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Amador Rose
Newsletter of the
Amador Valley Quilters, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) organization
August, 2018 Vol. XXVIII No. 15
August Program – Who made this Quilt?
A trunk show
Petra Keller Saturday Lecture/Trunk Show, August 11,
2018, 1:30 p.m., Who Made This Quilt?
This “Black Art” trunk show explores the
desirability and necessity of documenting quilts
and wearable art. Ideas for keeping portfolio
records as well as suggestions for different label
styles and techniques are part of this lecture. As
we look at different labels, we will discuss in
detail how they were made.
President’s Message
Greetings AVQ Friends,
What fun the July Program, the Men’s Panel, was! Jack Brophy, Frank Chambers, George Crozier, and Jeff
Lenigan were artfully lead by Les Duman to share the challenges and benefits of having a quilter spouse. The
panel shared their favorites and regaled us with stories of purchasing excursions and additional support. There
was also a warning sent out about the dreaded long-arm that may seek to inhabit an unsuspecting “man cave”.
Laughter rang and you could see how very proud each was of his quilter.
School will soon resume, but until then, I look forward to learning many new techniques including Afghani
piecing and new prairie point techniques, from our August instructor, Petra Keller, and to registering several
quilts in the upcoming Quilting in the Garden.
A huge thank you goes out to all who volunteered to demonstrate quilting techniques, sell raffle tickets, walk
the floor, or other tasks at the Alameda County Fair. The two beautiful raffle quilts earned AVQ $711! These
proceeds will support our various outreach programs.
Finally, congratulations to all AVQ members who entered the fair, sharing their art, and to the many who took
home awards. Well done!
Keep Stitching,
~ Kathy Proctor, AVQ President
Calling all AV enthusiasts! Would you like to learn how to set up and operate our new audio equipment? If
this is your destiny, please call Joanne Lenigan via an e-mail to: [email protected]. (There is power in that
mic!).
~ Joanne Lenigan
NEXT MEETING:
Saturday Aug 11, 2018 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Pleasanton Middle School 5001 Case Ave. Pleasanton, CA
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Quilts to share
Upcoming Programs
Sep – Claire Witherspoon
Oct – Lyn Mann
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Block of the Month
Square Flower is the August Block of the Month. A charming collection of pinks
surrounds a yellow center. This block features a partial-seam, an easy technique for
creating a complicated look. The finished blocks can be set with sashing, or joined
together for an interesting wave effect
~ Maya Madhavan and Lani Longshore, BOM Co-Chairs
Workshops Are at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th Street, Livermore
Workshops are 10am – 4pm.
The cost is $50………... You may pay by cash, check or credit card.
Next Workshop: Sunday, August 12th -- How Do You Do That?
The emphasis of this workshop is to create workbook (reference) pages for techniques we don’t use in our
everyday quilting, but that add special interest to our quilts or wearable art. We will work on Seminole piecing,
Afghani piecing, prairie points (different styles), biscuits or puffs, simple folded flowers (fabric origami in
different shapes), cathedral window, and collage (soft-edge applique) as time permits. When you sign up for this
workshop you get to pick your top priority and learn some new skills.
Sunday, September 9, 2018 – Claire Witherspoon – Simple-Modern-Improv
Sunday, October 14, 2018 – Lyn Mann – There’s No Such Thing as an Ugly Fabric
Sunday, November 11, 2018 – Sarah Goer – Planned Improv: Scrappy Squares
Sunday, January 13, 2019 – Sandy Corbin – My Basket Collection
Sunday, February 10, 2019 – Dora Cary – Make it Modern
Sunday, March 10, 2019 – Nancy Brown - Dogs and Cats
Sunday, April 14, 2019 – Sujata Shah – Windmills/Winter
Please see AVQ website for more detailed information on each workshop/supply lists. www.amadorvalleyquilter.org/programs/workshops
To sign up: stop by the Workshop Table or contact Maria Dermody & Joan Christl, Workshop Co-chairs
Unfinished Quilt Challenge
Here’s a recap of all the numbers drawn to date in the Unfinished Quilt Challenge (in case some folks are
behind and want to catch up):
#2 due in May
#3 due in June
#5 due in July
#8 due in August
#4 due in September ~ Sue Stephenson, Program 2 Chairperson
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Welcome New Members to AVQPlease join us for a New Members Luncheon on Saturday
September 8, 2018 at 12 noon (before our regular meeting) at Pleasanton Middle School. We look forward to
getting to know our new members and to share more information about our guild.
