October 2015 Volume 9, Number 2 Next Meeting: October 1, 2015 ~ 7:00 p.m. St. Barnabas Church 1697 East Main Road Portsmouth, RI 02871 (Handicapped accessible) For the October Meeting: Remember your: Name tag Fabric strip of the month Show and Tell Board Members President: Ruth Sears Vice President: Chris Bagley Secretary: Jennie Nestlerode Treasurer: Martha Munkacsy Newsletter Editor Catherine Hawkes Guild Photographer Susan Rood Committees Hospitality ~ Donna Bozeman and Donna Chaves Fabric Strip of the Month: Chris Bagley Boutique Item of the Month: Carol Garvey, Lori Bessette Membership: Susan VanDerhoof Community Service: Noreen Kissell Sunshine: Carol McOsker Program ~ Susan Rood, Allison Wilbur Librarian: Norma Jones Quilt Show ~ [Your name here?] Raffle Quilt ~ Judy Messenger Next Board Meeting October 6, 10:00 a.m., home of Noreen Kissell Web Site http://quiltersbytheseari.com QBS Mission Statement To instruct, encourage, and develop the art of quilting; to share techniques, ideas, and experiences; and to extend friendship. Hello quilters, A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT It was great to see many of you at the September meeting. I appreciate the positive response to the circle activity and also hearing that you liked the demos done that night. I would like to incorporate more of this type of activity in the months ahead. This month our guest speaker is Timna Tarr and I hope you all get a chance to look at her website (www.timnatarr.com) before the meeting to see the beautiful quilts she has done. If you haven t signed up for the workshop on Friday yet, there may still be some room. At the next meeting the board will be looking for some feedback about plans for the future. We have some ideas and are looking for more suggestions on ways to give the membership what it would like to participate in as a member of the guild. If you were able to make some placemats for the Meals on Wheels program, bring them to the meeting. Maybe some of you were able to use the fabric from Shirley Saulnier s stash for this project and we would love for you to share that with the group. If your membership is not paid yet, be sure to see Susan VanDerhoof to take care of that. This will be a great time to sign up for the Quilt Away planned for Nov. 2-4 on Cape Cod as well. This week it feels like Fall is in the air, and for me that means cleaning up the garden and looking forward to more time to quilt. Hope to see you all October 1st. Ruth Sears, President 1
Quilters by the Sea 2015-16 Calendar October 1: General Meeting, Timna Tarr Trunk Show. Timna is a modern quilter who works with color. Her quilts have won awards at national shows and have appeared on the covers of national quilting magazines. Website and Facebook page: www.timnatarr.com, www.facebook.com/timnatarrquilts. October 2: Workshop, Portsmouth Library. Timna Tarr, Design-ing with Flying Colors, a color class where Timna has everyone play with fabrics and color, then use improvisational piecing to combine them. November 5: General Meeting, Brenda Devine Trunk Show. Baltimore Album and So Much More. Brenda is a local quilter and President of the Industrial Revolution Quilt Guild in Pawtucket. Her Baltimore Album quilts have won awards nationally, but she has so many more wonderful quilts that you wonder how she has made so many beautiful quilts in one lifetime! November Workshop. Making Christmas ornaments at Knit One Quilt Two December 3: General Meeting. Holiday Party and Entertainment January 7, 8, 9: Quilt In, St. Barnabas Church. Thursday, January 7, 4pm 10pm; Friday, January 8, 9am 6pm; Saturday, January 9, 9am 5pm. Bring along whatever project you are working on and spend some time getting to know your fellow guild members. You can leave your supplies in the room overnight. Bring a food to share, swap quilting tips, find out about our new Quilt Challenge, and enjoy seeing what everyone is making. It s always more fun to quilt with company! February 4: General Meeting, Barbara Becker Trunk Show, Panel Play. Barbara has written a terrific book on using panels in quilts called Panel Play in which you take panels and incorporate them into quilts. Designs range from simple table runners to complex quilts. Website: www.fourpawsquilting.com. February 6: Workshop, Portsmouth Library. Barbara Becker shows how to take a panel and make it into a small quilt or wall hanging. March 3: General Meeting, Melanie Johnston and Joan Blade Johnson. Both women are art quilters whose work ranges from realistic to collage to abstract. Websites: melaniejohnstonfiberart.com, www.jbjfiberart.com. March 4: Workshop, Portsmouth Library. Melanie and Joan Memory Quilts April 7: General Meeting, Judy Lancaster Trunk Show. Judy is the star instructor at RYCO and has made some fantastic quilts to share with you. April 8: Workshop, Portsmouth Library. TBA May 5: General Meeting, QBS Member Judy Messenger Trunk Show. June 2: General Meeting. Ice Cream Social and Member Demo Night in which there will be several stations with demonstrations. Members move from one station to the next for approximately 15 minutes each with 5 minutes in between. If you have a technique you would like to demo or there is a technique you would like to see, please contact Allison Wilbur or Susan Rood. 2
TREASURER S REPORT ~ Martha Munkacsy, Treasurer OCTOBER 2 WORKSHOP The Timna Tarr Workshop on October 2 has a couple more places. It looks like a great opportunity to learn about colors and how to put them together. If you go on Timna s website, you will definitely want to take this class! To register, send a check for $40 payable to QBS along with your phone number and email address to Susan Rood. Out and About Shows, Workshops, Shop Hops, and More (Submit items you think we d like to know about!) Monthly Quilters Get-Together: Please join your fellow quilters at the Middletown Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA Through October 31: Caryl Bryer-Fallert ~ A Retrospective Through October 31 in the Classroom Gallery: Quilts Inspired by Civil War-Era Quilts November 5 - December 26: Small Wonders ~ Miniature, Doll & Crib Quilts Sunshine and Shadows If you have any member news that requires a bit of sunshine, please let me know by either phone or e-mail. ~ Carol McOsker 3
