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The Friendship Note—A Newsletter of Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild, Sarasota, Florida

The Friendship Note Newsletter of the Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Sarasota, Florida

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I’m happy, happy, happy. It’s finally cooler. I

always bank on hot weather until Halloween. It’s

just a fact here in sunny South Florida. If it cools

down earlier, even better. It just makes you want

to get outside or turn off your A/C and open the

windows. It also signals the start of our

upcoming fall events and holidays. I love

working on Christmas projects and even belong

to a quilting group called Christmas Club.

Several years ago a few of my gal pals and I

decided it would be fun to meet once a month and

work on Christmas projects. We’d be sure to

have them done in time for Christmas that way.

That lasted for about six months until one

“renegade” decided she would bring something

non-Christmas to work on. It was all downhill

from there and as hard as I tried to herd the cats

back into the corral, I lost the battle. Now all of

us, including me, just work on whatever the heck

we want to. It doesn’t really matter what you

work on as long as you get to hang out with your

friends.

I know our member, Lynn Purple, is doing a

fantastic job getting our new members together to

meet and plan fun activities. From those

gatherings, new friends will be made and they

will form quilting groups just like ours. We, the

Guild leaders, really do try hard to make this

organization everything you want it to be. From

the teachers we bring in to teach and inspire you,

to the events we host throughout the year to make

it fun to be a member.

I hope you all partake in the Holiday Party

scheduled for Dec 9th. We have great food and

pies catered by Der Dutchman and a really fun

gift raffle with all the proceeds going to the Food

Bank. It’s a social event and one I look forward

to every year.

We also have the Winter Retreat coming up in

February. Check out the newsletter for all the

details. That’s a swell time, too.

Monthly Membership Meetings

November 18 - The Quilted Landscape

Gloria Loughman

December 9 - Holiday Party

2014 Monthly Membership Meetings

January 20 - String Fling

Bonnie Hunter

Workshop Details on Page 3 & 4

Rose Ryan has organized the first workshop to

make blocks for the raffle quilt for the 2015 Quilt

Show. Check the newsletter for the date and

time. That will be a fun day.

So, in closing, I hope you try out some of our

social gatherings. You can make as much as you

want out of this organization. It’s up to you. And

if you like what we are giving you, maybe you

will want to give back by helping out when called

to do so.

Happy Apple Cider and S’Mores by the fire,

Cass

It’s time to renew your membership. Look through the newsletter and

realize that all this fun and activity comes for only $25 a year.

The membership form is on page 11.

Fill it out and take it to the next meeting or mail it to Ann Greene with your check.

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MEETING NOTES

FRIENDSHIP KNOT QUILTERS’ GUILD WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

You must complete this form and return it with your check to register for classes.

Class Title Class Date: Email Address:

Your Name Telephone

Address City Zip

Class Fee Lunch (if applicable) Total Enclosed Please send to: Faith Reynolds, 750 N. Tamiami #801, Sarasota, FL 34236 Ph. 941-955-2860 Email [email protected].

Make your check payable to Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild.

Supply lists are available from our website, by mail with a SASE or in person at the meetings. Those paying in person will receive their supply list in person.

Fill out one registration form for each class you are signing up for. You may copy the form

or use one from an old newsletter. Only paid class participants are permitted in classrooms.

Membership

Ann Greene

Welcome new member: Maxine Wright. Our

total membership is at 286.

The 2014 Membership Renewals will be open

November 1, 2013. You can join the Guild at

that time for membership continuously up to

December 31, 2014.

The membership form is included in this

month’s newsletter on page 11. Membership is

$25. Checks are made payable to Friendship

Knot Quilters’ Guild or FKQG. You can fill out

the membership form in advance and turn it in at

the membership desk with your check or it can

be mailed to:

Ann Greene, 4759 Ringwood Meadow,

Sarasota, FL 34235.

Remember, wear your name

tag. Help our volunteers get you

into the meetings quickly and effi-

ciently especially during the mem-

bership renewal time of year.

Thank you!!

Holiday Party 2014

Kay Consigny

Get your ticket for the Holiday Party!

December 9th is just around the corner. We

are planning another wonderful catered dinner

by Der Dutchman.

We are asking members to bring 2 fat quar-

ters, one a batik and the other a blender. Two

lucky quilters will win lots of new fabric to cre-

ate some wonderful projects.

There will be a Holiday Tin auction which

will raise money for All Faiths Food Bank.

We’ll have some great auction items that you

won’t want to miss.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the

November meeting. They won’t be sold at any

other time. Let us know what kind of pie you

want at that time.

