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Dear Members,
Wow! May is already here. Snowbirds are migrating north.
Other members are planning their summer trip(s). Betsy
has speakers lined up through November, workshops are
being set up, and plans are being made for the 2020 Quilt
show. Your Guild is going to keep you busy!
What a successful Yard Sale!! Thanks to the members who
brought in items to sell as well as to each of you who found
those treasures you couldn’t live without.
So what’s happening this month? Our own Dot Price will be the presenter at our
May 16th meeting. Her lecture is on collage making. She is also willing to teach a
collage making class for anyone who is interested. See Betsy Turner if you are
interested in signing up. Have you seen someone who you enjoyed and would like
them to come to our Guild and present, let Betsy know. She’s always look for fresh
new ideas!
Pick up tickets for the 2020 Opportunity Quilt “Longitude 82 W.” If you are available
to sell tickets at different events, see Judy Klingensmith. She has a list of when and
where the opportunity quilt will be displayed. Any ideas for a name for the 2022 Quilt
Show? Contact Pam King.
Keep the soda can tabs, Box Tops for Education, and small samples bottles coming
in for the Food Bank. There is also a new request for pillowcases for kids staying at
the domestic abuse shelter. Donna Herrick will be collecting them at the May
meeting, then again in September.
September is still open for our monthly Gift Baskets. Remember, Alma Tilley will
give you $100 to go shopping. See Alma and create a basket. The Quilt Challenge
fabric theme for May is Worded Fabric. Fat Chance fat quarters theme for May is
landscape, rocks, woods, leafy, water, etc. Happy Creating!
Just a reminder we will not be meeting at the NPR Aquatic & Recreation Center for
the June and July meeting. The center has a summer program for the kids. We
will be meeting at Gulfview Grace Church, 6639 Hammock Rd. Port Richey. See
map on page 12.
Good friend are like quilts, they never lose their warmth.
Rose Ann
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As I said at the meeting,
it's hard to surprise us at
this age but you guys
sure did it! The quilt you
made is gorgeous.
I thank each of you from
the bottom of my heart.
It was a wonderful
2 year term as your
President. It is a huge
job. Rose Ann needs
support from each of you
to make her 2 year reign
as wonderful as mine
was.
Hugs and smooches,
Pam
Summer Location
June & July
Guild Meetings
will be held at
Gulfview
Grace Church
located at 6639
Hammock Road,
which is off US 19 S,
West of
Stop and Play.
Bottles of Water will be supplied.
See page 12 for more info
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2019 West Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc.
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER
ROSE ANN VERHEYEN LINDA FERNANDES ARNELLE STRAND DIANNE LYON
WPQG
Board Meetings
are held the first
Thursday of the month at
Shalimar Mobile Home
Village.
6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey Fl.
From
10:00 am to 12 pm
All members are
encouraged and
welcome to attend.
Inside this
Issue
Presidents Letter,
Spotlight News 1
Committee Chairs,
Board Meeting,
Quilt Show Meeting,
Volunteers Needed
2
Membership,
Gift Basket, Food Bank,
Share The Wealth,
Fabric Scraps 2020, Quilter’s
Retreat 2021
3
Education, Birthdays 4
Community Outreach,
2020 Opportunity Quilt,
Charity Sew, Fabric Sale
Charity Quilt 350 Goal
5
Military Coupons,
Quilt Show 2020 News
Little Library, QOV,
Basket Walk 2020
Boutique News 2020
6
Monthly Art Challenge,
Fat Chance, Linky Dinks 7
Patriotic Block of the Month 8
Small Groups 9
Quilt Registration Form 10
Quilt Registration
Guidelines 11
Guild Meeting Location,
Quilt Show Challenge Flyer,
Misc.
