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Patchwork
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HOSPITALITY:
Sept, 2009
September drinks
supplied by your
Board Members
Sept 7th Checklist:
1. Name tag
2. Charms for exchange
3. show and tell
THIS MONTH:
Organizational
meeting
Message from your President:
September, 2012 Volume 28, Issue 7
HOSPITALITY:
No hospitality
this month.
Bring your own drink
Sept Checklist:
1. Name tag
2. Charms for exchange
3. pincushion challenge
4. show and tell
THIS MONTH:
Organizational meeting
&
Pincushion Challenge
Submit all articles
and announcements
by the 15th of
each month.
Next deadline:
Sept 15th
Rosemary Stieg, Editor
of the way and make plans for the
new year. This year we also have
the Pin Cushion Challenge to look
forward to. I am excited to see
what you have all come up with. I
have spent the summer collecting
ideas and now I must get busy
and choose one to make. Tough
decision.
Lots of things are planned for the
new year, so lets get busy. We
have the challenges, the quilt
show, the charity projects, Corn-
wall Manor Bazaars, the auction
and so much more. I challenge you
to get involved and enjoy all the
exciting things that will be going
on this year.... Want to do a class
or teach something. Let me
know…
See you in September, with a
smile and a pincushion...........Elaine
WOW!
September is really
coming fast, where did July
go? So many quilts and other
things that I wanted to do and
get done this summer and it " just
ain't happening". We need to stop
for a moment of silence for the
many family, friends and others
that have passed on in this last
year. Then let’s celebrate all the
new family, friends and others
that have entered our lives and
the joy and pleasures they will
bring us in the years to follow.
Hey! its raining!!!! I feel like going
out and dancing in the street. On
second thought, that would slow
down traffic and you could get
shot for that.......I digress....
Our September meeting is when
we get all the business "stuff" out
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
ROOM TO QUILT
It begins with
a chair a swivel chair
gliding with ease
spinning creations.
Behind me a table
to plan
arranging
Rearranging
To my right
a cutting board
a rotary blade
here I shape
quilted dreams
Before me
a machine
and thread
vision stitched
into form
To my left
an iron
a board
pressing seams
of my design
A spiral turning
scraps
into form
piecing a quilt piecing my life
Anne Johnson, 1998
THE
LEBANON
QUILTERS
GUILD
NEWSLETTER
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Treasurer’s Report By Faye Adams
For the year ending July 31, 2012
Total Cash-July 31, 2011:
……………$12,453.31
CHECKING:
Beginning Balance……………...…$2374.03
Transfer to Savings…….………(1000.00)
INCOME:
Membership dues………...….….2825.00
Ways.&.Means……………..….......1228.31
Quilt Show 2012…………………...340.00
Quilt Show 2011…………………….253.63
Tax discount……………………………..…1.14
Sales tax(pay. To state).…..……….(0.87) ——————————————————————————————————————
TOTAL INCOME………......…$4647.21
EXPENSES
Program……………………….………1291.39
Com Service………………………...921.96
Donation……………………………….400.00
Office Supplies……………...…..301.07
Newsletter……….………….……..288.64
Retreat 2011……….……………….251.60
Memoriam…………….…………….. 150.00
Library………………………………....144.66
New M’ber pks…………………….138.56
Quilt Show 2012…………..……..136.74
Website………………………………...110.35
Pres Discretion………………..…...54.66
Hospitality………………………………..9.53
_________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES……...…..4199.16
Ending balance ………….…..$1822.08
SAVINGS:
Beginning balance……..…….10,079.28
Trans from Chking……..……..1000.00
Interest……………………..………….….2.82
Ending Balance………...……….11,082.10
——————————————————-
Total Cash as of July 30, 2012:
…………………….$12,904.18
Secretary’s Minutes By Brenda Hicksenheiser
The June meeting of the Lebanon Quilters
Guild was called to order by President Kathy
Shaheen on Monday, 6/4/12 at 6:05 PM. There were two
new members and one visitor present. This month’s meeting
was the annual potluck dinner. This month’s winners were:
Charms – Kitty Zackey; Block-of-the-Month – Linda Hager;
Ways and Means Basket – Peg Samsak. Book Audit – Trish
Geesaman and Kathy Foltz volunteered to audit the Guild’s
books after this month’s meeting. Food Bank – Representa-
tives from the Food Bank were present to accept tonight’s
donations. Community Service – Susan Commisso acknowl-
edged several Guild members for their roles in organizing
the project. Susan introduced Scott Harman and Kurt Seiler
from the VA Medical Center. Maureen Light presented her
quilt to Mr. Seiler and the remaining quilts will be presented
to the VA Hospice Unit on Saturday, June 16th. A total of 49
quilts were made. Cornwall Manor – A thank you note was
received from the Manor for the Guild’s donation which will
be used for benevolent care for those residents who have no
money. DVI Quilts – A thank you note was received for the
109 quilts donated to DVI. Block-of-the-Month - Doug Wil-
son announced that next year’s blocks will alternate between
9” and 12” blocks. Quilt Show – Amy Wissinger and Maureen
Light presented additional information regarding the Quilt
Show scheduled on 11/9-11/11/12. Entry forms and vendor
forms are available. Flyers are available for distribution.
