May2003NL

May 2003 Program Tuesday, May 13th, 7:30 p.m.

Art Quilts

We will be welcoming Anne Triguba to our guild this month to talk about art quilts. Anne is a fiber artist with a diversified background in Fine Arts that includes ceramics (B.F.A from Alfred University), photography and painting. Since 1990 she has devoted herself exclusively to the medium of the studio art quilt.

Anne's work has won numerous awards and been included in many exhibitions both in this country and overseas. In 1995 Anne designed and created a quilt to be used as the symbol of the Lancaster (Ohio) Festival. It was widely used on the 1995 Festival poster, brochures and other items and eventually sold at a fund-raising auction for $19,000. She has taught classes and workshops on fine crafts mostly related to fiber. In 1996 she took part in Ohio's "Start with the Arts" program at the early childhood development center in Fairfield County, Ohio. She worked with 120 handicapped preschool children to create a large quilt for the school.

She is affiliated with The Art Quilt Network, Ohio Designer Craftsmen and The Art Quilt Alliance.

Anne will be talking about art quilts and sharing her work with us through slides and her quilts. Plan on an interesting evening.

Bette Moore

When Bette Moore started quilting about 30 years ago she learned to quilt by practicing. She doesn't remember classes she took other than a sampler class, but she does remember enjoying the fellowship with other quilters. Bette is a charter member of our guild. She likes all kinds of patterns, patchwork and applique and leans more toward traditional quilts; however, she is always happy to learn new things. Her mother and grandmothers influenced her quilting. When she was little she enjoyed her grandmother's Double Wedding Ring. Today she is the proud owner of that very quiltnow worn and very loved.

A typical quilter, Bette has "just about anything you could think of beginning with calicos" in her stash. She has made between 35 - 40 quilts but she isn't sure since she gave most of them away. Bette is now a retired postmaster, but I suspect she is a busy lady because she notes that she quilts when she can find the time - usually daytime. Her tip for us? Make time to do what you like. "So many quilts, so little time!"

Janet Orga

Janet, past president of the guild, started quilting in 1998 by working on her own and taking a few classes. She has taken a sampler class and a machine quilting class at the Quilting Bee. She favors old fashioned, scrappy quilts and was influenced by her grandmother and great aunt. She remembers as a very little girl watching them hand stitch little patches.

Her stash consists of many florals and Christmas prints and she has made two full sized quilts and four wall hangings. Janet is a clerk at Sky Bank and quilts in the evenings and weekends. She would tell others to do a little sewing every day.

Theda Baker

Theda started quilting in 1942. Because of this she may well be our "longest quilting guild member". Like many other members she learned by trial and error. She was influenced by her grandmother, another commonality among so many of our members, and has made about 21 quilts. While Theda didn't give us much information on the form I distributed, I suspect that she could tell us a lot about quilting...we'll just have to tackle her at a quild meeting for more information.

Announcements ...

Interesting Link: www.quiltcentraltv.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

MayBirthdays

Regina Harakal - 1

Sandy Lord - 17

Janet Runkle - 29

Upcoming Shows:

4H Quilt Show: May 3, Franklin

Border Shop Hop: May 1,2,3

Western PA Shop Hop: July 17 - 20

Charter Members of the Guild since 1989

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

Lynda BortzLeona Buchanan

Alice Ann Flack Claudia Furlan

Irene Hoffman Chris LaLumia

Marilyn Michael Linda Miller

Bette MooreJanet 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.

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 May

Joanna Baranek*

Gale Court

Janice Farmerie

Betty Hoffacker

* denotes lead hostess

Quilt Tips: Everyone come to May meeting with 3 more quilt tips in writing. Mary Ann promises not to ask again!

Challenge Kits: Kits are all gone. Thanks for supporting the effort. Hometown USA Blocks are due at the August picnic.

What do you think? For the May meeting be prepared to discuss a suggestion that instead of making doll quilts at Christmas, we make small quilts for sick kids at Tod's and Childrens' hospitals. We could make them and quilt them as a group several times during the year.

Our Charity Quilt is ready. The quilt that we made patches for last year during a sewing olympics was put together by Judy and Janice. Judy quilted it and Mary Ann bound it. It is ready to be donated to the Children's Aid Society in Mercer. It will be on display at the May meeting and raffle tickets will be available $2 each or 3 for $5.

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.