Volume XXXVI– Issue 4 April 2019 Since 1980

OROVILLE PIECEMAKERS

QUILT GUILD, INC. Newsletter Editor: Jan Abramson

(530)354-6234

E-Mail abramsonjan@gmail.com

Web Site : orovillepiecemakers.org Angie Horne webmaster 743-1286 aphorne3@yahoo.com

President’s Message: Happy Spring, Piecemakers!

Marie Nelson certainly gave an

inspirational talk at our March guild

meeting, didn't she? It made me want

to go home and pull out those projects that I've

been too afraid to tackle. I hope that you felt

similarly inspired by her creativity. Besides,

with all of this rain -- could there be a better

excuse for staying inside and getting a little

sewing done? Or, in my case, spending some

time sorting through various unfinished projects

in an attempt to get things organized. It's been

"March Madness" here -- the realization of just

how many UFOs I have collected! But spring is

also a time of joy, inspiration and renewal, and I

am confident that I will make inroads into my

quilting goals this year. I hope you are also

finding joy in your quilting endeavors, be it

completing an unfinished project, starting a new

one. Or organizing that bin of unfinished

projects.

Thank you again for all of the wonderful

cards I've received, you certainly have lifted my

spirits! Also, words cannot express how touched

I was to receive the lovely Prayer Quilt that

Lynne made and many of you tied. Thank you

all, and special thanks to Lynne for the time and

energy it took to put together this amazing,

thoughtful, healing gift. I appreciate all of your

kind thoughts and prayers while working on this

special quilt, and I will treasure it always.

Angie Horne 743-1286

Moonlighters Chair:

That was a full meeting this month

with the trunk show by Nancy & Virginia then

all the show and tells. Gets me motivated to

get sewing. Now that Spring is here and more

rain what better weather to get some

projects worked on. I can't wait to get next

month’s instructions for the table runner. The

last one was a very big hit to all

that participated.

I hope everyone got the chance to say a

little prayer & tie a knot in the Prayer Quilt for

Angie. It was sure good to see her at the

meeting and give her a big hug.

So, till next time, HAPPY SEWING

Susan McMillan, 589-1243

Angie’s Prayer Quilt

Speakers: I loved our speaker, Marie Nelson who

certainly gave some interesting tips. Our

speaker in April is Nancy Brown from the Bay

Area who will be showing her animal quilts.

Sharon Helton, 743-7465

Workshops: I thought our March retreat was a big

success. Thanks to everyone who helped. It was

fun to get to know some Paradise Ridge

quilters.

In April Barbara Michels is teaching

“Modern Pleats “, an easy wall hanging that is

unique. Class is $10. Call me to sign up and get

a supply list. Doors open at 9 am and class

starts at 9:30. Potluck as usual.

Barbara is bringing 108” backing fabric

for sale so come and shop even if you’re not

taking the class. It’s really a really good deal.

COMING EVENTS- In May Judy Stryker is

teaching a wool appliqué class. Working with

wool is very relaxing and fun. Think about it!

Linda Pearson, 533-8448

Opportunity Quilt Tickets:

April 6th is around the corner and the

here is the name and time of those members

who signed up for Wild Flower Festival:

Sharon Helton and Dorothy Welton, 8am-11am

set up crew; Terry Catt and Beverly Smith,

11am-1:30pm; Juanita Gilchrist and Jeanette

Akin, closing and take down crew. Thank you,

ladies, for helping this year.

We still have four more events this year

that I need your help with, Butte Co. Fair,

August 22nd-25th; and the Salmon Festival,

September 28th. I will need your help, both

Day and Night Group, with these last two

events. So, please look at your calendars. Jeanette Akin, 370-0248

Block of Month: Day Meeting:

Terry Catt, 589-0205

Joan Robertson, 534-8901

Moonlighters:

Lynne Pillus, 370-3562

Sandi Corkran, 534-1244

Community Service: We had 8 quilts turned in at the March

retreat and 16 quilts turned in at the March

meeting. If you would like to take some quilts

for Camp fire survivors that you meet in the

community, please let me know. I’m keeping

track of all our donations. Please contact me if

you have something you would like me to

purchase or any questions.

