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January 2019

West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Newsletter

Mission Statement: The West Pasco Quilters' Guild, Inc. provides charity within our community

and quality education to the public about quilts and quilt making.

Chapter Member #FL504 NQA Web Site: http://www.westpascoquilters.org

Editor: Aileen Kline: WPQGNEWSLADY@GMAIL.COM

Dear Quilters, Happy New Year 2019! Have you stayed faithful to the resolutions you made for 2019? I know, lose weight, exercise more, eat better, eat less, finish your UFOs, dust the house more often, keep your quilt room tidy, buy less fabric, use up the stash that you have. (Ho, hum, none sounds fun). I am pretty sure that I will not be able to keep any of these resolutions but I will try really hard. The Christmas party was fabulous in spite of the rainy day. I was concerned that many of you would stay home because of the awful weather and then I remembered, most of you came from the snowy north and experienced much worse conditions. Thank you Dannee and committee for changing a gloomy day into a cheerful, festive day. Thank you all for the dishes and desserts. Our January speaker is Robin Koehler. Her business name is Nestlings by Robin. Her pattern, ‘Robin's Wreaths’, was part of the last 3 issues of AQ Magazine with the 4th and last part in the January 2019 issue. You may remember Robin from our last quilt show where she was being mentored by Brenda Grampsas. Robin will be a certified quilt appraiser soon. Besides her presentation at the meeting, she will also hold a workshop entitled, ‘The Swimming Seahorse’. Robin is a piecer, appliquer, redwork quilter, beader and hand quilter. As the new year changes, so does the Guild. We will be pulling the winning ticket for the 2019 quilt at the February meeting. After the liaisons for the 2020 charities tell us what their organizations do for the community, a new charity for the 2020 Opportunity Quilt will be voted on at the January meeting. Voting and installation of the new executive board will be done at the February meeting. You can see that the February meeting will be very busy. Our education chair, Betsy Turner, has lots of classes lined up for you. Please sign up at the education table or give her a call. If you have something that you wish to teach or learn, please discuss it with Betsy. She is always looking for speakers for our meeting. If you have a name for her, let her know. Our goal of 350 Charity Quilts was reached and exceeded! Thank you to all who participated. To those members who want to help next year, remember, we have bins and bins of donated fabric. Come to Shalimar on a Wednesday and find some fabric to make a charity quilt. I was thinking about this while having my coffee this morning. I know that I personally have picked up and delivered to Shalimar at least 6 donations of fabric and notions. There is plenty of fabric that needs to be used. Thank you all for a great 2018 and an even greater 2019. I saw this the other day: I often fantasize about a world where I am in charge, quilting supplies are free, AND quilting makes you skinny. May you always be close to a quilt shop, Pam

February

Road Trip!

Quilters Escape

Retreat!

Are you ready to

sew up a storm!!!

January

Welcome

Robin Koehler

of

Nestlings by Robin

Reminder: February’s Board meeting will be held on January 31st,

due to the Quilters’ Retreat falling on the first Thursday in February.

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2019 West Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc.

PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER

PAM KING ROSE ANN VERHEYEN JACQUIE CURREY LINDA FERNANDES

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS NOTICE:

WPQG

Board Meetings

are held the first

Thursday of the month

at Shalimar Mobile

Home Village.

6529 Stone Road,

Port Richey Fl.

From

9:30 am to 12 pm.

All members are

encouraged and

welcome to attend.

Inside this

Issue

Presidents Letter,

Spotlight News 1

Committee Chairs,

Board Meeting, Quilt

Show 2020 meeting time,

Volunteers Needed

2

Membership,

Gift Basket, Share The

Wealth, Food Bank,

Boutique News

3

Education 4

Community Outreach,

Charity Sew,

Small Quilts

5

Military Coupons

Library News, Quilter’s

Escape Retreat,

Basket Walk

6

Monthly Art Challenge,

Fat Chance, Linky Dinks 7

Patriotic Block of the Month 8

Show and Tell,

Scrap Bag,

Birthdays

9

Small Group 10

Quilt Registration

Guidelines 11

Guild Meeting Location 12

Volunteers

Always Needed

Charity Sew

Ways & Means

Special Events

Coffee Committee

Quilt Show 2020

WAYS & MEANS – Chair needed, Gift Basket/ Share the Wealth — Alma Tilley Boutique — Terri McConn

