The Pine Needle Press Volume 32 Issue 8 Pine Tree Quilt Guild September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A newsletter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, having taken root in the fabric of the Grass Valley community since 1984. Published monthly except August.

11255 Banner Mine Way, Nevada City 95959 www.PineTreeQuiltGuild.com

Affiliates 2015 Ben Franklin Crafts 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 Christine Barnes Designs 208 Mill St. GV 273-3970 Deby’s Sierra Sewing 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 DeeDee Brownell, seamstress 15760 Ridge Estates Road NC 478-5904 Designs By Heidi hmemmett@gmail.com 273-8067 Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood Dr. PV 432-1646 Howell’s Sewing & Vacuum 13555 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 Sandra Bruce Creative Long Arm Quilting 116 Main 5B GV 210-9748 Sheri Bahr’s Quilting 16795 Alice Way GV 477-8786 Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St. GV 272-5308 Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond NC 478-0223 Terial Arts 14195 Coyote Mt. Trail, NC 479-9014 or 470-9092

September Program: Meet Your Affiliates! Sept 1st 6:30pm

Our September meeting is titled Affiliate Night. What is an affiliate you ask? It is someone local who has a quilt related business and supports the Guild.. Learn about your affiliates and meet some of them for the first time! See what new things they have available for sale. There will be time to visit and buy. Jeanie Ferguson will showcase Judy Hamilton, our Patchwork Star, for September. There will be no Show and Tell this month. Save your wonderful creations from the summer for next month!

Heidi Emmett Programs

Table of

Contents is on page 2

Come meet the Affiliates who support the Pine Tree Quilt Guild!

Dues Increase on the Table

The not-so-good news: Despite our recent cutbacks on speakers, jamboree and scholarships, our costs for running the Guild and providing services still exceed our current level of income. Better news: We can get back on track and stay within our bylaw mandated finances if we increase our dues by only $5 per year (about 10 cents per week).

This proposal—increasing our dues to $30 per year-- is based on a financial review of the recent trends of our income (no change) and expenses (increasing). Further and as a point of comparison, 8 of the 10 guilds in our geographic area have dues higher than ours. By raising our dues to $30 per year, we would still be below the average.

A majority of the Board has voted to approve presenting this proposal to the membership. We will present more information and have the opportunity for further discussion at our September meeting. We will vote on it at our October meeting. Kate Grant President

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Greetings Guild Members—

On Saturday afternoon, July 25th, I participated in our Quiltapalooza, a new event organized by our guild Wonder Woman, Marjorie McConnell. I was just settling in with the other ladies to work on my first quilt of the afternoon when I noticed some serious smoke in the sky outside the Sugar Pine classroom. Concern set in, so I checked Yubanet on my I-Phone to see where the smoke might be coming from. In the section for "smaller local fires happening now", You Bet Road was listed as a location. Well, since that was not far from my house, panic replaced concern. My mind began to race. Which way was the wind blowing? How big was the fire? Darn, I was not prepared to evacuate—how and where would I begin?

The room was now buzzing with talk about a fire somewhere nearby. Someone (WW) said to me, "Kate, that could be your (fire victim) quilt." Suddenly the quilt I was working on took on new meaning. The quilt was

instantly more valuable—prettier, softer, more comforting—and I could feel how it might be treasured by a person who had lost their belongings.

These thoughts and feelings put me over the top, so I packed up my things (including "my" unfinished quilt) and drove straight home to find my husband, see if the house was okay, and assess the actual fire threat.

We all know the good news. Even though the Lowell fire has scorched 2300 acres (as of this writing), no homes or lives were lost. But it could happen anywhere at any time. As a result of this experience I learned lots of things, but the two most important were: 1. I need to be prepared to evacuate and have started the process (see www.ready.gov/prepare); and 2. Our Community Service provides a heartfelt valuable service to the residents of our area.

A big Thank You to Marjorie as our Community Service leader and to the members of the Guild who work on these quilts to make this goal of the Guild a reality. Kate Grant, President

Table of Contents

2015 Officers & Board Members 6 Guild Meeting Dates 3 Promoting Our Guild 3

Affiliates 1,9 Guild Shirts 8 2016 Quilt Show 7

Anniversaries & Birthdays 7,9 Holiday Party 2015 2 September Program 1

Board Mtg Minutes online Home Workshop 4 Share & Care 6

Community Service/Drop-in & Sew 4 October Program 5 What Are You Waiting For? 3

General Meeting Minutes online Patchwork Star 8

Guild Challenge 2 President’s Message 2

Party On! Guild member Sophia Day has stepped up to coordinate our Holiday Party.

