THE QUILTERS QUILL MARCH From the President. Currently on R and R, and having way too much fun

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1 MARCH 2016 THE QUILTERS QUILL Board Meeting March 3, 2016 Business Meeting March 10, From the President Currently on R and R, and having way too much fun Thanks Judy Frankel for presiding over business meeting and Rosemary Trabucchi for acting Secretary and Becky Barnes for your usual outstanding job Don t forget to check calendar for upcoming events so you don t miss out.. 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 12 OFFICERS FOR 2016 President Chris Gillespie, (513) V/P-Programs Secretary Judy Frankel, Treasurer Becky Barnes, 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- Dean Stevens, Children s Charity Quilts-Lorraine Wocel Military Roberta (Bobbie) Gould, Sunshine- Pat Phillips, Block of the month Ed Dzioba Librarian Cathy Cox Membership-& Hospitality Diana Rezab, Newsletter Editor & Newsletter Mailings Sandy Smith imsimplysandy@yahoo.com Fall Retreat 1 st Week -Mary Ann DeRossett nd Week - Chris Gillespie, Winter Retreat Ruth Powers, Spring Retreat Rosemary Trabucchi, Website Ruth Powers, , twinriversquilters@yahoo.com Day of Sharing 2017 OPEN Quilt Show 2016 Rosemary Trabucchi, & Phyllis Prideaux, Raffle Quilt Creation OPEN Raffle Quilt Sales Kathy Farrar Community Service Coordinator Alvina Diello, and Pat Phillips, Christmas Luncheon Cathy Cox,

2 AQS Just a reminder if you want books I can order at 30 % off. Helen Williams COASTAL WOMEN S A big Thank You to all who contributed office supplies and $$ to help purchase office software for CWS staff members this month, as well as supporting our monthly collection to provide Christmas gifts for client families. I know it is a lot to ask of you and it is much appreciated. CWS needs our help in April with restocking the Shelter pantry with canned good and non-perishables. Especially needed are spaghetti, stews, soups, sauces, gravy, canned tuna, canned chicken, veggies, snacks for kids, breakfast bars, bottled juices and juice boxes. The 2 nd annual Driving Out Domestic Violence Charity Golf Tournament will tee off on Monday, April 11 th at Carolina Colors Golf Club. If you have a yen to see the newest fashions for Spring and Summer, join me for CWS's Fashion Show sponsored by Peacock's Plume. Tickets are $45 and I have reserved us a table for 10 (so your cost will be $40!) Call me at for tickets. With Spring in the air, CWS's Helping Hands Boutique thrift store is practically giving away Fall and Winter clothing! Come by for some great deals at 2721 Hwy 70 East in the Grantham Shopping Center (in James City.) Volunteers are also welcome! Thank you so very much for your support of CWS! 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 Three quilts were received for our military and veterans. Thanks go out to Dorothy (no last name), Gini Breaton, and Pat K. Thanks to Phyllis Prideaux for the four fidget quilts that will be taken to the Alzheimer unit at the Kinston Veterans Home. For our new members, lap and twin bed sized quilts are great for the Veteran's Home and 40"x60" quilts for the stretcher quilts that are sent to the Air Evacuation Squadron in Germany. Fidget quilts are needed for the Veteran's Home as they have recently added a 20 bed Memory unit to the Facility. Bobbie Page 2 of 12

