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SEPTEMBER 19
Guild
General Meeting
Topic:
QUILTING
BASICS 101
Learn some
basic quilting
tips, tricks,
and sewing
techniques.
West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Mission Statement: The West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. provides charity within our community and
quality education to the public about quilts and quilt making.
Website: http://www.westpascoquilters.org
Editor: Aileen Kline, Co-Editor Shara Kline [email protected]
SEPTEMBER 2019
Dear Fellow Quilters,
It is wonderful to be back home again, isn’t it? Once the volume was
adjusted on the sound system, it worked great. Remember, if you can’t hear,
feel free to move closer to the front.
At our next meeting, please remember to pick up some 2020 Opportunity
Quilt postcards. For those who have not seen them yet, they have a picture
on one side and Quilt Show information on the other. We have plenty, so please take as many
as you want and give to friends and businesses. Kathy Sonosky, our Opportunity Quilt
Coordinator, has scheduled several places we will be showing the quilt. If you are aware of any
other events we can take it to, please let Kathy know.
Thursday, September 12th at 9:30 am is the next committee meeting for the 2020 Quilt Show at
Shalimar MHV. We will meet monthly until the show. It takes everyone to put on a great show,
so please get involved!
The Quilt Registration Form deadline, for registering your quilt(s), is
October 17th. Please fill out the registration form and attach a 4x6 inch photo of your quilt(s).
Eric Drexler’s Sulky thread presentation was very enlightening and informative. (More on this
on page 17).Thanks, Betsy Turner, for your organization and behind-the-scenes hard work.
Please check the Education page for more info on the many classes Betsy has set up for you.
Please make sure you refer to the ”Frequently Asked Questions” section related to the quilt show
on page 7 of the newsletter. Feel free to contact Pam King or Janie Franco with additional
questions. They will continue to update the “Frequently Asked Questions” list monthly.
LITTLE LIBRARY is back in business! Thanks to Judy Nichols and her committee for all they do
to keep us stocked with books and magazines. Check out page 10 for details and color coding
for the books. It sure makes it easy to find whatever you need.
RENT A TABLE!!! Charity Sew was the first group to book a Sales Table and sold LOTS of
goodies. If you are interested in renting a table at the General meeting for $10 (in advance)
contact Alma Tilley. All months starting in September are currently open! Patriotic Block of the Month Each month, Barbara Manning has a pattern in the newsletter with
instructions. The patterns are fast and easy to make. Check out the patterns and make a block or two! Donated blocks are made into quilts for “Quilt of Valor” recipients. Volunteers are also needed to assemble the blocks into quilt tops.
Check out our new Help Wanted section on page 18. Blessed are the children of the piece makers …. for they will inherit the quilts!
Rose Ann
Quilt Show Registration
Ladies,
only ONE month left until all
registrations for the Quilt Show have to be in. Please do not wait until the last minute.
Registration forms with
pictures have to be turned in no later than the October Guild
meeting. Registration forms and
instructions are online and in the
newsletter. Thank You,
Shirley Zerbe
Registration Chair
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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
Membership, Special Events, Help Wanted,
Photo Shoot 3
Education 4
Community Outreach, QOV, Opportunity Quilt 5
Community Outreach, Charity Sew 6
Quilt Show 2020 - Frequently Asked Questions 7
Boutique, Basket Walk, Quilt Ribbons,
Special Art Exhibit, Youth Quilt,
Small Quilt Silent Auction
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Scholarship, Fabric Scraps Project 2020 9
Library 10
Military Coupons, Gift Basket, Share the Wealth 11
Monthly Art Quilt Challenge 12
Welcome Home, WPQG Art Challenge, Preemie
Sewers 13
Food Bank, QOV Flag Block Kit, Fabric Shifting 14
Patriotic BOM 15
Patriotic BOM, Birthdays, Quilters’ Retreat 16
Sulky, Charity Sew Quilt Recipient List,
Sew & Tell 17
Help Wanted, Linky Dinks 18
Bed Turning, Small Quilt Auction Donations 19
Small Groups 20
Calendar 21
Boutique Guidelines 22
Quilt Registration Form 23
Quilt Registration Guidelines 24
Guild Meeting Locations, Misc. 25
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MEMBERSHIP
Yeah! Party at the Membership table! Not really, but we are right next to the coffee & donut holes. Might as well enjoy it! Verna Donahue and Linda Miller have VOLUNTEERED to join Leslie, Jane, and me at the table by the door to meet and greet. Real volunteers, isn't it great?! We also have stealth Membership members. Nancy Meinhardt, Keeper of the Database, Sharon Pruitt, Diva of Directories, and Linda Fernandes, New Member Tour Guide-in-chief. I almost forgot our seasonal members, Diane Wilcox and Marilyn Wood and our stand-by money collectors, Aileen Kline and Mary Parkin. At this rate, we will soon be a significant voting block! By the way, the Guild acquired two new members in August. Their names are Wanda Anderson and Donna MacPhaiden. Welcome! Be sure to look into joining a Small Group, more friends never hurt anyone. We also had two renewals, bringing our Membership total to 245. I'll see you in September. (Isn't that a song? You know, that song those guys sing?).