Faye Adams is in charge of Make It and Take It packets and
is requesting donated packets. The fabric does not have to
be Christmas material. Donations for the Silent Auction are
needed. Books and magazines will be for sale at the show.
Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) – Faye Adams an-
nounced a meeting is scheduled on 6/10/12 at 1 PM. Lebanon
Area Fair – Kitty Zackey is in charge of quilts for the Fair
which is scheduled 7/28-8/4/12. Kitty encouraged Guild
members to submit entries. Education Committee – Mary
Weigley is scheduling a committee meeting. Quilt Challenge –
Kim Loar won first place, Pauline Charles won second place,
and Jill Laudermilch won third place. The meeting adjourned
immediately after Show and Tell.
Respectfully submitted:
Brenda Hicksenheiser, Recording Secretary.
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 3
September 13-16, 201
WHAT: Pa National Quilt Extravaganza WHERE: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, Pa 19456
HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 10am to 4pm
COST: $14 (includes re-admission)
MORE INFO: http://quiltfest.com
October 19 –20, 2012 WHAT: 2012 Berks Quilt Show “Quilts from the Heart of Berks” WHERE: Designer’s Place at VF Outlet Center, 801 Hill Avenue, Reading, Pa
HOURS: 9am to 5pm both days
COST: $8
MORE INFO: www.berksquiltersguild.org and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00I8kFACsok
Oct 8, 2012 WHAT: Board Meeting
WHERE: Rosemary’ Stieg’s
TIME: 6:30PM
MORE INFO: Elaine Brandt [email protected]
October 6, 2012 WHAT: Cornwall Manor Bazaar** WHERE: Cornwall Manor Lobbies
HOURS: 7am - 12pm
COST: FREE
MORE INFO: Sally Renda [email protected]
**Please see Sue Toby at the September meeting (she’ll be in the back of the room) to donate your items for the
Cornwall Bazaar. Lucky Sally Renda will be on an Alaskan Cruise and miss the meeting.
Don’t forget to attach the tag below for each item donated
**PLEASE ATTACH THIS FORM TO EACH DONATED ITEM **
NAME:___________________________PHONE NUMBER:____________________
ITEM CONTRIBUTED:_________________________________________________
COST TO MAKE ITEM_______________HOURS TO MAKE ITEM________________
Getting to Know:
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Nov 9, 10, 11, 2012
WHAT: Lebanon Quilters Guild Quilt Show
WHERE: Lebanon Area Fairgrounds
HOURS: Friday 2pm to 8pm
Saturday 10am to 8pm
Sunday 10am to 5pm
COST: $5
MORE INFO: Amy Wissinger (717) 679-5522 [email protected]
Maureen Light (717) 273-6357 [email protected]
Nov 2, 3, 4, 2012
WHAT: Annual Guild Retreat WHERE: Camp Swatara
HOURS: after 1pm Friday thru Sunday afternoon
COST: $130 total: $65 due at the Sept meeting, $65 due at the October meeting
$130 total MUST be paid by the October meeting
REMINDER: Space is filling up quickly.
You can still sign up at the September meeting MORE INFO: Cathy Eash (717) 867-0945 or [email protected]
Lynn Hammersmith (717) 838-8739 [email protected]
We will again have the Birthday Fat Quarter Exchange. If you join, you will
receive a fat quarter of fabric from each participant in the color or pattern
of your choice. It’s a fun way to increase your stash.
Sign up at the September meeting.
Educational Committee by Mary Weigley
The committee is looking into doing quilt-related
story times for the county libraries and having tables/
displays at some community events such as Old Annville
Days, the Cherry or Harvest Fair at Historic
Schaefferstown, etc. for our beginning projects. In addi-
tion, I am looking for some volunteers to help me organize
and set up a quilting program for the 4-H girls in Lebanon
County. The quilt guild would do the organizing, implement-
ing, teaching, etc. of the program. The committee can not do
these things without your help. Please answer the following
questions for us; we need your input:
Birthday Fat-
Quarter Swap By Sandy Walters
1. What are your ideas for promoting quilting in the
community?
2. What events will you be willing to help with?
3. Would you have a quilt/wall hanging/other item we
could display at the events we attend?