COMMUNITY OUTREACH — Judy Klingensmith Opportunity Quilt 2019 — Judy Klingensmith Opportunity Quilt 2020 — Kathy Sonosky Scholarship – Libbie Ellis Children's Charity Quilts – Jacquie Currey Food Pantry – Donna Herrick Military Coupons – Trish Wallick

EDUCATION – Betsy Turner Programs – Betsy Turner Block of the Month – Barbara Manning Small Groups – Rhonda Koning

LIBRARY – Judy Nichols, Valerie Stanton

MEMBERSHIP – Pat Donohoo, Leslie Reid, Jane Hanekamp Database – Nancy Meinhardt Directory – Sharon Pruitt

NEWSLETTER — Aileen Kline

PARLIAMENTARIAN – Nina Trapp, Alt. Janie Franco

PUBLIC RELATIONS – Merna Allen

HISTORIAN – Janie Franco

FACEBOOK – Pam King

WEBSITE — Sharon Pruitt, Nancy Meinhardt

SPECIAL EVENTS — Dannee Brooks Coffee Committee — Elaine Plourde

FAT CHANCE/ART QUILT CHALLENGE – Trish Wallick

QUILT SHOW 2020 – Pam King and Janie Franco Scrap Bags — Nancy Simmonds RETREAT 2019 – Judy Nichols

for Article Submission:

Deadline is the 25th Send to:

wpqgnewslady@gmail.com

UPCOMING

QUILT SHOW 2020

Meeting Thursday

January 10, 2019

At 9:30 am

At Shalimar

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Share the Wealth

Thanks to everyone for your participation

in our drawing. We shared $77.00 with

a very pleased Barbara Palma.

Congratulations!

Thanks to all the ladies for bringing

the $5's and $1's for purchase of their

tickets. It helps immensely.

December Gift Basket Winner

December Gift Basket sponsors were

Trish Wallick and Mary Parkin.

The retail value 433.00! Thanks ladies!

The lucky winner was Elaine Plourde.

Congratulations!

2019 Basket Calendar

Jan….Donna Siebold Feb…Dannee Brooks & Nina Trapp

Sponsors needed for monthly Gift Baskets. See Alma Tilley to sign up! Remember, anyone can have the fun of filling one of our baskets. Just say, "I want to sponsor a basket." The Guild provides $100, and you do the shopping. How far can you stretch it!? Receipts must be turned in for bookkeeping purposes. The next open month is March 2019. Thank you, Mary Parkin, for being my helper with the tickets this month. Alma Tilley 727-815-9417 atilley410310@gmail.com

Gift Baskets

Share the Wealth MEMBERSHIP

Last month was the Christmas Party. The event was attended by 76 signed in members and 2 guests. Rumor has it that a good time was had by all. I had a good time. I think attendance was a little lower than usual because the date was soooo close to Christmas and every one leaving town had left. Not to mention a difficult to negotiate hellacious rain storm. And one person I know just forgot! Every year about this time as I wrap the last package, take the last box to the Post Office, or make the last ”bring a dish to pass”, I remember a book I read many years ago called “The Right Stuff”. It was about the training of the first 7 astronauts. One chapter was devoted to “the list”. In order to have a successful mission the astronaut had to complete everything on his list (experiments and such). The lists got impossibly long because everyone wanted to know what happens to things in space. The astronauts quickly figured out that what they needed was shorter “to do” lists. So they spent a lot of time negotiating shorter lists so they could have successful missions. I bring this up now because we all have “to do” lists for successful holidays. Some things we have to do, some things we want to do and some things we just like to do. But did you ever think about just shortening the list? Try it. It's wonderful. This year I got two whole days of my life back. It seems that some of the baked goods I've been laboring over didn't make anybody's top 4 list. I hope you enjoyed your holiday, Pat Donohoo

Happy New Year! THANK YOU LADIES, you really came through! January food collection goes to:

St. Peter the Apostle Church (Merna Allen)

If you, (the person assigned for any month), will not be at the Guild meeting to receive your food/money collection, please make arrangements to have it picked up or it will go to some other charity. I cannot deliver it. I'm sorry but if it is not picked up by the person assigned or an alternate of their choosing, it will go to the domestic abuse shelter. Please keep up the good work

bringing in the following items:

Metal Can pop tabs from

soda, veggies, beans, etc., for

The Shriners’ Children’s Hospital.

