MVQU - Show and Tell - March 8, 2011

Carol Kunkel started off the Show and Tell with this quilt. She received the bird print fabric and was challenged to make a quilt with it. After much reaching for coordinating fabrics - this is the result. Very nice!

Carol's second quilt is "Iditarod." She explains "I love the Iditarod and follow it each year. Picked up this fabric up in Alaska when I was there and had to do an Iditarod quilt." Its great!

Patricia Bolton was a busy quilter. She created the "Butterfly Quilt" for her 4 year old granddaughter's bed. She loves butterflies and Pink and purple are her favorite colors.

Patricia also brought the competed quilt which featured the Spiderweb block which was the September "Have you tried this?" block.

The "Jelly Bean" quilt was one of Patricia's UFOs from this summer's challenge. It was originally cut out 10 years ago.

Patricia created this Photo Quilt for her friend's son, Jackson, who lost his two year old win sister Reagen to spinal meningitis last spring.

Here's a close up of a few of the blocks.

Yes Patricia I think we were all flabbergasted at the completed quilt. Patricia purchased the basket blocks at our fall auction. She added blue sashings and borders. It is for her Mother. She added that she loved the applique blocks but was sure she would never do applique blocks herself.

T. Carter once again wowed us with "Tasunke", a Lakota star quilt. She expalined that Tasunke means horse in Lakota. She made this quilt to honor Native American horse culture and to celebrate a new day.

Sierra Smith created eight new quilts using her "orphan" blocks. The quilts will be donated for baby quilts and for Quilts of Valor.

A four patch

Ah yes, the Churn Dash

Had two of these

Nine Patches

Saw this one demoed on a quilt show and had to try it

More Nine patches

This one is "orphan fabric" - the last of her bicycle fabric

And this one is staying home with Sierra. She loves it and decided it was time to keep one for herself. We agree - its terrific!

Libby Dudley shared her Rail Fence. This will be a nap quilt for the Main Street Child Development Center kids.

Lynn Eccleston Brought his quilt which she made for the charity group Quilters Quarterly. The quilt will be donated to Fairfax county Social Services.

Ro Coller showed us the completed quilt which she made using the chinese coin blocks from last year's QU Quilt-In.

Ro also brought this quilt which she completely remade. The was given the six blocks but the alignment was not accurate. She took the blocks apart and re-appliqued them. They look great.

This is "Wandering Circle of My Life". Lynne Fishburn created this original design based on Mary Mashuta's confetti quilts. Lynne explains the design..."The bright center is my faith in Gid that is surrounded by the roller coaster of daily living (1st row of curves) with events that take you off the main path for a time (outer 1/2 and 3/4 circles) all held together by trust in God (green border) which protects me so I'm not overwhelmed by life events that keep poking at me (the triangle border). This quilt will be displayed at the QU quilt show.

Kathy Zahaczewsky showed "Mark's Memories." She made this T-shirt quilt for her son for Christmas. It contains Lots of memories.

Jim Melton created "The Union Flags" which he will display at the QU Quilt Show.

March 2011 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

President's Message

Looking ahead, our chapter’s calendar is loaded with lots of activities. On Saturday, March 19th, National Quilting Day, we will host this year’s Annual QU Quilt- In, here at Hollin Hall. Many thanks to Anne Poulin for taking the lead on this event. I’m excited to meet Augusta Cole on March 22nd and hear her lecture and on Tuesday, March 29th we will gather for our charity workshop.

At our March 8th Business Meeting you will have an opportunity to see this year’s Big QU raffle quilt made by the Reston Chapter and purchase your raffle tickets. Take a moment and visit the Quilters Unlimited website to check out all the updates regarding our upcoming Quilt Show. There you will also find a list of all the classes available and view information on the registration procedure. Also, tickets are still available for the Eleanor Burns Lecture.

We will be participating in the Boutique again this year. Ro Coller looks forward to receiving your items. Ask Ro if you need direction on what type of items that have sold well in years past.