3 NURSING HOME QUILTS We had six donations this month, three fidgets and three lap Quilts. The fidget quilts were from Gail Schiller, and two from Bunny Igoe. The lap quilts were from Kay Amend, Morag Cheesman, and Linda Sullivan. Thank you ladies, these will come in handy at the nursing homes as they turn on the air condition, these quilts are much appreciated all year long. As usual thank you for all you do. Dean Stevens CHILDREN CHARITY QUILTS I received 9 very pretty quits this month from the following members: Ruth Powers 3, Becky Barnes 1, Evelyn Bernhardt 1, Gini Breaton 3, and Kay Amend 1. Thank you very much Thanks, Lorraine Wocel SUNSHINE REPORT Three cards were sent out to people who had surgeries. They were Nancy Hill, Claudia Moran and Mary Jean Tedford. We wish them a speedy recovery. Please let me know if you know of someone who needs a "sunshine" card. Thank you. Pat Phillips BLOCK OF THE MONTH The Block of the Month for the March meeting was Ohio Star. Pat Boni won 16 blocks. Congratulations to Pat! For the April meeting, Dazzling Star will be the "star" block of the month. Two blocks were due in March for the BOM Quilt Project--Ohio Star and Double Star. The blocks on display at the meeting were spectacular! Our raffle drawing was won by Becky Barnes and the prize included a bottle of wine (compliments of Rolayne Schwendy) to celebrate the completion of the 12 outer border sampler blocks, a jelly roll quilt book, assorted quilting supplies, and a quilt motif bookmark (compliments of Marty Dzioba). Congratulations to Becky and a big thank you to Rolayne and Marty for their generous donations. Patterns were handed out for the starpoinsettia blocks as well as the 9-patch blocks which comprise the central medallion of the quilt. Once these are finished for the April meeting, we'll need only to assemble the blocks and add the outer borders--our BOM quilt will be complete! Thanks to all who are participating. Ed Dzioba ( ) and Dorothy Najarian ( ) MEMBERSHIP 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. Page 3 of 12

4 Remember if your is not forwarded to me you will not be notified of any guild activities. Also, if you are not receiving any s for some reason 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. CHANGE REMINDER: Diana Rezab at drezab@yahoo.com NOT dianarezab@suddenlink.net New Member: Diane Willis, P.O. Box 1125, Bridgeton, NC 28519, , memawrowe@gmail.com. Diane has lived in this area all of her life. She started quilting a few years ago and has made a few quilts and is looking forward to getting back into doing more quilting. She was introduced to the guild by member Kathern Singleton. There are still Directories sitting and waiting to be picked up. If you have a quilter friend or neighbor that is in our guild maybe they could pick it up for you. Just please remember to let me know that someone has done that for you. Thank you. Diana Rezab LIBRARY No Report 2016 RAFFLE QUILT Raffle ticket sales are doing wonderful! Sales of tickets from the Duffy Gallery at the History Center equaled $788. Our sales at the Farmer's Market on March 5 were $118. Wow! The spot we had allowed for the sun to come in from behind the quilt and it lit up as though it was stained glass! It truly was a Jewel of the Sea. So many wonderful comments and reactions. Tickets really do sell themselves. If you haven't yet signed up for a day at the market please do so. It really is a fun day and you meet so many interesting people. For those who have hesitated to sign-up because of set-up and take down a quilt angel has appeared. Gail Banks of Dancing Threads Studio, a fellow guild member has graciously offered to help set-up and take down the quilt each Saturday from now through September. Gail's booth is located at the front of the market if you need help. Sign -up sheets are available at all guild meetings. The quilt will be travelling to the day of sharing with the Colonial Capital Quilters in Elizabeth City on April 16th. Come join the fun with us. Thank you for all you do and happy quilting! Kathy 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 Page 4 of 12

5 Challenge Quilt TRQG CHALLENGE QUILT- Ladies, hope you are in the process of starting or completing your entry. I've heard that many of the gals are really enjoying the challenge. Looking forward to seeing all the beautiful and exciting results at our show in October. Let your talents flow and explode. Any questions regarding the rules please contact me. Pat Mayo NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Got any TIPS OR TRICKS to save time or money or make the job easier when quilting? Send me an and we will share with all. Don t forget to put TRQG in title box. TIPS OR TRICKS FOR MONTH Refrigerator magnets are great to use next to your sewing machine for pins. 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 $ 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 A new year and more new members! Our Mentoring Committee's purpose is to act as a source of information for any questions new members may have and to create a positive way for new members to easily understand the fun and the many opportunities of being an active TRQG member can be. Those new members who have just joined will get a call from someone on the committee to see how they might help them learn about what we do and what we are involved in as a quilt guild. If there are quilt guild members out there that would like to join the Mentoring Committee and occasionally call on someone new, just please let me know and we will add you to the list. Chris Babich at: chris.babich@gmail.com COMMUNITY SERVICES Lots of kitty pillows were delivered to the Sun Journal today for distribution to the needy kitty shelters. Thank you to: Suzie Hardy-1 (+ the 2 with no name from last month), Linda Re-1, Phyllis Prideaux-5, Rosemary Trabucchi-3, Nancy Hausman/Ruth Powers-2, and Lily Lucier-23!!!!! I d appreciate you delivering them to the Sun Journal yourselves, but please let me know how many you do it may encourage others Page 5 of 12