Strip of the Month October Orange November December January February March April Yellow May Green June Blue Indigo Violet Solids Black White 2 cotton 2½ x 42 strips of fabric Questions? Email Christine Bagley. It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. Henry David Thoreau Do you have a favorite website for patterns, pictures, ideas, or advice? Let us know! Here are a few from our President to get you started: URL www.favequilts.com www.craftsy.com/patterns/quilting www.freequiltpatterns.info www.quiltville.com What s to like Many free patterns Free and low-cost choices also has a search feature Bonnie Hunter's site has free patterns and ideas Hanging ten... 4
GUILD OPPORTUNITIES See our President, Ruth, at any meeting to find out more about these opportunities to participate: Hospitality Community Service Membership Raffle Quilt 2016 Quilt Show And more! Membership News I'd like to welcome the newest members to our Guild; Nancy devillers, Erin Manning, and Barbara McNeally. I hope they find the Guild as rewarding and fun as so many of us have. Congratulations and thank you to our members because we collected only $4.00 for missing name tags at the September meeting. Your name tag helps us at the Membership check -in, and it is especially helpful to new members, so keep up the good work. Please don't go! We still have quite a few members that haven't renewed for this year. October 31st is the cut-off date! After that you will no longer receive the newsletter and will be considered a guest if you attend a future meeting and we'd hate to see that happen. You receive so much for your $25 membership fee and QBS depends on your support to provide all the great programs and events that we do. You can renew at the October meeting or send it to QBS, P.O. Box 708, Portsmouth, RI 02871. Yours in stitches, Susan VanDerhoof, Membership Chair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PLEASE NOTE!!! Your QBS board understands that there are some who do not want either their quilts or their photos on the web, so below is a short opt-out form. If you are an I don't want any photos on the web person, please print this page, fill out your name and the date, and send this form to Susan Rood. Please do not post any photos of me or my quilts on the Quilters by the Sea web site: Name (please print) Signature Date 5
Quilters by the Sea Meeting Minutes September 10, 2015 ~ St. Barnabas Church, Portsmouth, RI Meeting began at 7:05 PM, Ruth Sears, president, presiding. Announcements: Shirley Saulnier's family donated her fabric to the guild and they would just like to see the fabric being used, Loose Threads - the small group she belonged to, will be managing a table with her fabric on it. We will begin to work on a budget for our funds. Donna Chaves and Donna Bozeman will be doing hospitality for the next two years. The Raffle Quilt top is done, Alison Wilbur will be quilting it and guild will be helping to name it. Treasurer: We had $13,471 in the checking at the end of July and $12,922 at the end of August - we are spending more then we are bringing in. A large expense is a little over $100 a month for storage of our racks for the quilt show. Membership: Tonight have 39 members present - 3 new members, Erin Manning, Nancy DeVillers, and Barbara McNealy. There are still quite a few people that still need to re-new. If you would like to help with checking members in at the start of meetings please see Susan VanDerhoof. Hospitality: The clipboard was passed around and is full of volunteers to bring snacks for October. Show and Tell: This evening we had show and tell from - Maria Ferreira, Aggie Johnson, Barbara Niekerk, Carol Garvey, and Chris Bagley. Programs: A list of our upcoming programs and speakers can be found on our website and on past and future newsletters. Activity: Ruth had everyone get up and form a large circle, she then asked several questions and if the answer was yes, you stepped into the circle and could then look around and see who else shared that interest with you. After about 15 minutes we returned to our seats. President: One activity we are going to do during future meetings is break into small groups and share with other members in that group about projects you are working on. Ask a Question - Make a Suggestion is a new suggestion box that will be on a table after you check you so you can ask a question about quilting and it will be asked during the meeting or if you have a suggestion it may be placed in the box as well. Boutique Item: Carol Garvey and Lori Bessette will present a different idea each month for a small item for the boutique table - bring the item back the following month and get a ticket and potentially win a door prize. Community Service: Donna Chaves has place mat kits available if you take one please sign the clipboard. October is the last month for bring place mats back for meals on wheels if you bring some back you will potentially win a door prize. Library: We have over 200 books in the library if you would like a book please contact Norma Jones. Winners: Our door prize winners this month are Erin Manning, Sandy Reynolds, and Chris Bagley. Donna Chaves won Strip of the Month, with 46 red strips. Next month is orange. (continued) 6
Minutes (continued) Miscellaneous: Serafina Deascentis knows someone who is selling an antique quilt frame. Pat Harrison from Exeter has a long arm for sale. Knit One Quilt Two has donated books and magazines to the guild if you would like some please just make a monetary donation to the guild. Jennie Nestlerode is working on making a Pinterest page. Ruth Sears has a piece of fabric for everyone from Shirley Saulnier's collection. Member Demos: Chris Bagley was demoing paper piecing. Donna Bozeman was demonstrating how to join binding tails and how to bring the back fabric to the front for binding. Donna Chaves was demoing a quilt as you go method. Adjourned: 8:15PM Respectfully submitted, Jennie Nestlerode Mass Maples by Timna Tarr (74 x 80 ) 7