Now, our December meeting will be way more fun than just a business meeting. Thank you, Sophia!

Guild Challenge      Forest Fantasy is both our guild challenge and our Quilt Show Theme.  We will have our regular challenge

reveal and voting at our March Meeting.  They will then be hung together at the quilt show in a special theme display.  I have the usual requirements:

whatever size and shape you want; three layers- top, batting and backing.   That's it!   Forest Fantasy is whatever your fantasy may be:  trees, water, mountains, animals, fairies, etc…

 It does not have to be a landscape.  You can create it with fabrics, shapes and patterns.    We are a very creative guild and I can hardly wait to see all your beautiful quilts in March.   Any questions,

please feel free to call me.  My number is in the roster.          Lois Hodges Guild Challenge Chair

Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time September

General Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30PM Sept 1

225 S. Auburn, Grass Valley, CA

Speaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV Wednesday after General Meeting None

PTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, 6:30pm Sept 10th

Newsletter Deadline sierrasue@me.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg Sept 12th

Junior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta Street, G.V, 2nd Saturday, 10:30am Sept 12th

Community Service Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Rd. Grass Valley, CA

3rd Thursday, 9:30am Sept 17th

Drop-In ‘n Quilt Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am Sept 17th

Home Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 3rd Thursday, 9:30 am Sept 17th

Quilt Show Committee Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV 1st Wednesday, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Sept 2rd

Guild Meeting Dates September 2015

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What Are You Waiting For? For several months, I’ve been asking for someone to step forward to be Hospitality Chair for next year. Even though this job might sound like an extra nicety, it is VERY IMPORTANT to the Guild.

We want and need new members in our Guild. They are important to continuing the vibrancy of our organization. The first impression potential new members receive often determines whether or not they will join. Remember how you felt when you first came to the Guild? Were you welcomed by a friendly person? If you weren’t, how did you feel? Our Hospitality Chair (and Committee) can make a good first impression and thus have a big impact on the life of our Guild.

This position is perfect for an outgoing person (or someone who wants to be more outgoing) who could gather a few friends to help her. A mini-group would also be a convenient and fun way to handle this position. It does not require much time outside the meetings nor does it require years of experience in the Guild, just a desire to help out. You would contribute a small amount of time and effort for potentially big results (happy new members).

Contact me to volunteer for this position. Phone: 530-263-3575 or Email: ksgrantgv@gmail.com

Kate Grant President

PROMOTING OUR GUILD

This year while I was white gloving at our Nevada County Fair, I happened to talk to several ladies who were admiring the quilts. During our conversation I asked if they were guild members, and to my astonishment I heard a similar theme. “I’m not a good enough quilter to belong” or “I just do quilts for Linus”. At this response I let them know that “a love for quilting” was all they needed to join our wonderful guild where they could meet others on their quilting journeys. I stressed that the guild is where you can be inspired, take classes, find help from other quilters and make new friends. Hopefully these ladies will take me up on my invitation to come check us out on September 1st. So bring your smile and keep an eye open for a new face with a deer-in-the-headlights look! Hopefully we can all help to build the guild one invitation at a time.

Ruth Bertaccini

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Community Services and Drop In and Sew

QUILTAPALOOZA was a roaring success! The fire, birthdays, and other personal situations did not dampen guild member participation. Fifty (50) quilts were ready and waiting for eager quilters. For 11 hours - 10:30 - 9:00, guild members came and left, quilting like crazy. A few hardy souls stayed with me the entire day! By the end of the day most of the quilts were quilted, a few people took quilts home to finish up. Prizes were given out every hour, pizza and lots of snacks kept quilters fortified, and we enjoyed catching up on individual member news. I thank each and every member who participated and

appreciate those that stayed with me for the entire day. Stay tuned . . . It is quite possible that we will have another event in January or February.

Community Service resumes the third Thursday in September. We received some nice donations and Kathy is busy making up new quilt and pillowcase kits -- she just cannot pass up an opportunity to play with fabric!  Kits may be picked up at the September Guild meeting and you may also return those that you have worked on during the summer.

CS sent a quilt to the injured fire fighter - Matt Aoki, who was severely burned in the Lowell fire, keeping Nevada County safe. If you would like to thank him cards can be sent to: Matt Aoki, c/o Los Padres Hot Shots, 3505 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

Remember, Ina Gibson is doing a return engagement with her envelope quilt class. We look forward to seeing you there!

