Reminder that, due to the church being a polling location, we will NOT be meeting next week. Our next meeting will be December 13 and will begin at 6 p.m. for our potluck.
News from President Hi, everyone! Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and see you in December at our potluck get together. Remember, we will have more $5 bags for sale and a show and tell. Sherry G, President Congratulations to our new President and Vice President! Be sure to welcome our newest President and Vice President at the December potluck: Michelle P. as President and Mary Ann C. as Vice President. These two ladies stepped up at the October meeting and the guild members unanimously welcomed them aboard. Congratulations and we look forward to great things. News from Vice President Reminder about our two challenges. Fabric Bag Challenge Using fabric scrap bags purchased at the October guild meeting, create a unique quilt using the guidelines below. The quilts/wall hangings will be presented/displayed at the March 2022 guild meeting. You may only enter one item for each scrap bag purchased. Guidelines are included under Challenges on the website. Christmas Block Challenge Christmas Block Challenge for 2022. Bring a completed Christmas themed block to the Christmas Dinner on December 13. You will receive a ticket for each block made (limit 3) for a chance to win the entire bundle of blocks. There will be one or two winners, depending on number of overall blocks submitted. Winner(s) are asked to bring the quilt top to the June meeting to share. Winner(s) are given a $50 gift card in order to purchase backing and batting to complete the quilt(s). Guidelines are included under Challenges on the website. Shelly B., MVQG Communications Coordinator
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October’s meeting will prove to be a busy time, please see the following: 6-7 p.m. Retreat sign-ups AND fabric bag sales. 7 p.m. Meeting begins with the following: New President nominations AND Vice President nominations.
Sherry G., President and Sandy H., Vice President Community Quilts At the October meeting, I will have some more quilts that need binding. Since we don't have a meeting in November due to Election Day, I would ask that if you take a quilt to bind that you wait to return it to me in January. Due to the holidays and guests coming to my house, I won't have room to store them and I won't have time to take them to be donated. Thanks. Carol G., Community Quilts Chair Quilt Retreat 2023 Just a reminder that we will begin taking registrations for the Quilting with My Peeps retreat at the October meeting. As many of you know, these spots fill up quickly and we only have 78 spots available. You will need to make at least the $50 deposit in order to pick your seat. Be sure to choose your seat carefully. Spots fill up quickly and you won’t be able to request a different spot later. If you want to sit with friends, they will need to be present and pay their deposit or you can bring their deposit with you. The committee is working to make this another great retreat and look forward to Quilting with our Peeps! Carol G., Retreat Chair Quilt Show 2024 Raffle quilt block kits will be available at the October meeting to sign out for you to take home and work on. Each block is paper pieced and we ask that they be returned without trimming being done. Deadline for completion and return is the January meeting. There are 25 blocks total so your help would be greatly appreciated. If for any reason you complete the blocks prior to January and would like to turn them in or can’t make the January meeting, please reach out to me and arrangements can be made to get the blocks from you. Thank you! Emilie T., Quilt Show Chair Quilt of Valor News The October 11 guild meeting is our turn-in date for our Scrap Busting Block Drive! We have 20 members who are participating and we look forward to seeing the blocks that everyone has made! Some of you have already turned in your blocks and we have made a few tops already with some of the sets. If you already turned in your blocks, please stop by the QOV table at the meeting to pick up your "Thank You"! If your blocks are not done, or you won't be at the meeting, please e-mail me and we can work out an alternative solution. Thank you to all who participated!! The other big news is that we have a new Quilts of Valor coordinator! Patty H., a guild member who has long worked with our Quilt of Valor group in sew-ins and presentations, has volunteered to lead the project beginning in March 2023!! Patty has mega sewing experience, has a son who is in the military, and she worked at Wright-Patt for many years. She will be a natural at this! We are very excited that she is willing to lead and organize the project. I will continue with sew-ins, presentations, etc. until the end of December. Patty will have neck surgery right after Christmas and will be recuperating for about a month afterwards. The two of us will make the transition of fabric, patterns, computer work, etc. in February and she'll begin sew-ins, presentations, etc. in March. I know that our "regulars" have already pledged their support for Patty, and know that the rest of the guild will as well! Right now, we have two sew-ins a month - one at Sharing Stitches in Xenia and one at Crestview Baptist Church in Clayton. We have kept these sew-ins small during the COVID time, but if you are interested in participating, please let me know! Debbie G, Quilts of Valor Coordinator debgins@aol.com Announcement A fellow guild member wanted to pass along that the owner, Darlene Griffith, of Quilted Christmas, is going out of business. In an effort to downsize her inventory, she is putting hundreds and hundreds of bolts on sale for $6/yd. More importantly, though, she has decided to entertain shoppers in her home on an appointment basis. You are sure to have fun perusing bolts upon bolts of all types of high quality fabrics. Her home is located in Germantown. Please contact her through her website QUILTEDCHRISTMAS.COM to set up your excursion. Guild meeting is coming up Tuesday, September 13, beginning at 7 p.m. Lots going on the next few months. Carefully read the E-News for important information.
NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT Happy Autumn, everyone! Don’t forget to turn in your budgets for next year. You know who you are. For those that may not know or as a reminder, we need a new President AND a new Vice President starting in January 2023. Please consider stepping up to fill these positions. Our October meeting plan is to have some demos and show and tell. In addition, we will be selling $5 bags of fabric and may even have a challenge coming your way. We will also reveal our Christmas block for December’s luncheon. Remember, there is NO meeting in November. Sherry G, President NEWS FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT Tuesday, September 13, Gyleen X. Fitzgerald, quilter and writer, will give her presentation: Path to Modern. On Wednesday, September 14, Gyleen will teach her Caribbean Star 2 class from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost - Guild Members - $45, Non-Guild Members - $50. There is also a pattern fee and required tool; both may be purchased from Gyleen. There are 5 openings for Gyleen's class. Please remember our new policy pertaining to workshop/class cancellations. But after looking at class fees for the Houston International Quilt Show, very few classes are less than $75 with all day classes ranging from $75 to $175. We are very fortunate to have Gyleen and may other national and/or international teachers. There will be no show and tell for September due to our having a national speaker. Looking ahead to our October meeting. It would be great to have you, our talented guild members, share some easy and fun Christmas gift ideas. Please send me an email at mvqgvp22@gmail.com if you would like to participate in a short demo. Show and tell will return at this meeting. Sandy H, Vice President MEMBERSHIP Be sure to let me know if you have changed your email or other contact information so your membership record remains up to date. Thanks. Tere H, Membership RETREAT TIME! It is time to start thinking about our annual retreat. The Retreat Committee has been working on our plan to make sure you have a great retreat. The Retreat will be held at the Wingate Hotel in Fairborn February 18-20, 2023. The theme this year is "Quilting with My Peeps". Click here for registration packet information. We will start taking registrations at our October 11 meeting beginning at 6 p.m. We will have the seating chart there and you will be able to pick your spot, providing, of course, that you have paid your $50 deposit. Spots fill up quickly so if you have plans to sit with friends, make sure you all get your registrations and $50 in early to ensure that you get a spot. We are all looking forward to the retreat and hope that you can join us this year. Carol G, Retreat Chair QUILTS OF VALOR I hope that all of you who signed up are working on your blocks for our Scrap Busting Block Drive!! Please bring your blocks to the OCTOBER meeting - looking forward to seeing how everyone uses their scraps! Thank you for participating! We continue to work on our two big QOV presentations for the fall - 7 quilts for Crestview Baptist Church in Clayton for October and 14 quilts for the Beavercreek Senior Center in November. Thanks to all who are helping with piecing, quilting, and binding (and making pillowcases)! Things are going according to schedule! So, now to the hard part - some of you know that the Ginsburgs are in the process of building a house (getting on one floor, 5 miles away from where we live now), which will hopefully be finished by March-April 2023. Between the building of the house, decluttering and packing up the present house, moving, then getting the present house ready to sell, much has been added to our lives. Because of that, there has to be some subtraction of other things. After coordinating our Quilts of Valor project for the last 10 years, I will be stepping aside at the end of this year. Together, we have honored so many veterans and I'm grateful to all of you for this shared endeavor. Because we have had such great participation in this project, I am hoping that one (or two) people will feel called (as I really do believe that it is a ministry) to coordinate and lead the group/guild in continuing our work, as there are many veterans and active military in the area who would love to be honored with a Quilt of Valor! We have great systems and resources in place, so it is not something where you have to "reinvent the wheel", (plus I'm a phone call away for consultation). The friendships that have been made will always be treasured, and are a wonderful by-product of all of our hard work. If you are interested in helping to continue this project, I can fill you in with the details. Debbie G Quilts of Valor Coordinator debgins@aol.com OTHER NEWS Remembrance Quilt Guild in Springfield, will be holding a basket/container auction