The Pine Needle Press Volume 32 Issue 5 Pine Tree Quilt Guild May 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A newsletter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, having taken root in the fabric of the Grass Valley community since 1984. Published monthly except August. 11255 Banner Mine Way, Nevada City 95959 www.pinetreequiltguild.com Greetings Guild Members, President's Message, May 2015 Last month I wrote about how you personally benefit from volunteering. This month I decided to take a look at who else benefits from your volunteering efforts. Here is what I came up with. Beneficiaries of your volunteering: --The Guild. Our guild has thrived for over 30 years primarily as a result of the volunteer efforts of our members. Without these efforts, our guild would not exist. --Other members of the Guild. When you volunteer, you create new connections with other guild members and often form new friendships as well. --The recipients of Community Service donations. These recipients have included infants, children, the elderly, members of military, and victims of disasters, to name a few. The many thank you notes we receive attest to the beneficial impact of these efforts. --Your spouse/partner/significant other. Volunteer activities get you out of the house, into the community and out of their presence, even if just for a short time. When you are gone, they miss you and appreciate you more, which makes you happy. And when you're happy, they're happy. (I know this one was a bit of a stretch.) --Our Nevada County community. When distributing quilt show flyers last year to businesses in downtown Nevada City and Grass Valley, I was struck first by the joyful welcome of the merchants to display our flyer. Second, when placing our flyer next to the others, I was struck by the colorful patchwork of notices for other events going on. It was evident to me at that moment that our guild is a tangible and vibrant part of the patchwork of the life of our community. This last item brings me to our 2015 Quilt Show, which is just around the corner (May 2nd & 3rd). This event epitomizes the multitude of volunteer efforts of our guild. It is a celebration of our coming together to show our work, raise funds for charitable projects and for the Guild, and to enrich the greater community. See you at the Show! Kate Grant, President Table of Contents is on page 3
The Pine Needle Press Page 2 QUILT SHOW UPDATE As we write this, we are just over two weeks from SHOW TIME! A big thank you to everyone who has stepped up to take on a project and volunteer to make our Cozy up to Quilts show come together so beautifully. All the quilts are assigned to their spots in the main building and Mountain Art Quilters and Wearable Arts will be in the lunchroom s new location in the Northern Mines building. A new and exciting menu, 1/2 Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham or Veggie sandwich with salad and fruit or a Cobb salad will be served. Country Store will be bursting, and of course there will be bountiful baskets and lovely silent auction items. Community Service will have two demonstrations each day, 11:30 and 1:30 in the Northern Mines Building. It s not too late to donate something to Silent Auction! You can even bring your item on Saturday morning but please let Ginni DeThomas know in advance so she can plan 205-9536 or ginnidethomas@gmail.com. There are a few openings for volunteers: for White Glove or to fill in where needed please call Anne Wilson at 274-1290 or awilson@svn.net; for Community Service please call Marjorie McConnell 265-9787 or maggie2@sonic.net; for Country Store please call Kathy Biggi 274-1270 or kabrabit@yahoo.com; for Lunchroom, Carol Riddles 478-1906 or sewmifugotm@gmail.com Thank you in advance to ALL the volunteers who have and will be donating so much of their time to make this a great show! We have a lot of laughs and fun with the show. Mary and Anne Mary Serpa and Anne Wilson, Quilt Show Co-chairs URGENT: Silent Auction Items desperately needed!!! We have 21 Silent Auction items to date and about 5 or 6 hopefuls. We need about 60 items to pull this off! Please go into your stash of completed items, think of a service you can provide or get going on something! This is for our Guild! It takes all of us! This is for our Guild! It takes all of us!
The Pine Needle Press Page 3 Table of Contents 2015 Officers & Board Members 7 Community Service/Drop-in & Sew 5 Home Workshop 5 Programs 3 Events 4 President s Message 1 Affiliates 7 & 8 Financial Information 4 Quilt Show 2 Anniversaries & Birthdays 6 General Meeting Minutes online Scholarship Recipient 6 Board Meeting Minutes online Guild Meeting Dates 4 Share & Care 6 Future Programs June 2nd Carol Ziogas No workshop Carol will share her knowledge of textiles and her display of 19th and 20th century Japanese textiles. Her talk will include discussion of history, techniques, design meanings and insight into the influence of politics, economics and environment on textile production. July August Picnic No Meeting June Program Carol Ziogas The Ardent Thread Blog of KimonoMomo Carol has been sewing since 1978 and researching Japanese textiles since 2004. She teaches, lectures, sells and collects as many beautiful textiles and books about them as she can. She has been blogging since 2008 and writing for publications since 2010. She is on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, as well as maintaining an Etsy store.