17 September – Ina Gibson’s “Envelope Quilting”, an easy, breezy way to complete a quilt. Practice on a CS quilt and gain ideas to use on your own quilt. Quilt sandwich provided.

19 November – Lorna Straka: Easy Binding. Quilt sandwiches provided.

2015 Community Service Dates September 17 October 15 November 19 December Distribution on Wednesday, Dec 2nd REMEMBER, there is NO CS in December

CS and DIQ meet at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley. Cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? I will deliver a kit to you to work on at home – call or email me.

Thank you, Marjorie McConnell

Home Workshop Thank you all for making our Home Workshops so much fun!However... we have exciting classes planned for SEPT., OCT. and NOV.!

On SEPT. 17th, LORNA  STRAKA will be doing her "DISAPPEARING  ACT”.She will share new and exciting techniques for the 9-patch and the 4-patch andthe Double nine patch!  Sign up at the Sept. 1st Guild meeting…..

Until Then.........Keep on Quilting! Betty Maddox and Eleanor SagelyAny questions contact:

Betty at cbmaddox@att.net  Eleanor at: quiltbug6@yahoo.com

Marjorie McConnell practicing what she preaches…helping to complete quilts turned into Community Service.

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October Program: Marcia Harmening October 6th

Hi. My name is Marcia Harmening and I am the owner and designer for Happy Stash Quilts.I fell in love with quilting 15 years ago as a means of staving off insanity during the long, dark Alaska winters. I found that colorful fabric combined with colorful friendships is, indeed, the perfect solution for surviving the snowy, monochromatic season. I enjoy teaching on a regular basis and editing quilt books

for Brenda Henning of Bear Paw Productions. I began publishing my own patterns in 2008. In 2010, after 23 years in Alaska, my husband and I and our three children relocated to Reno, Nevada, where we are soaking in an unbelievable abundance of sunshine.

Lecture is: A Quilter's Journey Oct 6th 6:30pm GrassValley Charter SchoolWorkshop is: Oct 7th Autumn Cross, make it in luscious fall colors.

Pattern is included in class.  Tuscan Vineyard is an alternate BUT the applique portion will NOT be taught in the workshop.

Autumn Cross Tuscan Vineyard

Marcia Harmening’s Website

Enjoying the annual Guild Picnic…..for once the weather

was very accommodating!

Share and Care

Do you know someone in the Guild who is under the weather and can use some cheering? Whether it is illness, surgery, or loss of a loved one, please let

me know so an appropriate card can be sent. Thanks.......

Carol Gates Share and Care Chairperson carol1946gates@gmail.com

273-9359

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild 2015 Board Executive Board President Kate Grant Vice-President Diane Klose Secretary Donna Switzer Treasurer Karen Mitchell

Committee Chairpersons Binders on hiatus Community Service/Drop In Marjorie McConnell Computer Records Ardy Tobin Education Outreach Margaret Boothby/Robin Mello Equipment Mary Serpa/Tamara Cook Finance/Audit Budget Karle deProsse Guild Challenge Lois Hodges Historian open Home Workshop Betty Maddox/Eleanor Sagely Hospitality/Mentor open Gala/Jamboree on hiatus Junior Quilters Diane Rockwell/Robin Mello Library Molly Cook Meeting Set-Up The Cook Family Membership Marta Price Mini Groups Clairie Carter Mystery Gifts Carmen Crow/Rachella Beeks Mystery Quilt Frances O’Brien Newsletter Sue Miller Opportunity Quilt 2015 (Market) Cathy Stone Opportunity Quilt 2016 Marjorie McConnell Opportunity Quilt 2016 (Market) Kathleen Stanley Patchwork Star Jeanie Ferguson Programs/NCQC Heidi Emmett March Mixer Diane Klose July Picnic Nancyan Tracy Holiday Party Sophia Day Publicity Joy Waggener Quarter Yard Club Marilyn Engelking/Cheryl Klein Quilt Show 2015 Anne Wilson/Mary Serpa Quilt Show 2016 Marjorie McConnell/ Jeanne Pincha-Tulley Speaker Workshops Kathleen Stanley Scholarships Joan Mosley Share and Care Carol Gates Show and Tell Ruth Bertaccini/Sew Happy Treasure Table Sharon Kreiss/Lettie Lewis Web Liaison Ardy Tobin Remember, the

Board’s contact information is no

longer listed in the newsletter. Consult your directory for

addresses and phone numbers.

SHOW AND TELL

There will be no Show and Tell at the September 1st guild meeting, however

save them for our October 6th meeting.