12
Volunteers
Always Needed
Charity Sew
Ways & Means
Special Events
Coffee Committee
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH — Judy Klingensmith
Opportunity Quilt 2020 — Kathy Sonosky
Opportunity Quilt 2021 — Rhonda Koning
Opportunity Quilt 2022 - Janie Franco
Scholarship – Libbie Ellis
Children's Charity Quilts – Jacquie Currey
Food Pantry – Donna Herrick
Military Coupons – Trish Wallick
EDUCATION – Betsy Turner
Programs – Betsy Turner
Block of the Month – Barbara Manning
Small Groups – Rhonda Koning
FACEBOOK – Pam King
FAT CHANCE/ART QUILT CHALLENGE – Trish Wallick
HISTORIAN – Janie Franco
LIBRARY – Judy Nichols, Valerie Stanton
MEMBERSHIP – Pat Donohoo, Leslie Reid, Jane Hanekamp
Database – Nancy Meinhardt
Directory – Sharon Pruitt
NEWSLETTER — Aileen Kline, Shara Kline
PARLIAMENTARIAN – Nina Trapp, Alt. Janie Franco
PUBLIC RELATIONS – Merna Allen
QUILT SHOW 2020 – Pam King and Janie Franco
Scrap Bags — Nancy Simmonds
RETREAT 2021 – Judy Nichols
SPECIAL EVENTS — Dannee Brooks
Coffee Committee — Elaine Plourde
WAYS & MEANS – Penny Black
Gift Basket/ Share the Wealth — Alma Tilley
Boutique — Terri McConn
WEBSITE — Sharon Pruitt, Nancy Meinhardt
for Article Submission:
Deadline is the 25th
Send to:
The next meeting of the
Quilt Show
Committee will be held at
Shalimar Mobile Home Park on
May 9, 2019
at 9:30 am
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Share the Wealth
Thanks to everyone for your participation
in our drawing. We shared $104! A very
happy Avis Merritt is the winner.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thanks to all the ladies for bringing the $5's and $1's for
purchase of their tickets. It helps immensely.
April Gift Basket Winner
Basket Winner. Lyn Wilson...retail value was
$ 450! Many Thanks to Rhonda Koning and the
Tuesday Night Nimblers.
2019 Basket Calendar
May – The Port Richey Piecers, Judy Klingensmith
June – Cheryl Fausak and Rachel Fausak
July – Marsha White and Beverly Webster
August – Arnelle Strand and Nina Trapp
September - OPEN
October – Marsha White and Beverly Webster
November- Dianne Cass
December – Trish Wallick
Sponsors needed for monthly
Gift Baskets.
See Alma Tilley to sign up! Remember, anyone can have the fun
of filling one of our baskets. Just
say," I want to sponsor a basket."
The Guild provides $100, and you do
the shopping. How far can you stretch it!?
Receipts must be turned in for bookkeeping purpos-
es. The next open month is September 2019.
Thank you, Carol Buonomo and Rose Tienken for
helping with the ticket sales this month.
Alma Tilley 727-815-9417 [email protected]
Gift Baskets
Share the Wealth MEMBERSHIP
For the April Guild meeting, we at membership tried something a little bit different. We tried, (and I think we were mostly successful), to make sure all the new members got a guided tour of the “hall”. There's always a lot going on around the edges of the room and that can be a bit overwhelming for a new person. The reason I bring this to your attention is that some of the guides were expecting the job, and some of them were draft picks. So membership is looking for a few more people to join us to help with the tours. If you're interested, do stop by and say so, otherwise I'll just select some unsuspecting member from the crowd. About one hundred and eleven people signed in. (You forget to sign in, I count wrong, who knows?) Nine people discovered that they hadn't paid their dues yet and 5 new people joined. The new members are Connie Nelson, Elaine Donnelly, Jackie Ruhl, Peggy McCall and Rita Weitendorf. WELCOME!! Please try and visit a small group near you soon. Pat Donohoo
May recipient is Faith Baptist Church, Naomi Shoemaker.
Thank you, ladies, for the fantastic donation for Living Faith Community Church. We got a record amount of soda can tabs, an impressive amount of food, and cash was a huge surprise (and greatly appreciated) by the recipient. I love my job and the great amount of help I get. I was impressed with the many hands that went up when I asked for pillow cases for the domestic abuse shelter. I can't wait to take the large amount of toiletries I received and tell them what to expect next month. I will not be at the June, July, or August meeting so I have to pick them up in May to deliver them.
Please keep up the good work bringing in the following items: Metal Can pop tabs from soda, veggies, beans, etc., for The Shriners’ Children’s Hospital.
