Tidewater Quilters Guild. S e w W h a t. Published Monthly by the Tidewater Quilters Guild, Inc

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1 Tidewater Quilters Guild S e w W h a t Volume 36, Issue11 May 2014 Inside this issue: Published Monthly by the Tidewater Quilters Guild, Inc Raffle Quilt, FYI, Gadget 2 President s Message, Lines from Linus, 3 Fabric Exchanges News from the Virginia Quilt Museum Looking for a great way to spend a day or two this summer? Head up to the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, VA. This year, the museum will spotlight the state s different regions and examine the influences of geography on the artist. Stitching It All Together the Threads that Unite Us features quilters of the Tidewater region. The show opens on May 6 th and runs thru August 23 rd. STITCHING IT ALL TOGETHER highlights the diversity of this region and the rich cultures and traditions that impact the artists here. The artists include national and regional award winners as well as many talented, yet unknown artists from our guild. From the syncopated rhythm of the modern-art quilter to the steady cadence of the traditional quilter, the wide range of quilt styles reflect how quilters come together in celebration of this time-honored art form. All are welcome to attend the Meet the Artists reception on Saturday, June 7 from 1PM 4PM. While in Harrisonburg, spend a day sampling the richness of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Trendy restaurants, museums, art galleries and QUILT SHOPS are located within minutes of the museum. For more information, visit Bella Fabrics, in Suffolk, is an exhibit sponsor. Parliamentarian Slate of Officers Membership, Night Chapter Minutes, Night Chapter Program Newsletter Editor Jane Ann Snyder tqgnewsletter@yahoo.com Deadline for next newsletter May 23rd 4 & 5 6 Ad - Yard Sale 7 Ad, QOV. Shenandoah Quilt Show Saturday Chapter Minutes Quilt Show 10 Quilt Show Rules 12 NASA Block Challenge 13 Programs 14 Registration form 15 Calendar Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show 2014 I wish to thank everyone that participated in making Journeys a success at the recent Mancuso Show. I hope you know how much you are appreciated. Diane S Bennett TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 1

2 RAFFLE QUILT (Constance Spotts Feel the Rhythm Original design featuring Elsie Harriman s hand dyed fabric. Musical instruments are hand appliquéd and embroidered. 86 in x 92 in Quilters: Carole Dull, Karan Fisher, Jackie Gaskins, Millie Johnson, Adrienne Maples, Leora Norstrom, Elaine Page, Ann Walls, Constance Spotts FYI REMINDER : The Day Chapter meeting in May will be on the third Tuesday of the month - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 so there will be no conflict with the Senior Olympics. DAY CHAPTER PROGRAM FOR MAY The program for the Day Guild will be a presentation by Joy Iervolino entitled 4 Cubes 4 Ways which will be followed by an after school class on the same subject. I have taken a class from Joy in the past which I found enlightening, easy (because she is a good teacher), and fun. She will charge $6 for the afternoon payable to her at class time. We have room for 10 participants. Please call Cease Pine at to register. A list of supplies will be ed upon registration. Come and join us for a fun time. Gadget Guru (Margo Bavry) quilter11@me.com) What do you do with your batting scraps? I found something you can use to use up those batting scraps. It is called "Heat Press" Batting together. You lay the batting edges together and press the tape over the edges and now you have a larger piece, and best thing, it is100% made in the USA!! Happy Quilting, Margo TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 2

