PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2015-16

President:

Ann Hockmeyer

Vice– President

Liz Swan

Secretary:

Bev Valle

Treasurer AP:

Elaine Rando

Treasurer AR:

Marianne Karp

Celebrating 37 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980.

To reach any committee, please address corre-spondence 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

September 2016

September 15th 2016

Beth Helfter from Eva Paige Designs Trunk Show: Plays Well With Others - Thursday, September 15th She will also vend at the meeting. Workshop: Finish you Quilt for the Show!! Atkinson Congregational Church 9:30 TO 3:30

We’re Back! Back to school, back to work and back to guild! This year will be exciting with great programs and workshops. This month will be especially busy with all the preparations for our fabulous quilt show. Our September meet-ing features an ice cream social and a trunk show by Eva Paige Designs. We will also fill you in with all the details for the Row Round Robin, the Charity Quilt Project, the new Raffle Quilt design, the new Block of the Month Sampler and of course the Quilt Show! I’m looking for completed baskets and donations of lottery tickets and fat quarters for the penny raffle. You can bring items for the penny raffle to the meeting or to the church on set up day. The other quilt show needs, and there are many, will be listed further down in the newsletter. Come early to socialize and sign up for all the great workshops. Remember to bring your nametag and refreshments for our non ice cream eaters! See you soon on Thursday the 15th! Ann Hockmeyer

New Member Information So you have become a member of the Merrimack Valley Quilters Guild. Welcome! Now what?

Our Membership Chairperson for 2016-2017 is Diane Desjardins. You may contact her at di-

anedesjardins@comcast.net Membership co-chair is Mary Hoag Wilkes.

Make sure that you review the new member packet you were given when you joined. It contains great information

about the Guild, as well as instructions on how to make your membership badge, and includes a list of local quilt

shops that offer quilt making lessons and classes.

Visit the Board Member, and Committee Member pages. They list who’s who within the Guild. There are links for

you to be able to reach most of the Board and Committee members via e-mail.

If you are looking for information on various activities mentioned at the meetings check under the Guild Activities

Page. You will find pages for projects, meetings, open sews, and retreats.

Please come early to our meetings. We have a social hour from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm before the meeting starts. It’s a

great way to meet other members!

“The Executive Board has again approved the drawing of a free membership to one member who submits their 2016-2017 membership application prior to the September 2016 meeting. The new application form is on the website. Please send your application and membership dues to Diane Desjardins, 8 Acorn Street, Haverhill, MA 01832. “

SEW and KNOW Come early ( first session starts at 6:30) A new format is taking place this year– Come and find out what is in store!!

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!

Improvisational Piecing Workshop

Improvisational Piecing Do you want to learn to let loose with your piecing? In this workshop students will get tips and tricks for making fun, spontaneous quilts. As each student works on her own improvisational piece there will be ample time for experimentation and real time problem solving.

Supply List

Sewing machine in good working order Basic sewing supplies (pins, needle for machine, seam ripper etc.) Scissors Rotary cutter, mat and rulers. We will be working with small pieces, so a small mat is adequate. Bring a

couple of your favorite acrylic rulers. Neutral thread Fabric scraps from your stash – an assortment of light, medium, and dark values. Now I know you’re go-

ing to ask me how many scraps and how big? That’s hard to quantify – but a grocery bag worth of scraps, whatever sizes you have will work. Remember this is Improvisational Piecing – we’ll improv with whatever you come up with!

3, ½ yards of solid fabrics – 1 light, 1 medium, 1 dark value all in the same color family

October's workshop with Tinna Tarr on Improvisational Piecing is fill-

ing up fast. I have room for 9 more max. Already have 16. Please ask folks to email me if they want to sign up - ronni.longwell@yahoo. com. $25. A supply list is attached that can be printed in the newsletter. Location to be determined based on size of group. Ronni Longwell

December: Kris Poor Trunk Show: Christmas! Fun presentation during our holiday party with surprises - Thursday, 12/1/16 WORKSHOP: More Christmas and/or Kris's latest and greatest pattern - Saturday, 12/3/16 - $35 each She will also vend at the lecture I will be at the meeting to sign folks up for these great programs!!!

September 30, October 1st 2016 Theme: AUTUMN SPLENDOR 9 t0 4 Location: Hope Community Church,11 Hale Street, Newburyport Raffle Quilt will be drawn at the show. Two challenges: * Quilt Show Challenge Challenge QUILT have at least ONE basket block in it and be no more than 30 inches on any side. A Tisket, A Tasket, What Is In Your MVQ Basket??? Challenge quilt for show reminder . Just bring day of set up in a bag as any other entry. Thanks Gail Wozniak=

Please contact Beverly Knapp or Lin Caiado for information.

People to contact to drop off your quilt for the show: Betty Hastings Bet-ty.hastings@verizon.net; Deb Kelso debkel-so43@verizon.net; Ann Hockmyer annhock@aol.com.