Pat Donohoo
At our October meeting, we will be gathering around tables to make items for the Quilt Show Boutique. We will have instructors at each of the project tables to guide you with that project. We hope you enjoy! Please bring some basic items with you to help you work on the projects, if you have any at home. SCISSORS, HAND NEEDLE, THREAD, FABRIC GLUE, GLUE STICK, SMALL IRONING PAD, SMALL IRON, & SMALL CUTTING MAT AND ROTARY CUTTER. Also, some wet wipes in case you get GLUE on your fingers.
Happy Crafting! Dannee Brooks
SPECIAL EVENTS
Help the Boutique. We are in search of
ideas for small projects that can be made
by hand, sewed or made by gluing.
It can be anything that includes fabric
and/or fiber. Small Projects
that can be done in 30-40 minutes
for the Quilt Show Boutique.
Contact Dannee Brooks
with your ideas!
727-207-0478
Please remember that we will be photographing your Quilt Show quilts for the Quilt Show PROGRAM starting at the October meeting. Please make sure you have added a label to your quilt with the name of the quilt and the maker...... any questions? Call Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667 (txt ok too). Rhonda Koning 2020 Quilt Show Program Chair
October Photo Shoot
Editors note: “See you in September”
by The Happenings -1959
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EDUCATION 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!
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.
September 20: Trish Wallick, “Quilting 102”. Class is $20. 9:30am - 3pm. Location: Palm room at the Rec Center. Bring your lunch. You will be making a Christmas table topper. Kits to be provided for $12. There are a few spots still open. Join in on the fun! We will also welcome Patty Sutton, Vice President of Development for West Pasco County Habitat for Humanity, to our September meeting. She will visit our Guild to get to know us better and give a presentation about the “WELCOME HOME!” Art Quilt Project. October 17: Our creative meeting, dedicated to creating items for the Quilt Show Boutique, so bring those busy hands! Please bring some basic items with you to help on the projects. SCISSORS, HAND NEEDLE, THREAD, FABRIC GLUE, GLUE STICK, SMALL IRONING PAD, SMALL IRON, SMALL CUTTING MAT, ROTARY CUTTER AND WET WIPES. Judy Nichols, (our librarian), will be teaching a class/workshop on “Art Quilts” for the “Welcome Home!” project. Location: Rec Ctr from 1pm-4pm. Bring your lunch. More info soon.
***REMINDER: Our October meeting is also the Deadline to turn in Quilt Registration Forms for the Quilt Show*** October 25: Janie Franco teaching “Quilting with rulers”. Class is $20, bring your lunch. Location: Shalimar MHV from 9:30am to 3pm. Supply list to follow. 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 November 22, Class Cost is $35. Details below on November 22 listing. Semi Annual Yard Sale. Rent a table early! Tables must be paid for in advance. See Alma Tilley.
November 22: Jan Cunningham will teach a machine applique class (a flower). Cost $35. Class will be at the Rec Ctr from 9:30am to 3pm. Lunch is provided by the Guild. Sign up soon for this informative machine applique class.
December 19: Christmas Party! Please bring a dish to share! This will be held at the NPR Recreation & Aquatic Center. Fun and games!
January 16: Martelli will be here to give a fun and informative presentation! Sign up sheets to VOLUNTEER for the 2020 Quilt Show will be set up. All members are needed to make this a successful Quilt Show.
