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Sinnissippi Quilters meet on the first Thursday of each month (unless announced otherwise) at Bethesda Covenant Church, 2101 E. State Street, Rockford, IL.

Afternoon Meeting: 1:00 pm Evening Meeting: 7:00 pm

Each meeting has a scheduled program followed by a business session. We invite quilters of all skill levels and their guests to attend. The guest fee is $10.00

Sinnissippi Quilters Inc Volume 38 No. 6 www.sinnissippiquilters.org

June / July 2019 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

What a wonderful Quilt Show we had! Kudos to all of you who entered your works of art. Phyllis Campbell and her committee did a wonderful job of planning and setting up the show. The traveling exhibit was truly “out of this world.” The vendors seemed pleased with their sales. Georgy and the Loveable Leftover Ladies had a very good sale. (My stash has grown “a little.”) It’s amazing what can be accomplished when so many of us come together and work for a common goal! A big thank to every one of you for all your hard work. It doesn’t seem possible that this is my last message to you as president. The year has gone by quickly. Anne Biedowicz and I had the unique opportunity to switch back and forth for meetings. It allowed us to meet, interact with, and get to know many more of you. Being on the Board really is a privilege and an education. By pooling our gifts and talents and working together for the common good of the Guild we keep our organization alive. I am grateful for the hard work and support of the Board and committees, all of you who volunteer for everything and for all the various donations given throughout the year. Our meeting attendance was light in May since so many of you were working on the Quilt Show. Be sure to check the website for the Slate of Officers presented at the meeting to be voted on at the June meeting. The proposed budget will also be voted on at the same time; it too was presented at the May meeting. Copies of it will be available at our June meeting. Remember to vote at the June meeting. I am very appreciative of serving as the president of Sinnissippi Quilters, Inc this past year. Our programs and workshops allow us to pursue and learn the art of quilting. We use our skills to benefit others within our community such as the NICU’s and the Rescue Mission and our own members. We have done our best to be good stewards of the Guild’s monies and donations. Enjoy the summer: quilt some, get outdoors, learn something new and spend time with friends. Marie

INFORMATION

Upcoming Guild Meetings: Thursday, June 6, 2019

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Note date change due to holiday!

Please join us for dinner at 5:00 pm with the speaker before the

evening meeting We meet at the DiTullios, 2207 E. State Street,

Rockford, Il

Don’t forget to bring the following: *Show & Tell items

*Your Nametag *Special Projects items

*Your Coffee Mug

Newsletter Articles for the Aug /

Sept 2019 newsletter are due by

July 15th.

Please make submissions to: Winifred Halsey or Laura Guerin- Hunt

Mission Statement The purpose of Sinnissippi Quilters, Inc. shall be to

educate our members and the community on all aspects

of quilting, to preserve and honor our quilting heritage

and traditions and to use our sewing skills to benefit

other community organizations.

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EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR DIRECTORS 2018-2019

Position Name (s) Telephone

President Marie Stenger 815-540-6753

Vice President Anne Biedowicz 815-218-7612

Treasurer I Sandy Pyper 815-397-8103

Treasurer II Susan Halvorsen 815-979-7892

Secretary (A) Sharon Stevens 815-519-0708

Secretary (E) Georgy Homuth 815-298-5921

Publications Winifred Halsey 815-761-3269

Laura Guerin-Hunt 815-222-4051

Program I Marge Sment 815-871-8487

Program II Sue Swenson 815-540-7836

Membership (A) Michelle Watson 815-988-5753

Janis Albeck 815-262-7387

Membership (E) Luanne Hanna 815-494-2638

Eleanor Potts 779-203-4109

Special Projects I Norma Copes 815-231-6974

Special Projects II Carol Folkerts 815-243-6757

Quilt Show 2019 Phyllis Campbell 815-601-2920

Quilt Show 2021 Barb Clucas 815-874-1607

30 Year Pins Available: Barb Lange presented a design for a 30 year pin at the

July, 2010 meeting. The design includes the “Hands All Around” block and commemorates

our 30th anniversary in 2009/2010. Pins are available for $5.00 from Special Projects.