on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at Northminster Church on Villa Road. The proceeds go to fund the guild programs and projects. There will be various themed baskets...OSU...wine...pasta.... quilting...yarn...cooking and food baskets. Jeff Harvey will be the auctioneer for the evening. Please come and bid and maybe you will find a Christmas present or two to start your shopping early. No guest fee will be charged. No credit or debit cards; cash and check only. Plan to get there a bit early so you can scope out the baskets. Thank you Marcia S, MVQG Guild Member * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The following announcement was sent to the MVQG’s email. Any questions should be sent directly to their email. We are getting ready to hang our Sunbury Piece Corps quilt show! It is going to be on Saturday, October 15th at the Sunbury United Methodist Church from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. We need your help to get the word out. Would you be willing to email or contact every quilter that you know to tell them about our show? Our fundraiser quilt this year supports Big Walnut Friends Who Share. You may bring canned goods and non-perishable items for a chance to win a door prize. We invite you and your guild members to come and enjoy the quilts and camaraderie. Admission is a $5 donation. There will be several fabulous vendors and lunch will be available. Along with our display of over 200 quilts, we are planning demos on various quilt making techniques, displays of charity projects, and a showing of story quilts. You will not want to miss our boutique of quilted items. And for the bargain hunters, we will have all kinds of donated fabric and quilt supplies in our “Granny's Attic”. We are located in Sunbury on the NorthEast corner of Route 3 and Routes 36/37. From highway 270, drive up Route 3 through Westerville or from highway 71, use exit 131 and drive 4 miles east on route 36/37. (We are 10 miles north of the Polaris exit.) For more information, contact us at sunburypiececorps@aol.com. Reminder that the next guild meeting is Tuesday, August 9, beginning at 7 p.m. Catherine Redford will be our featured speaker. A note to our board members that budgets are coming due soon. More information will be announced at meeting.
Sherry G, President News from Vice President Sharon Resvick was a pleasure to have at our guild meeting last month; I was told numerous times how much people enjoyed her presentation. On Tuesday, August 9, Catherine Redford will present the program, Trip Around the World in Folk Art Stitches. Then on Wednesday, August 10, Catherine will offer the class: Steps to Successful Free Motion Quilting - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Enon Church. Fees: Guild Members - $35, Non-Guild Members - $45 - Kit Fee $10 (purchased from Catherine on the day of class). Tuesday, September 13, Gyleen X. Fitzgerald, quilter and writer, will give her presentation: Path to Modern. On Wednesday, September 14, Gyleen will teach her Caribbean Star 2 class from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost - Guild Members - $45, Non-Guild Members - $50. There is also a pattern fee and required tool; both may be purchased from Gyleen. There are openings for both Catherine’s and Gyleen's classes. Please remember our new policy pertaining to workshop/class cancellations. There will be no show and tell for August and September due to our speakers. Looking ahead to our October meeting. It would be great to have you, our talented guild members, share some easy and fun Christmas gift ideas. Please send me an email at mvqgvp22@gmail.com if you would like to participate in a short demo. Show and tell will return at this meeting. Sandy H, Vice President EXTRA! EXTRA! SHARING STITCHES IS EXPANDING Sharing Stitches has moved from Shari’s home to a commercial building with an elevator. Woohoo, no more stairs to climb unless you want to. The new location is 492 W. Second St., Suite 201, in Xenia. Not only do they offer longarm rental and custom quilting, but they are continually adding fabric by the bolt, pre-cuts, batting and notions. In keeping with their philosophy of making quilting fun, affordable and educational, they are expanding and adding a classroom. Their first class will be a bottle gift bag. Perfect time to get started for Christmas gifts or any occasion depending on the fabric. The quiltsmart interfacing to make the bag is included in the cost of the class. The cost is only $40. Held on Saturday, August 20, at 10 a.m. You can contact them at sharing.stitches@yahoo.com, (937)479-8343, www.sharingstitches.com, sharingstitches on facebook or they’d love for you to stop by and visit. Leanne and Shari are looking forward to your visit. With permission, we are posting the quilt history fact sheet Sharyn Resvick distributed at the July guild meeting.
