Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild

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1 March 2017 Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild Celebrating 37 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in PR ES I D ENT S MES S AG E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Ann Hockmeyer Vice President Liz Swan Secretary: Bev Valle Treasurer AP: Elaine Rando Treasurer AR: Marianne Karp Hello Spring! You re almost here! Soon it will be time to shed a few layers and enjoy the slightly longer days. It also means we only have 4 more meetings before we break for summer! A big thank you to Minda Fowler and her wonderful volunteers for a very successful UFO night!it s a lot of work to sort and organize the items that you, the members, so generously donate. Thank you also to Bev Valle for being the auctioneer. I hope you re working on a charity quilt (or two) for the children of Kulea, please remember that they are due in May. Contact Liz Swan if you have any questions. The quilt show will be held once again at Hope Church in Newburyport on Sept. 29 & 30. The first quilt show meeting will be Wednesday March 22 from 6-8 at the Georgetown Library. We need many volunteers, so I hope to see you there. The show theme is Water Reflections and we will be awarding ribbons for theme as well as all the other categories. I also hope you re working on your challenge quilt, please see Deb Kelso for the required fabric. Our next meeting will be very interesting. Our speaker is quilt historian Sue Reich. She will discuss and show us some extraordinary crazy quilts. If you have one maybe you could bring it to show and tell, we would love to see it! A special welcome goes out to our 11 new members this year. We appreciate you and hope that you will reach out to a seasoned member who will sit with you and make you feel at home and answer your questions. See you on the 16th. Ann Hockmeyer To reach any committee, please address correspondence to MVQ Guild PO Box 566 Haverhill. MA Newsletter items must be in to me by the 1st of each month: Pat.lucey@verizon.net March16 Sue Reich, Historian Historical crazy quilts Sat Workshop: Open or Charity sew

2 Judy Naylor and Betty Hastings co-chair Don t forget to bring in your raffle tickets.. Spring is coming and so is MQX April 6-8 Manchester, NH We need members to sit at our raffle table and to volunteer time as white glove, floor work, or a sit down job. Here are the slots that are filled. If you can help fill the vacancies, please betty.hastings@verizon.net or judy.naylor@gmail.com. Appreciatively, Betty and Judy Still needed: Raffle Quilt Thursday 2-4 & 4-5 Friday 2-4 & 4-5 Sat: 10 t0 12 White Glove Thurs 2-4 & 4-5 Fri- 2-4 & 4-5 Sat Sunshine Lady: Mary Jo Ray If you know of someone who needs a bit of sunshine in their life, please contact Mary Jo on her phone please! Sew and Know Liz Swan, doing a demonstration of Fabric Placement and the Disappearing Nine Patch. The demonstration will begin at 6:00 PM and will repeat until 7:00 PM. See you there.

3 MVQ TREASUER REPORT March 6, 2017 Elaine Rando Checking Balance 9, Money Market 11, Annuity as of 12/31/16 15, TOTAL FUNDS $ 36, EXPENSES PAID: Program / Meeting NECC April Franciscan House Deposit 2, Transfer to Money Market Account 6, Will earn interest and easy To transfer back when needed NOTES: Retreat Funds Collected 7, Deposits Made $3, Membership/Guests Collected 0 Program/Workshop Collected UFO Auction Funds Received2, [Hooray] Some discrepancies involving The Bundles Table but to our Advantage The pieced blocks for the Raffle Quilt are due back at the March guild meeting. The Comfort Quilts for the children may be passed in anytime, including May. They will be presented at the May meeting. Thank you all, Liz Swan

