June 16 Helping Hands Newsletter 1

June 2016 • Dover, Delaware

President’s Message Sue Hoecker

Vice President’s Message Mary Dawn Ditty

June Program

Our speaker will be Jane Hamilton. Jane comes to us from

Unionville, PA. Her work has been shown in Mancuso shows as

well as AQS shows and she has been published in numerous

articles and books. She is a quilt teacher, lecturer, and

pattern designer. Her patterns are printed by “Hopscotch

Quilts.” Jane’s work covers a range of methods from

traditional to unique art quilts. She will show a large

collection of quilt pieces, both old and new, to “spark your

creativity” while being shown “How” and “Why” it is important

to label your quilts. Appropriate label information, current

tools available along with many technique ideas are all covered

in this lecture. Come, hear about this important part of

completing your quilts. I am sure we will get new ideas and be

inspired! Continued on pg 2

Helping Hands Logo:HH logo was approved last month,

bookmarks and business cards ordered. They will be available at

our next Guild meeting. Please look for them and pass them on to

your sewing friends and people you meet. Let them know the

great things going on at Helping Hands…they will want to join the

fun! Cindy King is working on a new design for our name tags for

those who wish to update them.

“Quilter’s Lunch and Learn” event will replace our quilt show

this year, to be held October 22, at the Milford Senior Center.

Please read the separate article posted in this newsletter. Put

the date on your calendar now and get ready to enjoy a fun filled

day with ladies from our sister guilds.

Our Raffle Quilt for 2017 is making the rounds to local events.

Thank you to Barb Austin, who is just so excited about this

venture and already has earned almost $2,000 in sales. Sign up

to help sell raffle tickets…it’s so much fun meeting new people

and being a part of the excitement.

Raffle Quilt for 2018, a red/white/blue design, is in the

planning stage. Thank you to M. L. Kazka for taking the lead on

this again. We look forward to yet another great design. Look

for details forthcoming and how you can help.

Congratulations to Marilyn Pegg, who won the member quilt last

month. Thank you to Kate Ruper and Barbara Austin for your

work in sewing the quilt.

Proceeds of over $200 will be split between Quilting for

Others and Quilts of Valor.

A tropical panel was donated by Marie Austin and quilted by

Corky Zweemer. Raffle tickets for this will be sold at our

meeting for $3 each or two for $5. Proceeds from this wall

hanging will benefit Kent Ecumenical Food Bank, which is

partly housed at the Baptist Church we meet.

Please join Marti Chamberlain for our pre-meeting

session…don’t miss it in the back room, at 5:45 pm.

As I travel around and visit other guilds and quilt shops

and shows, I realize how fortunate we are to have many

learning opportunities of great speakers and workshops right

here at home. Be sure to check out workshop options on the

back table, and sign up now.

I’m sure you join me in heartfelt condolences to

Kate Ruper and family as they mourn the loss of their

daughter, Beth. May the family feel the love and outpouring

of sympathy of all the Helping Hands Quilt Guild.

Thank you to all who serve our Guild. I look forward to

seeing all of you June 27th.

Sue Hoecker My Soul is Fed by Needle and Thread

Please join us every 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm. Skills demo at 5:45 pm.

First Baptist Church of Dover,located at 301 Walker Rd. Our membership fee is $25.00 per year.

Refreshments Robin Aschenberg

June refreshments are names beginning with " S through

A".Yes, if your name begins with "A", please bring something..

ALSO, we will NOT be having your picnic in July. INSTEAD it

will be at the AUGUST meeting. Any questions ? Please feel

free to call or e-mail me at : 302-670-2535, and

robinaschenberg@comcast.net. Thanks, Robin

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The public is now invited to attend either day of Bonnie Hunter’s workshops. Please, tell your friends and family. Each day will cost

$60 for nonmembers. Bonnie is willing teach 50 each day and we would like to fill both days. Our members are our best advertisers!

Let’s Get Swapping in 2016! Lisa Stallings

Bonnie Hunter Workshops Mary Dawn Ditty

Volunteer Needed If you enjoy creative writing we are looking

for a volunteer to write articles each month

for the local newspapers. Information on

meetings will be provided.

