2016 Issue #5 NQA #604 www.newtownquiltersguild.org May 2016

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: I usually try to direct this little epistle to recap what we've been blessed to hear from our speakers, or to exhort our members to participate in some of the great projects that we work on at guild, whether it be for Camp Erin, our quilt show or our challenges. My aim has been to encourage you to try some of the new techniques presented by our speakers or become involved in some outreach within the guild, both to make more quilts and to hopefully make more friends. The potential for creative inspiration we get from each other is huge! I hope you don’t feel that these small writings are just some fluff to fill a few lines in the newsletter, but see them as my attempt to make a connection with you, the members, and give this guild some purpose in your life. For me, this guild is not just another meeting, but something I look forward to every month so I can reconnect with my friends. I encourage all of you to reach out to our new members and make them feel welcome also. Diana Leslie GUILD MEETING – Tuesday, May 17 at 7:30 pm, The Birches, Newtown, PA On May 17, we will have Linda Poole provide a lecture on art quilting and painting on fabric and earlier in the day (from 10:00 – 4:00), we will have a workshop on Paint, Doodle, Stitch! Check out her website for more detail: http://www.lindampoole.com. We still have room in her workshop which is $40 for the day and includes a catered lunch. There is an additional $35 kit fee. This kit eliminates you having to buy supplies that you may not continue to use but we think you will use them all up again and again. This looks like great fun! You do not need to be a member to participate. Call Linda at 215-750-6786 to sign up. Coming up: June guild meeting will be 1 week early on June 14, 2016 In June, we will be hosting Pat Sloan, a nationally recognized speaker. She will lecture at our June Meeting which will be held a week early due to scheduling issues at our meeting space. So Tuesday, June 14, meet Pat Sloan. We welcome all visitors for $5. On Wednesday June 15, we will hold a workshop at Addisville Church in Richboro from 10:00 – 4:00 with Pat on making an interesting background for your applique quilts. Betsy and Linda went to see Pat at Keystone Quilters two years ago and she is such a fun lady. You are sure to learn something new and have a blast doing so! Please contact me if you have not paid your workshop! We have a wait list….. I want to thank the quilters of NQG who participated in Fabric Frenzy quilt show at Capital Health. It was an amazing success. We are sure to be invited again. Linda Martin-Mills HOSPITALITY: Here are the members responsible for May snacks: Peg Bauman, Barbara Gonze, Joan Kline, Sallie Lloyd, Jane Matty, Carol Molengraft, Judi Reiss, Linda Smith, Nancy Steigerwalt, and Cathy D Stevens Thank you, Janet Cohen MEMBERSHIP: Please let us know of any changes to your information (address, phone number, email). Susan Schmalzried and Dale Moelter SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS: If you know of someone who needs a message of thanks, get-well, condolences or congratulations, please send me an email or give me a call. Joan Shipp

 

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PHILANTHROPY: It was delightful and amazing to see over 30 large quilts that were presented to Donna Laing for Camp Erin at the April NQG meeting! The wonderful variety in quilt patterns and joyful colors had everyone oohing and aahing over these quilts, each a unique creation involving many hands to put them all together. Of course, Donna was thrilled to now have enough quilts for the 110 children that will be coming to the camp in Horsham this year. Best of all, there were plenty of boy quilts as well as unisex quilts, so that there will be no problem in providing a special quilt for each child, whether boy or girl, short or tall! Many thanks to all who were involved in helping to make this happen! Now let's focus this coming month on making some smaller, crib-sized quilts for Quilts for Kids. There will be a meeting of the philanthropy committee on the second Tuesday of the month, which is Tuesday, May 10th, at Quilts for Kids, 494 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills, PA 19030, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your sewing machine and some neutral thread, and join us for a fun day of sewing. Kits for crib-sized quilts will be provided to you to work on. Sallie Lloyd NEWSLETTER: Christa Froehlich is the new editor of the newsletter. Articles for the newsletter are due by May 22, 2016. Please e-mail them to me at ChristaFroehlich.qb@gmail.com WEBSITE: Although Nancy Lacey will no longer be editing the newsletter, she will be continuing as webmaster for now. MAY 2016 BLOCK OF THE MONTH: Triple Flying Geese Directions for the block can be found on our website: http://www.newtownquiltersguild.org/block-of-the-month.html

2016 QUILT CHALLENGE: Are you going around in circles yet??? We hope that you are enjoying the journey of making your challenge quilt. As you interpret the circle theme, please keep the maximum size of your quilt to 96” in perimeter or 24” in diameter due to display limitations at our meeting venue. Your quilt can feature appliqué, pieced blocks, paint, thread work, or a combination of these techniques. Your interpretation can be realistic or abstract. Why not step out of your comfort zone to produce a quilt that will get you to try a new technique or pattern, or design your own quilt. Whatever you choose, enjoy the creative process. Remember, this year’s challenge will not be a competition—so, no excuses! Everyone wins in this challenge: it’s all about doing what we love and sharing our work with our friends. We hope that everyone will participate, and we’re looking forward to seeing your quilts at our October meeting. Any questions, contact us. Regards, Regina Apuzzo, Lorie Leonardi, Kim Moll

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MINUTES of the Newtown Quilters’ Guild Meeting on April 19, 2016 At tonight’s meeting, Suzi Parron did her presentation of Barn Quilts. Suzi has two books published on this very interesting tour.

The next meeting we will have Linda Poole provide a lecture on art quilting and painting on fabric. It will be held on Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30pm at The Birches, at 70 Durham Road, Newtown, PA 18940. Guests are welcome at a $5.00 charge.

