December 8, 2009
7:00 P.M.
Special Time: 6:30 P.M.
Fairborn Senior Center
325 North Third Street
Fairborn, Ohio
Members Only
December Meeting
2009 Holiday Potluck Dinner
Come one, come all with your potluck dish for the December meeting (members only).
Bring a dish to share and your own beverage. The guild will furnish paper plates and plastic
utensils for the dinner. Our potluck will begin at a special time of 6:30 p.m.
For the evening’s entertainment, we will have a fabric exchange. The theme for the
exchange is the same as the 2010 Quilt Show: Traditional, Innovative, and Challenging. Bring
1/3 yard of fabric for each category. Traditional is a fabric that your mother or grandmother
would have purchased. Innovative fabric is a fabric that you wonder what you were thinking
when you purchased. And, challenging fabric is when you scratch your head and wonder.
Join us for an evening of fun and fellowship.
Joyce Marrs
Hospitality
A Note from the President
Boy, can you believe it is December already! I know we all have a lot to do for Christmas
and such, but I hope everyone gets all their preparations done and will have a little time for
family and quilting.
I want to say thanks to Debbie Bertke and Shari Brindley for their volunteering this year.
Both have done a lot for our guild and we are all better for it.
Thanks also to Lesa Bame (vice president) and Barb Hartings (corresponding secretary)
for filling these vacant spots. I look forward to working with you both. Please let me know if you
have any questions or problems.
I’ve said this before, we have a great guild. I’ve had such fun being president and I thank
all of you for your support and friendship. I loved working with everyone on the Extreme
Makeover quilts. It was hectic but fun. We proved what can be done when we pull together and
put our minds to it. I look forward to retreat, being with 90-95 ladies, sewing and having fun all
weekend. If you haven’t signed up, please do so. Then, we will have the Quilt Show in May. I’m
looking forward to seeing everyone there and volunteering to help out.
So, happy holidays and stay safe and healthy.
Susan Hill
President, 426-4740
rk_hill@ameritech.net
Welcome New Members
Seventy-one members attended the
November meeting. Please add these new
member to your roster and welcome her as you
meet her at future meetings.
Connie Lim
8501 Gurney Court
Centerville, OH 45458
937-238-0572
usmcclim@yahoo.com
Please make the following changes to your roster:
Tricia Fecher
6505 Bagdad Road
Fayetteville, NC 28306-9619
Lynn Hunger
lynnhunger@yahoo.com
Sunshine News
If you hear of a member who could use our
support, please call Diane McLane at 964-4142 or
e-mail dmclane@woh.rr.com.
Best wishes go to Connie Howard who is
recovering from surgery. If you would like to send
her a get-well-soon card, her address is:
Connie Howard
3132 Morningview Dr.
Beavercreek OH 45432
Community Quilts Stocking Stuffer Ideas
Fourteen people attended the Community Quilts sew-in on October 24, 2009 and thirtyone Christmas stockings were made. They will be donated to the Family Violence Prevention
Center of Greene County. The stockings will be delivered to the center the week of December
14. If you would like to put on your Santa Hat and help fill the stockings, below are some gift
ideas. Gifts can be brought to the December meeting.
Adult suggestions: Hairbrushes,
socks, foot crème, hand lotion, lip gloss/balm, perfume, emery boards, flip-flops, gloves,
bookmarks, pocket calendars, journals, food/gas gift cards, little books with inspirational quotes
or stories, pencils/pens, gum/small candy bars.
Kid suggestions: Christmas coloring books, markers (they have lots of crayons), color
pencils, activity books, travel size games, small stuffed animals, Playdough, toy cars, bubbles,
yo-yo, stickers, toothbrush/toothpaste, fun socks, candy.
Any questions, please contact Becky Siva at 937-681-3569.
January 3rd Monday Stitch-In
The 3rd Monday evening stitch-in will be held January 18th at Sue DeSantis’s home.
The address is 102 Phillip Dr., West Milton. Her telephone number is 698-9182.
Please call Sue for directions and to let her know you’ll be coming. Enjoy a summer evening
with friends and get some of your quilting and piecing done!
There will be no December stitch-in because of the holidays.
Guild Members Art Quilts on
Display
SULPHUR
GROVE
QUILT
SHOP
7340 Taylorsville Rd.
Huber Hts. OH 45424
Phone: 233-7021 Fax: 233-1326
T, W, F 10-6 – Th 12-8
Sat 12-4 – Last Sunday of the month 12-4
CLOSED MONDAY
Guild member Susan Voegtly, is among
fiber artists featured in a new display at the Fitton
Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton. The show,
Harmony—Winter Quilt Show with Music-Inspired
Sculpture will be on display from Saturday,
November 14 – January 6, 2010.