Jan Owens, 589-9139

Judy Hohman,693-490

Door Prizes:

Moonlighters Meeting

March’s moonlighters door prizes were a great

success. I posted photos on of Facebook page

we made a whopping $87.00. I’m so excited

for what the April’s baskets are going to have

in them and all the fun I’m having. Don’t

forget to bring those dollar bills ladies. It could

win you some serious fabrics.

Tiffany Sasek, 282-9352

Mary Jane Sasek, 538-8086

Fat Quarters:

Day Meeting:

We got so many pretty fat quarters.

With all those greens it definitely felt like

spring had arrived. Next month we will be

asking for pink checks or stripes. Thanks so

much for your participation.

April- Pink checked or stripes May - Yellow floral

June- Batiks

July- Picnic themed, checkered or watermelon

Beverly Smith, 534-5980

Lorraine Cothern, 534-1705

Trunk Show

Marie Nelson

Trunk Show

Virginia Brile

Trunk Show

Nancy Kennedy

Fat Quarters:

Moonlighters Meeting:

This year the Fat Quarters will be Batiks.

April- Purple May – Red, June- your choice,

July- Red, White, or Blue,

Jeri Huey, 532-0303

Hospitality: Big thanks to the following members;

Gwen Boynton, Dorothy Welton, Jan Nielsen,

Cheryl Campbell, Nancy Clayton, and Marla

Vaughn for the delicious treats you served this

morning. I also want to thank Nancy Clayton

and Loretta Waite helping with the cleanup, I

appreciated you doing this.

For April meeting: Billie Lindgren,

Terry Catt, Juanita Gilchrist, Ann

Bruggeman, and Jeanette Akin, have sign up

for morning refreshments, I thank you. I will

contact you the Friday before the meeting with

a follow-up telephone reminder call. Clean up

will be your responsibility after the meeting.

For those members who have not had a

chance to sign up, I do have 3 openings for the

following months: July, August, October,

November and January (5 openings) of the

New Year. Please let me know if you are

available.

For all you who have already signed up,

I really appreciate your help.

Thank you to all my favorite Quilting Sisters,

Jeanette Akin, 370-0248

Kids and Quilts: We will be going back to Golden Hills

Elementary School on April 24th to do a quilt

history presentation in five 4th grade

classrooms. This year we will be doing color

crayon class quilts with each class. The kids

will be coloring their blocks on May 2nd and

we will be putting the class quilts together.

Thank you to all the volunteers who

have stepped forward to help.

In June we will be having our 2nd

annual Kid’s Quilt Camp. We are looking at

the last week of June (the 24th through 28th). It

was a lot of fun for everyone last year. So,

mark your calendars!

Jan Abramson, 354-6234

Membership: There were 40 members present at our

meeting. We have a membership total of

77. Please check your roster for correct phone

#s and addresses of your name. Email me any

changes. Thank you.

New Members:

408 Hollingsworth, Eileen 5/10

Address not in affect yet she will notify

us. Not moved in yet.

1953 Tehama, Oroville, CA. 95965

(530)520-8883

381 Manera, Ellen 2/17

170 Loma Vista Drive, Oroville, CA 95966

534-6213 ellenmanera@gmail.com

Ann Harvey, 589-2098

Dorothy Moyle-Smith, 966-6814

General Meeting Minutes:

Oroville Piecemakers Quilt Guild

General Meeting

March 21, 2019

At the Palermo Grange

7600 Irwin Ave. Palermo CA

The Meeting called to order at 10:02 by

President Angie Horne.

Visiting Opportunity Quilt: Arlene Arnold

of Pacific Flyway Quilters brought their

opportunity quilt from Colusa.

Welcome New Members/Visitors: Eileen

Hollingsworth, a displaced quilter from

Paradise, and Ellen Manera, a returning

member, were welcomed as new members of

the guild. Hannah Weber, Ann Harvey’s

granddaughter, was welcomed as a visitor.

Lynne Pillus presented Angie Horne

with a prayer quilt that was then passed around

so all members could tie a prayer for her.

