THE QUILTERS QUILL JANUARY From the President

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1 JANUARY 2017 THE QUILTERS QUILL January 5, 2017 Business Meeting January 12, From the President Happy New Year to all our TRQG members and friends! May 2017 be a year of fun-filled fellowship and growth in the art of quilting together. We extend heartfelt gratitude to our out-going officers and Chairs for their dedication to our guild. A special thanks to the Holiday Luncheon Committee for a very merry event!. Our success as a Guild is because of the way our members step up and contribute time and talent to support each other. As we look to fill openings for Chairmanships for the coming year, please consider volunteering. Believe me, your quilting brother and sisters will spring to help, making your service a delight. Your Executive Team s theme for the coming year is Open Arms. Let s welcome new members and open our arms to encourage their full participation. Cathy Reminder - All members must wear their official TRQG nametags to every meeting and activity or pay the price...$0.50 to the kitty. It is for safety reasons required by the church. The church personnel do not recognize any other nametags Page 1 of 10 OFFICERS FOR 2016 President Cathy Cox, V/P-Programs Kathy Farrar, Secretary Betty Williams, (314) Treasurer Gail Banks, New Member Mentoring Coordinator Chris Babich, Member-at-Large & AQS Books-Helen Williams, Coastal Women's Shelter Mary Ann DeRossett, Historian OPEN Nursing Home Quilts- Jan Penner, Children s Charity Quilts-Lorraine Wocel Military Roberta (Bobbie) Gould, Sunshine- Claudia Hughes, Block of the month Ed Dzioba & Doroth Najarian Librarian Rosemary Trabucchi, Membership-& Hospitality Diana Rezab, Newsletter Editor & Newsletter Mailings Sandy Smith imsimplysandy@yahoo.com Fall Retreat Chris Gillespie, Winter Retreat Sue Kleeman Spring Retreat Rosemary Trabucchi, Website Ruth Powers, , twinriversquilters@yahoo.com Day of Sharing 2017 Sandy Smith, (619) Quilt Show 2016 OPEN Raffle Quilt Creation Ruth Powers, Raffle Quilt Sales-- Open Community Service Coordinator Alvina Diello, and Pat Phillips, Christmas Luncheon Kathren Singleton,

2 VP of Programs Hi, everyone and welcome to I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who voted me to be your next VP of Programs. I hope I can live up to your expectations. There are many new ideas spinning in my mind! The first big change is that we will be starting break-out sessions at our regular stitch and chat third Thursdays. So many of us don't utilize s&c sessions because we have nothing to work on. The goal is to change that. We want these sessions to be informal but educational and fun. Phyllis Prideaux has agreed to lead us off on January 19th with an Improv class. You should have received an with the details. Also scheduled is a charity workshop on the 26th of January with Alvina and Pat. Please plan to attend. We are falling behind in our charity work. Sandra Egolf has scheduled a new beginners class starting the third Friday of January. Please contact Sandy for details. I would like to encourage anyone who would like to share your special skills at a breakout session to volunteer. Paper piecing, embellishment, cross stitch, jewelry making, scarves, anything is on the table, all suggestions welcome! How about a serger workshop? Would you like to make a sampler using your fancy stitches? The meeting room is available for our use until1:30, so we can make these lunchables too!. Let's have some fun. I would also encourage thoughts for future speakers and workshops. Our calendar is set for 2017 but open for Please include backup information for your choice. All suggestions will be brought before the planning committee for review. I look forward to working with all of you as we start off on this new journey. I hope it is a heck of a ride. Kathy Farrar AQS Just a reminder if you want books I can order at 30 % off. Helen Williams COASTAL WOMEN S December was a BIG, busy month for Coastal Women's Shelter, especially since over 48 families were given happy Christmases due to the generosity of our tricounty area churches, businesses, clubs and individuals. Again this year, TRQG sponsored 2 CWS families with children. I want to warmly thank Nancy Hausman, Mary Daugherty, and Claudia Hughes for helping to shop for both families. It was an all day affair for each team, and boy, were we tired by the end of each day! The kids got a huge selection of clothes, jackets, shoes, socks and an abundance of toys and books. Moms had requested towels, linens and pots and pans and we were able to fund the needs plus a few extras. Thank you all for your monthly contributions to the Adopt A Family Christmas fund; without your financial generosity, this wouldn't be able to happen. And thank you also, for your donations of gift wrap, bows, ribbon, tape and other supplies. Your gifts enabled the moms to feel a part of their children's Christmas as they wrapped (and hid) those gifts in anticipation of Christmas morning. As we start a new year, CWS could very much use the old donation standbys: paper towels, toilet tissue, Kleenex, and feminine hygiene supplies. These are used at the Safe House, at our offices, and given out to clients as they move into their own new housing, away from their abusers. So pick up these items when they are on sale and Page 2 of 10

