February 2017 Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild Celebrating 37 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980. P RESIDENT S MESSAGE Hi there! Isn t it nice that this winter is mild? I m enjoying every day that I don t have to shovel snow! I hope you re getting lots of quilting done and working on a charity quilt for Kulea. Remember that we need them for the May meeting. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2016-1017 President: Ann Hockmeyer Vice President Liz Swan Secretary: Bev Valle Treasurer AP: Elaine Rando Treasurer AR: Marianne Karp This month s meeting is our UFO auction. This is such a fun night and an excellent opportunity for you to get some really good buys. Be sure to bring lots of money and a bag to put all your treasures in. Quilt show plans are coming along. There will be a quilt show meeting at the Georgetown Library on Wednesday February 15 from 6-8. Everyone is invited and I hope to see you there. Feel free to bring a friend or two to our meeting this month, as there isn t a guest fee on UFO night! Thank you, To reach any committee, please address correspondence to MVQ Guild PO Box 566 Haverhill. MA 01831 Newsletter items must be in to me by the 1st of each month: Pat.lucey@verizon.net Ann Hockmeyer February 16 UFO Auction Come and bid often!!! Workshop:Totebag with Marianne Karp
Judy Naylor and Betty Hastings co-chair Don t forget to bring in your raffle tickets.. MQX is coming soon. This year s Quilt Festival will be held in Manchester, NH on April 6, 7, and 8. For more information, check out http://www.mqxshow.com/mqx/east/home/ index.cfm. We will again have a table for our raffle quilt, so we need table sitters. We will also need to provide volunteers for white gloving, on the floor, or sit down jobs. By providing volunteers, we get our raffle table space for free. Sign-up sheets will be available at our February meeting. But, if you want to sign up in advance for your favorite time slot, feel free to email judy.naylor@gmail.com. If you will cover a slot for our raffle table, just give me your name(s) and times. If you are volunteering service to MQX, be sure to include your preferred task. (white glove, floor, sit down job) All time slots are for 2 hours, starting at 10:00 a.m. Appreciatively, Betty Hastings and Judy Naylor Sunshine Lady: Mary Jo Ray If you know of someone who needs a bit of sunshine in their life, please contact Mary Jo on her phone please! Sew & Know KENNEBUNKPORT RETREAT The retreat is currently full!
MVQ TREASUER REPORT February 6, 2017 Elaine Rando Checking Balance 16,329.26 Money Market 5,035.58 Annuity as of 12/31/16 15,931.29 TOTAL FUNDS $ 37,296.13 EXPENSES PAID: Program / Meeting 100.58 NECC Feb and Mar Rentals 250.00 Hope Community Church Deposit 700.00 Sunshine 32.00 Bresnahan Storage 6 mos 5/17 360.00 Franciscan House Deposit 1,000.00 February Workshop Supplies 85.00 NOTES: Retreat Funds Collected 7,466.00 Membership/Guests Collected 445.00 Program/Workshop Collected 70.00 All blocks are due by the March meeting. Thank you to each and everyone who participated. Raffle Quilt Committee. The Comfort Quilts for the children may be passed in anytime, including May. They will be presented at the May meeting. Thank you all, Liz Swan
Our May 18th program is Becky Goldsmith. We will be We will be in a different space at NECCO due to their Ronni is asking for help: sharing costs with Cocheco Guild in Dover, NH. graduation activities. I will need helpers to drive around and entertain Becky during her stay with us. Gail Wozniak has volunteered to help out as much as she can (thank you Gail) but I'm sure more will be needed as some of us need to work around our work schedules.. Cocheco Quilt Guild will take care of the first part of her journey and we will pick it up from there. Heres' what I will need: Thursday, 5/18/17 - pick Becky up at her hotel in Dover and bring her to her hotel near us (TBD) Take her out to lunch and maybe a quilt shop or two in the afternoon - whatever Becky would like to do Have dinner with her and bring her and her trunk show to NECC for the meeting Return her and her trunk show to her hotel after the meeting Friday, 5/19/17 - pick Becky up from the hotel and bring to workshop venue (TBD) Pick up lunch for her at the workshop Bring her back to her hotel after the workshop Have dinner with her and entertain her for the evening if she is interested (maybe dinner at someone's home) Saturday, 5/20/17 - pick Becky up at her hotel and bring her to Logan for 10:43 am fllght If you are available to do any of the above, please email me or let me know next week at the meeting. After