MARCH MEETING
March 11, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Fairborn Senior Center
325 N. Third Street
Fairborn, Ohio
878.4141
Visitors Welcome - $5.00 Speaker Fee
Unfortunately, it is that time of year. Meetings will be canceled if Fairborn schools are closed.
March Program Features
Lecture, Trunk Show, Hands On Project
Hello fellow quilters. This month we have a lecture given by Cathy Corcella with a hands on project called “Grandma’s Birdhouses”.
Cathy is from Columbus, Ohio and is the sole proprietor of Ohio Star Quilt Products. She will have several of her patterns for sale during break with a 20% discount to our members.
The supplies needed for the hands on project will be a small/medium pair of scissors and a smiling face. What quilter wouldn’t smile when we are able to do a wonderful free project, hear and see a great trunk show and be eligible for door prizes and a 20% discount?
Cathy has asked that several ironing stations be set up, so if any of you can bring your irons and/or boards for us to use that would be a great help to the whole guild and much appreciated.
Please contact me at and let me know if you can help out with this.
When the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild compensates their speakers, we do ask that nonmembers pay an entrance fee. As we have done in the past if you are not a guild member the cost is $5.00 to enjoy the lecture, hands on project and 20% discount on Cathy’s patterns/kits. We encourage you to become a member, get involved and share in the great times we have together.
I’m on my way to filling up the 2009 calendar with some awesome speakers and workshops!
In appreciation for participation.
Shari Brindley
Vice President
xbrindley(at)donet.com
A Note from the President
By the time of our
March meeting many of our members will have enjoyed a successful retreat at Bergamo. Others will have attended classes at the Bloomington, Indiana, quilt show. And all of us are getting quilts ready for our own quilt show, May 16 and 17,
We are encouraging every one of our members to participate in the show. All skill levels are welcome, from beginning to advanced. The public will enjoy seeing variety. We have deliberately chosen not to have a professional judge in order that nobody will feel intimidated from showing their quilts.
Please look at our website to see the schedule of our programs and workshops for the coming year. We have a really challenging year planned. Also notice the Christmas tree ornament, created by Susan Schaller, for the TWIG tree project. The ornament is really all green—even if it looks yellow on the computer. I guess you can’t trust computers!
We thank everybody that has paid their dues as this is a primary source of funds to pay the cost of running the guild.
All this we do for the love of quilting,
Ron Lundquist
President, 9372947844
ronaldlundquist(at)att.net
2008 Quilt Show “Past, Present & Future”
Yes, it’s that time already…time really flies when we are busy. We hope you have lots of your favorite quilts to share with us for our show in May. The committee has been busy making sure we are ready to show off your entries and have a great show for the visitors.
Registration forms are online if you have a computer, and in this newsletter. We will have copies at the meetings for the next two months. Please make sure you fill them out and get them back to Carolyn Uecker. We want to tell your quilts’ stories and show them off to the public with all the correct information.
We will also have sign-up forms for jobs during the show at the meetings. Your help is needed to make sure the show is a success.
Every job is important— thank you for your help.
Billie Ferguson
Quilt Show Chairperson
March 3rd Monday Stitch-In
Evening stitch-in held on the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
The 3rd Monday evening stitch-in will be held March 17th at Sue DeSantis’ home. The address is 102 Phillip Dr., West Milton. Her telephone number is 9376989182.
Please call Sue 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!
Quilted Tree Ornaments
As a member of TWIG 17, I am asking Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild members to make quilted Christmas tree ornaments for a designer tree that will be at the 2008 Festival of Trees/Sugarplum in November.
The guild would receive publicity for designing the ornaments on the tree and free entrance tickets to go to the Sugarplum on Saturday. The ornament size should be small, such as postcard size, and the color would need be red, green or white or a combination of these.
I will collect the ornaments monthly at the meetings. The last month that I could collect would be in September.
Thank you in advance for your support for the Dayton Children’s Medical Center Festival of Trees/Sugarplum event.
Connie Combs
TWIG 17—20+ year member
Workshops for 2008
(Registration is now open for Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild members to sign up for the upcoming workshops. Guild members have the first opportunity to sign up and pay a reduced fee. As the workshop date approaches, remaining positions will be offered to non-members.)
June 28 (Saturday) 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Vikki Pignatelli
Combination of Improvisational Curves and Manipulations of Quilts
Cost is 45.00
Location of workshop is to be determined.
Maximum number of students requested by Vikki is 16.
