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Amador Rose Newsletter of the Amador Valley Quilters, Inc. A 501(c)(3) organization June, 2018 Vol. XXVIII No. 13 June Speaker: Elaine Schmitz, Confessions of a Quilt Judge: How to Prepare Your Quilt to Win A quilter since 1996, Elaine has finished many and started even more bed quilts, table runners, and wall hangings. At the Millennium, she became a professional: quilt shop worker, quilt teacher, and Northern California Quilt Council judge. She found her niche as a quilt judge. After several years of judging in guild, county and district shows, Elaine developed a presentation to help quilters prepare their quilts to show well and win. Her information will teach you about the following: judges’ traits and tasks; the judging process; visual impact and design; technical merit; what judges like and don’t like to see and tips to show your quilt at its best; and, keys to judges’ comments and points to improve. Elaine will also discuss entering competition: why do it, and the do’s, and don’ts. She will also provide tips for sewing a winning quilt. President’s Message Let me begin by expressing how honored I feel to be serving as your president for the coming year. Amador Valley Quilters has been a welcoming and inclusive gathering of dynamic, caring, and creative individuals that I have treasured being a part of, for the past four years. I appreciate the welcome and support that all the members and past presidents have offered me, as I step-up to this challenge. I know that together, AVQ will continue to thrive and share the love of quilts with our community. A huge thank you goes out to Mary Ann Soby and her team that made the Silent Auction one of the most fun and profitable events of the year. I cannot begin to imagine the number of hours of work and the amount of storage this event entailed. Mary Ann led the charge with grace and humor, even with her knee in its brace. Finally, as we move forward as a new board, I want to remind everyone that AVQ has the special opportunity to work at the Alameda County Fair. Fair volunteers brought in over $800 to the AVQ coffers last year. This is an easy way to support our club and enjoy the fair, too. Grab a friend, check your calendars, and sign-up to support AVQ. ~ With joy and creativity! Kathy Proctor Unfinished Quilt Challenge Numbers #2, #3 and # 5 on your list have been chosen. Our June meeting will see the first $20 prize drawing! See the website for details and instructions. How are you and your buddy doing? Participants in the Unfinished Quilt Challenge have a hot pink dot to add to their AVQ name badge so all will know they’ve taken the challenge. Let’s all encourage them to finish those quilts! ~ Sue Stephenson, Program 2 Chairperson NEXT MEETING: Saturday June 9, 2018 1:30 pm – 4 pm Pleasanton Middle School 5001 Case Ave. Pleasanton, CA Find us on Facebook Don’t Forget: Your Name Tag! Quilts to share Upcoming Programs July – Men’s Perspective August – Petra Keller
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Amador Rose
Newsletter of the
Amador Valley Quilters, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) organization
June, 2018 Vol. XXVIII No. 13
June Speaker: Elaine Schmitz,
Confessions of a Quilt Judge:
How to Prepare Your Quilt to
Win
A quilter since 1996, Elaine has finished many and
started even more bed quilts, table runners, and wall
hangings. At the Millennium, she became a
professional: quilt shop worker, quilt teacher, and
Northern California Quilt Council judge. She found
her niche as a quilt judge. After several years of judging in guild, county and
district shows, Elaine developed a presentation to help quilters prepare their quilts
to show well and win. Her information will teach you about the following: judges’
traits and tasks; the judging process; visual impact and design; technical merit;
what judges like and don’t like to see and tips to show your quilt at its best; and, keys to judges’ comments and
points to improve. Elaine will also discuss entering competition: why do it, and the do’s, and don’ts. She will also
provide tips for sewing a winning quilt.
President’s Message Let me begin by expressing how honored I feel to be serving as your president for the coming year. Amador
Valley Quilters has been a welcoming and inclusive gathering of dynamic, caring, and creative individuals that
I have treasured being a part of, for the past four years. I appreciate the welcome and support that all the
members and past presidents have offered me, as I step-up to this challenge. I know that together, AVQ will
continue to thrive and share the love of quilts with our community.
A huge thank you goes out to Mary Ann Soby and her team that made the Silent Auction one of the most fun
and profitable events of the year. I cannot begin to imagine the number of hours of work and the amount of
storage this event entailed. Mary Ann led the charge with grace and humor, even with her knee in its brace.
Finally, as we move forward as a new board, I want to remind everyone that AVQ has the special opportunity
to work at the Alameda County Fair. Fair volunteers brought in over $800 to the AVQ coffers last year. This
is an easy way to support our club and enjoy the fair, too. Grab a friend, check your calendars, and sign-up to
support AVQ.