It is sure to be a fun evening!!! See you

there.


FOR A GOOD TIME CALL

GAYLE HAGES

Be a Hostess for an upcoming

workshop. You get to sit in on a class

for free, and have a lunch on us. It is a

fun job. Call me.

Cell: 941-504-3488 or 941-735-0973

Home: 941-378-0802

Quilts of Valor

Cass Bowen

I recently received this letter from Linda Fentriss. She is a member of the Peace River Quilters

Guild and the new Florida Coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF).

“QOVF is a non-profit organization that makes and delivers quilts to veterans of the US Armed

Forces. You may have seen them in the news this past week or on TV. I will be presenting quilts to

some of the 300+ military personnel and veterans who requested quilts or who were nominated to re-

ceive quilts by friends and family after Brian Williams’ story about Quilts of Valor on the NBC Nightly

News. If you missed the broadcast you can use the link below to take you directly to the NBC website

and watch it there. You’ll be glad you did.

Quilts of Valor on NBC News

Because of this, we have been inundated with requests for quilts here in Florida. I was hoping the

Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild would like to donate some quilts to QOVF. We prefer red, white and

blue quilts. You can go to this link to see the requirement for these quilts and get patterns.

http://www.govf.org/content/basic-gov-requirements.html

If you cannot make a quilt, could you donate red, white or blue fabric to be used to make a quilt?

There is a group in Tampa that makes Quilts of Valor. They are not a guild; just a group of ladies who

get together once a month and make QOVs for our vets.

Please let me know if your Guild can help us out. If you can, let me know and I will make arrange-

ments to pick up the quilts and/or fabric.”

Sincerely,

Linda Fentriss

QOV Florida Coordinator


WORKSHOPS - 2014

Saturday, January 18, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bonnie Hunter. Cathedral

Stars. Another great beginner’s class, and also fun for advanced quilters who want

instruction on using the EZ angle Ruler and the Tri Recs Rulers and a way to dig

into the scrap stash. Quilt is made from 2" and 3.5" strips, and is easier than it

looks!

Sunday, January 19, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Bonnie Hunter. Boxy Stars. Quick 8 pointed stars are made from 2.5" scrap strips with no set in seams! Blocks

finish at 12" for a quick lap quilt all from scraps. This class also works great with

Jelly Rolls.

Monday, January 20, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bonnie Hunter. Virginia

Bound. Virginia Bound is the flagship quilt from her book "Scraps & Shirt-

tails". Based on the traditional Rocky Road to Kansas block, she revamped it for

foundation piecing! Even the setting diamonds are string pieced. A wonderful

border surrounds the quilt. Bonnie made this quilt using all the 'strings' and small

parts left from cutting up recycled shirts to use in quilt making.

Bonnie Hunter’s website: quiltville.com

Note: Class Fees have been raised for 2014. The fees below are reflective of that change.

CLASS FEES: Full-day $40, half day $30 Members rate (Non-Members full day $50 and half day

$35). Lunch included for full day classes at a cost of $7.00. Class fees are non-refundable. Workshops

Library News

Trish Bobeck

We have loads of new additions to the magazine and used book sale table. Come early and I’m sure

you will find some interesting additions for your personal library.

Please check around your house for any outstanding library books. The November meeting will be

the last chance you will have to get them in before the end of 2013. The library will not be open in De-

cember due to the annual Holiday Party.

New additions for November:

Stitched DVD - Follows 3 art quilters on their journey to Quilt Festival in Houston

Inspired to Design by Elizabeth Barton - 7 steps to successful art quilts

String Fling by Bonnie K. Hunter - Scappy, happy and loving it

Making Quilts by Kathy Doughty - 21 projects from Australian shop Material Obsession


KiDZQuilts

Jo Wieczynski, Coordinator

We donated 57 quilts to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Sarasota Memori-

al Hospital at our October meeting that 23 gals attended. Twenty-four quilts

were made by FKQG members Kate Hawkins, Diane Kestner, Donna Koenig,

Cathy Lane, Carol Mahnke, Shirley McMath, Doris Moran, Bunny Schermer, Joy

Waterhouse, Diana Weinstein and Eva Winter. At the September Guild meeting

Joan Landry, Julie Hagger and Kate Hawkins donated beautiful fabrics for baby

quilts.

Do join us at our Tuesday, November 12 meeting at the Fruitville Library

from 12:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Show & Tell will be at 3:00 p.m. For additional

information contact Jo Wieczynski, KiDZQuilts Coordinator at 342-9778 or

email me at [email protected].

