Rouge Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show & Sale 2017 SPECIAL EDITION NEWSLETTER Quilts at the Rouge Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday May 7, 2017 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pickering Recreation Centre, East and West Salon 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering, ON This newsletter contains information about our upcoming Quilt Show and Sale. It has been compiled by the Quilt Show Committee and is intended to serve as a useful reference for our members in the weeks and months leading up to the show in May 2017. Please note that this newsletter will be placed on our website at www. r vq g. com. Any questions may be sent to r v qg qu ilts h ow@gm ail.c om. 2017 Notable Dates in 2017. Mark Your Calendar. January, February and March General Meetings February 27 February 27 April 24 May 5 May 6 and 7 May 7 Bring in donated Silent Auction and Guild Boutique products. Contact persons are Finola Grant (Silent Auction) and Gail Fraser (Boutique) Last date for returning completed Quilt Show Entry Form(s). One form required for each item submitted. Form is attached to this newsletter. Please photocopy as needed. Return to Liz Felder Completed Quilt Challenge to be handed in. Contact person is Teresa Parzanese. Raffle Tickets: stubs and money, plus all unsold tickets to be returned. Contact person is Lisette Léveillé Bring Display Quilts and Guild Shop items to show location between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Support the show. Bring your friends. Wear your RVQG name badge and bring your smile. Pick up Display Quilts and unsold items from the Guild Shop between 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Page 1
Quilt Show Convenor Lisette Léveillé 9 0 5-839- 2 3 4 8 Greetings RVQG Members The countdown is on! Just 5 months away from the Guild s Quilt at the Rouge Quilts Show. Quilters are busy finalizing their holiday gifts, adding the final stitches to their quilt display, or better yet, are busy creating a new quilt for the Quilt Show Challenge. I m well surrounded and pleased that we have a great Quilt Show Committee. You can all be proud of how many details have been put into the Show, and there is much more that needs to be defined. I personally thank each and everyone Teresa, Sally, Irene, Lynn, Liz, Joanne, Terry, Jean, June, Donna, Laura, Gail, and Finola for their dedication and support in this great adventure. I hope you find this newsletter helpful in locating all the details for the Quilt Show, and what better way to express your support by participating in one of the areas. We welcome all Guild members to sign-up as a volunteer at the Quilt Show, be it *** Before During and After *** the quilt show to make it a success Many of the activities during the show help to cover the cost of the quilt show and future guild activities. Guild members with baking skills, we need your sweet treats for the Guild Bakery. If you are able to donate a quilted product or general gift for the Guild Silent Auction, we are grateful for your generosity. The Guild Shop will be there and ready to sell your quilted products or treasures. Quilt at the Rouge Quilt Show will be at the Pickering Recreational Complex, the weekend before Mother s Day. Holding a Quilt Show is a way for you, our Guild membership, to showcase the passion of quilting, to exhibit your Quilts and receive all the applause and hooplas that you deserve. Be it that you are a beginner quilter and learning a basic patchwork or you are an experienced quilter and discovering new techniques, everyone can benefit from viewing and admiring each other s work, particular pattern, mix of color, or simply a new creation. Today, quilting is not only to showcase a traditional hobby, but provides the opportunity to admire how quilting has evolved in the areas of piecing, appliqué, mix of techniques, modern, art, color, fabric selections, etc. Our Merchants Mall will cover boutiques from all over Ontario North, East, West, GTA and local. We look forward to admiring your quilts in the display, knowing the effort and many hours you have put into your creation. On behalf of the Quilt Show Committee, we look forward in putting the final stitches into the show activities. HAPPY QUILTING and we look forward to your participation. Page 2
REGISTRATION Liz Felder 905-420-1802 Reminder Entry form to be submitted by February 27, 2017 Email or handout all registration forms are due by February 17 to Liz Felder at Lizfelder1@gmail.com or RVQGquiltshow@gmail.com. Or drop your registration form at Liz s home located at 509 Sundown Cres. Pickering Each entry must be accompanied by its own form (see last page of this newsletter). If you require more forms, please feel free to photocopy the form. Example: If you wish to register a quilt, a wall hanging and a piece of clothing, you will need three entry forms. Please complete all applicable areas of the form including anything you might wish to share about your work. Visitors enjoy reading about how quilts are made, their inspiration and process. Please acknowledge your pattern source and the quilter if other than yourself. Items previously entered at any Rouge Valley Quilt Show will not be accepted. All entries must