October 2017 Newsletter

President's Letter

We had such a wonderful program last month, hearing Jean Fox tell us about her love for crazy quilts as well as books. When she moves to Texas, there will definitely be a void in our guild. 

I'm looking forward to this month's program with Janella Macbeth, quilter and author of Scrapstashtic Quilts: Organizing Your Scrap Fabric Stash and ACTUALLY Using It.  Now if only the Scrap Fairy can visit my sewing room and organize my stash for me. 

Denise Blake is organizing our Challenge for this year. She had fat quarters of a special fabric at the last meeting and will have more this month. Get yours and put your thinking cap on!

See you on October 9,
Stephanie Braskey

September Guild Minutes- Leslie O'Brien

Penn Oaks Quilt Guild

Meeting Minutes

9/12/17

President Stephanie Braskey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Membership Report – Diana Smyrl

36 members and 1 new member attending. Suzanne Doonan won the membership door prize.

Diana reported that the meeting minutes will be published in the Guild Newsletter.

We will continue the practice of charging .25 for forgetting your name tag. So, remember, everyone!

Treasurer’s Report – Debbie Becker

Bank account balance $18,942.

Quilt show net $4,893. Last quilt show net was $3,800.

Discussions – Stephanie Braskey

Stephanie discussed next the getaway at the Amish View Inn and encouraged the group to consider attending.

The group discussed email lists and duplicate emails announced by organizations and then perhaps duplicated in members’ email. The group decided it was OK to continue forwarding information of interest to the group.

Challenge – Denise Blake

Denise announced that the challenge will be to use at least 5 square inches of fabric in a 16 x 24 quilt.

Some of the challenge fabric was available for purchase. She will have more at the next meeting.  

Newsletter – Kelly Meanix

Please notify Kelly if you are not getting the newsletter. 

Everyone was reminded that side chats can be heard throughout the room. Please do not hold private discussions during the meeting.

The group discussed the quilt show and its possible future. This discussion will be continued at another meeting while we consider this more.

We held a lovely meeting to honor Jean Fox, a charter member and past president as she moves to Dallas, TX. Jean showed us many of her wonderful crazy quilts. She was presented with flowers and a proclamation that she was a valued and much loved member and will be missed. The group enjoyed cake with Jean’s name on it. Take care, Jean. We will miss you!

Stephanie adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Leslie O’Brien                                                                                                                            

Recording Secretary, Penn Oaks Quilt Guild 

From Jean Fox

To the GREATEST  QUILT  GUILD  any one could ever belong to:   

Ever since the meeting night last month, I have been thinking of how to express my thanks for the recognition and all the kind words spoken to me at the meeting.  It has  been a joy to be a part of Penn Oaks Guild these past years and I shall miss being here to continue being a part of the group. Thank you for the lovely cake. It was delicious.  I shall treasure the little quilt signed at all.  Know that each month I shall think of you on the meeting night and will try to keep up with the activities through the internet and from anyone who has a minute to send me an email about the activities of the guild as well as news about members.  Again, thanks for everything and my best to each of you with love.  Jean

     

Blue Ribbon Winners!

Stephanie Braskey's quilt "I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends" and Leslie O'Brien's quilt "The Shot" long arm quilted by Carolyn Davis and Jamie Loncaric  won blue ribbons at the Oaks show! Congratulations to our talented members!!!! Hopefully this will inspire you to enter a quilt next year.

Membership-Diana Smyrl

Here are the Birthdays for the month of October:

Kathy Joyce      

Denise Blake

Pat Gallagher

Christine Harkins

Patricia White

Rob Lodi

Susan Longenecker

Elaine Egan

Programs - Rita Marie Smith and Linda Kerschner

Janella Macbeth, quilter and author of ScrapStashtic Quilts: Organizing Your Scrap Fabric Stash and ACTUALLY Using It, will be our guest speaker October 9th.  She enjoys hand, machine and paper piecing, applique, hand and machine quilting. She looked for ways to streamline the way she dealt with scraps and thus her system for cutting, storing and using scraps evolved over the years and led to an Amazon #1 bestseller.  She will be bringing copies of her book for purchase.  You can visit her website at www.janelleamacbeth.com.

On November 13 Kathy Dunkle, President of the Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild, will be speaking and the title of the presentation is "What is Modern Quilting?"  This presentation will look at what are the characteristics of modern quilting. We will also look at some modern quilters and their work a well as explore how to take traditional blocks and make them modern.

Looking forward:  December:  Holiday Party and Block Exchange; January: Round Robin Demos; February: Challenge 

The last opportunity to sign Jean Fox's quilt will be at our October meeting. 

Hospitality- Angel
Snack list for October guild meeting is: C. Davis, K. DeCarli. B. DeCarli, S. Doonan, E. Egan*, J. Fox, P.Gallagher, FA Grider, C. Harkins*. A star after your name indicates to bring a beverage for the group instead of a snack. Remember to switch your responsibility with a friend if you can't attend so we don't end up short.

Just in case someone want to make those smores again, here is Stephanie's recipe....

http://www.psiquilt.com/2010/10/rainy-day-smores.html

2018 Challenge- Denise Blake

The response for the challenge has been terrific, so far. I'm really pleased. 

So, here's how it works:

I will have fat quarters available at our meetings. Each fat quarter will cost a member $1.00. It's not so much an ugly fabric, as it is difficult to use.

For the challenge, one MUST use at least a 5" square of fabric on the quilt, and no, that 5" can not be used on the back of the quilt. You may cut that 5" square up, just as long as 5" are used.

The quilt will be 16" x 24" (a good size for the raffle quilts at the quilt show).

The challenge will be at our February meeting, so you have plenty of time to think of something.

That's it. Pretty simple. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail or call me. Please look Denise's phone number up in the membership list.

Thank you.

Denise Blake

dewpink@gmail.com

2018 Getaway - Ellen McMillen and Pat Sherman

We will take the Getaway reservations at the October meeting. As in the past, this will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The Getaway will be held at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand, from February 21st to 25th. You may sign up for all four nights or 1, 2 or 3 nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. The balance of the room cost will be due by the December guild meeting. 

In addition to our main sewing room, we have signed up for a small conference room on the lobby level of the Amish View Inn. It can comfortably hold up to 10 quilters which allows us space for 38 quilters at the Getaway. Hopefully this will provide enough room for everyone who wishes to attend to do so. We hope that some of our newer members will join in the Getaway. The room will have all the functionality of the larger room and has natural light. For those of you who would like a bit quieter working space this would be ideal.

 The total cost of the two sewing rooms will be $530 including tax, and is shared by all attendees. If we wish to limit the increase in the sewing room/food fee to approximately $4.00 per person we would need 34 attendees. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $102.12 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $150.96 for Friday/Saturday nights. The Getaway reservation form will be sent via email about 10 days prior to the October guild meeting. Should you have any questions please contact Ellen ejmcmillen@verizon.net) or Pat patspatch@comcast.net). We look forward to another wonderful Getaway! If you need to call Ellen or Pat please look their phone number up in the membership list.

Downingtown Library

A Call For Quilts! The Downingtown Library is sponsoring a quilt show to promote quilts as art with the quilts to be raffled off as a fund raiser for the library. We are looking for any interested quilter to make a small “art” quilt as a donation. The size request is 16” wide by 20” long. Any subject matter, any method, including hand or machine quilting and any form of embellishment is acceptable. Please sign or label your quilt and include a sleeve or corner triangles for hanging. A dowel is not necessary. Raffle tickets will be sold at the library while the quilts are on display. Winning tickets will be drawn at an evening reception on April 6th. Winners will be able to take their quilts that night or pick them up later at the library. For a little incentive , the quilter whose quilt sells the most tickets will win a $25 cash prize. Quilts will be accepted any time between now and March 20 at the library or they may be given to one of the following people: Karen Smith (Downingtown Library)- ksmith@ccls.org Debby O’Keefe - dokeefe19@hotmail.com Leslie O’Brien- leslieobriensk8@comcast.net Please send the following information to confirm your intention to participate to Debby - dokeefe19@hotmail.com: Your name: E-mail address: any questions? Thank you so much for supporting the library and quilts as art!

