The Pine Needle Press Volume 33 Issue 3 Pine Tree Quilt Guild March 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. March Program How To Be A Carefree Quilter Joy Lily Presentation: March 7th, 2017 6:30PM Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, Grass Valley Workshop: March 8th 9:00AM Lazy Leaves Table Runner Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Rd., Grass Valley Ever feel you re getting a little up-tight about your quilting projects? Join us on March 7th for a presentation about carefree creations! I believe that we are all born artists. A lot of people had their natural creativity stifled at an early age.. My teaching style is collaborative and playful. I offer projects and techniques that are goof-proof to assist students in creating work they will love, on the very first try. Excerpted from www.joy-lily.com We are grateful that Joy Lily was able to reschedule after being snowed out in January. Come and enjoy her presentation on carefree quilting. GUILD CHALLENGE CHANGED TO OUR MAY 2 nd MEETING Due to the cancellation of our January Guild meeting, the speaker and her workshop have been moved to March 7 th and 8 th, our regular March meeting dates. The March Mixer and Guild Challenge have been moved to our May 2 nd Meeting. EXTRA TIME to start and finish or just finish you Guild Challenge quilt. May 2 nd will be a very busy day for our Guild. Judged quilts need to be dropped off; Guild Challenge quilts brought to our meeting, hung and voted on; and our March, now May, Mixer will be our May meeting. Anyone who wants their Guild Challenge quilt judged should bring it to the judged quilt drop off. I will be there to take any Challenge quilts that are entered for judging. I will bring them to our meeting and have them hung for our Challenge voting. Sally Monestier will take them after our meeting to put with the other judged quilts for the Quilt Show judging. I encourage you all to enter your quilts for judging. I learn so much from the judging every year, not just mine but from all the judged quilts. There is almost always at least one gem, if not more, to be gathered from what is said. Remember our theme this year is My Quilting Journey or Where I started and where I am now. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 432-9423. Lois Hodges Guild Challenge Chair
The Pine Needle Press Page 2 Hello Quilters, March 2017 President s Message Although it is raining like crazy we will soon see daffodils popping up on the freeway. I look forward to them each year because I know spring is on the way. It also means that the new spring fabrics are available. Yipeeeeeeeee I am happy to announce that Judy Hamilton has taken over Scholarship. Thank you Judy!!! Our March general meeting will be held on March 7 th. It will be held at the Grass Valley Charter School. Joy Lily will be our speaker because she graciously rescheduled after being snowed out in January. Because of the foregoing, our March Mixer has been moved to the May meeting There is still one very important board position to be filled: 1. Quilt Show Co-chair-We need someone to work with Jeanne this year to learn the ropes for quilt show in 2018. Two people could share this job. If we don t get a chair for next year we will not be able to have a quilt show. Community Service needs quilts. Our reserves are extremely low. The date for Jamboree is Saturday October 7 th. It will be bigger and better this year because we were able to increase the budget. Your entries for our quilt show are due by no later than April 7 th. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions or comments please contact me. Susie Hardy susiehardy@comcast.net 478-0223 Welcome to 6 new members - We're glad you joined us! Nancie DeProspero Lois Farry Theresa Finn Susan Dydiw Lindsey Cleveland Sue Marshall Table of Contents 2017 Officers & Board Members 8 General Meeting Minutes online Programs and Workshops 1 Guild Challenge 1 Quilting Events 3 Affiliates 7, 9 Guild Meeting Dates 3 Quilt Show 4, 5, 6 Anniversaries/Birthdays 7, 9 Home Workshop 3 Share & Care 7 Board Mtg Minutes online President s Message 2 Treasurer s Report 3 Community Service 6
