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News Antelope Valley Quilt Association www.avqa.org December 2013 Volume 37 Issue 6

Join Us for the Holiday Party

When: December 12th @ 6 p.m.

Where: The Greenhouse Café

1169 Commerce Center Drive

Lancaster

What: Dinner includes Pasta Dishes, Salads, Coffee, Tea, Soda and Dessert.

Who: Ku’ulei Arredondo @ 661-317-6514

Cost: $23.00 Prepaid (call Ku’ulei to make arrangements for payment)

P.S. Please bring 2 fat quarters for the game "LCR" which will be played at

each table

P.P.S. Tickets will not be for sale at the door

In Town Retreat on December 14

We have reserved the Sierra Toyota room to do an In Town Retreat to give everyone a place to sew on gifts or projects they want to complete for the holidays. The room will be available from 9:00am until whenever you want to leave. This is a great opportunity to join others for fellowship and uninterrupted sewing. We will do a Subway run for lunch so you do not have to even pack one if you do not want to. The cost is $5.00 per person.

If you would like to come and sew for the philanthropic group, you are welcome to join us and sew at no cost. You will need to let me know you are coming so I can reserve a table for you.

The address for the Sierra Toyota building is 43301 12th Street West in Lancaster. To sign up for the day, please contact Corinne Gurney at 661-267-2970.

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Next Guild Meeting: Thursday, December 12, 2013

Location: THE GREENHOUSE CAFÉ

1169 Commerce Center Drive

Lancaster

Next Board Meeting:

NO DECEMBER BOARD MEETING

Membership Dues 2013/14

Regular Dues: $30.00

If newsletter is received by both

email and USPS: $35.00

AVQA 2013-2014 Executive Board Members President Cheryl Nieman 266-1513

1st VP Corinne Gurney 267-2970

2nd

VP Edie Jones & 229-251-5228

Gay Goddard 733-0643

Secretary Michelle Johnston 274-9020

Treasurer Sandra Smith 948-3035

Parliamentarian Donna Roberts 945-6527

AVQA 2013-2014 Committee Chairs Challenge Sylvia Darroch 948-6855

Door Prizes (vacant)

Fat 1/4 Drawing Linda Abling 946-8426

Friendship Circles Karen Stenback 951-3851

Historian Sue Jacobsen 946-2201

Holiday Party Ku’ulei Arredondo 944-9075

Hospitality Julie Bourdon

Librarian Corine Cudney 722-9381

Membership Nani Johnson 943-9381

Newsletter Michelle Johnston 274-9020

Opp Quilt Design Corinne Gurney & 267-2970

2013/2014 Cheryl Nieman 266-1513

Opp Quilt Design (vacant)

2014/2015

Opp Quilt Promo (vacant)

Philanthropic Lynell Rodio 943-6155

Publicity Kathy Judkins 266-9048

Retreats Antoinette Todd 760-249-3883

SCCQG Rep Vicki Brown 269-8144

Scholarships Pat Stauning 940-1176

Sunshine Maggi Weitzel 947-2067

Veterans’ Quilts Betty Putzka 947-0979

Web Site Sue Jacobsen 946-2201

Hospitality:

Our December meeting is a holiday

celebration held at the Greenhouse

Café – No refreshments needed.

~~Thanks, Julie Bourdon

Advertisers! Place an ad in our newsletter. The AVQA News is posted on our website & delivered to guild members throughout the Southern California area during the first week of every month which provides a broad base of coverage for your business. Please contact Michelle Johnston at 661-274-9020 or jolly@qnet.com.

2013-14 Advertising Fees: Full Page Ad: $40 per month 1/2 Page Ad: $20 per month 1/4 Page Ad: $10 per month or

6 months for $50 Business Card Size Ad: $7.50 per month or

6 months for $30

03 – Karen Stenback

03 – Terry Stone

05 – Evelyn Hatch

15 – Judy Plauster

16 – Donna Roberts

18 – Geneve Chan

19 – Mary Brewer

23 – Darla Hall

29 – Marlena Sutton

31 – Debbie Cowles

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President's Message

Hello to all,

I hope all of you had a great thanksgiving, didn’t over eat, and got some good deals at black Friday sales.

