May 2018 Note from the President: A Gift for My Daughter

May 2018 Sew It Goes 1

May 2018

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Microso f t

Reminders…

Remember to

wear your name

tags.

To Bring:

Donation for

Soup Kitchen

Show and Tell

Items

Our Facebook

group is Lake

Norman Quilt-

ers.

LNQ online:

https://

lakenorman-

quilters.com/

Maria Kontaridis is my daughter-in-

law, the wife of my middle son, Patrick. I’ve

known Maria since she was a high schooler

when she and Patrick began dating. At first

they faced some serious challenges to their

relationship. Maria’s Greek immigrant par-

ents, especially her mother, were not happy

that Patrick was descended from Irish, Ger-

man, and English, no Greek roots.

Eventually, though, Patrick wormed

his way into their affections and was accept-

ed in a fashion best illustrated by watching

the movie My Big, Fat Greek Wedding. Pat-

rick and Maria will celebrate their sixteenth

wedding anniversary this year and have giv-

en me two of my darling granddaughters.

(Ironically, recent searching through our

family roots has revealed that Patrick does,

indeed, have some Greek in him, thanks to a

Greek immigrant to America some eight

generations back.)

—continued on page 2

Note from the President:

A Gift for My Daughter

https://lakenormanquilters.com/




Maria’s mother died about seven years ago and, not long after, Maria

asked me to make a quilt from her mother’s clothing. I told Maria that I was

pretty backed up with projects and would work on doing her mother’s clothing

quilt at some point in the near future. The truth was that I really had no wish

to make a quilt of someone’s old clothes. I had Maria look at some possible de-

signs in my quilting books and marked a few that she liked and then sort of

hoped she would forget the whole idea. However, I do love my daughter-in-law

and, every once in a while, I was afflicted by a twinge of guilt.

One day my husband, to whom, of course, I had verbalized my guilt, said,

“You know, Colleen, Maria is the closest thing to a daughter that you have and

maybe you should stop moaning about it and make that quilt of her mother’s

clothing that she wants.” He was right and I knew he was right. At our next

visit to see Patrick and Maria I told Maria it was time for us to get serious about

her quilt. Patrick hauled the box filled with Ekaterina’s clothes up from the

basement. Maria pulled from it seven or eight dresses, not really old looking but

all made completely of polyester and each of a drastically different color from

the others. I could hardly hide my dismay. For several seconds I sat speechless

and then a possible idea popped into my brain. I suggested to Maria that she

choose one of the dresses that she especially liked and I would make it into a

bed runner, a decorative panel that lies across the end of the bed. This idea

clicked with her too and she chose a pretty flowered tan, white, beige, and black

dress.

Back at home I went shopping at Mary Jo’s Fabric Store and found a bun-

dle of remnants with the colors that were in the dress. Although their colors

were perfect, they were several different types of fabrics and I spent many hours

trying to piece them together evenly with the dress’ stretchy polyester. More

frustration and more reminders from Wayne that this was an act of love. The

resulting bed runner, though simple, looked surprisingly good and I had enough

fabric left to make two throw pillows to match.

That year, at Christmas, Maria had a gift under the tree with the tag, “To

Maria From Her Mothers.” Her eyes teared up as soon as she saw it and her re-

action was everything I could have hoped for. It was a perfect gift.

—Collen Thrailkill [See page 3 for the picture!]

Note from the President, continued


Note from the President, continued

Maria’s Bed Runner and Pillows, made by Colleen Thrailkill

MAY’S PROGRAM

May’s program will be given by Evelyn Judson, "Challenges I

Have Known."

The following day will be a workshop entitled "Perfect Piecing".

It will be a mystery quilt where we will not only be learning some

basic and not-so-basic techniques, but also having fun seeing how it is

to come out. Class fee $25.00 for guild members and a $5.00 kit fee.

There will be a sign up sheet on the welcome table or call Barbara

Barrier at 704-996-2463.

See page 6 for more information on the workshop.


Minutes from April’s Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7p.m. Colleen Thrailkill,

President, reminded members to turn off cell phones or put them on

vibrate. Reminder to wear name tags or pay 25 cents was also made.

A door prize of two rolls of Island Batik, donated by Joyce Mullis

was won by Sandra Riggings.

Roger Winchell presented a program on his quilts. Roger used

mathematical theories in the design of his quilts.

Show and Tell was presented by guild members.

Quilt Show dates of August 9th and 10th 2019 were announced.

