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FEATURES

INDEX

Bees 4

Birthdays 2

Calendar 9

Comfort Quilts 2

Fat Quarters 2

Guild Information 11

Minutes – June 3

August Meeting

Program 1

President’s Message 1

Quilting Events 4

Refreshments 2

Sew Free Club 7

Workshops 8

Valley Forge Homestead Quilters Guild Newsletter www.valleyforgequilters.org August 2019

Chatter with Cathy

Wow! How time flies as this time last year I was entering your quilts

into the quilt show database to prepare for our show. To encourage

you to work on quilts this coming year to be ready for the 2020 quilt

show, I have another challenge: Complete Your PhD (Projects Half

Done). At the August meeting, I will have the forms for you to fill out

and this time we are working to complete 12 projects with the first

one due in October. Start looking through your sewing room for

these PHDs. In September I would like you to give me a copy of your

form as I want to keep a spreadsheet to see how many PhDs are com-

pleted so you could earn a Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude or even

Summa Cum Laude in quilting with a diploma to celebrate all your

completed projects. And, of course, there will be monthly prizes.

Mark your calendars for the Pennsylvania Quilt Extravaganza in Oaks,

PA on Sept. 12, 13, 14, and 15. I am still in need of volunteers to White

Glove on Saturday, Sept. 14 and to sell raffle tickets on each day.

Quilt ‘til you wilt!

Cathy Fennell

August 20, 2019 Guild Meeting

Nancy Bills will talk about What to Do with Things You Don’t Know What to Do With. As soon as I heard Nancy speak, I started saving all

those salad containers I used to throw away. I'm not revealing any-

thing else. If your memory is excellent, you may be able to remember

all she says. If not, bring a piece of paper to jot down all her tips Just

come to the August meeting and learn a lot. Nancy has just written a

book containing many of her patterns, and she will have additional

patterns for us to buy.

September 17, 2019 Guild Meeting

Many of us anxiously await the night we see the Challenge Quilts.

There is so much creativity that I sometimes wonder how each quilter

comes up with her design. It is very hard to choose which quilt we

like more than any other. This is an exciting night, a night filled with

ideas and inspiration, a night to witness firsthand the quilts our

members have produced.

Gloria Clark

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Birthdays

August: 9 Marjorie Gavitt

14 Kathy Graff

15 Vickie Lopresti

20 Linda Newpher

21 Linda Ulinski

30 Charlene Hagerty

September: 2 Linda Hamel

5 Deb Graves

12 Cathy Radlcliffe

15 Jacqui Santangelo

22 Jean Hayden

Refreshments - August

Savory

Sweet Desserts

Beverage

Paula Pettijohn

Gail Forster

Rose Warren

Kathie Haney

Dottie Dolgash

Karen Glasthal

Peggy Mela-

chrinos

Margorie Gavitt

Linda Newpher

Maxine Close

Barbara Hughes

Ruth Heslin

Molly Lorenz

Joan Shaw

Susan Gustafson

Gail Dovalovsky

Membership Dues

Charlene Hagerty will be collecting membership dues in

August for the 2019-2020 year beginning in September.

Dues are $35. Marge Quinn and Linda Newpher will be

collecting $10.00 for the quilt show raffle tickets.

Charlene Hagerty

Fat Quarter Raffle - Solids

August is the drawing for the solid color fat quarters raf-

fle. Along with all the fat quarters, a prize will include a

fat quarter friendly pattern.

Lisa Long

Comfort Quilts Nine quilts were turned in at our guild meeting. Seven

were finished at the comfort quilt workshop. This makes

the total 84. Thirteen people helped make quilts at the

workshop. Maxine thanks everyone who was able to be

there.

Maxine Close

I don’t need to

get organized…I

just need a bigger

sewing room!

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Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2019

WELCOME: President Cathy welcomed all members and several guests, Dot, Sharon, Leslie, Maryanne

and Barbara and, new member, Linda.

DOOR PRIZES: Winners were Ann Lister and guest Sharon Berry

ANNOUNCEMENTS: President Cathy said Charlene Hagerty and Barbara Hughes are collecting $35

for membership dues. Marge Quinn and Linda Newpher are collecting $10 for the raffle tickets. The

Oaks Quilt Show sign-up sheet for white gloving was passed around.

ICE CREAM: A delicious dish of ice cream with a large variety of toppings was enjoyed by everyone.

PROGRAM: Gloria Clark introduced our speaker, Rachel Rossi, who is from the Lancaster County area.

Rachel gave an enjoyable lecture and trunk show called Bringing Quilting to the Next Generation. She

told us how she started sewing as a young child with her mother and talked about continuing into a

professional career. She talked about how we can inspire other people to join the quilting world. We

saw many of her beautiful quilts and other projects.

SHOPPING: We enjoyed 10 minutes of shopping and admiring Rachel’s quilts.

FINANCE REPORT: Marge Quinn reported the finances.

COMFY QUILTS: Maxine Close told us a comfort quilt workshop is scheduled for Saturday, July 20th.

