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November 2008 - Newsletter - PQs

TEMPLATES TIMES November 2008 In This Issue……. Letter from President From the Editors Desk 2008-09 Committee Members Up Coming Events Programs Retreat 2009 Community Outreach Corner November Birthday’s

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Letter from President

Happy Thanksgiving Fellow Quilters

Can you believe Halloween just flew by and Thanksgiving is just around the corner? The older I get the faster time seems to fly and that just means I have to quilt more each night in order to get all the projects going that I have seen and want to do. Like all of you I will never have enough time to complete them all. What wonderful fabrics and patterns are out this time of year! Of course the first project to be completed has to be the brown bag challenge. How are you all moving with that one? Right behind it comes, the secret pal gifts for December and our thank you gift for the person who has been giving to us. Then comes; the Christmas gifts for family and friends. I think I am going to be very busy the next two months.

I hope your Thanksgiving is a very happy one.

Great Quilting to All,
Cathy
 Your Quiltaholic President

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From the Editors Desk

Hello fellow quilters!!!!
Where has the year gone, it is almost over. This month we will see all the wonderful quilts made for the brown bag challenge. In this edition you will read about all that has been plan for next year. Great Job!!!! and applauses for Roni and her team. There are a lot of fun things and new programs specialties. Please do not forget to bring a dessert for the November meeting and a recipe card. The board will be collecting those to be included in the next newsletter. Hope you are working on all those Christmas presents projects, it is around the corner. The Christmas party block will be on sale this month, you have a month to finish them for the party.
Happy Quilting!!!!!
Here is another edition of the newsletter.

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Up Coming Events

2008

• November 20th - Brown Bag Reveal at Crossroads Baptist Church
• December 18th - Christmas Party at Crossroads Baptist Church

2009

• January 15th – Annual Meeting
• February 19th  – Organizational Guru
• March 7th – Mystery Quilt – Crossroads Baptist Church
• April 3,4 & 5 – 2009 PQ’s Quilt Retreat at Day Springs
• April 21 – Sandy Bonsib – Lecture
• April 22-23 – Sandy Bonsib - Small Bites for Teddy Bears quilt class Country Quilts and Bears
• May 21st - Summer party – Crossroads Baptist Church
• June 18 19 – Judy Chambers Lecture and workshop
• July 16th Country Quilts and Bear Sale
• August 20th Game Night
• September 17th – Show and Tell Night!!!!!
• October 15th – Outreach Sewing Night

Programs
Roni Hunt

November

Brown Bag Reveal - Judy Wedekind
Crossroad Baptist Church 6:30 p.m.

Bring your completed Brown Bag project to the meeting. ALL projects must be completed using the 3 fabrics they were given, all 3 fabrics on the front of the project, and don't forget to include a label on your project. If you will not be at this meeting you MUST contact Judy ahead of time and get the completed project to her at least a week prior to the meeting. Any questions? Contact Judy!

Also bring a dessert to share and the recipe to include in the December newsletter.

December

Christmas Party
Crossroad Baptist Church - This is our Christmas Party!! Don't forget that you will reveal yourself to your Secret Pal this night as well as find out who had you for a Secret Pal all year. Bring: a covered dish to share; gift for your Secret Pal; gift for the Secret Pal who was so good to you this year; an exchange gift - up to a $15 dollar item with no names on it; any exchange blocks for the drawings; Your Secret Pal application for 2009 (we'll get our new SP names at this meeting); and Show and Tell.

Block Swap will be one of the new endeavors for the program committee next year and a survey will be passed out at the next meeting to get the members opinions. Lots and lots of surprises for 2009.

2009 Program Specialties

Mystery Quilt – Jill French

Block Exchange – Pat Dearth and Renita Sullivan

Block of the Month – Norma Santiago

Bus Trip to Jacksonville 2009 – Diane Eberline

We now have some volunteers to take over some program specialties, but if you like to help with some surprises or have new ideas please contact Roni and let her know!!!! e-mail ronihunt@verizon.net.

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Community Outreach Corner
Robin VanScoy

General Info:

Survey Says! - Thank you to all of you whom took the time to complete the Community Outreach Survey 38 surveys were completed and turned in. Overwhelmingly, you all thought that we should continue with the various fundraisers that we do through out the year. (50/50 and the Silent Auction.) Pillowcase making is the number one project that members enjoy doing. With a fairly even number of votes to continue with our other projects, (FSYR, Soldier quilts, NICU etc.). In addition, over 50% of you indicated that we had just the right amount of projects over the course of the year. We will take the input and come back to you with a plan for 09. I can tell you that we are leaning toward moving our focus from NICU to the Love Bundle Quilts for Children with Cancer, shared at the October meeting by Renita and Pat. Rest assured that we will have something for everyone to participate in as much or as little as they would like to.

