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RRQ Newsletter 1
This year was a very transitional time for RRQ. There have been many changes since its beginning in January 1986 … 29 years ago.
RRQ is very fortunate to be able to continue
meeting at Poricy Park where it all started.
I want to take this opportunity to thank each member of the Board, for their help during this difficult year.
As you all know, RRQ dues are now due in January and are paid directly to the Guild.
You can find an application on our website -- rebeccasreel.org -- OR you can pick one up at our January 10th meeting.
Please remember, if you are not a current member of RRQ starting in January 2016, you cannot participate in our upcoming quilt show or attend any other activities.
We look forward to your continued support!
Bonny Collins is our new membership chair and she will be glad to help you.
An updated membership list will be available at our February meeting… hooray!
I hope each of you are looking forward to another year of quilting and friendships at RRQ.
I look forward to seeing everyone on January 10th at 2:00 pm.
Don't forget to bring your color challenge that was given to you by Phyllis. It will be fun to see the various challenges and the patterns used.
My best wishes to everyone for a safe and Happy New Year.
Barbara Kolb
RRQ NEWSLETTER Volume 30, Issue 1 NQA Chapter # 339 NJ Chapter # 13 January/February 2016
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Rebecca’s Reel Quilters
Welcome to Rebecca’s Reel Quilters. We meet at Poricy Park Conservancy in Middletown, New Jersey.
Our Guild has been supporting and encouraging local quilters for nearly 30 years.
Want to join an active, fun group of quilters to continue learning your craft or learn to quilt, this is the place to start!
Visit our website at www.rebeccasreel.org to find out about our meetings, workshops, lectures, open sew days, events, charity groups, and more.
RRQ welcomes new members and guests at its monthly meetings at Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, NJ. See the schedule in the Calendar in this newsletter or on our website. Please come join us!
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Small Group Coordinator Phone Email address Availability
Beau�ful Beginnings Cathy Grabau 732-739-2933 [email protected] Full
Modern Quilt Group Phyllis Garnant 732-671-8370 [email protected] Open
Birthday Block Jane Johnson 732-219-5842 [email protected] Contact
Secret Pal Francine Yamello E-mail [email protected] Open
Story Weavers Mary Gorczynski 732-583-3157 [email protected] Closed
The Original Appliqué
Group Janice Byrne 732-291-1219
Meets every other Friday at
member’s home 10am—2pm Contact
Officer Name Service Phone E-Mail
President Barbara Kolb 2015 - 16 646-662-5640 [email protected]
Program Phyllis Garnant 2015 - 16 732-671-8370 [email protected]
Coordinators Gail Small 2015 - 16 732-679-9627 [email protected]
Secretary Maryann Gibson 2015 - 16 732-842-5253 [email protected]
Treasurer Stephanie Keenan 2015 - 16 732-747-5124 [email protected]
Publicity Judy Richtmyer 2015 - 16 732-914-8792 [email protected]
Small Groups Kit Dwight 2015 - 17 732-895-7285 [email protected]
Librarian Susan Cota 2016 - 16 732-291-0623 [email protected]
NewsleAer Editor Ellen Mor�mer 2015 - 17 732-996-7430 [email protected] and
Quilt Show
Chairpersons Anne Carreiro 2015 - 16 732-671-8046 [email protected]
Shirlee Broadbent 2015 - 16 732-706 0278 [email protected]
Membership Bonny Collins 2016 - 17 732-673-5336 [email protected]
Registrar Julie Riveley 2015 - 16 732-221-6471 quil�[email protected]
Historian Anna Brunner 2015 - 17 908-272-5513 [email protected]
Hospitality Mary Gorczynski 2015 - 16 732-583-3157 [email protected]
Carol Skudera 2016 - 16 732-264-8810 [email protected]
Webmasters Laura Fasciano,
Administrator 2015 - 17 Please e-mail [email protected]
Anna Brunner- IT 2015 - 17 908 -272-5513 [email protected]
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Meeting Programs
2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
“Color Challenge Quilts, Bindings, Sleeves and Labels for the Show”
2 - 4 pm at the Nature Center
The color quilt challenge will be held at the January 10th
, 2016 general mee�ng. Bring your quilt top or quilted item.
Please have iden�fied the type of color scheme you have as they will be shown by group names such as primary color
scheme, analogous colors, complementary colors, split complementary colors, triad colors, monochroma�c colors or
tetrad color scheme. You must register your color scheme at sign-in if you have not done so to be eligible for a
prize drawing for each color scheme.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Panel Discussion “How Do I Get My Top Quilted?”