Patricia Bolton has done a wonderful job of helping us get all of our quilts registered, photographed and measured for the show. Some of us still need sleeves, labels and labeled pillowcases. All the instructions for these are on the Big QU website. Patricia will be happy to answer your questions.

Looking ahead on June 7th we will hold our year end luncheon at Indigo Landing. Save the date and watch for details.

I’d like to thank Gigi Corbin for planning and collecting the farewell blocks for Bert Garino. Thank you all for participating. Bert was touched by your generosity. She will be missed.

I look forward to seeing you all soon.

Lynne Fishburn


MVQU Programs 2010-2011

March

• March 19, 2011 - Annual QU Quilt-In
  
• March 22, 2011 – Augusta Cole Lecture, “A Stroll Through My Garden”

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 – Mimi Dietrich Workshop

June

• June 7, 2011 – Year End Luncheon, Indigo Landing Restaurant, at 12:30 pm

Augusta Cole Lecture, March 22, 2011


Augusta Cole will present her lecture entitled "A Stroll Through My Garden" at MVQU on March 22. Augusta is a North Carolina native currently residing in Richmond, VA. She is a popular quilt teacher, lecturer and a master of incorporating scraps into quilts.



A Message from Your Nominating Chair – Anne Poulin

As your Nominating Committee chair, I would like to remind you that this is the time of the year that we need to identify and vote for our new Executive Board. This Board includes the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Nominating Chair.

I understand that our group is small and that maybe, over the last ten years, you have served in some way or other on the Executive Board. The service is appreciated and so valuable to the success of our Chapter. However, please keep in mind that as a small group, we can't each take one turn and be done and we cannot ask the same people step up over and over. I hope that if you haven't served that you will volunteer your time to one of the Executive positions in appreciation for what previous Board members have done to support your Chapter and its programs. And I ask that if you have served already at some time in your Chapter history, that you will consider stepping up and leading again perhaps as a joint effort with a newer member in the President/Vice President roll. In this way, you help train a newer member for the future. Please consider not what your Chapter can do for you, but what you can do for your Chapter!

Contact either Anne Poulin, or Lynne Fishburn. Thank you for your support.

March Calendar

• March 1, 2011 — Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• March 8, 2011 — Business Meeting, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• March 15 ,2011 — Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• March 19, 2011 - Annual QU Quilt-In 12:30 – 5:00, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• March 22, 2011 – Augusta Cole Lecture, “A Stroll Through My Garden”, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• March 29, 2011 – Charity Workshop, 11:30am-3:30pm, Wheelchair Pouches for Walter Reed, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center

Looking Ahead

• April 5, 2011 — Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• April 12, 2011 — Business Meeting, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• April 19 ,2011 — Bee, 12:30 pm, Room 216, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• April 26, 2011 –Annette Ornelas Lecture “Dimensional Curved Piecing” 12:30 pm, Room 112, Hollin Hall Senior Center
• April 27, 2011 – Annette Ornelas Workshop

March 19, 2011 12:30-5:00 pm - Annual QU Quilt-In

“A CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP!”

Mt. Vernon is this year’s host for the annual Quilt In. Anne Poulin has taken the lead for this event. Many hands will be needed for set-up at 11AM and take down at 5 PM, as well as throughout the afternoon.

We will continue the tradition of a block exchange. This year’s block exchange is the Friendship Star. For the star, use any scraps of your choice. For the background, use any off-white that reads as a solid. Make one or more blocks for the exchange! The more you make, the greater the chance of you winning a selection of blocks to take home! Go to http://www.quilterscache.com/F/FriendshipStarBlock.html and follow the free directions for the traditional 12” Friendship Star.

Plan to participate in show-n-tell! Share quilts you have that tell the story of your friendships – a progressive or round-robin, block exchange, memory or signature quilt, or a gift to or from a friend.

For refreshments, please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Food should be in a container of your choice, cut for individual servings. Please provide any serving utensil you may require. Cutlery, paper products, and bottled water will be provided.

