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PRESID ENT’ S MESSAGE
Merrimack Valley Quilting Guild
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2012-13
President:
Marianne Nowacki
Vice President
Cathy Harnish
Secretary:
Barbara Callard
Treasurer AP:
Ginny Plattt
Treasurer AR:
Karen Parent
Celebrating 32 years of encouraging the art of quilting in the Merrimack Valley. MVQ was established in 1980.
To reach any committee,
please address corre-
spondence to
MVQ Guild
PO Box 566
Haverhill. MA 01831
Newsletter items must be
in to me by the 1st of
each month:
April 2012
April is Quilt Show Month!
Thank you sooo much to everyone who is working hard to
bring our quilt show to Plaistow once again. Our fans depend
on us!! I made copies of the show flyer and gave them to
friends and family and they were happy to hear about it and
have put it on their calendars. I see a good group of ladies
made the folded fabric ribbons for the winners of the show and
again there will be a generous distribution of them. There are
many volunteers working on all the tasks involved in creating
this show. There will be many more volunteers (You!) working
the 2 days of the show to make it a success. Thank you one
and all!
Pretty soon I will be splitting my time between quilting and
gardening… maybe 70/30. How about you? Do you have a
floral or gardening quilt in your future? If you’ve finished one
recently, show it off and tell its story at the next Show and
Tell.
Marianne
April 19th
Suzanne Marshall – www.suzannequilts.com – She has won awards at
Paducah and Houston for her appliqué and hand quilting. She will do
a talk on The Evolution of a Quiltmaker and talk about design inspira-
tions from her award winning quilts. She will offer a Friday class on
hand quilting and a Saturday class on appliqué.
Merrimack Valley Quilters Guild
Minutes of March 15, 2012 General Meeting
Meeting was called to order a 7:00PM by President Marianne Nowacki.
Next Board Meeting April 4th at the Plaistow Library at 7PM.
*3/24/12 --Pat Lucey hosting Work Shop to make folded fabric Rosetta flowers for the Quilt Shop award ribbons at her house. Contact Pat if you plan to attend.
*Quilt Show Boutique—Contact Maggie Judd and Pat Lucey if you are putting your creative handicrafts or surplus items in the Boutique.
*Quilt Show Entry Forms due 3/25/12 to Pat Lucey. Forms available on our website.
*Raffle Tickets—See MaryLou Kilcoyne to turn in raffle ticket stubs or for more tickets to sell.
*Drop Off Locations—There are five Quilt Drop Off Locations. Please see the Blog for Guild Members on this list. Contact the person you
will be dropping off your quilt(s) to prior to the show.
*Quilts to be Judged need to taken to the Merrimac Public Library on April19th by 10AM. Carrie Zizza will be there to take in the quilts and stay until they are judged and picked up after. The judging is limited to a total of 100 quilts. See
website for times and additional information.
*Quilts to be displayed at the Show are to be delivered in tagged bags the same as we have done in the past. Tags for entered quilts will be available at April Meeting. If you cannot attend in April, contact the drop-off member who should have your tags. See the website for the
“how to” directions and requirements.
*Quilt Show Publicity—Karen Malio request members to take Show Posters to any locations where the posters can be displayed….fabric stores, libraries, public bulletin boards, etc. The Poster is also to be available on our website for printing
out. Karen is planning on using balloons to help direct people to the show.
*Silent Auction—Silent Auction has been canceled due to lack of participation.
*Penny Raffle—Last day to drop off items and baskets for the Penny Raffle is at the April Meeting.
*Baked Goods & Drink Donations—Please bring all donations of drinks for the Show (water/soda) to the April Meeting. Please drop off
baked goods on Thursday during the hanging of the quilts.
*Website Info—Cathy Harnish request all information regarding the Quilt Show to be included on the website be forwarded her as soon as
possible
WEBSITE Address: http://mvquilters.wordpress.com/
We had a BLAST! We traveled to Maine and visited three
quilt shops– of course, money was spent in each one.
Thanks to Gail Wozniak for arranging this yearly trip.
A very tired group departed from the bus in Haverhill!
ARE YOU A NEWCOMER? This is the last one and you can still participate in a
BLOCK RAFFLE = an opportunity to make just one block for a chance on winning
enough blocks to make a small quilt.
For $1 you receive a 9” x 11” piece of selected “theme” fabric, which must be used some-
where in a block created in any design/pattern you choose. You may make additional blocks
for additional chances to enter the raffle. Additional blocks must be in different patterns; that
is, no “sets” of the same pattern. Depending upon how many blocks are collected, the raffle
will have multiple winners.
Instructions for the final Block Raffle – Theme: SUMMERTIME
For each entry make a 9“ block (9 ½ “ unfinished)
Add fabrics to coordinate with the theme fabric colors
Please use quilt-shop quality fabric
Attach your name to each block entered
Theme fabric will be available at April and May meetings. All completed blocks will
be collected and winners drawn at the June meeting
Questions: contact Andrea Bursaw, 978-463-4034 or [email protected]
May – Lenore Crawford – www.lenorecrawford.com – She will talk about fusing and fabric
painting with quilts. She will do a Friday workshop on Mini Blended Fabric Collages and a
Saturday workshop on fusible flowers.