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New directory will be available at the next few guild meetings. Please come on in and pick one up. Next guild meeting is Tuesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. Sherry G, President News from Vice President Sharon Resvick is joining us this month to present: Quilts from the Early 1800’s through Today’s Modern Quilts, a 60-minute lecture including many quilts. We can do a show-n-tell if there is time, but please only bring one quilt or piece of work. On Tuesday, August 9, Catherine Redford will present the program, Trip Around the World in Folk Art Stitches. Then on Wednesday, August 10, Catherine will offer the class: Steps to Successful Free Motion Quilting - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the church. Fees: Guild Members - $35, Non-Guild Members - $45 - Kit Fee $10 (purchased from Catherine on the day of class). Tuesday, September 13, Gyleen X. Fitzgerald, quilter and writer, will give her presentation: Path to Modern. On Wednesday, September 14, Gyleen will teach her Caribbean Star 2 class from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost - Guild Members - $45, Non-Guild Members - $50 There is also a pattern fee and required tool; both may be purchased from Gyleen. There are openings for both Catharine and Gyleen's classes. Please remember our new policy pertaining to workshop/class cancellations. There will be no show and tell for August and September due to our speakers. Looking ahead to our October meeting, it would be great to have you, our talented guild members, share some easy and fun Christmas gift ideas. Please send me an email at mvqgvp22@gmail.com if you would like to participate in a short demo. Show and tell will return at this meeting. Sandy H, Vice President Quilts of Valor What a wonderful response to our Scrap Busting Block Drive!! We have 17 quilters signed up to make 12 blocks from our scraps (6 fat quarters each). Blocks will be due at the October guild meeting. Each kit will come with more detailed instructions. Be sure to pick up your kit at the July meeting! If you can't be there, please try to have someone else pick it up for you. We do have a few extra kits, so if you didn't get signed up and would like to participate, please e-mail me at debgins@aol.com. We are already working on a group award for the Beavercreek Senior Center around Veterans Day. If you can help by machine quilting a top, please let me know. We have many additional requests that we are trying to fulfill, and would love to get our tops made into quilts, so that we can honor those who have given so much for our country! Thank you all for your continued support of Quilts of Valor! Debbie G, Quilts of Valor Coordinator News from President
Spring has sprung and here comes summer, please keep hydrated at all times. I want to again welcome all of our new members. We had a very successful quilt show and now the reigns have been passed on to Emilie Theriot and two co-chairs. Speaking for Shari and myself, we had the pleasure of heading up 3 quilt shows with one being cancelled due to the pandemic. Please consider helping again in two years. In the mean time we have 3 more speakers this year coming our way, our Holiday carry-in for members only in December and our next retreat in February 2023. See you soon, Gorby News from Vice President Sandi Blackwell is joining us this month; she will bring many of her wares to sell Tuesday evening at our meeting. The workshop for Wednesday is full. Sharon Resvick will be with us in July for a presentation. Signups began last month for Catherine Redmond in August and Gyleen Fitzgerald in September. Please remember, if you sign up for a workshop and are unable to attend, let me know asap. A month is preferable for a refund; within two weeks, we cannot guarantee a refund. We understand that life happens, however, this is a common practice and last-minute cancellations doesn’t allow for filling the seat. This ultimately costs the guild and causes us to pay the difference since our teachers charge a flat rate. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! Sandy H, Vice President Quilts of Valor After an absence of two years (you all know why!), Quilts of Valor Block Drive is BACK!! This one is going to be run a little differently this year - I'm really trying to reduce our scrap piles! 