6 to make some. The size info is in Feb. newsletter. Thank you. Ruth Powers FYI Want to make more tool bags - you can find zippers at this site. has 22 inch zippers for $1.00 each. However, if you ask for a catalog, you can get 10 zippers for $8.00 plus shipping. Alvina 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 Just a reminder 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. Becky 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 BEE BY THE RIVER QUILT SHOW Registration forms and instructions are now posted on the website at the Quilt Show button. Please make sure you read the instructions as some categories have been changed. Registration forms can be filled out on line, but then must be printed and mailed or given to Marisue Shannon. A workshop for Boutique items is scheduled for March 17th. Ten vendors have already committed to the show, more are being contacted. We have contracted with Jane Hall to judge our Show. Show Co Chairs - Rosemary Trabucchi Phyllis Prideaux Banner Quilts - Chris Babich Boutique - Jeanne Batten, Sue Marra, Diana Rezab, Sandy Smith Challenge Quilt - Pat Mayo Community Activities - MaryBeth Seidenfield, Ceil VonOesen Demonstrations - Alvia Diello Facilities/Hanging - Chris Gillespie Front Desk - Pat Phillips, Claudia Moran Hospitality - Linda Tobacco, Kathy Farrar Judging - Lynn Peck-Collins Memorial Display - Ruth Powers Prize Ribbons - Marisue Shannon, Carole Creedon Program Ads - Laurene Gaskins Program Printing Publicity - Bobbie Gould, Barbara Zullo Quilts for Sale - Kit Crouch, Sandy Dreschler Quilt Receiving - Sheilagh Menzies, Nancy Degen Raffle Quilt Sales - Kathy Farrar Page 6 of 12

7 Registration - Marisue Shannon Special Exhibit - Red and White: Pat Zach Show Raffles - OPEN Twice Around Treasures - Sue Kleeman, Marty Dzioba Vendors - Linda Bory, Suzie Hardy Volunteer Show Workers - Cathy Cox Whimsy Awards - Pam Bonina, Claudia Zink After Show Party - Janet Keefe Treasurer - Becky Barnes and Marybeth Seidenfield Twice Around Treasures (TAT) Booth is open for contributions for our 2016 show. Items that sell well include:100% cotton fabric (yardage, quilt patterns, pieces (large scraps) UFO s, Rulers, quilt themed novels, mats, floss, rotary cutters, hoops, stencils, lace-trims, thread, zippers, needles, flannel, pins, sewing notions, safety pins, knitting, needles, felt, bobbins, ribbon, vintage linens, yarn, craft supplies. Please do not donate pieces of batting, decorator fabrics or cotton/polyester. Books and magazines should be brought to the Convention Center on Thursday (set-up day) and the Friday of the show. We can also use shopping bags and zippered plastic bags (from bedding, e.g.). We will be available for contributions the first and second Thursday of each month. Thank you in advance,sue Kleeman and Marty Dzioba Hope you are all busy making items for our quilt show boutique. Starting at our next stitch 'n chat and all following Thursdays a basket will be available for your beautiful handmade donations. On March 17th, we will have a workshop dedicated to making items for the boutique. We will be making the Snap Bags and Catch All Bowls I shared at the business meeting (see below for supple list). We will have patterns of other ideas. If you have any suggestions or ideas you would like to share, please let me know. Thank you, Jeanne Batten Boutique Snap Bag supply list We will supply the ruler/ measuring tape and scissors used to cut the metal tape. The tape is what give the bag its snap. FABRIC 9 x 14 (outside) 9 x 20 ( lining and top edge accent) 2-3" squares (tabs) BATTING 9 x 20 (I used fusible fleece MASKING TAPE SEWING MACHINE THREAD you will be quilting your fabric, I just stitched rows. I used variegated thread, your choice SEWING SUPPLIES Catch All Bowls Supply List Co-ordinating Fat Quarters We will supply iron on batting QUILT SHOW ALERT Your quilt show committee is hard at work with plans to make the 2016 show one of the best ever. Here s your chance to help us with an exhibit to enhance our RED AND WHITE theme. We want to have a special red and white quilt exhibit;, any age, any size quilt, as long as it is red and white. This will not be a judged category, but there will be entry blanks especially for these red and white quilts, so we can share some information about each quilt age, provenance, etc. So dig into your closets for red and white quilts, and drop an to Patty Zach to let her know your quilt(s) is(are) available. Page 7 of 12