4 Our May 18th program is Becky Goldsmith. We will be We will be in a different space at NECCO due to their Ronni is asking for help: sharing costs with Cocheco Guild in Dover, NH. graduation activities. I will need helpers to drive around and entertain Becky during her stay with us. Gail Wozniak has volunteered to help out as much as she can (thank you Gail) but I'm sure more will be needed as some of us need to work around our work schedules.. Cocheco Quilt Guild will take care of the first part of her journey and we will pick it up from there. Heres' what I will need: Thursday, 5/18/17 - pick Becky up at her hotel in Dover and bring her to her hotel near us (TBD) Take her out to lunch and maybe a quilt shop or two in the afternoon - whatever Becky would like to do Have dinner with her and bring her and her trunk show to NECC for the meeting Return her and her trunk show to her hotel after the meeting Friday, 5/19/17 - pick Becky up from the hotel and bring to workshop venue (TBD) Pick up lunch for her at the workshop Bring her back to her hotel after the workshop Have dinner with her and entertain her for the evening if she is interested (maybe dinne r at someone's home) Saturday, 5/20/17 - pick Becky up at her hotel and bring her to Logan for 10:43 am fllght If you are available to do any of the above, please me or let me know next week at the meeting. After I consult with Gail, I will put a schedule together to make all these things happen. Thank you all so much! I talked to her today and she is very excited to be joining us and her plane ticket has been booked. Yay! Ronni Longwell Cell Phone: (603) Backyard Birds May 20th The 12" x 12 finished size block pattern is provided in class. Fabric I recommend that you pre-wash all fabric before class. Block background fabric: 1 square 14'' x 14'' Applique fabrics: A variety of large scraps in colors suitable for the block. Additional Supplies Small paper scissors Small fabric scissors One 12" x 12 square of medium weight clear upholstery vinyl. Keep any tissue paper that came with the vinyl. An ultra fine point Sharpie marker in black 2 sheets of Essential Laminate at pieceocake.com OR look for clear, heavy weight, single-sided, self-adhesive laminate at an office supply store. I will supply you with a needle and a toothpick. Applique pins. I recommend short pins. I will have Superior Masterpiece 100% cotton thread for you to sew with in class. General s charcoal pencil in white. A Sewline or similar gray 9mm mechanical pencil for light fabrics A sandpaper board or a sheet of fine grain sandpaper. A baggie for your templates A light and an extension cord in case the room is dark. Note that you may not be able to use this in some classrooms. Many people find that applique is easier if they have a Lap App or pillow in their lap to rest their forearms on. You can find Lap Apps at pieceocake.com.

5 A Slice of Freedom Workshop April 22 Have some serious fun as you embark on the intriguing tour of cutting free hand curves and 'visual piecing'. You will be amazed at how easy it is and how fluid your designing becomes! This is a two part workshop. Morning - technique/design time as you create a unique wall hanging while learning the visual piecing technique and becoming comfortable with cutting curves free hand. *You will spend playing with the visual piecing technique and implementing the free hand cutting of curves and making something that is unique to YOU. *Bring fabric from your stash that all work well together - think value, texture, and color and some that POP. 2 1/2 wide strips, 10 squares, 6-8 fat quarters or more 2-3 fat quarters (or larger) of fabrics that pop /contrast with your stash. 3/4 yard fabric that can be used as a background if that is the way your design develops. Remember THE MORE FABRIC YOU BRING THE MORE FUN YOU WILL HAVE!!! The Afternoon - work on the pattern Glimmerglass as we dial up our free hand cutting of curves. *Fabric as stated for the size quilt you want to make. *You will not finish your quilt top during this workshop, but you should have numerous blocks completed and the enthusiasm and skill to finish the project at home. Supply List *Sewing Machine in good working order. * Sewing machine manual * 80/12 machine needles * 1/4 foot or a way that works for you to sew an accurate 1/4 seam. *Rotary cutter with new blade * 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 square ruler *Cutting Mat *Fabric as stated for the morning * Fabric as stated for the pattern MARLOUS CARTER * Stiletto, scissors, seam ripper, pins, scissors *Thread for piecing Please go to website for complete * Lunch and any other sustenance supply list. you think you need to get through a super fun day of sewing and creating. Pattern for workshop attendees will be available at the time of the worksho Description The New Big Leaf Workshop- June 17th This large graphic leaf, made using freezer paper to form the design templates, can be made as the final 24 x 24 piece, or combined with additional blocks to make a stunning quilt. Materials Basic sewing supplies, rotary cutter, pins, scissors, sewing machine with regular foot (not a ¼ foot).seam ripper, ruler, etc. This is a great quilt for using your accumulated scraps. Use small amounts (1/4 yards are great) of fabrics in a range of colors that go from light to dark. Please don t bring whole yards or large amounts! Batiks, solids, or textures work well, smaller scale commercial prints are fine, too. Hand-dyes are wonderful to use, as well as wild graphics. Add small amounts (1/8 yard or so) of neon or bright fabric like lime green or fuchsia if you have it on hand. Colored pencils in at least 5 colors, sharpie medium point permanent marker, pink or yellow highlighter, at least 5 running feet of freezer paper Pat Pauly New Big Leaf Quilt Block Copyright Pat Pauly 2015, Contact pat@patpauly.com p - pattern price for workshop attendees is $6.

