PIECEMAKERS CHAPTER QGOTV Paradise Recreation Center, Rita Hayworth Room 1403 Paradise Dr, The Villages, FL 8:30 am 11:30 am Every Tuesday MEMBERSHIP OPEN ANNUAL DUES $1700 ( includes $1000 Guild Membership) APRIL 2015 VOL 4 NO 4 Submissions/ News/ Views Barbe Brolley seederview@ yahooca OFFICERS Co-Presidents: Brenda Barkley bkbarkley@yahoocom Wanda Marsh marshwjm@yahoocom Secretary: Barbara Rule-Mispel Treasurer: Delores Korff CHAPTER COMMITTEES History/Photographer: Chair Needed Sunshine: Rosann Bunner Charity: Ida Hoover (D Parisi) Membership: Delores Korff ( C Tiling) Fat Quarters: Darlene Bell Storage: Ida Hoover Newsletter: Barbe Brolley Brunch with The B s: Alice Ambrose GUILD COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Executive Board: Co-Presidents Programs: Esther Meinhardt Showcase of Quilts: Mary Shara Website: Wanda Marsh GUILD WEBSITE: New Website coming SOON! *** IMPORTANT REMINDER *** At our meeting on April 7 th, 2015 we will be discussing our preferred assignments for Showcase 2017 All members should plan to attend If you cannot attend please contact Mary Shara or Esther Meinhardt before the meeting This is particularly important for our snowbird members You can reply by phone or e-mail CO-PRESIDENTS CORNER Our snowbirds are returning north, they will be missed; they contribute a lot to our chapter We will look forward to their return in the fall The Programs Committee has arranged for Quilters Anonymous Quilt Shop to do a demo on April 25 th from 9:00 AM 1:00 PM at Eisenhower Recreation Center There is no cost for the demo The project is for a twister table runner The Committee will facilitate the sale of a pre-purchased kit for $1800 The color schemes will be Christmas, Paisley, Halloween or Kansas Trouble The kit will have enough material for the runner and binding Attendees should bring their sewing machines, sewing tools and material Materials will also be available for sale the day of demo The twister tool will be available for sale before the demo at a cost of $1100 Honor Flight Quilts will be delivered to veterans on May 27 th at the American Legion on 466 The exchange will take place at 2:30 pm Please make note of the date and time as Volunteers are needed Contact Pat Joho The new web site for the Guild is being designed, and we will keep you informed of progress Wanda is our liaison Market Place for 2016 will be held at LaHacienda Recreation Center on January 15 th and 16th, 2016 Proceeds from The Basket Mania at Showcase 2015 will be split among the eighteen chapters in effect at that time The amount is expected to be about $1,90000 or about $10000 per chapter A letter of grant application to the Executive Board will be required from each chapter We have written that letter to the Board and it will be submitted at the April Executive Board meeting Have a great month, Brenda &Wanda IMPORTANT REMINDER Please inform a membership committee member AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF ANY CHANGES in your personal information Piecemakers Quilters 1
CHAPTER EVENTS & PROGRAMS TUESDAY APRIL 14 TH, 2015 BLOCK-of-the-MONTH PROGRAM approx 10:15 am Participants to bring completed March 2015 block(s) Joan Resch will be demonstrating the April 2015 block, and handing out patterns to those who have completed the March 2015 block New participants always welcomed Brenda Barkley will be the May 2015 presenter GUILD INFORMATION TUESDAY APRIL 7 TH, 2015 GUILD MEETING 6:30 pm @ Laurel Manor SHOWCASE PARADE OF WINNERS Lake Miona hosting Please note there will be NO SHOW & TELL at this meeting WEDNESDAY APRIL 15 TH, 2015 DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING RECIPES FOR QGOTV COOKBOOK! You may submit your favorite recipes online using the links previously sent to you (by co-presidents Brenda / Wanda) or printing and filling in the form available on that site Forms are also available from Suzanne Kendrick at meetings TUESDAY MAY 5 TH, 2015 GUILD MEETING 6:30 pm @ Laurel Manor DEMO NIGHT Bradenton hosting APR 5 th, 2015 SUNDAYS @ STERLING STERLING HEIGHTS