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2019 Programs: June: Lori Dickman, Speedy Solutions Cutting and Organizing your Scraps. Learn Lori Dickman’s Tools of the Trade, her “Scrapping Rule,” how she sorts and identifies value, and all her speedy methods of turning an unorganized stash of wrinkled scrap fabrics into a beautifully organized stash. There will be a ½ day workshop on Friday: Scrappy Periwinkle Basket. Ladies can either pick up the "Supply & Pre-Cutting Instruction Sheets" from the Workshop Table in the back of the meeting room, OR, they can follow this link to go online and read/print it. http://quiltingwithlori.com/2019/04/22/sqg-scrap-basket-workshop/ July: Fourth of July and Ice Cream! August 1 - Board Members Trunk Show September 5 - Guild member Phyllis Campbell, "I Cannot Resist A Quilt Challenge" October 3- Jill Shaulis of Yellow Creek Quilt Designs, "Yellow Creek Quilt Designs Through The Years" November 7 - Cathy Grafton, "Prairie Quilts Inspired by Central Illinois" ; Workshop - November 8, Applique of Wildflowers December 5- Annual Holiday Party and Potluck

2020 Programs: January 2 - Hand Projects Sew-in; socialize. Show & Tell February 6- Monique Jacobs, The Process of Designing Fabrics and Patterns" Workshop - February 7, Piecing - New Pattern to choose from and New Line of Batiks March 5- Neonatal Sew-In April 2 - Lynn Schmitt of A Different Box of Crayons, "Exploring the World of Mixed Textiles in Quilting" Workshop - The Art of Mixing Textiles in Quilts by making a wall hanging or tale runner May 7 - Janette Dwyer, 1:00 pm - "Ruby Short McKim - The Quilt Designer's Gem" ; 7:00 pm - "Bargain Quilts and the Quilt Buy of the Century - The Century of Progress Quilts from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair" June 4 -Kim Lapacek, 1:00 pm - "Wildly Careening into Quilts: What I Learned by not Knowing What I Didn't Know" 7:00 pm - "Accidentally on Purpose: Writing a Book or Not"

July 2 - Annual Ice Cream Social and patriotic show & tell of red, white & blue

Mini Morning Workshops Please check the website for Mini Morning Workshop details

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President’s Quilt Blocks STARS STARS STARS oh did I say STARS. It doesn’t matter you pick. The sky’s is the limit. 10 inch finished Batik Favorite color-Raspberry Complete by June meeting. I’ll be happy to take them sooner. I know I know we have a quilt show, it’s only one block. Any questions or if you need help call me. Barb Lange, 815.332.2127

Program and Workshop Schedule Marge Sment / Sue Swenson

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AQS Books, etc Judy Mullen Show/Tell (A) Ruth Parley

Comfort Quilts Anne Brown/

Vicki Tallacksen Show/ Tell (E) Bonnie Hodina

Hospitality (A) Denise Ethun Social Media, Webmaster Cindy Larsen

Hospitality (E) Pam Surmo S.P.A.M. Elizabeth Franck

Library (A) Dini Ramlow Special Projects:

Library (E) OPEN Neonatal Quilts Norma Copes

Morning Workshop Jan Person Charity

Raffle Quilts Laura O’Connell

Publicity OPEN President Blocks Barb Lange

Retreats

Monica Kelso

Deanne Spataro

Marie Tovo

Sunshine Dee Pitthan

Rockford Rescue Mission Carol Swenson 501(c )(3) Non-Profit Officer Robin Gausebeck

Please see page 9 for upcoming elections for the 2019-2020 slate of

Executive Board Officers and proposed Committee Chairs.

2018/2019 Standing Committee Chairs

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QUILT APPRAISALS

Quilt appraisals help determine the value of your

quilts and provide written documentation for

insurance, fair market or donation values.

Written appraisal—$50 per quilt.

CONTACT: Suzanne Swenson

AQS Certified Appraiser of Quilted Textiles

815-623-7386

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April 4, 2019 Meetings

President/V.P., Marie Stenger/Anne Biedowicz, welcomed members and guests. Donna Derstadt of Village Quilters in Lake Bluff shared information about their quilt show coming up in October and selling tickets for their beautiful raffle quilt. Shelley Johnson, our guest speaker was introduced from Sunshine Stitches Quilt Shop in Belvidere. Shelley shared her story of being a non-quilter to owning a quilt shop and becoming a quilter. She told of classes and events happening at Sunshine Stitches and shared a few of the quilts and patterns you will find there.

