THE QUARTER INCH PRESS February 2017 WWW. NORTHPARISHQUILTERS. WORDPRESS. COM North Parish Quilters, Union Congregational Church, 148 Haverhill Street, North Reading, MA 01864 We meet on the second Wednesday of the month Sept- June. Doors open at 6pm & the meeting starts at 7pm. North Parish Quilters President s Note February 2017 Hello Fellow Quilters, The annual January charity meeting was a huge success. A great big thanks goes to Pat Winter and Jean Osborn who chaired the meeting. More than forty people were present and numerous items were made and there was significant progress on quilts for the Hole in the Wall Camp. Quilts were sandwiched and pin basted, bindings stitched, blocks made, blocks assembles into quilts, pillow cases and hats were also made. It was close to three hours of industrious sewing, all for charity. The turnout fills me with warmth and pride at how generous our members are with their time and talents. If you were not able to make the January meeting, there are still projects and kits for you to pick up from the charities, so it is not too late to still take part in the guild's charity work. Susan Holsing President SNOW CANCELLATION POLICY: If North Reading Schools are canceled on the day of a North Parish Guild Meeting, then the guild meeting is also canceled. However, if snow conditions become severe through the day, members will be notified by email by 3:00 pm on the day of the meeting. We ask that everyone assist with notifying our members of a cancellation. Members without email should contact another North Parish Guild Member. Thank you. 1
Board Members for 2016 2017 President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Membership Coordinator Events Coordinators 2016-2017 Events Coordinator 2017-2018 Web Master/Newsletter Coordinator Refreshment Coordinator Greeters and Attendance Takers Sunshine Coordinator Fat Quarter Raffle Coordinator Raffle Basket Coordinator Charity Coordinators Quilt Show Committee Coordinators Mystery Quilt Yawkey Family Inn Charity Oversight Holiday Tea Coordinator Ice Cream Social Coordinator Susan Holsing OPEN Pat Atkins Dawn Sampson and Christine Brungardt Dawn Sampson and Christine Brungardt Patrice Denault Linda Rose Betty Atkins and Jan Funai Irene Donovan Marcia debrigard and Pat Winter Susan Holsing and Pat Atkins Linda Jeffrey RoseMary Koch Laurie Thies Laurie Thies Board Openings 2016-2017 Thank you to those who have recently volunteered to help out. We are still looking for individuals to step forward for Vice President assist the President in a variety of ways. Learn the ropes so that you can assume the post of President for the 2017-2018 year. If you are interested, please speak with Susan Holsing, Pat Atkins, or any other board. Hole in the Wall Charity Update On a wonderful Wednesday night in January, NPQ guild members came together for Charity. Snowball & string quilt blocks were made, quilt tops & pillowcases were completed, borders & binding were sewn and quilts were pinned. In June when the completed quilts and pillowcases are delivered to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the children who are the lucky recipients will be forever grateful for all of your efforts on this special night and all year long. 2
Now don t forget to stop by the Hole in the Wall Gang table for more kits some blocks, rows, tops, binding, quilting, etc. Something for everyone depending on your time and interest. Also, please return kits as soon as possible so the process to completion can continue. It takes many hands to do the many steps and all help is greatly appreciated. Happy Valentine s Day, Marcia debrigard, Pat Winter & Jean Osborn Animal Shelter Pillow Guidelines Since I am currently not able to do cutting it would be a great help if you cut your scraps into 2 pieces, including the batting. Long strips must also be cut because they ball up when laundered. If you want to make your own pillow bags the Cat pillows are 14 square and the Dog pillows are 14 square up to Fat Quarter size. I will also have bags ready to be filled at each meeting. I will take any unwanted fabric including cotton, poly and decorator fabric and use it to sew bags. I can also use old towels. I will deliver all of the completed pillows to the shelter. I am very grateful for the guild s response as the need is great. Also, reusing and recycling our scraps is good for the environment. Thank you, Janice Caporrella Yawkey Family Inn News Hello North Parish Members, Please consider making even one pillowcase for the next meeting and bring it to the February meeting. If you have any cheater panels, or small quilts you might have made and no longer want, someone will be happy to finish it and/or make it larger and turn it into a comfort quilt. I will continue to have kits available to take home at each meeting. There are bindings to be sewn on (machine is just fine) and machine quilting to be done. If you need batting for a quilt, call me prior to the meeting and I will bring the batting for your quilt. For those of you that already have quilts to work on, I will be accepting anything that is completed at the February meeting. Remember, Yawkey Family Inn will take quilts any size from 24 square up to king. They support babies from 3 months up to 18 years and also support families who meet their standards of poverty level in their country, which in many cases, are lower than ours. Your donations are very much appreciated, and if you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 781-646-1293. Sincerest thanks, RoseMary 3
