PR ES I D ENT’S MES S AG E

Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2013-14

President:

Ann Hockmeyer

Vice– President

Betty Dahlquist

Secretary:

Jan Taylor

Treasurer AP:

Elaine Rando

Treasurer AR:

Marianne Karp

Celebrating 35 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980.

To reach any committee, please address corre-spondence to MVQ Guild

PO Box 566 Haverhill. MA 01831 Newsletter items must be in to me by the 1st of each month:

Pat.lucey@verizon.net

October 2014

I love October! I love all the beautiful colors that we’re surrounded by. Our Oc-

tober meeting will be an opportunity to play with texture, color and fabric. Mad-

die and Lyn have put a great no stress playful program together for us to enjoy.

The Saturday workshop is designed for you to continue with the process and

make something beautiful from your new fabric!

The guild has so much going on and ways for you to get involved. There’s the

beautiful travel quilt, going to the Gathering that needs volunteers. Pick up fabric

at the meeting and make blocks for next year’s raffle quilt. Make a charity quilt

to cheer someone up. Sign up for the mystery bus trip. Go on a retreat. Make

blocks to swap. Work on your challenge quilt for the quilt show and lots more!

A big thanks to all for a great September meeting! There was a lot of news to

share and swapping fabric was fun! Have you started making your mug rug yet?

Don’t forget to have it ready for the Dec. meeting. We’re also going to continue

with the door prizes as long as we have fat quarters. Please remember to bring a

fat quarter to donate and give it to Liz or Susan when you check in. Your gener-

osity is greatly appreciated. Remember that we open the doors at 6 to socialize

and solve the world’s problems! See you all on October 16th.

Ann Hockmeyer

October 16th Hands on Round Tables” -- Play with Surface design techniques

AND learn fresh ideas

for your quilting. Lots of demos and time to make, take, learn & ask questions. Saturday, October 18th Workshop: “Making an Art Journal” (or small art quilt if you prefer) Continue exploring surface design & embellishing. Leave with a finished project to keep or gift. $25*

This and That

Sunshine Lady: Mary Jo Ray If you know of someone who needs a bit of sunshine in their

life, please contact Mary Jo on her phone please!

Remember:

Doors open at 6:00 for socializing!!

UPDATE ON MYSTERY BUS TRIP This year the board has approved that we charge $25 (non refundable) per person for the bus. A trip is being

thought about for 2nd Saturday in March 2015 To make this a firm decision we need to see a probable com-

mitment from at least 25-30 people. There will be a sheet to sign at October meeting to show interest. If we

do get the 25-30 we will move forward otherwise we will not have a trip this year. Guests will be welcome to

try to fill the bus

For new members - this is an all day (usually 8-5 or so) trip to 2-3 quilt

shops. We bring our lunch and eat on the bus and usually fun and

games on trip. Obviously a mystery where the bus goes but good times

usually had by all.

Comfort Quilts

We will be making quilts for the NE Rehab network. They can

use twin, lap and some baby quilts.

From the 2014-2015 Traveling Raffle Quilt Committee The Quilter's Gathering at the Manchester NH Radisson is November 6 (Thursday) through November 9 (Sunday) The following peo-

ple signed up to work on the raffle quilt table: Note that we need help, especially, on Saturday.

THURSDAY: 9:30 set up Betty Hastings, 10 to 12, Bev Valle and Lin Caiado, 12 to 2 is available, 2 to 4

Dee Morris and Jan Taylor.

FRIDAY: 9:30 set up, 10 to 12 Susan Sisson, 12 to 2 Andrea Bursaw and Sue Molin, 2 to 4 Signe Kaleel

and Gladis Siros, 4 to 6 Nancy Dempsey

SATURDAY; 9:30 set up, 10 to 12 Ann Hockmeyer, 12 to 2 available, 2 to 4 available, 4 to 6 available.

SUNDAY: 9:30 set up 10 to 12 Ann Stobb, 12 to 3 Pat Lucey and Gail Wozniac 3:00 take down the quilt

Betty Hastings.