3 A Message From Your President Carole Dull Hello quilters, A big thank you goes to Sandy Reynolds and the Spring Fling Group for a great time at Spring Fling this year. Another big than you to Karan Fisher for her work in completing the slate of officers for the executive board and chapters. Thank you to everyone that has taken positions on the board and in the chapters. I hope you will be planning to travel to Harrisonburg starting May 6 to see the works of Tidewater quilters at the Virginia Quilt Museum. Our own Wilma Gerald is curating this exhibit. Charlotte Angotti, a national teacher, and former resident of the area will be here in August to lecture and give a workshop. I hope you are looking forward to these events as much as I am. Keep sewing for all the good reasons you sew. Carole LINES FROM LINUS (Collier Webb ) The April workshop will be held at Sarah's Thimble on Saturday, April 26th while the May workshop is due to be held on May 31st at Nancy's Calico Patch. For any Project Linus workshop, please bring your sewing machine, cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter. All other materials will be provided. Hope to see you soon. Collier Webb FABRIC EXCHANGES Day Chapter Contact: May June Strips (7) 2 1/2 & Fat Quarters Denise McCue & Gene Ann Hall Stripes and/or Circles Florals A fat quarter is a piece of fabric cut so that it is18" x 22" straight of grain. 2 1/2" strips are cut the width of the fabric. These are fun ways to get some variety in your stash. Night Chapter 2 1/2 Strips (14) Fat Quarters Lucky Buck Contact: Judy Ross Margo Bavry Marie Bauckman Linda Yeager May June Batiks Red, white & blue Cost $1 Fabric provided. Use any pattern for the block. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 3

4 Parliamentarian Karan Fisher (757) Tidewater Quilters Guild, Inc Slate of Officers for Executive Board President Vacant 1 st Vice President Karen Bastone 2 nd Vice President Ann Walls (2 nd term) Secretary Millie Johnson (2 nd term) Treasurer Wilma Gerald Newsletter Editor Lola McCraken Membership Jackie Brown (2 nd term) Day Chapter Coordinator Denise McCue Night Chapter Coordinator Diane Bennett Saturday Chapter Coordinator Tambrey Zang Quilt Show Officer -?? Election to be in January 2015 Raffle Quilt Officer Nimble Thimble Bee Community Service Lynn Smith NOTE: Sue Troyan & Betts Werbiskis have volunteered to Chair the Quilts of Valor position. Alexis Gardner has volunteered for Properties, an appointed position TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 4

5 Tidewater Quilters Guild, Inc Slate of Officers for Day Chapter Board Day Chapter Coordinator Denise McCue Programs/Vice Coordinator Diane Beavers Secretary Mary Ellen Roemer Treasurer Debbie Williams (2 nd term) Members at Large Sandy Frances & Lynn Valos Night Chapter Board Night Chapter Coordinator Diane Bennett Programs/Vice Coordinator Tammy Halstead Secretary Faye Hannah Treasurer Karen Levine Member(s) at Large Margo Bavry Saturday Chapter Board Saturday Chapter Coordinator Tambrey Zang Programs/Vice Coordinator Chris McMahon & Leora Norstrom Secretary Linda Yeager Treasurer Linda Jeter Member(s) at Large Nancy Zarse TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 5

6 Membership (Jackie Brown Total members 383 New and Returning Members #192 Barbera Radford 5607 Brices Lane VB (757) #271 7 Mkiwa Khalid 4221 South Plaza Trail #102 VB phoenx707@aol.com (757) #179 4 Betts Werbiskis 1129 Glenside Drive VB biskit4@cox.net (757) PLEASE, if you hear of someone saying they did not get their newsletter to please check their spam and junk mail folders. They also need to let me know via their so I can check to make sure it is the correct one on file. Several people have stated they are not getting their newsletters via , only to find out they are in Night Chapter Program The Night Chapter program will be Fat Quarter Bingo. For each fat quarter you bring, you will be allowed to play one card. We will start with a 2 card limit, but if extra cards are available you may play a 3 card maximum. Please bring fabrics with a spring or summer theme. Game winners will win a pack of at least 6 fat quarters. Night Chapter Coordinator (Karen Bastone ) Night Chapter Minutes April 14, members and 6 guests in attendance Tammy Halstead opened the meeting with introduction of guests and recognizing April birthdays. Marie Bauckman, Quilt Show Chair, asked for items for the silent auction and baskets or containers to package auction items in. Please bring to the meetings. If you donate an item for the silent auction you will be given a raffle ticket. All the information you need for the quilt show is on our website, Check it out! Millie Johnson won the raffle drawing for the evening. More participation in the Fat Quarter Exchange was requested. You may turn in 2 fat quarters each month. The themes are listed in the newsletter. Our program was presented by Tammy Halstead. We had the opportunity to learn how to make a thread catcher to sit at our sewing machines. There were a lot of participants and chatter going on during the project. Thank you, Tammy! Winners for the evening: Block of the Month-Sallie Berry, Lucky Buck-Atha Wimmer Fat Quarters-Judy Ross and Alexis Gardner, Embroidered B O M-Adrienne Maples Door Prizes-Pam Traynham, Linda Nevajans and Nancy Long. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 6