Charity Workshop—March 29, 2011, 11:30-3:30

Wheelchair Pouches for Military Hospitals

Our next Charity Workshop will be Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Hollin Hall Senior Center from 11:30 to 3:30. We will be making wheelchair pouches for Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospitals. Joan Bingman will have copies of the pattern available at the business meeting on March 8th.

We need the usual supplies: rotary cutters and mats, ironing boards and irons, and sewing machines with a neutral thread. Of course we need many hands to use those tools. Please come and join in the fun and camaraderie so that we can prepare LOTS of the much needed pouches.

Don’t forget to bring your lunch and a snack to share.

Mark your Calendar – June Luncheon June 7, 2011 at 12:30

The June luncheon, hosted by Catherine Snyder, will be at Indigo Landing, 1 Marina Drive Alexandria, VA 22314. The cost will be $20.00 per member for a choice of chicken with garlic sauce, salmon with lemon-caper butter or garden vegetable pasta. Reservations will be taken starting the March 22, 2011 meeting with the cut off being May 10, 2011. You may also mail your check to:

Catherine Snyder
13 Dacey Lane
Stafford VA 22556

Please make the check out to MVQU with June luncheon and your name on check. Please include your menu choice with check. Please call 571-236-4599 with any questions.


Upcoming Area Shows, Exhibits, and More

• March 2 – 31 (closed Tuesdays) – Woodlawn Needlework Show, Woodlawn Plantation, This benefit for Woodlawn is sponsored by Nelly’s Needlers, a volunteer auxiliary which works year-round to raise funds for this historic site. For more information see: http://woodlawn1805.org/48th-annual-needlework-exhibition/
• March 3 - 6, 2011 - The Quilt Fest of New Jersey VII Somerset, New Jersey. For more information visit http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=30
• March 12 – 13, 2011 - Stone House and Cabin Branch Quilt Show, Prince William Fairgrounds, 10 AM to 4 PM. More information is available at http://www.stonehousequilters.org/Quiltshow.html
• March 12 – 13, 2011 - Quilt Expo 2011 Goucher College Sports & Recreation Center, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204. For more information visit the website: www.baltimorequilters.com/EXPO2011%20Main.asp
• March 16-19, 2011 - The Lancaster Spring Quilt Show, "A New Show in Amish Country". Free admission and free parking. More information at http://thelancasterquiltshowatthecontinentalinn.com/
• March 31, 2011 - Amish Country Quilt Show Dalton, OH. For more information, visit www.amishcountryquiltshow.com
• April 8 – 10, 2011 - Northern Shenandoah Valley Quilt Show Berryville, VA. You will find more information about the show, raffle tickets, vendors, and the entry submission form online at the website: www.NSVQuiltShow.com
  

More Rotary Cutter Blades Needed
Kathy Edwards sent a reminder that Susan Noyes still needs used rotary cutter blades. Please let her know if you have any blades you would like to donate and she'll make arrangements to get them from you. Kathy will be at the Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 8th if you'd like to bring them to that meeting. She plans to take all the blades to Susan's studio at the end of next week. Any donations are appreciated. And thanks, to those of you who have already donated.

Committee Chairs – 2010 – 2011
Quilt Show Committee ------- Andrea Gribble
Quilt In March 2011 ---------- Anne Poulin
Community Outreach --------- Libby Dudley
Blog/Newsletter --------------- Agnes Purcell
Audit ---------------------------- Barbara Dove
June Luncheon ----------------- Catherine Snyder
Sunshine ------------------------ Barbara Tucker
Senior Center Rep ------------- Mary Stauss
Challenge/BOM/Mystery ----- Beth Smith
QU Show Boutique ------------ Ro Coller
Quilt Retreat -------------------- Ro Coller
Community Service ------------ Joan Bingman
Quilt Collector ------------------ Patricia Bolton
New Member Kits -------------- Susan McDonnell
Hospitality ----------------------- Joyce Keating
December Luncheon ----------- Barbara Zygiel
Fall Bus Trip -------------------- Andrea Gribble

Mt Vernon QU Minutes of Business Meeting February 8, 2011

The meeting was called to order by President Lynne Fishburn at 12:28 PM. Lynne welcomed everyone and reminded them to sign-in out front as well as at our table. She also recognized visitor T Carter of Alexandria.

