MARCH 2017 THE QUILTERS QUILL March 2, 2017 Business Meeting March 9, 2017 www.twinriversquiltersguild.com From the President Luck of the Irish to All and a Happy St. Patrick s Day! Our Guild is abuzz with activity. Thanks to you, our generous members who are turning in quilts to support all of our community partners. I hope you enjoyed the presentation by Speaker Sam Freidman on, How to stay fit and keep quilting and Phyllis Prideaux sharing her projects from Quilt Con. Don t miss our May 11 meeting where we will share a Pot Luck Luncheon and honor our original members with TRQG s first Founders Day Celebration. Food, fun, entertainment, and quilts, what more could we want??? Maybe to attend the Colonial Quilt Lovers Guild Show @ Knobbs Creek Recreation Center, 200 East Ward Street in Elizabeth City, NC on March 31 to April 1, 2017 from 10-6 PM. If you want to submit a quilt, contact them @ cqlquiltshow@mediacombb.net or call Carol Cooper @ (252)312-9045. Or perhaps we will meet at the Pine Cone Quilters Day of Sharing in Jacksonville, NC on April 22, 2017. Please accept my gratitude for your patience and support as we begin the pre-planning for Quilt Show 2018.You are quite simply the best! Let our new members overhear you saying something sweet about another quilt sister or brother. Cathy Page 1 of 12 OFFICERS FOR 2016 President Cathy Cox, 876-5200 V/P-Programs Kathy Farrar, 635-1927 Secretary Betty Williams, (314) 604-4388 Treasurer Gail Banks, 671-2970 New Member Mentoring Coordinator Chris Babich, 626-4460 Member-at-Large & AQS Books-Helen Williams,637-4974 Coastal Women's Shelter Mary Ann DeRossett, 638-5132 Historian Gail Banks,671-2970 Nursing Home Quilts- Jan Penner, 652-7123 Children s Charity Quilts-Lorraine Wocel. 636-3471 Military Roberta (Bobbie) Gould, 288-4615 Sunshine- Claudia Hughes, 617-0533 Block of the month Ed Dzioba 638-8769 & Doroth Najarian 847 308-9678 Librarian Rosemary Trabucchi, 636-9473 Membership-& Hospitality Diana Rezab, 636-5919 Newsletter Editor & Newsletter Mailings Sandy Smith - 619-647-5515 imsimplysandy@yahoo.com Fall Retreat Chris Gillespie, 513-910-4937 Winter Retreat Sue Kleeman 634-9055 Spring Retreat Rosemary Trabucchi, 637-9473 Website Ruth Powers, 634-9470, twinriversquilters@yahoo.com Day of Sharing 2017 Sandy Smith, (619) 647-5515 Quilt Show 2016 OPEN Raffle Quilt Creation 2017-2018 Ruth Powers, 634-9470 2018 Raffle Quilt Sales Jan Penner, 652-7123 Community Service Coordinator Alvina Diello, 638-8961 and Pat Phillips, 288-5625
VP of Programs Christmas filled with toys, clothing, and household gifts. Thank you, thank you for your generosity in donating to this fund at each meeting throughout the year and for all the extras you gave! There were lots of gift wrapping supplies, tape, paper, gift bags and ribbon to make the packages festive and bright. Thanks to those of you who donated turkeys and hams as well. For February, CWS has asked for small carrying baskets for shelter resident to take their personal bathroom items to/from their bedrooms, as well as Valentine Stuff (like kid's Valentine card sets, candy and little gifts for the moms). The Shelter also needs new pillows for the bedrooms, mostly standard sized (they have bunk beds, twins and double beds.) If you have ever made one of the brightly colored Burrito Pillow Cases, that would be a wonderful gift as well. CWS's Helping Hands Boutique thrift store in the Grantham Shopping Center in James City has recently moved to a larger space to allow for more sales space. It's located at 2721 Highway 70 East next to Pizza Hut and Lance Dentistry. You are encouraged to donate your gently used clothing, books, and household items to Helping Hands as a way to assist victims (who shop for free with vouchers) and the organization (all proceeds go back to CWS to fund their services.) Shop to Stop Domestic Violence! AQS Just a reminder if you want books I can order at 30 % off. Helen Williams COASTAL WOMEN S Coastal Women's Shelter, Inc. recognized 30 years of serving victims of Domestic Violence through the entire year in 2015, and culminated with their Christmas Adopt-A-Family project in December. Thanks to our TRQG members and so many others in this community, 41 mothers and 83 children were provided a wonderful Blessings on you all for your generosity and support of CWS! Thank you. Mary Ann DeRossett 252-638-5132 HISTORIAN If you have pictures you would like to share please send them to Gail Banks Twin Rivers Quilters Guild is now on Facebook! Visit https://www.facebook.com/twinriversquiltersg uild and Like us. Admin for our Facebook page is currently Lynn Peck-Collins. Email information and photos of events to lpcollins@embarqmail.com or text me 410-302- 2929 and it will be posted! Lynn Peck-Collins Page 2 of 12
