May 2023 Newsletter

12 Friday May 2023

Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 9 – May 13, 2023

President: Chris Yoo
Treasurer: Sue Schillig
Secretary: Open
Vice President: Margaret Miller
Community Service: Maria Lucki
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Meetings:  2nd Thursday of month
Time:      7:00 PM
Location:  New Russia Township Lodge,
46300 Butternut Ridge Rd, Oberlin, 44074
Additional Info: Please remember that there is always a sew day the day of our meeting – starting around 10!

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Chris Yoo

At 7:00 p.m. on April 13, 2023, President, Chris Yoo, called the meeting to order and welcomed our members and visitors.

Program: Applique Any Which Way You Can. This presentation by members, Sue Schillig, Karen Neuschaefer, Teri Walter, Laura Williams, and Julie Bragg was absolutely fantastic!! A huge thank you goes to these ladies for proving there is always something new to learn in this fabulous hobby!! It was obvious you love what you do and you went above and beyond to share your passion for applique with us. Thank you so much!!

President’s Report: Chris noted that until September her monthly report will consist, primarily, of Quilt Show Updates to cover any open items that need follow-up and to answer any questions members may have.

Entry Forms: Entry Forms will be distributed at the May meeting and then emailed to all members as well. The form will also be available to download on the guild webpage after the May meeting. Chris reminded the group that only members can enter items into the show. Important reminders about show entries:

You can enter 3 items.
You can enter a 4^th “extra” items that MAY be accepted if we find we need more quilts.
You don’t have to enter just large quilts. We love miniatures, wall art quilts, placemats, table runners, etc.
The DEADLINE for entering your items in the show is July 13^th. Absolutely NO entries will be accepted after July 13^th because we will be creating the program and quilt labels at that time. There will be no exceptions to the deadline so please plan accordingly.
The forms are due on July 13^th, but quilts are not turned in until Thurs., September 14^th, so you have plenty of time to finish something so get that entry form turned in for extra motivation!!
If you already know what you are entering, turn the form in sooner rather than later. Don’t wait.

Country Store: Jean Tobias will be ready to accept items for the Country Store after Memorial Day. Reminder that the country store will accept handmade items you wish to donate, slightly used notions, fabric remnants, etc. If you have items you wish to donate, hold them until Memorial Day and then contact Jean or bring them to the June meeting!

Raffle Baskets: Teri Walter is ready to accept new or like new items for raffle baskets AND she needs physical baskets to use to hold all the items to create the raffle baskets. Reminder that the items for the raffle baskets truly need to be new or LIKE new. Nothing old or ragged. Nothing should look worn or used. Those items go to the country store.

Quilt Show Program: If you have any suggestions for possible advertisers for the show program, please send those recommendations to either Sue Schillig or Karen Neuschaefer. One of those two ladies will contact the person to see if they wish to advertise in the show program.

Approval of the Minutes: The March minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Sue Schillig.

Committee Reports: The membership heard reports from all Committees that were present. The Committee Chairpersons will submit their individual reports to Kelly Grace for inclusion in the newsletter no later than the Saturday before the next meeting. For up-to-date information from the Committees, please review the individual Committee Reports noted in this newsletter.

Unfinished Business: Remember that the guild needs a recording secretary, which is an officer of the guild. Duties include taking the minutes of the business meeting, handling guild mailings, and miscellaneous clerical needs of the President, VP, and Treasurer.

New Business: None noted.

Announcements: On May 13^th, from 10 – 4, the travelling raffle quilt be making an appearance at the Gazebo Garden Walk Craft Show in Wellington, Ohio on the Village Square which is front of Town Hall (Routes 58 and 18). The guild booth will be inside the Town Hall. At this show you will find a variety of vendors with handmade arts, crafts, edibles, flowers, up-cycled furniture, antiques, and more. It’s the day before Mother’s Day and is perfect for finding a gift for the mothers in your life. The show is free to attend and a little birdy told me the weather will be grand!! Tell your family and friends to come check out our booth and this fantastic show!!

Show-n-Tell: As always, we rock!!! Reminder to members, show-n-tell includes all your handmade items. Please bring any of your creations to share and inspire!!

Adjournment: Next Meeting: May 11, 2023 with the Lorain County Spinners and Weavers. Awesome!!

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: SEW far, sew good.

Newsletter Update:

Thank you so much for taking out the time to remember my birthday and sending me this special email.

Thank you, Barb (Leoni) xo

4/21/2023 We sent a card to support Fran Weber as she recuperates from her carpal tunnel surgery.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Blue Baskets: When members lose a spouse or child, we support them by giving them fat quarters of fabric in their favorite colors. The Sunshine Committee will supply the bag and card to be signed by the membership.

Getting ready for a retreat? Here’s a list of items you might want to put on your packing list.

Retreat Packing List

Membership

We currently have 95 members.

Karen and Marilyn

Community Service

Maria Lucki

In April, 10 Teen Quilts and 17 Pillow Cases were delivered to Catholic Charities in Elyria. Five Dog Beds were delivered to the Lorain County Dog Pound. 40 Pillow Cases were delivered to Genesis House. Thank you to all who helped.

We still have requests for pillow cases and Men’s Quilts (twin size—-about 68×86) and 10 more teen quilts.

Judy Riggle Community Sew Day is fast approaching. There will be sign up sheets for people to bring irons and ironing boards, rotary cutters and mats and rulers for the community sew day. Please come and help sew quilts and pillow cases so that we can fill our ongoing requests.

We will also be collecting non perishable food items to be donated to the food pantry at We Care, We Share. They get many donations around the holidays, but don’t so much this time of year. We will also have a box out for gently used clothes and shoes for We Care, We Share.

If anyone would like to join in, we are having a Pot Luck lunch on the Community Sew day. All are welcome.

Community Service is also looking for thread to be used in the making of community service projects. Any color is fine.

There will be patterns and material at the Community Sew Day, but please feel free to bring your own material and project if you like.

If you knew Judy, please bring your favorite memories to share with those who never met Judy.

If you can, please come and sew with us on Judy Riggle Community Sew Day before the Guild meeting on June 8.

Maria

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

May Birthdays

Iris Tewksbury – May 11
Jan Monos – May18

Programs/Workshops
May: Connie Bradley-updates on Lorain County Fair Entries
Lorain County Spinners and Weavers

June:     Daytime—Judy Riggle Community Sew Day starting at 10am.   Please join us to sew quilts and pillowcases for Community Service in honor of Judy Riggle.   If you were fortunate enough to know Judy, please share some of your favorite memories of her with those of us that didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Judy.   There will be a sign up sheet for those willing to bring ironing boards and irons, mats and cutters and rulers.   There will be fabric and patterns and some precut quilts available.   If you have your own community service projects ideas, please bring them along.
We will also have a box out for non-perishable food items and one for gently used clothing and shoes for We Care We Share.   Food pantries receive lots of food donations around the holidays, but not so much this time of year.
Many hands make light work.   Please come and join us for this fun and worthwhile event
Evening Program: Felice Dahlhausen of Felice Quilt Designs will present the evening program.   She will have items to sell and accepts cash and credit cards.

July: Daytime Christmas in July
PM Summer Potluck—no evening program

August: Daytime WORKSHOP: Sewing Curves with Patricia Doyle, quilting/sewing instructor at Fabric Obsession in Medina. We will be making a Flag Wall Hanging which can use up your red, white and blue scraps. More details will be available at the meeting.
Evening Program: Ron Dickerhoof—male quilter. Ron will be bringing his quilts and telling about his quilting journey.

September: QUILT SHOW

Margaret

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

Currently 8% of UFO’s are completed (50 out of 646). Keep it up, lets see if we can beat least years number of finishes. Please remember $5 is required to participate, it goes toward the prizes at the December meeting. You can turn this in at the next meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Fat Quarter Exchange
Signups for the 2023 Fat Quarter Exchange have closed and emails were sent out in April. You either choose fabric from your stash or go shopping for everyone on the list. Fat quarters are turned in at the August meeting, numbered bags will be handed out at the May meeting. If there are any questions please let me know.

Monthly Challenge
Crayon challenge projects are due at the May meeting. You pick 2 crayons from the bag and can choose 1 additional color and make anything you want with those colors. I have a new challenge that will be announced at the May meeting, it’s going to be a fun one!

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Block Exchange 2023
I have 1 person interested in the block exchange for 2023, since I haven’t had anyone else that expressed interest we’ll put this on hold until next year. Maybe next years Hoffman fabrics will get more people to participate! Please make sure your quilt tops from 2022 are completed in time for the quilt show, let’s show them off!

President’s Challenge
Make something using the Ohio Star block which is featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Quilt Show for the President’s Challenge.

Build a Bear Quilt Challenge
I was looking at some leftover scraps while trying to decide what quilt to make next, and it occurred to me that the ones I was looking at could be made into a little quilt for a teddy bear, so I just bought this cute little bear who will be the prize.

I propose that we make little quilts for this cute little critter and at the Christmas meeting we vote for our favorite homemade scrap quilt and award the little bear to its maker. If you want, we could include them in our quilt show with a sign explaining the challenge. I could take the little bear in to include in eh show, heck, how tough would it be to finish a quilt for a 7-inch bear in time for our fall show?

