The Pine Needle Press Volume 36 Issue 10 Pine Tree Quilt Guild November 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Table of Contents

2019 Officers & Board Members 11 2020 Officers’ Slate 3 Affiliates 4, 9 Anniversaries / Birthdays 9 Board Mtg Minutes online Community Service 4 Draft Horse Classic Winner 5 Events 6 Featured Quilter 2021 6 General Mtg Minutes online Guild Challenge 7 Guild Mtg Dates 3 Hall of Honor 6 Haves ’n Wants 10 Holiday Party 2 Home Workshop 6 Hospitality 5 Jamboree 6, 10 Patchwork Star 8 President’s Message 3 Programs 1, 2 Quilt Show 2, 7, 9 Share & Care 7 Treasurer’s Report 5 Volunteers Needed 3, 9 Treasure Table 3

November Program Meg Cox

Family Traditions and Quilting

Date: November 5, 2019 Time: 6:30PM Location: Grass Valley Charter School South Auburn Street, GV

Meg has such an interesting background and we are fortunate to have her come to Grass Valley. Her two main specialties are FAMILY TRADITIONS and QUILTING, two wildly

misunderstood topics. Meg's expertise on QUILTING stems partly from the 25 years that she has been a passionate quilter. Additionally,

Meg served on the board of the national nonprofit Quilt Alliance for 10 years and was president for 6 years. She writes a popular free

monthly e-newsletter called Quilt Journalist Tells All. See her commentary on modern quilting in the hit 2011 documentary, Stitched.

She has articles in many publications.

From the Editor: Amended Newsletter

Well, without all those electrical waves going through the air, my mind is more scattered than normal. This amended version of the newsletter has a couple of corrections and two items that were left out of the previous emailed edition. Thanks, Sue Miller

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Proposed Slate of Officers for 2020

Nominees for our 2020 Executive Board.

President Barbara Ceresa Vice President Nancy De Prospero Treasurer Kathy Mollet Secretary Sheri Doerr

We will vote at the November meeting.

Joan Mosley, Holly Miner, and

Judy Hamilton Nominating Committee

Holiday PartyPTQG Holiday Pot Luck Meeting @ 6:00 on Tuesday,

December 3, 2019Grass Valley Charter School, South Auburn, Grass Valley

Please bring food based on your last name - A - G Appetizers, H - L Salads, M - R Main Dishes, S - Z Desserts

We will be taking non-perishable donations for the IFM Food Bank, with a prize drawing for those participants.

We will also be accepting your dollar donations to support the Hurricane Dorian victims.

To complete the festivities, there will be games, prizes and more. Please join us for a fun time.

Your Holiday Committee Ginny Lee, Lynda Lasich, Lillian Glaeser, & Mary Mealiffe

REMINDER QUILT SHOW COMMITTEE

October Make-Up Meeting November 14th, 1:00PM Eskaton If you’ve signed up to chair or co-chair a committee, our meetings are scheduled on the second Thursday of the month right before the Guild’s Board meeting. That seemed to work well last year. The dates are the following…please put them on your calendars so you can be an informed participant! :-)

The times are 1:00 to 3:00 in the 49er Room at Eskaton. Thanks to all who have responded so far, if you haven’t let one of us know if you’re coming or not.

Sophia Day, Susie Hardy,

Sue Miller, and Mary Serpa

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PTQG Meeting Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, GV Tuesday, 6:30PM 5thSpeaker Workshop NA Wednesday, 9:00AM-3:00PM 2ndPTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV Thursday, 3:30PM 14thNewsletter Deadline sierrasue@icloud.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 16th

Community Service Nevada County Historical Society 161 Nevada City Hwy, Nevada City

3rd Thursday, 9:00-3:00 21st

Home Workshop LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 NA

Quilt Show Board Mtg. Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday at 1:00PM 14th

Guild Meeting Dates Novmber 2019

Thanks to Members For Stepping Up

Thanks to Kathy Biggi for stepping up to serve as Hospitality/Mentor Chair.

Her contact information is in the Directory.

Thanks to Susie Hardy for her time at Hospitality Chair.

