A Stitch in Time Burke calendar September 2017 13 Business Meeting 27 Speaker: Pat Sloan October 2017 11 Business Meeting 13 Fall Midnight Madness 25 Speaker: Terry Kramzer November 2017 9-12 Fall Retreat in Winchester 15 QUILTO is rescheduled December 2017 13 Holiday Social January 2018 10 Business Meeting 24 QUILTO 27 Charity Sew-In February 2018 14 Business Meeting 28 Speaker: Joni Seidenstein March 2018 14 Business Meeting 28 Speaker: Gyleen Fitzgerald TBD Midnight Madness April 2018 11 Auction 19-22 Spring Retreat in Winchester 25 Business Meeting May 2018 9 Business Meeting 23 Speaker: TBD June 2018 1-3 Quilter s Unlimited Show 13 June Social July 2018 11 Speaker: August 2018 8 Speaker: Volume XXIV, Issue 5, January 2018 President s Letter Well, the holidays are over, and a bright new year stands before us. I can t wait to see what it brings! Our Holiday Social was a rousing success -so much fun. It was nice and cozy! A big thank you goes to the Bumbling Block Party bee for organizing it for us. It was a lovely evening (and I love, love, loved those table decorations). January brings us Quilto for our program meeting. Bring your pennies, buttons or M&Ms as markers, and compete to win some great prizes, all organized for you by our VP of Programs, Barb Hall. It should be an exciting evening! We also look forward to our Charity Sew-In day. Come join with others for a fun day of making quilts for children and soldiers. It s always a good time - and rewarding as well. A few months ago I asked you about your quilting color palette. What colors and color combinations are your favorites to work with? Which do you gravitate toward in your projects? Did you know that Pantone announces a new "color of the year" each year? Paint and fabric companies do too. This year Pantone has picked Ultra Violet, while fabric manufacturer Robert Kaufman has picked Tigerlily. There s nothing shy about those colors! If you're interested in other 2018 color trends, see paint companies Sherwin- Williams, Behr, and www.quiltersunlimited.org Benjamin Moore's suggestions. (My living room has been something similar to Benjamin Moore s pick, Caliente, for years. I m such a trendsetter). Maybe these new colors will inspire you to try something new. Don t forget to show and tell! Piecefully, Barb P.S. I promised to nag you, and I almost forgot: We need a Nominations Chair. Burke QU meetings will take place at: Sangster Elementary School 7420 Reservation Drive Springfield, VA 22153 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7pm Except as noted in the Calender
President Barb Sherwood 703-455-5304 bsherwood@cox.net Vice President (Admin) Barb Hall 703-609-2530 fitnessfun@verizon.net Vice President (Programs) Marianne Hooker 703-426-1799 dmhkr@verizon.net VP/Programs Asst. Jessica Berman 703-503-8261 jabinova@verizon.net Secretary Betsy Stone 703-256-2066 VaStonesWells@ gmail.com Treasurer Becky Myers 703-323-8321 ramyers@cox.net Nominating Chair Auction Susan Fernandez 703-690-9550 mannyandsusan@cox.net Auction Linda Cooper 703-425-5965 cooperate@cox.net Baby Quilts Debbie Bullock 703-971-6618 dbullock@verizon.net Bee Keeper Nancy Vogel 703-250-2864 nanzov@cox.net Challenge Nicki Allen 703-455-7016 nallendesigns@aol.com Challenge Sue Bynum 703-658-9324 qwiltysue@gmail.com Directory Jean Taylor 703-644-9480 ArkiJean@verizon.net Education/Donations E-Blasts Marsha White mf.white@verizon.net Teresa Bristow 703-554-3524 teresa.bristow@gmail.com Holiday Social Debbie Bullock 703-971-6618 dbullock@verizon.net June Social Marilyn Owendoff 703-323-0054 marilynowendoff@yahoo.com Library Display Wendy Sparks 703-913-5332 crazeq@aol.com Membership Bonnie Ruetenik 703-690-6060 bonniehh00@gmail.com Midnight Madness Karen Brewster 703-732-6283 kgbnva@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Marjie Curia 703-256-5610 mcuria.bqu@gmail.com Outreach Sharon Thompson 703-366-2939 thompies5@comcast.net Property Chair Pat Price 703-690-3040 thymewpvp@verizon.net Quilt Collector Renee Castrop 703-978-7513 rcastrop3@gmail.com Quilt Collector Asst. Dudley Shugart 703-913-1127 Dudley.shugart@gmail.com Quilt Show Rep Ann Beebe 703-690-8414 beebefmly@msn.com Retreat, Fall Linda Snow 703-256-4377 ljsnow2@gmail.com