www.hqgsaugus.org April 2013 April Meeting Summary: Program: Maureen Blanchard Lecture and Trunk Show Show and Tell: No Vendor: Maureen from Cobblestone Quilts Fat Quarter: Bugs, butterflies and bees Creative Quiltworks Announcements: Nothing new this month Charity Announcements: A note from Ellen and Linda: We only have Apr & May to collect quilts and pillowcases, as we deliver our quilts etc. in June. The very latest any member could turn in a quilt or pillowcase would be at the June meeting. To date we have a total of 43 quilts, 86 pillowcases and 27 bears. We are not looking for bears as we have a backlog from past years. That's not a great showing from the membership which exceeds 85. A great big thank you to those who have gone above and beyond by making many quilts for charity PLEASE, PLEASE get your pillowcases and quilts to the Charity girls by the June meeting. It is such a good feeling to make something and then know it is going to a good cause. Hostess Announcements: Linda McVane, Liz Coviello, Maureen Matthews and Mary Whitaker will be providing snacks for the April meeting. 1 P a g e
Program Announcements: The Guild Getaway weekend was a wonderful time; lots of laughs, lots of sewing, lots of food lots of prizes and most of all a great time to make new friends! A special Thanks to the Program Committee for planning the retreat. The bus trip this year is on Saturday April 13. We will be going to the Fabric Place Basement in Natick and then on to the Sewing and Quilt Expo at the DCU Center. If you are interested in going or would like to bring a friend please check with Gretchen to see if places are still available. The bus is leaving the Saugus Senior Center at 9:00am sharp and returning to the Senior Center at about 6:00pm. The cost of the trip is $27. At the April meeting, Maureen Blanchard from Cobblestone Quilts will present a trunk show and lecture primarily on using Jelly Rolls. I can admit that I am a Jelly Roll addict (both fabric and pastry) and have done many Jelly Roll race quilts. I am very excited to listen as Maureen teaches us to make stars, plaids, butterflies, flowers and more from these 2-1/2 strips. By-Laws Committee: The By-laws Committee of Janet Stone, Dottie Macomber and Sue Tamulaitis have amended the Guild s By-Laws. Please visit our website, review them and plan to vote at the April meeting. HAPPENINGS AROUND THE LOCAL QUILT WORLD: TEXT & TEXTILE EXTRAVAGANZA NE Quilt Museum, Lowell April 6, 2013: 9AM-2PM For a $25 donation, fill a tote bag (13 x 13 x 5 ) with fiber arts supplies, books, magazines and patterns! The selection will include the following types of items: FABRIC in collectible and current batiks, florals, holiday and novelty prints, reproductions, solids... NOTIONS for quilting and sewing... YARN for knitting, crochet, weaving and lacemaking... 2 P a g e
SUPPLIES for knitting, crochet, needlework, and other fiber arts disciplines.....and MORE! Bring your Lowell Quilt Festival tote bags from 2009 or 2010, and save $5!NEW FOR 2013: A selection of larger items, including rulers, cutting mats, and quilting hoops and frames will be individually priced for sale. Last Chance: Help us clear off our tables at the end of the day! Bags will be available for a $15 donation beginning at 1PM and large items will be 50% off. Public Reception for Exhibit "Rainbow of Quilts": An Exhibit of Quilts by Margarita Blumkina When: Sun, April 7, 2pm 4pm Where: Virginia A. Carten Gallery,Abbot Library, Marblehead MA DescriptionPublic Exhibit Opening Reception - All are invited! "Rainbow of Quilts": An Exhibit of Quilts by Margarita Blumkina Wednesday, April 3rd - Wednesday, April 24th Public Reception: Sunday, April 7th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Workshop with Margarita Blumkina: Saturday, April 20th, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Abbot Library is pleased to present an exhibit of selected quilts by award-winning quiltmaker Margarita Blumkina. The show highlights Blumkina s extraordinary creativity in bringing together color and pattern, often making use of vintage fabrics which lend her quilts a quality of visual warmth, unusual in newly crafted quilts. In 2012, Blumkina s quilts were included as semi-finalists in two separate American Quilter s Society Shows, one of the most prestigious of competitive nation-wide quilt shows. In 2011, one of Blumkina s quilts received a 1st prize Blue Ribbon at the Topsfield Fair; in 2012, she received a Blue, a White and a Purple Ribbon, at the Fair, for three of her quilts. One of the quilts in the Rainbow of Quilts exhibit will be raffled off, as a fundraiser for the Friends of Abbot Library. (The Friends