Rug Hooking Opportunity

For those of you who are interested in wool appliqué, rug hooking, or punch needle, the Brandywine Rug Hooking Guild is holding a hook-in on October 28 at the Kimberton Fire Hall in Phoenixville, PA. There will be several vendors selling wool and hand-dyed wool. Here is a link to the hook-in website. Vendors are listed near the bottom of the page.

http://www.brandywinerughookingguild.org/hook-in-2017.html

Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild
In November the president of the Modern Quilt Guild, Kathy Dunkle will be coming to speak to us. Let's support this small guild!

Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild QUILT BAZAAR
Manor Church
530 Central Manor Rd
Lancaster PA 17603
OCTOBER 7th
9am to 2pm
$2.00 admission

Quilt Happenings

Summer Quilt Exhibits
June 10 – September 30, 2017
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073-1898
Click here for more details

“A Quilter’s Harvest Quilt Show”
Friendship Quilters of Linthicum and Eternal Quilters
September 23-24, 2017
Lindale Middle School
415 Andover Rd
Linthicum Heights MD
Click here for more details

Keystone Quilters Quilt Show
October 13 – 14, 2017
Finland Mennonite Church
Pennsburg, PA
Click here for more details

Undercover Quilters 2017 Quilt Show
October 20-22, 2017
Brookhaven Municipal Building
Brookhaven, PA 19015
Click here for more details

You Reap What You Sew Quilt Show
October 20-22, 2017
South Shore Stitchers Upper Township Community Center
1790 Route 52
Tuckahoe, NJ
Click here for more details

Valley Forge Indoor Yard SaleValley Forge Homestead Quilt Guild
October 23, 2017
10-3
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
132 East Valley Forge Rd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
No admission fee

Brandywine Rug Hooking Guild’s 2017 Hook-In
October 28, 2017
Kimberton Fire Hall
2276 Kimberton Road
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Click here for more information
Click here for Registration Form

MWQG’s 2017 Bi-annual Quilt Show!
“Precut Fun!”
November 3rd & 4th, 2017
10am – 4pm
Church of the Covenant
267 East Beau Street
Washington, PA 15301
Vendor Market, Quilt Raffle, Flea Market, Demonstrations, Dream Basket,
Chinese Auction, Over 150 Quilts! Lunch Available.
$6 Admission
$5 Pre-sale Tickets Available
$10 “Deal” Admission and 2 Raffle Quilt Tickets.
Click here for more details

Exhibition of Quilts
Lebanon Quilters Guild
November 10th and 11th
10am-6pm
Lebanon Expo Center & Fairgrounds
80 Rocherty Road
Lebanon, PA
8.00 admission fee
Click here for more details

Cheryl Lynch – Mini Mosaic Quilt
Old Country Store
Intercourse, PA
December 2, 2017
9:30 – 4:30
Click here for more details

Susquehanna Valley Quilt Guild
World War I Centennial Quilt Show
March 2-3, 2018
Click here for more details

AQS Quilt Show – Lancaster
March 21-24, 2018
Lancaster County Convention Center
25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Click here for more details

The Lancaster Quilt Show continued at the Continental Inn
March 21-24, 2018
Click here for more details

An Evening with Mary Fons
April 11, 2018
6-9pm
Easton Fire Hall
315 Aurora Park Drive
Easton, MD
Reservation 8.00
Send check to Bayside Quilters, P.O. Box 2672, Easton, MD 21601 (please include an email address for receipt)

A World of Quilts
Calico Cutters Quilt Guild
May 4-5, 2018
Ashton Hall at the Church of the Good Samaritan
212 W. Lancaster Ave.
Paoli, PA
Click here for directions

Quiltfest 2108
May 5-6, 2018
Colonial Quilters Guild
Charles Chrin Community Center
Palmer, PA
Click here for more details

Celebration of Quilts 2018
May 18-19, 2018
York Quilters Guild
York College of PA
Click here for more details

Penn Dry Goods Market
Antiques Show and Sale
May 18th and 19th, 2018
Friday – 10:00 – 5:00
Saturday – 10:00 – 4:00
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center
105 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
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details

Kutztown Folk Festival
June 30th – July 8th, 2018
Click here for more details

Brandywine Valley Quilters
Quilt Show
October 19-21st, 2018
Brookhaven Municipal Building
2 Cambridge Road
Brookhaven, PA 19015
Click here for more details