THE QUILTERS QUILL AUGUST From the President. FOR 2018 President Cathy Cox, Page 1 of 12

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1 AUGUST 2018 THE QUILTERS QUILL Board Meeting August 2, 2018 Business Meeting August 9, From the President FOR 2018 President Cathy Cox, Dear TRQG Quilters, It s not too soon to sign up for your favorite Quilt Show volunteer jobs. Make a day of it with your friends, breakfast out, volunteer for 2 hours, take in the show, go to lunch, go to a lecture, volunteer two more hours. time for cocktails!!!! Any way you schedule it. It s a BLAST!! BIG KUDOS!!! To Vickie and Mike Shetter and Sue Marra and Dianna Rezab for the successful This Photo by Unknown completion of Phase I filming of our Legacy Project member interviews. Now Mike and Vickie have the daunting prospect of editing our members stories and memories into a video presentation that we will be able to use for recruiting and historic purposes. Mike is hoping to have something ready for use at the Quilt Show as well as a surprise premier for our holiday party in December. A very special thanks to all of you who participated in this worthy project. Upon its completion our Guild may decide if we want to submit it to the Library of Congress for retention in the National Archives, American Quilting Institute Project. Our nominating committee: Ed Dzioba, Jeanne Batten and Kit Crouch will be seeking candidates for our new officers for Don t be hesitant to volunteer. It is a very pleasant, enriching and rewarding experience. I feel privileged to have served with outstanding officers Kathy Farrar, Betty Williams and Gail Banks. Thank you, ladies for your commitment and dedication to our Guild. Do remember to invite your friends to visit our meetings. Your efforts last month resulted in five new members and two guests!! Let s support our hard-working Quilt Show team by finishing those show quilts, bringing in your second time treasures and making lots of beautiful gifts to stock our boutique. No scrap of kindness is unimportant in the quilt of love. Cathy Cox 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 V/P-Programs Kathy Farrar, Secretary Betty Williams, (314) Treasurer Gail Banks, New Member Mentoring Coordinator Sandy Drechsler, Member-at-Large & AQS Books-Helen Williams, Coastal Women's Shelter Mary Ann DeRossett, Historian Pat Boni Nursing Home Quilts- Jan Penner, Children s Charity Quilts-Lorraine Wocel Military Roberta (Bobbie) Gould, Sunshine- Claudia Hughes, Block of the month Ed Dzioba & Dorothy Najarian Librarian Chris Babich, Membership-& Hospitality Diana Rezab, Newsletter Editor & Newsletter Mailings Sandy Smith imsimplysandy@yahoo.com Fall Retreat Jeanne Batten, Winter Retreat Ruth Powers, Spring Retreat Kathy Farrar, Website Geri Reid, twinriversquiltersguild@yahoo.com Day of Sharing 2019 Sandy Smith, (619) Quilt Show 2018 Chris Gilles[pie, (513) Raffle Quilt Creation Ruth Powers, Raffle Quilt Sales Jan Penner, Page 1 of 12 Community Service Coordinator Alvina Diello, and Pat Phillips, Christmas Luncheon Kathren Singleton,

2 Visit VP of Programs Hi, everyone it was so nice to see currently Lynn Peck-Collins. information all of you at today's meeting. Not enough time to really visit. Maybe next time we should skip the meeting and just chat! Many, many thanks to Sally for the wallet workshops. Evidenced by show and tell it was a huge success. Our next breakout will be with Karen Dodd on Aug 30th. Karen will be showing us all how to make those ribbon earrings. The list of supplies is included in this newsletter. There was a lot of interest shown in Laura Miller's towel bag so a breakout has been planned for the third Thursday of March, More info and a supply list will be forthcoming. Plan on joining us for a fun filled day. If anyone would like to host a breakout please let me know. We are now booking Wow! Kathy and Like us. Admin for our Facebook page is and photos of events to lpcollins@embarqmail.com or text me and it will be posted! Lynn Peck-Collins MILITARY QUILTS AQS Just a reminder if you want books I can order at 30 % off. Helen Williams COASTAL WOMEN S HISTORIAN NURSING HOME QUILTS If you have pictures you would like to share please send them to Pat Boni Twin Rivers Quilters Guild is now on Facebook! Page 2 of 12

