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President’s Message

When our members elected me to the presidency of our guild, I made a few commitments to myself and to our members. Amongst those commitments was to be playful and to create a fun atmosphere for our members and for our guests. Another commitment that I made was to reinforce a spirit of community amongst our members. To further those goals your CQA board presented the April member tea. The board members pulled out the stops and outdid themselves in creating beautiful welcoming tables, delicious food and tea, a fun hat contest with winners in five categories, a game with fat quarter stashes going home with winners at each table and surprise Barbershop Quartet vocals that included the talents of two of our member’s husbands! I want to recognize “Mr.” Jan Hunter and “Mr.” Marita Clark and two other singing associates for putting smiles on our faces. More recognition goes to our board members, Joan and Gerry Olsen who celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary with us at the tea and even took to the floor to share a dance! Our guild is very blessed to have such a power couple! Please thank your current and outgoing board members for giving our guild the gift of their time. You have re-elected some of our present officers and elected some new officers. Committee chairs have been appointed. Our new Board takes office June 1, the beginning of our fiscal year. NEW OFFICERS

President Thelma Atkinson Vice President Sandra Bunker Secretary Joyce Turner Treasurer Mary Ashby NEW DIRECTORS Membership Pat Hibner, assisted by Jan Hunter Workshops Maria Ring, assisted by Nancy Isabel Speaker contracts Valorie Zentil, assisted by Laura Divine Speaker hospitality Laura Divine Ways and means Jerry Ann Olgy NEW STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS Communications Murielle O’Brien Historian Phyllis Curlee Comfort Givers Sandy Puchlevic Website Jennifer Rapacki Small Groups Jonal Beck Library Sue McWaters Facilities Joan Olsen assisted by Gerry Olsen Quilt Show Queen Pamuela Hodson

Volume 37, Issue 3 May/June 2017

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Hospitality Tricia Steinfeld Travel Tricia Steinfeld assisted by Elli Throckmorton Block of the Month Jackie Tucker Newsletter Lynne Woods OUTGOING OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS Vice President Gerry Olsen Secretary Saundra Hiebert-Darata; Saralee Antrim-Saizan Workshops Diana Herron Speaker Contracts Linda McKenna Historian Jane Aiello Comfort Givers Julie Gardner Website Barbara Larsen Past President Pamela Lindsay

EACH ONE TEACH ONE OPPORTUNITY An opportunity for our members to give time to our community and to participate in my President’s challenge of Each One Teach One is coming up on Sunday, May 21 from 1:00-4:00 at the Pleasant Valley Historical Society Museum,720 Las Posas Road, Camarillo 93010. Camarillo Quilters are needed to demonstrate hand quilting and to perhaps give a mini lesson/workshop to youth and adults at the annual Living History Day. CQA members may wish to take simple nine patch precut kits or a simple appliqué kit and allow participants to sew a make it and take it block. I wish I was able to personally participate, however, I will be traveling that weekend. I would be pleased to help prepare kits. CQA has a portable hand quilting frame available for demonstration. Please contact Thelma, 805-798-0001 thelmaatkinson@sbcglobal.net to volunteer at this important community event.

BONNIE HUNTER IS COMING! Our guild has waited for over two years for Bonnie Hunter to teach and to give a trunk show and presentation! The Bonnie Workshop is Monday, June 12 at the Orchid Room Banquet Hall, 816 Camarillo

Springs Road, Camarillo 93012. The member workshop fee is $85, the nonmember fee is $120. The last day for member priority workshop enrollment is at the Tuesday, May 9 general meeting. Non-members may request to be put on the non-member waiting list and they may enroll if there are remaining spaces following the May 9 meeting. The Bonnie Lecture and Trunk Show is Tuesday, June 13 at the Pleasant Valley Community Center, 1605 E. Burnley Street, Camarillo, CA 93010. Doors open at 8:45 A.M. The meeting begins at 9:30 A.M. Park in the east parking lot, please do not park in the front lot which is for the Senior Center. Visiting Guilds, please RSVP to assure adequate seating. The guest fee is $5.00 The Bonnie Picnic Lunch will follow the general meeting on Tuesday, June 13 in the picnic area behind the Community Center Auditorium. There is seating for 40 people. You may bring your own chairs in case we exceed forty people. Members and guests may pre-order and prepay for a box lunch provided by Jersey Mikes. The box lunch will include a 5” sandwich or salad of your choice, a cookie, chips and bottled water. The box lunch must be prepaid and preordered by Friday, June 9.

