AHQ Annual Auction

Appalachian

Heritage Quilters Crossroads Christian Church,

1300 Suncrest Dr., Gray, TN (Hwy. 75 between Fossil Museum & Daniel Boone High School)

Issue 108 December 2019

Website:

www.appalachianheritagequilters.org

facebook: www.facebook.com President’s Note-

What a wonderful season - the colors, the lights, the decorations! How could anyone not be happy

and smiling during the holiday season? And yet, we let ourselves become stressed and anxious and

we overspend and over schedule and overeat and overwork, etc., etc. My prayer for each of you is

that you let go of what is not essential to your happiness this Christmas. Christmas - pure and

simple is the birth of our Savior. All of the rest could vanish and the season would still be miraculous. It is

all that matters - the pure and simple love of Christ for each of us.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PRAYING THAT THE NEW YEAR BRINGS YOU PEACE AND JOY! SEE YOU

IN 2020!

Angie Harris

Schedule of Classes/Events for 2020 V.P. Programs – Portia Sams

All meetings start on Thursdays at 6 p.m., Crossroads Christian Church “Youth Room” unless otherwise noted.

(Building on far left, 2nd to last doors!)

1st Thursday Sit & Sews are from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Lower Level Room C.

For Weather Delays, Cancelations, & Rescheduling, we will be posting on emails, facebook, website,

& phone calls if you don’t have email!

Jan. 2nd – First Thursday – NO SIT & SEW!!

Jan. 16th - Monthly Meeting, 6:00-8:00 pm Program – Gary Fletcher Presenting his 2 Shops/Susan Lane

with QOV and Star Quilt Blocks

Feb. 6th - First Thursday Sit and Sew, 10:00-4:00

Feb. 20th – Monthly Meeting, 6:00-8:00 pm Program – TBA (Pigeon Forge Challenge Due tonight)

Mar. 5th – First Thursday Sit and Sew, 10:00-4:00

Mar. 19th – Monthly Meeting, 6:00-8:00 pm Program – TBA

Apr. 2nd - First Thursday Sit and Sew, 10:00-4:00

Apr. 9th – Quilt Registration Due

Apr. 16th – Monthly Meeting, 6:00-8:00 pm Program - AHQ Challenge I LOVE To…!

Apr. 24th – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Quilts Entries Due at Civic Auditorium

Apr. 25-26th – Sat. & Sun. AHQ Quilt Show at Kingsport Civic Auditorium

Bring one or more “Fat Quarters” to our meeting and you will be eligible to win a stack of Fat Quarters. Each meeting someone will choose a theme or color fabric for our next meeting.

JANUARY FAT QUARTER DRAWING “ANIMALS”

NOVEMBER WINNERS for Batiks – Sandy Sanders & Sandra Shell Remember a fat quarter is a fabric cut 18” x 22”.

The annual Live Auction was a real success this year! Reverend Hardly

Everright entertained us and squeezed every last dollar out of every item. With his help our total for the evening was $1,101! This is the most we have ever made and it certainly will be helpful in financing our Quilt Show. THANK YOU to everyone who bought an item (over 30 different members bought at least one item) and to everyone who brought an item for sale. Without your generosity, the evening would not be possible.

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AHQ Christmas Party

Thanks to our GREAT Christmas Coordinators, Jeanette Duncan, Patsy Cantor, & Connie Mulligan for ALL their AMAZINGLY hard work to put together

our fabulous Christmas party.

What a fun night of friendship,

fellowship, and of course delicious

FOOD!!!!

Quilt at the Gray Library:

“CHRISTMAS FAVORITES” Machine pieced by Helen Scheuerman &

Quilted by Contemporary Quilting in Greeneville

Other Upcoming Quilt Shows

Mar. 4-7 – Mtn. Quiltfest, Pigeon Forge. Apr. 22-25 – AQS Quilt Show, Paducah Quilt Show Apr. 30 – May 2 - Mancuso International Quiltfest, 1 Exposition Dr. Greenville, SC 29607 10-5 July 24-25 Ashe County Quilt Show, Ashe County High School, 184 Campus Drive, W. Jefferson, NC 28694 10-4 both days. Admission $5.00 Sept. 30- Oct. 2 –AQS Quilt Show, Charleston, SC 9-5

Let Sandy know if you hear of any other ‘local’ quilt shows.

January

Let me know if I’ve

missed your birthday!

December

AHQ Charity

The Isaiah 117 House was blessed on Dec. 5 with a wide variety of items/gift cards/money donated by AHQ members at our annual

Christmas party. Rachel Denny, a representative of the charity, attended the party

and updated members on the work of the House. Members are encouraged to keep bringing items to our regular meetings with an

emphasis on ages 10-18. T-shirts supporting the House are also for sale. See Martha

Williams if you would like a t-shirt.

Angela Cummings, our Quilt Show VP, needs to put a PR team together for getting posters, fliers in the shops and contacting newspapers, radio stations and TV channels. Also, for ideas from folks who live in Kingsport for how to better get the word out in their city. If you are interested in helping and brainstorming with the important team, see Angela ASAP!!!