The Pine Needle Press Page 4 Guild Meeting Dates May 2015 Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time May General Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm 2nd South Auburn Blvd., Grass Valley Speaker Workshop none PTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 6:30pm 14th Newsletter Deadline sierrasue@me.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 16th Junior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta St. GV 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am 16th Community Service Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am 21st Drop-In n Quilt Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am 21st Home Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am 21st Quilt Show Committee Wrap-Up Meeting 3rd Tuesday, 5:00pm 19th Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer s Report for March 2015 Beginning balance Mar. 1, 2015 14,348.91 Deposits 280.00 Expenses (2,918.52) Checking balance Mar. 31, 2015 11,710.39 Savings 30,450.45 Quilt Show balance 5,509.21 Total cash Mar. 31, 2015 47,670.05 QUILTING EVENTS May 2-3 Pine Tree Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Show Cozy Up To Quilts Nevada County Fairgrounds McCourtney Road, Grass Valley www.pinetreequiltguild.com June 6-7 Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County Annual Quilt Show Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building 1351 Maple Ave. Santa Rosa 95494 www.mqsc.org June 27-28 Summer s Splendor Seven Sisters Quilt Show A Multi-guild Regional Show Alex Madonna Expo Center San Luis Obispo SevenSistersQuilt show.org Workshops by Rami Kim and Velda Newman
The Pine Needle Press Page 5 Community Services and Drop In and Sew QUILT SHOW Volunteers needed for Saturday afternoon, noon to 2:00. This is a sit down, two hour shift, doing what you love piecing a quilt! Call Marjorie, 265 9787. The times they are a changing and so is Community Service. Listen up at the May meeting for what is in store. 2015 Community Service Dates May 21 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 19 December Distribution 2 nd NO CS in December CS and DIS meet on Thursday, May 16th, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley. There are a variety of projects to help with, support available, homemade treats to keep you fortified do bring a lunch if you stay for the day. Want to help but cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? Many projects can be done at home call or email me. Thank you, Marjorie McConnell HOME WORKSHOP Thank you all for your support of the Home Workshops! In May we will continue with Ina Gibson teaching the Triad Crystal quilt pattern. This has been an exciting and challenging class. We hope to see some finished quilts at Show and Tell soon! Next class will be Carol Hribal showing us "How to do the Twist" This fun quilt has many possibilities. We hope you will enjoy learning this technique and use it again and again! Be sure to sign- up for this class and get your supply list in MAY!. This will be the JUNE HOME WORKSHOP, held at the SDA Church 9:30-2. this class will be a different date. Mark your calendar for JUNE3rd. That is the WED. after June guild meeting. There will be no Home workshops in JULY or AUGUST. Enjoy your summer! Watch the Sept. Newsletter for the exciting class we have planned for September 17th! Until Then, Keep on Quilting...Betty Maddox and Eleanor Sagely SIGN-UP at the Guild meeting to get your SUPPLY LIST. Any questions contact: Betty at cbmaddox50@ att net Eleanor: quiltbug6@yahoo.com
The Pine Needle Press Page 6 Birthdays 3 Sharon Kreiss 5 Barbara Ceresa 9 Robin Mello 12 Kathy McDaniel 14 Molly Cook 15 Callie Hansen 16 Edith Gregersen 16 Carol Morrow 16 Arlene Robertson 18 Ruth Steindorf 20 Sue Robertson 21 Susan Hopkins 23 Frances O Brien 25 Leona Foster 30 Melissa McGuinnis Anniversaries 6 Judy & David Moore 7 Barbara & Bill Ceresa 10 Billie & Keith Miller 10 Linda & Bill Hawkins 15 Jeanne & Jerry Allgood 15 Donna & Brad White 17 Maureen & Don Garrison 20 Paula & Mark Michalski 20 Jeanne & Jeff Rupp 22 Trish & Norm Morris-Plise The Pine Tree Quilt Guild is pleased to announce the awarding of our 2015 Scholarship to Kiana Kraft. With an Scholarship Winner: Kiana Kraft excellent academic record, high level of community involvement, and multiple artistic talents, she is indeed a worthy recipient. Kiana is currently a student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she is majoring in Graphic Design and Art Direction. Her ultimate goal is to use my graphic design skills and artistic insight to help spread awareness about today's social justice issues, with a focus on women's rights...i want to be part of the positive message media movement, using visual communication to spread ideals of self worth and mutual respect instead of exploitation. We at the PTQG are thrilled to support such a promising student in pursuit of her dreams. Share and Care Do you know someone in the Guild who is under the weather and can use some cheering? Whether it is illness, surgery, or loss of a loved one, please let me know so an appropriate card can be sent. Thanks... Carol Gates Share and Care Chairperson carol1946gates@gmail.com 273-9359