Your Pal, Susan the Bear Chump

MOVE OVER, BETSY Challenge
It occurred to me that I hadn’t nagged and whined enough about the create-a-flag challenge, so I decided that if a song title can be MOVE OVER, BEETHOVEN, then a quilt challenge can have an impertinent title too.

I’m working on a flag right now; Chris the Prez said we should list any challenge entries on our quilt show forms, and that would include the flag entries, and they’d count toward our three quilts,but the little quilts for the BUILD A BEAR QUILT Challenge will be small enough to have their own nook at the show.

Make your flag any way you like, any size, any colors. I guess I should figure out a prize, too, huh? OK, I’ll offer another nice little bear as the prize.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185827319353

Susan the bear enthusiast

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Did you know the guild has an Accuquilt Go? This will be brought to sew days by Chris Yoo if you’d like to use it. There is a list of dies owned by other guild members on the website (https://loraincountypiecemakers.wordpress.com/accuquilt-dies/)

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

This month I’m going to take the opportunity to SHOUT OUT a quilting celebrity you see just about every month. If I ask you what quilting instructors or personalities you watch on YouTube, many of you may rattle off names like Jeannie Doan, Alex Anderson, Bonnie Hunter, Pat Sloan, or Kimberly Jolly just to name a few. However, do you realize there is another great quilting personality and YouTube celebrity right here in our guild??

Our very own Stephanie Feador has a phenomenal YouTube channel called Stephanies Stitches. She has over 14 thousand followers and growing. Stephanie puts on large quilting retreats across the country, and she has live quilt shows, giveaways, block of the months, quilt alongs, and so much more.
I would encourage you to find Stephanie’s channel on Youtube and follow her videos by hitting the Subscribe button. Nothing like having a YouTube celebrity right here with us!

Here’s a link to Steph’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@StephaniesStitches

Quilt on my stitchy friends!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo

Quilts of Valor

Kaye Koler

Hello SPRING!

Our next presentation is slated for Thursday, June 8th, 6 pm, at THE LODGE, just before the meeting begins at 7pm.
We welcome you to attend and take part in the rewards of your hard work. It is such an honor to award these quilts to our veterans. They are so appreciative and grateful for their quilts. And we’d love to see you there!

Thank you,
your Quilts of Valor committee

STRAY THREADS…

Sue Schillig

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 8 – April 13, 2023

President: Chris Yoo
Treasurer: Sue Schillig
Secretary: Bridget Coyle
Vice President: Margaret Miller
Community Service: Maria Lucki
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Chris Yoo

At 7:00 p.m. President, Chris Yoo, called the meeting to order and welcomed our members and a several visitors this evening.

Program: Lyn Fowl of Farmhouse Quilting Co. based in Elyria Ohio presented a trunk show and talked all about her online shop. Lyn also brought a significant portion of her shop to vend this evening!

President’s Report: Chris shared that because she will be hosting a table at the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo On April 13^th, our VP Margaret Miller will be opening the hall for you at 10:00 a.m. for sew day. Chris noted that although Margaret will open for you, Chris will still be at the meeting in the evening. Chris reported that from now until the quilt show, her president’s report will consist of Quilt Show News and Updates. At this meeting Chris discussed the following:

Vendors: As of today there are 5 vendors confirmed: (1) Mike’s Fused Glass (2) Wool Yankers (3) Sew Creative Cottage (4) Quilter’s Fancy, and (5) Online Quilt Shop Color Connexion owned by Merran Phillips. It was noted that we have had six vendors in the past, but Chris believes that five along with the country store is more than enough.
Raffle Baskets: Teri Walter and her team are heading up the raffle basket committee. Any new or like new donations should be given to Teri.
Country Store: Jean Tobia and her team are heading up the country store committee. Later this summer Jean will be accepting donations of handmade items and used or slightly used items for the country store.
Quilter’s Café: Genny Dangerfield and VP Margaret Miller are leading up this committee to make sure we have sloppy joes, hotdogs, drinks and snacks in our café. They will welcome help on show days.
Quilt Show Program: Sue Schillig is going to put together the quilt show program and we need to start selling some advertising space to help pay for the program. Ad costs are $25 – 1/3 page, (business cards, enlarged); $40 – half page (4.25″H x 5.5″W); $75 – full page (8.5″H x 5.5″W); $100 – inside front or back cover (full page); $125 – outside back cover (full page). Please contact Sue Schillig for more information suequilt2@hotmail.com.
Advertising Online and in Publications: Val Watring is helping with initiative which is very important as without visitors, our show would not be a success. If you have any ideas where Val could advertise, make sure to pass those her way.
Door Prize: Chris is still on the look out for a door prize sponsor. She hopes to network with many area shops next month at the Expo in Akron.
Quilt Raffle: Chris will be selling raffle tickets at the Elyria H.S. craft show on March 25^th as well as at the Expo in April. More shows in the works for the spring/summer.
Quilt Show Entry Forms: Quilt show entry forms will be distributed in May and collected in June and July. No entries will be accepted after the July meeting. It was noted that the forms will allow for everyone to enter 3 items and list a 4^th alternate in case there is room. Starting planning what items you will enter for the show. Remember you do NOT have to enter bed quilts. You can enter throws, table runners, placemats, art quilts, etc. Also remember all those challenge items you have made! We want to show our creativity.

Approval of the Minutes: The February minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Sue Schillig.

Unfinished Business: Chris and Sue joined to thank member Vicki Morris for completing an audit of the guild finances and both were happy to report that everything was in order.

New Business: First it was shared that due to the recent resignation of the guild secretary, Chris is looking for a volunteer to take the minutes for each meeting. Chris shared that she gives the secretary a summary of the agenda before each meeting so the task is not difficult. Anyone interested should speak with Chris.

It is moved and seconded that the guild make a donation of $100 to the Lorain County 4-H endowment fund. There was discussion about the endowment, noting that it distributes grants annually and supports many important 4-H programs across Lorain County. A vote was taken which passed.

Announcements: There were reminders about the following quilt shows:

Quilts 2023 @ Lake Farm Park in Kirtland, Ohio
Show will run March 31, 2023 – April 30, 2023

Sauder Village 46^th Annual Quilt Show 2023, in Archbold, Ohio
Show will run May 3 – 6, 2023,

Show & Tell: There was a fantastic lineup of quilts, pillowcases, and more tonight! We rock!

Next meeting: April 13^th @ 7:00 p.m. Program: Applique any which Way You Can!

In-Person Meetings and Sew Day Etiquette: Wear your name tag. Please remember to avoid chit-chat while someone is speaking to the group, both during presentations and during Show-n-Tell. Please set your cell phone to silent mode. Thank You Sew Much!

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: Nothing in particular
Newsletter Update:

Our focus seems to be getting ready for the Sewing Expo in Akron: https://sewingexpo.com/Events/Cleveland-OH?

and our Quilt Show in September: https://loraincountypiecemakers.wordpress.com/events/2023-quilt-show/

May your spring be sunny and calm!

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Membership

Please note that Anne Schaefer has rejoined the guild Her information is in the membership roster. We currently have 95 members.

Karen and Marilyn

Quilts of Valor

Kaye Koler

Hello SPRING!
The Quilts of Valor committee will host a SEW DAY!
Saturday, May 6th, 10-5pm
The Main Street Bldg.
255 Park Avenue, Amherst, OH

It has worked best in the past so we will continue the BROWN BAG LUNCH protocol. And if you’re so inclined there are several wonderful restaurants down town within walking distance. The NEW coffee shop across the street is very good and getting great reviews about the new ownership! They have a limited food menu. Feel free to bring a snack to share…..we have to keep our energy up!

We have several presentations on our agenda for the near future and could use your help in getting some quilt tops put together. If you have time, please join us to help cut, sew, bind, stitch on a label or two, or press seams. You’re welcome to attend all day or just a hour or two if that fits your schedule better. We truly appreciate any and all help !

Thank you,
your Quilts of Valor committee

Community Service

Maria Lucki

On March 24th, 12 pillowcases were dropped off to Genesis House. They would like at least 50 more. Every resident that comes into Genesis House receives a new pillow and pillowcase to keep for their very own.

On March 24th, 30 baby quilts and 12 pillowcases were dropped off at Blessings House. They also would like more pillowcases.

In June for Judy Riggle Community Sew Day, we will be working on twin size quilts for the new men’s rehabilitation center in Lorain. They need 45 twin size quilts. We will have sign up sheets for various jobs at the May meeting. We will also be collecting food for the food pantry at We Care, We Share. Please no opened or expired foods.

Catholic Charities has requested 20 twin size (68×86) quilts and pillowcases for teenagers.

The Peace & Justice Committee of Sacred Heart Church in Oberlin needs household items for Ukrainian Refugees—especially twin size (68×86) blankets and quilts. Quilts can be tied or quilted.

Welcome Nursing Home can always use lap quilts for their residents.

If you are in need of material to make items for Community Service, please contact Maria Lucki. (Call or text her works best)

Sincerely, Maria

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

April Birthdays

Kaye Koler – April 2
Georgia Forbush – April 10
Judy Echeagaray – April 12
Barbara Spieker – April 13
Ruth Groot – April 16
Audrey Spreng – April 16
Helen Smelser – April 28
Linda Yavoich – April 29

Programs/Workshops

April: This month some of our members will be presenting “Applique; Any Which Way You Can”. I know I am very much looking forward to it. I love the looks of hand applique and would like to learn more about it. They will be covering all different kinds, hand and machine. Thank you very much ladies!

