April 17, 2013 UVQG Forum and General Meeting

There is so much talent that resides within the members of the UVQG membership.   The forum was proof of that and general meeting furthered supported that fact.

Francine Berrett displayed some of her great work as part of the hospitality.  Take a look at the fun things she has done:

Forum...So the story goes that 7 friends, Sharon Wright, Helen Butler, Nina Cooke, Megan Legas, Barbara Walsh, Francine Berrett, and Rosemary Pack were at a retreat in St George and the conversation rolled around to doing a Round Robin Quilt.  The group determined the rules would be simple and minimal which included each would participant create a 12" 'medalion' block, include 1 yard of your fabric with the block, every 6 weeks the quilt would move to the next quilter, at some junction the medalion would be turned on point, each round made the quilt a minimum of 2" larger,  and as the quilt's orginal owner you had the option of making changes before it was quilted.  The quilting began. 

These great quilters used several different techniques and methods including applique, piecing, keltic designs, embrodiery, dog's teeth, piano keys, postage stamps, braid lattice, and more.  The results were stunning!  Most of the quilters named their beautiful art work.  Sharon's quilt was named  "The Best of Friends", Francine's quilt took on the name of "Friendship Stars", Helen named her quilt "Pinwheels and Turkey Tails", and Barbara's quilt is "Friendships Multiple Joy and Divide Grief"

Take a look at these beautiful masterpieces: 

 

 

General Meeting...
Don't forget the upcoming July Fair.  See Sue Proctor if you are able to volunteer or have something for the garage sale.  If you have been spring cleaning and found some items for garage sale, bring it to the next meeting. We will be collecting items. If you have items and you can’t get to one of the meeting before the July Fair, call me and I will come pick them up. Call Gloria Hartley at 801-489-9148 or Sue Proctor 801-472-3764

Classes for the July Fair are:
1- Basics of Celtic applique By: Sharon Wright
2- Machine Applique & Trunk Show By: Karlene Riggs
3- Needle Felting (pin cushions) By: . Nancy Jones Heber City Utah
4- Basics of Quilt Smart By: Carmen Geddes
5- Basics of Machine Embroidery ( Postcards ) By: Marie Haws
6- Basics of Paper Piecing tips and tricks By: Kathi Cater
7- Basics of Fabric Sun Dying 2 classes By: Laurel Christensen
8- 25 Fun Quilting Tips By: Francine Berrett
9- To be announced

Orem City Library is once again doing a non-judged quilt show and is looking for 20 - 30 quilts.  If you would like to show a quilt it must have a sleeve and not come from a kit.  For entry information see www.oremlibrary.org and follow the link at the bottom of the home page under "Library Programs" or email laste-vens@orem.org.

We have a new Bee which is a hand dying fabric group headed up by Kathleen Baer.   The name of the group is pending but I am dying to find out!

Wanted: Quilters to help with a large state-wide charity project.
All of the police/sheriff’s agencies in the state of Utah were contacted to see if they would be interested in a donation of children’s quilts to carry in the back of their vehicles. These quilts would be used to wrap a child in if an officer had to pick up a child from a home or an accident. We had such an overwhelming response from these officers stating "yes" please send us some quilts.
Utah Valley Quilt Guild annual retreat will be held November 6-9, 2013, in Park City.  Get your registration and deposit in by June 1, 2013 and get ready to sew!!!!

We extend a warm welcome to our newest member Linda Williams:

Three groups presented their "Trunk Show" of Round Robin quilts:

Barbara Ostler's group: Barbara Ostler, Elaine Smith, PJ Medeiros, Becky Lambert, Ann Alexander, and Jean Thornock

 

 

Knots group: Judy Oler, Kindra Hall, Jacque Thompson, Kathy Zobel, Jill Cox, Crystal North, Marilyn Steele, Yvonne Line, Shirly Olsen, and Joanne Denos.

Arts group: Liza Anne Hall, Kathleen Baer, Sue Swinyard, and Cathy Payne


Show and Tell:

March 2013 == Nathional Teacher Month featuring David Taylor

On March 20, 2013,  David Taylor, National Quilt Teacher and Graphic Designer presented at the monthly forum and general meeting.  At the forum David taught us all about Adobe Designer and Photoshop.  He is very funny, engaging, entertaining, knowledgeable, with a creative imagination that makes learning very exciting.  At the general meeting David presented a trunk show that highlighted his abilities and skills.  His talents go beyond words!!

Then on March 21 he taught an all day class/workshop at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds High Chaparral room.  Those who attended were very excited to learn from this very talented and fun teacher. 












Did you see Kathy Porter's completed Block of the Month Astral project.  It is beautiful and we can do the same quilt.  Just think-- you can do one too.  Every month in the Patchwords and at monthly Guild meeting she provides a copy of the pattern and directions.  If we all did one we could all have a "Quilt of Valor" for our returning service members!!  

July Fair:  Sue Proctor is needing help from volunteers for the July Fair.  Look over the following, check your calendar and let her know how you or your Bee can help!!