7 Huge Quilter/Sewer Yard Sale May 16 and 17, 2014, 8:30 Am 2:00 PM 3816 River Oak Circle, Virginia Beach, VA, A local quilter has moved to a progressive care community in NC. Her daughter is selling all the quilting, sewing and embroidery items. Partial list: *Sewing machine table (similar to the Arrow/Koala ones); *quilt rack; *Featherweight sewing machine table, *Sewing machines, sergers, etc. including *Bernina 1230 with all accessories; *Janome Memory Craft with all accessories ( Like new!); *Babylock Serger Evolve; *Brother Innovis 4000D with accessories; *BabyLock embellisher EMB7; *BabyLock blind hemmer BL101; *Janome 8050; *Featherweight sewing machines including regular and freearm models; Tutto cases, rolling sewing machine cases, Ott lights (floor and table), Sew Steady portable sewing tables; Quilter s Cruise Control; quilting supplies including mats, cutters, rulers, books, sewing cases, lights, and much more. Everything has been moved from the quilter s home to a secure location and will not be at the sale site (which is NOT the home) until the day of the sale. For more information and a detailed list (after May 6), bkquilter734@yahoo.com. Come by to help out a fellow quilter and get some great bargains! We prefer cash and/or money orders. We will accept checks only for sales over $ and will hold any items paid for by check until the check clears. Paid ad TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 7

8 For Sale: Bernette 600 Embroidery Machine with Multi Thread stand and deco scan II All manuals. $ and a Bernina 160 Virtuoso in white Horn cabinet with lift. $ Call Edna Quilts of Valor This is one of the nurses who was a QOV liaison to patients in Landstule Air Force ICU being introduced to the membership at the night chapter meeting. Her name is CDR Katherine Kioshi. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 8

9 Saturday Chapter Minutes, April 5, 2014 Linda Yeager, TQG Sat. Chapter Secretary 26 members, 1 guest The Saturday Chapter was called to order by Pam Traynham. 1) Constance Spotts encouraged the selling of raffle tickets. Tambrey Zang will be the new Sat. chapter representive for the raffle. More than 800 tickets were sold during the Mid Atlantic Quilt Show alone. We are also awaiting confirmation that the Nimble Thimbles (Wed Morning Sara's Thimbles) will be making the 2015 raffle quilt. 2) Elaine Page brought our attention to the photo of her husband Les Page (Quilts of Valor Foundation) presenting a Quilt of Valor at the Marine Corps Museum to a newly promoted Marine. The photo appears in the current "American Patchwork and Quilting" magazine (page 10). She also read a thank you letter from a WWII veteran and his daughter and photos of the recipient with his quilt made by our Anne Hannigan. 3) Diane Bennett is looking for theme suggestions for next years Mancuso Show guild quilt. Please contact her. 4) Carol Dull/Karen Fisher is looking for nominations from members for positions to be filled for the next/upcoming year on both the Saturday chapter guild (Chapter coordinator & Program coordinator--which can be done by a group or rotating basis) and the executive board. There will be a May presentation of names/volunteers with the positions beginning in August. 5) Volunteers are still needed for the June quilt show. Please contact Jane Ann Snyder for ad placements in the show programs. Nancy McLaulin has scheduled a basket making work day for April 26th. It will be a pot luck and run from 9-4pm. 6) Congratulations go out to the 9 volunteer quilters that donated their machines, skill, and patience to the Girl Scout & CHKD sewing event held March 9th. There were 76 girl scouts present aged 5-13 years old and they completed 187 squares. This event will run twice a year with the next sew-in scheduled for October. More volunteers are sought to assist in this worthwhile event. Pam assured us that the scouts are split up into two sessions, with each session broken down by age and skill level. Congrats also go out to the three young members in our chapter that assisted in the event. 7) There will be a quilt raffle from April 14-19th with tickets sold at the Norfolk NEX. Diane Beavers donated the quilt with all proceeds going to the QOV foundation. 8) A card of appreciation, a group of friendship squares, and flowers were presented to Siri Hoover at the meeting. Siri is moving to North Carolina this month. She will be sorely missed. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 9