February 2020: WPQG Quilt Show!! Please be prepared to volunteer your time. We need all of you to help!! Betsy Turner Education Chair
603-520-7828 [email protected]
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2020 Honor Flight Opportunity Quilt Fundraising
Community Outreach
Our new total raised so far.... $1753
The money raised this month was from tickets purchased at the Guild meeting or from members who turned in the money from packets of tickets that they sold. The Opportunity Quilt will be out and about in September at these events: 7th - Honor Flight Orientation 10th - Honor Flight Homecoming 12th - Community Service Council Meeting October events: 19th - Honor Flight Orientation 22nd - Honor Flight Homecoming Is anyone involved in a fall festival or craft fair that we could bring the Opportunity Quilt? Please let me know!
Thank you all, again, for your commitment to our fundraising efforts!
Great picture of Donnie Hanson and Diane Turscak at Stitcher Paradise. This picture was posted on the Happy Apple Quilts Stitcher Paradise Facebook page.
Kathy Sonosky Opportunity Quilt Fundraising Coordinator 727.982.7419 talk/text [email protected]
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
We currently have 12 completed quilts. Our goal is 25 QOV quilts. We need your help to reach our goal. Please help
by making blocks, piecing quilt tops , or quilting them. Many hands make the work go faster. Thank you.
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2019 Charity Quilt
Goal
350
Quilts!
We Can
Do This!!
Community Outreach - Charity Sew
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 in teams, to help each other 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 20 for more details about the Guild’s other Small Groups!**
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Charity Sew - September We will still be working to complete quilting on finished tops. A new pattern, Stepping Stones, is available for those of you who have been asking. There is an abundance of fabric in our storage room at Shalimar to be used. Please make that your first “shopping choice”.
FABRIC DONATIONS Remember we are only able to accept cotton fabric for quilting purposes.
Judy and I, as well as all the
“Charity Sewers”, appreciate
your very generous donations,
however, due to storage
restrictions, we are unable to
accept any more donations at
this time. Please keep your
donations for us until we are
able to rectify our storage
problems. Thank you.
Jacquie Currey
Great things are happening!
Charity Sew has been very busy. We are always excited
to welcome anyone who wants to contribute their time.
Many volunteers are working on their own Charity Quilts,
some have friends that are not even members who
donate quilts from near and far. These talented people do
so much for those in need.
We are on track to surpass our goal of 350 quilts this
year! We have now completed 278 Charity Quilts and
have many more quilt kits waiting to be finished. Along
with quilts, receiving blankets are also very appreciated
by the families that have received donations from
SOLVE. To date 56 have been donated.
During the Month of September, it would be a huge help if
members would come and work on quilting small quilts on
their domestic machines. There are also larger quilts for
those of you who would like to pick some up and
complete them on your long arm at home. A new quilt
pattern (Stepping Stones) was introduced at our August
28th Charity Sew. We will continue to work on this pattern
in September.
A huge thanks to all who were able to adjust their
schedules and come to Charity Sew on August 28th.
Hope to see you all this month on September 25th.
Charity Sew also appreciates those of you who
purchased items from our sale table at the August
meeting. A total of $68 was raised toward the purchase
of a roll of batting for quilting.
If you are working on quilt tops at home, please continue
to do so and turn them in when they are finished. Items
may be picked up or brought to Shalimar on any
Wednesday between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, as well as
at the monthly Guild meeting.
The Wednesday Charity Sew group is always delighted
to have new members. If you have some free time on a
Wednesday, join in on the comradery. Stop in for a visit
or join us to sew and enjoy the satisfaction of helping
those in need.
Come join our fun and productive group.
YOU ARE ALWAYS
WELCOME!
Jacquie Currey
Children’s Charity Quilts
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Quilt Show 2020 - Frequently Asked Questions
Ok, what are some of your questions?