2 - 4 pm at the Nature Center
Panel discussion, “How Do I Get a Top Quilted?” Do I use my own home sewing machine, go to a shop to take a class
to quilt my own quilt, or how do I select a long-arm professional to leave my quilt to be quilted? Bring your
ques�ons. Different techniques and tools will be discussed. Write down any ques�ons you have and want answered
by the panel. What problems do you have in quil�ng your quilts? Hopefully someone else has had a similar problem
and can help solve your problem.
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Karen Dever presents “The Allure of the Red and Green."
2 - 4 pm at the Nature Center
The Allure of the Red and Green." We will travel to the 19th Century and enjoy the red and green quilts that were so
popular and why they existed. Examples of quilts will be shown.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Dana Balsamo presents “Caring for Your Antique Quilts & Textiles”
2 - 4 pm at the Nature Center
Dana Balsamo will present a lecture on “Caring for Your An�que Quilts and Tex�les.” She will be talking about how
to iden�fy how old a quilt is, and how to care for quilts properly. Storage, cleaning, and displaying quilts in an
aArac�ve and safe way will also be discussed.
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2016 Workshops:
Sunday, Jan 17, Feb 21 & Mar 20, 2016
Mystery Quilt Workshop
Annex, 1pm to 4pm
Workshop with Julie Riveley
Registrants will be given a set of direc�ons for making blocks for a finished quilt top at each mee�ng that they
work on in class and complete at home if necessary, so they are completed for the next mee�ng.
At the following mee�ng, more direc�ons will be given out for the next set of blocks un�l the final mee�ng when
they finish the last few blocks and assemble the quilt top. It’s great fun and very interes�ng to see how
differently the quilt tops turn out.
Tuesday, Jan 19 and Feb 23, 2016
Beginners Quilt Class
Annex, 10am to 3pm
Workshop with Phyllis Garnant
Registrants will be given instruc�ons. Anyone else interested in par�cipa�ng in a Beginning Sewing of Quilts and
Quil�ng Class, contact Phyllis Garnant. E-mail is [email protected] or telephone is 732-671-8370
Saturday, March 5, 2016
French Rhapsody Wall Hanging
Annex, 10am to 4pm
Workshop with Karen Dever
Medallion quilts are interes�ng and fun to create. This wall hanging incorporates paper piecing, a rare block
design and a funky border all inspired by French border fabric. There is a fee of $10 for the paAern. Workshop
cost is $50.00/person. Deadline for registra�on is at the Feb. 7, 2016 general mee�ng. Fees must be paid by
then also. There are currently three spaces open for the workshop.
Saturday, April 2, 2016
French Braid Workshop
Annex, 10am to 4pm
Workshop with Phyllis Garnant
Learn to make a quilt as you go table runner in a French Braid paAern. Cost of paAern is es�mated at $10.00.
Choose harmonizing fabrics to make with a light fabric in the center and six other fabrics that move out to make
the braid coming of the center square. A sashing and border is added with binding to complete the project.
French Braid sounds difficult but it fun to construct. You only need 2.5 inch strips for the braided sec�on. Extra
fabric is needed for the sashing and borders. The table runner measures about 16.25 inches X 53.25 inches. See
a sample at the January general mee�ng. Sign-up will begin in January.
More information available at the meetings and elsewhere in this newsletter. Please see Julie
Riveley at a meeting or send her an e-mail to get info and to get prices, to register and get supply
lists. Julie Riveley at [email protected]
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You can find a link to the RRQ Facebook page from the
website, www.rebeccasreel.org.
Click LIKE to follow RRQ.
SHARE the page to increase our LIKES and FOLLOWERS.
Content is important. Submit photos, videos, stories,
project ideas, tips, and tricks, as well as group and calendar
items.
If you have anything you would like posted on the website
and/or social media, please email
Laura Fasciano
2016 Dates for RRQ
Modern Quilt Group Sunday dates in the Annex
January 24, 2016 1-4 pm
February 28, 2016 1-4 pm
March 13, 2016 1-4 pm
If anyone new wants to join Modern
Quilts, contact Phyllis Garnant.
