july 2019judy nichols presented the “welcome home” project for habitat for humanity. small...
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West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc.
Website: http://www.westpascoquilters.org Editor: Aileen Kline: [email protected]
Mission Statement: The West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. provides charity within our
community and quality education to the public about quilts and quilt making
Dear Quilters,
A BIG thank you to Judy Klingensmith and Gulfview Grace Church for allowing us to use their facility
for our June and July meetings. Our Guild has grown so much that we needed more room for
Demo-Mania and our July picnic. Another thank you goes to Betsy Turner for setting up a great Demo
day. A huge SHOUT OUT to all the presenters: Janie Franco, Marsha White, Beverly Webster,
Trish Wallick, Mary Parkin, and Lisa Beyer. Thanks for sharing your time and talents.
Judy Nichols presented the “Welcome Home” project for Habitat for Humanity. Small quilts, size
14”x14”, will be placed in a recipient’s new home in Pasco County. A workshop is in the planning
stage. If you are working on an Art Challenge quilt, just add a house and it can be donated to the
“Welcome Home” project.
This month, we will have our annual picnic. The Guild will provide the fried chicken,
a big hit last year. Stay tuned! Dannee will have a list of what each person could bring.
How to get involved with YOUR GUILD: Betsy has many classes scheduled from now until December. Terri McConn has all kinds of projects that are needed for the Boutique. The patterns are on our web page. Some ideas are: Casserole Carrier, Easter Bread Basket, Stand Up Tool Holder, The Turtle Pad, Utensil Holder, and Woven Spirals Baskets. Barbara Manning has Patriotic Patterns for our “Block of the Month” in every newsletter, and on the Members Only web page.
Since we have so many new members, I’d like to explain our Healing Hearts program. On our
Members Only web page, there is a section called Sunshine and Shadows. If you would like to share
something, happy or sad, with the rest of the Guild, you can contact our webmasters Nancy
Meinhardt or Sharon Pruitt, to have them post it for you. An email will be sent out to let everyone
know about the new post. They will never post anything without your approval and they always ask if
you would like Healing Hearts sent to you. Healing Hearts are heart blocks that you can make and
send to members who are struggling with health issues or have suffered the loss of a loved one. We
use purple hearts for health issues and red hearts for the loss of a loved one. Instructions can be
found on the Members Only web page.
Have you seen the rotary cutter thermometer (on page 5) that Aileen Kline has in the newsletter?
Charity Sew set AND MET a goal of 350 quilts last year. They have the same goal for this year!!!!!!
Please help us raise that thermometer to the top. There are many ways to help: You can make a
quilt top, quilt a quilt top, bind a quilt, cut fabric, batting, and backing, iron blocks, square blocks, even
sew on the label at Charity Sew. You get the idea, there is something for everyone to do. Charity Sew
meets a Shalimar the Wednesday following the general meeting, BUT you can go to Shalimar
EVERY Wednesday for open sew with the Port Richey Piecers. It’s SEW much fun!!!
If you are a new member, PLEASE don’t hesitate to ask any questions you might have.
Join a Small Group today! See page 11 for Small Group information.
Quilts are like friends – a great source of comfort.
Rose Ann
JULY 2019
Our July Guild Meeting
and Annual Picnic
will be held at
Gulfview Grace Church
located at 6639 Hammock
Road, Port Richey, just off
US HWY 19 S, West of
Stop and Play. Bottled
water and fried chicken
will be provided. Please
bring a covered dish,
salad or dessert to share.
Contact Dannee Brooks
for suggestions at
727-207-0478
August Meeting will be held at the
New Port Richey
Recreation
and Aquatics
Center
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COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH — Judy Klingensmith
Opportunity Quilt 2020 — Kathy Sonosky
Philanthropic Quilt 2020 - Rose Ann Verheyen
Opportunity Quilt 2022 — Rhonda Koning
Scholarship – Libbie Ellis
Children's Charity Quilts – Jacquie Currey
Food Pantry – Donna Herrick
Military Coupons – Trish Wallick
EDUCATION – Betsy Turner
Programs – Betsy Turner
Block of the Month – Barbara Manning
Small Groups – Rhonda Koning
FACEBOOK – Pam King
FAT CHANCE/ART QUILT CHALLENGE – Trish Wallick
HISTORIAN – Janie Franco
LIBRARY – Judy Nichols, Valerie Stanton
MEMBERSHIP – Pat Donohoo, Leslie Reid, Jane Hanekamp
Database – Nancy Meinhardt
Directory – Sharon Pruitt
NEWSLETTER — Aileen Kline, Shara Kline
PARLIAMENTARIAN – Nina Trapp, Alt. Janie Franco
PUBLIC RELATIONS – Merna Allen
QUILT SHOW 2020 – Pam King and Janie Franco
Scrap Bags — Nancy Simmonds
RETREAT 2021 – Judy Nichols
SPECIAL EVENTS — Dannee Brooks
Coffee Committee — Elaine Plourde
WAYS & MEANS – Penny Black
Gift Basket/ Share the Wealth — Alma Tilley
Boutique — Terri McConn
WEBSITE — Sharon Pruitt, Nancy Meinhardt
2019 West Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc. Executive Board
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER
ROSE ANN VERHEYEN LINDA FERNANDES ARNELLE STRAND DIANNE LYON
Inside this issue
Presidents Letter, Spotlight News 1
Committee Chairs 2
Education, Birthdays, Little Library 3
Membership, Benefits of Membership,
Quilters’ Retreat 2021 4
Community Outreach, Charity Sew 5
Food Bank, Gift Basket, Share the
Wealth, Coupons for Military Families,
Ways and Means
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Monthly Art Challenge, Fat Chance ,
Welcome Home 7
Quilt Show 2020, Youth Quilts,
Basket Walk 2020, Small Quilt Auction,
Quilt Ribbons, Boutique News 2020,
Linky Dinks
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Patriotic Block of the Month 9
BOM continued, Quilts of Valor 10
QOV Flag Strip Kit info, Welcome Home,
Fabric Scrap Project 2020 11
Small Quilt Groups 12
Calendar 13
Quit Registration Guidelines 14
Quilt Registration Form 15
Guild Meeting Location,
Quilt Show Challenge Flyer, Misc. 16
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In addition to the professional speakers and teachers that have been
scheduled through December 2019, we have several member classes set
up for the next few months. Sign up today!