Thanks also to Sue Marshall for agreeing to serve on Local Scholarship

President’s Message….

Hello Quilter~ A lot of excitement in the Guild lately. On the 26th of October we had Jamboree — Four different classes with great instructors, plus drop-in-and-sew. My favorite part of the day is walking around to the classrooms and seeing what everyone else is doing. It shows how talented our members are and how diverse we all are!

October 24th was the final Home Workshop of the year. Ginny Lee taught us how to make tote bags. The bags are simple & fun to make, and they make

great gifts!

"Team 21" is going strong planning the 2021 Opportunity Quilt. If you want to support the team you can really help by marketing the quilt. It’s fun and easy. It will take someone with great organizational skills to form another team that will travel to other guilds to sell

tickets. Not hard at all, plus you get to see how other guilds function.

Thank you for all you do. Lorna Straka

TREASURE TABLE  One quilters’ trash is another one’s treasure. Do you have some unwanted tools, fabric or other quilting supplies? Bring them to our October meeting to

the Treasure Table….maybe someone needs your item!

What isn’t sold will go into storage for the Country Store at the Quilt Show.

Something new every month, come and check it out! Judy Hamilton and

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community Service continues to be busy supporting our clients with quilts and pillow cases. This month we added a new charity, Hetty’s Haven. The non profit runs a 15 bed house for victims of domestic abuse. They house women and children, sometimes for months. Community Service is always in need of twin and lap size quilts along with baby quilts. CPS will continue to need lap size or smaller- withOUT batting-when children are removed from their homes.

We have fabric and thread. Come and ‘shop’ and help us out. There is usually an increase in demand around the Holidays.

Thanks to all who volunteer on the third Thursday of each month. We are there 9-3 enjoying each other’s company and sharing quilting tips. We meet at the back of the Nevada County Historical Society building, next to Sierra Presbyterian Church at the corner of Ridge Road and Nevada City Hwy.

Nancy Holtz Community Service

AFFILIATES

A Stitch In Time 10261 Quincy Lane PV 408-691-0714 astitchintimeca@hotmail.com Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 fabric@benfranklin-crafts.com Christine Barnes Designs 208 Hill St. GV 273-3970 cebarnes@sbcglobal.net Deby’s Sierra Sewing 245 E. Main, GV 274-7906 Designs by Heidi PO Box 208, Cedar Ridge 273-8067 hmemmett@gmail.com Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood, PV 432-1646 fatlady@comcast.net Howell’s Sewing and Vacuum 385 Nevada St. Auburn 885-9624 coolmarylynn@att.net Needle & Foot Fine Fabrics 163 Gibboney Ln. GV 210-3665 NeedleandFoot@gmail.com Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 precisionqw@hotmail.com Sandra Bruce Creative Longarm Quilting 116 W. Main St. GV 210-9748 sandrabruce@pacbell.net Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 stardesigns@hotmail.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 Villa Rosa Designs 12438 Loma Rica GV 268-5335 pat@villarosadesigns.com

Affiliate of the Month

Needle and Foot Bernie Kringel, owner

16300 Gibboney Lane, GV 530-219-3665 https://needleandfoot.com

Like so many of us, Bernie writes on her blog that sewing has become an obsession. Sewing since she was 11 when she made babydoll pajamas. She had the advantage of her Dad’s fabric store as a resource for her materials. since then she has expanded her passion to include a site on Etsy for selling fabric and other notions as

well as a blog at needleandfoot.com. Check it out to find out more about Bernie and her skills.

Treasurer’s Message

In order to help me keep our accounts current, please send your receipts to me as soon as possible after you get them. You can send them to me as snail mail or email. Thanks,

Holly Miner Treasurer

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer's Report for September 2019

Checking Beginning Balance

9/1/19 $34,878.89

Deposits $4,209.00Checks & Payments $1,425.88Checking Ending Balance

9/30/19 $37,662.01

Quilt Show Balance 9/30/19 $4,463.00Total Cash 9/30/19 $72,657.87

The Draft Horse Raffle was a success!  The little cutie drew the winning ticket.  Patrick Eidman, first person to buy tickets and CEO at the fairgrounds, won the quilt.  At first he thought he was being pranked.

