CentreStitch CQU Newsletter

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1 CentreStitch CQU Newsletter January 2017 President s Message by Doreen Johnson CQU chapter president, cqupresident@quiltersunlimited.org Looking Forward in Whether you embrace change, create Resolutions or prefer to maintain your current path... one thing about January is certain; the clock is reset and we begin another New Year! From a Quilting stand point this means more time to learn new techniques, brush up on existing sewing skills, finally complete an unfinished project or perhaps start a new Quilt. Whatever your goals are for 2017, I hope you will consider sharing one or more of your Quilts with us this year in QU's Annual Quilt Show. Please join us as we proudly display our Chapter quilts side by side as a Group Exhibit. Your submission could be something you completed in a workshop, a UFO you are proud to have finished, your very first quilt or maybe even something you designed yourself. It would be wonderful to have a nice variety of quilts to reflect our chapter's Spirit and diversity. And also a great setting for family and friends to see your work. As the cold winds blow during the month of January, I hope this finds you warm and cozy inside with Needle, Thread and Fabric in hand! Happy New Year and Happy Stitching! SPRING RETREAT - March 24-26, 2017 Save the date! SPRING RETREAT will be here before we know it! If you haven t been on a retreat, they are great fun. The retreat will be at the Hilton Garden Inn in Winchester. Contact: Bonnie Wagoner, bon_wagoner@hotmail.com Sign ups will begin at the January meeting. Centreville Chapter of Quilters Unlimited Meets the second Thursday of the month (Sept - June) at Colin Powell Elementary School Leland Road Centreville, VA :00 pm Social Time - Free Demos 7:30 pm Business Meeting & Program Visitors Welcome! Our monthly meetings are cancelled if Fairfax County Schools are closed or close early due to bad weather. An will be sent to members and info posted on our Facebook page. December Pot Luck Dinner The pot luck dinner went very well. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it. Thanks to all who brought food. A few left with lots of fat quarters, playing left right center. Others won prizes. Good times were had by all. Thank you all who helped in putting this dinner on. - Linda Dyer, Social Check out this month s BLOCK OF THE MONTH pattern on Page 7!

2 Upcoming Activities Page 2 Jan 12 - Colin Powel Elementary School Organizing Your Quilting Space, Sue Heisler Photos for Big QU Quilt Show (7-7:30) Jan 21 - Centreville United Methodist Church Permanent Photo Transfer 10-3 January Meeting - Quilt Room Organization If your quilting space is making it hard to get anything done, this might help. January is a good month to get organized and Sue Heisler shows how even if you are super organized, you can share with others and maybe learn a new tip or two. January 21 Workshop Saturday, Jan 21 Centreville United Methodist Church Do you have photo transfer fabric sitting around and you don t really know how to use it? Come to this workshop and Pat Washburn will teach what you need to know about photographic transfer for your quilts. To register for this workshop, Rosemary Ryan (rosemary.ryan@cox.net) or Jacqueline Lehman (dlehman5@cox.net). Signups will also be taken at the December and January meetings. February Meeting - Round Robbins Here is a chance to learn from some of the many talented quilters in our group. We will have 3 stations that you rotate through in 20 minute segments each. Come and learn a new technique or tow or three. No February Workshop There is no workshop in February so use the cold days to stay warm in your sewing space and finish UFOs, start a new project or finish your project for the Big QU Show. CQU T-Shirts & Hoodies - UPDATE - NEW ITEMS Have you ordered your CQU shirts/hoodies yet? If you are like me and have a little trouble stepping out of the box, you can now order your shirts or hoodies with just the CQU name on the front (and plain back). Or you can order the fun smoking hot sewing machine version. And they have added a zip up hoodie! Galena has set up a great way to get a variety of styles, colors and sizes of t-shirts and hoodies to our members. It is easy and fun and helps us raise money. BOUTIQUE NEWS Happy New Year's wishes to each and every one of you. Where did 2016 go!!! Now that the holidays are over, I plan on getting more serious about making items to sell in the June 2017 QU Quilt Show Boutique. There might be a surprise awaiting us at the February meeting. Set aside some pretty fabric to continue making items to sell at the Boutique. Please bring them to me (for inventory, pricing, etc.) whenever you have something finished. Brenda DeJarnette or bpd45@aol.com Hoodies come in white or gray, zippered or over the head and start at $35. The logo can be on the front or on the back (with Centreville Quilters Unlimited on the front) or just CQU on the front.. Long sleeved t-shirts come in purple, natural or gray and start at $24. The logo can be on the front or on the back (with Centreville Quilters Unlimited on the front). Short sleeved t-shirts come in purple, natural or gray and start at $20. The logo can be on the front or on the back (with Centreville Quilters Unlimited on the front) or just CQU on the front. All you have to do is go to the link and place your order. You pay on line and choose what you want (size, style and color). Items will be delivered by Galena. This fundraiser continues through MARCH. Help support CQU and show your CQU pride by ordering one or more of these items today! Go to:

