Mount Vernon Chapter Officers 2012-2013
President— Ruth Morgan
Vice Presidents/Programs— Barbara Jones & Libby Dudley
Secretary— Dotty Eisenhour
Treasurer—Mary Downey
Nominating Chair— Patricia Bolton
Newsletter—Lynne Fishburn
President— Ruth Morgan
Vice Presidents/Programs— Barbara Jones & Libby Dudley
Secretary— Dotty Eisenhour
Treasurer—Mary Downey
Nominating Chair— Patricia Bolton
Newsletter—Lynne Fishburn
President’s Message
Greetings from Ruth
Our quilting year
is off and running and what a good year it promises to be! Mt. Vernon is an awesome group because of all
the wonderful and talented people who work so hard to make our chapter a fun
and friendly place to be. There are some wonderful programs and workshops
planned, so read all about them and sign up.
The bus trip to
Pennsylvania was a really special.
Thanks to Mary Downey for her behind the scenes planning and “Miss
Andrea” our tour leader. Of course, I
found some great goodies and took lots of pictures of quilts. Weren’t they something?
Speaking of
wonderful, the 2013 Raffle Quilt was just that. The incredible quilting and
batik blocks make for a truly stunning work of art. Some lucky person will win it next June and I
hope it is me! Angie Miller is
coordinating the raffle ticket sales.
She has some new ideas for selling all 6000 tickets. Let’s all work together and sell
tickets. We can do it!
Our Auction is
quickly approaching, November 13th.
In the coming weeks, much of our thoughts and efforts will be focused
toward “getting things finished”. My
basket is nearly complete, my jars of jam are ready, and I have a few other
goodies to bring too. On Auction day, it
is exciting to walk in and see our meeting room full of beautiful quilts and
wonderful items.
October Letter from Co-VPs Barbara and Libby
November 13, 2012 Auction
OUR AUCTION IS COMING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,
2012, AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Our auction is just six weeks away and in order to have a great auction
we need the help and participation of each and every one of you. We hope you’ll join in, in helping us get all
this work done - after all, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!!! Together we can make this auction memorable
AND profitable.
This year’s Auction is going to have several
parts. We will have a Live Auction, a
Silent Auction, and a Chance Auction. We
will also have a White Elephant Sale table, a Buy It Now Boutique and Bake
Sale. Our Café Area will be offering
lunch consisting of a yummy homemade portion of Ro’s Southern Secret Recipe
Chicken Salad on a bed of hand-picked field greens served with a fresh fluffy
dinner roll. A bottle of icy-cold water completes this meal for only
$5.00. Click *Here*
for all the details on how you can help make this year’s Auction
successful.
Andrea Gribble, Auction Chair
Raffle Quilt
“Celtic Celebration” Update
Way to go Mount Vernon! As of
September 20, we have sold 590 raffle tickets. The challenge is out and some of
you are taking it on. There will be a very nice gift for the member who sells
the most tickets by our April 2013 business meeting.
On the other hand, we need members
to show Celtic Celebration at Chapter Visits.
It would be particularly helpful to sign up if you are a member of
another chapter. The goal is for two Mt.
Vernon members to attend each visit. This quilt is a beauty, but she sure is
big…I do not have a twin and I am vertically challenged to boot…So please help
with one of the visits if you can. Ruth and I will show the quilt at the QU
Fall Lecture on Sunday, October 14, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Vienna,
VA. Gail Garber is the guest Speaker.
The quilt is pictured on the QU
Website and our Blog. Tickets are 6 for
$5 or $1 each. Remember to bring your checkbook to our chapter meetings. Committee members include: Rosemary Coller,
Pat Alfredson, Mary Downey, Lynne Fishburn, Patricia Bolton, Libby Dudley, Mary
Mazzuchi, Beth Smith, Ruth Morgan, Joyce Keating, Anne Poulin, and Gigi Corbin.
Please show your support and pride
in what we as a guild have created. If every member buys just 6 for $5, the
odds are better that one of us will get to take home this beautiful quilt, Celtic
Celebration.
