SEW WHAT S NEW Page 1 May 2015 May 2015 Carol Shull, is sorry she is not going to be able to write a note for this months newsletter. She has been commuting to Corona every day to help her sister arrange things at home while she is hospitalized for breathing problems. I know Carol is looking forward to seeing us all at the May meeting. Look at all the beautiful work our members did and shared with us last month.
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 2 May 2015 Fabric Exchange FABRIC EXCHANGE - Please bring high quality fat quarters for a chance to win! Hope you plan to participate. Jill Elhard 858/397-2926 jbelhard@ gmail.com MAY: Think PINK JUNE: None / summer potluck Hospitality "Spring is sprung, The grass is riz, I wonder where the goodies is? We'll be there And want to eat, The following gals will bring a treat!" Rebecca White Carol Shull Lynnell Hallock Darlene Piche Gail Tauscher As always, if you'd like to bring a treat, too, please feel free. More is always good! Hospitality committee, Barbara Maietta, Carol Yuiska
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 3 May 2015 Danish Puff Pastry Recipe from Terry Seaburg 1 cup flour ½ cup butter (Use real butter if possible, or use half butter and half margarine.) 1 T. cold water Mix as for piecrust. Divide in half, and then pat into 2 rectangles on an ungreased cookie sheet (12 x 3 or 10 x 4 rectangles whatever fits). Bring ½ cup butter and 1 cup water to a boil in a small pan. After boiling, remove from heat. Add 1 tsp. Almond extract. Dump 1 cup flour in all at once and stir until smooth and thick. Add 3 eggs one at a time, beating well after each. (It should be fluffy and your hand will be very tired!) Spread this mixture on the two rectangles on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees about 60 minutes until lightly browned. When cool, frost with 1 cup powdered sugar 1 T. butter ½ tsp. Almond extract Cream to spread Sprinkle with chopped almonds. (The frosting serves as a thin glue to glue the almonds on.) I usually bake the Danish the evening before, and then frost it in the morning before taking it to a meeting. If you frost it too early, it gets a little soggy. To serve the Danish, slice diagonally. (Served at our last meeting)
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 4 May 2015 Special Projects Another banner month ladies. Great work for our charities. So many of you are contributing a quilt top, an entire completed quilt, bibs, gently used baby clothing, binding quilts for hours and children s or baby fabric that you are clearing out. THANK YOU THANK YOU to all. We gave Kaiser Special Care Nursery 10 beautiful quilts for the tops of the isolates Gently Hugged 6 baby quilts and 29 bibs Hidden Valley House 3 children s quilts Size review: Kaiser 32x42 inches Gently Hugged 36x36 or 40x40 Hidden Valley House Lap quilts 40x60 or larger Children's quilts 48 or larger. Membership May 3rd 6th 10th 18th Bea Davis Deborha McManus Lynn Johnson Eleanor Myrus
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 5 May 2015 Ways and Means Thank you to all that took kits at the last meeting. I will have more new (with new fabrics) kits at the next meeting. Stop by the table to check them out. You girls have been great. Keep up the good work. See you at the meeting. Diana Treasurer s Report VILLAGE QUILTERS TREASURER'S REPORT As of March 31, 2015 Beginning Balance: $ 18,502.59 INCOME Block of the Month 40.00 Interest income 0.02 Library 5.50 Membership dues 30.00 Ways & Means 23.00 Workshops 80.00 $ 178.52 EXPENSES Programs Expense - Krentz 862.08 Workshop refunds 85.00 $ 947.08 Ending Balance: $ 17,734.03
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 6 May 2015 Programs For our May meeting, we do not have a lecture. Instead, we have a make-and-take program presented by our own Carol Shull and Jeanie Braheme. The project is a cute little snap-bag. Don't worry about finding the part that keeps the bag closed - that is a section cut from a metallic tape measure and will be provided by the guild. Here is the supply list of what you will need to bring to our May meeting:
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 7 May 2015 Village Quilters Program Schedule (NOTE: Some Programs are Subject to Change) May 2015 through June 2016 Date Speaker Program May 9, 2015 Jeanie Braheme & Carol Goodhue Schull Make It & Take It Workshop: Click It Bag July - August 2015 Sit & Sews Summer Break September 12, 2015 Betty Alofs Lecture: My Quilting Journey October 10, 2015 Rosie Gonzalez Lecture: Everything About Fabric & More November 14, 2015 November 15, 2015 Annie Smith Annie Smith Lecture: Help! My Fabric Stash is Growing and I Can t make It Stop Workshop: Absolutely Essential Machine Applique (3 techniques) December 12, 2015 POTLUCK January 9, 2016 Heidi Stagno (Professional Longarm Quilter) Lecture: How So I Quilt That Quilt? February 13, 2016 Pat Speth Lecture: Fabulous Nickel Borders February 14, 2016 Pat Speth Workshop: Picket Fence Units March 12, 2016 Don Linn (Mr. Quilt) Lecture: Mr. Quilt's Quilt-a-Matic March 13, 2016 Don Linn Workshop: Machine Quilting April 9, 2016 Linda S. Schmidt Lecture: Short Attention Span Quilting May 12, 2016 Mary Lou Weidman Workshop: Flower Power (Note: Workshop is on Friday) May 13, 2016 Mary Lou Weidman Lecture: Out of the Box June 11, 2016 POTLUCK
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 8 May 2015 Photographs from our April Meeting Speaker: Jake Finch
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 9 May 2015 Block of the Month Block of the Month is a fun project. The blocks (20-24) are cut and ready to sew. You may purchase them at $2 each and bring them back the following month sewn into a square. Your name goes into a drawing and the winner gets all the blocks to make into a quilt top. Lynnell lynnell@san.rr.com Suzy Marshall has volunteered to bring blocks for the Month of May. Classifieds and Websites
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 10 May 2015 Classifieds and Websites (Continued) to advertise... It pays to advertise... What s new with you? Sew What s New is read monthly by members of Village Quilters and other San Diego Quilt Guilds as well as guests, shop owners and their customers from all over. Don t let another issue go by without having your business featured herein. Advertising rates for 2014/2015 are: Monthly Yearly Business card $5.00 $45.00 1/4 page $10.00 $90.00 1/2 page $15.00 $135.00 Full page $28.00 $252.00 Please support our advertisers. Tell them you saw their ad in the VQ newsletter!