I consult with Gail, I will put a schedule together to make all these things happen. Thank you all so much! I talked to her today and she is very excited to be joining us and her plane ticket has been booked. Yay! Ronni Longwell Cell Phone: (603) 828-4769 Backyard Birds May 20th The 12" x 12 finished size block pattern is provided in class. Fabric I recommend that you pre-wash all fabric before class. Block background fabric: 1 square 14'' x 14'' Applique fabrics: A variety of large scraps in colors suitable for the block. Additional Supplies Small paper scissors Small fabric scissors One 12" x 12 square of medium weight clear upholstery vinyl. Keep any tissue paper that came with the vinyl. An ultra fine point Sharpie marker in black 2 sheets of Essential Laminate at pieceocake.com OR look for clear, heavy weight, single-sided, self-adhesive laminate at an office supply store. I will supply you with a needle and a toothpick. Applique pins. I recommend short pins. I will have Superior Masterpiece 100% cotton thread for you to sew with in class. General s charcoal pencil in white. A Sewline or similar gray 9mm mechanical pencil for light fabrics A sandpaper board or a sheet of fine grain sandpaper. A baggie for your templates A light and an extension cord in case the room is dark. Note that you may not be able to use this in some classrooms. Many people find that applique is easier if they have a Lap App or pillow in their lap to rest their forearms on. You can find Lap Apps at pieceocake.com. Recommended pattern pack: Backyard Birds if you want to make more bird blocks
A Slice of Freedom Workshop April 22 Have some serious fun as you embark on the intriguing tour of cutting free hand curves and 'visual piecing'. You will be amazed at how easy it is and how fluid your designing becomes! This is a two part workshop. Morning - technique/design time as you create a unique wall hanging while learning the visual piecing technique and becoming comfortable with cutting curves free hand. *You will spend playing with the visual piecing technique and implementing the free hand cutting of curves and making something that is unique to YOU. *Bring fabric from your stash that all work well together - think value, texture, and color and some that POP. 2 1/2 wide strips, 10 squares, 6-8 fat quarters or more 2-3 fat quarters (or larger) of fabrics that pop /contrast with your stash. 3/4 yard fabric that can be used as a background if that is the way your design develops. Remember THE MORE FABRIC YOU BRING THE MORE FUN YOU WILL HAVE!!! The Afternoon - work on the pattern Glimmerglass as we dial up our free hand cutting of curves. *Fabric as stated for the size quilt you want to make. *You will not finish your quilt top during this workshop, but you should have numerous blocks completed and the enthusiasm and skill to finish the project at home. Supply List *Sewing Machine in good working order. * Sewing machine manual * 80/12 machine needles * 1/4 foot or a way that works for you to sew an accurate 1/4 seam. *Rotary cutter with new blade * 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 square ruler *Cutting Mat *Fabric as stated for the morning * Fabric as stated for the pattern MARLOUS CARTER * Stiletto, scissors, seam ripper, pins, scissors *Thread for piecing Please go to website for complete * Lunch and any other sustenance supply list. you think you need to get through a super fun day of sewing and creating. Pattern for workshop attendees will be available at the time of the worksho Description The New Big Leaf Workshop- June 17th This large graphic leaf, made using freezer paper to form the design templates, can be made as the final 24 x 24 piece, or combined with additional blocks to make a stunning quilt. Materials Basic sewing supplies, rotary cutter, pins, scissors, sewing machine with regular foot (not a ¼ foot).seam ripper, ruler, etc. This is a great quilt for using your accumulated scraps. Use small amounts (1/4 yards are great) of fabrics in a range of colors that go from light to dark. Please don t bring whole yards or large amounts! Batiks, solids, or textures work well, smaller scale commercial prints are fine, too. Hand-dyes are wonderful to use, as well as wild graphics. Add small amounts (1/8 yard or so) of neon or bright fabric like lime green or fuchsia if you have it on hand. Colored pencils in at least 5 colors, sharpie medium point permanent marker, pink or yellow highlighter, at least 5 running feet of freezer paper Pat Pauly New Big Leaf Quilt Block 2015 www.patpauly.com Copyright Pat Pauly 2015, Contact pat@patpauly.com p - pattern price for workshop attendees is $6.