Please contact Betty Hasting if you can fill one of the available dates.

Raffle Quilt 2015-16. Thank You for the great response in taking the future raffle quilt blocks home to sew. Please finish them up and return them at the October, December or January meeting. There are more blocks that need to be finished. Please stop by

our table at the back of the room, to pick up and/or drop off the blocks. Your help is greatly appreciated! Bev and Lin

Newsletters are available by snail mail to only those without computer

access-

Send $10 to Pat Lucey, [not MVQ] and at least 10 address labels during the summer. You will get your Septem-

ber newsletter.

This covers stamps, paper and toner for the year.

19 Willow Rd, Boxford, MA 01921

Special Consideration Newsletters

Board Meetings :Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, April 8, May 6 and June 3 at 7:00.

Held at Plaistow Library– All members are welcome!

Held every year at the end of NH school vacation- Friday and Saturday- May 1st and 2nd at Timberlane Jr High in Plaistow

Quilt judging is usually done at Merrimac Library on a Wed, Carrie Zizza is coordinating.

Quilt drop-off and show set-up is Thursday,May 1st at the School. Come

early as the show is also hung that day. Members are required to give 2 hours of volunteer time either before or

during show. Many opportunities abound! Sign sheets are on the back table.

Quilt entry forms [found on blog] are to be sent in before March 31st. You can choose to have your quilt judged by a certified judge- $3:00

per quilt. Great chance to learn from a professional!

Challenge Quilts: Janice Jones is chair- make a quilt related to the Theme- “Red, White and Blue- “ A hatchet block must be included some-where. separately judged according to specific criteria- info on blog

Quilt Show ads: Members can gather an ad from a business for our booklet- can be any type of business, not just quilt related. Letter is on blog with in-fo you will need.

Publicity: Take a few bookmarks or posters- give to friends or hang in pub-lic places in your tow.- Available on back table during meetings.

Penny Raffle Table: members donate a basket, bucket, tray etc filled with

new items- either quilt related or not [tea, chocolate, gardening, teddy bear etc.] Kathy Pearse is coordinating.

Silent Auction: Members donate a handmade article to be auctioned off

during the show. 50% of proceeds goes to maker and 50% goes to Guild fund for a new loud speaker system.

White Elephant: members bring in fabric [no upholstery], patterns, but-

tons, lace, unwanted tools or unfinished quilts- 100% of proceeds to the guild.

Kitchen: Volunteers are needed to man – bake cookies to sell- donate bot-

tled water and Diet Soda to sell. Deb Zukas is chair. Boutique: An opportunity for members to sell homemade articles,pins,

bags, knit items, [quilts do not really sell], tools, books , patterns that are in

excellent condition. 20% goes to guild- maker gets 80%. Maggie Judd and Pat Lucey

Top FiveThings This Month About Quilt Show

1. Be sure and read Quilt Show 101 in this newsletter. Hope this is helpful for new mem-

bers. Be sure and ask questions of anyone

2. Hope you are working on challenge for show - see blog for details ‘

3. We are looking for someone to co-chair the silent auction with Bev Vallee. Great small

job for new members and great way to meet others in guild. 4. Make sure you have the dates of May 1 and 2nd on your calendar.

5. Be sure and see Gail Wozniak or Helen Weymouth if ideas or questions.

Looking for more donations

Please check your bins, closets, stash etc - ribbon for quilt show committee is still

looking for the following donations- red fabrics, blue fabrics, white(or white on white) ,

star buttons and any thin red , white or blue ribbon. So bring a little or a lot to the Oc-

tober meeting Thanks

“Red, White and Blue and Celebrating 35

Years of MVQ!” May 1st and 2nd

A Quilter’s Gathering will be held at the Radisson in Man-

chester on Nov. 6,7,8 & 9th. MVQ has always been well represented at this

show and this year will be no exception!

-- Thursday, December 4th HOLIDAY PARTY & BUFFET

Thursday, January 15th Lecture: “Modern Quilt or Contemporary Quilt” – Amy Friend, West

Newbury.