Please RSVP by September 1, 2018 to: Lorraine O'Kane at [email protected]
Membership Time
It is renewal time for AVQ Membership! This year, the membership year will be 9/1/18 to 6/30/19 which is a
short year (only 9 months). The AVQ board voted to line up the membership year with AVQ’s fiscal and officer
year. The shorter year means a lower membership fee for both Individuals and Affiliates: only $30!
Check out the online Membership Form which makes renewing quicker and easier than ever. The form can also
be accessed via the AVQ website under the tab “Member Info”, then “Joining/Renewing” and “Membership
Form 2018-19”. While dues are $30, if you want either the Newsletter or Directory mailed to you, the postage
fee is $7 and $1.50 respectively. You can pay either in cash, by check or by credit card (for a $1.25 fee) either
in person, by mail or online. Your renewal must be paid by the September AVQ meeting to be included in the
2018-19 printed Directory.
Upon submittal of your online Membership Form, you’ll receive an email with a copy of your responses. If you
choose to pay by credit card online, you’ll be redirected to the Square website where each item is put into a
shopping cart (just like any online store) after which you check out by entering your credit card info. If you
have any questions, feel free to contact Chris Sagan.
NOTE: I’ll have a freshly printed Directory at the Membership table at the August AVQ meeting with all the
latest updates. Check that your data is correct and, if you have no changes to make, simply pay your dues at the
Membership table and you’re done! I’ll send you a receipt via email. If you do have changes but don’t want to
use the online form, simply ask for a paper form at the Membership table. I’ll also have a tablet available if you
want to make your changes online and skip the paper. ~ Chris Sagan, Membership Chair
Opportunity Quilt Labyrinth in Blue 84” X 84”
In July, a visit from a group of quilters from Washington State brought
in $137.00 in raffle ticket sales. Thanks to Carole Annas who hosted
the mini retreat at her house. At the meeting, we gave out more tickets,
and we took in $525.00. Yay us!
We need sellers for the raffle table at Quilting in the Garden event on
September 22-23. The quilt is set up in the Garden Room so we are
not out in the weather - either hot or rainy. It is a chance to sit down
for a couple of hours and look at the quilts on display, as well as
interact with people passing through. In order to volunteer, please go
to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0944a9aa22a6fa7-quilt
to sign up. You can delete yourself if you make a mistake, or you can exchange with someone else if you need
a particular time. See you in August!
~ Jan Steinhoff, Opportunity Quilt Marketing Chair
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Programs – Planning (Lani & Jan)
It is time to book the 2019-20 speakers. Your Program Co-Chairs, Jan Steinhoff and Lani Longshore, would like
to know what kind of speaker or technique you want to see in the line-up. You can communicate directly with
either of them if you have a burning desire to see and hear someone special. Otherwise, stay tuned for a short
survey coming to your mailbox soon. ~ Lani Longshore & Jan Steinhoff, Program-Planning Co-Chairs
Demonstrations
AVQ will have a sewing day at the Alviso Adobe Community Park, on Sunday, August 26, 2018 from 11:00
AM to 3:00 PM. The park address is: 3465 Old Foothill Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588. AVQ members are
encouraged to drop in and bring machine or hand quilting to demonstrate to park visitors. We would especially
like to invite friendship groups to join us in August. For more information, please contact Joanne Lenigan at
[email protected]. ~ Joanne Lenigan, Publicity
Machine Quilting Tips
August 11 from12:30 pm - 1 pm will be our last session of quilting tips. We will be focusing on free motion
quilting, so join us to get some of those questions answered. Jeanne will have a more detailed and hands on class
at the VFW Hall on Aug. 20. ~ Jeanne Brophy & Audrey Hutchinson
Quiltinators – Learn to Quilt
Every 3rd Monday I will hold a quilt camp of sorts. Do you want to learn to quilt your quilts or improve from
the basics to the next step of free motion or how to use stencils, etc.? Join me at the VFW Hall, 522 L. St.,
Livermore from 10:15 – 3:30 pm and learn how to quilt. Please contact me if you are interested and I will send
you a supply list.