For the all day sew in April, anyone who would like to participate in the “Strip” Design Challenge, please bring at least twenty 2 ½” Width of Fabric strips. Please do not bring strips that you just cannot part with or try to color coordinate them—you may not end up with the strips you brought. In addition, I would suggest bringing a “blender/background” fabric—a yard or two. Another thought I have been playing with is orphaned blocks. If you any orphaned blocks that may become part of your design, please bring those along as well. The sky is the limit. This is meant to be fun and not stressful. I will be bringing a crock pot of sloppy joes and buns to share at lunch. Just an FYI.

I will also have a short survey for anyone willing to fill out—It is basically about what “subjects” you would like to see for presentations and suggestions for workshops. I have a couple of presenters that I am in conversations with and am amazed at how many prepared presentations they have. I would like to choose wisely for the group, so I am asking for input. If you want to put your 2 cents in, but won’t be at the meeting, no problem. Feel free to shoot me an email: mimawsews@gmail.com and let me know your thoughts.

May: The Lorain County Spinners and Weavers Guild will be presenting their skills. They will have demos, trunk show and some items for sale.

June: JUDY RIGGLE ANNYAL COMMUNITY SEW DAY. We will be working on the requested quilts for the new Men’s Rehab center in Lorain. Many hands make light work. There will be sign up sheets in May for needed workers and supplies (ie cutting mats, irons and ironing boards, etc). There will also be some fun and games intermixed with the work. It will be a fun and productive day for sure.

Felice Dahlhausen of Felice Quilt Designs will be our evening presenter.

July: Merry Christmas in July Event. Sure to be lots of fun.
In the evening, we will be having our annual Pot Luck dinner. There will be no program.

Margaret

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

Currently 7% of UFO’s are completed (43 out of 646), I even have one this month! Keep it up, lets see if we can beat least years number of finishes. Please remember $5 is required to participate, it goes toward the prizes at the December meeting. You can turn this in at the next meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Fat Quarter Exchange
Signups for the 2023 Fat Quarter Exchange have started, you choose what color/theme you’d like to receive and you either choose fabric from your stash or go shopping for everyone on the list. Fat quarters are turned in at the August meeting, lists are send out to everyone by the April meeting.I ended it a little early this year so that lists could be sent out for those wanting to shop at the Sewing Expo this week. I’ll give everyone until Wednesday, April 12th and then send the lists out. So contact me or send an email to the guild email with your color/theme.

Monthly Challenge
For March we are going to do the crayon challenge again, projects will be due at the May meeting. You pick 2 crayons from the bag and can choose 1 additional color and make anything you want with those colors. I have a new challenge that will be announced at the May meeting, it’s going to be a fun one!

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

President’s Challenge
Make something using the Ohio Star block which is featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Quilt Show for the President’s Challenge.

Your Pal, Susan the Bear Chump

Make your flag any way you like, any size, any colors. I guess I should figure out a prize, too, huh? OK, I’ll offer another nice little bear as the prize.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185827319353

Susan the bear enthusiast

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

We have another CD coming due later this month. Additionally, a donation was made to Quilts of Valor of $250 which will appear in the April monthly statement. A note of thanks was sent to the donor.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

On March 24th, 30 baby quilts and 12 pillowcases were dropped off at Blessings House. They also would like more pillowcases.

Catholic Charities has requested 20 twin size (68×86) quilts and pillowcases for teenagers.

The Peace & Justice Committee of Sacred Heart Church in Oberlin needs household items for Ukrainian Refugees—especially twin size (68×86) blankets and quilts. Quilts can be tied or quilted.

Welcome Nursing Home can always use lap quilts for their residents.

If you are in need of material to make items for Community Service, please contact Maria Lucki. (Call or text her works best)

Sincerely, Maria

STRAY THREADS…

Sue Schillig

Any which way you can is our theme this month for our applique program. And it appears to apply as well for life right now. Get the seeds in the ground… any which way you can. Find time to quilt… Any which way you can. Clear the garden beds… any which way you can. Make a community service quilt… any which way you can. Clean the house—wait– that one may not be as critical. So…. as we try to do it all, let’s take some time to enjoy spring… Any which way you can!

Piecefully, Sue Schillig

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 7 – March 9, 2023

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Bridget Coyle

At 7:00 p.m. President, Chris Yoo, called the meeting to order and welcomed our members and a several visitors this evening.

Program: The speaker tonight was Janine Dreckman. Janine operates her own business, The Stitch Goes On, in North Ridgeville where she teaches sewing, serging, embroidery by machine, and quilting by machine. She has worked at Pins and Needles in North Olmsted. She talked about her sewing experiences and brought some fabulous creations to share. Janine also let us know about upcoming classes at her studio. It was a wonderful presentation!

President’s Report: Chris spoke about the ongoing quilt show preparations, and she thanked Terri Walter and her group of volunteers for stepping up to take on the Raffle Baskets for the 2023 Quilt show. Chris gave Terri donations she had received from designer Deb Strain and a gift card from the Fat Quarter shop. Chris also shared that she is in contact with Pins and Needles about a possible door prize donation. Chris closed by noting that as of this meeting she has secured 4 vendors for the show: Fused Glass by Mike, Wool Yankers with Connie Bradley, and Quilter’s Fancy with Cindy Oravecz, and the quilt shop Sew Creative Cottage with Debi Reese.

Approval of the Minutes: The January minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Sue Schillig.

Unfinished Business: Auditing Guild Financials: It was reported that member Vicki Morris has volunteered to audit the guild books. Chris reported that she was still looking for a few volunteers to help sit at the guild booth at the Akron Quilt Expo. However, Chris noted that the only date where help is needed is the afternoon of Saturday, April 15^th.

New Business: None noted.

Announcements: Members shared information about the following upcoming events:

Quilts 2023 @ Lake Farm Park in Kirtland, Ohio
Address: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd. (Rt. 6), Kirtland, Ohio 44094
Show will run March 31, 2023 – April 30, 2023
Doors open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Quilt Vendor Weekend is Apr. 28 through April 30^th.

Sauder Village 46^th Annual Quilt Show 2023
Show will run May 3 – 6, 2023,
Address: 22611 State Route 2, Archbold, Ohio 43502
Doors open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday – Saturday,

Show & Tell: There was a wonderful selection of quilts and more tonight including the quilt top for the 2023 LCP Raffle Quilt!

Next meeting: March 9^th @ 7:00 p.m. Farmhouse Quilting Company w/ Lyn Fowl.

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: Summary for our friends, Melanie and Cheryl. There was a collection for Melanie’s daughter River.

Newsletter Update:

March 2nd, I believe Maryann Doucette had knee surgery. We sent her a card…butterfly theme. Maryann , we wish you a comfortable and speedy recovery.

We sent a Life is…nothing without friendship…card to Donna Garrett; aiming to be encouraging as she wrestles a divorce.

We mailed a card to Lynette Thomson. Lynette injured her shoulder close to Christmas. I apologize for being tardy. We wish Lynette well in her shoulder’s healing.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

The previous year’s books are being audited as I write this.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

Membership

Hello Everyone, We currently have 93 members. Please welcome our new or rejoining members, Sue Wallick, Audrey Spreng, Marilyn Player and Karin Kollar. There is also updated information for Jean Tobia, Donna Clapper and Carol Stomieraski. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Neuschaefer or Marilyn Novak.

Karen and Marilyn

Quilts of Valor

Kaye Koler

No Report

Community Service

Maria Lucki

First of all thank you to all those that have helped with sewing, those special ladies who have donated their long arm quilting talents, and those who bind the quilts.

Right now I am in need of people to make Pillow Cases for Genesis House. There is a how to YouTube video by Shabby Fabrics on making a “Magic Pillow Case”. It gives the cutting, sewing and finishing directions for making a wonderful pillow case.

I am in need of Twin Size quilts (45 of them) for a Men’s Rehab center in Lorain. The approximate size of a twin quilt is 68” x 86”. The size can Definitely vary a little bit. If you can make a twin size “man” quilt top, quilt, etc. it would be greatly appreciated. This could be a traditional quilt or even a rag quilt. Since these are for adults, tying the quilt would also be acceptable.

Lap sized quilts are needed for the nursing home in Oberlin. An average lap size quilt is 45×45 all the way to 50×60.

Sacred Heart in Oberlin needs quilts, new or gently used blankets, hats, scarves, gloves, etc for Ukrainian refugees.

Catholic Charities needs quilts and blankets for a variety of causes.

Wherever you can help would be greatly appreciated.

Maria

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

March Birthdays

Laura Williams – March 3
Donna Garrett – March 5
Susan Thornton – March 9
Margaret Miller – March 13
Sheila Myracle – March 17
AmyLynn Kaspar – March 18
Pat Brush – March 20
Casandra Brown – March 23
Susan Schillig – March 25

Programs/Workshops

March: Lyn Fowl, owner of Farmhouse Quilting Co. in Elyria, is coming in to share her quilting and handiworks. She will be bringing items for a trunk show and also items to sell. Lyn does have an Etsy shop and is in the process (perhaps it is already up and running) of setting up her own website/shop separate from Etsy.