Box Top School Coupons from cake

mixes, cereal boxes, pizza, etc., for

St. James Bishop Larkin’s School.

Small sample bottles of lotion, soap,

shampoo & conditioner, and toothpaste,

like you get at hotels when traveling.

These will help the domestic abuse shelter.

Please tell all your friends about these causes and they may want to help as well. It is greatly appreciated in these trying times. Thanks for your help and all you do.

NOTICE: NO MORE PLASTIC CAPS. The program has been suspended state wide.

Happy Quilting, Donna Herrick, Food Bank

FOOD BANK

Boutique News Thank you to all those who have contributed

to the 2020 boutique! We still need many

more items turned in to supply the store for

the entire quilt show. If you need patterns or

directions for the projects we have done in

2018, please look on the website or find me

at the next meeting. I will be putting out a

project every month in 2019, so you will have

a variety to choose from. Right now, please

turn in the pin cushions or Christmas

ornaments. The next pattern, Microwavable

bowl covers in sets of two, will be out soon.

If you already know how to make these

bowls, please make a matching set

consisting of one with a 10” square and one

with a 12” square. Thanks for helping out!

Note: 100% cotton only. No poly or cotton

with scrim. Best choice is Wrap and Zap by

Pellon.

✂HAVE FUN - BE CREATIVE✂

December

Cookie

decorating

with these 2

elves and

the kids at

Port Richey

Aquatic and

Recreation

Center

Sew Much Fun

Cookie Exchange

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In addition to the professional speakers and teachers that we have scheduled in 2019,

we have several member classes set up for the next few months. Sign up today!

January 7: Marilyn Dodds will teach the Hexagon Table Runner at Shalimar from 1 to 4 pm.

Class is $20. In order to make this a successful design, we recommend using a Border

fabric. Bring your lunch.

January 17: Robin Koehler, of Nestlings by Robin, will bring her

collection of 1800’s quilts and give us her lecture,

“An Evening with Well-Loved Ladies”, at our meeting.

The next day, January 18, she will teach, “The Swimming Seahorse”,

applique class at the Rec & Aquatic Ctr. From 9:30am to 3pm.

Class is $35.00 Lunch will be provided by the Guild.

January 24: Avis Merritt. Back by popular demand, “Swedish Weaving”

will be held at The Rec. & Aquatic Ctr. from 9:30am to 2 pm. Class is $20.00.

Get your supply list with your payment. A special needle is required for $1.50

(purchase from Avis). Bring your lunch.

January 25: Dot Price will teach us how to make a Collage Quilt from 10:30 am - 3 pm at her home,

7545 Valley Court, NPR. Class is $20. Bring your lunch and join Dot for a fun filled class.

This is a great way to get hands on knowledge on how to make a Collage Quilt. Our 2020 Quilt Show

will have a specific display of Collage Quilts. You will love this class! Supply list to follow.

February 21: Crime Prevention presented by Pasco PD.

Also on the program, a representative of one of our Small Groups will explain what their group does!

February 25: Penny Coleman will teach Basic Hand Quilting at Shalimar, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Class is $20.00. Bring your lunch.

March 21-22: Professional Quilter Jan Cunningham, will teach machine appliqué. Rec and Aquatic

Center. Class is $35. Lunch will be provided by Guild. More details in February.

EDUCATION

It’s going to be a busy winter!!! If you have any suggestions for a class you would like to teach or be taught,

I would be happy to hear it!! All member taught classes are $20, of which the teacher gets

$18. Please call me if you are interested in teaching a class!

Betsy Turner

603-520-7828

betsandwes@gmail.com

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Community

Outreach

Charity Sew is held at: Shalimar Mobile Home Village, 6529 Stone Rd. Port Richey FL From 9 am to 3 pm. ALL ARE WELCOMED.

Our Charity Sew event is held once a month,

on the 4th Wednesday of the month.

We do ask that items made on Charity Sew

Wednesday be donated to charity. As a

charity sew group we may work individually

or help each other by sewing in teams, with

piecing, quilting, ironing, cutting, backings,

batting, sandwiching, etc.

As our Wednesday group has grown, we

ask you to please remember to wear

your name badge.

More quilters means more fabric, and

lots of threads and scraps left behind. Please help out by cleaning up your area

before you leave. Assisting in putting

back electrical cords, rulers, mats and

fabric tubs is also appreciated.

