September Meeting
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Visitors Welcome
Guest Speaker is a Quilter, Teacher,
Weaver, Print Maker and Paper Maker
Shirley
Ann Liby has been involved in art for almost
all her life. She has studied art education at
She
has been a print maker, papermaker and weaver for many years in
She
is going to offer us a “Little Landscapes” (6"x6") workshop on
September 13th. Please see page 5 for
workshop information.
P.S. If you are interested in Postcard Quilts—I can’t wait to
learn some information at her workshop for my postcard quilts also!
Susan Hill
Vice
President
426-4740
A Note from the President
My how time flies!
Summer as we know it is over and
school will be in session again next week. My younger two are quite ready and
maybe even a little willing. Our eldest, Kyle, is quietly groaning over all the
extra classes he must complete to graduate. Mostly because he didn’t actively
participate when he should have meaning as a freshman, sophomore and a junior.
He developed the attitude that it was OK to do very little, very poorly or not
at all and not suffer the consequences.
Often
times, this can happen to us as a guild. We go along with the flow, enjoying
the show, so to speak. Sometimes we forget to participate because we are
enjoying ourselves. Many times we feel as if our efforts won’t really affect
the health of our guild. This isn’t
true. Your efforts and attitudes do impact our group. When we get our noses out
of joint for whatever reason, others around us do see this problem. Let’s try
heaping blessings on each other and go the extra mile to be cheerful, kind and
helpful. Your method of accomplishing a task may be quite different from the
persons actually doing the job. That does not make either group wrong, just
different. Next time, take your turn at bat and try your way. The guild will be
glad to support you.
At
our last board meeting, we discussed three major items, the budget for 2007,
the 2008 Quilt show and the bylaws. It was a very long meeting for us, but
productive. First, the budget: a tentative budget has been knocked out and will
receive final approval from the board in November. We made every effort to
provide a realistic budget and managed to stay under the red line by about
$1100.00. It will then be ready for approval by the general membership at the
January 2007 meeting. Please attend and
vote. It will probably be published in the December and January
newsletter to give you a heads up on what we have available for the upcoming
year and how it will be disbursed. Thanks to Diane McClane and Lyn Mosher for their guidance and
their version of the Idiots Guide to
Guild Budgets.
Second
the Quilt Show: The final tally was $9234.33 with all bills paid. We agreed to
lock in our date with the Montgomery County Fairgrounds as the 22–25 of May
2008. Step one is complete. Step two is a Quilt Show Committee. These are the
positions:
Chairperson Co-Treasurer
Workshops Demonstrations
Vendors Judging
Hanging Setup
Auction Raffle
PUBLICITY
Getting
started now gives you the chance to pick the brains of your predecessor while
everything is still fresh, and they know where all the notes are. I would like
to see an apprentice system go into place. Each position has two chairs, the
previous show’s leader and the trainee to assume that title the next time
around. This approach would help eliminate that lost-in-the-woods feeling of
jumping in cold turkey.
Pat Emannuel has filled the Raffle chair position. THANK YOU for starting the
process. She needs help with designing, piecing and quilting our next two years
(meaning 2009-10) main source of income. This has never been a one-person job.
Check your roster and see if you live fairly close to Pat. You might make a new
stitch-in group working on the raffle.
The
2008 Show is entitled “Generations: Quilting Past, Present, and Future”. This
theme promotes the MVGQ objective to further the art of quilting through
education and communication. Let’s all join our hands in friendship, encourage
high standards of design, technique and creativity, and promote the
appreciation and preservation of quilts to preserve the art of quilt making.
I’m going to encourage my 16-year-old daughter to make a quilt for our next
show. Maybe we could have a mother/daughter/son and/or grandparent/grandchild
section!