~ With joy and creativity! Kathy Proctor
Unfinished Quilt Challenge Numbers #2, #3 and # 5 on your list have been chosen. Our June meeting will see the first $20 prize drawing!
See the website for details and instructions. How are you and your buddy doing? Participants in the Unfinished
Quilt Challenge have a hot pink dot to add to their AVQ name badge so all will know they’ve taken the challenge.
Let’s all encourage them to finish those quilts!
~ Sue Stephenson, Program 2 Chairperson
NEXT MEETING:
Saturday June 9, 2018 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Pleasanton Middle School 5001 Case Ave. Pleasanton, CA
Find us on Facebook
Don’t Forget: Your Name Tag!
Quilts to share
Upcoming Programs
July – Men’s Perspective
August – Petra Keller
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Block of the Month
April - Please bring your “Paradise Pinwheels” with a gray core and
blades in bright colors blocks to the June meeting.
June BOM “Freedom Star”
June --- we will be making a 12.5” block in red, white and blue.
The star is created using a simple, fast-piecing technique that
creates a complex looking block.
~ Maya Madhavan and Lani Longshore, BOM Co-Chairs
Silent Auction was a HUGE Success – next: June Clearance Sale Thank You! The final figures are still being computed, but we had a very successful fundraiser. Special thanks
to the organizing committee, our carry out service (Frank, Tony, Larry), and Dan-the-Custodian who was very
helpful with the venue logistics.
We do have a few leftovers, so the June Meeting will feature an “As Marked” Clearance Sale - Cash/Check
Only. Prices will be in the $1 to $5 range for almost everything. There will even be some free items, and a
lovely surprise awaiting you! The sale will set up at ground level in front of the stage. Shop before the
meeting; shop during the break.
THE PRICE YOU SEE IS THE PRICE YOU PAY.
~Mary Ann Soby, Silent Auction Chair
Machine Quilting 101 Are you a quilter who hasn’t tried machine quilting your tops? Perhaps you don’t know where to start? Or,
maybe your attempts were not up to your expectations.
At the June general meeting, at 12:30pm Jeanne Brophy and Audrey Hutchinson will guide you through the
process. There are several steps and they may be the answer to unlock a new skill for you. We will have a
sewing machine in action to show how you can do it and answer lots of your questions. We will also show how
to sandwich your top, batting and back. This will be the first of several sessions available to you.
~ Audrey Hutchinson and Jeanne Brophy
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Amador Valley Quilters’ Opportunity Quilt
Labyrinth in Blue 84” X 84”
The AVQ Opportunity Quilt could be yours! Every two years a
committee produces a spectacular quilt. The membership is tasked with
selling raffle tickets for a chance to win the quilt. Starting with the June
meeting thirty (30) tickets apiece will be available for pick up. You can
pay $20.00 and give yourself 30 chances to win. You could sell all the
tickets at $1.00 apiece or six (6) or ten (10) for $5.00 or $10.00. Visit
the Opportunity Quilt booth at the meeting to receive your allotted
tickets and a picture of the quilt to aid in marketing the tickets.
A Special “Thank You”
Maya Madhavan's company, Wind River Systems donated $400 to AVQ as part of their philanthropy program.
AVQ is very grateful to Windward, and to Maya for submitting the guild for consideration.
If you know of companies that offer grants or have “outreach” programs, please consider submitting our guild
for consideration. Often these companies are more than willing to provide charitable contributions when asked.
They are typically looking for a cause that aligns with their mission statement or one that serves the
communities where their workforce lives. …it never hurts to ask!
Alameda County Fair June 15 – July 8, 2018
Volunteer Orientation Breakfast and Training
Saturday, June 9th 9:00 am – 11:00 am
RSVP by June 1, 2018
You can still go to the Fairgrounds website and signup to work at the Fair. Do you like telling where to go, you
can sign-up to be at one of the Info Booths or perhaps you want to walk among the flora and fauna, sign up to
help out at the outdoor plant area. There are many, many opportunities for you.
http://annual.alamedacountyfair.com/volunteer-program
Special note: There will be no fireworks on July 4 and the Fair will be closing at 6pm. The Fair will have
fireworks during the fair, just not on the 4th.
Jeanne Brophy, Fair Coordinator
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Community Quilts Community Quilts (CQ) will accept quilt tops at this time if you also provide a backing for the top. Backing
need to be 10 inches wider and 10 inches longer than the quilt top. Backing can be pieced together. Any
questions regarding this please call Donna Fay Bower.
If you are making a wheelchair quilt, please put a loop on it. Community Quilts has some pre-cut loops.
CQ will accept all types of quilts each month. CQ still has a couple of kits that will be available in June.