Congratulations to the many members who

entered their quilts at this year's Nevada County Fair.  They helped to provide the

eye candy that many fair goers have come to love!

Ruth Bertaccini Sew Happy

Quilt Show 2016

Things are moving right along, the "team" is almost in place. One of the changes this year is that there are only THREE (3) meetings, and these are during the day. First meeting is Wednesday, September 3, 2:00 - ~4:00, SDA.

All chair positions are now filled EXCEPT for BASKET COMMITTEE. This is my final plea for a chair . . . the basket raffle nets the guild ~$3,000, funds that help cover overall operating expenses.. if I do not have a chair by the first Quilt Show meeting (there are only three), Wednesday, 02 September (the day after the guild meeting), the Quilt Show Committee will proceed without this event.  if you are interested, have questions, please contact me, 265-9787 or maggie2@sonic.net. Please help make this team complete.

Thank you, Marjorie McConnell

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Opportunity Quilt -

The quilt was well received by the Fair goers.  So much so that I think we are going to have to order more

tickets for the up and coming Draft Horse Classic and Christmas Fair.  I want to thank the ladies who

answered the call to be white glovers.  You did a great job!!

At the Draft Horse Classic which is on Sept. 22 to 25th  I need a few more workers on Sat. and Sunday.  Please call to schedule a time.  Next is the Country Christmas

Faire on Thanksgiving weekend.  Again I need workers.  The time slots are 2 hours and we can sit

down.  At both of these affairs we will have a second quilt depicting the event, which will be raffled off on that Sunday.  I do need someone who will donate a

Christmas quilt.Your tickets for the Opportunity Quilt will be ready for pick up at the Sept. general meeting.  Please stop by

the table to get them and bring your check. Thanks again for the ladies

who white gloved at the Fair.

Kathleen Stanley, 346-1415.

Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer’s Report

June & July 2015

Beginning balance June 1, 2015 5,900.50

Deposits 14,138.69

Expenses (2,133.38)

Checking balance July 30, 2015 17,905.81

Savings 30,456.56

Quilt Show balance 3,515.00

Total cash July 30, 2015 51,877.37

Happy September Anniversaries

2 Donna & Al Switzer 3 Claire & John Casey 5 Jan & Mark Christensen 8 Julie & Scott Berry 8 Ruth & Silvan Peterhans 9 Lois & Frank Goodwill 10 Karen & Bill Mitchell 11 Myrna & Gordon Lindholm 11 Louis & David Bock 19 Mildred & Roger Folda 20 Dolly & Richard Melim 21 Lin & Gregg Schiffner 26 Judy & Walter (Herb) Speller 27 Carolie & Bob Brenan 27 Sandy & Ken (Skip) Turner 30 Frances & Tim O’Brien

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Judy Hamilton Patchwork Star for September 2015 On one of winter's finest spring-like days, over the river and through the woods to Nanna's Way I went. As a hopping big-eared bunny darted to the side of the road, I landed at Judy's restful 4-acre retreat. Stating emphatically, “I really don't like the deer!” Judy maintains her and husband Reed's healthy lifestyle by growing plenty of herbs, veggies and fruits—behind a modest fence. But, with a slight hint of contempt, she added: “The raccoons ate all my persimmons!” Reed, a semi-retired farming entrepreneur, enjoys growing wheat, corn and polenta in Wheatland, filling a popular homegrown niche for organic produce. With an advanced degree in nursing, Judy works as a nurse practitioner at a clinic 3 days a week in Yuba City.

Pretty much a newbie to quilting, Judy has been pursuing her craft just 5-6 years. Her favorite genre is traditional fare celebrating a trifecta of outdoor hues: apple greens, Hawaiian turquoises and cerulean blues. Since her favorite color is purple, I found an occasional painterly splurge of amethyst added to the mix. Chris Cook, veteran appliquer, is teaching Judy the rudiments of hand applique. Assorted springy florals graced her large design wall. Ironable mylar shapes defined multiple petals, leaves and stems. Mary Ellen's Best Press starch helps retain their shape when ironed over the plastic. Roxanne's Glue Baste-It holds motifs in place for hand work. The forecast here is for Judy's first successful hand applique, disciplined and unhurried. With a radiant grin, Judy promised: “This is my goal for this year!”