Please contact Sue Hoecker at

pineapple2@Comcast.net, or (302) 698-1921.

Vice President’s Message continued from pg 1

Upcoming Events Put Them on Your Calendar!

Tuesday, June 28, join us for a quick and easy tree.

Workshop led by our member, Shirley Smith.

Sign up is still possible!

Monday, July 25,2016 Sue Pritt comes to us

to show her uniquely designed fused appliqué

landscape quilts. This is the first time she

has been in DE. You won’t want to miss her

lecture.

Monday, August 22 we will welcome our long-time

member, Marion Lundgren. Hear what she has been “up to” and

see some of her quilting projects. We will also award a Quilt

of Valor to a local veteran so, please, join us to honor him!

Light background 12 ½ in.

Brown scrap for trunk

Fat quarter of green

Borders and backing as per your plan

Button for top

Talkin’ Turkey: Monday, September 26, 2016. $50 for members. Red strings combine with red and neutral scraps in this string

pieced rendition of the traditional Turkey Tracks block!

Update a traditional block with the freedom of string piecing.

Instruction includes the ins and outs of the Easy Angle and

Companion Angle rulers for easy half square triangles and

flying geese units from matched pairs of strips, and foundation

string piecing. Variety is the spice of the quilt!

Supply list:

http://quiltville.com/pdf/TalkinTurkeyClassSupply.pdf

My Blue Heaven: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 $50 for members. This is a two-block quilt! A modified puss in the corner block, and an

hour glass star block, both in 8" finished size. You can make this

quilt as big or small as you would like depending on the number of

blocks you make. This quilt uses 45 star blocks and 45 puss blocks.

The 90 blocks are set 9 across by 10 down. Of course you can make

the quilt smaller depending on the number of blocks you make

This quilt is perfect to learn how to use the specialty rulers I love

and use so much in my scrap quilting! This is an exceptionally good

class for beginning quilters, as we cover basic units like half square

triangles, flying geese and hour-glass.

Supply List: http://quiltville.com/myblueheavenwkshp.html

Information about Programs and Events Please, see newsletters (linked on website) or website

for all workshop info. There is a calendar for the year

(under “EVENTS”) as well as “Workshops” organized by the

month.

At each guild meeting, please, take the time to watch

the scrolling announcements (with pictures) that is on the

front wall of the stage. You will learn about guild news,

workshops, upcoming speakers, etc.

There will also be brief reminders about meetings and

events through email a few days before our fourth Monday

guild meetings. WE WANT YOU TO BE INFORMED

ABOUT ALL OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND FUN!

Blue fabrics are the color for our June swap! Please

drop your striped squares off at the back table when

you come into the meeting and pick up last month’s swap

color which was pink! Here’s how it works. Each month

you bring 5 inch squares (no selvedge edges please!), to

swap in multiples of 5 different fabrics, pinned

together and in a plastic sandwich bag with your name

on it and the number of sets you are swapping.

Note: A great suggestion was made that it would be

great to swap 2 of each color so that you can get back a

pair of two of each fabric! Thinking about Pat Speth

when you need a pair of the same fabrics in so many of

her patterns! Great idea!

If this is what you want to do, put a note in your bag of

squares and I will make sure you get pairs back!

June: Blue July: Red August: Purple

September: Stars October: Orange/Rust

November: Plaid

Below is a link for lots of free patterns from Riley Blake!

Check it out using this link:

http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/quilting_projects/

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I am putting out a request for donated items, new or unused, for the following themes for raffle baskets and please

feel free to think outside the box:

My Friend the Ripper - seam rippers, rotary supplies, small cutting mats, small rulers, etc

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate - brown fabrics/batiks,etc that we can arrange on a deli tray in an "appetizing"

manner.

Really, any new or unused item that you would like to donate would be appreciated! If you happen to be cleaning out your

sewing areas between now and the end of September and have items to donate, please bring them to the guild meetings.