3 don't forget to bring them to our next meeting. Save the date: CWS's annual Fashion Show on Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 5-7pm at the New Bern Golf & Country Club-- fashions by Peacock Plume. Again, thank you all for your wonderful support of Coastal Women's Shelter. Everything you do truly does make a difference! Mary Ann DeRossett HISTORIAN If you have pictures you would like to share please send them to Phyllis Prideaux Twin Rivers Quilters Guild is now on Facebook! Visit uild and Like us. Admin for our Facebook page is currently Lynn Peck-Collins. information and photos of events to lpcollins@embarqmail.com or text me and it will be posted! Lynn Peck-Collins MILITARY QUILTS Five military quilts were donated this month. For our new members, the Military quilts are sent to support the Air Force Air Evacuation (A/E) mission brining our injured servicemen and women home from a large military hospital in Germany or are donated to the Kinston Veterans Nursing Home and Rehab Center. The quilts for A/E should measure around 40"x 60", quilts for the veterans facility can be wheel chair size to twin bed size. Please remember to stitch a guild tag on the back. These tags are kept in our storage cabinet. Thanks, Bobbie Gould NURSING HOME QUILTS Dean only received 33 quilts in 2016 for delivery to Nursing Homes Two lap size quilts received for January. Thanks to Evelyn Bernhardt and Jan Penner. Jan CHILDREN CHARITY QUILTS I received only 44 children's quilts in I hope in the New Year we all can make an extra quilt for those agencies that deal with children. Today we had a very informative guest speaker, Diane Bunn from HOPE Family Resource Center of Craven County. I received 4 quilts today from Alvina Diello 1, Becky Barnes 1 and (me) Lorraine Wocel 2. I presented the quilts to Diane for the children that are in their care. Thank you, Loraine Wocel SUNSHINE REPORT Cards went out to the following: Lu Anne Tridico will have surgery Rolayne Schwendy s and Jan Penner s sisters passed away Linda Tobacco is going thru several health issues Pat Kruger had a heart attack Bertha Adams husband passed away If you know of anyone who needs a card, please contact Claudia Hughes. BLOCK OF THE MONTH The BOM winner this month was Karen Hallquist who received 13 finished blocks. The Log Cabin block due in February. Please remember you can use any color or combination of color for the dark side. Dorothy and I will be working on new blocks Page 3 of 10

4 at the retreat any suggestions can be sent to my at either or Ed Dzioba ( ) and Dorothy Najarian ( ) LIBRARY From the Library: If there needs to be a correction to your address, phone # or , please let me know and I will put it in our newsletter for the membership to make the change in their directory. Remember if you is not forwarded to me you will not be notified of any guild activities. Also, if you have not received any s in the past few months, please, please don t wait too long to contact me and let me know. I can t fix it if I don t know about it. January Guest: Kathy Gromley, guest of Karen Hallquist New Member: Jill Zapata, 125 Killis Murphy Rd, Pollocksville, 28560, jzapata123@yahoo.com. Jill and her husband moved here from NJ in 1995 with her husband Kikin and 5 children. Jill has never quilted before and is hoping to learn. The membership 2017 Directory will be available for pick up at the February Business Meeting for most of our members to pick up. After that the directories will be at the guild every Thursday. Two new arrivals in our library are: Kimberly Einmo s, Clever Combo Quilts, which combines familiar block patterns to form new designs. Secondary Designs by Judi Madsen is complete with a CD-ROM showing how to do intricate quilting on your work of art. DONATIONS Bring your hotel/motel soaps, shampoos and lotions to the guild to be given to Religious Community Services (RCS) by Alvina Diello. Or if you choose, you can take your donations directly to RCS. They are located at 919 George Street, New Bern and also are in charge of the homeless shelter and soup kitchen. RCS does not sell anything that is donated to them - they give it to the needy or use it in the soup kitchen. They also take household items as well as furniture. They have a van and will come and pick up large items. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring for those less fortunate. Alvina Diello NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Got any TIPS OR TRICKS to save time or money or make the job easier when quilting? Send me an imsimplysandy@yahoo.com and we will share with all. Don t forget to put TRQG in title box. Page 4 of 10

