JANUARY PROGRAM - Scrap Quilt Party with Augusta Cole AUGUSTA WILL BE SHARING HER SCRAP QUILTS -- BRING ONE OF YOURS TO SHARE TOO

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1 Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington NQA Chapter 197 P.O. Box 955 Wilmington, NC Next Meeting: January 23, 2012 First Christian Church, 2035 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC Time: 7:00 PM JANUARY PROGRAM - Scrap Quilt Party with Augusta Cole AUGUSTA WILL BE SHARING HER SCRAP QUILTS -- BRING ONE OF YOURS TO SHARE TOO Do you have a quilt you ve made in one of Augusta s classes? Why not bring it for show and tell so she can see it! From the President s Scrap Bag During the recent cold weather, my quilt studio saw much more activity. Cold weather brings out the quilter in me. What gets your quilt engine going? January is a busy month for QBTS. Augusta Cole will be coming to give us new ways to use the scraps that we have been squirreling away. I am looking forward to her class. In addition, the retreat is at the end of January. We have an opening on the Board and some committee chairs. We need to get a new Assistant Treasurer. This important job needs to be filled as soon as possible. (The Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Treasurer and is responsible for sales of raffle quilt tickets.) In addition we need a Community Outreach Coordinator, as well as help with the monthly raffles. Contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in one of these positions. Happy Sewing Nancy Heck North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. We are scheduled to exhibit our quilts at the Aquarium from March 1 st through May 31 st. In order to make this happen, we will need to work quickly. The application form is on pages 2 & 3 of this newsletter, and I will have copies at the meeting. If you have a quilt of marine, nature or of a nautical theme and would like to be a part of this exhibit, that would be great, Fill out the paperwork, and turn it in to me. Please make sure that the quilt is properly labeled, has a sleeve on the back for hanging and that you have a picture ready to turn in with the quilt. Put it in a pillowcase, and I will make sure that it is delivered to the Aquarium. If you would like to sell it, you will need to list a price. If you do not have your quilt at the meeting. we will have to make a arrangements to get the quilt by February 15 th. I would love to have a small committee to help deliver the quilts in late February, as well as get them at the end of May. If you have any questions, please call or me at heck_nancy@yahoo.com Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 1

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3 Overview of 2012 Programs January Augusta Cole February Harriet Hargrave March TBD April Challenge Quilt May TBD June Quilt Show July Christmas in July (Need Teachers) August TBD September Susan Brubaker Knapp (Tentative) October Member Spotlight (Pat Tucker) November TBD December Christmas Party Anne Watson, VP QBTS GUILD OFFICERS President: Nancy Heck Vice-President: Anne Watson Secretary: Barb Fortini Treasurer: Alice O Dwyer Assistant Treasurer: NEEDED Membership Chairman: Betty Van Sickle Members-at-Large: Sara Cates, Betty Flavin, Maureen Kain Newsletter Editor: Lise King Community Outreach Each month the newsletter lists various ways that guild members can participate in outreach activities. We have a number of opportunities, which allows members to choose something that interests them. It is important to remember that participation in these activities is voluntary. Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 3

