Programs
Wonderful Meeting to Start the Year
Lots of excitement at last night’s meeting:
- New President- who was so efficient at keeping things on time! great Job, Liz!
- Many new members- Diane D. took them all under her loving wing!
- Extraordinary donations to Comfort Quilts and Raffle Baskets- Dianne K. took several trips with the little red wagon!
- Delicious sundaes from Cows Rock- Thanks Lyn! [Glad Maggie and I were seated in the back so got to be one of the first in line!] Ruth C and Sheila also know the benefits of last row seating!
- Absolutely stunning new Raffle Quilt- so many members should take credit!
- Show and Tell on a higher plane- great viewing!
- And then:Jane Hamel- Storyteller Extraordinaire – got me thinking I need to get to know the mailman better!
- Thanks to Ronni and her wonderful program and organizing skills!- Please someone step up to help her!!!
I applaud you all!! Pat Lucey
What a Trip!!!
MVQ took an incredible trip last night at our Journeys presentation!
Starting with Louise Robitaille and her remarkable quilts that she has made over the last 1o years. She has made 208 quilts in that time- [how many have you made?]
We drove the Pennsylvania Turnpike and pumped our own gas with Jane Hamel as she related the very beginnings of her quilt life!
Our trip ended with the mystery quilts of Cathy Harnish and the wedding dress she made when she married St. Thomas 27 years ago!
Thank you to these terrific ladies for including us in your Journeys!
Program December 2016
We were delighted to have Kris Poor of Poorhouse Quilt designs join us for our December meeting. She had some great projects to show us and well as demonstrations on how to use different types of fusible foam products. Kris showed us and demonstrated the making of the fold ‘n stitch wreath which so many of us have made as well as various styles and designs of bags using the fusible products and many samples of quilted bowls and how she uses the fusible foam products to make them. Kris is probably just as well recognized for her many styles of Christmas ornaments and the star ornament will be the focus of her workshop. It was a fun presentation!
Ronni Longwell
October 2016 Program: Timna Tarr
We had a fun October meeting with Timna Tarr as our guest speaker. Timna Tarr is a modern quilter who works with color. Her quilts have won awards at national shows and have appeared on the cover of national quilting magazines. She is also the designer of our 2017 Raffle Quilt and brought her smaller version of that quilt to show us, along with many other beautiful quilts, design styles and colorways. Her trunk show showed us new quilting techniques that made us think outside of our traditional designs and see a new way to be inspired by color and modern design.
Ronni Longwell
Great Journeys
MVQ was fortunate to be audience to three fantastic quilters as they shared their Quilting Journeys with us at the January meeting.
Diana Doucette- talented family member of Nancy Dempsey and Signe Kahil showed us her quilts with the help of her her husband, Gary- proud owner of the Penguin masterpiece!
Linda Lydecker, from the famous Lydecker quilt family displayed her extraordinary creations- Jinny Beyer’s influence were in several. Beautiful!
Betty Hastings, one of the early MVQ members, took a 30 year break and is now back in full force! Applique master! Crazy Quilter extraordinaire!
We are so fortunate to have these very talented and diverse women in our midst.
Thank you to all three- and thank you to Rosemary Bray for inviting them to share their unique journeys.
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