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INFORMATION Upcoming Guild Meetings: Thursday, June 7, 2018 Thursday, July 5, 2018

Please join us for dinner at 5:00 pm with the speaker before the evening meeting We meet at the DiTullios, 2207 E. State Street, Rockford, Il Don’t forget to bring the following: *Show & Tell items *Your Nametag *Special Projects items *Your Coffee Mug Newsletter Articles for the Aug/

Sept. 2018 newsletter are due by

July 15th for distribution by the

end of July.

Please make submissions to: Anne Biedowicz 4203 Lisa Drive Rockford, IL 815.218.7612

Sinnissippi Quilters meet on the first Thursday of each month (unless announced otherwise) at Bethesda Covenant Church, 2101 E. State Street, Rockford, IL.

Afternoon Meeting: 1:00 pm Evening Meeting: 7:00 pm

Each meeting has a scheduled program followed by a business

session. We invite quilters of all skill levels and their guests to attend. The guest fee is $10.00

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

June/July 2018

Sinnissippi Quilters Inc

Volume 37 No. 6 www.sinnissippiquilters.org

Quick Calendar

June 7th Margaret Willingham

June 8th 1/2 day workshop on reverse appliqué- hand and machine appliqué techniques July 5th Shelley Johnson - owner of Sunshine Stitches

Summer Greetings,

The members of our guild are truly amazing. Watching and noting

all the many and varied talents and accomplishments of the women

in our guild is truly inspiring. So much is done quietly, without fan-

fare. Some walk in with several baby quilts and quietly drop them off,

others produce and send this newsletter or send get well cards or

cards of sympathy. Many provide the baked goods we enjoy and still

more make Christmas stockings, Welcome Home banners for Habi-

tat for Humanity, or quilts for shelters. Several give their days for our

programs, speakers, workshops and website. Though it is difficult to

thank each and every one of you for all that you do please know that

it is appreciated and your efforts are what make our guild run so

smoothly.

One of the perks of the president’s position is learning the names of

so many members and I LOVE KNOWING you by NAME! Special

thanks for working with me this past year and putting up with me! I

wish all of you a very safe, relaxing and enjoyable summer.

Anne

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Mission Statement: .The purpose of Sinnissippi Quilters, Inc. shall be to educate our members

and the community on all aspects of quilting, to preserve and honor our quilting heritage and

traditions and to use our sewing skills to benefit other community organizations.

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President Anne Brown 815.543.7333

Vice President Marie Stenger 815.540.6753

Treasurer I Laura Guerin-Hunt 815.222.4051

Treasurer II Sandy Pyper 815.397.8103

Afternoon Secretary Mary Cook 815.978.0280

Evening Secretary Georgy Homuth 815.298.5921

Program I Amy Ottens 815.398.1389

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Publications: Newsletter Anne Biedowicz 815.218.7612

Membership Afternoon Winifred Halsey

Barbie St. Albin

815.761.3268

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Membership Evening Julie Cuccinnelli

Katie Peterson

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815.520.0786 Special Projects I Judy Andres 815.751.5153

Special Projects II Norma Copes 815.229.1519

Quilt Show Chair 2019 Phyllis Campbell 815.387.8374

Quilt Show Chair 2021

2017/2019 Sinnissippi Quilters Board

30 Year Pins Available: Barb Lange presented a design for a 30-year pin at the

July, 2010 meeting. The design includes the “Hands All Around” block and com-

memorates our 30th anniversary in 2009/2010. Pins are available for $5 from Special

Projects.

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Program and Workshop Schedule

June 7th June 8th July 5th

Margaret Willingham - Reverse appliqué technique, both machine and hand techniques 1/2 day Workshop on reverse appliqué for both machine and hand techniques. Shelley Johnson - Sunshine Stitches owner

Mini-Morning Workshop

Everyone is invited to join us before the guild meetings. The workshop starts at 9:30am through 11:30am.

You can join the group that goes to DiTullios, 2207 E State Street, across the parking lot, for lunch or bring your

lunch and join the group at the church.