Angela Miller
Mt. Vernon Raffle Committee Chair
MVQU’S
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Mark your calendars now!
It will be here before you know
it…
Date: December 11, 2012
Time: 12:30
Place: Hollin Hall Senior
Center, big meeting room
Bring: 1) A dish to share for lunch
2) Red & white Windmill
Blocks
Questions: Nancy
Barkume 703-360-3203
Carol
Allen 703-360-1606
Joan
Peake 703-549-4988
Click *HERE* to print luncheon details
Click *HERE* to print block instructions
5th Tuesday Community Service
Mark your calendar
for Tuesday, October 30th. Our
first Charity Workshop for this year. will be making flannel baby blankets. This
project requires two (2) pieces of prewashed flannel, one 40 inches square and
one 30 inches square, plus coordinating thread. That’s it!
Flannel shrinks, so wash your flannel before the workshop. Mary Downey will be leading this workshop. If you do not have flannel, come anyway, we
have some donated pieces and can use the extra hands. Let’s make some blankets. Here is a video that
will give you an idea of how easy they are to make.
Community Relations
We display quilts for a month at a time in
the Hollin Hall office at the Sherwood Library.
If you have a quilt you are donating or have one you’d like to ‘show
off’, please consider letting us display it for
a month. We’d also like to find
other places to display our passion, so if you know of a friendly venue, let me
know and I’ll contact them.
Jill Crispino, Community Relations Chair
Farewell Blocks
Feel like sewing but not ready to
dive into a big project or you just have a few minutes, consider making a
Farewell Block. A collection of blocks
are given to members who are leaving the area as a memento of their association with Mt. Vernon QU.
We would like to always have a supply of blocks on hand. Instructions
for a 9 1/2 inch nine patch friendship square block can be found on our Blog’s
sidebar under MVQU Info. The center star
should be of a medium or dark colored solid or print. The border material
should be either white or cream. Our
goal is to have our departing members leave with enough squares to make a small
quilt. Please return your finished
blocks to Pat Alfredson.
Are you ready for a Mystery?
Mary Mazzuchi and Pat Alfredson have planned a Mystery
Quilt. Part 1 of the mystery was distributed
at the September Business meeting and is available on the Blog as well. To find the instructions just look for Mystery
Quilt on the sidebar. It is not too late to join in on the fun. Our plan is to show our quilts at the June
Luncheon.
Bad Weather and Cancellation Policy
Sitting here in
early October enjoying comfortable 70 degree temps, it is hard to imagine
winter weather, but the weatherman assures us it is coming. When weather comes, Hollin Hall follows
Fairfax County GOVERNMENT closures. If
the County government offices are closed, then Hollin Hall is closed. If there
is a question about weather conditions on any meeting, program or workshop day,
please look for an eblast. We will make
a decision and let our members know. That
being said, please be careful and use your own good judgment. No one wants anyone to drive anywhere when
road safety is a question or sidewalks are slippery. Here’s hoping for sunny, clear skies on all
our Tuesday afternoons!
25 cents you say? That’s right you
heard it here first. Bidding starts at
25 cents. Cardinal Quilters extends an
invitation to all Mt. Vernon members to attend their Annual Auction on October
12, 2012. The Auction begins at 10 am in
the Fellowship Hall of Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road,
Alexandria, VA 22302.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
10/6 – Angela Miller
10/7 – Rickie Frost
10/8 - Sandra Weisman
10/16 – Marjorie Barondes
10/16 – Lynne Fishburn
10/22 – Kathleen Sander
10/24 – Kris Bishop
MVQU BUSINESS MEETING
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 12:30 PM by
President, Ruth Morgan.
Ellen Icochea , formerly from the Vienna
chapter, was introduced as a new member.
Ruth Morgan reminded us to wear our name tags.
Lynn Miller agreed to transport and set up the
banner for meetings.
The new Board members and Committee Chairs
were introduced.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as submitted.
Chapter
Survey results were discussed. Surveys were returned by 39 members. The
following comments were the most universal:
Members
were enthusiastic about our activities and what we offer and that friendships
we make are valued highly.
