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Our Next General Meeting
Monday, April 2 at 7:00 pmGrange Hall, Sudbury Town Center
(Park behind the Town Hall)
AUCTION, AUCTION, AUCTION!
Be there and be on time or better yet be early! The first 25 people get a surprise gift bag worth between $15 and $30! Even better, the teacup raffle will have 4 second chance prizes! The Auction will be fun and fast paced just like last year. Don’t miss a minute! Down load the flyer on the last page to let your friends know. On April 2, bring your appetizer or dessert, your checkbook or charge card, and a friend!! See you there!!!
Pat Lukens & Carol Bradford
Auction Co-Chairs
In This Issue:
April Auction p. 1Member Farewell p. 1New Webmaster p. 1Spring Workshops p. 2Raffle Tix Sales p. 2OutReach p. 3May Meeting p. 3Flyer Distribution p. 3Challenge Quilt p. 3Stump Sprouts Retreat p. 4Block of the Month p. 4New England Quilt Museum p. 4Shows & Sales p. 5Guild Calendar 2018 p. 5April Auction Flyer p. 6Spring Workshop Flyer p. 7
A Sad Farewell
Carol DeBold will be moving to California soon. She writes: “I will always remember and be grateful for the friends I have made and the things I have learned as a member of the Wayside Quilter Guild.” Carol DeBold
New Webmaster
We are pleased to announce that Debbie Ehrmann has taken over the role of guild webmaster. Tricia is in the background helping out. Like Batman and Robin.
Tricia Crockett
Spring Workshops
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Newsletter ~ April, 2018
Wayside Quilters Guild will be offering two workshops this spring! On Saturday, April 7, we will host a workshop with Modern Quilter Amy Friend, who spoke at our February meeting about Modern Quilting. Her quilts used all the hallmarks of the modern movement, including negative space, assymetry, alternative gridwork, solid colors and high contrast fabrics.Her workshop is on Improvisational Paper Piecing. This technique is NOT difficult, and learning within a group setting is very rewarding. This is a great way to learn how to design your own quilt!
Amy Friend quilt Pat Pauly quilt
On Saturday, May 5th, we will be hosting a workshop with Pat Pauly, our speaker from last September. Pat’s lecture on "Contemporary meets Traditional", was fast-paced, informative and paired with a stunning array of her beautiful art quilts.Pat will teach the quick steps to Improv Composition, with her handful of piecing techniques and tips on construction. We will make mini-works that can become a finished art quilt. The workshop is a great way to let go of templates and see possibilities develop in your art quilt.
Signups for both workshops are NOW. $45 will reserve your member spot and $55 will reserve your friend or non member. Please contact Laura Lane to reserve your space.
Laura [email protected]
Raffle Ticket Sales
Starting with the April 2 meeting, I will have envelopes of tickets for each guild member. Your envelope will include six packets of tickets, a photo of the quilt and instructions. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, quite a deal for a chance to win our amazing raffle quilt!
Please try to sell all your tickets to yourself, your family, your friends, your coworkers, people you chat with at the coffee shop and even the people sitting next to you in the theater. This will be a significant part of our quilt show income. It is critical for supporting our great programs and we are counting on everyone to help out.
Let’s try to beat the $4000 we made last show.
Thank you all for your help and cooperation.
Betsy AthanRaffle Ticket Sales
Rhapsody of Stars – WQG Raffle Quilt 2018
OutReach
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Thank you to the folks who came to the Outreach sewing day on March 10 th. We had 6 attendees: Jean, Josee, Karen, Jill, Anne and Nancy. We also had a cameo appearance from Judy and Gayle! We gave Jean K. a stack of quilts and sent a few to Kate W. for their longarming expertise. We began several new tops. Thanks you all. It was a very pleasant day to sew, discuss, learn and keep company!
We still need more quilts to meet our goals for donation to the Camp Erin of Boston. Check out their website to learn a lot more about this wonderful camp for bereaved kids at http://www.camperinboston.org. We also support the Reach Beyond Domestic Violence, Trust House in Boston and the Pathways Shelter in Framingham.
Let me know if you need batting to complete a quilt that you are donating to our Outreach. We will provide it.
Susan Thomas &Lulinda Tucker
May 7th Meeting
Cathy Racine of Charlton Sewing Center will come and talk about "Everything Matters". This lecture will cover all things related to sewing machines and working with threads, tension and different types of needles, etc, etc.This lecture promises to cover a lot more than the basics – our machines are what make our quilting possible!
