The Pine Needle PressVolume 30 Issue 10 ! Pine Tree Quilt Guild November 2013--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A newsletter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, having taken root in the fabric of the Grass Valley community since 1984. Published monthly except August.11255 Banner Mine Way, Nevada City 95959 www.PineTreeQuiltGuild.com

November President’s Message Looks like we are off and running to a fabulous Autumn. The leaves outside my window are beginning to change into beautiful colors and I am loving this crisp fall weather. I hope you are all enjoying your holiday quilting. Don’t forget to include some time to help with our Community Service projects. Marjorie is seeking willing workers to add to our supply of quilts for those in need. Your work is much appreciated and the recipients are truly grateful for a warm, comfy quilt, made by loving hands.

A bit of news: we are in the process of re-locating our equipment to a new storage facility in Grass Valley. On October 23, we will be packing up and moving everything down to Old Barn Storage, on Springhill Road. This is a state of the art facility, with a larger unit and convenient location.

Remember to mark Tuesday, Dec. 3 on your calendar for our annual Christmas Party. The ladies of the Sew Happy mini-group, under the leadership of Judy Hamilton, are busily wrapping prizes and creating centerpieces for a memorable evening. You might want to save a few fat-quarters for” Quilto,” a can or two of non-perishable food, and a hearty appetite for an evening of fun and friendship.

Joan Mosley

Quilt Show Update

The Quilt Show Committee met on October 15th. We are excited about special exhibits and events planned for the celebration of our 30th anniversary. Check the newsletter each month for details. Barbara Ceresa Quilt Show Chairman

Quilt Show ProgramsI am always looking for ideas for our Quilt Show programs. Please bring back a program from any Guild show you attend. I often find new or interesting ideas for our programs in them. If you bring any back, please give me a call and I will make arrangements to get them from you. Lois Hodges at 432-9423

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Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time NovemberGeneral Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm 5th

225 S. Auburn, Grass ValleySpeaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV Wednesday after General Mtg 6thPTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 7pm 14thNewsletter Deadline sassysue4246@gmail.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 16thJunior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta St. GV 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am 9thCommunity Service Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am 21stDrop-In ‘n Quilt Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am 21stSkill Building Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 12:00 pm 21stHome Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 10 am 21stQuilt Show Committee Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 3rd Tuesday at 7 pm 19th

Guild Meeting Dates November 2013

2013 Officers and Board Members 8 For Sale 4 & 6 Membership 42013 November Program 3 General Meeting Minutes online Opportunity Quilt 3Anniversaries 9 Guild Challenge 6 President’s Message 1Birthdays 9 Guild Hall of Honor 2 Programs 3 & 4Board Meeting Minutes online Guild Meeting Dates 2 Quilt Show 2Community Service 3 Holiday Party 5 Share and Care 9Drop in and Sew 3 Home Workshops 4 Quilting Shows and Events 9

Message from your Vice President

2013 is soon coming to a close. One of my responsibilities is to take in “Hall of Honor” nominations and select new inductees by year-end. Currently I do not have any nominations. Page 2 of the Guild Policies found at the back of your copy of the membership roster describes the criteria for the Hall of Honor. If you are interested in nominating a deserving member of our guild, please bring your write-up to the next

guild meeting. Ruth Bertaccini will collect these in my absence. Final acceptance of nominations will be taken no later than the November 5th meeting.

Thank You ! Barbara Ceresa

Community Service and Drop In

Community Services and Drop In and Sew will be meeting once in October and twice in November to wrap up what we can for this years distribution. The items we have ready may not be enough for the demand. So, I have added an additional CS/DIS day in November – we would love to see you there.

We have approximately 33 quilts ready for quilting and about 20 tops waiting for batt and back. All of these quilts are small to medium size – our long arm quilters took the big ones! We recently “upgraded” the batting to a cotton/polyester blend which is quite nice and makes quilting a more pleasant experience. Quilting need not be elaborate – stitch in the ditch, meander, or crazy “haphazard” will work just fine. Please contact me if you cannot attend CS but would like to help.

