Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild

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1 September 2010 Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild Celebrating 31 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in President s Message: PR ES I DE NT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2009/10 President: Beth Wood Vice President Gail D Arrigo Secretary: Carol Sullivan Treasurer AP: Ginny Plattt New to the Guild? VOLUNTEER! Treasurer AR: Lyn Grenier SEPTEMBER 18TH: Boxford Apple Festival Volunteer to sit with the Raffle Quilt! Sign up at meeting. To reach any committee, please address correspondence to MVQ Guild PO Box 1435 Haverhill. MA Newsletter items must be in to me by the 1st of each month: Pat.lucey@verizon.net September 16th Bonnie McCaffrey: Fantasy Fibers

2 Page 2 Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild MVQ COMMITTEE CHAIRS New England Quilt Museum 18 Shattuck Street Lowell, MA Phone: Block Exchange Blog Historian Hospitality Library Liason Membership Monthly Fabric Lottery Museum Rep Mystery Quilt Mystery Bus Trip Mew member Greeter Newsletter Program 10/11 Program 11/12 Publicity Quilt Show Raffle Quilt 10/11 Raffle Quilt 11/12 Scrapbee Exchange Sunshine Ufo Auction Vendors Cathy Harnish, Pat Lucey, Shirley Reid, Carol Sullivan Carol Majahad Jeanne Elliott Deb Zukas Patty Doucette, Joanne Burnes Marianne Nowacki, Rosemary Bray Carol Robinson Gail Wozniak Cathy Harnish Pat Lucey Terry Gelinas, Nancy Dempsey Gail Wozniak & friends Angie Cyr Mary Ginn, Pat Lucey Ildi Tary NEEDED NEEDED Doris Bennett NEEDED Bev Vallee The current exhibit at the quilt museum is: Contemporary Broderie Perse - The Elegant Revival (July 15, 2010-October 17, 2010) Don't miss a retrospective trunk show by Barbara W. Barbara author of Broderie Perse: The Elegant Quilt on Sunday Sept 12 at 1 pm. The upcoming exhibit is African-American Quilts Today : A Celebration of Motherhood, Sisterhood and the Matriachs (October 21, Dec 31, 2010) Thursdays at the Museum Brown Bag Lunch 1st Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:30 pm October 7 Think Pink Quilts and Bras for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Month November 4 Visit the NE Quilt Museum Booth at the Gathering(no brown bag) December 2 A Trunk Show by the Volunteers Book Club 3rd Thursdays 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm September 17 Aurora : An American Experience in Quilt and Craft by Jane Kirkpatrick October 15 American Quilts: The Democratic Art by Robert Shaw November? This I Accomplished: Harriet Powers Bible Quilt and Other Pieces by Kyra Hicks December 16 The Devil's Cloth : A History of Stripes by Michel Pastoreau translated by Jody Gladding Other up coming events : Text and Textile Extravaganza - Saturday September 25, 2010 Fill a bag with treasures for only $35 Barnes and Noble Book Fair - Thursday November 18, 2010 Barnes and Noble Nashua NH Check the website for upcoming classes and UFO completion days. Rosemary

3 Page 3 This year we will be celebrating women, their lives and quilts. Judging will be by a certified judge and members may enter only one of their quilts to go through the judging process. You will have written feedback on the judging. Members can still enter as many quilts as they wish. We are encouraging EVERY MEMBER to think about putting one quilt in BEGINNERS especially![ We all had to start someplace!] This past year only 60 members exhibited and we had over 100 quilts in the show. Mary Ginn and Pat Lucey Co-chairs Dates: April 29 and 30th at Timberlane

4 SUNSHINE LADY! Please be sure to contact me, Doris Bennett, if you know of someone in our guild who could use some get well wishes, condolences, thinking of you or any other expressions of care and concern. I m very happy to share our prayers and good wishes to any member in need of them. Sympathy is extended to Ruth Caisse and her family on the death of her husband Steven on August 30th after a lengthy battle with cancer. Rosemarie Gilson, a long time MVQ member died on July 20,2010 from a heart attack. Her last days were spent at the Hospice where so many of our quilts give solace and comfort. Membership form is posted online on our web site under Mem- bership- Click on Membership/Renewal 28th Annual Quilt Show: "Homage to Grandmother" Location: Shelburne Farms Coach Barn Harbor Road (off Route 7) Shelburne, VT Dates: Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 from 10 to 5 Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 from 10 to 4 Newsletters by Mail Available to only those who do not have access to a computer The guild is trying to go green Mailing is work intensive for the editor as we no longer use a print shop and she prints them out on her home computer Cost is $10 for the year [covers stamps and paper and toner] Please give 12 mailing stickers and $10 to Pat Lucey Thanks for your consideration! Pat

5 Month Lecture Workshop Sept 16 Bonnie McCaffrey Fantasty Fibers 9/18 Twisted Branches October 21 Nancy Halpern Northern Comfort 10/23 Japanese Puzzle Dec 2 Holiday Celebration January 20 Journeys: The stories of three MVQ Quilters 1/22 Comfort Quilt Sew-in for Women in Transition February 17 UFO Auction 2/19 TBD March 17 April 21 May 19 June 16 Demonstrations- Nine tables of different techniques Stephanie Hatch Antique Quilts Faye Labanaris The Great Baltimore Revival Karen Eckmeier Happy and Accidental Landscapes 3/19 Quilt Show Favors 4/21 Jean Kearney Star in a star 5/21 New England Album Wreath 6/17 Accidental Landscapes/Seascapes 6/18 Let s Make Waves Thanks to Terry Gelinas and Nancy Dempsey for putting this program together!

6 Free Advertizing We have many talented business people in our guild and shops that we frequent. We are starting free advertizing for these businesses online as soon as we develop the information. Please give Pat Lucey any information that might be relevant. Jeanne Elliott Beginning Tole Painting Beginning quilting Professional quilting of your quilts!

7 The Bead Lady Vendor from Plaistow invites all members to sign up for her monthly newsletter: Go to her website: La Mia Felicita

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10 Next Meeting: September 16th Holy Angels Hall, Plaistow. Bonnie McCaffrey Fantasy Fibers Refreshments: I through N Check List: Name Tag Show and Tell $ for raffle Refreshments [if it is your turn!] $ for membership MVQ is Going on Facebook! Good Publicity For our Show! The vendor for the September meeting will be Betsy Dorr from Quilt-essentials. Start Thinking of all the projects you want to complete for the holidays and shop before, during and after the meeting. October 21 The Sewing Diva, Quilt and Gift Shop, 106 Manning Street, Derry NH Christine Arlit