Finally,
on to the bylaws: Some minor amendments need to be addressed. We are planning
on having this finished, printed and delivered with the New Year. Our printer
is going to love us. If you have good typing skills or knowledge of a method to
make this less painful, please step forward. My computer skills are functional,
but limited to cut and paste. Good rules are like fences: They help to make
good neighbors by establishing our boundaries and answering our questions.
On
that note, I’ll see you all in September. Don’t forget the workshop with Shirley Liby.
Call Susan Hill at 937-426-4740
to reserve your spot. The cost is less than $50.00 and includes your kit fee.
What a bargain we’re receiving. Hurry before they’re all gone.
September Stitch-In
Evening stitch-in held on the third
Tuesday of the month at
The 3rd Tuesday evening stitch-in
will be held September 19th at Deanna Lasher’s home. The address is
Please call Deanna 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!
Welcome New
Members
Carleen
Beckermann
885-2719
pcbeckerman(at)donet.com
Tamyra
Hobson(renewal)
263-0191
tamsloesewwhat(at)aol.com
Donna Reed
879-4387
dreed30(at)woh.rr.com
Becky Tipton
848-4328
blt6240(at)aol.com
Pam Wysong
1049
Meadowlark
864-7898
2006 Board Meetings
The final board meeting
for 2006 will be November 6th
The quarterly board
meetings will be held at
Grow a Garden at the
Winter Quilt Retreat 2007
What: Quilt Retreat—a whole weekend to do
what you love: Quilt, Chat, Eat, & Quilt some more!!!
When:
Where:
Theme:
We can’t grow a flower garden in February; sad but true. But we can grow a
Why:
Because we have fabric that’s calling our name. Pick me, Pick me!!!
Retreat is a
great time to really relax and enjoy, no dishes, no meals to cook, cleaning to
do, leave all the interruptions
at home.
Who: My name is Diane McLane, retreat committee
chairman. My phone number is 937-964-1779 and my e-mail is dmclane(at)woh.rr.com. My right hand
woman is Lyvonne Jacobs 937-390-6545.
If: You have questions, concerns, good
ideas, things you liked or didn’t like on previous retreats, or would like to
be part of the committee please call or e-mail myself (Diane) or call Lyvonne.
More information will
follow in future newsletters and at the quilt meetings. If you’ve been to Quilt
Retreat tell others what a great time it is. If you’ve never been, ask someone
who goes! It’s wonderful being with so many women that enjoy the hobby of
quilting as much as you do. Mark the dates on your 2007 Calendar!
Reminder
Quilt pins are
available at each meeting from Linda Netzel. Each pin
is $3, up to 2 pins. After that they are $5 apiece.
“Little Landscapes”
(6" x 6") Workshop
Our program speaker, Shirley Liby,
will be giving a workshop on September
13 from
Dayton–Xenia Rd.
Supplies
that will be needed are:
§ sewing machine that
includes a zigzag stitch if possible
§ normal sewing
notions including both paper and fabric scissors, glue stick
§ earth tone threads
(5 or 6 different colors and transparent)
§ ½ yard of muslin
§ fat quarter of black
or navy fabric
§ fat quarter of
light blue fabric
§ ½ yard of wonder under or your favorite
alternative
§ rotary cutter and
board for every 2 or 3 people
If you have an extension cords/power
strip, we need several. We also need an iron and board.
If anyone is interested in sharing lunch
(potluck), please let me know.
Susan Hill
937-426-4740
Treasurer’s Report
Submitted by Carla Shade, Treasurer
For
period May 10 – August 8, 2006
(rounded to nearest dollar)
BEGINNING BALANCE $8,891.00
INCOME
Personal Advertisement 5.00
Library Fees 1.00
June and August Door
Prizes 90.00
June Auction 327.00
Membership 145.00
TOTAL INCOME $568.00
EXPENSES
Quarterly
Board Meeting 16.00
Monthly
Meeting Room 263.00
(Jun,
Jul and Aug)
Meeting
Setup 150.00
Library quilting books 32.00
Membership badges, 109.00
newsletter, stamps
Newsletter Printing,
Postage 351.00
TOTAL EXPENSES $921.00
ENDING BALANCE $8,533.00
Librarians’ Corner
A big thanks to Anna Jacobs and Billie Ferguson for being our guild
librarians. Due to health reasons, Anna is no longer able to continue to chair
this position.
