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Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild NEWSLETTER JULY 2017 Page 1 Inside this Issue: 2017 – 2018 Officers ............................... 1 Committees Appointments ..................... 1 Membership Renewal ............................. 1 July Program ........................................... 1 Winter Bazaar ......................................... 1 Contests and Challenges ......................... 2 UFO Contest ............................................ 2 Row by Row Conclusion .......................... 2 Half Square Triangle Challenge ............... 2 Charity Quilting News ............................. 2 Charity Quilter’s Sew Day ....................... 2 Good Neighbor Center ............................ 2 Days for Girls ........................................... 2 Block of the Month ................................. 3 Fat Quarter of the Month ....................... 3 Sit and Sew.............................................. 3 Show and Tell .......................................... 3 July Birthdays .......................................... 3 Quilt Binding Service ............................... 3 Classified ................................................. 4 Long Arm Quilting Services ..................... 5 BOM Instructions .................................... 6 Member Registration Form .................... 7 The Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild (TVQG) meets Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct and Nov at 7:00pm on the third Tuesday of the month at the King City Clubhouse located at 15245 SW 116 th Avenue, King City, OR 97224 Guests are welcome and are asked to pay $5.00 at the door. 2017 – 2018 Officers The 2017-18 board will consist of, Erin Davis as President, Judy Orlandini as Vice-President, Carol Springer as Secretary and Cindy Calderwood as Treasurer. Committees Appointments Block of the Month: Kathy Chase & Phyllis McDaniel Charity Quilters: Betty Murphy, & Vergie Karlson Correspondence Secretary: Paula Cash Days for Girls: Sherry Little Facility Liaison: Sherry Little, or Carol Springer Fat Quarter of the Month: Bonnie Holt & Sue Brim Historian: King City Holiday Bazaar: Cindy Calderwood Membership: Helen Crowell & Eleanor Mickus News and Announcements: Carol Springer Oregon Gardens Retreat: Sue Brim & Ila Peters Publicity/Marketing: Quilts of Valor: Lois Marie Mayer Tillikum Retreat: Betty Murphy & Vergie Karlson Website: Molly Skeen Membership Renewal TVQG’s current membership year began on July 1st. Yearly Dues remain at $35.00. A renewal form has been included at the end of this newsletter and also will be available at the General Meeting check in table. July Program This month’s guest speaker is Teresa Coats. Teresa has a penchant for sewing, quilting, teaching, and adventure. In 2011 she says she “stumbled into the quilting industry”. Her credits include working at Fabric Depot, and editor of Web Cents Magazine. She currently works for Shannon Fabrics in Los Angeles, CA, while writing and designing her own patterns for Crinkle Dreams and other national magazines. Her quilts and sewing projects have appeared in Bust, Quilty, Stitch, Quiltmakers’ 100 Quilt Blocks, Generation Q and American Quilt Retailer. Winter Bazaar In November, TVQG Members will participate in the King City Winter Bazaar by selling handcrafted items fashioned by our guild members. This will be TVQG’s only fundraising event. All members are encouraged to donate their handcrafted items as well as volunteer to spend an hour or so manning the sales table during this two-day event.
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Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild
NEWSLETTER JULY 2017
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Inside this Issue: 2017 – 2018 Officers ............................... 1
Committees Appointments ..................... 1
Membership Renewal ............................. 1
July Program ........................................... 1
Winter Bazaar ......................................... 1
Contests and Challenges ......................... 2
UFO Contest ............................................ 2
Row by Row Conclusion .......................... 2
Half Square Triangle Challenge ............... 2
Charity Quilting News ............................. 2
Charity Quilter’s Sew Day ....................... 2
Good Neighbor Center ............................ 2
Days for Girls ........................................... 2
Block of the Month ................................. 3
Fat Quarter of the Month ....................... 3
Sit and Sew .............................................. 3
Show and Tell .......................................... 3
July Birthdays .......................................... 3
Quilt Binding Service ............................... 3
Classified ................................................. 4
Long Arm Quilting Services ..................... 5
BOM Instructions .................................... 6
Member Registration Form .................... 7
The Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild (TVQG) meets Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct and Nov at 7:00pm on the third Tuesday of the month at the King City Clubhouse located at 15245 SW 116th Avenue, King City, OR 97224
Guests are welcome and are asked to pay $5.00 at the door.
2017 – 2018 Officers The 2017-18 board will consist of, Erin Davis as President, Judy Orlandini as Vice-President, Carol Springer as Secretary and Cindy Calderwood as Treasurer.