June – An end of year dessert social – with a talk from Pam Potter from NH Quilt Emporium
on what you can do with those jelly rolls, layer cakes, five inch squares etc.
Forms are online or at back table. Fill out clearly
All items must be tagged with your code [Your initials?] and price
80% to you and 20% to Guild -Sit for an hour or two at the table.
All items—this means white elephant goodies, too! Bring on Thursday set-up or Friday.
Must be picked up at end of show.
See Maggie Judd or Pat Lucey
APRIL 27TH AND 28TH 9:00 TO 4:00 TIMBERLANE REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHALLENGE:
PLEASE MAKE YOUR QUILT “RESEMBLE” YOUR FAVORITE CARD, SO WE DO NOT INFRINGE ON COPY
RIGHT LAWS.
Replicate Your Favorite Greeting Card
Think of all the possibilities this could be – do you have a favorite Moth-er’s Day Card which has a lovely vase of flowers you want to replicate in fabric , did you just get a Halloween card that has the cutest idea on it, whatever think about these ideas and lots more possibilities. Make a trip to your favorite card shop and see all the ideas out there. The card has to be attached to the quilt when displayed
Please make it under 30 inches on any given size and a minimum of 12 inches on any side.
Donations Needed Still . . . for the Quilt Show’s Penny Raffle Baskets please! MV Quilters’ donations have been stel-lar in the past, and I’m hoping that the tradition will continue, BUT so far donations have been sparse. The good news is that we have plenty of empty baskets. Anything new in its original packaging would be appreciated. Perhaps you bought a pattern and decided it’s not your technique of choice, perhaps you own a business and would like to donate a gift certificate for your services, perhaps you bought a fat quarter bundle but several fabrics are leftover, perhaps you bought a zipper for a new purse but haven’t made it yet or the color choice has changed, perhaps you bought a charm pack but have decided that you need bigger hunks of fabric to accomplish your project , perhaps you bought a tool and now can do without it, perhaps you have an extra rotary cutting blade for a size cutter you no longer use, perhaps you have an extra spool of thread, and so on. In the past members have donated entire baskets filled with goodies. Wonderful! All dona-tions will be appreciated. There will be a collection area at the next Guild meeting to accept whatever you have to offer. Commercial sources have also been contacted for donations which are trickling in. If you have any questions, please contact me. In the meantime, many thanks for your help! Adeline Rieger, Penny Baskets Raffle, 2001 MVQ Quilt Show, 978-475-0370, [email protected]
I am asking for donations of bottled water and canned soft drinks for the Quilt Show. If
you would like to bring your donation to either the March or April Guild meeting, I will be
happy to take it from your car and I will store it and then bring all the donations to the
Quilt Show myself. Let me know when you arrive that you have it and I will make the
transfer either before or after the meeting. This will allow me to determine what, if any-
thing, I will need to have the guild purchase, and hopefully, it alleviates the heaving lifting
for you. Your donations are VERY much appreciated!!
Deb Zukas
Help the Quilt Show-
Bring soda & water donations to April meeting.
Talented Quilters Wanted for Quilt Show Demonstrations .
Please consider sharing your talent demonstrating a technique at the quilt show.
You can do a demo on Friday or Saturday or both days if you are so inclined.
You choose what you want to demonstrate. Some ideas are demos on paper
piecing, ribbon embroidery, hand quilting, needleturn applique, redwork, etc. If
you feel this is something that you would like to do, please email me at
[email protected] or see me at the March meeting.
JUDGING - WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH AT THE
MERRIMACK LIBRARY AT 8:00 AM. Tag & Bag all quilts!!!!!!!!!
CARRIE WILL TAKE ALL QUILTS TO HER HOUSE IF THEY HAVE
NOT BEEN PICKED UP BY 4:00.
Jeanne Elliott
Beginning Tole Painting
Beginning quilting
Professional quilting of
your quilts!
Quilting by Catherine Hand Guided Long Arm Machine Quilting Custom quilting Edge to Edge Binding Basting (for hand quilting)
Catherine Harnisch [email protected] Me-thuen, MA 978-682-1843
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA 01857
Phone: 978-452-4207
www.nequiltmuseum.org
Ladies,
Brown Bag Lunch 1st Thursdays 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Book Club 3rd Thursdays 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
Rosemary
Diana Dow, LMT, NCTMB Nationally Certified – Licensed in MA & NH MASSAGE THERAPIST Stone Therapy Massage Specialty
Deep Tissue and Stress Reduction
617-823-2795 [email protected]
Andover Hair & Skin Care Salon & Spa 93 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810 Hours by appointment – INCLUDES Sunday and Monday Gift Certificates Available – Introductory Offer - $65.00 Ask about the Signature Franciscan Stone Massage
Next Meeting: APRIL 19TH
Suzanne Marshall
Check List:
Name Tag
Show and Tell
$ for raffle
Refreshments [if it
is your turn!]
$ for membership
Refreshments: S-z
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA 01857
www.nequiltmuseum.org
Remember as a courtesy to turn off
your cell phones.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