1) Block Drive starts at the July 12 meeting and you will hand in your blocks at the October 11 meeting. You will be given a bag with at least 6 compatible fat quarters in it. Your assignment is to add your own background and make 12 of the same block (with the different fabrics) in it. Blocks should be 12½ " UNFINISHED. The block pattern is your choice - classic, stars, connecting blocks (such as 9 patch or Irish Chain), etc. With the blocks being coordinated, it should be easy to finish into QOV tops at the monthly sew-ins. 2) The block drive runs 12 weeks - a block a week! If you are interested, you will need to sign up at the June 14 meeting, so that I will know how many kits to make up. If you won't be at the meeting, but want to sign up, send me an e-mail (debgins@aol.com) letting me know by June 15. Kits will be passed out at the July 12 meeting. Each kit will have more detailed instructions, but if you have questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Speaking of QOV sew-ins, we are in the process of resuming them on a limited basis. Because of some space restrictions, we are keeping them small right now, as we work out the transitions. So the people who have been sew-in regulars in the past are being given first dibs on spaces at this time. We'll see if this will change as we get back in the swing of it all! Thank you all for everything that you do for our active military and veterans! Happy Quilting! Debbie G., QOV Coordinator Quilt Show - ALERT
Wednesday drop off is no longer at 721 N. King St., Xenia It's now at 492 W Second St., Xenia from 5 to 7. Same time, just a new and better location. No Steps!! If you know of a quilter who has died after the 2018 quilt show, please contact Shari B. immediately to see if there is still time to submit their quilts. Quilts will need to have labels on them and you will need to receive a receipt/pink slip for pick up. Important reminder! It is imperative that you retain your pink slips. You will need those pink slips in order to pick up your quilts after the show. No exceptions. Shari/Sherry, Quilt Show Co-Chairs Quilt Show Volunteers To all MVQG members that have volunteered for the quilt show – well, THANK YOU!! You are all awesome. We absolutely can not do this without you. As a reminder, visit the Quilt Show website to check your dates, times and description. Your first name and last initial will be displayed where you have volunteered. Click here: https://www.quiltshowmvqg.com/quilt-show-volunteer-directory.html Kathy S, Quilt Show Volunteer Coordinator News from President Welcome Spring (finally), a Happy Belated Easter and to all mothers a happy upcoming Mother’s Day. As your co-chair to the Quilt Show, I want to say again thank you to all the volunteers. Let’s make this a successful show. See you soon. Sherry G, President News from Vice President For our May meeting, we will have a presentation on the winning quilts from our show. Sandi Blackwell will join us in June. There are still a few seats open for the Wednesday workshop; be sure to stop by and see me if you need to pay for the workshop or would like to sign up. I will also have information for our July and August meetings and speakers. Also, beginning in July and moving forward, if you sign up for a workshop and are unable to attend, you must give at least two weeks prior notice in order to receive a refund. We understand that life happens, however, this is a common practice and last-minute cancellations doesn’t allow for filling the seat. This ultimately costs the guild and causes us to pay the difference since our teachers charge a flat rate. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! Sandy H, Vice President See everyone at the quilt show. Next regular guild meeting is Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at the Knob Prairie Church in Enon. Those who received ribbons are asked to please bring their award-winning quilts to the May meeting. News from President