4. Does anyone have any connections with the Girl Scouts?
5. What suggestions do you have for childrens' make and
take items?
Send your comments/suggestions to:
Mary Weigley at [email protected]
Thank you.
Committee members: Mary Weigley, chairman,
Louise Bell, Norma Nye and Darcy Straka
Page 5 Volume 28, Issue 7
The Book Nook by Donna Sherk
MONEYWI$E by Faye Adams
Ways & Means by Mary Weigley
Lots of great things planned for the Ways
and Means table this year. I have lots of great fabrics
and some special items for the baskets. We'll kick off
the guild year with a basket theme of "Charm School"
which will include some charm packs and a very special
item---a $25 gift certificate for fatquartershop.com.
Bring lots of dollars for the Ways and Means table.
I am at the end of one year, and the start of another. I am just finishing up the books for our
2011/2012 year and creating the budget for our 2012/2013 year. It’s a time to reflect and project.
To reflect, I have included a financial report that summarizes all of our revenue and spending for the entire
year just past. If you look closely, you will see that we took in a few more dollars than we spent. Most of our
funding comes from two places, our Dues and our Ways and Means table. Thanks to all who have given.
Our number one expense continues to be for our Programs. Last year we also increased our funding of Commu-
nity Service allowing the Guild to buy much of the fabric and other materials that went into our projects. In
May, we also made a $400 unrestricted donation to Cornwall Manor, a small token to show our appreciation of
this wonderful meeting place.
To project toward the future, I am thrilled by what I see in next year’s budget. First of all, we have two pro-
grams that should bring tremendous excitement to the members. Bonnie Hunter and Pat Sloan are coming in the
spring! May I suggest that you get these dates on your calendar now so you don’t miss them.
We are also doubling our Community Service Budget so that we can provide the entire fabric needed to make a
Community Service Quilt. Susan Commisso has some great projects in the works for next year so get ready to
hear what they are.
We are also looking forward to a successful Quilt Exhibition in November. The pressure is on to bring in the
crowds but I’m sure we will with Maureen and Amy in charge and all the members supporting them. So, if you
haven’t yet made an item for the Silent Auction, what are you waiting for? I plan to make something at our
first sit and sew. And don’t forget to sign up to help. Most important, tell all your friends and families to come
by to enjoy the art of local quilters in action.
This year we plan to dig into some of our saved cash to fund all these initiatives. It’s all in the budget. If you
want to see a copy, just let me know.
And, if you ever have any questions, comments, or suggestions; contact me at [email protected]
or call 717-679-9040. I’m unavailable during the day but leave a message and I’ll get back to you quickly.
Thanks and enjoy the coming year, I know I will.
Welcome back to all guild members and a special
welcome to new members. My name is Donna Sherk and I run
the guild library. The library is located to the right of the
stage and houses about 300 books on quilting and the related
arts. All books are arranged by the last name of the author.
I will be providing every member with a complete list of ti-
tles. Each month we add a new book to our collection. The
collection is weeded periodically and those books offered for
sale at our guild auction. This year, there will be some for
sale at the quilt show. Books circulate to members on a
monthly basis. There is a card for you to sign in the front of
each book. Simply sign your name and place it in the pinkish
colored box located on one of the shelves. To return a book
simply place on the top of the library. I will card it and re-
turn it to its place. If you have a suggestion for a purchase,
please let me know. Enjoy !
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Lebanon County Fair Results: July, 2012
Class 1: PIECED BED QUILT, HAND-QUILTED,
QUILTED BY MAKER
2nd: Maureen Light
3rd: Kitty Rose Zackey
Class 2: PIECED BED QUILT, MACHINE-QUILTED
QUILTED BY MAKER
1st: Jill Laudermilch
Class 5: APPLIQUED BED QUILT, MACHINE-
QUILTED, QUILTED BY MAKER
1st: Susan Vachino
Class 7: PIECED BED QUILT, HAND-QUILTED,
QUILTED BY SOMEONE ELSE
1st: pieced by Ceal Eisenhower, quilted by the
ladies of the Salam Lutheran Church
Class 8: APPLIQUED BED QUILT, HAND-QUILTED,
QUILTED BY SOMEONE ELSE
1st: APPLIQUE BY Donna Pozorski,
Quilted by Maggie Culbert
Class 10: PIECED BED QUILT, MACHINE-QUILTED,
QUILTED BY SOMEONE ELSE
1st: pieced by Donna Pozorski, quilted by Denise Delp
2nd: pieced by Pauline Charles, quilted by Ann Davis
3rd: pieced by Maureen Light, quilted by
Theresa Chasko and Susan Commisso
Class 12: BED QUILT, COMBINATION OF
TECHNIQUES, MACHINE-QUILTED,
QUILTED BY SOMEONE ELSE
2nd: Lily Sayson, quilted by Carol Kussmaul
Class 13: CRIB QUILTS, ANY TECHNIQUE,
HAND-QUILTED
1st: Kitty Rose Zackey
Class 16: COMFORTER (RAG QUILT)
1st: Ceal Eisenhower
Class 17: WALL-HANGING, PIECED & HAND-QUILTED
1st: Maureen Light
Class 19: WALL-HANGING, MIXED TECHNIQUES,
HAND-QUILTED
1st: Myrna Todd BEST IN SHOW (wallhangings)
2nd: Kitty Rose Zackey
Class 20: WALL-HANGING, PIECED,
MACHINE-QUILTED
1st: Pauline Charles
2nd: Jill Laudermilch
THEME BLOCK CONTEST:
1st: Myrna Todd
2nd: Kitty Rose Zackey
3rd: Maureen Light
YOUTH ARTS & CRAFTS:
Class 13: PIECED QUILT
1st: Kellee Shultz
(Donna Pozorski’s grand-daughter)
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!