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5 QBTS 30 th Annual Quilt Show 2012 We hope the holidays were good to you and your families!! It seems like they came quick, and were over even quicker! Did you get lots of new quilting toys, patterns, and fabrics? Maybe something that might inspire a new quilt or two for the Quilt Show? We hope so and are looking forward to seeing them. Or maybe you upgraded some equipment, but the old equipment would be great for beginners? Don t forget about the Resale Booth. Or maybe you did some new crafts and would like to sell that surplus? That is what the Boutique is all about. Or did you learn something new that would be good to share at the Skill Demonstrations at the Show? Keep all these things in mind as you go through your spring cleaning as well. You might be surprised what you come up with!! Just to remind you this year the Quilt Show will be open to the public all day Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24, Thursday night we will have a private reception for the Quilt Show entrants and their guests and our members. We will again have the Quilt Show at the Baptist Activity Center in Wilmington. So please hold these dates, and remember to sign up for the activities that occur prior to the show, as well as during the show. It takes a lot of hands to make this work go fast!! We will have the sign-up sheets for volunteering at the Guild meeting later in the spring. We are still in need of volunteers to head up Hospitality, Transportation, and Signage. If you can help in any of these areas, please let us know. The Quilt Show Committee will begin our regular monthly meetings in January 5:30 p.m. at the church prior to the regular Guild Meeting. Thanks much, Dianne Putnam and Cynthia Helms Thoughts About Challenge Quilt 2012 In honor of the thirtieth anniversary of Quilters by the Sea Guild, the theme for 2012 is PEARL What is a pearl? Where do you go from there? Is it an object? Is it a picture? Is it quilt block? Go where your imagination takes you when you close your eyes and think pearl to yourself. There are no fabrics or specific colors with this challenge. You are free and challenged to create a quilt with only that one word to guide you: PEARL 1. Size: 100 or less in perimeter (measurement around the outside) 2. May be any shape (square, round, triangle, rectangle, etc.) 3. Constructed by: One Person 4. Design: Original -- No Kits 5. Due: April 2012 Guild meeting. Keep your project under wraps. Bring your quilt in a paper bag with your name on the bag. If your name is on the quilt, please cover with a piece of cloth. The QBTS members present at the April meeting will vote for their favorites. Ribbons will be awarded for First, Second & Third Place, as well as Best Interpretation of Theme, and Best Use of Embellishment. Ribbons have already been made by the Peace by Piece Bee, and I ve heard they are to die for!!! This will also be a category at the QBTS 2012 show. Thank you for your participation. Peace by Piece Bee: Betty Downey, Fran Gosline, Pat Haislip, Bev Kern, Anne Hope Marvin, Doris Munka, Alice Prescott, and Kathi Rosbrugh. Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 5

6 2012 Quilt Symposium "Stars over the Smokies" 2012 North Carolina Quilt Symposium Hosted by Smoky Mountain Quilters and the NCQSI Board June 7-10, 2012 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! The 2012 NC Quilt Symposium will be held at the beautiful Western Carolina University campus in Cullowhee, NC. Located in the Smoky Mountains, nestled in next to the historic town of Sylva, where the views are spectacular and the weather is perfect. Dorms will be the newest on campus, Balsam and Blue Ridge. They are totally handicapped accessible and completely computer friendly. The rooms are mostly double occupancy with a bath. The cafeteria is full service and open (for a fee) to even the vendors and quilt show attendees. Full-time boarders, of course, have their food included in their tuition. The Quilt Show and Vendors will be in the Hines University Center two floors of quilts and shopping!!! Classes will be in the Coulter and Killian Classroom Buildings. Best of all, in June 2012, all the buildings we are using will surround a handicappedaccessible courtyard. Registration for the Symposium will open January 20th, You cannot register before that date. If you would like a registration packet mailed to you, please send $5 with your name and address to NCQSI 2012, SMQG, POBox 1381, Franklin, NC, 28744; or you may download a pdf of the packet from the Brochure page at Smoky Mountain Quilters website Congratulations to Estelle McClurg! Winner of the QBTS scholarship to the 2012 NC Quilt Symposium. Workshop News - Augusta Cole s classes on Saturday, January 21 and Monday 23rd are full. Let me know if you want to be on the waiting list Due to overwhelming response, we have scheduled TWO sessions of machine quilting with Harriet Hargrave. First class is Saturday/Sunday Ferbruary 25-26, and second session will be Monday/Tuesday February Pre-registration has started with people that expressed an interest earlier, but there is still room in both classes. Cost is $50.00 (and is well worth it!). Registration will continue at the guild meeting, or you may contact me via or phone Registration will open to non-members after the guild meeting. As usual, please keep your suggestions coming in for classes. Mary Ann Kotas Maryann.kotas@gmail.com Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 6