The Pine Needle Press Page 7 Pine Tree Quilt Guild 2015 Board Executive Board President Kate Grant Vice-President Diane Klose Secretary Donna Switzer Treasurer Karen Mitchell Committee Chairpersons Community Service/Drop In Marjorie McConnell Computer Records Ardy Tobin Education Outreach Margaret Boothby / Robin Mello Equipment Mary Serpa / Tamara Cook Finance/Audit Budget Karle deprosse Guild Challnege Lois Hodges Historian Position open Hospitality/Mentor open Home Workshop Betty Maddox / Eleanor Sagely Gala/Jamboree Junior Quilters Diane Rockwell / Robin Mello Library Molly Cook Meeting Set-Up The Cook Family Membership Marta Price Mini Groups Claire Carter Mystery Gifts Carmen Crow / Rachella Beeks Mystery Quilt Frances O Brien Newsletter Sue Miller Opportunity Quilt 2015 (Market) Cathy Stone Opportunity Quilt 2016 Marjorie McConnell Patchwork Star Jeanie Ferguson Programs 2015 Heidi Emmett March Mixer Diane Klose July Picnic Nancyan Tracy Holiday Party open Publicity Joy Waggener Quarter Yard Club Marilyn Engelking / Cheryl Klein Quilt Show 2015 Anne Wilson / Mary Serpa Speaker Workshops Kathleen Stanley Scholarships Joan Mosley Share and Care Carol Gates Show and Tell Ruth Bertaccini / Sew Happy Treasure Table Sharon Kreiss / Lettie Lewis Web Liaison Ardy Tobin Contact information is no longer included in the newsletter. Consult your Membership Directory for specific contact information. You can also send an email to: info@pinetreequiltguil d.com! and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person. Affiliates 2015 Ben Franklin Crafts 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 Christine Barnes Designs 208 Mill St. GV 273-3970 Deby s Sierra Sewing 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 DeeDeeBrownell, seamstress 15760 Ridge Estates Road NC 478-5904 Designs By Heidi hmemmett@gmail.com 273-8067 Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood Dr. PV 432-1646 Howell s Sewing & Vacuum 13555 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 Sandra Bruce Creative Long Arm Quilting 116 Main 5B GV 210-9748 Sheri Bahr s Quilting 16795 Alice Way GV 477-8786 Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 478-1212 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St. GV 272-5308 Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond NC 478-0223 Terial Arts 14195 Coyote Mt. Trail, NC 479-9014 or 470-9092 For more complete contact information, see the inside front cover of the 2015 Membership Roster.
The Pine Needle Press Page 8 Affiliates of the Month What a lovely dilemma! Some months, from now until December, will have newsletters that have two affiliates to honor and thank for their support. This month s honorees are Ben Franklin Crafts and Howell s Sewing and Vacuum. Ben Franklin Crafts 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 http://benfranklin-crafts.com Located on Sutton Way in Grass Valley, Ben Franklin has been in business since 1973. Quilters can find an assortment of fabrics and other quilting needs when checking out the fabric department at Ben Franklin. The store also offers inspiration for other crafts and home decorations as well. Visit them and see for yourself! Howell s Sewing and Vacuum 13555 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 http://www.howellsew.com Enjoy cookies and coffee as you shop for patterns, books, notions or fabrics. Baby Lock, Juki and Janome machines are sold at Howell s. Some classes are offered free with the purchase of machines, but others are open to anyone interested. See their website for the schedule of classes.
The Pine Needle Press Page 9 From our Equipment Co-Chair, Mary Serpa I am excited to report that we have new racks in storage for our quilt frame components! Many,many thanks to Ruth and Dennis Bertaccini, Jim Ellisor, Rod Ferreira, Tom Grant and Steve Mosley, for hours spent researching and constructing a very practical and economical new storage system. The frames give us easier access to move them to and from the fairgrounds each year which should save us hours of volunteer labor. Additional thanks to Dennis for constructing transportable structures that will hold our frames as they go to and from the show. These will allow us to use the truck more efficiently and save on wear and tear to the frames.
Our next meeting is May 5th, 2015, 6:30PM Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, Grass Valley, CA PTQG Information The Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County Send address changes and corrections to: Submit newsletter articles to: PTQG Computer Records Sue Miller, PTQG Newsletter Editor P.O. Box 3133, Grass Valley, CA 95945 sierrasue@me.com or contact Computer Records 11255 Banner Mine Way Ardy, 575-8433 Nevada City, CA 95959 530-271-2270 Mail membership forms and dues to: PTQG Membership Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 p.m. the Saturday P.O.Box 3133 immediately following the PTQ Guild s Board Grass Valley, CA 95945 Meeting on the second Thursday of the month See our web page for membership forms and information:. http://www.pinetreequiltguild.com