March President s Corner.

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1 March 2018 President s Corner The Manatee Patchworkers 2018 quilt show is over and what a GREAT show it was. We received many compliments about the quality of the quilts, the assortment of vendors, the opportunity quilt, and much much more. So, I want to thank each of you for all your donations, volunteer hours, feedback, and support. Now we look forward to our 2020 quilt show. The Chairperson Team has provided feedback to Carol Lipp and Mary Lewis so that we can improve on some of our processes. And Carol plans on documenting the processes so that we have a great set of instructions. Also, we will need volunteers for managing the quilt show and for chairpersons. So, be thinking about not only what you want to make for the 2020 show, but how you want to get involved. As for me, I am going to once again be the Gift Basket Chairperson. March 5 Meeting Our March 5 program will feature Bonnie Langenfeld s The Art of Realistic Fabric Art plus a trunk show. Bonnie will also have a workshop on March 10 on creating a Florida landscape, with a pattern designed just for us. As always, bring your Show and Tell, communityservice projects and dog-bed scraps, and your membership form and check if you still need to renew. And check out our upcoming classes! Thank you again, Alison Parks If you know of a guild member who needs some sunshine or special recognition, please let Cindy Cook know so she can send a card. ccook618@hotmail.com We meet on the first Monday of each month at the Salvation Army, th Street E, just off SR70 west of 301 in Bradenton, FL. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. A $3 donation is appreciated from non-members visiting Guild meetings when we have outside speakers.

2 Minutes of the February 5 Guild Meeting Florida Quilt Events President Alison Parks opened the meeting at 7:00 with the pledge of allegiance and a reminder to turn off cell phones. Posey made a motion to accept the minutes as printed. The motion was seconded and approved. Alison and Ruth Baggs reported on the upcoming programs. Ruth shared some samples of the presenter s work. We are still in need of someone to replace Ruth, as she is stepping down. Would you like the opportunity to attend a workshop for free? Consider serving as a Workshop Host. This person would greet the instructor at our monthly workshops as well assuring that the room is set up and taken down. Each workshop host (one per event) will have their fee waived. Carol Lipp presented the report on Membership. It is time to renew your membership! There were 66 members present and seven new members joined. We had 16 guests join us for our February meeting. Our Community Service committee had a busy January. They made and donated 63 dog beds (a record month!), and 48 cat mats. Sheila displayed the quilt made by volunteers at the Community Service booth during the quilt show. Our quilt show was a great success. Carol and Mary thanked everyone for their participation. Committee chairs were recognized as well as all the many members that volunteered their time to the show. There will be a meeting for the committee chairmen next week to review the show, discuss procedures and any areas that need improvement. Carol and Mary shared that we must all follow the protocols set, especially considering the safety and security of the quilts. While every quilt was returned to its owner in perfect condition, we discovered some areas where we need to tighten our procedures. Members were asked to complete comment cards to share their thoughts on the show. What should we continue doing and what should we consider changing? Members enjoyed a program presented by Gudrun Erla February 29-March 3 AQS Quilt Show, Daytona March 2-3 Quilt Show in Ocala Belleview Busy Bees Silver Springs Shores Pres. Church 674 Silver Road, Ocala patstratton29@gmail.com March 9-10 Quilt Show in Largo Suncoastquiltingcircle.org March Quilt Show in Venice March Sewing & Quilt Expo in Lakeland March 17 Quilt Show in Trenton March Quilt Show in Estero momc318@gmail.com October Quilt Show in Brandon November 9-10 Quilt Show in Ocala For more events check out the FQN newsletter at Board Meetings Board meetings currently are held at 5:00 before monthly guild meetings members are always welcome to attend. Respectfully Submitted by Susan Fickey 2

3 March 4 Hazeldean Meyers March 8 Sandi Routhier March 13 Alison Johnson March 13 Susan Treash March 15 Gail Ruland March 16 Maureen Dimmick March 21 Betty Jane Lutz March 30 Kathy Kimen Eileen Barchi Board of Directors Alison Parks, President, , aparks24@aol.com Ruth Baggs, Vice President, , baggs_ruth@yahoo.com Andrea Powell, Treasurer, , annie2084@yahoo.com Susan Fickey, Secretary, , suzy1434@aol.com Sue Baker, Membership, , mpmbrshp@gmail.com Carol Lipp, Membership, , carollipp@gmail.com Mary Lewis, Communications, , marylewis11@gmail.com Darlene Schwartz, Communications, , darcar58@hotmail.com Rose Ryan, Community Service, , roseryan2001@hotmail.com Janice Dentler, Community Service, , jdentler@tampabay.rr.com 3