Pam: [email protected] Janie: [email protected]
Quilt Show Committee - Our next meeting is September 12, 2019 at 9:30 am
at Shalimar Mobile Home Village Clubhouse
Do you have questions about the Quilt Show? Please submit your questions to Janie Franco or Pam King. Here are a few: Q: I don't understand the Quilt Registration form where it says, “designate 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice”, do we have a limit per member of quilts to be shown? I would like to enter many categories. Are we limited to only 3 quilts? A: No. You can enter as many as you like. Rank them from 1 to however many quilts you are entering. After the Layout Committee looks at all the sizes, some may have to be cut due to space restrictions. The Layout Committee's aim is to hang all quilts entered. We just want to make sure that if cuts are made, the ones you want to show most will be hung. Q: Can I enter more than one quilt in a category? A: Yes, but only one can be judged per category. If you have two or more quilts in the same category, you must choose only one of those quilts to be judged. Q: Does my quilt have to be judged? A: No, you can choose to have it judged or not have it judged. Ribbons are only given out to judged quilts. We have two Nationally Qualified Judges contracted for this show. The cost to the Guild to bring in and host these judges is around $3500. Q: Why would I want my quilt judged? A: If you choose to have your quilt judged, you will receive great feedback from the judges on how to improve your quilting skills. As your quilt is judged, the scribes in the judging room write down what the judges say and this written form is passed on to you when you pick up your quilt at the end of the show. Also, only judged quilts will win a ribbon. Q: Can quilts hung in the show have "for sale" signs and be sold? A: No. Any quilt for sale must be in the Boutique. Q: Is there a large quilt auction? A: No Q: My quilt is wider than 100". Can I enter it in the Show? A: Sorry, no. The racks are engineered to hang 100 inch quilts or less. They can be longer than 100 inches but will have to be pinned so they don't drag on the floor. Q: Does my quilt need to be completed by October 17, deadline day for registering Quilt Show quilts? A: No. Just enough to submit a 4 x 6 picture with your quilt registration. The picture needs to be a photo quality picture, printed on photo paper from places such as Walmart, CVS or Walgreens, etc. Q: Can I register my quilt before October 17? A: Yes, Shirley Zerbe is the Registration Chair. This would make her very happy!! Q: Can I withdraw my quilt from the show after I have registered it?
A: Yes, However, advanced notice must be given. See policy on No-Show Penalty: No-Show Penalty: In order to avoid a $25 penalty on each quilt registered then withdrawn, you must give written notice to the Quilt Show Registrar, Shirley Zerbe, 7510 Handley Dr., Port Richey, FL 34668 postmarked no later than December 31, 2019 or emailed no later than December 31, 2019 to [email protected]. Written notice postmarked prior to December 31, 2019 will not be penalized. NOTE: Guild privileges (library, class discounts, membership renewal, etc.) are suspended until the penalty is paid. Q: Does my quilt need a sleeve? A: Yes, a four inch sleeve is required. The quilt is hung on a rod, not pinned, so a sleeve is the only way to hang the quilt. Q: Is there a fee for entering my quilt in the show? A: Not at this time. The member entering the quilt will be required to volunteer in some capacity at the show. For each quilt you enter, we are expecting the member to volunteer at least 2 hours of time to help during Quilt Show week. For example, if you enter 5 quilts, we expect 10 hours of volunteer time. FYI many of our members who help make this show great volunteer WAY more than 2 hours for each quilt they enter. We need all members to help out in some capacity. You know what Grandma used to say, “More hands make less work”.
Quilt Show information continues on page 8, 23 & 24
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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
Our next meeting will be November 13. at 10 am. The construction of the ribbons involves some cutting,
pressing, and either hand or machine sewing.
Please call to sign up. Thank you.
Janie Franco
(818-323-1038)
Special Art Exhibit 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. Thank you.
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 [email protected]
Small Quilt Silent Auction
There are currently only 81 quilts for the Small
Quilt Silent Auction and the goal is 200. Please help achieve this goal! We need to get busy as a Guild. We can do this! Small quilts are fast to make and great to practice your FMQ. You can use orphan blocks or test a pattern you have always wanted to try. Turn those UFO blocks into a small quilt. Small quilts must be no larger than 100 inches total, but can be smaller. ALL Auction proceeds will benefit: 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
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 $10 or more, please let
me know.
If you know how to make Potato Bags -
2 bags = 1 “project” towards consignment.
Please review page 22 for our Boutique Guidelines. If you have any questions, feel free to call me. If you are interested in working in the Boutique or helping to set up the Boutique, please 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 still out there, please bring
them in so they can be counted and priced.
It’s not too late to get your projects turned in!
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.
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 Show 2020 - The Eye of the Quilter
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Fabric Scraps Project 2020
Don’t forget to save your leftover quilting fabric for the Quilt Show scrap bags. Any size fabric is needed, but if
it is less than the size of a fat quarter, please iron and fold each piece to 3”x5” size. Other larger pieces will be
cut into useful squares, strips, etc.
We can also use UFOs and LOPs (leftover pieces) from your last project. Hopefully these can be recycled
into another project. It helps if you can put LOPs into sandwich or storage bags to keep small pieces together.
There will be a scrap bag box at Shalimar on Wednesdays. You can also bring fabric to leave in the scrap bag
box
at the next WPQG Guild meeting, or call me and I will pick up your fabric donations.