Approval of Minutes
The first order of business was to approve the January minutes. There were no additions or corrections so they were approved.

Reports
Treasurer – Dotty Eisenhour provided a report on our financial standing. We went over-budget on recent hotel costs, but still doing pretty good overall.
Vice President – GiGi Corbin reminded members that there are a few openings for our upcoming February workshop, “Four Little Landscapes” with Laura Wasilowski on February 23. The March lecture, “A Stroll through my Garden” with Augusta Cole will be held March 22. Unfortunately the workshop was cancelled.

Baltimore Appliqué Society– Cathy Marciano, MVQU member and Baltimore Appliqué Society President, displayed a beautiful hand appliquéd raffle quilt, drawing to be held June 20, 2012. Cathy spoke about the Society, its founding in 1993 and its goals to preserve and document. The Baltimore Appliqué Society meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in Ellicott City, Maryland. Please contact Cathy for further information, or if you would like to purchase a raffle ticket or any of the many reproduction patterns the Society produces from antique quilts.

QU Board Meeting– Lynne Fishburn reported on several board meeting activities. Big QU President Blocks are Due March 15. Lynne is collecting them for Mt Vernon. The Deadline for the next QU Quarterly Newsletter is March 1. Let Lynne know if you would like a topic included. The Annual Meeting is May 5 at the Ernst Community Cultural Center at NOVA Annandale Campus. The speaker will be Augusta Cole. Watch for announcements about workshops. The 2012 Fall Speaker will be Gail Garber. At last week’s board meeting Lynne asked for a discussion on Copyright. After several minutes of back and forth the board discovered what she had discovered back in November—that it is not easy to get a definitive answer to the question, “Can we, a non-profit, sell an item received as a gift that was made from a copyrighted pattern without getting the permission from the owner of the copyright?” Since almost all of the QU Chapters have a fundraiser that sell items donated and made by its members as well as selling items in the Boutique at the Show often made from copyrighted patterns, the Board has formed a group who will be looking into this subject and will report back to the Board hopefully by March. There was also discussion about reworking the Matrix, making it easier to read and understand. We also discussed whether all the current activities that Big QU does are still what the membership wants. Big QU has asked the Presidents to take a Survey to their Chapters. Please take one, review and complete it, and return it at our March business meeting. Lynne will tally responses and report to Big QU. There will be a special exhibit for Quilts of Valor at the QU Show. Reston still needs help at the Hampton Show.

Big QU Raffle Quilt for 2012-2013 – Lynne Fishburn announced that we received our show quilt donated by Lynn Miller and quilted by Ellen Patton. She spoke with Lynn Miller, whose opinion was that the quilt does not live up to the standard that has been set for raffle quilts. Lynne opened discussion as to whether or not we should use this quilt or offer a different one. We do have permission from McCall’s Quilting to auction or raffle this quilt. For the 2010-2011 program year, Big QU had a budget of $1,000 for this event. A vote was taken with the majority in favor of offering a different quilt for the Big QU Raffle to be completed by July 2012. Rosemary Coller, Pat Alfredson and Mary Mazzuchi agreed to form a core committee. They emphasized that they cannot do this alone, and will need membership participation. They hope to present a plan/design for the raffle quilt at the next business meeting. Bert Garino made a motion to include the quilt that Lynn made and Ellen quilted in our Mt Vernon Fall Auction. Catherine Snyder seconded, with the majority in favor. The quilt will be a great addition to our Fall Auction.

Quilt Show Committee– Lynne Fishburn reported on the QU website you can print off forms for advertising in the program. Deadline for submission of ads is February 21st. Eleanor Burns tickets are now $20 and ticket sales are open to the public. Class registration has begun. Forms are available on the website. Vendors for the show are now on the website.