July 9 (Wednesday) 9 or 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. (6 hours) Cathy Franks
Running Amok with Creativity
Cost is 40.00
Location of workshop is McDonald’s Training Center, 278 E. Main Street, New Lebanon, Ohio 45345
Maximum number of students is 20.
August 16 (Saturday) Described as a one day workshop Leigh MacDonald
Based on her new book “Adventures in Circles” which won’t be published until July
Cost is 40.00
Location of workshop is to be determined.
Maximum number of students is 20.
Contact Shari Brindley, Workshop Chairperson—, for more information.
Quilt Shows
(Additional shows are posted on the website – Click on the “NEWS” page. These will be updated with additional information as it becomes available during the month. Check frequently as the quilt show season is beginning and there will be plenty to do. As you learn of shows not listed. E-mail the information to which is monitored daily.)
April 22nd – 26th
20th Rotary Antique Quilt Show
Show entitled “Can’t Have Too Many Baskets” is held at the Civic Center, 2701 Park Ave., Paducah, Ky. For quilt collectors, basket quilts provide a wonderful opportunity to search for the most unusual types. In this collection you will see not only a great variety of styles, colors, and interpretations, but you will also see the differences between individual collectors. Admission is $5. Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, call 270-442-3418 or .
April 29th – May 4th
32nd Annual Quilt Fair
Fair is presented by Sauder Village which is located at 22611 State Route 2, P.O. Box 235, Archbold, Oh 43502. Each year the Sauder Village Quilt Fair pays tribute to the fine craftsmanship of quilters from across the Midwest. During this 6-day show more than 400 breathtaking quilts will be on full-length display, creating a kaleidoscope of color and pattern in Founder’s Hall. Guests will also enjoy special music, quilting demonstrations and shopping and will have an opportunity to meet and learn from Sharyn Craig - guest teacher, author and quilter from near San Diego, California. Admission is $8.50 - $12.50. Hours are Tuesday thru Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, email www.saudervillage.org.
June 19th – 21st
39th Annual NQG Quilt Show
Show is held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The show will feature exhibits, classes, lectures, an extensive vendor mall and special events. The 400+ competition quilts will be joined by a special theme exhibit of Rose Quilts, selected quilts from Sacred Threads: 2007, a fascinating exhibit of Vintage Kit Quilts from the collection of noted quilt historian Xenia Cord, an exhibit called Contemporary Colorations: The Wow Factor and a sampling of wonderful NQA Chapter Challenge Quilts.
Class information brochures will be available to all current members of NQA in the winter issue of The Quilting Quarterly. Registration information will be posted on their website on or about January 2, 2008. Advance registration is available for all volunteers who worked two shifts during the 38th Annual Show in 2007.
Kaye Wood Lecture/Demo/Trunk Show
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sponsor: Community Quilt Connection
Cincinnati Mills Mall, (Entry 2 2nd Floor)
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
“Quilting The Kaye Wood Way—Fun And Creativity With Kaye Wood”
If you have attended a Kaye Wood seminar in the past, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at all the new quilts Kaye has made and designed since then. Her seminars are lots of fun and educational—you’ll learn how easy and how much fun quilting can be with Kaye’s original techniques that ensure success and inspire creativity. Kaye brings lots of her quilts and shows you step-by-step exactly how to make these quilts. Watch Kaye demonstrate her easy techniques for taking the slow-downs out of the quilt making process. Fussy-cutting shapes and fans are perfect for the Pointless Quilter. You’ll be amazed at her techniques for cutting and sewing hexagons and tumbling blocks with perfect points. Kaye shows lots more ideas for easy hexagon and octagon Log Cabins, triangles, kaleidoscopes and much, much more. Her 6 Hour Quilt is used by lots of groups to make quilts for charity.
Ticket Price: $20.00. Reserve your spot now by calling 1-800-248-5293 or e-mail
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.
Deadline for April 2008 Issue: Monday, March 17
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.
MVQG’s 2007 Officers
President Ron Lundquist
Vice President Shari Brindley
Treasurer Sandy Hartz
Recording Secretary Kathy Bean
Corresponding Secretary Debbie Bertke
2008 Board Meetings
February 4
May 5
August 4
November 3
All officers and committee chairs are expected to attend the Board meetings which are held quarterly on Mondays as listed. All Guild members are invited to attend.
Quilting stories, ideas, news?
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Chris Garcher
MVQG Newsletter Editor
6258 Gander Road East
Dayton OH 45424
9372334641
E-mail: DJGarcher(at)compuserve.com
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