At our September 15th meeting we

will have a sheet on how to la-

bel your quilt and drop off in-

fo.

VOLUNTEER!!! 2HOURS ARE RE-

QUIRED!

Sign up at meeting

Quilt Judging Info Please bring your quilt to be judged between 8:00 and 8:30 on September 28th to the Merrimac Public Library located

at 86 W Main St, Merrimac, MA 01860. Your quilt will be transferred for you to Hope Church. Give it a good hug

because the next time you see it, it will be hanging in the show!

Exact Measurements Needed If you filled out your entry form for the quilt show before you finished your quilt, or guesstimated the measurements, please email me the exact measurements of your finished quilt. This is very important in-formation. We have a record number of quilts to hang (YAY US!) and every inch counts. Thank you! Carrie Zizza Carrie@ItsAZizza.com

America's Applique Quilts from the Private Collection of Pat

and Arlan Christ October 20 through December

31, 2016

CONFLUENCE Water's Beauty, Use and

Misuse On View through October

16, 2016

Update: Emergency Fund

The Museum has received 185 donations totaling $21,000 to off-set the cost of replacing our broken air handler. A new energy efficient unit must be custom-made at a cost of $88,000. With major gifts from three anonymous donors and the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, we hope to restore climate control to the Museum by mid-October. We are grateful to the members, quilt guilds and supporters, who have contributed to the Emergency Fund this summer. Thank you!

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Quilt show information: Quilt Show Entry List ( lists the # assignments for your quilt entry - to be used to label

quilt and bag) are to be found on the blog. Go to Home page for blog; under heading Need to know - Quilt Show; then click Quilt Show Forms; then click Quilt Show Entries List. How to bag and tag your quilts for entry will be demonstrated at the next meeting and the information will be placed on the blog for reference shortly. It will also be under Quilt Show heading.

Checklist: Quilt is labeled Tag in proper place Quilt in sturdy stand-up bag

with # in prominent place Quilt has sleeve– can be sewn

or safety pinned– no quilting pins to stab volunteers

Brush off pet hair Clip threads KNOW WHEN YOU ARE

VOLUNTEERING

Merrimack Valley Quilt Guild General Meeting Minutes - June 16, 2016. Several Presidents’ Challenge quilts were hanging in the back of the room, judged by Ann Hockmeyer. Ribbons were awarded. Congratulations to the ribbon winners! Meeting called to order at 7:07 PM by President Ann Hockmeyer. Ann announced that she had her papers accepted for becoming a quilt judge through the National Association of Certified Quilt Judging program. Congratulations, Ann! Motion presented to accept the minutes of the last meeting, and the treasurer’s report as listed on the blog. Vote. Motion passes. New Executive Board Presented: President- Ann Hockmeyer, Vice President – Liz Swan, Treasurer Payable – Layne Rando, Treasurer Receivable – Marianne Karp, Secretary – Bev Valle Jane Hamel – Presented flowers and a Thank You for President Ann Hockmeyer. Jane has received 70 quilts this year for her charity, Quilts for Kids. Their representative, Terry, gratefully accepted the quilts and stated it was the biggest donation she has ever had. Ann H. – stated needs for the raffle quilt at Mancuso Show in August. White gloving and ticket selling at the table are needed. 16 people needed to white glove for a total of 32 hours. Please see Betty Hastings, or Judy Naylor to volunteer. Expenses need to be submitted to Layne ASAP. The fiscal year is ending the end of June. Thank you to Liz Swan for organizing the 2017-2018 travel raffle quilt. Thank you to Ronnie Longwell for continuing Programs for 2017-2018 year. The September workshop has changed. It is now “Finish your Quilt Show Quilt” workshop. This will be held the Saturday after our September meeting, September 17th. The February UFO Auction needs a chair person. Mindy Fowler volunteered. Thank you, Mindy! Quilt Show needs. Items are needed for the silent auction, white elephant items include quilting related items or knitting, completed penny raffle baskets (these three areas of the quilt show can be brought on set up day, Thurs-day, September 29) and donations of new fat quarters and lottery tickets would be appreciated. Bring these two items to the September meeting. Boutique items can be organized on their form, and brought on set up day. Linda Lydecker –spoke about the mandatory 2 hours of labor that each member in the guild must provide toward the quilt show. Volunteer slots are during the show on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, between 9 and 4 PM; set up day, Thursday, September 29 and Saturday take down after the show. Liz Swan – You can purchase tickets for the quilt show ahead of time. See Liz. Carrie Zizza – Talked about Quilt Show 101. Should you have your quilt judged or not? Carrie encouraged eve-ryone to have your quilts judged. Judging is Wednesday, September 28, at the Merrimack Library. Bring your quilts for judging between 8 and 8:30 that day. These quilts will be brought to the quilt show for you, and can be picked up at the end of the show like all the other quilts. Be sure to pin or sew a sleeve to every quilt! Lin Caiado – Presents Quilter of the Year. This person has been a member for more than 10 years. She has been present for every hour of many quilt shows, this year she stepped up to help Programs. Her daughter accepted the flowers and gift certificate in her absence…Congratulations to Nancy Dempsey, Quilter of the Year! Marianne Karp – talked about the new round robin for next year. She encourages each of us to participate in this year long project. Each row will be 48 ½ inches long, and consist of six-8 inch finished blocks. Bring your first completed row to the September 15th meeting. Different this year, you will be told what block to make for the fol-lowing rows. Bring in fabrics in a sturdy bag. Provide sashing. Marianne showed examples of two of this year’s Row Round Robin quilts. Breath-taking! Bev Valle – volunteered to organize Demonstrations prior to meetings. Perhaps they can be organized in conjunc-tion with the new round robin project above. Diane Desjardins and Mary Wilkes – Membership – Tonight, 67 members present, 5 Guests (3 were former members) two new members Sandy and Terry, welcome! The Board approved one free membership if you sign up before the September 15th meeting. Mail your membership form and money to Diane Desjardins. Show and Tell - First items shown were from last month’s Selvage workshop…Little phone bags with sleeve for name tag, kindle bag, small bag, and sunflower wall hanging! Break Monthly Raffle – Diana D. won a Quilter’s Companion Book and Ruthie C won an Omnigrid 2 sided mat and rotary cutter. Membership Raffle – won by Wenonah S., Betty H., Helen G., and Gail F. Terry from Quilts for Kids won the flowers. Speaker – Ann H. introduced Diana Reinhart Annis, speaker for the night, who has been doing Red Work since 1976. She brought a trunk show. She also owns a long arm business. Meeting concluded at 9:00 PM. Respectfully submitted by,