FAT QUARTER RAFFLE: Lisa Long told us the theme for the next raffle is solids.

WORKSHOPS: Jean Hayden talked about the upcoming workshops; September is the Friendship Tea

and October is the Indoor Yard Sale.

CHALLENGE: Linda Hamel did a small presentation for the challenge. She showed several examples of

“soft” and “hard” embellishments. Soft could be decorative threads, netting, yarn and hard such as

buttons, crystals, beads.

50-50 RAFFLE: The winner was Lisa Long.

WORKSHOP REVEAL: We had beautiful show and tell from the workshop in June. There were many

projects of the feathered trees and cardinal wall hangings.

SEW FREE CLUB: Our club members showed and talked briefly about their wallet and bicycle projects,

very inspirational. Marge Quinn, Cathy Fennell and Jean Corday showed their projects for the next two

months. These will be free banner wall hangings from Pat Sloan’s button club.

SHOW AND TELL: We had a nice display of show and tell.

NEXT MEETING: Our speaker will be Nancy Bills.

MEETING ADJOURNED at 9:20 p.m.

Respectably submitted by

Jean Corday

It’s Time to Take the Challenge – Fancy That

Embellish, embellish, embellish! It won’t be long…Tuesday, September 17th will be our big reveal.

Bring in your challenge quilt by 6:30 PM on the 17th of September in a brown paper bag so that we

can give it a number and hang it for voting. Ribbons will be awarded to the first, second, and third

place winners. Thank you for participating. Questions? ndhannum@verizonnet

More information on the web at:

http://www.valleyforgequilters.org/Pro-Challenge-Pg.html

Nancy Hannum

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Bees….Bees…Bees…Bees

Have you ever come to a bee? It is a great way to be with friends doing what we love to do – quilt,

knit, crochet, handwork of many kinds, chat, and eat. Let the hostess know if you would like to bring

your sewing machine. Please RSVP to the hostess to say you are coming.

Afternoon Bee

2nd Tuesday

12:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Coordinator – Jean

Hayden

Evening Bee

4th Tuesday

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Coordinator – Judy Snook

Northern Bee

5th Tuesday

6:30-9:30 p.m.

Coordinator –

Barbara Hughes

Thurs Evening Bee

4th Thursday

6:00-8:30 p.m.

Coordinator –

Ruth Heslin August 13th

Hedy De Midi

September 10th

Kate Sevensky

August 27th

Karen Glasthal

September 24th

Ann Palmer

October 29th

Linda Vanek

August 22nd

Fairview Church

Use Main Entrance

Local Quilt Shows

Annual Bucks County Quilt Showcase – June 30-September 2, 2019. At the Bucks County Visitor

Center, 3207 Street Road, Bensalem, PA. For more info visit

http://www.visitbuckscounty.com/events/annual/bucks-county-quilt-show/.

AQS Quilt Week - September 11-14, 2019. Presented by AQS at the Schroeder Expo Center, 415

Park Avenue, Paducah, KY. For more info visit http://www.quiltweek.com/locations/fall-paducah/.

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza - September 12-15, 2019. Presented by Mancuso Show

Management, the largest and most prominent quilting arts event in the Northeast all under one roof

at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Phoenixville, PA. For more info visit

https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/pennsylvania-national-quilt-extravaganza/

Beauty and the Batik - October 11-12, 2019. Presented by Keystone Quilters Guild at the Finland

Mennonite Church, 1750 Ziegler Road, Pennsburg, PA. For more info visit

https://www.keystonequilters.org/quilt-show.

Fall Festival of Quilts - October 11-13, 2019. Presented by Undercovers Quilters at Brookhaven

Municipal Building, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA. For more info visit

http://undercoverquilters.com/.

Quilting for Cures - October 18-20, 2019. Presented by South Shore Stitchers Quilt Guild at the

Upper Township Community Center, 1790 Route 50, Tuckahoe, NJ. For more info go to

http://www.southshorestitchers.com/.

For info about more quilt shows…

Checkout our website for local and regional quilt shows.

Cathy Radcliffe

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June Workshop - Show and Tell at July Meeting

Projects at the June workshop were a AccuQuilt Go Die Cutter Christmas tree quilt lead by Cathy

Fennell and a Cardinal wall hanging lead by Kate Sevensky.

Historian Wanted, Easy Job

Do you like to take pictures? Play with your com-

puter? Get on social media?

Well, what if I told you that you could do all of

these fun things and support our guild at the

same time? I am looking for someone to take over

as guild Historian starting in September.

That sounds complicated? Not really, I take pic-

tures at meetings and events that I attend. I get

pictures off Facebook from events I couldn’t get

to. I edit my pictures a little so that you all think I

am a better photographer than I really am. I share

pictures to our Facebook group and send to our

newsletter crew. I build a slideshow to share at

certain meetings. (Trick: I add the new pictures

each month so that it is just a small job, not a big

job with a deadline.) And I back it all up to a hard

drive. Really, that is it.

