Patchwork

Press

HOSPITALITY:

Sept, 2009

September drinks

supplied by your

Board Members

Sept 7th Checklist:

1. Name tag

2. Charms for exchange

3. show and tell

THIS MONTH:

Organizational

meeting

May, 2015 Volume 30, Issue 4

May Checklist:

1. Name tag

2. Charms for exchange

3. pillowcases for Hershey

4. cash/checkbook for auction

3. NO show and tell

THIS MONTH:

The Guild Auction

Bring cash and/or

your check book :+)

THE

LEBANON

QUILTERS

GUILD

NEWSLETTER

Submit all articles

and announcements

by the 15th of

each month.

Next deadline:

May 15th

Rosemary Stieg, Editor

stiegpd@comcast.net

4 days. In fact, the quilt is at the long-

arm quilter already! Kathy is truly an

over-achiever !!!

Last month also brought 12 new mem-

bers to our Guild. I heard through the

grapevine our Guild is known as the fun

Guild !!! I am glad others are interested

in our Guild!

Erin Underwood was the last speaker

that I scheduled for the Guild; Donna

Sherk, your Vice President, will now take

over programs. Her first program will

be the August meeting. If you have any

suggestions for speakers, please

let Donna know.

I'll see you all in May. Our auction

should be fabulous! and KEEP ON

QUILTING ( especially DVI quilts).

Patty

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I don't know about you, but

time seems to fly by faster and faster

everyday. Spring certainly took it's time

to get here. But finaly, it has arrived!

Flowers are starting to bloom, and the

earth is coming to life with color. I love

to see all the colorful flowers, green

grass, all the leaves on the trees coming

out and the sky with all the pretty blue

shades. I also enjoy getting out and

cleaning up the yard and listening all the

birds chirping.

If you missed April's meeting, you

missed Erin Underwood's trunk show.

The following day she did a workshop,

Diamond Star. It was great. In fact, I

am trying to get Erin back to do a Satur-

day workshop. Kathy Chickey, who took

the class, had her king size quilt done in

Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Message from your President: Patty Frazier

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Treasurer‘s Report By Linda Rohland

March 31, 2015

Beginning Cash……….……..….$12,832.64

Begin.Checking Balance….….$1,245.50

INCOME:

Dues………………………….…………........75.00

Misc.income………………………………….0.64

Raffle Quilt………………..……...….1109.60

Retreat Spring 2015……..……...450.00

Sales tax collected…………………….0.36

Ways&Means…………………..……...239.00

————————————————————————————————————–——-——

TOTAL INCOME………........….$1874.60

EXPENSES:

Newsletter………………………….....…..7.65

Program…………………………………...553.64

Quilt Show 2015…………………...137.80.

Room set-up………………………..…….10.00

Workshop…………....……………..….…10.00

——————————————————

TOTAL EXPENSES………....….. $719.09

Ending Ck Balance………...….$2401.01

SAVINGS:

Beginning balance……....…....$11,587.14

Interest income……………...……...…..0.30

Total Savings………….…..…….$11,587.44

Total Ending Balance….…$13,988.45

President Patty Frazier welcomed all in attendance. Pauline Charles

moved that the minutes from the March meeting be approved and

Debbie Newill seconded. Vicki Nice moved that the treasurer‘s re-

port be approved, and Chris Straka seconded.

Guests tonight were Winnie Heffley, Nancy A. Miller, Katie Faiola

and Lisa Eisner.

New Members are Susan Atkins, Pat Bowlsby, Doris Yorty, Anita

Clagett, Olga Ehrhart, Karen Porr, Ruby Bollinger, Aline Kawaler,

Patricia Krall, Shari Schappell, Ruth Ann Gernert and Ann Reynolds.

Pillowcases The Guild acknowledged Amy Faiola for her work on pil-

lowcases.

Raffle Quilt The Guild sold $1039 in Raffle Quilt tickets at the

Lancaster Quilt Show, and the Raffle Quilt is now hanging at In Stitches fabric shop. In July, it will move to the Quilt Odyssey, held

in Hershey, and volunteers are needed to sell tickets at that show.

Ticket sales for the Raffle Quilt will stop October 22, 2015, and the

winning ticket will be drawn at the Guild quilt show in November. The

2016 Raffle Quilt was made by Maggie Culbert and purchased by the

Guild, and will be ready to go after the current quilt is raffled off.

The 2017 Raffle Quilt will be designed by Trish Geesaman and Sue

Kline. Stay tuned!