732-671-8370 [email protected]
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Quilters Wanted for NonQuilters Wanted for NonQuilters Wanted for NonQuilters Wanted for Non----Traditional Traditional Traditional Traditional
Memory Quilt!Memory Quilt!Memory Quilt!Memory Quilt!
Looking for 5 quilters interested in making
a non-traditional memory quilt.
It can consist of a garden, favorite quotes,
something inspirational, childhood friends,
etc.
The quilt can be a wall hanging or a small
piece for display.
We would meet for 6 weeks in my home -
no sewing machine required.
We will exchange ideas and show our
progress with the intention that we
complete or nearly complete the quilt in 6
weeks.
If you would like to release the creative
side of you in the new year, call me!
Doris GerberDoris GerberDoris GerberDoris Gerber 732732732732----842842842842----0721072107210721
Challenge Yourself for the Challenge Yourself for the Challenge Yourself for the Challenge Yourself for the
2016 Show!2016 Show!2016 Show!2016 Show!
You know you want to do it. Every show you are amazed at the entries. You promise yourself that this
time around, you’re going to start early. This time, you’re going to try
that new technique, finish that unique project, use up that incredible fabric you’ve been saving for something special and finish those entries for the Show. Check out the categories listed
in this newsletter and challenge yourself! You have plenty of time to
prepare for the May 2016 Show! Inspire us with your creativity!
Let us all see what you can do!
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The Barn
Challenge
One of the fun
features of our quilt
show is called the
barn challenge. The
small quilts entered are hung on a
clothesline in the barn building and are
voted on by the viewers, but not judged
by our professional quilt judges. Ribbons
are given for first second and third,
Selected by counting the votes.
The name of the RRQ show for 2016 is
"Around the Block" and we have chosen
that as the theme for the Barn
challenge. All entries should use that
theme and must include a short
description of how you interpreted
"around the block" into your quilt.
Entries to this challenge must be
between 24" x 24" and 36" x 36". They
may be any size and shape in between
those dimensions. Your quilt does not
need to have a sleeve and must not have
a label or your name anywhere on it. It
should be turned into me in an unmarked
pillowcase at the April 2016 RRQ
meeting.
There so many ways to interpret "around
the block."
I'm looking forward to seeing lots of
great ideas translated into quilts. It's
not too early to start thinking and
planning your little barn challenge.
Please let me know if I can answer any
questions.
Leslie Cannon
Quilts for Kids
Kathy’ Knoop’s Quilts for Kids group
have quilt kits ready to be sewn or you
can make use of your own stash. There
are guidelines to make and quilt the
quilts since they are going to be used in
hospitals.
For more information please email or
c a l l K a t h y K n o o p a t
[email protected] or 917-519-
0124.
Need Dolly Quilts!Need Dolly Quilts!Need Dolly Quilts!Need Dolly Quilts!
The Keyport Seniors anticipate
the need for 100 dolly quilts to go
with their dolls and teddy bears.
We will need about 40 more
before May.
So, please whip up some kids
themed quilts - 20ʺ x 24ʺ
size. You can bring them to the
meetings or get them to Lorraine
Cahalane or Mary Gorczynski
anytime.
Thank you!
Mary Gorczynski
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2015 Project Pillowcase News In September, Ryan's Cases for Smiles (formerly ConKerr Cancer) celebrated its
One Millionth Pillowcase delivery. During the 2015 Holiday Season we were
thankful that RRQ's Project Pillowcase has made thousands of bright and cheerful
pillowcases that helped reach that goal. We are also thankful that some of the
pillowcases helped families like Lucy's (see article below) get through some of
those darkest days.
A TIME TO BE THANKFUL
Coping when your world is turned upside down can sometimes be nearly impossible. When you
lose a child like so many of the families we serve you realize how fragile life can be. It is often
hard to imagine ever smiling, laughing or finding joy again. There are good days and bad days
There are times when somethings makes you feel worse, and other days someone's kindness make
it better.
Our family was changed forever when our sweet Lucy was diagnosed with AML at 14 months
old. We were originally treated at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick, N.J., but later
transferred to CHOP after our first 55 day in-patient stay, where we first found out and benefited
from the generous work of ConKerr Cancer, now Ryan’s Case for Smiles. We were in our
daughter’s very sterile room and she was given a bright and fun ‘Dora the Explorer’ pillowcase. It
is amazing how it transformed her room!