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Home Workshop Bonnie and I cannot believe that another year of Home Workshop has ended. We want to thank Jill Schlagater for her wonderful class on making covers for tissue boxes that allow them to truly coordinate with the colors and themes we want … like her Kaffe Fassett room. October and Ginny Lee brought the year to a close with her mesh tote. Thank you, Ginny. Now we look forward to next year with more sewing and fun. New Offering! Come January…. In January, we will begin Quilting 101. At a previous gathering of HWS, we talked about thread and needles and we will bring that information to share again. We plan to cover the basics of quilting and use new skills to create small useful projects for gifts, home, or the quilt show boutique or silent auction. Please look for the sign-ups. Theresa Finn and Bonnie Lattin-Hensel

2019 Shop HopQuilter’s Quest Shop Hop

Nov 8, 9 & 10 “The Quilter’s Quest Shop Hop is a fabulous way to kick of your holiday season gift shopping with the latest fabrics, books, patterns, notions and gifts for the sewers in your life. Hop the shop, get creative and get quilting. You will receive 2 free fat quarters at each shop.”

When can you experience 8 spectacular Bay Area quilt stores in one weekend? The Annual Quilter’s Quest Shop Hop! For three days November 8-10, travel through the beautiful wine country of Sonoma and Livermore; view Antioch’s picturesque San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta; explore the quaint charm of Bay Area “small towns” Lafayette, Danville, and Winters; and stopover at the Sacramento Valley’s edge in Vacaville; delight in the spectacular view of both the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge in Berkeley. Each destination has eye candy and inspiration galore!

Hall of Honor It is that time of year to be thinking about Hall of Honor nominees.  As described in the Guild Policies the "Purpose for this special award enables the Guild to acknowledge and show appreciation to a member that has contributed to the Guild or the quilt world in a special way."  The Criteria is "Nominee must have been an active member, in good standing, for a minimum of eight (8) consecutive years and shall have supported the Guild's activities and goals by having served as an officer or on committees or contributed to the Guild in a significant way,"

Nominations were collected at the October meeting, and the committee will be reviewing the nominations and presenting their recommendations to the Guild Board at the November Board meeting for a vote.  The selected member(s) will be announced at our December Holiday party.

Barbara Ceresa Co-Vice President

The Devas did it again…prizes galore, and classes to expand our skills as innovative quilters!

Share ’n Care

Do you know someone in the Guild who is under the weather and can use some cheering?

Whether it is an illness, surgery, or loss of a

loved one, please let Mary Ross know so she can send an appropriate card.

Thanks….. Mary Ross Share and Care Chairperson hmrossjr@yahoo.com 530-477-7669

Guild Challenge 2020

Shh… it’s a secret! Please keep your challenge entry a secret until after voting at the reveal during the March Mixer meeting. The PTQG 2020 Challenge theme is “A Sign of the Times”. I am eager to see your creative take on the theme, as there are a plethora of directions you can go. Size is limited to wall hanging, so please no bed size quilts. First, second & third place ribbons will be awarded. I am looking forward to seeing your entries.

Ginny Lee Guild Challenge Chair

SILENT AUCTION GOODIES

My motto lately is "Just Get It Done!"  I'm such a procrastinator, but I'm finding it very rewarding to turn over a new leaf--even if it's taken me decades to do it!!  With that in mind.......before you find yourself neck deep with holiday projects, please help your guild out by making ONE item for the silent auction.  I personally love practicing my free-motion quilting using a panel for achild's size quilt, but if you love making placemats, table runners, aprons, etc. ~ GO FOR IT!

Look for us at the next guild meeting and thank you!

Judy Hamilton ChairRuth Bertaccini Co-Chair*

FEATURED QUILTER 2021

It’s time to nominate the 2021 Featured Quilter. The criteria used to select the Featured Quilter are:  1) Member of the Guild for four years and 2) Active member of the Guild.  We’ll have forms at the Guild meeting that will include previous Featured Quilters who are not eligible again.  However, you can also email your nomination to Sophia at smeyer@nccn.net 

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The famous Raffle Basket show ...

