San Fernando Valley

Quilt Association

October 2019

Volume 38 Number 7

www.sfvqa.net/www.sfvqa.org

October 14th Program Open “Sew”cial

Inside This Issue:

October “Sew”cial ....................................................... 1

Message From the President ........................................ 2

Quilters for Others ....................................................... 2

Treasurer’s Report ....................................................... 3

Membership ................................................................ 4

Meet Your Board ......................................................... 4

October Birthdays .......................................................3

Workshops ...................................................................3

Membership Form ........................................................5

Show and Tell ..............................................................6

Block Party...................................................................7

Board Members ............................................................8

Next Newsletter November Edition

Deadline is Friday

October 11th, 2019 (midnight)

Send Newsletter Articles and Info to Lois Christianson

Email: LuizaQ@earthlink.net

October will bring all in-house activities. After the Flying Geese workshop with our own Sue Rasmussen on Sunday, October 13, our Monday October 14 evening’s program will be a Community “Sew”cial. With the help of the Veterans project and Quilters for Others, we will cut fabric hearts for pillows. If you took home the heart pattern at the September meeting and have the hearts sewn, bring them to the meeting and we’ll have the stuffing to finish them.

Bring your scissors and any fabric at is approxi-mately 14" square. Using the heart pattern available at the meeting, you can trace and cut! There will also be quilt tops from Quilters for Others that need to be tied. Never tied a quilt before? Now’s your chance to try something new. They will provide the batting and back-ing. We provide the willing hands. Please bring needles, curved or straight, to do the tying. Jan Lauritzen says Dritz 30-50 quilters curved hand needles work well. Or, if you prefer, take a quilt home to finish.

As you all know lighting in the hall is not the best. If you have any battery operated LED lights, please bring them along with scissors and sewing needles. Many hands make light work. See you in October.

Program Committee: Gayle Armstrong, Elaine Boulay, Judie Goldstein, and Tova Sobel

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I can't believe it is already October. Where has 2019

gone? Here we are at the start of the holiday season. First

one up is Halloween! For those of you who wish to dress

up please do. We will have a costume parade and prizes.

As we start to head into the final months of 2019 and

planning for 2020, we need to come together and plan

what's best for our association. Time to try new things

and revive some old things.

As you saw at the September meeting we have a new

twist on Block of the Month. I can't wait to see what

everyone comes up with. We are going to revive Quilt

College but need volunteer instructors to help lead

different activities. We have challenges ahead of us but

as a group we will find a way to come together for the

betterment of our Association.

If you know of somewhere to host workshops please

forward those ideas to the workshop committee. Have an

idea on speakers to come and enrich our meetings

forward their contact information onto the programs

committee.

As a result of the vote held at the September meeting the

Library will officially be disbanded. There are still some

books that we kept in the event that the vote determined

to reopen the library.

If you are apart of a mini group please email

sfvqa.president@gmail.com and let me know the name

of your group, when you meet, and if you are open to

new members. We are also planning a night next year to

showcase these groups along with other fun things going

on in our Association.

Come out for our meeting for some fun and some Trick

or Treating.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kim Freed, President

QUILTERS FOR OTHERS

9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Wednesday October 30, 2019

You do not have to wear a costume to join Quilters for

Others on Wednesday, October 30. We meet at St James

Presbyterian Church at 19414Ventura Blvd., just west of

Tampa.

We create, sew, cut, organize and imagine from about

9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Come when you can.

Bring your machine to work on your own project, or help

us cut and or tie what we have. We need your help to

make the quilts for kids or placemats for Meals on

Wheels.

Bring your lunch or buy it nearby. We hope to see you

there.

Linda Deckard

Jan Lauritzen

Jan Livingston

Opportunity Quilt - 2019

Expert Quilting by Doug Sobel (quilthero.com). Con-

tact Doug at 818-999-9808 or

doug@quilthero.com. Doug quilted the 2019 Opportu-

nity Quilt "Razzle Dazzle".