Well, Demo Mania was a huge success again! A BIG THANK YOU to all who “demo’d”!! We will be scheduling classes on Marsha’s “Mile-a-minute quilt”, Janie’s “Quilting with rulers”, and Trish’s “Quilt as you go” and others as requested. These will be scheduled during August, September, and October. Stay Tuned! July 18: Our Guild Annual Summer Picnic is a fun social event! We usually have some games hosted by Dannee Brooks. The Guild will provide fried chicken and bottled water. Please bring a dish to share. Picnic will be held at Gulfview Grace Church. See page 16 for more details August 15: We are hosting Eric Drexler, who started Sulky of America with his wife back in the 70’s. He will lecture on Sulky’s thread, stabilizers and other items. He is also bringing a door prize and fund-raiser kit for our Guild. It should be an interesting and informative time and I hope you can all make it to this meeting at the NPR Recreation & Aquatic Center. September 19: will feature the Janie, Trish, and Penny trio, who will be teaching “Quilting Basics 101”. This will be great for all of us - from beginners to experienced quilters and everyone in between!! There is always something to learn! This will be held at the NPR Recreation & Aquatic Center. October 17: Our creative meeting, dedicated to creating items for the Quilt Show (February 2020). So bring those busy hands! This meeting is also the ***Deadline to turn in Quilt Registration Forms for the Quilt Show*** October ?? : We will be scheduling our own Judy Nichols, (our librarian), to teach an Art Quilt. Date, time, and place to be determined. November 21: Professional Quilter, Jan Cunningham, will lecture on machine appliqué at the NPR Recreation & Aquatic Center. A class will be scheduled for the following day!! Cost is $35. Details to follow. November 21: Semi Annual Yard Sale. Rent a table early! Must Pay in advance for the table. See Alma Tilley for details. December 19: Christmas Party! Please bring a dish to share! This will be held at the NPR Recreation & Aquatic Center.
Date TBD: “Mystery Mini-quilt” class by Penny Coleman, $20. More info to follow.
It will be a busy fall for us quilters! Please let me know if there is a class that you would like and I will try to set it up!!
Betsy Turner
603-520-7828
[email protected] We have had many members sign up for a class
without paying and then not show up for the class.
Please review the Education Policy regarding class
payment, supply lists, and attendance. In order to
get your supply list
for a class, you must first pay for the class.
EDUCATION
If you have suggestions for a class you
would like to teach or be taught, I would
be happy to hear it!!
All member taught classes are $20
Please call me if you are
interested in teaching a class!
LITTLE
LIBRARY
The Little Library will be closed for the month of July. There will be no sales and no donations can be accepted at meetings away from the Rec Center. Please hold all donations until our August meeting. Thank You, Judy Nichols
McDonald, Susan 7/1
Rich, Mary E. 7/1
Hanson, Donnie Marie 7/2
Webster, Beverly 7/2
Koning, Rhonda 7/3
Goldberg, Sandy 7/6
McCary, Patty 7/8
Bounds, Diane 7/9
Lurz, Marge 7/9
Coley, Theresa (Terri) 7/12
Herrmann, Pat 7/14
Snyder, Ruth 7/14
Lupis, Jeanette 7/15
Grossett, Kathleen 7/16
Herrick, Donna 7/16
Juhl, Edda 7/18
Siebold, Donna 7/18
Kline, Shara 7/21
Murrell, Shelley 7/21
Traver, Joette 7/22
Dodds, Marilyn 7/23
Bolyard, Kathy 7/24
Cass, Dianne Ishler 7/25
Evans, Gracie (Junior) 7/25
Manning, Barbara 7/25
Meinhardt, Nancy 7/25
Emslie, Theone 7/27
Nelson, Connie 7/27
McConn, Terri 7/30
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Benefits of Your WPQG membership
by Dianne Lyon, WPQG Treasurer
Did you know that for $25 annually you receive the following benefits?