If anyone has a suggestion for a project or would like to lead a project please contact Jan Person.

Jun 7th

June’s workshop will be Part 2 of “A Cube to organize your sewing notions” for those who need to

finish the project.

QUILTING IN AMERICA - HOW DO YOU COMPARE? The survey is conducted every three years and

measures the quilting market interests and habits. There are between 7 - 10 million quilters in the US who

spend an average of $442 per year. 10% considered beginners (6 years quilting), 50% intermediate (17 years)

and 31% advanced (27 years and about 17 hours per week).

Dedicated quilters, those who spend more than $500 per year, make up 16% of all quilters, are female, well

educated, 63 years old, and spend an average of $3,363 per year. 86% prefer traditional quilting, 20% are

quilting and 37% modern quilting. They buy about 99 yards of fabric and their favorite types are Batiks (72%);

Small Floral Prints (65%); Holiday Prints (64%); Print Solids/ Blenders, etc. (64%); and Tone-on-Tone Neutrals

(58%).

95% of dedicated quilters own a sewing machine, up slightly from 2014, with 86% owning a traditional ma-

chine; 45% a serger, 18% a longarm, 14% a midarm. Those owning a longarm machine are up from 11% in

2014.

(above information from Mill House Quilts May/August Newsletter)

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Quilt Show 2019 - “Out Of This World”!

Plans are underway for our Guild’s Raffle Quilt! Chairing this committee are Margaret D. and Mary L. The pat-

tern is called Sangria, and looks absolutely beautiful. They are busy fabric shopping, and will organize the block

bags to be given out at Guild meetings soon. It’s a pieced quilt top made up of various star blocks, flying geese,

and more - and will be a very striking quilt! Thank you to Margaret and Mary for all your work on this important

project.

Vendors will soon be receiving post cards announcing the dates of our Quilt Show. We are always looking for

more vendors who may be interested, so if you have suggestions of stores or businesses in our region or be-

yond, please let us know.

Registration forms are on the website - be thinking about what quilt or quilts you will enter in “Out Of This

World”, May 4 & 5, 2019!

Phyllis Campbell, Quilt Show Chair

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2017/2018 Standing Committee Chairs

AQS Books, etc Judy Mullen Show/ Tell (E) Judy Andres

Comfort Quilts Norma Copes Social Media, Webmaster Cindy Larsen

Hospitality (A) S.P.A.M. Elizabeth Franck

Hospitality (E) Deanne Spataro Special Projects:

Library (A) Dini Ramlow Neonatal Quilts Judy Andres

Library (E) Linda Egeland Charity Raffle Quilts Laura O’Connell

Morning Workshop Jan Person President Blocks Norma Copes

Publicity Stockings for Soldiers Zeta Proskocil

Retreats Monica Kelso, Marie Tovo Sunshine Dee Pitthan

Rockford Rescue Mission Carol Swenson 501(c )(3) Non-Profit Chair Robin Gausebeck

Show/Tell (A) Ruth Perley

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Monthly Cherry Valley Library (CVL) Saturday Workshops – 10 am to 4 pm

Open to SQI members and Guests. Participate in one of our projects or work on your own project.

NEXT WORKSHOP: JUNE 23rd We will be FOCUSING ON WORKING WITH: TRIANGLES, DIAMONDS, ETC. to: 1. CREATE QUILT BLOCK and QUILT LAYOUTS 2. FREE MOTION QUILTING 3. STRAIGHT LINE QUILTING - USING A WALKING FOOT These skills and techniques will be featured for at least - June and July. NOTE: You can still work on circular and geometric projects and quilting techniques and get our help throughout the year. PLEASE JOIN US - BRING A FRIEND! Questions - Concerns: Contact: Elizabeth A. Franck, Coordinator H-815-229-1728 C-815-975-1347

QUILT APPRAISALS

Quilt appraisals help determine the value of your quilts

and provide written documentation for insurance, fair

market or donation values.

Written appraisal—$45 per quilt.