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 11 May 2015 IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2015 Guild Meetings (Saturday): (immediately after guild meeting) May 9 Jun 13 Sep 12 Oct 10 Board Meetings Please note that monthly guild meetings are generally the second Saturday of the month at 10 am (doors open at 9:30). Please post this notice on your refrigerator as a reminder of meeting date changes or check our website for the latest meeting information. Meeting are held at the Scripps Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Dr., San Diego, CA 92131 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon VQ is an organization of people who like and appreciate quilting. Our membership is made up of new quilters, old quilters and people who just appreciate the fabric arts. If you are new to quilting and thought quilt guilds were only for experienced quilters, please think again. Our meetings offer an opportunity to learn from each other and to be challenged to try new things. Each meeting provides opportunities to hear from talented guests in the quilting industry and identifies ways you can support your community through the making and giving of quilts to the needy. Meetings are usually held on the second Saturday, September through June. Join the guild for $35, renew your membership for $30 or come as a guest for $5. Golden Girl Quilters (70 and over) pay $25 as new, $20 on renewal. We look forward to seeing you. Be sure to see Village Quilters of Scripps Ranch website: http://www.villagequiltersguild.com/ Submit articles for the 2014/2015 VQ Newsletters to js.marshall@earthlink.net by the following dates: 2014 2015 Steering Committee President Carol Shull 858.271.5028 Secretary Marilyn Kirschen 858.549.3945 Treasurer Sandra Walker 858.566.3569 Membership Deb McManus 858.695.0656 Newsletter Suzy Marshall 858.653.0398 Publicity Vacant Block of the Month Lynnell Hallock 858.578.6351 Ways & Means Diana Foster 858.592.2685 Village Store Mary Lewis 858.271.6924 Librarian Gail Tauscher 858.695.8283 Hospitality Barb Maietta 858.578.6558 Carol Yuiska 858.689.8026 Historian Diane DeWeese 858.538.0324 Special Projects/Philanthropy Annie Mitchell 858.566.7133 Fabric Exchange Jill Elhard 858.397.2926 Programs Kathy Greene 858.549.9801 Retreat Annie Mitchell 858.566.7133 Website Manager Marilyn Kirschen 858.549.3945 Guild membership is more satisfying when you are an active participant volunteer today! June Newsletter - Thurs, May 28. 2015 September Newsletter - Thurs, August 27, 2015
SEW WHAT S NEW Page 12 May 2015 Bring to meeting or mail to: Village Quilters Attn: Membership P.O. Box 501495 San Diego, CA 92150-1495 VILLAGE QUILTERS GUILD MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL We request that all renewing members complete this section so that we can keep the roster current. The purpose of Village Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilts, encourage quilt making and collecting, further the growth of quilt education, support community charities, and provide a social structure whereby quilt lovers can share ideas and friendship. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Date:, 20 Name: Birthday (MM/DD): Address: City: State: Zip: Email address: (if no email newsletter will be mailed) Home Phone: ( ) Other Phone: ( ) Membership runs from July through June (no official meetings in July and August; only sit and sews) New Member $35.00 - includes guild pin ($25.00 after February 1) Returning Member $30.00 New Golden Girl Quilter (70+ years) $25 Returning Golden Girl Quilter (70+ years) $20 For Guild records: Amount Paid: $ Check (No. ) Cash TOPICS AND SPEAKERS Please list the topics or speakers you would like to see presented at Guild meetings: OPPORTUNITIES Village Quilters is great because members participate and volunteer their time. Check any committees that might be of interest to you.
Village Quilters PO Box 501495 San Diego, CA 92150-1495 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED http://www.villagequiltersguild.com The objective of our organization is to promote the appreciation of quilts, to encourage quilt making and collecting, to further the growth of quilt education, to support community charities and to provide a social structure whereby quilt lovers can share ideas and friendship. The guild usually meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA. However, occasionally, at the request of the Library, our meetings are on the third Saturday. Please check our website for up-to-date meeting information: http://www.villagequiltersguild.com Annual membership is $35 for new members; $30 for returning members, $25 for new Golden Girl (70+ years) members; $20 for returning Golden Girl (70+ years) members. Guest donation is $5 per meeting. Guild pins are available for $5. Sew What s New is published monthly by Village Quilters for members and neighboring guilds. The deadline for submission of articles varies and is noted in the newsletter. Members are encouraged to submit articles on tips or techniques, commentaries on quilt shows or quilt shops visited, or reviews of new books. Submissions may be sent by U.S. mail to the editor, Suzy Marshall, 11012 Ivy Hill Drive, San Diego, CA 92131, or by e-mail to js.marshall@earthlink.net. Please put VQ Newsletter (month) in the subject line of your e-mail. Village Quilters reserves the right to edit articles for space. The information presented herein is for the education and benefit of our members.