The Pine Needle Press Volume 33 Issue 1 Pine Tree Quilt Guild January 2017———————————————————————————————————

A newsletter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, having taken root in the fabric of the Grass Valley community since 1984. Published monthly except August.

11255 Banner Mine Way, Nevada City 95959 www.PineTreeQuiltGuild.com

January Program “How To Be A Carefree Quilter”

Joy Lily Presentation: January 3, 2017 6:30PM Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn , Grass Valley Workshop: January 4th 9:00AM Lazy Leaves Table Runner

Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Rd., Grass Valley

Ever feel you’re getting a little up-tight about your quilting projects? Join us on January 3rd for a presentation about carefree creations!

“I believe that we are all born artists. A lot of people had their natural creativity stifled at an early age. .… My teaching style is collaborative and playful. I offer projects and techniques that are goof-proof to assist students in creating work they will love, on the very first try.” Excerpted from www.joy-lily.com

Please note Policy changes on Page 4

2017 Officers & Board Members 11 Guild Challenge 9 Policy Changes 4

Programs and Workshops 1 Guild Meeting Dates 2 President’s Message 3

Affiliates 10 Haves ’N Wants 10 Quilt Show 6

Anniversaries/Birthdays 9 Home Workshop 2 Quilt Show - Baskets 6

Board Mtg Minutes online Membership 7 Share & Care 11

Community Service 7 Opportunity Quilt 5 Treasurer’s Report 5

General Meeting Minutes online Patchwork Star 8

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Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time Jan

Table of Contents

General Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30PM 3rdSpeaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church 1st Wed. at 9:00AM 4thPTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 3:00pm 12thNewsletter Deadline sierrasue@icloud.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 14thJunior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta St. GV 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am 14thCommunity Service Western Sierra YouthBuild Charter School,

12338 McCourtney Rd. G.V. 3rd Thursday, 9:00-3:00 19th

Drop-In ‘n Quilt LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 27thHome Workshop LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 27th

Guild Meeting Dates January 2017

Home Workshop January 27th, 9AM-3PM

LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC

January’s workshop will have Ginny Lee teaching us how to create the wonderful vest she wore to the

November meeting.

Left: Ginny Lee in the vest she will be teaching us how to make in the January Home Workshop.

January 2017 President’s Message

Happy New Year to all.

I hope you all had a nice holiday. We went to our daughter’s family cabin in Easton Washington for Christmas. It is on a beautiful lake. The snow set the scene for a perfect Christmas.

I want to acknowledge what great job Diane Klose did as our President. Everything is well organized and I will do my best to do a good job. I am looking forward to working with the new board.

So here we go:

There are still some open board positions to be filled:

1. Historian-This is an opportunity to preserve the history of our wonder guild. The historian keeps records of guild events and displays this information in a scrapbook.

2. July Picnic-Shall coordinate the July picnic to be held the second Tuesday of the month.

3. Junior Quilters Chair and Co-chair-This is an opportunity to work with our excited junior quilters (ten to eighteen years old) and help them learn quilting techniques.

4. Mystery Gift-You get to purchase gifts for drawings at each meeting, the proceeds of which are used to purchase the next month’s gifts..

5. Quarter Yard Club-You get to purchase fat quarters for drawings at each meeting, the proceeds of which are used to purchase the next month’s fat quarters. .

6. Quilt Show Co-chair-We need someone to work with our well-organized chair Jeanne Pincha-Tulley. This is a fun and creative job.

7. Scholarship- This job reviews all scholarship applications and with a committee of at least three more members make a determination as to the winner.

******NEWS FLASH*******

Our board meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Eskaton. You are welcome to attend and see how your board functions. The new meeting time is from 3 to 5 pm. Yeah!

If you are interested in volunteering or have questions or comments please contact me. Our guild flourishes when we all work together.

The first guild member to email Sue Miller at sierrasue@icloud.com with the correct number of snowflakes present in our newsletter will be given a prize at the guild meeting. Good Luck.