-Full access to our Members Only web page
-Full access to our private Facebook group page
-A printed membership pictorial directory
-A membership badge
-A wonderful monthly newsletter -WPQG anniversary party
-July picnic
-Christmas party
-Monthly speakers, some are nationally recognized -Free refreshments at all meetings
-Availability of monthly educational classes -Access to an outstanding library
-Participation in 50/50 drawings
-Participation in gift basket give away opportunities
-Fellowship with other quilters
-Small groups to quilt with friends
-Charity sew meetings with free patterns, & fabric
-Use of die cut machine, rulers, rotary cutters, irons & cutting tables on Charity Sew & Small Group days. -Shop Hop field trips
-A semi-annual planned retreat -Free boutique type patterns
-Consignment opportunities at the Quilt Show
-Thursday night Quilt Show preview
-A fantastic Quilt Show every two years
-A venue to showcase your quilts
-Free judging of your quilt -Optional quilt appraisals for a nominal fee
-Voluntary service positions
- And more!
I am a fairly new member of the WPQG, having joined in 2017. I have been amazed at the value of Guild membership and all the opportunities available to us as members. There is a wealth of talent and knowledge that is willingly shared with others. One of the greatest benefits, in my opinion, is the opportunity that we as members have to make quilts for charitable organizations. This is possible through the dedicated efforts of our members. I'm very proud to be a part of an organization that gives back to the community.
It is my hope that this information will be a reminder to us all, of the many benefits of WPQG membership. As your treasurer, I believe we get an excellent value for our $25. It's definitely the best deal in town.
Touching our world, one quilt at a time. Dianne Lyon
MEMBERSHIP
Okay! Here for your reading
pleasure, is the latest
membership report. Yaaaaaay!
(Think Kermit the Frog jumping
up and down). 81 members
signed in for Demo Mania. Once
again I saw some stuff I'd like to
try. We had two new people join
so we now have a total of 239
members! Our new members
are Faye Rasanen and Zelda
Mitchell. Welcome! Our next
meeting is our fried chicken
summer picnic. Don't forget to
bring a salad or a desert. I think
this time I'll make my mother's
famous potato salad.
You'll love it!
Pat Donohoo
WPQG Quilters'
Escape Retreat
Save the dates!
February 4-7, 2021.
Lake Yale Baptist Conference
Center, Leesburg, FL
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Community Outreach
So far, we have raised $1309! We are off to a great start!
I have made arrangements with Happy Apple Quilts shop to participate in their Stitcher Paradise Event. Thank you, Jerrye Winters, for the great idea! We will have a table for our Opportunity Quilt, along with those from other quilt guilds, in the entryway to the Marketplace. Stitcher Paradise is a three day event. July 18th, July 19th, and July 20th. We will be there each day from 10am - 5pm. The event is being held at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Dr., St Petersburg, FL 33716. (5 minutes from St. Pete/Clearwater Airport)
All volunteer positions for Stitcher Paradise have been filled. Thanks so much to all who have committed their time. As always, we are looking for events/venues to display the quilt. Any ideas are welcome! If you are interested in volunteering to sell tickets at a venue please let me know and I will put your name on the list and contact you with any up-coming dates. Thank you, Kathy Sonosky
Opportunity Quilt Fundraising Coordinator
727-992-7419 talk/text
2019 Charity Quilt
Goal
350
Quilts!
We Can
Do This!!
Charity Sew
2020
Honor Flight
Opportunity
Quilt
Fundraising
Charity Sew is held at: Shalimar Mobile Home Village,
6529 Stone Rd. Port Richey FL From 9 am to 3 pm.
ALL ARE WELCOMED.
Our Charity Sew event is held once a month. It is always the
next Wednesday after our monthly Guild meeting.
We do ask that items made on Charity Sew Wednesday be
donated to charity. As a Charity Sew group, we may work
individually or help each other by sewing in teams, with piecing,
quilting, ironing, cutting, backings, batting, sandwiching, etc.
We provide the fabric and the batting.
As our Wednesday group has grown, we ask you to
please remember to wear your name badge.
More quilters means more fabric, and lots of threads and
scraps left behind. Please help out by cleaning up your area
before you leave. Assisting in putting back electrical cords,
rulers, mats, and fabric tubs is also appreciated.
THANK YOU.
Please feel free to bring a dish to share.
Parking is limited. If you can carpool with a friend, that would be great!
**See page 12 for more details about the Guild’s other Small Groups!**
We have now completed
148 quilts! All contributing members deserve a pat on the back!! At our Charity Sew last month some of our attending members were able to finish several “quilt bundles” to add to our inventory. Many thanks to all who came to quilt or took a “bundle” home to finish. We will be working to complete quilts again in July. There will be no new pattern for a quilt top until August, however, if you have tops completed please continue to turn them in to Judy Klingensmith or Jacquie Currey. Don’t forget to attach your name for our record keeping. You may also pick up a quilt kit at the monthly Guild meeting or at Shalimar on any Wednesday. The Charity Sew table will be open at the Guild meetings from 9 am to 9:45 am only, so be sure to stop by early and pick up a quilt kit (bundle).
Come Join Us.
--148
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FOOD BANK
Gift Baskets
Share the Wealth
The July recipient will be the host for our
Annual picnic, Gulfview Grace Church.
The Food Bank will be supporting Pack-A-Sack in July and
August by bringing individually wrapped items that children
could have in their lunch {applesauce, crackers, mac &
cheese, canned fruit, etc}.