1. Should you mark quilting designs on your fabric
before or after the final pressing?
2. What is another name for ‘charm’ quilts from the
19th century and why?
3. RULE OF THUMB: It is better to machine-quilt on
the bias first and then on the grain last?
4. Dunbarton House, Washington, DC houses what
one-of-a-kind artifact?
5. TRUE or FALSE: When hand-stitching parallel lines,
you should always stitch the lines in the same
direction.
6. What do yellow tulips appliques on an album quilt
represent?
7. Historically, what famous Indian scout’s mother was
a quilter?
8. Is it OK to include the selvage in your seam
allowance?
9. Sewing machine needles are made from what?
Sew….What Do You Know? By Rosemary Stieg
Answers on page 13
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 7
The Blue and One-Other-Color Challenge! June, 2012
3rd Place: Jill Laudermilch 2nd Place Pauline Charles 1st Place Kim Loar
Blessed are the quilters for they make ends meet!
Page 8 Patchwork
Community Service by Susan Commisso
The last meeting of the Guild year ended on a high note for community service. Kurt Seiler, Nurse
Manager of the VA’s hospice unit and Scott Harmon, Director of voluntary services, attended our
meeting. The guild presented the VA reps with one quilt, made by Maureen Light in memory of her father who
passed away at the hospice. In addition, members displayed 23 more quilts. So, all in all, our members have
contributed 59 quilts to our project. On Saturday, June 16, a delegation of Guild members made a formal
presentation at the hospice unit of the Veterans Administration Hospital. This was truly a job well done.
This year’s project turned out so successfully that we will expand the concept for our 2012-2013 year.
Again, the Guild will provide the fabric for Community Service.
Projects for this coming year include:
1. Philhaven Hospital loved the comfort quilts we made last year for the adult in-patient unit; they asked if
we could repeat the process for the children’s inpatient unit. So, that will be one of our projects.
2. In addition, as a way to say thanks to Cornwall Manor for all the hospitality they show us, we will be
making lap quilts for their health center. Further details on these projects will be forthcoming.
3. We will continue to accept pillowcases for Hershey Children’s Hospital and
4. support Domestic Violence Intervention(DVI) of Lebanon County
5. as well as Quilts of Valor for returning service personnel
6. and Home of the Brave for the families of fallen service personnel.
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 9
Charms by Amy Wissinger
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Collegiate Charms
Relive your college capers this year with our charm ex-
change theme of athletic colors of Pennsylvania colleges and
universities ( and a couple of favorite sports teams!). Maybe
your Alma Mater is listed here, or that of a relative or
friend. Each month, select two fabrics which “read” pre-
dominantly in the first color listed and two fabrics in one of
the other colors listed. Remember: Do NOT exchange solid colored fabrics and be sure to cut off all selvedges. See the next page for complete instructions.
September: BLUE & White
Cabrini/Cheyney U./Franklin & Marshall/Immaculata U./
Lebanon Valley/Manor/Messiah/Penn State U./Robert
Morris U./Villanova U./Westminster/Wilson
October: RED & Black: California U. of PA/Carnegie Mellon
U./ East Stroudsburg U./Haverford/Mansfield U./
Philadelphia Biblical U./Temple U./ Washington &
Jefferson U. Or
RED & WHITE: Albright U./Alliance College (until
1987)/Chestnut Hill/Dickinson U./Edinboro U./Grove
City/Gwynedd-Mercy/La Roche/Lancaster Bible/Lock
Haven U./Saint Francis U./ University of the Arts
November: BLACK & Dark Pink/Magenta
original Penn State U. colors or
BLACK & Gold – Bryn Mawr/Geneva/Millersville
U. Pittsburgh/STEELERS
December: ORANGE & Blue –Bucknell U./Gettysburg/
Lincoln U. or
OLD GOLD & Blue – Allegheny/Clarion U./Drexel
U./Juniata/La Salle U./Lycoming/Neumann U./U.
of Pittsburgh/Widener U./Wilkes U.