THANK YOU. Please feel free to bring a dish to share.

Parking is limited. If you can carpool

with a friend, that would be great!

See page 10 for more details about

the Guild’s other Small Groups!

The 2019 "Heart of the Home"

Opportunity Quilt tickets are still available.

$1 each or $5 for a 6 pack. Please turn in

the money with ticket stubs, to guarantee

you get into the drawing. Tickets will be

available at the monthly meeting or ask a

board member. Money raised will be donat-

ed to SmileFaith, a charitable Veteran's

dental clinic in New Port Richey. There are

many veterans in need of dental care who

cannot afford it.

Only 1 month left to raise funds.

Volunteers are needed to help raise

money by taking the quilt to different

venues such as: when visiting or taking

classes at quilt shops or attending meetings

at other guilds. They don’t have to be quilt

related venues, they could also be clubs you

belong to, banquets, church functions, etc.

Pioneer Days and the Kumquat Festival are

two other venues where the 2019

Opportunity Quilt will be displayed, in order

to raise money. If you know of any other

places the quilt can be displayed, please let

us know.

Sign up at the meeting to take the quilt to

a venue. Contact:

Judy Klingensmith at 919-710-5142 or Quiltcrossing@gmail.com for tickets. Pictures of the quilt will be

available at every Guild meeting.

Drawing will be February 2019.

For more information about SmileFaith, go to www.smilefaith.org

WHAT IS

OUR NEW GOAL?

Can we beat 350 quilts?

CHARITY SEW

277

We need your help. Sales of tickets are

very low. Time is short.

SmileFaith is a very worthy cause.

Please sell tickets!

2018 was an AWESOME year for breaking our goal of 350 quilts for local children in need! We are off to a great start in 2019 with tops already made that just need volunteers to machine quilt them. Join the fun at the Port Richey Piecers group every Wednesday at Shalimar MHV. We welcome anyone that would like to help with charity quilts on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Hope to see you there!

Small Quilt Workshops! As some of you may know, our Small Quilt

Auction is very popular and benefits the New

Port Richey Recreation and Aquatic Center.

We would like to get a head start on this

project and make as many small quilts as we

can, to auction off at our 2020 Quilt Show.

Penny Coleman and Dannee Brooks are going to have some workshops demonstrating some easy techniques to create 4 different small quilts over the next four months. These workshops will be on the second Wednesday of the month, (Jan, Feb, Mar, and Apr). We will do things like panel creations, applique, modern, and paper piecing. We will begin on Jan 9th with panel creations and embellishments, at Shalimar MHV at 1:30pm. Make one for the small quilt auction and one for yourself. Any questions, contact either one of us. See you there. Penny Coleman 727-842-9382 Dannee Brooks 727-207-0478

Reminder:

February’s Board meeting will be held

on January 31st, due to the

Quilters’ Retreat falling on the first

Thursday in February.

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Coupons for

Military Families

Thank you for the coupons for the

military. Please remember to cut them

out!! Our troops put their lives on the line

for us everyday, we surely can do some

part to help them.

We now have two large bases to

give coupons to. ROTA, Spain

and Okinawa, Japan. Even more

coupons are needed!

Please CHECK the coupons – they must

say “manufacturer’s coupon”

somewhere on the face of the coupon –

NO Publix, Target or other local stores.

Please sort by food and non-food items.

Pet food is considered non-food.

Don’t forget coupons MUST BE cut

individually, and placed in labeled

plastic bags.

Thank you again,

Trish Wallick cell 727-264-7996

LITTLE

LIBRARY

QUILTER’S ESCAPE

RETREAT

Our 2018 Basket Walk was a huge

success! We would like to make the

2020 Basket Walk as successful and fun

as our first one!

There will now be a basket at each of the

Guild meetings ready for any items

you may wish to donate, including empty

baskets. We will accept all sewing and

quilting supplies. We have plans to make

a few non-quilt related baskets for men,

women and children.

Any appropriate items for these types of

baskets will also be appreciated.