--Have lunch at the Cafe/Tavern and treat yourself to a fun day out in the middle of winter! Don't Worry if you Can't Make it the first day or even until Saturday! No one has ever sold out and there's been plenty of great, quilt shop quality fabrics and more available even on Saturday! We wanted to share a bit of news about Connections Quilt Festival 2017 and invite you to attend our Fabric Extravaganza Event Plans are well under way for Connections 2017. It's going to be a GREAT show. The quilt entry deadline is September 15th, 2017 Be sure to book your long arm quilting slots now with your favorite quilter so that you are able to get the quilt completed in time! We will keep updating the website: ConnectionsQuiltFestival.com as new info is available so keep checking back. 2017 will be the "Year of More." More Quilts & More Vendors! And we hope you'll have even more fun! The 2017 Participants Vintage & Vogue Fabritique The Purple Moose Bittersweet Fabrics-Dave Lavalley Bits N Pieces A Notion to Quilt Dragonfly's Quilt Shop Heart in Hand Hours are: Thursday Feb. 16 10 AM to 6 PM Friday Feb. 17 10 AM to 6 PM Saturday Feb.18th 10 AM to 3 PM HOLIDAY INN, NASHUA, NH EXIT 4 off Route 3 (West side of Route 3) You can stay in tune with updates at: FB/vintageandvoguequilting.com and/or our events page https://www.facebook.com/events/1147039502012458 In the meantime, we hope you'll come to our 8th Annual Fabric Extravaganza If you've never come, you are in for a treat. Fabric Extravaganza is a once a year BLOW OUT SALE with 8 participating shops. Think of it as "Filene's Basements for Quiltshops" 20 to 80% off Discounts range from 20 to 80%. And it's NOT just fabric! It's anything and everything you might find in a quilt shop. Translation: Notions, books, patterns, shop models, pre-cuts, antique quilts, wide goods, thread, zippers, kits and you name it! We all need to make room for spring arrivals! Those bolts we ordered months and months and months ago will start showing up soon and we need space! We all love to give back to our customers and this is a very special way we can help you make your quilting dollars go farther and thank you for supporting us all thru the year. Nominate someone for Quilter of the Year Contact Nancy Dempsey. MAKE A DAY OF IT: Bring Friends
Merrimack Valley General Meeting Minutes January 19, 2017 Sew and Know Faux Piped Binding demonstrated by Bev. Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by President, Ann Hockmeyer. She read Thank You cards from Stevens Bennett Home where toiletries were delivered after our Christmas meeting, and also from Hospice House. Emmaus House sent an email thank you. Liz Swan Thanked those who took home raffle quilt blocks and brought them back. More blocks need to be sewn. Please return them at the next meeting. There will be an open sew at Aunt Mary s, 43 Stark Road, Derry, January 28, 10-4. (Thank you for offering your space for our charity open sew). Liz stated that some charity quilts have been finished and shown to the Kulea Orphanage committee and they are overwhelmed! Liz suggested twin size quilts. She offered to quilt up to 5 twin size quilts for $20 each if members get her card and sign up online for this special offer. For the first five people who sign up, bring quilt top and back to the February meeting and the quilted quilts will be returned at the March meeting in time for that person so sew on the binding. There may be a second offering from March to April meetings. All charity quilts must be handed in at the May meeting. Liz introduced a few people from the Kulea committee. Jonathan thanked us for this amazing project. He stated we exist so they can thrive. The orphans would be happy with a burlap bag. A video was shown featuring Paulo. It gave us a general picture and knowledge of the orphanage. There are now 30 children in the orphanage. It is $35 a month to sponsor an orphan. Like us and share us on face book. If anyone wants to take the Tanzania trip, you can deliver your own quilt! Brochures and information are in the front hall. Talk to Liz for more information. Ann Hockmeyer Ann is impressed with all of us (the members). When she got to the meeting, the room was set up incorrectly. All the chairs