MVQG Newsletter - May 2007

May MEETING

May 8, 2007

7:00 P.M.

Fairborn<= /st1:PlaceName> Senior= Center

325 N. Third Str= eet

Fairborn, Ohio

878-4141

Visitors Welcome

Notice: Meetings will be cancelled if = Fairborn schools are closed.

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St.= Theresa’s Textile Trove:

Trunk Show Sure to Tempt!

I am so excited about St. Theresa’s Textile Trove coming to our guild again. They are located i= n Cincinnati and ha= ve a very unique shop. If you appreciate the unusual and hard-to-find, this is t= he store to visit. Their fabrics, beads, jewelry making, trims and buttons are= so different and come from all over the world. They also have classes in beadi= ng, sewing, fabric dying, and some knitting.

They have moved from their Over-the-Rhine location to the College Hill neighborhood. Their new address= is 5846 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati. Go to their website (www.= sttheresatextile.com) for some really neat browsing.

And don’t forget to brin= g your wallet to May’s meeting. They will be bringing along some goodies to tempt us.

Susan Hill

Vice President

426-4= 740

A Note from the President

With 38 people currently signe= d on to the guild’s Stash Busters Challenge and lots of time for more peop= le to jump into the game, with an astonishing array of beautiful quilts starte= d by the 92 people at the guild retreat, with members having gone to the Chicago quilt show and Paducah for inspiration we should have a great show of our o= wn in May of 2008!

This message is to encourage e= very one of our members to participate in the upcoming guild quilt show. The won= der of our exhibit is the great variety of style and color and skill levels displayed. The viewing public is every bit as attracted to a beginner’= ;s quilt as to an heirloom masterpiece. Each of us has a valuable contribution= to make as we teach the community at large that quilting thrives in the Miami Valley.

April was a very busy month for workshops and travel. May is prime time to produce!

All this we do for the love of quil= ting,

Ron Lundquist

President, 294-7844=

rlundqu756@e= arthlink.net

The Sally F. Kerr Memorial Retreat Fund

Bill Ker= r was pleased that Sally’s “spot” at retreat was used and enjoy= ed and would like to continue this generous gift in Sally’s memory. I received the letter below from him about Sally and her journey in quilting. It’s a “window” to see how personal, and how much thought= and love goes into the quilts we make for the people we care for. It involves m= ore than fabric and sewing; quilts come from the heart. Bill certainly understo= od Sally’s passion for quilting and the pleasure she enjoyed creating her quilts!

Bill has= made a generous donation to establish a fund so that a “quilter that other= wise would not be able to go to retreat” would be able to be there. I thin= k as quilters, we tend to be generous and kind and those who wish could donate to this fund to keep it going strong into the future. A committee is being for= med to develop some guidelines and these funds will be dedicated to “a quilter in need” having the opportunity to attend retreat in Sally’s memory per her husband, Bill’s request. Thank you Bill = for such a touching tribute to your wife!

There wi= ll be a display of some of Sally’s quilt’s= at the May meeting. Also a picture of her, so if you need to put a face with a name that will help. So often we know faces and not names.

I feel fortunate to be part of this guild of quilters. See you at the meeting.

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Sally's Quilts and Retreat 4 March 2007

W. R. K= err

Sally’s first quilt was a crib quilt made for our eldest granddaughter, Abbie, born in 1988. It had a teddy bear holding balloons on it. She made a similar quilt in different colors f= or Abbie's cousin, Sarah, born six weeks later. By the time Sarah's sister, Sydney, was born in 1992 a more skilled Gramma made an elaborate Carousel H= orse quilt.

Sally had two nieces: Megan, the eld= est and a rebel, called when she was in graduate school in Arizona to say she had gotten married = over the weekend. Bridget, the proper one, planned her marriage months in advance and made sure Aunt Sally knew the date almost as soon as she did. Bridget's marriage quilt was finished in time for the wedding. At that wedding, Megan wondered why she hadn't gotten a marriage quilt and Bridget explained the n= eed to plan ahead. Aunt Sally started immediately on a quilt for Megan.

Megan's son and two daughters got ba= by quilts. Bridget's first son got one as well. When Bridget's second son was = born in January of 2007 Sally apologized for not being able to make a quilt beca= use of the neuropathy in her hands, but said there was one that had belonged to Sally's brother, the baby's grandfather, that she would send. One of my cur= rent tasks is to find, identify and send that quilt.