Thank you,

Carol Buonomo, Chair

carol.hookedup@gmail.com

Rose Tienken, Co-Chair

nanaroset69@yahoo.com

The Library was closed in December. In January a Gift of Love will be made to our members from the estate of Joan Phillips. The generous donations from her family will be displayed for members to choose a gift in memory of Joan. We hope that our members enjoy this gift from Joan's library to remember her by. We will repeat this giveaway in February with the remaining items from Joan's library as well as donations from Nita Fox and Ruth Stickel, who we also lost this year. Happy New Year... may all your resolutions begin and end with UFOs! Judy Nichols Librarian

Basket Walk 2020

"Here come da Retreat! Here come da Retreat!" It's only weeks away now! Registration has dipped into the waiting list due to unfortunate circumstances and illnesses, however there are some members (mostly roommates) still waiting for spaces that might appear. The Retreat email list was finally compiled and everyone should have received at least one message asking for input on food, class registration, and sewing space needs. You'll also be getting tips on what to expect, what to bring, what NOT to bring, etc. Information packets will be distributed at the January general meeting. They are filled with maps, shop-stops, check in info, daily schedules, mealtimes, emergency contacts, and more.

IF YOU WILL NOT BE AT THE JANUARY GENERAL MEETING, contact Judy Nichols (727-810-9464) or judytalespinner@gmail.com) to arrange to pick up your packet at another time or have it given to someone else to give to you.

Questions? Call me at 727-810-9464 or email judytalespinner@gmail.com Judy Nichols, Chair

NOTE: PACKETS WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE REGISTERED MEMBER UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE OR PERMISSION IS PROVIDED IN WRITING.

2020 Opportunity Quilt.

It is made with many

wonderful batiks.

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Monthly Art Quilt Challenge Each month all Guild members

will be challenged to make an ART quilt.

You may interpret the word “ART” as you like.

The object of this challenge is to get you to think outside your

comfort zone, try a new technique and new fabrics.

All Guild members are encouraged to participate. Winners will be

selected by viewer’s choice voting at the meeting.

Prizes will be Blue, Red, and White fabric Roses for 1st, 2nd , and 3rd

place winners. By the end of the year you may end up with a bouquet

of roses!

If you wish to participate but cannot attend the monthly

meeting, have a friend turn in your art quilt to Trish Wallick

by 9:30 am. This friend will be responsible for returning your quilt to

you.

Rules are simple:

1. Each month will be a different fabric theme. The list below

is provided for your convenience.

2. The size must be no more than 18” wide by no more than

23” long.

3. Each quilt must be no thicker than 1”.

4. You are not permitted to put your name anywhere on the

front of the quilt.

5. You MUST include your name on a label on the back.

6. Entries must be a quilt (you all know this rule!!!)

7. All appliqué edges, including fused and raw edge must be

sewn down.

8. No sleeve is necessary on these challenge quilts.

9. Quilts must be turned in to Trish Wallick by 9:30 AM to be

displayed for voting.

Art Quilt Challenge Fabrics Themes for 2019

January - Batik, think outside the box

February - Stripes

March - Country scenes

April - Clouds , sky

May - Worded fabric

June - No challenge

July - No challenge

August - Landscape, fields, water

September - Ocean, sea animals

October - Maps, country, street, town, etc

November - Sewing

December - Fat quarter toss

Winners will be announced at the end of the Guild meeting,

on Facebook and in the newsletter.

As always, by participating in this challenge, you give permission

for your quilts to be photographed and used for advertising and

promoting the Guild and its activities.

Any Questions, contact:

Trish Wallick 727-264-7996

Fat Quarters for 2019

January - Stripes, any color

February - Country, scene, barn, corrals, farms

March - Clouds

April - Worded fabrics

May - Landscape, rocks, woods, leafy, water, etc

June - No fat Quarters

July - No fat quarters

August - Ocean, animals, seagrass, coral, fish, etc

September - Maps . world, country, town, state,

street map, etc

October - Sewing, machine, spools, needle, thread

November - Batiks (ONLY)

December - Fat Quarter Toss

You will be given a ticket for each fat quarter that you bring in.

(Provide Quilt Store Quality-full 18” x 20”) We will be dividing the fabric into

2– 2 1/2 yard stacks. We will draw tickets—if you have two winning tickets,

you will receive two stacks.

What fun for you to win all the varieties of colors.

