Crazy Quilters' Quilt Guild

NQA Chapter #PA 497

No. 248 www.crazyquilters.org November 2011

The Crazy Quilters’ Quilt Guild Meets the first Tuesday of every month at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit 3461 Cedar Crest Boulevard Emmaus, PA 18049 7:00pm www.crazyquilters.org Email: info@crazyquilters.org weekends. I will also try to finish an appliqué project since I will be traveling and that is much easier to take along. Many new members came to our last meeting. Please take the time to introduce yourself at our next meeting. Special thanks to Irene O. for bringing 2 new members.	Our next meeting should be exciting. Our own Sharon Yurkanin will be sharing the latest art museum fabric line. I know the fabrics are beautiful and I can’t wait to get my hands on them.	Last Call for the President’s Retreat. As of this letter we have 2 openings left. If you would like to devote a weekend to sewing please consider joining your fellow Crazy Quilters. Please contact me if you’d like to be a part of a fun weekend.	As I promised at the last meeting I will be holding the first ever whistling class. If you are interested in learning the art of whistling please meet me in the vestibule at 6:30.	Happy Sewing… Julie Challenge	Jane Grove janegrove@hotmail.com Stay tuned! The 2010 Challenge will be presented at the December meeting, and then subsequently printed on the web-site and in the newsletter. _________________________ Web News Allen Bernstein	Almax626@msn.com Hi again from the web, What a great meeting we had in August. Some faces old, some faces new. It matters not as our web site www.crazyquilters.org is for everyone. Take a look at new pictures, our newsletter and a picture of our raffle quilt. AND shortly after our meeting in September there will be some exciting changes. Stay tuned! From the President
Julie Borden
Dear Crazy Quilters	I hope your fall is going as well as mine. We went apple picking this weekend and we enjoyed the fall colors. My granddaughter just picked the apples off the ground instead of the ones from the trees. I guess because they were closer to her. I hope you all enjoyed our visit with Lisa Bongean. She is really an inspiration. Lisa shared her personal experiences and she truly demonstrates that hard work and perseverance can really help you achieve your dreams. Imagine sewing for a living; how AWESOME. Her workshop was wonderful and many finished or almost finished the project in one day. She stayed with me and I felt like I needed to entertain her. I would suggest something else to do and she always said, “Can we just go home and sew?” A girl after my own heart!	I would like to commend all of you on 160 plus placemats delivered to Meals on Wheels. Since I am still the contact person they have on record the director called me; she was so thrilled with the amount. She said they just love looking through all the colorful fabrics and patterns. With this project we are able to really reach out and touch lives in the Lehigh Valley. On to my sewing goal for this month…I happen to be a member of many blocks of the month and I have fallen behind. I will be attempting to finish my blocks from Tunkhannock. This may be a challenge since I will be away from my sewing machine for 2 Community Service Lorraine Bujnowski
A very big THANK YOU to all of you who donated placemats to Meals on Wheels. 176 placemats were taken to Meals on Wheels and they were overjoyed to receive them. They look forward to our support every year. We have a workshop scheduled for Wed., Nov. 2 at the church to work on teddy bears, preemie quilts, breast cancer pillows and pillow cases. We will be cutting and sewing bears and making kits for preemie quilts, breast cancer pillows and pillow cases. Please remember to bring rulers, rotary blades and a cutting mat. A few sewing machines will also be needed to sew bears. There will be some fabric available for use but please bring any additional fabric that you wish to donate to the cause. The workshop will take place on the lower level of the church in Rm. 4/9 from 9-12. You will need to access the lower level by going around to the other side of the church.	_______________________________ Membership	Sharon Schaffer November Birthdays Ellen Pahl	November 3 Leta Martin	November 11 Julie Borden	November 14 Liz Dimmich	November 14 Nancy Brudelie	November 15 Sharon Schaffer	November 15 Susan Zellner	November 15 S Jane Merkel	November 19 Nancy Dunham	November 20 Linda Herman	November 20 Joan Marcucci	November 27 Welcome new members Rebecca Boone and Marya Kissinger-Amig, from Allentown; Suzanne Nelson and Linda Anderson, from Schnecksville. Hospitality	Diana DeFanti Thanks to Roberta Whitcomb and her volunteers for providing the desserts for the October meeting. Included were Alison Bessesdotter, Emily Schneider, Carol Wigfield, Dawn Martrich, Kathy Hurlbutt and Mercedas Gurniak. November volunteers who signed up are Diane Pesola, Nancy Dunham, Ruth Barlow, Nancy Skok, Jeanne Schroder, Nancy Bergstresser and Barb Kissell You will all receive a reminder prior to the meeting.	______________________________ Bee News	Diana Campbell /Julie Borden The Honey Bees will be gathering on November 9th at 9:00am at the home of Joyce Haeflinger. Please R.S.V.P. to Joyce if you are planning to attend. Bring some hand work and a bag lunch. See you there!	________________________________ Programs	Jackie Leipert/Val Johnson Join us on November 1st when our very own Sharon Yurkanin, Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley's Museum Store Manager, and Jacquie Atkins, PhD, The Kate Fowler Merle-Smith Consulting Curator of Textiles at the museum, will tell us how the Japanese Katagami stencils from the museum's textile collection inspired them to work with Red Rooster Fabrics to create a fabric line based on the stencils. The fabric has already been used in numerous quilts featured in recent quilting magazines and is quite beautiful.	_______________________ Challenge	Jane Grove Be sure to pick up your 2012 challenge instructions at the November meeting. This one will not require a lot of thinking like my last several have. As the Holidays approach, remember to save postage stamps for me to send to hospitalized vets. Please no American flag or Liberty Bell forever stamps. If you are cutting out the stamps, please Mini-Class Before Meeting Carole Whaling
walingcj@aol.com There will be a mini-class at the June meeting. Topic to be advised. __________________________ Raffle Quilt Nancy Skok nancys@wfmc.com Our raffle quilt is now on display at ASMO. We still need some people to fill-in on Saturday afternoon at the Hershey Quilt show, July 24th. Thanks! . Hospitality	Diana DeFanti	defantid@gmail.com Thank you to the following members for their donations and assistance for our dessert table at the April meeting: Val Johnson, Irene Oehmke, Nancy Thomas, Lynn Gilbert, Nancy Horning, Ruth Hoffman and Diana Campbell. Members who signed up to bring a dessert for the May meeting are: Carole Whaling, Angela Assorgi, Tami Jones, Deb Veshinfsky, Mary Collins, Sandra Mugridge and Liz Dimmich.
Hospitality	Jackie Leipert	djleipert@verizon.net	Thank you the Julie Mc Donell and her committee, Karen Landis, Diane Pesola, Diana Campbell, Linda Herman and Jackie Leipert for the delicious refreshments at our July meeting.
I will be the coordinator for August's volunteers who will be Irene Oehmke, Pat Haberle, Kathryn Heffrich, Karen Hartzell and Becky Marx.
Our September meeting with its Anniversary Potluck Supper is fast approaching. Everyone is asked to bring a food item (protein, pasta, fruit, vegetable, dessert, or drink). Plugging in pots is discouraged for safety reasons. We have tablecloths but our tradition has been to bring our own place settings and to make individual tables more festive, flower arrangements for the table. Put on your thinking caps as to what you will prepare and sign up to bring your specialty at our next month's meeting. Thanks. be Irene Oehmke, Pat Haberle, Kathryn Heffrich, Karen Hartzell and Becky Marx.

