Vance Quilts R Us

Henderson, NC

Volume 2, MARCH 2014

OFFICERS 2013
DONNA WESEMANN
President wesemanndonna@aol.com

Ladies,

A Note from Our President

DEBBIE POWELL
Vice President misslous@ncol.net

WENDY KRUSKIE
Secretary wkruskie@yahoo.com

BELINDA LEACH
Treasurer bzznbea@nc.rr.com

I'm back and inspired to make a quilt! I have found that new places and sights inspire me to try new colors and techniques. Quilting today is truly an art form. Remember to break some rules and create something outside your comfort zone! Our members have already been inspiring! Thank you to Faith for teaching a technique new to many members. This month Eileen will be showing us a way to be creative and use up scraps. I think this might be a great gift idea as well. We are always excited to have members share their special talents and ideas. Please, let a board member know if you (or someone who is keeping a secret) has a talent they can share and inspire us to try something new and different. Keep Quilting!

PEGGY STOCKS
Advisor

Donna Wesemann

BETTY JO PERNELL
Historian hpernell@centurylink.net

The LOVE QUILT Project and More

Whats Inside? Calendar of Events........2 MAR Meeting Highlights...2 Show & Tell.3 Meeting Notes....4 Quilt Challenge...4 Birthdays..4 Thank You...4

The five quilts for the St. Peters Episcopal Church Love Quilt Project have been shipped and should have arrived at the church on 26 March for distribution. Using the squares designed by children, the tops were pieced during the Charity Quilt workshops and several members volunteered to quilt them. The five tops were on display at the March meeting. In addition, we have a considerable number of our own charity quilts available for gifting. At the March meeting 12 quilts were on display. Some of these were taken by members to be gifted to persons or organizations. Any quilts that were not taken at the meeting will be given to the Ronald McDonald
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Georgia Darnell Betty Stanton Kathy Faucette Ruth Hicks

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THE GUILD

March Meeting Highlights

AROUND

TOWN

May 12: Quilt Guild Meeting June 9: Quilt Guild Meeting

NC

& NATIONALLY Apr 18-19: Springtime in the Carolina, Rutherford Quilt Guild, Spindale, NC Apr 23-Jun 22: ArtQuilts Whimsy!, Page-Walker Arts & History Center, PAGA-south, Cary, NC May 2-3: 2014 Spring Quilt Show, Salisbury Rowan Quilters Guild, 1st Bapt Mtg Building May 9-10: A Fiesta of Quilts 1st Baptist Church, Greens boro, Gate City Quilt Guild May 16-17: Merry Quilts of May Quilt Show, Forsyth Piecers and Quilters, Parkway Presbyterian Church, Winston Salem

WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS: Monica Sleboda & Tammy Williamson WELCOME OUR GUESTS: Pauline ONeal & Patricia Shepard BALANCE ON HAND: $1229.93 MARCH BLOCK OF THE MONTH WINNERS:

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

Stevie Scaramelli & Debbie Powell QUILT LIKE CRAZY GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNER: Linda Overton FAT QUARTER FRENZY WINNER: Brenda Seaman PORTABLE MICROPHONE/SOUND SYSTEM: Kathy Solomon was authorized to purchase a sound system. DONE! PROGRAM: Faith Smith presented English paper piecing. Members concentrate to make the delicate little flowers; Faith made it look so simple. Directions and a kit are available from Faith. GUILD BLOCK FOR QUILT TRAIL: We will be purchasing a block for the Tar River Quilt Trail. Our block, which will be designed like our pin, will be mounted at the library. Members voted to take the funds for the guild block from the treasury.
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The committee has begun the search for our new officers. We plan to present the new slate by July so the new officers can spend the following months shadowing the current leadership. If you would consider a position, please see Betty Jo Pernell, Rachel Wessells, or Kathy Solomon.
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L: Linda Wincovich shares her Winnie the Pooh quilt, while TOP: Barbara Bockiaro shares a wall hanging. R: Belinda Leach shares a quilt and a strip rug.

Lynn Patiky shares a stack and whack quilt, left, and above a mystery quilt she hand pieced and quilted.

Charity Quilts
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House in Raleigh. Debbie Powell has another batch of charity quilts stored at Miss Lous. Suggestions for distributing the quilts are always welcome. Thanks to everyone who worked on the quilts or donated towards supplies.

Faith Smith shares her North Carolina symbols appliqu wall hanging, a quilt made from jelly roll strips, a star quilt, and a leaf runner or hanging.

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BLOCK OF THE MONTH: Sarah chose three spring flower blocks for April. CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE: Still in need of members for the Christmas Committee. REMINDERS: Dont forget your fat quarter with name, and your name tag.

2014 PAINT PAINT SWATCH SWATCH

QUILT CHALLENGE
Members are given an envelope containing two paint chips. Those are your colors. If you do not have one, please see Debbie Powell. The rules are as follows:

Apr 4 Georgia Darnell Apr 11 Ruth Hicks Apr 11 Rachel Wessells Apr 21 Jane Reeder

This is a three color quiltthe two paints chips plus a third color of your choosing. All fabrics must match the two paint chips or the third fabric color. Patterns are allowed, but the majority of the fabric color must match one of your chips. Borders must be PIECED. The finished quilt must be larger than 30 X 30. Keep the two paint chips and pin these to the back for judging. Deadline for completion, November 2014

APRIL MEETING NOTES

Georgia Darnell Jewell Hawkins Stevie Scaramelli

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