The Pine Needle Press Volume 32 Issue 4 Pine Tree Quilt Guild April 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

APRIL PROGRAM: DONNA GREENWALD, Thread Painter

In April we present: Donna Greenwald, thread painter. Beginner to Advanced quilters will appreciate and use the techniques learned in our first-ever, 3 day workshop after her lecture the night before. It is a bargain at $75 for all three days of non-stop learning and fun! Sign ups for the workshop began at February's meeting. .

Visit Donna’s website at Greenwald.com. Donna writes on her website, “I taught Home Economics for 38 years in Chico, California, and retired in 2002. I enjoyed teaching and missed the social connections of work so I combined my love of art and quilting and began teaching classes in art quilting. Classes I offer teach fabric art and design techniques

that allow students of all levels to unlock the inner artist in themselves and create their own, unique fiber art masterpieces.

All skill levels are welcome. Join us and have some fun…there are still a few places left.

Guild Meeting: April 5th 6:30PM Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, Grass Valley

Workshop: April 6th, 7th, and 8th 10:00AM - 4:00PM Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osborne Rd. GV Bring food and drinks for lunch and snacks.

Future Program NotesJune will bring Judy Coates Perez , Creative Alchemist, as our speaker and presenter for the June workshop. She’s a cover girl! See Machine Quilting cover on the right. She has a very creative and colorful website at http://www.judycoatesperez.com. Check her out before June! Join us at the meeting on June 7th and her workshop on June 8th.

Tea and Ephemera Using textile paint, printed paper vintage imagery, thermo fax screens, colored pencils, rubber stamps, paint sticks, tea bags and more, learn multiple mixed media techniques while creating a mixed media fabric collage that you can stitch or quilt.

QUILT SHOW NEWS AND NEEDS ARE ON PAGES 3 & 4

2016 Officers & Board Members 12 Drop In and Quilt 3 Home Workshop 3

Programs and Workshops 1 Financial Information 6 Jamboree 5Affiliates 9, 11 General Meeting Minutes online Mystery Quilt 2015 5

Anniversaries/Birthdays 11 Guild Decals 6 President’s Message 2

Board Mtg Minutes online Guild Meeting Dates 2 Quilt Show 3,4

Community Service/Drop-in & Quilt 3,7 Guild Scholarship 5 Quilting Events 9

Share & Care 13

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Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time April

Table of Contents

General Meeting Grass Valley Charter School 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm 5thS. Auburn Rd. . GV

Speaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV Wednesday after General Mtg 6, 7, 8 PTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 6:30pm 14hNewsletter Deadline sierrasue@me.com 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 16thJunior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta St. GV 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am 16thCommunity Service Eskaton, Ridge Road, Nevada City 3rd Tuesday, 9:00-3:00 19ththDrop-In ‘n Quilt LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 28thHome Workshop LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 28thQuilt Show Committee Madelyn Helling Library, NC 1st Monday, Noon to 2 pm 4th

Guild Meeting Dates April 2016

President’s MessageHopefully you are adjusting well to daylight savings time. I love the longer days and just wish I could sleep in

another hour … I know there is talk of eliminating changing times twice a year. I don’t know what will be the outcome of that discussion, but it seems to come up every year.

Vice President, Susie Hardy, had us all moving around at the March Mixer. I heard all very good comments about the fitness exercises, and it was nice to have Dr. Antouri and his staff there to ask questions and get a quick check for any problems. Awesome time was had by all 😊

As you are aware the Quilt Show is coming up very soon. Quilt show entry forms must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. on March 17th. The reason for this is Sue Miller and Ardy Tobin need to know how many quilts and their sizes to make efficient use of the available space by designing the layout. Please consider entering a quilt whether for judging or show only. Volunteers are still needed to work at the quilt show. There will be sign ups at the April general meeting. Your volunteer form gets you into the quilt show on the day you work, so please sign up to volunteer on both days !!

Donna Greenwald is the speaker at the general meeting in April. Then she will have our first-ever 3-day workshop on thread painting. Her work is gorgeous and the workshop promises to be fun!

Keep quilting!