Thank you, Susie Hardy 478-0223 susiehardy@comcast.net

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Policy Changes

Below are the policy changes approved by the Board at the October and November Board meetings

COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Service quilts will first be distributed to Nevada County residents in need. Twenty (20) each of baby, youth, twin, double, and queen/king size quilts will be reserved for local disaster. Thirty (30) twin quilts will be reserved for Foster/Homeless youth. The remainder will be distributed throughout the year as requested by agencies and/or members. Ten percent (10%) of quilts not reserved may be used for out of county disasters. Community Service quilts are not to be donated for fundraising raffles. USE OF GUILD RESOURCES 1. Use of the Guild’s non-profit status will be granted by the Board on a case-by-case basis. A written request to the Board and an oral request at a board meeting are required. 2. Newsletters will be expanded to include a “Haves and Wants” column. This section of the newsletter will be dedicated to quilt related announcements. The Newsletter Chair will edit submissions to fit the space and they will be run for two months. 3. Email blasts are reserved for Guild business only. Other use of the Guild’s email blast notifications will be granted by the Board on a case-by-case basis. A written request to the Board and an oral request at a board meeting are required for approval. In an emergency, a written request will be submitted to the Guild President who may obtain Executive Board approval. 4. Announcements at Guild meetings may be made by members and non-members and should be related to the mission of the Guild. MINI-GROUPS Mini-Groups contribute to the Guild through service and donations. A majority of a Mini-Group must be Guild members. FEATURED QUILTER The purpose of the Featured Quilter is to: 1. Honor a member 2. Showcase their body of work 3. Provide inspiration to the quilting community The PTQG Board is responsible for selecting the Featured Quilter for the quilt shows at least one year in advance. The Featured Quilter Nomination Form will be available in the October/November newsletters and at Guild meetings. Nominations will be given to the Board for voting at the December board meeting. Once selected, only the chosen nominee will be notified and no one involved in the process will reveal the list of submitted nominees. The President will announce the Featured Quilter at the January Guild general meeting. Criteria used to select the Featured Quilter: 1. Member of the Guild for four years. 2. Active member of the Guild.

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2017 Opportunity Quilt Marketing

Each year our guild generates revenue through sales of Opportunity Quilt ticket sales. I have been very busy scheduling our 2017 Opportunity Quilt to visit other guilds. There are anywhere from 1-3 visits scheduled every month through April 2017 in addition to the Draft Horse Classic, and the Country Christmas Faire at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. The quilt will be raffled at our annual quilt show in May 2017. This listing is all the scheduled showings through April 2017. Several 23 already have a guild member willing to show the quilt. I am looking for quilt members willing to take the quilt to the remaining scheduled guild meetings:

Tuesday, January 3rd, North Wind Quilt Guild in Fairfield. Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, January 10th, Sun City Lincoln Hills Quilt Guild in Lincoln. Meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. Mary Serpa and Lois Hodges to show quilt.

Thursday, January 19th, Oroville Piecemakers Quilt Guild in Oroville. Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. Pat Gillings to show quilt

Thursday, January 26th, Manteca Quilters in Manteca. Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 7th, Piecemakers of Southern Alameda County in Fremont. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 15th, Loomis Quilt and Fiber Guild in Loomis. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. Karle deProsse to show quilt

Contact Diane Klose to volunteer or ask questions. Her contact information is in the Roster.

PTQG Treasurer’s Report for November 2016

Beginning Balance November 1, 2016 27,576.35

Deposits 2,262.15 Expenses 3,150.36

End Balance November 30, 2016 26,688.14

Savings 30,481.00

Quilt Show Balance 5,200.00

Total Cash 62,369.14

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Quilt ShowBaskets

Jeanie Ferguson

Let's continue our tradition of having a

great selection of baskets. We usually

make about $3,000 for our guild by selling raffle tickets at the

show. I will continue to chair this committee,

but must have a committee of 6-8

people to help. I also need a co-chair since I cannot attend the show

on Saturday.