MILITARY QUILTS Seven quilts are 3 fidget quilts were donated this month. Thanks Adah, Ceil, Ruth, Jen P, Ed, Gail and Pat P. For our new members, military quilt donations go to support the Air Force Air Evac mission in Germany. The quilts you donate accompany wounded/injured military on their flight back to the States. These quilts need to be approximately 40"x60" without pattern restriction. The only request is that they do not look too "fru-fru". The quilts for the Veterans Home in Kinston can be lap quilt to twin bed size. Just a reminder that quilts should have a guild tag affixed to the quilt. Thanks, Thanks, Bobbie Gould CHILDREN CHARITY QUILTS This month I received 11 beautiful quilts from the following members: Kathern Singleton 1, Morag Cheesman 1, Linda Sullivan 1, Ruth Powers 1, Bobbie Gould 2, Paula Paganucci 1, Gail Schiller 3, Pat Phillips 1. Last month I had 16 quilts and I delivered 6 to CWS, 5 to HOPE family services and 5 to Promise Place. Thank you all, Lorraine Wocel NURSING HOME QUILTS The Nursing Home donor list for February is as follows: Gail Schiller, Pat Boni, Becky Barnes, Dorothy Najarian, Carol Larimer, Chantal Huestis, Jan Penner and Kay Amend a fidget quilt. Sorry, I didn't include your names in my report for February. I'll get the hang of this. March has come in like a lion! I happily received 21 quilts. You all are awesome. These quilts are beautiful and will bring much joy and comfort to many. Thank you to: Lorraine Wocel 3, Kathy Farrah, Linda Sullivan, Barbara Fodroczi, Kathern Singleton, Susie Hardy, Ruth Powers, Pat Donaldson, Frances Conner 4, Evelyn Bernhardt, Gail Schiller 2, and Jan Penner 3. I will be delivering a total of thirty quilts/fidgets tomorrow. Keep those needles and peddles going. Yours truly, Jan Penner BLOCK OF THE MONTH The BOM winner this month was Sandy Drechsler who received 15 finished blocks. The Rachet block is due in March Please remember to use Dark Blue Light Blue Dark Green and light green. If any ojne needs fabric to complete the Page 3 of 12
block let me know. Hope to see some of the guild at the workshop. Ed Dzioba (252-638-8769) and Dorothy Najarian (847-308-9678) If there needs to be a correction to your address, phone # or email, please let me know and I will put it in our newsletter for the membership to make the change in their directory. Remember if you email is not forwarded to me you will not be notified of any guild activities. Also, if you have not received any emails in the past few months, please, please don t wait too long to contact me and let me know. I can t fix it if I don t know about it. Corrections to the Directory Linda Sullivan s email should read lnlester703@gmail.com in the Directory. Please make the change in your directory. Corrections for Ellen Beery, email should be ellenbeery@gmail.com not ellenberry. March Guest: Gemma Thompson, guest of Marie Garber and Sally Bush, guest of Rolayne Schwendy New Member: Karen Joseph, 723 Pollack St., NB 28562, 670-1604, kjoseph1010@gmail.com. Karen and her husband moved to New Bern from MD in 2000. They are both audiologists. Her office manager taught her to quilt but it was long ago. She feels she needs some guidance. Sounds like a good candidate for our beginner s class. She was introduced to our guild through the internet. The 2017 Membership Directories are available for pick up at stitch&chat or any Business Meeting. LIBRARY From the Library: Three new books have been added to the Guild Library: World of Quilts 25 Modern Quilts by Cassandra Ellis; Learn to Paper Piece by Nancy Mahoney and Kaleidoscope Paper Piecing by Nancy Mahoney We would like to focus on acquiring DVD's for the Library this year, If you have a request, or a recommendation, please contact Rosemary. DONATIONS Bring your hotel/motel soaps, shampoos and lotions to the guild to be given to Religious Community Services (RCS) by Alvina Diello. Or if you choose, you can take your donations directly to RCS. Page 4 of 12
