Vance Quilts R Us

Henderson, NC

Volume 1, March 2013

OFFICERS 2013
DONNA WESEMANN
President wesemanndonna@aol.com

February Meeting Highlights

Balance of Funds: $1925.01 Lots of Prizes Tonight! 1st: Block of the Month (BOM) Bonanza 39 heart blocks were made. As a result, we had three lucky winners tonight Belinda Leach, BK McCloud, and Debbie Powell with each receiving 13 finished blocks. Join us at the March meeting for an The BOM for March is a shamrock. other chance to win. Directions for this block can be Guild History - Georgia Darnell, found on our BLOG. Janelle Jackson, Betty Jo Pernell, 2nd: Fat Quarter Frenzy and Peggy Stocks took us back in Bring a fat quarter with your name time. The guild, beginning in Octoon it for a chance to win a bag full ber 1990, has a long and generous of fat quarters. Tonights big history . Starting with a small group winner: Georgia Darnell. of ladies, who desired to learn how 3rd: Name Tag Giveaway to quilt, meeting 2x per month. A If you remembered your name tag big part of the guilds history centhis month, you had a chance to ters around the generous hearts of win a $15 dollar gift certificate its members and the numerous from Quilt Like Crazy. And the charity quilt projects undertaken winner Betty Jo Pernell. through the years. Take a moment to talk To our guests and with these L to R: Georgia Darnell, Janelle Jackson, newest members: ladies.
Guests: Arvis Bassett Angie White Members: Ellen Anderson Sandra Shorkey
Betty Jo Pernell, and Peggy Stocks share the history of the Guild.

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 per@ncol.net

MONTHLY MEETING 2nd Monday, Each Month TIME 6:00-6:30 Hospitality Time 6:30-8:00 P.M. Meeting LOCATION Vance County Senior Center, 126 S. Garnett St. Henderson, NC

A Note from Donna

What an amazing history Vance Quilts R Us has! It was wonderful to hear our Charter members at our last meeting remind us of the important part of the community the guild has been. It reinforces that our organizations future is anything we want it to be. I am very proud to be a part of such an intelligent, talented group of
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IN THE GUILD
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AROUND TOWN

Mar 1-31: Lake Gaston Quilt Show, R.T. Arnold Library, South Hill Mar 26: Charity Quilt Work shop, Miss Lous, 10:00-1:00 Apr 4: Uncle Elis Quilting Party, 8:301:00; Eli Whitney Rec Center, Graham, NC Apr 8: Guild Meeting Apr 18-21: 2nd Annual Scenic Rte Shop Hop (So VA/Cent NC) May 13: Guild Meeting

ladies. Please encourage your quilting friends to consider coming to a meeting as your guest. I am sure they will be excited by the energy and want to join us. We have already had our first Charity Workshop and a computer class to help members become more comfortable with the internet. Plans for the future hold lots of interesting and fun events. We will be having workshops, lectures, challenges, social events, trips, do charity work and fundraising, and maybe even a Quilt show in the next 2 years! There is no limit to what is possible.
Keep the great ideas coming!

NATIONALLY

Peggy Stocks
Born: September 29

Mar 12-16: A Mountain Quiltfest Pigeon Forge, TN Mar 13-16: ACQ QuiltWeek Lancaster 2013, Lancaster, PA Apr 24-27: ACQ QuiltWeek Paducah 2013, Paducah, KY

Moved to Kerr Lake: 1982; Her husband retired & they

liked living by the lake Spouse: Earl who passed away 1-5-1994 Children: Daughters Lee & Ann Hobbies: Quilting, knitting, readingespecially about people and their lives

Charles & Debbie Powell, Sue Perozek Hassie Boddy

Faith Smith, Janelle Jackson, and Betty Jo Pernell for tonights refreshments! Stevie Scaramelli for ensuring Guild meeting information was posted in The Daily Dispatch.

Quilting Highlights Guild: Started the Guild in 1990. Learn to quilt at GJC in Greensboro in 1980. Have been addicted to the quilting ever since. In 1995, started teaching at Vance Granville Community College and is still teaching two classes per week. Favorite Quilt Pattern: 8 point star Quilting Enjoyment: Piecing by hand Favorite Quilt Author & Teacher: Jenny Beyer. Have all of her published books Cherished Quilt: 50-40 Fight in memory of my husband Earl Peggy says quilting is my joy and life saver. It keeps me focused. Making charity quilts for children makes me very happy!

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L to R: Debbie Powell, BK McCloud, Belinda Leach

OW SH & L TEL
Charity work has been a key part of the Guilds mission since its inception. Our charity work continues with monthly workshops held the last Tuesday of the month at Miss Lous from 10:00-1:00. Plan to join us on Tuesday, March 26th. We will find a task for everyone, no matter your talent. So mark your calendar now!

Talent Galore!
Clockwise From Top R: Kay PegramQuilt Challenge Blocks Donna WesemannTobacco Road Dawn LemonsRibbon Blanket Sandy KingOld Quilt to Repair Barbara BockiaroWounded Warrior

Computer Class
In February, the Perry Library provided computer training to guild members. Now we have a number of experts in our group who can help train the rest of us!

MARCH MEETING NOTES

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Miss Lous Quilting Studio, Henderson, NC https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Miss-LousQuilting-Studio/187645617946978?fref=ts Quilt Lizzy, Warrenton, VA http://www.quiltlizzy.com/ Quilt Like Crazy, Wake Forest, NC http://quiltslikecrazy.com/

Karen Hanny3/15 Dawn Lemons3/8 Kaye Pegram3/3 Donna Wesemann 3/11

INFORMATION for the ... BLOG: Email Belinda Leach NEWSLETTER: Email Kathy Solomon
(bzznbea@nc.rr.com)

2013 COMMITTEES Opportunity to Serve

Block of the Month: Faith Smith Charity Quilts: Debbie Powell Christmas Committee: Rachel Wessell, Donna Compton, and BK McCLoud Hospitality: Sue Marlette & Donna Coltrane Membership & Greeters: Barbara Bachiaro & Linda Wincovich Publicity: Kathy Solomon If you have any ideas for these committees or donations for the monthly hospitality time, please contact the chairperson or sign-up to help! Everyone is welcome!

(ksolo1591@embarqmail.com) Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 1st Monday of month

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http://vancequilts-r-us.blogspot.com/

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