Thanks! RoseAnn Battista

Marti Chamberlain's "Signature Star Design"

The photo below is Marti Chamberlain's "Signature Star

Design". It will be hung at Lilies of the Field quilt shop in

Easton, MD from late May through early July.

Marti will also have a trunk show of her quilts on display

there, in addition to teaching the star quilt.

See https://www.facebook.com/Lilies-of-the-Field-

177826665617667/ soon for details.

News Flash – Quilter’s Lunch and Learn Sue Hoecker

“Proud Stars” by Marti Chamberlain

Raffle Baskets RoseAnn Battista

Upcoming Quilt Events: Quilt Odyssey 2016- Hershey PA., July 21-24. More info at

www.quiltodyssey.com

Bayside quilters invite you to a Summer Quilt Showcase at the

Talbot County Free Library, 100 Dover Street, Easton, MD from

June 1 to August 30, 2016. They are open during Library hours.

If you know of any events in the area, please let us know. You

can send any information to:

Barbara Sansone

Phone: 302-730-4169

E-mail b.sansone19@gmail.com

Our Website Mary Dawn Ditty

We need a big favor. We need you all to click on this link for

our HH website to check us out. Then, it would be very, very

helpful for you to go to the site each day (or a few times a day)

for a while. What we are trying to do is have many visits to the

site so that Google will put the results up on the top of the list

when a potential new member looks for a “Quilt Guild, Dover,

DE.” Once we get many hits, it will work for us. We want to be

welcoming and let the community know we are here!

Patricia Kokoszka worked hard on this site and we really thank

her for this! This site will not be static, but will keep changing.

Our news and newsletters will be linked there as well so that if

you can’t find it in your email, you can go to our site,

http://www.helpinghandsquiltguild.com.

Thanks for the HELPING HANDS for your “clicking” our site to

rise it in the results!

First Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival, Saturday June 11, 2016 at the Talbot County

Free Library, Easton, MD.

You can see this and many other themed quilts on display at the exhibit thru out the summer. The

library exhibit helps to educate the community about the present day art of quilt making. This free

exhibit includes quilts inspired by children’s books, color themed combination Red-White-Blue,

nature and local interests’ designs. All quilts on display were made by members of the Bayside

Quilters of the Eastern Shore Quilt Guild.

The display will be still there when Heartland Guild's "Shop hop" happens in August.

Save the Date! Saturday, October 22, 2016, 9am- 3pm

The Kent Sussex Quilters present the Quilters’ Lunch and

Learn Event at the Milford Senior Center

Here’s a chance to meet members of the 3 guilds

comprising the Kent Sussex Quilters group and enjoy a full

day of our favorite pastimes: quilting, shopping and of

course eating. There will be a guest speaker, small group

round table discussions about quilting, show and tell, door

prizes, baskets, raffle quilts, mini-quilts, food and vendors

for lots of shopping opportunities.

Tickets will be sold in advance for $5.00 each ($6.00 at

the door if any are left) starting in July. The event is open

to members of the three guilds(Helping Hands,

Piecemakers, and Delmarvelous), and their guests. So start

thinking about what you might like bring along for sharing of

knowledge and skills or to expand your knowledge and skills.

Examples include but are not limited to: a favorite quilt,

book or magazine, tool, quilting design, technique, block

pattern or sample, color combo, or just questions. Bringing

something is NOT required but it does enrich the

experience. Be ready to smile a lot and learn a lot too

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pick up a quilt, or find me at the meeting if I am not back

there, and I will be glad to talk to you about any aspect of

QFO. We are always looking for new members to join our

there, and I will be glad to talk to you about any aspect of

QFO. We are always looking for new members to join our

efforts, and coming to our meetings is a great way to get to

know some of the ladies better, and to be more involved in

the work of the guild.

As always, thanks for all you do for QFO.

Ann Fischer, Coordinator, QFO 302-744-9786

fischersfarm@verizon.net

Quilting for Others will next meet on TUESDAY, JULY 12

at 5:30 pm at the VFW Hall on Main St. in Camden. We will

be continuing to work on the special project we started in

June, so we will need machines, cutting supplies, etc. We will

also have some pinning work to do, so please come even if you

do not want to bring your machine. Thanks to Fairfield

Processing, and another donation, we have quite a good supply

of king size batting, which is best cut into ninths for our

purposes, so we are concentrating on smaller quilts, not only

for kids but for ladies, and they are quick and easy to make.

