Publisher: Sue Bennorth ( scsusieq@gmail.com ) October, 2019 Volume 30 – Issue 10

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY QUILT GUILD

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEFall has begun!! Leaves are starting to fall from my neighbor’s BIG Sycamore tree and making a huge mess in my yard! But it is all good…the days will become cooler and we will be looking for all those quilts we have been working on this very hot summer. Now is the time to finish them up.

We had a great game night. Quilter’s Bingo and Quilter’s Strip Poker were played. Just Bunts mini cakes and fat quarter stacks were prizes for bingo. Jean Carter was the winner of the Strip Poker game and won a $25 gift card to Joann’s, a mini Bunt cake and the opportunity to chair game night next year!! Can’t wait to see what she and her group do next year! We play Strip Poker with 2 ½” strips of fabric that was cut from our donations from Candy’s Quilt Shop. The fabric was then donated back to community service. Approximately 600 plus strips are now available for more project kits for community service. A big thanks to Candy’s for making it all possible.

We have a great guild. What makes it great are the members! Thanks for making my job easier by stepping up and helping. If now is not the time to hold a position that is OK…help out for a couple of meetings a few hours when the opportunity quilt is on theroad to another location, at a workshop, hospitality, community service or ways and means table…make a basket for ways and means or donate quilting supplies, notions etc. Block of the month needs members to sew tops together, quilt or bind the beautiful quilts your blocks are making. An extra hand is always needed and appreciated.

A hardy welcome to new members!!

Thanks again,

Joyce Wilkinson

QUILT MOM

Ladies, this is a written reminder for those of you that are giving away something you bought. When you joined the Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild in your membership dues you paid $20.00 for 24 opportunity tickets. I have those tickets and I would like to give them to you. All you have to do is get them from me, fill out the information and drop them in the container. You will enter a chance to win the 2019 Opportunity Quilt, “Starry Starry Dresden”.

Kathy Butler Nadine Olmstead

Trudy Edwards Lucy Scinta

Janell Cornell Tina Sammartano

Judy Jones Lesley Visutsin

Janet Mann Carol Wise

Phylis McKenna Alice Olp

Katy Johnson

ALSO All Members: There will a Boutique at Hart Hall November 23rd and 24th. Both days are 9am to 4pm. If you can, come sit with me to sell opportunity tickets.

PROGRAMS

It’s time for us to emphasize some handwork – like our foremothers did! This month, we welcome back Lola Newman from Stitchin’ by the River to do a trunk show and an

embroidery workshop for us using her fascinating Civil War era blackwork patterns. InNovember, Margarete Heinisch from the Valley Quilt Guild will be here with a trunk show, lecture and workshop on applique techniques. You have to see her work to believe it!

Workshops:

On October 12th, Lola Newman will be helping us improve our embroidery skills using her patterns for Civil War era Blackwork. There are still spots available in this class. Our November 16th workshop will be applique – so, a couple of opportunities to improve your handwork!!

Keep on Quilting!

Sue Bennorth

SUE

OTHER LOCAL GUILD QUILT SHOWS

Old Town Temecula Quilt Show and Auction

October 5,2019 10am- 4pm

4100 Mainstreet, Temecula Ca, 92591

TLC Quilters Boutique/ Craft Sale and Quilt Show

October 19, 2019

10am- 4pm

Claremont United Church of Christ

233 Harrison Ave. Claremont, Ca

Free Admission

Truckee Meadows Quilters

October 25 and 26, 2019

Sparks Convention Center

Reno, Neveda

Quilters Piece Corp Quilt Guild and Quilt Show

November 9, 2019 8am – 3pm

First Baptist Church Hesperia

9280 Maple Ave, Hesperia, Ca

2020 QUILT SHOW

Where Quilts and Friendships Bloom – 30 year Anniversary of SCVQG

October UpdateSave the Date : June 13, 14, 2020 at Hart Park

Goal: To have 100% membership participation before and during the show

Ways to Participate:

Complete the Challenge Placemat due in November

Complete the Mini Me flag for our banner (We are off to a great start of reaching that goal- we were able to give out 58 Individual Flag instructions and patterns last month. We already have 4 back within the first two weeks!!! Can't wait to see more at the October meeting.)