Duties: 1-Solicitations person to person 2-Raffle ticket

coordinator 3-Basket wrapper

good at making pretty bows

LET'S DO IT! Join me for another

successful year. Jeanie Ferguson

272-7349 or e-mail fergiefrogquilt1@att

.net

2017 Quilt Show Honoring Our Quilting ForemothersThe 2017 Quilt Show Board is charging forward. Our next meeting will be February 16, 2017 at the Western Sierra Youth Charter School from 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm.

In January, I’ll secure the fairgrounds for our weekend. Although the costs has gone up a bit, it will be fine.

Karla Rogers, Margaret Boothy and Sue will begin the review of Guild Member antique quilts this month to be displayed as the “Main Event”. They have set up a selection process to ensure that there are a variety of examples of our “Quilting Foremothers.” Check with Karla to find out when folks who submitted an application are supposed to meet with the trio. With the variety of quilts to choose from, this display promises to be an exciting key event!

Sue Miller has been working with a computer programmer to allow us to have Quilt Show applicants enter their quilt and story via a website. This same program will help generate a list of participants for the Quilt Show program, produce the receipts for quilters to pick up their quilts after the show, plus assist with layout. Sue’s efforts will help lessen the work on three major areas of putting the show together!! More on this to come.

I am looking for another Lunch Room Committee Chair, as the person who signed up will no longer be able to perform the tasks. If you are interested in helping please let me know via email (jpinchatulley@gmail.com) or phone (530-813-2823). You help would be greatly appreciated!

I hope you are working on your entries for the 2017 show. It is your quilts, artistry and creative implementation of the quilting arts that make this show so incredible!

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Forms

"The 2017 membership form will be sent to you by email at the time this newsletter is sent.

Forms are also available on the PTQG website. Remember, the deadline for inclusion in the roster is January 15, 2017."

Community Services and Drop In and Sew

CS and DIS continue to buzz with activity. Maggie Smith, returning member, took two bins of fabric strips to make beautiful quilt tops in a variety of sizes. I thank each and every one of you who donate time and energy to this worthwhile cause. There is just something about helping others, temporarily in need, that warms the soul. PTQG members are the very best!

December contributions: Twenty quilts, finished and needing binding, were turned in at the December Holiday meeting.

DECEMBER DISTRIBUTION: PTQG Members supported Western Sierra YouthBuild Charter School with $320.00 for equipment and a huge bin and several grocery bags of food. In addition, I reached out and Christine Barnes, in turn, asked Nevada City Methodist Prayer Shawl Ministry if they could help. They generously donated 10 hand knit caps, shawls, and headbands for the students. Food, money, and knitted items were given to the school two days after our general meeting. Anita, Director of WSYBCS, was overjoyed with all of these contributions to support the students.

CS donated 75+plus quilts to Utah’s Place and to Striker House. Both of these agencies provide housing for the homeless. Utah’s Place serves children and adults, Striker House recently opened a shelter for adults.

COMING UP: At the December Holiday Party several members voiced a desire to support the students on an ongoing basis. This makes sense as they need help year round. CS would like to contribute food items for students’ breakfast and lunch monthly. What do you think? If you would like to help, please donate food items on CS Thursday; monetary donations will be accepted at Guild meetings.

We look forward to students at Western Sierra YOUTHBUILD Charter School joining us in 2017 to add to their skills. One or two each month will work on cutting, piecing, and creating a quilt top. Mentors are needed to guide them in this endeavor – let me know if you are interested.

Will you help piece, quilt, or bind or contact agencies? Premade kits; patterns and fabrics; and fun, fabric orphans are waiting to become blocks and pieced into larger tops. Finished tops are begging to be quilted and bound. Help is also needed to reach out to local service agencies that serve those in need and individuals that immediate help. Cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? Contact me for other arrangements.

CS LOCATION - CS / DIS is now ensconced in Room 3, Western Sierra YOUTHBUILD Charter School, 12338 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley – one mile past the Nevada County Fairgrounds, on the right. The parking lot is close to Room 3, with easy access. The room has lots of tables for sewing, cutting, laying out tops, backs, and batt.