Program for February 2017 At our February meeting we will welcome Maureen Blanchard of Cobblestone Quilts in Townsend, MA. Maureen will be our lecturer as well as our vendor for the evening, so please don t forget your checkbooks!! She will be presenting us with a Beauty or Beast collection (trunk show) of quilts for discussion. Her website declares It s all in how you look at it! Explore the vibrant and beautiful quilts made from the beastiest of fabrics! You know the old saying: One man s junk is another man s treasure I can t wait to see what she will be bringing us! If you have a beast of a quilt, to share, please bring it along. Fat Quarter Raffle The Fat quarter Raffle is a fun way to build up your stash. It is simple and easy. You do not even have to go to the store to buy a fat quarter. You can make your own from left overs or from your stash. For each fat quarter you bring in, you will receive one ticket (a maximum of 3 tickets per person). If your number is drawn, you receive all the fat quarters that were brought in that month. February s Fat Quarter Raffle theme is Pinks or Reds. Month February March April May June Theme Pinks or Reds Juvenile Batiks Food Stars or Stripes How to make a Fat Quarter: A Fat Quarter measures 18 x 21 (approximately). Since a fat quarter is 18 wide, you can use a ½ yard of fabric from your yardage. Typical fabric width is 42 44 wide. Cut the width of your fabric in half. So, your ½ yard of fabric will yield two fat quarters. Please use good quality fabrics. 4
Mystery Quilt I'll be giving out the final clue #7 this month. Bet you can't wait The "Caped Crusader" Quilt Show Update As you all know, a Quilt Show was being planned as our fundraiser. However, those plans have been changed, due to the difficulty in securing a venue of the proper size location and price. The Board met on Wednesday January 25th to discuss options. At the Board Meeting it was decided to change the theme of the fundraiser. The Theme will be Take it "To Go"!! We will offer items for sale and auction that can be used for taking things "to go". To go to the beach, to go on a quilt retreat, to go out to a pot luck dinner, to go to work, etc. There will be tables of items directly for sale, and also a small auction of special items such as ruler bags, beach bags, and children's sleep over items. Around the perimeter of the room there will be a display of smaller wall hanging to lap size quilts. And, what is a quilt event raffle baskets! We have also changed the date to the November 2017 meeting, which is Wednesday November 8th. It will be just in time to start off the Christmas Shopping season. More information will be coming at the February Meeting. 5
Important Miscellaneous Information REMEMBER TO BRING TO THE MEETING: Name Tag - Finished Charity Items - Fat Quarters for Raffle - Show and Tell - Money for Raffle NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: Please send all updates and informational notes to Patrice Denault, our Newsletter Coordinator, by the 25th of the month to appear in the following month s Newsletter: NPQNews@gmail.com THE SUNSHINE LADY: Please let the Sunshine lady know of members who need some sunshine in their life. Please e-mail: joannebrbr@aol.com I appreciate your input. Thank you, (978) 922-5123 GUEST FEES: Please be reminded that North Parish Quilt Guild has a guest fee policy-- all guests pay a $3.00 fee for all meetings except when there is a Guest speaker -- then the guest fee is $5.00. We would appreciate members observing this policy. Thank you. PARKING: Please note that we will be reserving the first two spaces in the parking lot for speakers and vendors. SUGGESTION BOX: A penny for your thoughts. If you have an idea, then let us know. This is YOUR guild. What would you like to see and do? There will be a box at the back of the hall where the check in table is located. Please put your ideas and comments in the box. We will read them and discuss them at the next board meeting. Thank you. FREE TABLE: Don t forget to check out the free table at the back of the room before and after the meetings. Anything quilt related is welcome please feel free to put and take. This is a great way to recycle magazines, notions and unwanted fabric. Scraps are also welcomed. To be fair to all members please limit your taking to 2 or 3 items until the end of the meeting. If you bring in anything and it is still there at the end of the night please take it home. THE GUILD WEBSITE: Please visit the guild s website and sign up to receive an e-mail when anything, including this newsletter, is posted to the site. See Patrice Denault if you would like help subscribing to the website. http://northparishquilters.wordpress.com/ 6