January 2003 Program Tuesday, January 14th, 7:30 p.m.
When you come to the January meeting be prepared to play "Ugly Fat Quarters Bingo." To play you begin by "purchasing" bingo cards with fat quarters. You may bring a minimum of 2 fat quarters or a maximum of 6.
Winning players will be awarded prizes that are the fat quarters. It will be interesting to see what we can create out of the fabrics we win.
This sounds like fun, so, bring some fat quarters that you are ready to part with and join in the fun.
Also at the January meeting:
* bring your dues of $12* bring your self-addressed, stamped envelopes * * * * * * * * * *
Mary Ann Snyder
The guild's new president is Mary Ann Snyder, a recently retired elementary teacher who lives in Grove City, PA. While Mary Ann learned to sew when she was very young, she only started quilting in 1999. Impressed with Lynda Bortz' quilts, Mary Ann decided that she would like to try to make some as well. She realized that making quilts was a tangible legacy she could create for her two daughters and their families.
Lynda became her teacher and showed Mary Ann how to put a block of the month Santa quilt together. If you've seen Mary Ann's work you'll know that Lynda was a good teacher and that Mary Ann has a great deal of talent.
When does this lady sleep? Besides volunteering at the Grove City Library and working part-time at Tommy Hilfiger, she has (in only 4 years) made 11 bed-sized quilts and about 15 wall hangings!
Mary Ann has some great ideas for keeping track of her projects. First, she keeps a photo album of all her finished projects. She also details the kind of fabric it was, the approximate cost and who it was given to or which daughter is to receive it. The nicest thing she does is on the label on the back of the piece. She not only signs her name and date but also writes what is happening at the time the quilt was made. Since most of the quilts are for her two daughters, her label reflects a progression of their lives. For instance, her oldest daughter, Kelly who now lives in Colorado just received a snowman quilt that starts "Christmas in Pennsylvania" Birthday quilts have "Happy Birthday" and a personal message. One quilt noted the completion of Lindsay's first year at Penn State. What a unique and memorable way to personalize the quilts!
Mary Ann still considers herself a new quilter and is eager to learn new things. For her, sewing eases stress; however, her Oregon Trail quilt, seen at Show and Tell last Fall, has been the most challenging and "taxing to the brain" of anything she has done. She says that just interpreting the directions was tough, but she's proud of herself because she hung in there and finished the topeven after ripping out about 80 six inch triangles.
New or not, Mary Ann could be in the "Hall of Fame" of quilters.
...Announcements ...
This and That:
To correct the membership list please notify Jean Wanchick
Some responses from the questionnaire: members would like to know more about the other people in our guild, would like links to other quilt information, would like more information about our guild and would like to receive their newsletter about two weeks before the meetings.
Interesting Link:
www.quilterscache.com
Happy Birthday
Carol Ecklund 2nd
Marilyn Michael 14th
Dolores Romeo 26th
Mary Simmons 23rd
Wear your NAMETAG ..it helps to identify everyone for our growing group. It will cost.25 if you forget!
Show & Tell will be more informative in 2003. Be ready to tell more about your project and display it on tables so we can all enjoy your work and learn something in the process.
Suggestions or ideas for the guild's meetings or activities? Put them in the suggestion box at the check in table or tell an officer.
December 2002 Holiday Dinner
The holiday dinner for the guild was held on December 10, 2002 at the Village Inn restaurant in Harlansburg, PA. The food was a delicious choice of chicken ,pork or beef. In addition, mashed potatoes, peas and onions, stewed apples and rolls were offered family style. We finished the meal with a yummy carrot cake.
The table decorations were cute felt snow men made by Sandy Lord. Thank you Sandy, for all your work.
The much anticipated gift exchange took place after dinner. To call it a gift exchange is a little misleading; each person does select a gift, but the gift can be taken away from you before you can say "Jack Robinson". By the opening of the final package it is possible for a person to have possessed (for a few moments) 3 or 4 different or the same gifts. Martina, Mary Ann, Valorie and Jan were only a few people who lost their gifts one or more times.
Thanks to the planning committee for their outstanding work in planning interesting and fun programs this past year.
Newsletter On Line!!!
For the first time our newsletter is available on line. Those with
internet access will receive a notification that the newsletter is ready and accessible at www.cornersguild.homestead.com. The traditional newsletter will continue to be mailed to those who supply stamped, self-addressed envelopes.
Library
The guild has an extensive library in our meeting room. Take a few minutes to look at the wonderful books we have collected over the years. They are available for you to check out.
www.cornersguild.homestead.com
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
President - Mary Ann Snyder
Secretary - Machele Scott
Treasurer - Marilyn 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 January
Janet Orga
Martina Holliday
Mary Ann Snyder
Diana Russell
The program committee asks that you save your shopping bags with handles the Bath and Body Works bags that are about 12 "x 10 " are the kind that they are collecting .
Remember for the January meeting:
Bring your SASE envelopes
Bring your annual dues $12
Bring 2 to 6 fat quarters
