Cindy Needham Lecture and Workshop

In October, Cindy Needham from California will be visiting Mount Vernon. Cindy is an outstanding machine quilter who is the author of Wholecloth Linen Quilts published by AQS and was a featured guest on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Check out her website at cindyneedham.com to find out more and peruse her blog to see some of the fabulous work she has done, particularly incorporating vintage linens.

On October 26, she will present a lecture to the entire guild entitled “Thread Facts and Fiction.” On October 27, she is conducting a six hour workshop entitled “Open Thread Bar.” The fee for the workshop is $25.00; there is an additional kit fee of $10.00 to be paid to Cindy at the workshop. The class is limited to 20 students, so you should sign up soon. Cindy is affiliated with Superior Threads, but her talks and workshops are not limited to Superior Threads and she emphasizes that she is not an advertisement for the company. A registration form is included below.

CINDY NEEDHAM
Workshop Registration Form

Mt. Vernon Chapter Quilters Unlimited

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Name _____________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________
City/State/ Zip _______________________________________________

email _____________________________________________________

Workshop Fee: $25.00

Class Policies:

Payment must accompany this registration form to secure spot in class. If class is canceled payment will be refunded. If you must cancel prior October 10, a full refund will be given. If canceling after October 10, 2010, no refunds will be given unless your spot is filled.

Make checks out to MVQU.

Send this registration form and full payment to the following address:

Lynn Eccleston
6120 Woodmont Road
Alexandria VA 22307

Show and Tell - September 14, 2010

What a show and tell! Your editor is sorry she missed seeing all these wonderful quilts in person.

Mary Stauss brought the "Scrap Flats and Pockets" quilt on the left and the whimsical "Baby Monkey" quilt on the right.

Ann Marlin brought this Batik Star Tabletopper / Wall hanging. Ann added that this quilted star is a pattern/kit that she picked up last year when they went to Colorado for their daughter's college graduation. She explained that it took her some time to decide how to quilt and bind it but the finished quilt is quite stunning.

This wonderful "Shadow Box" quilt was created by Pat Alfredson and quilted by Angie Miller. It will be available at our auction.

Barbara Zygiel made this Mother Goose panel which she hand quilted. Barbara also created this acorn table runner.

Carol Kunkel took a Winnie the Pooh book panel and made this beautiful quilt complete with a personalized label.

Can you believe what Mary Mazzuchi and

Pat Albertson did with our butterfly blocks?








And just to complete the theme they added some of their own blocks and a beautiful butterfly quilt to complete the show!

These are the Quilts of Valor from the June and September workshops. They came out great. Fantastic design Lynn and Lynne!

A special "Thank You" to Pat Bolton who is our photographer of the Month.

Mount Vernon Chapter Challenge 2010-2011

It’s Just a Matter of “Time”

Do you ever feel like you’re running out of time, perhaps pressed for time... Do you have a favorite time of day, a favorite time of year... Or, are you one with too much time on your hands, or enjoy playtime, or have a favorite bedtime story... Do you find giving a time out restores order in your house... Do you plant plenty of thyme in your summer garden? Since the beginning of time, there have been many clichés coined about having too much or too little time.

So, this year’s challenge is to create a quilt that conveys a sense of time or common cliché within the given time constraints, while following the rules below.

Remember, Challenge Quilts are meant to try us, stretch us, and encourage us to take risks. For some, it is quite possible that this challenge will be something you’ve not tried before, and for others it may be yet another opportunity to allow for time to let your imagination go. Ignore the quilt police—they are not invited to the party this time. Give yourself permission to play and remember there is no time like the present to get started.