CS 2017 dates: January 19 February 16 March 16 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 20 August 17 September 21

Thanks……Marjorie McConnell

Maria Brower, Patchwork Star for January, 2017

Snowbirds from artsy Tucson, Maria and Jim are now firmly and happily planted in their cozy multi-level farmhouse in Cedar Ridge. The Voyager RV resort there put her in touch with Montana's, Minnesota's and Alaska's best quilters and crafters. Escaping 120 degree summers or monsoon rains, there was sufficient resolve to gather for classes at the clubhouse in art quilting and all its forms of surface design. Now combining all her Tucson fabric and thread, etc. with her Grass Valley fabric and thread, etc., she is well set with bountiful supplies in one single studio.

Maria is a Laurel Burch afficionado! Bright, bright and more bright is her motto. Bold as Rio's Carnavale, crescendoes of vermillions, amethysts and fiery oranges form realistic landscapes, fishes and birds. Realism in her art quilts is a must. Surface designs may include stamping, beads, paint, dyeing, or pieces of copper and machine embroidery. If there's an unscratched itch, Maria and Laurel Burch will collaborate unabashedly to satisfy. She has six see-through bins devoted exclusively to Laurel Burch fabrics!

Cheerful Maria is so versatile. She once owned a ceramic shop. Molds, decals and findings plus a firing kiln are still in her repertoire. Sometimes husband Jim and Maria collaborate on the forming of necklaces, bracelets and earrings. His newest hobby is making and selling copper jewelry, even intricate and very heavy chain maille. What a team! With a separate workshop building on their property, they have adequate space to indulge and share.

Maria retired from managing the Doris Foley Historical Research Library and still volunteers there. A history buff and binge reader, Maria has authored four books to her credit, each full of carefully documented photos proclaiming Nevada County's rich historical legacy. Local museums and SPD Markets sell her books. Her historical account of Nevada City's National Hotel especially peaked my interest.

On a trip to Hayes, Alaska, Jim and Maria purchased a Bernina long arm frame. Saying, “Jim did that for me! He's such a good husband.” Now, how do we get this thing home??? First by boat, then by truck it arrived in Grass Valley where Jim re-worked it to an appropriate size. Gutsy Maria will tackle any embellishment. Gazillions of

beads, neatly arranged in bins punctuate every art quilt. And, she quips, “One of my goals is to get better at machine embroidery.” All those fancy stitches you didn't know what to do with—well, just ask Maria! Metallic threads are her favorites, admitting “I put more beads on quilts than I do on jewelry.” I did readily concur.

Since giving up their snowbirding travels, Jim and Maria will be remodeling their spacious home. Cabinets full of vintage Pyrex bowls and casseroles remind her of fun garage-saleing days. Delicate brown Transferware from England, shiny sterling pitchers and countless cookie cutters from yesteryear fill kitchen shelves. We both remarked how younger people and our children probably don't value these treasures like we once did. When you chose your husband, you picked out your china and stemware. Scores of art quilts, many celebrating Tucson's desert themes, its fauna and flora, will need to grace newly painted walls. There's much to look forward to. Just leave a wall or two for Laurel Burch's razzle-dazzling eye candy.

Jeanie Ferguson — Patchwork Star Reporter

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Happy Birthday! 1 Susie Ernst 1 Judy Speller 2 Ruby Foster 2 Joyce Yaksick 4 Joan Hartung 5 Lucy Durham 6 Claire Carter 7 Mari Weaver13 Kari An Salyer15 Susann Deane15 Carole Hribal16 Carolyn Christiansen21 Robin Petersen22 Donna Switzer24 Cathy Stone25 Dorothy Spangler31 Lanie Nepper

Congratulations! 1 Nancy & Hal Holtz 1 Christina & Randy Brodie 7 Trudie & Rod Ferreira 8 Anita & David Dall31 Margaret & Milan Vodicka

Guild Challenge

Holiday time is nearly over. Hopefully all your holiday projects got finished in time. The start of a brand new year is almost upon us. Now is the time to start or hopefully, to finish up your journey quilt for our challenge.