As always, please do not hesitate to stop by the back table to

Quilting For Others News Ann Fischer

Introducing Helping Hands’ Stash Relocation Event

Getting the perfect ¼” seam allowance and Why. Marti Chamberlain

We know everyone clears out their unwanted, unused and

unneeded sewing and quilting items at different times

throughout the year. And, we know no one wants to hold onto

those items once they have been removed from our workspace.

Our sewing and storage areas are valuable quilting real estate

after all!

So, this year’s guild auction, or Stash Relocation Event, will

be a little different from the traditional auction format

followed in past years.

First, the guild auction will be held this year at the Nov. guild

meeting on November 28.

Second, you can start bringing in your items for the auction

at this month’s June meeting and every month thereafter. We will store the items until Nov. for you!

Third, we plan to organize all the donated items so that they can be

viewed before the auction begins.

And finally, at the Stash Relocation Event, we will use different

auction formats to sell (relocate) the items.

There will be more details on that in the coming months.

For now, start cleaning out those quilting and sewing items that are

ripe for relocation. Bring them to the upcoming guild meetings and

stay tuned for more details on the guild’s Stash Relocation Event in

November.

We do need help planning this fun guild event. Anyone interested

in participating on the auction organizing committee, please contact

Ellen Malenfant at dasfalcon@live.com or 302-492-8715. Please

direct questions, comments and suggestions to Ellen Malenfant or

Mary Dawn Ditty at dittym@ptd.net or 610-428-9579.

The Next Raffle Quilt: We have a pattern and a plan! The pattern is similar to our current Raffle Quilt. The tickets for it are selling really well,

so why mess with success! But it is created by two different blocks and it will be in patriotic colors,

so it should have a different look.

THE PATTERN: See picture on right.

THE PLAN:

The plan is to collect reds, blues, and creams/whites from guild members over the summer months

and then the committee will get back together to make the blocks and the quilt top in the fall.

So, please bring any donations of fabric to the June, July or August meeting. Fat quarters or yardage.

Any fabric not used in the raffle quilt will be used in some other way to benefit the guild.

Thanks, ML Kaczka and the Raffle Quilt Committee

I have read many articles about patchwork sewing to gather

information on how to obtain that elusive ¼” seam allowance. My

research has provided many tips and techniques to help in getting

an accurate sewn quilt patch/ block. First thing I noticed is the

majority of quilt patterns don’t suggest a “scant ¼” seam

allowance. You will find the patterns designers and magazine and

book editors all state the pattern has been designed with ¼” seam

allowance included. That means the cutting instructions for

rotary cutters and rulers have added ½” total to the outside

edges of each patch. To use their instructions you would sew ¼”

accurately. The following suggestions to make that possible are

what I have gathered from my research.

Make a test seam sewn patch; take 3 strips 2” X 6” sew them

together to get a swatch 5” X 6” using the method you are most

comfortable with. Did the swatch measure correctly after gentle

pressing? Does the middle strip finish to 1 ½’? If you have a

sewing machine for home and a different one for travel/ classes,

can you get the same results on all of your sewing machines? This

method measures the finished swatch, not the seam allowance. If

you didn’t get the desired results, here are a few more

suggestions to help.

Using a standard index file card ruled in ¼” lines, trim the

margin off and sew on the back side (not printed) to see how

accurate your gauge is. Not getting good results yet? Use the

same index card (printed side up) placed under your presser foot

and compare where the needle inserted and the edge of your

presser foot align with the card lines. Many times we rely on a manufacturer’s statement that the

Continued on pg. 5

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Getting the perfect ¼” seam allowance and Why. continued from pg 4

Minutes for the May 23, 2016 Meeting Delores Burns

Committee Reports:

Raffle Quilt: ML Kazka announced that a patriotic theme

has been chosen for our next raffle quilt, using colors of

red, white, and blue. A meeting to work on this project is

scheduled for June 6th.