Time Constraints and Rules:

1. Individual interpretation of the theme is encouraged!
2. Quilt may be original or traditional in design. Commercial patterns may be used with credit given to the designer.
3. Quilt may be hand or machine pieced, appliquéd or fused—try something new!
4. Quilt should finish 24” x 24”.
5. Incorporate the provided clock hands into your quilt. The use of the clock hands does not require that they be used on a traditional clock face.
6. Other embellishment is encouraged, although not necessary.
7. Incorporate an element or concept that represents 12. This can be as easy as using Arabic or a Roman numeral - or any other numeric system - or something that conveys the number 12, as in December being the 12Th month of the year; a flower center might contain 12 French Knots. Or, the quilt could contain 12 blocks, or individual blocks could contain 12 pieces, etc. Be creative...!!!
8. You may use as many fabrics as you like, print or solid, painted or recycled and they don’t all have to be 100% cotton.
9. Quilt should be quilted, and bound or faced.
10. Quilt is considered complete when the sleeve and label are attached.
11. Deadline is February 8, 2011. Challenge quilts will be revealed during Show and Tell following our business meeting. Please resist the urge to share your challenge quilt with the membership until that time. Quilters will be given the opportunity to hang their quilts in the Group Category in the 2011 QU Show.
12. Taking a chance is what leads a quilter to create real AWE...!!! Relax, enjoy, and create what makes your heart tick!

If you have any questions, please contact: Rhonda Adams princessntlv@hotmail.com or Beth Smith Bethsmith112@verizon.net

Charlotte Angotti Lecture

September 16, 2010, 7:30-9:00 PM
Old Town Hall, Fairfax, VA Hosted by the Quilt Patch

This is just a reminder for those who signed up to attend Charlotte Angotti’s lecture, “Hello my name is Charlotte and I am a Quilter”, on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 7:30- 9:00 pm hosted by the Quilt Patch in Fairfax, VA. In lieu of tickets and in an effort to keep things simple, there will be a master list at the door with your names on it so your ID will be necessary for entry.

The following ladies have already reserved seats: Rhonda Adams, Beth Smith, Kathy Edwards, Joyce Keating, Angie Miller, Marianne Urban, Bert Garino, Katherine Murray, Lynn Eccleston, Ro Coller, Barbara Tucker, Joan Peake, Margaret Chandler, Carol Kunkel, Barbara Jones, Gigi Corbin and Dotty Eisenhour.

For those not familiar, Charlotte rarely teaches in local shops and is known for her humor, her way with fabric/color and her pre-cut kits. She believes her hobby is quilt making and her job is teaching others to enjoy it as much as she does. You will experience Charlotte’s wonderful sense of humor as she describes the 12 Steps of Fabric Collection with no slides, only real quilts that can be touched and photographed. You can learn more about Charlotte Angotti by visiting www.charlotteangotti.com Her “Surprise Me” classes are among the first to fill at Houston Quilt Festival.

If you are interested in attending and did not previously sign up please contact The Quilt Patch directly to check on availability at 703-273-6937 or www.quiltpatchva.com. The cost of the lecture is $15 and is sure to be an evening filled with laughter and eye catching quilts…come spend an evening with friends!

September 2010 Newsletter

Mount Vernon Chapter Officers 2010 – 2011

President— Lynne Fishburn
Co-Vice Presidents/Programs— Lynn Eccleston and Gigi Corbin
Secretary— Angie Miller
Treasurer—Dotty Eisenhour
Nominating Chair— Ann Poulin
Newsletter—Agnes Purcell

Presidents’ Message

As the dog days of summer come to an end, vacations become a fond memory, and I send my youngest off to his senior year of college, I get excited for all the wonderful quilting opportunities planned for Mt. Vernon!

Lynn Eccelston and Gigi Corbin have filled our calendar with fun interesting programs and workshops to expand our skills and spark creativity.

Barbara Tucker and Ro Coller have teamed up again to make our Annual Auction a successful fundraiser. Watch for details on how you can best support this event.

Chairs for Challenge/BOM/Mystery, Rhonda Adams and Beth Smith, have worked this summer and planned something for us. I don’t know what it is yet and I’m excited for the reveal.

We still have Committee Chair spots to fill. They are: Quilt Show Committee, Quilt-In, and Community Outreach. Our duties for this year’s Quilt Show are Programs and Cards. Most of the work will come after the first of the year. Agnes Purcell has offered to help the chair of this committee with the computer related parts. The Quilt-In is a one-day event. I will be happy to serve on this committee but I don’t have time to chair the committee. In the past the Community Outreach Committee has hung quilts in public places (i.e. libraries and Hollin Hall), with information on when and where we meet. This public display helps new people to the area to find us.