10 THE TQG QUILT SHOW The World of Quilting: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow JUNE 20, 21, 22, 2014 Friday & Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM THE SHRINER S AUDITORIUM IN CHESAPEAKE Khedive Shrine Center 645 Woodlake Dr., Chesapeake, The only way TQG members would be unaware that we are having our biennial Quilt Show this June is to be hibernating under a rock! Just kidding! We know you are supporting the show and so many members have volunteered to help and are making a big difference. But here is the 411 on the 2014 TQG show: The Shriner s Auditorium in Chesapeake is the venue; it is large and spacious and will accommodate all our treasures. Be thinking about the quilt you will display. Look for the QUILT SHOW table at the Saturday, Day, and Evening guild meetings in May. ALL the information you need is available from one of the committee members. You can also pick up RAFFLE TICKETS to sell ($1.00 per ticket) and take with you a photograph of the beautiful quilt that will be raffled off on Sunday June 22nd. Remember to participate in the Challenge Quilt display. Information on how to participate is listed in last month s newsletter. A copy of the Quilt Show RULES is available at the Show Table during the May Guild Meetings. If you would like to advertise in the Brochure for the Quilt Show, you can do that as well. Applications are available from Jane Ann Snyder. Important Deadlines: May 13th-Submit your written REGISTRATION FORM indicating your Intent to Display your Quilt (Ann Walls, ) June 1st- Submit your information to advertise in the Brochure for the Quilt Show. (Jane Ann Snyder, or ) June 10th- Last day to drop off quilts. Collection points are: Ann Walls , Sew E-Z , Millie Johnson , Joyce Beckwith , Alexis Gardner , or Jane Ann Snyder June 19th is set up only. Friday June 20, Saturday June 21 & Sunday June 22 TQG QUILT SHOW TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 10

11 Vendor Chair, Jennifer Griffin has recruited 15 vendors to display, demonstrate and sell their wares. More vendors are waiting in the wings in case any of the original 15 cancel; we cannot accommodate all the vendors who have applied to participate! What a delightful problem! Bring your shopping bags!! The Silent Auction promises to be incredible. So many quilting necessities are being collected by Guild members, and all those treasures will be in baskets waiting for your bid. There will also be fabulous door prizes which have been collected over several months. The Quilt Show Committee Members are working very hard to make the vision we had last year become a reality this June. There have been bumps along the way, of course, and the long hours and hard work continue to be very demanding. These ladies have devoted much energy to this endeavor. Plan to give an encouraging word to these folks as we enter the last stretch of this marathon race! And THANK YOU to the members whose names do not appear here but who are making significant contributions when asked by the committee members. Marie Bauckman, Chair Mary Hormell- Treasurer Frieda Doubts, Co-Chair Jennifer Griffin- Vendors/ Door Prizes Millie Johnson- Publicity Lola Mccracken- Publicity Ann Hulet Walls- Quilt Registration & Memory Quilts Debi Harding- Set up/take Down Alexis Gardner- Volunteers Jane Ann Snyder- Program & Appraiser Nancy McLaulin- Silent Auction Faye Hannah- Quilt Challenge Margo Bavry- Silent Auction Linda Kelley- Committee Quilt Karen Fisher- Show Ribbons Marlene Tillman, Leia Nasholts- Café Visit our Quilt Show Site on the TQG website if you seek additional information. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 11

