March 2010 Email Edition

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GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS PATCHESMarch 2010

Volume 8, Issue 3

GVQG PO Box 556 Citrus Hts., Ca 95611

Editor: Donna Palmer [email protected]

Our Featured Speaker For March Judi Dains

Quilt and Wearable Art Designer

This month Judi Dains will be talking to us about wearables and quilting. She will also treatus to a trunk show of her work. Judi lives in Citrus Heights and is a nationally recognizedquilt and wearable art artist who has been richly rewarded for her work. She lectures onthe textile arts, primarily at quilt guilds, conferences and quilt related venues. She alsoteaches quilt designing and making as well as wearable art. She is also an inspirationalspeaker, designing wearable art around bible scriptures. Judi says "you can call meflamboyant, call me gutsy, call me Artsy, or even too bold, but never call me boring! I lovecolor! I love to bring excitement into a room! I could be called a walking conversationpiece... and that will be just fine with me.'

Judi will also have books, patterns, and her hand dyed fabric for sale.

Note: For this meeting, we will be having our program first, a break, then followed by the business portiof the meeting.

A Snippet From The Prez...I want to thank you all for allowing me to serve as your President this year. It has been aprivilege and an honor. We have a super Board of Officers coming up, so here's to them,and to a great year ahead!

Phyllis

Please note on your FREE ADMISSION to the Sacramento Quilt, Craft andSewing Festival at Cal Expo (March 25, 26 & 27), says to BRING YOUR GU

MEMBER CARD. Youll need it along with the free pass to get in for Free!


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Programs and WorkshopsMarch 25 program ***(Note: Due to elections and voting, theprogram will be on the agenda first, followed by a bussinessmeeting, after the break) Come spend an interesting eveningwith Judi Dains from Citrus Heights. Judi will speak to thegroup about tricks and techniques with quilts and wearable artand we will be treated to a trunk show. Judi will also be sellingbooks, patterns and hand dyed fabric.

March 27 workshop (CANCELLED)

April 22 program This is our annual FRIENDSHIP TEA. Thisis a time to bring a tea cup and perhaps a guest, and prepare

yourself for a wonderful evening among friends. Please seeValerie Kinion and sign up to bring a tea pot, decorate a tablefor our grouop, etc. No speaker has been scheduled. Guestfees are waived for this event.

April 24 workshop Social Sew-In and Kids Can Quilt Event. If you are energized and inspired to sew in the company of

friends, this is the day to bring your sewing projects andsupplies and join us for a day of fun. If you know of a friendor child who is interested in learning to quilt, please bring themalong. Youll have an opportunity to spend time teaching themabout quilting, and theyll also see the variety of projects therest of the group is working on. Pre-cut potholder kits will beavailable for your beginner guest. If youre all caught up with

your own projects, this a good time to assist the communityservice group with their cutting and sewing needs. Potlucklunch. No workshop fee (but a donation would be appreciated).Please sign up.

May 27 program Group Quilts: Round Robins, Challenges &Block Exchanges with Diane Steele. Diane is a rabid quilter aphrase her husband came up with to describe her passion forfondling fabric, making quilts and passing her knowledge alongto others interested in quilting. Diane also collects antiquequilts and studies their history as well as the history of thefabric. She is a member of the Valley Quilt Guild in Yuba City.Her favorite part of quilting is meeting and sewing with hermany quilting buddies who call themselves the Calendar Girls.

May 28 (Friday) workshop One Fabric Kaleidoscope with DianeSteele..Diane has had a lot of success with this class. Herstudents love how it turns out! Because there is only one fabricin the quilt for this class, its success depends on the fabric

you select. You need 6 repeats of the fabric design. Eachfabric is printed with a certain pattern and that pattern isrepeated over and over again the length of the fabric. Theperson who cuts your fabric in the fabric store will know whatthis means. There is more information about fabric selectionon the supply list for this class. Come see both sides of thesample quilt at the Programs table.

