President’s Message by Linda Keathley, CQU President, cqupresident@quiltersunlimited.org

Fall is here and winter is just around the corner. This time of year in our ar-ea there are craft and bazaar shows every weekend. It is also the time of year that quilters start thinking about changing the decor around the house to a holiday theme. For about a week we have witches, pumpkins, and beauti-ful blooming mums. As soon as Halloween is over we quickly change over to cornucopias and thoughts of family coming for Thanksgiving dinner. If you make something for your table or a wall hanging with a holiday theme, think about making two and donating one to the boutique or putting it aside for the auction next year. You might also consider putting it in the quilt show this year. Your quilt work is often much more beautiful than you think. This last month we had an outstanding speaker, Carol Nicholas, who showed the group many beautiful quilts that she had made for pleasure and for dif-ferent challenges. Her choice of design and color was unique and very inspirational. I enjoy a speaker that gives me a nugget or two of inspi-ration and aha moments like “I can use that in my quilting” or "I want to take the class to learn how to do that." I seldom do the entire workshop pro-ject but what I learn from the instructor shows up in many of my future pro-jects. The cost of any workshop is well worth the value because I become a better quilter as a result of the learning acquired in the workshop. At the last meeting I mentioned the proposed idea that we run our quilt show in June on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and omitting the Sunday opening all together. If you have an opinion or concern, please feel free to contact me or our Big QU President, Doreen Johnson. All input on this possible change is welcome.

CentreStitchCQUNewsletterNovember2018

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MeetsthesecondThursdayofthemonth(Sept‐June)atColinPowellElementary

School13340LelandRoadCentreville,VA20120

7:00pmSocial Time - Free Demos

7:30pmBusiness Meeting & Program

VisitorsWelcome!

Our monthly meetings are can-celled if Fairfax County Schools are closed or close early due to bad weather. An email will be

sent to members and info posted on our Facebook page.

Are You Ge ng Ready for the Quilt Show? While you're star ng to think about gi s you may be making for the holidays, don't forget to finish those quilts that you are planning to hang in this year's quilt show. Re-member that they must be finished and ready for photos in February. That includes a hanging sleeve and label. Let's have a nice collec on from CQU for this year! Chris and Judi

Membership Signups for 2018 ‐2019 Please bring your checkbook/cash to re‐new your membership. The form is a ached. Fill it out in advance to make things go more quickly.

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11/8/2018: Mee ng @ Colin Powell Bunnie Jordan Appraising Quilts: Member of Ameri-can Society of Appraisers. Our November program will be Bunnie Jordan. Topic will be Appraisals and the value in your quilts. She will show us several slides of quilts that are rarely seen, and sever-al to compare high and low evalua ons.

Bunnie offers QU members a discounted fee of $50 for a wri en appraisal. The date to be determined depending on number of members wan ng apprais-als. “Bunnie Jordan considers herself a quilter and quilt lover first. She is also an appraiser accredited through the American Society of Appraisers, a stu-dent and teacher of quilt history, and some mes an author (most recently in "Southern Quilts"), collec-tor, curator and researcher. Bunnie is a member of several local and na onal quilt groups and has served on the board of directors of the American Quilt Study Group and the Virginia Quilt Museum. Her own work has been published in several maga-zines and books, most recently " Quilts and Health " and is in both private and corporate collec ons. Website: www.bunniejordan.com” 12/13/2018: Mee ng @ Colin Powell Holiday Celebra on. lesly_clairegreenberg@verizon.com