Hospice of Lancaster County This organization has asked the Guild

to make a quilt for them, but because of the short notice and our

ongoing project for DVI, we cannot take on this project. However, if

any members are interested in making a quilt for HLC, please contact

Patty.

DVI Quilts Patty pleaded for DVI quilts, as our goal is to make 200

quilts for this organization. Kathy Chickey showed several finished

quilts to motivate members to make a quilt for DVI. Members agreed

that the kits that Kathy makes are welcome, so she will continue

making them for members to use. Several members urged quilters to

peruse the internet for quilt patterns and tutorials.

Day of Caring This DVI workshop is scheduled for April 18, 2015

and members need to sign up if they are attending. Please let Patty

know if you plan to attend so the proper amount of food can be or-

dered. The charge for lunch is $5.

Charm Squares Sue Bechtel won the extra charms.

Block of the Month Marie Oberst won the Blocks of the Month.

Next month‘s block is Friendship Star Variation. The background

should be tan, and a medium color can be used for the design. The

pattern is in the current newsletter.

Ways and Means Basket This month‘s basket is called ―Asian

Spring‖ and includes fabrics, books and tools. The winner of the bas-

ket was Barbara Kuhlangel.

Auction The Guild Auction will be held at the May meeting. Rosemary

Stieg asked for help in setting up the auction, and if you are able to

help, please contact her. She will be sending out a detailed request

for help via e-mail.

Secretary’s Minutes By Sue Mechura

Cont on page 4

Volume 30, Issue 4 Page 3

Community Service by Kathy Chickey

MONEYWI$E by Linda Rohland

Guild Programs: 2014-2015

May 4th: Guild Auction

June 1st: End of year Pot Luck, Guild Challenge, etc

Forty Table Runner Patterns! All FREE: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-patterns/table-runners/free-table-runner-patterns?

sssdmh=dm17.789496&esrc=nwapq031015

Some

examples:

It‘s time to get our flower beds ready for summer. Not as much time for quilting but we can

go outside without taking five minutes to get bundled up. We received our refund from Camp

Swatara for the cancellation of our spring retreat. Our refund is $450. Our deposit to the camp to re-

serve our weekend was $500 but they retained $50 as a cancellation fee. As you can see from my Treas-

urer‘s report we are doing well with our raffle ticket sales. Going to the Lancaster Quilt show really helped

our sales. Thank you Sue Kline and all the ladies who volunteered to sit at our raffle table. If you have any questions about the Treasurer report, please contact me at lindar310@comcast.net or 717-272-7262.

The weather is finally changing and the flowers are blooming. Hurray.

There will be less time for sewing since we all have yard work that needs to be done. I'm

actually working on that right now and my body is letting me know its not used to it. It's saying "go sew"!

I hope you are all committed to our DVI challenge and have a quilt ready for the back of your chair at the

June pot-luck dinner. It should be spectacular to see all the beautiful colors decorating the room.

There will be a pin given to any member participating in this years DVI challenge.

Pins for participating will be:

1 -5 quilts will earn a bronze pin

6-10 quilts will earn a silver pin

11-15 quilts will earn a gold pin

16 plus will earn a platinum pin

I'm hoping to continue preparing fabric for more DVI quilts as well as pillowcases.

Be on the look out at the table in the back. Sorry, there is no batting left.

Getting to Know:

Page 4 Patchwork Press

PillowTalk by Jeanette Henning

Morning Star This organization helps unwed mothers, and one of next year‘s community service projects in-

volves making a tote bag with a matching quilt. Patty will arrange a Sit and Sew for this project.

July Workshops Jenny Woodring will demonstrate how to make Christmas ornaments and Kathy Chickey will

demonstrate how to make a cupcake pincushion. Stay tuned for the date.

Raffle Baskets Jane Markert is selling tickets for raffle baskets for her church bazaar, to be held in May.

The church is St. Luke‘s UCC in Lititz. Please see her if you are interested in purchasing a ticket.

Program Our presenter was Erin Underwood from Elkton, Maryland. Erin shared her family history as well as

her background as a ―military brat‖ and a self-taught quilter. She presented a variety of wonderful quilts cre-

ated with a variety of techniques. She also explained the patterns she used as well as how to use the ruler

she created. Erin will offer a workshop tomorrow, April 7, 2015 at Philhaven.

Show and Tell Several members showed their quilts to the joy and amazement of all attending.