Start thinking of at Least 5 people who would enjoy the show and to whom you can extend an invitation. TALK It UP!

Start planning on what quilt(s) you are going to display at the show. We really want all our member's work represented.

Join the SCV Quilt Guild FaceBook page

Visit the SCV Quilt Guild Web Page

Donations needed : 10"x14" rectangles or larger of colored felt to back the flags.

To repair a donated crazy quilt I am looking for Robert Talbott Best of Class silk wide ties. It needs to be that specific to keep authentic.

Volunteers needed:

To complete 1/4 of the Quilt Show Quilt (Colorific Quilters Pattern)

To Organize the Door Prize Committee (have the items, just need an organizer)

To Co-ordinate the Silent Auction/Opportunity Baskets

Hope you had a great month of spending time sewing and with friends. See you in October.

Marcia and Doryce

MINI QUILT CHALLENGE FOR THE 2020 QUILT SHOW

Hey, all you fabulous quilters, new and experienced! We, co-chairs Penny and

Gabrielle, are beginning the first of two mini-quilt challenges. All entries will be

displayed at the 2020 Show. It’s not too late to join this first one.

What is a quilt challenge? We tell you the parameters, and you go for it! Now

remember, this is a challenge with prizes, PRIZES!, at the end, so do something

beautiful. (No new car, sorry…)

The first challenge is a placemat, 14” by 19” raw measurements, that is, before binding

(but the binding won’t increase the placemat by much). You will choose and use 2

colors only. It must have a binding, no raw edges, and no embellishments (i.e,,

beading). It is due promptly at the November meeting, and all will be displayed and

judged at the December meeting. You may make 1, 2, or a max of 3, but only one

award will be given per person. Placemats will be donated to the Senior Center after

the 2020 Show (for those who don’t mind).

Please join the fun. It doesn’t matter how inexperienced you are, just go for it! And

what’s the second challenge? More info coming soon.

WAYS AND MEANS

Thank you to Millie and Rita for holding down the fort this month-such special ladies who have volunteered to take over the Ways and Means Committee in January! It is going to good hands.

September Baskets Winners:

Boo To You - Linda VonMohr

Debbie Hernandez - 5 inch Surprise Bundl

Susan Kipper- Fall for It

Claire Ops - You Melt My Heart Flannel

Cathy Johnson -Blue Over You

October Offerings:

Birthday Wishes-Panel with coordinating fabric

Frolic Fantasy - Panel with Coordinating fabric/Tula Pink book

Prairie Designs Kit - 7+ yards of fabric with pattern

Bright Sight Ahead - Pat Bravo FQ, Ruler Stand

Gone to the Dogs- Sweet treat, 5" pack, Assorted FQ

***Baskets will be used again to showcase the offerings- Because your generosity has been so overwhelming in the past and we have so many in storage, we are asking that you keep or regift the basket this month (and not return it to the guild). Thank you.

We always appreciate your continued support in our Ways and Means efforts.

Marcia and Millie

U TO MILLIE AND RITA FOR HOLDING DOWN THE FORT

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Our guild rocks! We are so excited to see all of the activity at our community service table.

We have been blessing many agencies with all of your hard work.

Keep turning those items in!

Dana Montaque, Carol Carter, Debbie Ackerman and Patti Voyles

DANA MONTAGUE, CAROL CARTER, AND DEBBIE

MEMBERSHIP

We’ve now got 98 members, wow! Maybe we will break 100 before the year ends. Please help me welcome two new members who joined us last month: Kathy Johnson and Alice Olp. Look for them at our October meeting and say Hi!

Happy OCT Birthdays to:

Oct 05 - Gloriann Meramble

Oct 10 - Carolyn Short

Oct 10 - Lucy Scinta

Oct 17 - Patti Voyles

Oct 17 - Paula Ellis

Oct 19 - Susan Kipper

Oct 26 - Carol Harrison

Oct 27 - Janet Mann

Oct 28 - Barbara Spencer

Oct 29 - Sue Bennorth

As always, be sure to wear your nametags and enter our drawing in October!! See You Then!