We
need to work on future QU responsibilities and how to recruit for same.
The
survey showed a continuing lack of interest in Big QU functions.
(Libby
Dudley, Patricia Bolton and Jill Crispino
will report further on options we might consider.)
Treasurer,
Mary Downey presented the budget for 2012-13. As of this date we have a generous
balance. There are 79 members, with 16
former members not signed up so far.
Mary discussed the items in the budget.
Beth Smith suggested that we spend more on charity and education rather
than on ourselves (i.e. June luncheons).
It was suggested that we need to spend more energy on education to young
people. We could present programs on the
history of quilting to middle school children.
Margaret Chandler suggested that we invite the community to the
Bonesteel lecture. Following the
discussion, a motion was made and seconded to approve the budget as presented.
(It was suggested that we set up an education
committee to plan events for the future.)
Programs
for 2012-13
Libby presented the list of programs and
workshops for the coming year. The
October newsletter will contain details
and dates of the workshops and signup sheets will be available on the
blog. Early bird sign up prices will be
available on the blog. The workshops
will all be held at Heritage Presbyterian Church on Ft. Hunt Road.
Mystery
Quilt
Pat
Alfredson and Mary Mazzuchi discussed some of the details of the mystery quilt
they have chosen for the year. The lst
installment of the quilt will be put on the blog. They recommended that all fabrics be washed
before proceeding. The rest of the
directions for the quilt will be on the blog in October, November and December.
It was decided that the quilts would be shown at the June luncheon.
Friendship
Star blocks for departing members
Pat suggested that when members move away (i.e. Sierra Smith who has
recently moved) that they be presented with 20 friendship star blocks. The members agreed. The pattern will be on the blog (9 ½ inch
blocks with white or off white background).
The blocks can be turned in at any of the meetings or bees.
Bus Trip
Andrea
Gribble outlined the plans for the bus trip to Philadelphia on Sept. 13. There will be games, movies and snacks
available. There are still spaces on the
bus.
Auction
Andrea
announced that Ro Coller is collecting items for the auction. Ro will also be in charge of the bake and
food sale. We need members to sign up to
volunteer to help out in a variety of ways at the event. We need more items for the auction such as
gift baskets, meals in a bag, food items, etc.
There will be a luncheon available during the event for a reasonable
cost.
Newsletter
Lynne
Fishburn thanked Mary Downey for her work on the newsletter and blog. She asked that a deadline be set for the 4th
Tuesday of the month for items to be included in the newsletter. She would like to limit email “blasts” to
once a week. Please tell Lynne by 9 AM
on Mondays if you have items for the blast.
She has set up new tabs on the blog to make finding different sections
easier.
QU Raffle
Quilt
The
quilt was displayed for the first time at the meeting. Beth Smith reported that the quilt measures
103 x 103. There are 204 bulls eye blocks
with appliqué in the center and around the edges. She thanked Pat Alfredson and Ro Coller who
designed the center appliqué, Ro and Pat who worked on the layout, Mary Downey
who sewed the blocks together and Ro and Pat who drew on the appliqué. Also, Patricia Bolton applied the binding and
Libby made the sleeve and Patricia Bolton attached it. The quilt has been appraised at $2,800. Raffle tickets will be $1, 6 for $5 or 30
tickets for $25. We need members to
attend other chapter meetings and present the quilt and sell tickets. Also, if there are other groups that you
attend, neighborhood gatherings, soccer games, etc. let Angie know and we can
arrange to sell tickets at those events. There will be a prize for the member
selling the most tickets.
2012-13 QU
Quilt Show
Cindy
Grimord, Quilt Show Chairman, and Joanne Fitzgerald, Big QU President outlined
plans for the show. We were thanked for
all our work on the 2012 show. Kay
Burnett, who is in charge of producing the CD of the show has plans for photographing
the quilts when they are registered at the various chapters so that a CD can be
made to sell at the show. In preparation
for this Big QU is giving each chapter 2 quilt stands along with black drapes and rings for
photographing the quilts. The quilts
need to be totally completed, including the label, before pictures are
taken.