January: PURPLE & Gold – West Chester U./Carlow U. or
PURPLE & White – Chatham U./U. of Scranton
February: GRAY & Red - Arcadia U./Indiana U. of PA/
Muhlenburg U./Swarthmore/Saint Joseph’s U. or
GRAY & Blue - Elizabethtown/Moravian/Mount
Aloysius/Pennsylvania College of Technology
March: BROWN & White – Lehigh U. (prior to 2004) or
BROWN, Yellow & Red - Lehigh U. (since 2004)
April: RED & Blue – DeSales U./Duquesne U./Shippensburg
U./U.of Pennsylvania/ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY OF
THE HEALTH SCIENCES/Valley Forge Christian or
RED & Gold – King’s/Seton Hill U./Ursinus
CHARMS CONT:
May: GREEN & White or Gold – Marywood U./Mercyhurst/
Philadelphia EAGLES/Slippery Rock U./York or
GREEN & Gold – Delaware Valley/Point
Park U./St. Vincent
June:MAROON & White or Gold –Eastern U./
Hershey BEARS/Lafayette/Philadelphia U./
Rosemont or
MAROON & Gold – Alvernia U./Bloomsburg U./
Gannon U/Kutztown U.
Roaming the Internet by Rosemary Stieg
This month I want to share with you a site I unfortu-
nately had to use twice BUT, with great success. It is
the missing fabric web site. Do you have a project from
a few years ago you want to finish it but need a 1/2
yard of fabric you cannot find ANYWHERE??
Have a project you made a mistake on , and do not now
have enough fabric to complete that project?
Did you not by enough length for borders and the fabric
is no longer available?
The missing fabric site works like this: scan or photo-
graph the fabric you want/need...and send the photo off
in an email attachment to the site: The directions are
self explanatory. You can go to the ‘gallery’ to see how
others have posted. This is a FREE service.
Twice I used this site although it has been a few years;
one shop owner emailed me from Minnesota with my
fabric in stock; another from South Carolina also had a
fabric I was desperate for. Individuals also peruse the
site and will sell fabric too. Many shop owners from all
over the country seem to use this site. Good for them
to sell old stock; good for us looking for a fabric no
longer made.
Non email folks can send a photo of the fabric; she
charges $1 for her time to post it and you can corre-
spond by mail. Not nearly as efficient as via email but
surely possible.
http://www.missingfabrics.com/
NB: If anyone has an area of quilting that you would
like me to research on-line, please email me:
[email protected] and I will gladly do the research
for a future newsletter
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 11
‘CHARM’ing Thoughts to Remember:
1. Always use 100% cotton fabric, washed, ironed and carefully cut.
2. Please participate in our lottery: In addition to your regular charms sets, cut and bring at
least one extra 5” square in a different fabric from what you brought to exchange. It
does not have to be the color of the month (but no solid colors). One lucky charms
exchange participant will received 25-30 additional charms each month!
3. Please read below and follow the instructions for cutting your charms.
Charm Square Exchange Explanation
The Lebanon Quilters Guild has been exchanging 5” fabric
squares for many years. This is a voluntary activity and a
fun way to quickly expand your fabric collection … espe-
cially if you want to make a "Charm Quilt." While most
quilts derive their name from the design of a block, or
from the technique used in construction, a Charm Quilt is
defined by its one-patch construction: each piece cut from
a different fabric. A large number of shapes can be used
to make a one-patch quilt. The shape must tessellate; it
must fit patch-to-patch without spaces between. Squares,
right triangles, equilateral, and isosceles triangles, dia-
monds, hexagons, and octagons are the most common.
Other shapes work well, too, including the Ax (or Spool),
the House, Tumbler, and Kite. You may participate in the
Charm Exchange as many or as few months as you choose.
If you participate each month, at the end of the year, you
will have 320 5" charms! Charms also are great to have on
hand to make a quick child’s quilt or one for charity (or for
the Guild’s annual Exhibition). If you plan to participate in
the exchange, please follow the directions below. Any ques-
tions, please contact: Amy Wissinger 679-5522 or
Each month’s exchange follows a color theme (see previous
page). Select ¼ yard each of four different good quality
100% cotton print (no solid colors) fabrics: two light
shades and two dark shades of the theme color(s). These
can be from your favorite quilt shop or from your collection
Pre-wash and iron the fabric, then carefully cut eight (8)
5” squares from each of the four fabrics (no selvages!).