3 BLOCK OF THE MONTH CHILDREN CHARITY QUILTS Today 5 quilts were turned in but I am only receiving 4: Gail Schiller asked for one of Kay Amends quilts to be given to the family who lost their home in a fire. The 4 quilts were given by: Kay Amend 1, Bobbie Gould 1, Mary Quay 1 and Morag Cheesman 1. I also received a very large bag of pull tabs from Linda Re. I delivered 6 gallon bags of pull tabs to the Ronald Mc Donald Home in Greenville. Thanks for all the quilts and pull tabs. Lorraine Wocel. Page 3 of 12

4 in your quilt, and also make sure the shape requested in your kit appears somewhere in the quilt. Easy peezy! Check the rules for entry at our website. Register your quilt on or before Sept. 13. You have until delivery in October to complete...ahhh over two months. Get going! Questions: Contact Chris Babich or Pam Bonina DOOR MONITOR Diana Rezab, Quilt challenge 2018 Are You Challenged? Yikes! Its August already and halfway through! Ahhh -The Quilt Guild Challenge...I remember that seasonal fat quarter I got!!!! There are two kinds of folks...some of you probably came up with an idea and started working the month you got your fabric. Others work better under pressure and are just now thinkiing about beginning. Some of you may have pieces assembled on your design wall, with a clear cut path of where you are going. Regardless of where you are at in the process...it's time!! 2018 Raffle Quilt Farmer s Market ticket sales on Saturday raised $88. The rainy weather has kept the crowd smaller than usual. We will be back to the Market on the 18th, hoping for a sunny day. Hugs to all my helpers. Today I sold tickets for cookies and members ticket packs. Raised $135 total! I will be on vacation during the September meeting, but will be bringing more baked items for October. Thank you all for your contributions to our guild. You are awesome! Love n hugs, Jan Penner 2020 Raffle Quilt There will be a 2020 raffle Quilt Meeting on Sept 20th, 2020 at 9:00am Thursday. Thank you, Evelyn B. We passed out 60 kits, 15 for each season, and hopefully we will be getting 60 quilts back. This is always such a fun category because peoples interpretations are always so different. Remember the basic rules. 144" perimeter max, use a piece of the seasonal fabric Page 4 of 12

5 ready for the quilt show, you will accumulate many scraps. Save them to make into pillows for our cats in the shelters here in the county. Size can be anywhere from 12 x 18 to 20 x 24. Thank you, ladies. Ruth Powers LIBRARY From the Library: NO REPORT Chris Babich From the Editor 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 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. TIPS OR TRICKS FOR MONTH Since moving from carpeted floor to laminate sewing room floor my foot has been chasing my sewing machine foot pedal around on the floor! I put carpet tape on the bottom of the foot pad and voila-it stays put. Karen Dodd 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 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 $ 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 Kitty Pillows Thank you to the ladies who turned in kitty pillows today. Thanks to: Linda Re-2, Barbara Scavuzzo-1, Suzie Hardy-2, Pat Boni-4, Becky Barnes-2, and Nancy Hausman-1. I turned in 3 more which weren't accounted for here. If they were yours, please let me know. With all that sewing and trimming getting 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, Page 5 of 12

6 Boutique Workshop on Thursday, the 16th. Bring your sewing machine, sewing tools, and supplies. Beautiful coordinating fabrics (fat quarters and larger scraps), zippers (plastic zippers work best, you can cut and adjust the size), batting (I like working with fusible fleece). I like using pre quilted fabric or quilted placemats. A quilted placemat makes a perfect size zipper bag. Bring your own ideas or use ours. There will be patterns with instructions. We will start at 9 AM and we have to be out by 1 PM. Bring your own snacks and drinks. It will be a lot of fun. MENTORING COMMITTEE. The afternoon of April 19 we will be hosting our new members and their mentors to tea in the Window Gallery Hall of the Family Life Center here at Tabernacle Baptist Church. COMMUNITY SERVICES Twin Rivers Retreats 2018 Fall Retreat November 11 th thru 16 th We are currently full, however you can still signup on waiting list. The signup sheet will be available at our stitch n chats. There is a $20 nonrefundable Retreat fee due at time of signup. We will be in the Sand Castle. Make sure you make your reservations at Double Tree Hilton on Atlantic Beach. Call the Hotel reservations at (252) and tell them you want group rate for TRG which is $ Winter Retreat Please note that Winter Retreat will not be during the MLK week as it has been, but it has been moved up a week, January 13-19, We will again have 1/3 of the ballroom at the Doubletree Hilton on Atlantic Beach. Room prices have gone up to $79, and besides putting your name on our list, you must call the Doubletree and reserve your room with a charge card by Dec. 1, Sue Kleeman and I will be collecting $20 per person to help with costs of soda, supplies,tips, and gift drawings. We will start taking signups at the Sept. Business Meeting. Cash or a check for $20 made out to Sue Kleeman will be accepted, and if you Page 6 of 12