Leave ¼” of envelope on all sides: if you are just tearing the corner off, please do not tear the stamp.

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Library	Maxine Bernstein

Thank you to Barb Kissell for our October raffle gift. Thank you to AB for selling the raffle tickets

Reminder to Irene Madelena, who volunteered to bring the raffle gift for November.

The following books by author LISA BONGEAN have been added to our collection:

AUTUMN GATHERINGS

This wonderful book has 23 primitive style wool appliqué and punch needle projects. There are quilts, table mats, runners, pillows, magnets, pincushions and a wall hanging. There are many tips and instructions to help you. Also included are crisp autumn-in-Wisconsin recipes.

GARDEN GATHERINGS

This book is complete with quilts to pincushions, punch needle to rug hooking and more. There are over a dozen projects that will keep you happy in stitches.

NINE-PATCH GATHERINGS

Your head will spin when you see how small some of these 9 patches are. You will learn a great technique of making tiny 9 patches along with wonderful tips and tricks. Colored pages of 15 different patterns will inspire you.

PRIMITIVE CHRISTMAS

This book contains instructions for quilts, ornaments, table runners and other needful things. Full size instructions are included.

SUMMER GATHERINGS

This book contains recipes along with full size instructions for quilts, table mats and runners, pincushions and pillows. Projects are done in both cotton and felted wool.

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All Warm and Fuzzy	Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

We had 18 people attend our “Working with Wool” workshop. What a great turnout!

Spending time at a workshop is a great way to learn some new techniques and it’s also a great way to get to know your fellow guild members better. We all had a great day.

We all received expert instruction from our instructor Lisa Bongean who came all the way from Menasha, Wisconsin to share her love of quilting with us. She gave us tips on how to create heirloom quality pieces with beautiful hand dyed wools. We all left with a nearly complete “Pumpkin Trio” table mat. One of the great things about these projects is they are portable. You can work on them almost anywhere. If you missed the workshop and want to order a kit or any other products from Lisa’s shop check out her website at www.primitivegatherings.us. You won’t be disappointed!

Allentown Art Museum Connection	Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

Join one of the speakers for our November program at the Allentown Art Museum on Wednesday, November 2 at noon for an insightful talk related to the permanent collection. Dr. Jacqueline Atkins, Allentown Art Museum Curatorial Consultant, along with Starr Siegele, Adjunct Curator of Prints, will present “Heaven on Earth: Textiles of the Renaissance and Baroque” and “Noble Impressions: Renaissance & Baroque Master Prints from the Permanent Collection.” This casual talk will run approximately 45 minutes and is free with museum admission.

This would be a great excuse to check out the newly remodeled and recently reopened Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley. You could also check out the new museum line of fabric and much, much more wonderful “stuff” in the Museum Store!