Please consider chairing one these remaining committees. It is especially important to fill Quilt Show Committee as they have already started to meet. If you haven’t already signed up to be a member of one of our committees listed below, please see the chair and offer your services.

Many hands make light work! Plan to come 15 minutes early or to stay 15 minutes late to help with set-up and takedown.

In the crazy quilt of life, I’m glad you’re in my block of friends ……… Lynne Fishburn

Program Notes

September 21, 2010 – Valerie McMickle workshop, Woven Bargello
September 28, 2010 – Show and Tell – UFO Extravaganza
October 26, 2010 – Lecture with Cindy Needham, “Thread Facts and Fiction”
October 27, 2010 – Cindy Needham workshop “Open Thread Bar”
November 9, 2010 – Auction
December, 2010 – Holiday luncheon
January 25, 2011 – Diane Herbort (lecture topic to be decided)
February 22, 2011 – Laura Wasilowski Lecture “I Quilt, Therefore I Am”
February 23, 2011 – Laura Wasilowski workshop “Four Little Landscapes”
March 22, 2011 – Augusta Cole lecture, “A Stroll Through My Garden”
March 23, 2011 – Augusta Cole workshop, “Curved Log Cabin”
April 26, 2011 – Annette Ornelas lecture “Dimensional Curved Piecing”
April 27, 2011 – Annette Ornelas workshop
May 24, 2011 – Mimi Dietrich lecture
May 25, 2011 – possible Mimi Dietrich workshop
June, 2011 – Year End Luncheon


Message from the VPs

We scheduled some fantastic programs for the upcoming year. In September, there will be a workshop on September 21 with Valerie McMickle. The project is a circular bargello quilt or table topper done with four fabrics. It would be terrific as a holiday table top or tree skirt, but of course, you could do any color combination that would suit you. It’s stunning executed in rainbow colors. The fee for the class is $50.00 and includes a speciality ruler and the pattern. We still have slots open; the sign up form is on the blog.

On September 28, we are having the culmination of the summer UFO challenge. We hope that our members have been working diligently on all those unfinished projects. Bring them in for an extended show-and-tell and be prepared to tell us just how long those now finished items had been lingering in your sewing room! Because of this UFO show-and-tell extravaganza, we won’t be having show and tell at our regularly scheduled business meeting in September.

In October, Cindy Needham from California will be visiting Mount Vernon. Cindy is an outstanding machine quilter who is the author of Wholecloth Linen Quilts published by AQS and was a featured guest on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Check out her website at cindyneedham.com to find out more and peruse her blog to see some of the fabulous work she has done, particularly incorporating vintage linens.

On October 26, she will present a lecture to the entire guild entitled “Thread Facts and Fiction.” On October 27, she is conducting a six hour workshop entitled “Open Thread Bar.” The fee for the workshop is $25.00; there is an additional kit fee of $10.00 to be paid to Cindy at the workshop. The class is limited to 20 students, so you should sign up soon. Cindy is affiliated with Superior Threads, but her talks and workshops are not limited to Superior Threads and she emphasizes that she is not an advertisement for the company. A registration form is included below.

CINDY NEEDHAM
Workshop Registration Form

Mt. Vernon Chapter Quilters Unlimited

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Name _____________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________

City/State/ Zip _______________________________________________

email _____________________________________________________

Workshop Fee: $25.00

Class Policies:

Payment must accompany this registration form to secure spot in class. If class is canceled payment will be refunded. If you must cancel prior October 10, a full refund will be given. If canceling after October 10, 2010, no refunds will be given unless your spot is filled.

Make checks out to MVQU.