provide funding for most Library programs and for the discounted museum passes that many enjoy.) Raffle tickets will be $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00. Tickets will be sold on three dates: at the public reception for the show, on Sunday, April 7, from 2:00-4:00 pm; in the Gallery on Sunday, April 14; and on Sunday, April 21, beginning at 2:00 pm, when the winning ticket also will be drawn as part of the special event (an illustrated talk on Isabella Stewart Gardner s personal book collection) taking place at the Library, that afternoon. Margarita Blumkina will be offering a workshop on Saturday, April 20, from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, where participants will make a decorated placemat, using the quiltmaking technique of English paper-piecing to create a design in the pattern known as Grandmother s Flower Garden. A sample finished placemat is on view at the Library. The instructor will provide all materials; however, participants are encouraged to bring their own thimbles. Basic hand-sewing skills are required. The workshop will be limited to 10 participants. Please sign up at the Library s Main Desk or by phoning the Library at 781-631-1481. Take Four Placemats Make some for Spring! To make four placemats, you'll need eight fat quarters. 1. Layer the fat quarters with the selvedges even and closest to you on the cutting table. 2. Cut all eight fabrics to 19" by 16 1/2" If you don't have a 20" square ruler, use the lines on your cutting mat. I don't trust them, so I have every ruler made. This is a time when it's handy to be able to cut with both hands! 3. Make two stacks of four different fabrics. Set one stack aside for backing. Designate each fabric A, B, C or D. 3 P a g e
4. Measure from the left and make one cut 3" from the left edge. The next cut is 2" to the right of the first cut; the third cut is 2" to the right of the second cut. The fourth cut is 4" to the right of the third cut, which leaves the last section 5 1/2" wide. 5. Now it's time to shuffle! Move the layers like this: Row 1: leave in place Row 2: move top layer to bottom Row 3: move top two layers to bottom Row 4: move top three layers to bottom Row 5: leave in place 6. Sew horizontal seams of all five rows. (I advise taking only one layer to the sewing machine at a time. You can guess why.) Press seams open. 7. Now it's time to make the vertical cuts Measuring from right, cut as follows: Make first cut at 3" from right hand side Cut second section 2" from first cut Cut third section 2" from second cut Remaining section is 12 1/2" wide 8. Now it's time to shuffle again! Sections 1 and 4 remain in place. Section 2, move top three layers to bottom Section 3, move top one layer to bottom 4 P a g e
9. Sew vertical seams and press open. Note location of fabric "A" -- this shows how each fabric is position in the four different placemats. 10. Trim to uniform size. Mine turned out 17 1/2" by 14" before trimming. 11. Layer, quilt and bind as you would any quilt BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS: 5 P a g e
Meetings will not be held if Saugus schools are closed due to inclement weather. The Hammersmith Quilters Guild meets at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of the month at the Saugus MEMBERS RECEIVING THE NEWSLETTER BY REGULAR MAIL ARE REMINDED TO BRING SELF- ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES TO BE GIVEN TO THE SECRETARY. President Susan Tamulaitis- (617) 846-2590 Fat Quarter Anne Boris- (978)745-8615 Vice President Liz Coviello- (781)231-1624 Mary Whitaker- (978) 745-9367 Treasurer Pat McIntire- (781) 592-7535 Charity Lynda Garniss (781) 233-.2606 Secretary Debbie Hazell - (781) 631-6372 Ellen Moore (781)233-9029 Web Master Anne Smith- (781) 631-8197 Member at Large Gretchen Berkowitch- (978) 740-1355 Hostess Paula Fallon- (978)535-4108 Carmen Arnone (617) 605-6018 Janice Meade- (781)599-4297 Sunshine & Shadow Rosemary Belmonte- (781) 596-2120 Monthly Raffle Anne Kelly-Maquire- (781)321-0701 Creative Quiltworks Bev McGrath (781) 231-0161 Jean Balliro- (781)324-0720 Carmen Arnone (617) 605-6018 Program Committee Janet Stone- (978)745-3625 Gail Dwyer- (617) 846-6551 Dottie Macomber (781)932-3602 Lynda McVane- (617) 389-6743 Kathy Connors- (781)322-5672 Name Badge Joyce Rodenhiser- (781) 233-9484 Gretchen Berkowitch- (978) 740-1355 Joan Fowler- (781)233-7317 If it is necessary to cancel a meeting before a school closing announcement has been made, notice of cancellation will be sent by e-mail and posted on the Guild website as early as possible on the day of such cancellation. Members without Internet access should call a Guild Officer 6 P a g e