4 Gudrun Erla, our February speaker, at left, brought lots of quilts based on her tools and designs to show the guild and spoke about her journey in quilting from Iceland to Minnesota. Barb Jahnke, at right, was the lucky winner of our 2018 Opportunity Quilt. She was thrilled to take it home! 4

5 We need a cottage-group coordinator. Contact any board member for information or to volunteer! Cottage groups mean fellowship, friendship, and accomplishment! We would like to encourage our snowbird members to form a cottage group which will meet during the fall and winter months, so contact Alison Parks if you d like to be a part of that group! Your cottage group should be mostly members but can include others think of it as a recruiting tool! Cyclone Sewers All are welcome. The Cyclone Sewers are meeting at Lakeside South clubhouse off of 37th St. W. in Bradenton on the second and fourth Fridays at 10:00 am. Please contact Rose Ryan, , for more information. Frame Quilting/Short, Mid and Longarm, contact roseryan2001@hotmail.com In Stitches Teaching and learning all the time. Please join us. Posy Havens is the one to call for information at North of Parrish Contact Nan Fishpaw for information at seweasy2quilt@gmail.com. Quilters Gatherings Braden River Library 1-5 p.m. most second Tuesdays. Night Cottage Group meets at the Salvation Army on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 4:00-9:00. Contact Sue Baker (momfox229@aol.com) or Janice Dentler (jdentler@tampabay.rr.com) for more information. We meet to make dog beds and cat mats the Tuesday after guild meetings at the Humane Society on 14th Street W. at 10 am. We meet to work on quilts on the third Friday of the month at the Salvation Army at 10 am. Please come join us for quilting and fun while making a difference for our community. We support organizations like the Salvation Army, Guardians ad litem, Humane Society, and Hope Family Services. Last month, the group made 63 dog beds and 48 cat mats. These are donated to the Manatee Humane Society and Bishop Animal Shelter. The group working on dog beds and cat mats at the Humane Society asks that you donate only washable fabric of any fiber content and batting scraps. Fabric does not have to be cut. The dog beds get wet and washed often. Please do not give us anything with staples, hooks, or clips, like bras, denim, drapes, or elastic. They do not work well in the dog beds. We do not want the dog beds to be too heavy or have any sharps that may hurt the dogs. Again, the committee thanks you for all you do. For the number of members we have, we do an amazing job! If you have any questions, contact Janice Dentler at jdentler@tampabay.rr.com or Rose Ryan at roseryan2001@hotmail.com. Upcoming dates are March 6 and 16, April 3 and 21, May 8 and 18, and June 5 and 15. Mark your calendar! Help Wanted! Our photographer, Carole Malone, has been taking our Show and Tell photos for a while and would like to pass the job on to someone else. All that s needed is that you sit in the front row at meetings, take photos of all the great quilts, and send them to Mary Lewis. Talk to Carole or her at carolemalon@mac.com! SAVE THE DATE! Our annual retreat is scheduled for September 13-16, 2018 at Christian Retreat Center. Mark your calendar details coming soon. You can contact Janice Dentler at jdentler@tampabay.rr.com with questions. It s that time again! It s time to renew your membership fill out the form on the next page and bring it with your check to the next meeting, or mail to our PO Box. Anyone not renewing by the end of February will be removed from our membership list. 5