The Fitton Center is located at 101 S. Monument
Avenue, Hamilton. Hours for the show are
Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8
p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays
from (9 a.m. to noon). For additional information,
visit the Fitton Center website at
www.fittoncenter.org.
Fran LaSalle will have many of her new art
quilts on display from November 30 to December
31 at the Glen Helen Building Atrium, 405 Corry
Street, Yellow Springs. The show also will include
ceramics by Geno Luketic. Hours at the Glen
Helen Building are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
There is no admission charge.
GUILD MEMBER DISCOUNT10%
Looking Ahead: MVQG’s 2010 Retreat
Come to the Luau!!!!
The Blue Hawaii Quilt Retreat
Bergamo Center – Beavercreek
February 19th, 20th and 21st, 2010
Come and sew without the home distractions!!!
There will be a lot of door prizes and special treats.
Sign up for the retreat so you don’t miss out.
The fun will start in the islands.
Janet Stohr
Retreat Chairman
(Retreat Forms are at the end of this Newsletter and are available on line. Additional
retreat information will be available on the website.)
For Sale:
50" x 60" cutting table with drawer and lower storage shelf. Excellent condition. $75
Alto Cutting System with bolt holder. New/Never Used. I paid $329. Will sell for $275.00
Email Marian Gebele at gebelehouse@sbcglobal.net or 937-429-2636.
Workshops Update
Merry Christmas Fellow Quilters!
I am looking forward to the fabric exchange this year along with good food and
fellowship.
The Julianne Kravetz’ class was fabulous! Most of us were just about done with the
project by the time we left Appalachian Quilt Shop.
We are now taking payments for Maria Elkin’s class in February. There will be hard
copies of a supply list for students to pick up at the meeting. If you would like me to e-mail a
copy to you, please let me know and either I or Lesa Bame will do so. Because this workshop is
so soon after Lesa becomes VP, she and I will be working very closely to get you the
information needed for this class. The Saturday class is full and has people waiting, but as of
now there are two spots open for
Wednesday’s class.
Lesa will have more information at
the December meeting. Remember to pick
up your supply list because there is a photo
deadline and photo requirements on that list.
Shari Brindley
Vice President
sharing.stitches@yahoo.com
2010 Quilt Show
Quilt Show — May 7, 8, 2010
Set Up — May 6, 2010
Isn’t the raffle quilt looking great! A
great job was done by Pam Bohnke and
Billie Ferguson assembling the top — and
Chris Landis has don the wonderful machine
quilting. We appreciate all of your quilting
expertise!
As Chris said in our last meeting, the
raffle quilt is a huge chunk of our profit. I
already have the raffle tickets printed. Once
the quilt is bound, Ed will photograph it and
we will get photos for your packet. I’ll have a
picture and raffle tickets for everyone to pick
up. We are almost there!!
Susan Hill
Quilt Show Chairperson
Quilt Show 2010 Reminders
I know that it’s holiday time and we are all very busy, but May isn’t far away. So when
you are feeling the need for some time alone, make it with your quilting and sewing. Enjoy the
holidays and be ready for me as I continue to remind you of the boutique, raffle tickets and quilts
for the big show in May.
Linda Adams
Quilt Show Committee
Treasurer’s Report
Submitted by Mary C. Miller, Treasurer
For period ending October 31, 2009
BEGINNING BALANCE
$14,754.48
INCOME
Door Prize
35.00
Retreat
1,390.00
Membership
330.00
Classified Ad
5.00
Fons & Porter
40.97
TOTAL INCOME
$1,800.97
EXPENSES
Bergamo Center
2,434.40
Jennifer McCann
210.00
Fons & Porter
30.00
Fairborn Senior Center
87.50
Newsletter—Printing
70.40
Newsletter—Postage
44.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
$2,876.30
ENDING BALANCE
$13,679.15
Earmarked Funds: $2000.00 — The Sally
Kerr Scholarship Fund is being held in the
main account, but will only be used in
accordance with the agreed stipulations set
forth by the retreat committee on behalf of the
donor.
Quilt Pins
All quilt pins have been sold and will no longer be available. Thank you for your support with this
project.
_____________________________________
Deadline for the January 2010 Issue: Monday, December 14
All articles are subject to editing and approval by the editor. Materials received after the deadline
date will be considered for publication only if space and time permit.