8 Patty will keep track of the number of quilts we can expect, so we know how large an exhibit we can plan. Let us hear from you! TRQG CALENDAR MARCH Feb Mar 17 9:30 Stitch n cha Botique Workshop Supplies for Botique workshop listed on page 8 Mar 18 9:00-3:00 Basic Quilting Class 3 Please Arrive 30 minutes early Mar Spring Retreat Clam Digger Inn Mar 24 9:30 Stitch n chat Mar31 9:30 Stitch n chat APRIL Apr 7 9:30 Apr 14 10:00 Board Meeting & Stitch n chat Business Meeting & Lecture Busting UFO s and Trunk Show by Karen Comstock Apr 15 9:00-:3:00 Basic Quilting Class 4 Please Arrive 30 minutes early Apr 21 9:30-2:00 Workshop/ demo By Sue Kleeman Apr 21 9:30 Stitch n chat Apr 28 9:30 Stitch n chat Workshop/ demo on bindings and straight borders by Sue Kleeman MAY May 5 9:30 Board Meeting & Stitch n chat May 5 10:30 Quilt Show Meeting May 12 10:00-12:00 Business Meeting & Lecture Cynthia England Design May 12 1: Class Cynthia England Floral May13 8:30-4:00 Design Lecture by Cynthia England Creating A Picture Quilt Class will be held at Broad Street Christian Church Class will be held at Broad Street Christian Church Please arrive 30 minutes early May19 9:30 Stitch n chat May20 9:00-3:00 Basic Quilting Class #4 Please Arrive 30 minutes early Page 8 of 12

9 May 26 9:30 Stitch n chat JUNE Jun2 9:30 Board Meeting & Stitch n chat Jun9 10:00 Business Meeting Please Arrive 30 minutes early Jun 10 9:00-3:00 Basic Quilting Class #5 Please Arrive 30 minutes early Jun 16 NO Stitch n chat Church Closed Jun 23 9:30 Stitch n chat Jun 30 9:30 Stitch n chat JULY Jul 7 9:30 Jul 14 9:30 Stitch n chat No Board Meeting Stitch n chat No Business Meeting Jul 23 9:30 Stitch n chat Jul 28 9:30 Stitch n chat =========================================================================================== QUILT SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: 2016 April Quilters By The Sea Guild in conjunction with the Brooklyn Arts Center special show in Wilmington at the Brooklyn Arts Center. Apr Warrenton Quilt Days, Warrenton, NC for more info Apr 16 Elizabeth City Day of Sharing Sign-up sheet see Chris Gillespie Jun 2-5 Quilting With the Stars NC Quilt Symposium at Williams Peace College in Raleigh, NC Aug Carolina Pine Needle Quilters Guild Special Anniversary Edition class with Page 9 of 12

10 Missouri Star Quilt Shop Owner, Jenny Doan Tickets for that event will be available online starting March 10. Oct 21 & Twin Rivers Quilt Guild Bee By The River Quilt Show, New Bern, NC ======================================================================== Page 10 of 12

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