Raffle Quilt Sales: Barbara Austin thanked those who

sold tickets at Redners. Tickets will be sold at Fifer’s

Strawberry Festival on May 28th, followed by the

Blueberry Festival on June 25th.

Barbara held a drawing for a quilt that was donated and

completed by HH members. Marilyn Pegg was the winner.

Tri Guild: This event will take place October 22, 2016.

More information about this event to follow.

Minis: Linda Barlow reported that she now has over 60 minis.

Newsletter items are due by June 12th.

The meeting concluded with a 50/50 raffle. Respectfully submitted ,Delores Burns

The meeting opened with a poem read by our President, Sue

Hoecker. Several guests were then introduced.

Announcements of various events were presented in a Power

Point prior to the meeting. Mary Dawn Ditty highlighted the

following:

Bonnie Hunter workshop is close to being full. It has been

opened up outside of the Guild.

Patterns for the Sue Pritt workshop need to be ordered at

the HH meeting.

Planning for the next raffle quilt will take place on June 6th.

Raffle quilt sells are going very well.

Shirley Smith’s Tree block workshop will take place June 28th

A QOV presentation is in the planning stages.

More information to follow.

Mary Dawn is looking for input from members concerning

further workshops to be offered.

The Secretary’s minutes for April were approved as read.

Presentation:

Show and Tell provided the members the opportunity to share

the wonderful projects and quilts being completed, which included

eighteen Mondo/Midi Bags.

Program:

Coming from North Carolina, Gloria Stickney presented

“Accurate Points and Intricate Pieces with Just Squares and

Strips.” She explained the method of quilting using Jodi Barrow’s

Square in a Square ruler. She shared her use of this method

through a Power Point and her many beautiful projects.

Business:

A new updated Logo, designed by Nancy Quade, was presented to

HH members. A motion was made, seconded, and carried by

majority vote to accept the Logo. Business cards and bookmarks

will be ordered to be passed out at events to promote Helping

Hands Guild.

presser foot is for ¼” patchwork. Some of these feet are made

with a metal arm placed to the left of the needle as a gauge.

With use this metal arm can become out of alignment. This arm

can also hinder the sewing on the diagonal lines marked on

patchwork squares.

To make a seam gauge you can rely on try this method promoted

by Bonnie Hunter on her Quiltville website,

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/that-quarter-inch.html

Using a sewing ruler, not rotary cutter ruler, with easy to read ¼”

markings place it under your presser foot and aligned with the

needle, measure the bed of your sewing machine ¼” away from

your machine needle. You can make a removable gauge using

Scotch brand removable tape and an old plastic credit card.

Think of junk mail cards or expired gift cards you can cut ½” wide

to attach to the bed of your machine. If the machine of choice

has wide feed dogs (machine embroider/ decorative stitches) you

may need to cut the card out to wrap around them. However

you choose to mark your gauge, it is important to have it long

enough to get your patch aligned prior to reaching the needle.

When sewing a diagonal line on a patchwork square you may use

the edge of a standard presser foot or needle adjustment on your

machine. Use a ruler and mark the sewing line, and align your

needle to stitch just to the outside of this line, the waste side of

the patch. For squares less than 3” big, I sometimes mark a line

on the bed of my machine (narrow painter’s tape) in line with the

needle long enough to allow me to align the patch diagonally. Make

a test swatch using the pattern instructions and your method of

choice and measure after pressing, does it fit?

There are some times when you would need to start and stop ¼”

from the beginning or ending of a seam, diamond shapes for stars,

mitering borders etc. If your presser foot doesn’t have a notch

or marking, it is best to measure and mark the patch or seam

prior to sewing.

The thread you use can make a difference in your accuracy too.

Before beginning a new project make a test swatch using the

thread you intend to use, again 3 strips (2”x6”) sewn and

measured for accuracy.