5 TIPS OR TRICKS FOR MONTH Ok it s your turn.turn in some hints or tricks for our next newsletter cause I m running out of ideas :( Got any GETTIN RID OF or LOOKIN 4? Send me an and I ll post it in newsletter imsimplysandy@yahoo.com with all the information. Be sure to put in the title TRQG or I will not open it if I don t recognize your address. In addition, as a member you may also advertise for FREE once a year anything you would like to SELL. After that, the fee is $ When - Thursday - January 26, 2017 Start at 9:00 am. Where - Church basement where stitch n chat happens What to Bring - LUNCH Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies (scissors, thread, rotary cutter, small matt, etc.) Material will be provided. If you don't bring a sewing machine, bring rotary cutter, ruler, scissors - etc. Business Meeting Etiquette In the interest of expediting our meetings, keep the flow going, and showing respect to each other, the following will be implemented. Our bylaws state that we conduct meetings following Roberts Rules of order, therefore if you would like to speak to the membership, raise your hand, be recognized, give your name and state your business. In order to try to make the meeting shortened, please try to arrive 30 minutes early (9:30am) to do your sign in, get Block of the month, take care your procedural items before the meeting is called to order at 10:00am. That we can have your full-undivided attention for the meeting, eliminate confusion, and make the meeting shorter. Thank you, MENTORING COMMITTEE Welcome newbies! The goal of the mentorship committee is to welcome each new member. We are there to assist new members in understanding the fun and opportunities of being a TRQG member. If you have recently joined then WELCOME! We are happy you have joined our wonderful guild. Expect a phone call or so you can start to find out about all the wonderful things we are involved in. If you have any questions, please Chris Babich at chris.babich@gmail.com or call at COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Service Quilts Workshop Contact - Pat Phillps or Alvina Diello Everyone is invited. If you wish to not bring a sewing machine, please come and help press, cut fabrics, organize, etc. There will be a sign up sheet so we know how many sewing machines and quilters to expect. Ladies: We are issuing a challenge for community service quilts. We want you to pick two fabrics out of the bag (no peeking). Pat and Alvina will have the bag of fabric at stitch n chat if you missed the January meeting.we want you to make a charity quilt of your choosing and the size of your choosing. This can be for children, nursing home or stretcher quilts. Rules: You must use all of the fabric you pick (this can be on the back as well). You can use any pattern. It must be quilted with binding finished. You can machine sew the binding down. Please sign your name when you pick the material. Then when your quilt is finished and you give it to Pat Phillips or Alvina Diello, your name will go into a drawing. After you finish your first quilt, you may pick another 2 fabrics and Page 5 of 10

6 when finished, your name will go into the drawing a second time. This challenge ends at the April general meeting at which time we will pick 3 names out of the bag for a prize. You can only win once. If you make 2 quilts, your name goes in the bag twice. If you make 3 quilts, your name goes in the bag 3 times. If you have any questions, please contact Pat or Alvina. Kitty Pillows Ladies, thank you for your ongoing participation in the kitty pillow project. A couple months ago we received 4 pillows with no names--2 pink flannel, a patchwork, and a brocade. I made 3 from quilt parts taken from the community service cabinet. This month Adah Walker donated a pillow, and she also took to the Sun Journal, 3 pillows with no names from the Jan. 12 meeting. Please let me know when you make and take pillows as I really want you to get credit for your efforts. Thank you. Ruth Powers THREAD ORDER Thread Order Alvina Diello will be taking thread orders. See me at stitch n chat. FYI Community workshops free In-house workshops $2 Special workshops $10 Professional workshops $20 Membership $30 (after July 1) $15 Newsletter ads $25 ea One (1) free per year to members Those who collect money for TRQG should be aware of good financial practices: 1) Money collected should be turned on the day collected 2) A list of people should be turned in with the money 3) Please use checks for all except $2 community classes 4) If the treasurer gives you a check, please cash it asap 5) No one but the treasurer should be depositing into our account Thanks WEBSITE: If you have a problem with getting the newsletter from the website to your computer, start with several things first. Make sure your Adobe Reader is updated. It is free. Karen Dodd suggested if you exclusively use a particular search engine, ie, Google, then try another search engine, ie, Yahoo or Google Chrome. If you are still having a problem, Karen said you could contact her. Thanks. Page 6 of 10

