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We ve gone to the zoo, and Old Town, and gone on long walks along the bay with the dog.

1 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 1 January 2018 January 2018 Happy New Year! Have you enjoyed this glorious weather? While the rest of the country is in a deep freeze, my family has taken advantage of the sunshine by playing tourist for the last few weeks. We ve gone to the zoo, and Old Town, and gone on long walks along the bay with the dog. I ll be ready for some quilting weather after the 1st, though, cooler, rainy weather that brings those long, gentle soaking rains which all our gardens need. The kind of weather to motivate us to finish those piles of UFOs! January might be a good month for quilting, but it is also the time of year when your guild president starts worrying about finding new board members and committee chairs. If you are still reading this and haven t turned the page because I m talking about volunteering, just know that my guiding philosophy for the board of directors and committee chairs is that those jobs should still be fun. We quilt because we enjoy it, we joined this guild because we want to be with and learn from other quilters. Well, serving as a president or running block of the month or organizing snacks or laying out the newsletter should still be fun. So think about it and consider what kind of job you could do to keep this guild the warm and happy place that it is. Jennifer Williams President fiddlinjenn@gmail.com

2 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 2 January 2018 Another year ahead. I have tallied up our statistics for What a terrific year! You ladies are awesome. So generous with your time and talents. We completed and sent: 87 quilts to Kaiser Special Care Unit 80 quilts to Gently Hugged 38 quilts to hidden Valley House 270 knitted and crocheted caps to Kaiser and Gently Hugged 307 bibs to Gently Hugged 6 quilts to Santa Rosa Quilt Guild for fire victims 18 quilts to Camp Alandale for abused children Grand Total of 229 quilts made by our wonderful guild members. Thank you, thank you all!!! February s guild meeting is devoted to making charity quilts. I will have many kits, fabric, batting and supplies. We will have directions and kits for a jellyroll race. The kits are for a small stroller size quilt, 34 x 30. If you want to give us a hand, make 20 (2 ) strips in pastel colors, infant colors 9blue, pale green, yellow and pink) or some variety of baby prints that blend together...plus a 3/4 yard of white or off white for borders. We have been approached by San Diego American Sewing Guild to explore if our guild would like to participate in making quilts for the victims of the lilac fire. What do you think? Lap size quilts and children s quilts. I will make a list at our January meeting of those who would like to participate in making a quilt for the fire victims. Happy New year and Happy Quilting Annie Mitchell asmquilter@icloud.com (858) Philanthropy Stroller quilts for Gently Hutted 34 x 30 Crib quilts for Gently Hugged 40 or smaller (36 x 36 ) Kaiser Special Care Premie Quilts 32 x 42 Hidden Valley House any size adult or children s

3 SEW WHAT S NEW MARCH WORKSHOP PROJECT WANT TO BRING A GUEST TO A MEETING? All members are encouraged to invite guests to our guild meetings. Each member can invite one guest during the year without paying the guest fee! So think of someone you know who might enjoy our guild, and invite him or her to join us! Page 3 January 2018

SEW WHAT S NEW Page 4 January 2018 January 13, 2018 Scripps Ranch Library Village Quilters Program Schedule (NOTE: Some Programs are Subject to Change) January 2018 through June 2018 DATE

com Special Projects / Philanthropy Foundation Paper Appliqued Orange Peel Pillow Location: Sewing Machines Plus, San Marcos March 10, 2018 Mel Beach Challenge Yourself March 11, 2018 Mel Beach

4 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 4 January 2018 January 13, 2018 Scripps Ranch Library Village Quilters Program Schedule (NOTE: Some Programs are Subject to Change) January 2018 through June 2018 DATE SPEAKER/EVENT PROGRAM/LECTURE Beck McDaniel My Quilt Journey January 14, :00 AM 4:00 PM February 10, 2018 Becky McDaniel Special Projects / Philanthropy Foundation Paper Appliqued Orange Peel Pillow Location: Sewing Machines Plus, San Marcos March 10, 2018 Mel Beach Challenge Yourself March 11, 2018 Mel Beach Melbeachquilts.com Workshop 10 AM 4 PM Interleaves or Walking Foot WOW Location: TBD April 14, 2018 Peg Pennell The Icing on the Quilt April 15, 2018 May 12, 2018 Peg Pennell Katherine L. Greene Embellish It Location: TBD Adventures of a Beginning Machine Quilter (and trunk show, if I have time!) June 9, 2018 Potluck

5 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 5 January 2018 WAYS & MEANS Happy, happy holidays to all as we celebrate another successful year for the guild. In spite of not having our annual boutique, we did pretty well at raising money for the guild with minor expenses, less than $100 total. We had the raffle quilt that raised $117. the fabric sale raised $310. the church crafts fair, $607. My mini crafts sale at my home with my neighbors and my silver sneakers friends that raised $589. and at the potluck meeting, we raised $518. For a total of $2141. And the dog scarves raised even more. And again, a huge thank you to all of you who helped, a really terrific and talented group of ladies. I couldn t have done it without you!!! Happy New Year! Penny Bamford Ways and Means Hospitality Best wishes for a very Happy New Year. Thanks to the following members for volunteering to provide snacks for our January meeting. Thank you, Becky Forbes Cheri Fleming Marilyn Kirschen Karen Kluwin Linda Nakamura Terry Seaburg Diane Troncale Nancy Laursen and Maggie Forys Hospitality Co-Chairs

