february 2012 merrimack valley quilting guild · 02/02/2012 · if you have a large item– call...
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P R ES IDENT ’S MES SAG E
Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2011-12
President:
Marianne Nowacki
Vice President
Cathy Harnish
Secretary:
Barbara Callard
Treasurer AP:
Ginny Plattt
Treasurer AR:
Karen Parent
Celebrating 32 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980.
To reach any committee,
please address correspon-
dence to
MVQ Guild
PO Box 566
Haverhill. MA 01831
Newsletter items must be
in to me by the 1st of
each month:
February 2012
Dear Members:
Knock on wood, winter has been tolerable this year. However, I am still
looking forward to spring and our quilt show. So much to do, so little
time! Select quilts to show, finish another one or two or three, make
some items to sell at the boutique, pull out some extra stuff for the
white elephant table, start and finish the challenge, and put together a
basket for the penny raffle. AND help the show committee with the
background tasks so the show is a success. Please find some time your-
self to pitch in. Your membership in the guild requires your participa-
tion in working on the show. Let’s have some fun with it!
The UFO auction is our program this month. What fun! Maybe this
year I will finally outbid Roseanne on something we both like. I know I
always need more fabric so I will surely bid on those lots!
See you at the Auction!
Marianne
UFO Auction!
Come one, Come all!
Bid High!
Bid often!
Quilt Show Planning
meeting_
Plaistow Library
February 7th– Tues-
day
6:30
All are welcome!
We have TWO UFO occasions at MVQ.
#1 UFO AUCTION to be held at the February meeting.
Items that you don’t want to finish, fabric that you no longer
want, tools, accessories, etc. are auctioned off in both a
silent and a live auction.
DO NOT DONATE BOOKS OR MAGAZINES [these sell
like wildfire at the Quilt Show White elephant table]
If you have a large item– call Maggie - she will put it on
the list– bring it
the night of the AUCTION.
It is helpful to write the yardage of any fabric that is donated.
Maggie Judd
#2
Carol Robinson has organ- ized a list-ing of 70 quilts that 19 members have challenged themselves to finish for the April meeting or the
Quilt Show.
The incentive is a chit that will be in a raffle for
Money to be given at the end of the challenge.
Make sure to tell Carol when you finish.
February – UFO Auction and Saturday will be open sew for charity of the year
March – Froncie Quinn – www.hooplapatterns.com – She will be
talking to us about the story of Florence Petro and her quilt Calico
Garden which will be the topic of the Saturday workshop on hand
piecing and hand appliqué.
April Suzanne Marshall – www.suzannequilts.com – She has won awards at Paducah
and Houston for her appliqué and hand quilting. She will do a talk on The Evolution of
a Quiltmaker and talk about design inspirations from her award winning quilts. She will
offer a Friday class on hand quilting and a Saturday class on appliqué.
May – Lenore Crawford – www.lenorecrawford.com – She will talk about fusing and
fabric painting with quilts. She will do a Friday workshop on Mini Blended Fabric Col-
lages and a Saturday workshop on fusible flowers.
June – An end of year dessert social – with a talk from Pam Potter from NH Quilt Em-
porium on what you can do with those jelly rolls, layer cakes, five inch squares etc.
We will be going to Kennebunk, ME for our next quilting weekend from March 28 to April 1.
This trip is always on a first come basis. Your application accompanied by your check is what holds
your spot - not talking with me! We have about 16 people signed up as of now 2/1 so if you are hoping
to come along please get your applications and checks in to me via the mail. Thank you. No applications will be ac-
cepted after the February MVQ meeting. We also cannot take any more than 24 people. Thanks for your understanding and
cooperation.
Kathy Pearse
978-688-1688
Doris Bennett is our “SUNSHINE LADY”- So if you know of a guild member who needs a little sun
in her life– let Doris know!
978-470-0441
Mary and Ann Stobbs are doing the
2011 MVQ Mystery Quilt. Part will be posted on the Blog and copies will be available at the meeting. It is an original pattern and called "Dancing with the Squares".
Thanks, Ann Stobbs
Art Quilts Lowell 2012: Music
A venue of the Lowell Quilt Festival Exhibition Dates: August 9 - September 15, 2012
Juror: We are thrilled to have Karey Bresenhan as our juror this year! Among her many, many accomplishments, Karey co-founded the new Texas Quilt Museum, and numerous quilting-related groups, including the International Quilt Association and Quilts Inc., which stages the annual International Quilt Festival.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: JUNE 1, 2012 (delivered, not postmarked) Art Quilts Lowell is a juried exhibition, organized by the Brush Art Gallery, to iden-tify and encourage quilt artists. The exhibition will include art quilts from artists throughout the United States and Canada, providing an overview of some of the fin-est quilts being produced. The theme this year is Music. 2012 is a milestone for many of us! It is the Brush Gallery's 30th anniversary and
our 10th year of participation in the Lowell Quilt Festival. And, the New England Quilt Museum is celebrating its silver anniversary this year! We hope you can visit Lowell during this wonderful, city-wide event on August 9 - 11. For complete information, prospectus and on-line application, please click or go to: http://www.thebrush.org/AQL2012 Questions? [email protected]
Good luck! Eileen Byrne Brush Gallery & Artists' Studios
BLOCK RAFFLE theme fabric will available before the meeting but not at break
time, so we can all get ready for the UFO auction.
