See Website for 2011 Retreat Information
December 14, 2010
7:00
P.M. 6:30
P.M.
Members Only This Month
Join in the Fun at our Annual
Here we are ready for December to roll on in. A
big thank you to Shari Brindley
and Kim Gros for last month’s
presentation on cross stitch to quilt.
I
know we are all in full swing with our holiday preparations with friends and
family. I hope that each of you will take an evening off to join the rest of
your quilting family in our annual, members only,
holiday potluck dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Plates, utensils and paper will
be provided. Please bring a dish to share and your own beverage.
We will also have our fabric gift exchange.
Please consider joining in on the fun. The theme this year is, “Color Me
Happy”. Bring 1/3 yard of a focus fabric and 1/3 yard
each of two coordinating fabrics in colors or themes that make you happy. Then
I thought it would be cool for the February Inner Artist challenge to use the fabric you get to create a
“Color Me Happy” quilt. You would use the three fabrics you received in the
exchange and up to three other fabrics from your stash to make a top larger
than 12" x 12".
Lastly, please pay your dues and sign up
for our Red, White and Blue for You
Retreat in February. January will be a community quilt month and we will start
RSVP’s for the Paula Nadelstern classes in March.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Lisa Bame
Vice President
848-5844, 409.5051
A Note from the
President
For my last article, I just want to say thank
you. Thank you to everyone in the guild, my Executive Board, and my family and
friends.
As President, we have
accomplished a lot. We made 7 quilts in five
days for Extreme Makeover. We had a great Quilt Show and several great
retreats. This has taken a lot of volunteering, but we also had a lot of fun
doing it.
I want to give a special thanks to Mary Miller, Treasurer. With her, we were able to once again bring in
advertising money for the ads in the newsletter. This money and the money from
the basket each month, almost pays for the printed newsletter. I couldn’t have
done this alone, but together I’m proud of the work we achieved.
It has truly been a pleasure.
Susan Hill
President, 426-4740
Monthly Sew-in
All are welcome to attend a monthly sew-in for
the guild at the
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.
Now that the Christmas gifts are finished, you can sew something for yourself.
Bring your sewing machine 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
Sixty-seven members
and seven guests signed in at the November meeting.
Please make the following change to your roster:
Barbie Demmy
The 2011 membership dues must be paid by the end
of January to remain active on the mailing list. The fee is $20.00 payable to
Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild.
Dues can be mailed to:
Debbie Arrington
If
you want to receive your receipt and membership card by mail, please include a
self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please mark your check with “Dues for 2011.”
If you want to pick up your card and receipt in person, it will be available at
the subsequent meeting.
Sunshine News
If
you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Diane McLane at
964-4142 or e-mail dmclane@woh.rr.com.
Our
deepest sympathy goes to Carol Jones
whose son passed away recently. If you would like to her send a card, her
address is:
Carol Jones
2361 New
Karen Engel is undergoing
physical therapy after successful double knee transplant procedures. If you
would like to send a card, her address is:
Karen Engel
December
Third Monday Stitch-In
The
evening stitch-in held on the third Monday of the month will not be held during
December because of the holidays.
Quilt
Show 2012 Raffle Quilts
Now that the fabric for the queen size raffle
quilt has been bought, we can move to the next step. We will make final
placement of fabrics and start sewing. I’ll be looking for a date with the
ladies who have been involved so far. Once we have a date, I’ll put it out
through Ed. If anyone else wants to join us, please feel free. How exciting!!!
Susan Hill
Quilt Show Chairperson
426-4740
Treasurer’s Report
Submitted by Mary C. Miller,
Treasurer
For period ending September 30, 2010
BEGINNING
BALANCE $11,729.58
INCOME
Membership 320.00
Retreat 1,540.00
Sally Kerr Fund 50.00
Fons & Porter 80.97
TOTAL
INCOME $1,990.97
EXPENSES
Newsletter—Printing 88.00
Fons & Porter 60.00
TOTAL
EXPENSES $235.50
ENDING BALANCE $13,485.05
Earmarked Funds: $2000.00 — 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.
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Quilt Shows/Events of Interest
Thru December
18th
The
Journey of Hope in
An exhibit of
90 quilts by quilters and artists from throughout the
March 31st – April 2nd
Amish
Country Quilt Show
Show held at
the
April 8th – 10th
International
Quilt Festival/Cincinnati
Show held at the
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Deadline for the Newsletter is the Monday
following the monthly meting.
All articles 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 permit.
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MVQG 2010 Officers
President Susan
Hill 9374264740 rk_hill(at)ameritech.net
Vice President Lesa
Bame 9378485844 lesabame(at)sbcglobal.net
Treasurer Mary
C. Miller 9378901010 marysews(at)woh.rr.com
Corresponding Secretary Barb
Hartings 9374349769 bhartings(at)woh.rr.com
Recording Secretary Ed
Chamness 9373725821 mrandmrsquilter(at)aol.com
2010 Board Meetings
February 3 - May 5 - August 4
- November 3
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 are posted in the News section of the website.
Quilting stories, ideas, news?
Send to:
Chris Garcher
MVQG Newsletter Editor
E-mail: DJGarcher(at)compuserve.com
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For fees and contracts, please contact:
Ed Chamness
Phone: 9373725821
E-mail: mvqgoh(at)aol.com
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