During the awful days of chemotherap= y in 1993, Sally worked on what she called her "Sanity Quilt". This was finished and given to our daughter, Jenny. Most of the quilts were given aw= ay. I regret that I don't have a complete list and must work with the family to make one.

For Abbie's high school graduation S= ally made "Abbie's Music Quilt" embroidered with all the instruments A= bbie played and with the notes of two of their favorite pieces. Since Abbie and Sally were the only two in the family who read music, this was their secret code. This quilt won an "Honorable Mention" in the 2006 Miami Val= ley Quilt show. Sally loved all three of her granddaughters but she and Abbie h= ad a special relationship, one that I envied: each thought the other was the nea= test or coolest, depending on which generation you came from, person she knew.

Sally learned to sew, but not to qui= lt from her mother, Marion Bassett Fuller, who learned from her mother, Mabel Thurston Bassett. Both of these ladies must have been involved in quilting = at one time because Sally inherited a number of quilt pieces. There was a "Sunbonnet Sue" quilt and a quilt of 1930's squares made with pie= ces from Sally's mother. Sarah's graduation quilt was made of "Dresden Pla= tes" from Grandma Bassett. There was another quilt in the 2006 Quilt show made f= rom "Dresden Plates" from that quilter's grandmother. I suggested to Sally that, since Sarah's quilt won a prize and the other hadn't, she had d= one a better job. "No', said Sally, "my grandmother chose better colo= rs than her grandmother."

Sally's last quilt was a graduation quilt for Sydney, the youngest granddaughter. The top, a rearing horse in silhouette backed by colors I've seen in the sunrise, was finished. Sydney is deeply into horses, perhaps brought on by = the Carousel Horse quilt which Syd= ney always insisted was simply her "horse quilt." Sally was troubled = by the quilt back because she was faced with the usual quilter's dilemma of not having enough of the fabric she favored. She planned to take it to retreat = this year and get some advice on piecing it and help pinning it. I kept telling = her Sydney wouldn't g= raduate till 2010 and that she had lots of time. She knew better. Sally's friend, K= athy Bean took the quilt to retreat and she and some of Sally's other friends so= rted it out; Kathy has agreed to finish the quilt.

As nearly as I can determine, Sally first went to retreat in 1995. She looked forward to retreat every year and= it was always the first thing entered on each year's new kitchen calendar. We planned to go to Hawaii when she was able - we didn't make it. I pointed out once that February was probably the best time to leave Ohio for a tropical climate. Sally said that would be fine as long as it didn't conflict with retreat.

I must admit that when I suggested the guild find someone to take Sally's place my conscious motive was not to be bothered with another detail. But it seems likely that the offer was a manifestation of some of the subliminal trainin= g I underwent during the fifty nine years we were together, more than fifty thr= ee of marriage. Sally would have been immensely pleased that she was responsib= le for a "special quilter in need" being able to attend retreat. I w= ould like to see the practice continued and would like to contribute enough to a fund to support it for at least ten years. It would be nice if the fund cou= ld be named for Sally F. Kerr. It was, after all, her idea.

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May= 3rd Tuesday Stitch-In

The evening stitch-in held on the third Tuesday of the month a= t 7 p.m. will be held May 15th= at Mindy Marik’s home. The ad= dress is 12627 Little Richmond, Brookville. Her telephone number is 687-1867.

Please call Mindy 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!

Wel= come New Members

For your information, there is currently 192 members in our guild and 80 attended = the April meeting.

Debbie Besl*

4232 Williamsport

Beavercreek= , OH 45430

937-427-4349=

dabesl@ameritech.net

*Renewal

Please make the following change to= your roster:

Mary Ann Luebcke

937-426-6505

ma.luebcke@sbcglobal.net=

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Sun= shine New= s

If you hear of a member who could use our support, please call= Lee Peterson at 439-7298.

No news is good news! If you hear of a member who could use our support, please give Lee a call.

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2007 By-Laws

Notice: = The revised by-laws are now available through membership at guild meetings. The= y may be picked up at our regular meeting. The document also is available on the M<VQG website.