Make 8 identical charm sets of the four different fabric
squares and put each set into a separate self-closing plas-
tic sandwich bag. Put your name inside each bag so the bag
can be reused (an address labels works well). Put all 8
charm set bags into a gallon zip-lock bag and write your
name on that bag in permanent ink. (This is your "travel
bag" to use each month that you participate in the charm
exchange.) Bring your travel bag with the 8 charm sets to
the guild meeting and sign in at the charm table. Remove
the 8 charm sets from the travel bag and place them in a
stack on the gridded numbered plastic sheet. Sign in on the
corresponding number on the tablet and leave your travel
bag next to the charm grid.
At the meeting break, you may collect your charms after
they have been sorted. They will be on the charm table
inside your travel bag. You will get 8 charm sets (32 charm
squares), one set from each of the 8 traders who signed in
immediately after you. (If you are trader #1, you will get
charm set from traders 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, & 9. If you are
trader #2, you will receive packages from trader
#3,4,5,6,7,8,9, & 10. When we reach the end of the list,
we circle back to the beginning. If you are the last trader,
you get the charm sets from the first 8 traders.) If there
are 9 or more participants you will not get the same charm
sets as anyone else. You may trade privately later with an-
other member if you want a set you did not receive, or you
may contact the person who brought that charm set to see
if they have more at home. If you are unhappy with the
quality of fabrics traded by anyone, discuss your concern
with the Charms Chairman, Amy Wissinger.
If you wish to participate during a month you will be ab-
sent, please send your charms with a friend or mail or de-
liver them in advance to Amy Wissinger, 1320 Twigg Ave.,
Lebanon 17046. If you want your charms to be mailed back
to you, please include an 8” x 10” or larger self-addressed
envelope with sufficient postage attached. Otherwise your
charms will be held one month for you to pick up, or you
may designate a friend to pick them up for you.
Unfortunately, if you forget to bring your charms on any
given month, there can be no IOU’s, nor may you partici-
pate that evening. You can however, save your charms for
the occasional ‘Trader’s Choice’ bonus swap.
If you are collecting a particular color or just want to in-
crease your ‘stash’, you may bring an additional 8 charm
sets (same or different fabric in the month's theme col-
ors) for exchange. If there are enough participants that
month, you should not get repeat charms sets.
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2012 LQG EXHIBITION OF QUILTS Friday, Nov. 9, noon to 8 PM
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 10 & 11, 10 AM to 5 PM
This will be our 5th annual LQG Exhibition and the first time that we are producing it independently—no support from Penn State Extension’s Festival of Trees or the Christmas Gift & Craft Show.
Our Quilt Guild members can do this together!
CALL FOR ENTRIES
We are now accepting entries for the exhibition (entry form included in this email) … and we appreciate early entries. Re-
member, in addition to the general display, we encourage you to enter your 2012 Challenge quilts, 2012 Mystery quilts
(from the newsletter) and quilts from the Challenge Race at the 2011 Retreat. These will be the featured displays. We
hope this motivates you to finish your quilts for the show!
SUPPORTING OUR EXHIBITION
Funds to finance the show will come from admission receipts, vendor and member space rentals, and proceeds from the
Make ‘n Take, book sale and silent auction. We are recruiting vendors, so let us know if you have suggestions for anyone to
invite or inform them that Vendor applications are available on the Guild website: http://www.lebanonquiltersguild.com
Member support of our Guild’s show is vital! In addition to entering your quilt(s) in the show,
here are other ways we hope you will choose to participate/contribute:
Silent Auction: We need your donations for the silent auction. We count on the auction for a significant portion of
our income. Here are some suggestions for items to donate:
Small quilts: lap quilts, baby quilts, rag quilts
Wall hangings: seasonal wall hangings, door decorations, Advent calendars
Quilt related items: thread catchers, pin cushions, quilt racks and hangers
Other quilted items: tote bags, purses, jackets, pillows, placemats, table runners, Christmas stockings,
ornaments, pot holders
Other Textiles: hand knit items, pillowcases, aprons, fleece blankets, fabric bowls
Baskets: Baskets of fabric, quilting notions, patterns, etc.
Make ‘n Take: Can you donate a few pre-cut kits for the make and take activity? You will find directions in the news-
letter and it only takes a few minutes to cut out the pieces and put them in a small zip lock bag.
Book Sale: We will be selling books, magazines, patterns and kits, so clean off your bookshelves and donate these
items to the sale!
Volunteering: We need approximately 20 volunteers each day to staff the show … There will be many opportunities
for you to help our show be successful. Please reserve these dates on your calendar so you’ll be ready to sign up in
the fall. Some jobs require walking/standing, others can be done while seated or with minimal walking/standing.