FKQG 2014

Winter Retreat

February 20, 21, 22 & 23

Karla Lynch and Mary Nissen

We are celebrating Chinese New Year quilt

style! The winter retreat is planned with all our

members in mind (snowbirds, too). We’ll have

four full days of sewing delight at Dayspring

Episcopal Conference Center in Ellenton, Flori-

da. Arrival time is 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, the

20th and we can stay until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday,

the 23rd. All meals are included, as well as door

prizes, games and lots of fun. Overnight accom-

modations are in cozy cabins or you can choose

to be a day stitcher. Start signing up now. The

registration form is on page 10 of this month’s

newsletter. Deposits are due by December 1st.

If you haven’t been before, ask someone who

has. They’ll tell you what a great time it is. See

you there.

Sign up soon! Space fills up quickly.

National Celebrities Coming To Our

Area Cass Bowen

I have received e-mails from 3 of our local

shops announcing national quilting celebrities

coming to their shops.

Sew Worth It in Sarasota will be hosting

Alex Anderson. They are offering some Guild

incentives so contact me for all the information

or contact the shop directly.

Say it With Stitches in Sarasota is hosting a

workshop for Ricky Timms. Please contact the

shop or visit their website for more information.

Keep Me In Stitches in Tampa is hosting

Sue Hausman. They also are offering some

group incentives so contact me for the infor-

mation or contact the shop directly.

All of these events are occurring during the

months of November and December so contact

me soon if interested. We try to keep our mem-

bers up to date on the happenings when we know

about them.


2013 FKQG Officers *denotes Executive Officers

President, Cass Bowen*

941-355-6984 - [email protected]

1st Vice President, Education Chair, Kim Sherrod*


2nd V.P., Program Director, Kay Consigny*

Non-published

Treasurer, Joy Abbott*


Past President, Karla Lynch*


Secretary, Marcia Slocum*


Membership, Ann Greene


Class Registrar, Faith Reynolds


NQA Rep, Linda Pearce


Parliamentarian, Tena Davis


Newsletter Editor, Karla Lynch


Librarian, Trish Bobeck


Habitat for Humanity, Rose Antrim


Historian

Friendship, Bev Wiberg


Cottage Group Coordinator, Carol Brown


Cottage Group Coordinator - Carroll Jenkins

941-378-7813 [email protected]

Public Relations Coordinator, Pam Morris


Web Assistant, Linda Pearce


Workshop Coordinator, Gayle Hages


2013 Quilt Show Chair, Marlene Kurtz


All Guild Meetings are held at

Bahia Vista Mennonite Church

4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota

Doors open at 6:15 pm

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm

Coastal Quilter has moved to our home

studio in Parrish.

We now offer a free

pickup/drop-off service

for machine-quilting customers.

Just call Len at 941-465-1292

to make arrangements

Coastal Quilter offers you:

Long-Arm Quilting

T-shirt Quilts

Custom Quilts

Lesson in Long-Arm Quilting

Your Next Quilt is Just

a Phone Call Away!

Ellen Simon Len Damond

mailto:[email protected]




KUDOS

Pam Morris

If you have some news you

would like to share with your

fellow FKQG members so they

can share in your pleasure, write

me at [email protected] or call 941-485-

9755. Let’s Share!

Member of the Year 2013 Karla Lynch

Last year I was fortunate enough to be chosen

as our member of the year. It was a great honor

for me. Now it’s time to choose the member of

the year for 2013. Look around you. Who is

that member who always comes through for the

guild? Who makes the guild a fun organization

to be a part of? It could be that person who’s out

front leading the charge, organizing things. Or it

could be that person in the background, working

like an Energizer Bunny. We had our quilt show

this year; was there someone who always works

hard to make it a success?

Please email your nominee to me at

[email protected] and be sure to include

why you want to nominate that person. It’s

wonderful to be able to read to the winner in De-

cember why she was chosen for the honor. At

the November meeting I’ll have ballots for you

to fill in the name of the person you want to vote

for if you’d prefer. Your ballot will be kept

confidential. You have one vote each.

At the December Holiday Party we’ll an-

nounce the 2013 Member of the Year. The win-

ner will receive a free class and their member-

ship will be free for 2014.

The list below are previous choices and can-

not be chosen again.

Joy Abbott, Nancy Adams, Bette Behanna,

Martha Bost, Cass Bowen, Carol Brown, Jackie

Cory, Tena Davis, Mary Ann Fanning, Addy

Fink, Marion Hassett, Joan Hatt, Carroll Jenkins,

Karla Lynch, Linda Nichols, Susan Ott, Linda

Pearce, Betty Ann Seeman, Becky Sommers,

Cathy Washburn.

