Newsletter. LIQS Calendar. Long Island Quilters Society. September / October 2017

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1 Long Island Quilters Society Newsletter September / October 2017 LIQS Calendar September 18, 7pm Annual meeting Board vote and swearing in. Holiday tree decorations. October 22 10am Quilt the Day Away Merrick Golf Course October 23-10am General Meeting November 20 10am General Meeting Station Rotation December 11-7pm Holiday Party Congratulations to Maria Cousins whose beautiful entry won Best of World at Mancuso s World Quilt Show, Quilt New England in August!

2 Long Island Quilters Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1660, Mineola, NY Officers and Board of Directors, President -Sharon Salkewicz st VP Mush Masters Rmasters@optonline.net nd VP - Pat Roaldsen Roaldsen50@msn.com rd VP Joy McKeon sewjoysew@gmail.com Evening Recording Secretary- June Gerbracht junegerbracht@gmail.com Day Recording Secretary - Kate McDermott kakmobile@hotmail.com Treasurer - Elsa Shea Twoshea4@verizon.net Newsletter Editor Marie Martin Reemartin38@optonline.net Member Workshops HELP WANTED! Webmaster Anna Hanrahan Mannington@verizon.net Directors at Large Membership Joni Foote Quiltsfortomorrow@aol.com Sunshine and Shadows Carol Irwin Charity Judy Wollman Judyw325@yahoo.com Nominations HELP WANTED! Honorary Board Members Margot Cohen, Kathy D Amour, Paula Lederkramer, Janet Ratner A Letter from the president Dear Members: Welcome back! I hope you all had a lovely summer. I want to take a moment to thank Pat Roaldsen for her dedication and fantastic work with our member workshops. I am sorry to see her leave her position, but hope to continue to learn from her. It s that time of year again, membership renewal is upon us. We ask that you please complete the membership application contained in this issue and turn it into Joni Foote by October 1 st. We have a lot of great events coming up this fall. Bus trips, classes, the fourth edition of Quilt the Day Away, to name a few. Make sure you sign up on time to claim your spot. Plans for the show are underway, keep an eye out for the registration booklet. Happy Quilting! Sharon The LI Quilters Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering an interest in quilting, encouraging the preservation of our quilt heritage, and offering year round instructional opportunities for its members. The society provides a meeting where quilters can support each other s growth and development. The membership year is from October 1 through September 30. The annual membership fee is $30. Members receive a bi-monthly newsletter and are eligible to participate in workshops. Monthly meetings are held at the Freeport Recreation Center, 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY. From the Editor My apologies for the condition of this Newsletter. My Microsoft Word program has malfunctioned for the last three days! Marie

3 By the Sea A few short weeks ago the Fab 5 plus 1 formed a committee committed to making the LIQS 2018 show a reality. We drew up a list of committees that were needed and A list of possible suspects to corale into helping us. We received calsl with offers to help from new members, and seasoned Old Timers (no offense but you know who you are). Former show chairpeople who know better than anyone else the task ahead, offered their help, support, wisdom and encouragement. Many have taken on jobs for Even the folks we approached with requests responded with a Sure! How do I do it? Now, because of the many volunteers, we have a venue, a raffle quilt in the works, raffle books and show pins ordered, flyers designed and printed, and the job looks a lot more manageable than it did a short time ago. Our membership is 250 quilters and it is our hope that you will all become a part of the show. Yes! We know that you will sell your chance books, and sign up for 2 hours at the show, but this year we want as many of you as possible to consider doing a little more. Maybe a few extra hours of volunteer time at the show, or selling some extra raffles. Maybe your extra will be to make, or join with friends to make, a basket for the Chinese auction. Maybe your extra will be to bring a carful of friends to Point Lookout for the show. Whatever you decide to do we want you to know that we will notice your efforts and to the best of our ability we will thank you for those efforts. Pat, June, Marie, Kate and Lois plus Mush Chance books will be available for pick up at the September and October meetings! If you cannot be at these meetings, please ask a friend to collect yours. 3.