be from members in good standing in the Rouge Valley Quilters Guild for the year 2016-2017. A maximum of four entries per member will be accepted. Each entry must have a label sewn on the back, bottom left-hand corner. Labels should state your name, address and the title of your work. Label each article and hanging rod. Please note that we are not able to retain your quilt carrying-bag. You will be given a receipt for your items on Friday. This receipt must be brought back to retrieve your items on Sunday. If you have an incomplete item that will be completed in time for the show, send in a form for it. Note that all displayed quilts are subject to be photographed by visitors during the Quilt Show. The Guild is not responsible nor it can restrict members from taking pictures. Bring your entries to Pickering Recreation Centre, East and West Salon, 1867 Valley Farm Road S, Pickering, between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5. Your items must be picked up at the same location on Sunday, May 7 between 4.30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Time is needed to take down the full quilt exhibition. Therefore, there will be no early admittance. SHORT FORMS FOR TECHNIQUES ON THE REGISTRATION FORM HP Hand Pieced HA Hand Appliqué HQ Hand Quilted MP Machine Pieced MA Machine Appliqué MQ Machine Quilted ME Machine Embroidered HE Hand Embroidered PP Paper Pieced ATTACHING A HANGING SLEEVE Every quilt entered in the show must have a hanging sleeve attached to the back top of the quilt just below the binding. (See illustration.) For a large and wall quilt, cut an 8½"-wide piece of fabric that measures the full width of the quilt. For a smaller quilt cut a 3½" or 4" wide piece of fabric that measures the full width of the quilt. Hem both short ends. With wrong sides facing, sew the long sides together. Press the seam allowances open. Position the seam in the centre of one side of the tube. Then press the whole tube flat. With the open seam facing the quilt backing, place the top fold of the sleeve just below the binding at the top of the quilt and center the sleeve between the sides. Slip stitch the top and bottom edges of the sleeve to the quilt backing making sure no stitches show through to the front of the quilt. Page 3
QUILT SHOW HOSTESSES AND VOLUNTEERS Sally Sirard 905-831-2136 Thank you to those of you who have already expressed interest in helping with the quilt show. We encourage all of you to get involved, even if it is just a shift or two. Friday evening shifts for show preparation and set-up 4-7 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Saturday shifts: 2-3 hour shifts from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday shifts: 2-3 hours shifts from 10 am to 4 pm. The final shift will take down quilts, and clean the venue All hostesses and volunteers will receive free admission. Your job assignments and shift times will be confirmed in writing prior to the show. Positions are briefly described here but you will receive specific info when you arrive at the show. Admissions Desk volunteers will welcome visitors, take admission, hand out programs, etc. We will be tracking the number of visitors. Quilt Registration and Display volunteers will receive quilts from members, complete the registration and take the quilts to the display racks where more volunteers will hang the quilts. After the show on Sunday, the volunteers will take the quilts off the racks and take them to the registration area where they will be checked, identified, and returned to their owners. No heavy lifting or climbing ladders is required of Guild volunteers. Guild Shop volunteers will assist in the receipt and sale of projects created by our members. Items not sold will need to be picked up by the member at the end of show. The Guild takes a 15% commission on these sales with the remainder going to the member. Kitchen/Café This job includes food prep, serving customers, receiving payment and cleaning up. Merchants Market Assistance for the merchants will be needed on Friday evening and also after 4 pm on Sunday. Silent Auction will be conducted at various times throughout each day. Volunteers will explain the auction procedure to participants. Once the auction timeframe closes, helpers will remove items from the display, wrap them, take money and write receipts. White Glove Ladies answer visitors questions and make sure our quilts are handled with care. Gloves are provided for handling quilts. This job allows you and opportunity to have a really good look at all the quilts on display, as well as talking to our visitors! Volunteering at the show is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow Guild members Page 4