The meeting adjourned at 9:05pm. Next Meeting: Monday, May 4, 2015

Secretary‘s Minutes CONT

Happy May! I would like to start by thanking the ladies of the Berks Guild who made and donated

172 pillowcases that I happily delivered to the children‘s hospital in April along with our own guild‘s

donation of 213. Of course many, many ―THANKS‖ goes out to our own guild members who continue to sup-

port the pillowcase project month after month after month. I am always happy to hear your inspirational

stories about how you enjoy sewing the pillowcases and how you share our pillowcase project with your friends

(who aren‘t even members of the guild) and then they want to know more about it and that helps spread the

word which in turn helps our monthly count grow.

I am also inspired when I get to share news of the wonderful happenings at the hospital because of the

pillowcases, such as the following story that was submitted by a child life specialist:

A 10 year old girl had a stroke and could not speak. The nurse was delivering pillowcases and asked

which one she would like and the Mom replied ―she always likes Winnie the Pooh‖. She was given a

Winnie the Pooh pillowcase and with that, the child spoke her first word: ―Pooh‖ …..…

She‘s now in speech therapy.‖ Amazing what a pillowcase can do.

Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart"

-- Winnie the Pooh

So, let‘s keep those sewing machines humming so that we can continue

to help keep the smiles on the faces of the children

………...one pillowcase at a time.

Pillowcase Count for the month of April 2015: 385

Pillowcase Count August 2014-April 2015: 1729

To-Date Pillowcases September 2013 thru April 2015 5918

―Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's

not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've

had everything to do, and you've done it.‖ .....Margaret Thatcher

Page 5 Volume 30, Issue 4

FAVE QUILTS offers lots of free patterns on their web site. You can download 10 different FREE ‘digital

books‘ in PDF format: 7 purse and bag patterns, 14 baby quilts, 11 quick and easy appliqué as well as ‗quick‘

quilts, Super String Quilts (13 paper-pieced and scrap quilt patterns), 12 small quilt projects, 8 block pat-

terns, 9 jelly-roll patterns, 8 spectacular Star Quilt Patterns, American Quilting Traditions—11 patterns, and

17 quilt tutorials, especially for beginners. Download one or download all of them!

WOW! Tons of free patterns and perhaps some new techniques to try.

Downloading is SIMPLE!!

1. Click on the link and then click on ‗download my free book‘ in the red circle.

2. It asks if you want to open or save.

Click ‗open‘ and you will see the PDF file and look at all the patterns before you save it.

3. If you do not like or want to save it, just close the window and that‘s it.

4. If you want to save the file, you do so by then going to FILE in the upper left corner of your open window,

and when the drop-down box appears click on ‗save as‘.

5. Your documents file comes up and you go to whatever folder you want to save it in and then click ‗save‘

in the lower left corner of the box.

Simple as that. Really! Lots and lots of patterns. Some will appeal to you, others maybe not so much.

But FREE is FREE so there is much to look at. ENJOY!

PURSE PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Totes/How-to-Quilt-a-Bag-With-Style-7-Free-

Bag-Patterns-and-Purse-Patterns

BABY QUILTS: http://www.favequilts.com/Quilts-For-Baby/14-Easy-Baby-Quilt-Patterns-for-Boys-and-Girls

APPLIQUE/EASY PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Applique/Easy-Quilt-Patterns-Applique-Quilt-

Patterns-Quick-Quilts-Free-eBook

STRING/PAPER-PIECING: http://www.favequilts.com/String-Quilt-Patterns/Super-String-Quilts-13-Paper-

Piecing-and-Scrap-Quilt-Patterns

SMALL PROJECTS: http://www.favequilts.com/Quilted-Gifts/Quilters-Gift-Guide-12-Quilt-Patterns-for-

Small-Quilt-Projects-and-Keepsake-Quilting-free-eBook

8 QUILT PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Block-Patterns/Patterns-For-Quilting-8-Free-Quilt-Block-

Patterns-to-Make-a-Quilt-for-Your-Home

JELLY ROLL PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Throws-and-Lap-Quilts/How-to-Make-a-Jelly-Roll-Quilt-

9-Jelly-Roll-Quilt-Patterns

STAR PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Miscellaneous-Quilt-Projects/Spectacular-Quilt-Star-Patterns

-How-to-Make-a-Quilt-with-8-Star-Quilt-Block-Patterns-and-Quilted-Star-Designs-free-ebook

AMERICANA PATTERNS: http://www.favequilts.com/Miscellaneous-Quilt-Projects/American-Quilting-

Traditions-11-Free-Quilt-Designs-Quilt-Blocks-and-More-Americana

FREE is Good by Rosemary Stieg

Sunday, May 10th!