My daughter progressed in her treatment, but we were headed towards bone marrow transplant
and would be back to CHOP after a quick stay at home. We needed to change her linens daily, we
couldn’t use our own stuffed animals or blankets unless they were laundered daily. We spent
Christmas, New Years, and Easter in the bone marrow transplant unit and we were fortunate to
have the most adorable pillowcases to decorate the room and breathe fun and life back into the
very sterile white box that we were isolated in. Lucy loved and would pet the kitty cat pillowcases
as they were her favorite animal. She also loved her pretzel pillowcase, as that was her favorite
food during treatment. She loved those pillowcases like they were her toys, always running over
to the bag under the crib to pull one out to give to me. Who would have thought a pillowcase
could mean so much?
Lucy tragically passed far too soon one month before her 2nd birthday. When we finally came
home, we allowed the dust to settle as we pieced our home (that didn’t feel like home anymore)
back together. I had our bag of several pillowcases that meant so much to our family.
I then reached out to the best sewers that I could think of for a referral on how I could get a
memorial quilt made. I am forever grateful for this beautiful tribute and memorial quilt. I have
snuggled up in it and wrapped myself around the positive memories that I hold so closely in. Each
case and pattern tells a story and a memory of our time spent with our Lucy. Thank you for your
kindness and generosity.” – Lucy’s Mom
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Aloha!
My friend Kathy put a colorful lei
around my neck as she gave the
traditional Hawaiian greeting and I
just beamed. As a first time
visitor, I was enchanted even
before we landed. Honolulu came
into sight out of the clouds, the
Hawaii 5-0 theme song started playing in my head as we
glided over the ocean to come in for a landing. There
was Diamondhead, Waikiki, the waves, the mountains,
the palm trees, everything I’d always seen on TV
spreading out before me.
I grinned when I saw the Aloha sign in the airport that
flashes by in the beginning of Hawaii 5-0. I was in
Hawai’i!
Of course, on my very long
list of things to do and see
were Hawai’ian quilts.
Debby Green had given
me so much information on
the islands and information
on quilts. I was looking
forward to seeing those
beautiful, intricate four-part
symmetrical blocks of
native flowers, turtles and
other traditional symbols.
I started my island adventure getting my bearings and
checking out some potential quilting sites. One that
caught me completely by surprise was at Iolani Palace in
Honolulu. While the beautiful building is the traditional
palace of Hawai’ian royalty, it is more familiar to TV
viewers as 5-0 Headquarters; although Steve McGarrett
and crew were not in sight in this incredible, well
preserved building, which is just a façade for the show.
Doesn’t keep the tourists from looking for them, though.
To take the tour of the Palace, we put coverings on our
shoes to protect the gorgeous dark wood of the floors.
Full of portraits, furniture and elements from its heyday
in the Victorian era, Iolani Palace witnessed the
transition from horses and carriages to electricity and
cars. I learned about the Hawai’ian monarchy, how they
adapted many of their Western traditions from the British
Monarchy and how much they wanted to preserve their
culture as they also adapted to an inevitable future. As I
wandered into one room, I found myself looking at a
large, impressive and very elaborate crazy quilt!
Made by the last Queen, Lili’uokalani, while she was
imprisoned in her own palace under house arrest, she
whiled away the long, lonely hours sewing blocks of
velvet and silk heavily embroidered with traditional
Hawai’ian symbols and icons of the period, edged in
colorful embroidery and beads. Definitely an
unexpected treat to see such a special quilt on my first
day in Hawai’i.
During explorations of Honolulu, there were numerous
Hawai’ian quilt shops, some obviously geared to
unsuspecting tourists. You could tell the difference very
quickly between the shoddy quilts with uneven stitches,
rough edged applique and puffy surfaces and the really
well made Hawai’ian quilts. Some shops use local
artisans and there was a marked difference.
On a visit to Queen Emma’s Summer Palace, a
getaway for the Hawai’ian Royal Family north of
Honolulu, I dropped Kathy off by the front so she could
get tickets and book a tour. I parked the car and was
walking past an outlying building when I spied a large
group of women sitting around tables and realized that
they were all sewing!
“Quilters!” I blurted and shot into the room.
Kathy, in the meantime, was waiting on the palace
porch wondering where I’d gone. When she finally
found me, I was in animated conversation with
members of a local guild all working on spectacular
Hawai’ian quilts. Now this was workmanship. Exquisite
batiks being made into turtles, waves, plumeria,
dolphins, all in in that four part symmetry, appliqued
edges precise and even, echo quilting done with a very
clever measuring guide curved to move along as the
next section was carefully marked. Now, this was what
I’d come to expect in Hawai’ian quilts.