Proposed Slate of Officers 2010

President: Beverly PerduePresident Elect: VacancySecretary: Julie SackettTreasurer: Cordelia Minn

Treasurer Elect: Carolyn MonsonPrograms: Gabrielle Wildange r

Programs Elect: VacancyMember-At-Large: Donna Palmer

As you see, we have a couple of vacancies, yet unfilled.If you would like to fill one of them, contact KarenGray, Nominating Committee Chair, at 3595265, or byemail: [email protected] may also add your name, or nominate a member toany position, at the general meeting in March.

GVQG Committee Chairs 2010

2010 Opportunity Quilt Travel: Sharon Baxter2010 Opportunity Member Ticket Sales: Donna Palm2011 Opp Quilt Development: Margaret WardBOM: VacancyBring & Brag: VacancyCommunity Service: Lotte ReedFriendship: Vacancy

Historical Records: VacancyHospitality: VacancyMembership: Arlene Lanch, Mary Sackett, CarolynMonsonNCQC Reps: Arlene LanchNewsletter: Donna PalmerQuilter's Treasures: VacancySecret Sisters: Janet GilstrapSpecial Events (Guild Luncheon): DonnaPalmer/Julianne Loving

There are a few vacancies, that need to be filled.Most of the committees should really have at least2 people. Many hands make light work, and as youcan tell, we don't have very many hands, this year.Many of these jobs do not require much of a timecommitment, but are necessary to make the guildfunction. If you would like to help, or have anyquestions about the committees and what they do,please call Karen Gray at 3595265, or email me at:[email protected]


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Community Service News

Our next sew in is March 29th at Beverly's on Fair Oaks Blvd., in Charmichael, from 10:00 - 4:00

We will also have cutting days, April 19th and May 17th, at the Citrus Heights Library on Auburn Blvd, from11:00 - 3:00. Bring your tools and lunch.

Thank you for all your donations at the last meeting, and thank you to all the home cutters. In February we donated 10 quilts, 12 fleece blankets, 16 tote bags to Mary House. Ten quilts and 24 hatswent to Mustard Seed School. Thanks to Bobbi Abbott for taking care of the Sew In, while I was at the ocean.

See you all at next meeting.

LOTTE REED

Programs Assistant Needed

Do you enjoy seeking out and meeting talentedquilters or love inspiring other s with new quiltinginformation? Would you get satisfaction fromknowing you helped keep our quilting traditionalive? If this sounds like you and you have freetime during some Fridays and Saturdays , YOURGUILD NEEDS YOU! I am looking for a partner toassist me with our guild meeting programs andtraining classes. If interested, please contactGabriele Wildanger (331-4248) for moreinformation.

March Birthdays

ShirLee Belisle Pat Cook

Gloria CromerIrene Davis

Lynda DuncanJill Maguire

Norma MartinezSue Shafer



2010 OPPORTUNITY QUILT TRAVELNEWS

Help! We Need More Travelers!

If you read the article in this Newsletter thanking all ourguild members for volunteering their time to travel ourquilt, youll see that many have taken the quilt on morethan one trip. We need more help and I would begrateful it if you would please check your calendars and atour March meeting (or sooner!), please volunteer for oneor more of the following.

QUILT RUSH April 14th 18thFor anyone not familiar with how this works, QUILT RUSHis an annual event, hosted by 15 Northern California shops.Shoppers (shopper = quilter) pick up a passport from anyone of the participating shops their goal is to visit all 15

shops during the 5 day event. Their passports are stampedat each shop they visit. If they turn in their completedpassport with all 15 stamps by Sunday, April 18th (or attheir last shop stop) they become eligible for QUILT RUSH prizes. Tayos Fabric in Fair Oaks is one of theparticipating stores and theyve invited us to display ourquilt and sell raffle tickets during this five day event. Itsa great opportunity for our guild, but does require a lot ofwomanpower (manpower didnt seem appropriate somehow!).We have 14 ladies whove signed up already, but we needfour more volunteers. The first four days are actually