Does your pattern call for multiple patches to make a certain

size block? Sewing accurately will make all your piecing fit

together. Do your star points look like they were chopped off,

check your seams, and make adjustments. If you ever

participated in a block exchange for a group of friends you can

appreciate the blocks that were sewn accurately. Many of you

have your habits and find they suit your needs. Good sewing

habits will make quilt making fun and easy. Respectfully submitted, Marti Chamberlain

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Minutes for the June 1, 2016 Board Meeting Delores Burns

Treasurers Report 5/31/2016 Mary Kokoszka 4/30/2016 Citizens Bank checking account Statement balance: $12801.57

Uncleared Deposits: none

5/31/2016 Citizens Bank checking account Register balance: $ 12593.48 Uncleared Deposits: none 4/30/2016 Citizens Bank checking account Register balance $ 12,593.48 Respectfully Submitted, Mary Kokoszka ( All records are available for review upon request unaudited - for management purposes only)

Checks Cleared:

Michelle Condon April 2016 Speaker and workshop fee $ 50.00 Apple Scrapple Festival Raffle Quilt Space Fee $ 75.00 Sue Hoecker Speaker Expense $ 12.49 Barbara Sansone Mar. Newsletter Printing Costs $ 11.85 Barbara Austin Peach Festival raffle quilt space fee $ 35.00 Sew Fabulous Inc May 2016 Speaker Fee $ 400.00 Sew Fabulous Inc May 2016 Workshop Fee $ 480.00

$ 1064.34

Deposits Cleared: Membership Dues

$ 50.00 Workshops

$ 592.50

50/50

$ 38.75 Raffle Quilt

$ 125.00

Raffle Quilt extras

$ 50.00

$ 856.25

FISCHERS’ FARM

It’s BLUEBERRY SEASON!

$3.50/pint, $20/6pints

Additional pints $3 each

Available June 8-mid-July

Joe and Ann Fischer

3975 Leipsic Road, Dover

302-744-9786

Present: Sue Hoecker, Mary Dawn Ditty, Delores Burns, Barbara

Austin, Linda Barlow, RoseAnn Battista, Ann Fischer, ML Kaczka, Elaine

Morris, Betty Rigo, Peg Gilson

The minutes were approved for May 2016.

Committee Reports

Communication: Sue Hoecker reported that the photo

directory should be in next month’s newsletter.

Newsletter: Due June 12th

Quilter’s Lunch & Learn: Elaine and Mary Dawn will

attend. The board made a decision to auction minis off

starting at $20.00. Minis may also be purchased

outright. RoseAnn will place an article in the newsletter

concerning the baskets to be raffled off.

Raffle Quilt: Sue commended Barbara for doing a stellar

job with the raffle ticket sales. $1990.00 has been

collected so far. Tickets will be sold at Fifer’s Blueberry

Festival on June 25th. Marie Austin donated a quilt top

and was completed by Corky Zweemer. The quilt will be

raffled off within the Guild and proceeds will be donated

to the First Baptist Church (Kent Ecumenical Food Bank).

Workshops:

Mary Dawn will be sending a survey out through email to HH

members asking for input on future workshops. She would

like to start scheduling speakers for HH meetings well in

advance in order to secure the ones members are

interested in. She expressed a concern with the timing of

the payment for the workshops. ML suggested a

waiting/wish list might be used for signing up.

Shirley Smith’s Tree Block workshop will take place on June

28th. It was suggested that we make extras to donate to

our Tri -Guild event.

Sue Pritt Workshop – Since Sue Pritt is only charging $90

for the workshop, the board made a decision to give her a

gift certificate to Meding’s Seafood Restaurant.

Mary Kokoszka will offer classes for beginner quilters.

$20 will be charged for adults and $15 for age 18 and under.

Ellen Malenfant is organizing an auction for our November 2016

meeting. More information to follow.

Old Business:

Sue shared examples of the Business Cards/Bookmarks

designed by Nancy Quade. Sue will be emailing various

prototypes to HH members so they may vote on their favorite.

A motion was made, seconded, and carried by unanimous vote to

purchase 5000 business cards and 5000 (2x8) bookmarks. Cindy

King has volunteered to design a pattern using our new logo

which will be used to make name tags.