7 TRQG 2017 CALENDAR JAN 2017 Jan 12 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Jan Winter Retreat Clam Digger Inn Improv class by Phyllis Prideaux (see pg 10 for Jan 19 9:30-11:30 Stitch n Chat Supply list) Jan20 9:00-1:30 Beginners Class Contact Sandra Egolf Jan 26J 9:00-1:30 Community Service Quilts Workshop SEE INFO UNDER COMMUNITY SERVICES ABOVE FEB 2017 Feb 2 9:30-11:30 Feb 9 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Nancy Mahoney Workshop Feb 9 1:30- Half Day Workshop Nancy Mahoney Feb 10 8:30-4:00 Workshop Feb 16 9:30-11:30 Mug Rug Breakout Nancy Mahoney Lecture Then & Now Trunk Show of scrap quilts Broad Street Chrisitan Church Nancy Mahoney Workshop Please arrive30 Minutes early to set up for class Feb 17 9:00-1:30 Beginners Class Contact Sandra Egolf to register Feb 23 9:30-11:30 Community Service Workshop MAR 2017 Mar 2 9:30-11:30 Mar 9 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Mar 16 9:30-11:30 Mar 23 9:30-11:30 Community Service Workshop Mar Spring Retreat Clam Digger Inn Mar 30 9:30-11:30 t APR 2017 Apr 6 9:30-11:30 Page 7 of 10

8 t Apr 13 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Apr 20 9:30-11:30 Apr 27 9:30-11:30 MAY 2017 May 4 9:30-11:30 May 11 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting May 18 9:30-11:30 May 25 9:30-11:30 JUN 2017 Jun 1 9:30-11:30 Jun 8 10:00-12:00 Business Meeting with lecture Bethanne Nemesh Walk in the Park Jun 8 1:30-5:00 Bethanne Nemesh Workshop Jun 15 9:30-11:30 Jun 22 9:30-11:30 Jun 29 9:30-11:30 Broad Street Christian Church Please arrivie 30 minutes early JUL 2017 Jul 6 9:30-11:30 Jul 13 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Jul 20 9:30-11:30 Jul 27 9:30-11:30 AUG 2017 Aug 3 9:30-11:30 Aug 10 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Aug 17 9:30-11:30 Aug 24 9:30-11:30 Aug 31 9:30-11:30 Page 8 of 10

9 SEP 2017 Sep 7 9:30-11:30 Sep 14 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Sep 21 9:30-11:30 Sep 28 9:30-11:30 OCT 2017 Oct 5 9:30-11:30 Oct 12 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Oct 19 9:30-11:30 Oct 26 9:30-11:30 Oct 28 NOV 2017 Nov 2 9:30-11:30 DAY OF SHARING Nov 9 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Nov 16 9:30-11:30 Nov 23 9:30-11:30 Nov 30 9:30-11:30 DEC 2017 Dec 7 9:30-11:30 Dec 14 11:30- Holiday Luncheon Dec 21 9:30-11:30 Dec 28 9:30-11:30 Page 9 of 10

10 2017 QUILT SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: Apr 21, 2017 Carolina Pine Needles Quilt Guild Day Of Sharing May 19-20, 2017 Crystal Coast Quilters Guild Quilt Show Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC NC Quilt Symposium information has been published on the Durham Orange Quilters website. The earliest submission date is January 21, Here is the website for class information and forms. IMPROV CLASS Supply List Quick and Easy for beginners, lots of fun for more advanced quilters. Supplies: Sewing machine, neutral thread, Rotary cutter with new blade, 12 x 6, 24 x 6, 15 square rulers,and basic sewing supplies. Fabric: recommend lots of fabrics in the same color such as lots of various shades of blue, plus a smaller amount of an accent color such as yellow. Bring all sizes of scraps, if you have them. You do not need to bring a large quantity of fabric, maybe one or two yards total to start off the project. Press fabric before class. I am looking forward to seeing you there. Page 10 of 10