9:00 am to 7:00 pm but Ive cut down the hours in thehopes it will encourage more volunteers. We still need:Friday April 16 9:00 am 1:00 pm One (1) Person

1:00 pm 5:00 pm Two (2) PeopleSunday April 18 10:00 am 4:00 pm One (1) Person

LOOMIS QUILT GUILD Wednesday April 21 7:00 pmJulie Sackett has volunteered for Loomis, but we coulduse one additional person to travel with her. Its alwaysmore fun with two people and certainly much easier forthe set up and handling the ticket sales.

Please email or call me if you have any questions. Thank you!

Sharon BaxterOpportunity Quilt Travel

[email protected](916) 955-4148

2010 Opportunity Quilt 'The Journey'

Our Opportunity Quilt has already traveled manymiles, and visited six nearby guilds. We're off toa busy start. Thank you everyone who's

volunteered so far, especially those who keepcoming back for more - we couldnt do this without

you.

FEBRUARY. Phyllis Esteves and Bev Purduetraveled our quilt to the River City Guild, SharonMarkwardt and I went to the Roseville Quilt Guildand Sharon Markwardt, Karen Gray and I traveledit to the Tokay Guild in Lodi, leaving early so wecould have dinner and check out the local quiltstore. (It's more fun with a group!)

MARCH. Sharon Markwardt and Gabriele Wildangertraveled the quilt to Pioneer Guild in Rocklin, andone week later Gabriele Wildanger and GloriaCromer took it to Antelope Guild in NorthHighland. Nancy Holinski then visited the DiabloValley Guild in Danville while combining it with avisit to her family. I also want to thank thefollowing guild members who have volunteered towork at the Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival at Cal

Expo this month: Pat Clayworth, Cordelia Min, LynBillings, Carol Shively, Sharon Markwardt, ArleneLanch, Mary Sackett and Phyllis Esteves (2 shifts).

As you know the opportunity quilt, each year, isthe guilds primary source of money for operatingcosts. So 'traveling' the quilt is important. Thank

you for all the support.


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Treasurer's ReportSubmitted by:

Carol Black, Treasurer

Beginning Balance: $14,325.87 Revenue: 1,191.25Expenses: 1,559.14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Checkbook balance: $13,957.98Retreat money held: 5,284.00

Mini-Group News

Great news! Karen Gray had enough interest in joininga mini group, that 3 or 4 new groups were formed.

We also filled some into ongoing groups. If you wouldlike to join a mini group, or would like to host one,please contact Karen Gray at [email protected].

Red Sewciety Mini Group

The next mini group meeting for the Red ThreadSewciety is at Barbara Hagy's house on March 20 at10:00 AM. For those interested in joining this fastgrowing and popular mini group please call Barbara at725-3795 to get directions and information.

Thanks!

As your retiring program chair I want to thank somepeople for their help and support this past year.Thanks to Karen Gray and Donna Palmer for answeringall my questions and giving me much needed supportand for agreeing to teach classes. Thanks to ValerieKinion for covering for me during the Christmasbrunch and at the July meeting, Thanks to JulieSackett for giving me some good ideas that workedout. Thanks to Gabriele Wildanger for helpfulsuggestions and for your willingness to take on theprogram chair duties for our next term.

Sue Terwilliger,Outgoing Program Chair

NO SLIP HOOP ORDERI have had lots of requests to put in another orderfor the No-Slip Embroidery Hoops. I have found a lessexpensive source - straight from the owner himself.So I have set up an account with him. I am orderingnow and they will be available at the next guildmeeting. I have also received requests for 7" hoops, Iwill be ordering that size as well as the 5" size. Theadvantage of the 5" hoops, although you do have tomove it around your work more, it it does not causehand damage like Carpal Tunnel, cramping or enhancearthritis if you already have it. The advantage to the7" hoop is that you don't have to move it around yourwork as much and many people find that they can workwith this size and not get any cramping. I am orderingone dozen of each size.