Anyone wishing to lead one of the projects in 09, feel free to contact Robin or Cathy Starman.

FSYR:We start back up sewing with the young ladies of FSYR on Friday, 11-07-08. This is a special night as we celebrate a Sweet 16 Birthday with Andrea. Click HERE for our project at All People Quilt.com. Kits were made up so that we could go right into sewing. I am sure we will have a great time!
We are still in the research end of purchasing or receiving donations of new sewing machines. We are trying to obtain ~6 of the same exact machines to make it easier for the girls to sit down at any machine and just sew as well as for the members who participate. A resolution to this machine blight will be coming within the next month or so.

The next event is scheduled for the 3rd Sat. in November, 11-15-08.
Anyone wishing to participate in the FSYR Sewing days; please contact Robin VanScoy @727-945-0851.

We are always looking for new ideas for projects and someone to take the lead on a particular sewing day. You may not be able to attend all the time, but coming in as a "guest" teacher would be fantastic!

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Block of the Month

The Block of the Month pattern for November is posted on the 'byannie' site that you can access through our PQ-hypersite website! There will be copies of the pattern at the November meeting. This month’s block is a school house and the technique to use is paper piecing. There will be samples made for you to see. If you want to send a photo of your block to include in the next newsletter, please feel free to e-mail it to nsantiago2@tampabay.rr.com.

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WANTED BLOCK
Norma Santiago

We are requesting to our fellow quilters to bring a block to the Christmas party. The block can be any size, pieced or appliqué. As you know we sometimes we start a project and make extra blocks that never make to the finish quilts, or the block is part of an UFO. What to do with this block? Well the poor block end up in box, or bag, maybe in a drawer forgotten.

Well this Christmas we are going to look for this block get it out from where it is hiding or forgotten. We are going to signed our name and bring it to the party. There will be a table that will be collecting these blocks.

Thanks in advance for cooperating in rescuing these poor souls.

Christmas Party Blocks
Susan Herman

The Christmas Party Blocks are here!! The baggiesare available at the meetings for $1.00 each.

2. The pieced block baggie contains the directions,background fabric, and the green fabric for 2 blocks. You need to supply the red fabric to complete one of the blocks. It's all explained in the baggie!

For those of you who have never participated in this event before, here's a quick explanation. First of all, it is completely voluntary. If you decide to purchase a baggie, please complete it according to the enclosed directions and bring it to the Christmas party in December.

Make sure you pin your name to the block or write your name in the seam allowance on the back of each block you make so the receiver knows who made it.Your name will be put into a hat as having made a block.One person's name will be drawn out of the hat and that person will win enough blocks in that group (pieced or appliqué) to make a quilt. Usually there is enough participation to have enough for several people to win. Have fun with this and good luck!! If you have any questions, call Susan Herman @ 596-9659 or email at dherman1@tampabay.rr.com.

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November Birthdays

11/07 – Gale Pittman
11/09 – Linda Zebrowski
11/18 – Carolyn Pizzano
11/22 – Renita Sullivan
11/28 – Elaine Rice

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Brown Bag Challenge - Drum Roll for the great reveal in November!!!!!
Judy Wedekind

Hi Ladies!!!

Are you still wondering what to do with those 3 coordinating fat quarters??? Or are you finished!!! Time is ticking…tick…tock…tick…tock…and you have just 1 month to finish your brown bag challenge. As a reminder, here are a few of the things to keep in mind…

1. Use the 3 COORDINATING FAT QUARTERS on the front/outside of your project

Suggestions - Machine/Hand Pieced or Appliqué:

1. Placemats
2. Table Runner
3. Bag/Purse
4. Wall Hanging
5. Lap Quilt
1. Quilt for 2 to snuggle
6. The project MUST be QUILTED -  machine or hand
7. The project MUST be FINISHED
8. Please put a label on your project
9. Please turn your project in to me by November 14th - the sooner the better, since the BBC Ladies will need time to verify, organize and number 50+ finished projects
10. Attend the reveal on November 20th at Crossroads Baptist Church - can you find your 3 coordinating fat quarters

How do I turn my completed project in? That's easy; you can do one of the following or have a guild member:

1. Bring it to the September or October PQ meeting
2. Drop off at Country Quilts & Bears - notify me if you do this so I can pick up your project
3. Contact me to make an alternative arrangement

What should I do if one of the following happens?