7 must cancel, you will get back $10 of that deposit. More info will be at the Sept meeting. Ruth Powers appropriate positions. On Saturday October 27 4:30 to 6:00 you will be gathering, sorting, and properly storing all hardware after the quilt show. Some lifting, bending, and moving the hardware around the Convention Center. Need 4 volunteers for the two sessions. 3.Quilts for Sale Turn In: Monday Oct 22 from 9:00 to 11:00 or 11:00 to 1:00. Mostly seated, some standing, lifting quilts and placing in appropriate size and category containers. Help maintain QFS registration spreadsheet when receiving quilts. Quilts for Sale return: lifting and arranging quilts in alphabetical order by quilter, carrying quilts to the return area from QFS Booth. Volunteers for the Quilt Show As our President announced at the business meeting today: "All hands on deck"! The success of our quilt show has been growing every other year. That is exactly what we wanted to have happen. However that also means we need even more volunteers to make our quilt show even better this year. The decision has been made to improve "traffic flow" at the end of the show when everyone shows up to pick their quilts up. This process has been difficult due to many quilters standing in line along with vendors packing up. The tasks for this effort will hopefully make it a smoother transition so the job has been divided into smaller parts. The result is that we need you more than ever. We have a critical need for certain areas that so far we do not have volunteers yet signed up. I will briefly describe the job for each of these. If you are not able to come to the meeting in September please call me or me. Let's use this list to get going! 1. Special Exhibit Booth: Season of Quilts.Friday, October 26 all time periods for the day are open as well as Saturday October Oct 27. This is a job that is mostly seated. Mainly you will be at a table to discuss with the public the idea of a challenge quilt and the rules attached to it. Since our challenge quilts tie into the theme of the quilt show the challenge quilts booth will have a poster that explains how these quilts were made. 2. Hardware distribution:on Wednesday Oct 24 from 2:00 to 4:00 you will help distribute the hardware needed to hang quilts. Any husbands that wants to volunteer this would be perfect. You need to be able to move 8 and 10 ft. poles and 4 foot long 1" in diameter dowels,3-4 foot chains, and "S" hooks to 4. Quilt Return -Saturday October 27 4:30-6:00 in the Berne Room upstairs.seated. Will take quilt receipts from quilters and give them a numbered index card, noting appropriate number on receipts. Two volunteers needed. This is not a total list of all volunteer possibilities. If coming to the Business meeting in September this will your last time to sign up for volunteer positions. In the October Business Meeting I will be distributing 3 x 5 index cards with a listing of all the positions you have signed up for! Added note - if possible place this with Pam Bonina's article about the Challenge Quilt. If you can't do that then just add it where you can! Note to those entering a Challenge Quilt. At the time you come on Monday Oct 22 you will be asked to fill out a short form describing where the fabric of the season you chose shows up on your quilt and the geometric shape associated with that season is located. We will check all quilts turned in for the challenge quilt. Looking for guild members who are interested in learning to assemble our Quilt Show Prize Ribbons. Please contact <shannonmarisue@gmail.com> to be included in this "glue gun"adventure! Thanks Page 7 of 12

8 Banners TWICE AROUND TREASURES BOUTIQUE Boutique Workshop on Thursday, the 16th. Bring your sewing machine, sewing tools, and supplies. Beautiful coordinating fabrics (fat quarters and larger scraps), zippers (plastic zippers work best, you can cut and adjust the size), batting (I like working with fusible fleece). I like using pre quilted fabric or quilted placemats. A quilted placemat makes a perfect size zipper bag. Bring your own ideas or use ours. There will be patterns with instructions. We will start at 9 AM and we have to be out by 1 PM. Bring your own snacks and drinks. It will be a lot of fun. Thank you to all our busy quilters that have already started donating items for the quilt show Boutique. Someone will be at the church Thursdays to accept your items. Page 8 of 12