Box Top School Coupons from cake
mixes, cereal boxes, pizza, etc., for
St. James Bishop Larkin’s School.
Small sample bottles of lotion, soap,
shampoo & conditioner, and toothpaste,
like you get at hotels when traveling.
New: Pillowcases for the kids at the shelter.
Something to call their own when they leave.
These will help the domestic abuse shelter.
Please tell all your friends about these causes and they may want to help as well. It is greatly appreciated in these trying times. Thanks for your help and all you do. Donna Herrick, Food Bank
FOOD BANK
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Fabric Scraps for 2020 Quilt Show
It’s Spring, time to Spring clean your sewing space!! While
you’re at it, please save those fabric scraps, UFO’s and LOP’s
(leftover pieces) to donate to the scrap bag project for next
year’s Quilt Show. The Quilt Show is coming up fast, so get
those fabrics in ASAP! You can bring them to the monthly
WPQG meeting (look for the scrap bag box) or put them in the
red plastic box at the Shalimar Clubhouse.
What we need:
Quilting fabric measuring less than a fat quarter & more than
3”x5”, ironed & folded in approximately 3”x5” packets. Any
fabric which is fat quarter size or larger will be cut into smaller
pieces or donated for other uses (this is so that vendors who
may be selling fat quarters at the show will not feel that we are
competing with them). The size of the packets (3x5) is
determined by the size of the bottom of a paper lunch bag
(the fabric pieces will be sold by the lunch bag-full, so this is
important).
We also need: UFO’s and Lop’s (leftover pieces of a project)
that coordinate and hopefully can be recycled into a smaller
project. It helps if you can put LOP’s into sandwich or storage
bags to keep small pieces together.
If you’re interested in helping to sort and iron donated fabric, please
contact me. Also contact me with any questions. Thanks.
Nancy Simmonds [email protected] 315-246-0270
WPQG Quilters' Escape Retreat Save the dates! February 4-7, 2021. Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center
Leesburg, FL Retreat committee: Judy Nichols; chair, Janie Franco; co-chair, Jacquie Currey, Pat Donohoo, Chris Phillips, and Shirley Zerbe.
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In addition to the professional speakers and teachers that
have been scheduled through December 2019, we have
several member classes set up for the next few months.
Sign up today!
May 16: Dot Price, Collage Making Lecture at our Guild
meeting. She is also willing to teach another class on Collage
making if there is enough interest!!
June 20: DEMO MANIA!!! Plan to come and learn all sorts of techniques
such as: quilting with rulers, bindings, “mile-a-minute quilt”, quilt as you go,
to name just a few. It’s a fun time for everyone!!
July 18: Guild Annual Summer Picnic is a fun social event. We usually
have some games etc, such as trivia hosted by Dannee Brooks.
Bring a dish to share. More info next month.
August 15: Lecture by Sulky thread Rep. She will talk about types of
thread, stabilizers, embellishments, needles, etc. and a class will be
chosen by your guild members!
September 19: “Quilting Basics 101”. Choosing patterns, fabric, cutting out
patterns, sewing patchwork, sandwiching (batting, backing), quilting it,
adding borders, shortcuts and tricks. This is meant for the numerous
beginners we now have, but helpful for all!!
October 17: Our creative meeting focusing on Guild members making
items for the upcoming Quilt Show.
***Deadline to turn in Quilt Registration Forms for the Quilt Show***
November 21: Professional Quilter Jan Cunningham, machine
appliqué, Aquatic Center, $35. A class will be scheduled for the
following day!! Details to follow.
--Semi Annual Yard Sale. Rent a table early!
December 19: Christmas Party!
Betsy
Turner
603-520 -
7828
We have had many members
sign up for a class without pay-
ing and then not show up for the class. Please review the Education Policy
regarding class payment, supply lists, and
attendance. In order to get your supply list for a class,
you must first pay for the class.
EDUCATION
If you have suggestions for a class you would like to teach or be taught, I would be happy to hear it!! All member taught classes are $20 Please call me if you are interested in teaching a class!