RAFFLE QUILT TICKETS Lisette Léveillé 905-839-2348 Reminder Return ticket stubs and money April 24, 2017 There are 3 quilt prizes for the Guild raffle. 1 st Prize: Scrappy Triangles Queen Size (90 x 90) Quilt, valued at $1200. 2 nd Prize: Walking for a Cause Child s Quilt (50x75) valued at $500. 3 rd Prize: 4 Seasonal Table / Bed Runners (12x76 approx.) valued at $365. Raffle tickets sell for $2.00 each. Proceeds will be distributed to the Quilts from the Heart, the Guild community charity program. Additional books of tickets are available during the Fall and Winter months by calling Lisette Léveillé or email to rvqgquiltshow@gmail.com. Please return all ticket stubs and money, as well as any unsold tickets to Lisette by April 24th Guild meeting. The draw for the raffle will take place at the Quilt Show on May 7, at approximately 3:30 p.m. PUBLICITY Lisette Léveillé 905-839-2348 The best way to promote the RVQG Quilt at the Rouge Show is to tell everyone you know. This is especially important given the wide area that our guild membership covers. Be it in person among family and friends, work colleagues or through social network, word of mouth is still the best way to promote our Guild Quilt Show. Should you visit a quilt store, or a community/neighbourhood social group, we need your help to distribute postcards to promote the Quilt at the Rouge Show. Pick up postcards at guild meetings or contact Lisette at 905-839-2348 or email at rvqgquiltshow@gmail.com to pick them up and help us by distributing them. We have lots! Quilt at the Rouge Show Posters will be available at the November to February Meetings. We will need everyone s assistance to place a poster in local quilt stores, and any community bulletin boards, i.e. grocery, church, community centre, etc. Do you have a Facebook account, a blog, or are you on Twitter? Create an event on your Facebook for the Quilt Show and invite your friends to meet for tea or lunch at the Guild Café. Or you might like to link the Quilt Show website on your blog - www.rvqgquiltshow.blogspot.ca. Again, this is a great opportunity to inform everyone that a good way to welcome Spring is to visit our Rhapsody of Quilts Show. Page 5
RVQG QUILT CHALLENGE Teresa Parzanese 416-281-8368 Submission deadline February 27, 2017 A number of fabric kits containing 3 Fat Quarter fabrics have been available since September at $10 each to members, to participate in a quilt challenge. Rules are included in the kit to produce a finished quilt meeting the theme Granny s Garden. Finished quilts will be collected at the February 27 th guild general meeting. Submissions will be judged and written critiques will be provided, in two categories, a) Experienced (has participated in challenge/contests before); or b) Novice (never participated in challenge/contest). Prizes will be awarded. All submitted quilts will be displayed in the Quilt show and winners revealed. Have Fun! Contact Teresa if you have questions or concerns DISPLAY Irene Dewar 905-839-7151 Lynn McCulloch 905-839-6559 Assistance will be needed in the assembly and setting up of the quilt frames for the Quilt Show. This will require the help of husbands, or other willing male persons, especially those with previous experience at setting up the quilt frames. Set up for display of the Show will begin at 2:00 on the afternoon of May 5, 2017. In addition, we need volunteers to help with the actual hanging of the quilts. At the end of the Quilt Show on the afternoon of May 7, 2017 we will again need the help of husbands to take down of the frames and to carry them to the truck. We also need the help of quilters for the taking down and folding of the quilts. We will be most grateful for your help. SILENT AUCTION Finola Grant 416-724-0478 A Silent Auction is an auction held without an auctioneer. Items will be displayed for auction. Bidders will write their bids on a bidding sheet left on the table near the items for auction. Each bid sheet will have a fixed starting amount and pre-determined bid increments. The highest bidder pays the price she/he submitted at the close of each auction. There will be four auctions held, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. The first auction of each day will close at 1:00 p.m. and the second one will close at 3:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to bring their donations to each General Meeting starting at the January Guild Meeting right March meeting. Re-gifting is acceptable and welcome. Page 6
BAKE TABLE June Lambden 905-831-1744 Donna Schinkel 905-427-8063 Home-made baked goods are always popular at our quilt shows. Here is your opportunity to share some of your favourites. Guild members are asked to donate cookies, squares, cupcakes, tarts etc. Your donations will be used to make combination plates to be sold at the show. Please indicate if nuts have been used in your baked goods. Your much-appreciated donations will be accepted after 4 p.m. on Friday or between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. CAFÉ June Lambden 905-831-1744 Donna Schinkel 905-427-8063 We are looking for volunteers for: Set-up on Friday evening. Servers and clearing tables on Saturday and Sunday. Kitchen help making sandwiches, preparing lunch and pastries plates Cashier Clean-up on Sunday after 4 p.m. Please contact Sally Sirard, Hostess coordinator, to sign up to help. GUILD SHOP Gail Fraser 416-283-4102 With a couple of boutique-focussed Bee Nights under our belts, we re on the way to ensuring the show will be well stocked with unique, quilted items for visitors to purchase. Thank you to members for donating their time and talent in support of the boutique. The following sew dates are currently being planned: Friday January 20 or Saturday Jan. 21 (Log Cabin Yardage) Monday, February 6 (Cedarbrook Community Centre) Please sign