Retreat, Spring Sharon Thompson 703-366-2939 thompies5@comcast.net Soldier Quilts Libby Fritsche 703-425-1389 pinkfritsche@gmail.com Sunshine Susan Novack 703-256-3139 novack8888@gmail.com Ways & Means Susan Fernandez 703-690-9550 mannyandsusan@cox.net Ways & Means Linda Snow 703-256-4377 ljsnow2@gmail.com Webmaster Rita Rivlin 703-591-6162 Margaret.Rivlin@gmail.com Welcome Karen Burschnick 703-866-1082 kjb4mk@aol.com Debbie Bullock Sue Bynum Linda Cooper Christine Horne Jan 24, 2018 --QUILTO Jan 27, 2018 --Charity Sew-In Feb 28, 2018 --Speaker: Joni Seidenstein January Birthdays Pat Price Susan Price Edelle Tracy Upcoming Burke QU Events March 28, 2018 --Speaker: Gyleen Fitsgerald April 11, 2018 --Auction Door Prizes Door prize drawings will be held after every business meeting. Remember to wear your hand-made name tag (not the stick-on ones!) to have your name put into the drawing twice. There will be separate drawings for those who participate in show and tell, so let s see what you ve been doing!
Burke Quilters Unlimited Page 3 January 24, 2017 7-9pm Sangster Elementary School 7420 Reservation Drive Springfield, VA 22153 You & your FUN QUILTING FRIENDS will have a great time at the updated & improved BQU FABRIC BINGO. We will play a variety of bingo games using sewing and quilting terms 15 winners will each go home with a minimum of 4 yds of specially-selected, coordinated fabric bundles! WOW! Bring buttons, candies, pennies or similar items to mark the reusable cards temporarily. Members only! 2 cards will be issued to each participant, with 1-2 more available for purchase for $1 each (cash only).
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Page 5 Sunshine Corner Kind thoughts and get well wishes to Burke QU member: Denise Racz Sympathy card to: Cheryl Koethe Family of BQU member Debra Godwin If you know of a Burke QU member who is in need of a card, please let our Sunshine Chair, Susan Novack, know. Mystery and PHD Updates For those of you participating in the Mystery Quilt, we will be passing out clue #4 at the Business meeting on January 10th. If you still need clue #3, let me know and I will email it to you. As for the PHD Challenge, we have worked on #1, #9, #3 and are currently on #6. Please bring your progress" to the January 10th meeting for show-n-tell, and your name will be entered into the prize drawing. We will be pick the next number that evening. Happy New Year! Nicki Allen and Sue Bynum Looking for Education Donation Recipients Your Education Donations Committee is currently researching quilt related charities for our guild s annual education donations. Our current focus is to identify nonprofit organizations that promote quilting and quilt education in our community. We would especially like to reach out to encourage quilting in the younger generation, from elementary school to young adults. If you know of a 501(3)c group who would benefit from attending our annual QU quilt show, from a small scholarship to attend a quilting class or a program to experience quilting for the first time, please let a member of the Sew n Sews Bee know by mid- February: Marsha White, Nicki Allen, Sue Bynum, Betsy Stone, Sharon Thompson, Karen Loftus, Teresa Bristow, Jessica Burman, Edelle Tracy, or Rene Castrop.
Page 6 Needed! Baby Quilts! Neonatal quilts (24 x24 ) and/or crib quilts. Fabric bundles will be available at all guild meetings. We want 100% participation. You can piece a top, quilt the layers, sew the binding, or make the labels. All help is needed and appreciated! Please contact Debbie Bullock dbullock@verizon.net and make sure that you sign our Charity Quilt Chart when you have worked on a donated quilt. 2017 Donated baby quilt at the Children s National Medical Center Total to Date for CNMC: 164 preemie quilts, 20 baby quilts, 764 knitted hats Our Goal by June: 365 quilts! One a Day!
Page 7 The Quilters Unlimited Quilt Show will be held on June 1-3, 2018. The theme this year is Puzzles Just Piece It! The show challenge quilts must measure no larger than 40 x 40, and must be show ready, measured and photographed by the end of February 2018. So dig into your stash and start piecing together your own interpretation of Puzzles Just Piece It! Thanks Anne Beebe