August 9, 2011
7:00 P.M.
Fairborn Senior Center
325 North Third Street
Fairborn, Ohio
Visitors Welcome
Speaker Fee: $5.00
Debbie Reed Maddy: No “Y”
Seams !!!
Wow and a big thank you to the folks who
came to the July meeting and helped with Community Quilts.
Dawnetta classified it as a tremendous
success; and it’s all because of you!!! I think it would be really cool if
everyone committed to making at least one community quilt each year; that would
be almost 200 quilts for our community!!!
August promises to be fun too with a Texas
twister of quilter coming to visit us. Debbie Reed Maddy will be lecturing on
her no “Y” seams technique and be showing a ton of quilts in her trunk show.
She will be teaching “Labyrinth” on Tuesday, August 9, and “Cosmic Jewels” on
Wednesday, August 10.
Both classes will be held from 9:30-4:30 at
Calvary Chapel in
Beavercreek. We still have some openings. If you are interested, go to
http://www.calicocarriage.com/ and check out what we are going to be doing,
then e-mail me to sign up. Cost is $30 each class or 2 for $60.
Also plan on coming to the September
meeting where Jean Brittingham will be heading up a wonderful Demonstration
Day. She has some fantastic plans and was seeking some wonderful folks to help
out.
Happy Quilting!
Lesa Bame, Vice President
lesabame@sbcglobal.net
937/848-5844
A Note from the President...
A big thank you to all who helped with
community quilts this year. It is an on
going project so be sure to get with Dawnetta and lend a hand. Perhaps set a goal for completing any number
of community projects and then try your best to attain that goal. Even one is better than none at all,
especially if you have not had the chance to participate.
There will be a board meeting in
August. Date, Time and Place is
pending. Thanks again for everything you
all are doing for our community of quilters.
Looking
forward to seeing you soon!
Shari Brindley, President
sharing.stitches@yahoo.com
937/479-8343
Tea
& Talk
Special thanks to Barb Schimer for hosting
Guild members for a Tea and Talk session in June. If you would like to host a
future Tea and Talk, contact Shari Brindley: sharing.stitches@yahoo.com or 439-8343.
Calling All Secret Stitchers
Sign-ups for a new season of Secret
Stitchers will begin in August and go through October with the first gift
exchange in November.
This is a fun way to get to know another
guild member. Each month you will bring
a small gift such as a fat-quarter, sewing notion, a treat, or other
inexpensive item for your assigned Stitcher, and you will receive a gift from
your Secret Stitcher. In May the
identities of the Stitchers are revealed.
Participants from last year seemed to
enjoy the experience. New secret
stitchers are most welcome.
Look for the
Secret Stitcher basket with the sign-up cards on the shelf by the kitchen.
If you have any questions, contact Barbara
Carruth at jccbsc@gmail.com or at 254-8136.
Third-Monday Stitch-In
The Third-Monday Stitch-In for June will
be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 15 at the home of Pam Hoist, 5071
Strathaven Drive, Dayton. Give Pam a call at 236-1859 for directions and to let
her know that you will be attending.
MVQG Sew-In at Senior Center
All are welcome to attend a monthly sew-in
for the guild at the Fairborn Senior
Center. The sew-in is the 4th Monday of every month. Our next sew-in will be
Monday, August 22, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $2.00 for guild members
($1.00 for members of the Fairborn Senior center).
Come and get to know other members of the
guild. Come for a few hours or stay all day. (When you arrive, go to the
back-door of the center and the room is to the left.)
Bring a project and sew, sew and sew. You
can sew something for yourself or work on projects for Community Quilts. Bring
your sewing machine, tools and supplies, or do some hand work. Irons will be
available. No home interruptions!!!
Come and have a fun time… laugh and sew!!!
If you have any questions, contact Janet Stohr at jstohr@woh.rr.com or
426-8344.
Membership News
2011 Guild Membership Directories will
be available for pick-up at the August meeting. If you have been unable to
attend to pick up your directory, please consider having a friend pick up your
directory.
There were 45 members and one guest signed
in for the July guild meeting; one new member also joined the guild.
Please add the following to your 2011
directory:
Margaret Flinn
821 Maridon
Court
Vandalia, OH
45377
898-0662
peg.flinn@att.net
Also, correct the following:
Mary S.
Miller:
merryquilter@gmail.com (Note: Mary S.)
Fern Miller:
h.fernmiller1927@yahoo.com
Barb Schimer
731 Waldsmith
Way
Vandalia, OH
45377
387-6276
If you have
corrections to or changes in Directory information, please e-mail them to
Debbie Arrington at darrington2@woh.rr.com or Ed Chamness at mrandmrsquilter@aol.com.