4 Below we have listed the heads of all the show committees. Committees that are starred are those which will be in need of volunteers. Joyce Fischer s committee Judging which involves helping the judges and delivering the judged quilts to be hung on the Friday before the show will not count as two hours of volunteer work. Committee Heads: Admissions Carol Irwin Admissions/Vendors Elsa Shea - elsashea@ymail.com Catalog - Sharon Salkewicz - smashbags@gmail.com Challenge Quilts Marilyn Hamilton Jackson butterfly48@earthlink.net Christine Lilly Ladymeryl49@yahoo.com Chinese Auction Kathleen Wideska - cwideska@optonline.net , Linda Huncharoff Lshuncharoff@optonline.net , Docents - Betty Ann Colangelo- BACOLANGELO214@gmail.com , Pat Ronga PJRon2596@verizon.net Hanging/Layout/lay out/take down Sharon (see catalog ) Hospitality Carole DePietto cdepietto@verizon.net Barbara Kessler FiveKess@optonline.net , Judging Joyce Fischer joyce.fischer@aol.com , Members Boutique Judy Wollman judyw325@yahoo.com Mary Ellen Orchard - meonli@aol.com Opportunity Quilt Mush Masters rmasters@optonline.net , Publicity Joanne Sorrentino mykittys42@gmail.com , Raffles Gail Savold gail@savold.com Margaret Mitchko muncie@optonline.net Receiving - Anne Kurz - amk728@verizon.net Ruth Bechtold RQBechtold@aol.com Registration- Sharon Salkewicz see catalog Barbara Ringel - barbararingel167@msn.com Ribbons - Debbie Smith deb8846@aol.com Rita D Alonzo - quiltmomma56@gmail.com Signs - Deb Kircheim - damskny@gmail.com Volunteers Nancy LaRocca - N_Larocca@hotmail.com

5 . The annual Quilt the Day Away is Sunday, October 22 from 10am until 3:30pm. It is at The Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse, just east of the Meadowbrook Parkway south of Merrick Road. We began registering members for classes and we already filled the Tee Shirt Quilt class. There are still a few spots in the Stained Glass class and Conquering the Y Seams class. If you would like to be in either of these I suggest you send me your money A.S.P. Last month I identified Arlaine s class in error as the Disappearing Nine Patch. Special thanks to Joyce V. for straightening this confused quilter out. It is the Disappearing Hourglass Class. I truly appreciate your help Joyce. The rest of the classes remain available. Since we have already registered 37 members I hope anyone who wants to attend QTDA will bring or send their $25.00 check to Pat.. Rememberlunch is included.. Classes available: Jewelry Bag- Mo Roth Veteran s Quilt Mush Masters Intricate Pouch _ Gail Stavold Disappearing Hourglass Arlaine Frucht Stained Glass Quilt- Gloria Bliedner Pillow Cases Nancy LaRocca Conquering the Y Seam Judy LaRocca Starry Night _ Sandy Sievers * The check must be included to be registered! No refunds will be given unless we can find a substitute student for the class. Send form below and $ to: Pat Roaldsen 57 Disc Lane Wantagh, NY Quilt the Day Away Sunday Oct. 22, 2017 Name Phone number Class selection. Please write the teacher s name on the line below. 1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice You can always come and Sit and Sew for $15! You must register for that as a class. 5.