A committee chair sign up sheet was passed around.

Dolores Fobare presented the Treasurer’s Report. The checking

balance is $11,229.35. Soup Kitchen bucket raised $33.50.

Jill Daly-Huston reminded Secret Pal members to their commit-

ment of 4-5 gifts a year to their pals.

Marsha Kephart reported that she is working on our internet

presence. She is currently archiving old information to keep current

information foremost on the site.

Marian Voorhees showed several Charity Quilts received from

members for distribution.

Barbara Barrier updated us on Programs . Next month’s pro-

gram is “Challenges I Have Known. There will also be a workshop on

May 23rd, 9:30 – 3:00 on Perfect Piecing. Member fee is $25 plus a $5

kit fee. June’s Program will be Stained Glass by Bonnie Shropshire.

In July we will have our summer picnic with Tips and Tricks. August

will bring Primrose Quilts, and September will bring Raspberry Rab-

bits. Both August and September will have workshops.

— continued on page 5


Minutes from April’s Meeting Continued

Membership Business cards were handed out to members, Bar-

bara Swkara and Laurie Aasen are working on cards and bookmarks.

The 2019 Donation Quilt Judy Whitehead asked for help in

making the blocks for the quilt. Members were very generous in their

response and the majority of block kits went home with members for

return by the June 2019 meeting.

President, Colleen Thrailkill, noted that several members have

signed up for quilt show jobs and the guild is still looking for a chair.

April’s program was adjourned.

—Respectfully submitted by Judy Whitehead

NC Parkland Peace Project by Marian Voorhees and Linda

Owens

To all who would like to help on this project for those families that lost

loved ones this month in Florida. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Looking for lap quilts approximately 50x65 with a Peace theme.

This is open for anyone who would like to participate. Any questions or

thoughts feel free to e-mail me.

When we reach our goal which will be around 20 Quilts I will let every-

one know. I am sharing this project with the Charlotte quild, Mooresville

quild, Mod Squad group in Mooresville and LKN.

I am so proud of the students at Parkland and they have truly moved

me on the work that they are doing. So I thought this would be a way to help

the Parkland families during their healing and grieving.

Deadline for project June 30th or sooner. My e mail marians-

[email protected]. I will pick up your projects or you can give them to me at

quild meetings. I will deliver the quilts to Florida this summer.

Label on quilts will say: “This Quilt represents the broken pieces of your

heart. As you look at the pieces sewn together we hope you will find peace.”

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Perfect Piecing Workshop by Evelyn Judson

Wednesday, May 23

Learn accurate curved piecing, y-seams, matching points and other skills in a 6-

hour day. You will go home with either the first few blocks for this wall hanging

or just some practice blocks to learn the techniques for another project.

Beginner, advanced beginner, intermediate skill levels.

Materials and tools needed:

Sewing machine in good working order. (Hand-piecers will need fine needles

and thimbles.)

Scissors, fine pins, cutting mats, rotary cutters, seam rippers, other personal

favorite sewing tools.

Cutting rulers: small square (6 ½”) with 45°diagonal and medium stripper (4

½” x 18 ½”) are essential, small rectangle (my favorite is a 2 ½” x 6 ½”) is very

useful.

Thread to match fabrics.

Fabrics—1 ½ yards background, ¾ yard for arches and inner border, ½ yard

for main star points. ½ yard each light and darker fabric for star points be-

hind main ones, ½ - ¾ yard total small bits for 4-patches, border stars and

practice blocks.

Marking equipment—my favorites are

Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Mark-

ers (Fine Line) and the Bohn chalk

pen.

Elmer’s washable school glue—either

glue sticks or bottles of liquid glue

with fine tip applicators (I can sell you

the bottles with tips if you have the

glue).

$5.00 pattern fee

Rolls of freezer paper and cooking

parchment (will be able to share with

others!)


GUILD LIBRARY

Enjoy our Guild library! Please follow our 5 simple rules:

1. Please sign out any books you borrow.

2. Limit 2 books a month.

3. Return books by next month. (Make a copy of the pattern you are us-

ing if needed) That gives another member the chance to love the book

too!

4. Scratch your name from the sign out list.

5. Request books of your choice!

—Laurie

Happy Birthday to these guild members!

June

21st – Sandy Palmer

24th – Jean Newman

Please put your Show and Tell items out on the front

table before the meeting begins. This gives us all a

chance to see them up close!


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May 2018 Note from the President: A Gift for My Daughter

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