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The combinations of colors were impressive. Off
white with sea blue dolphins. Yellow plumeria on red.
Of course, my camera battery decided to die that day
or I would have shared this remarkable work.
One quilter was making fabric beads. She cut out an
inch of fabric, made a tri-fold, ironed it down and
rolled it around cut coffee stirrers. I brought back a
sample!
We were invited to tea and a chat as we exchanged
information on our guilds, the types of quilting we
liked to do and our inevitable fabric obsessions. Most
importantly, they told me where to get good cotton
fabric at a local swap meet and vendors to trust.
Maui A few days later, we took a short flight to Maui for a
five day visit. Our flight was extremely early and even
after enjoying macadamia coconut pancakes, we still
had a wait for our condo to be available. We drove
around Kihei and I was glancing at the “Maui
Revealed” app on my phone to see if anything
interesting popped up as it listed local stores,
restaurants and sites we were passing.
Suddenly, I yelled, “Left!!” David jerked the car into
a shopping mall and stopped, startled, demanding to
know what was wrong.
“Quilt shop!” I crowed happily as I hopped out of the
car and made a beeline to the Maui Quilt Shop.
“Do you have “quilt radar?” Kathy wondered in
bemusement, having already endured my abrupt
shifts to anything related to my hobby.
It was just opening. The shop is laid out efficiently in a
long, narrow space. Hawai’ian fabrics and patterns
dominate the front for the tourists. The rest of the shop
is filled with local Hawai’ian prints, patterns, the
inevitable Aloha shirt fabrics, bright tropical florals,
ocean scenes, sea life and wildlife fabrics. There was
an impressive collection of Asian prints and Sashiko.
Friendly staff were happy to talk quilting, a welcome
change from curious tourists who don’t always
appreciate the work that justifies the cost of a true
Hawai’ian quilt. I even caught the tail end of an early
morning quilting class on Sashiko, the results of which
were happily shared and discussed. I was invited to a
local Guild meeting, though sadly it was on the day we
were leaving.
Fabric is more expensive inevitably, but I did pick up
some specialty pieces, an Aloha Shirt kit and a
pineapple pattern, eventually to be gifts for my friends
who hosted me for nearly three weeks. I also found
some Sashiko kits that completed a set I’d started at
City Quilter years before.
All in all, a remarkable introduction to Hawai’ian quilting
and the incomparable islands of Hawai’i.
Ellen Mortimer
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Quilt Show Coming Soon!
Yikes! The 2016 Quilt Show, Around the
Block, is less than a year away! In
addition to the quilts you will be
displaying and possibly having judged,
please remember to make a small quilt or
two for our Small Quilt Raffle. This was
a new feature at our 2014 show and was
very popular (and profitable).
Quilt size may be 6x6 inches up to 24x24
inches, and all sizes and shapes in
between.
Quilts may be pieced, appliqued, embellished, painted – as long
as they meet the definition of a quilt (3 layers with some quilting
on it). Sleeves are not required. Labels are not required, but are
recommended. You never know who will win your quilt!
Quilting-related magazines and books will also be sold at the
show. This is another popular feature at the show. Start setting
aside quilting magazines and books you no longer need or want.
These may be dropped off at the Annex after the Holiday Shop.
Reminder about the address labels on magazines – use a black
magic marker to cover the label instead of ripping it out. Also
flip through magazines to make sure all the pages are still there
and that you haven’t ripped out the best pattern.
We’re looking forward to another great show. Contact quilt
show chairs Shirlee or Anne at [email protected]
with any questions.
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Quilt Take-In and Give-Back During Show Week
Help start and end Show Week by signing up to receive and
return quilts.
For Take-in you will mark the arrival of each quilt, check it
for sleeve and label, attach identifying tags to quilt and
pillowcase and issue a receipt to the owner.
Most of Give-back occurs at the end of the show on
Saturday. You return quilts to the receipt-holders. Some
are picked up on Sunday.
Sign up sheets will be available at the January 3rd meeting.
Please Note: You must be a current member of RRQ in order to
participate in the Show.
Take-In:
Monday, May 9, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Tuesday, May 10, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Give-back:
Saturday, May 14, begins at 4:00pm,
the close of show
Sunday, May 15, 11:00am to 1:00pm
All in the Annex
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