Co-founder of the Seacoast Modern Quilt Guild, pattern designer, & blogger Amy will present her

quilts and views on Modern & Contemporary quilting. www.duringquiettime.com

Saturday, January 17th Workshop: “Attract your Modern Side”. Before Amy heads off to teach at

A Quilter’s Gathering

she’ll be here utilizing fabric die cutting with Sizzix and teaching us to show our Modern side. $30*

Thursday, February 19th UFO Auction – Carrie Zizza & Signe Kaleel

Saturday, February 21th Workshop & Sew In: Charity sew or a finishing party. TBD but FREE

Thursday, March 19th Lecture: "Quilts: Creativity and the Value of Judging"

Holice Turnbow, Certified Judge, Sturbridge MA.

Saturday, March 21st Workshop: Dancing with the Applique Stars. Spend the day with award win-

ning appliqué quilters

who will share their secrets for winning the ribbons. Techniques will include: reverse, several freezer

paper variations, machine, baste or not & working with wool. Try them all, find your favorite. $25*

Thursday, April 16 th Lecture: “Journeys” – Time travel with several MVQ quilters & their quilts.

Saturday, April 18t8 Workshop: “Scrap Queen Unleashed!”

Our own Signe Kaleel will be making us use our scraps & tame them all into submission, atleast in

theory. Join Signe as she teaches us how to make beautiful scrap quilts utilizing several techniques

including just “going at it”. Fuggly, crummie, fractured, stringy or playful….plan to use your scraps &

maybe even your friends scraps. Totally addicting!! $25*

Thursday, May 21th Joe Cunningham, San Francisco CA. – www.joethequilter.com/

Lecture: “How to Have Fun”

Friday, May 22st

NOTE: FRIDAY

Workshop: ROCK THE BLOCK, Album Style. Joe Cunningham

How can a quilt that looks so complex be so simple? Rock the block with a simple process that leads

to unavoidable originality. Fun, easy, & yet deeply satisfying & eye-opening, this class will have you

inventing your own ways to make block quilts all your own. (4 yards of fabric) $35*

Thursday, June 18th Lecture: “Waste Not, Want Not….your Time” – Gladi Porsche, Medical doc-

tor, musician, blogger

and Cocheco Guild member. Gladi is an appliqué & traditional quilter who is using her “free time” to

create lovely, intricate & award winning quilts. Her wonderful use of color, design sense & her

detailed workmanship bring traditional to a new & contemporary timelessness. www.gladiquilts.net

BOOK SWAP: Literary type or GUILTY Summer reading. Add a personal note & bookmark.

All lectures are on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Holy Angels Hall. All Workshops are held at the

Plaistow Library on Saturday

*********Note Joe Cunningham workshop is on Friday– this helps us lower his cost.

Merrimack Valley Quilters General Meeting September 18,

2014 7 P.M. http://mvquilters.wordpress.com/ Ann Hockmeyer, President called the meeting to order and introduced the other new Board Members; Betty

Dahlquist, V.P.; Jan Taylor, Secretary; Elaine Rando and Marianne Karp, Treasurers.

Committees Needing Chairpersons: Mystery Bus Trip, Historian, and Storybook Quilts

Membership: Liz Swan and Susan Sisson; 75 members were present, including 5 new members – Judy Ber-

esford, Diane Desjardin, Gail Forthoffer, Nancy Ruddock, and Tami Sullivan -- and one returning, after-a-long-

break, member – Ronnie Longwell. We also welcomed 5 guests. Renewing members must have their member-

ship dues postmarked by September 30, 2014 in order to hang their quilt(s) in the May 2015 show.

Comfort Quilts: V.P. Betty Dahlquist announced that the Northeast Rehab network will be the recipient of our

quilts this year. They need mostly adult twin size, some children’s, some wheelchair lap size, and some baby

quilts.