5" Hoops: $6.50 each7" Hoops: $7.00 each

Bring cash, or pay by check made out to MargaretWard. If more are requested/needed I will makeanother order later.

A Job Well Done!

Thank you to the group of women (Carol Black, SueTerwilliger, Gabrielle Wildanger, Cordelia Min, BeverlyPerdue, Phyllis Day, Donna Palmer, and Karen Gray) whave stepped up, and are going through all thefinancials, to give the membership a really good ideaof what it costs to run the guild. In seeing some ofthe emails and information going back and forth, theyare trying their best to give us all the information, sowe can make the best choice for this guild.

For the first time, since the guild was started, we areoperating in the red (as per the approved budget, notthe bank balance). We do have some financial 'cush',but we cannot continue on this path, or it couldpossibly be the demise of this guild. The board isaware that an increase in anything, during these tougheconomic times, is difficult. But we are also in our 8th

year as a guild, and have never increased dues, eventhough many of the operation cost have gone up.

An email will be coming in a day or so. Please read itthrough and think about how you want to vote,regarding an increase in dues, this month. Andwhatever decision is decided, know that we will allcontinue to be friends and 'quilt sisters'.



Out & About

March 20th & 21st: Contra Costa County Quilt ShowSponsored by the Guild of Quilters of Contra Costa County. Eventwill be held at the Centre Concord (Clayton Faire Shopping Ctr.),5298 Clayton Rd, Concord, CA. Hours: Sat. 10 - 5pm, Sun. 10 - 4pm.

March 20th & 21st: Yuba Sutter Valley Quilt Guild ShowSponsored by the Yuba-Sutter Valley Quilt Guild. Event to be held at theYuba Sutter Fair Grounds, 442 Franklin Ave, Yuba City, CA. Hours: Sat. 10 -5pm, Sun. 10 - 4pm.

March 25th thru 27th: Quilt, Craft, and Sew FestivalSponsored by the Rusty Barn Promotion Group, Salt Lake City. Event to beheld at the Cal Expo/State Fairgrounds, 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento,CA.Hours: Thurs - Sat 10 - 5pm.

April 3rd & 4th: Mardi Gras in the FoothillsSponsored by the Foothill Quilters Guild. Event to be held at the GoldCounrty Fairgrounds, 1273 High St, Auburn, CA. Hours: Sat. 10 - 5pm, Sun 10- 4pm.

April 10th & 11th: East Bay Heritage Quilters ShowSponsored by the East Bay Heritage Quilters. Event to be held at theOakland Convention Center, 550 Tenth St. at Broadway, Oakland, CA. Hours:Sat 10 - 5pm, Sun 10 - 4pm.

April 24th & 25th: Seven Sisters Quilt ShowSponsored by: Associated Quilt Guilds of the Central Coast. Event to beheld at the Alex Madonna Expo Center, 100 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo,CA. Hours: Sat 9 - 5pm, Sun 9 - 4pm.

May 1st & 2nd: Pine Tree Quilt ShowSponsored by the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, Grass Valley.Event to be held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd,Grass Valley, CA. Hours: 10 - 5 pm.

May 1st & 2nd: Sun Country Quilters ShowSponsored by the Sun country Quilters, Red Bluff. Event to be held at theTehama District Fairgrounds, 650 Antelope Blvd, Red Bluff, CA. Hours: Sat.10 - 5pm, Sun. 10 - 4pm.

May 8th & 9th: Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association ShowSponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association. Event to be held atthe Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, SantaClara, CA. Hours: Sat. 10 - 5pm, Sun. 10 - 4pm.

May 15th & 16th: Quincy Crazy Quilters ShowSponsored by the Quincy Crazy Quilters. Event to be held at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds, 204 Fairgrounds Rd E, Quincy, CA. Hours: Sat. 10- 5pm, Sun. 10 - 4pm.