Sunshine
News
If your know of a Guild member who could
use the support of the Guild, please contact: Loretta Stephens by e-mail at
stephensloretta@yahoo.com or call her at 937/532-5578. She will send out a card
and we will let the membership know.
Raffle Quilts Ready for 2012 Show
Well, we have finished the large raffle
quilt and the small one is almost complete.
I want to thank all those who have worked on both of them. We have so much talent and it really shows in
our 2 quilts.
We have started to sell raffle
tickets. We will have another contest
for “Most Sold” and “Over 100 Club.”
When you sell your tickets, please put your name on the back of the
stub. This is how we will give credit to
you for selling your tickets.
Kathy Evens is in charge of the raffle
tickets.
At the August
meeting we will have envelopes with 2 sheets of tickets. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Please try to sell or buy at least 2
sets. For those of us who don’t mind
selling more, please let Kathy or me know when you need more. I’ll be glad to get them to you.
If you want to borrow the quilt to sell
tickets, just let me know. It has been
taken to work, church functions, other guilds, etc. Selling tickets is very important to the
success of our quilt show.
The large raffle quilt is a Judy Niemeyer
pattern, “Glacier Pines.” It was paper
pieced, machine stitched, hand appliquéd and machine quilted. The wall hanging of Celtic knots has been
hand appliquéd and hand quilted.
Thanks,
Susan Hill
Quilt Show Chairman
426-4740
rk_hill@ameritech.net
Quilt Shows of Interest
(If you know of additional
quilt shows, please send information to: mvqgoh@aol.com)
Through September 5
Quilt National 2011
Athens, Ohio
The 17th biennial Quilt
National will be held through September 5 at The Daily Barn, 8000 Dairy lane,
Athens. For hours and admission information, visit the Dairy Barn website: www.dairybarn.org/quilt.
Through October 2
Kaleidoscope Quilts:
The Art of Paula Nadelstern
Akron, Ohio
The Akron Art Museum,
One South High Street, Akron, will feature an exhibition which features 19
contemporary quilts, 12 kaleidoscope quilt block by Paula Nadelstern, an early
19th Century star pattern quilt, contemporary kaleidoscopes, and two rare early
kaleidoscopes. For museum hours and admission information, visit the website www.AkronArtMuseum.org
or call 330/376-9185.
August 6-7
Highland County Quilt
Show
Hillsboro, Ohio
The annual Highland
County Quilt Show will be held August 6-7 at the Highland County Senior Center,
185 Muntz Street, Hillsboro. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Noon to 4
p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3.00
September 1-3
18th Annual Quilt Show
Circleville, Ohio
The Goodtime Quilters
will present the group's annual show September 1-3 at Trinity Luther Church,
135 East Mound Street, Circleville, Ohio. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday
and Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Nellie Wright will be the featured
Master Quilter. There will be raffles, a silent auction, hourly door prizes,
demonstrations, merchant mall and lunch available daily. Admission is $4.00.
September 9-11
Crazy About Quilts
Wilmington, Ohio
The Clinton County
Quilt Association will present its annual quilt show September 9-11 at the
Clinton County Fairgrounds, 958 West Main Street, Wilmington, during the
Clinton County Corn Festival. For information, e-mail ccwaguiltlshow@yahoo.com
and visit the Clinton County Quilt Association on Facebook.
September 23-24
Ross County Quilt Show
Chillicothe, Ohio
The Ross County
Quilters Guild will present its show September 23-24 at Oasis Pavilion, 402 Chamber
Drive, Chillicothe, Ohio. The guild has a raffle quilt, and vendors will be
available at the show. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For
information, contact: Roberta Griffie at 740/775-1013. Admission is $5.00.
October 7-8
Biennial Quilt Show
Granville, Ohio
The Heart of Ohio Quilt
Guild will present its biennial show at the Bryn Du Mansion Field House, 537
Jones Road, Granville, Ohio, on the campus of Dennison University. The
non-juried show includes approximately 150 works by group members as well as a
display by featured artist Barb Whyte. An informal Quilt Turning will feature
past guild presidents' quilts. There are vendors, door prizes, a silent
auction, children's activities and a cafe. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.00 ($4.00 for Seniors).
For information, visit the guild website: www.heartofohioquilters.com
November 6
22nd Annual Quilt Show
Mentor, Ohio
The Wildwood Quilt
Guild will present its annual show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November
6, at the Mentor Senior Center, 8484 Munson Road, Mentor. There will be
vendors, refreshments and the guild's "Gifts Sew Special" shop.
Admission is $3.00
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