6 Manatee Patchworkers Membership Form P.O. Box 356, Bradenton, FL Date New Renewal Check Cash Card Membership Dues $25 annually To order a name badge add $6 PLEASE PRINT! NAME Birthday (month & day) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP TELEPHONE CELL PHONE OCCUPATION SUMMER ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP We have retreats, bus trips, classes and a biennial quilt show with vendors and an opportunity quilt. Newsletters are published monthly and are available on our website. If you don t have access to the internet, you can provide stamped self-addressed envelopes and we will mail your newsletter. Officers are elected in the spring of even-numbered years for two-year terms. Members of Manatee Patchworkers make charity quilts which are donated to organizations chosen by guild members; workshops are held to produce quilts. To help make your guild experience a happy and productive one, we want to get to know you better. There are many ways you can become involved with the guild: hold an office, serve on the board, join a committee and/or participate in activities. Please check all the areas below which interest you. Guild Leadership Programs/Education Membership Greeter/Hospitality Quilt Show Sunshine Community Service Quilt Retreats/Bus Trips/Event Planning Publicity/Photography Show and Tell Assistance Library Newsletter Website/Communications Historian Cottage Groups Guild Apparel How did you learn about Manatee Patchworkers? Do you belong to other guilds? Which ones? 6

7 Upcoming Programs and Workshops Monday, March 5, 2018 Bonnie Langenfeld trunk show and slideshow, The Art of Realistic Fabric Art Saturday, March 10 Bonnie Langenfeld, Creating a Florida Landscape Monday, April 2 Maggie Dillon trunk show Saturday, April 14 Maggie Dillon workshop, Textile Collage Monday, May 7 Selah Freedom speaker a new community-service charity Monday, June 4 Skills Demos in round-robin format Monday, July 2 no meeting Monday, August 6 Community Service Program 7

8 Download a supply list and other useful printouts on the MP website on the Workshops/Events tab. 8

9 Our program and education chair, Ruth Baggs, would like to find a replacement. She wants to schedule some travel time with her husband. She s scheduled programs and workshops through May and has lots of names and information for someone who is ready to take on the planning into If you have an interest in determining the direction the guild takes, talk to Ruth about taking over for her. She ll be happy to help you ease into the job! Ruth can be reached at baggs_ruth@ yahoo.com or , and she ll be waiting for you to contact her! 9

10 Friendship Knot Classes Manatee Patchworkers and Friendship Knot have an agreement allowing members of both guilds to take workshops offered by either guild for that guild s price. Members of the guild offering the workshop have priority in enrolling. Friendship Knot workshop information for 2018 is now available. Check their website for information and registration forms. March and April classes with openings remaining are below. Curls and Swirls Monday, March 19th, 2018: 9am - 4pm Bahia Vista Mennonite Church 4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota Cost: $40 for members Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Sue Beevers Class Description: The perfect workshop for students looking for a new way to design contemporary quilts. Topics include: designing and using circles and curves, expanding a basic circle design, piecing circles and curves and using decorative stitching to enhance a quilt Square Roots Tuesday, March 20th, 2018: 9am - 4pm Bahia Vista Mennonite Church 4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota Cost: $40 for members Sue Beevers Class Description: Understanding 2-dimensional design allows a quilter to create exciting and unusual quilts. Emphasis is in each individual student s creative development. Topics include: one, two and three point perspective, designing geometric motifs, following design paths, piecing and enlarging geometric designs and using decorative stitching to enhance a quilt.. Dye and Ice: Creating Fabric Uniquely Yours Tuesday, April 17th, 2018: 9am - 4pm Bahia Vista Mennonite Church 4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota Cost: $40 for members Lab Fee: $37 payable to teacher Skill Level: All Jann Warfield Class Description: There s nothing quite like unique fabric. And there s no easier way of getting unique fabric than creating your own with fiber reactive dye and ice. In this class you ll learn how easy and safe it is to create your own unique fabrics. During our day together you ll dye 12 fat quarters while playing and experimenting with various ways to arrange the fabric to create textures uniquely yours. A lab fee will cover almost all necessary supplies. 10