November’s workshop was fantastic I even finished my quilt and I am going to make

another using a pattern I purchased from the teacher. If you do not take the workshops I encourage you to do so you learn so much and you get to spend the day sewing with some fantastic people.

The sign-ups for the spring retreat are going well. I have 3 slots left so if you are interested for those spots email me.

I would also like to extend my condolences to two members of our quilt guild Sue Leone having lost her son, Matt, and Jamie Harrington having lost her

granddaughter, Raven. It is sad when young people die and the grief is unbelievable.

I look forward to seeing you at the holiday party and the day of sewing at the Toyota Building.

Yours in quilting, Cheryl Nieman-AVQA President

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Veterans Workshop: Please join us for the vet/philanthropic workshop at Bolts in the Bathtub on Tuesday, December 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

~~ Thanks, Betty Putzka

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Philanthropic Workshop: With the holidays fast approaching and keeping us all very

busy, we are canceling the 2nd Tuesday workshop for philanthropic. Happy Holidays,

everyone! ~~ Thanks, Lynell Rodio

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Group Trip to Bluebird Quilts in Grand Terrace: A number of members indicated they wanted to visit the quilt shop owned by October’s speaker Janet Bottroff, Bluebird Quilts. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Corinne Gurney at cgurney@att.net and indicate if you would prefer to go on a Friday or Sunday (store is closed on Saturday). The trip will be after the holidays. If enough people are interested, we may also visit other shops in the area. ~~ Corinne Gurney

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Antelope Valley Quilt Association

Treasurer's Report

November ,2013

Beginning Balance Checkbook Balance $9,442.36

Expenses

LUMC 4459 (church) $120.00

Sailors Sandcastle 4460 (deposit spring retreat $1,600.00

The Breegan &Brett Partnership 4461(months 4-6-7-8-9-10-11) $294.00

Franchise Tax Board 4462 (199 - 2011-2012) $10.00

Lynell Rodio 4463 (philanthropic) $59.31

Michelle Johnston 4464 (membership-stamps-newsletter) $235.55

Corinne Gurney 4465 (programs) $26.36

Ku'Ulei Arredondo 4466 (christmas party) $127.38

Shelly Swanland 4467 (speaker) $848.31

Vicki Brown 4468 (SCCQG mileage) $20.00

Corinne Gurney 4469 (teachers lunch) $13.63

Total Expenses $3,354.54

Income

Workshop $385

Veterans Philanthropic $31

holiday Party $347

Newsletter (Victorias long arm quilting) $30

Membership $135

Quilt Challenge $80

Spring Retreat $1,575 Total Income $2,583.00

Current Balance $8,670.82

DSW Investments $15,146.02

$23,816.84

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Upcoming Quilting Events

Dec. 7 20th Annual Wrightwood Holiday Home Tour and Boutique at Wrightwood Community Building, 1275 Park Drive, Wrightwood, CA. Advance Tickets: $12, Day of Tour: $15, Sat. 11 - 4

Jan. 23-26 Road to California at Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA. Tickets: $15, Thurs - Sat. 9 – 6, Sun. 10 – 3:30. FMI: www.road2ca.com

Feb. 7-8 Valley Quilter’s 34th Annual Quilt Show at Valley-Wide Recreation, 901 West Esplanade Avenue, San Jacinto, CA. Tickets: $7, Fri. & Sat. 10 – 4. FMI: Sandra Daugherty (951) 927-2154

Feb. 22-23 South Bay Quilters Guild presents Wish Upon a Star at Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA. Tickets: $8 (at the door), $6 (in advance), Sat. 10 – 5 & Sun. 10 – 4. FMI: www.southbayquilterguild.org

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AVQA PROGRAM CALENDAR

December 12 Annual Holiday Party

December 14 In Town Retreat at the Community Room at Sierra Toyota

January 9 Sandy Turner – I Love the Fabric, But What Do I Do With It?