Sharon Helton introduced our speaker,

Marie Nelson who is a member of the River

City Quilt Guild in Sacramento. Marie

displayed her quilts as she shared her creative

journey with us. Her last word of advice is that

quilting really does make a quilt and

sometimes it is important that we have custom

quilting done on our quilts.

Several members shared their quilting

projects during show and tell. Be sure to look

at the pictures in the newsletter to see them.

Business Meeting:

Approval of January Minutes: Jeanette Akin

asked that the balance on the Treasurer’s report

for January 31, 2019 in last month’s minutes be

corrected to $24,657.12.

Old Business:

Donations of quilts to Paradise Camp

Fire survivors is currently being carried out by

Jan Owens via the Honey Run shop. Jan told

members if they wanted to keep quilts in their

car for on the spot donations to let her know

and she will have quilts available. Make sure

to update Jan Owens if you have made and

donated a quilt so that she can keep records of

donations. Quilt guild labels for donation

quilts (available, optional) can be obtained

from Jan Owens.

The April North Quarter meeting will

be held in Hayfork. The program will be on

antique and vintage quilts.

Angie presented Auda Hill with the

award she won for a quilt she entered in the

November quilt show.

We received a thank-you letter from

Paradise Ridge Quilters for the 38 quilts that

were donated for the Camp Fire survivors.

New Business:

Jan Abramson met with the 4th grade

teachers at Golden Hills. They are excited to

once again participate in recruiting students for

Kids Quilt Camp 2019. On April 24th several

guild members are needed to help with a quilt

history presentation. On May 2nd volunteers

are needed return to all 5 classrooms to help

the students make a color crayon quilt block.

Members are also needed to prepare the blocks

and sashing before they go into the school. Jan

sent around sign-up sheets.

An August Birthday Bash is being

planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the

guild. Cheryl Cox volunteered to chair the

planning committee.

Planning for 2020 quilt show has

begun. Sharon Helton and Marla Vaughn will

co-chair the show to be held November 7-8th,

2020. Dorothy Welton volunteered to be in

charge of recruiting vendors.

The Key log is being updated. If you

have keys to the grange or other keys let Angie

know.

Reports:

Vice President Report: Sharon Helton thanked

Marie Nelson for her presentation and invited

members to go to lunch with her. Next month

we will have Nancy Brown with “My Animal

Quilts.”

2nd Vice President Report: Linda Pearson

informed us that Barbara Michels will bring

108” x 108” backing fabric for sale when she

comes on April 4th to teach the Modern Pleats

workshop.

Secretary: Marla Vaughn was too busy

correcting errors to comment.

Treasurer: Jeanette Akin gave the February

report: General fund ending balance =

$12987.89, Raffle fund ending balance =

$10662.51, Angel Fund is unchanged at

$776.29. Total Balance of February $28, 2019

is $24,386.69.

Committee Reports:

Community Service: Jan Owens showed a

simple quilt made using 5” squares. If you wish

to enter a quilt in Silver Dollar Fair, it must be

entered by April 15th. If you know of a need for

a quilt in the community talk to Jan Owens so it

can be distributed.

Opportunity quilt updates: Jeanette reported

that the opportunity quilt is doing well. She has

applied for a permit to show the quilt in Gridley

for Red Suspender’s Day on May 18th. The cost

is $30 after a 20% discount.

Hospitality: Jeanette will put a reminder for the

next month’s volunteers in the newsletter.

Membership: Ann Harvey updated all the

members regarding membership fees. For those

90+ years the membership fee will be waived.

Those members will still pay for their

opportunity quilt tickets. We have 79 total

members with 40 members in attendance.

April 5th-6th Auburn Quilt Show, and

April 6-7 will be the Red Bluff Quilt Show.

Block of the Month: Terry Catt, Joan

Robertson – This month’s blocks were

won by Betty Drake. Next Month –

we will be making a bordered four

patch of any color.

April’s BOM is titled: Please Don’t Eat

the Daises. This is a cute little applique

block with an Easter theme.

This month we spotlighted two Moonlighters

with a trunk show:

Virginia Brile and Nancy Kennedy. Both

members shared the many quilts they have made

over the years and we were all very impressed.