6 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 6 January 2018 PROGRAMS JANUARY 13 TH - Becky McDaniel is our guest speaker and will share her passion for quilting along with her many beautiful quilts. Her Applique Journey will highlight several different types of applique along with samples so we can have a hands on while she gives her talk. JANUARY 14TH - Workshop with Becky McDaniel Orange Peel Pillow $40.00 This scrappy Orange Peel Pillow will use a foundation paper on the inside of your applique, that when soaked will change to a puffed fiber. Your finished project will look like you did the applique by hand. Prewash bright fabrics for the flower but neutral background fabrics should NOT be washed. Becky will have kits available for sale for $25 as well as the foundation paper to make this class easy to prepare for and easy to complete your project. NEW LOCATION FOR THE ORANGE PEEL PILLOW WORKSHOP A big THANK YOU to Sewing Machines Plus in San Marcos. They have agreed to let us use their beautiful classroom. Their address is: 713 Center Drive in San Marcos Directions: From I-15, go west on the 78. The first exit is Nordahl. Go right, then left into the Walmart shopping center (they are just south and west of Guitar Center). We currently have 16 members signed up for this class. However we now have room for two more, either guild or non-guild members. The cost of the class is $40 for members and $45 for non-members. Call or Programs: Linda Pountney lindapountney@gmail.com cell/text

We re starting off the year with lots of exciting workshops and BOM and fabrics.

7 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 7 January 2018 Fabric Exchange MEMBERSHIP It s me again your little fabric elf. This article will be even shorter than the one I wrote for BOM :) Happy New Year to you all. We re starting off the year with lots of exciting workshops and BOM and fabrics. This month, I chose to have Valentine s Day prints that way whoever wins the bundles will have a chance to use them for a February project. Carol Yuiska Jan 4 Ann Neff Jan 8 Patricia Kelly Jan 17 Gail Tauscher Jan 23 Rene Robinette Jan 28 See you on the 13th, Karen

8 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 8 January 2018 Treasurer s Report VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD FINANCIAL REPORT 10/26/17-11/30/17 BEGINNING BALANCE $24, INCOME Bank Interest $0.02 BOM $50.00 Boutique Revenue $ Membership Dues $ Village Store $49.75 Workshops $ INCOME TOTAL $ EXPENSES Bank Charges $5.00 Dues and Subscriptions $40.00 Insurance-Liability $ Speaker Expenses $1, Special Projects $ Vina De Lestonnac Retreat $4, EXPENSE TOTAL $5, ENDING BALANCE $19, Hi, one and all! Happy New Year to you! Hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanza. November s BOM was won by Sharon Ainsworth,. Made her a very happy camper...er, quilter. The December BOM was brought in by Hope Campbell. Keep your fingers crossed to win this. Rene Robinette is providing the BOM for our January meeting. Any questions, please don t hesitate to call me at it s my cell # and it s on me almost 24/7. Karen BLOCK OF THE MONTH

SEW WHAT S NEW Page 9 January 2018 Classifieds and Websites Please

9 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 9 January 2018 Classifieds and Websites Please support our advertisers. Tell them you saw their ad in the VQ newsletter! Classifieds: Sell, give away or get items from your fellow guild members. All items must be related to quilting and will be published just one time. Perhaps you have a sewing machine or quilt books/patterns you would like to sell; or you re looking for a special ruler or book.

10 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 10 January 2018 Classifieds and Websites (Continued) It pays to advertise... to advertise... What s new with you? Sew What s New is read monthly by members of Village Quilters and other San Diego Quilt Guilds as well as guests, shop owners and their customers from all over. Don t let another issue go by without having your business featured herein. Advertising rates for 2017/2018 are: Monthly Yearly Business card $5.00 $ /4 page $10.00 $ /2 page $15.00 $ Full page $28.00 $ IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2017/2018 Please note that monthly guild meetings are generally the second Saturday of the month at 10 am (doors open at 9:30). Please post this notice on your refrigerator. Sept. 9, 2017 Feb. 10, 2018 Oct 14, 2017 Mar. 10, 2018 Nov. 11, 2017 Apr. 14, 2018 Dec. 9, 2017 May 12, 2018 Jan. 13, 2018 June 9, 2018 Check our website ( For the latest meeting information and/or changes to the meeting dates. Meeting are held at the Scripps Ranch Library, Scripps Lake Dr., San Diego, CA :00 AM to 12:00 Noon Village Quilters is an organization of people who like and appreciate quilting. Our membership is made up of new quilters, old quilters and people who just appreciate the fabric arts. If you are new to quilting and thought quilt guilds were only for experienced quilters, please think again. Our meetings offer an opportunity to learn from each other and to be challenged to try new things. Each meeting provides opportunities to hear from talented guests in the quilting industry and identifies ways you can support your community through the making and giving of quilts to the needy. Meetings are usually held on the second Saturday, September through June. Join the guild for $35, renew your membership for $30 or come as a guest for $5. Golden Girl Quilters (70 and over) pay $25 as new, $20 on renewal. We look forward to seeing you. Be sure to see Village Quilters of Scripps Ranch website: Submit articles for the January 2018 Newsletter to Kathy Greene KGreene001@att.net Articles are due: Thurs, Jan 25, 2018

