Where The Corners Meet Quilt Guild meets the second
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of the Sky Bank building in New Wilmington, PA.
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2004 Officers
President —Chris LaLumia
Secretary —Dianna Russell
Treasurer —Marilyn Nebel
Hospitality —Joanna Baranek
Librarian —Janice Farmerie
Historian —Ann Hausser
Newsletter —Jean Wanchick
Program —Mary Ann Snyder,
Tracy Mason, Machelle Scott
April Hostesses
Janet Orga*
Marilyn Nebel
Marilyn Lockwood
Becky Barbarino
* Denotes lead hostess
www.cornersguild.homestead.com
Carol Kennaday
A retired home economics teacher and past home economics director of the Lawrence County fair, Carol was well acquainted with quilting. But she started quilting in 1980 with a friend at the Jameson Jr. Guild. Her first quilt was an attic window tablecloth which she still uses. She learned by reading and watching experienced quilters. She loves to piece quilts—that’s the fun part to her. She has done squares that had 36 pieces that was fun and challenging. Baby quilts are her favorites.
Her quilting is influenced by specific need like her son’s wedding, or a shower curtain for a shower, a table runner for a special friend’s Christmas. Sometimes certain fabrics inspire her to piece a quilt. She usually gives all her quilts away.
We’d find lots of blues and bright primary colors in her stash. She estimates that she has made about 50 quilts: 3 king sized bed quilts and many baby quilts.
Carol retired from work to volunteering. She volunteers at her church, the public library and visiting the elderly. Doing all that necessitates that she quilts in spurts—usually with a time limit. Her machine and ironing board are always up and ready to go.
Her tip: try something new. Challenge yourself with a different pattern or special fabric. Also, finish what you start (even if it takes more than a year)!
We still need your input:
We need to know if you are willing to support the guild fundraiser
Mystery Quilt Day
When: September 25th
Where: Trinity Church in Mercer
How Many: We need 20 people to sign up (friends will be accepted after members sign up).
Cost: $15 (visitors $20) plus either a door prize (new or newly made with a cost of between $5 and $10) or bring food.
We will need you to sign up at the April meeting. If there are not enough people, the event will not be offered.
April Birthdays
Janice Farmerie - 30
Carol Kennaday - 27
Harriet Mason - 8
Marilyn Nebel - 6
Mary Wike - 17
What’s Happening
Border Shop Hop May 6,7,8
Bernina Store, Boardman
Designer’s Two, Cortland
A Quilting Asylum, Warren
Iona’s, Middlefield
The Sewing Loft, Union City
Shaffer’s Countryside Quilting, Clark
The Fabric Patch, Lordstown
Homespun Treasures, Cochranton
Three Rivers Quilt Festival —
Theme: Triangles April 16, 17, 18
Castle Shannon Memorial Hall
Rt 88 at Grove Rd.
www.threeriversquilters.org
Where The Corners Meet Quilt Guild
April 2004
April Meeting:
The Calico Patch from North East has graciously agreed to come to our April meeting and do a trunk show. They will be showing us their latest designs, fabrics and quilting items.
Be sure to bring money to purchase some of their items.
March Meeting: Shirley Martin taught us how to make tee shirt quilts. Thanks, Shirley.
Dates to Remember:
April - Row Quilts: Each person’s own row should be done and brought to the meeting to pass on to the next person.
May - Spring Challenge Quilt due
August - Face blocks due &
President’s block due
October - Personal UFO due
Row Quilt Information:
The Row Quilt groups are:
Group #1: Mary Wike, Mary Ann Snyder, Pepper McGarry, Jean Wanchick, Rose Lawton, Alice Ann Flack
Group #2: Machelle Scott, Marilyn Michaels, Delores Romeo, Marilyn Nebel, Becky Barbarino, Brenda Leone
Group #3: Dottie Taylor, Martina Holliday, Gale Court, Dianna Russell, Mary Lou Townley, Chris LaLumia
Each row should measure 36 and 1/2” wide and should be between 6” and 8” high. Not every row you do for each member of your group has to be the same. Each group can decide how often they want to pass their finished row on to the next person (e.g. monthly or every two months). Each person should prepare a label that goes with their row so that each member can sign (e.g. “Log Cabin row—Mary Ann Snyder, 2004”).
A suggestion: Group #1 is using new pizza boxes to keep their rows in. The boxes will have their name on the outside and inside will have the information about their colors, and any other pertinent information along with the label for each person to sign and the finished rows.
Remember to wear your
Nametag at meetings.
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Hostesses Remember:
Come early, get key from Linda at the shop, clean up the kitchen, put away tables and chairs ,return key to mailbox
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We need help:
The program committee is looking for someone to demonstrate how to do photo quilts for the July program. If you do them or know of anyone who could do this, contact one of the members of the committee.
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Happy Scrappers Quilt Guild
Happy Scrappers Quilt Guild Presents Helen Squire May 18 9:30—3:30
Mt. Pleasant Chapel in Union City, PA
Cont. breakfast, Lunch, Workshop $50
814-694-2149
•Northwestern PA Shop Hop July 15—18
Northwestern PA Shop Hop July 15—18 •Quilt Company East Quilt Show July 30—Aug. 1 Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus
Quilt Company East Quilt Show July 30—Aug. 1 Community College of Allegheny County, Boyce Campus