6 TEWKSBURY PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD PRESENTS THE THREADS OF LIFE Annual Quilt Show SATURDAY, APRIL 8, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, Tewksbury Senior Center 175 Chandler Street Tewksbury, MA Admission $6 Group rates available Member Boutique Vendors Raffle Baskets Lunch available Get Ready for the White Elephant Room at the Quilt Show this Fall! Angie and Barbara will be collecting items at every meeting. No Upholstery fabric Magazines less than 10 years old Fabric, Notions and patterns FAT QUARTERS, FAT QUARTERS AND FAT QUARTERS!!!!

7 Merrimack Valley Quilt Guild General Meeting Minutes, February 16, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by President, Ann Hockmeyer. Ann Hockmeyer - Due to the weather, the Quilt Show meeting was canceled for February 15, and rescheduled for Wednesday, March 15, 6-8 PM at the Georgetown Library. All are invited. Regarding tonight s UFO Auction meeting, we respectfully request that at the end of the meeting, people wait to check out until the treasurers have had time to tally the auction items. Request to accept the minutes of the Secretary s report and the treasurer s report. Motion to accept given and seconded and vote approved. MQX Quilt show is April 6-8, when the guild will have the raffle quilt displayed and sell tickets. Please sign up to sit with the quilt, or sign up to white glove, or do another task for MQX. Some tasks have a sit down position available. See Betty Hastings. A thank you note was read from Emmaus House, for the toiletries they received at Christmas time. The guild received a letter from the National Quilt Museum, asking for quilt donations or fabrics as their fund raiser, due by April 1. See Ann for more information. A special welcome to Jacqueline De Jong visiting with us tonight, guest of Lisa McCarthy. Liz Swan New raffle quilt blocks are due back next month. Please finish them up and return them. A reminder: that comfort quilts are due at the May meeting. Liz still has a few openings, offering to quilt the comfort quilt for $20. Contact Liz if you are interested in this offer. Marianne Karp Row by Row information. For this month, the pattern is 6 inch tulip block. Any flower block would be acceptable. Regarding the handbag workshop on Saturday, February 18, she will send an with needed information tomorrow. Ronnie Longwell Workshops have some open spaces for March, April and May. Sign up now. Please be sure to pay for your class in a timely fashion. Diane Desjardins Membership. 76 members present, 8 guests: Ruth, Heather, Kathy, Jacqueline, Debi, Judy, Wendy, and Linda. Welcome. We have a new member tonight, Carinne Martin. Welcome. Membership raffle won by Jeanne E., Renee J. and Gerrie M. Show and Tell, followed by the break and bidding for the silent auction. Program, UFO Auction. Respectfully submitted by, Beverly Valle, Secretary Current membership stands at 115, with 11 new members having joined this year. Please welcome Judy Anderson & Corinne Martin, our newest members! An updated member list will be sent via shortly. Diane Desjardins, Membership Chair

8 March 16, 17 April 20,17 May 18, 17 June 15, 17 Sue Reich, Historian Crazy as a Bed Quilt - historical crazy quilts Marlous Carter from Marlous Designs Visual piecing from her book Wonky One Block Quilts Becky Goldsmith Piece O Cake A Practical Approach to Color Pat Pauly The New Face of Art Quilts trunk show. Sat Workshop: Open or Charity sew Sat Workshop: Visual piecing (No way to do it wrong quilt design FRI Workshop: My Whimsical Quilt Garden from her book. Sat Workshop: The New Big Leaf THE QUILTED CANVAS The Crit Group: 30 Years and Still Quilting January 11 through April 29, 2017

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10 Where can I find: Quilt-quality fabric? Needles? Pins? Patterns? Interfacing? Muslin? 108 fabric? Flannel? Discounts? Art Greeting Cards? Templates? Cutters? Olfa Mats? Rulers? Books? AtQuiltersQuarters.blogspot.com 59 North Street Georgetown MA Just 2 doors north of Perley School : Now open!

11 Next Meeting March 16th UFO NECC) Technology Building Doors open at 6:00 for set-up and socializing! Refreshments: S-Z Jeanne Elliott Beginning Tole Painting Beginning quilting Professional quilting of your quilts! Quilting by Catherine.Hand Guided Long Arm Machine Quilting Custom Quilting Edge to edge Binding Basting for Hand Quilting Methuen