Our Challenge is “Your Quilting Journey”. The usual rules apply: any color, any size, any shape, any pattern or non pattern, any style, and any technique. I hope you have fun and enjoy the exploration of your quilting journey.

Quilts must be finished for the March Guild meeting. We will be hanging, viewing and voting at the beginning of the evening. Quilts will be taken down at break and will be ready for pick-up after the meeting. Winners will be announced and ribbons awarded.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me, my info is in our directory.

Lois Hodges Guild Challenge Chair

2016 PTQG Affiliates

Listed below are the Affiliates for 2016. Thank you for supporting our Guild. Look for your business to be highlighted in newsletters in the coming year.

Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 bfcrafts@pacbell.net Christine Barnes Designs 208 Hill St. GV 273-3970 cebarnes@sbcglobal.net Deby’s Sewing Service 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 Embroidery & Quilt Labels By Brenda Smartsville 277-9781 biladeau@msn.com Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood, PV 432-1646 fatlady@comcast.net Friends Around The Block 433 Market St. Colusa CA 458-7467 friendsaroundtheblock@outlook.com Howell’s Sewing and Vacuum 1355 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 coolmarylynn@att.net Humble Fabrics 103 Argall Way NC 575-9338 roxy@humblefabrics.com Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 precisionqw@hotmail.com Sandra Bruce Creative Longarm 116 W. Main St. GV 210-9748 or 477-1909 sandrabruce@pacbell.net Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St GV 272-5308 sugarpinequilt@gmail.com Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 bbceresa@yahoo.com Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond, NC 478-0223 susiehardy@comcast.net

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Haves ’n Wants

No submissions this month.

New Affiliate

Embroidery & Quilt Labels By Brenda

Brenda Foster owner,530-277-9781, 

biladeau31@msn.com   

Share and Care Do you know someone in the

Guild who is under the weather and can use some

cheering? Whether it is illness, surgery, or loss of a

loved one, please let me know so an appropriate card can be

sent. Thanks.......

Carol Gates Share and Care Chairperson

carol1946gates@gmail.co

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Board

EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Susie HardyVice President Sophia Day/Nancy HoltzSecretaries Bonnie Lattin-HenselTreasurer Pat Gillings

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSBinders on hiatusCommunity Service/Drop In Marjorie McConnellComputer Records Ardy TobinEducation Outreach Margaret Boothby/Robin MelloEquipment Mary Serpa/Tamara CookFinance/Audit/Budget Karle deProsseGuild Challenge Lois HodgesHistorian OpenHoliday Program OpenHome Workshop Lorna StrakaHospitality/Mentor Ardy TobinJamboree Julie Berry/Joan MosleyJuly Picnic Nancyan Tracy / Raedean KidwellJunior QuiltersLibrary on hiatusMarch Mixer Sophia Day/Nancy HoltzMeeting Set-Up The Cook FamilyMembership Marta PriceMini Groups Kris CookMystery Gift Diane MannMystery Quilt Frances O’BrienNewsletter Sue MillerOpportunity Quilt 2017 Bent Needles Divas: Lois, Mary,

Trudie Ferraro, Frances O’BrienOpportunity Quilt 2017 Marketer Diane Klose /Mary SerpaOpportunity Quilt 2018 Robi Holman, Raedean Kidwelll, Diane Klose, Jean Marie McDonald, Anne WilsonPatchwork Star Jeanie FergusonPrograms/NCQC Raedean KidwellPublicity Joy WaggenerQuarter Yard Club Jane Dunnington / Lori JacobiQuilt Show Jeanne Pincha-TulleySpeaker Workshops Margaret VodickaScholarshipShare and Care Carol GatesShow and Tell Ruth Bertaccini/ Sew HappyTreasure Table Sharon Kreiss/Lettie LewisWeb Liaison Ardy Tobin

Board contact information is no

longer published in the newsletter.

Please consult your Membership Roster.

Our next meeting is January 3rd, 2017 at 6:30PM.Grass Valley Charter, South Auburn, Grass Valley