshops Offered in August
Hello all, I’m still amazed we actually had a February meeting. Anita Shakelford had a wonderful
lecture and an awesome workshop. Just a reminder that the next workshops are in
August with Annette Kennedy the
Wednesday and Thursday after the guild meeting.
August 12th From Photo
To Pattern To Quilt
Website:
www.annettekennedy.com
Cost:
$55.00 plus $7.00 pattern fee
August 13th Painting
Calla Lilies
Cost:
$55.00 plus $10 kit fee
Place:
Kathy Bean’s home
If you take both of Annette’s workshops there
will be a $10 discount. So, the total if you take both classes is $117.00.
I’m letting you all
know way ahead of time so that you can save up and join those who have already
registered for the workshops. For more details you can visit our website as Ed
has included a special section for our workshops.
We have such an awesome
guild and I want to thank everyone for making our speakers feel welcome.
Workshops Chairperson
Quilt
Shows
Also, check the guild website frequently for
updated information on regional quilt shows and events of interest.
March
5th – 7th
18th Annual
Event is held
at the
Through
March 25th
Quilt
Show 2009
Tuesdays through
Sundays, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
800/763-7400
http://www.lakemetroparks.com/programs/Quilts2009.shtml
March
6th and 7th
Friday 10:00 am -
5:00 pm - Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
105 South Broadway
513/932-1817
Admission:
$5.00
March
11th - 15th
15th
Pigeon Forge
March
19th – 21st
Amish
Country Quilt Show
3149 SR 39,
Admission: $7.00
Vendor Mall • Amish
Quilting Bee
Amish Country Shop Hop Quilt Display
Technique Classes • Quilt Guilds • Hoffman Challenge Quilts
Quilt Appraisals • 9th Annual Quilt Contest
For more
information call: 330-893-2442 x210
information@amishcountryquiltshow.com
March
21st
19th Annual Gathering of Quilters
Event is hosted by Sisters of the Cloth Quilting Guild Inc. will be held
at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Expo IV Center, 4000 Parnell Ave.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guest speaker will be Kaye England. There will be a
vendor mall, quilt show, bed turning, door prizes, show and tell, charm squares
and ugly fabric exchanges, featured artists and much more. Visit their website
to download flyer and registration form. Box lunch is included with early bird
and preregistration. For more information, visit
http://groups.msn.com/sistersofthecloth.
April
28th – May 3rd
33rd Annual Quilt Show 2009 at
The week is made up of the exhibition, a grouping of creative
demonstrators as well as one or two-day workshops all set in the charming
setting of
April
22nd – 25th
25th Anniversary AQS Quilt Show
and Contest
Show held at the Paducah Expo Center/Executive Inn. In addition to the
juried exhibit of the finest workmanship and most creative quilts in the world,
the festival features a merchant mall, workshops and special events throughout
the community. Meet all the “Best of Show” winners from the past 25 years at
this special anniversary celebration and visit the internationally acclaimed
Through May 8, 2009
Treasured Textiles from the
Collections of DaytonHistory
Mon-Sat 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
See Their Ad in the MVQG Newsletter and Visit Their Website www.daytonhistory.org
June
18th – 20th
40th Annual NQA Quilt Show
The National
Quilt Association’s show will be held at Hall C, Greater Columbus Convention
Center. The show features 400 judged quilts, special exhibits, vendors and
classes galore. For more information, go to www.nqa.org.
June
25th and 26th
World
of Quilts
Show sponsored by Middfest International and held at
Reminder
Quilt pins are
available at each meeting from Kim Gros. Each pin is $3, up to 2 pins. After
that they are $5 apiece.
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Deadline
for the April 2009 Issue: Monday, March 16
All articles are subject to editing and approval by
the editor. Materials received after the published deadline date will be
considered for publication only if space and time permit.
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MVQG’s 2009 Officers
President Susan Hill 9374264740 rk_hill(at)ameritech.net
Vice President Shari Brindley 9373728861 xbrindley(at)donet.com
Treasurer Mary C. Miller 9378901010 marysews(at)woh.rr.com
Recording Secretary Ed Chamness 9373725821 mrandmrsquilter(at)aol.com
(See Website for Committee Chairs)
2009 Board Meetings
February
May 6, 2009
August
November
Note: 6:00 p.m. at Beavercreek
Library,
No Food or Drinks
The Miami Valley 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 committee chairs are expected to attend the Board meetings
which are held quarterly as announced. All Guild members are invited
to attend.
Minutes of Board meetings will be
posted in the News section of the website.
Quilting stories, ideas, news?
Send to:
Chris Garcher
MVQG Newsletter Editor
9372334641
E-mail: DJGarcher(at)compuserve.com
Advertisers
For fees and
contracts, please contact:
Ed Chamness
9373725821
E-mail: mvqgoh(at)aol.com
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:
E-mail:
mvqgoh(at)aol.com
Website
www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org
Comments,
suggestions, or information to post:
E-mail Ed Chamness
at mvqgoh(at)aol.com
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