6 Women in the Military would like the following: 2 each for girls aged 3 to 16 and 2 each for boys 3 to 16 Women in the Miitary s goal is that No veteran experience homelessness, poverty, or hunger, when returning to civilian life. They help with housing, food, education, job training, counseling and much more. Thanks, Judy Wollman Classified Ads: 2 Billy Bookcases Oak Veneer Each one 31 1/2 W x 11 D x 79 1/2 H Shelves 10 1/2 D x 30 W 2 Overhead Bookcase Lamps Excellent Condition Perfect for a Quilt Room Price $125 Pat Ronga Quilters Newsletter Magazines Janet Ratner, who will be moving south in a few months, she is looking for a home for almost every issue of Quilters Newsletter from the beginning to the last issue. Interested? You can reach Janet at Janetratner@yahoo.com Linda s Going Shopping! The next bus trip is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4th The trip will take shoppers to some of their favorite area locations including Burkholders. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for non-members. Bus will leave from Eisenfower Field #1 at 7am and return around 8. Send check made out to LIQS with sase to Linda Vasconi, 1678 Baker Ave. N. Merrick, NY Questions? Contact Linda at r quiltcook@aol.com

7 LIQS Annual Meeting, September, 18th According to the BY-laws of LIQS there is an annual meeting held at the beginning of the quilting year (September) at which the board of directors for the coming year are presented and voted upon. As you can see there are a few vacancies which need filling. How about stepping up and volunteering for one of these positions? The slate for the Long Island Quilters Board for is as follows: President Sharon Salkewicz 1 st VP - Mush Masters 2 nd VP - Pat Roaldsen 3 rd VP Joy McKeon Evening Recording Secretary June Gerbracht Congratulations are in order for the Day Recording Secretary Kate McDermott wonderful display during July and August Treasurer Elsa Shea at the Levittown Library. As usual, Carol Irwin Newsletter Editor Marie Martin gets our thanks, as well as all the folks who Member Workshops needs to be filled donated their quilts to the event! Sunshine & Shadows Carol Irwin Webmaster Anna Hanrahan Membership Joni Foote Charity Judy Wollman Nominations needs to be filled The members listed above will be voted on and sworn in at the Annual Meeting in September. Additionally, we have non-board positions: Festival of Trees Rosemary Brix Bus Trips Linda Vasconi June Dinner needs to be filled

8 A Message from our Membership Chair Dear Membership: I am happy to announce that we have 60 paid members so far for Those that provide a self address & stamped envelope your cards will go in the mail end of August. Please remember dues are $35.00 with post mark of October 1st and it will be $40.00 after that date. If you are missing the membership form, Marie was nice and attached it to this news letter for you to print out and mail to me or it can be found on our website as well. If you want your membership card mailed to you please send a self stamp and addressed envelope along with your check. Otherwise you can pick up a card at the meeting if you would like one. If you have not paid by October 1st please note the September/October news letter will be the last one you get until you are a paid member. Our website pass word will be changing as well so you want to make sure that you are a member in order to be able to see or access the member only items. I am looking forward to another banner year and seeing all of you. Membership table will continue to run the 50/50 raffle at the meetings. Also remember honor your membership requirements they are: (1) to sign up for your 2 hours to serve at the quilt show, and(2)to sell/buy 2 books on the raffles. Remember many hands make light work. Let's make this a successful year with lots of learning, making new friends and joining some of the actives listed on your membership form. Such as: Sign in table AM or PM(memberships signs in and the 50/50 raffle) Nominating Committee Chair the Quilt show (do it with friends) LIQS IQ (Quilt) Charity Quilts Membership Workshops (teaching workshop) Please feel free to write or call me if you should have any inquires.thank you all again for all that you do to make this guild a success. Joni Foote, Membership