April: Appliqué Any Which Way You Can will be presented by members of our very own Guild, led by Sue Schilling. They will be showing us many different techniques, hand and machine. They will also bring some of their own work for a trunk show. Thank you ladies!

May: The Lorain County Spinners and Weavers are coming to demonstrate spinning and weaving. (You would be amazed at all the different ways they can spin fiber and all the different types of looms that can be used). Their members make blankets, clothes, rugs, yarn for knitting and crocheting. I am sure it will be a very interesting evening.

June: JUDY RIGGLE ANNUAL COMMUNITY SEW DAY during the day.
Evening Program by Felice Dahlhausen of Felice Quilt Designs.

Warm Regards,
Margaret

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

Wow, one month into our challenge and we already have 33 completed items out of 646! Keep it up, lets see if we can beat least years number of finishes. Please remember $5 is required to participate, it goes toward the prizes at the December meeting. You can turn this in at the next meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Monthly Challenge
We had some wonderful blocks turned in last month for Quilts of Valor! Maybe we’ll do this challenge again later in the year. For March we are going to do the crayon challenge again, projects will be due at the May meeting. You pick 2 crayons from the bag and can choose 1 additional color and make anything you want with those colors.

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Block Exchange 2023
I have 1 person interested in the block exchange for 2023, I’ll keep this open until next month. If there’s no additional interest we’ll put it off until next year. PLease make sure your quilt tops from 2022 are completed in time for the quilt show, let’s show them off! The fabric below is what we would be using for this year. It’s one of this year’s Hoffman Challenge Fabrics. Looks like we can pre-order it now, so if you sign up, please let me know how many yards so I can pre-order our fabric.

President’s Challenge
Make something using the Ohio Star block which is featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Quilt Show for the President’s Challenge.

Your Pal, Susan the Bear Chump

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

Did you know that March is National Quilting Month? Actually, the national quilting day is observed on March 18, 2023. It celebrates quilts and those who make them. It is always celebrated annually on the third Saturday in March. Here are five Interesting things that the common person may, or may NOT know about quilting.

The word ‘quilt’ comes from the Latin word ‘culcita’, meaning a stuffed sack. Stuffed sack?!?! Really?
There is an identity behind a quilt. As many of us already know, quilters make quilts in such a way that they depict the quality of our lives or customs. Think of our quilts as a book of tradition where pieces of stories are sewed together.
Quilt are seen as a precious heritage. Quilters often make quilts that are passed down from one generation to the other. They are precious heritage.
Quilts were used for armor protection. Medieval knights used quilted pads under their armors, to protect them from chaffing and to prevent the armor from rusting from sweat. Eeeuuuwww!
Interest for the potential husband? During the 19th century, it was customary for a woman to show her quilting skills to her new husband. I almost fell off my chair laughing over this one. It is for sure a different world today.

National Quilting Month should be a time for sharing our appreciation for quilts and the history of quilts. It is a time to share quilting stories with our family and friends.

Quilting is a craft that can be dated as far back as 3400 B.C. Understanding the history of quilting and the value it this wonderful craft is just the beginning of understanding the connection between the past and present, as well as the creativity and heritage of quilting.

HAPPY NATIONAL QUILTING MONTH MY PEEPS!!

Your President, Chris Yoo

STRAY THREADS…

Sue Schillig

It was so nice to be back to our NEORQC Getaway this year after being away for the past two years. Seems like the late nights of the past though are history. By 11 pm we were calling it a night. Gone is the sewing to 1 am. Oh well. What hasn’t changed is as I worked rapidly to piece the one thing I brought to work on, several more quilt ideas were born. The question now is do I give birth to the new ideas or not? Well time will tell but some I expect will find some fabric and space on a shelf. A fun weekend was had, but the UFO list will not be diminished.

Piecefully, Sue Schillig

February 2023 Newsletter

10 Friday Feb 2023

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 6 – February 9, 2023

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Bridget Coyle

Welcome: At 7:00pm Chris welcomed members, guests and visitors.

Program: Deb DeChant of Artfully Quilted Designs shared her original applique designs and techniques with the guild. She got her start in this creative process by taking a class in laser design and cutting. She was hooked from the first class. She started off by creating her own designs for herself and as gifts for others. Her shop is online only and can be found at www.artfullyquilted.com.

President’s Report: Chris announced that we are kicking off the 2023 LCP Quilt Show Year! She set up a large display board that outlined all the tasks involved with pulling off such a massive undertaking and remember everyone that she needs volunteers. A list of areas needed was announced tonight and a call out for volunteers as the clock is ticking and there is much to be done.

Chris also reported that we need items for the Raffle Baskets (new or like new) and for the Country Store (used or homemade donations).

Chris stated we need an impressive DOOR PRIZE. If anyone knows a quilt shop owner who may donate a sewing machine, quilt kit or two, etc. Please put in a good word.

Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the January meeting were distributed by Kelly Grace. Are there any comments or corrections necessary? Hearing no changes necessary, the minutes are approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: Sue Schillig – The treasurer’s report is always available for review by contacting Sue Schillig and ready for audit.

COMMITTEE REPORTS by Committee chairs:
Membership (Karen Neuschaefer)
Community Service (Maria Lucki)
Quilts of Valor (Kaye Koler)
Challenges (Kelly Grace)
Communications (Kelly Grace)
Sunshine (Val Watring)
Programs (Margaret Miller)

The membership heard reports from all Committees that were present. For up-to-date information from the Committees, please review the individual Committee Reports noted in this newsletter.

Unfinished Business: We need to audit the guild books and create a budget. Neither has been done to date and I am going on the record here to indicate that this needs to be scheduled sooner rather than later. I will work with Sue to outline a budget for each program area so we are all set as we enter this Quilt Show Year.

New Business: Original Sewing and Quilt Expo: Thursday, April 13th through Saturday, April 15th at the John S. Knight Center in Akron, Ohio. I will be volunteering to set up the show on Wednesday the 12th and our guild will have a booth for our raffle quilt. So once again I will need a few volunteers to help me at the booth. If you attend to help at the booth, you get in for free.

I can have 18 total booth sitters over the course of 3 days so that no more than 6 people a day. I have a sign-up sheet up front tonight and I’ll have it there for the next two months.

Announcements: Sue Schillig suggested an applique group by held on Thursday sewing days. The name of the group will be The Applique with Sue Group.

Show-n-Tell: Our guild never fails at producing and sharing some wonderful projects and creations. From small to large the variety was wonderful.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: A-ok, nothing new.

Newsletter Update: The Lorain County Piecemakers have received a heartfelt card from the Majewski Family expressing appreciation for roses, food, and gifts for River’s Memorial Fund, love and prayers.

I will set the card at the entry table for all to read.

Our member, Melanie Rose Majewski-Kaliszewski, passed away January 2nd. Our treasurer, Sue Shillig will continue to collect donations for Melanie’s daughter, River’s Memorial Fund at our meeting.

Melanie’s mom is Cheryl Majewski, a long time Lorain County Piecemaker. We have a card to sign for Cheryl at the meeting on February 9th and we will have a blue bag at the meeting to collect fat quarters of fabric. Cheryl has listed red (or anything) as a favorite fabric color; while Melanie’s favorite color is blue.

https://www.dickenfuneralhome.com/obituary/melanie-majewski-kaliszewski

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

We have a CD coming due this month which I will shortly attend to. Hall rental deposit for 2024 has been paid. NEORQC dues will go to them this week. I’ll have a final report for the Quilt raffle this month at the Guild meeting.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

STRAY THREADS…

Sue Schillig

It never fails. When I’ve turned in my third and final UFO challenge list, as soon as February rolls around, I’ve thought up some more things for the list. Every. Single. Year. But I’ve decided that the UFO challenge cannot completely dictate what quilts I accomplish in any given year. I mean, some of those quilts are on the list for a reason. And the reason is usually that I don’t want to finish them just now. So I’ve spent the month of January flittering around pecking at projects like my hens peck at their scratch grains, picking out one to work on a bit and yet another to see if I can even figure out where I was going with it. I also use January to piece up some things in preparation for some serious quilting in the winter. Some groundhog claims that we’ve only got another 6 weeks of winter, so I guess I’d better get busy. Hope this finds you busily working on whatever catches your fancy.

Piecefully,
Sue Schillig

Membership

Membership currently has 88 members. Please welcome new members: Erin Myers, Donna Clapper, Kathy Maclean and Donna Mireles. Their information will be in the updated roster. If your information is incorrect, please see Karen Neuschaefer for updates.

Karen and Marilyn

Quilts of Valor
Kaye Koler

A great big thank you to Sue Schillig for initiating the QUILTS OF VALOR block drive! We need a lot of blocks to turn into quilts to fulfill a group presentation in the fall of this year.
And…. Teri Walter & I presented 6 quilts last Sunday at St Peter’s in Amherst.

We’d like to thank one and all who helped in making that possible!

We will update very soon with a date for QoV sew day!
Thank you,

The quilts of Valor committee

Community Service

Maria Lucki

No Report

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

February Birthdays

Julie Bragg – February 1
Cheryl Majewski – February 3
Dee Martin – February 7
Karen Schrader – February 8
Kathy Spencer – February 18
Marilyn Novak – February 24
Boni Grove – February 27
Karen Neuschaefer – February 27
Sally Gezzer – February

Programs/Workshops

February: Janine Dreckman, Sewing Educator, Janine operates her own business, The Stitch Goes On, in North Ridgeville where she teaches sewing, serging, embroidery by machine, and quilting by machine. She has worked at Pins and Needles in North Olmsted. She will be speaking about her sewing experiences and bring some of her creations to share. She will also be letting us know about upcoming classes at her studio.

