Apr2003NL

April 2003 Program Tuesday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m.

Embroidered Pillow

The April program is going to be fun. Judy Shaffer from Countryside Quilting will be on hand to help us make a cute spring pillow. To make the pillow you will need to bring: a rotary cutter, mat, ruler, scissors, fabric and a few pins. The pillow is made of strips around a white embroidered square.

Fabric can be in spring colors, it can be scrappy, or you can pick a color theme using several colors. You will need to pre-cut:

For back of pillow and batting -7"square of each

For framing strips cut 2 -1x3 3/4", 2 - 1x4 3/4",

2 - 1 1/2x 4 3/4", 2 - 1 1/2x6 3/4"

For border strip cut 4 - 1x7" (it can be same as framing strips

or contrasting).

You can bring embroidery thread, but we might not have time to start that part.

Members bringing machines: Dottie Taylor, Marilyn Michael, Martina Holliday, Jean Wanchick, Janet Orga and Marianne Rask.

Members bringing irons: Rose Lawton, Mary Ann Snyder, Mary Wike, Machelle Scott, Jean Wanchick.

Judy will have fabrics available in spring colors if you want to purchase it.

Also for April, members are reminded that instead of bringing new projects for show and tell, we want you to share with us the ways you have labeled your quilts. So, bring in those quilts with interesting labels.

Janice Farmerie

Janice is a seasoned quiltershe started quilting in 1989who learned to quilt taking a course from Ami Simms that the guild sponsored. She has taken classes with many teachers, some as well known as Liz Porter and John Flynn and as varied as log cabin landscapes and silk ribbon. But she has been most influenced by Rietta Henderson and Janice's daughter, Wendy.

Her stash has "far too many fabrics" and conservative prints and solids as well as cottons that are good for making clothing. She has made 14 baby quilts, too many wall hangings to count and 8 full or queen quilts. Her favorite types of quilts are watercolor and geometric designs.

A volunteer at her church, the Shenango Home and the New Wilmington Missionary Conference, Janice quilts the first thing in the morning most of the time. She sets aside an hour at least four days a week when working on a project.

Her tip? "When threading quilting thread in your needle, always thread the end that comes off the spool first into the needle and you will have less twisting and knotting." Sounds like good advice from someone who knows what she's talking about!

Ann Hausser

Ann started quilting about 12 years ago. She joined our quilt guild thinking that she would be forced to finish her many projects. So far she has finished one of those UFOs and started 3 or 4 more. Sounds like the perfect profile of a quilter to me.

She has taken many classes including applique, pieced table runners and doll making; but her favorite class was the 16 month long Miniature Baltimore Album wall hanging in silk ribbon. We must remind her to bring that for a show and tell sometime.

She likes vintage quilts because of their colors and has acquired antique several tops. She likes patchwork but when push comes to shove really likes a wide variety of quilt styles and types.

Her first quilt group at the church influenced her and taught her that there is beauty in every quilt no matter the pattern, fabric or workmanship. Ann can't throw material away, so her stash contains a "little bit of everything."

She finished 13 baby quilts in one year for new moms at her previous church, a few wall hangings, many tops. Ann retired as a nurse at the Baptist Nursing Home in Pittsburgh and reentered the work force as an innkeeper along with her husband. They own and run the John Orr Guest House Bed and Breakfast in Mercer. A self-proclaimed procrastinator, when asked when she quilts Ann replies, "All the timein my mind, but almost never in real life." She hopes that will change when she retires for "real" in 2005. Her tip? "Use plastic zippered bags that blankets, etc. come in to store your projects (pattern, fabric, etc.). They stack well and you can see what's in them."

Announcements ...

We need: your small shopping bags with handles.

Interesting Link:

www.historyofquilts.com

If you are a Hostess remember:

coordinate food with others

get key from Linda at Quilting Bee

clean up kitchen

put away tables

return key to shop mailbox

April Birthdays

Annette Brown - 3

Janice Farmerie -30

Rose Graff - 4

Harriet Mason - 8

Marilyn Nebel - 6

Marianne Rask - 23

Mary Wike - 17

Upcoming Show:

Quilters Heritage Celebration Apr. 36 Lancaster, PA -- www.qhconline.com

Charter Members of the Guild since 1989

The first year had 38 members the following are still members:

Lynda Bortz Leona Buchanan

Alice Ann Flack Claudia Furlan

Irene Hoffman Chris LaLumia

Marilyn Michael Linda Miller

Bette Moore Janet Runkle

Mary Simmons Dottie Taylor

Ann Lepak (first President)

Thanks for starting the guild ladies.

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Please wear your nametag to meetings

Historian

The historian takes photos of the projects members bring for show and tell. Take a look at the

albums from past years to see the beautiful projects our members have completed. They may give you

Where The Corners Meet Quilt Guild meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Sky Bank building in New Wilmington, PA.

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2003 Officers

PresidentMary Ann Snyder

SecretaryMachele Scott

TreasurerMarilyn Nebel

Hospitality Joanna Baranek

Librarian Lynda Bortz

Historian Ann Hausser

Newsletter Jean Wanchick

Program Janet Orga

Martina Holliday

Diana Russell

Mary Ann Snyder

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Hostesses for March

Marilyn Nebel*

Becky Barbarino

Rose Lawton

Carol Kennaday

* denotes lead hostess

UFO Day

UFO DayMarch 22, 2003 was a rousing success. Fourteen quild members arrived at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mercer ready to sew and have some fun. With music playing softly in the background, we got some serious sewing done in between snacks, lunch, gifts, a white elephant drawing and lots of talking. Some began to tire around 3:30 so, we cleaned up and were gone by about 4 p.m. Thanks to the program committee for thinking of such a great activity and thanks to everyone who attended and made it so much fun. We all expressed interest in having another day of sewing sometime this year, we hope even more members will be able to attend. Check out the photos on the website.

Wanted or For Sale

Do you have something you're looking for? Do you have something you'd like to sell? Post it here. Give Jean a short description and your name and phone number. It doesn't have to be quilt related.

Challenge Block: The theme for the challenge block is "Hometown U.S.A." There are three pieces of fabric (available in a kit for $2) that must be used in the block Blue fabric is the background, Green is the grass and Yellow. This fabric has been washed.

Your block should have only one building in it, e.g. a house, church, school, barn, etc. You may use other fabrics to construct the building in your block but please make sure they are washed and 100% cotton-quilt- shop-quality. The finished block should measure 12 1/2". You may purchase the kits at the guild meeting. Blocks will be due in August