CONTACT: Suzanne Swenson

AQS Certified Appraiser of Quilted Textiles

815-623-7386

CHERRY VALLEY LIBRARY (CVL)

Saturday Workshops

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Guild Meeting Notes

April 5, 2018 Guests from the Oregon Quilt Guild, who brought their raffled quilt “Quilt Girl Meets Farm Girl”, were welcomed. The quilt is an original design from the members. Their Quilt Show will be April 20 & 21 in the Coliseum on Route 2, all of our member are invited to attend. Program: Donna Mather presented a program on Judy Niemeyer’s quilting techniques along with a trunk show. Donna gave the history of Judy and her technique of paper piecing. Judy’s whole family is involved in the business with 92 certified instructors world-wide. Only Certified instructors are allowed to teach these techniques. More information can be obtained on Judy Niemeyer’s website: www.quiltworx.com and on social media. Many lovely quilts using her technique were displayed. Donna can be contacted through Mill House Quilts in Wisconsin. Treasurer’s Report: Checking Account and Money Market Account balances were presented to the guild membership. Publications: Newsletter items are due by May 15th for the June/July 2018 newsletter. Membership: Directories still available for pick up. Winners for the fart quarters/ sewing items were Suzanne Swenson for birthday, Lorna Carlson for nametag and Kathy Bender for Show and Tell. Special drawings were held for Rosemont Quilt Show admission tickets: winners were Mary Field, Denise Ethun, Zeta Proskocil, Starr Pittaway, Pam Collings and Jane Herrig. 32 regular members attended the evening meeting. Four guests were also present. Two new members, Diane Law and Sarah Drake, joined who were guests in January. Mini-morning Workshop: Suzanne Swenson informed the membership that for the May workshop, participants will be making a sewing caddy with the information posted on the Guild’s website. Quilt Show 2019: Thirteen months and counting: Phyllis Campbell informed the membership that the registration form is on the Guild’s website. Quilt Show II position is still vacant. A person for “Bed Turning” is also still needed. Star pattern medallions for the quilt show ribbons will be ready to be pieced this fall. Margaret de Leon informed the membership that the raffle quilt blocks were ready for members to sew and return by the May meeting. Mary Leach has agreed to co-chair the raffle quilt. Programs: Amy Ottens reported that Donna Mather will be presenting a full day workshop on April 6th. Linda Halpin will be the May speaker with a workshop on appliqué and piecing. The June speaker will be Margaret Willingham with a workshop on reverse appliqué. CVL Workshop: Elizabeth Franck informed the membership that the next two workshops will be April 14th and May 26th at the cherry Valley Library. The focus will be on curved piecing during both months. Information is available on the Guild’s website. Special Projects: Judy Andres thanked the sixty-six members who sewed last month to complete thirty-five quilts. Twenty-six quilts were taken to Swedish American Hospital. Twenty-three additional quilts were turned in today. Twenty of these will be given to Mercy Health. Norma Copes reminded the members to complete the block for the President’s quilt. Old Business: Marie Stenger encouraged members to volunteer for the Executive Board positions, as well as, the Standing Committee positions for the 2018-2019 year. She suggested that a change in how the Comfort Quilts are handled may be needed. Amy Ottens reported that Quilt School was completed in March at the Center for Learning in Retirement. Ten students completed the lessons with seven attending all three sessions. New Business: A thank you note from Barb Clem our February speaker, was read. A comfort quilt was given to Mary Auerswald on her mother’s passing. Both ladies have been members of the Guild in the past. She was more grateful for the quilt and expressed her thanks at last month’s meeting. Marie Stenger informed the membership that paper ballots were available for members to select their choice for the Stockings for Soldiers program. Many members had completed the survey on-line through Survey Monkey. Winners for the evening meeting were as follows: Show and Tell - JoAnn Stuart; Birthday –Luanne Hanna; Name Tag - Penny Ford.