They are located at 919 George Street, New Bern and also are in charge of the homeless shelter and soup kitchen. RCS does not sell anything that is donated to them - they give it to the needy or use it in the soup kitchen. They also take household items as well as furniture. They have a van and will come and pick up large items. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring for those less fortunate. Alvina Diello DAY OF SHARING Committee Members Chair Sandy Smith Vice Chair Suzie Hardy Invites Diana Rezab Food Sue Marra Decorations Linda Re Door Prizes Katherine Singleton Table Favorites/Gifts- Pat Boni Meet and Greet Kathy Farrar Vanna Show girls Open Spark Your Creativity using tools of the trade NOTES FROM THE EDITOR Got any TIPS OR TRICKS to save time or money or make the job easier when quilting? Send me an e-mail imsimplysandy@yahoo.com and we will share with all. Don t forget to put TRQG in title box. TIPS OR TRICKS FOR MONTH Tired of working with the templates for the "Farmer's Wife" blocks? I found a website with free paper piecing patterns for the blocks. Www.susangatewood.net Jeanne Batten Stay tuned for next month Using Starch Got any GETTIN RID OF or LOOKIN 4? Send me an e-mail and I ll post it in newsletter imsimplysandy@yahoo.com with all the information. Be sure to put in the title TRQG or I will not open it if I don t recognize your e-mail address. In addition, as a member you may also advertise for FREE once a year anything you would like to SELL. After that, the fee is $25.00. Page 5 of 12
Business Meeting Etiquette In the interest of expediting our meetings, keep the flow going, and showing respect to each other, the following will be implemented. Our bylaws state that we conduct meetings following Roberts Rules of order, therefore if you would like to speak to the membership, raise your hand, be recognized, give your name and state your business. In order to try to make the meeting shortened, please try to arrive 30 minutes early (9:30am) to do your sign in, get Block of the month, take care your procedural items before the meeting is called to order at 10:00am. That we can have your full-undivided attention for the meeting, eliminate confusion, and make the meeting shorter. Thank you, Scholarships to Symposium The Guild would like to award two scholarships each year to the North Carolina Quilt Symposium. Symposium is held each year in early June at various college campuses throughout the state. Guild members have attended many held at Peace College in Raleigh, and as far away as Flat Rock in the western part of the State. Symposium faculty are drawn from major quilt teachers from around the world. The teachers share room and board with the students in the campus housing. A vendor mall and quilt show are part of the four day event. Arrival begins on Thursday afternoon followed by a meet the teachers gathering and book sale held in the evening. Classes and workshops begin on Friday and continue thru Sunday morning, with closing ceremonies at lunch on Sunday. Our Scholarships will cover full Symposium tuition and room and board. Awarding of the scholarships will be by a lottery, criteria for entries in the lottery will include: One point to each member of the Guild. One additional point for each Community Service Quilt completed. One additional point for Board and Committee membership. One additional point for service to the Guild such as presentation of Break Out Sessions During Quilt Show years, one additional point will be given for paid return of each set of $20 of Raffle Quilt tickets. Additional points to be awarded at the discretion of the Board. Scholarship lottery will take place at the Holiday luncheon. MENTORING COMMITTEE Welcome newbies! The goal of the mentorship committee is to welcome each new member. We are there to assist new members in understanding the fun and opportunities of being a TRQG member. If you have recently joined then WELCOME! We are happy you have joined our wonderful guild. Expect a phone call or email so you can start to find out about all the wonderful things we are involved in. If you have any questions, please email Chris Babich at chris.babich@gmail.com or call at 252-626-4460. COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Service Quilts Workshop Contact - Pat Phillps 288-5625 or Alvina Diello 638-8961 When - Thursday March 23, 2017 Start at 9:00 am. Page 6 of 12