June Luncheon– Catherine Snyder asked that someone step up to manage the construction and distribution of Topiary Blocks for the June Luncheon. In fact, the block design can be altogether different if desired. Blocks collected at the luncheon are usually made into quilt tops and kits to support our Fall Auction. No one offered to lead this effort at the meeting. The June Luncheon will be held at Indigo Landing Restaurant on June 7, at 12:30 PM. The cost to the membership is $20 per person. There is a choice of three meals offered: Chicken, Salmon, or Vegetarian that includes the same salad and dessert, and beverages of soda, iced tea, coffee and hot tea.

Quilt Collector – Patricia Bolton announced that nine (9) quilts have been collected so far. As a reminder, members may register at the QU website. It is important to print and complete the form first before filling in online. The last day to register is February 21. The last day to photograph quilts is February 22. Contact Patricia with any questions.

Quilt Retreat – Rosemary Coller reminded members that the retreat will be held at Bird-In-Hand, Lancaster, PA, early May on a M-T-W. Details to follow.

Fundraising – Rosemary Coller announced that smaller, less expensive items sold better at the Quilt Show Boutique. It is time to be making items to sell. Please limit the number of any one item to about five (5).

Quilt-In March 19, 2011 @ Hollin Hall – Anne Poulin reported that plans for door prizes and activities for the Quilt-In are near completion. Anne hopes there will be a good showing of Mt Vernon members for at least some part of the day, as we are hosts of the event. She reminded members to bring Friendship Blocks (see blog for directions), something to share for Show-n-Tell, and a side dish or dessert. The Quilt-In will be held here at Hollin Hall on Saturday, March 19, from 12:30-5:00 PM.

Community Outreach – Libby Dudley reported that one of our quilts will be on display at Martha Washington Library in March.

Community Service – Lynne reminded members that the next service day is March 29. The plan for this date is to make wheel chair bags. Meet here 11-11:15 AM to setup. Details to follow.

Blog/Newsletter – Agnes Purcell announced that Gail English is willing to split Blog/Newsletter responsibilities with one or two others when she steps down in July. The position could even be split into three positions 1) Pictures 2) Blog and 3) Newsletter. Please let Agnes or Lynne know if you are interested or have any questions. Article deadline is March 1st, submitting early helps. Please send to mvqu.news@gmail.com.

Hospitality – Joyce Keating thanked members Joan Peake, Carol Conahan and Joyce Keating for providing today’s refreshments.

Announcements
1. Virginia Quilt Museum has a new exhibit called The Magic of Mirrors: The Beauty of Kaleidoscope Quilts. Opened February 1 and closes May 14. The museum is open Tue-Sat from 10am to 4pm.
2. Check the newsletter for upcoming area quilt shows.
3. Patricia will be available after the meeting for quilt collecting.
4. Kathy Edwards is collecting dull rotary cutter blades. The Artist’s Business Cards are available on the table.
5. Please put your chair away before you leave.

Door Prizes – Carol Conahan announced today’s winners: Sierra Smith, Tammy Mannarino and T Carter. Congratulations!

Challenge & Show & Tell –Challenge/BOM/Mystery – Beth Smith announced, “It is Time” to show our Challenge quilts. To have a picture of your quilt posted on the Blog, please complete the information card. The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
Angela Miller, Secretary

Birthdays




March
03/01 Blanche Carpenter
03/06 Carol Allen
03/08 Donna Conlon
03/16 Cathy Hanratty
03/29 Gail English
03/29 Carolyn Paden
03/30 Andrea Gribble

April
04/02 Lois Altz
04/09 Agnes Purcell
04/14 James Melton
04/17 Vicky Surash
04/26 Beth Smith

Big QU Quilt Show Updates - March 2011

38th Annual Quilters Unlimited Quilt Show - 3 – 5 June, 2011
Dulles Expo Center South Building

From the MVQU Quilt Collector
We have a total of thirty quilts registered for this year’s QU Show! Impressive I think given the new registration process. Eight of those entries are our Challenge quilts - so we will have a very nice collection for the show.


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 April’s newsletter is April 1.

Note: Quilt blocks pictured with the articles are from http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/quilt-blocks.htm. Patterns and instructions are available at the site.