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Piecefully Yours page 1

December 2017

Many things are CHANGING around Bayberry. Our meeting and workshop locations CHANGED in September. The Board, after receiving input from members, voted to CHANGE the venue of our 2018 Quilt Show from its long-time home at Cape Cod Tech to Barnstable High School. We hope that this CHANGE will mean an even more exciting and successful Quilt Show. Show Chairs Cindy Greenwood, Noreen Couture and entire Committee continue to meet, plan and work with Barnstable H.S. to address the logistics, budgets and all the details that that will go into “Seasons of Quilting.” At the same time our gorgeous Raffle Quilt, “Cape Cod Autumn,” is well on its way to completion.

Yes, CHANGE isn’t always easy, so Thanks to all for your patience and cooperation during our September and October meetings at the Brewster Ladies Library and the Harwich Community Center.

Not everything has changed. Thanks to our Program Planners, Lynn Perreault and Jane Wilson, for bringing us lectures and workshops by Mickey Lawler in September and Bonnie Dwyer in October. Diane McGuire shared her techniques and tips for making leaves during a class on October 28. Noreen Couture continues to encourage us to make our Block(s) of the Month. We thank Diane and Noreen.

Our first ever Seaside Retreat at the Lighthouse Inn on West Dennis Beach took place October 1-3 and was a huge success thanks to the efforts of Rada Elegant and Noreen Couture! On October 7th we welcomed a group of new members at our annual New Member Tea. Thanks to Diane McGuire and all who helped and brought refreshments. Regretfully, our shop hop bus trip to Rhode Island scheduled for November 1 was cancelled due to too few sign-ups. Please give Debbie Zeida your suggestions for a Spring bus trip now. Thank you to our Member Representatives for organizing our Holiday Luncheon at Alberto’s in Hyannis on December 2nd. Again this year, toys brought by members were donated to the Lower Cape Outreach Council. Bayberry’s charity activities continue with members (some brand new!) making pillowcases, sacks and quilts for those in need, including ill children at Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. Thank you Carol Salerno and everyone who has worked on these special quilts.

We have something different planned for our January and February meetings. Both January meetings will spotlight Bayberry’s own Uncommon Threads Art Quilters. The February evening meeting will feature a talk by quilt appraiser Vivien Lee Sayre. Members will demonstrate techniques at the February day meeting, “Sharing Our Skills.” REMINDER: Beginning in January, our Tuesday evening meetings will take place at Brewster Baptist Church (next door to Brewster Ladies Library).

Our annual Winter Retreats are coming up in January and February. There are a few spaces left. Thanks to Karen Pistorino and Christine Schott for taking over from Sharon Wilson, who has stepped down from organizing the Retreats. Sharon, thank you very much for introducing and running these wonderful events so enjoyed by participants!

If, during this period of CHANGE, you have a question, concern or suggestion, please don’t hesitate to contact us or the Member Representatives. We are listening! Finally, we wish you all a joyous Holiday Season and a happy and healthy New Year.

Nancy McConnell Rada Elegant

President Vice President

PIECE FROM THE TOP

Volume XXXVI Issue 2

BAYBERRY QUILTERS

OF

CAPE COD


Seasons of Quilting

2018 Quilt Show Update

The 2018 quilt show is making great progress. We know that we will be facing many changes, but we have a wonderful team of Bayberry Quilt members working and supporting the show. We are thrilled to have just about all of the quilt show committee positions filled!!! We still have two positions open. The first position is Food. This is a new position for the show and will involve resolving the what and where food will be offered. We are also in need of a trainee for Quilt Returns as Ellie Held will be stepping down after this year. Please contact us if you would like to join the 2018 Quilt Show team in either of these positions. We are pleased to announce that the featured quilters this year will be Carol Salerno and Vi Olsen. Besides being ribbon winning quilters, they have also been invaluable contributors to Bayberry. We are thrilled to be able to highlight their creative talents at this year’s show. It is not too early to start working on your Challenge Quilt and your Theme Quilt. You will find the directions on the Bayberry web site. We hope that the number of quilts in our new location will be as outstanding as in previous years. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday, Cindy and Noreen Quilt Show Co-Chairs


FIRST EVER FALL SEASIDE RETREAT!