We also need plastic and cardboard boxes in good condition to be used to store fabric.
I am looking for volunteers to sort and bag fabric at my house on Friday Oct 4 and on Friday Oct 18 at 10 a.m.
My sewing area can accommodate up to five people at a time. Please call me if you can help.
It will be greatly appreciated.
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 (315-246-0270) [email protected]
Are you aware that our Guild now manages TWO scholarship funds?! As usual, we are continuing to award two $1,000 scholarships to deserving high school graduates in Pasco County who are pursuing high-er education in a field of the Arts. We’re now ALSO considering applications for the Nita & Carl Fox Scholarship (NCFS) to support a member of the West Pasco Quilters’ Guild or a family member who has been accepted into an accredited insti-tute or higher programs of learning! The NCFS Fund stems from an original donation by the Fox family for scholarships awarded in amounts determined by the balance available. Additional monies may be added to the NCFS through personal donations or from designated Guild activities. We’re hoping to be able to continue offering this scholarship for many years to come. Eligible applicants for the scholarship are as follows: Any member of WPQG in good standing and their family members, limited to spouses, children (both biological and step-children), grandchildren or great-grandchildren. You will find the application form in the Members Only section of the WPQG website. Completed applications should be submitted by e-mail to me, Libbie Ellis ([email protected]), Chair of the Scholarship Committee, no later than April 1. (Yes, April Fools’ Day, but we’re not foolin’!) In April, the Scholarship Committee will review all applications and make a recommendation to the Executive Board. If you have an interest in participating in this committee, talk to me at a Guild meeting or send me an e-mail. We “meet/work” via e-mail and only for a little time in February and now a little time in April. Easy & interesting! Upon verification, a check will be submitted to the accredited institution at which our selected recipient has been accept-ed and enrolled. If there is no qualified candidate in a given year, the money will be held in the Nita & Carl Fox Scholarship Fund for the following year. So think hard about schooling to fulfill a dream of your own!!! Ask around among your family members!!! You just might qualify for some financial assistance from your quilting Guild!!!
Thank you,
Libbie Ellis
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS!
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LITTLE LIBRARY
Be sure to visit the
Library Book Collection List on our Members Only page!
It was wonderful being back in our Rec Center home with all of our library materials
at hand. Wrapping the shelves in plastic for the summer worked beautifully to keep
them safe and clean in the storage area.
Thank you to the members who saved their donations for the August meeting:
Maryann Swogger, Linda Fernandes, Jeanette Lupis, Kathy Risoldi, Merna Allen,
Rita Weitendorf, Edda Juhl, Elaine Donnelly, and Sharyn Wilcox. We also received
donations from Charlie Giacchino from Singer Sewing Center.
The Member Giveaway Table is back! The library will be actively transitioning books
from the Sales rack to it every month. Come take a look and take something home for
FREE!
September will be our Fall BOGO sale... buy one book and get another of the same
or lesser value for FREE! Magazines will be 2 for 25¢ or 10 for $1.00.
We are open to take donations again. QUILTING BOOKS AND QUILTING
MAGAZINES ONLY, PLEASE. Your generous donations are the reason our library is
one of the best Guild libraries around! We look forward to seeing you and helping you
find anything you may need.
Judy Nichols, Librarian
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Gift Baskets
Share the Wealth
August Share the Wealth
Thanks to everyone for your participation in our drawing. We shared $96.00! Margie Hastings was the winner! CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks to all the ladies for bringing the $5's and $1's for purchase of their tickets. It helps immensely. August Gift Basket Winner
Basket sponsors were Arnell Strand and Nina Trapp. Thanks, ladies, you did a fantastic job. The retail value of the basket was $456 plus. The winner of the August Basket was Jackie Ruhl, who is a new member this year. Congratulations, Jackie!
2019 Basket Calendar
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.
Thanks to Mary Parkin. She keeps me anchored.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our drawing.
RENT A TABLE!!!
One member may rent a sales table at the Guild General
Meeting each month.
If you would like to book the Sales Table, please let me know.
The cost is $10.00 in advance. All months starting September
are currently open!. Thanks to everyone for your help.
Alma Tilley
7212 Sandwood Dr.
Port Richey, FL 34668
727-815-9417
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 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
We received a wonderful Thank You card from the
base in Okinawa Japan.
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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.
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 or 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 some lovely fabric!