9 If you use Pinterest be sure to check out my boards Boutique Ideas and Boutique Holiday. Search under my name Jeanne Batten (there are 2 other people with MY name listed) or HCHGrammy. If you have any ideas or patterns you d like to share, please let me know! Thank you, Jeanne Batten FYI Community workshops free Special workshops $10 Professional workshops $20 Membership $30 (after July 1) $15 Newsletter ads $25 ea One (1) free per year to members Due to the new church security measures that are in affect the only entry open to us is the side entrance we normally use for meetings. Doors will only be opened from 9am to 10am and will be locked after our meeting starts. If you come after 10am you will have to call a friend or call Diana Rezab's cell, Please do not ring door bell. If you can't call then knock on the windows and someone will come up and let you in. Also, please remember to wear you guild I.D. Badge. Thanks for your continued cooperation to ensure our safety and the safety of the children. S: We try to keep the s we send out to our membership to a minimum. s should be used for an emergency such as church closings due to bad weather or a change in venue for the meetings/stitch n chat and information relating to a teacher's workshop, our retreats or announcement of a members passing/in the hospital. First choice is to put the information in our newsletter. If something comes up after the newsletter has been posted then we can look at sending it out to the membership. You can always check the bulletin board for postings. 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. 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 notice any problems with the website: ie. spelling errors, information needs updated, having trouble accessing a particular area, or can't access or find something on the website contact Geri Reid. website administrator. If you submit photos and you don't see them' let me know. Page 9 of 12

10 TRQG 2018 CALENDAR AUG 2018 Aug 16 9:00 Aug 23 9:00 Aug 30 9:30 SEP 2018 Sep6 9:30 Boutique workshop Comm Serv Workshop Quilted Earing Workshop Supply Listed on Page 11 Board Meeting Sep 13 10:00 Business Meeting Please arrive 30 minutes prior to meeting Sep 20 9:30 Sep27 9:00 Comm Serv Workshop OCT2018 Oct 4 9:30 oardmeeting Oct 11 10:00 Business Meeting Please arrive 30 minutes prior to meeting Oct 18 9:30 Oct 25 9:30 Oct 26 Oct 27 NOV 2018 Nov 1 9:30 QUILT SHOW QUILT SHOW Board Meeting Nov 8 10:00 Business Meeting Nov 15 9:30 Nov 22 9:30 Nov 30 9:30 DEC 2018 Dec 6 9:30 Board Meeting Dec 13 11:30 Christmas Luncheon/ THE FLAME Page 10 of 12

11 Dec 20 9:30 Dec 27 9: QUILT SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: ===================================================================== Sep 28 29, 2018 Pamlico Guild Quilt Show Little Washington NC, Civic Center Oct 20, 2018, Coastal Stars Day of Sharing, First Baptist Church, 810 Bridges St, Morehead City, NC, Crystal Coast QuiltGuild & Croatan QuiltGuild Oct 26-27, 2018, Twin Rivers Quilt Guild Show, Convention Center, New Bern, NC Nov 17-18, 2018 Festival Of Trees in Jacksonville (Come support Pine Needle Quilters booth) Dec 1, 2018, Greenville Quilt Guild Day of Sharing, Greenville, NC SUPPLY LIST FOR QUILTED EARRINGS WORKSHOP Not everyone needs to buy all! Share. I'll have some things. Karen Dodd SUPPLY LIST (supplies can be foundat Michaels or Hobby Lobby) ¼ Color A ribbon (grosgrain or satin) ¼ Color B ribbon 3/8 Color A ribbon 3/8 Color B ribbon Earring wires and eyed pins Scrap paper and straight pins Clear plastic craft sheet for backing Clips for holding Color A and B felt Elmers Glue fine tip Clear adhesive (super glue) Scissors and long nose pliers access Core board or cork sheet to pin project down Page 11 of 12

12 Two year old Sashiko Baby Lock - Model BLQK2 (Used one year) Comes complete with bobbins, drawer of attachments as sold, the receipt and a table (I bought) The machine has 3 years left of its original 5 year term. I also have a Pfaff machine for sale. (Asking $800 OBO) If interested, please call Eileen at (252) Featherweight for sale. $300. See picture for the attachments. Contact Diana Rezab at or drezab@yahoo.com if interested. Page 12 of 12