~ Jeanne Brophy
Community Quilts
Community Quilts received 69 quilts in July. Thank you so much for these beautiful quilts. CQ goal is to have
600 quilts for distribution in December. Therefore, CQ is in need of Adult Female and Teen Female quilts at this
time. CQ will accept all types of quilts each month.
Community Quilts will accept quilt tops at this time if you also provide a backing for it. Backings need to be 10
inches wider and 10 inches longer than the quilt tops. Backings can be pieced together. If you have questions
please call Donna Fay Bower. Please if you are making a wheelchair quilt it needs to have a loop on it,
Community Quilts has some pre-cut loops. CQ still has a couple of kits that will be available in July.
Just a reminder, if you plan to make a quilt for Community Quilts, CQ has labels for quilts please stop by
Community Quilts table and pick up labels, also the CQ will provide you with batting. CQ is looking for someone
who would be willing to be a contact for batting in the Livermore area, please call me if you are interested. Please
contact one of our members listed below to make arrangements to get the batting you need.
Pat Hove – Castro Valley Judy Peterson – Pleasanton
Audrey Hutchinson – Dublin Diane Escobar – Pleasanton
~ Donna Fay Bower, Community Quilts Chair
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Quilts of Valor We were busy representing Quilts of Valor at the Quilt Show sponsored by the Piecemaker’s Guild of Fremont,
CA – so we’ll be back next month with our stories and pictures ~ Audrey Hutchinson, Quilts of Valor Chair
>>> *** It’s Show Time *** <<< From their website: http://www.ncqc.net/new-quilts-of-northern-california2.html
New Quilts of Northern California 2018
New Quilts of Northern California is accepting entries for an exhibit at the Pacific International Quilt
Festival (PIQF), held at the Santa Clara Convention Center on October 11-14, 2018. Exhibit entries
are limited to residents of Northern California only.
Quilts entered in this exhibit may also be entered in PIQF quilt contest for judging, but a separate
entry form for PIQF is required. It can be found online at: http://www.quiltfest.com or obtained by
writing to: Mancuso Show Management, PO Box 667, New Hope, PA 18938.
This exhibit will be juried to a maximum of 70 quilts. Medium-sized quilts show the best. Quilts
longer than 90 inches will hit the floor. We would like quilts that are new and have not been widely
shown – your latest work! No Kit Quilts will be accepted.
Entry requirements are the following (please read carefully):
•Entry Fee of $10. This entitles you to a maximum of two (2) quilt entries; however, only one
quilt per quilter will be selected. Make checks payable to Northern California Quilt Council.
•Entry (ies) must have been finished in 2017 or 2018 and be in excellent condition.
•Entry forms available at www.ncqc.net and must be postmarked by Monday, August 6.
•Entries must include a stamped, self-addressed business-sized envelope.
•4x6 (only) color pictures of both the full quilt and a detail (close-up) with the following
information on the back of the photo: title of quilt, dimensions (width x height in inches), and
your name.
•The entry form must be enclosed and filled out completely.
•Questions can be answered by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]
Due to the high volume of entries, those missing any of the above will be eliminated from
consideration.
From their website: https://www.aldenlane.com/events/quilting-in-the-garden/open-call-quilts
Open Call for Quilts
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AVQ Board Members June 2018-May 2019 ROLE NAME
President Kathy Proctor
Co-Vice Presidents Carole Annas & Karen Loughrige
Secretary Pat Elam
Treasurer Becky Callahan
Block of the Month Maya Madhavan & Lani Longshore
Community Quilts Donna Fay Bower
Display Blocks Sue Green
Historian Barbara Grimes
Hospitality OPEN
Library Maureen Hall
Membership Chris Sagan
Newsletter Amy Sams
Opportunity Quilt 2018 Beth Taylor, Karen Loughrige, Donna Driver
Opportunity Quilt Marketing Jan Steinhoff
Parliamentarian OPEN
Program – Speakers Sue Stephenson & Jeanne Brophy
Program - Planning Jan Steinhoff & Lani Longshore
Publicity Joanne Lenigan
Quilt Show 2019 No one volunteered!