April is still open—many of the people I have touched base with are involved in the Original Quilting and Sewing Expo. I do have a plan B, but I am waiting to hear back from one more person. I will keep you posted.

June: JUDY RIGGLE ANNUAL COMMUNITY SEW DAY during the day.
Evening Program by Felice Dahlhausen of Felice Quilt Designs.

July: ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY during the day.
SUMMER POTLUCK in the evening.

Margaret

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

We have 16 brave ladies ready to finish some UFO’s this year! Some of you have some large lists, myself included! Please remember $5 is required to participate, it goes toward the prizes at the December meeting. You can turn this in at the next meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Fat Quarter Exchange
Signups for the 2023 Fat Quarter Exchange will start in February, you choose what color/theme you’d like to receive and you either choose fabric from your stash or go shopping for everyone on the list. Fat quarters are turned in at the August meeting, lists are send out to everyone by the May meeting.

Monthly Challenge
January’s Challenge – due at the February meeting are blocks using Red/White/Blue or Red/Cream/Blue. They need to be 12.5″ unfinished or 8.5″ unfinished.

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Block Exchange 2022
Lots of finished tops and completed quilts were shown at the December meeting and while everyone had the same blocks, they all looked so different! If anyone is interested this year, I’m thinking the fabric below would be a great option! It’s one of this year’s Hoffman Challenge Fabrics. Looks like we can pre-order it now, so if you sign up, please let me know how many yards so I can pre-order our fabric.

President’s Challenge
Make something using the Ohio Star block which is featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Quilt Show for the President’s Challenge.

Your Pal, Susan the Bear Chump

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock! Every year about this time I start to wonder about the magic of time and how it flies. Probably five years ago I made a conscious decision to stop wearing a watch. I was a serious clock watcher and rarely took off my watch. I think it was a nervous habit, always checking for it. Finally broke that habit. Well, I digress as we were talking about time flying (smile). I would not mind time whizzing by if there wasn’t so much that needs done. Even in this creative world, we still need to get things done “timely.” First up on my list is the Guild Raffle Quilt. Julie Bragg finished piecing the squares, and I finished putting it all together and adding the borders, and this week at guild, I’ll be turning it over to MaryAnn Doucette for quilting. Almost ready to check that puppy off the list. I’ll have the top at guild on Thursday for Show-n-Tell before turning over to MaryAnn.

Next comes the April Quilting Expo in Akron. I still have slots available on Thursday, and Saturday. Remember if you sign up to sit with me for an hour or two you get into the show free. In preparation for the show, I’ve ordered the raffle tickets AND the show postcards so we can advertise our quilt show at that event. Very exciting!

I have also started checking off a few boxes for the Quilt Show, such as signing on some vendors, getting donations for our baskets, as well as talking with a few shops about a possible door prize. We will talk more about the quilt show every month going forward. If you have questions about the show, please ASK. I realize we have new members and this will be your first show. If something we are talking about is not clear, please ask.

Well, time to put this message to rest and get back to creating! So many fun and exciting things happening this year! Please sign up to volunteer and take part in everything the guild is doing this year, including some of Kelly’s fun challenges. Happy February!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo

January 2023 Newsletter

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 5 – January 12, 2023

President: Chris Yoo
Treasurer: Sue Schillig
Secretary: Bridget Coyle
Vice President: Margaret Miller
Community Service: Maria Lucki
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor:Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Bridget Coyle

Welcome: At 6:30 p.m. Chris welcomed everyone to the annual year-end holiday potluck. There was a feast fit for royalty!

President’s Report: President Yoo had two items of business to share.

First: Chris turned in $575.00 to Sue that included money from the traveling raffle quilt sales. We got a chance to draw the lucky winner at tonight’s dinner! The winner was Jeff Morris.

Second: We talked about the 2023 President’s Challenge Our guild logo is the Ohio Star Block which is rich in history and has been around since the early 1800’s. Like a lot of blocks, it’s known by a few other names – Variable Star, Eastern Star, Western Star, etc. The Ohio Star is a staple in any sampler quilt, and you frequently see it used in medallion quilts as a border or cornerstones, but nothing beats a quilt full of Ohio Stars. The block has a rich history in our culture, and you will be amazed if you do some research! For the 2023 President’s Quilt Challenge Chris would like you to make something using the Ohio Star Block. It can be a potholder, a table runner, a wall quilt, a throw, a large bed quilt, a bag, or an apron. No matter what just make sure the focus is on the Ohio Star block, which is prominently featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Show for the 2023 President’s Challenge.

Approval of Minutes: (Bridget Coyle) The minutes from the December meeting were distributed by Kelly Grace. Are there any comments or corrections necessary? Hearing no changes necessary, the minutes are approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: (Sue Schillig) The treasurer’s report is always available for review by contacting Sue Shillig and ready for audit.

COMMITTEE REPORTS (Committee Chair)
Membership (Karen Neuschaefer)
Community Service (Maria Lucki)
Quilts of Valor (Kaye Koler)
Challenges (Kelly Grace)
Sunshine (Val Watring)
Programs (Margaret Miller)

Unfinished Business: Nothing to report

New Business: Nothing to report

Announcements: In February there will be a tea held in Alliance hosted by the Carnation Quilt Guild featuring Anita Shackleford discussing Celebrate Hand Quilting.

Show-n-Tell: There were many pieces of finished UFOs and other lovely projects completed and shared with the guild by our very talented members.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: A-ok, nothing new.

Newsletter Update: Sue Schillig shared an update on your lifetime member Sally Gezzer. We sent Sally a Christmas card from the guild.

Devastating news: our member, Melanie Kaliszewski, passed away. She leaves a 2 year old daughter. Melanie’s mom is Cheryl Majewski, a long time Lorain County Piecemaker. We have a card to sign for Cheryl at the meeting on January 12th and we will have a blue bag at the meeting to collect fat quarters of fabric. Cheryl has listed red (or anything) as a favorite fabric color; while Melanie’s favorite color is blue.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

No report – Funds are stable.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

Chris met a lady whose name is Tracy Homenik, and she runs the sober living facility, E3 recovery, in Lorain. She needs quilts for 45 twin beds and 2 full to king size for 2 terminally ill men. She was kind of hoping to get donations for Christmas. She was informed our community service person was out of town until after the first of the year, and we have no way of knowing what she has available. So right now, if anyone has quilts they would like to donate to this project, we will be collecting them on December 8th, for a Christmas donation.

Tracy has been advised we could possibly have a workshop next year, but these things take time to organize. This could be an ongoing program for us if she had a continuous need. She said these guys have nothing and sometimes they take the bedding when they leave.

If you have any questions, please contact Chris or Karen

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig

Cleaning can be very motivational. I have to admit it isn’t my favorite activity, but once in a while it feels good and leads to some fun. After a year of making gift quilts for the family (turned out to be 13 in all) the sewing room got trashed. Add the doll clothes last minute Christmas gifts and intervention was needed. I began by looking at the UFO situation which after years of challenges should have been manageable but maybe was not. Then I tackled the piles of scraps cluttering my workspace. Turns out, I might not have to use the whole house if I cleaned up the space designated for quilting. Out of the scraps just in my way, I’ve got two tops made for community service (on the 2023 list of course). There is still some more organization to do, but I’ve done a few things which I thought I’d pass on.

Cut up the scraps into usable strips or squares.
Sew like colored strips together. Then you can just cut the length needed and piece the quilt.
Use a hanger to organize said strips. You can cut strips in any size you want, but especially useful ones are 8 1/2, 6 1/2, 4 1/2, 3 ½ and 2 1/2. I have some 1 ½ strips which will go into a bag for possible log cabin quilts, and some one inch strips in a bag for a mini log cabin (on the list).
Put same size squares into baggies. Color coding into groups can also prove useful. For example, pastels, brights, darks, lights, however you wish to categorize them.

Hope you are staying warm and having some sewing fun as well!

Piecefully,
Sue Schillig

Membership

Hello Everyone. We currently have 83 members. Please welcome new member Sue Kane. Her information is in the new member directory. If you have any questions please see Karen or Marilyn.

Karen and Marilyn

Quilts of Valor
Kaye Koler

No Report

January Birthdays

Barb King – January 3
Marcy Delavan – January 5
Peggy Paterchak – January 22
Jan Tobia – January 22
Pat Logar – January 26
Lori Quinones – January 30
Peggy Hughes – January 30

Programs/Workshops

Good Afternoon and Happy New Year!

Deb DeChant from Artfully Quilted Design will be at our January meeting to present a trunk show. She will have items to sell and will accept cash and credit cards.

In February, Jeanine Dreckman from The Stitch Goes On in North Ridgeville will be presenting a Trunk Show and talk about being a sewing educator.

March is confirmed for Lynn Fowl from Farmhouse Quilting Company in Elyria, Ohio. She will be doing a trunk show and will have items to sell.