Quilt Show: Phyllis Campbell gave updates on next month’s quilt show. Sign-up sheets are on the table and she encouraged everyone to sign up to help at the show. She still needs a large truck to transport materials on the day of set up. Norma Copes, who oversees bed turning, asked if anyone had a whole cloth quilt or a crazy quilt to loan. Hospitality: Denise Ethun/Pam Surmo: Thanks to these women and their helpers who provided today’s treats. Treasurer: Sandy Pyper/Sue Halvorsen: Checking account balance $2,780.43. Money Market account balance $13,639.86. Raffle ticket money collected so far $1,614.

Publications: Winifred Halsey/Laura Hunt: Deadline for the June/July newsletter is May 15. Membership: Michelle Watson, Janis Albeck/Luanne Hanna: 65 members and two guests

attended the afternoon meeting. Birthday prize was given to Darlene Karvelius. Attendance prize went to Becky Harvey. Number of registered members is 151 with three more joining today.

Programs: Marge Sment/Sue Swenson: Nancy Smith with Quilts of Valor will be here in May. Lori Dickman from DeKalb is coming in June. She is also doing a workshop on Friday entitled, “Scrappy Periwinkle”. July will be our second annual ice cream social.

Special Projects: Norma Copes: We started the month of March with 7 quilts and got 26 turned in at the March neonatal sew-in. 14 were delivered to the two hospitals leaving us with 19 on hand to start April. A few more were turned in today. She will again be delivering 14 to each hospital this month. She also shared that the Guild received a thankyou note and a picture from the Romano Family for a Baby Quilt they received at Swedish American.

Mini-Morning Workshop: Jan Person: Check on line for the May activity. Spam@CVL: Elizabeth Franck: Saturday, April 13, from 11:30 to 5:00 they will be making small bags and scissor holders to sell at the Quilt Show.

President’s Blocks: Barb Lange: Make your blocks 10 ½ inches, unfinished, in raspberry colors, batik fabric, and a star pattern. Turn them in to her when finished.

Publicity Amy Ottens talked about taking the rack cards for the show and placing them everywhere you go. Members can also post an events page on Facebook. Yard signs can be picked up today.

Members who have signs for the Quilt Show need to pick up the new date stickers to update the signs. She also mentioned that since joining the Arts Council 6 weeks ago that has helped with advertising. Arts Council is having a mini quilt show and would like 5-7 quilts under 40 inches wide to display for the April 26th open house. Comfort Quilts: It was also announced that there is a workshop for Comfort Quilts at “Quilter’s General Store on April 8 starting at 1pm, bring your machine and get ready to sew. Margaret De Leon said raffle ticket money and stubs need to be turned in today or bring them to the show as they will be selling more tickets there. Starr Pitaway is sponsoring a “One Block Wonder” workshop at Swedish American hospital on May 25. Contact Starr for more information.

Old Business: All executive board members please remember to get your revised position duties list to Marie ASAP. There are still a number of board and committee positions to fill for next year. Please consider using your gifts and talents to help us fill the openings. Any board member or chairman with budgets be sure that your bills are turned in to Sandy, and that you are staying within your budgeted amount.

New Business: Be sure to sign up to volunteer for the Quilt Show. This is how we fund our programs for the next two years. Go to our guild website, make copies of the rack card and the raffle quilt and email or text them to all your contacts. Support the vendors at the show.

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May 2, 2019 Meetings

Programs: Linda Jones from Lucky Quilts of Pecatonica presenting “Quilts of Valor”. Linda is a retired Lieutenant from Fire Department and a Para Medic. Her family is very involved in the military and it is one of her passions besides and horses and quilting. She heads up the “Certified Quilts of Valor” group at the Pecatonica shop. The quilts are made up of 12.5 inch blocks and 60x80 in is the standard size for the quilt. Linda is the contact person as Area Coordinator for Quilts of Valor National. The shop has had a small group who sew Quilts of Valor, it has existed for one year. Their mission: “Cover service members with quilts of valor”. The foundation was started by Catherine Roberts. Illinois State Co-Ordinator is Rita Pennington. Recipients include military hospitals and individual soldiers. Chaplains give the quilts to the recipient, overseas, in medical facilities, at the VA and individuals in the community. Presentation includes a wrapped quilt with a certificate. After the presentation, all the information on the recipient is recorded and kept in the records as this is a “once in a lifetime award”. Hospitality: Thank you to you and your helpers who provided today’s treats. Treasurer Report: Checking account balance: $6501.75 Money Market account balance: $10,040.78 ($3,600.00 was transferred into checking account from the 2017/18 quilt show.) Raffle ticket sales to date: $ 2,699.00

