Penn Oaks Newsletter-October 30, 2023
President's Note
Happy Halloween! Oh my gosh, it’s November! It got here so quickly. Have any of you noticed how much more quickly time is passing? It seems so trite to make the comment, but gee whiz.
Hope you are all well and ready to face winter again. While I am hoping I can really dig in and get some quilts made this winter, I think I need a plan. I think I will pre-cut fabrics for a couple of quilts I have assembled with patterns. In addition, I might cut up scraps to be available for those days when I just can’t settle down. Beth Anne Nemesh sent a newsletter and explained this much better than I have. Does anyone want to come over to my house and cut up fabrics for just sit and sew kits? Let’s do some of this. Let me know.
This month, Kelly Meanix is going to take us through selecting fabrics and colors for beautiful, successful quilts. Thank heavens! No more time spent sewing a top that I am just not sure is working, only to be “meh.” Save me, Kelly, please!
See you all at the meeting! Don’t eat too much candy.
Carolyn
Programs
November 11/13/2023
Kelly Meanix, our very own of POQG presents “Explore the Wonderful World of Color.” Her program will explain how she goes about picking colors with some great tips you may have never heard about. Kelly has a great tip about using yellow in a quilt. There will be quilts to show you examples in her lecture. She will have some easy ideas of what to do when you get stuck and can't figure out what color to use. This is a fun lecture and there will be a handout for you to take home. Also, as a bonus, Kelly may share some tips on clearing out your scraps and de-stashing.
- Kelly Meanix
- Explore the Wonderful World of Color
- In person Presentation
Kelly Meanix, our very own of POQG presents “Explore the Wonderful World of Color.” Her program will explain how she goes about picking colors with some great tips you may have never heard about. Kelly has a great tip about using yellow in a quilt. There will be quilts to show you examples in her lecture. She will have some easy ideas of what to do when you get stuck and can't figure out what color to use. This is a fun lecture and there will be a handout for you to take home. Also, as a bonus, Kelly may share some tips on clearing out your scraps and de-stashing.
December 12/11/2023
- Holiday Party
- Party Plans TBD
- In person
Note: The Holiday Party is going to be planned and executed by Elaine Mayer, Assistant to Programs, as I will be away in Thailand with my daughter.
Debora Houck
POQG Programs
2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander
TBS sometime
Snacks
2023 Getaway
Hello quilters! 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 21-25. We will accept the Getaway reservations beginning with the September meeting and via snail mail, continuing throughout the fall. The registration form will be sent via a separate email around September 5th. For this year, only the Grand King rooms are available, with one King bed, limited to two occupants. The rates are as follows: Wednesday $154.00, Thursday $164.00, Friday and Saturday $ 214.00. Note that an 11% tax is applied to the room rates.The rooms in the main building will be closed for renovation. The complimentary full breakfast will still be offered every morning, accessible via the main indoor corridor. We'll be able to use that corridor to reach the sewing room as well. The sewing room is large and comfortable, allowing one 6 foot long table per quilter. The sewing room fee is $750 plus 6% tax; this amount will be shared equally by all attendees. The room is available from 2:00 pm Wednesday through 11:00 am Sunday. 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. Take a look at the Amish View Inn web site ( www.AmishViewInn.com) to learn about this wonderful venue. Please contact us with any questions.
Ellen McMillen (ejmcmillen@verizon.net) and Cindy Vognetz (cvognetz@hotmail.com)
Ways & Means
We will be having another fabric and quilting notions sale in April, date TBD. Open to consignments. This year we will reinstitute the wall hanging raffle, so please consider making a small wall hanging for raffle. Anyone willing to help, let Jen know and I'll send you the zoom invite. Initial meeting Thursday November 7th at 7:30 pm. Save your stuff if you are reorganizing/down sizing!!
We will have a small quilt raffle at the sale. They will need to be 15" to 20" by 20" by 25" and have a hanging sleeve. No theme, let your imagination soar!
Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan
Greetings fellow quilters.
What a great meeting in October! Thank you, Deb!
There were 14 members in attendance, and 1 guest.
We also have a new member: Medha Pai. Welcome Medha.
Attached is the new UPDATED directory. We are now up to 28 members. Woo hoo!
Hope to see even more members at the next meeting.
Denise Blake
Penn Oaks Sunshine
If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at ejmcmillen@verizon.net I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.
Ellen McMillen
2023 Board
President - Carolyn Davis
Program Chair - Deb Houck
Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer
Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith
Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix
Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen
Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan
Ways & Means - Jen Burke
Bits and Pieces From The Textile World
1. Quilling is the art of coiling and shaping strips of paper, then gluing them in place to create intricate designs. Paper quilling has been around for centuries, possibly since the invention of paper. Originally, strips of paper were rolled around goose quills, giving the craft its name. Along with painting and needlework, it was considered an appropriate craft for ladies.
Today quilling is for everyone and you can purchase pre-cut strips of paper in many colors, special quilling rulers to help with shaping, slotted quilling tools, and templates to guide your designs.
Artist Griffin Carrick remembered quilling in third grade, and thought it sounded like a creative hobby she could fit into her life. When she found that paper was not durable enough for some of the wall hangings she wanted to create, she started adding fabric, specifically denim. If quilling intrigues you, visit Griffin’s website (CTRL-click), as well as the work of other quilling artists like Cecelia Louis of Paper Zen and Ann Martin of All Things Paper.
2. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s – 1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through January 1st, 2024.