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Treasurer’s = Report

Submitted by Sandy Ha= rtz, Treasurer

For period March 1 – 31, 2007<= /span>

BEGINNING BALANCE &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; $17,629.00

INC= OME

Membership = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; 535.00

Winter Retreat&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 188.00

Door Prize Box = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 50.28 &= nbsp;

TOTAL INCOME&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = $773.28 &= nbsp;

EXP= ENSES

Newsletter = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp;

Printing (February) = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; 88.00

P= rinting (March) = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = 70.40

Winter Retreat Refunds (4) = &nb= sp; = 370.00

Postage (Corresponding Sec.) = &nb= sp; = 7.80

Membership Roster (print) = &nb= sp; = 46.70

Quiltropolis Guild Mbr. Renewal &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; 11.00

NQA Guild Mbr. Renewal = &nb= sp; = 20.00

Fairbor= n Senior Center&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 175.0= 0

Stacey Robinson (Setup 2 mos) = &nb= sp; 100.00 =

Speaker (Sue Spargo) &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; = 501.60 &= nbsp; &n= bsp;

TOTAL EXPENSES&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; $1,391.00

END= ING BALANCE = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; $17,011.00=

No guild meeting was = held in February due to bad weather, therefore, print= ing and senior center expenses for February are reflected in March report.

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Quilt Shows

= April 19th – June 16th

= Aullwood Audubon Center’s 15th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit

Fiber artists from all over the world will be submitting their vision of “Golden Moments in Nature= 221;, the theme chosen for this year’s juried show to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. Ho= urs are Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: adults (18 and over) $4; children, $2; and under 3 is free.=

= May 18th and 19th

= Wayne County Extension Homemakers

Held at the Raper Center at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Rd., North Richmond, Ind. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on = May 18th and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 19th. Admission is $5. Vendors are welcom= e. Call Marcia Jeffers at 765-488-0048 for more information.=

quilts.cominfo@quiltsforchange.org.

September 15th and 16th

= 3rd Annual Quilts at Peifer Orchards

An Outdoor Quilt Show & Sa= le is quilts that are displayed in a tree filled yard and barn. It is located at = 4590 US Route 68 North (one mile north of Yellow Springs, Oh). Hours ar= e 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 15th and noon to 4 p.m. on September 16th. If y= ou wish to display a quilt go to www.PeiferOrchards.com for the registration f= orm.

Reminder=

Quilt pi= ns are available at each meeting from Kim Gros. Each pin is $3, up to 2 pins. After that they are $5 apiece.

MVQG’s 2007 Officers

President= &nb= sp; Ron Lundquist &nbs= p; 294-7844

Vice Pres= ident&nb= sp; Susan Hill &nb= sp; 426-4740

Treasurer= &nb= sp; Sandy Hartz &n= bsp; 429-9031

Recording Secretary &= nbsp; Kathy Bean &nb= sp; 433-3343

Correspon= ding Secretary Debbie Bertke &= nbsp; 884-5078

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2007 Board Meetings

The foll= owing board meetings for 2007 are as follows:

April 30th

August 6th

&= nbsp; November 5th

The quar= terly board meetings will be held at 6&= nbsp;p.m. at the Fairborn Senior Center. All officers and committee chairs are asked to attend and any interested gu= ild members are welcome.

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Deadline for May 2= 007 Issue: Monday, April 16

All arti= cles 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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Quilting stories, = ideas, news?

Send to:=

Chris Ga= rcher

MVQG Newsletter Editor

6258 Ga= nder Road East

Dayton<= /span> OH 45424

937-233-4641

E-mail: DJGarcher@compuserve.com

Advertisers

For fees= and contracts, please contact:

Ed Chamn= ess

P.O. Box 694

Wilberforce, OH 45384=

937-372-= 5821

mrandmrsquilter@aol.com

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Classified Ads

We accept classified ads for $5.00 = per issue. Items must be of interest to quilters and collectors, and may be sub= mitted by anyone, including nonmembers.

Reminder=

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Need to reach us?<= o:p>

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

Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild

P.O. Box 340141

Beavercreek, OH = 45434

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Website=

www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org<= /span>

Comments, suggestions, or information to post:

Ed Chamn= ess at mrandmrsquilter@aol.com

Quilters’ Quotes is a copyrighted publication of the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild. No = one may reprint this newsletter in any form, in part or in whole, without the written consent from the Guild.

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