May 3, 2018 Anne Brown announced that in Carol Swenson’s absence, Donna Layng was available for issues related to the Guild’s work for the Rockford Rescue Mission. Anne Brown also announced that if members wanted to prepare a banner to be used by Habitat for Humanity to contact her. Program: Linda Halpin presented a program on quilting techniques along with a trunk show. The program “Thinking Outside the Box” provided ideas about everyday things in a different way, including organizing your quilting space (studio) and provided hints for quilting tasks. At the evening meeting Linda presented Treasurer’s Report: Checking Account and Money Market Account balances were presented to the guild membership. Website: Cindy Larsen reported on the second hacking of the Guild’s website. She announced that the website was up and working and that members should email her at clarsen211@gmail.com if they had questions or problems. She also explained that members failing to clean out/ empty their internet files, cache and browsing history and this might cause their computers, tablets or phones to go to the old website which was now replaced and repaired by the new one. Publications: Newsletter items are due by May 15th for the June/ July newsletter.

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Membership: Barbie St. Aubin announced that 73 members were in attendance at the afternoon meeting, with a total of $1.75 for postage made for the Stockings for Soldiers program. 34 regular members were in attendance at the evening meeting. Six guests from The Appliqué Society joined us today. Winners are as follows: Show and Tell: Brenda Kinney, Julie Cuccinelli, Star Pittaway, Amy Ottens, and Marie Stenger. Birthday: Roberta Sness. Name Tag: Laura Hunt. Special Projects: Judy Andres reported on the status of the Neo-natal quilts. In April, the Guild collected 35 quilts and in the last two months had received 70 quilts. Last year the Guild received 150 quilts. 18 quilts remain after donations to both UW Health and Mercy Health. Thank you in advance for more neo-natal quilts. Remember your President’s block for the June meeting. Mini-morning Workshop: June’s workshop will be Part 2 of May’s workshop for those who need to finish the sewing caddy project. 2019 Quilt Show: Twelve months and counting! Phyllis Campbell read a list of the quilt show committee. Barb Clucas has stepped up to co-chair for the 2021 show. The bed turning slot is still open. The next meeting of the quilt show committee will be May 21st. Phyllis announced that “challenge” for the upcoming show would be announced. Margaret de Leon announced that she and Mary Leach had received all the blocks back for the raffle quilt and that they obtained a volunteer to quilt it. Programs: Amy Ottens reported that the June speaker will be Margaret Willingham who will present a workshop on reverse appliqué for both hand and machine methods. Marge Sment has programs schedules for September: Pam Kellogg, Crazy quilts and October: Carolyn Knox. Mark your calendars. CVL Workshop: Elizabeth Franck informed the members that the next workshop will be May 26th at the Cherry Valley Library. The group would continue working with circles. The June date would be one of the last two Saturdays of June; and will be announced when scheduled. Further information will be posted on the Guild’s website. New Business: Results from the survey taken regarding Stockings for Soldiers is as follows: 15 - continue program as is; 24 - make stockings to donate them to an organization to fill along with monetary donation; 32 - make stockings and donate to an organization; and, 18 - discontinue the program. Dee Pitthan asked if the money collected for postage for the program would be used to send the donation to fulfillment organization. The consensus was that it would be used

in that manner. The candidates for the 2018-19 Executive Board were posted and the vote might be done via the Guild’s website Paper ballots will also be available. The Board review the Guild’s budget and went through all expenses. Income from dues and the bi-annual quilt show (the Guild’s main sources of income) were less then expenditures. With increasing costs and membership and revenues decreasing for several years, ideas were requested from membership ideas to increase revenues. Anne explained that the Guild will be withdrawing funds from the Money Market to cover expenses. Marie Stenger reminded the membership that the balance should not be allowed to fall below $10,000 because of bank fees that would be charged. The 2018-2019 budget is posted for members inspection. The budget will be voted on at the June meeting. Amy Ottens informed the membership that she was participating in a craft show which the Guild’s members could donate items with proceeds of sales to go to the Guild. At the evening meeting Donna Langford recommended to organize a temporary committee to come up with ideas for Grants/ donations for supplies. Donna has experience with and will pursue grant writing and fund raising. A motion to form a committee to pursue this project was made and

Guild Meeting Notes (cont’d.)