Judy Schmalzried

entered and won an essay

contest titled “My Favor-

ite Quilt Shop” for the

November-December is-

sue of Quilters Newsletter

magazine. Judy wrote

about “A Quilter’s Jour-

ney”. A quilt shop that is

owned by two of our guild members, Lynn Yates

and Lynne Cheal.

Elaine Chapman’s

“Flying Owl” won

First Place in Other

Techniques at the 2013

Jacksonville Quilt Show. The

quilt is pictured here. The wings

and body are constructed using

feathers.


Did you know that members can advertise

quilt-related items in the newsletter? If you have

an item that you would like

to advertise to buy or sell,

please send the newsletter

editor, Karla Lynch, an

email with FKQG in the

subject line at [email protected] by the

24th of the month and your ad will appear in the

next month’s newsletter.

2015 Quilt Show Donor Quilt

Rose Ryan

Please join me and some of your quilting buddies to begin the work

on the donor quilt. We will be working on the paper pieced stars. All

the fabric has been precut and bagged (thanks to my cottage group).

We need to make 16 star blocks for the quilt. I know the picture only

shows 9, but we will make the quilt one row wider and one row longer

to make it bed size. We should be able to get many of the stars com-

pleted that day.

Bring lunch or order from any of the nearby local places (pizza,

subs, Chinese or McDonald’s). There is a full kitchen. Coffee and tea

will be ready in the morning along with some breakfast snacks.

Hope to see you there!

Bring your machine, an extension cord, the usual sup-

plies and a neutral thread. A small cutting board to keep

next to your machine and small rotary cutter are helpful in

paper piecing.

(Five Lakes is off 34th St W between 53rd Ave and Cortez

Ave. Enter the complex, turn left at the lake and the club-

house will be straight ahead.)

Donor Quilt Workshop

Saturday, November 23, 9am to ?

Clubhouse at Five Lakes Condo Assoc.

3475 51 Ave Circle West

Bradenton, FL 34210

Janome 12000 embroidery and quilting ma-

chine, many upgrades, including Accuquilt hoop

and program. If interested I will email you all the

specs. Has wheeled cart and soft carrying case.

$5500 OBO. Contact Marcia

[email protected] or 941-799-7984

Huskystar 207, very basic style Husquevarna.

It is easy to use, has all the basic stitches, a work-

horse, trouble free, sews thru multiple layers,

great gift for beginner sewer, granddaughter or

friend. Machine comes with a one year warranty

from technician who just serviced it. $195

Call Mary at 941-807-7272

Babylock Ellisimo Machine with Continuous

Feed Upgrade, hard case, hoops, etc. $2,200.

Call Lynne Minguez 232-5890 or email at

[email protected]

Operation: Quiet Comfort

Cass Bowen

I received a request for assistance from a

group called Operation: Quiet Comfort. They

are looking for quilters to put together quilts that

they have already packaged. They are denim

squares with messages on them that are sewn

into quilts then sent to injured service members

who are being treated overseas. There wasn’t

enough space in this month’s newsletter to print

their entire letter, but here is a website to their

newsletter to check them out and decide if you

would like to help them. This is their newsletter

page and you can look at a number of issues:

http://operationquietcomfort.com/newsletters.html

Their email: [email protected]


Pines Charity Quilts Update Mary Nissen

We have delivered 36

quilts to The Pines. There

are 14 more completed

which brings our total to

50. Our original goal was

82 quilts. So let’s try to get

to 42 more by the end of

this year. We can do it!!

Brown Bag Challenge

Karla Lynch

I hope you’re working hard on your Brown

Bag Challenge. Someone asked me a good ques-

tion the other day that I thought I’d pass along.

If your project lends itself to it, please put a label

on it. It can say “2013 FKQG Brown Bag Chal-

lenge” and your name. That makes it memorable

for the recipient. November is the last month to

turn in your project. So get going and finish up.

The projects that have been turned

in so far are super. It is going to be

a great reveal at the Holiday Party.

Karla

[email protected]

2014 Board Nominations

Linda Pearce

The following kind, gracious, selfless, dedi-

cated and generous people have offered to serve

this coming year and are proposed as our official

slate:

President: Karen Clark

First VP/

Education Chair: Elva Farrell

Second VP/

Program Chair: Mary Nissen

Secretary: Marcia Slocum

Treasurer: Joy Abbott

Per our by-laws, nominations are also al-

lowed from the floor for each of these positions.

Just remember that you MUST HAVE THE

AGREEMENT OF THE NOMINEE prior to the

nomination.

Our Guild has approximately 280 members.

