Stash Jan 2018 - Quilters Unlimited · May your machine always run right on track and not run out...

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January 2018 Volume 26

President’s Message

The parties and the holidays are almost over. The New Year is just around the corner. Amazing how I am always shocked as to how fast everything happens. I think this is just another of those "you're getting older" phases. I can remember a time when we thought that we would stay young forever. Well, those days are gone -‐ for some of us. Now on to bigger and better things.

We've come through the season so far with very little weather damage. I hope we stay that way.

Personally, I've learned a new pattern in quilting – stack and whack -‐ I prefer Kaleido-‐scope. Dolores McGlynn is the person to thank for this. Come to the meeting on January 4th and you will see it completed.

The following was written by Miriam Hamilton Keare, reprinted by Ann Landers -‐ Enjoy.

If you open it, close it If you turn it on, turn it off If you unlock it, lock it up. If you break it, admit it. If you can't fix it, call someone who can. If you borrow it, return it. If you value it, take care of it. If you make a mess, clean it up. If you move it, put it back. If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it. If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone. If it is none of your business, don't ask questions.

Happy New Year to all. Marlene Rosen, President FQU

2016 - 2017 FQU Board President Marlene Rosen 703-620-1176 [email protected] Veep Barbara Kauffman 540-882-3050 [email protected] Treasurer Joanne Stone 703-591-6690 [email protected] Secretary Donna DeSoto 703-323-1432 [email protected] Nominating Beth Shafer 703-323-3614 [email protected]

January Birthdays

2nd Deb Spitz 24th Carole Bloomquist 11th Lynn Chinis 24th Kathy O’Leary 13th Ann Douglas 25th Ann Clare 13th Maggie Hart 25th Judy Seltz 14th JoAnn Hathaway 26th Bobbie Dewees 18th Diana Hoefke 27th Janet Palfey 19th Anne Argentieri 30th Marlene Rosen 21st Chris Ann Kugler 31st Elaine Bonds 23rd Judith Newman

A THANK YOU

Thank you for your abundant sunshine! Thank you for the comfort, encouragement, and kindness you gave me during my

recent stroke. I greatly appreciate your positive thoughts, hearts, cards, emails

and gifts.

Ann Douglas

Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle.

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Committee 2016-2017 Chair Phone # E-mail address Auction Anne Argentieri

Lorna Kruse 703-493-9572 703-620-4542

[email protected] [email protected]

Beekeeper Roz Johnson 703-644-0758 [email protected] Block of the Month Bobbie Dewees 703-426-2070 [email protected] Challenges Fran Hays 703-239-1261 franhays2@gmail Charm Squares Judith Newman 703-591-6124 [email protected] Community Service Dottie Dane

Amy Flenniken Beth Meenehan Deb Caskey

703-795-5021 703-590-6246 703-400-2227 703-222-1087

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] dcaskey@cox,net

Community Service – Big QU

Wynn Creasy 703-825-7974 [email protected]

Display Quilts Maryann Rozzell 703-280-1171 [email protected] Educ. Donations Deb Caskey 703-222-1087 [email protected] Equipment Terri Fischer &

Carol Sherrill 703-638-5995 571-375-2997


Free to a Good Home Carol Younce 703-273-7850 [email protected] Hampton/other Trip On Sabatical Hospitality Diane Yim &

Betsye Mustain 703-978-7521 703-764-8020


Library Nadine Duke (Books) Amy Finnegen (Magazines)

703-503-5270 703-590-6246


Luncheons - Winter Sew Happy Bees Kathy Gray

703-361-6471

[email protected]

Luncheons - Spring The Worker Bees Martha Fitzpatrick Cathron Birge

703-644-7625 703-455-2945

[email protected] The Worker

Membership Jane Brown 703-866-6189 [email protected] Mystery Quilt On Sabatical Newsletter/Directory Lynn Gayer 703-239-1890 [email protected] Parliamentarian Linda Keithley 703-830-6441 [email protected] Quilt Show Rep Quilt Collectors Retreat - Fall Nickie Ratliff 703-753-1152 [email protected] Retreat - Spring Nancy Adams 703-323-4454 [email protected] Sunshine Joan Unkel 703-830-2965 [email protected] Telephone Tree Dee Hardtke 703-451-6071 [email protected] UFO Challenge Bobbie Dewees 703-426-2070 [email protected] Web Page Jeanne Coglianese 703-626-0184 [email protected] Welcome Louise Sutara

Willa Downes 703-606-1665 793-641-0517

[email protected] Amy Flenniken

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FQU MEETING SCHEDULE

St Peter’s In the Woods Episcopal Church 5911 Fairview Woods Drive (at Ox Road)

Fairfax Station, VA 22039

January – February 2018

January 4th Business Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

January 18th Program Meeting – 10:00 a.m. Karen Johnson: Lecture/Trunk Show,

Needle Turn Applique

February 1st

Business Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

February 15th Program Meeting – 10:00 a.m. Nancy Firestone: Lecture/Trunk Show, Quilting and Therapy

Fairfax QU Minutes Due to the Holiday Luncheon, there are no minutes for December.