President (Diana Leslie): Thanks to Karen Lloyd and Sallie for all the work put into purchase/set-up of sound system. Some difficulty faced tonight; hoping just the batteries in hand speaker. Please remember to read newsletter. Reports taken from committee leaders as noted in minutes. Vice President (Linda Martin-Mills) Please remember to sign up for any workshop that you might be interested in doing. There is a waiting list so if you have changed your mind please notify so that people on the list have an opportunity to attend. Membership (Kathy Dettore and Susan Schmalzried): 51members and 2 guests in attendance. New member, Camille Amadio, was present. 2016 Raffle Quilt Neither Karen nor Raelaine were present this evening. Raelaine has been ill but the quilt is almost completed. Hospitality (Janet Cohen) Thank you to everyone for their help. Corresponding Secretary (Joan Shipp) Cards sent to: Terry Kramzar: Thank you to March speaker and workshop Karen Lloyd: Thank you for her help with selecting a new speaker system Susan Schmalzried: Thinking of you. Marlene Beeco: Condolence card for the passing of her mother. Treasurer (Pam Sugrue): Treasurer’s Report for April 2016 Meeting Income/Expense by Category –March 2016 3/1/2016 through 3/31/2016 Beginning Balance as of March 1, 2016 = 16,427.15 TOTAL INCOME 0.00 TOTAL EXPENSES 2,007.14 Ending Balance as of March 31, 2016 = 14,420.01 The full report is available on our website: http://www.newtownquiltersguild.org/treasurers-reports.html Newsletter/Website/Facebook (Nancy Lacey): Everything going well. Remember to read your Newsletter for updates. Especially if you have missed a meeting. Philanthropy (Sallie Lloyd and Elaine LaPrete): Thanks for all the help. Sallie displayed some of the beautiful quilts that will be donated to Camp Erin. Donna Laing, Project Linus, thanked everyone for all their help and contributions to this cause which is very close to her heart.

The Newtown Quilters’ Guild May 2016 Page 4 2016 Block of the Month (Claire McConnell) The winner of the BOM blocks was Elaine LaPrete See the guild website for information concerning the block for next month. Library (Christa Froehlich) Christa requested funds to purchase the book of the speaker this evening. Diana said that funds were available. New Business: No new business at this time. Name Tag Winner: Barbara Harkness Show & Tell: Roseann Friehs, Melissa Curewitz, Betsy Smyth, Betty Hancock, Camille Amadio, Lorie Leonardi, Carol Molengraft, Sue Demberg, Evelyn Moosher, Pat Clayton, Cathy Stevens, Linda Martin-Mills Respectfully submitted by Denise Rouse on April 22, 2016

Sad News Guild member, Raelaine Swanner, passed away Thursday, April 21,2016. Raelaine, along with her daughter Karen, was a co-chair of this year's raffle quilt. Our thoughts and prayers are with Karen and her family. Raelaine Swanner was an extremely talented quilter. Many of you will remember this beautiful quilt of hers from our last quilt show.

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LOOKING AHEAD: Saturday May 21 from 10 to 4. Pennington Day Quilt Show 2016. Hopewell Valley Quilters are planning their annual Pennington Day show to be held on May 21st from 10 am to 4 pm in the Toll Gate Grammar School cafeteria. The quilts on display are made by members and reflect a great variety of styles, from beautiful traditional patterns to contemporary works of fiber art. This year’s show will include two special exhibits taking “circles” as the theme. The Quilters challenged themselves to make small quilts that incorporate this theme in creative and diverse ways. Also on display will be antique quilts and quilt blocks featuring circle designs. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite quilt in the show. The Viewers’ Choice Prize has been donated by Pennington Quiltworks. Admission to the show is only $1.00, and proceeds benefit Pennington Day 2016. Hopewell Valley Quilters is an informal group that has been meeting for over 30 years. The group meets both in the daytime and in the evening in the Hopewell Township branch of Mercer County Library. All are welcome. More information about the quilt group will be available at the show. Toll Gate Grammar School is located on the corner of S. Main Street and E. Curlis Avenue. Entry to the show is on the north side of the school building. For more information about the show, contact quilt show Chairperson Nancy Breland either by e-mail (nbreland@tcnj.edu) or by phone (609) 737 – 2527. Saturday, May 21, 2016: Quilt Turning with AQS certified appraiser Dana Balsamo on May 21 @ 11:00. For more information, go to: http://hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/quilt-turning-flyer.jpg May 20 & 21, 2016: Celebration of Quilts 2016 presented by York Quilters’ Guild, College of Pennsylvania, Grumbacher Sport & Fitness Center, 889 South Richland Ave., York, PA 17403. Their show welcomes their guild members as well as those outside the guild to enter their quilts. For anyone wishing to enter a quilt, registration must be received by April 24, 2016 for acceptance into the 2016 show. To register your quilt for the 2016 Celebration of Quilts, please follow instructions at: www.celebrationofquilts.com. Saturday, June 11, 2016 10 am to 1 pm: “Trash to Treasure” A Sale for Quilters, Crafters & Friends Tredyffrin Township Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford, PA 19087. Quilt fabric, yardage and fat quarters, fabric kits, quilt kits, orphan blocks, UFOs, and decorator fabric, yarn, cross-stitch and needlepoint kits, lace, beads, and embellishments, lovingly used books, magazines and patterns and more, all priced to sell! Homemade baked goods available for a small charge. All proceeds from the sale go to help the MAIN LINE QUILTERS, a non-profit organization. www.mainlinequilters.org