The Pine Needle Press Page 3 Guild Meeting Dates March, 2017 Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time March General Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm 7th Speaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV Wednesday after General Mtg 8th PTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 3:00pm 9th Newsletter Deadline sierrasue@icloud.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 11th Community Service Western Sierra YouthBuild Charter School, 3rd Thursday, 9:00-3:00 16th 12338 McCourtney Rd. G.V. Drop-In n Quilt LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 24th Home Workshop LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 24th Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer s Report for January 2017 Beginning Balance January 1, 2017 28,464.87 Deposits 2,118.12 Expenses 1,035.48 End Balance January 31, 2017 29,547.51 Savings 30,484.11 Quilt Show balance 5,787.38 Total cash January 31, 2017 65,819.00 Quilting Events San Francisco Quilters Guild March 24th and 25th The Event Center at St. Mary s Cathedral 1111 Gough St. San Francisco, CA 10:00 AM - 4:00PM Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association April 1st and 2nd, Santa Clara Convention Center, 10:00AM-4:00PM 5001 Great American Parkway, Santa Clara, CA Carquinez Straight Stichers April 22nd 10:00AM - 5:00PM and 23rd 10:00AM - 4:00PM Historical Clock Tower, 1189 Washington St. Benicia, CA MARCH HOME WORKSHOP Welcome to Home Workshop, where guild members get to play with fabric, learn new techniques, and have fun with other guild members at no cost to you. We meet on March 23 from 9-3 at the end of Hollow Way at the LDS Church in Nevada City. Drop-In & Sew meets at the same time & place, the forth Thursday of the month. Bring your own lunch. This month's Home Workshop will be led by Lynda Lasich, a graduate of the West Coast Quilt Judging Academy. Lynda will talk with us about the things that judges are looking for when they judge our quilts. This information will come in very handy with our quilt show just around the corner. If there is time after lunch Lynda will show us how to finish your quilt. Sign-ups and supply list will be at the March 7th Guild Meeting. If you can't make it to the meeting you can e mail me at: lornasattic@gmail.com The Church asks that there be no alcohol, coffee or regular tea on the premises. Please respect their wishes. Irons & ironing boards will be provided for you. Thank You. Hope to see you there! Lorna Straka and Kathy Biggi
The Pine Needle Press Page 4 2017 Quilt Show The Quilt Show Board is moving along with organizing this year s show! Sue Miller is looking at March 1, 2017 for opening the website for you to enter your Quilts. This website is as easy as making online purchases. Once you register yourself and make a password, then you are ready to enter your quilt. Have more than one quilt to enter? No worries. Just go back to where you enter a new entry and add more. Want to edit what you wrote or anything else in a previous entry? No problem. Just go to edit previous entry. All the data is collected into a database which makes it easy for the Quilt Show Board to have a report on all the Featured Quilter Quilts; Challenge Quilts; Quilts to be Judged; Show Only Quilts, list all the entries in the program, write up the receipts to pick up quilts.and soooo much more. Also new this year we are going to have a Boutique! The boutique is for those items you have made that are in new condition such as a quilt, placemat, table runner, etc. that you want to sell. Sign up as a vendor with Joan Mosely and Barbara Ceresa at the Guild general Meeting! Margaret Boothby, Karla Rogers and Sue Hopkins, who are Chairing the featured quilts display Honoring our Quilting Foremothers, are making great strides in organizing this special event. They will be sending folks instructions on what is needed to put the selected quilts in the Featured Quilter Area. Marjorie McConnell, Vendor Chair, has filled up the vendor spaces! We have many returning vendors and some new ones. Please support our vendors this year as they make our show an exciting shopping experience. Already we have four paid vendors, all returning, with a few more on the way. Ardy Tobin is taking appointments to have antique quits appraised by Julie Siber. Quilts from the 1960s and older can be verbally appraised for $25 or be provided a written appraisal (for things like insurance purposes) for $85. Let your friends and neighbors know this is a new service being provided at the Show this year. Many folks have heirlooms and may want to know their monetary value! Keep working on your 2017 quilt entries. Because of your artisan skills, it will be an incredibly beautiful show! Jeanne Pincha-Tulley 2017 Quilt Show Chair The Pine Tree Boutique is Coming to Quilt Show 2017! Wanna Sponsor A Raffle Basket? Clever themes, guy stuff, something a little different? Got any ideas? See Ginny Lee for a sponsorship form. Mini groups or individuals are encouraged to participate. Let us know. It ll be here before you know it! Jeanie Ferguson Chief Basket Case Many thanks to all of you who signed up to make items for our exciting new boutique. There were quite a few of you, but we have room for more! If you are interested