3 Page Big QU Quilt Show On-line registration opens January 1, 2017! Last entry date for quilts is February 28, 2017 at 6:00 PM. Go to QUSHOWENTRY.COM to enter your quilt(s). The site is now up for you to read the information about entries for the show, but the entry form cannot be completed on-line until January 1. For your convenience, a sample of the of form was attached to the that sent this newsletter. You may enter a maximum of four quilts per artist plus one quilt for the "Wing It" challenge. Please note that there is a drop list on the registration form for challenge quilts to include "Wing It" and "In Memoriam" quilts. TIP: Quilts may be entered on-line all in one session or separately as you have time. Your session can remain open for 12 hours IF you do not close the browser. If you have completed part of the entry form for a quilt but close the browser before submitting the entry, the data is lost and would need to be re-entered when the next session is opened. Photos will be taken at the CQU meetings during January and February from 7-7:30. Remember you will need to register your quilt before the photos are taken and a sleeve (permanent or temporary) needs to be on the quilt for photos and the show. See pages 8-9 for directions on preparing the sleeve for your quilt. Questions? Linda Keithley (linda.keithley@icloud.com) or Kathy Nagel (kenagle@comcast.net) IT S NOT TOO LATE TO START THE MYSTERY QUILT! Doreen Johnson has designed another mystery quilt for us this year and it is not too late to start it. If you have never done one (or you have and didn t love it) - you will LOVE this one! It is a fun project that works well with a wide range of fabric types - batiks, brights, traditional, reproduction - you name it, it will look great. Here s how it works... Every month until April, there will be a step published in the newsletter. You don t know what the quilt will look like until the last month! You can work along each month (the most fun way to do it), or do it later if you don t have time each month. At the May and June meetings, people bring in their finished tops (or quilts if you are really ambitious) and share them with the group. It is lots of fun to see how the mystery turns out. If you haven t started yet, see the first steps the previous newsletters. This month s step is on page 6. We are also putting each step as an attachment in the newsletter if that is easier for you to print out. If you have any questions, contact Doreen Johnson, busyhands2@hotmail.com. Thank you Doreen for doing this!

4 Info & Committee Updates Page 4 Calling All Bees! My name is Lessa Porter and I am your beekeeper. My role is to be a liaison between the bees in the guild and people who would like to join a bee. So I need to know something about all the bees that are out there. At a minimum I would like the name of your bee, a contact person and their and phone number, and whether your bee is open to new members at this time. Additionally, it would help me if you could give me additional details about your bee, when you meet, what you do, etc. as it would help me when trying to match up people with bees. And don t forget we have an Open Bee on Thursday nights at Colin Powel Elementary School (see article below). Lessa Porter, malessaporter@gmail.com Thursday Night Open Bees BLOCK OF THE MONTH 2016 Did you know that every Thursday night that we don t have our meeting, we have an informal bee in the school cafeteria? Anyone can attend and it is a great way to meet some people and work on your projects. If you want to learn more and get on the list for updates (in case the room is changed), contact Joanne Fitzgerald, jfitzgerald20@cox.net I hope that you are as eager as I am to participate in this year s CQU Block of the Month program. All the blocks will be 12 x12 and many of them will have a complementary quilt pattern layout attached. CQU Library Nothing like cooler weather to curl up with a good quilting book and start some new projects. Check out what we have to offer in the library. If you are looking for a specific book, contact me and let me check to see if we have it. Thanks, Maria Spetalnik mariaspetalnik@verizon.net I ve chosen fairly easy patterns so even beginning quilters will want to participate. Make yours in whatever color theme you want. You may wish to make one to donate and one to complete into a quilt top at the end of the year. For those who wish to make a quilt top with their blocks I will distribute 3 other different blocks to create it a 12 patch quilt. See this month s block on page 10. Cecile Hannaway, channaway05@aol.com Surgery Dolls The with this newsletter included a copy of the pattern for the Surgery Dolls. Linda Baringhaus has challenged our members to make the dolls (or other community service items) and bring them to the January meeting. Everyone submitting items will get their opportunities for prizes. If you took one of the bags Doreen gave out at the November meeting, Dec or Jan meetings would be a good time to bring the completed dolls in so you will be eligible for the prize drawing. Contact: Linda Baringhaus, lindamb3510@yahoo.com