Upcoming dates: Thursday October 17 – 9:00 – 3:00 Wednesday and Thursday, November 20 and 21 – 9:00 – 3:00. Skill Building with Lorna Tiller and Home Workshop with Sue Robertson are offered at the same location, same day.

Please join us at Community Service / DIS – come for the day or an hour or two; we provide chocolate, homemade cookies, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and lots of fun and laughter. No need to bring supplies – we also have sewing machines, new rulers and rotary cutters, fabric, and thread. Do bring a lunch or a snack.

Marjorie McConnell

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Opportunity Quilt

Program Notes

Thom Atkins will be our speaker on November 5; his workshop, “Beads II” is scheduled the next day, November 6. The class is first and foremost about creating bezels (that which holds a stone, jewel or mirror.) The twisted rope stitch will be taught, along with creating walls with connected stacks, pico edges, and fringes.

For his workshop, you will need embroidery scissors, chain nose pliers, pins, and an Ott light. The kit fee is $35.00, which includes a Laurel Birth fabric sandwich, jewel, mirror, lots of beads, needles, pins and appropriate thread.

Call Marta Price at 274-1691 or mail at mahprice@gmail.com and reserve your spot in this excellent workshop.

Don’t forget to bring your Opportunity Quilt ticket stubs and money to the November meeting! Remember you get chances for a quilt to be given away at the Holiday Party for each book returned and paid for!

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Fall Home Workshops

Workshops are held at the Seventh Day Adventist Fellowship Hall from about 10:30 to 2:30 on the same third Thursdays as Community Service and Skill Builders. Sign up and receive the supply list at the guild meeting or by contacting Sue Robertson.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIMESince the last meeting I have received 45 membership renewals. Way to go, ladies! Early renewal is very much appreciated. If you have not received an email with the form attached from our computer records expert, Ardy Tobin, you may access the form on our website. The URL is below. Also, I will have forms available at our meetings. Myrna Raglin Membership chairhttp://www.pinetreequiltguild.com/docs/MembershipForm2014.pdf

Upcoming Speaker: Cindy Needham, January, 2014

Here she is! Our first speaker and workshop scheduled for January, 2014. I hope you enjoy the January speaker and all others as much as I did in choosing them. Please support the workshops because that is the only way I will know if my choices are pleasing to you.

On January 7th and 8th, Cindy Needham who is a master machine quilter, will be with us to speak about Thread, Facts and Fiction. She will also be bringing her “Open Thread Bar” to the workshop the next day. She will educate us on how to use all types of threads in your machine regardless of the manufacturer.

If you have threads you are having trouble with, please bring those to the workshop so she can help you to troubleshoot.

Judy Vaughn, Program Chair

Singer Lightweight sewing machine in case. Sews good and

both machine and case are in excellent condition. It is model 221-1 and was manufactured in

May 1961 in Clydesbank, Scotland. $150 If interested please contact Julia Marvel,

272-6142 or 615-6332.

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����������� ������������������  ����������� ������������������  Party����������� ������������������  Time!Are you ready for the holidays? With her Sew Happy mini-group providing

ideas and labor, Judy Hamilton is organizing a wonderful evening of fun and games.

Be sure to mark your calendars for December 3 at 6:30PM . Our annual holiday celebration will be an evening to remember.

There will be two raffles. One will be for a disappearing Nine Patch Quilt. Chances for this drawing have been given and will be given to those who return their sold Opportunity Quilt tickets to Lorna or one of her ‘crew’. Return your tickets at our November meeting for your chance to win a beautiful

quilt. Something nice to snuggle up with on our cold winter nights!

The second raffle will be for a gift certificate from Sugar Pine Quilt Shop. Bonnie has some great new fabrics in the store! A little help in purchasing would be a good thing...you could get twice as much!

Chances for this raffle will be given with your donation of non-perishable foods that will be passed on to the Nevada County Food Bank.