Quilts Of Valor & Rookie Quilts Audrey Hutchinson
Retreat Inta Faulk
Travel Ellen Gonsalves
Webmasters Kim Jagger & Michelle Garrison
Welcoming Lorraine O’Kane
Workshops Maria Dermody & Joan Christl
AVQ Committee Members
ROLE NAME
AVQ’s Representative to NCQC Jeanne Brophy
Budding Beginners Sue Green, Renee Haynes
Fair Coordinator Jeanne Brophy
Silent Auction (May 2018) Mary Ann Soby THANK YOU!
Ways and Means Sandi Fisher
AVQ Web Links AVQ’s website: www.amadorvalleyquilters.org ; Facebook page for guild members: Amador Valley Quilters
To look at the library’s book list sorted by title, author, or subject, visit: AVQ Library List
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August 2018
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
July 29
30 10:30am-4:00pm Quiltinators Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
31 Aug 1
2 10am Cut-ups 7:30pm Progressives
3 4
5
6 10:30am-4:00pm Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
7 10 am Challenge
8
9
10
11 1:30 pm AVQ Meeting
12 10 am AVQ Workshop
13 10:30am-4:00pm Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
14 10 am Over the Hill 6:30pm AVQ Board Mtg
15
16 10am Out-of-the Boxers 10am Scrap Happy Traders
17 10am Sew‘n’Sews
18
19
20
10:30am-4:00pm Quiltinators Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW) Newsletter Deadline
21
22 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Modern Quilt Group
23 6:30pm Bag People
24
25
26 11 am QOV at Alviso Adobe
27 10:30am-4:00pm Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
28 29 10 am Handmaidens 1:30 pm Technigals
30
31 Sep 1
Livermore VFW = Veterans Memorial Building, 522 South L St, Livermore, CA 94550
For more information on the FRIENDSHIP GROUPS listed above, click here: AVQ Calendar online.
Upcoming Area Quilt Shows Quilts in the Garden, Alden Lane, Livermore, Sept 22-23
Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF), Santa Clara, Oct 11-14
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Bay Quilts Shop and Gallery 5327 Jacuzzi Street, Suite 3-C Richmond, CA 94804 510-558- 0218 [email protected]
www.sfbayquilts.com
Broadway Quilts 20525 Broadway Sonoma, CA 94576 707-938-7312 [email protected] www.broadwayquilts.com
Color Me Quilts 37495 Niles Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536 510-494-9937 [email protected]
Dublin Sewing Center, Inc. 7367 Village Parkway Dublin, CA 94568 925-829-6511 [email protected] www.dublinsewing.net
In Between Stitches Leslie Emery & Melissa Grech 2190 First Street Livermore, CA 94550 925-371-7064 [email protected]
www.inbetweenstitches.com
Jeannebquiltz Custom Long Arm Quilting by Jeanne B. Brophy 925-462-1600 (H) 925-487-2499 (C) [email protected]
Jo Anna’s Hearts & Pine Longarm Quilting
JoAnna Collins Castro Valley, CA 94546 510-581-6770 [email protected]
Nimble Thimble 7455 Monterey St Gilroy, CA 408-842- 2895 [email protected]
www.nimblethimble.com/
Not Just Quiltz 37831 Niles Blvd Fremont, CA 94536 510-797-6579 [email protected] www.notjustquiltz.com
Quilts by Tony Professional Long Arm Quilting 1523 Shadowood Court Tracy, CA 95376 209-597-5362 [email protected]
The Sewing Machine Shop 1661 Botelho Dr, Suite 180 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-937-7575 [email protected] www.sewingmachineshop.com
Twice Nice Shoppe 41826 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94539 510-659-0733 [email protected]
Wildflower Quilting Darla Padilla Livermore, CA 94551 925-260-8446 [email protected] www.wildflowerquilting.blogspot.com
Wooden Gate Quilts Gina Chang 125F Railroad Ave. Danville, CA 94526 925-837-8458 [email protected] www.woodengatequilts.com
Your California Fabric Connection 800-479-7906 [email protected] www.YourCaliforniaFabric.com
Please Support our AVQ Affiliates
Amador Valley Quilters, Inc. P.O. Box 955
Pleasanton, Ca, 94566 http://www.amadorvalleyquilters.org