Just a reminder that April’s meeting is all about the quilt show and then a Show and Tell (limit two items each). Many things to touch on to get ready for the show. Also, FYI, the Ohio One Stop Shop Hop is being held at the Nutter Center (3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn) on Friday, April 8, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sherry G, President Raffle Tickets Just a reminder to bring in your money from sold raffle tickets to the meeting. Please push the tickets; more tickets are available if you run out. Revenue from ticket sales help us to get such great speakers at our guild meetings. Kim G, Treasurer and Raffle Quilt Coordinator News from Vice President Special thanks to all those who attended last month’s speaker, Reeze Hanson. Her presentation and class were amazing! For April and May, the quilt show is front and center, but if you haven’t signed up for Sandi Blackwell’s June class yet, be sure to see me at the meeting. There are some pre-cutting requirements and prep for the daylong class. $35 will secure your spot for Sandi’s class and there are still openings. Don’t forget that we will do Show and Tell in April and May. Sandy H, Vice President Quilts of Valor BIG NEWS on the national Quilt of Valor website - as of March 27, 2022, over 299,000 Quilts of Valor have been awarded! On our way to 300,000! Our guild is responsible for over 520 of those awarded!! And to know that over 299,000 individual men and women who have served our country have been recognized, honored, and comforted with their quilts - what an accomplishment for everyone! It gives me goose bumps!! Enough of the exclamation points. This spring has brought new life in our QOV happenings - between the weather, sickness, and life-craziness, we have had lots going on behind the scenes, but weren't able to make many presentations. That is changing now, and we look forward to honoring our servicemen and women as we continue to make and award quilts. Hoping to start up with sew-ins again, and maybe some type of block drive in the future. Will keep you posted!! Debbie G. Quilts of Valor Coordinator Other News Sarah Winningham from SunWatch Indian Village in Dayton, Ohio, is looking for vendors. Their Summer Fest event is June 25 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Vendor space costs $25 for a 10’x 10’. You will need to bring your own tables and chairs. If you are interested, go to their website at sunwatch.org or contact Sarah directly at swinningham@boonshoftmuseum.org. SCRAPS! SCRAPS! SCRAPS!
We are in need of your scraps. Please bring to the March meeting scraps that we may bundle for sale at the May Quilt Show. Scraps should be at least 5” square, clean and pet hair free. Will also take precuts such as 2½” strips or charm packs. QUILT SHOW NEWS At the April meeting we will be focusing on the procedures for quilt show submissions and recruiting for volunteers. It is very important that everyone attend. Also be sure your membership dues are paid for 2022. You must be an active member to submit a quilt. Raffle Tickets - Everyone is encouraged to sell at least one packet of raffle tickets, whether you buy them yourself or sell to your friends and family. This is one way that we can get such great speakers. If you haven’t already received your tickets to sell, please pick them up at the Quilt Show table at the March guild meeting. PLEASE! We need everyone’s help. NEWS FROM VICE PRESIDENT/PROGRAMMING Thank you for a wonderful February evening; Deb Strain was a plethora of information and is so very talented. We hope to invite Deb back in the future. This month, March, we welcome Reeze Hanson. Her Tuesday evening program is Color Confidence for Quilters. Please join us to learn about color selection and integrating quilt colors. We will not have Show and Tell this month, but save your quilts for April since time will be devoted to sharing your beautiful creations. On Wednesday, Reeze will hold our workshop on Charm Pack Projects (Half-Hex Topper or Triangle Topper). Thank you for the amazing response for the workshop as we are full! If you would like to be on the waiting list, please let me know (mvqgvp22@gmail.com). Please check Facebook or the guild website for workshop information. While you are waiting for the next meeting, visit Reeze's webpage: www.MorningGloryDesigns.com. On June 14, we will welcome Sandi Blackwell. Sandi will speak at our guild meeting and also teach a workshop, Square-agonals Twister Table, on Wednesday. The fee is $35 for MVQG members and $45 for non-members. There are five spots open before I begin a waiting list. Sign up as soon as you can! Sandy H., Vice-President FONS AND PORTER SUBSCRIPTIONS Just a reminder for everyone to renew their Fons and Porter "Love of Quilting" magazine through the Guild because we get $5 for every subscription we send in. Make checks payable to Miami Valley Quilt Guild for $20 and send to Karen Engel at 5259 Olentangy Dr. Riverside, OH 45431. |
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