Committees Appointments Block of the Month:
Kathy Chase & Phyllis McDaniel
Charity Quilters: Betty Murphy, & Vergie Karlson
Correspondence Secretary: Paula Cash
Days for Girls: Sherry Little
Facility Liaison: Sherry Little, or Carol Springer
Fat Quarter of the Month: Bonnie Holt & Sue Brim
Historian:
King City Holiday Bazaar: Cindy Calderwood
Membership: Helen Crowell & Eleanor Mickus
News and Announcements: Carol Springer
Oregon Gardens Retreat: Sue Brim & Ila Peters
Publicity/Marketing:
Quilts of Valor: Lois Marie Mayer
Tillikum Retreat: Betty Murphy & Vergie Karlson
Website: Molly Skeen
Membership Renewal TVQG’s current membership year began on July 1st. Yearly Dues remain at $35.00. A renewal form has been included at the end of this newsletter and also will be available at the General Meeting check in table.
July Program
This month’s guest speaker is Teresa Coats. Teresa has a penchant for sewing, quilting, teaching, and adventure. In 2011 she says she “stumbled into the quilting industry”. Her credits include working at Fabric Depot, and editor of Web Cents Magazine. She currently works for Shannon Fabrics in Los Angeles, CA, while writing and designing her own patterns for Crinkle Dreams and other national magazines. Her quilts and sewing projects have appeared in Bust, Quilty, Stitch, Quiltmakers’ 100 Quilt Blocks, Generation Q and American Quilt Retailer.
Winter Bazaar
In November, TVQG Members will participate in the King City Winter Bazaar by selling handcrafted items fashioned by our guild members. This will be TVQG’s only fundraising event.
All members are encouraged to donate their handcrafted items as well as volunteer to spend an hour or so manning the sales table during this two-day event.
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Contests and Challenges UFO Contest
The UFO Contest is well under way, and for the last couple of month during Show and Tell, attendees at General meetings have been able to view quilts members have completed their UFO’s.
If bringing in a UFO to Show and Tell, make sure you get sure you get a drawing entry ticket for each quilt you are presenting.
Row by Row Conclusion
At the June Meeting members participating in the Row by Row Challenge were given back their pizza boxes. Then at the August General Meeting they will given the opportunity to bring in the quilt they constructed from the rows that were designed by their fellow guild members and prizes will be awarded.
Half Square Triangle Challenge
Construct a quilt using HST’s
Blocks need to be a combination of light and dark (or contrasting colors)
May use other block types or shapes for block setting or borders
May be any size Quilter may, at their discretion, keep
completed quilt or donate it as a charity or bazaar item.
There will be no charge to enter the
challenge.
Quilt must be finished to be presented. By popular vote, first, second and third
place prizes will be awarded.
Prizes will be provided by the guild.
Charity Quilting News Charity Quilter’s Sew Day Charity Quilters Sew Days takes place the first Monday of every month at the Sherwood Senior Center. Sewing start time is 10:00 am. Everyone is invited to join us. If attending, please bring your own sewing machine and basic sewing supplies.
If you are working on a charity quilt and need a quilt label or to “raid the closet” for fabric, batting or supplies to complete or compliment your quilt, please drop by the Sherwood Center anytime during their Monthly Charity Sew Day.
Good Neighbor Center The Good Neighbor Center is in need of food, personal grooming supplies, and cleaning products. If you have any of these items on hand to donate, please bring them to the next General Meeting. Our Charity Quilters team will deliver your donations to the Good Neighbor Center for you.
Days for Girls TVQG has adopted Days for girls as another ongoing charity that it will support. The Days for Girls charity provides lasting hygiene solutions, health education, and income-generation opportunity to girls in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and the rural areas of Brazil.
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Block of the Month The June block of the month winner was Judy Derry
TVQG members are invited to make the buttercup block for our July block-of-the-month. Instructions are at the end of this newsletter. The finished block size is 9” x 9”. It’s suggested that you use a cream background, green for the leaf, yellow for the flower bud, and any color for the flower. We’ll hold a drawing for the blocks at our July 18th meeting.
Fat Quarter of the Month
June fat quarter winners were Sue Capell and Vicki Lee
The fat quarter theme for July is anything blue.
Sit and Sew
The next Sit & Sew day is scheduled for October 7th
the KCCA banquet room. We’ll provide additional details at upcoming meetings.
Show and Tell
Sorry no Show and Tell Pictures in this month’s newsletter, but watch for them next month.
July Birthdays
Quilt Binding Service
So your quilt top is made and quilted. Now all you have left to do is the binding! UGH, you hate doing the binding! LoisMarie to your rescue!
I love to do the binding! Let me help you finish your quilt and so you can get started on your next project! Call me (503-601-1000) and I will finish your UFO!
Happy Birthday
TVQG would Like to wish all
our members celebrating a
birthday in July a very
Happy Birthday
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Classified
Janome 1100D Professional serger. Demo model, never used after purchase. Many accessories included. $500. Contact Brook McReynolds, 503-524-6617 evenings.
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Long Arm Quilting Services
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BOM Instructions
Member Registration Form