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Giddings, Beverly 5/1
Swogger, Mary Ann 5/2
Plourde, Elaine G. 5/3
Templeton, Anne 5/4
Waldfogel, Jackie 5/4
Matyus, Marilyn 5/5
Doyle, Nicholas (Junior) 5/8
Young, Dot 5/8
Messer, Ginger 5/9
Fernandes, Linda 5/11
Spence, Wendy 5/11
Iannetta, Joan 5/13
Betts, Genie 5/14
Dabbs, Toni 5/15
Willenbring, Elaine 5/15
Pruitt, Sharon 5/17
Klingensmith, Judy 5/18
McGoff, Linda 5/18
Perry, Diane 5/18
Clark, Phyllis 5/19
Traver, Marge 5/20
Baré, Betty 5/21
Emerson, Joan C. 5/25
Meinhardt, Karen 5/28
Ferro, Geri 5/29
Before you know it --
Our 2020 Quilt Show will be here!
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Community
Outreach
Charity Sew is held at: Shalimar Mobile Home Village, 6529 Stone Rd. Port Richey FL
From 9 am to 3 pm. ALL ARE WELCOMED.
Our Charity Sew event is held once a month. It is always the next Wednesday after our monthly Guild meeting.
We do ask that items made on Charity Sew Wednesday be donated to charity. As a charity sew group we may work individually or help each other by sewing in teams, with piecing, quilting, ironing, cutting, backings, batting, sandwiching,
etc.
We provide the fabric and the batting.
As our Wednesday group has grown, we ask you to please remember to wear your name badge.
More quilters means more fabric, and lots of threads and scraps left
behind. Please help out by cleaning up your area before you leave. Assisting in putting back electrical cords, rulers, mats, and fabric
tubs is also appreciated.
THANK YOU. Please feel free to bring a dish to share.
Parking is limited. If you can carpool with a friend, that would be great!
**See page 9 for more details about the Guild’s other Small Groups!**
The 2020 Opportunity Quilt
Longitude 82 W
2020 Opportunity Quilt is ready to travel.
Tickets and picture postcards are ready. Our first event
to raise funds for Honor Flight, (2020 recipient), will be
on May 4th at 12:30 pm at Hospice Meeting Room,
5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater.
Then on May 7th at 6:30 pm at St. Petersburg Airport.
Volunteers are needed to help with these events and if you are planning a trip to a quilt shop please contact
Judy Klingensmith or Kathy Sonosky for postcards. If you are a member of another guild please inquire about taking it to the meetings. Every venue that this beautiful quilt can be displayed at will help raise funds and awareness for this great cause. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for a 6 pack. Pictures of the quilt will be available at the Guild meetings. Contact: Judy Klingensmith at 919-710-5142 or [email protected] or Kathy Sonosky at [email protected] to get your postcards and tickets.
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Thank you to all that bought fabric and misc. items at the yard sale. We raised over $200 that day. This will be used to buy additional batting as we go forward. Jacquie and I would also like to thank everyone who attended the April 6th Charity Sew Marathon! 25 people were in attendance. We also had a terrific group of about 28 ladies at the monthly Charity Sew on April 24th. We can’t wait to see all the finished quilts! We encourage every Guild member to participate in any manner possible, such as: sewing blocks, ironing quilt tops, cutting fabric, sandwiching quilts, quilting, cutting binding, sewing on binding, sewing on labels, etc. Even organizing the fabric that is constantly being donated, would be a great help. We even had a donation of fabric during our Charity Sew event this month! There are many quilts to be quilted. As the tops are being brought to us, we (the charity sew group), bundle them into kits with backing and batting. You can pick up a quilt kit and return it at the monthly Guild meeting or at Shalimar on any Wednesday. The Charity Sew table will be open at the Guild meetings from 9 am to 9:45 am only, so be sure to stop by early and pick up a kit!
Come Join Us! We have some simple patterns that turn into eye-catching designs. Charity sew patterns and dates: 5-22-19 Granny Sue’s Disappearing pinwheel! Sew much fun!
Fabric Sale Our Charity Sew "stash" has grown from the multiple donations in 2018 and 2019. We have bundled coordinating colors that will be available for purchase. The funds raised from the sale of these bundles will be used to purchase more batting for our charity quilts. When making quilts we hope you'll come "shop" here first.