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HOME WORKSHOP – DROP IN AND QUILT Come and join fellow Guild members for a relaxed day of sewing and camaraderie. Drop in and Quilt is a “work on your own project” which can be whatever you like. There is plenty of room and good light, it’s a great opportunity to ask others for advise if you’ve hit a challenge in your project, or work on your project or a Community Service quilt. We will have a few CS kits available. WHAT: A fun day making your choice(s) of NAME TAG or CHATELAINE (SO nice!). Ina Gibson and Diane Klose are bringing a lot of name badge ideas and we will have plenty of fabrics and other supplies for everyone’s use. Ina has chatelaine instructions and plenty of name badge examples and instructions. Diane has started a project to make name tags with the pine tree design to give to new members and you can make one of those to help her. WHEN: March 24. Doors open at 9:00 AM, class starts at 9:30, we leave by 3:00. Bring a bag lunch. WHERE: LDS Church, 615 Hollow Way, Nevada City. Exit east from Hwy. 49 at Gold Flat, first left is Hollow Way. LDS is just past Hooper & Weaver, park on the side of the church and enter at door about halfway down the building. COST: FREE to all Guild members as a membership benefit. BRING: If you have a specific fabric you would like for your chatelaine bring a 2 ½” wide strip cut full width of fabric, about 40” long and any small scraps of coordinating fabrics for the crazy patch portion. Other supplies: small cutting mat, rotary cutter, normal sewing notions, thread and machine. Irons and ironing boards are provided. Save the date – next Home Workshop/Drop in and Quilt is May 26. No Home Workshop in April – we’ll be at Fairgrounds setting up for Quilt Show.

To sign up for Home Workshops or if you have any questions, please contact Anne Wilson at awilson@svn.net or 274-1290.

Anne Wilson

QUILT SHOW 2016 NEWS AND NEEDS

QUILT SHOW 2016 Quilt Show Committee Chairs have been at work to bring you a quilt show with new energy – several special exhibits, new vendors, demonstrations, tuffets, scissor sharpening, and the debut of QUILTERS CAFÉ. The new caterer is offering some fabulous selections and will take credit/debit cards! If you participated in making a tuffet – large or small – please enter it in the Quilt Show.

There are a few changes. One to take note of is that members entering a quilt will not receive a free pass to the show. Why? Most members also work a shift, or more, and receive free entry into the show.

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QUILT SHOW 2016 NEWS AND NEEDS (continued)

Quilt Show Sign Up: This is YOUR SHOW and most volunteer spaces have been filled but a few more are still needed. Please Sign-Up now or at the April meeting for one or more Committees – Baskets, Community Service, Country Store, Gate, Equipment, Hall of Honor, Information Booth, Judging, Lunchroom, Quilt Entries, Set Up / Take Down, Silent Auction, White Glove and there are a few more. Shifts are generally two hours. Many hands make light work.

COUNTRY STORE – Kathy Biggi and Molly Cook Country Store continues to seek guild vendors AND volunteers for Sunday. Please look through your stash for those things you do not want or need anymore.  If you are not interested in being a vendor, items can be donated to Community Service, contact Marjorie for more details.

The Quilt Show Committee implemented changes this year to improve the Country Store and to facilitate clean-up after the show: all vendors must work a shift; all items (including boxes) must be picked up before 5:00 pm on Sunday or a $25 disposal fee will be deducted from your earnings.  

OPPORTUNITY QUILT SALES – Diane Klose This is a perfect opportunity for someone to sit and relax while selling tickets!  There are only a few openings left . . .

QUILTERS CAFÉ – Mary Serpa Now taking sign-ups for working in Quilters Café and dessert donations.

PUBLICITY – Lois Hodges Do you have a business you would like to advertise? Guild members receive a discounted rate in the brochure.

SILENT AUCTION – Diane Klose Silent Auction is now accepting donations and Quilt Show sign-ups! Bags, table runners, small quilts, wall hangings, or ?. Last year changes made to the bidding process were quite successful: donors were asked to set a minimum bid to cover the cost of their materials, to set a "Buy it now" price for those who did not want to chance losing the item, and incremental increases between $2 and $5. Three items were sold at a much higher "Buy it now" price. These changes will be continued this year. Your participation by donating items would be appreciated by the guild. WHITE GLOVE – Myrna RaglinEasy, breezy visiting with attendees, talking about entries, and showing the quilts.

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Scholarship Applications are now being accepted for a $1000 scholarship for 2016. We are making this scholarship available to all Nevada County 2016 graduates or continuing education students who are pursuing studies in fiber and/or textile art. If you know of a qualifying student, please have them contact:

Joan Mosley, Scholarship Chair, 164 Ventana Sierra Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945 530-277-1047

She will provide them with an application, if needed. All completed applications are due to Joan by April 1, 2016. The selection will be made by the Scholarship Committee within two weeks of the deadline and all will be notified of the results.

JAMBOREE IS RETURNING

Our Jamboree returns this year! What is Jamboree? It is the guild's way of saying “thank you” to our members who work so hard to make our guild great. Another bonus is that it is FREE.

Save Saturday, October 22, 2016 for a fun, creative day. We will have more information for you at the May meeting, but right now we all need to concentrate on the quilt show.

We will have lots of parking and no stairs to climb, plus four outstanding, talented, and well-known teachers with a diversity of classes. It will be hard for you to choose between working on a lighthearted appliqué Christmas wall hanging, creating a spectacular circle quilt, using an easier technique to paper piecing a lovely table runner or designing and assembling a unique wearable in one day!