1. I lost the fabric - Immediately contact Judy Wedekind, 727-644-5685
2. Something comes up, i.e. medical/family emergency, etc., and I am unable to complete my project - Immediately contact Judy Wedekind or Cathy Starman (727-391-0005) so we can ensure the project gets completed.

Remember, you must turn in a completed project in order to receive yours. Have fun and if you have any questions, please contact me at 727-644-5685 or wickedgirl2u@yahoo.com

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Article - Types of Quilts - Album Quilt
Norma Santiago

Each month we are going to feature a different type of quilts. Here is the first installment.

An album quilt is a quilt where each block is done and signed by a different quilter. Each contributor will provide an appliqué or pieced block inscribed with a message or signature. A group of friend gets together and with their combine talents creates an entire quilt. The album quilt is sometimes called a Friendship quilt. These quilts have the collected knowledge, experience, wisdom and skill of quilters who made them. Sometimes they are accompanied by letters, diaries or journals to record the journey of making the quilt. It is way to connect the women who made them to the recipient or owner of the quilt; it also creates precious memories for the group who made them.

The block of these quilts could be same or different. There are several website that provide inspiration to quilter and instructions on how to makes these quilts. Here is couple of examples:
quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/friendshipquilt.htm - 22k –
home.howstuffworks.com/friendship-quilt-pattern.htm - 48k -quilting.about.com/b/2008/08/03/aunt-addies-album-quilt-block-pattern-16-block-quilt-top.htm - 23k

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Eleanor Burns
Sharon Kalinowski

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Newsletter Deadline

November deadline for articles is
November 13th. Thanks for your future contributions to the newsletter.

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Mini Groups News Needed

Mini Groups we want to hear from you. What are you currently working? What are your future plans?  What is the name of the group? Where do you meet? Who is the main contact of the group? Are you accepting new members?

Please send this information to be included in future newsletter to nsantiago2@tampabay.rr.com.

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Quilt Label
Norma Santiago

It is very important to document your quilt for future generations, it is know who, when, where and why the quilt was made.

Suggestions on what to include in the label: quilt name, quilt pattern, quilt size, block size, who pieced the top, whether it is hand or machine quilted, date started and date finished and any special information you want to add like for whom it was made for.

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Spot it on the Net
Susan Herman

Here is the link about for the directions for making sand scarves and cool scarves for the soldiers in Iraq.  Maybe some of the small cottage groups would like to make some.

http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=scarves

There is also a link for Quilts of Valor that is interesting... http://www.qovf.org/
 
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Quilt shows are popping up all around us in 2008 and 2009!!!! Get a group together and travel together as a ‘PACK OF P.Q.’rs!!!’

Oct 16-18  Quilt Show in Georgia www.georgiaquiltshow.com
Oct 17-19 Quilt Show in White Springs rdewees @ windstream.net
Oct 19 – 21 Kaffe Fassett lecture & workshops in Margate 954-971-4810
Nov 2-11 Quilt Tour of Ireland www.sewmanyplaces.com
Nov 7-8 Quilt Show in Ocala quilt49 @ aol.com 
Nov 14-16 SSQA Retreat in Lake Yale www.ssqa.org
Nov 14-15 Quilt Show and Tea in Davenport quiltsandtea @ msn.com
2009 
Jan 23-24 Quilt Show in Orlando www.floridacabinfever.com
Jan 30-31 Quilt Show in Largo www.largocrackerquilters.org
Jan 30-31  Quilt Show in The Villages brownwood.fl @ gmail.com
Feb 6-7 Quilt Show in Tampa www.quiltersworkshop.org
Feb 20-21 Quilt Show in Vero Beach www.members.aol.com/sbonnets1979
Feb 20-21 Quilt Show in Titusville
Feb 20-21 Quilt Show in Sebring  quiltshow @ gmail.com 
Feb 21-22 Quilt Show in the Keys benmagbyview @ aol.com
Feb 27-28 Quilt Show in Punta Gorda www.peaceriverquilters.org
Feb 27-28 Quilt Show in Clearwater  www.QuiltersCrossing.net
March 14 Quilt Show in Bushnell steinhaus40 @ wmconnect.com
March 13-15 Quilt Show in Ft. Lauderdale www.browardquiltexpo.com
March 20,21 Quilt Show in Crystal River www.geocities.com/creativeqcc
Apr 19-21 Quilt Workshops in Kentucky margie @ cfl.rr.com
May 2,3 Quilt Show in Gainesville 352-373-1902
May 8-21 Textile Tour to France www.jeannemillstours.com
June 18-21 Quilt Retreat  in Eustis Talacam @ aol.com

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