New Business:

Raffle Quilt: Our new raffle quilt will be a patriotic theme. A

meeting to work on this will be June 6th. ML presented

samples of fabrics and patterns, and will be asking for

donations. She also presented examples of runners and place

mats that could be made with leftover fabric.

Sue presented an article placed in the Dover Post by another

guild. She is looking for volunteers to write articles for our

guild and anyone that may have a contact with the Dover Post.

Our next board meeting is scheduled for July 6th. Respectfully submitted, Delores Burns

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Happy Birthday Kate Ruper Officers & Committee Chairs

The Magic Table

Last Name First Name Birthday Zweemer Corky June 10 Boswell Jeanne June 12

12June 13 Quade Nancy June 13 Risko Josephine June 14 Wall Lorri June 14 Mikkelson Christine M June 16 Rigo Elizabeth June 17 Moore Ann June 21 Montz June June 25 Ruper Kate June 25 Dennis Sue Ellen June 27 Wittkop Donna June 28 Parmegiani Sandy July 6 Rolfes Jane July 6 Gray Terri July 13 Brocklehurst Ellie July 19 Manuel Tracey July 19 Heller Billie July 29 Garner Lori July 30

Newsletter submissions are due

by or before the 2nd Saturday of the month.

Please email them to Barbara Sansone at b.sansone.19@gmail.com.

The long table as you walk into the

Helping Hands meeting room.

• Membership services (renewal dues, new members and visitors) • Sign-in sheet (Please, try to sign in so we can get an accurate count of attendance.) • Sign-up for those who wear name tag.

(There is a drawing each month for those who wear a tag. It is encouraged so that we can all know who we are talking to and sitting with.) • 50/ 50 raffle ticket sale. (This is a fund raiser for the guild.) • Sign-up for Show & Tell

• Class registration

• Quilting for Others (Pick up a kit) • Drop off or pick up basket for those participating in swap

of 5 in squares

President: Sue Hoecker…………….. Vice President: Mary Dawn Ditty……... Recording Secretary: Delores Burns…………… Corresponding Secretary: Ellen Malenfant……..… Treasurer: Mary Kokoszka….…….. Committee Chairs: 50/50: Lauren Ferguson…….. Block of the Month: Linda Barlow….………… Fund Raising: Ellen Malenfant……….. Greeters/New Member: Rose Ann Battista….… Membership: Kate Ruper……………… Miniatures/ table runners/toppers: Linda Barlow…………… Newsletter: Barbara Sansone……. Quilt Show: Elaine Morris……….…. Quilting for Others: Ann Fischer…………….. Quilts of Valor: Betty Rigo…………..…...

Peg Gilson…………….…. Raffle Quilt: ML Kazka………….…….. Raffle Quilt Sales: Barbara Austin………… Refreshments: Robin Aschenberg……. Sit ‘n Sew/ Workshop Coordinator: Shirley Smith…………... Skills Forum: Marti Chamberlain….... Sunshine: Sharon Cook…………….. Swaps: Lisa Stallings…………….. Website/Facebook: Patricia Kokoszka….….

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State Fair Info: Theme: “A Slice of Summer Fun”

Website:

http://www.delawarestatefair.com/p/exhibitors/366. The site has this year’s information under needlework.

Inside this Issue 1. Presidents Message

1. Vice Presidents Message

1. Refreshment List

2. Info about Programs & Events

2. Let’s Get Swapping

2. Bonnie Hunter Workshops

2. Volunteer needed

3. Quilter’s Lunch and Learn

3. Marti’s Signature Star Design

3. Our Website

3. Upcoming Quilt Events

3. “Proud Stars” by Marti Chamberlain

3. Raffle Baskets

4. Quilting for Others

4. Stash Relocation Event

4. Next Raffle Quilt

4. Perfect ¼” Seam

5. Meeting Minutes

6. June 1st Board Minutes

6. Treasurer’s Report

7. Sunshine Committee

7. Birthdays

Sunshine Committee Report

Please continue to keep us informed of any of our members

that are ill, having surgery, or have lost a loved one.

Respectfully submitted, Connie Quarnaccio and Sharon Cook

June 16 Helping Hands Newsletter 8