All you need is a digital camera, your computer,

and a little time each month to post the pictures,

share to the newsletter folks, and put them in

Powerpoint. What do you say? Is it something you

might be interested in? Please contact me if you

know you are interested or it you have some

questions.

Deb Graves

New Members

Linda Jarosz did an online search to find us.

She has been sewing clothes since she was a

teenager. While she hasn’t taken any formal

quilt classes, she has made a bed size quilt.

Linda enjoys paper piecing along with sewing,

crochet, knitting, and any other craft. She is a

retired nurse.

Sharon Berry found us at the quilt show.

She likes a variety of quilt projects. She likes

knitting, crocheting, artwork, and drawing.

She belonged to a guild in New Hampshire.

Lynda Schulze heard about the guild from

her mother, Kathie Haney, who taught Lynda

how to quilt. She loves to make bags, skirts,

and quilts. Every baby shower finds Lynda

making a quilt for the new family member. She

also likes to make bed size quilts for her kids

and as gifts. Lynda also likes to cross stitch.

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July Comfort Quilt Workshop

Rose Warren

Laura Chaplar

Joan Shaw

Deb Graves

Kathie Haney

Ethel Hutchinson

Charlene Hagerty

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Deb, Rosemary, Vicki, & Gina display Sew Free projects

to chair Jean Corday at July meeting.

The Sew Free Club

It is summertime, it is vacation time, it is

hot and rainy, but that is not stopping our

Sew Free Club…this group of ladies is get-

ting a lot of sewing done!! This was very

evident at our show and tell at the July

meeting; several ladies completed the Like Riding a Bike and mini wallet projects.

What a nice variety of fabrics, colors, and

making it their own.

As we look ahead to the new assignment

that will be due in September, there are so

many choices with our small sized ban-

ners. There are 9 free patterns, each one

cuter than the next. I think these little

projects would make nice house warming

gifts or themed birthday gifts. I plan to

work on a couple more myself and they

are a very nice size to practice custom

quilting.

Jean Corday

Start collecting those things you plan

to sell – fabric, kits, notions, books, etc.

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Workshops

Annual UFO and Friendship Tea

with Gloria Clark and Deb Graves

DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2019

TIME: 9:30 to 4

PLACE: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

PRICE: Free

LUNCH: Please sign up for what you

would like to bring

Bring your favorite teacup

Workshop Notes: Workshop fees are non-refundable. Fees can

be given to Jean Hayden at guild meetings or

mail her a check. Remember if you sign up for

a workshop and find you cannot attend,

please call Jean.

At the Friendship Tea you may make one of the

projects we offer or do your own thing. What

projects do we offer? Choose from a holiday tree or

a wreath or a project bag made from placemats.

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August 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Afternoon Bee

Hedy De Midi

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Guild Meeting

Nancy Bills

Thursday Evening Bee

Fairview Church

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Evening Bee

Karen Glasthal

New member Laura Ocker’s first quilt!

Marge Quinn

July Show & Tell

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July Speaker - Rachel Rossi Rachel Rossi is a delightful young women

who literally grew up in a quilt shop

(owned by her mom). Her lecture was

Bringing Quilting to the Next Generation

and she offered a number of ideas to

interest potential new quilters. As Gloria

said, “Rachel’s quilts are happy” and by

the end of the evening we all heartily

agreed.

.

Lou Chandler

Rachel’s adorable kid’s quilt “Timber”

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Board of Directors

President Cathy Fennell

Vice President Chris Candello

Treasurer Marge Quinn

Secretary Jean Corday

Membership Charlene Hagerty

Programs Gloria Clark

Newsletter Editor Judy Snook

Parliamentarian Lou Chandler

Guild Committees and Resources

50:50 Barbara Hughes

AccuQuilt Die Cutter Chris Candello

Bees:

Afternoon Jean Hayden

Evening Judy Snook

Northern Barbara Hughes

Thurs Evening Ruth Heslin

Block of the Month Jean Corday

Challenge Nancy Hannum

Comfort Quilts Maxine Close

Facebook Sue Fisher

Fat Quarter Raffle Lisa Long

Historian Deb Graves

Hospitality Laura Chaplar

Library Joanne Franklin

Member Comfort Rosemary Geisler

Judy Snook

Newsletter Editor Judy Snook

Newsletter Publisher Linda Hamel

Programs Gloria Clark

Quilt Show Chris Candello

Refreshments Donna Raymond

Ann Palmer

Retreat/Excursions Joan Gunder

Paula Pettijohn

Set-up Cathy Fennell

Sunshine Joan Shaw

Webmaster Cathy Radcliffe

Welcoming Charlene Hagerty

Workshops Jean Hayden

Valley Forge Homestead

Quilt Guild

PO Box 62463

King of Prussia, PA 19406

NQA Member #451

www.valleyforgequilters.org

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Monthly Guild Meetings are held

on the Third Tuesday of every

month at 7 P.M. at the

Good Shepard Lutheran Church in

King of Prussia, PA

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Send to: Judy Snook

Information for the next newsletter

must be received by the 25th of the

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