Warm Regards,
Margaret

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

It’s a new year and time for a new UFO Challenge! Sign-ups are going until midnight January 31st, either see me at the meeting or email me your list. $5 is required with your list to participate, it goes toward the prizes at the December meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Monthly Challenge
New Challenge coming at the January meeting! I have a few new ones for 2023 as well!

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Secret Santa Exchange
Secret Santa turned out great, from what I heard everyone loved what they received! I will keep this on the list for 2023.

President’s Challenge
Make something using the Ohio Star block which is featured as our guild logo. There will be a special exhibit at the Quilt Show for the President’s Challenge.

Your Pal, Susan the Bear Chump

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Maria Lucki

No Report

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

Happy New Year!! 2023 is going to be a VERY busy year for me, personally, and for our guild as this is the YEAR OF THE SHOW!! Yes, that is an important statement and deserving of the “all caps.” Because this will prove to be a busy year, I have decided this is the year of “No New Starts.” That means if I want to quilt or cross stitch, I must work on an existing project or what some cross stitchers refer to as “stitching from stash.” I have about 6 quilts in progress and about 15 cross stitch projects underway. My goal is to finish at least two quilts and at least 3 cross stitch projects. Seems like a manageable goal…right? Well, let’s hope, but there is a lot on the Yoo docket for 2023.

My number one priority for 2023 is to help the guild pull off another successful quilt show. Some of the early preparation has already started, as Val Watring is getting out all the early advertisements, and I’m getting our postcards and flyers ready for the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo. Julie Bragg and I are piecing the new Raffle Quilt so we can get it to Maryann Doucette for quilting so it is ready for the OSQ Expo which is in April. We have also started calling to secure some of the hardware we need to display the quilts. The gears are starting to turn.

The next thing on that docket is to find bodies to lead each of the major areas of the show. Although I have a few secured, it is now time to get it down on paper and confirmed so I’m confident we are all on the same road to success. As I have said many times, for the show to be a success, the guild is going to need each of you to step up in some way to help out. I’ll give you more information every month at the meeting and in this newsletter. Stay tuned.

Finally, I did just learn that the Grand Rapids quilt show is the same weekend as our show, but I truly don’t believe that is a big detractor from our show due to the distance. One thing that works in our favor this year is that the big Amish Country Quilt Festival is the week BEFORE ours. Back in 2021 it was on the same weekend and many people had informed me at the OSQ Expo that they would miss our show because they were staying in Amish country for other show. No excuses this year (smile). I’m actually hoping to be able to advertise our show at the Amish show this year to encourage folks to take a road trip to Oberlin! Woo Hoo!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 4 – December 8, 2022

President: Chris Yoo
Treasurer: Sue Schillig
Secretary: Bridget Coyle
Vice President: Margaret Miller
Community Service: Maria Lucki
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee:Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:
Bridget Coyle

Welcome everyone, NEW members, visitors and invited guests,

Program: Tonight we are welcoming Mike Pellittieri, a fused glass artist. Mike introduced himself and told us about his art.

President’s Report: President Yoo expressed a big thank you to the Quilts of Valor Committee for hosting an award ceremony today for several veterans. It was very moving and well received.

Since President Yoo would not be seeing anyone before the December meeting she wished a Happy Veterans Day to any veterans or their family that were in the room, as well as wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Just a reminder that next month is our December potluck and a reminder that is starts at 6:30pm. So if you plan to participate, please make a note of the early start time so your yummy dish will be part of the feast!

At our December meeting President Yoo will announce the 2023 Presidents Challenge. It is the President’s goal to have a special exhibit at our quilt show for this challenge. She is very excited for 2023 and the fact that we are putting on our 2023 Quilt Show.

Approval of Minutes: (Bridget Coyle) The minutes from the November meeting were distributed by Kelly Grace. Are there any comments or corrections necessary? Hearing no changes necessary, the minutes are approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: (Sue Schillig) The treasurer’s report is always available for review by contacting Sue Schillig and ready for audit.

Unfinished Business: Nothing to report/discuss

New Business: Nothing to report/discuss

Announcements:
Show-n-Tell: What a fabulous Show-n-Tell we had. Always a treat to see the works of others and maybe learn of a new technique. And view an original design from our own Stephanie Fedor of Stephanie’s Stitches.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: All is calm!

Newsletter Update: All is bright!

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Sue Schillig

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

We have paid the room rental for 2021 and are looking at what to expect for 2024. September and October months are reconciled and I’m awaiting the statement for November. My darling husband, the Excel spreadsheet guru, has helped to set up something simple enough I can do it (and it does not take away too much time from my fun! I’ll hope to have an up to date numbers report for the meeting.

Sue Schillig, treasurer

If you have any questions, please contact Chris or Karen

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig
Here we are again at the end of the year and the end of our UFO challenge. I’ve got possibilities to finish two more, and that will be it…. maybe. There is so much that is distracting this time of year, and projects, unless they are also Christmas gifts, are not likely to be top priority. Which is why I love the 12 days of Christmas. These would be the days right after Christmas. With any luck I can scrape together a couple of Sue days or better known as “do as you please” days for sewing. Or dreaming. Or putting together some ideas of what will be on next year’s UFO list. Let’s just say the list might be shorter, but not as short as one might think. Because I find so many more cool ideas to try, start, or maybe sometimes even finish. I hope that as the holidays progress, you too find a few “do as you please” days to have some sewing fun!

Piecefully, Sue Schillig

Membership

We are currently collecting dues for the 22-23 year, and after the December meeting we will be updating the information, and if dues aren’t paid, your information will be removed from the list. Please review the list and let Karen know if your information needs updated. Please rejoin as soon as possible, since next year is a quilt show year and you won’t want to miss it!! If you have any questions, please see Karen Neuschaefer or Marilyn Novak.

Karen and Marilyn

December Birthdays

Holly Francis – December 4
Marylou Kucera – December 5
Stephanie Feador – December 15
Terry Rippel – December 16
Argena Patouhas – December 17
Sandy Gallagher – December 26
Karin Knox – December 31
Linda Moor – December 31

Programs/Workshops

December:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Year-end potluck and celebration

January:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Deb DeChant from Artfully Quilted Designs

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

Have you been working on your UFO’s? 20% of the UFO’s were completed in 2022! 79/395 items have been finished. Please remember that you must have at least 1 UFO finished in order to qualify for prizes at the December meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year! Start working on your lists for 2023, Sign-ups start January 1st and will only be open until January 31st. $5 is required with your list to participate, it goes toward prizes.

Fat Quarter Exchange
Fat Quarters were turned in at the August meeting and sorted and returned to participants. I saw some great fabrics and colors while I was sorting them. Think about signing up next year, it’s a great way to add some items to your stash. Signups will begin in February

Monthly Challenge
New Challenge coming at the January meeting! I have a few new ones for 2023.

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Secret Santa Exchange
Emails were sent out 11/5 for the Secret Santa Exchange. Remember these are due at the December meeting. Make sure how ever you wrap them your partners name is prominently displayed so they can be passed out during the potluck. Rules were included in that email.

Block Exchange 2022
Tops or finished quilts are due by the December potluck. We want everyone to be jealous that they didn’t participate this year and hope they will sign up next year!

President’s Challenge
CHALLENGE yourself creatively. When you finally do it, TELL US ABOUT IT. Was if fabulous; was it scary; was it comical; was it the worst thing you have every done; did you suddenly realize you wish you had done it 10 years ago? How did it go?

Double Nine-Patch Challenge

I’ve made a little Double Nine Patch, which metamorphosized into a Triple Nine Patch, which I’ll show & tell at the potluck. You all probably know what a double nine patch is, but I thought I’d show you an example in case you’d like to accept the Double Nine Patch Challenge.

I’ve been working on a red, white, and blue quilt, and it occurred to me that it might be fun to have a BETSY ROSS CHALLENGE, creating our own flags. You pick the colors, the size, whatever whimsy appeals to you. If we have enough, we could have a flag section in our next show.

Your pal,
Susan

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Maria Lucki

No Report

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

I’ll start by stating the obvious…the holidays are fast approaching, and soon, we will say “Goodbye!” to 2022, which is quite unbelievable to me. Every year I am amazed at how quickly time passes! I hope to see many of you on Thursday at our holiday pot luck, which starts at 6:30 p.m. I am looking forward to 2023 and hope that it brings you all good health, time with family and friends, and many hours for quilting and stitching. I’m also looking forward to our 2023 Quilt Show. If you are on Facebook, you will have seen a preview of our postcard for next year. If not, I’ll have Kelly insert a link to the photo I sent her.

Julie Bragg and I will once again piece the raffle quilt for 2023, and MaryAnn Doucette has agreed to quilt it again; however, I would like to take recommendations for our 2024 raffle quilt. It would be nice if a group of you got together to make a quilt for 2024 and someone else step up to volunteer to quilt the finished project. Remember that although we don’t have a show in 2024, we still have a presence at the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo and we need a raffle quilt, plus the quilt will travel again at craft shows as a fundraiser for the quild.

So, if you and a friend or two want to volunteer to make the 2024 raffle quilt, please put your heads together and come up with an idea for presentation. We have such talented quilters in our guild, so please consider helping out with the 2024 raffle quilt!