A Look at MVQ’s Program for 2016- 2017

October 20, 16

Timna Tarr: Trunk show “My Quilting Journey” has had cover quilts on

QN and AQ

Sat Workshop: Improvisational Piecing

Nov/ Dec 1

Kris Poor from Poor-house Quilts-make some-thing for Christmas- or a

trunk show Potluck food

Sat. Workshop: Fold and Stitch Wreath

January 19 17

Journeys Sat. Workshop: Open or Chari-ty sew

February 16, 17

UFO Sat. Workshop- member led tote bag {Marianne Karp?}

March 16, 17

Sue Reich, Historian “Crazy as a Bed Quilt”- historical crazy quilts

Sat Workshop: Open or Charity sew

April 20,17

Marious Carter from Marious designs

“Visual piecing from her book “Wonky One Block

Quilts”

Sat Workshop: Visual piecing (No way to do it wrong quilt

design

May 18, 17

Becky Goldsmith – Piece O” Cake

“A Practical Approach to Color”

FRI Workshop: My Whimsical Quilt Garden from her book.

June 15, 17

Pat Pauly “The New Face of Art Quilts’ trunk

show.

Sat Workshop: “The New Big Leaf”

MVQ TREASURER REPORT September 7, 2016 Elaine Rando

Checking Balance 13,140.41 Money Market 5,033.88 Annuity as of 6/30/16 15,695.66 TOTAL FUNDS 33,869.95 MONTHLY PAID EXPENSES:

NECC – Monthly Meeting September 125.00

TOTALS TO DATE: PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS QUILT SHOW Deposit for Hope Community Church -600.00 Judging 261.00 Vendors Collected 1,325.00 – 165.00** 1,160.00 (** K. Rhodes withdrawn) ADS 755.00 Pre sales 104.00 – 68.70 (Tickets) 35.30 Total Income 2,211.30 RAFFLE QUILT Collected 6/30/16 2,290.00 Collected 9/1/16 296.00 Expenses 477.86 Total Income 2,108.14 MEMBERSHIPS Total Membership Deposits 1540.00 Guests (June Late Deposit) 20.00 Total Membership 1540.00 RETREAT – November 2016 Collected 6,210.00 Franciscan House Deposit – 8/11/16 -1200.00 Franciscan House Deposit made in March -300.00 B. Valle Refund -210.00 Balance Due to Franciscan -4,500.00

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???????? BOUTIQUE– WHAT IS IT ?????????? The Quilt Show Boutique is where members have a chance to sell their homemade crafts– or books in decent condition. Forms will be at meeting Member gets 80%- MVQ gets 20%

The Silent Auction,

Silent Auction items needed for the quilt show. Please let Bev Valle know what you are donating, and plan to bring the item on Thursday, set up day, September 29, or give to Bev anytime before that date. My plan is to donate all the money earned back to the Guild. Thank you for your donation.

Refreshments:Refreshments:Refreshments:Bring if you don’t want ice cream.!Bring if you don’t want ice cream.!Bring if you don’t want ice cream.!

Newsletter by mail: Mailing labels and $10 to Pat Lucey [not MVQ}