“SEA TO SHINING SEA” QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE

For our 2019 show the challenge is an Americana theme of Sea to Shining Sea. The quilts for this challenge will be in-spired by American landscapes. Dig into your stash, use your imagina on and be crea ve. Challenge quilts must measure no larger than 40” X 40” and must be show ready with label and sleeve, and be measured and photographed by February 2019. Quilt registra on for the 2019 quilt show will begin on Janu-ary 1, 2019. Now is the me to design and finish your quilt so it will be finished by February 2019. Addi onal details about the quilt show can be found at www.quiltersunlimited.org. Karen Eckmeier (www.quilted-lizard.com) will be the 2019 guest lecturer for the annual mee ng. She will teach two classes during the quilt show. From Karen’s website: Where does the name “Quilted Liz-ard” come from? Lizards make me laugh. They’re ny and cute, and scurry around with amazing speed. I began includ-ing lizards in my quilts and loved the smiles and laughs (and blue ribbons) when people looked at my whimsical crea ons. Over the years I realized that I had collected quite a few liz-ard pins, belts, t-shirts, hats…. So when it came me to name my company I wanted a mascot that would make people smile. Judy Newman www.averyfinehouse.com.au and Margaret Mew www.quiltsta on.com.au from Australia, and Petra Prins from The Netherlands www.petraprinspatchwork.com will also conduct lectures/trunk shows, do book signings and teach classes. All classes and the 2019 annual mee ng will be held at the Holiday Inn. Informa on about classes will be a available in a few months. Check the QU website www.quiltersunlimited.org for the latest quilt show news as well as other QU informa on.

46th Annual Quilters Unlimited Quilt Show May 31, June 1 – 2, 2019

Dulles Expo Center (Flyer A ached) Three interna onal quilters will be giving trunk shows at the QU quilt show. Check out their web-sites for more informa on about them. Please contact Iris Salcewicz at isalcewicz@cox.net if you have any ques ons.

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Block of the Month

For those of you who are new to CQU, our chapter has an ac ve Block of the Month (BOM) program. Each month, the Block of the Month Chair selects a block pa ern; direc ons and a photo of the block are included in the newsle er and also made available at the monthly mee ng. The Chair constructs the pa ern to check the accuracy of the block and makes recommenda ons with re-spect to color choice. Members turn in the completed blocks at the next mee ng and a drawing is held with the lucky quilt-er winning the blocks. Your responses to last year's BOM indicated a preference for less complicated blocks that used fewer fabrics. Consequently, most of the blocks chosen for 2018-19 are in that mode; some blocks are scrap-busters, while some trend toward a more 'modern' look. Con nuing our explora on of new techniques, this year we will venture into improv terrain (I promise it will be libera ng and painless), while fabric will be provided for at least one of the blocks. Everyone is encouraged to join in - the greater the level of par cipa on, the greater the likelihood that the winner will have enough blocks to make a quilt. And if you like the block, why not make more than one and increase your odds. Be sure to check this newsle er for the next BOM. November BOM a ached Vicki Portley vportley@cox.net

Boutique Hello from Centreville's Bou que Rep.

I'm making more luggage tags to sell at the Bou que this coming June. Does anyone know of a pa ern for a cell phone/wallet which I can make? I made about 20 of them a number of years ago, but I'm not wild about that pa ern. Please con nue sharing ideas so, as a group, we can have lots of great items to sell. Re-member, this is one of our fundraisers for the Chapter. Brenda DeJarne e, bpd45@aol.com

December 13 Holiday Potluck and Party

We'll enjoy a fun evening with games, priz-es, and food! For our game of "musical fabric" bring a half yard of fabric and a pair of small scissors. We'll enjoy "tearing and sharing!" If your last name begins with L-Z, please bring a dish to share. Please la-bel your serving utensils and make a note of any special dietary details (nut-free, glu-ten-free, etc.) Water, iced tea, and hot ci-der will be provided; you're welcome to bring your own non-alcoholic beverage if you like. If you have any ques ons, please contact Barbara Rice (lrice31@cox.net, 703-222-5121) or Barbara McCullough (mastermom918@gmail.com, 703-868-6394).

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CQU Facebook ‐ Search for: Centreville QU Group www.facebook.com/groups/1159403820738829/ We share pictures from events like mee ngs, work-shops, and our recent auc on. See what others are doing and share what you are working on, too! One benefit of having our pictures on Facebook is that you can see pictures even if you were not able to a end an event. Also, since the pictures stay on our page you can look at previous events.

BEE KEEPER NEWS CQU Bees offers each of us an opportunity to quilt be-

yond workshops and retreats.