For the May meeting you need to bring a check for $25 to secure your spot in a class. On the day of the jamboree you will receive your check back; if you don’t show up, we get to keep your check. We want to be fair to everyone and make sure everyone gets into the class of your choice.

More to come!

Joan Mosley and Julie Berry, Co-chairs

Mystery Quilt 2015

Many of you who participated in the 2015 Mystery expressed a desire to do a Show&Tell together.  Fine by me!

Anyone who would like to show your 2015 Mystery Quilt as a group, please bring it to the April meeting.  

Thank you!France's O’Brien, 273-1972

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Guild Decals Show your pride in our Guild. Decals will be

available at the April 5th meeting. Attach one to your car window or any place else where you can show you belong to our wonderful

community of quilters.$3 a piece or 2 for $5

Pine Tree Quilt GuildJanuary 1 - December 31, 2015

Revenue: BUDGET ACTUAL DIFFERENCESpeaker Workshops 2,000$ 1,475 (525)$ Memberships 5,600 6,613 1,013 increased dues -Newsletter 125 220 95 (1/2 actual is for 2016)Treasure Table 250 142 (108) Quilt Show Profit 8,061 8,583 522 Donations 100 431 331 2/3 with 2016 duesBank/CD Interest 24 18 (6) Opportunity Quilts 4,500 6,722 2,222 three quilts raffledQuilter's Cookbook 2,250 - (2,250) not doneGeneral Income 100 16 (84)

Total Revenue 23,010$ 24,220$ 1,210$ Expenses:

Program:Speakers and Workshops 5,800 3,375$ (2,425)$ way under budget!Speaker Travel and Meals 2,070 851 (1,219) way under budget!Hall of Honor 50 68 18 Guild Mixer & Challenges 130 96 (34) July Picnic 50 38 (12) Holiday Party 200 80 (120)

Newsletter 300 372 72 Opportunity Quilt Costs 700 960 260 Community Service:

Community Service Projects 1,750 1,750 - Education Outreach 350 274 (76) Scholarship and Supplies 1,550 1,511 (39) Classroom Rental 840 840 -

Historian 100 22 (78) Home Workshops 50 43 (7) Membership 600 405 (195) Quilter's Cookbook 1,400 - (1,400) not donePatchwork Star 25 25 - Publicity 600 489 (111) Share and Care 50 - (50) Library 50 - (50) discontinuedJunior Members 500 495 (5) General Operating Expenses:

Equipment & Storage 3,000 2,952 (48) Gifts, Prizes and Contributions 250 217 (33) Insurance 500 500 - Meeting Rental & Setup 975 915 (60) Miscellaneous 300 380 80 Website 1,000 783 (217)

Total Expenses 23,190$ 17,441$ (5,749)$

Carryover income from dues, opportunity quilts, & speakers 6,779

We Care Project: Income 1,371$ Expenses 1,367$ does not includevalue of quilts

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Community Services and Drop In and Sew

Our new “digs”, Crafter’s Corner Room, at Eskaton Village are quite nice. Our work space is smaller and we are still settling in but it is a very nice fit. Please join us there on the THIRD TUESDAY of each month, 9:00 – 3:00 unless otherwise noted.

COMING SOON ! ! ! FOSTER YOUTH will be graduating in May and we are seeking 12 teen-age quilts and pillowcases by May 10 for the 2016 graduates. A generous twin or a double size should keep them cozy as they go out on their own. If you would like to make a mesh tote, please let me know and I will have supplies ready. These were a great hit with the “kids” last year and it is a great “twofer” – we can pack the quilt/pillowcase and they have something to tote laundry or other items.

KATHY”S KITS – We have lots of kits – quilts and pillowcases – ready for you to put together. We also have Block Party pieces made from a variety of fun fabric left-overs that will make 10-inch or larger blocks. Simply sew precut pieces together into a block and turn them in to CS. As the finished blocks accumulate they will be assembled into tops for baby, lap, or twin size quilts. How easy is this?

2016 CS DATES – third TUESDAY at ESKATON, 9:00 – 3:00 unless otherwise noted.April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15 December – NO CS

Cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? I will deliver a kit, quilt sandwich, or quilts to bind to you to work on at home – call or email me. If you know of someone who needs a quilt, please contact me with the details. Thank you, Marjorie McConnell

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Affiliates of the Month

Sun Forest Quilts Barbara Ceresa, owner13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV

432-9461bbceresa@yahoo.com

After retiring from the airline industry , I started my long-arm

quilting business when I moved to Penn Valley in 2007. In 2008 I joined

the Pine Tree Quilt Guild and have made many friends in the local

quilting community. I have an APQS machine with a computerized

system. I have thousands of designs and the ability to organize new designs specific to your quilt. I truly enjoy

choosing or helping my customers select the right design that will compliment their quilt. The best reward that I can

achieve is when my customers and friends recommend me to others.