This year’s Fall Seaside Retreat was an amazing experience! On October 1st, forty-two ladies descended on the Lighthouse Inn on West Dennis Beach for 3 ½ days of non-stop sewing. It was a joy to see all the amazing projects that our talented retreaters were working on.

We could not have asked for four more perfect fall days … cool, dry and breezy enough to call it FALL and just warm enough for some of our intrepid ladies to go swimming in the ocean or pool!!! And many took advantage of walking on the beach as a break from sewing or sitting outside to hand sew in the gorgeous sunlight. Judith, the Inn’s event manager, and the entire staff were friendly, fun and did everything possible to make our stay wonderful. The food at the Inn was scrumptious, not to mention the mounds of delicious goodies our ladies brought to share. Our sewing room was huge – it accommodated 42 sewers with all of their “stuff” (extra tables, lights, irons, etc., etc.) as well as five ironing stations, five cutting stations and six design walls. Forty-two turned out to be the perfect number!

We were also fortunate to have three of our member/shop owners come to us and present interesting projects and products. Many thanks to Mary Ann Fischer from Sew Pro, Pat Murphy from Cape Cod Quilts and Diane Hequembourg from Quilters’ Palette for giving their time to bring something special to our retreat.

We have scheduled the same time period for next year’s 2018 Fall Seaside Retreat at the Lighthouse Inn – Sunday, September 30th to Wednesday, October 3rd. Be on the lookout for a blast mid-January with a registration form attached. As we did this past year, it will be a first come, first served situation for everyone. So check your 2018 calendars and be prepared to get your registration form in right away! Looking forward to “retreating” with you next year!!

Rada Elegant and Nancy McConnell


New Members’ Tea

The annual New Members’ Tea was held on October 7th at the Graded Schoolhouse in West Dennis. The tables were decorated with colorful pieced tablecloths made by Guild members and the buffet table was arrayed with a variety of delicious sweet and savory goodies, as well as coffee, tea and punch. New members were greeted by current members and welcomed to Bayberry. Several

lucky members went home with the potted chrysanthemum door prizes. It was a festive

introduction to our guild, its officers and the many activities that Bayberry offers its

members.

Thank you to Diane McGuire for her hard work in

organizing the Tea, to all who provided food and helped

set up the room, and to all who joined in the fun.

Nancy McConnell

President


If you have an email that needs to go out to the membership, just send it to:

[email protected]

& add "For Distribution - " to the subject line before your subject, & I'll be sure it

gets out. Thanks!

--Christy Blanda

Newsletter Submissions! Diana Anderson is your Bayberry Newsletter Publisher. For the next quarterly newsletter,

please send any submissions by February 20th to her at [email protected]. Please include “for Bayberry Newsletter” in the subject field

so that it doesn’t get accidentally missed. Thanks!

Diana Lee Anderson

Members Learn to Make Better Leaves

During a workshop on October 28 at the West Dennis Grad-ed Schoolhouse, Diane McGuire shared her techniques for making leaves. Diane provided members with demonstra-tions, instruction, personal assistance and handouts. Per-haps we'll see some of their beautifully pieced leaves in quilts in our "Seasons of Quilting" Show next year!

A big Thank You goes to Diane

for making this workshop avail-

able to our members and for

sharing her considerable

experience and expertise!

THERE IS STILL LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE

AT OUR WINTER RETREATS!

Bayberry is hosting Winter Quilting Retreats on the weekends

of January 19-21, 2018 (1 seat available) and February 23-25,

2018 (6 seats available). Three days and two nights have been

reserved at the Cape Point Hotel in Yarmouth, MA.

SPEND A WEEKEND SEWING WITH FRIENDS!

Contact Christine Schott or Karen Pistorino to sign up.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


BAYBERRY QUILT GUILD 2017-2018 PROGRAMS AND

WORKSHOPS

The upcoming program year continues

Bayberry’s tradition of presenting speakers

from New England and across the country for

our members to meet and learn from. We are

pleased to spotlight talents from within our

guild as well!

WORKSHOPS

Bayberry workshops offer you the opportunity to work directly with the instructor, asking

questions and getting one-on-one help when needed, while sharing experiences with fellow

students.