May 28th, 29th & 30th: Memorial Weekend Quilt ShowSponsored by the Ocean Wave Quilters and Soroptimist International, FortBragg. Event to be held at the Town Hall @ Laurel & Main St., 363 N Main &213 E. Laurel, Fort Bragg, CA. Hours: Fri - Sun 10 - 5pm.

May 29th & 30th: Calico Quilters Quilt ShowSponsored by the Calico Quilt Guild. Event to be held at the UnitedMethodist Church, 205 N. Fowler (next to the H.S.), Bishop, CA. Hours: Sat& Sun 10 - 5pm.

History of Aprons

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.The principal use of Grandma's apron was toprotect the dress underneath, because she onlyhad a few, it was easier to wash aprons thandresses and they used less material, but alongwith that, it served as a potholder for removinghot pans from the oven.It was wonderful for drying children's tears, andon occasion was even used for cleaning out dirtyears.From the chicken coop, the apron was used forcarrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.When company came, those aprons were idealhiding places for shy kids.And when the weather was cold, grandmawrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiringbrow, bent over the hot wood stove.Chips and kindling wood were brought into thekitchen in that apron.From the garden, it carried all sorts ofvegetables. After the peas had been shelled, itcarried out the hulls.In the fall, the apron was used to bring in applesthat had fallen from the trees.When unexpected company drove up the road, itwas surprising how much furniture that old aproncould dust in a matter of seconds.When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out ontothe porch, waved her apron, and the men knew itwas time to come in from the fields to dinner.It will be a long time before someone inventssomething that will replace that ' old-time apron'that served so many purposes.Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies onthe window sill to cool.Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sillto thaw.They would go crazy now trying to figure outhow many germs were on that apron.I don't think I ever caught anything from anapron.



Meeting Minutes

Minutes of meeting Golden Valley Quilt Guild, January 2010:Community Service was the focus of the evening.The business meeting was called to order by President, Phyllis Day, at 7:05 pm.The visiting Opportunity Quilt from Marysville-Yuba City was on display throughout the evening. This quilt was made from fabricdonated by the family of Jane Hebert, in her memory.Reports:Lotte Reed gave an update on Community Service activities. 25 to Volunteers of America, 10 to Citrus Heights Police Department, 20to Manor Care nursing home, 15 to Wellsprings, 15 to Heritage Nursing Home and 5 to Mercy Hospice. The next two Sew-Ins will beat Beverly's, Carmichael on 2/1/10 and 3/1/10 from 10 am to 4 pm.Sharon Baxter explained "traveling the Opportunity Quilt" and circulated a clipboard with dates, calling for volunteers to staff thecommitments already booked.Julianne Loving reported that she would contact the California Public Utilities Commission to verify that the bus company, DeltaCharter, is compliant with all the laws and insurance codes of the State of California.Phyllis Day acknowledged the January birthdays; reminder that information to be included in the newsletter needs to be submitted toDonna Palmer by the first Saturday of the month.A question from a member regarding when board meetings were to be held was explained by Phyllis Day to be every other month.Future meetings will be announced at meetings and printed in the newsletter. Any member having business with the guild isencouraged to attend these board meetings. The Board decided at it's December meeting that all future events of and for the guildmust have Board Approval and be approved prior to any announcements at it's regular meetings. The board shall meet every othermonth in accordance with the Guild By-Laws.

Class Schedules: This month our member, Donna Palmer, will be teaching a class called 3-2-1 where you make two quilts at the sametime. At the February meeting we will have a guest speaker, Marie Strait, from Los Gatos. She will have a Trunk Show and topiccalled "We have Scraps, Now What?" She will be teaching a class on Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Roseville from10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there is still space available for sign-ups. At the March meeting our guest speaker will be, Judi Dains. She willbe giving a lecture and trunk show. Valerie Kinnon will be teaching a bag and tote class on Saturday, at the First United MethodistChurch of Roseville from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.The Community Service Committee made $111 on the beautiful quilt made by orphan blocks and put together by Wilma Robinson.Gloria Kromer won the BOM from November 2009.The meeting portion ended and member's went back to cutting, ironing and piecing for more community service quilts.