CLOSED Peg Tackett (L) and Mary Huber (R) with their February Block Pineapple Blossom TUESDAY APRIL 21 ST, 2015 Piecemakers will be hosting Bruch with the B s Please plan to attend APR 12 th, 2015 Open Sewing 8:00 am 3:50 pm Class 9:30am-12:00 nn / Class 12:30pm-3:00pm APR 19 th, 2015 11:30 am 3:50 pm SCRAPPY SUNDAY and Open Sewing APR 26 th, 2015 Open Sewing 11:30 am 3:50 pm Class 12:30 pm 3:00 pm FAT QUARTER EXCHANGE Every Month Bring in a fat quarter get a different fat quarter! Bring in 3 get 3! Coordinator Darlene Bell Draw will be by ticket number Good quality cotton only please 18 x 22 (or more) A Private Affair! The Piecemakers and B s joined forces on March 31 st, 2015 to learn Linda Hungerford s No Tails Binding technique! This was a special, private class set up for just our two Chapters Fourteen of us met in the B s Charlie Chaplin Room from 9:30 am-12 noon Some of the B s went over to sit and visit with the Piecemakers so the students could have the room all to themselves Linda s No Tails Binding technique is a way to get beautiful, tight and fully stuffed bindings! The mitered points are machine-sewn She also gave us some tips on finishing, blocking, and straightening our quilts The class was certainly well worth the time, and Linda was a very informative and attentive teacher! Submitted by Esther Meinhardt Piecemakers Quilters 2
MEMBERSHIP PAGE NEW MEMBERS At your next opportunity please take a moment to introduce yourselves to our newest Piecemaker CAROL SIEGER Welcome! May your quilting journey with the Piecemakers be an enjoyable one! APRIL BIRTHDAYS Brenda Barkley and Esther Meinhardt Our Very Best Wishes for a Happy Day! REMINDER The new membership year is upon us Last year the Guild voted to change our fiscal year to April 1 st through March 31 st Chapter fees for April 2015 through March 2016 are $1700 The Guild portion is $1000, and the other $700 goes to the Piecemakers Please see Delores Korff to renew your membership as soon as possible EDITOR S NOTE II Greetings from the Great White North and I do mean white! There is still 10-12 of snow in our yard, although we did manage to bring some sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures home with us We had a good trip home, and found everything in order here on arrival I have added a new feature to this newsletter more complete information on Guild learning opportunities and I hope it will encourage you to try something new With your co-operation the Member Spotlight section will return soon I will be contacting members that have not yet been featured by e-mail for information Please reply promptly! Snowbirds don t forget to keep me up to date We all enjoy hearing from you And send me those Block-of-the- Month photos! so I can forward the next pattern to you Also a reminder to Block-of-the-Month presenters don t forget to send me the patterns! I will e-mail them out on the 2 nd Tuesday of the month Best regards, Barbe Brolley seederview@yahooca ANOTHER JENNY DOAN WEBSITE! wwwquiltingtutorialscom TIPS & TRICKS submitted by Esther Meinhardt HOW TO ENLARGE or REDUCE PATTERNS USING A PHOTOCOPIER Start with what ya want and Divide by what ya got Suppose you have a pattern or block that finishes at 8, and you want one that finishes at 12 By using a calculator, divide 12 by 8 The result is 150 When photocopying you will set the size required to 150% When enlarging your result will always be more than 100% If you have a pattern or block that finishes at 12 and you want one that finishes at 9, divide 9 by 12 The result is 075 When photocopying set the size required to 75%When reducing your result will always be less that 99% It is important to use finished sizes, and then add your seam allowances, especially for half-square triangles GOOD-BYE FOR NOW TO DEBBIE CABLE, KATHY KAUTH, CAROLE MOONEY and JOYCE NEWTON KEEP WELL UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!! Piecemakers Quilters 3
QGOTV CLASSES APRIL 2015 TWO CLASSES: 9:30am 12:00 noon 12:30pm 3:00pm Piecemakers Quilters 4
QGOTV CLASSES MAY 2015 Piecemakers Quilters 5