Leslie Wright, Melissa Nilsen, & Pam Skaggs

TREASURER’S REPORT

SCVQG Treasurer's Summary

As of September 23, 2019

Checking Beginning Balance

September 1, 2019 $26,346.68

Income $518.00

Expenses -$308.00

Outstanding Checks -$86.37

Balance as of September 23, 2019 $26,470.31

CD Balance, August 31, 2019 $7,730.80

Total Balance $34,201.11

Susan Kipper

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

THANKS again, quilters! I am happy to report that over 50 blocks were turned in at the last meeting – lots of puzzle pieces!

I will be out of town for the October meeting but the display board with a new block pattern will be there and Rhea Fetter will be there helping to collect more of our blocksand to pass out the prize tickets for each block you turn in. Keep up the good work for the kids at Turtle Camp!

Linda von Mohr

HOSPITALITY

A-M –Please bring your favorite (pumpkin?) snacks. As usual, The Hospitality Committee will provide beverages as usual.

Dolores, Kendra and Julie

Holiday Party

Holiday party update:

Plans for our holiday party are under way. Food is being ordered and guild members will be asked to bring drinks (A-M) and desserts (N-Z). Quilting Pleasures will be here for your holiday shopping.

I’m thinking this year we will try something new with a Pin Cushion Exchange. You canmake it or buy one at a boutique or quilt shop. Let your creative juices flow.

I will also be needing some help with decorations, setting up and take down, and clean up. I will have a sign up at the meeting in October.

Thanks and let’s get ready to party

Debbie

2019 Workshops

Feb. 16 Karen Gloeggler / Mansfield Park

Mar. 16 Tiffany Hayes / Tessalla

Apr. 27 Donna Chipperfield / Stack ‘n’ Whack

May 11 Roberta Nicholson / Scrap Happy

July 13 Linda Sullivan / Cosmos No Fear Curved Piecing

Aug. 10 Peggy Martin / Strip Paper Piecing – Evening Star

Oct. 12 Lola Newman / Blackwork Patchwork (Civil War Era Embroidery)

Nov. 16 Margarete Heinisch / Hand Applique Flower

MINI-GROUPS

*** indicates membership is open. If you want to attend a meeting, we recommend calling to besure that nothing has changed since this listing

Name Contact Meeting Information

Super Star Quilters *** Patti Voyles

259-6198

Meets first and third Tuesday7 p.m. - rotating member’s home

Cut-Up Mini Group (full for now)

Joyce Wilkinson Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month

Monday Mavens (full for now)

Kris Dolan Meets first and third Mondays

The Tuesday Evening Quilters***

Carolyn Walker

661-296-0402

New members please call first for instruction and directions.

Meets every Tuesday evening at 5:45 PM

Greenbrier Estates East Mobile Home Park – Recreation Room21301 Soledad Canyon Rd.

Sweetwater Sisters *** Donna Chipperfield

805-338-6236

Meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 9 AM.

10010 White Fox LaneAgua Dulce

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Publisher: Sue Bennorth ( scsusieq@gmail.com ) September, 2019 Volume 30 – Issue 9

Things to Remember: Next meeting, October 10, 2019 Initial sign-in sheet at the door Verify your contact information. Wear your name tag Bring your Membership forms/checks Bring Show and Share quilts

Check out our website:www.scvquiltguild.org WOW! See the newsletter online!

Santa Clarita Valley Quilt GuildP.O. Box 802863Santa Clarita, CA 91380-2863

This Month’s Calendar:

General Meeting: October 10, 2019 Social Hour: 6:30 - 7:00 PM Meeting starts at 7:00 PMSanta Clarita United Methodist Church26640 Bouquet Canyon RoadSaugus, CA.

Business Meeting: October 17 , 2019 – **6:30 PM; Joyce Wilkinson’s House

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