Thank you, Judy Klingensmith
2019 Charity Quilt
Goal
350
Quilts!
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We Can Do This!!
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Coupons for
Military Families
Thank you for the coupons for the military.
Please remember to cut them out!!
Our troops put their lives on the line for us
everyday, we surely can do some part to help
them.
We now have two large bases to
give coupons to. ROTA, Spain and
Okinawa, Japan. Even more
coupons are needed!
Please CHECK the coupons – they must say
“manufacturer’s coupon”
somewhere on the face of the coupon –
NO Publix, Target or other local stores.
Please sort by food and non-food items.
Pet food is considered non-food.
Don’t forget coupons MUST BE cut
individually, and placed in labeled plastic
bags.
Thank you again,
Trish Wallick cell 727-264-7996
LITTLE
LIBRARY
Our 2018 Basket Walk was a huge
success! We would like to make the 2020
Basket Walk as successful and fun as our
first one!
There will now be a basket at each of the
Guild meetings ready for any items you may
wish to donate, including empty baskets.
We will accept all sewing and quilting
supplies. We have plans to make a few
non-quilt related baskets for men, women
and children. Any appropriate items for
these types of baskets will also be
appreciated.
NEW: We are now accepting donations to
purchase Gift Cards for the Basket Walk.
We would like to purchase restaurant
certificates, Gift Cards for grocery stores,
fabric stores, etc. Any ideas would be
appreciated.
Thank you,
Carol Buonomo, Chair
Rose Tienken, Co-Chair
Basket Walk 2020
Thank you for your donations at the April meeting. Names of donors will be listed in the next newsletter. May is the last month the Little Library will be available until we return to the Rec Center in August! Be sure to stock up on magazines (5 for $1) and check out books you can keep all summer. You may check out up to 6 items at the May meeting! Remember, your quilt tops must be finished by the October meeting to enter them in the Quilt Show. Stop by the library for books on fine finishing, what judges are looking for, ideas for that prize winning project, and quilt novels or handwork ideas to pass the hours while traveling. Judy Nichols, Librarian
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Quilt Show 2020
News
As of the day I am writing this for the newsletter, it is exactly 10 months until our 2020 Eye of the Quilter Quilt Show. Tempus fugit, right? Our next Quilt Show meeting is Thursday, May 9 at Shalimar, 9:30 AM. Genie Betts has distributed around 40 fat quarters for the Guild Art Quilt Challenge and has contracted with the company for our memento pins. You will love them. We have secured almost all the vendors. There are still 2 or 3 spaces left if you have any ideas. Michelle Hale is working on door prizes. Again if you have any suggestions for door prizes let her know. The Basket Walk duo, Carol Buonomo and Rose Tienken, are looking for donations for another successful Basket Walk. We have added a new feature to the show, an Old Fashion Bed Turning. Sue Kolzcak is heading this up. She will tell you all about it in the coming months. Terri McConn and Jacquie Currey have started pricing boutique items. Terri has lots of patterns she has shared with all of us. Please come to the Quilt Show meeting. It takes our Quilt Village to accomplish another great show!
Pam King
Open to ALL YOUTH through age 17 (at the time of the show), Please encourage a child to enter. It is not a requirement that they reside in Pasco County. For more details check our Members Only website under Quilt Show Info or contact : Cheryl Fausak (727) 937-4329 home (917) 757-8334 cell [email protected]
There are currently 54 quilts for the Small Quilt Silent Auction and the goal is 200. Members need to get busy to fulfill that goal! Use orphan blocks or test a pattern you have always wanted to try. Turn it into a small quilt. ALL Auction proceeds will benefit the New Port Richey Rec Center Kids programs. For more details check our Members Only website under Quilt Show Info or contact : Dannee Brooks 727-207-0478 [email protected]
Youth Quilt Challenge 2020
Small Quilt Silent Auction 2020
Boutique News 2020 Hello fellow members! We have about nine months left to fill the Boutique with lots of treasures to sell for the Guild. Please take a look at our website for the boutique projects. (Remember, you need to make 6 of them if you want to consign items for yourself.) If you have other ideas for projects, give me a call or come talk to me.