January 11 Workshop – Around the Twist

February 13 Lujean Seagal – Machine Quilting Designs

February 15 Workshop – Machine Quilting Techniques

April 10 Stephania Bommerito – Create Me a Background

April 12 Workshop – Piece a Quilt then Build on It

May 8 Quilt Show Preparation

June 12 Catherine Wilson – Paper Piecing the Judy Niemeyer Way

June 14 Workshop – Wedding Rings

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Antelope Valley Quilt Association General Meeting November 14, 2013

President, Cheryl Nieman, called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM. Cheryl asked if anyone would make a motion to approve the general meeting minutes as posted in the newsletter. Peggy Campbell made a motion to accept the October 2013 General Meeting Minutes as posted in the newsletter, Harriet Spann seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. Sue Jacobsen made a motion to accept the October Treasurer’s Report as posted in the newsletter, Linda Abling seconded the motion and the treasurer report was approved.

First Vice President, Corinne Gurney, announced she they found uterine cancer during her surgery last month and is still waiting on pathology to determine if further treatment is needed. She welcomed our speaker, Shelley Swanland and reported there is still room in the cathedral windows workshop on Saturday. She announced the upcoming programs:

December: Holiday Party with an in town retreat at the Community Room at Sierra Toyota on the following Saturday. The cost is $5 to cover table and chair rental.

January: Sandy Turner, Lecture – “I love the fabric but what do I do with it?”, Class – Around the Twist (which uses large print fabrics). She showed the sample for the class

February: Lujean Seagal, Lecture – Machine quilting designs and machine quilting workshop

March: There will be a bylaws review and presentation of the challenge quilts. We may have a workshop but content is yet to be determined.

April: Stephania Bommerito, Lecture – Create Me a Background, Class – Piece a Quilt then Build on It

May: Quilt show prep She showed the Opportunity Quilt top and said we need an Opportunity Quilt Promotion chair. If we want to take it to Road to California, the guild is required to provide 20 hours of white glove service.

Second Vice President, Edie Jones, announced the quilt show name will be “Fire in the Sky”. She asked members to consider making baby quilts, purses and table runners for the auction since these items seem to be in high demand. If you are interested in chairing a quilt show position, please contact her. Currently, we have Sylvia Darroch for Auction, Corinne Gurney for Make It and Take It and

CHALLENGE

DUE IN

3 ½ MONTHS

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Kathy Judkins for Publicity. The AV Fair Board voted to allow us free parking this year. The quilt show dates are May 17 th and 18th with setup on the 16th.

President, Cheryl Nieman, announced the spring retreat in Ventura will take place April 4 - 7. Deposits of $100 are due tonight. There is room for 24 people. Sign up during the break.

Challenge chair, Sylvia Darroch, told us she has a very busy life and was not planning on bugging each and every challenge participant by phone. She will be posting reminders in the newsletter. She sold 35 kits. She will be using quilt racks constructed by a new member’s husband to display the quilts for judging. Bolts in the Bathtub gave us a 25% discount on the fabric for the challenge. She also requested for each member to consider making something for the auction because they are 100% profit makers for the guild. She also plugged the Spring Retreat. Our chef, Linda, will be returning for the retreat.

Linda Abling is collecting fat quarters for the fat quarter drawing.

Friendship Circles chair, Karen Stenback, read a list of members who are forming a new friendship circle and asked them to meet with her during the break.

Holiday Party chair, Ku’ulei Arredondo announced the party will be 6:00 PM on December 12th at Green House Café in Lancaster. It will be similar to last year’s party (dinner and prizes). The cost is $23 prepaid. You can mail a check if you don’t have money tonight. Bring two fat quarters to play a dice game call Left Center Right (LCR).