For all our snow birds who are reading this newsletter from warmer climates, know that we will be missing you on Thursday! Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo

Quilts of Valor
Kaye Koler

No Report

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 2 – October 13, 2022

President: Chris Yoo
Vice President: Available 🙂
Treasurer: Lori Quinones
Secretary: Bridget Coyle
Community ServiceMaria Lucki
Hospitality:Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor:Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes:

On September 8, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. President Chris Yoo officially welcomed members, visitors and a few new members to the meeting!

Program: Tonight, we welcomed Diane Phelps and Patti Yaroush who will be representing the Fidget Circle Ministry. Diane and Patti talked about how the Fidget Circle Ministry got its start and told the story of how their magic comes together to make these wonderful mini quilts. They also brought many samples to share with the group.

President’s Report: Chris talked about how another fair season had come and gone and asked all the participants to show a raise of hands for some congratulations. Chris shared that the guild had many members represented who also won ribbons and trophies! Congratulations!

Approval of the Minutes: The July minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Lori Quinones.

Unfinished Business: Chris and outgoing Community Service Chairperson Marcy Delavan introduced the guild’s new Community Service Chairperson, member Maria Lucki. Chris also announced that member Bridget Coyle has come forward to work as the guild secretary. A huge thank you to both ladies!

New Business: Although there was good news about Maria and Bridget, Chris was sad to report that our treasurer Lori Quinones has to step down as she has the good fortune of being able to retire early and will be moving out of state with her family. Therefore, Chris is open to accepting suggestions for an appointment to this officer position. It was noted that the treasurer handles all of the guild’s finances.

Announcements: It was shared that Bruce’s Sharpening will be at the Township Hall from 11:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. on November 10^th. Bruce can sharpen scissors for $3.50, rotary blades for $1 and he can also do knifes, but they will not be done onsite. Those are taken to his workshop and returned within a week.

Upcoming 2022 Guild Programs and workshops:

October: Day: Iron-Cady Workshop by Fran Webber.
Evening: Ginger Mangie evening trunk show “Embellish with Relish.
November: Mike Pellittieri, fused glass artist. Mike will be vending as well.
December: Sew Day. Evening: year-end potluck and celebration AND the winner of the 2022 Raffle Quilt will be drawn.

Show & Tell: Stunning projects and all the wonderful fair entries!! My friends, we are constantly outdoing ourselves!! Fantastic!!

In-Person Meetings and Sew Day Etiquette: Wear your name tag. Please remember to avoid chit-chat while someone is speaking to the group, both during presentations and during Show-n-Tell. Please set your cell phone to silent mode. Thank You Sew Much!

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: Things seem a-ok.

Newsletter Update:

Regrets, our member, Saundra Lambert passed away October 2nd. I spoke with Mr. Lambert and expressed our sincerest sympathies from the Lorain County Piecemakers. We will certainly sign a card at the next meeting and send it to Mr. Lambert. Please use the guild directory if you wish to send a card. https://chroniclet.com/news/328621/saundra-l-lambert/

Karen Neuschaefer, member, texted that her dad passed away October 7th, early morning. We will send her a sympathy card. Condolences, Karen and family. https://chroniclet.com/news/328540/james-h-turner-sr/

September 15, we mailed a card to Barb Cowger-Vilagi. She is recovering from hip surgery. Corny joke: Barb is too hip to be square.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB5YkmjalDg Dare you not to tap a toe.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Lori Quinones

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

LCP member, Kathy French is accepting clean, material scraps & yardage for Dog Beds. Also upholstery and other heavier material for Dog Bed covers. Bring material to Julie Bragg at the LCP Sew Day or the evening Meeting.

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig

No Report

Membership

Hello everyone. We are currently collecting membership dues for the 22-23 year. Please welcome new members, Kathy Kinsley-Hoffman and Lillian Lacrosse. Also be sure to check out Val Watrings new information as she has moved. If you haven’t received your membership card, please see Karen. If you want to pay your dues, see Karen or Marilyn.

Karen and Marilyn

October Birthdays

Deborah Nied – October 9
Lynette Thomson – October 23
Joey Watts – October 23
Lillian LaCrosse – October 24
Christina Yoo – October 25
Bobbie Bruck – October 28
Christine Bereznay – October 28
Carolyn Bradley – October 30

Programs/Workshops

October:
During the Day – Sew Day & Iron-Cady Workshop by Fran Webber
Evening Program – Ginger Mangie trunk show “Embellish with Relish”

November:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Mike Pellittieri – fused glass artist

December:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Year-end potluck and celebration

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

Have you been working on your UFO’s? I have been! If I have enough time before the meeting I might even have a couple more done for show and tell. 69/395 items have been finished, you have 3 months to show your finishes. Please remember that you must have at least 1 UFO finished in order to qualify for prizes at the December meeting. If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Monthly Challenge
We are currently doing the crayon challenge again! This is due at the November meeting. I will have a bag with crayons at the meeting, you choose 2 randomly from the bag and make anything you’d like. It can be any size you’d like and you may add 1 additional color. We will continue doing this challenge as long as everyone likes it!

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Block Exchange 2022
Blocks are due by the October meeting (Chris this means you!) and tops or finished quilts done by the December potluck. I can’t wait to start working on my top, I love all the blocks that have been turned in!

Double Nine-Patch Challenge

Your pal,
Susan

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Maria Lucki

No Report

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

There is a chill in the air and the birds have either left or are on their way south! The leaves are changing and the Christmas decorations are sneaking in with the Halloween at the stores. With the change in season, we know the holidays are just around the corner and our holiday projects are taking priority over other things. I’m sure the planners in the group are all making those lists and checking them twice!

So, remember to take advantage of the sew days between now and December. The glorious townhall is open for your use starting at 10:00 am every 2^nd Thursday of the month. Grab your machine and accoutrements and/or hand stitching and join us at the hall for a day filled with stitching, quilting, and socializing!

But before we jump to far ahead, I hope you all have a wonderful autumn and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo

Quilts of Valor

Hello and happy fall everyone!

Perfect time for quilting……am I right?!?

I would like to remind you that we will resume doing Quilts of Valor presentations just before our November meeting, 6:00pm. We are all very excited because this will be our first one since covid prevented us from presenting quilts to our veterans. We would love for you to join us and share in the gratitude and joy that awarding a Quilt of Valor brings.

Again the date is Thursday, November 10 6:00pm, New Russia Twnp lodge

If there’s anyone else that has a QoV they are working on for us and have finished your part….. please bring them to guild so we can prepare and ready them for presentation.
We have a list that we work from and we will definitely be in need of more quilts! We are working on dates for sew days and most definitely need your help!

Thank you one and all for all you have helped us accomplished!

The Quilts of Valor committee

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 23 Issue 1 – September 8, 2022

President: Chris Yoo
Vice President: Available 🙂
Treasurer: Lori Quinones
Secretary: Chris Yoo/Committees
Community Service: Marcy Delavan
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee:Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes: On August 11, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. President Chris Yoo officially welcomed members, visitors and a few new members to the meeting!

Program: Tonight, we welcomed Laura Nolletti. Laura is an experienced quilter, teacher and presenter. Laura’s fabric quilts are Bargello, Optical Illusion, One Block Wonders, Krista Moser patterns, and paperpiecing. President Chris Yoo reported that today a group of quilters had the pleasure of taking a Krista Moser quilt workshop from Laura. Laura presented some stunning quilts that had the group taking photos and asking questions! It was an enjoyable evening and filled with much eye candy! A huge thank you to Laura Nolletti!

President’s Report: Chris reported that it was once again county fair season, so she took a show of hands on how many members were entering something in the fair. Although there were a good show of hands, Chris did note there were not as many members raising their hands as in past years. Chris also thanked everyone who signed up to volunteer at the needlework barn as our help is always greatly appreciated! Chris encouraged everyone to attend the fair to see the needlework barn and to consider entering something in 2023.

Approval of the Minutes: The July minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Lori Quinones.

Unfinished Business: Marcy Delavan has asked to step down from her role as Community Service Chairperson. There was a general call out for a volunteer or a group of volunteers to take over. Please talk with Chris Yoo or Marcy about the duties.

New Business: It was shared that there was a call to have member Fran Webber teach the Iron Caddy workshop again this fall. A show of hands did indicate moderate interest so it was noted we will probably have the workshop in October during the day. More details would be shared in September. The cost of the workshop would be $10-$15 with that fee going for materials, etc. If you think you may be interested, plan on signing up at the September meeting!

Announcements: The traveling quilt raffle has one confirmed 2022 craft show. The quilt will be displayed at the December 4^th Elyria High School Band Booster Craft Show from 11a – 4pm. Mark your calendars to stop by and say hi and perhaps give Chris a short break (smile).

Upcoming 2022 Guild Programs and workshops:

September: Fidget Quilters from LifeSpring Community Church will be putting on a short presentation about their Fidget Circle Ministry.
October: Day: Iron-Cad Workshop by Fran Webber. Evening: Ginger Mangie evening trunk show “Embellish with Relish: A trunk show of her embellished quilts, many finished, some in the process and a few that will never be finished. She will have her first embellished art quilt, small quilts that have been classes and workshops, and new ones on the horizon.
November: T.B.D. Program in the works.
December: Sew Day. Evening: year-end potluck and celebration!

Show & Tell: Beautiful work as always ladies and gents. Beautiful!!

Next meeting: Fidget Quilters from LifeSpring Community Church will be putting on a short presentation about their Fidget Circle Ministry @ 7:00 p.m.