Many workshops at big quilt shows cost more than Bayberry charges. Our guild actually un-derwrites the cost of many of our instructors’

workshops.

Bayberry workshops: a great way to

learn!

JANUARY 2018

1/23/18 Tuesday Evening Guild Meeting, Brewster

Baptist Church

1/24/18 Wednesday Guild Meeting, Harwich

Community Center

REMEMBER: If you sign up for three workshops during the 2017-18 year, we

still offer $5 off the cost of each workshop. Another bargain for our

members!

Vivien Lee Sayre

Pam Buda

Uncommon

Threads Art Quilters

MARCH 2018

www.heartspunquilts

Mokena, Illinois


Baptist Church

“Making Do — Honoring

Our American Quilt

Heritage”

You’ll learn how to spot a

"Make-do" quilt, tell the

difference between a

Make-do and a scrappy

quilt, and see the wonder-

ful antique Make-do quilts

from Pam’s collection and

learn how to add authentic “Make-Do” elements

into your own quilts.

FEBRUARY 2018

Marshfield, Massachusetts


Baptist Church

Vivien has been appraising quilts at Bayberry’s an-

nual Quilt Show for many years. She will discuss the

value of appraising newer quilt works as well as vin-

tage quilts you may own.

2/28/18 Wednesday Guild Meeting, Harwich Com-

munity Center Sharing Our Skills

Our own members will provide the program today

with multiple stations featuring short presentations

to share skills and techniques

Program information continued on Page 7


3/29/18 Workshop -“Secrets of a Professional Quilter” Harwich Community Center

This is a hands-on lesson of the techniques covered in the lecture Secrets of Professional Quilters ~

Revealed! There will be opportunities for students to try many new techniques including the

"Make It Larger ~ Trim It Down" technique for Half and Quarter Square Triangles, Flying Geese, and Square

in a square units as well as alternate piecing techniques for the Corner Square Triangle units. Students can

practice using tools and notions to see how they like the different techniques

and learn to use a variety of pressing techniques as well as methods to improve

the accuracy of 1/4 inch seams. Students who would like help with general

quilting problems will have an opportunity for one-on-one assistance. The Heart-

spun Quilts book of Quilting Hints, Tips, Secrets and How-To's is required for

each participant. It also contains the “Practice What I Preach” quilt pattern. Book

cost for workshop participants only is $12 (regularly $18) and will be available

the day of class. (It is not needed prior to class.)

3/28/18 Wednesday Guild Meeting Harwich, Community Center

“Secrets of Professional Quilters ~Revealed!”

This presentation is packed full of useful information that will teach you to

use alternative piecing methods for making units, as well as tips and hints

relating to every aspect of quilting. There are plenty of tips on a variety of

subjects such as general pressing tips, pressing Four Patches and Pinwheels

to lay perfectly flat, and how to correctly sew Connector Corners, accurate

1/4 inch seams, alternate sewing methods for the Corner Square Triangle

units, how to hide flaws and errors, and so much more. Pam will also bring

more than 40 quilts for viewing, all made with the techniques shown in the

presentation.

3/28/18 Workshop - “Star String Quilt Workshop” Graded School House

This scrappy quilt features a variety of scrappy Sawtooth Star blocks, each featuring

a string paper pieced center. The fundamentals of paper piecing are covered, as well

as choosing just the right fabrics to make so each student can make their own quilt.

OR...you can make the matching pin cushion instead. Star Strings pattern is required.

Pattern price for workshop participants is $5 (regularly $9) and is available the day of

class.



4/25/18 Workshop - “Piecing Curves” Graded School House

Learn to design and draft templates, cut precisely, and sew inset curves. You will

conquer curves using our original Eclipse design (the pattern will be provided) to

make either a wall hanging or a napping quilt. Using your own fabrics, you can

learn about value and create a unique variation of our Eclipse quilt.

4/26/18 Workshop- “Working With Large-Scale Prints” Graded School House

Many quilters love large-scale prints but find it challenging to combine them

effectively with other prints. Students will learn the design concepts behind

using large-scale prints and how to show them off to their best advantage. Stu-

dents will begin making our Follow the Leader quilt or a project of their choice

if they already have something in mind.