in making a little extra cash for your creative endeavors, then contact Joan Mosley at sjmosley4@comcast.net or Barbara Ceresa at bbceresa@yahoo.com and let us know your ideas. We will again be taking sign ups at the March Quilt Meeting, but really need a commitment by March 15th, in order to plan our Boutique set up. Remember that Friends and Family can also enter items (their cut will be 80%). Members will get 85% of their price. We will add the sales tax on at time of purchase, so you do not have to worry about it. Small quilts, no larger than 4' by 6' can be sold. Complete instructions are included in the information packet, which you will receive when you sign up. Stop by our table at the March meeting to find out more. Joan Mosley and Barbara Ceresa Boutique Co-Chairs
The Pine Needle Press Page 5 Honoring Our Quilting Foremothers A Display of Historic Quilts and Their Stories by Susan Hopkins Last month we shared how the idea to honor our quilting foremothers grew from friends sharing beloved quilts into the creation of a special display to honor quilt makers dear to us. A favorite quilt made by a former slave, Harriet Powers, was the original inspiration for this exhibit. Who was this woman and what inspired her to create these quilts that museums collect and inspired us to create our display of historic quilts? The quick story, taken from Wikipedia, is Harriet Powers was an African-American slave, folk artist, and quilt maker from rural Georgia. She used traditional appliqué techniques to record local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events on her quilts. Only two of her quilts are known to have survived: Bible Quilt 1886 and Pictorial Quilt 1898. Her quilts are considered among the finest examples of nineteenth-century Southern quilting. Her work is on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. In studying the story of Harriet Powers, the first book I found telling her story was Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers by Mary E. Lyons. It is a marvelous story of Harriet s life, photographs of the quilts, and how she made them. Then, being even more curious, I did more research and found the author Kyra E. Hicks who wrote This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers Bible Quilt and Other Pieces. Kyra Hicks has done extensive scholarly research into the life of Harriet Powers, and the history of the quilts: the buyers of the quilts and how the quilts eventually came to be in the museum collections. Both books are fascinating reading and will be shown at our Book Corner during the Quilt Show. Quilt Show Appraiser Julie Silber is a well-known lecturer, author, and curator with more than forty years experience collecting, selling, appraising, and studying quilts. Julie will appraise quilts made before 1960 at our Quilt Show in May. 1) Her hours will be both Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM - 1:00PM and 1:30PM - 3:45PM (last appointment) 2) 15 minutes for an oral appraisal; 20 minutes for a written appraisal (a formal letter will be written after the Show.) Appointments are preferred but she will take walk-ins, but they may have to wait. To make an appraisal appointment, email ptqg@comcast.net or call Ardy Tobin at 575-8433. 3) Cost is Oral: $25 Written: $85
The Pine Needle Press Page 6 Quilt Show Volunteers Hello fellow guild members! We are trying something different this year! Rather than having chairpersons sitting around the outskirts of the March and April meetings looking for volunteers, this year you get me! I will have the signup sheets for all volunteer duties for this year's quilt show. If you want to scribe for the judges, sell tickets at the gate, work the lunchroom, or whatever else floats your boat, you need to see me! I will have all the schedules at the next two meetings. Come and see me and get the ball rolling! Remember too, if you have items for the country store or the boutique, you are required to work a shift there! Let's make this the best quilt show ever! Frances O'Brien (273-1972) Volunteer Coordinator ** HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR QUILT SHOW EXPERIENCE ** Good: Enter your quilt in the show. Its fun to see your quilt hanging with others and we want to see what you ve made! Better: Enter your quilt to be judged. Receive comments (compliments and suggestions for improvement) on your quilt from industry recognized judges a great learning experience. Best: Attend quilt judging Thurs, May 3, 2012 As a scribe, holder or audience member watch, listen and learn as experienced judges critique quilts of all techniques and skill levels. Call Sally to secure your spot on judging day. Sally Monestier (432-1646) Judging COMMUNITY SERVICES