WILTWYCK QUILTERS GUILD NEWSLETTER October 2016 Volume 41 Issue 2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE

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1 WILTWYCK QUILTERS GUILD NEWSLETTER October 2016 Volume 41 Issue 2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE NEXT GUILD MEETING Saturday, October 15, 2016 GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 160 SEREMMA CT. LAKE KATRINE, NY :30 10:00 for coffee, tea and snacks Items to bring to the October meeting: Name Tag (wear it and get a raffle ticket) Show and tell items TREATS All members are asked to bring a snack to the monthly meeting. The Hospitality schedule for the year is as follows, according to the first letter of your last name. October U, V, W, X; November Y, C, D; January A, B, Z; February E, F, R; March G,H; April J,K,L; May M, N, O; June P, Q, I. 1 Wow! 94 people at our September meeting. That's the highest attendance I recall during the years I have been a guild member. This is great, but makes me think about how hard it might be for new members to feel comfortable in such a big group As much as we all like to chat with our friends we really do need to remember to be more inclusive. So my goal for the guild this year is to collect more suggestions then create a system that provides the support for new members that we have been working towards for a while now. We really need a variety of people to support our craft. On another note, please, if you haven't volunteered to help at the October show do so ASAP and sign up for a guild committee. Theresa Board Quilt show Regular Community October 15 October 15 October 19 November 19 November 19 November 23 December 10 December 10 December 14 January 21 January 21 January 25 February 18 February 18 February 22 March 18 March 18 March 22 April 8 April 8 April 12 May 20 May 20 May 24 June 17 June 17 June 21 All WQG meetings are held at the Grace Community Church. The coffee, tea and snack begin at 9:30. The meeting begins at 10:00. Board meetings are held at 9:00 at the Grace Community Church, prior to the regular meeting. All board and committee members should attend these meetings. ALL members of the guild are welcome to attend these meetings. Meeting time and date are subject to change.

2 The Wiltwyck Quilters Guild is a non-profit organization. The purpose of this organization shall be to preserve the tradition and the history of quilt making, as well as to foster awareness and receptivity to create innovation in the art, to promote and sponsor interest and appreciation in all areas of quilt making among our members and the general public, and to promulgate friendship and the exchange of ideas. President Vice President Recording Sec. Corresponding Sec. Treasurer Parliamentarian Theresa Pabon Sharon Conlon Joan Polakoff Deidre Thorpe-Clark Pat Williams Joyce Luby Committee Heads Past President Anita Rowell Community Service Anita Rowell Historian Leona Willis Hospitality Peggy Smith Librarian Mary McLaughlin *Membership Jenny Bach Newsletter Peggy Smith *Program Susan S. Cohn/Marie Girard Kim Warren Publicity Jackie Sittner *Quilt Show Jackie Sittner Raffle Table Regina Packard Webmaster Jenny Bach Voting Committee Members * COMMUNITY SERVICE When planning your quilt for the shelter think children please use batting and either tie or machine quilt. And if you want, please put a red heart on it! For the nursing home: please plan for an adult, both female and male. NO Batting NO heart!!! Just a top and a backing. Lite weight corduroy or flannel. The size should be about 36-38" wide and about 48" long. Not too wide as they can get caught in the wheelchair wheels. Community service sewing is the Wednesday AFTER the regular meeting. Community service sewing is held at the Kingston Elks Lodge, 143 Hurley Ave., Kingston, at 9:00 until noon. Thanks, Anita Rowell Membership News We have new members to welcome into the guild Judy Craddock 281 Van Ettan Rd Prattsville, NY jgcrad72@gmail.com Sue Schwenk 861 Elting Rd Rosendale, NY sks999@verizon.net Congratulations to Carolyn Rider, the winner of the Block of the Month at the September meeting 2

3 Vendors: Deidre Thorpe-Clark, Te Pabon, Linda Golden Art Dolls: Denise Giardullo, Lexie Langley Wearables: Mary McLaughlin White Glove Monitor: Vesta Lawless, Barb Alberstat IT TAKES A GUILD TO PUT ON A SUCCESSFUL QUILT SHOW October 8 & 9, 2016 Quilt Show News Our Quilt Show is quickly approaching and I hope to see you all there! If you haven t volunteered to help, you still have time, just call or me Committees, please check your lists that you have all that you need. Thanks to everyone for your help and see you at the show Any questions, please contact me. Jackie jsittner@yahoo.com (845) Quilt Show Committee Chairs Admissions/Lobby: Marquita Rich, Phyllis Stamy Demonstrations: Darlene Breitenstein Dream Basket: Regina Packard Challenge Block: Lesley Grey, Regina Packard Fabric Raffle Basket: Joan Polakoff, Connie Brewer Food: Theresa Pabon, Peggy Smith Guild Boutique: Erika Assimus, Peggy Smith Insurance & Ribbons: Pat Clark Judging: Vicki Lienau, Connie Brewer Membership: Jenny Bach Program Design & Printing: Janet Iatridis, Jenny Bach Publicity: Sarah Kessenich, Jackie Ferraro, Alice Maceyak, Jenny Bach Raffle Quilt: Gail Carl Raffle Ticket Sales: Doreen Sanguine, Judy Turco Registrations: Joan Polakoff, Shirley Swenson Quilt Description Labels: Debbie Martin Quilt Show Setup/Hanging: Mary McLaughlin, Joyce Luby Signs: Barbara Hyde, Ginny Hanna Take Down: Anita Rowell, Leona Willis, Judith Berns Treasurer: Pat Williams Do you have a car banner or a flyer? Didn't you mean to tape it on your car window or post it on the PO or your church bulletin board? It's not too late! Everyone who comes to our show will be so happy that they made the effort. Let them know what's happening! And how about sending s to 50 of your closest friends? Tell them about the quilts, the dolls, the music, the guild boutique, the vendor game, and when they can find you there. Our beautiful bookmarks will have no monetary value after October 9th. Share them with the members of your yoga class or whoever! Sarah Wanted: Quilts for the Quilt Turning at the Quilt Show. This year we will again have an old fashioned Quilt Turning occurring at the show. The quilts are stacked on top of each other, then held up one at a time while being discussed. Please consider having a quilt or wall hanging be a part of the Quilt Turning. I would like as many as possible. I hope to collect all the quilts for this activity at the September Meeting or during the October 4 drop off. Your quilt will be returned at the end of the bed turning, or at the October guild meeting. If you are interested, bring the quilts to the Sept meeting. If you have questions, contact Pat Clark ( preferred) (clrkquilt@yahoo.com or Also, please turn in a sheet of paper with additional helpful information including the name of the quilt top, maker, the quilter if different, and the year made. Include any other interesting information to share with the audience such as whether it was for a gift/occasion or any special technique used, any names of unusual patterns, or a personal story of its significance. Also, I would like 3 4 volunteers to help in holding the quilts during the show on Sunday at 2:00 PM. If you can do this, please let Pat Clark know. Charm Squares Sue Stepp / Pat Clark This year we've decided to ask for specific prints as opposed to colors. Following are the themes for the year: 3

4 Oct - Oriental Nov - batik Dec - glitz (with silver/gold) Jan - white on white Feb - small calico Mar - green leaves Apr - large floral May 's reprise Jun - polka dots (any size) The following quilters have signed up for October: Assimus*, Cahill*, Clark*, Conlon*, Giardullo*, Kessenich*, Luby*, McLaughlin*, Pabon*, Rowell*, Sittner*, Stepp*, Urbon*, Williams*. Names with an '*' have signed up for the entire year. If you anticipate participating all season long, please place a star next to your name on next month's sign-up sheet. Those who want to sign up month by month are welcome to participate. Everyone is welcome to sign up for individual months if you're interested in collecting fabrics of the established theme. Fabric cut for the squares should be pre-washed, without selvages. Squares should be cut precisely 6 1/2" by 6 1/2", so that they can be readily used. The colors/themes will be different every month. Unless called for, please don't use novelty fabrics. The squares will fit nicely into a one-quart Ziploc- type baggie, so please bring one with your name on it. Place your squares on top, and we will distribute your fabric and return your baggie to you filled with all the different fabrics! Program News: October 2016 October 15, 2016: Quilt Show Wrap Up ~ No Program November 19, 2016: Color Presentation and Quilted Bag Class: Shelley Greener December 10, 2016 (Second Saturday): Holiday Luncheon January 21, 2017: Community Sew February 18, 2017: In-House Workshops. If we can entice you to offer the membership some of your insights and skills, please let us know. We have such amazingly talented quilters in our Guild. Please let us learn from you. March 18, 2017: Featherweight Service Class: Jenny Bach and Jodi Wolff April 8, 2017: (Second Saturday): Karen Eckmeier ( Presentation and Trunk Show: 11:00 12:00. Class: Scrappy Layered Log Cabin 12:30 3:30 This log cabin really has an attitude. Relax and enjoy topstitched seams, curved edges, no measuring, blocks of different sizes and raw edge prairie points, with embellished beads. May 20, 2017: Quilted Waves Vest. Class: 11:00 5:00 pm Karen Eckmeier returns for an all-day class. It s all about waves! Get into the flow with free form top-stitched curves and angles to create an open front vest. Come to the class with a sweatshirt and fabric cut and leave wearing your Quilted Waves Vest (she said hopefully). June 17, 2017: End of Season Brunch: 11:00-1:30 pm. Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame Update Bibs for Community Service - a total of 49 bibs were collected for distribution to seniors. The Catskill Mountain Quilters Hall of Fame will be taking a picture October 3 of all the bibs submitted by member guilds then returned back to the guilds. Thanks to all who made a bib. If you have not turned yours in, please do so in October to either Anita Rowell or Pat Clark. About ten more are still out from the original precut ones. 4

5 Membership Benefit Now that folks have renewed their membership, they can get a Joann Fabric Store VIP Discount Card. The card gives a 10% discount on regular and sale-priced items (it can't be combined with another coupon, however), both in stores and online at Joann.com.. You need to show Your membership card plus a photo ID. You can apply online, but still need to go into the store to activate it, so personally I would skip the online step. The card needs to be renewed annually. Call for Art Utilitarian Art Catskill Center s Erpf Gallery Submissions Due: October 28 Exhibit: Saturday, December 3 - Saturday, January 21, 2017 Many of the products we use every day are not only useful, but should be considered beautiful. Homemade furniture, clothing, baskets, stained glass, pottery, quilts so many items we depend on for everyday use could be on display as art. Here is your opportunity to share your utilitarian creations in an art setting. Submission Format: One jpeg image for each piece to be considered. Each submission should be accompanied by a brief artist statement. One person can submit up to five works for consideration. Other information Requested: Artist name, mailing address, phone number, address, medium, dimensions, price, and a brief bio. Submissions and questions should be sent to Katie at Kpalm@catskillcenter.org. If selected, works will need to be ready for installation and delivered to the Catskill Center s Erpf Gallery by November 23, Minutes from Wiltwyck Quilters Guild meeting of Sept. 17, 2016 The meeting was called to order by Theresa Pabon at 10AM. The first item of business was a request for a volunteer to organize the Mystery Quilt for this year. A quilt was displayed that had been made by the guild for the church and was presented to the pastor. Pictures were taken and Te thanked the guild for their efforts. Committee Reports: Program: It was reported that the programs are set for this year, Kathryn Greenwold is the speaker for today. She will discuss quilts made in NYS over the last 200 years and include a trunk show. October there is no program, November will be a quilted bag by Shelly Greener. December will be our holiday luncheon. January is community service. February will be in house workshops and volunteers are needed. March will be a work shop on Featherweight maintenance. April will be Karen Eckmeier. May will be a vest class and June will be our end of season party. Treasurer: There is a balance of $14, in the general fund. Hospitality: no report Librarian: No report Show Committee: An urgent call from Jackie was made for volunteers to transport quilts. A request was made for ladders, heavy duty extension cords, battery drills, and folding tables. There is still a need for someone to run the scavenger hunt. Men and boys are needed to help set up on Friday and take down on Sunday. Please note the following schedule. Drop off of quilts will be Tuesday 10/4 from 1 to 7pm. Wednesday judging will start at 9 AM. Friday quilts will be taken to the show. Transporters should be at the church by 1:15 to pick up quilts and will drop off at Roundout School at 2:30. Gloria Frenza and Marquita Rich have volunteered to help with this. Sarah has asked that everyone send an to their address books regarding the show. She feels we may increase the number of people that attend. Quilt show signs are in the back of the church, anyone that can should take some to distribute. Permission of land owners is required to place the signs. Regina asks that raffle baskets be left at the church for transport on Friday or brought to the show on Saturday. Pat Clark needs more volunteers for the bed turning. Yoyos will be taken to Deb Martin by Susan Gray. Anyone working with judges will receive an from the committee. Jenny Bach announced another printing of the membership directory will take place and include the members that paid their dues today. Motion was made and seconded to close the meeting at 11:40 5

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