Page 6

June Block-of-the-Month by Doug Wilson

This block is from Marsha Hohn‘s website: QUILTER‘S CACHE

Printed with permission

http://www.quilterscache.com

The June BOM is called: Patience Corners Color 1 dark purple

Color 2 off white

http://www.quilterscache.com/P/PatienceCornersBlock_Page3.html Then move on the page one to finish your block

No matter what we all think, warm weather will arrive and with that, the May flowers, June

weddings and backyard BBQs. Soon our annual June Pot Luck Dinner at the June meeting will be here and

what a culinary delight it will be. Because of our large numbers, this year will be a little different.

In order to have a well executed plan, there will be a sign up sheet next to the membership list at the May

meeting. If you plan on attending the June meeting, please check the sheet. All we need is a slash mark, no

name is required. This will give us a better estimate of numbers so that appropriate tables and place settings

can be arranged. As in years past this is a POT LUCK: bring whatever you desire...salads, veggies, main dish,

dessert. We are also asking that you bring your own drink. If you forget a drink there are machines in the

back that you may purchase a drink.

If you will not be at the May meeting but plan on attending in June please send a short email to me.

Thanks so much.

Sue Kemmerer, Hospitality Chair icehockeymom@gmail.com

Upcoming JUNE Pot Luck Dinner by Sue Kemmerer

Ways & Means by Anna Annabali

*

A QUILTER‘S MAY BASKET FILLED WITH SPRING FLOWERS THAT WON‘T WILT.

Don‘t miss your chance to win this month's raffle - tickets $1 each or 6/$5.

And bring extra for magazines, Guild totes & pins.

Bundles of floral fabrics: traditional, modern, cottage & landscape styles plus bird prints & coordinating

tonals in assorted sizes - fat quarters, remnants & samples (some WOF).

How-To‘s & Patterns: ―Applique Techniques Made Easy‖ from Annie‘s Quilting, ―Seasons Gone Pie – Patterns

for Each Month of Spring‖ from Pie Plate Patterns, ―Garden Twist Quilts‖ from In The Beginning Fabrics,

―Pretty Maids‖ Floral Applique Quilt Pattern by Sam Sarah Design Studio, & 5 Spring Patterns on Quilters

Newsletter CD.

Notions: ―Hexagons Gone Wild!‖ templates, Gutermann aqua/teal variegated quilting thread, wrist pin cush-

ion, double needle threader & assorted button notions.

BONUSES: $10 Gift Certificate for Weaver‘s Dry Goods plus the usual chocolate, mug & tea.

Patchwork Press

Page 7 Volume 30, Issue 4

National Quilting Day this year was Saturday, March

21st. Elaine Brant and Georgianne

Sims did a wonderful Trunk Show

for the residents of Linden Vil-

lage. Elaine then did a second

presentation at Countryside

Christian Community Nursing

Home; Sally & Tom Woods helped

as well as her nephew Darin Unger

Thank you ladies (and gentlemen)

for sharing the love of quilting!

Linden Village

Page 8

Charms by Kay Houck Birthday Fat-Quarter Swap By Sandy Walters

So, who doesn‘t like to listen to a good

song? This year‘s colors will have you humming along

as you cut out your monthly charms!

May - It was a one-eyed, one-horned,

flying PURPLE people-eater

June - PINK Cadillac

May…..Connie Wilson…………...Batiks, small repeats

June…..Cathy Eash……………….Batiks

Lucille Alfriero…………...Anything

July…..Sue Bechtel………………..Batiks, bright colors

…..Dianna Shurr……………….Batiks (fall colors)

…..Linda Rohland……………..Small floral pastels

For those of you like me, sadly getting older and having a harder time threading

needles...I‘d like to tell you about a product I found. I have no personal interest in

this product except that it is awesome and it works! A year ago at the AQS show in

Lancaster, there was a booth on one of the upper levels called Spiral Eye Needles;

She was hard to miss as there was a 3 foot spool and needle at the entrance to her

booth. Her needles had a slit on the side and you never had to find the eye to actu-

ally thread your needle. You just slide the thread up or down the side until it locks

in place. I was skeptical of course as I had tried those calyx needles (that you do

from the top) and the thread constantly pulled out. Frustrating!

At any rate, her needles were expensive; about $5 for ONE needle. YIKES! Well,

the eye sight was not getting any better and I thought I would try one. I did and I

loved it. Then I misplaced it. I realized that I NEEDED this needle. Then one day it

appeared again and I knew I would be heading straight to her booth this year to

stock up. I never want to be without this needle again. She also carries needles in

different sizes depending on the type of work/thread you are using. In addition, she also has altered

Schmetz needles for your sewing machine if you do not have an automatic threader and that chore has

also become a problem.