Raffle Quilt 2014-15 Travel: Betty Hastings reported that the quilt top was shown at the M.V.Q. show in May,

and after quilting by Cathy Harnisch, was taken to the Mancuso World show in Manchester and Mann’s Orchard

in Methuen, under the leadership of Cathy. The quilt has earned over $900 to date. It will be going to The Quilt-

ers Gathering in Manchester Nov.6 – Nov. 9, 2014, where ticket salespeople are needed.

Raffle Quilt 2015-16 Creation: Bev Valle and Lin Caiado will be making the quilt from blocks that all of us

can piece. For a $5.00 deposit members will be given fabric and directions for 2 blocks. When the blocks are

returned, by the January meeting, the money will be refunded. 162 blocks are needed.

Quilt Show: May 1 and 2, 2015: Helen Weymouth announced the theme of next year’s show as “Celebrate

America; the Red, White, and Blue, and 35 Years of M.V.Q.” Challenge Quilt rules are on our website. Deb

Zukas (and her family) will manage the Kitchen for her sixth and last year; she’s looking for an apprentice for

this year, to replace her in 2016. UFO Challenge: Ann and Mary Stobbs; get out those UFOs that you started

before Sept. 2012 and challenge yourself to finish them by the May 2015 meeting. Sign them up for one $2.00

fee, before Jan. 2015, and you could be the lucky winner of everyone’s fees. The rules and entry form are on our

website under Projects. Prize Ribbons: Carol Sullivan needs us to donate red, white, or blue fabrics and narrow

ribbons. Next Quilt Show meeting; Monday Sept. 29, 2014, 7P.M. at Plaistow Library.

Mystery Quilt 2014 - 2015: Barbara Callard and Roseanne Ricketson left fabric requirements lists on the front

table, and directions will be posted under Projects on the MVQ website. Sunshine Lady: Mary Jo Ray is ready to serve; please call her if you know of any guild members who could

use some sympathy or sunshine. (Her e-mail will be unreliable.)

Show and Tell: There were many beautiful quilts finished since our last meeting, several using last year’s Mys-

tery Quilt directions.

Programs: Lyn Grenier and Maddie Burke announced that this year’s theme will be “Conservation; let’s make a

dent,” and shared what they’ve planned for the rest of the year, including the roll of the toilet paper rolls. This

Saturday’s workshop will be an open sew with a special invitation to our new members.

Kennebunk Retreat: Kathy Pearse; the money is due by the end of Sept. for the Nov. 19 – 23 retreat; applica-

tions are on the website under Quilt Retreats.

Treasurer Layne Rando gave the financial report and reminded us that Expense Vouchers, and instructions, are

on the website under Resources/Forms.

The Monthly Raffle was won by Rosemary Bray; the Door Prizes by Barbara Callard, Beth Wood, and Lisa

McCarthy; and the Free M.V.Q. Membership for this year by Mary Ginn. Ann H. asked that each of us to do-

nate Fat Quarters at every meeting, to be used for door prizes.

The Ice Cream Social was a big hit with everyone!

Next General Meeting: Thurs. Oct. 16th, at 7 P.M., doors open at 6 P.M. for set-up and socializing.

Respectfully submitted, Janice Taylor, Secretary

Jeanne Elliott

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Newsletters are available by snail mail to only those without computer access-

Send $10 to Pat Lucey, [not MVQ] and at least 10 address labels during the summer. You will get your September newsletter.

This covers stamps, paper and toner for the year.

19 Willow Rd, Boxford, MA 01921

Next Meeting October 16th

Holy Angels Hall 7:00

Check List:

Name Tag

Show and Tell $ for raffle

Refreshments [if it

is your turn!] $ for membership

Refreshments: A through F

Pat Lucey is alwaysPat Lucey is alwaysPat Lucey is always

collecting knitted or crocheted hats collecting knitted or crocheted hats collecting knitted or crocheted hats

for babies and children! I also have a for babies and children! I also have a for babies and children! I also have a

source for leftover yarn!source for leftover yarn!source for leftover yarn!

Congratulations!

Ann Hockmeyer & Betty Hastings both won

blue ribbons at the Topsfield Fair!

Cancellations!

Info will be on the Blog