We are looking for a new quilt mom for the current

opportunity quilt. Contact Kim if you are interested.

If you have any poems, stories, or items that would

be interesting to our membership, please submit

them to be included in the newsletter.

Thanks

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TREASURER'S REPORT—September

As of 9.12.19

Income Trash to Treasure (cash) 10.00

Opportunity Quilt 2019 121.00

Membership Dues 40.00

Ways and Means 133.00

Workshops 104.00

Total Income 409.00

Expense Bank Fees - Square 2.20

Insurance Certificates 80.00

Lifehouse set up 40.00

Newsletter printing 29.85

Hospitality 43.77

Programs Lecture 335.00

Programs Travel 85.00

Program Meals 13.60

Workshop Mend 40.00

Workshop Teacher 420.00

Workshop Teacher supplies 216.00

Refund (Dues & Opp Tkts 1/2 year) 40.00

Total Expense 1,345.00

Balance in Checkbook 36, 195.92

WORKSHOPS

Fall is here we are winding down the year with our last

workshop on October 13, 2019 with Sue Rasmussen’s

Curved Paper Pieced Flying Geese. It is not too late to

join the class. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from

an expert teacher and fellow member. Just give me a

call and I can put you on the list.

The holiday season is coming up fast and I know

everyone is starting to plan projects and family

gatherings. You do not want to miss next year’s lineup

for workshops. Sign up at the next meeting. Save the

dates on your calendars now to attend the following

workshops:

Jan 12, 2020 Magic Square Reinvented

with Mike McNamara

Feb 9, 2020 Mock Hand Applique by Machine

with Trudy Smith

March 8, 2020 Intermediate Machine Applique

with Nancy Rink

June 10, 2020 Mystery Block with Tova Sobel

July 12, 2020 Featherweight Maintenance

with Lloyd Askew

Sept 13, 2020 Planned Inprov: Scrappy Squares or All

about Angels with Sarah Goer

We look forward to having you join us in workshops

where we have fun while we do our projects. Plus, you

can get ideas from watching everyone else with new

quilting gadgets.

Debi Drake Lishi99@sbcglobal.net

Donna Colleran Donday321@gmail.com

October Birthdays

Francisca Reynoso 10/4

Susan Van Duinwyk 10/6

Jeanne Huebert 10/9

Julie Carson 10/11

Kim Freed 10/11

Sue Yonker 10/12

Bill Briggs 10/17

Judith Tetove 10/18

Patricia Golditch 10/18

Melanie Jocson 10/19

Robin Gustafson 10/24

Robin Shafer 10/28

Jann Lawson 10/30

Bread is like the

sun. It rises in the

yeast and sets in

the waist!

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MEET YOUR BOARD

SFVQA 2nd Vice President and Photography - Elaine

Boulay

I have always enjoyed

quilt shows and vintage

quilts in museums, so I

began quilting about 11

years ago. Semester-long

quilting classes taught by

Rita Streimer were offered

at Kennedy High School

in Granada Hills, close to

my home, so I joined and

learned the basics of

everything from hand

quilting to machine

quilting of curved pieces.

At an arts show at the Chatsworth Train Depot, an SFVQA

member near Zena Thorpe’s featured artist quilt display

asked viewers if they were interested in joining SFVQA.

My friend joined immediately but later decided she couldn’t

attend many of the Monday meetings, so I took over her

membership and have been a member since then. I have

been the SFVQA photographer for many years, helped at

Quilters for Others, and have helped sell Opportunity Quilt

tickets at various shows and shops. When I am not quilting,

I hike and volunteer at the Southern California Genealogical

Society Library with my French Canadian ancestors group.