Thank you, ladies, for making my job so joyful and
rewarding. The domestic abuse shelter was in awe of all
the pillow cases they were given. I gave them the address
of the WPQG if they have a request for any other "fabric"
items. They assured me they would keep it handy.
Please hold any lotions, soda can tabs, etc., until the
September Guild meeting, as I will be gone from June until
then. Mary Parkin will take care of the food bank
from June through August.
Thank you for all your help.
Donna Herrick - Food Bank
June Share the Wealth
Thanks to everyone for your participation
in our drawing. We shared $83.50! Debby Urgo was the
Share the Wealth winner. CONGRATULATIONS!
Thanks to all the ladies for bringing the $5's and $1's for purchase
of their tickets. It helps immensely.
June Gift Basket Winner
The value of the June basket was $336!
Genie Betts was the winner of the gift basket.
Thank you to Cheryl and Rachel Fausak for a great basket!
2019 Basket Calendar
July – Sea Forest Sewing Group
August – Arnelle Strand and Nina Trapp
September - Dannee Brooks
October – Marsha White and Beverly Webster
November - Dianne Cass
December – Trish Wallick
January - Margie Hastings
Sponsors needed for Monthly Gift Baskets.
See Alma Tilley to sign up!
Remember, anyone can have the fun of filling one of
our baskets. Just say," I want to sponsor a basket."
The Guild provides $100, and you do the shopping.
How far can you stretch it!? Receipts must be turned in
for bookkeeping purposes. The next open month is
February 2020.
Thank you, Mary Parkin and Penny Coleman for helping
with the ticket sales this month.
Alma Tilley 727-815-9417 [email protected]
Coupons for
Military Families
Thank you for the coupons for the Military.
Please remember to cut them out!!
Our troops put their lives on the line for us everyday,
we surely can do some part to help them. We now have two large bases to give coupons to.
ROTA, Spain and Okinawa, Japan. Even more
coupons are needed! Ask a neighbor if you can have
their unwanted coupons.
Please CHECK the coupons – they must say:
“manufacturer’s coupon” somewhere
on the face of the coupon –
NO Publix, Target or other local stores.
Please sort by food and non-food items.
Pet food is considered non-food.
Don’t forget, coupons MUST BE cut
individually, and placed in labeled
plastic bags.
Thank you again,
Trish Wallick
727-264-7996
Ways and Means - Something New
Starting in September, the board has agreed to allow
1 member to have a sale table at the Guild meeting.
$10 payable in advance. Items must be quilt related, such as:
quilting and sewing supplies, books, patterns, fabric etc.
Bring a check made out to WPQG or cash to the Guild
meeting or you can mail it to me.
Alma Tilley
7212 Sandwood Dr
Port Richey, FL 34668
727-815-9417
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Monthly Art Quilt Challenge Each month all Guild members will be challenged to make an ART quilt. You may interpret the word “ART” as you like.
The object of this challenge is to get you to think outside your comfort zone, try a new technique and new fabrics.
All Guild members are encouraged to participate. Winners will be selected by viewer’s choice voting at the meeting. Prizes will be
Blue, Red, and White fabric roses for 1st, 2nd , and 3rd place winners. 1st place will also receive a 5pc fat quarter bundle!
By the end of the year you may end up with a bouquet of roses!
If you wish to participate but cannot attend the monthly meeting, have a friend turn in your art quilt to Trish Wallick by 9:30 am.
This friend will be responsible for returning your quilt to you.
Rules are simple:
1. Each month will be a different fabric theme. The list attached is provided
for your convenience.
2. The size must be no more than 18” wide by no more than 23” long.
3. Each quilt must be no thicker than 1”.
4. You are not permitted to put your name anywhere on the front of the quilt.
5. You MUST include your name on a label on the back.
6. Entries must be a quilt (you all know this rule!!!)
7. All appliqué edges, including fused and raw edge must be sewn down.
8. No sleeve is necessary on these challenge quilts.
9. Quilts must be turned in to Trish Wallick by 9:30 AM to be
displayed for voting.
10. Viewer’s choice votes must be turned in by 10:00 AM.
Winners will be announced at the end of the Guild meeting, on Facebook,
and In the newsletter. As always, by participating in this challenge, you give
permission for your quilts to be photographed and used for advertising and
promoting the Guild and its activities.
Any Questions, contact: Trish Wallick 727-264-7996
Art Quilt Challenge Fabrics Themes for 2019
August - Landscape, fields, water
September - Ocean, sea animals
October - Maps, country, street, etc.
November - Sewing, spools, etc.
December - Fat quarter toss
FAT CHANCE
Fat Quarters for 2019
August - Ocean, sea animals, sea grass,
September - Maps, country, street, etc
October - Sewing, machines, spools,
needles , thread.
November - Batiks (ONLY)
December - Fat quarter toss
You will be given a ticket for each fat quarter that you
bring in. (Provide Quilt Store Quality-full 18” x 20”) We
will be dividing the fabric into 2– 2 1/2 yard stacks. We
will draw tickets. If you have two winning tickets, you
will receive two stacks. What fun for you to win all the
varieties of colors.