APRIL 2018

Oak Park, Illinois www.modernquiltstudio.com

4/24/18 Tuesday Evening Guild Meeting, Brewster Baptist Church “Improvisational

Quilts”

Improvisational quilts at times have been showcases for treasured fabrics or ways

to use up scraps. In modern times they often reflect a desire for individual expres-

sion. This lecture will show how quilters might incorporate improvisational piecing

and appliqué into their next projects.

Weeks Ringle

4/25/18 Wednesday Guild Meeting, Harwich Community Center “Details Matter”

Bindings, thread selection, batting loft, block size, such details can make or break a

piece. Learn how designers in a wide variety of disciplines, from product design to

landscape architecture to quilting, refine details to make compelling work.



Pam Weeks

5/23/18 Wednesday Guild Meeting, Harwich Community Center “A Complete History of

Quilting in 60 Minutes or Less!”

Quilting is nearly as old as cloth and this lectures zips through its history, concentrating on

examples from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries and debunking a few popular

quilt history myths. New England textile mill and technology history are also discussed.

Attendees are invited to bring one quilt for identification.

Mickey Lawler teaching her beautiful fabric painting techniques to guild

members in her September visit with us.

MAY 2018

Auburn, New Hampshire www.pamweeksquilts.com

5/22/18 Tuesday Evening Guild Meeting, Brewster Baptist

Church “Jane Stickle Revealed”

In the 150th anniversary year of the making of the Jane Stickle

quilt, Pam was invited to examine and do further research on

this iconic Civil War quilt. This lecture reveals the results of her

research and sheds light on the life of this Vermont farm wife

who made an incredible quilt.


Willow Tree Aglow

by Cathy Papazian

Stargazer, by Leslie Riordan

Grandma’s Wedding Ring,

by Agnes Knowles

A Star to Steer Her By,

by Nancy McConnell

Flower Power, by Karen Giusti

Valentines

Day Advent

by Carol

Duffy

Dance of the Dragonflies,

by Jean Howes

Triple Irish Chain with Stars,

by Sandra Davidson

Clamming Before

Sunset, by Cathy

Papazian


PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES DURING LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

Refund Policy for Bayberry Workshops Refunds allowed if members meet this criteria: 1. Notice is given 30 days PRIOR to the workshop. 2. Extenuating circumstances, subject to review by the

president; OTHERWISE 3. Only if a replacement can be found.

QNM: What is your most important word of advice to a new quilter who is striving for good workmanship? SM: As a self-taught quilter, I think it is important to read the quilting magazines and look at books with lots of pictures. So much can be learned from the many read-ing materials available. Going to quilt shows can provide plenty of ideas, too. Then pick something new you would like to try. See if you can make it individual even though influences from elsewhere are present. Take it one step at a time without worrying about the whole. Sometimes I think if we worry about the whole thing, we might never get started. Then try it. Don't be afraid to experiment. If you don't like it, start again. I love the quote in Madeline L'Engle's book Walking on Water. "I must have more faith in the work than I have in myself. " Just keep working on it and you may be surprised how it develops. I was!

Pam Buda

March 28, 2018

Star String Quilt Workshop

$5 pattern fee to instructor day of class

March 29, 2018

Practice What I Preach

$12 book fee payable to instructor day of class

Weeks Ringle

April 25, 2018

Piecing Curves

April 26, 2018

www.heartspunquilts.com

1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

_____ $40.00 members

_____ $50.00 non-members

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

_____ $55.00 members


www.modernquiltstudio.com

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

_____ $35.00 members


9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

*TOTAL FOR ALL WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS: _________________________________________

*$5 discount per class if signing up for three or more 2017-2018 workshops-

Name: ____________________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________________________

Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone: ______________________________ Bayberry Member: Y N

Workshops: _____________________________________________________________ Paid: ___________________________

Please return registration form with payment to Lynn or Jane at meetings or mail to: Jane Wilson

Post Office Box 964

Noreen Couture found this little helpful tidbit from an interview with Suzanne Marshall

of Clayton, Missouri, in a 1990 issue of “Quilters Newsletter Magazine”:


Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod

PO Box 1253

Orleans, MA 02658

This newsletter is

published four times

a year for the mem-

bers of the Bayberry

Quilters of Cape

Cod.

Edited by

Diana Anderson

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