Where - Church basement where stitch n chat happens What to Bring - LUNCH Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies (scissors, thread, rotary cutter, small matt, etc.) Material will be provided. If you don't bring a sewing machine, bring rotary cutter, ruler, scissors - etc. This challenge ends at the April general meeting at which time we will pick 3 names out of the bag for a prize. You can only win once. If you make 2 quilts, your name goes in the bag twice. If you make 3 quilts, your name goes in the bag 3 times. If you have any questions, please contact Pat or Alvina. Everyone is invited. If you wish to not bring a sewing machine, please come and help press, cut fabrics, organize, etc. There will be a sign up sheet so we know how many sewing machines and quilters to expect. Ladies: We are issuing a challenge for community service quilts. We want you to pick two fabrics out of the bag (no peeking). Pat and Alvina will have the bag of fabric at stitch n chat if you missed the January meeting.we want you to make a charity quilt of your choosing and the size of your choosing. This can be for children, nursing home or stretcher quilts. Rules: You must use all of the fabric you pick (this can be on the back as well). You can use any pattern. It must be quilted with binding finished. You can machine sew the binding down. Please sign your name when you pick the material. Then when your quilt is finished and you give it to Pat Phillips or Alvina Diello, your name will go into a drawing. After you finish your first quilt, you may pick another 2 fabrics and when finished, your name will go into the drawing a second time. Kitty Pillows In case you missed it in the paper, the Sun Journal is again having a drive to get the community to donate supplies for the many animal shelters around here who need supplies. These items, including food, beds, crates, collars/leashes, old towels, etc can be delivered to the Sun Journal. As part of our guild's outreach, and using only our scraps and a larger piece of fabric for a pillowcase, we again had kitty pillows to donate this month. Thank you to Lorraine Wocel for 6 pillows and Ruth Powers for 1 pillow donated this month. For those new members interested, save your quilting scraps including batting, and insert them into a pillowcase/bag (18" x 20"), sew up the open end, and take them to the Sun Journal. Be sure to let me know how many you take. Questions, call me. And, thank you. Ruth Powers Also..Three pillows taken to Sun Journal Received by Alvina Diello, Ruth Powers and Ceil Von Oesen. Thanks. Page 7 of 12
THREAD ORDER Thread Order Alvina Diello - 638-8961 - will be taking thread orders. See me at stitch n chat. other fitness questions Sam would be happy to answer them. Her email address is: samantha.friedman@gmail.com FYI Community workshops free In-house workshops $2 Special workshops $10 Professional workshops $20 Membership $30 (after July 1) $15 Newsletter ads $25 ea One (1) free per year to members SPRING RETREAT There has been a very enthusiastic sign up for the Spring Retreat March 27-31 at the Clamdigger. If you have signed up for the retreat, please: make sure that you have made your reservation with the Hotel Rosemary Thank You Samantha, the personal trainer wanted to thank everything for allowing her to speak on the importance of fitness at the business meeting on March 9. If you had any questions about an issue you might be having with exercise or Those who collect money for TRQG should be aware of good financial practices: 1) Money collected should be turned on the day collected 2) A list of people should be turned in with the money 3) Please use checks for all except $2 community classes 4) If the treasurer gives you a check, please cash it asap 5) No one but the treasurer should be depositing into our account Thanks WEBSITE: If you have a problem with getting the newsletter from the website to your computer, start with several things first. Make sure your Adobe Reader is updated. It is free. Karen Dodd suggested if you exclusively use a particular search engine, ie, Google, then try another search engine, ie, Yahoo or Google Chrome. If you are still having a problem, Karen said you could contact her. Thanks. TRQG 2017 CALENDAR MAR 2017 Mar 16 9:30-11:30 /Breakout workshop Mug Rugs with Gail Banks bring sewing machine and basic sewing supplies see page 12* for supplys Page 8 of 12