She will be vending as well, bringing with her many notions and new ‘things’ from her store. This is an opportunity to stock up on items you may need over the summer!
Tica deMoorFlyer Distribution
Our guild is small. So to be able to host a fundraiser like the Auction and have great speakers give us great workshops, we rely on you, our members to spread the word. The more friends or non-members we get involved, the more money we make and maybe can even gain new members. It’s a win / win situation.
Please use the flyers on the last few pages of this Newsletter to spread the word. Leave them in the places you frequent around town. Email them to you friends. Let everyone know what we offer!
Brown Bag Challenge Quilt
Time to get to work on the Challenge Quilt.Theme: At the SeashoreSize: 72” maximum perimeter, any shapeMaterials: Fabric may be added to your 3 fat quarters. Quilt must be 3 layers, quilted, with batting in the middle.
Keep an index card with a 1” x 1” cut of each of your 3 brown bag fabrics to display with your quilt.
Questions, just ask. . . . . . . . . Ann Moses @ [email protected]
7th Annual Guild Retreatat Stump Sprouts
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Only a few spots left!!
Thursday, April 26th -Sunday April 29, 2018
For 6 years, a group of quilters has spent 3 days in West Hawley, MA at Stump Sprouts. We have sewn to our heart’s content, been fed large amounts of delicious homemade food, socialized, hiked and had a wonderful time. Please join us!
The rate for three nights and 9 meals will be around $260. To reserve your spot, email Julie at [email protected] with your contact information. A $50.00 deposit will hold your spot for now.
Cancellation Policy: Deposits refunded only if your space is filled. We need 15 people to run the retreat. Check your calendar, talk to your friends and contact Julie soon!
Visit the Stump Sprouts website to check it out: http://www.stumpsprouts.com/
Block of the Month
Jill’s April Block of the Month will be introduced before the meeting on Monday. Come early to receive instructions.
Jill Cochrane
New England Quilt Museum
Join us on Thursday, April 5 at 12:30 pm for a Brown Bag Lecture and Trunk Show with Pat Delaney. Known for vibrantly colored quilts with intricate patterns, instructor Pat Delaney discusses her bold use of color and shares the inspiration for many of her designs.
Free to members or included with admission for nonmembers.
Area Quilt Shows & Sales
Pioneer Valley Quilters Guild
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Saturday, April 14-Sunday, April 15Elks Lodge #61
440 Tiffany St., Springfield, MA
Brooklyn Quilts!25th Anniversary Quilt Show
Saturday, April 14-Sunday, April15220 36th St., Brooklyn, NY
www.quiltbrooklyn.org/quilt-show
Narragansett Bay Quilts’ Assoc.Garden Party Quilt Show
Sat., April 21 & Sun., April 22 10:00–4:00North Kingstown High School
150 Fairway Drive, N. Kingstown, RI
Quilter’s Connection AuctionMonday April 23rd at 7:00 pm
Bentley University, LaCava Conf. Center175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA
Chelmsford Quilters’ GuildFriday, May 11 – Saturday, May 12
Grace Community Church275 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MAwww.ChelmsfordQuiltGuild.com
Vermont Quilt FestivalJune 22-24
Champlain Valley ExpositionEssex Junction, VT
www.vqf.org
Maine QuiltsThursday, July 26-Saturday, July 28
Augusta Civic Center76 Community Drive, Augusta, ME
www.mainequilts.orgWQG Calendar Reminders
Monday, April 2, 7:00 pm, Auction, Grange Hall, Sudbury
Saturday, April 7, Workshop with Amy Friend, Signs up now. $45 member or $55 nonmember. (See p. 2)
Saturday, May 5, Workshop with Pat Pauly, Sign ups now. $45 member or $55 nonmember. (See p. 2)
Monday, May 7, 7:00 pm, General Meeting, Grange Hall, Sudbury, Cathy Racine of Charlton Sewing Center
Monday, June 4, 7:00 pm, General Meeting, Grange Hall, Sudbury
2018 General Meetings
Our meetings are the 1st Monday of the month, with the exception of a holiday.
Newsletters and “Betweens”Deadlines: 3 days before the 1st/15th
Send submissions to Jean Konopacz at [email protected]
See next page for Auction flyerand Workshop flyer!
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