Send this registration form and full payment to the following address:

Lynn Eccleston
6120 Woodmont Road
Alexandria VA 22307

MVQU Programs 2010-2011




September

• September 21, 2010 – Valerie McMickle workshop, Woven Bargello

• September 28, 2010 – Show and Tell – UFO Extravaga

October

• October 26, 2010 – Lecture with Cindy Needham, “Thread Facts and Fiction”
• October 27, 2010 – Cindy Needham workshop “Open Thread Bar”

November

• November 9, 2010 – Auction

December

• December, 2010 – Holiday luncheon

January

• January 25, 2011 – Diane Herbort (lecture topic to be decided)

February

• February 22, 2011 – Laura Wasilowski Lecture “I Quilt, Therefore I Am
• February 23, 2011 – Laura Wasilowski workshop “Four Little Landscapes”

March

• March 22, 2011 – Augusta Cole lecture, “A Stroll Through My Garden”
• March 23, 2011 – Augusta Cole workshop, “Curved Log Cabin”

April

• April 26, 2011 – Annette Ornelas lecture “Dimensional Curved Piecing”
• April 27, 2011 – Annette Ornelas workshop

May

• May 24, 2011 – Mimi Dietrich lecture
• May 25, 2011 – possible Mimi Dietrich workshop

June

• June, 2011 – Year End Luncheon

Membership Renewals 2010-11

REMINDER! If you haven't already done so, please be sure to renew your MVQU membership now. Last year's memberships expired on June 30. The deadline for being included in the next QU Directory is September 30, so please take a moment to renew. Just a reminder, payment of dues entitles you to privileges of membership like participating in discussions and voting on issues at our business meetings, taking classes and participating in Big QU events

QU Quarterly Available Online—Fall 2010

Be sure to visit www.quilterunlimited.org to view the latest Big QU News. This quarters issue contains:

• A warm welcome from Kath Heslep, Big QU President 2010-2011
• Reminders and information for the upcoming year.
• Information on the Fall Lecture by Jane Sassaman at 7 PM on September 30th at NOVA, Annandale and
• Registration forms for Jane Sassaman’s upcoming workshops.

From Big QU Board - Cindy Pedder writes: Good news! We have found a way to have your QU Newsletter sent directly to you by email. It will come as an email with an attachment, and when you click on the attachment, there's your newsletter! [This is not our chapter newsletter, but the one from QU.]

Sending the newsletter this way allows us to be sure our QU Newsletter is only seen by our members, so we can include phone numbers and email addresses without privacy concerns. It also brings the newsletter directly to you, so that you will not need to go the website to look for it. While this mailing list is set up via Yahoo, you do NOT need to join Yahoo or set up an account with them in order to be included in the mailing list.

You DO, however, need to sign up! For an invitation to join the list, and specific information on how to do it without being required to join Yahoo, please email:cindyquilts@gmail.com

This is a mailing list only, and not a discussion group. The only emails you will receive will be for the newsletter or, on rare occasion, a message from the QU President if last-minute information needs to be sent (for example, if an event is canceled due to weather).

Subscribe to “QU Digest”

Subscribe to the “QU Digest.” Since 1995, the “QU Digest” has been an informal way for members (1,140 plus) to network and share information between official newsletters. It is sent electronically via e-mail or it can be viewed at a YahooGroups website (for members only). Once you subscribe, you will receive news about QU members, quilting tips, interesting websites, and pleas for missing books or fabric. There is also ongoing news on workshops by QU and other guilds, bus trips, members' news, job announcements, quilt shows, moving notices, classified ads, yard sales, etc. A submission doesn't even have to be quilt-related!

The “QU Digest” is published every few days, depending on the amount of news submitted. At the Yahoo website, you'll also be able to see “QU Digest” archives that go back a number of years, an e-mail directory of subscribers, quilting tips, quilting websites, and other pertinent files. If you wish to subscribe to “QU Digest,” contact Cindy Grisdela (McL) at cpgrisdela@gmail.com.

September Calendar

• September 7, 2010—Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• September 14, 2010—Business Meeting, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• September 16, 2010, 7:30-9:00, Charlotte Angotti Lecture Hosted by the Quilt Patch, Old Town Hall, Fairfax, VA
• September 17, 2010 - 6:30 AM- 8:30 PM, Bus trip to the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in the Greater Philadelphia area.
• September 21, 2010 – Valerie McMickle workshop, Woven Bargello, Governmental Center, Parkers Lane, Alexandria
• September 28, 2010 – Show and Tell – UFO Extravaga, 12:30 PM, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• September 28, 2010 – St Francis Quilt Show Drop-off, 12:30, PM Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• September 30, 2010 – Big QU fall Lecture with Jane Sassaman, 7:00 PM, Ernst Center Gallery and Theatre, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale

Looking Ahead

• October 1&2, 2010 – Big QU Workshops with Jane Sassaman, 7:00 PM, NOVA
• October 3, 2010 – St Francis Quilt Show Return, 12:30, PM Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• October 5, 2010—Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• October 12, 2010—Business Meeting, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• October 19 2010—Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• October 26, 2010 – Lecture with Cindy Needham, “Thread Facts and Fiction”
• October 27, 2010 – Cindy Needham workshop “Open Thread Bar”
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Upcoming Area Shows and Exhibits

• September 12, 2010 - Sully Historic Site’s 37th Annual Quilt Show & Sale from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. featuring antique and new American-made quilts, fabrics, antique linens, baskets, stained glass and jewelry at the largest outdoor quilt show in the east.Throughout the day, Northern Virginia Quilters Unlimited will provide demonstrations and talks on quilting techniques. Living history interpreters will demonstrate spinning, weaving and hand sewing as it was done in the 18th and 19th centuries and invite you to try some of these techniques. Appraisers will be available to evaluate your family heirloom quilts for $10 per quilt with a limit of two quilts. Admission to the Quilt Show is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for children. For more information, contact Sully at 703-437-1794..

• September 16-19, 2010 - Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVII , Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA, Admission $14.
• September 30 – October 2 - Sewing And Quilt Expo, Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly. For information see www.sewingexpo.com
• October 2 - Nature's Beauty Quilt Show, St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA
  
• October 15, 16, &17, 2010 - Quilting is Our Bag, Church of the Ascension Community Center, 4853 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, sponsored by the Tidewater Quilt Guild For more information, visit www.tqgva.org
• October 15 – 16, 2010 - Colors Of Our World, The Universities at Shady Grove, Building 2. 9630 Gudelsky Dr., Rockville, MD. Featured this year are quilts donated as a fund-raiser for Alzheimer's Disease research. In addition, the show will include 200 quilts by guild members and a raffle quilt designed and constructed by the guild; a merchant mall, Hoffman Challenge traveling exhibit, quilting demos, a silent auction, raffle baskets, and a boutique of gift items made by guild members. For more information, visit www.nimblefingers.org
• October 22 – 23, 2010 - Quilts from the Homestead, Harleysville, PA. Over 200 quilts on display. Win a Bernina Patchwork Edition sewing machine valued at $1500. Quilt show also features a quilt boutique, "Grandma's Attic", "Chinese Auction", vendors, antiques, refreshments, and a beautiful raffle quilt. For more information, visit www.ValleyForgeQuilters.org

Committee Chairs – 2009 – 2010

Quilt Show Committee ------- Open
Quilt In March 2011 ---------- Open
Community Outreach --------- Open
Blog/Newsletter --------------- Agnes Purcell
Greeter/Door Prizes ---------- Carol Conahan
Audit ---------------------------- Barbara Dove
Sunshine ------------------------ Barbara Tucker
Senior Center Rep ------------- Mary Stauss
Challenge/BOM/Mystery ----- Rhonda Adams & Beth Smith
Fundraising --------------------- Barbara Tucker & Ro Coller
Quilt Retreat -------------------- Ro Coller
Bus Trip ------------------------- Andrea Gribble
Community Service ------------ Joan Bingman
Quilt Collector ------------------ Joan Peake
New Member Kits -------------- Susan McDonnell
Hospitality ----------------------- Joyce Keating
December Luncheon ----------- Barbara Zygiel
June Luncheon ------------------ Catherine Snyder



Birthdays




September
September 5 Patricia Bolton
September 13 Simone Pointon
September 16 Joyce Keating
September 21 Mary Mazzuchi
September 23 Sierra Smith
September 26 Susan McDonnell

October
October 6 Angela Miller
October 8 Sandra Weisman
October 16 Lynne Fishburn
October 16 Marjorie Barondes
October 24 Kris Bishop



Please submit items to Agnes Purcell, MVQU Newsletter Editor, at mvqu.news@gmail.com or send to 8123 Steadman Street, Alexandria, VA 22309. You may also call her at 703-780-8460 The deadline for October’s newsletter is October 1st.