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

It’s not even Halloween and the stores are starting to set up displays of their Christmas merchandise. If you are like me, it’s a little bit overwhelming to see that, when the outside temps are still more like summer. It is a good reminder for all of us in the Crazy Quilters Quilt guild though to get busy and start working on our items for the Holiday Auction!

The Holiday Auction will be held at our meeting on Dec. 6, 2011. Members are asked to bring handcrafted items of gift quality made by the member or someone he or she knows (neighbor, family member, etc). The items will be auctioned off at the meeting with the proceeds going into the Guild treasury.

Past items have included knitted or sewn garments and accessories, purses, placemats and table runners, baskets, pillows, pin cushions, ornaments, etc. Someone asked recently if baked goods or candy could be included. The answer to that question is YES!

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Help Wanted	Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

Help Desired, Help Requested…let’s be honest…Help needed!

We have been asking around at the guild meetings and have come up with a number of volunteers to help with the Holiday Auction. A big THANK YOU to all of you who have already said you would be willing to help out on December 6th. Joyce Haeflinger has agreed to work at the check-in table to receive your handcrafted donations. We could use two or more volunteers to assist her with check in and record keeping. Kathy Flickinger, Diana Campbell and Irene Madalena have all agreed to work as cashiers to keep track of the money. Jane Grove has agreed to entertain us and inspire us to bid with her expert auctioneering skills. (She didn’t actually agree to entertain us but we know she will!) In addition to these jobs we still need two people to act as runners on the night of the auction.

A big THANK YOU awaits any and all of you who decide to step up and help with this fun and profitable event. Let Val or Jackie know ASAP. The Crazy Quilters’ need your help!

Guild Calendar from the editor October 25th, Crazy Quilters’ Board Meeting, 7pm, LCHS November 1, Crazy Quilters’ Guild Meeting, 7pm, LCHS Calendar of Events from the editor “2011 Quilt Show” by Martha Washington Quilters Guild, 11/4-11/5, 10am to 6pm (4pm Saturday), Church of the Covenant, 267 East Beau St., Washington, PA, $5.00 admission, 724-258-8458 “Quilt Show” and Christmas Gift Show by Lebanon Quilters Guild, 11/11-11/13, 2pm to 8pm, 10am Saturday, 10 to 5 Sunday, Lebanon Expo Center, 80 Rocherty Rd., Lebanon, PA $5 admission, 717-679-5522 “Celebration of Quilts 2011” by Brownstone Quilters Guild, 11/11-11/12, 10am to 5pm (9am Saturday), Northern Highlands Regional HS, 298 Hillside Ave., Allendale, NJ, Admission $8, mmfarabaugh@optionline.net 2012 “Garden of Quilts” by Susquehanna Valley Quilters, 3/2-3/4, 6 to 9pm Friday, 10 to 6 Saturday, 12 to 4 Sunday, Hughesville Fire Hall, Railroad & Water Sts., Hughesville, PA, $5 fee, www.susqvalleyquilters.org “Celebrate 25” by County Line Quilters, 3/24-3/25, 10am to 5pm, Archbishop Wood High School, 655 N. York Rd., Warminster, PA, Admission $5 (seniors $4), www.countylinequilters.org “The Rhythm of Quilting” by Friendship Star Quilters, 4/27-4/29, 12 to 8 Friday, 10 to 6 Saturday, 10 to 4 Sunday, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Home Arts Bldg., Gaithersburg, MD, $8 fee, (seniors $5), www.fridndshipstar.org “Quiltfest 2012” by Colonial Quilters Guild, 5/5-5/6, 10 to 5 (10 to 4 Sunday), Charles Chrin Community Center of Palmer Township, 4100 Green Pond Rd., Palmer, PA, Admission $7, www.colonialquilters.org “39th Annual Quilt Show” by Quilters Unlimited, 6/1-6/3, Dulles Expo & Conference Center, Chantilly, VA, www.quiltersunlimited.org “Celebration of Quilts” by York Quilters’ Guild, 6/23-6/24, 10 to 5, Old Main Bldg., York Expo Center, York, PA, Admission $10 (seniors $8), www.celebrationofquilts.com “Quilt Odyssey 2012” - 7/26 to 7/29, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA, www.quiltodyssey.com Guild Officers President: Julie Borden First Vice-Presidents: Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert Second Vice-President: Sharon Schaffer Secretary: Jane Grove Treasurer: Anita Hertzog Committees Challenge: Jane Grove Community Service: Lorraine Bujnowski, Kathy Flickenger, Lois Drendel, Sally Waggoner, Ann Lineberger Historical: Nancy Skok Hospitality: Diana DeFanti Library: Maxine Bernstein/Michele McLaughlin Membership: Sharon Schaffer NQA Liaison: Irene Oehmke Newsletter: Allen Bernstein Phone Chain: Julie McDonell Programs: Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert Publicity: Alison Bessesdotter Show and Tell: Maria Hance Sunshine and Shadow: Sandra Mugridge Website: Allen Bernstein Workshops: Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert