March 2017 Volume 32 Issue 6. President s Message

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1 Pieces & Patches March 2017 Volume 32 Issue 6 Wow is it March already????? Hello All!!! President s Message If you were at the February meeting you were present for the Big Reveal we saw the mock-up for the 2018 Raffle Quilt and it is BREATHTAKING!!!! We have a marvelous superstar of a quilt designed by our own Janine Ward, and I know I will be buying a whole lot of tickets!!! We are hoping to have raffle tickets for National Quilting Day so we can start our sales right away. Talking about National Quilting Day -if you haven t signed up yet (Sunday March 19th from 12-4) please contact Sue Hamilton or Susan Singer and find out how you can help. I d like to remind you all that we rent Classroom F for Informal Workshops on the second Wednesday of every month all year. In the summer we also use the classroom on the fourth Wednesdays. The Quilt Show Boutique is now officially in gear and they will be holding Teach-Ins at Informals to start production of boutique items. Come and make two one for the show and one for YOU! What if you DON T want to make a boutique item at Informal??? DON T DO IT! You are not required to make a boutique item if you come to Informal nobody will look at you funny or scold you or say anything to give you a guilt trip. Come just because you want to hang out, bring your own work, meet your friends and meet new ones, snoop around and look at what everyone else is doing, and JUST HAVE FUN. Wear your badge and bring your lunch we d love to see you! Circles please start on your Circle Blocks now so that your Snowbirds can bring them back up North to finish them. Each Circle makes enough blocks for a quilt and these are auctioned off at the Quilt Show. We raise anywhere from $2,500 to $4,000 with this auction. The Quilt Show is big fun, big shopping, and big inspiration, but it is also our bi-annual fundraiser. Boutique items and Circle Blocks are very important. The Venice Guild is known for always having the BEST boutique we are proud of that. Continued on page 2

2 President s Message continued from page 2 Tavie Zeidler has officially called for Mini-Quilts for the Show. We hold a silent auction each day for Mini-Quilts usually around a day. All of the proceeds usually around $2,000 - go to the South County Food Pantry. Keep the size to about an 80 perimeter so roughly 20 on a side. Call Tavie for more information. I love making all the cool stuff for the Quilt Show I hope you all do too. It feels good to be able to help the Guild and the community we share. We can also help in another way - I d like to remind you also to consider making a quilt to donate to the ALS project. Jean Campbell is the person to contact for information. One last reminder every year in May the Board allocates donations to charities nominated by the members. I already have two charities nominated if you would like to propose a charity to receive a donation, please send me an . Happy Quilting I ll see you at National Quilting Day! andrea Sunshine Card Requests Barbara Cierny is our Corresponding Secretary. If you know of someone that needs a card from the guild, please notify Barbara at bcierny@comcast.net ENHANCE YOUR VAQG EXPERIENCE Classes are great. Guild meetings are great but the real way to enjoy your membership in the Guild is to belong to a Circle. In a Circle you can make new friends meeting in small groups and share knowledge. If you would like to join a Circle please look for me at the back of the room before the meeting and I will try to find a Circle for you. Or call me at Jean Drever 2

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4 Venice Area Quilters Guild General Meeting Wednesday, February 22, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:01 P.M. Our President; Andrea Shlasko led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Recording Secretary s Report: A motion to approve was made by Char Sims and a second was made by Joan Cusack. The minutes of the January meeting were approved by the membership. President s Report: The Winners Circle were the hostesses for new members and guests tonight., March will be the Clamshells and April will be the Spice Girls. Sue Hamilton brought lollipops to share tonight. The nominating committee is looking for someone to fill the 1St Vice President position on the board. Crystal Allan is retiring. Please call or Kathy Casey, if you are interested. You can find her number in the paper directory or online. Informals are held every month on the second Wednesday. For May, June, July and August we also hold Informals on the 4th Wednesday. Informals are open sewing sessions that run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Once our Quilt Show Boutique committee is up and operational, the committee will have Teach-Ins where you can learn to make a small fun project. It is hoped that you will make one item fort he boutique, and of course you can make one or more for yourself once you know the pattern. Andrea stressed that you do NOT have to make the boutique project. If you are making items on your own or in your circle, then just come to sew and chat. On March 8 the Teach-In will be tissue covers and bag holders. It has come to our attention that there are some incorrect circle listings in the directory. When you have a chance, go online and have a look at your name and see if the circle listing is correct. Please notify Barb Hargrave if it is not. The budget meeting for the budget will be held on March 9th The Finance Committee will need all your budget needs by February 28th Please get this information to Pat Michaels. There is a quilt show on each of the first three weekends in March. Please check the Things to do page on the website for more Information. Every year we give away money to local charities in May. If you have a charity to propose, please Andrea with the exact name of the charity and a brief reason why the guild should donate to it. Andrea will research it and find out how they spend their money. Andrea introduced Diane Kearney - a very new member of the guild and our Publicity Committee. She would like to update the Circle pages. She will visit circles and take photos or circles can provide current photos, if they choose to. Her will be in the online directory She was also successful in getting the guild into the newspaper between the board meeting and the guild meeting. 2nd Vice President: Becky Adam. The Classes with Cheryl Sleboda today and yesterday were incredible on dimensional sewing and lightups. There was a piece of fabric found in the parking lot. See Becky. Next month s classes will be on March 22nd and 23rd with Jacquie Gering. 30 are signed up for the 22nd and 33 are signed up for the 23rd.As they have said many times, they have never before seen anyone not get into a class. The class maximum is 24. It must be magic. In April, a guild member; Barb Plough will be teaching a class about machine applique on tea towels. There are still openings. Please see the website for more information. 4

5 National Quilting Day: Sue Hamilton and Susan Singer March 19, Noon to four. Many activities planned. The Center of the room will be Build a Quilt with Pressers, Cutters, Fabric Selectors, and Sewers. Volunteers are needed. Susan reported that Community Service donated 147 quilts to Tidewell Hospice and they were thrilled to get them. She said they would love red white and blue quilts for their veterans if possible, as they do ceremonies. She received 3 dozen quilts tonight from members. Sue s line up includes 3-D origami by Jean Wright, English Paper Piecing by Andrea, Quilt Restoring by Caryl Coss, Rag Rugs and crocheted rugs, make and take mug rugs for kids, Landscape quilts by Sharon Bottini, Accuquilt cutting system demo. See Karen Borgeson to volunteer. More volunteers to help are needed. Membership: Barbara Hargrave reported 151 present with one new member and 15 guests. Raffle Quilt for Quilt Show 2018: A mock up was revealed showing the design of the quilt. The completed top has been sent to a quilter and should be completed by May. The quilt was designed by Guild Member, Janine Ward and was put together by a group of guild members. It is a complicated pattern and no pattern will be available. We will have a truly special, one of a kind, colorful, and gorgeous raffle quilt. The mock up will also be displayed at National Quilting Day, as the quilt has not been photographed yet and tickets have not been printed. Quilt Show: Val Wurster Val is filling the committees with chairpersons. The all important Boutique, which is such a big moneymaker for the guild (and provides for our teachers) now is being headed up by Kathy Casey, Pinky Stewart, & Linda Creed. Books and Magazines will be chaired by Patti Heald. Barbara Shapiro is chairing Circle Blocks. Blocks can be any size. Please include a pattern with the blocks. No sashing or borders are to be included with the blocks. A question was raised by a member so Andrea explained what circle blocks are to the membership. They are also a good moneymaker at the quilt show. A couple of the committees still needing chairs are Quilt Basket Raffle, Appraiser, Challenge Quilt and Set Up. See the Website for more complete information on the quilt show. Tavie Zeidler will be chairing the Mini Quilt Auction for the quilt show. She explained that the maximum size for a mini quilt is 80" diameter. She is hoping for quilts as half will be auctioned off each of the 2 days of the quilt show. Quilt Escape: Dawn Moore A total of 66 attended the Quilt Escape at the Christian Retreat Center in Bradenton. Dawn explained that the quilt show is held in the even years and the e cape is held in the odd years as a reward for the hard work of the quilt show. Dawn gave a brief report of the escape. A chairperson will be needed for the next escape in ALS Quilt Project: Jean Campbell brought more brochures and placed them on the table at the entry by the door prize tickets.. She received 10 quilts tonight and has 9 at home. The minimum is 36 x 46. The deadline is the April guild meeting for quilts from our guild. More information is on the website. Newsletter: The deadline for articles is Feb. 25, Old Business was covered and there was no new business. Andrea asked for a motion to adjourn. This was made by Sonja Jordan-Mowery, seconded by Jean Campbell. Meeting adjourned at 7:31. Respectfully submitted, Patty Phillips Recording Secretary Door Prizes were handed out. Show and Tell was presented A fabulous slide show and lecture was presented by the lovely and entertaining Cheryl Sleboda. 5

6 Community Service is important to the members of the Venice Area Quilters' Guild. The Sew Whatz Circle is now in charge of Community Service. If you have a surplus of children's themed fabric or bright solids, they would love your donations. If you need kits or quilt ideas, see Susan Singer or any member of the Sew Whatz Community Quilts VAQG members donated 147 quilts to Tidewell Hospice! They are asking for a few Veterans Quilts in Red, White & Blue if possible. They were extremely grateful! We will drop quilts off as we gather a good number of them. Also we will be turning quilts in for Head Start in August. All help is appreciated! Thanks to all who are helping this very important project! Quilters Classifieds - Selling or looking for a machine? Do you like to earn money making T-Shirt quilts? Do you repair old quilts for a fee? You can advertise for free on our website! Just send an towebmaster@vaqg.org to learn more. Reminder: Please do not wear perfumes or scented lotions for the comfort of our members with allergies or sensitivities. 6

7 WHATS NEW! QUILTING NEWS AND HAPPENINGS is the official website for Visit Sarasota County. Quilters (or anyone) planning a trip can search the site using the word "quilt". You will find events and an informative article about quilting in Sarasota County. It is a great website for locals and tourists alike. "HANGING AROUND": (Members with work in near and far exhibitions. If you have quilts on display or know of someone, let us know. ) SHOWS AND EVENTS 2017 dates: March 3 & 4, 2017 : Friendship Knot Quilters Guild presents " Quilts in Paradise" at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. March 9-11, 2017: Broward Quilt Expo (BQE) will be held from Thursday, March 9th through Saturday, March 11th, 2017 at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, FL March 12, 2017: The Venice Isles Estates Quilters 2017 Show is from 1:00 to 4:00 in Club House #1 (on left, look for a bright blue roof). No admission fee. Venice Isles Estates 603 Roma Rd, Venice, Florida March 16, 17 & 18: Original Sewing and Quilting Expo in at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland. March 18, 2017: Sunshine Quilt Guild's "Old Fashioned Show" from 9-4 at St. Davids Episcopal Church, 401 S. Broadway, Englewood, FL. Display of quilts, boutique, Granny Sue's Quilt Shop and food. For more info call Nancy Smith March 19, 2017: Venice Area Quilters Guild celebrates Quilting Month with a free expo on Sunday, March 19th from noon to 4:00pm. Demonstrations, make it and take it projects for all and more. At the Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave. Venice, FL March 24 & 25, 2017: Quilters Workshop of Tampa presents their quilt show - "Flights of Fancy"at the Salvation Army Worship Center on Sligh Avenue For more information go to 7

8 Greetings from Quilting on the Gulf 2018 Below are the open committees for Quilting by the Gulf I am confident that we will fill all of our committees within the next few months. If you or your circle would like to join the show team, send me an or give me a call. Each committee is important to our success and each committee can be fun. Step up. It s fun. Open Committees Appraiser Challenge Quilt Display Gift Basket Auction Hanging of Quilts Volunteer Coordinator Program Setup Printing Publicity Print Publicity Web Quilt Registration Quilt Turning Signage Vendor Contacts Vendor Hop Tea Room I hope you were able to attend our last guild meeting. If so, you saw the raffle quilt mock up. If not, here it is. It is an exquisite (queen size) representation of Venice. It has been pieced and is being quilted. Thanks to Janine Ward, our designer and Kathleen Heslin and her team for their hard work. Val Wurster VAQG Quilt Show 2018 Chairperson 8

9 Boutique News In exactly 1 year from this month we will having our quilt show. We are known for our excellent boutique, and it because of YOU, our members, who make such high quality and lovely items. We will be having a table at our meetings to accept your donations for the boutique. We will be having workshops on informal days to make items for the boutique and we invite you to participate if you wish. On March 8 we will have tissue covers and plastic bag caddies to work on. If you have materials out of your stash that you wish to pass on we will be most appreciative as we have many items we would like to make as we go forward. We also want to hear from you if you have ideas for gifts that would be nice to have at the boutique that we could make at workshops. Thanks and see you at the guild, Kathy Casey and Pinky Stewart Circle Blocks for the 2018 VAQG Show The Venice Quilt show is next March of 2018 This March is the time to start making your group s circle blocks. What are Circle Blocks? Circle Blocks are kits of blocks that can be assembled into a quilt. The size and number of blocks is determined by the group making the kit. The group may use any quilting technique example traditional piecing, paper piecing, applique, etc. for their blocks. The blocks may have a theme like Christmas. The size of the finished quilt when the blocks are put together may range from baby to king. Besides circles individuals and other groups can submit block kits. If you have questions, contact Barbara Shapiro. 9

10 Classes for March are as follows: Wednesday, March 22nd Creative Quilting with your Walking Foot Jacquie Gering Come discover the joy and creative possibilities of quilting with your walking foot. Learn tips and tricks for successful quilting with your walking foot along with creative quilting designs that can be accomplished on your home machine. Thursday, March 23rd Slice and Insert Improvisation Jacquie Gering Learn the basic technique and new adaptation, a foolproof strategy for matching inserts, simple techniques for adding complexity to a design as well as how to work with even width and wedge shaped inserts. Combine simple sewing with a new skill and create your own linear design. Class for April Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 Barbara Plough Barbara has been a Guild Member 18 years. Started sewing as soon as she could reach the peddles on her grandmothers machine around 6 years old. Started quilting in the late 70's. Has been teaching since the mid 60's. She is very experienced?? Machine Applique Techniques You will be learning to do machine applique. Your choice is to put the applique on a towel or make it into a quilt block. You will be designing your own applique or picking a design from ones Barbara will bring to class. Deadline for the April newsletter is March, 24,

11 Mystery Step 6 Pieces you will need: Dark Light 8 H 9½ X 1½ 4 border strips 34½ X 1½ 4 border strips 6½ X 41½ All sets from Step 5: Piece the KNOT together as shown. Put the Dark H pieces on the top and bottom Piece the CIRCLE as shown Piece blocks together, add Light border Log Cabin style, then Dark border the same way. 11

12 Venice Area Quilters Guild PO Box 2208 Venice, FL Pieces & Patches Newsletter of the Venice Area Quilters Guild March 2017 April 2017 Newsletter Deadline: Friday, March, Send News and Photos to Kathie Porteous Andrea Shlasko, webmaster Send address, phone and changes to Barbara Hargrave, Website Address: 12