GUIDELINES FOR NEO-NATAL QUILTS SIZE

Finished quilts should 44 x 56 inches (to cover

incubators).

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SINNISSIPPI QUILT GUILD WORKSHOP SIGN-UP

Please fill out this form and give it to Cecilia Mann along with your payment. Full day workshops are 9:30-4:00, locations to be determined, at a cost of $35.00 for members and $45.00 for non-members. Half day workshops are 9:30 to 2:30 at a cost of $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members. Any questions please contact Cecilia . Please list the workshop for which you are signing up. Any kit fees noted for a speaker are paid di-rectly to the teacher.

Name _________________________________ Phone # __________________________________

Email address _______________________________________________________________________

Date Name of Class Amount Comments

Order “LOVE OF QUILTING” Magazine

Receive Fons & Porter’s “Love of Quilting” magazine through our guild for 1 year for $15.00. You may re-

ceive 3 free spools of Sulky thread and 2 free quilting booklets: Fons & Porter’s “Favorite Scrap Quilts”

and “Quilting the Quilt”, as supplies last.

Please return this form with your check made payable to Judy Mullen for $15.00. Mail to: Judy Mullen,

4928 Zenith Parkway, Machesney park. IL 61115-4406. Call (815) 636-9094, if questions. Orders will be

mailed monthly one week after our meeting.

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Quilt Show 2019 - “Out Of This World”

Our Quilt Show - May 4th & 5th, 2019 - is now less than one year away! It will be here before we

know it. Many, many thanks to Barb Clucks for stepping up to be our Co-Chair, we appreciate it so.

I would also like to thank all of you who made blocks for the raffle quilt, and so quickly! Margaret

Deleon and Mary Leach have been working hard to organize it, now to assemble and finish, and

we thank you.

There are more opportunities for all guild members to be involved with the Quilt Show as it gets

closer. Besides working on your quilt creations to enter in the show, perhaps consider making

something for the Silent Auction. When you’re cleaning and organizing your sewing space, set

aside those patterns, tools and fabric you no longer need - to donate for the Boutique to benefit the

Guild.

Remember this is our major fundraiser that supports our Guild’s programs, speakers, and charity

work for two years. Our Quilt Show Publicity needs all of us to promote the show by telling our

friends, family, and groups, and by using social media to spread the word. Even though it’s a year

away, it’s not too early to be talking about the wonderful quilt show put on by Sinnissippi Quilters!

Phyllis Campbell, Chair

Inspired By the National Parks Quilt Exhibition

At our 2017 quilt show, our special exhibit was a portion of the Inspired By the National Parks Quilt col-

lection. Jessica Prince of the Forest Preserve of Will County came to our show, along with quilter friends,

to see the exhibit because she was planning to host the entire collection in 2018. Now is your chance to

see ALL 177 quilts, in four forest preserve centers, from June 17 - July 3, 2018. This would make a lovely

day trip! There is even “Quilt Quest” - to find a certain image in a quilt at each venue, for a prize.

I will have flyers and postcards at the June guild meetings, or contact me for information. ~

Phyllis Campbell

BIRTHDAYS

JUNE

4 Laura Blauert 21 Betty Weiger

7 Silvia Vaughn 29 Barb Lange

11 Rosemarie Bohn

12 Colleen Hoffman

13 Cindy Jankowski

17 Beverly Oberg

20 Audrey Green

JULY

2 Sherry De Buhr 17 Brenda Kinney

3 Janet Person 18 Sherry Branson

8 Judy Andres 20 Fredrika Panjkovich

13 Janet Lotter 20 Bonnie Hodina

14 Bev Brzostek 27 Ruth Perley

16 Ellen Schrader 28 Amy Ottens

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Sinnissippi Quilters Inc.

P.O. Box 1556

Rockford, IL 61110-1556

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