Remember, volunteers are always needed for set-up (Thursday, Nov. 8) and tear-down (Sunday, Nov. 11, 5 PM)
assistance. Husbands, brothers, sons and others able to assist are welcome (encouraged) to join us
Selling your items: There are two ways to participate in selling your own creations. (Don’t have a PA Sales Tax I.D.
number? It’s easy to apply online for one and takes only a few weeks to acquire it.) Be a demonstrating Vendor.
Demonstrating vendors will receive one 8’ table space (no booth) for a $35 fee. Member vendors must commit to
being present for all three days of the show and demonstrating some of the techniques used to make the items
being sold (tax ID required). Talk to Amy or Maureen if you are interested.
1. Contact Amy or Maureen for a Vendor application to secure a 10’ X 20’ booth (or download one from our
website); or
2. Be a demonstrating Vendor. Demonstrating vendors will receive one 8’ table space (no booth) for a $35 fee.
Member vendors must commit to being present for all three days of the show and demonstrating some of the
techniques used to make the items being sold (tax ID required). Talk to Amy or Maureen if you are interested.
PUBLICITY
We have distributed 7500 flyers to local shops and area shows. If you are planning to attend the Pa Quilt Extravaganza on
September 13 and would be willing to drop off some flyers, please contact Amy or Maureen.
WQIC will be broadcasting LIVE from our exhibition on Friday afternoon, November 9th from 1 to 5 pm!
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 13
Bits and Pieces
1. Make-n-Take: Hope you are all working on your kits for the ‘make-n-take’ ornament table for our upcoming Quilt
Show!! Look for Faye Adams to have a basket/bag for you to drop your ‘make-n-take’ ornament kits in at the
September meeting!
2. USED Craft Thrift Store: New, in Lancaster. Besides quilting, I know many of you do other crafts as well. Check
out their web site and be sure to look at the 100 things they almost always carry.
Arts & Crafts Supply Thrift Shop, The Stahl Center (formerly the PA National Guard Armory),
Lower Level, Rm. B-5, 438 N. Queen Street, Lancaster
**There’s a map on the web site: www.LancasterCreativeReuse.org
3. Secret Pals: Some of you have asked that we do this again. Do you have an interest in this activity?
If so, email me: [email protected]. If enough members show interest, we’ll do it again this year.
4. Cornwall Manor Bazaar: Continue to work on your projects. You can bring items to both the September
and October meetings as the bazaar occurs the Saturday after our October meeting. See Sally Renda to
drop off your items.
5. JoAnn’s Discount Cards: If you are having a problem at your local JoAnn’s getting a 10%discount card (and they
should give you one with no problem when you show your current active guild membership card) you can also go to:
http://www.joann.com/discountcardform/ and sign-up on-line. The cards are good until August 31, 2013.
Your current card is good through August 31, 2012 so you will need to renew that soon either at the store or online.
Due to the generosity of the many guild members who continuously and faithfully donate to
the Heifer Fund at each guild meeting, we are now in a position to purchase more animals.
Aren’t you amazed at what your small change has done??? Deb Klein used $315 of your
donations to purchase the following:
1. Flock of Hope Gift Basket $60: include chicks, ducklings and goslings that will grow up to lay precious eggs that
mean hope and increasing health and prosperity for hungry families from the Philippines to Rwanda. Eggs add vital
protein to malnourished families' diets, and droppings provide a wonderful natural fertilizer to improve crop yields.
Over time as the flocks grow, families can sell the surplus eggs and produce at market and use the extra income to
send children to school, build secure housing and more! This gift is a great package of hope that can touch an entire
village through Heifer's hallmark of Pass on the Gift.
2. Promise Gift Basket $85 : this special basket, filled with the kinds of livestock our project partners need to add
protein to their diets and income to their lives - much-needed income that's used to pay for housing, clothing,
schooling and medicine. The basket's geese, ducks and chickens lay eggs that provide nutrition, and the basket's
rabbits multiply quickly, ensuring that other families will soon benefit from Heifer's requirement that recipients
"Pass on the Gift" of their livestock's offspring.
3. Hope Basket $50: The Hope Basket, with its chickens and rabbits, offers just that to Heifer's project partners.
What can be more hopeful to a struggling farmer than a gift of fast-multiplying livestock? Rabbits are easy to care
for and reproduce quickly, allowing their owners to sell the offspring for extra income once they've fulfilled
Heifer's "Passing on the Gift" promise; and chickens lay eggs and provide manure for vegetable gardens. That's why
this gift of Hope goes on and on, lasting much longer and helping more families than the usual gift basket ever could.