AND DROP IN AND SEW CS / DIS Thursdays are fun filled and very busy days the room becomes charged with energy, conversation, and laughter as members choose fabrics, patterns, batt, and backs. A special thank you to Karen Mitchell for helping contact agencies and to Sophia Day for assisting with the reminder that was sent on kits that have been out for a while. If you received one of these reminders, please contact me. JANUARY ACTIVITY: The weather was wet however 15 dedicated CSers showed up I thank each and every one of you for your contributions whether at CS Thursday or the items turn in throughout the year. All are very much appreciated by the recipients. Quilts received: 25 finished quilts. Quilts distributed: 96 baby, toddler, and lap quilts were distributed to CPS, CASA, Infant and Maternal Health, Foster Youth babies, and Golden Empire Convalescent Care who also received 26 walker bags. you THE DEMAND DRAINED OUR COFFERS QUILTS OF ALL SIZES NEEDED baby, youth, twin, double, and queen/ king. There has been some confusion regarding baby quilts we still need this size as Project Linus sends their baby quilts to Beale Air Force Base. Fabrics, patterns, and/or kits are available at CS Thursday and Guild general meetings. COMING UP: CS has yards of fun, new fabrics and several easy patterns. Come see what is new and help turn patterns and fabrics into finished tops; finished tops into quilts! CS / DIS LOCATION: Room 3, Western Sierra YOUTHBUILD Charter School, 12338 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley one mile past the Nevada County Fairgrounds, on the right. The parking area is close to Room 3, with easy access. The room has lots of tables for sewing, cutting, laying out tops, backs, and batt. CS 2017 dates: March 16 April 20 May 18 June 15July 20 August 17 September 21 October 19 November 16 December NO CS Want to help but cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? Contact me for other arrangements. As always, if you know, or hear of, individuals, families, or agencies that need a quilt, please call or email me. Marjorie McConnell
The Pine Needle Press Page 7 PINE TREE QUILT GUILD SCHOLARSHIPS The Pine Tree Quilt Guild promotes education in the textile arts through participation in the guild, outreach programs, speakers and workshops. In addition, the Guild furthers its educational goals by the granting of scholarships each year to graduating high school students or current college students who are pursuing study in textile arts, design or other art-related fields. This year we are offering one scholarship for $1,500 in memory of Jeanne E. Gill and Carol Phillips. The scholarship will be administered by the chosen college of the recipient upon proof of registration. 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 application period is now open. The applicant must be a resident of Nevada County. Applicants may apply to their scholarship office at their respective high school or may apply directly to the scholarship chair of the Guild who will forward an application to the applicant. All completed applications must be received no later than April 1 st. If you or someone you know would like to apply for a scholarship, please have them contact me or their high school counselor. JudyHamilton Scholarship Chair judyfieldshamilton@gmail.com Save the Date Jamboree returns this year on Saturday, October 7 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley. We will share more with you next month and start sign ups in April. 4 Mary Serpa 7 Lynda Lasich 8 Ingrid Cattaneo 8 Bonnie Lattin-Hensel 8 Chris Parks 9 Carey Daly 13 Judy Mann 18 Lori Jacobi 18 Jill Schlageter 21 Jan Christensen 23 Marsha McMullen 23 Lois Study 24 Mildred Folda 30 Margaret Boothby 31 Carol Gates Joan Mosley & Julie Berry Affiliate of the Month Deby Hendrickson, owner 274 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 Deby s Sewing Service Need your sewing machine serviced or repaired? Looking for a used machine or some notions? Call Deby first for local service with a smile! 12 Susie & Jack Hardy 13 Lorna & John Straka 15 Lorri & Scott Spencer 15 Jeanne & Ed Pincha-Tulley 17 Marjorie & Robert Lucas 18 Robi & Doug Holmen 26 Jeanie & Ed Ferguson 29 Susan & Steven Millard Weller 30 Kris & Ken Cook