Completed blocks should be submitted (with your name attached) before the
March meeting or sent to Andrea Bursaw; they
will be grouped and raffled at that meeting. Twenty-eight on board so far…….don’t miss out!
By special request, the blocks will be exchanged at the February meeting.
The Mystery bus trip will
be Saturday, March 31st .It is a $10 fee,
that is refunded when you board the bus. We leave
from Westgate Plaza (off 495) in Haverhill. A really
fun filled day with two shops this year. Sign up early
so you don’t miss out.
Sorry, that when planning did not realize it was the same weekend as
Kathy p sew in Maine. Bus almost full, please sign up quickly to get a
spot. T hanks, Gail Wozniak
Start thinking how you can help Karen Malio put on a terrific Quilt Show, April 27th and 28th.
As members of MVQ, we are each required to give 2 hours of volunteering at the show. This can be
done before or during the show. This is a GREAT way to meet members and form friendships.
And don’t forget to finish those quilts and enter them in the Show!
CHALLENGE:
PLEASE MAKE YOUR QUILT “RESEMBLE” YOUR FAVORITE CARD, SO WE
DO NOT INFRINGE ON COPY RIGHT LAWS.
Replicate Your Favorite Greeting Card
Think of all the possibilities this could be – do you have a favorite Mother’s Day Card which has a lovely vase of flowers you want to repli-cate in fabric , did you just get a Halloween card that has the cutest idea on it, whatever think about these ideas and lots more possibilities. Make a trip to your favorite card shop and see all the ideas out there. The card has to be attached to the quilt when dis-played
Please make it under 30 inches on any given size and a minimum of 12 inches on any side.
Donations Needed . . . for the Quilt Show’s Penny Raffle Baskets please! MV Quilters’ donations have been stel-lar in the past, and I’m hoping that the tradition will continue, starting at the next guild meeting. Anything new in its original packaging would be appreciated. Perhaps you bought a pattern and decided it’s not your technique of choice, perhaps you own a business and would like to donate a gift certificate for your services, perhaps you bought a fat quarter bundle but several fabrics are leftover, perhaps you bought a zipper for a new purse but haven’t made it yet or the color choice has changed, perhaps you bought a charm pack but have decided that you need bigger hunks of fabric to accomplish your project , perhaps you bought a tool and now can do without it, perhaps you have an extra rotary cutting blade for a size cutter you no longer use, perhaps you have an extra spool of thread, and so on. We could use empty baskets as well. In the past members have donated entire baskets filled with goodies. Wonderful! All donations will be appreciated. There will be a collection area at the next three Guild meetings to accept whatever you have to offer. Commercial sources are also being contacted for donations. If you have any questions, please contact me. In the meantime, many thanks for your help. Adeline Rieger Penny Baskets Raffle 2001 MVQ Quilt Show
The Peabody Historical Society is seeking quilters to participate in our second annual quilt exhibition
Uncommon Threads: A Celebration of Quilts, Old & New. The exhibition will take place on Satur-
day, April 21, 2012, 10 am - 3 pm andSunday, April 22, 2012, 12 pm - 4 pm at the Society's Smith
Barn in Peabody, Massachusetts.
The theme of Uncommon Threads 2012 is Two Centuries of Tradition: Antique and contemporary
quilts inspired by traditional quilting patterns and techniques. If you have made a quilt inspired by a
traditional quilting pattern or technique, or if you have an antique quilt that fits this theme, please con-
sider submitting it for exhibition in Uncommon Threads. Quilts made by individuals or groups are
welcome. There is no fee to exhibit a quilt.
This two-day exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your work to quilters, textile enthusi-
asts, collectors, Historical Society members, and the general public. Uncommon Threads will feature
rarely-exhibited quilts from the Society's collection and from museums, private collections, guilds,
and quilters from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Other highlights include vendors from local
quilting and sewing shops, heirloom quilt appraisals, a quilt challenge for Uncommon Threads 2013, quilting demonstrations, and more.
We hope that you and other members of your guild will participate in this fun-filled weekend celebra-
tion of quilting. To submit an entry for Uncommon Threads, please review the attached guidelines,
and return the Quilt Submission Form and a color photograph of your entry to the Society by Mon-
day, April 2, 2012. If you would like more information about this event, please don't hesitate to con-
tact me at (978) 977-0514 or [email protected].
We hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Heather Leavell
Curator
Is there a Guild meet-
ing tonight?
I really don’t like to
drive in the snow.
Check the Website!
Please go to
www.peabodyhistorical.org
For the forms
Jeanne Elliott
Beginning Tole Painting
Beginning quilting
Professional quilting of
your quilts!
Quilting by Catherine Hand Guided Long Arm Machine Quilting Custom quilting Edge to Edge Binding Basting (for hand quilting)
Catherine Harnisch
Methuen, MA
978-682-1843
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18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA 01857
Phone: 978-452-4207
www.nequiltmuseum.org
Ladies,
Brown Bag Lunch 1st Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Book Club 3rd Thursdays 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
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Next Meeting: February 16th
UFO Auction
Check List:
Name Tag
Show and Tell
$ for raffle Refreshments [if it
is your turn!]
$ for membership
Refreshments: A-H
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA 01857
www.nequiltmuseum.org
Remember as a courtesy to turn off
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