Any Questions, contact

Trish Wallick 727-264-7996

FAT CHANCE

FAT QUARTER TOSS 2018

LINKY DINKS

How to make a Magic Pillowcase

Carpenter Star Quilt Tutorial

17 DIY Sewing Hacks and Tips

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West Pasco Quilters

Patriotic Block

of the Month

January 2019

Distributed December Return January/February

Skill Level

Moderately

Easy

So Gallantly

Streaming

Finished size of block: 16½″

Fabric Requirements:

Red = Fat Eighth or Eighth of Yard

Blue = Fat Eighth or Eighth of Yard

White = Fat Quarter

All seam allowances are scant ¼"

For Reference:

Fat Quarter = 18" X 21"

Fat Eight = 9" X 21"

Eighth of Yard = 4½" X 40"

Cut Patriotic Themed Pieces:

Red (solid or predominantly red) · Eight 2½" squares Blue (solid or predominantly blue) · Four 5½" squares White (solid or predominantly white) · Four 4½" squares

· Eight 2½" squares · One 9½" square

Making the Center 16-Patch Unit: Arrange the 16 red and white 2½" patches as shown Stitch four rows—Red, White, Red, White For each row, press from the red patch on one end towards the white patch

on the other end

Rearrange the rows as shown, rows will alternate beginning with red patch,

white patch, red patch, white patch Sew the rows together taking care to match the joints at each intersection Because of the pressing method used, the joints should lock together easily.

Press block and trim to 8½" square

Making the Flying Geese Units (4): Flying Geese are made with the "No Waste Method" where four geese units are made in one process Measurements for the small and large square patches have been slightly oversized to allow for trimming

Place two blue squares on opposite corners of the large white square

Draw line from corner to corner, and stitch ¼" from both sides of line

Cut on the drawn line, open unit and press to-wards the blue triangles

Add a blue square to the corner of the white triangle and

draw a line in the center, from corner to corner

Stitch ¼" from both sides of the line

Cut on drawn line, open unit, press towards blue triangles

Trim geese to 8½" X 4½" Voila - Four Flying Geese!

Creating the 16 ½" Block: Arrange the units as shown, and stitch each of the rows Press rows 1 & 3 towards each of the white end squares Press row 2 towards the center 16-patch unit Sew the rows together taking care to match the joints at each intersection Press again, and trim block to 16½″ square

For questions, comments or suggestions, contact Barbara Manning c/o Suncoast Clinical Research, 5604 Gulf Drive, NPR, FL 34652 (727) 849-4131 (Office) (727) 560-3272 (Cell) Barbara@SuncoastClinicalResearch.com Barbara.Manning@Verizon.net

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SCRAPS FOR SCRAP BAG SALE

It’s not too early to donate those good quality fabric scraps

for the scrap bag sale. This is a great

fundraiser!

Here’s what we need: Leftover or unused pieces of 100%

cotton quilting fabric. Any size is ok as long as the piece is at

least the equivalent of

3” x 5”. Long strips narrower than three inches

(for example, strips 1 1/2”x 22 or 44”) will, of course, be

useful. Please group same fabric and/or size

pieces together where possible to make the scraps more

usable. Flannel, extra quilt blocks, and other special cotton

scraps you think might

be useful for this project are welcome too.

It would be a great help if you could press and fold your

scraps into rectangles of approximately 3” x 5”, so they will

easily fit into a lunch bag, but loose, clean fabric pieces will

be welcome too. This is a great chance to do a little spring

cleaning, organize your quilting space, and make room for

new

projects!

Please bring your donations to the Guild meeting and look for

the scrap bag donation box. There will also be a scrap box at

Charity sew. They will be greatly

appreciated.

Nancy Simmonds

nsim046@yahoo.com

315-246-0270

December Show and Tell On My Way Retreat Check List! Sewing Fabric Sewing machine Quarter inch foot/Walking foot Free motion foot Any specialty feet required Bobbins Thread (including different colors for different projects) Sewing machine needles Foot pedal Power cord Extension cord Extension table for machine Lint brush/repair tools Sewing machine oil Cutting Scissors Thread snips Rotary cutter Extra blades for rotary cutter Self healing mat Quilting rulers Seam ripper Pressing Iron Portable iron mat Seam roller Spray starch Pinning Pins/clips Needles/needle threader pin cushion Marking Disappearing ink fabric pen Mechanical pencil Pen Notebook Miscellaneous Patterns/Projects/UFO’s Batting/Fusible web Magnifying glass Portable light Portable Fan Sweater Seat Cushion Ziploc bags Water bottle/Snacks