12 TIDEWATER QUILTERS GUILD QUILT SHOW RULES 1. Only members of the Tidewater Quilters Guild are eligible to enter items in this show. 2. The entrant must have participated in the construction of the item. 3. Items may be entered for display only or competition. 4. Members may enter up to three (3) items in the Individual or Team Category and may participate in the construction of up to five (5) items in the Group category. Exception: a quilter who provides this service for hire must be listed on the entry form but there is no limit on the number of items she/he may have quilted. Category Definitions: A. Individual A single person is responsible for every aspect of the construction and completion of this item. B. Team Two (2) people participated in the construction and completion this item. C. Group More than two (2) people participated in the construction and completion this item. 5. All entries must be clean, undamaged and free of smoke, odor and pet hair. No pre-quilted fabric or cheater cloth may be used. The committee reserves the right to eliminate any item that does not meet these standards. 6. All quilts must contain a filler (batting or fabric) sandwiched between two (2) layers of fabric which are joined with quilting. 7. No entry will be displayed if it has been previously shown in a TQG Quilt Show. 8. A separate Registration Form must be completed for each entry. Send completed forms to Millie D. Johnson, 1605 Barnards Cove Road, Virginia Beach, VA or turn in at the guild meeting. Completed forms are due by May 1, A photo of the item must accompany each Registration Form. 9. Entries will be collected at any of the following collection points between Wednesday, June 6 th and Saturday, June 9 th at 5:00 PM: Joyce Beckwith, Freida Doubts, Sew-EZ 2858 Airline Blvd, Portsmouth Telephone: Linda Hall, 4728 Skipjack Road, Virginia Beach Telephone: The item must be delivered in a fabric bag or pillowcase labeled with the name of the item, and the entrant s name, address and telephone number. A receipt will be issued when the item is received at the collection point. This receipt must be presented in order to pick up the item at the end of the show. 10. All entries must remain on display for the entire show. NO ITEM will be released prior to 5:00 pm on Sunday, June 24, Release of items will be done at the facility between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm. Pick up at any other time must be arranged with Freida Doubts, , and your receipt must be presented. 11. Each entry must have a label with the entrant s name, address and telephone number securely sewn to it. On quilts and miscellaneous items, sew the label on the bottom right-hand corner of the back. On garments, the label should be sewn to the inside, but in a place where the set-up and take-down crews can locate it easily. 12. Each quilt, other than miniature quilts, must have a HANG- ING SLEEVE 4 to 5 inches wide when finished and attached securely to the quilt. If the quilt has no hanging sleeve, it will not be displayed. To make a 4 finished sleeve, start with a rectangle of fabric 9 wide by the measured width of the quilt less 3. Finish the raw edge on the two short sides of the rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise, wrong sides together and sew into a tube by stitching the two long edges together with a ½ seam allowance. Refold the sleeve lengthwise so that the seam runs down the center of one side of the tube, raw edges still on the outside. Lay the tube on the quilt, at the top, 1 below the binding, with the raw edges against the back of the quilt. Whip-stitch both folds of the sleeve to the quilt being sure that your stitches catch both the backing and batting but don t show through on the front. 13. Guild members may offer their entries for sale during the show. If you choose to sell your item, the item must be checked on your registration form and the price must also be indicated on your registration form. The Boutique will handle the sales transaction and a 10% commission will be charged by the Guild for all items sold during the show. 14. The Committee may re-categorize a quilt if it is entered into the wrong category or combine the items in a given category if there are fewer than five (5) quilts in a category. 15. All decisions of the Quilt Show Committee and Judges are final. The judges are enrolled in the National Quilting Association Certification Program and will use NQA standards to evaluate entries. 16. The following awards will be presented: 1 st Place & 2 nd Place: Beginner s Quilt Mixed Techniques Quilt Appliqué Quilt, Large Miniature Quilts Appliqué Quilt, Small Art Pieces Pieced Quilt, Large Wearable Art Pieced Quilt, Small Miscellaneous Best in Show Technique Awards: Hand-Quilting Machine Appliqué Machine-Quilting Best Use of Embellishments Hand Appliqué Best Use of Color Judges Choice (1) and Viewers Choice (1) and TQG Challenge TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 12