Any Questions, contact Trish Wallick 727-264-7996
Welcome Home If you would like to donate a small wall hanging for Habitat for Humanity, here are the requirements: The quilt must have a house on it. The quilt size must be 14 x14 inches. It can be part of your Monthly Art Quilt Challenge, just be sure there is a house on your entry and the size is 14 x 14 inches. You can donate your mini quilt to the Habitat for Humanity “Welcome Home” project or to the Small Quilt Silent Auction.
For more information about “Welcome Home”,
go to page 11 of our newsletter.
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Quilt Show 2020 News - The Eye of the Quilter
Boutique News 2020
Thank you so much for all of the projects
you have made for the 2020 WPQG
Boutique. I am still in need of many
more! There are projects and patterns on
the website and I will continue to add more
as I get them. If you have any ideas for
projects that can sell for $8 or more, please
let me know.
If you are interested in working in the
Boutique or helping to set up the
Boutique, send me your name and what
you are interested in doing. Remember, if
you want to enter items in the Boutique on
consignment, you must turn in six
completed Boutique projects . If you want
to use other projects as your six, please
get them approved first.
There are many projects out there, please
bring them in so they can be counted and
priced.
Thank you, have a great month.
Terri McConn 727-410-4505
Basket Walk 2020 Our 2018 Basket Walk was a huge
success! We would like to make the 2020
Basket Walk as successful and fun as our
first one!
There will now be a basket at each of the
Guild meetings ready for any items you
may wish to donate, including empty
baskets. We will accept all sewing and
quilting supplies. We have plans to make a
few non-quilt related baskets for men,
women and children. Any appropriate
items for these types of baskets will also
be appreciated.
NEW: We are now accepting donations to
purchase Gift Cards for the Basket Walk.
We would like to purchase restaurant
certificates, Gift Cards for grocery stores,
fabric stores, etc. Any ideas would be
appreciated.
Thank you,
Carol Buonomo, Chair
Rose Tienken, Co-Chair
Quilt Registration
Please check the website and newsletter
for guidelines and registration forms.
It is not too early to send your forms in for
the 2020 show. Shirley Zerbe
Quilt Show Committee Do you know how many committees it takes to produce our Quilt Show? 43! About 25% of them start their work immediately after the last show. Another 25% will be starting in the next month & the remaining 50% closer to set-up week for our next show. On the Members Only page under the Quilt Show Info tab, you will find a list of the 43 committees, the members of each committee, and their contact info. Please find the committee you would like to work with and let the chair know. Don't hesitate to sign up for more than one. We have contracted with our judges, purchased our memento pins, (they are so cute), secured most of our vendors, and are working on the ribbons (also really cute, you will definitely want one). The Boutique is humming along but they need more of your wonderful items. We are also going to sell tickets for a Philanthropic Quilt. It will be displayed for the first time at the show. Tickets will only be sold at the show and the winning ticket will be pulled the last day of the show. Proceeds from this quilt will be used for local charities. The next meeting will be Thursday, August 8, 9:30AM at Shalimar. Come join us. We are only 8 months until the Show. Pam King, Co-chair Janie Franco, Co-chair
Quilt Ribbons We need assistance making ribbons for our
award winning quilts. Come join us in
making these beautiful ribbons!
Country Village Place Clubhouse,
2601 Country Place Blvd, New Port Richey
10am on Wed. July 31st. The construction of the ribbons involves
some cutting, pressing and either hand
or machine sewing. Please call Janie
(818-323-1038) to sign up. Thank you.
Special Exhibit items will be ART.
If you have a small art quilt that you are not
entering in the show but would like the
world to see, please show it to me, Janie,
to determine if it can be hung on the hall
wall.
Janie Franco and Pam King
Youth Quilt Challenge
Open to ALL YOUTH through age 17
(at the time of the show). Please
encourage a child to enter. It is not a
requirement that they reside in Pasco
County. For more details check our
Members Only website under
Quilt Show Info or contact :
Cheryl Fausak
(727) 937-4329 home
(917) 757-8334 cell
Small Quilt Silent Auction
There are currently 72 quilts for the Small
Quilt Silent Auction and the goal is 200.
Members, we need to get busy to fulfill that
goal! You can use orphan blocks or test a
pattern you have always wanted to try.
You can turn it into a small quilt.
ALL Auction proceeds will benefit the
New Port Richey Recreation Center Kids
programs. For more details check our
Members Only website under
Quilt Show Info or contact :
Dannee Brooks
727-207-0478
LINKY DINKS - Fabric Basket tutorial Pinwheel baby quilt
Stitching Bag Handles
Fast and Easy Beginner Quilt - Quilt-in-a-day Stash Buster - Free Pattern
Art quilts Kathy McNeil – there is no sound on this video, just watch
Apliquick Curves and Points
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Quilts of Valor
The West Pasco Quilters’ Guild in conjunction with the National Quilts of Valor Foundation say to all Veterans
and Service Members, “Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and valor in serving our nation in combat.”
Quilts of Valor are personally and individually awarded to Service Members and Veterans who have been
touched by war, covering their shoulders with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. Members of the West
Pasco Quilters’ Guild create these beautiful and patriotic quilts from start-to-finish.