7 Please Turn Off Cell Phones During Meetings & Put Chair Away After. Thank You QBTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS Bee Keeper: Angela Bridger Block-Of-the-Month: Karen Smith & Pat Owens Challenge Quilt 2012: Peace by Piece Bee Community Outreach Coordinator: VOLUNTEER NEEDED Historian: Pat McCarthy Neonatal Quilts: Carolyn Baker & Anne Freeling Librarian: Beverly Kern Quilt Show: Dianne Putnam & Cynthia Helms Raffle Coordinator: Amy Brassard Symposium Funds: Joyce DeLucia, Dianne Putnam, Barb Sieme & Sharon Tartt Sunshine Lady: RoseMarie Dalby Workshops: Mary Ann Kotas Checklist for January Meeting Scrap Quilt to Share Name Tag Library Books Show & Tell Block-of-the-Month Neonatal Quilts Canned Goods or Other Non- Perishables for The Help Center at Federal Point Chemo Scarves Dollar Bills for Raffle Free Stuff Other Outreach Projects Overview of QBTS Guild Outreach Projects Food Drive Each month we bring non-perishable food items which are donated to a local pantry. Chemo Scarves for cancer patients. The pattern is on the website. Baby Hats These are teeny-tiny for preemies. For the hospital, the crocheted or knitted hats need to be PINK or BLUE. If you are making hats for Third World countries, they can be any color, but must be VERY SMALL. Bereavement Sets for the hospital " square blanket, either knitted or crocheted, and a matching hat in any PASTEL color or WHITE. Neonatal Quilts for babies on the neonatal unit Quilts for Habitat for Humanity Quilts for new homeowners. Newsletter Items Deadline is the Friday that follows the Board Meeting. (Board meets on Monday, one week after Guild meeting.) your newsletter information to Lise King, lisemarie@ec.rr.com with QBTS Newsletter in the subject line. REMINDER: If New Hanover County Schools close because of a storm or other emergency, Guild activities will not meet. ADS IN THE NEWSLETTER Each Guild Member gets a free ad one time per year in the Newsletter. Deadline is the 1st Friday of the month. Have something to sell?? Try advertising here in our newsletter. Over 200 people will see it!! Charges for ads are as follows: Business Card Size- $5.00; 1/4 page $7.50; 1/2 page $10.00 and Full Page $ Charges will be doubled for non -members or businesses. Please send your ads with a check made payable to QBTS Guild. To: Lise King, 301 E. Renovah Circle, Wilmington, NC She will pass the check on to our Treasurer. JANUARY CLUE Thank you to all the Guild Members who shared your Guild Christmas Party recipes and sources with us that were published in the December Newsletter. Write the number of members who shared their Christmas Party recipe or source with us, and give it to Nancy Heck at the beginning of the January meeting. The first name she draws with the correct answer, will receive the first choice of raffle prizes. Lise King, Newsletter Editor Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 7

8 Quilters by the Sea Guild PO Box 955 Wilmington, NC UPCOMING EVENTS Jan Ontario, CA, Road to California Quilters Conference & Showcase Jan April 3 - Paducah, KY, Quilts of the Appalachian East at the National Quilt Museum Jan QBTS Guild 2012 Retreat Jan. 27 & 28 - Statesville, NC, The Quilting and Needle Art Extravaganza, Feb. 1 - Feb 4 - Romancing Eastern North Carolina Shop Hop. Contact Kirsta Meadows iallaboutquilt@ec.rr.com Feb Lancaster SC, Carolina One Stop Shop Hop, University of South Carolina Lancaster, charlestonquiltguilds.com March Manteo, NC, 15 Annual Priceless Pieces Quilt Show presented by the Teacup Quilters and Roanoke Island Festival Park, Art Gallery, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC. March Atlanta, GA, Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, sewingexpo.com March Charlotte, NC, The Charlotte Quilters Guild 2012 Show, Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, April Greenville, NC, Greater Greenville Quilt Festival, May Morehead City, NC, Crystal Coast Quilters 30th Quilt Show, Coastal Stars. May Greensboro, NC, Our Garden of Quilts II June Cullowhee, NC, NC Quilt Symposium Stars Over The Smokies Western Carolina University June 22 & 23 - Quilters by the Sea Guild s 30th Annual Quilt Show ROMANCING EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SHOP HOP Wednesday February 1 st through Saturday February 4 th. Grand Prize is a Personal Shop Hop including a $50 Gift Certificate from EACH of the 7 participating shops. If you have not done a shop hop in the past, this is the year to begin a tradition! For more information, call or visit any participating shop: All About Quilting, Cotton Fields, Cotton Patch, Sewing Solutions, The Quilted Butterfly or The Country Collection. A Galaxy of Quilts, quilt show by Brunswick Quilters May 19 & 20, 2012 Brunswick Center at Southport, 1513 North Howe Street, Southport, NC Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington 8