President's Message
Hello Quilters and welcome to 2022. I was going to spend this communication looking forward to better times but instead I feel the need to look back. We lost one of our beloved members in December. Suzanne Stiverson passed away from a stroke after years of struggling with her health including surviving bladder cancer. I would like to take this time to reflect on her many contributions to our guild because we have some new members who may not know her. Suzanne was a consultant working for Hewlett Packard before she retired when I met her. I first worked with her on our quilt show, she was the chair and leader. She set Penn Oaks up for financial success when she re-invigorated the show back in the mid 2000s. She organized a large committee, wrote all the communications, found the venue, signed up vendors and set up a template for running the show. She was not one to take no for an answer and she had great follow through for executing on a plan. The fact that we have resources to continue to have speakers during this difficult time is in many ways due to her efforts on the quilt show. She also was a passionate applique quilter with a love of jewel tones and beading. Suzanne is survived by her husband Jack, a son and two grand-daughters. She was a resilient force of nature and I will miss her.
Robin
Programs
January will be all virtual and includes Mary the Tell Tale Quilter
Mary has been an avid quilter for over 25 years, creating countless quilts for her children, friends, weddings, and births. Building on this passion, she has been exploring the field of fiber art. In 2009, Mary began to make “quilted home portraits” of houses, using a technique she developed and perfected. By 2012 Mary was creating portraits of people. She has won many awards
February will also be all virtual and Meg Cox will be our presenter.
Any questions or thoughts about future programs, please reach out.
Thanks, Jen and Donna
Bits and Pieces From the Sewing World
1. Whenever Alyson Chu ventured into a local yarn store, she wondered, where was the crochet equivalent of Amirusu, Pompom, or Laine magazines? Chu, who has undergraduate degrees in art, art history, and linguistics and an M.A. in publishing, decided to create the publication she wanted to see in the world—and make it all about crochet so she started Moorit, an indie crochet magazine.
2. AccuQuilt Has been acquired by private equity firm WILsquare Capital.
3. If you'd like, you can now disable embeds on your Instagram posts so that folks can't embed your images on websites. Here's how. https://mashable.com/article/how-to-disable-instagram-embeds?utm_source=pocket_mylist
4. Rhianna from Ello Lovey is doing her annual Doodle-a-Day again in January. Follow along on Instagram to get the year off to a creative start. https://blog.spoonflower.com/2021/12/third-annual-doodle-a-day-challenge-with-ello-lovey/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
5. Meta has launched a new AI tool that can animate kids' drawings.
https://about.fb.com/news/2021/12/using-ai-to-animate-childrens-drawings/
Attention All Quilt Market Consigners!
Our new date is being set for the Quilt Market. Hopefully you’ve held on to your items and your spouse/partner hasn’t tortured you TOO much about it. If you are interested in consigning your items at the quilt market, please let me and/or Ellen know by the end of January. We are trying to get a ball park number of quilters that will be consigning so we can plan the Acorn Shop. If you are interested in helping with consigning, Ellen and I would welcome the help!
Thanks, Jen and Ellen
2021 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant
The theme this year will be International Travels- Real or Virtual: Pick a country outside of the US and design a quilt that represents that country. Go wild!
| Time Frame - October 2021 - May 2022 |
| Size Minimum - 18 " square Maximum - none |
| Categories for Prizes Best Representation of Country Best Use of Color Most Original Best Applique- While no applique is required in the quilt, there will be a ribbon for best applique for those who are so good at it. So get your creative juices flowing through the long winter months. Members will vote on winners at the May meeting . 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded and announced at the May meeting. If you have questions, please contact Angela Brant at 484-682-3871 |
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 to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.
Marianne Caporale