up to participate on one or more of these days. Every stitch and stitcher makes a difference! If you wish to sell items at the quilt show, the necessary paperwork will be available at the March Guild meeting. We will be available to answer your questions at that meeting. Remember, the Guild takes a 15% commission on all items sold. As the space for display is limited, it can be difficult to display large items such as quilts, unfinished quilt tops and wall hangings. If you are planning to sell these items in the Guild Shop, please supply individual photos of your work. On the back of the photo write the size, price, your name and telephone number. Your photos will be placed in an Items For Sale album. If the customer is interested in a particular piece, we will offer the album for a closer look. Exhibited quilts, which are offered for sale, are also subject to the 15% commission fee. The quilt maker is responsible for delivering the quilt to the purchaser and obtaining the balance of the money. Items for sale should be dropped off after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Pickering Recreation Complex, Salon East & West, 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering. Unsold items must be picked up between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7th. PLEASE PICK UP PROMPTLY. Cheques for sold items will be available at the May Guild meeting. Rouge Valley Quilters Guild will not be responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. Page 7
MERCHANT MALL Terry Skelton 905-509-1149 Jean Humpage 905-831-4848 A first-class lineup of up to twelve vendors have been assembled for participation at the upcoming Guild Show and Sale. While some of our vendors are close by geographically, several others will be coming in to the show from other parts of the province far from the GTA and Durham Region. Vendors will be bringing their latest assortment of goods that are sure to please all those who attend the show. Fabrics, patterns, project kits, notions and machines are some of the varied goods that the vendors will be bringing to us. All of the vendors have kindly agreed to provide nice door prizes for the show as well as to demonstrate new techniques, tools etc. Not only will the Guild Show display samples of our excellence in quilt making but due to the outstanding selection of vendors, participants will also be able to avail themselves of a one stop shop hop!! Don t forget to check our website at www.rvqg.com regularly for any additional information about the Quilt Show, and last minute details as we get nearer to the big event. 2017 QUILT SHOW COMMITTEE Lisette Léveillé, Quilt Show Convenor; Laura Zimmerman, Treasurer; Joanne Nightingale, Secretary; Finola Grant; Silent Auction; Lisette Léveillé and Joanne Nightingale, Newsletter and Program; Liz Felder, Registration; Irene Dewar and Lynn McCulloch Display; Sally Sirard, Volunteers and Hostesses; June Lambden and Donna Schinkel, Tea Room and Bake Sale; Terry Skelton and Jean Humpage, Merchants Mall; Gail Fraser, Guild Shop; Teresa Parzanese, RVQG Quilt Challenge Page 8
ROUGE VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD - QUILT SHOW 2017 Entry form: RVQG members only. Completed form to be returned by February 27, 2017 Quilts to be completed by May 5, 2017. For registrar s use Quilt # Category: Send form to: Liz Felder, 509 Sundown Cres., Pickering, ON L1V 6A7 lizfelder1@gmail.com 905-420-1802 OR Email to: rvqgquiltshow@gmail.com, Subject: Quilt Show Registration Please complete one entry form for each item. Please send a picture of your project to lizfelder1@gmail.com A maximum of four entries per member will be accepted. A hanging sleeve must be attached to all quilts. Finished depth for hanging sleeves is 4". A hanging rod must be included with wall quilts. All items must have an identifying label. We will not be keeping the carrying bag, so please bring it when you pick up your item(s) after the show. Bring the receipts we give you to retrieve your items on Sun. May 7, 2017. Rouge Valley Quilters Guild is not responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to your entries. If this is a concern, please check your home owner s insurance policy and riders for coverage. Pickering Recreation Complex, East and West Salon, 1867 Valley Farm Road S, Pickering. Quilt delivery: Friday, May 5, between 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Delivery by owner: yes no* *If no, then who? Name/phone Quilt pick-up: Sunday, May 7, between 4:30 pm. 5:30 pm. Pick-up by owner: yes no* *If no, then who? Name/phone: Signature: Your name: Address: Phone: Email: PLEASE NOTE: Quilts will be photographed. Quilt size: width length Main Colour of Quilt: Theme of Quilt: Name of your quilt: Pattern/designer source: Pieced or appliquéd by: Quilted by: Other Quilt Project: Silent Auction Donation Is your quilt for sale? yes* no *If yes, please provide photo. Please note that 15% of sold price will be retained by the Guild. Please circle the techniques used, or put into description: HP HA HQ HE MP MA MQ ME PP In 25 words or less, describe your piece: the inspiration, hidden messages, special designs or motifs, colours, or for whom it was made. Please print clearly. You may use the back of this form. Page 9