MEMBERSHIP

We had 63 members at last month's meeting and we

welcomed 3 guests, with one of them becoming our

newest member. Please welcome this new member:

Dale Barnes

18731 Hatteras #35

Tarzana, CA 91356

818.518.4572

dale@dalebarnesrn.com

If you haven't renewed yet, it's too late now to be part of

this year's roster. But you can always renew at any time.

Just come by to the membership table at the next

meeting.

For new members, we will be having our annual New

Members Tea. More details will be coming soon.

Also, if you are on Facebook be sure to join our group on

Facebook and chat amongst members between meetings.

We get to share with each other what we're working on. https://www.facebook.com/sfvqa/

Quilt on!

Mary Flacco and Melanie Jocson

(melaniejocson@att.net)

HOSPITALITY

If you have a birthday in October,

please bring snacks to the October

meeting, and take any leftovers home.

MINI GROUPS

If you are interested in being in a Mini

Group, let our Membership Chairs know.

SHOW AND TELL

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Volunteer Responsibilities:

Volunteer responsibilities are outlined in the Bylaws. Also documents are available that give more detail to those who want to

volunteer. We have been very fortunate to have members who are willing to step into the leadership roles for our Association.

They are dedicated members who give their time and energy to insure the continuing success of the Association. You are

reminded of this at every meeting. Many thanks to these Volunteers.

Member Responsibilities:

1. Read the Newsletter: our wonderful detailed monthly Newsletter has everything you need to know. It is important that you read

it to be up-to-date on our activities.

2. Turn off cell phones and do not talk during the business meeting or the Speaker's presentation: please be respectful of the

dedicated volunteers giving their reports and the wonderful Speakers giving the presentations. While you may not be interested

in what is being said, others around you are interested and cannot hear when you are talking.

3. Respond to surveys and share your ideas and opinions: Your President and Board members serve the members and are very

much interested in your ideas and opinions. When they prepare surveys and ballots, please respond to them. It may be through

an email or a paper survey or ballot. Regardless, respond! This helps your President and Board to serve you better.

4. Volunteer for a Board or Extended Board Position: so many of the same people have been volunteering year after year. Many

would like to take a break. It is so important to have new people with new ideas on the Board. Check the front of your roster to

see a list of the Board positions and let the Parliamentarian know which the position is of interest to you. As mentioned above,

the Bylaws have a short description of the responsibilities of Board positions but more detailed documents are available.

5. Know and communicate with your Board: you can phone, email, or talk in person to Board members letting them know any

ideas, suggestions, concerns, problems, etc. Don't forget that it means a lot to Board members to also know that they are

appreciated and you approve of all the work that they do.

By Karen Van Den Brink, Parliamentarian

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SHOW AND TELL

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BLOCK OF THE MONTH Lynn Lowe

readspam@yahoo.com

As I am sure you know, there has NOT been substantial

participation in the Block of the Month Group for a while

now. I have recently taken over this position, and am

implementing a change.

Block of the Month will NO LONGER be raffled off to

those who participate.....INSTEAD.... we will be making a

"Block" for ourselves each month, with the fabric of our

choice AND show off the blocks during Show 'N Tell each

month at the Association Meeting! At the end of the year,

we will each have enough blocks to make our own Quilt

~ How exciting is that!

My inspiration for this came from my sister, who

participated in a similar project down in the San Diego Area

~ The quilts all came out spectacular! I have invited my

sister to come to the September Meeting to share her quilt,

hopefully she will be able to make it.

Pattern Name: Code Talker

Type of Quilt: Scrap

Size of Quilt: TBD by the quilter

Finished square size: 15"

How much Fabric: My sister used > 40 different fabrics in

her gorgeous quilt!

This pattern was initially conceived by Norma Whaley, she

stated, "...my inspiration for this quilt came from a Navajo

Rug display at a museum. The Navajos are the largest

Native American Tribe in the US, Scholars believe the

Navajo have thrived because of their ability to selectively

borrow ideas from other cultures while maintaining their

original culture and distinctive identity. And so, I have

borrowed this idea from them for a quilt. During WWII, the

Navajos were called upon to be Code Talkers; the language

they were forbidden to speak is the same language that

saved this nation.