5 Page 5 FREE TABLE Every month you can bring anything (as long as it is not too heavy to carry or too big to put in a car) to put on the table to give away "Free." It can be quilting related or not (such as fabric you don t need, a project you won t finish or a waffle iron you don t use). We often have something that is perfectly good that we are not using or don't have room to keep but other might be able to use. This is your chance to share it with friends. However, if you put it on the table and no one takes it home with them, you are responsible to remove it and take it back home with you. As you know, we can't leave anything behind at the school. Great opportunity to get rid of things that you don t need AND find some new things you never knew you wanted! CQU on Facebook Our old Facebook page was set up so that it was difficult to work with. So, we set up a new one! It is called the Centreville QU Group. If you want to be added to the group, just send Sue Heisler (sheislernc@gmail.com) a note and you will be added. Check it out! Please submit articles, ideas, shop/tool/show reviews, suggestions, websites, etc. to the Newsletter Editor, Sue Heisler sheislernc@gmail.com Thanks! Centreville Quilters Unlimited Meeting, Dec. 8, :30PM at Colin Powell Elementary School *Holiday Social and brief meeting brought to order by President Doreen Johnson *Retreat signups for March will start in January. *Visitors Sharon Green from Centreville and Karen Simpson from Fairfax were welcomed. *Galena Seiler announced the website for T-shirt, etc. fundraiser will remain open for orders until March. *Jean Klimek [sunshine rep.] asks to be informed if a member is in need of some sunshine due to illness or loss of a family member. Fairfax Inova Chemotherapy Unit is asking for donations of chemo quilts, 45 inches square. *Rosemary Ryan announced there are still openings for upcoming workshops. *Rhonda Schultz [membership] was introduced and thanked for her participation and commitment to CQU even though she is quite new to quilting. DO YOU GET THE QU DIGEST? QU has a free service called DIGEST. You can sign up and get periodic s with information about things going on in QU and all the chapters, in the quilting community in this area and items from quilters - things for sale, recommendations, general information. To sign up or submit something to include in an upcoming Digest, send a note to Cindy Grisdela, cpgrisdela@gmail.com. Be sure and give at least one week's notice to give Cindy time to process the information. Digests are normally sent out once a week, usually on Tuesday, or twice, depending on the volume of announcements.*please* condense the information into a few sentences or a paragraph, and don't include any special formatting or attachments. Any postings not meeting these guidelines will be returned to the sender for editing. Also please give your full name, contact information and chapter affiliation with your posting. CQU Board President: Doreen Johnson Vice President, Operations: Jacqueline Lehman Vice President, Programs: Rosemary Ryan *Cecille Hannaway [block of month] announced Mary Fuertado as winner of the Nov. BOMs. Secretary: Judy McDonald *Maryann Stana was the winner of the nametag drawing. Treasurer: Vicki Portley *Thanks to Linda Dyer for coordinating the holiday party. Yummy food was enjoyed and door prizes as well as Left-Right-Center dice game for fat quarters. *Following Show and Tell, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted by Judi McDonald Nominating Committee Chair: Bonnie Wagoner

6 Page 6 Scrap Happy 2 Mystery Quilt Part 5 Doreen Johnson 2016 You will begin by taking out the 12 Sub-sets you completed last month. Working with just 1 set at a time cut EACH of the solid/accent triangles and EACH of your background squares in half to yield a total of 8 accent triangles and 12 background Triangles. Starting with the Four Patches you will need all 8 accent triangles and 8 of the background triangles to create your "Improved Four Patch" blocks. Being mindful of the fabric placement, you will sew your blocks with 1 accent triangle on both sides of one of the colored patches as shown in the pictures below. Trim your finished blocks to 4 and ½" square. Complete your "Square in a Square" block by sewing 4 background triangles to your 3 and 3/8" print square. You should now have a total of (4) Improved Four Patch and (1) Square in a Square block. Place them back in the baggie you stored the original Sub-set in and repeat this process with your 11 remaining Sub-sets.