The Raffle Basket Committee is looking for volunteers to join a FUN LOVING group to work together on the 2020 Quilt show. In 2019 we had an amazing number of 22 baskets with creative themes and outstanding items for quilters, knitters, and the “dude” in your life! The effort resulted in generating useful funds for our Guild. In 2020 we want to continue the fun, giggles, and profits - so please join us - as either as a contributor, a volunteer to the committee, or BOTH - what a concept!

We are looking for sponsors for baskets, and will have forms to pick up and return in the near future (January 2020). Mini-groups often combine their unique talents and creativity to craft some excellent baskets and clever themes.

The committee thanks you for your anticipated contributions. It is because of your generosity that the Pine Tree Quilt Guild prides itself on having a reputation for exceptional Raffle Baskets. Let's make the 2020 Raffle Baskets reputation continue and enhance the Pine Tree Quilt Guilds profitability..

Cheers, Ione Ishii, Chairperson but Ione is nothing without: Ginny Lee, Nancy Holtz, VIckie Black, and Kathy Biggs, who are Rock Stars on this team!!!! If you join us you will have fun, rewards, great treats, and plenty of laughs - promise! Be a Rock Star, too!!

Ione Ishii - 510 449 8931 and/or ioneishii@gmail.com living in Nevada City, but still with that Bay Area phone number, because NO ONE answers their landlines due to the IRS or Social Security SCAM artists vigilant efforts!

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Patchwork Star for October 2019 Lori Jacobi(Repeated from last month because they weren’t able to present at the October Meeting)

Opryland, Dollywood, Graceland. We're familiar with these oldies, right? But, with prominent signage we now welcome you to “Loriland” - a quaint and cheerful she-shed at the top of Lori and Arno's beautiful property. Of course, Arno has his car garage called “Dad's Garage”. It houses his beloved '34 Dodge coupe, a work in progress. Graduating from serious furniture design, including heavy wooden church pews, Arno is building this car from scratch to utter perfection.

Loriland houses a zillion playful projects befitting a woman of large appetites. There are labeled red boxes of laces, velcros, foam sheets and clothes pins. You just never know what you might need. . .There are androgynous thrift store finds ready to make their way into one of Heidi Emmett's class projects. Case in point: a man's old shirt makes into a woman's cute and modern apron. As Lori can attest Heidi's energetic imagination is limitless. Lori has just spent a few days at Artistic Alchemy's legendary Tahoe retreat. Perhaps somewhat overpopulated with the world's best useful stuff, Loriland may seem hyper-eclectic to some. Ambitious mends and fixes for playful pursuits are at the ready. She quips: “I really don't want to over commit, but I say 'yes' to way too much.” Her Janome Horizon Memory Craft 9400 is stellar. She actually carried this behemoth to Tahoe! But, normally she takes her cute tiny white Featherweight to classes. Mom gifted Lori with this gem when she turned 14 years old! What a mom! Lori treasures it. She also owns a Serger, a Cricket and a one foot square pressing machine! Somewhat sheepishly, she admits, “ I like gadgets unfortunately. The problem with saving so many things is really counter-intuitive to my past life.”Lori dabbles in all means of sewing projects, not just quilting. She has been sewing since 8 years old, but quilting for three. There's a neatly constructed classic car panel with lively circus-y triangles all around. A fussy raw edged horse awaits thread painting. The neighbor's beautiful dog art quilt also awaits finishing touches. Vests with ambitious trims announce her cheerful attitude and exhibit much thought and inventiveness.Many varied projects jostle for Lori's attention, each so near completion. Likewise, her professional history is also energetic and varied. There's not been an unscratched itch. Plucky and resourceful, Lori has mastered the corporate ladder filling a volume of notable enterprises. She's been a buyer and manager, flying to New York for Nordstroms. And, then there was Eddie Bauer, Burlington Coat Factory and Mervyns. Well, actually, she has a

college degree in pharmaceuticals, but suggests: “Who wants to count pills the rest of your life?” She even taught DIH (do it herself) projects at Home Depot for women! I had inquired about a fully equipped tool bucket for building stuff – you know, --hammer, pliers, screwdriver--in her sewing shed sitting amongst fabrics?!Candid and confident, Lori is ambitious in her pursuit of so many varied projects. She will name it and claim it. There are no speed bumps in Loriland. The zenith of her true career may yet come.