The Pine Needle Press Page 8 PTQG 2017 Board Members EXECUTIVE BOARD President Vice President Secretaries Treasurer Susie Hardy Sophia Day / Nancy Holtz Bonnie Lattin-Hensel Pat Gillings COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Binders Community Service/Drop In Computer Records Education Outreach Equipment Finance/Audit/Budget Guild Challenge Historian Holiday Program Holiday Challenge Home Workshop Hospitality/Mentor Jamboree July Picnic Junior Quilters Library May Mixer Meeting Set Up Membership Mini Groups Mysterty Gift Mystery Quilt Newsletter Opportunity Quilt 2017 on hiatus Marjorie McConnell Ardy Tobin Margaret Boothby/Robin Mello Mary Serpa/ Tamara Cook Karle DeProsse Lois Hodges OPEN OPEN Frances O Brien Lorna Straka / Kathy Biggi Ardy Tobin Julie Berry/ Joan Mosley Nancyan Tracy / Raedean Kidwell OPEN on hiatus Sophia Day/Nancy Holtz The Cook Family Marta Price Kris Cook Diane Mann/ Nancy Holtz Frances O'Brien Sue Miller Bent Needles Divas: Lois, Mary, Trudie Ferraro, Frances O'Brien Contact information can be found in the roster. Opportunity Quilt 2017 Marketer Diane Klose Mary Serpa willing to help Opportunity Quilt 2018 Robi Holman, Raedean Kidwell, Diane Klose, Jean Marie McDonald, Anne Wilson Opportunity Quilt 2018 Marketer Patchwork Star Jeanie Ferguson Programs/NCQC Raedean Kidwell Publicity Joy Waggener Quarter Yard Club Jane Dunnington / Lori Jacobi Quilt Show Jeanne Pincha-Tulley Quilt Show Co-Chair Speaker Workshops Margaret Vodicka Scholarship Judy Hamilton Share and Care Carol Gates Show and Tell Ruth Bertaccini / Sew Happy Treasure Table Sharon Kreiss / Lettie Lewis Web Liaison Ardy Tobin
The Pine Needle Press Page 9 2017 PTQG Affiliates Listed below are the Affiliates for 2017. Thank you for supporting our Guild. Look for your business to be highlighted in newsletters in the coming year. Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 bfcrafts@pacbell.net Christine Barnes Designs 208 Hill St. GV 273-3970 cebarnes@sbcglobal.net Deby s Sewing Service 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 Embroidery & Quilt Labels by Brenda 8502 Smartsville Rd. 277-8791 biladeau31@msn.com Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood, PV 432-1646 fatlady@comcast.net Friends Around The Block 433 Market St. Colusa CA 458-7467 friendsaroundtheblock@outlook.com Howell s Sewing and Vacuum 1355 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 coolmarylynn@att.net Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 precisionqw@hotmail.com Sandra Bruce Creative Longarm 116 W. Main St. GV 210-9748 or 477-1909 sandrabruce@pacbell.net Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St GV 272-5308 sugarpinequilt@gmail.com Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 bbceresa@yahoo.com Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond, NC 478-0223 susiehardy@comcast.net Patchwork Star for March 2017 Cyl Duval Cyl Duval s early married life involved the stuff of movies.south Pacific comes to mind. After meeting and marrying a young Peace Corps volunteer in Borneo, she and Sam honeymooned in Singapore and Europe. Beach lovers at heart, they relocated on the micronesian paradise of Saipan for 9 years. Trips to Guam and sojourns back to the States enabled her to purchase necessary fabrics for all the projects she had for their three girls and the house. Now in Rough and Ready, she has a spacious studio where guests can sleep, mini-groups can convene and she can spend time each day. Cheerful Cyl let me know this private space is the perfect recipe for contentment. Her two Janomes (Horizon Memory Craft 7700 and MyExcel) sit across from each other, both shiny and pristine. This most blissful space is decorated with lavender walls, floral art quilts, and neatly stacked fabric florals. A large design wall allows her to audition her Kaffe amethysts and fuchsias for her next project. Three hope chests house a concert of softly hued queen-sized quilts ready for gifting or rotating through her home. Cyl s Kaffe florals with rich aquas and turquoises give new meaning to the term jewel-toned. Belonging to three mini-groups keeps Cyl busy and motivated. Friends, Millie Folda and Ruby Foster, are great traveling companions. Five days at Zephyr Cove is a favorite every August. Classes, seminars, vendors and raffles capture her interest. Uncommon Threads, Scrapbaggers and a special set of Saipenese friends gather for quilting sessions, even knitting. For the most part, Cyl s fondness is romantic color schemes, but sadly, she says, My favorite color, pink, just doesn t lend itself for making a great quilt color scheme. There remains, however, an unhurried softness to her smart choice of pink s heartier cousins- rich magentas, fuchsias and amethysts. Cyl s grand studio, painted two shades of lavender, prove their effectiveness. Jeanie Ferguson Patchwork Star Reporter
Our next meeting is MARCH 7th, 6:30PM. Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, Grass Valley 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@icloud.com or contact Computer Records 11255 Banner Mine Way Ardy, 575-8433 Nevada City, CA 95959 530-263-0805 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