I have completed the inventory of boutique items, including items from the past boutiques. Thank you to all the members who helped price boutique items! There are many projects out there, please bring them in so they can be counted and priced. Thanks, Terri McConn 727-410-4505 [email protected]
Quilts of Valor are personally and individually awarded to
service members and veterans who have been touched
by war, covering their shoulders with comforting and
healing Quilts of Valor.
Members of the West Pasco Quilters’ Guild create these
beautiful and patriotic quilts from start-to-finish by
designing, piecing, quilting, binding and labeling. The
West Pasco Quilters’ Guild in conjunction with the
National Quilts of Valor Foundation says to all veterans
and services members “Thank you for your service,
sacrifice, and valor in serving our nation in combat.”
Please go to the Members Only page to fill out and submit
a request form, if you would like to recommend a veteran
Contact :Barbara Manning
Barabara.Manning@ Verizon.net 727-560-3272
WPQG Quilts of Valor Program
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Monthly Art Quilt Challenge Each month all Guild members
will be challenged to make an ART quilt.
You may interpret the word “ART” as you like.
The object of this challenge is to get you to think outside your
comfort zone, try a new technique and new fabrics.
All Guild members are encouraged to participate. Winners will be
selected by viewer’s choice voting at the meeting.
Prizes will be Blue, Red, and White fabric Roses for 1st, 2nd , and 3rd place
winners. By the end of the year you may end up with a bouquet of roses!
If you wish to participate but cannot attend the monthly
meeting, have a friend turn in your art quilt to Trish Wallick
by 9:30 am. This friend will be responsible for returning your quilt to you.
Rules are simple:
1. Each month will be a different fabric theme. The list below is
provided for your convenience.
2. The size must be no more than 18” wide by no more than 23”
long.
3. Each quilt must be no thicker than 1”.
4. You are not permitted to put your name anywhere on the front of
the quilt.
5. You MUST include your name on a label on the back.
6. Entries must be a quilt (you all know this rule!!!)
7. All appliqué edges, including fused and raw edge must be sewn
down.
8. No sleeve is necessary on these challenge quilts.
9. Quilts must be turned in to Trish Wallick by 9:30 AM to be
displayed for voting.
10. Viewer’s choice votes must be turned in by 10:00 AM.
Art Quilt Challenge Fabrics Themes for 2019
January - Batik, think outside the box
February - Stripes
March - Country scenes
April - Clouds , sky
May - Worded fabric
June - No challenge
July - No challenge
August - Landscape, fields, water
September - Ocean, sea animals
October - Maps, country, street, town, etc
November - Sewing
December - Fat quarter toss
Winners will be announced at the end of the Guild
meeting, on Facebook, and in the newsletter.
As always, by participating in this challenge, you give
permission for your quilts to be photographed and used
for advertising and promoting the Guild and its activities.
Any Questions, contact: Trish Wallick 727-264-7996
Fat Quarters for 2019
January - Stripes, any color
February - Country, scene, barn, corrals, farms
March - Clouds
April - Worded fabrics
May - Landscape, rocks, woods, leafy, water, etc
June - No fat Quarters
July - No fat quarters
August - Ocean, animals, seagrass, coral, fish, etc
September - Maps . world, country, town, state,
street map, etc
October - Sewing, machine, spools, needle, thread
November - Batiks (ONLY)
December - Fat Quarter Toss
You will be given a ticket for each fat quarter that you bring in.
(Provide Quilt Store Quality-full 18” x 20”) We will be dividing the fabric
into 2– 2 1/2 yard stacks. We will draw tickets—if you have two
winning tickets, you will receive two stacks.
What fun for you to win all the varieties of colors.
Any Questions, contact
Trish Wallick 727-264-7996
FAT CHANCE
LINKY DINKS - Paper Piecing
Fandominstitches.com How to Paper Piece The Spruce Crafts. How to paper piece a quilt
APRIL FAT CHANCE WINNERS
Sharon Mader (2), Cheryl Fausak, Michelle Hale and Dannee Brooks.
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APRIL
ART QUILT
CHALLENGE
WINNER
MARSHA
WHITE
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SMALL GROUPS
All month long we gather in small
groups with different interests, make
new friends, help each other to
learn, get new ideas, learn new
methods of working on our favorite
projects, and help the less
fortunate by providing items for
them. Please come to any of the
meetings listed. All skill levels
welcomed.
