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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
August 2019
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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
August 2019
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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
August 2019
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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.
August 2019
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July Comfort Quilt Workshop
Rose Warren
Laura Chaplar
Joan Shaw
Deb Graves
Kathie Haney
Ethel Hutchinson
Charlene Hagerty
August 2019
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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.
August 2019
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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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4 3 6 7 8 8 10
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
Newsletter Submissions
Send to: Judy Snook
Information for the next newsletter
must be received by the 25th of the
month.