Happy Birthday Virginia Brile! Virginia

turned 70 this month, the Moonlighters

celebrated with cake and ice cream.

Show & Tell: There was a lot to see at show and

tell this month. Those that shared this month:

Tiffany Sasek- including her Candy Challenge

item, Cindy Scofield, Claudia Goebl, Jean

Drane, Virginia Brile, Jeri Huey, Susan

McMillan, Ellen Manerra, Ashley Coffey, Laura

Filbeck. Laura Filbeck brought in PUP

challenge items for voting.

Christmas Vintage Quilt BOM: The next two

blocks are the Nativity and the Ginger Bread

House. **Please note there was a typo on the

handout, and we are making the Ginger Bread

HOUSE, not the cookie.

Table Runner Challenge, we received from

Claudia Goebl the next set of cutting

instructions. At the April meeting Claudia

Goebl will be at the meeting early (4 pm) have

the instructions for the newest table runner. If

you’d like, you may bring in your machine and

sew your table runner prior to and during the

meeting.

Candy Challenge: Keep working on your

Candy Challenge items. Tiffany Sasek was the

first member to bring in and show off her item.

Tiffany’s candy was peanut butter M&M’s and

made an adorable mug rug.

Cindy Scofield, 534-6678

Door Prize Baskets: Cheryl Cox announced

that new member, Eileen Hollingsworth has

volunteered to help.

This month’s winners are #1 -- Marla

Vaughn, #2 – Eileen Hollingsworth, #3 --

Shirley Reed and Mystery – Shirley Reed. The

baskets brought in $46.

Fat Quarters: Lorraine Cothern and

Beverly Smith awarded this month’s

green fat quarters to Dorothy Welton

and Marla Vaughn.

Mercantile Table: Mary Kaye Haughey,

Debbie Rookard, Ann Bruggeman Brought in

$48.50.

Librarian: Jan Abramson has contacted those

with overdue books.

Jeanette gave a reminder to those who

signed up to help sell opportunity quilt tickets

at the Wildflower Nature Festival.

Dorothy Moyle Smith announced the

new blocks for the Christmas quilt challenge

are the. Gingerbread house and Away in the

Manger.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:20

by our most honorable present President

Angie Horne.

Respectfully submitted,

Marla Vaughn - Secretary

Moonlighters Minutes:

March 21, 2019

Visitors: Maggie Knowles and Brenda Szego

Door Prizes: The Moonlighters took in $84.00

in door prize money this month. The winners

this month:

Cheryl Cox, Janette Akin, Sabrina Bell X2,

Marla Vaughn

Fat Quarter: This month’s winner of the

green batiks (17!) fat quarter is Virginia Brile.

Next month: Purple Batiks

Block of the month: This month’s BOM was

made from salvage edges. There was a total

of 14! The winner is Lynn Pillus. We

can’t wait to see the quilt made with these

unique blocks.

April Birthdays:

4/2 Virginia Brile

4/2 Marilla Brereton

4/4 Dorothy Welton

4/4 Sabrina Bell

Show and Tell Photo Gallery

Oroville Piecemakers Quilt Guild

Newsletter Editor:

Jan Abramson

19 Arts Lane

Oroville CA 95966

May Calendar

2 Judy Stryker. Wool Applique

14 Board Meeting, 9:30 am at the

Library

21 General Meeting- 10am.

Dorothy Welton and Angie

Horne. Trunk Show.

11am, business meeting

21 Moonlighter’s Meeting- door

opens at 4pm; Table runner

club, dinner at 6pm

meeting to follow.

April Calendar

4 Barbara Michels. “Modern

Pleats” and 108” wide backing

sale (drop in and check it out)

11 Board Meeting, 9:30 am at the

Library

18 General Meeting- 10am.

Nancy Brown “My Animal

Quilts” Trunk Show.

11am, business meeting

18 Moonlighter’s Meeting- door

opens at 4pm. Table runner

club, dinner at 6pm

meeting to follow.

April 4th Workshop Sample

“Modern Pleats”

taught by Barbara Michels