CQ has approximately 6 quilts kits that need to be quilted. Please stop by the Community Quilts table to pick
up kit to quilt. Our kits include a quilt top, batting, backing, fabric for the binding and a label. The kits various
sizes - baby to adult and the dimensions of the quilt are shown on the front of the kit so you know what you are
taking.
Special thanks to Vicki Moore for quilting so many Community Quilts this past month. Also, a special thank
you to Karen Parker for agreeing to be the liaison for FESCO one of the organizations that CQ distributes quilts
during the year.
Just a reminder, if you plan to make a quilt for Community Quilts, CQ has labels for quilts please stop by
Community Quilts table and pick up labels, also the CQ will provide you with batting. CQ is looking for
someone who would be willing to be a contact for batting in the Livermore area, please call me if you are
interested. Please contact one of our members listed below to make arrangements to get the batting you need.
Pat Hove – Castro Valley Judy Peterson – Pleasanton
Audrey Hutchinson – Dublin Diane Escobar – Pleasanton ~ Donna Fay Bower, Community Quilts Chair
Quilts of Valor
On Memorial Day, May 28th, Quilts of Valor will present quilts to veterans at the Livermore VFW Hall. Come
join us! ~Audrey Hutchinson
Quilts of Valor will have a sewing day at the Alviso Adobe Park, 3465 Old Foothill Road, Pleasanton, CA
94588 on Sunday, June 24 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. For information please.
~ Joanne Lenigan, 925-872-8940.
Ways & Means - Ongoing fundraiser event.
Did you know that Amazon will make a donation to our guild every time you make a purchase from them? Yep.
Here’s how to sign up.
1. Sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. From your desktop, go to Your Account from the navigation at the top of any page, and then select the
option to Change your Charity. ...
3. Select Amador Valley Quilters. There are lots of charities listed there. Just scroll down until you find us.
4. You must sign into smile.amazon.com to make your purchases eligible for the donation.
Remember, you must sign into smile.amazon.com, NOT Amazon.com
Let your purchases benefit our guild!
~ Sandi Fisher, Ways & Means Chair
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Travel – Mystery Trip
Date: 7/21/18
Place: Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary School
5301 Case Avenue, Pleasanton (next to Middle School)
Time: 8am to 5pm
Cost: $60.00 per person
Bus: 26 people
Send check to me made out to AVQ or sign up at the June Meeting:
Ellen Gonsalves
5018 Foxboro Drive
Castro Valley, CA 94546
You can e-mail me to save a spot: [email protected]
Payment needs to be received no later than 7/1/18.
Be sure to bring your camera or cell phone for inspiration!
(Watch this spot for future trip information –> Road to California)
~ Ellen Gonsalves, Travel Chair
Workshops Are at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th Street, Livermore
Workshops are 10am – 4pm.
The cost is $50………... You may pay by cash, check or credit card.
No workshops in June or July (time to get after your UFQ Challenges so they’ll be ready for Alden Lane’s
Quilts in the Garden or PIQF
Next Workshop: Sunday, August 12th -- How Do You Do That?
The emphasis of this workshop is to create workbook (reference) pages for techniques we don’t use in our
everyday quilting, but that add special interest to our quilts or wearable art. We will work on Seminole piecing,
Afghani piecing, prairie points (different styles), biscuits or puffs (fabric origami in different shapes) simple
folded flowers, cathedral window, and collage (soft-edge applique) as time permits.
When you sign up for this workshop you get to pick your top priority and earn some new skills.
On the website you will see the speaker and class topic and even the supply list.
www.amadorvalleyquilter.org/programs/workshops
To sign up: stop by the Workshop Table or contact Audrey Hutchinson, Workshop Chair
Upcoming Area Quilt Shows Wine Country Quilt Show, Santa Rosa, June 2-3
Reno Quilt Show, Reno NV, June 21-23
Quilts in the Garden, Alden Lane, Livermore, Sept 22-23
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AVQ Board Members June 2018-May 2019 ROLE NAME
President Kathy Proctor
Co-Vice Presidents Carole Annas & Karen Loughrige
Secretary Pat Elam
Treasurer Becky Callahan
Block of the Month Maya Madhavan & Lani Longshore
Community Quilts Donna Fay Bower
Display Blocks Sue Green
Historian Barbara Grimes
Hospitality OPEN
Library Maureen Hall
Membership Chris Sagan
Newsletter Amy Sams
Opportunity Quilt 2018 Beth Taylor, Karen Loughrige, Donna Driver
Opportunity Quilt Marketing Jan Steinhoff
Parliamentarian OPEN
Program – Speakers Sue Stephenson
Program - Planning OPEN
Publicity Joanne Lenigan
Quilt Show 2019 No one volunteered!
