Vance Quilts R Us

Henderson, NC

Volume 1, May 2013

OFFICERS 2013
DONNA WESEMANN
President wesemanndonna@aol.com

A Note from Donna

Members, Tonight's theme is Friendship. I am hoping you will all enjoy having friends along to share these beautiful quilts. We are a very talented group of artists!! It's important for us to share that talent and knowledge with others. Our new meeting place should be a wonderful place to spread out and be able to enjoy each other. Special thanks to all that stepped in and brought extra treats for our guests tonight. Our guest lecture by Amy Winsor and our September meeting will be on Friday, the 6th, at 6:00 P.M. We will be inviting friends and the surrounding guilds to join us that evening. The workshop the next day should be wonderful! We will enjoy learning new, stress free quilting techniques. After all, this is supposed to be our hobby! We will be setting up committees to assist with the planning and preparation soon, so please think about what you might want to do. We will also be showing our Challenge Quilts that evening and will have prizes for different categories. Voting will be done by the attending guests! Hope you are all well into planning your "Movie Tribute" quilt. Maybe some have even begun stitching? This is YOUR Guild. My goal is to have activities and fun events that every member might enjoy. If you have an idea, did something with another guild that was a huge success, want to explore an activity the guild might want to do, PLEASE let one of the Board members know!! We are always looking for suggestions and ideas for something new and different our guild can do!
Donna

DEBBIE POWELL
Vice President misslous@ncol.net

KATHY FAUCETTE
Secretary Faucettep@vance.net

BELINDA LEACH
Treasurer bzznbea@nc.rr.com

PEGGY STOCKS
Advisor

BETTY JO PERNELL
Historian hpernell@centurylink.net

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MONTHLY MEETING 2nd Monday, Each Month TIME 6:006:30 Hospitality Time 6:308:15 P.M. Meeting
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LOCATION First Presbyterian Church Annex 222 Young Street, Henderson, NC

Gale & Danny Hayes Pat & Patty McCrary Sue Perozek Betty & Jerry Stanton

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IN THE GUILD

Betty Jo Pernell

AROUND TOWN

May 28: Charity Quilt Work shop, Miss Lous, 10:00-1:00 Jun 10: Guild Meeting Jul 8: Guild Meeting

NATIONALLY

Henderson, NC (A hometown girl!) Lived: in Henderson, NC most of my life; however, for 14 years I lived in Greenville, SC and Dunn, NC. Spouse: Married to Henry Pernell for 49 years! Children: DaughterAngela Hobbies: Quilting and traveling.

Born: June 30 in

May 17-18: Crystal Coast

Quilt Show, Morehead City, NC May 23-26: NC Quilt Symposium, Fayetteville, NC Jun 20-22: Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Raleigh Conv Center

Hassie Boddy Jane Reeder

Quilting Highlights: Guild: Attended the very first meeting in 1990 Favorite Quilt Pattern: Sawtooth Star Quilting Enjoyment: Machine piecing blocks and the mathematical aspects of quilting. Favorite Quilt Author: Simply Charming book series by Konda Luckau Favorite Quilt: Pineapple Wall Hanging. I almost threw all of those small pieces away from making the first block, but I was thankful I remained faithful to the task. I made those little blocks by machine piecing; next time I might try paper piecing them. Cherished Memories: Attending the Hampton Quilt Show every year since my retirement. Winning the guild trip for 2012 and 2013!

Need a quick and easy recipe?

Dump Cake

Ingredients 1 Lg can cherry pie filling 1 Med-Lg can crushed pineapple 1 yellow cake mixdry 1 Cup chopped pecan 2 Sticks butter sliced into pats Preparation Dump cherry pie filling into 9X13 dish Dump pineapple into dish & mix Spread dry cake mix across the cherry-pineapple mixture Sprinkle top with chopped nuts Sprinkle top with pats of butter Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr. Substitute 2 cans apple pie filling for Cherry & Pineapple

We continue to have great participation at our Charity Quilt workshop. We now have 14 completed! Former member Clarice ONeill donated two quilts for Heart Haven, Faith Smith completed the guilds 8 fleece-tied quilts, and Kaye Pegram donated a finished quilt. We appreciate everyones support. We are in need of 80/20 or 100% cotton batting for use on the longarm machine. Please plan to join us the last Tuesday of each month @ 10:00.

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April Meeting Highlights

* Balance of Funds: $1890.21 * Tonights Winners - - Block of the Month (BOM) Bonanza - 34 Rabbit blocks
were made resulting in three lucky winnersDonna Wesemann, Stevie Scaramelli, and Lynn Patiky. The BOM for May is a flower with a yo-yo center. Fat Quarter Frenzy: Our fat quarter winner for April was Rachel Wessells. Name Tag Giveaway: The April winner was Sue Marlette. * Meeting Location: Our guild is growing and we are in need of a new meeting location that will provide better meeting options and space. Please pass the word to anyone who isnt present.

Fall Lecture Workshop September 6-7

AMY WINSOR
Curvaceous Pieced Houses for the Precision Impaired 6 Sep: Lecture at South Henderson Church of God 7 Sep: 6 Hr. Workshop$45 20 Members Only Amy is a quilt artist and instructor from Morrisville, NC, who doesnt measure, doesnt make templates, avoids matching corners, never plans ahead, and usually fudges the rules. In many of her quilts, free motion quilting made of cursive writing tells stories and messages all over the quilt. Workshop: Intermediate Level. Create whimsical houses using no rulers or patterns while you learn to do curved piecing. Each house will be cut freehand with gentle curves using your rotary cutter.

Program Notes
Donna Sontag, from Whatevers Quilted in Wake Forest, presented a demonstration and talk on machine quilting. She brought a 16 Handi Quilter and allowed members to try their hand. It isnt as easy as she makes it look; fun nonetheless! Donnas shop provides a variety of services from quilting supplies to finished quilting. See her ad on the back page for contact information.

* Charity Quilt Opportunity: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA: The Guild voted to support the
churchs Love Quilt project which provides quilts to orphaned children in Africa. Our guild has requested five sets of 4.5 blocks painted by children in the United States to include in these twin size quilts. The completed quilts will be given to and distributed by St. Francis Outreach Trust of South Africa. To learn more about this project visit the churchs website at: www.saint-peters.org Then click on Ministries > Missions > Love Quilt Project.

Donna Sontag demonstrates machine quilting on the Handi-Quilter.

Counterclockwise:

Kathy Solomons Calendar Quilt Hassie Boddys Reverse

Appliqu Quilt

Dawn Lemons Veggie Quilt Janelle Jacksons Tulip Wall

Hanging

Sue

Marlettes Orions Star

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MEETING NOTES

Ellen Anderson5/11 Sarah Baskerville5/6 Phyllis Davis5/10 BK McCloud5/5

Karen Hanny Sandy King & Belinda Leach for tonights Refreshments; Phyllis Davis for helping in April & for the Dump Cake recipe.

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YOUR GUILD NAME TAG BLOCK OF THE MONTH 5 2 1/2 INCH STRIPS WITH YOUR NAME ON THE BUNDLE CHRISTMAS AUCTION ITEMS

- - - to the Guild Meeting, call Debbie Powell (492-6469 ) or Donna Wesemann (492-4404)

Miss Lous Quilting Studio, Henderson, NC Quilt Lizzy, Warrenton, NC Quilt Like Crazy, Wake Forest, NC