If you are in need of quilting services, please give me a call at 432-9461 to set

up and appointment.

Fat Lady SingingSally Monestier, owner

14392 Lake Wildwood Dr. PV432-1646

fatlady@comcast.net

It’s not over ’til the fat lady sings” and the binding is on your quilt. Now in

its 7th year, Fat Lady Singing continues to offer a professional, fast and reasonably

priced, hand stitched binding service. Owner sally Monster assures that all

binding will be full, straight and even - able to please even the toughest of quilt judges.Sally’s award winning

handiwork can now be applied to your quilt, giving it a high quality traditional

finish.

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Board

EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Diane KloseVice President Susie HardySecretaries Carolyn Christiansen /Sharon EllisorTreasure Pat Gillings

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSBinders on hiatusCommunity Service/Drop In Marjorie McConnellComputer Records Ardy TobinEducation Outreach Margaret Boothby/Robin MelloEquipment Mary Serpa/Tamara CookFinance/Audit/Budget Karle deProsseGuild Challenge Lois HodgesHistorian on hiatusHoliday ProgramHome Workshop Anne WilsonHospitality/Mentor Ardy Tobin/Jill SchlageterJamboree Julie Berry/Joan MosleyJuly Picnic openJunior Quilters Robin Mello/Arline FisherLibrary on hiatusMarch Mixer Susie HardyMeeting Set-Up The Cook FamilyMembership Marta PriceMini Groups Diane KloseMystery Gift Sophia Day/Nancy HoltzNewsletter Sue MillerOpportunity Quilt 2016 Marjorie McConnellOpportunity Quilt 2016 Marketer Diane KloseOpportunity Quilt 2017 Bent Needles Divas: Lois, Mary,

Trudie Ferraro, Frances O’BrienOpportunity Quilt 2017 Marketer Diane Klose /Mary SerpaPatchwork Star Jeanie FergusonPrograms/NCQC Heidi EmmettPrograms Assistant Raedean KidwellPublicity Joy WaggenerQuarter Yard Club Jane Dunnington/Carolie BrennanQuilt Show Marjorie McConnell/ Jeanne Pincha-TulleySpeaker Workshops Margaret VodickaScholarship Joan MosleyShare and Care Carol GatesShow and Tell Ruth Beraccini/ Sew HappyTreasure Table Sharon Kreiss/Lettie LewisWeb Liaison Ardy Tobin

Board contact information is no

longer published in the newsletter.

Please consult your Membership Roster.

Happy Anniversary!

2 Judith & David Bowers 4 Terry & Robert McFeeley 10 Carolyn & Jan Christiansen 10 Cathy & Rich Stone 15 Lynette & Louis Lester 16 Susan & Clark Maxwell 24 Carey & Jim Daly 25 Ruby & Robert Foster 27 Paulette & Will Snyders 28 Dorothy & Richard Spangler

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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Celebrating April Milestones!

2016 PTQG Affiliates

Listed below are the Affiliates for 2016. Thank you for supporting our Guild. Look for your business to be highlighted in newsletters in the coming year.

Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 bfcrafts@pacbell.net Christine Barnes Designs 208 Hill St. GV 273-3970 cebarnes@sbcglobal.net Deby’s Sewing Service 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood, PV 432-1646 fatlady@comcast.net Friends Around The Block 433 Market St. Colusa CA 458-7467 friendsaroundtheblock@outlook.com Howell’s Sewing and Vacuum 1355 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 coolmarylynn@att.net Humble Fabrics 103 Argall Way NC 575-9338 roxy@humblefabrics.com Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 precisionqw@hotmail.com Sandra Bruce Creative Longarm 116 W. Main St. GV 210-9748 or 477-1909 sandrabruce@pacbell.net Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St GV 272-5308 sugarpinequilt@gmail.com Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 bbceresa@yahoo.com Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond, NC 478-0223 susiehardy@comcast.net

Happy Birthday!

1 Judy Hamilton 2 Sue Miller 3 Shirley vonBrineker 5 Heidi Cook 7 Bernie Brem 8 Raydean Kidwell 8 Paula Michalski 9 Donna Tilley 10 Stephanie Cohelan 10 Valerie Hudelson 13 Lorraine Lingonis 14 Wanda Neuharth 14 Ginny Petersen 14 Jeanne Pincha-Tulley 14 Barbara Stein 16 Ina Gibson 19 Pamela hall 22 Constance Clover 23 Nancy Peterson 24 Doresa Robinson 26 Trish Morris-Plisse 28 Star Parker 28 Lila Sugg 29 Saudi Lauher 29 Marjorie McConnell

Our next meeting is April 5th 2016 at 6:30PM. Grass Valley Charter School, S. Auburn, Grass Valley

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The Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County

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