Librarian, Corine Cudney, drew the Ribbon block party winner and Pat Stauning won. No library will be brought to the holiday party. A new block party will be presented in January.

Membership, Nani Johnson, announced 41 members and 5 guests were present and we have one new member: Kathy Amparan. She asked everyone to pick up their membership roster. There was a suggestion for the floor for a phone list like we had in the past. Michelle Johnston said she would try to reproduce it. Then she conducted the name tag drawing. Jan Donner, Cheryl Vieth and Corinne Gurney were the winners. She reminded us, your membership card gets you a 10% discount at JoAnn’s and Beverly’s.

Philanthropic chair, Lynell Rodio reported we gave 16 quilts to the Children’s Center of Antelope Valley and 14 bereavement quilts to Antelope Valley Hospital. She passed around a card from the staff from the Women and Children’s Unit thanking the guild for the bereavement quilts. She asked for more help with the machine quilting. She has plenty of quilts if you want to practice your machine quilting. She showed approximately 20 quilts which were recently completed.

Veterans’ Quilts chair, Betty Putzka, announced the Veteran’s quilt raffle was held on Veteran’s Day and the winner was Corinne Gurney. She has sent four quilts to the Quilts of Valor project.

First Vice President, Corinne Gurney, announced there will be a sign up list for those interested in visiting Bluebird Quilts, the quilt shop owned by October’s speaker, Janet Bottroff.

Carolyn Lundie showed a cotton plant with cotton in its native state before being picked.

Show and Share

Fat Quarter Drawing: Ku’ulei Arredondo won and chose striped or polka dot fabrics for January Peggy Campbell announced she is doing See’s candy fundraiser for her American Sewing Guild’s (ASG) Teach Another Generation (TAG) project. The TAG project teaches children between 9 and 12 years old sewing basics for $25/year. The funds are used to purchase materials.

Break

First Vice President, Corinne Gurney, introduced Shelley Swanland who presented her trunk show of Cathedral Window quilts done by machine and their many variations.

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Antelope Valley Quilt Association Board Meeting November 19, 2013

Attendees: Sylvia Darroch, Gay Goddard, Corinne Gurney, Michelle Johnston, Cheryl Nieman, Donna Roberts, Sandra Smith and Karen Stenback

President, Cheryl Nieman, called the meeting to order at 6:41 p.m. She stated the Cathedral Windows workshop was great and we need to encourage more members to take the workshops (although this workshop was well attended).

First Vice President, Corinne Gurney, asked the newsletter editor to remind Ku’ulei Arredondo she needed to furnish the front page article for the newsletter regarding the Holiday Party. An in-town retreat to work on whatever project you want is planned for Saturday

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December 14th in the community room at Sierra Toyota. A dozen or so people signed up. It’s $5/person to defray the cost of tables and chairs unless you are working on a philanthropic project. Sandy Turner will be here in January to lecture about working with large prints and her workshop is called “Around the Twist.” The sample was shown at the general meeting. Lujean Seagal will be here in February and will have a machine quilting workshop. Members who take the workshop will be invited to practice their new skills on philanthropic quilts. The March meeting will be the Challenge presentation and voting on the suggested changes to the bylaws suggested by the review committee. The March workshop is open since we do not have a speaker. After discussion, it was decided a philanthropic workshop would be held. Corinne has had requests for Janet Bottroff to come back and speak again. We would probably choose a watercolor workshop and it would not be until late 2014. Corinne asked about the three irons we used at the workshop. It was agreed they seem to be working. Corinne requested we get new ironing board covers for the three ironing boards. All present agreed and also said she may replace the very heavy ironing board with a lighter version. It was suggested we could sell the heavy duty ironing board at the auction. The money will come out of the equipment budget since the ironing boards are used by programs, retreats and philanthropic activities. Corinne reported there were only two members signed up to take a field trip to Bluebird Quilts so we’ll postpone until after January.