needed to be moved in the other direction. With just a few words, many members got to work and made the correction. The vendor for the night cancelled in the afternoon, and with just a call, a Sew and Know was set up by Bev. Thank you all. Regarding the quilt show, we have save the date information. There is also a need Kitchen chair, Stacy Caruso volunteered, thank you, Stacy! Another need The By- Laws state, no executive board member can serve over 3 years. A Vice President and Treasurer Payable are needed. A Nominating Committee is needed. See Ann if you can fill in for the nominating committee. Marianne Karp Row By Row information. She discovered that the next month s row, the Card Trick block, does not lend itself to an 8 inch block. Instead, for this month, make the log cabin block, or variation, making 6 8 inch blocks. A different block will be substituted for the log cabin block which used to be at the end of the quilt. A new block will be chosen and a Sew and Know will be demonstrated. Regarding the February bag workshop: Layne is making clear direction changes and a shopping list will be emailed to those who have signed up to take the workshop. The bag designer will be the speaker at the April meeting. Minda Fowler UFO Auction is coming up in February. Thank you for all the donations tonight. There will be an organizing date of February 11 th at the Byfield Church, 132 Jackman Street, Georgetown, at 9:00 AM. Please come and help sort the auction items. A show of hands offered help. Ronnie Longwell, Programs Sign up for the tote bag workshop tonight. We need to have a number to buy enough patterns. Take a look at the up-coming speakers and workshops they offer. Sign up in the hall. A reminder: There will be a Quilt Show committee meeting on Wednesday, 2/15, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 92 Maple Street, Georgetown, MA. Show and Tell Break Diane Desjardins Membership There are 76 members present and 5 guests. Welcome Corinne, Cathy D, Ginette, Marjorie and Kathy C. Membership raffles were won by Diana D., Louise R. and Karen P. The fabric raffle was won by Diane D. The evening program is Journeys, a favorite program over the years. Three quilters share their quilts and quilting stories with us. Thank you to Louise Robitaille, Jane Hamel and Cathy Harnish for their quilting journeys. Motion to approve the treasurer s report and the minutes from the last meeting with corrections, seconded and vote was approved. Corrections to the minutes involved the unfinished sentence regarding the quilt show challenge information. The theme was changed to: The topic is Water, in any shape or form: ocean, lake, stream, pond, whirlpool, waterfall or anything pertaining to water, beaches, boats, etc. Diameter is not to exceed 100 inches. You must use a piece of fabric in the quilt that I am passing/have passed out. Complete information is on the MVQ blog. Respectfully submitted by, Beverly Valle, Secretary
February 16, 17 March 16, 17 April 20,17 May 18, 17 June 15, 17 UFO Sue Reich, Historian Crazy as a Bed Quilt - historical crazy quilts Marlous Carter from Marlous Designs Visual piecing from her book Wonky One Block Quilts Becky Goldsmith Piece O Cake A Practical Approach to Color Pat Pauly The New Face of Art Quilts trunk show. Sat. Workshop- member led tote bag {Marianne Karp} Sat Workshop: Open or Charity sew Sat Workshop: Visual piecing (No way to do it wrong quilt design FRI Workshop: My Whimsical Quilt Garden from her book. Sat Workshop: The New Big Leaf THE QUILTED CANVAS The Crit Group: 30 Years and Still Quilting January 11 through April 29, 2017
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Next Meeting February 16th UFO NECC) Technology Building Refreshments: M-R Jeanne Elliott QuiltsEtc@aol.co m Beginning Tole Painting Beginning quilting Professional quilting of your quilts! A Personal Note to all my Friends at MVQ I have a new cow valve and feeling so supported from all my friends in this wonderful guild! You are the best- MOO! Quilting by Catherine.Hand Guided Long Arm Machine Quilting Custom Quilting Edge to edge Binding Basting for Hand Quilting http://cquilts.wordpress.com/ 603-490-0165 978-682-0165 Catherine-Quilts@comcast.net Methuen