The
challenges for the show include red and white quilts and quilts portraying the
theme of “40 Something” to celebrate the 40th year of the show.
Joanne
congratulated us on our raffle quilt.
She is having fun visiting the chapters and asked members to call her if
they have questions for her. She said
that the QU logo is being updated. They
need folks to work on the web site and suggest ways to spend excess funds of
big QU.
Community
Outreach
Jill Crispino will be asking for loan of quilts to be displayed in the
Senior Center office and the Sherwood Hall Library. They will be on display for one month at a
time. They should be smaller
quilts. She is also looking for
suggestions for further outreach projects.
Community
Service
Lynn
Miller showed us a blanket (designed by Mary Downey) that is made with a 30
inch piece of flannel and a 40 inch piece of flannel. A workshop will be held on the Tuesday October 30 at 11:00 to make these
blankets. They will be sent to
Carpenter’s Shelter and United Community Ministries (UCM) for small
children. Also, she will be collecting
other quilts for all ages to be presented to these organizations. Please tell her of any other donations you
make so she can keep a chart of all of our donations.
Door
prizes and show and tell were presented at the conclusion of the business
meeting.
Respectfully
submitted, Dotty Eisenhour,
Secretary
October 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2012 -- Central Virginia "Tour de
Quilt", 10 shops, 5 days for the 13th Annual Tour. For details see www.tourdequilt.com.
October
9, 2012 – MVQU Business
Meeting
October 12, 2012 – Cardinal Quilters Auction, 10-Noon, contact
Lynne Fishburn for details
October 20, 2012 – Quarterly Quilters, 9-3, contact Anne
Guenther for details
October
23, 2012 – MVQU Program
Meeting & Newsletter Deadline
October
24, 2012 – “Beading for
Quilters” Workshop
October
30, 2012 – MVQU Charity
Workshop – Self-binding flannel receiving blankets
November
9-18, 2012 - Quilters'
Quest in and around the National Capital Region. For details see www.qu8iltersquest.org.
November
13, 2012 – MVQU AUCTION
November
27, 2012 – MVQU Business
Meeting & Newsletter Deadline
Looking for some fun
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2012 - 2013 Committee
Chairs
Auction: Andrea Gribble
Auction Storage: Ro Coller
Community Outreach: Jill Crispino
Community Service: Lynn Miller
December Luncheon: Nancy Barkume, Carol Allen & Joan Peake
June Luncheon: Patricia Bolton & Jeanne Goldfein
Greeter & Door Prizes: Ann Marlin
Challenge/Mystery/Farewell Blocks: Pat Alfredson and Mary Mazzuchi
New Member Kits: Dotty Eisenhour
Quilt Collector: Lynne Fishburn
Auction: Andrea Gribble
Auction Storage: Ro Coller
Community Outreach: Jill Crispino
Community Service: Lynn Miller
December Luncheon: Nancy Barkume, Carol Allen & Joan Peake
June Luncheon: Patricia Bolton & Jeanne Goldfein
Greeter & Door Prizes: Ann Marlin
Challenge/Mystery/Farewell Blocks: Pat Alfredson and Mary Mazzuchi
New Member Kits: Dotty Eisenhour
Quilt Collector: Lynne Fishburn
MVQU Boutique Coordinator: _______________
Hospitality: Carol Conahan
Fall Bus Trip: Andrea Gribble & Mary Downey
Spring Quilt Retreat: Jeanne Goldfein
QU Raffle Quilt: Angie Miller
Hospitality: Carol Conahan
Fall Bus Trip: Andrea Gribble & Mary Downey
Spring Quilt Retreat: Jeanne Goldfein
QU Raffle Quilt: Angie Miller
QU Event – Annual Meeting 2013: Andrea Gribble
& Ruth Morgan
Audit: Barbara Dove
Senior Center Rep: Mary Stauss
Audit: Barbara Dove
Senior Center Rep: Mary Stauss
Sunshine:
Barbara Zygiel
Newsletter
Deadline – 4th Tuesday of the Month
The deadline for the November newsletter is October 24, 2012
The deadline for the November newsletter is October 24, 2012