The Centrepiecers Bee has 5 members with scheduling based around the members’ schedule. The majority of the selected dates are once a month on a Monday from 9:30 to 1. The loca on rotates between member’s homes. Light snacks are offered by the hostess. Contact Jacqueline Lehman at dlehman5@cox.net for addi onal informa on. The Cha y S tchers has 6 members and meets the third Monday of each month from 9:30 to 2:00. Each member brings their own lunch with the hostess providing light snacks. The loca on rotates between member homes. Contact Jacqueline Lehman at dleh-man5@cox.net for addi onal informa on. Bonnie Wagoner hosts an open bee twice a month on Wednesday mornings. Reach out to Bonnie to confirm the schedule at bon_wagoner@hotmail.com.

The CQU Wednesday evening bee launched in January at

Lessa Porter’s home in Chan lly and is referred to as the

“Wednesday Sew In.” A endance has been extended to

those that knit and crochet with the majority of us

quil ng. Folks are welcome to come any me a er 6:00

un l 9:30. A light dinner is usually offered. Our mem-

bers supported the Reston QU with baby quilts for the

new mom’s summer camp and supported the Floris

UMC’s baby quilt ministry. We enjoy sharing our experi-

ence and exploring new pa erns. It is never too early to

think about our next Auc on. Bee contribu ons are key

to our success! Give it some thought.

We would love to hear from other Bees. Submit your news to Bee Keeper Lessa Porter at malessa-porter@gmail.com.

QU Website:

Susan Catle , catle 1s@gmail.com

If you haven't looked at the new QU web-site now would be a great me.

No login or password is required! The home page will let you know about up-coming events. There are also links to QU newsle ers, informa on on each chapter, mee ngs and events, and the quilt show.

So check out www.quiltersunlimited.org to see what exci ng things QU and CQU have planned for this year!

Please submit ar cles, ideas, shop/tool/show reviews, sugges ons, websites, etc. to the Newsle er Editor, Rhonda Schultz at schultzrmls@gmail.com. Thanks!

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Treasurers Report by Linda Dyer The 2018-2019 Budget was approved without changes at the September mee ng. Please, please try and remember I cannot reim-burse or pay anyone without a request reim-bursement form filled out and the original re-ceipt. Of course, with today's purchases some might be on the internet - if so please a ach a copy of this invoice. On the website will be the new reimbursement forms as well as the new de-posit forms.

Mystery Quilt wri en by Doreen Johnson

Dear Friends, it’s me to assess the Stash Pile again! Was it a lean summer of fabric collec ng or is the Fabric Bin over flowing once more? This Mystery Quilt design will work out well, whether your Stash situa on is weighing in on the fabric scale as Feast OR as Famine. This Mystery Quilt will measure 60” x 60” when completed, but the design lends itself to enlarg-ing easily enough by adding addi onal blocks and rows.

I’ve broken down the fabric requirements into 3 categories: Stash Scrappy, FQ Friendly and Sim-ple/Selec ve.

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GET THE QU DIGEST? QU has a free service called DIGEST. You can sign up and get periodic emails with information about things going on in QU and all the chapters, in the quilting community in this area and items from quilters - things for sale, recommendations, general information. To sign up or submit something to in-clude in an upcoming Digest, send a note to Cindy Grisdela, cpgrisdela@gmail.com

Dona ons by Linda Baringhaus Just a reminder. Centreville has a number of chari es that we donate to. Our dona-

on include knit or crocheted hats for ba-bies and small bears at Fair Oaks Hospital, Small Quilts of any size to Fairfax Hospi-tals Child Care Unit, Tote Bags and Pit Pil-lows to the American Cancer Society and Walker Bags to Fairfax Nursing Center. There is a word of cau on about the hats, the colors that the moms rou nely choose is of course, the blue or the pink, plus any seasonal color such as red or green for Christmas. Valen nes Day, or St. Patrick’s Day. All the pa erns for these items are on our webpage and can be downloaded from that site.

