Vance Quilts R Us

Volume 2, NOVEMBER 2014

Henderson, NC

OFFICERS 2013
A Note from Our President

DONNA WESEMANN
President
wesemanndonna@aol.com

DEBBIE POWELL
Vice President
debbieloupowell@icloud.com

WENDY KRUSKIE
Secretary
wkruskie@yahoo.com

BELINDA LEACH
Treasurer
bzznbea@nc.rr.com

PEGGY STOCKS
Advisor

BETTY JO PERNELL
Historian
hpernell@centurylink.net

Members,
I'm so excited to see the Challenge quilts tonight. Being members of a guild is
all about the friendship of sharing our experiences and ideas with other
quilters. Guilds are about having resources for expanding and improving our skill
set. When choosing the annual challenge for the guild members, we tried to ask
the members to stretch themselves and do something outside their comfort level.
This is not about making the best quilt you have ever made, but about taking a
challenge to try something you have never done before. I hope you had the opportunity to learn something new when you chose to undertake this project. I
further challenge you to continue to try to do new and different projects. If you
always do pieced quilt tops, then it's time to do some appliqu work, and if you
always send your quilts out to be finished, it's time to try it yourself!! Try working
in a new color palette, do a different border, try scalloped edges on your next
quilt. You are all artists, and the only limitations to your talent are the ones you
give yourself.
Keep Quilting!

Donna Wesemann

December 8, 2014
JOIN US
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

The Christmas Presence

The Christmas Committee is excited about the plans for our December 8 th guild
meeting. Our theme is The Christmas Presence. The party will start at 6:00 (or
come when you can).
The Committee asks that members bring a $10.00 quilting related item, gift wrapped,
to our December meeting. Members are also asked to bring food as follows:
Last name: A-L: a side dish;
M-R: fruits and salads;
S-Z: desserts and cookies.
The Committee will be providing the bread, drinks and
meats consisting of ham, turkey and chicken tenders.
If you have questions, please contact the Christmas
Committee: Lynn Currin, Ruth Hicks, Dawn Lemons,
BK McCloud, and Lynn Patiky.

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IN

THE GUILD

OCTOBER Meeting Highlights

AROUND

TOWN

Dec 8: Quilt Guild Meeting

Jan 12: Quilt Guild Meeting

BALANCE OF FUNDS: $433.10

BLOCK OF THE MONTH WINNER:

BETTY STANTON

FAT QUARTER FRENZY WINNER:

SUE MARLETTE

& NATIONALLY
Jan 9-10, 2015: Quilting &
Fiber Art Marketplace, San
ford, NC
Jan 30-31, 2015: Quilting &
Needle Art Extravaganza,
Statesville, NC
NC

PROGRAM: Faith Smith

presented a program on making bias stems.

Visit NC Quilt Shows & Events at:

www.quiltersresources.net/
quiltshows_nc.html

Anita Wilson
Nancy Sampson
Morris White
We are still in need of a
new chair for the
Hospitality Committee.
Please consider
helping!
A Big, Big, BIG Thank You
to Sue Marlette for chairing the
Hospitality Committee these past two
years and to her team
Donna Coltrane,
Karen Hanny,
and
Frances Owen
Great job ladies!

PICTURE DIRECTORY: A draft copy of the directory is floating around the room tonight. Please take a moment to
verify your information. If you dont like your picture or
havent had yours taken, please see Kathy tonight to take a
new one.

GUILD FINANCES: A snapshot of our budget and how our

money is spent during the year was presented by Belinda
Leach. A review of the books was conducted by Belinda,
Bruce Solomon (as a third party) and Kathy Solomon. All
was in order.

VANCE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE: Morris White, a

guest from the Vance County Extension Office, has asked
the guild to consider making a quilt with an agricultural
theme. The quilt would hand in the Extension office.
More discussion to come in future meetings.

GUILD BLOCK: Our guild block has been completed and we

are waiting for Wake Electric to hang it at the library. We
will let everyone know when we have a date for this event.

REMINDERS: Dont forget your fat quarter with name,

(See pictures on page 3)

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HIGHLIGHTS, Continued from page 2)

block of the month, and your name tag.

Belinda Alston
Frances Owen

Becki Derr
shares a gorgeous
sampler quilt.

Hassie Boddy
does it again sharing another of
her hand quilted beauties.

Jane Reeder
shares her
Purple Passion.

Belinda Leach shares a minitwister. Its much simpler than it

looks.

Wendy Kruskie shares several quilts

(Counterclockwise from top left): Black Cat Crossing,
(Above) Frog Days of Summer,
and (R) Rush Hour.

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BLANKETS & PILLOW CASES

Thank you for the continued support to the Ronald McDonald
House. We received some more charity quilts during our October meeting.

MEETING NOTES

Thank you to all our military personnel

for their years of service and the sacrifices they have made for our freedom.
Please remember to take a moment this
week to thank a veteran.

Janelle Jackson
Betty Jo Pernell
Faith Smith
Nov 6
Debbie Powell

Nov 23
Kathy Solomon

Nov 11
Lynn Patiky

Nov 27
Jewell Hawkins

Nov 30 Tammy Williamson

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Henderson, NC
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