Another goal is to successfully machine quilt larger quilts. Many table runners and baby quilts have been beautifully executed on her Janome 6600 Memory Craft. It's neck is wide and her table is spacious. Showing a crisp hued turquoise-ish quilt that will be her first large project, she stated: “By doing it myself, I will avoid added cost.” Judy takes classes to improve her skills. Cathy Stone has instructed her on machine quilting and Sally Monestier is her embroidery mentor. One of Judy's favorite methods is paper-piecing. She says: “Just use Carol Doak's soft paper and make sure your stitches are extra small. It helps perforate the paper, making it easier to remove.”

Using a sturdy set of brakes, Judy is not seduced by an uncontrollable lure of stash building. Less is more they say. Her disciplined acquisitions include two modest stacks of assorted botanicals: Amy Butlers, Kaffe Fassets and Martha Negleys. There's a bouquet there enough to feast on. “I like to complete a project one at a time.” Judy is goal-oriented and has three burgeoning ideas for 2015: 1) to enjoy free motion quilting, 2) to learn hand applique, and 3) to continue to enjoy her best

buddies in the Sew Happy mini group.

Keep a close watch on this gal—she's on the move, full of bounce and full of energy. Quilting, with an emphasis in skill-building, has got her hooked!

Jeanie Ferguson

Shirts are available for sale with the Pine Tree Quilt Guild logo embroidered on them. You can also have your name embroidered for no extra charge. These are long sleeve denim shirts. If you

are interested, please email me or contact me at a meeting. The shirts are $24.03 each. Please provide the following:

Size - small, medium, large, XL, 2XL etc. Color - light or dark denim

Name embroidered - yes or no and spelling of the name The shirts are 100% cotton and will shrink a little. Please keep this in mind when you order a shirt.

Diane Klose sewhandy@sbcglobal.net

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Affiliates of the Month Howells

Marilynn Matthews, owner 13555 Bowman Rd. Suite 400.

Auburn, CA 530-885-9624 doolmarylynn@att.net

www.howelsew.com

Howell’s is a customer loving sewing and vacuum store with so much more.

Enjoy coffee and cookies as you shop for patterns, books, notions or fabric. Investigate our supply of Babylock, Juki and Janome sewing, quilting and/or embroidery machines. Purchase one and you have the option to trade up for full value towards your next

machine. Howell’s is a Handi-Quilter representative and rents their Avante 18” long arm by the hour. Once you take the long arm class, you’re qualified to use the event to Sweet 16 in the store for free when quilting community service quilts. Howell’s classroom

comfortably seats 14 with machines and 20-25 stadium style. Howell's also offers the best vacuums and cleaning products available. Riccar, Miele, Hoover Steam Vac and Sanitizaire, brass cleaner, pet stain remover, carpet shampoo and spot cleaners. Tell

us Precious sent you for a 15% discount on notions or supplies.

Ben Franklin Crafts Craig & Andrea McGovern, owners

598 Sutton Way, Grass Valley 530-273-1348 bfcrafts@pacbell.net

www.benfranklin-crafts.com

Established in 1973, Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames is all the name implies! With everything from fine art supplies and scrapbooking materials to yarn, and, of course, lots of FABRICS!

Ben Franklin Crafts caters to both the traditional quilter and art quilter with over 340 bolts of beautiful batiks and an extensive assortment of cotton quilting fabrics, batting, specialty threads, fabric paint, cutters, mats, books, patterns and so much more!

The last Wednesday of the month is a special day at Ben Franklin! Quilters abound with their Ben Franklin bags, stuffing them with great deals on fabrics and other goodies they find in the store!

Come find your own treasures!

Happy September Birthdays! 3 Bev Sarche 7 Kathleen McLendon 10 Rena Wittkopf 11 Carol Riddles 12 Marilyn Engelking 13 Cora Hughes 14 Myrna Raglin 16 Debbie Aronson 17 Meredith Cooper 17 Marcia Lyon 21 Mary Crane 21 Elly Stickney 24 Sharon Sobrero 26 Nan Curry

30 Deidre Campbell

Our Guild Meeting is Sept 1st, 2015 at 6:30 PM. Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn St., Grass Valley

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Send address changes and corrections to: Submit newsletter articles to: PTQG Computer Records Sue Miller, PTQG Newsletter Editor P.O. Box 3133, Grass Valley, CA 95945 sierrasue@me.com or contact Computer Records 11255 Banner Mine Way Ardy, 575-8433 Nevada City, CA 95959 530-271-2270 Mail membership forms and dues to: PTQG Membership Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 p.m. the Saturday P.O.Box 3133 immediately following the PTQ Guild’s Board Grass Valley, CA 95945 Meeting on the second Thursday of the month See our web page for membership forms and information:. http://www.pinetreequiltguild.com