Jeanie FergusonPatchwork Star Reporter

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Happy Birthday! 2 Jeanne Gill 4 Sharon Ellison 5 Deborah Remick 6 Cil Duval 9 Nancyan Tracy 9 Myrna Lindholm 12 Joan Mosley 13 Githa Navo 13 Susie Hardy 14 Lara Riley 14 Heidi Emmett 14 Margaret Vodicka 17 Nancy Holtz 20 Dolly Melim 27 Theresa Finn 28 Deanna Maxwell 29 Rita Hensley 29 Sue Weller 30 Lois Hodges

Happy Anniversary! 2 Sharon & Bill Kreiss 8 Stephanie & Jay Bennett-Strauss 12 Judy & Reed Hamilton 12 Marta & Curtis Price 16 Lara & Les Riley 22 Joyce & David Yaksick 23 Valerie & Barry Hixson 23 Joan & Stephen Mosley 29 Ingrid & Grant Cattaneo

Quilt Show Cafe “team position”

available:

Ginni DeThomas & Ann Campbell are looking for another “team” who would work with us in the “Quilter’s Cafe” this year and be willing to take over the positions of Chair & Co-chair next year. It’s a fun committee!

Call Ginni with any questions you might have @ 530-205-9536 or Cell 949-637-0490 or email ginnidethomas@gmail.com.

Affiliate of the Month

Howell’s Sewing and Vacuum MaryLynn Holiday, owner

385 Nevada St. Auburn CA 95603 530-885-9624 coollmarylynn@att.net

MaryLynn has moved to a new location. Check out the new store. Howell's is proud to offer new & used Baby Lock, Janome, and Handi Quilter brand sewing, quilting & embroidery machines. We also want our customers to experience hassle free floor care with Miele, Riccar, Saniatire and Hoover vacuums and steam cleaners. Check out our extensive notions department and discount fabrics as well as the large selection of buttons. You can take one of our sewing & quilting classes, just go to our website at www.howellsew.com for a class schedule . If you cannot find bags or belts for your vacuum, you haven't tried Howell's! With on site, service & repair of most brands, specializing in old sewing machines, why would you need to look any further?

Store Hours Mon - Fri 9 - 5:30

Saturday 10-2 Sunday - closed

LOCATION CHANGE!

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Haves n Wants

Feather Weight Sewing Machine - Excellent condition $175. Call Carol 530.273.9359.

Husqvarna Viking Diamond Royal sewing and embroidery machine just a year old. In original boxes with all the accessories, embroidery unit, hoops and case. 

Originally $11,000. asking $5000.  Lillian Glaeser 530-446-6252

Alterations…. Jeanie Ferguson is doing alterations at her home now she will also teach one-on-one hand applique, quilting by hand, sewing lessons

I also do quilt restoration

I have retired from Ben Franklin after 17 years.

Call me at 272-7349

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Contact information for Board Members can be found in the Pine Tree Quilt Guild roster.

Holly MinerTreasurer

Sophia Day Secretary

Barbara Ceresa and Joan Mosley

Co-Vice-Presidents

Lorna Straka President

Our next meeting is November 5th, 6:30pm Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn St, Grass Valley, CA

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The Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County

Send address changes and corrections to: Submit newsletter articles to: PTQG Computer Records Sue Miller, PTQG Newsletter Editor P.O. Box 3133, Grass Valley, CA 95945 sierrasue@icloud.com or contact Computer Records 11255 Banner Mine Way Ardy, 575-8433 Nevada City, CA 95959 530-263-0805 Mail membership forms and dues to: PTQG Membership Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 p.m. the Saturday P.O.Box 3133 immediately following the PTQ Guild’s Board Grass Valley, CA 95945 Meeting on the second Thursday of the month See our web page for membership forms and information:. http://www.pinetreequiltguild.com