Publications Deadline for the June/July newsletter is May 15 Membership: Update on the number of registered members who have paid their dues: __151___

Number of members & guests attending this meeting: __28__ Programs: June: Lori Dickman- “Speedy Solutions for your Scrap Stash” also workshop on Friday June 7th Rooms 5&6 1st floor at Swedish American Hospital. Kit is $8.00 July: Ice Cream Social with Patriotic Show & Tell Bring your Red, White & Blue Items Special Projects: In April we had 19 quilts, 26 additional were donated. Fourteen (14) quilts, were

given to the hospitals, also were included 12 hats for the babies. We now have 31 baby quilts left. Quilt Show: Please support our vendors and spend money at the vendors, we need their support for

a successful show. President’s Blocks Info: Barb Lange: reminded us to make 101/2-inch star blocks in Raspberry for Marie as our thank you for her presidency and bring them to the June meeting.

Mini-Morning Workshop: Please see the Web Site. We need of someone to lead this activity.. Spam@CVL: No Projects scheduled for May as the Library is having a Book Sale Watch for agenda

next month. Raffle Quilt: Margaret De Leon/Mary Leach: Tickets and Money due tonight or at the latest at the

Quilt Show on Saturday. We still have 690 tickets to sell. Starr Pittaway: Quilt workshop/ fund raiser/ medical issue sans insurance. Workshop, One Block

Wonder, will be held 5/25 as a fundraiser. People are needed to set-up & tear down for the workshop. Old Business: Committee Chair Persons: Get your budget in to Sandy Pyper ASAP Corrections for the Directory: Get them to Anne ASAP Next Quilt Show Chair: Barb Clucas New Business: Initial information about the 2019-2020 budget: A hard copy of the budget was

handed out. Discussion followed about the increase in dues related to increased costs for the church and the set up for our meeting. Several other budget related topics were also discussed: money left in the account for shipping Soldier stockings: Anne will offer the money to the Association who took our stockings and report after the event. Treasurer will go back to using Excel for the treasury and eliminate the user fee for the current treasurer computer program. The idea of dissolving the library due to much reduced use of books and magazines was also presented. Formal vote on the budget will occur at the annual meeting in June. The issue concerning hardship cases and member support of events must be presented confidentially and perhaps state it has “related to a medical condition” not got into specific details. It could be viewed as a confidentially issue. A letter was received from Sue Fulreth requesting information about Barn Quilts and related items. Members will investigate these issues.

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JUNE JULY

4 Laura Blauert 3 Janet Person

7 Silvia Vaughn 8 Judy Andres

11 Rosemarie Bohn 14 Bev Brzostek

12 Colleen Hoffman 16 Ellen Schrader

17 Beverly Oberg 17 Brenda Kinney

29 Barb Lange 20 Fredrika Panjkovch

27 Ruth Perley

28 Amy Ottens

Fly Me To The Moon: An Art Quilt Journey

Our quilt show featured 60 quilts from this collection, and was a very popular exhibit for our attendees. The book pictures all

179 quilts, along with their stories, and is a fantastic celebration of the 50th

Anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969, and all space travel. We have

several copies left to sell priced at $30.00, no tax. The guild benefits from each sale!

Father’s Day and the July 1969 anniversary are coming up - this would be

a wonderful gift. Please contact Phyllis Campbell to reserve your copy. Thanks!

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We will be voting on the 2019-20 slate of officers and the budget at the June 6th meetings. Both were presented at the May meeting, but for those who weren't there, the slate of officers is listed below. Please arrive a little early to the June meetings to review the budget prior to voting. If you have any questions, please contact Marie Stenger. Proposed 2019-20 Executive Board President: Anne Biedowicz Vice President: Bonnie Hodina Treasurer I: Susan Halversen Treasurer II: Colleen Magee Secretary (A): Sharon Stevens Secretary (E): Corlis Berchiolly Publications: Winifred Halsey/Laura Hunt Programs I: Suzanne Swenson Programs II: Amy Salamone Membership (A): Michelle Watson/Janis Albeck / Kathy Piorkowski Membership (E): Eleanor Potts/Mary Leach/Jane Erickson Special Projects I: Carol Folkerts Special Projects II: Pam Surmo Quilt Show 2021: Barb Clucas Quilt Show 2023: