Penn Oaks Quilt Guild

August 2021 Newsletter

 President's Message

Hello Quilters,

I hope this note finds you well.  I am so excited to have my empty nest back again.  Since March of 2020 I have had one or both of my adult daughters home and it has been a bit crowded at my house.  It is a big house thankfully but it did not feel as big as I would like.  I am so excited to get back in my sewing room without all the interruptions.  And my house is quiet too and blissfully peaceful.  

Also cooking for two is much easier than cooking for 4 :)  I love my girls dearly but they have lived as adults on their own and it was a challenge having 4 adults living under one roof during the pandemic.  

I recently purchased Kaffe Fassett Quilts in an English Village.  They are hosting a challenge where you choose one of the quilts and make it with your choice of Kaffe fabrics.  I am planning on entering the contest, working now on the colors I want to choose. I may use my fish tank as inspiration for the colors.  What are you working on this fall -- If you are stuck contests and kits are a great way to go.  

Happy Quilting,

Robin

Programss

 

Delta-variant and church willing, September 13 will be in person. We will do the challenge and work on the sale. If things change and we can't meet in person, would anyone be willing to do a demo? Please reach out to Jen and/or Donna.

We've been in contact and are brainstorming the October and November meetings. These will likely be zoom given worsening COVID numbers. We are attempting locals who could do both. We know this may disappoint some, but even the vaccinated can get and spread COVID. 

Scraps and Pieces from the Sewing World

The International Sewing Arts Festival will be taking place January 13-15, 2022 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California. The show will feature garment and home dec. sewing and is being put on by the Road to California show management.

The International Sewing Arts Festival is an all-new event geared directly towards the garment and home décor sewist. Rather than adding the medium into Road to California Quilters’ Conference, we feel this market deserved its own unique home separate from the quilt event. 

We have negotiated with our sewing machine partners for Road to also provide machines for ISAF! We will have 8 hands-on classrooms with sewing machines provided! We’re covering all topics related to garment sewing as well as beginner classes (i.e. sewing with different types of fabric, sewing specific garments, etc.) We also have classes directly related to fit including our Fit Clinic™ and hands-on classes with dress forms teaching draping tops and bottoms and so on! 

We are working to bring our unique Road touch to ISAF. We are seeking sewing-related vendors. You won’t find county fair-type vendors at ISAF or Road. No Sham-wow, or lotion vendors. We are seeking out fabric companies, pattern companies, and notion companies that would complement our sewing focus. Quilting-related companies should apply to vend at Road to California. ISAF will remain as pure as possible to our goal of being a destination for sewists.

They can be reached at: sewingfestival.com

Ways & Means

 

Penn Oaks Quilt Fair Sewing Donations

 

If you have donations of the following items:

 

·           Quilting Fabric

·           Magazines – can be sewing, crochet & knitting in addition to quilting

·           Books

·           Patterns

·           Other sewing goodies – rulers, buttons, etc.,

 

please email me at marianne@thecaporales.us and we can make pickup/drop-off arrangements. 

I will be accepting donations of the above listed items until August 28. Pickup can easily be arranged, so don’t hesitate to reach out.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Marianne Caporale

Attention Quilt Fair Consigners!

Get your items ready! We will be sending out forms to list your goods to sell. And as we have done in the past, Penn Oaks’ commission will be 20% of the sold price. Please price accordingly to get the amount you want from the sale. Don’t worry about putting price tags on your items, we will take care of that.

If you have any questions about consigning, please contact me.

Helen Hofbauer

2020 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant

Editor Update:  We will finally do the Challenge at the September meeting, MAYBE.

By now, you should have queen size quilt to display!

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, this is my favorite time of all.

Pick a season and make a small quilt or wall hanging that strongly evokes that season

Quilts/wall hangings will be judged by fellow quilt members in several categories:

1. Best evokes season
2. Best use of color
3. Most original
4. Best quilting

Basic Rules of the Challenge:

• #1 RULE: HAVE FUN!!! Use your imagination! Your creation can be traditional or contemporary.

• Item Selection: Your challenge must be a small quilt or wall hanging, not a tote bag, pocket book, vest or jacket, etc.

• Finished Size: Your challenge can be any finished size you want.
• • Methods of Construction: You are free to use whatever construction or quilting methods work best for your creation (i.e., machine piece, hand piece, paper piece, machine appliqué, hand appliqué, machine or hand quilt, etc.). We encourage you to challenge yourself and be creative.

• Fabric Requirement: You can use whatever fabrics you want in your challenge. There is also no limit to the total number of fabrics or kinds of fabrics used in your challenge.

• Embellishments: Embellishments are optional.

• Label: Make sure you put a label with your name on the back of your challenge. Give credit to the source that inspired you. Please cover up your label with a piece of paper before handing it in for voting at our guild meeting so it’s a secret as to who made it.

• Due Date: Finished challenges are due at our June, 2020 guild meeting for judging by your quilt guild peers. All guild members attending the meeting will have the opportunity to vote anonymously for their favorite challenge quilt.

• ALL QUILTS ENTERED IN THE CHALLENGE WILL BE DISPLAYED.If you have any questions about the challenge please contact Angela Brant at angelalendenbrant@gmail.com or 484-682-3871.

 Membership - Sara Reindel and Elizabeth Young

As of August 24th we have 31 paid members. Please send your membership

info to Sarah  Reindel or Elizabeth Young or bring to the September meeting.

Please send to: Reindel, Sarah                   Elizabeth Young

                      315 Dundee Place                 827 Mystery Lane             

                      Devon PA 19333                   West Chester PA 19382

Penn Oaks Sunshine

If you know of a guild member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at marianne@thecaporales.us.  I will make sure, as the in-coming Corresponding Secretary, to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.

Marianne Caporale

2022 Getaway-Update (no change from last month)

As we emerge from the chaos of the pandemic one of the many things we have to look forward to is our winter Getaway. We will continue to hold our Getaway at the Amish View Inn & Suites at 3125 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand. Next year, the Getaway dates are February 23-27. We will take the Getaway reservations at the October meeting. This will allow everyone time to make their plans, and give our new members the opportunity to find out about this fun event. The sewing room has the capacity to hold 28 quilters, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. However, the final number of attendees will be determined closer to the October meeting based on current CDC and Amish View Inn guidelines. At this point in time the Amish View Inn is following CDC and PA State guidelines. Guests who are not vaccinated are expected to wear masks in the public areas, except when eating. In consideration of others, we expect our members to be vaccinated. The sewing room fee is $500 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room rates (including tax) for a single/double room will be $125.43 for Wednesday/Thursday nights, and $177.60 for Friday/Saturday nights. A deposit of $100.00 per room will hold your reservation. Come for one night, two, three or all four nights to sew, shop and visit with your fellow members. Just a reminder, the POQ Getaway is completely self-funded. Members are responsible for finding their own roommate and for sharing the room cost. Our contract is for the Double Queen Rooms. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site ( www.AmishViewInn.com) to learn about this wonderful venue. We'll have more information as we get closer to our event date. Please contact us with any questions.

Ellen McMillen (ejmcmillen@verizon.net) and Cindy Vognetz (cvognetz@hotmail.com) 2022 Getaway Co-Chairs