President – Angie Harris harrisah1@yahoo.com V.P. Programs – Portia Sams

V.P. Quilt Show – Angela Cummings markangela@saratogaus.com Treasurer – Renee Fox

Recording Secretaries – Martha Williams & Joyce Painter Chaplain – Linda Hawkins

CHAIR-MEMBERS

Corresponding Secretary/Membership/Directory - Sandy Sanders sandysandersquilts@gmail.com Charity Coordinators – Nancy Hale, Betty Briscall, Rebecca Anderson, Angela Cummings

Library Coordinators – Helen Scheuerman or Betty Tester Fat Quarter Coordinator – Kathleen Jones

Sit & Sews – Martha Williams

OFFICERS & CHAIR-MEMBERS

FOR 2019-2020

FROM YOUR CHAPLAIN: Please let Linda Hawkins know of any prayer requests you

have.

Pigeon Forge Mtn. Quiltfest Guild Challenge Mar. 4-7, 2020. Their Challenge is:

WHATEVER FLIES!

The Entry has to represent something that flies. The wall hanging cannot exceed a perimeter of 160 inches. The wall hanging must have a 4” sleeve and an identifying tag attached to the back. Please use the quilt entry form provided online for “A Mountain Quiltfest” 2020. Complete the form and bring it, a photo of the entry to the February meeting. Contact Angie Harris if you have any questions.

New Quilt Shop…”Sew Easy Sewing”

1701 Euclid Ave, Suite 5, Bristol, VA 24201 276-644-4099 seweasysewingbristol@gmail.com

We are an authorized Babylock retailer selling sergers, sewing and embroidery machines, along with notions, fabric and supplies. We will offer several different classes and repair on most brands of machines as well.

We would like to invite you and your members to our grand opening and ribbon cutting which is scheduled for December 13 at 11am. A Martelli representative will be at the store giving demonstrations at 11:15am, 2pm and 4pm. They will also be giving demonstrations the next day, Saturday, at the same times. I have attached a flyer that you can distribute to your guild members. As a grand opening treat, we are giving away a Babylock Flourish I Embroidery machine! There will be several chances to get your name in the box; A) come to the grand opening (2 tickets), B) come back and see us (1 ticket) or bring a friend with you (2 tickets), and C) Like our Facebook page and share our grand opening event with your friends and family (2 tickets). The drawing will take place on Saturday, December 21 @ 4pm.

Treasurer’s Report Dec. 2019 Previous Balance $2,958.89

Deposits: Membership $ 100.00 Auction $1,101.00

Credit Ck not cashed $ 6.30

Debits: Printing $ -12.87

Current Balance $4,153.32

Appalachian Heritage Quilters

Meeting Minutes 11/21/2019

Angie Harris called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. She welcomed the new members and those returning. They are: Gary Fletcher, Tony Grohs, Jennifer Buttry, and Carol Mahar. Visitors at our meeting were: Max Betancourt and Lynn Wacaser. Linda Hawkins read the prayer requests submitted and read from Philippians 4:10-13. 1. The minutes from the October meeting were reviewed and a motion to approve was made by Patsy Cantor and seconded by Karen Mustain. 2. The treasury report was reviewed and a motion to approve was given by Sharon Deming and seconded by Barbara Kirk. 3. The Christmas party sign-up sheet was made available for those that wished to review if needed. The party will be on December 5th at 6 pm in the Student Ministry building at Crossroads Christian church. Patsy Cantor reviewed some details of the party: bring items for the Isaiah 117 House shower, our gift exchange is Homemade items and decorating will start at 3pm. Suggestion to dress up for the party was given from Patsy. It will be a fun evening! 4. The Consortium is not taking a bus trip during the Quilt Shop Hop in June or the Mountain Quiltfest in March. We discussed that AHQ could get a 15 passenger van for the Shop Hop or a bus for the Mountain Quiltfest if there is enough interest. 5. TCGC Consortium Spring event is April 4, 2020. 6. Barbara Kirk announced the challenge for the 2020 Quilt Show, which is: “I Love To...” A handout of the rules were reviewed and given out at the meeting. You share your heart activity and provide a picture of you doing the activity. The Challenge quilts are needed at the April meeting. 7. Angie notified The Mountain Quiltfest of our entries to the challenge “It Flies”. A minimum of 5 entries are needed to participate. 8. Angela Cummings updated the work so far toward the Quilt show in the spring. She is working on getting an appraiser. Most are attending the Paducah Quilt show at the same time as ours. We will include a Bake Sale with the Yard Sale. It will be located in a side room this year. Volunteers are needed after the 1st of the year to help with advertising/PR. The registration form will be given out at the Christmas party. 9. The Fat Quarter drawing, Batiks, was won by Sandy Sanders and Sandra Shell. January Fat Quarter drawing will be “Animals”. 10. Portia introduced the auctioneer for the evening, “Reverend Hardly Everright! (David Guinn). Everyone had a great time! Angie Harris recorded the purchases and the money made from the entries. The total will be included in the next Treasurers report. SEE YOU AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY!!! December 5th, 6:00 pm! Martha Williams, Recording Secretary