Some of you have served on the Board in the

past, some of you continue to serve, but to para-

phrase Hillary Clinton’s book title, “It Takes a

Village to Run a Guild”. Each of you has a

unique talent in addition to your quilting, and we

need the help of each and every one of you to

keep The Friendship Knot Quilters Guild one of

the most vital and exciting guilds in the country.

Please thank each of those who are willing to

serve — and think about following in their foot-

steps when their term expires.


Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild

Winter Retreat 2014

February 20, 21, 22 & 23

Dayspring Episcopal Conference Center

Ellenton, Florida (941-776-1018)

Join us as we celebrate the Chinese New Year (2014 Year of the Sheep) QUILT

STYLE! We have scheduled four full days of retreat time. You’ll have from 9:00 a.m.

Thursday morning until 8:00 p.m. Sunday night to sew, eat, and quilt. You can finish

those “UFO’s”, start new projects, learn some new techniques from your fellow retreat-

ers or have fun watching everyone else be productive while you eat chocolate. What

could be better, you say? How about no husbands, no kids, no housework, no cook-

ing. It’s all about YOU!

Our venue for the retreat is Dayspring Episcopal Conference Center which is just

North of the Manatee River, www.dayspring.dioswfl.org. It’s a lush, wooded setting,

quiet and serene, with cabins and houses for overnight guests. But inside our work-

room and our cabins we don’t have to be quiet and serene. We can be lively and

fun, and we are. Get your girlfriends together for a great time. Wine is permitted in

your cabins. Dress is casual. All meals are provided. Ask anyone who has been

before - it’s the best time!

If you have additional questions contact Mary Nissen at [email protected] or

Karla Lynch at [email protected] or Beth Grindal [email protected].

Complete the registration form below and give to Faith Reynolds at a guild meeting or mail to

Faith at 750 N. Tamiani #801, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Registration Form (please print)

Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________City: ________________ST: ____ZIP: ______

Email: ________________________________Phone: _____________Cell: ____________

Private Room: ___ $423 (limited spaces) Day Stitcher: ___ $155 (choose 2 meals/day)

Semi Private: ___ $325 Name of Roommate _________________________________

Do you require a Handicap Room? YES NO (circle one)

Do you require a special diet (please specify) _______________________________

A deposit of $100 for participants is due by Dec. 1st to hold your spot at the retreat.

Balance is due by Jan. 15th. Day Stitchers’s fees are due in full by Dec. 1st.


FRIENDSHIP KNOT QUILTERS’ GUILD 2014 Application for Membership

New _____ or Renewal _____ (Please check)

Yearly Dues - $25.00 (January 1st - December 31st)

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________

Street State Zip

Telephone: Home____________________________ Cell ___________________________________

E-mail Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Are you currently a member of a Cottage Group? ______ Yes ______ No

If so, name of Cottage Group ____________________________________________________________

Note: The above information is published in our Membership Roster which is distributed to all

members. If you DO NOT want any information other than your name made available to other

members, please check here _____

New Members: Your member folder will be available at the next meeting. If you would like your fold-

er mailed, please include $2.00 for mailing. Renewing Members: If you would like your member card

mailed, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with this form.

Newsletters are available on our website at www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com and a small number

will be available at the meeting. An e-mail will be sent each month to let you know when the newsletter

has been posted to the website. If you do not have Internet access and would like to receive the newslet-

ter by mail, there will be a $5.00/yr charge for postage and handling. You may combine that amount

with your membership dues for a total of $30.00.

Use of Information Policy – Please Read

Members are advised that participation in the Guild and its activities may result in the use of their name/

picture in guild publications, i.e., newsletter, meeting minutes, quilt show publications, FKQG website,

etc. The member agrees to hold harmless the Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild and its members. By

signing this form, you have read and agree to the above Use of Information Policy.

Signed, ___________________________________________________

Make check payable to Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild or FKQG and mail to:

Ann Greene, 4759 Ringwood Meadow, Sarasota, FL 34235 941-388-2208

E-mail: [email protected]

http://www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com



The Friendship Note 4110 Hank Street

Sarasota, FL 34235

www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com

NOVEMBER 24, 2013 Email submissions by this date to the Editor, Karla Lynch at

[email protected]

FRIENDSHIP

If you know of a member who is ill, has suf-

fered the loss of a loved one or otherwise should

be remembered by our Guild, please let me know

so I can send a card from the Guild.

[email protected]

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR PERFUMED

SUBSTANCES SUCH AS

COLOGNE, HAIR

SPRAY, ETC. TO

GUILD MEETINGS OR

WORKSHOPS


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