Kinnick, Connie 1/1

Semsey, Bettyanne 1/1

Soyke, Tom 1/1

Hawes, Linda J. 1/2

Broda, Sylvia 1/4

Urgo, Debby 1/4

Cunningham, Jean 1/8

Hiebert, Wanda 1/8

Zerbe, Shirley 1/8

Warren, Marge 1/11

Olson, Chelsey 1/12

Merkle, Elizabeth 1/13

Shoemaker, Naomi 1/14

Farmerie, Bette 1/19

Pedrick, Dorothy S. 1/20

Tokish, Cathleene 1/20

Koenig, Linda 1/23

Ryan, Janice 1/24

Reiter, Suzanne 1/25

Adams-Wallace, Carolyn 1/26

Ellis, Libbie 1/27

Merritt, Avis 1/30

Christmas

Gift Exchange Game

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SMALL GROUPS

All month long we gather in small

groups with different interests,

make new friends, help each other

to learn, get new ideas, learn new

methods of working on our favorite

projects, and help the less

fortunate by providing items for

them. Please come to any of the

meetings listed. All skill levels

welcomed

OUTSIDE THE LINES

We will explore, experiment, and

educate ourselves & each other about

modern design in quilts and quilting

art. We shall promote and encourage

personal expression while embracing

the liberating concepts of modern

quilting.

We meet the 2nd

Tuesday at

Contractors at 6 pm. For more

information or to join, email or call

Leslie Reid, LLJJRN@YAHOO.COM

352-263-6001

SEW MUCH FUN

We meet every Tuesday from 9 am to

Noon at Veterans Memorial Park,

14333 Hicks Road, Hudson. Bring

what you are working on or join us to

share ideas, magazines, and books.

We always have a project that we can

use help with. We often enjoy lunch

nearby, plan day trips to out of town

quilt shops, and participate in group

projects.

Pat Donohoo, 518-955-2882

CHARITY SEW

We meet the Wednesday following the Guild

meeting from 9 am until 3 pm at Shalimar

Mobile Home Village Clubhouse,

6529 Stone Road, Port Richey. Come help

make someone less fortunate happy with a quilt

or needed item. We have a great time sharing

and caring. Instruction is always available.

Bring a dish to share for our potluck. Parking is

limited. If you can carpool, that would be great!

Judy Klingensmith, 919-710-5142

THE GATHERING

Come join us the second and fourth

Tuesdays each month from

10 am until 1 pm at

Shalimar Mobile Home

Village Clubhouse,

6529 Stone Road, Port Richey.

We are a handwork only group,

no sewing machines please.

Bring your lunch and anything you are

working on or would like pointers on.

Rose Ann Verheyen 727-372-8840

DEAR JANE CLUB

We meet the Last Tuesday of each

month at 6pm at Contractors Institute

Learning Center, 8238 Joliet Street

(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)

Hudson. We are working from the Dear

Jane book compiled by

Brenda Papadakis. If you have questions

please call/text

Rhonda Koning 727-808-3667 or text

Colleen Beckett 352-346-4230

PORT RICHEY PIECERS

We meet every Wednesday from 9 am to

3 pm at Shalimar Mobile Home Village

Clubhouse, 6529 Stone Road,

Port Richey. Bring what you are working

on or join us to share ideas. We have lots

of tables and workspace. We do work on

special projects along the way.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the day with

friends.

Judy Klingensmith, 919-710-5142

TUESDAY EVENING NIMBLERS

We meet every Tuesday evening from

6 pm to 10 pm at Contractors Institute

Learning Center, 8238 Joliet Street

(at the 15000 block of US Hwy 19)

Hudson. Our group focus is all things

quilting and we welcome, teach, and

encourage everyone. Bring whatever you

are working on!

Rhonda Koning, 727-808-3667 or

Cheryl Fausak, 917-757-8334

MACHINE EMBROIDERY GROUP

Our meetings are the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:00 am. Meeting will be at Dot Price’s home, 7545 Valley Court. New Port Richey. Bring what you are

working on and your lunch. Looking forward to seeing you.

Mary Cazel 727-937-7187

(mpcazel@msn.com) Dannee Brooks 727-207-0478 (dannette4747@gmail.com)

UNITED FRIENDS

WITH ODDS & ENDS

UFO’s only please. Join us on Mondays

from 6 pm to 9 pm-ish to work on those

UFO’s that you’ve been promising to

complete. We meet at Shalimar Mobile

Home Village Clubhouse, 6529 Stone

Road, Port Richey.