Treasurer’s Report December 20, 2017

Account Balance – 11/20/17 $23388.82 Income since 11/20/17 1145.20 Expenses since 11/20/17 3170.39 Current Balance $21363.63

A Quilter’s Poem

(forwarded from Mary Jane Gantzler former FQU member)

May your points meet on your triangles and your bobbins never tangle

May you always have more room for pieces of red in your closet and under your bed

May you always have fabrics galore and be able to convince your spouse that you need more

May your machine always run right on track and not run out of bobbin half way thru the stack

May your ruler never slip and your blade be sharp and quick

May your stitches be 20 to the inch so you won't have to quilt in the ditch

May your bobbins always be full and your seams not pucker or pull

May your corners be square the first time and your quilt shop have the right shade of lime

And last but not least, may peace abide as we quilt in the New Year side by side

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UFO –

The UFO rules are the same - register your UFOs before the November program meeting (Auction) and pay $1.00 each (cash or checks made out to Bobbie Dewees only). For each UFO you complete, your name will go into the “hat.” The winner will be drawn at the Spring Luncheon, you do not have to be present to win. The fabric project must be completed - no tops or crocheting - sorry. If you need to send your UFO as a gift before a meeting, send a photo to me at [email protected] and I will give you credit for the completion. I now everyone has at least one UFO, so join the fun and maybe win some money to pay for more fabric.

Sunshine & Hearts

If you know of anyone who would appreciate being remembered, please let Joan Unkel know. If by some chance the person to whom we are sending the card is not listed in either Fairfax's membership directory or that of Quilters Unlimited, please include an address to which the card should be sent.

Fairfax also has an optional program in which members send a block with a heart on it to members that need some sunshine. Background fabric and patterns for members who wish to send a heart block are usually available at meetings. If by some chance they are not, please let Joan know. She will send it to you.

Our thoughts and well wishes have gone to Bobbie Dewees.

Joan Unkel 703-830-2965 [email protected]

Library News

Fairfax QU has an extensive library. Our collection is listed on the website LibraryThing.com, and can be accessed at www.librarything.com/catalog/FfxQU. Take a look at our collection and see what you might like to check out. Then contact Nadine Duke at [email protected] (write "Fairfax QU Library" in the subject line of the email).

Changing Address, phone number, email address?

Please notify Jane Brown, Membership Chair with your new info so that we may keep your data up-to-date. Lynn Gayer and I want to make sure you get the latest newsletters, blasts, etc. so that you keep informed of what classes, challenges, lectures and more that are available through your guild and chapter.

Weather Advisory

FQU meetings follow the Fairfax School District guidelines. If school is cancelled due to inclement weather, so is FQU; if school is delayed, FQU meets at the normal time.

Advertising /Deadline

The Quilters Stash will publish a business card size ad once for $10, or $25 for 3 consecutive months. The deadline for information to be published in the Stash is the 20th of each month. Call Lynn, or email for details.

New Member QU Digest Access

To join as a new member, you can send an email to [email protected] using your email address. In the comment section, please include your full name and the chapter you belong to. Yahoo will send you an email asking to confirm that you want to join the Digest. Once you confirm the request, Cindy Grisdela, the Digest administrator, can approve it and the member will be able to receive the Digest. If you have questions, email Cindy at [email protected]

SEND NEWS TO CINDY GRISDELA– Send your news and events to Cindy Grisdela (McL) at [email protected] or just hit "Reply" to a Digest. Give at least one week's notice to give her time to process the information. Digests are normally sent out once a week, usually on Tuesday, or twice, depending on the volume of announcements. *Please* condense the information into a few sentences or a paragraph, and don't include any special formatting or attachments. Any postings not meeting these guidelines will be returned to the sender for editing. Also please give your full name, contact information and chapter affiliation with your posting.

Welcome Committee

Please pick up “FQU Info cards” to share with friends. Help recruit new members!

The next birthday gifts will be in January – for December also!

Thank you, Louise

HOLIDAY STASH CHALLENGE UPDATE!!

The plan is to have Show & Tell for the Holiday Stash Challenge at the first business meeting in January, and that’s still true.

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PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS January 2018

Happy New Year Fairfax Quilters! Karen Johnson will start our new year of programs on January 18th, with a trunk show of her gorgeous needle turn appliqué. Karen works and teaches at The Quilt Patch in Fairfax. Her work will take your breath away. You won’t want to miss her trunk show! Perhaps it will inspire you to pick up needle and thread and learn hand appliqué? Hopefully the weather will cooperate for us! Starting in January, Karen will be teaching a series of classes at the Quilt Patch on Saturdays called “Beautiful Wildflowers” using three dimensional appliqué techniques, followed by Appliqué Afternoon.