9 Long Island Quilters Society, Inc. Membership Application September 1, 2017 August 31, 2018 Annual Dues are $40.00 (cash or check payable to LIQS) Name (For Renewing members: Please include your name on the form and only new or changed information below. Please print clearly. Thank you) Address New Member Renewing Member City State Zip Phone # ( ) Mobile # ( ) Birth month only: OR I do not have an address (The LIQS newsletter will be sent via in pdf format, Please print clearly) Junior Members: Please indicate your sponsor s name (Ages annual dues are $20.00) (Sponsor must be a current LIQS Member) Membership responsibilities include selling two books of tickets for the Opportunity Quilt and working a minimum of two hours at the Convention, which will be held in May Please select one or more of the following activities. You are not being asked to make a firm commitment, but only to be called upon for help if necessary. Remember, joining a committee is one of the best ways to become involved in LIQS : Sign-in Table (AM meetings) Nominating Committee Sign-in Table (PM meetings) LIQS IQ (Quilt) Nominating Committee Charity Quilts Chair a Quilt Show Committee Membership Workshops (teaching workshop) Please mail your membership application BEFORE October 1 st to: LIQS Membership Chair th Avenue Sea Cliff, NY Include a check for $40.00 ($35.00 before Oct 1.) payable to LIQS. If you want a membership card please supply a self-addressed,& stamped envelope. NO REFUNDS For Administration Only: Received Bank Check# Date Card Delivered Batch #

10 September Block of the Month Dove in the Window Finished Size 12" x 12" Cutting Instructions Pink Print... Cut 8 squares 2 5/8" x 2 5/8"... Cut 4 squares 2 1/4" x 2 1/4"... Cut 1 square 2" x 2"... Cut 4 squares 4" x 4" Background... Cut 8 squares 2 5/8" x 2 5/8"... Cut 4 strips 2" x 5 3/4" Assembly Instructions Step 1. On wrong side of 2 5/8" background fabric, draw diagonal line with the marking tool of your choice. Layer square with 2 5/8" pink print square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" seam on each side of marked line; cut apart on marked line. Press open to make pieced squares (Diagram I-A). Make 16. Step 2. Sew 2 pieced squares together to make pieced-rectangle unit. Make 4/4 reversed (Diagram I-B). Step 3. Using Diagram II as a guide, sew pieced rectangle to 4" square. Sew reversed pieced rectangle to 2 1/4" square; sew rows together. Make 4 large pieced squares. Step 4. Using Assembly Diagram background strip. Make 2; top and bottom rows. Sew 2 background strips to 2" pink square to make middle row. Sew rows together to make Dove In the Window Block

11 October Block Pieced Heart Finished Size: 12 x 12. Cutting Instructions: Fabric squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" (Piece 1A)... 4 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (Piece 1B)... 4 rectangles 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Piece 1C) Fabric 2, Red Print... 4 squares 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" (Piece 2D) Diagram 1 Fabric 3, Red... 1 square 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (Piece 3B )... 8 rectangles 2 1/2" x 3 12" (Piece 3E) ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Step 1. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of Piece 1A squares. Align squares with Piece 3E rectangle, top corners, right sides together (Diagram I). Sew on previously drawn line. Cut away excess fabric leaving 1/4" seam allowance. Make 8 total pieced rectangles. Step 2. Referring to Diagram II, sew together 2 pieced rectangles, Piece 1B and Piece 2D to form corner unit. Make 4 total pieced squares. Step 3. Referring to Diagram III for unit/piece placement guide, sew 3 rows using 4 corner units, 4 background strips, and red 2 1/2 square. Sew rows together to make Pieced Hearts Block. Thanks as always to McCall s for permission to use their block patterns! MM

12 Save the Date! September 18 7pm General Meeting September 25 7 to 9pm Show Chair meeting Panera s October 22 (Sunday) Quilt the Day Away Merrick Golf Course October 23 10am General meeting November 6 7pm Board Meeting November 13 7 to 9pm Show Chair meeting - Panera s November 20 10am General Meeting December 4 7pm Board Meeting December 11 7pm Holiday Party January 8 7pm Board Meeting January 22 10am General Meeting Here s a suggestion: Why not put these dates on your calendar right now! Or print this page and hang it on your bulletin board. Problems: You will find that this copy of the Newsletter has a few problems(!) What looks like everything pushed together will look fine if you print it up. The double spacing and strange sized fonts are also part of the Problem, as well as the two empty pages that follow. Three hours on the phone with the experts helped not at all! Marie Martin

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