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Vance Quilts R Us
Henderson, NC Volume 2, MARCH 2014
OFFICERS 2013
DONNA WESEMANN President
DEBBIE POWELL Vice President
WENDY KRUSKIE Secretary
BELINDA LEACH Treasurer
PEGGY STOCKS Advisor
BETTY JO PERNELL Historian
Ladies, I'm back and inspired to make a quilt! I have found that new places and sights inspire me to try new colors and techniques. Quilting today is truly an art form. Remember to break some rules and create something outside your comfort zone! Our members have already been inspiring! Thank you to Faith for teaching a technique new to many members. This month Ei-leen will be showing us a way to be creative and use up scraps. I think this might be a great gift idea as well. We are always excited to have members share their special talents and ideas. Please, let a board member know if you (or someone who is keeping a secret) has a tal-ent they can share and inspire us to try something new and different.
Keep Quilting!
Donna Wesemann
What’s Inside?
Calendar of Events....…....2 MAR Meeting Highlights...2 Show & Tell……………….3 Meeting Notes………....…4 Quilt Challenge..………….4 Birthdays…………………..4 Thank You………………...4
The “LOVE QUILT” Project and More
The five quilts for the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Love Quilt Project have been shipped and should have arrived at the church on 26
March for dis-tribution. Us-i n g t h e squares de-signed by chil-dren, the tops were pieced
during the Charity Quilt workshops and several members volunteered to quilt them. The five tops were on display at the March meeting. In addition, we have a considerable num-ber of our own charity quilts available for gifting. At the March meeting 12 quilts
were on display. Some of these were taken by members to be gifted to persons or organizations. Any quilts that were not taken at the meeting will be given to the Ronald McDonald
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A Note from Our President
Georgia Darnell
Betty Stanton
Kathy Faucette
Ruth Hicks
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AROUND TOWN —
May 12: Quilt Guild Meeting
June 9: Quilt Guild Meeting
NC & NATIONALLY —
Apr 18-19: Springtime in the
Carolina, Rutherford Quilt
Guild, Spindale, NC
Apr 23-Jun 22: ArtQuilts
Whimsy!, Page-Walker Arts &
History Center, PAGA-south,
Cary, NC
May 2-3: 2014 Spring Quilt
Show, Salisbury Rowan
Quilters Guild, 1st Bapt Mtg
Building
May 9-10: A Fiesta of Quilts
1st Baptist Church, Greens
boro, Gate City Quilt Guild
May 16-17: Merry Quilts of
May Quilt Show, Forsyth
Piecers and Quilters, Parkway
Presbyterian Church, Winston
Salem
IN THE GUILD
March Meeting Highlights WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS: Monica Sleboda &
Tammy Williamson WELCOME OUR GUESTS: Pauline O’Neal & Patricia Shepard BALANCE ON HAND: $1229.93 MARCH BLOCK OF THE MONTH WINNERS:
Stevie Scaramelli & Debbie Powell “QUILT LIKE CRAZY” GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNER: Linda Overton FAT QUARTER FRENZY WINNER: Brenda Seaman PORTABLE MICROPHONE/SOUND SYSTEM: Kathy Solo-
mon was authorized to purchase a sound system. DONE! PROGRAM: Faith Smith presented English paper piecing.
Members concentrate to make the delicate little flowers; Faith
made it look so simple. Direc-tions and a kit are available from Faith. GUILD BLOCK FOR QUILT TRAIL: We will be purchasing
a block for the Tar River Quilt Trail. Our block, which will be designed like our pin, will be mounted at the library. Members voted to take the funds for the guild block from the treasury.
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2nd Monday, Each Month
TIME 6:00—6:30
Hospitality Time
6:30—8:15 P.M. Meeting
LOCATION First Presbyterian
Church Annex 222 Young Street,
Henderson, NC
MONTHLY MEETING
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The committee has begun the search for our new officers. We plan to present the new slate by July so the new officers can spend the fol-lowing months shadowing the current leadership. If you would consider a posi-tion, please see Betty Jo Pernell, Rachel Wessells, or Kathy Solomon.
(MEETING HIGHLIGHTS, Continued from page 2)
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House in Raleigh. Debbie Powell has another batch of char-ity quilts stored at
Miss Lou’s. Sug-gestions for distrib-uting the quilts are always welcome. Thanks to everyone who worked on the quilts or donated towards supplies.
Charity Quilts (Continued from page 1)
L: Linda Wincovich shares her Winnie the Pooh quilt, while TOP: Barbara Bockiaro shares a wall
hanging. R: Belinda Leach shares a quilt and a strip rug.
Lynn Patiky shares a stack and whack quilt, left, and above a mystery quilt she
hand pieced and quilted. Faith Smith shares her North Carolina symbols appliqué wall
hanging, a quilt made from jelly roll strips, a star quilt, and a leaf runner or
hanging.
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Georgia Darnell
Jewell Hawkins
Stevie Scaramelli
2014 “PAINT SWATCH” 2014 “PAINT SWATCH” QUILT CHALLENGE
Members are given an envelope containing two paint chips. Those are your colors. If you do not have one, please see Debbie Powell. The rules are as follows: This is a three color quilt—the two paints chips
plus a third color of your choosing. All fabrics must match the two paint
chips or the third fabric color. Patterns are allowed, but the major-
ity of the fabric color must match one of your chips.
Borders must be PIECED. The finished quilt must be larger than 30 X 30. Keep the two paint chips and pin these to the
back for judging. Deadline for completion, November 2014
Apr 4 — Georgia Darnell Apr 11 — Ruth Hicks
Apr 11 — Rachel Wessells Apr 21 — Jane Reeder
APRIL MEETING NOTES
Miss Lou’s Quilting Studio, Henderson, NC
www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Miss-Lous-Quilting-Studio/187645617946978?fref=ts
Quilt Lizzy, Warrenton, NC www.quiltlizzy.com/
Quilt Like Crazy, Wake Forest, NC quiltslikecrazy.com/
Keep up with our news—Visit the “Vance Quilts R Us” Blog
http://vancequilts-r-us.blogspot.com/
BLOCK OF THE MONTH: Sarah chose three spring flower blocks for April.
CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE: Still in need of members for the Christmas Committee.
REMINDERS: Don’t forget your fat quarter with name, and your name tag.
(MEETING HIGHLIGHTS, Continued from page 3)