SEW WHAT S NEW Page 11 January 2018 2017-2018 Board of Directors President Jennifer Williams 619-246-4534 Secretary Sandy Cunningham 858-560-0669 Treasurer Betsy Macomber 619-888-2684 Membership

Castor 858-679-7075 Hospitality Nancy Laursen 858-452-2059 Maggie Forys 619-280-1436 Historian Vacant Special Projects/ Philanthropy Annie Mitchell 858-566-7133 Fabric Exchange Karen Kluwin

11 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 11 January Board of Directors President Jennifer Williams Secretary Sandy Cunningham Treasurer Betsy Macomber Membership Peggy Kollars Newsletter/Publicity Kathy Greene Block of the Month Lynnell Hallock Ways & Means Penny Bamford Village Store Vacant Librarian Peggy Castor Hospitality Nancy Laursen Maggie Forys Historian Vacant Special Projects/ Philanthropy Annie Mitchell Fabric Exchange Karen Kluwin Programs Linda Pountney Retreat Diane Troncale Eleanor Myrus Website Manager Marilyn Kirschen Guild membership is more satisfying when you are an active participant Volunteer today!

12 SEW WHAT S NEW Page 12 January 2018 Bring to meeting or mail to: Village Quilters Attn: Membership P.O. Box San Diego, CA VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL We request that all renewing members complete this section so that we can keep the roster current. The purpose of Village Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilts, encourage quilt making and collecting, further the growth of quilt education, support community charities, and provide a social structure whereby quilt lovers can share ideas and friendship. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Date:, 20 Name: Birthday (MM/DD): Address: City: State: Zip: address: (if no newsletter will be mailed) Home Phone: ( ) Other Phone: ( ) Membership runs from July through June (no official meetings in July and August; only sit and sews) New Member $ includes guild pin ($25.00 after February 1) Returning Member $30.00 New Golden Girl Quilter (70+ years) $25 Returning Golden Girl Quilter (70+ years) $20 For Guild records: Amount Paid: $ Check (No. ) Cash TOPICS AND SPEAKERS Please list the topics or speakers you would like to see presented at Guild meetings: OPPORTUNITIES Village Quilters is great because members participate and volunteer their time. Checkany committees that might be of interest to you. Ways and Means Library Historian Special Projects Hospitality Mailings Membership Block of the Month Programs Newsletter Fabric Exchange (Speakers/Workshops) Publicity Quilt Retreat Program Liaison

Village Quilters PO Box 501495 San Diego, CA 92150-1495 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED http://www.villagequiltersguild.

to provide a social structure whereby quilt lovers can share ideas and friendship. The guild usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA.

com Annual membership is $35 for new members; $30 for returning members, $25 for new Golden Girl (70+ years) members; $20 for returning Golden Girl (70+ years) members.

13 Village Quilters PO Box San Diego, CA ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED The objective of our organization is to promote the appreciation of quilts, to encourage quilt making and collecting, to further the growth of quilt education, to support community charities and to provide a social structure whereby quilt lovers can share ideas and friendship. The guild usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA. However, occasionally, at the request of the Library, our meetings are on the third Saturday. Please check our website for up-to-date meeting information: Annual membership is $35 for new members; $30 for returning members, $25 for new Golden Girl (70+ years) members; $20 for returning Golden Girl (70+ years) members. Guest donation is $5 per meeting. Guild pins are available for $5. Sew What s New is published monthly by Village Quilters for members and neighboring guilds. The deadline for submission of articles varies and is noted in the newsletter. Members are encouraged to submit articles on tips or techniques, commentaries on quilt shows or quilt shops visited, or reviews of new books. Submissions may be sent by U.S. mail to the editor, Kathy Greene, Ivy Hill Drive #3, San Diego, CA 92131, or by to KGreene001@att.net Please put VQ Newsletter (month) in the subject line of your . Village Quilters reserves the right to edit articles for space. The information presented herein is for the education and benefit of our members.

AN ANTIDOTE TO HOLIDAY MADNESS

SEW WHAT S NEW Page 1 December 2017 December 2017 AN ANTIDOTE TO HOLIDAY MADNESS December is a crazy month, isn t it? There is the frenzied work to finish cute handmade gifts for friends and family and