4. One Goat $120: The gift of a dairy goat represents a lasting, meaningful way for you to help a little boy or girl on
the other side of the world. Goats can thrive in extreme climates and on poor, dry land by eating grass and leaves.
The gift of a dairy goat can supply a family with up to several quarts of nutritious milk a day - a ton of milk a year.
Extra milk can be sold or used to make cheese, butter or yogurt. Families learn to use goat manure to fertilize gar-
dens. Goats often have two or three kids a year making it easy for Heifer recipients to pass on the gift of a goat to
another family in need. This great investment allows our partners to lift themselves out of poverty by starting small
dairies that earn money for food, health care and education.
Page 14 Patchwork Press
October Block-of-the-Month by Doug Wilson
All blocks taken from:
Around the Block Again by Judy Hopkins.
Publisher: Martingale & Co,
That Patchwork Place, published: 2000.
EXPLANATION:
The October Block is 9”
You will follow the directions for the 9” block.
You will use Template 8 or T-8.
Because we do not have the templates available, each month Doug will tell you what size the template is.
For October T-8 = 2⅛”square
THEME: Halloween
COLORS: echo the theme
Trivia Answers:
1. After; the heat from the iron may set the marks
permanently into your fabric.
2. Beggars quilts because usually begged for fabric from
scrap bags of family and friends.
3. FALSE: quilt with the grain first to stabilize the quilt,
then on the bias last, as it will stretch more.
4. The oldest dated quilt in America, dated 1795
5. TRUE, stitching in opposite directions may cause the
fabric to ripple between the lines.
6. Hopeless love
7. Kit Carson: his mother made a quilt that hangs in the Kit
Carson Museum in Taos, New Mexico.
8. No; selvage tends to shrink more than the rest of the
fabric and may cause seams to pucker
9. Thin steel wire subjected to a production process re-
quiring 45 steps using 100 different machines! WOW!!!
Volume 28, Issue 7 Page 15
Membership Dues are due!!
CORNWALL MANOR RESIDENTS PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: Even though you do not pay membership dues, you MUST fill out the membership form
every September and either mail it in or turn it in at the membership table. This is the
only way you will be in the membership roster and receive the newsletter each month.
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL guests MUST register at the membership table at ‘guest
registration,’ and IF you bring a guest in a month when there is
an outside speaker, there will be $5 charge for that guest.
Editor’s Note: Please help the congestion at the Membership table at the September
meeting. Pay your dues by mail to Emily Kreps. Her address is listed below on the member-
ship form. Then, just stop by the table to sign in and pick up your membership card.
LEBANON QUILTERS GUILD Membership Form
Please fill in and submit with $20.00
mail to: Emily Kreps, 2530 Derry Street, Harrisburg, Pa 17111
OR
Bring filled out to the September, 2012 meeting.
*dues due by the October meeting for inclusion in the membership list!
NAME:_____________________________________
ADDRESS: __________________________________
CITY____________________ ZIP CODE __________
PHONE: _________________ BIRTHDAY__________
Month and Day only
EMAIL ADDRESS:__________________________________________________
Print clearly please!
THE
LEBANON
QUILTERS
GUILD
NEWSLETTER
Rosemary Stieg, Editor 1800 Fieldcrest Drive
Lebanon, Pa 17042
Officers/Committees 2012-2013
President………………Elaine Brandt…………….926-8166
VP/ Programs………Patty Frazier…………....272-2276
Secretary…………...Jennie Woodring..…….865-9690
Treasurer…………....Faye Adams……..……….679-9040
Cor. Sec…………….....Kay Houck………………….866-1497
MAL……………………..Pauline Charles……….....867-2660
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Block-of-Month….Doug Wilson………..……..665-7783
Charms…………….…..Amy Wissinger..…….....865-7566
Com. Service…......Susan Commisso…...…..228-2592
Education…………….Mary Weigley……………..866-4455
Fabric Exch………..Sandy Walters ………....533-2108
Historian……………..Rosemary Stieg….……..273-7737
Hospitality………....
Librarian…………..….Donna Sherk…….…..…....832-1115
Lg Range Plan……...Faye Adams…………….....679-9040
Membership………..Emily Shaheen…...……...228-7499
New M’ber Packs..Rosemary Stieg……......273-7737
Newsletter………...Rosemary Stieg…...…….273-7737
Quilt Show………….Amy Wissinger…………..865-7566
Maureen Light…………...273-6357
Retreat………………...Cathy Eash…………………867-0945
Ways & Means…....Mary Weigley…………...866-4455
Find us on-line at: www.lebanonquiltersguild.com
Your Board hard at work (and celebrating Faye Adams Birthday!)
Ask not what your fabric
can do for you …..but,
what you can do for your fabric!