To recommend a Veteran, please go to the
Members Only web page to fill out and submit
a request form, or Contact: Barbara Manning
727-560-3272
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Welcome Home! Art Quilts for Habitat for Humanity Beginning in September, several WPQG committees will join forces for a new charity project featuring West Pasco Habitat for Humanity. Art quilts featuring houses will be donated to new Habitat owners as they receive their homes. We will be part of their official presentation as they "take ownership" of their homes. We are calling this project “WELCOME HOME! “. Judy Nichols and Kathy Sonosky will be guiding it for WPQG. Quilts will be created through the Monthly Art Challenge, encouraging members to "add a house" to the quilts they create for the monthly theme. “Welcome Home!” quilts will need to be 14" square and hung with rings sewn into the top corners rather than a hanging sleeve. Quilts can be created in any style (patchwork, applique, improv pieced, traditional or modern). They must depict any kind of a house, in city, country, beach, or neighborhood in any season. Quilts may include trees, flowers, people, children, swings, basketball hoops, kites, balloons, bicycles, vehicles, etc. They can be embellished or plain. The Community Outreach committee will handle the actual donation of these quilts. The Education Committee will offer a class in October where Judy Nichols will introduce the project and teach how to make a fused-applique quilt, with a house on it! This project was inspired by an article in Quilting Arts Magazine, Oct/Nov 2018, that highlighted Jamie Fingal who first developed the idea for homeless women and children, and expanded it to Habitat for Humanity in California. (Check out Jamie's website: The House Quilt Project. The magazine then challenged readers to create "house quilts" for Habitat for Humanity, and the response was overwhelming! The resulting quilts were sent across the US to exhibits in quilt shows and sewing expos. If you attended Lakeland's Sewing Expo this year, you may have seen some of those challenge quilts hanging in a side exhibit area. West Pasco Habitat for Humanity merged with Pinellas HFH in December, so it took a few months for the dust to settle and a point person to be identified. Patty Sutton, the Vice President for Development for West Pasco, is very excited about this opportunity to support Habitat for Humanity. We have been assured that all quilts donated by WPQG will only be placed in West Pasco Habitat homes, and Patty identified those boundaries as the north and south county lines, and east to west, the Suncoast Parkway to the Gulf of Mexico. Watch for additional information on the upcoming class. Judy Nichols & Kathy Sonosky
Fabric Scraps Project 2020
Don’t forget to save those fabric scraps, UFOs and LOPs (leftover pieces) to donate to the scrap bag
project for next year’s Quilt Show. The Quilt Show is coming up fast, so get those fabrics in ASAP! You can
bring them to the monthly WPQG meeting (look for the scrap bag box) or put them in the red plastic box at the
Shalimar Clubhouse. Or you can call me to arrange pick up (315-246-0270).
What we need:
Quilting fabric measuring less than a fat quarter and more than 3”x5”, ironed and folded in approximately 3”x5”
packets. Any fabric which is fat quarter size or larger will be cut into smaller pieces or donated for other uses
(this is so that vendors who may be selling fat quarters at the show will not feel that we are
competing with them). The size of the packets (3x5) is determined by the size of the bottom of a paper lunch
bag (the fabric pieces will be sold by the lunch bag-full, so this is important.
We also need: UFOs and LOPs (leftover pieces of a project) that coordinate and hopefully can be
recycled into another project. It helps if you can put LOPs into sandwich or storage bags to keep small pieces
together.
Please contact me if you can help sort and iron donated fabric.
This is a great way to support the Quilt Show
while putting your unused fabric to good use.
Also contact me with any questions. Thanks.
Nancy Simmonds
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SMALL GROUPS
All month long we gather in small
groups with different interests,
make new friends, help each other
to learn, get new ideas, learn new
methods of working on our favorite
projects, and help the less
fortunate by providing items for
them. Please come to any of the
meetings listed. All skill levels
welcomed.
OUTSIDE THE LINES
We will explore, experiment, and
educate ourselves & each other about
modern design in quilts and quilting
art. We shall promote and encourage
personal expression while embracing
the liberating concepts of modern
quilting. We meet the 2nd
Tuesday at
Contractors at 6 pm. For more
information or to join, email or call
Leslie Reid
352-263-6001
SEW MUCH FUN
We meet every Tuesday from 9 am
to Noon at Veterans Memorial Park,
14333 Hicks Road, Hudson. Bring
what you are working on or join us
to share ideas, magazines, and
books. We always have a project
that we can use help with. We often
enjoy lunch nearby, plan day trips
to out of town quilt shops, and par-
ticipate in group projects.
Pat Donohoo
518-955-2882
CHARITY SEW
We meet the Wednesday following the Guild
meeting from 9 am until 3 pm at Shalimar Mobile
Home Village Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road, Port
Richey. Come help make someone less fortunate
happy with a quilt or needed item. We have a
great time sharing and caring. Instruction is
always available. Bring a dish to share for our
potluck. Parking is limited. If you can carpool,
that would be great!
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
THE GATHERING
Come join us the second and fourth
Tuesdays each month from 10 am until
1 pm at Shalimar Mobile Home Village
Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey.
We are a handwork only group,
no sewing machines please.
Bring your lunch and anything you are
working on or would like pointers on.
Rose Ann Verheyen
727-372-8840
DEAR JANE CLUB
We meet the Last Tuesday of each
month at 6pm at Contractors Institute
Learning Center, 8238 Joliet Street
(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)
Hudson. We are working from the
Dear Jane book compiled by
Brenda Papadakis. If you have
questions please call/text
Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667
or text
Colleen Beckett 352-346-4230
PORT RICHEY PIECERS
We meet every Wednesday from 9 am
to 3 pm at Shalimar Mobile Home
Village Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey. Bring what you are
working on or join us to share ideas.
We have lots of tables and workspace.
We do work on special projects along
the way. Bring your lunch and enjoy
the day with friends.
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
TUESDAY EVENING NIMBLERS
We meet every Tuesday evening from
6 pm to 10 pm at Contractors Institute
Learning Center, 8238 Joliet Street
(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)
Hudson. Our group focus is all things
quilting and we welcome, teach, and
encourage everyone. Bring whatever
you are working on!
Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667
or
Cheryl Fausak 917-757-8334
MACHINE EMBROIDERY GROUP
Our meetings are the 4th Thursday of
the month at 10:00 am. Meeting will be
at Dot Price’s home, 7545 Valley Court.
New Port Richey. Bring what you are
working on and your lunch.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Mary Cazel 727-937-7187
Dannee Brooks 727-207-0478
UNITED FRIENDS
WITH ODDS & ENDS
UFO’s only please. Join us on Mondays
from 6 pm to 9 pm-ish to work on those
UFO’s that you’ve been promising to
complete. We meet at Shalimar Mobile
Home Village Clubhouse,
6529 Stone Road, Port Richey.
(Closed 2nd Monday of the month)
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
BUZZING BEES
MACHINE QUILTERS
Open to all members with an interest in
machine quilting (any type). We meet
the second Monday of the month and
get buzzing at 10am. Our host changes
monthly as we tour sewing spaces, so
check the newsletter or email
Jerrye Winters
or
727-863-4409.
PREEMIE SEWERS
Please join us to sew for the preemies in our area! We will meet following our Guild meetings monthly to sew shirts, blankies, and crochet hats for our little ones. All are welcome and instruction is available. Fabrics and patterns are provided for
shirts and blankies. We need people to trace patterns, pin fabrics, sew, press, and turn items right side out. All help is appreciated. Bring your machine if you wish to sew. Our small group will
meet each month IMMEDIATELY after our monthly membership meetings from noon to 3 pm
beginning THIS MONTH. For questions, please contact
Lisa Byers at 631-235-5126.
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Calendar JULY 2019 Calendar AUGUST 2019
Mon. 1 United Friends with Odds & Ends -
6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 2 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
Wed. 3 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , Shalimar MHV
Mon. 8 Buzzing Bees Machine Quilters - 10am, location varies
Tue. 9 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-The Gathering 10am to 1pm, Shalimar MHV
-Outside the Lines - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm-10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 10 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , Shalimar MHV
Thur. 11 Board Meeting 10am to 12pm, Shalimar MHV
Mon. 15 United Friends with Odds & Ends -
6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 16 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm - 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 17 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , Shalimar MHV
Thur. 18 Guild General Meeting - 9am to 12pm,
Gulfview Grace Church
-Preemie Sewers - 12pm to 3pm , following the
Guild Meeting this month at Gulfview Grace Church
Thur-Sat 18 - 20
STITCHER PARADISE - 10am - 5pm,
Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park,
950 Lake Carillon Dr., St Petersburg, FL 33716.
Mon. 22 United Friends with Odds & Ends
- 6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 23 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-The Gathering 10am to 1pm, Shalimar MHV
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 24 Charity Sew - 9am to 3pm, Shalimar MHV
Thur. 25 Machine Embroidery Group - 10am, Dot Price’s Home
Mon.29 United Friends with Odds & Ends
- 6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 30 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
- Dear Jane - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 31 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , Shalimar MHV
-Quilt Ribbons - 10am, Country Village Place Clubhouse
***Please check page 12 for Small Groups
location and contact information
Thur. 1 Board Meeting 10am to 12pm, Shalimar MHV
Mon. 5 United Friends with Odds & Ends
- 6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 6 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
Wed. 7 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, Shalimar MHV
Thur. 8 Quilt Show Committee meeting 9:30am Shalimar MHV
Mon. 12 Buzzing Bees Machine Quilters - 10am, location varies
Tue. 13 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-The Gathering 10am to 1pm, Shalimar MHV
-Outside the Lines - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 14 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, Shalimar MHV
Thur. 15 Guild General Meeting - 9am to 12pm,
NPR Recreation Ctr
-Preemie Sewers - 12pm to 3pm,
Immediately following the Guild Membership Meeting
Mon. 19 United Friends with Odds & Ends
- 6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 20 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-Tuesday Night Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 21 Charity Sew - 9am to 3pm, Shalimar MHV
Thur. 22 Machine Embroidery Group - 10am, Dot Price’s Home
Mon. 26 United Friends with Odds & Ends
- 6pm to 9pm, Shalimar MHV
Tue. 27 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm Veterans Memorial Park
-The Gathering 10am to 1pm, Shalimar MHV
-Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm - 10 pm, Contractors Institute
- Dear Jane - 6pm to 10pm, Contractors Institute
Wed. 28 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , Shalimar MHV
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West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc.
Quilt Registration Guidelines
Sew Many Quilts 2020—Eye of the Quilter
Quilt Show February 21, 22, 23, 2020; Form Deadline: October 17, 2019
Note: Due to the limitations of the quilt racks, quilts longer than 95 inches may be folded and pinned. Quilts wider than 100” will not be accepted. Quilts do NOT need to be completely finished by the October 17
th deadline.
Appliqué – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Appliqué – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Width 61”-100”. Art: Quilt top with substantial deviation from traditional patterns and sets. Emphasis should be on color/design. Group – All Techniques: Quilt top has been constructed by more than one person. Examples: antique blocks, round robin, block of the month, mother/daughter, healing hearts. Machine Embroidery: The quilt top must incorporate machine executed embroidered blocks or machine embroidered appliqués or motifs as a significant design element that represents 60% of the quilt. Hand embroidery is not allowed in this category. Miniature: All aspects of the quilt must be reduced in scale – blocks, borders, and binding. The overall maximum size is 24” by 24”. Miscellaneous Techniques: Any style quilt top that does not obviously fall into any other category–such as yo-yo, whole cloth, photo, crazy quilt, hand embroidery, stenciled/crayon/painted, boutis. Pieced – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Pieced – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Width 61”-100”.
Categories will be further broken down by quilting:
Stationary Sewing Machine: includes use of any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the fabric rather than the
machine and machine sits on or is mounted on a table. The stitching must predominantly use this method.
Movable Quilting Machine: includes any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the machine head rather than the
fabric and machine is mounted on a frame. The stitching must predominantly use this method.
Hand Quilted: 100% of the quilting is done by hand.
Quilt Criteria
1. Quilts must have been finished within the last two years and may not have been previously exhibited at
one of WPQG’s past quilt shows.
2. More than one quilt may be entered in a category but only one may be judged.
3. All quilts must have three layers – top, batting, and back; quilted by hand or machine. No tied quilts.
4. Quilts must be in excellent condition – no odors (cigarette smoke), pet hairs, stains, loose threads, or pins.
5. Any quilt using a pre-printed panel in its whole form will not be accepted.
6. Any quilt in a commercial frame or decorative hanger will not be accepted due to insurance regulations.
7. Quilts with an estimated value of $1,000 or greater require a written appraisal. A copy of the appraisal must be
included with the registration form.
8. The Registration Committee may move a quilt into a different category.
9. On the registration form, be sure to complete the box to designate your 1st, 2
nd, 3
rd, etc. choices.
We hope to be able to hang every quilt you submit—the only limitation is space.
10. All quilts must have a 4” sleeve for hanging and must be sewn or basted on the quilt.
No pins will be accepted.
11. All quilts must have a quilt label attached to the lower left hand corner of the
back of the quilt with the name of the quilt owner, quilt name, etc. See diagram.
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WPQG Challenge Eye of the Quilter
February 21st - 23rd 2020
NPR Rec & Aquatic Ctr
NPR, FL 34653
Eyes are everywhere and they are looking at you and your quilt!
So be prepared for this year’s challenge.
Your challenge must be a “true quilt” and NO LARGER than
20 x 20 square inches.
You must use enough of the challenge fabric so we know what it is.
At least four sets of eyes.
The fabric is Fashion Statement by Robert Kaufman
The cost of challenge fabric will be $5.00,
available at the Guild meetings.
This $5.00 will be returned to you when you turn in your quilt entry.
If you do not turn in your quilt entry, your $5.00 will be
donated to our charity quilt program.
Ribbons and prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Viewer’s choice ballots will be provided at the challenge table.
Remember to keep your entry a secret and don’t forget your quilt label.
For more information please contact:
Genie Betts
727-378-6944
ANNOUNCEMENT --
Library will be closed until we return to the Recreation & Aquatic Center at the
August meeting.
Our July Guild meeting will be held at
Gulfview Grace Church located at 6639 Hammock Road, Port Richey,
just off US HWY 19 S, West of Stop and Play. Doors open at 9:00 am for
social hour. The meeting starts at 10:00 am. Please bring your own
Coffee or Tea. Bottled water and donut holes will be provided at the July
Guild meeting.
Several members have requested that we refrain from using perfume when we are in confined spaces, such as Contractors, workshops, and
small groups. Unfortunately, as we all get older, health conditions are not conducive to perfumes and can cause breathing problems,
migraines, etc., so please keep that in mind. Thank you.
AUGUST
We are back at New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center
West Pasco Guild meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Doors open at 9:00 am for a social
hour & checking out our Library, Education, etc. The meeting starts at 10:00 am. Meetings are held at
New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center,
6630 Van Buren Street, New Port Richey, Florida 34653
BRING YOUR LATEST PROJECT FOR THE SHOW & TELL THAT IS HELD EACH MONTH.
Bottled water and donut holes will be provided at the August Guild meeting.
Locations of Small Groups
Shalimar
Mobile Home Village
Clubhouse,
6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey, FL 34668
Contractors Institute
Learning Center,
8238 Joliet Street
( the15000 block of US Hwy 19)
Hudson, FL 34667
Dot Price
7545 Valley Court.
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Veterans Memorial Park
14333 Hicks Road,
Hudson, FL 34669
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