Thelma Atkinson President

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Speakers & Workshops

May 2017 (Meeting at Community Center Auditorium, Camarillo) Tina Curran www.tinacurran.com

May 9 ~ Lecture ”My Excellent Adventure as a Quilter Trunk Show”

May 10 ~ Workshop ”Whimsical

Garden (pictured)

$45 members, $ 70 non-members

Last call for signups --

Some space available!

June 2017 (Meeting at Community Center Auditorium, Camarillo)

Bonnie Hunter www.quiltville.com

Monday Workshop ****

June 12 ~ Workshop

“My Blue Heaven” (pictured)

June 13 ~ Lecture “String Fling &

Addicted to Scraps”

June 13 ~ Picnic in the Park

after the lecture, with Bonnie

$85 members, $ 120 non-members

Last call for member signups is

May 9. Some space available!

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Comfort Givers We will be showing the Habitat House quilts at the May meeting. Come see all the wonderful quilts that we have collected for these families – perhaps you’ll recognize one!

Our “July Quilt Giveaway” will be upon us soon and following is a list of our current charities and their preferred quilt sizes...

1. Ventura County Medical Center –

a. Infusion Center Pediatric and Adult Hematology and Oncology. (Lap or twin)

b. Neonatal Unit (Layette)

c. Pediatrics Intensive Care ( Lap or twin)

2. Lighthouse Women’s and Children’s Mission (All sizes)

3. RAIN Transitional Living Center (All sizes)

4. Life Centers of Ventura County (Layette and lap)

5. Safe Harbor (Lap)

6. Casa Pacifica (All sizes)

7. New Start for Moms (Lap and Twin)

8. Senior Concerns (Lap and throws)

9. Kids to Kids (Twin)

There are 4 other charities that we give quilts to upon request - 1. Teen Challenge (Twin)

2. Veterans Home (Lap and throws)

3. Habitat for Humanity (All sizes)

4. Project Understanding. (Lap)

Our biggest expense is batting. Hobbs will send us the batting that we need if we enclose 5 bar codes in each order, and then all we have to do is pay for shipping. So PLEASE bring us the bar codes on packages of Hobbs batting that you purchase.

Thank you all, for your contributions. You do make a difference! Kay McLaughlin, Comfort Giver

Approximate Quilt

Sizes:

Layette 36” x 40”,

Crib 45-52” x 60-68”

Lap 45-52” x 60-68”

Twin 60-65” x 80-88”

Scott Griffin Workshop

Our members make beautiful

blocks!

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“Heart and Sew” We are a CQA small group, and we would like new members to come sew on

individual projects for charity donation. Bring your sewing machine and join us in

Ventura the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 10am – 1 pm.

Contact Lyn Merideth if you would like to join us.

SCCQG 2018 Road to California Special Exhibit

“Emerging Light”

Light has always been an inspiration. Artists over time have defined light in different ways.

✴ “Look at light and admire its beauty. Close your eyes, and then look again: what you saw is no

longer there; and what you will see later is not yet.” Leonardo da Vinci

✴ Emerge is defined as rising up, coming forth from a place shut off from view or hidden. Then coming

into sight and being noticed.

✴ Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. When we think of light, we

think of sunshine, candles, halos, fire, lighting, laser or neon light. Yet there are far more kinds of light, whether natural or manmade. In the absence of light, there is darkness.

✴ The challenge is to create a quilt that illustrates the concept of “Emerging Light” in some form.

Consider the possibility of light appearing within a traditional set of blocks, a modern composition, or an art statement. Any quilting technique from traditional block(s), appliqué patterns to modern modes, or mixed quilting techniques can be combined into the quilt.

❖ Create a quilt based on the theme “Emerging Light.”

❖ The quilt must be no less than 72 inches nor more than 160” in total circumference.

Embellishments must not protrude more than ½” from the surface of the quilt.

❖ The quilt must be made with fabric and quilted either by hand or machine or both. It must consist

of three layers, and be either bound or enclosed along the edges.

❖ On the reverse side include a label with your name, mailing address, phone number, email

address, the quilt title and the Member Guild to which you belong. A 4” sleeve is required.

❖ Your entry must be free of any text or images protected by copyright, unless you have the

expressed written permission from the person or institution that holds the copyright and you

provide that written permission with your submission.

❖ The entry form must be completely filled out including a brief statement sharing your inspiration for

the quilt linked to the theme of the challenge of no more than 150 words.

❖ Include a photograph of your quilt with the entry form.

❖ An entrant must be a current member of a Member Guild or an Affiliate Member of the Southern

California Council of Quilt Guilds.