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11 Page 11 CQU Calendar (updated 1/1/2017) Every Thursday from 7-9 there is an OPEN BEE that all members are invited to attend at Colin Powell Elementary Sep : Colin Powell Elem School 2016/2017 Kickoff Meeting! Signups for Fall Retreat begin (at meeting or via beginning at noon) 9: Sully Government Center Iron Caddy Workshop, Sue Heisler 10-3, McDonnell Room 30: Last day to renew membership and be included in Big QU directory! Nov : Fall Hilton Garden Inn 10: Colin Powell Elem School Threads & Fabric Presentation, Kathye Gillette 18: Sully Government Center Coffee Filter Mariner s Compass, Debby Kratovil 10-3, McDonnell Room Jan : Registration Opens for Big QU Quilt Show 12: Colin Powell Elem School Organizing Your Quilting Space, Sue Heisler Photos for Big QU Quilt Show (7 7:30) 21: Centreville United Methodist Church Permanent Photo Transfer, Pat Washburn 10-3 Mar : Colin Powell Elem School Applique Trunk Show, Karen Johnson 24-26: Spring Retreat Hilton Garden Inn May : Colin Powell Elem School Jul 2017 No Meeting Oct : Colin Powell Elem School Entering Challenges, Kim Gibson 15: Centreville United Methodist Church Free and Easy Fabric Painting, Linda Cooper 10-3 Dec : Colin Powell Elem School Holiday Party & Pot Luck Dinner 9: Sully Government Center Graceful Trees Quilt, Lisa Ellis 10-3, McDonnell Room Feb : Colin Powell Elem School Round Robin Stations Photos for Big QU Quilt Show (7 7:30) 29: Registration CLOSES for Big QU Quilt Show Apr : Colin Powell Elem School June : Centreville United Methodist Church Year End Party 2-4 Big QU Show, Dulles Expo Center Aug 2017 No Meeting Program/Workshop planning still being finalized; additional information to be provided as it becomes available. Big QU dates (quilt show sign up and photo dates) are tentative (based on last year s schedule); will be updated when available. Thursday Night Open Bee is only held during the school year. If school is cancelled or closed, there is no bee. Bonnie Wagoner (bon_wagoner@hotmail.com) is the contact.

12 Page 12 Below is a list of the incoming 2016/2017 CQU Officers and Committee Chairs. If you are interested in volunteering to help on a committee or fill an opening, contact the appropriate person listed below or Doreen Johnson (busyhands2@hotmail.com) CQU Officers & Committee Leads President Doreen Johnson busyhands2@hotmail.com VP Programs/Workshops Rosemary Ryan rosemary.ryan@cox.net VP Operations Jacqueline Lehman dlehman5@cox.net Treasurer Vicki Portley vportley@cox.net Secretary Judy McDonald captjack6@verizon.net Nominating Bonnie Wagoner bon_wagoner@hotmail.com Auction N/A Beekeeper Lessa Porter malessaporter@gmail.com Block of the Month Cecile Hannaway channaway05@aol.com Boutique Brenda DeJarnette bpd45@aol.com Challenges (UFO, Summer, etc.) Christine Schaefer schaefer.christine@gmail.com Community Service Linda Baringhaus lindamb3510@yahoo.com Facebook Christine Schaefer schaefer.christine@gmail.com Fundraising Open Historian Cindy Allen camsallan@gmail.com Hospitality/Social Linda Dyer lrdyer8@aol.com Librarian Maria Spetalnik mariaspetalnik@verizon.net Membership Rhonda Schultz schultzrmls@gmail.com Mystery Quilt Doreen Johnson busyhands2@hotmail.com Newsletter Sue Heisler sheislernc@gmail.com Quilt Collector Linda Keithley linda.keithley@icloud.com Quilt Collector Kathy Nagel kenagle@comcast.net Quilt Show Rep Marian Lowry mlowry63@aol.com Retreats Bonnie Wagoner bon_wagoner@hotmail.com School Liasion Marianne Stana mhstana@gmail.com Sunshine Jean Klimek tklimek1@cox.net Web/Publicity Susan Catlett catlett1s@gmail.com The Quilters Unlimited website is being revamped and we will let you know as soon as it is active. If you need any information from the former site, please contact Susan Catlett catlett1s@gmail.com

13 Quilters Unlimited Membership Form Annual membership runs from July 1 June 30. A membership form is required each year for all categories Membership payment must be received by September 30 th for inclusion in the Annual QU Directory. Page 13 Name Home Telephone Address City State Zip Code + 4 Address Work phone optional Birthday (Month/Day Only) optional Cell phone optional Work/cell phone numbers will not be included in the QU directory. Circle Yes or No for each question below (if blank, YES is the default): QU may put my address in the Big QU directory YES NO QU may the Big QU Newsletter to me YES NO QU may my chapter newsletter to me YES NO Renewal New Member Date Membership Categories (check one) Dues Regular $20 Senior - Age 65+ by June 30, 2016 $10 Life - Age 75+ by June 30, 2016 (Eligible after first year of QU membership) No charge, but must submit membership form each year.) Family - two or more people at the same address Please list names at the top $30 Associate primary membership in other QU chapter Name of primary QU $10 (Free to Life members.) $ Membership Dues $ TOTAL ENCLOSED Please circle the chapter you wish to join. If you wish to join more than one chapter, you must complete a separate registration form and make separate payment for each. If no chapter is selected, this form is invalid and will be returned to the name listed at the top. Annandale Arlington Burke Centreville Fairfax Haymarket McLean Mt. Vernon Reston Springfield Vienna Please bring this completed form and payment to a meeting of the chapter you wish to join. Make your check payable to the chapter you are joining (for example, Centreville QU).