NAVAJO RUG EXHIBIT

Directions: Go through your scraps and stash, select your

color palette/theme and start creating!!!! Each block

consists of a "Focus" strip, with strips of differing widths on

each side to fill out to 15 1/2" The "Focus" block can be 3",

4", 5" or 6" wide ~ this concept means you can throw

perfection to the wind!!!! Norma pieced some of her blocks

lengthwise if the strips were not long enough, stating,

"...Don't lose any sleep over making the design row work

out mathematically to 15 1/2", I simply added a filler piece

to make the row the desired length. This brings additional

visual interest to each block..."

CODE TALKER QUILT~ my sisters version:

I will provide ideas and patterns for "Focus Blocks" each

month.

For my first block, I am going to use the French Braid

Pattern.

Directions:

Center Square - Cut one (1) 3" square

Braid - 6 or more coordinated fabrics cut into 1 1/2" strips

- sub cut each strip into 3" lengths and 5" lengths

Start with the center 3" square and sew a 3" to one side, flip

one-quarter turn and sew the 5" strip continue with each

strip until Focus Strip is the desired length (15 1/2" unless

wish to put a solid strip on each end) When desired length is

reached trim the edges leaving a 1/4" seam allowance and

then start adding additional strips lengthwise.

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R E M E M B E R

Do come early and sign in

Bring a friend or two

Do greet someone new and make a new friend

Do wear your Name Tag

Do return library books

Set your Cell Phones on vibrate

Do wear a smile and be friendly

Bring your Block of the Month

Bring quilts for Show and Tell

Thinking of you…

Call Ellen Lowe at (818) 576-8980 or Kim Freed

at (818) 438-6440 with the name of any

Association member that should be included in

this space.

Executive Board

President

Kim Freed ........................................... 818-438-6440

1st Vice-President

Open (Facilities)

Susan Wiebusch (Council Rep) .......... 310-455-4012

2nd Vice-President

Elaine Boulay ..................................... 818-363-2387

Tova Sobel .......................................... 818-999-9707

Gayle Armstrong ................................ 818-626-8678

Judie Goldstein ................................... 818-344-7937

Treasurer

Sharon Miller ...................................... 818-995-7768

Corresponding Secretary

Ellen Lowe ........................................... 818-576-8980

Recording Secretary

Sue Merrell ......................................... 213-910-2807

Membership

Mary Flacco ........................................ 818-222-9428

Melanie Jocson ................................... 818-257-8200

Parliamentarian

Jann Lawson ....................................... 818-887-0753

Karen Van Den Brink ......................... 818-344-8470

Past President

Sandra Jewett ...................................... 818-363-1968

Workshops

Donna Colleran ................................... 805-338-0062

Debi Drake ......................................... 805-501-1232

Extended Board

Block Party

Lynn Lowe ....................................... 661-250-1040

Equipment/Storage

Jan Livingston .................................. 818-360-3429

Hospitality

Martha Guzman ................................ 818-799-3213

Library

Lorene Robbins ................................ 818-700-8106

Newsletter/Web Site

Lois Christianson .............................. 818-888-7248

Philanthropy

Quilters For Others

Jan Livingston ............................ 818-360-3429

Jan Lauritzen ............................... 818 341-4506

Linda Deckard............................. 818 352-5057

Veterans Project

Karen Van Den Brink ................ 818-344-8470

Photography

Elaine Boulay ................................... 818-363-2387

Ways and Means

Robin Shafer ..................................... 818-370-7331

San Fernando Valley Quilt Association

Meetings

2nd Monday of every month, 6:25 P.M. Social

7:00 P.M. Meeting

LifeHouse Church, Natterstad Hall

18355 Roscoe Blvd.

Northridge CA 91325-4104