Minutes of the February 2010 meeting of Golden Valley Quilt GuildThe meeting was called to order by President, Phyllis Day at 7:03 p.m.We have one new member welcome to our Guild.No minutes were printed for the January meeting.Announcements: Donna Palmer talked to us about Chairing a Committee/Volunteering.Our member, Nancy Holinski won best of show at the Folsom Quilt Guild Show. Way to go Nancy!!!Jayma Valentine talked to the Guild about the Opportunity Baskets for the Luncheon in September, she stated that a group or mini-group or a couple of members can go together and collect donations for the basket's which are themed and the item's choosen forthe baskets should pretain to that particular basket. She asked for volunteer's to accept a basket for filling.The baskets need tobe delivered at the May meeting with a detailed list of what is in each one.Sharon Baxter reported that she is having great sucess in volunteer's helping with the traveling of our Opportunity Quilt. She hasMarch pretty well covered but she is looking for volunteer's to travel the quilt in April and May. Please see her if you can volunteeror have a buddy go along with you and make of day of it.. Sharon also asked for volunteer's to take the Quilt to Livermore onSeptember 25-26, 2010. We need 16 volunteers by the close of this meeting tonight in order to participate in the Quilts In TheGarden show with Alex Anderson.

Announcements regarding members: Bobbie Abbott was in an auto accident but she is a home now reco-operating. Also anyone thathas some extra time to spare is asked to see Betty Wallace she is in a Care Facility and would love to see a friendly face.Karen Gray reported to guild that she is sending around a sign up sheet for people that would like to set up a mini-group, she sent aclip board around.Phyllis Day reported that the Board would like the Guild to change the Fiscal Year of the Guild to Correspond with the Calenday year.It was tabled and will be re-visited at our next meeting in March. A motion by Margaret Ward that the issue of raising the dues bedone by paper ballot at the March meeting.The new Board for the year 2010-2011 is as follows: Beverly Perdue, President; Sharon Marquardt, President Elect; Secretary, JuliaSackett; Treasure, Cordelia Minn and Treasure Elect, Carolyn Munson; Member at Large, Sue Schaefer. Committee Chairs are:Janet Gilstrap, Secret Sister's; Gabrielle Wildinger, Programs and Program Elect is vacant at the time of this writing. Minutes submitted by: Julianne Loving, Secretary



Photo Highlights From February's SpeakerMarie Strait

Quilty Tips

When you are making 1/2 square triangles always sew a SCANT 1/4 inch (rather than a regular 1/4 inch) from thecenter diagonal line so that the fabric will have a bit more room to flip over when you press it. Most times you cancut your initial squares a FULL 1 inch larger (rather than the standard 7/8 inch) and then just trim them down tothe finished size + 1/2 inch for the seams allowances. Easier 'math' and better to be too big and trim down, thanto end up being too small.

Do you have those plentiful free-advertising, flat refrigerator magnets? Put 'em to use; they safely handle rotarycutter blades... instead of risking a finger, the magnets will safely hold the blades while removing from thepackage or loading the cutter, etc... easy and free.

White Vinegar _ it's not just for coleslaw anymore. It is useful for quilting as well. Unlike me, you probablypre_wash your fabrics. One cup of vinegar added to the wash water will help set colors. It also helps whenpressing. Keep some vinegar in a spray bottle. If your fabric is wrinkled, give it a sprits, then press _ the wrinkleswill disappear. A sprits on the right side of a seam will also help you press that sucker flat. Yes, it makes yourquilt smell like salad dressing, but the scent will dissipate over time. And, if you're impatient, a blast of perfumeshould do the trick.

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