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DON'T FORGET about the UFO and HOLIDAY CHALLENGES UFO entry forms will be collected un l the No-vember mee ng, at which me it will be closed. Please bring a completed form (see a achment) or list with you to the mee ng along with a check (made out to CQU) or cash for your entry. Each UFO entry costs $1.00 and then upon finishing, will give you (1) chance for the UFO Pool $ to be drawn at the June mee ng. Hopefully you've been thinking about what you want to make for the Holiday Challenge - It can be Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannakuh or Win-ter themed. With all the gorgeous Holiday and seasonal fabrics out there, the possibili es are endless - be it a new table runner or placemats for your dining room table, a fabric wreath to hang on your sewing room door, a wall hanging or throw quilt for your family room, stockings for your mantel or to make a garland to hang across a window. Or to really get in the Holiday spirit, a new bed quilt and / or pillowcases for yourself. Bring in any completed items for Show and Tell from now un l December. Each Mem-ber that brings in a completed item by December will have their name put in to a drawing for a Gi Cer ficate to a local quilt shop. If you have any ques ons, please let us know. Karen Hoss (klhsprtnut@aol.com) Delia Cogar (Dcogarva@gmail.com) See you at the mee ng…

CQU FALL RETREAT

We are sorry to report that our Fall Retreat, from November 9-11, 2018 is FULL at this

me. There is currently only 1 on the WAIT LIST. If you have already signed up, you may make your reserva ons at the Hilton Garden Inn at any point -- 540/722-8881. Deadline has passed for the discounted room rate. Bonnie Wagoner (703/975-5513) and Vicki Portley (703/815-1208) are coordina ng the retreat, so feel free to contact us if you have any ques ons. Please note: **If you have signed up for the retreat and are una-

ble to a end, PLEASE contact Bonnie Wagoner ASAP. The deposit is non-refundable so I can not refund your deposit directly. However, I'd be happy to help you coordinate with one of the ladies on the wait list to have her reimburse you for your deposit.

CQU SPRING 2019 RETREAT SAVE The DATE!!

We have locked in the dates of March 28 - 31 for our Spring Retreat (again, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Winchester, VA). Save the Date! Signups will begin at the December mee ng.

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Mee ng Minutes by Pat DeGaetano for October 11, 2018 Mee ng was called to order by President Linda Keithley at 7:30. It was noted that no one took the minutes for the September mee ng. The treasures report from September was published in the October newsle er and the mo on was moved, second and approved. One new member, Maria was introduced. Welcome Maria! At the recent Big QU mee ng it was brought up to have the vendors show run from Thursday to Saturday. Ques-

ons/concerns/comments should be directed to Doreen Johnson. CQU responsible for Fall bou que (3rd year in a row) only 75 people a ended. Mary Feurtado is ill and Linda was asking if anyone might be willing to provide rides for her treatment sessions. Dona ons: Linda Baringhaus collected dona ons tonight for the different chari es CQU donates to. These are: Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax Hospital Child Care Unit, American Cancer Society and Fairfax Nursing Center. Name Tag: drawing was held by Rhonda Schultz. Just a reminded that Judy McDonald won the drawing in Septem-ber and Brenda Page was the winner for this month's mee ng. Summer Challenge: All house blocks were due at tonight's mee ng and all individuals that made houses their names were put in for gi cer ficate drawings. The five $10 gi cer ficate winners were: Susan Catle , Pat DeGaetano, Judy McDonald, Lesly-Claire Greenberg ,and Nancy Agos ni. BOM: September winner was Barbara Rice. October winner is Kathy Nagle, 7 blocks were made. Vicki Portly showed the November BOM UFO's and Holiday Challenge: Karen Hoss was collec ng UFO forms and money up to the November mee ng. Com-pleted items must include the binding. Mystery Quilt: Reminder that Doreen Johnson is responsible for this. Fall Retreat: Bonnie Wagoner noted that the fall retreat is full but if anyone should cancel to let her know as there are 5 people on the wait list. The dates for the spring retreat are March 29-31st. Library: will contact all those that have volunteered to help once she gets the bins. Lesly-Claire Greenberg men oned upcoming speakers and events and introduced our speaker for the night. Also men oned that she is looking for a volunteer/speaker for the month of February. Guest speaker: Carole Nicholas' presenta on "Rising to the Challenge" Carole began quil ng in 1972 and her work is influenced by her travels. She was part of Jinny Bayer staff beginning in 1990. She has been involved in numerous challenges, quil ng and sewing groups. She brought in over 22 pieces that she has worked on, many of which were hand quilted. Show and Tell

Mee ng ended at 8:50

2018-2019 November CQU Budget Linda Dyer

Scrap Happy 4 Mystery Quilt part 3 written by Doreen Johnson © 2018

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