Quilts Of Valor & Rookie Quilts Audrey Hutchinson
Retreat Inta Faulk
Travel Ellen Gonsalves
Webmasters Michelle Garrison
Welcoming Lorraine O’Kane
Workshops Audrey Hutchinson, Cindy Delumen
AVQ Committee Members
ROLE NAME
AVQ’s Representative to NCQC Jeanne Brophy
Budding Beginners Sue Green, Renee Haynes
Fair Coordinator Jeanne Brophy
Silent Auction (May 2018) Mary Ann Soby THANK YOU!
Ways and Means Sandi Fisher
AVQ Web Links AVQ’s website: www.amadorvalleyquilters.org ; Facebook page for guild members: Amador Valley Quilters
To look at the library’s book list sorted by title, author, or subject, visit: AVQ Library List
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June 2018
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
May 27
28 10:30am-4:00pm Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
29 30 10 am-12 pm Handmaidens 1:30 pm Technigals
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June 1
2 10 am
Wine Country Quilt Show, Santa Rosa
3 10 am
Wine Country Quilt Show, Santa Rosa
4 10:30am-4:00pm Quiltinators Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
5 10 am-12 Noon Challenge
6
7 10am Cut-ups 7:30pm Progressives
8
9 1:30 pm AVQ Meeting
10
11 10:30am-4:00pm
Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
12 10 am Over the
Hill 6:30pm AVQ Board Mtg
13
14
15 10am
Sew‘n’Sews
16
17
18
10:30am-4:00pm Quiltinators Quilts of Valor (Livermore VFW)
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20 Newsletter Deadline
21 10 am
Quilt Show, Reno, NV 10am Out-of-the Boxers 10am Scrap Happy Traders
22
10 am
Quilt Show, Reno, NV
23
10 am
Quilt Show, Reno, NV
24 11 am-3 pm Quilts of Valor – Alviso Adobe
25 10:30am-4:00pm Quilts of Valor
26 27 10 am-12 pm Handmaidens 1:30 pm
Technigals 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Modern Quilt Group
28
10am Cut-ups 6:30pm Bag People
29 30
Livermore VFW = Veterans Memorial Building, 522 South L St, Livermore, CA 94550
For more information on the FRIENDSHIP GROUPS listed above, click here: AVQ Calendar online.
AVQ at the ALAMEDA CO. FAIR
AVQ at the ALAMEDA CO. FAIR
AVQ at the FAIR
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Bay Quilts Shop and Gallery 5327 Jacuzzi Street, Suite 3-C Richmond, CA 94804 510-558- 0218 [email protected]
www.sfbayquilts.com
Broadway Quilts 20525 Broadway Sonoma, CA 94576 707-938-7312 [email protected] www.broadwayquilts.com
Color Me Quilts 37495 Niles Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536 510-494-9937 [email protected]
Dublin Sewing Center, Inc. 7367 Village Parkway Dublin, CA 94568 925-829-6511 [email protected] www.dublinsewing.net
In Between Stitches Leslie Emery & Melissa Grech 2190 First Street Livermore, CA 94550 925-371-7064 [email protected]
www.inbetweenstitches.com
Jeannebquiltz Custom Long Arm Quilting by Jeanne B. Brophy 925-462-1600 (H) 925-487-2499 (C) [email protected]
Jo Anna’s Hearts & Pine Longarm Quilting
JoAnna Collins Castro Valley, CA 94546 510-581-6770 [email protected]
Nimble Thimble 7455 Monterey St Gilroy, CA 408-842- 2895 [email protected]
www.nimblethimble.com/
Not Just Quiltz 37831 Niles Blvd Fremont, CA 94536 510-797-6579 [email protected] www.notjustquiltz.com
Quilts by Tony Professional Long Arm Quilting 1523 Shadowood Court Tracy, CA 95376 209-597-5362 [email protected]
The Sewing Machine Shop 1661 Botelho Dr, Suite 180 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-937-7575 [email protected] www.sewingmachineshop.com
Twice Nice Shoppe 41826 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94539 510-659-0733 [email protected]
Wildflower Quilting Darla Padilla Livermore, CA 94551 925-260-8446 [email protected] www.wildflowerquilting.blogspot.com
Wooden Gate Quilts Gina Chang 125F Railroad Ave. Danville, CA 94526 925-837-8458 [email protected] www.woodengatequilts.com
Your California Fabric Connection 800-479-7906 [email protected] www.YourCaliforniaFabric.com
Please Support our AVQ Affiliates
Amador Valley Quilters, Inc. P.O. Box 955
Pleasanton, Ca, 94566 http://www.amadorvalleyquilters.org