Silent Auction

• Helpers at the different areas through out the day
• Set Up and Take down

Garage Sale

• If you have been spring cleaning and found some items for garage sale, bring it to the next meeting. We will be collecting items.   If you have items and you can’t get to one of the meeting before the July Fair, call me and I will come pick them up. Call Gloria Hartley at 801-489-9148 or Sue Proctor 801-472-3764

If you would like to help Please call Sue at 801-472-3764 or Email me at Handmadesue@yahoo.com

Teachers and Classes for the July Fair: 1- Basics of Celtic applique By: Sharon Wright

2- Machine Applique & Trunk Show By: Karlene Riggs

3- Needle Felting (pin cushions) By: . Nancy Jones Heber City Utah

4- Basics of Quilt Smart By: Carmen Geddes

5- Basics of Machine Embroidery ( Postcards ) By: Marie Haws

6- Basics of Paper Piecing tips and tricks By: Kathi Cater

7- Basics of Fabric Sun Dying 2 classes By: Laurel Christensen

8- 25 Fun Quilting Tips By: Francine Berrett

9- To be announced

If you have any items you have been making for our Guild booth, bring them to the meeting and give them to Sue Proctor or call her and she will come pick them up.

REMEMBER!!!Tell all your family, friends and Quilting buddies to MARK their Calendars for July 17th 2013!

April Guild Meeting:  Quilters Without  Borders   April 17, 2013, Lindon Community Center 10:30 Forum and 1:00 General Meeting.  See you there!

February 2013 Service Day at Utah Valley Health Department

February 20, 2013--Service Day at Utah Valley Health Department:  The day started early for this event, well before 9:00am when guild members started to arrive.  Not to mention the short planning and preparation time frame Rebecca Hansen and her committee had to bring this event together. 

 

The Welcome Table was fun and reminded us of the love a service project shows to those receiving the service. 





Although I was only able to stay a short time, it was evident that your friends and guild members were going to accomplish a good things.

Francine Berrett involved her church group early and brought in many donations to support the guild's efforts. 

  

Here are some of other folks who helped out on this effort. 

 So nice to see young family members getting involved. 



The end result is always worth it and goes to a great cause, Baby Your Baby. The guild members were able to finish and contribute (along with all of those that people had worked on before the event) : 60 Premie dolls, 85 receiving blankets, 65 burpcloths, 14 little crocheted balls, 4 tied quilts, and 17 feely squares with ribbons. 

Next month's meeting, March 20, 2013, is our National Teacher month and David Taylor will be presenting for 2 days.  What a treat!  I hope to see you there and your smiles.

--Marilyn


 

January 2013, Board meeting, Forum and General meeting

And they are off....First the Board meeting:  Let's see how much discussion they can squeeze into one hour on a variety of topics including next month's service meeting, tables, and July Fair. Here is Nina Cooke conducting the meeting while Lil Anderson takes notes and roll. 

 Caisa and Heather talking about the budget

Forum: Helen Butler taught a class in November on applique techniques and continued her class with reverse applique for the January Forum.  Helen provided precise stitching techniques to make that invisible, perfect, beautiful 90 degree stitch on your quilts.  She also provided some individual help.  What a great forum!!  Thank you, Helen!!! 

Kathy Porter, President Elect, helps Helen with projector so that all everyone can see the small hand movements Helen is making.

We had a good turnout for the forum and hope that all continue to come.

 

We have new members to our guild they are:

 

 Kati Carter ---- Vineyard

Shannon Ashment ---- Pleasant Grove

Joyce Fife ---- Pleasant Grove

Lyn Rawlings --- Elkridge

Robbyn Hendrickson --- Gunnison

Lucinda Delquatro ---- Kearns

TraceCe Woods --- Mapleton

Donna Webster --- Pleasant Grove

 

Here are a few of their pictures.

 



To start the general meeting the "Mae Sisters" aka, Margaret Cooper, Dee DeHart, and Liz Laney, entertained us with their New Year's resolutions and provided a beautiful  table and wall display of their quilts.

 

 Laurel Christensen, 2012 past president, presented a beautiful trunk show with the support of her mother, Shiela Avard former member of the guild, sister, Robbyn, now a new member and 2 of her daughters Brittany and Cassie.

 

Laurel began quilting when she was young and her love of quilts spans many styles, techniques and mediums. Laurel loves to dye her own fabrics which has become one of her favorite things to do. At one time Laurel had an eBay addiction purchasing some unique quilts for her collection including one that was made completely of yo-yos.  Laurel and Sheila owned a quilt shop in Gunnison where Sheila designed a very unique bird guild and pieced it together from wool. The colors in the quilt are still very bright and beautiful.

 

 

 

 

Laurel's collection included many of her mother's quilts that she acquired throughout her life from various places across the country including Florida and Kansas.  She showed quilts that were hand crossed stitched, made of wool cheer uniforms from high school, picnic quilts, and true legacy, heirloom quilts. 



 

A side from all the quilts, Laurel has documented all the quilts via a software program and had it neatly in a book.

Thank you Laurel for taking the time to gather all your quilts, show them, and share your memories.



01/03/2013 Board Member Annual Luncheon

It is amazing to me when a group of women get together how much they accomplish in a short time.  This is what happened January 3, 2013, during the Utah Valley Quilt Guild Board members annual luncheon at the home of Megan Legas, Orem, Utah.  WOW!!!!!...they were talking about general meetings, forums, fall retreat, July Fair, service meeting, national teacher, equipment, membership, lanyards, what works and does not, how they can make your experience better, calendaring, and I could go on.  Amazingly enough, this was not a formal board meeting but just a get to know you and and what you are responsibile for chat while they had a potluck lunch.  Just can't wait for the real meetings to begin!

Here are some pictures of your 2013 Board members during the luncheon:

 Francine laughing with Nina

 Mary Kilpack enjoys the company of other board members

 

 

 Liza Anne and her georgeous smile



Marie Haws  just glad to be there

 Helen and Caisa enjoying lunch and everyone's company

Francine excited about the new lanyards
 

 

Megan Legas and Rebecca Hansen