Shari
Brindley (372-8861) and Heidi Young (429-1373) have
volunteered to take over the library duties.
If there are any book(s) that you would
like added to our collection, please give them a call.
Quilt-pink Workshop
Guild member, Mindy Marik of QuiltersCrib.com, will
be hosting a Quilt Pink Workshop in her home at 12627 Little Richmond Rd.,
Brookville on September 30,
Reservations are required with 15 maximum
participants for workshop. There will also be door prizes. Please call Mindy at
937-329-1355 to reserve a spot or for further information.
Optional package is a 54" x 38"
Quilt Pink Kit at $45.00. This includes everything for the quilt top and
binding. Additional Quilt Pink blocks is a $5.00
donation.
Sunshine News
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.
Quick and Easy Peach
Cobbler
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp.
baking powder
1 stick butter
3/4 to 1 c.
milk
1 lg. can sliced peaches
1 tsp.
cinnamon (optional)
3 tbsp. sugar
(optional)
Melt butter in a 2 quart casserole dish in
375 degree oven while combining flour, sugar and baking powder. Add milk to the
dry ingredients and stir until blended. (Method 1): Pour the batter into the
melted butter; dribble peach juice into the mixture and add peaches. Sprinkle
top with cinnamon and sugar. Bake 30 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees. (Method 2):
Arrange peaches and juice in melted butter. Drizzle batter back and forth over
fruit. Bake 30 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Quilt Shows
October 4th
–7th
Mystery
Harvest Shop Hop
Nine great
shops await as you travel though the states of
October 7th – 14th
Nine area shops that include quilting, needlework and knitting. Participating shops are
October 13th – 15th
25th Annual Harvest of Quilts
Presented by
Towne Squares Quilt Club, Inc. the show will by held at the Darke
County Fairgrounds,
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to
4 p.m. Show will feature a fashion show, auction, quilt raffle drawing,
merchant mall, door prizes, scissor sharpening and demonstrations. For more
information, contact Lewcrese Shields at 937-547-0202
or email at beartrek(at)bright.net.
October 15th
Community
Quilt Show
Show is held
at the
November 2nd
– 4th
Area quilt
shops will be joining together to make this a fabulous 3 day event filled with
fabric, fun and prizes. The theme this year is “Days Gone By.” At each shop,
you will receive a different, FREE pattern, and be able to purchase a fabric
kit for that block. Pick up your free passport at any of the participating
quilt shops on November 2, 3 and 4. For more information, email QuiltShopHop(at)zoominternet.net. Hours
are Thursday and Friday,
HERITAGE DAYS: From Lois McFarland:
Heritage Days, is sponsored by the
Beavercreek Historical Society and will be
held at
Saturday
Sunday
For those who are not
familiar with the Park it is located on
I have quilted
there from almost the start but last few years we have really been having
quite a few come to quilt. Time goes fast because, of course, we are
talking all the time among ourselves and with the people that come to
watch. With the little kids I have noticed more boys now are really
curious.
Is this you?
I
got this in an e-mail:
I'm a member of the
Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists group and also Ohio Valley Quilt
Guild. I attended your wonderful quilt show in May and am interested in
getting in touch with one of your members.
I met her in a
class she was taking upstairs at the event. She has blonde hair and I
think her name is
I had taken a
class with Phil Beaver a few years ago on painting fabric, and her quilt
looked like she might have taken his class also.
I would like to
get in touch with her and ask a few questions about her beautiful quilt.
Could you please pass this along to her.
Thanks
Marlene Jensch
513-677-0707
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MVQG Newsletter Editor
937-233-4641
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