11 Manatee Patchworkers Suncoast Quilt Expo 2018 Award Winners Large Quilt, Pieced First Place, #114, Jill Voyles Second Place, #129, Arlene Raterman Third Place, #132, Ed & Elaine Peloquin Hon. Mention, #144, Linda Jennings Hon. Mention, #148, Nancy Sundberg Hon. Mention, #112, Sheila Walker Hon. Mention, #111, Sheila Walker Large Quilt, Appliqué First Place, #202, Jann Warfield Second Place, #203, Hazeldean Meyers Small Quilt, Pieced First Place, #419, Alison Parks Second Place, #405, Jeanie McLaughlin Third Place, #406, Julie Carr Hon. Mention, #425, Pam Schneider Hon. Mention, #415, Randy Carman Small Quilt, Appliqué First Place, #505, Ursula Peters Second Place, #504, Ursula Peters Third Place, #503, Evelyn Fudge & Rose Ryan Small Quilt, Mixed Hon. Mention, #601, Dru Clody Miniature Quilts First Place, #702, Jann Warfield Hon. Mention, #701, Mary Lewis Art Quilts First Place, #807, Nan Fishpaw Second Place, #801, Darlene Schwartz Third Place, #811, Jann Warfield Hon. Mention, #810, Evelyn Townsend Wearable/Craft/Home Dec First Place, #904, Pam Schneider Second Place, #905, Iris Raines Third Place, #906, Gayle Lesch Hon. Mention, #901, Gail Ruland Guild Challenge First Place, #1005, Mary Lewis Second Place, #1001, Darlene Schwartz Third Place, #1007, Rose Ryan Hon. Mention, #1004, K Kotovsky Specialty Quilts First Place, #1101, Anna Petro Hon. Mention, #1103, Sheila Walker Modern Quilts First Place, #1207, Jann Warfield Second Place, #1201, Michael Kinal Third Place, #1204, Julie Carr Best Hand Quilting #126, Marilyn Vreugdenhil Best Quilting on a Stationary or Table-Mounted Machine #129, Arlene Raterman Best Track-Mounted Machine Quilting #132, Nan Fishpaw Best Computerized Quilting #114, Jill Voyles Best First Show entry #132, Edouard and Elaine Peloquin Judge s Choice #801, Darlene Schwartz Best of Show #201, Pat Pfeifle Viewers Choice #132, Edouard and Elaine Peloquin Congratulations to all! 11

12 Workshop Registration LONGARM FOR SALE Register for workshops early! Use the form on page 9 or online and mail with your check to the PO box or bring to a meeting. Our workshops are open to all quilters, so to ensure your place, register early. Please use a separate form for each workshop. Downsizing our home, and I have to go back to One Machine. My loss, your gain! Selling a 2009 SR Nolting Pro 24 with 12-foot frame. It is on casters and has hydraulics. It comes with a user friendly Side Saddle Computer. Lots of stuff with it, including some lessons from me! I ve quilted MANY award-winning quilts with this machine and lots of E2E! I ll help you get it home (local) and set up, but you ll need a truck and a couple of strong guys. $14,000. Contact Nan Fishpaw at or sewweasy2quilt@gmail.com. Did You Know? Guild members can advertise items for sale in the newsletter. Contact Mary Lewis at marylewis11@gmail.com to advertise things you no longer need. QUILT FRAME FOR SALE FOR SALE Grace Company EZ3-FF Fabric Fast Rails, No Baste, Hand Quilting, 45 Tiltable Frame, 23 Deep x Wide, Dense Baltic Birch Plywood NEVER USED $150 Call Betty Jane Lutz at for more information Hinterberg quilt frame with poles about 90 long. Asking $50 or best offer. Call Mary Lysher at Everyone will appreciate your cell phone being placed on vibrate or turned off during meetings and classes! Please avoid using scented products on meeting nights to help our members with allergies breathe a little easier! 12

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14 March 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 AQS quilt show Daytona 2 AQS quilt show Daytona 3 AQS quilt show Daytona 4 5 Bd mtg 5:00 Guild mtg 7:00 at Sal Army 11 Venice quilt show Dog-bed wkshp 10:00 at Humane Society Bonnie L. wkshp 9: Com svc wkshp 10:00 at Sal Army Venice quilt show Send newsletter submissions to Mary Lewis at marylewis11@gmail.com by the 20th of the month for the next issue. Please wear your nametag at meetings and workshops so we ll all know who you are and can get to know you! Give your used printer cartridges to Mary Lewis or Darlene Schwartz we can turn them in to Staples to help pay for our copies! Be sure to check out the ads we encourage your support of those who support our guild! Manatee Patchworkers P. O. Box 356 Bradenton, FL