As always, signup sheets for future workshops will be on the side table in the meeting room at every meeting. Volunteer teaching assistants will be offered a gift certificate for a future free workshop. If you are the first person to sign up, with check in hand, for a workshop and you indicate to me, Barbara Kauffman, that you are willing to act as the instructor’s assistant, you will receive a gift certificate for a free future workshop of your choice! We are looking for teaching assistants for our spring classes.

All Programs are at 10:00 a.m. Half-day workshops cost $25, Full day workshops cost $40. All half- day workshops will be held at St. Peters in the Woods Episcopal Church, directly after the lecture/trunk show, on the third Thursday of the month. All full day workshops in 2017-2018 will be held on Friday, the day after the program meeting, at The Quilt Patch in downtown Fairfax. As in the past, we are unable to offer refunds on class fees. No exceptions. If you find you can’t attend a class you have paid for, you will need to find someone to take your place. Your replacement will reimburse you. Remember, any kit/tool fees must be paid directly to the instructor, not to Fairfax QU.

The Whole Year of Programs 2017 – 2018

All Programs are at 10:00 a.m. Half-day workshops cost $25, Full day workshops cost $40. Unless otherwise noted, half-day workshops will be held at St. Peters in the Woods directly after the lecture/trunk show. Full day class locations will be announced in advance of the workshop, but are frequently held at The Quilt Patch in Fairfax.

January 18, 2018 - Karen Johnson: Lecture/Trunk Show, Needle Turn Applique February 15, 2018 – Nancy Firestone: Lecture/Trunk Show, Quilting and Therapy March 15, 2018 – Terry Kramzar: Lecture/Trunk Show, Inspired by Adventure March 16, 2018 - Workshop – Terry Kramzar: Quilting in Layers April 19, 2018 - Gyleen Fitzgerald: Lecture/Trunk Show, The Art of Color Blending. Also ½ day Workshop: Over and Under

Rainbows May 17, 2018 - Augusta Cole: Lecture/Trunk Show: Scrap Party. Also ½ day workshop: Confetti May 18, 2018 - Augusta Cole: Workshop: I Spy Hexies June – Spring Luncheon

SPRING RETREAT

It’s not too early to make plans for next year’s spring retreat. Call the Hampton Inn & Conference Center in Winchester, VA (540-‐678-‐4000) to make a room reservation, being sure to tell them that you are with the Fairfax quilters to get our special rate. Then fill out the sign-‐up form and send your non-‐refundable check to Nancy Adams. Our theme this year is “High Fiber Diet”. Instead of eating a lot more fiber, we’ll encourage you to sew and use up more fabric-‐-‐-‐so we can buy more, of course!

Contact Nancy for more information: [email protected] or 703-‐323-‐4454

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SPRING RETREAT, April 11-15, 2018 “High Fiber Diet”

Join us at the Hampton Inn & Conference Center in Winchester, VA on April 11-15, 2018 for a

weekend of fun with friends new & old. Retreat will run as usual from 1 p.m. Thursday until noon on Sunday, with a Wednesday option for those who want to get a head start on their work. First make your room reservation by calling the Hampton Inn (540-678-4000) and then mail the form below with your non-refundable check for $30 (made out to Fairfax QU). We will select our workspaces in order of signup. You may choose a seat for yourself and a friend.

The hotel rooms have a refrigerator, microwave & coffee maker as well as an iron and ironing board. A buffet breakfast is provided and we’ll be on our own for our other meals. We can bring food from home, go to one of the many nice restaurants in town or have food delivered to the hotel. We will have tables set up outside our workspace for eating and socializing. There is a parking lot just outside the ballroom with ramp access to unload your sewing machine and supplies or you can use the elevator from the main entrance.

There will be a welcome gift for everyone and door prizes for some lucky winners. Our only “required” activity is to make a simple friendship block for the drawing on Sunday. We’ll provide directions for a few optional projects which will be revealed at the business meeting in March. For more information contact Nancy Adams at 703-323-4454 or [email protected].

Send your check and this registration form to Nancy Adams, 4721 Playfield St., Annandale, VA 22003-3919.

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I am a current member of Fairfax QU and wish to attend the Spring Retreat to be held April 11-15, 2018 at the Hampton Inn & Conference Center in Winchester, VA. My non-refundable $30 fee is enclosed.

Name ________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone ___________________________ Email__________________________________________ Emergency contact name _____________________________________________________________ Phone________________________________________________________________________________ I can bring an ironing board to share if needed _____yes _____no This is my first Fairfax QU spring retreat at Winchester _____yes ____no I would like to have my retreat handout sent by e-mail _____yes ____no I am arriving on: Wednesday _____ Thursday _____

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Upcoming FQU Program

January 18, 2018

Karen Johnson

Needle Turn Applique

Featuring a trunk show of her gorgeous work.

Lynn Gayer 5508 Fourstairs Court Fairfax Station, VA 22039

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