How many of you enjoy Bingo? Well, since we are a quilt guild, we’ll be playing “Quilto”.Fat quarters will entitle you to participate in this game. Bring one or two to join in the fun. You never

know, you may go home with a stash of fat quarters!

Finally, the Pot Luck. Last year you brought some very tasty dishes! This year we are asking you to bring dishes according to your last name.

A-F Appetizer G-L Main Dish M-R Salad S-Z Desserts

The Guild will provide utensils and drinks.

So mark your calendars and join us for holiday cheer at the December 3rd meeting!

Judy Hamilton, Holiday Party Chairman

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FOR SALE

Babylock Decorator's Choice Model BLDC2

Quilting feet included, 166 stitches, built-in thread cutter and needle threader, free arm

and hard case. I year old, gently used and like new. Yearly service done in June.

Used mostly at Drop-In, so it travels well.Great machine and user friendly. Asking

$500.00 with option for buyer to make payments over a short period of time.

DeeDee Brownell 530-478-5904

FOR SALE

Husqvarna Viking Serger

Model 936. Operating manual, accessory feet, plus other extras. Does cover stitch. A-1 condition, low mileage. Just serviced. $900.00 530-271-0893

or grammapax@aol.com.Marlie Paxton

Guild ChallengeHave you picked up your words for the Guild Challenge? Time is swiftly passing, so be sure to get yours soon. I will be at the November, December and January meetings if you haven’t gotten them yet.

Just to refresh, there are three bags; one containing color words, another shapes, and the third nouns. You must use each concept in your quilt, but of course, you can add other colors, shapes or nouns to it.

For those of you who like an extra challenge, try to incorporate “30” into your quilt, celebrating our 30th anniversary as a quilt guild. Maybe you want to make 30 blocks, or 30 triangles, use 30 different fabrics, anything that helps relate your quilt to our 30th celebration. This is in addition to your challenge words, and it is entirely optional.

The quilts are due at the March Guild meeting and will be hung, admired and drooled over....but not on!

Voting will take place at that time. We will be voting for: Most Humorous, Best Applique, Best Art, Best use of Theme, and Favorite Quilt. We will also vote on best use of “30” for our anniversary.

! ! ! ! Lois Hodges Guild Challenge

For Sale

GraceEZ3 Fabri-Fast Quilting Frame has three rollers and expands from 32 inches up to 96 inches.

Fully assembled, but never used$149

Call Joan Mosley at 477-5117

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Joy Waggoner, Patchwork Star for November, 2013

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” A quote from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Is this what husband Richard was thinking when he and Joy met way back in Virginia? Yes, Joy is a Southern girl by way of Mississippi and Texas. I don't detect a Southern accent, do you? Their lives together have included a colorful mix of adventures. In the 1970's Joy worked for the Public Broadcasting System of television, saying, “It paid better to be in technology. I was one of the first women to touch technical equipment!” Richard and Joy were both transferred from Virginia in 1980 to work for “The Group” in Grass Valley. Joy is retired, taking care of a 14-month old grandson two days a week. Richard is still in the television

technological industry.

You've so often heard that if you adopt a baby, pregnancy is certain to follow. Joy and Richard adopted twin baby boys. Four years later guess what? A miracle pregnancy at age 43! The Waggoners now have five grandsons and their youngest biological son is getting married soon. He is recently graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in International Politics and is proficient in Arabic.

Joy claims, “Quilting expertise skipped my mother's generation”, but grandma and great grandma both quilted. Twenty plus grandchildren have each received a handmade quilt fashioned from clothing scraps. Like so many of us, Joy sewed clothing in her younger years. In 1984 she was acquainted with Bertie, Betty and Myrna, three of our quilting legends. As a “newbie” Joy jumped in as our Guild's first newsletter editor using an old MAC computer.

Joy's favorite recent capacity has been to produce educational outreach plays for our local grade schools. Donna Foote wrote the play, “On the Road to California”. Joy developed costumes and a trunk show. A showman exhibiting her TV expertise, Joy's energetic spirit has been full of bounce. In her church, Twin Cities, she is instrumental in leading her quilting group there to sew quilts for children in Uganda.

Joy's spacious studio is sprinkled with a surfeit of UFO's, lined up awaiting their turn. Not to be pressured, she helps her mini group “The Cotton Club” with projects or makes what interests her in Velda Newman's book or a Jamboree class. A fabulous Janome 1600 sits front and center at a huge picture window. A Featherweight and Elna 9000 complete her repertoire. Eight years' worth of Quilter's Newsletter magazines grace neatly divided shelves; a healthy stash of fabrics spanning 30 years of collecting hide in a nearby cabinet. Admitting, “I need to clean out some of this older stuff.” I think Joy realizes those dusty rose calicos went out with the Victrola.

Surveying the Waggoner's beautiful sylvan setting of 1-1/2 acres, we saw a garden full of summer's last bounty, tall and stately pines and one resplendent maple upstaging the landscape. We remarked upon its prized rainbow shades of vivid reds, pinks and corals. Joy, always with an enthusiastic smile, concluded “Coral is my favorite color.” Well, there's a pictorial quilt waiting to happen. Get that camera out!

A joyful and genteel lady, well representing the manners of her favorite English novelist's heroine—is definitely modern in today's mindset, but also certainly swept up by a thorough enjoyment of yesteryear's romantic and classical fiction. There's nothing better than a good relaxing read when you are too tired to sew.

Jeanie FergusonPatchwork Star Reporter

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President Joan Mosley 477-5117 sjmosley4@comcast.netVice-President Barbara Ceresa 432-9461 bbceresa@yahoo.comSecretary Sharon Elisor (Board minutes) 274-1695 sellisorgv@sbcglobal.netTreasurer Judy Johnston 272-2603 sewing_judy@yahoo.comBlock of the Month Frances O’Brien 273-1972 francesobrien523@gmail.com Community Service Marjorie McConnell 265-9787 maggie2@sonic.netComputer Records Ardy Tobin 575-8433 ardyt@comcast.netDrop in & Quilt Marjorie McConnell 265-9787 maggie2@sonic.netEducation Outreach Margaret Boothby 273-0186 daleboothby@comcast.net Co-Chair Robin Mello 274-8558 no emailEquipment Carol Riddles 478-1906 sewmifugotm@gmail.comFinance, Budget/Audit Karle deProsse 274-1423 abacus@sbbmail.comGuild Challenge Lois Hodges 432-9423 loishodges71@yahoo.comHistorian Ruth Bertaccini 272-7423 ruthdb@sbcglobal.netHoliday Challenge Frances O’Brien 273-1972 francesobrien523@gmail.comHoliday Party Judy Hamilton 277-8818 judyfieldswh@hotmail.comHome Workshop Sue Robertson 265-0447 arleneandsue@att.netHospitality/Mentor Phyllis Brodie 273-0372 pbrodie3@att.netJamboree Deirdre Campbell 477-8499 deirdrecampbell@sbcglobal.net Co-Chair Judy Vaughn 477-2123 tuttifrutty2009@live.comJunior Quilters Dianne Rockwell 432-9198 diannmmkpv@aol.com Co-Chair Robin Mello 274-8558 robinmello@jps.netLibrary Molly Cook 477-1014 thecooks777@yahoo.com Co-Chair Miladie Thompson 265-8460 miladie@mac.comMeeting Set-Up Cook Family 477-1014 thecooks777@yahoo.comMembership Carol Gates 273-9359 carol_1946_gates@sbcglobal.netMini-Groups Clairie Carter 271-5986 clairie@sbcglobal.netMystery Gifts Robin Petersen 277-2720 birdnest2002003@yahoo.com Co-Chair Carmen Crow 273-5134 clyde-carmen@att.net NCQC Lynda Lasich 477-1071 lyndalasich@yahoo.com Co-Chair Chris Parks 477-0690 chrisparks@comcast.netNewsletter Sue Miller 271-2270 sassysue4246@gmail.comOpportunity Quilt Kris Cook 346-2665 knkcook@hughes.net Co-Chair Lorna Straka 273-2327 lornasattic@gmail.comPatchwork Star Jeanie Ferguson 272-7349 fergiefrogquilt@comcast.netPast Pres Cathy Stone 272-7863 gvcathy@yahoo.comPicnic Nancyann Tracy 432-0539 ntracyd@sbcglobal.netPrograms Lynda Lasich 477-1071 lyndalasich@yahoo.com Co-Chair Judy Vaughn 477-2123 tuttifrutty2009@live.comPublicity Anne Wilson 274-1290 awilson@svn.netQuarter Yard Club Susan DeHann 575-8704 suzdehann@gmail.comQuilt Show 2013 Carol Riddles 478-1906 sewmifugotm@gmail.comScholarship Pat Gillings 432-8159 gillingspt@aol.comShare and Care Anne J. Wilson 274-1290 awilson@svn.netShow and Tell Joy Waggner 265-3507 joy@cinesys.com Co-Chair Marilyn Engelking 268-9205 qltnzzfun@att.netSpeaker Workshops Marta Price 274-1691 mahprice@gmail.comSkill Builders Lorna Tiller 272-8910 lorna.l@att.netTreasure Table Janene Powell 277-6409 no emailWeb Liason Anita Dall 477-5724 a.dall@yahoo.com

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Happy Anniversary! 11 Joyce & William Welsch 12 Judy & Reed Hamilton 12 Marta & Cutis Price 16 Lara & Les Riley 18 Nancy & Denny Paulson 18 Yvonne & Gerald Leever 22 Joyce & David Yaksick 22 Ruth & Dennis Bertaccini 23 Joan & Stephen Mosley 23 Valerie & Barry Hixson 29 Ingrid & Grant Cataneo 29 Dianne & Mark Rockwell

4 Sharon Elisor 5 Deborah Remick 6 Cil Duval 6 Kia Hatch 9 Myrna Lindholm 9 Nancyan Tracy 12 Joan Mosley12 Lorri Wolfe13 Susie Hardy13 Rose Koolhof13 Githa Navo14 Heidi Emmett14 Lara Riley21 Marsha Vieira25 Karen DeHart25 Donna White28 Judith Johnson30 Lois Hodges

November Quilt Shows

November 1-2 ! Holiday Hop!! Morning Star Quilts, Debbies Quilt Shop, & The Rabbit HoleJoin Morning Star Quilts, Debbies Quilt Shop, and The Rabbit Hole as we bring you a small but fun Holiday Hop.  Check their websites for details. There anything other than that today, Saturday, October 12th.http://www.morningstarquilters.com. Morning Star is the only shop with anything on their site about the Holiday Hop.

Pioneer Quilt Show November 9th - 10th Saturday 10am - 5pm Roseville Sports Center! ! Sunday 10am - 4pm For more information visit their website at www.pioneerquiltersguild.org

River City Quilters’ Guild November 15 -17 Friday/Saturday 10am - 5pmScottish Rite Temple, Sacramento ! ! Sunday 10am -4 pm For more information visit their website at www.rivercityquilters.org

When researching the sites for other shows, there was no verification of dates for some of the shows listed. Another piece of information: I use a Mac computer, and occasionally the Safari browser will not find a site. That happened with the QuiltersResource.net site from last month. The problem is solved by changing my browser to Firefox. Not sure what the problem is with the Safari app.

Share and CareDo you know someone in the Guild who is under the weather and can use some cheering? Whether it is illness, surgery, or loss of a loved one, please let me know so an appropriate card can be sent. Thanks....... !Anne J. Wilson, !! ! Share and Care Chairperson awilson@syn.net or 274-1290

Our next meeting is November 5th at 6:30PM.Grass Valley Charter School, Grass Valley

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