By the end of the year you may even 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 Fabric Themes for 2019
September - Ocean, sea animals
October - Maps, country, street, etc.
November - Sewing, spools, etc.
December - Fat quarter toss
FAT CHANCE
Fat Quarters for 2019
September - Maps, country, street, etc
October - Sewing, machines, spools,
needles, thread, etc.
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
Monthly Art Quilt Challenge
Pictured: (Left) Jo Lewis - 2nd Place (Right) Anne Templeton - 1st place, donated her quilt to
Habitat for Humanity!
August
FAT CHANCE WINNERS
Cheryl Fausak x 2
Elaine Donnelly x2
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WPQG Art 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
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 a 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. At our September Guild meeting we will welcome Patty Sutton, Vice President of Development for West Pasco County Habitat for Humanity. She will visit our Guild to get to know us better and give a presentation about the “WELCOME HOME!” Art Quilt Project. Want to learn more about making Habitat quilts? The Education Committee will be offering a class on October 17th, where Judy Nichols will introduce the project and teach us how to make a fused-applique quilt, with a house on it! Sign up at the Education table at September's meeting and pick up a class description and supply list. 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 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. We encourage you to make one today!!!
Judy Nichols & Kathy Sonosky
Preemie Sewers Thank you to everyone who donated time and items last month. In August, we delivered 158 preemie shirts,10 blankie/hat sets for girls,10 blankie/hat sets for boys, and 15 developmental heart sets. We will need at least as many this month and next. In September, we will meet in the Palm Room of the NPR Rec Center following the Guild meeting on Sept. 19. We meet from 12pm to 4pm. I will provide a casual lunch, so please let me know if you are attending and if any dietary restrictions apply. Our goal will be to sew preemie shirts. We'll work on shirts of any theme (just really cute fabrics) for delivery in Sept. We will also begin on our Halloween shirts for the preemies to be delivered in Oct. I'd at least like to have little pumpkin hats or candy corn hats for the babies in Trinity Med, so if you are interested in crocheting or knitting hats, please bring your soft yarn, knitting needles and/or crochet hooks. If you have any questions please contact me. Thank you!
Lisa Byers at 631-235-5126. [email protected]
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FOOD BANK
The September recipient will be
Our Lady Queen of Peace,
St. Vincent de Paul
(Ann Norton).
The Food Bank will be
supporting Pack-A-Sack in
September. Please bring in
individually wrapped items that
children could have in their lunches
such as applesauce, crackers,
mac & cheese, canned fruit, etc.
Please keep up the good work
bringing in the following items:
Metal Can pop tabs from
soda, veggies, beans, etc.,
for The Shriners’ Children’s
Hospital.
Box Top School Coupons from
cake mixes, cereal boxes, pizza, etc.,
for St. James Bishop Larkin’s School.
Small sample bottles of lotion, soap,
shampoo & conditioner, and
toothpaste, like you get at hotels
when traveling.
New: Pillowcases for the kids at the
shelter. Something to call their own
when they leave. These will help the
domestic abuse shelter.
Please tell all your friends about
these causes and they may want to
help as well. It is greatly appreciated
in these trying times.
Thanks for your help
and all you do,
Donna Herrick
Food Bank Chair
NOTICE:
NO MORE PLASTIC CAPS.
The program has been suspended
state wide.
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WPQG Quilters'
Escape Retreat
Save the dates!
February 4-7, 2021.
Lake Yale Baptist Conference
Center, Leesburg, FL
Retreat committee:
Judy Nichols; Chair,
Janie Franco; Co-chair,
Jacquie Currey, Pat Donohoo,
Chris Phillips, and Shirley Zerbe.
Registration will begin at the March 2020 General Meeting. Start saving your dollars!
Springer, Debbie 9/2
Young, Bonnie 9/3
Donnelly, Elaine 9/5
Bell, Tekla 9/6
Polinsky, Nancy 9/14
Kehoe, Carol 9/15
Brown, Beverly 9/16
White, Marsha 9/21
Herman, Rachel 9/23
Marshall, Ann 9/23
Beasley, Glenda 9/29
Reid, Leslie 9/29
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Our August presentation was by Eric Drexler, from
Sulky Threads. He exhibited numerous quilts using
various threads, thread weights, and stabilizers. He also
shared some interesting tips that will challenge many of us.
Sulky door prizes were won by: Betsy Turner, Shirley Derby,
Mary Ann Swogger, Jan Brandeis, Jerrye Winters,
Kathleen Risoldi, and Jeanette Lupis.