(Closed 2nd Monday of the month)

Judy Klingensmith, 919-710-5142

BUZZING BEES MACHINE

QUILTERS

Open to all members with an interest in machine quilting (any type). We meet the

fourth Monday of the month and get buzzing at 10am. Our host changes

monthly as we tour sewing spaces, so check the newsletter or email

Jerrye Winters at jerrye.winters@verizon.net

or 727-863-4409.

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West Pasco Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Quilt Registration Guidelines

Sew Many Quilts 2020—Eye of the Quilter

Quilt Show February 21, 22, 23, 2020; Form Deadline: October 17, 2019

Note: Due to the limitations of the quilt racks, quilts longer than 95 inches may be folded and pinned. Quilts wider than 100” will not be accepted. Quilts do NOT need to be completely finished by the October 17

th deadline.

Appliqué – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Appliqué – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any appliqué technique. Width 61”-100”. Art: Quilt top with substantial deviation from traditional patterns and sets. Emphasis should be on color/design. Group – All Techniques: Quilt top has been constructed by more than one person. Examples: antique blocks, round robin, block of the month, mother/daughter, healing hearts. Machine Embroidery: The quilt top must incorporate machine executed embroidered blocks or machine embroidered appliqués or motifs as a significant design element that represents 60% of the quilt. Hand embroidery is not allowed in this category. Miniature: All aspects of the quilt must be reduced in scale – blocks, borders, and binding. The overall maximum size is 24” by 24”. Miscellaneous Techniques: Any style quilt top that does not obviously fall into any other category–such as yo-yo, whole cloth, photo, crazy quilt, hand embroidery, stenciled/crayon/painted, boutis. Pieced – Wall: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Length plus width must be no more than 120 inches. Example: 60” by 60” Pieced – Large: Quilt top should be predominantly constructed using any piecing technique. Width 61”-100”.

Categories will be further broken down by quilting:

Stationary Sewing Machine: includes use of any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the fabric rather than the machine and machine sits on or is mounted on a table. The stitching must predominantly use this method.

Movable Quilting Machine: includes any sewing machine that allows the quilter to move the machine head rather than the fabric and machine is mounted on a frame. The stitching must predominantly use this method.

Hand Quilted: 100% of the quilting is done by hand.

Quilt Criteria

1. Quilts must have been finished within the last two years and may not have been previously exhibited at one of WPQG’s past quilt shows.

2. More than one quilt may be entered in a category but only one may be judged.

3. All quilts must have three layers – top, batting, and back; quilted by hand or machine. No tied quilts.

4. Quilts must be in excellent condition – no odors (cigarette smoke), pet hairs, stains, loose threads, or pins.

5. Any quilt using a pre-printed panel in its whole form will not be accepted.

6. Any quilt in a commercial frame or decorative hanger will not be accepted due to insurance regulations.

7. Quilts with an estimated value of $1,000 or greater require a written appraisal. A copy of the appraisal must be included with the registration form.

8. The Registration Committee may move a quilt into a different category.

9. On the registration form, be sure to complete the box to designate your 1st, 2

nd, 3

rd, etc. choices.

We hope to be able to hang every quilt you submit—the only limitation is space.

10. All quilts must have a 4” sleeve for hanging and must be sewn or basted on the quilt. No pins will be accepted.

11. All quilts must have a quilt label attached to the lower left hand corner of the back of the quilt with the name of the quilt owner, quilt name, etc. See diagram.

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West Pasco Quilters Guild, Inc.

P.O. Box 574

Port Richey, Florida 34673

Place label here

Several members have requested that we refrain from using perfume when we are in confined spaces, such as

Contractors, workshops, and small groups. Unfortunately, as we all get older, health conditions are not

conducive to perfumes and can cause breathing problems, migraines, etc., so please keep that in mind.

Thank you.

West Pasco Guild meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. Doors open at 9:00 am for a social

hour & checking out our Library, Education, etc. The meeting starts at 10:00 am. Meetings are held at

New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center, 6630 Van Buren Street, New Port Richey, Florida.

BRING YOUR LATEST PROJECT FOR THE SHOW & TELL THAT IS HELD EACH MONTH.

Reminder:

February’s Board meeting will be held on January 31st, due to the

Quilters’ Retreat falling on the first Thursday in February.