Parliamentarian, Donna Roberts, stated she handed out the update bylaws to by the review committee at the general meeting and is waiting for the committee to note any corrections. Donna asked is any board members were interested in running for their current position. Only the secretary is eligible for another term in her position and she would rather not run next year. In January, she will pass out a clipboard looking for perspective nominees for all board positions.

Second Co-Vice President, Gay Goddard, reported she has received a copy of Linda Rasmussen’s book on quilt judging and it is available for anyone to look at. She will be our judge at the quilt show. After the first of the year, she and Edie Jones will be sending out follow-up letters to the vendors. We have four vendors so far. Crafters have not been invited yet. Last year the 14 crafters rental space brought in $940. Gay is going to the Road to California show and will be talking to vendors about our show.

Treasurer, Sandra Smith, reported she had received membership and retreat money from Sandy Dikdan. Since Nani Craig was not present, she will hold on to the check and give it to Nani at the December meeting. She also reported there are only four spaces left at the Ventura retreat.

Friendship Circles Chair, Karen Stenback, reported a new friendship group of six to seven members has started. They met to determine format and meeting location. Karen was asked how many guild friendship groups exist and she did not have an accurate count. She did state four or five new groups have started in the last couple of years. Sylvia Darroch said she stressed to some new members the importance of joining a friendship group or the philanthropic groups because it’s in these groups where members get to sew together.

Challenge chair, Sylvia Darroch, reported 35 kits were sold for the Challenge. She collected $280, total expenses were $183.23 so there is a “profit” of $96.77. She asked the board if she could use $95 of the profit to buy gift cards from Bolts in the Bathtub for the Challenge winners ($40 for 1st Place, $25 for 2nd Place and $30 for Viewers’ Choice). Sandra Smith made a motion to authorize Sylvia Darroch to purchase gift cards at Bolts in the Bathtub for the three Challenge winners: 1st Place ($40), 2nd Place ($25) and Viewers’ Choice ($30). The motion was seconded by Karen Stenback. Cheryl Nieman called for a vote and all were in favor.

Secretary, Michelle Johnston, reported the September board meeting minutes were not approved at the last board meeting. Karen Stenback made motion to accept the September board meeting minutes as posted in the October newsletter. Gay Goddard seconded the motion. The minutes were approved. Sandra Smith made a motion to accept the October board meeting minutes posted in the November newsletter. Corinne Gurney seconded the motion and the minutes were approved. Michelle said she tried to save the guild money on postage on the November’s newsletter by not using an envelope and sealing three sides of the newsletters and addressing the blank side of the last page. This method keeps the weight under an ounce. But at least one member only received the outside page and not the rest of the newsletter. So she will be going back to using envelopes and extra postage. She wanted the board to be aware because we may need to increase the newsletter budget next year. She also reminded board members newsletter articles are due on Friday.

Corinne Gurney and Cheryl Nieman pointed out we still need an Opportunity Quilt Promotion chair. There were no volunteers at the meeting. Some discussion was held. Karen Stenback and Donna Roberts will ask the new friendship groups would like to take on the job as a group. Corinne reported we are going to ask Sue Handley to machine quilt the Opportunity Quilt. There was discussion on whether to take it to Road to California. In the past ticket sales were low in comparison to the amount of hours of white gloving the guild has to provide. It was decided to not take the quilt to Road to California. We are would like to have the Opportunity Quilt completed and ready for promotion sometime in January.

Meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m.

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AVQA Guild Meeting 2nd Thursday of each month

Next meeting: Thursday, December 12, 2013

at Greenhouse Café

1169 Commerce Center Drive Lancaster 6:00 pm

2013 - 2014 MEMBERSHIP: Regular Dues……………...……$30.00 If newsletter is received by both electronic

means and USPS………………$35.00

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