SEW AND TELL
CHARITY QUILT RECIPIENTS:
Many members have asked WHO receives
these gifts of love?
Faith Lutheran Church
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
First Presbyterian Church of NPR
Anclote Elementary School
Marlow Elementary School
Gulf Highlands Elementary School
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Northwest Elementary School
Mary Giella Elementary School
River Ridge Middle/High School
Sunrise Domestic Violence Center
Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center
Pasco County Adoptive Parent & Foster
Association
Metropolitan Ministries/Joining Hands
Baldimero Lopez Veterans Nursing Home
SOLVE (S.O.L.V.E.) Save Our Lives Volunteers Everyway
Trinity Medical Center NICU
Pasco Kids First
Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs
West Pasco Habitat for Humanity
Hospice
If you want to request quilts to be donated to a
special group, you can find the application form
on the Members Only page on our website.
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Charity Sew
Hospice is in need of 40x40 inch
lap quilts in red, white, and
blue for Veterans.
Please make one today!
Contact:
Jacquie Currey
727-271-0353
LINKY DINKS
Spooky Bats Quilt in a Box
How to Cut and Sew Triangles
School binder project
DIY Scrappy Backpack (no sound)
How to make a coin pouch
Crumb Block Series 101 Maple Street Quilt
YOUTH CHALLENGE: Please donate a few sewing
items for beginners (pins, needles, scissors, rippers, a
pouch to put items in, etc.) for the gift bags given to each
youth that enters a quilt. Please encourage a young
person to enter (through age 17). For more information
go to the Members Only page on our website.
Cheryl Fausak
(727) 937-4329 home
(917) 757-8334 cell
SMALL QUILT SILENT AUCTION
We need YOUR HELP to make a small quilt for the Silent
Auction. Only 81 have been turned in so far and Dannee
Brooks needs 200! All money raised at the Silent Auction
goes to the Rec. Center Children’s program. So mem-
bers, please get your machines going to fulfill that goal!
Need ideas? See page 8.
Dannee Brooks
727-207-0478
Help the Boutique
We are in search of ideas for small
projects that can be made by hand,
sewed, or made by gluing.
It can be anything that includes fabric
and/or fiber. Small Projects that can
be done in 30-40 minutes for the
Quilt Show Boutique.
Contact me
with your ideas!
Dannee Brooks
727-207-0478
Help is ALWAYS needed on the
Coffee Committee at Guild Meetings
Contact:
Elaine Plourde
757-815-3427
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Deadline to enter quilts for bed turning is Dec 31, 2019. We will accept Quilts that have not previously been in
our show, that are too big to hang in the show, vintage quilts, or ones you made years ago, etc.
Drop off and pick up will be the same as other quilts entered into the show.
Please print this form and attach a picture. It may be printed at home on the back of this form,
or on photo paper.
Return form to Sue Kolczak 219-771-0309 [email protected]
Name .
Phone .
Email .
Quilt Name
Size .
Is the back distinctive - should we show it? Yes No
Will you volunteer to show or fold quilts: Yes No
What is the story of this quilt? Example: pattern name, designer, spots that were difficult, why was
it made, for you or someone else. If vintage, approximately what year? Is there a fabric special to
you in this quilt, etc.?
Something new at our 2020 Quilt Show! Bed Turning
Small Quilt
Silent
Auction
Donations
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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
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
Jerrye Winters
or 727-863-4409
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
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
OUTSIDE THE LINES
We meet the 2nd Tuesday at
Contractors at 6 pm. 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. For more
information or to join, email or call
Leslie Reid
[email protected] 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 participate in group
projects.