_____________________________________
MVQG 2009 Officers
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Corresponding Secretary
Recording Secretary
Susan Hill
Shari Brindley
Mary C. Miller
Debbie Bertke
Ed Chamness
9374264740
9373728861
9378901010
9378845078
9373725821
rk_hill(at)ameritech.net
sharing.stitches(at)yahoo.com
marysews(at)woh.rr.com
debertke1(at)juno.com
mrandmrsquilter(at)aol.com
2010 Board Meetings
February
May
August
November
Dates To Be Determined
Note: 6:00 p.m. at Beavercreek Library, 3618 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek.
No Food or Drinks
(Tentative Location)
The Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild Board includes: The elected officers President, Vice-President,
Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer plus the chairs of the standing
committees, the immediate past president of the guild, and the founder of the guild, Suellen
Wassem. All officers and committee chairs are expected to attend the Board meetings which are
held quarterly as announced. All Guild members are invited to attend.
Minutes of Board meetings are posted in the News section of the website.
Quilting stories,
ideas, news?
Send to:
Chris Garcher
MVQG Newsletter Editor
6258 Gander Road East
Dayton OH 45424
E-mail:
DJGarcher(at)compuserve.c
om
Advertisers
For fees and contracts,
please contact:
Ed Chamness
P.O. Box 694
Wilberforce, OH 45384
Phone: 9373725821
E-mail: mvqgoh(at)aol.com
Need to reach us?
Please send all guild correspondence to our post office box address. That way our officers will
receive it. Our address is:
Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild
P.O. Box 340141
Beavercreek, OH 45434
E-mail: mvqgoh(at)aol.com
Website www.miamivalleyquiltersguild.org
Quilters’ Quotes is a copyrighted publication of the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild. No one may
reprint this newsletter for other than personal use in any form, in part or in whole, without written
consent.
BLUE HAWAII RETREAT PACKAGES – MVQG 2010
February 19, 20 & 21, 2010
Bergamo Center – Beavercreek, Ohio
LODGER: ARRIVE FRIDAY MORNING
Set up time is 9:00 a.m.
Single, double or triple – Check in time is 5:00 p.m.
Meals: Friday: lunch, dinner, Saturday: breakfast, lunch, dinner; Sunday: breakfast, lunch
Feel free to bring snacks to share
COMMUTERS: 1, 2 OR 3 DAYS
Set up time is 9:00 a.m.
Meals: Friday: lunch, dinner, Saturday: lunch, dinner, Sunday: lunch
Feel free to bring snacks to share
NOTE: BREAKFAST ON ANY DAY IS NOT AVAILABLE WITH COMMUTER PACKAGES
Fill in this portion and hand in with your deposit
Name ____________________________________________________ Phone No. _______________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________
E-Mail ____________________________________________________________________________
Roommate(s) ______________________________________________________________________
New Retreater?
Yes _____
No _____
Desired package (Select one)
LODGER
___ Single
___ Double
___ Triple
$190.00
$160.00
$145.00
Package Total
Sally Kerr Fund Contribution
Total
Deposit ($50 required)
Balance
COMMUTER (Specify which day/days)
___ 1 Day
$40.00 FRI – SAT - SUN
___ 2 Days $70.00 FRI – SAT - SUN
___ 3 Days $90.00 FRI – SAT - SUN
$_________________
$_________________
$_________________
$_________________
$_________________
Ck/Cash ____ Date _____
** NO DEPOSIT REFUNDS AFTER JANUARY MEETING UNLESS REPLACEMENT IS FOUND
Lodging and/or dietary requests:________________________________________________________
Contributions toward the Sally Kerr Memorial Retreat Fund may be included with your retreat payment or
confidentially mailed to Kathy Bean, 5410 Oakbrooke Dr., Kettering, OH 45440.
Retreat registration form and payment can be sent to:
Chris Landis, 2110 Germantown-Liberty Rd, New Lebanon, OH 45345
Sally Kerr Scholarship Fund Application
Miami Valley Quilt Guild 2009 Quilt Retreat
* Scholarship created for a Quilter in need of funds in order to have the opportunity to attend the Winter
retreat. Please apply between the September and November guild meetings. Notification will be made by
the December meeting.
* Contact Kathy Bean, Heidi Young or Lesa Bame.
Name____________________________________________________ Phone__________________
Address__________________________________________________ E-mail___________________
City_____________________________________________________ State____ Zip_____________
1. Are you a guild member? Yes_____ No_____ Returning Member________
2. How many years have you been a member? _____________
3. How often do you attend meetings per year? ____________
4. Please list any committees, guild community service projects or any other way you have been involved
in the larger quilting community
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Do you need a full or partial scholarship? _______
6. Situational comments: (optional)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO ANY SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER.
QUESTIONS? Please contact any committee member.
2009 dues must be paid by the recipient before the retreat!
*This scholarship is based on double occupancy if staying overnight and is not transferable to any other
person.