OUTSIDE THE LINES
We will explore, experiment, and
educate ourselves & each other about
modern design in quilts and quilting art.
We shall promote and encourage
personal expression while embracing the
liberating concepts of modern quilting.
We meet the 2nd
Tuesday at
Contractors at 6 pm. For more
information or to join, email or call
Leslie Reid
352-263-6001
SEW MUCH FUN
We meet every Tuesday from 9 am to
Noon at Veterans Memorial Park, 14333
Hicks Road, Hudson. Bring what you are
working on or join us to share ideas,
magazines, and books. We always have
a project that we can use help with. We
often enjoy lunch nearby, plan day trips
to out of town quilt shops, and participate
in group projects.
Pat Donohoo
518-955-2882
CHARITY SEW
We meet the Wednesday following the Guild
meeting from 9 am until 3 pm at
Shalimar Mobile Home Village Clubhouse,
6529 Stone Road, Port Richey. Come help make
someone less fortunate happy with a quilt or
needed item. We have a great time sharing and
caring. Instruction is always available.
Bring a dish to share for our potluck. Parking is
limited. If you can carpool, that would be great!
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
THE GATHERING
Come join us the second and fourth
Tuesdays each month from
10 am until 1 pm at
Shalimar Mobile Home
Village Clubhouse,
6529 Stone Road, Port Richey.
We are a handwork only group,
no sewing machines please.
Bring your lunch and anything you are
working on or would like pointers on.
Rose Ann Verheyen
727-372-8840
DEAR JANE CLUB
We meet the Last Tuesday of each month
at 6pm at Contractors Institute Learning
Center, 8238 Joliet Street
(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)
Hudson. We are working from the
Dear Jane book compiled by
Brenda Papadakis. If you have questions
please call/text
Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667
or text
Colleen Beckett 352-346-4230
PORT RICHEY PIECERS
We meet every Wednesday from 9 am to
3 pm at Shalimar Mobile Home Village
Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey. Bring what you are working on
or join us to share ideas. We have lots of
tables and workspace. We do work on
special projects along the way.
Bring your lunch and enjoy the day
with friends.
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
TUESDAY EVENING NIMBLERS
We meet every Tuesday evening from
6 pm to 10 pm at Contractors Institute
Learning Center, 8238 Joliet Street
(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)
Hudson. Our group focus is all things quilting
and we welcome, teach, and
encourage everyone. Bring whatever you
are working on!
Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667
or
Cheryl Fausak 917-757-8334
MACHINE EMBROIDERY GROUP
Our meetings are the 4nd Thursday of the month at 10:00 am. Meeting will be at Dot Price’s home, 7545 Valley Court. New Port Richey. Bring what you are
working on and your lunch. Looking forward to seeing you.
Mary Cazel 727-937-7187 [email protected]
Dannee Brooks 727-207-0478 [email protected]
UNITED FRIENDS
WITH ODDS & ENDS
UFO’s only please. Join us on Mondays from
6 pm to 9 pm-ish to work on those UFO’s
that you’ve been promising to
complete. We meet at Shalimar Mobile
Home Village Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road,
Port Richey.
(Closed 2nd Monday of the month)
Judy Klingensmith
919-710-5142
BUZZING BEES
MACHINE QUILTERS
Open to all members with an interest in machine quilting (any type). We meet the
second Monday of the month and get buzzing at 10am. Our host changes monthly
as we tour sewing spaces, so check the newsletter or email
Jerrye Winters [email protected]
or 727-863-4409.
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West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Quilt Registration Guidelines
Sew Many Quilts 2020—Eye of the Quilter
Quilt Show February 21, 22, 23, 2020; Form Deadline: October 17, 2019
Note: Due to the limitations of the quilt racks, quilts longer than 95 inches may be folded and pinned. Quilts wider than 100” will not be accepted. Quilts do NOT need to be completely finished by the October 17
th deadline.