Pat Donohoo 518-955-2882
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
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
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
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
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
PREEMIE SEWERS
Please join us to sew for the preemies in our area! We meet monthly, immediately
following every 3rd Thursday Guild meeting, from 12 pm to 3 pm. We 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. For questions, please contact
Lisa Byers 631-235-5126
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SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2019
Mon. 2 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Tue. 3 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 4 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 5 Board Meeting 10am to 12pm, SMHV
Mon. 9 Buzzing Bees Machine Quilters - 10am,
location varies
Tue. 10 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
The Gathering 10am to 1pm, SMHV
Outside the Lines - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 11 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 12 Quilt Show Meeting 9:30am SMHV
Mon. 16 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Tue. 17 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
Tuesday Night Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 18 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 19 Guild General Meeting - 9am to 12pm,
NPR REC
Preemie Sewers - 12pm to 3pm, Immediately
following the Guild Membership Meeting
Mon. 23 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Tue. 24 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
The Gathering 10am to 1pm, SMHV
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm - 10 pm, CILC
Dear Jane - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 25 Charity Sew - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , SMHV
Thur. 26 Machine Embroidery Group - 10am, DOT
Mon. 30 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Shalimar Mobile Home Village - SMHV New Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center - NPR REC
Contractors Institute Learning Center - CILC Veterans Memorial Park- VMP Dot Price’s Home - DOT
Tue. 1 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 2 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 3 Board Meeting 10am to 12pm, SMHV
Mon. 7 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9 pm, SMHV
Tue. 8 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
The Gathering 10am to 1pm, SMHV
Outside the Lines - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 9 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 10 Quilt Show Meeting 9:30am SMHV
Mon. 14 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Buzzing Bees Machine Quilters - 10am,
location varies
Tue. 15 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
Tuesday Night Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 16 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Thur. 17 Guild General Meeting - 9am to 12pm,
NPR REC
Preemie Sewers - 12pm to 3pm, Immediately
following the Guild Membership Meeting
Mon. 21 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Tue. 22 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
The Gathering 10am to 1pm, SMHV
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm - 10 pm, CILC
Wed. 23 Charity Sew - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm , SMHV
Thur. 24 Machine Embroidery Group - 10am, DOT
Mon. 28 United Friends with Odds & Ends
6pm to 9pm, SMHV
Tue. 29 Sew Much Fun - 9am to 12pm VMP
Tuesday Evening Nimblers - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Dear Jane - 6pm to 10pm, CILC
Wed. 30 Port Richey Piecers - 9am to 3pm, SMHV
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2020 QUILT SHOW BOUTIQUE GUIDELINES
Here’s some information about consigning – it’s a great way to help support the Guild and
make yourself a little extra spending money. Let me know if you have any questions.
The Boutique is our store which is set up during the Biennial Quilt Show. All items for sale are donated or
put on consignment by our Guild members. In order to consign items, the member must donate six
approved Boutique projects/items.
You can donate items several different ways:
1. You can take workshops offered by the Boutique. The workshop is free and instruction is given by a
qualified teacher/member. The first item you make is donated to the Boutique. You will then have
the knowledge to make one for yourself.
2. You can work alone, or in a group, and make qualified items. (Qualified means one of our online projects
or to get your project approved.)
3. If you don’t have time to sew, you can donate any sewing aids, kits, rulers, quilt frames or anything quilt
related as long as the item is clean and in good condition. (Smaller items may only count as a partial
“project” towards your six needed to consign.)
4. Donated items can be turned in to the Boutique Chairperson throughout the year. The Chairperson will
keep a record of all donated items and price each item.
CONSIGNMENT ITEMS:
The consignment program is open to every Guild member. You price your items and if sold, the Guild gets
15%. If not sold, items will be returned to you at the end of the show. YOU WILL NEED TO PICK UP YOUR
ITEMS ONE HOUR AFTER THE SHOW CLOSES. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BE THERE, YOU MUST MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS IN WRITING FOR ANOTHER MEMBER TO PICK UP YOUR ITEMS.
Requirements of a consignment item:
You must have turned in your 6 items to qualify.
Each item has to be valued at $10 or more.
All items must be clean, odor free and pet hair free.
All items must be handmade/sewn and not made commercially.
We hope that everyone participates in the Boutique. It can be successful if it is well stocked
with “quality” items. Let’s make this Quilt Show the best one yet! -- Terri McConn
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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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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.
SEPTEMBER
We are back at New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center!
West Pasco Quilters’ 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 SEW & TELL THAT IS HELD EACH MONTH.
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
for Article Submission:
Deadline is the 25th Send to:
Did you know
that as a
member of the
Guild you can
use these
cutters on a
Wednesday
Sew at
Shalimar ?
Have you made one
for the Boutique yet?
BOUTIQUE These patterns are offered free to Guild
members. Please make at least one item for the
Quilt Show Boutique. The directions for the patterns are on
our Members Only page.
If you have any questions,
contact:
Terri McConn,
Boutique Committee Chair.
727-410-4505
Casserole Carrier
Easter or Bread Basket
Stand Up Tool Holder
Utensil Holder
Woven Spirals Baskets
You can find the address for the Members Only page
on page 2 in your Membership Directory