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14 2nd Vice President Programs (Ann Walls ) PROGRAM: The registration form for Charlotte Angotti s workshop is attached. See below for details of her workshop and presentations. Registration for the workshop will be open to TQG members only until May 31. Other registrants may send in forms and if there are any openings, they will be processed by the postmark date. CURRENT SCHEDULE JUNE Sue Reich will present two trunk shows and presentations on WWI and WWII quilts. This is the centennial year for WWI quilts so it is a timely presentation. We were hoping to have an after school workshop following the Day Chapter but she has to be in Texas on Thursday. AUGUST Charlotte Angotti is returning to conduct a Saturday workshop (August 9) and presentations to both the Day and Night Chapters. She owned a quilt shop in this area several years ago. Please schedule your vacation around this workshop and save your pennies. The workshop is called Let Me Surprise You. She will provide a laser cut kit for the participants; so, there will be no pre-cutting/preparation for the workshop just bring basic sewing supplies. I hear it is very popular at the Houston show and sells out fast. That s the good news; the bad news is that the kit costs $95 and is due at the time of registration. I thought long and hard about offering this class but when looking at the cost of fabric and in my own case, I sometimes spend more than I would have if I had just gotten the kits. Charlotte can t give us dimensions because it is all a surprise but tells me that her patterns are easily enlarged if you want a different size. There are samples on her web site of previous class projects. Her presentations are: Night Chapter, Why Aren t You Making More Quilts? I know you have the fabric. ; Day Chapter: Surprise Yourself! The book, the quilts and all the fun of the method. NOVEMBER Sara Bliss Wright will be making PowerPoint presentations to the Day and Night Chapter. She is not a quilter but has thoroughly researched quilts and quilting. I saw her presentation at the AQSG seminar in Charleston and immediately thought our members would want to hear of her findings. Night Chapter: The Mt. Ida Quilt Project: One Community, Two Quilts, Three Centuries ; Day Chapter: Alabama Cotton and Bemis Bags: Pieced into quilt History (this is the one I saw and it tracks the history of how feeds sack fabrics were started manufactured and stopped). MARCH Suzi Parron will has published two books on barn quilts and she will present slide shows of barns and the stories behind the quilts. I have been following her on Facebook and they are gorgeous. TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 14

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16 Tidewater Quilters Guild P. O. Box Virginia Beach, VA Date (2014) Meeting or Event Program/Notes Saturday, May 3 Saturday Chapter Meeting Girls Club Cedar Road Monday, May 12 Night Chapter Meeting CUMC Tuesday, May 20 Day Chapter Meeting Ocean View Senior Center NOTE DATE CHANGE Tuesday, May 20 Executive Board Meeting 6:45 pm CUMC Saturday, May 31 Linus Workshop 10 am Nancy s Calico Patch Day Chapter (Second Tuesday) Social 9:30 a.m. Meeting 10:00 a.m. Ocean View Senior Center 600 E. Ocean View Ave., Norfolk. Night Chapter (Second Monday) Social 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. Community United Methodist 1072 Old Kempsville Rd., Va. Beach Saturday Chapter (First Saturday) Social 9-10 am Meeting 10:00 am A Place for Girls 912 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake Executive Board (Tuesday the week after night chapter meeting) Meeting 6:45 PM Community United Methodist 1071 Old Kempsville Rd., Va. Beach TQG s Sew What May 2014 Page 16