How VERY frustrating to find she was not at the AQS Show this past March. After some fancy searching on

line as I had tossed the card and could not remember the name of the company...I finally found the web site.

I am sharing this with all of you because, if you are like me and threading a needle has become a real chore,

and has impacted the hand-sewing you are able to do, then I say a $5 needle is better than being frustrated

all the time or having to give up something you love to do. It does occasionally slip out but it literally takes

about 2 seconds to rethread it. This is much easier than trying in vain to thread a needle whose eye is just

too small to deal with.

The lady who invented this needle is Pam Turner. The needle is called the Spiral Eye Needle.

Roam around her web site. At the bottom of the home page is a funny story on ‗how to thread a needle‘.

I was surprised to learn she initially was making the needles herself with a dremmer drill and a wet grinder

on her kitchen table no less. YIKES. I am glad they are now in production and available to all of us.

http://spiraleyeneedles.com/

FINALLY! A Needle I Can Thread……..by Rosemary Stieg

The spiral needle

Patchwork Press

Page 9 Volume 30, Issue 4

Month of May, 2015 WHAT: Winters Heritage House Museum Annual Quilt Show

WHEN: Month of May, 20154

WHERE: Elizabethtown at 47 East High Street, Elizabethtown

HOURS: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 3:00pm

Saturdays from 1-3pm during the month of May.

COST: Admission is $3 and free for members

MORE INFO: (717) 367-4672 or www.elizabethtownhistory.org

approximately 30 quilts will be displayed.

*On May 15, there will be a Quilt and Garden Party

From 6-8pm, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and beverages in the colonial gardens,

then jump in for a tour of 30 handmade quilts on exhibit inside the museum.

Tickets ($5) are on sale at the museum front desk.

Children under 18 and members are free.

June 27 to July 5, 2015 WHAT: Kutztown Folk Festival, the 65th Year Celebration

(especially check out the quilt barn!!)

WHERE: Kutztown Fairgrounds, 225 N. White Oak St., Kutztown, PA

TIME: 10am to 8pm

COST: $14; Seniors $13

MORE INFO: www.kutztownfestival.com

July 10-12, 2015 WHAT: MAQ (Mid-Appalachian Quilters, Inc) Quilt Seminar WHERE: Mount St. Mary‘s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland

COST: see web site

MORE INFO: Registration begins March 7th

CONTACT: www.maqonline.org

July 24—27, 2015 WHAT: Quilt Odyssey WHERE: Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, Pa

HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 10am to 4pm

COST: $10 one day, $14 multi-day

MORE INFO: www.quiltodyssey.com

September 17 –20, 2015 WHAT: Pa National Quilt Extravaganza WHERE: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, Pa 19456

HOURS: Thursday-Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 10am to 4pm

COST: $14 (includes re-admission)

MORE INFO: http://quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=4

THE

LEBANON

QUILTERS

GUILD

NEWSLETTER

Rosemary Stieg, Editor

1800 Fieldcrest Drive

Lebanon, Pa 17042

Find us on-line at: www.lebanonquiltersguild.com

Happy. Cheerful. So spring. Great to use up your scraps!!

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-patterns/table-runners/

scrappy-charm-squares

Officers/Committees 2014—2015

President………………Patty Frazier……………..272-2276

Vice Pres……...……...Donna Sherk…….…..…...277-5701 Secretary…………...Susan Mechura……….....2737507

Treasurer…………....Linda Rohland…………...272-7262

Cor. Sec…………….... Louise Bell………………...867-4295

MAL……………………...Pauline Charles……...... 450-3458 ******************************************

Communication……Rosemary Stieg………...273-7737

Web Site…….Kathy Shaheen……….….926-2627 Com. Service…......Kathy Chickey…………...469-7132

Education…………….Elaine Brant……………...926-8166

Historian……………..Rosemary Stieg….……..273-7737

Hospitality………….Sue Kemmerer…………..533-9193

Membership………..Sue Bechtel………………..898-9651

Programs……………..Donna Sherk…….…..…....832-1115

BOM…………...Doug Wilson…………..…..665-7783

Charms……...Kay Houck…………………….866-1497

Fabric/Ex...Sandy Walters……...…....533-2108

Quilt Show………...Amy Wissinger……..……..679-5522

Maureen Light….………...273-6357

Retreat-Fall ……………………………………………………………….

Ways & Means…...Anne Annabali……………964-3584