Appliqué – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Appliqué – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Width 61”-100”. Art: Quilt top with substantial deviation from traditional patterns and sets. Emphasis should be on color/design. Group – All Techniques: Quilt top has been constructed by more than one person. Examples: antique blocks, round robin, block of the month, mother/daughter, healing hearts. Machine Embroidery: The quilt top must incorporate machine executed embroidered blocks or machine embroidered appli-qués or motifs as a significant design element that represents 60% of the quilt. Hand embroidery is not allowed in this category. Miniature: All aspects of the quilt must be reduced in scale – blocks, borders, and binding. The overall maximum size is 24” by 24”. Miscellaneous Techniques: Any style quilt top that does not obviously fall into any other category–such as yo-yo, whole cloth, photo, crazy quilt, hand embroidery, stenciled/crayon/painted, boutis. Pieced – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Pieced – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Width 61”-100”.
Categories will be further broken down by quilting:
Stationary Sewing Machine: includes use of any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the fabric rather than the machine and machine sits on or is mounted on a table. The stitching must predominantly use this method.
Movable Quilting Machine: includes any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the machine head rather than the fabric and machine is mounted on a frame. The stitching must predominantly use this method.
Hand Quilted: 100% of the quilting is done by hand.
Quilt Criteria
1. Quilts must have been finished within the last two years and may not have been previously exhibited at one of WPQG’s past quilt shows.
2. More than one quilt may be entered in a category but only one may be judged.
3. All quilts must have three layers – top, batting, and back; quilted by hand or machine. No tied quilts.
4. Quilts must be in excellent condition – no odors (cigarette smoke), pet hairs, stains, loose threads, or pins.
5. Any quilt using a pre-printed panel in its whole form will not be accepted.
6. Any quilt in a commercial frame or decorative hanger will not be accepted due to insurance regulations.
7. Quilts with an estimated value of $1,000 or greater require a written appraisal. A copy of the appraisal must be included with the registration form.
8. The Registration Committee may move a quilt into a different category.
9. On the registration form, be sure to complete the box to designate your 1st, 2
nd, 3
rd, etc. choices.
We hope to be able to hang every quilt you submit—the only limitation is space.
10. All quilts must have a 4” sleeve for hanging and must be sewn or basted on the quilt. No pins will be accepted.
11. All quilts must have a quilt label attached to the lower left hand corner of the back of the quilt with the name of the quilt owner, quilt name, etc. See diagram.
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West Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc.
P.O. Box 574
Port Richey, Florida 34673
Place label here
Several members have requested that we refrain from using perfume when we are in confined spaces, such as Contractors, workshops, and small
groups. Unfortunately, as we all get older, health conditions are not conducive to perfumes and can cause breathing problems, migraines,
etc., so please keep that in mind. Thank you.
WPQG Challenge Eye of the Quilter
February 21st - 23rd 2020
NPR Rec & Aquatic Ctr
NPR, FL 34653
Eyes are everywhere and they are looking at you and your quilt!
So be prepared for this year’s challenge.
Your challenge must be a “true quilt” and NO LARGER than
20 x 20 square inches.
You must use enough of the challenge fabric so we know what it is.
At least four sets of eyes.
The fabric is Fashion Statement by Robert Kaufman
The cost of challenge fabric will be $5.00,
available at the Guild meetings.
This $5.00 will be returned to you when you turn in your quilt entry.
If you do not turn in your quilt entry, your $5.00 will be
donated to our charity quilt program.
Ribbons and prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Viewer’s choice ballots will be provided at the challenge table.
Remember to keep your entry a secret and don’t forget your quilt label.
For more information please contact:
Genie Betts
727-378-6944
ANNOUNCEMENT --
Our May Guild meeting will be held at the New Port Richey
Recreation & Aquatic Center. Doors open at 9:00 am for a social hour and
checking out our Library, Education, etc. The meeting starts at 10:00 am. This is
your last chance to take out books for the summer. Library will be closed until we
return to the Recreation & Aquatic Center at the August meeting.
Our June & July Guild meetings will be held at
Gulfview Grace Church located at 6639 Hammock Road, which is off US 19
S, West of Stop and Play. Doors open at 9:00 am for social hour. The
meeting starts at 10:00 am. Please bring your own Coffee or Tea.
Bottles of water will be provided at the June July & August Guild meetings