Mar 17 9:00-1:30 Beginners Class Contact Sandra Egolf Christmas Luncheon Mar 17 9:00 Committee Meet Katherine Singleton/small meeting room Mar 23 9:30-11:30 Community Workshop Bring sewing machine and lunch Mar 30 9:30-11:30 t Mar 26-31 Spring Retreat Rosemary Trabucci at Clam Digger Inn APR 2017 Apr 6 9:30-11:30 with Programming committee following Bd meeting Apr 6 9:30-11:30 Apr 13 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Apr 20 9:30-11:30 /Breakout Soft Ports for cancer patients Apr 21 9:00-1:30 Beginners Class Contact Sandra Egolf By Pat Boni - Bring sewing machines and lunch Apr 27 9:30-11:30 Day of Sharing Workshop supply list TBA MAY 2017 May 4 9:30-11:30 May 11 10:00-12:00 Business Meeting Founders Day Celebration Pot Luck in Family Life Center May 18 9:30-11:30 Breakout Improve #2 with Phyllis May 19 9:00-1:30 Beginners Workshop Contact Sandra Egolf May 25 9:30-1:30 Community Service Workshopn Bring chat Sewing Machines and Lunch JUN 2017 Jun 1 9:30-11:30 Jun 8 10:00-12:00 Jun 8 1:30-5:00 Jun 9 8:30-1:00 Business Meeting with lecture by Bethanne Nemesh Walk a Creative Path Bethanne Nemesh Workshop Bethanne Nemesh Workshop If you can feather you can freehand Broad Street Christian Church Please arrive 30 minutes early No machine required Please arrive 30 minutes prior to workshop The Devil is in the Details Please arrive 30 minutes prior to class at Tabernacle. Jun 15 NO Vacation Bible School Jun 22 9:30-11:30 Community Service Workshop Bring sewing machine and lunch Page 9 of 12
Jun 29 9:30-11:30 /Breakout With Chris Babich Quilters Assessments JUL 2017 Jul 6 9:30-11:30 Jul 13 10:00-11:30 NO Business Meeting Yes Jul 20 9:30-11:30 Jul 27 9:30-11:30 AUG 2017 Aug 3 9:30-11:30 Aug 10 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Please arrive 30 minutes early Aug 17 9:30-11:30 /Breakout Alvina Diello Notion Bags Community Service Aug 24 9:30-11:30 Workshop Bring sewing machine and lunch Aug 31 9:30-11:30 Day of Sharing Workshop SEP 2017 Sep 7 9:30-11:30 Sep 14 10:00-12:00 Sep 14 1:30-5:00 Business Meeting with Lecture by Linda Hahn Lecture TBD Half Day Class with Linda Hahn TBD Please arrive 30 minutes early Broad Street Christian Church Sep 15 8:30-4:00 Linda Hahn Class TBD Sep 21 9:30-11:30 Sep 28 9:30-11:30 Community Service Workshop Bring sewing machines and lunch OCT 2017 Oct 5 9:30-11:30 Oct 12 10:00-11:30 Business Meeting Oct 19 9:30-11:30 Day of Sharing Workshop TBD Oct 26 9:30-11:30 Community service workshop Bring sewing machines and lunch Oct 28 8:30-3:00 DAY OF SHARING Family Life Center NOV 2017 Page 10 of 12
Nov 2 9:30-11:30 Nov 5-10 Fall Retreat Clam Digger Inn: Chris Gillespie and Dorothy Najarian Nov 9 9:30-11:30 Business Meeting rescheduled to Nov16 Nov 16 10:00-11:30 Rescheduled Business Meetin Nov 23 THANKSGIVING Nov 30 9:30-11:30 DEC 2017 Dec 7 9:30-11:30 Dec 14 11:30- Holiday Luncheon Dec 21 9:30-11:30 Dec 28 9:30-11:30 2017 QUILT SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: Mar24-25, 2017 Star Quilters Guild Qult Show The Berglund Center Exhibit Hall, 710 Williamson Rd, Roanoke, VA. www.starquilters.org Apr 21, 2017 Carolina Pine Needles Quilt Guild Day Of Sharing May 19-20, 2017 Crystal Coast Quilters Guild Quilt Show Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC Sep 22-23, 2017 GreenvilleQuilters Guild Biennial Quilt Show, First Christian Church, Greenville, NC www.greenvillequiltesguild.com NC Quilt Symposium information has been published on the Durham Orange Quilters website. The earliest submission date is January 21, 2017. Here is the website for class information and forms. http://www.durhamorangequilters.org/symposium2017/ For Sale: Bernina Virtuosa 155 machine and Horn Model 1066 cabinet. Machine has 70-plus decorative stitches, four alphabets, automated buttonholes. Feed dogs drop for free-motion work. Variety of feet Page 11 of 12
and owner s manual included. Maintained by authorized Bernina dealer; last serviced in September, 2016. White laminate cabinet has air lift to easily raise and lower machine, and storage space for the machine and a serger. Cabinet is 39 w x 20 d closed, 62 w x 20 d open. Serger extension unfolds to 14 w x 36 long, and can be used for ironing. Asking $800 for both items. Adah Walker, 638-1301. SUPPLY LIST FOR MUG RUGS Page 12 of 12