❖ By completing a Call for Quilts, you are agreeing to allow your work to be displayed for the duration of the 2018 Road to California Quilt Show.

❖ Entries must be submitted by August 1, 2017. Send your entry form and photograph to Stephania Bommarito, 18924 Patronella Avenue, Torrance, CA 90504. Or, email both entry form and photograph to quiltwizard1024@gmail.com .

❖ Further info to follow after the entry deadline regarding where/when to send your quilt for collection.

❖ The Quilt Insurance Disclaimer can be found on the Entry Form. ❖ Questions, contact Stephania at 310-503-7989 or quiltwizard1024@gmail.com

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Camarillo Quilters Association Membership Application

Membership Year: June 1, 2017—May 31, 2018

Membership dues are $35.00 per year. Bring your completed form and payment to the Membership Table at a guild meeting or mail to: Camarillo Quilters Association, P. O. Box 347, Camarillo, CA 93011-0347

PRINT NAME______________________________________Renewal_________New_________

Address_________________________________________________________________________________________

City_________________________________________________State__________________Zip_________________

Home Phone ( )__________________________Cell Phone( )___________________________________

Email Address______________________________________________Birthday (mm/dd)___________

The guild newsletter is delivered by email. To have the Bi-monthly Newsletter sent to you via US Mail costs an additional $15. $________________Annual Dues $35.00

$________________Add $15 to have newsletter mailed

$________________Total submitted: Cash____________Check No. _____________________

CQA Dog Bed Donations and Process

We collect bags and boxes of scraps at each monthly meeting. You are also welcome to drop items at my house. Please call first: Margaret Booker 805-650-1515

Here is how we sort the donations: 1. Scraps: kept for the dog beds

2. Yardage: goes to Comfort Givers for donated quilt making

3. Fleece: Large pieces go to a member who makes blankets for rescue animals. 4. Large pieces of cotton fabric are set-aside for Cutters group to cut squares of

various sizes, which are packaged and sold at our Quilt show. You are welcome

to join us! The Cutters meet the second Thursday of each month at Leisure

Village. Call Dalya Decktor phone 805-302-5795 for directions. 5. Any large non-cotton, etc. is taken to a thrift store.

6. Items that cannot be used or recycled are put in trash.

7. Re-usable plastic bags are collected and brought to meeting for member use.

If you have questions about this process, please call Margaret, above.

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Art & Jenny’s Sewing Center 2124 E. Thompson Blvd.

Ventura, CA 93001

805-643-8536

www.artandjennys.com

Roxanne’s A Wish and A Dream 919 Maple St.

Carpinteria CA 93013

805-566-1250

www.roxannequilts.com

Candy’s Quiltworks

8549 Reseda Blvd.

Northridge, CA 91324

818-349-7397 www.candysquiltworks@sbcglobal.net

The Quilt Emporium

4918 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Woodland Hills, CA 91364

818-704-8238 www.quiltemporium.com

Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Company

1724 East Avenida de los Arboles #E.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805-241-0061

www.cottonandchocolate.com

The Quilters Studio

1090 Lawrence Dr. Unit 101

Newbury Park, CA 91320 805-480-3550

www.quiltersstudio.com

Homespun Treasures

2360 Las Posas Rd #A. Camarillo, Ca 93010

805-383-7183

www.homespuncamarillo.com

Quilty Pleasures

1742 E. Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93065

805-581-1577

www.quiltypleasures.org

Kingdom Sewing Center 1790 Los Angeles Ave.

Simi Valley, CA 93065

805-579-1571 www.kingdomsewing.com

Quilts for Habitat for Humanity

The final donation of quilts for the Santa Paula Habitat for Humanity home recipients will be held Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m., 269 E. Santa Paula Ave at Trinity Lane. We need members to hold and distribute quilts at the dedication ceremony. There are 20 quilts to be given to the last four families. We are also invited to join the block of families afterwards for food and cake. Volunteers are requested to contact Joyce Antrim Sos.

Say Thank you to our Local Shops!

They love our guild – and give generously each month to our Ways and Means.

Please support them in turn by giving them your business.

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Camarillo Quilters Association P.O. Box 347 Camarillo, CA 93011

Please park in the side lot –

east side of the building

CAMARILLO QUILTERS ASSOCIATION http://www.camarilloquilters.org/

Monthly Meetings

Pleasant Valley Community Center 1605 E Burnley Dr.

Camarillo, CA 93010

Second Tuesday of each month except August

Doors open at 8:45 a.m.

Meeting starts promptly at 9:30 am

Cell Phone Quiet Zone - No Perfume Zone