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: Status Quo

Newsletter Update:
Nothing needed sent.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Lori Quinones

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig

It was great to see so many of our members’ quilts in the fair this year! Special kudos to Pam Scholle for winning best of show! I’m hoping for even more entries next year. On Friday I took some embroidery and sat in the barn to “demonstrate”. Not many stopped to look at what I was doing, but it was great fun to listen to all the comments from the people passing through. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the display. So quilting friends, start working on next year’s entries! For several years now the number of entries has declined. Let’s see if we can turn the trend in a more positive direction.

Happy quilting,
Sue Schillig

Quilts of Valor

Kaye Koler

No Report

Membership

Hello Ladies,

It is that time again where we start collecting dues for the next year. The membership year runs from September 2022 to August 2023. Dues are still $25 a year, and helps to provide us with the hall and with our guest speakers, along with the money from the Quilt Raffle and the Quilt Show. Thank you for the prompt payment of your dues.

Karen and Marilyn.

August Birthdays

Pat Serio – Sept 4
Merridee Pavlenko – Sept 5
Larrynn (Rin) Jasko – Sept 8
Dorothy (Dot) Glover – Sept 17
Genny Dangerfield – Sept 18
Colleen Nelson – Sept 21
Corrine Devich – Sept 21
Anne Schaefer – Sept 23
Fran Weber – Sept 25
Judy Fiest – Sept 28
Sandi Morse – Sept 28

Programs/Workshops

September:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Fidget Quilters from LifeSpring Community Church

October:
During the Day – Sew Day & Iron-Cad Workshop by Fran Webber
Evening Program – Ginger Mangie

November:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – T.B.D.

December:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Year-end potluck and celebration

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

UFO finishes seem to have slowed down in the last few months – and I’m totally guilty too! Only 1 was shown at the meeting in August for a total of 64 (out of 395) finished items – 16% of the UFO’s are completed and there is only 4 months left to finish something.If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email (or text) or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

If you have a suggestion for a monthly challenge, let me know!

Block Exchange 2022
Blocks are due by the October meeting (can be turned in early if you want) and tops or finished quilts done by the December potluck. 4 members have already given me their blocks, and they are pretty awesome. I need to get my butt in gear and get mine done since they are due NEXT MONTH!

Double Nine-Patch Challenge

Your pal,
Susan

From Susan Thornton:
I propose two challenges:

The other is a challenge to help out Chris the Prez by working up a WINTER NIGHT PROGRAM to present during the snow months, when it’s hard to book out-of-town speakers for the evening meeting. I’m planning to do a Waste Not Want Not program in whatever month Chris the Prez assigns, showing & telling samples of simple–that’d be me–patterns of a quiltish nature that you can make out of leftovers. I’m half-baked and make it up as I go along a lot, so I never have the quantities right, and I hate anything to go to waste, especially cloth. That leaves three–count em, three–months of winter that’ll need a program to lure us out of our cozy tree trunks and into a starry night.

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Marcy Delavan

Hi all!
Please bring your completed Snuggled in Hope quilts to the sew day or the meeting this month! I’m planning to deliver them soon!

Marcy Delavan

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo
As the guild starts a new fiscal year, I wanted to start out by thanking all of you who have thanked me over the years for volunteering as the guild president. It is always nice to feel appreciated. As of this month, I have been your guild President for 5 years. I looked back over all past newsletter to discover that my first meeting as president was September 2017. So, I’m starting into my 6^th year as your Prez. I think it is important for you to understand why I continue to volunteer my time as your President, Vice President, Secretary, Program Chair, and chief Coffee Maker. Why? Because I LOVE this guild and want to see it continue to thrive. I do it because I enjoy the community of this organization and I believe in our mission.

We have not distributed the Guild Handbook in a while so I’m going to review the handbook and make some suggestions for changes. At that time, it will be widely distributed to all members because we have to vote on those changes. However, at this point I’m not sure if everyone even knows that this guild has a constitution and set of by-laws. So, until I get a chance to distribute those, I wanted to point out that under Article IV. Membership & Dues, Section 6, it reads All members shall contribute to a committee or serve as an officer. That means you are expected to either serve as an officer at one time during your membership or actively sit on a committee or serve as the committee chairperson. How many of you have served as an officer or have sat on an official committee?

Members have to make a concerted effort to give back to this wonderful non-profit organization. Volunteering is important because it offers the crucial help that is needed to keep our organization current, thriving, successful, and relevant. It also ensures equality among members and it ensures you don’t expect one person to do everything.

The By-laws say the term of an officer is 2 years, not 6 years (smile). Although at this moment in time I am more than willing to continue in my role, I am no longer willing to wear multiple hats. I need volunteers for the following officer and committee chairperson positions:

Vice-President/Program Chair: You are responsible for overseeing we have programs 10 months of every year and you will stand in my place if I need to miss a meeting. In 5 years, I may have missed one meeting (maybe). You are responsible for managing your annual program budget. You can (and should) form a Program Committee of volunteers who help you come up with speakers, workshops, etc. You are not expected to do it alone and you will take some direction from me. Two Year Term.
Secretary: You are responsible to listen to what’s going on and take down notes that you share with Kelly Grace for the Newsletter. You should be someone who can be relied upon to attend the monthly meetings. If you need to be absent, you are responsible to find someone to take the minutes in your place. Two Year Term.
Community Service Chairperson. Responsible for coordinating the receipt and distribution of community service projects, storing donated fabric, and organizing and hosting the annual Judy Riggle Community Service Day. You are responsible for managing your annual community service budget. This position should be held by someone who can be relied upon to keep track of all donations and present an annual report to the President on all donations made in the past year. This position should be held by someone who can be relied upon to attend the monthly meetings to report on Community Service initiatives. You can (and should) form a Community Service Committee to help with your tasks. One person is not expected to do everything. Two Year Term. The Chairperson position is currently held by Marcy Delevan. Please see Marcy for more details.

Let’s see if we can get these positions filled by members who have not held a position before and let’s try to do it BEFORE the December meeting. Just ask if you have questions.

July 2022 Newsletter

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 22 Issue 11 – July 14, 2022

President: Chris Yoo
Vice President: Available 🙂
Treasurer: Lori Quinones
Secretary: Chris Yoo/Committees
Community Service: Marcy Delavan
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes: On June 9, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. President Chris Yoo officially welcomed members and visitors.

Program: Tonight, we welcomed Cindy Oravecz from the Quilter’s Fancy. Cindy gave a fabulous trunk show of her art quilts, embellished treasures, and oh so much more! Cindy also brought her “store on wheels” with her so we could buy some of the money fabrics, trims, ribbons, embellishments, dimensional applique, and just plain cool fancy items to use in our quilts, or other fiber related items. If you were not lucky enough to join us tonight, make sure you visit Cindy online or at her shop. I’ve included the information here.
Cindy’s online shop is found at http://www.quiltersfancy.com, and her brick-and-mortar shop is located at 227 S. High St. Cortland, Ohio 44410. The store is open Monday-Friday from 10 to 5 and on Saturday from 10 to 3.

President’s Report: Chris reminded everyone of the August Quilt workshop called Summer Swag, a pattern by Krista Moser and the class is being taught by Laura Nolletti. Chris noted the cost of the class is $15 and includes the pattern fee. You must pay upon registration and the pattern will be emailed to you or if you wish a hardcopy, just let us know! Final registrations will be taken at the July 14^th meeting.

Chris also reminded everyone that we are trying to raise money by selling raffle tickets for the 2022 quilt raffle. If you want to pick up tickets, see Chris on quilt guild day. Tickets are $1 each or sold in bundles of 6 tickets for $5.

Approval of the Minutes: The May minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Lori Quinones.

Unfinished Business: None.

NEW BUSINESS: Quilt Show 2023 Committee and Volunteers for Main Events. Chris said it is time to start thinking about preparing for the 2023 Quilt Show and to firm up the chairpersons for the few main tasks that need to be accomplished prior to the show. Chris said she needs volunteers for the following positions and notes some of the duties for each:

Raffle Baskets: A couple of people to work together who will be responsible for gathering and storing new and like new items for making the raffle baskets, including the baskets. You will be responsible for storing the items until the setup day for the show and then setting up the Basket Display. You will be responsible for putting the baskets together in a pleasing fashion, perhaps theming the baskets or just filling them to the rim with goodness! of the show. You will be responsible for coordinating the selling of tickets and making sure your booth is staffed the days of the show, but note that I will get people to sign-up to help you in advance of the show. The guild has a budget to help with cost of items needed to wrap baskets such as ribbons, fillers, clear acetate, etc.

Country Store: A couple of people to work together who will be responsible for gathering and storing gentle used items and/or hand-made items to sell at the guild’s country store. You will price the items and oversee the display and make sure the booth is staffed throughout the 3 days of the show by guild volunteers. I will put out sign-up sheets for you.

A good Salesperson (or two) to secure donations for our raffle baskets and vendors for the show: You will be responsible for contacting area quilt shops to see if they would like to vend at the show for a small fee. We usually have no more than 4 or 5 vendors. We have a form letter that can be sent out to quilting manufacturers and various needlework and fiber art companies to see if they would make a contribution toward our raffle baskets. They can get a receipt for their item for tax purposes.

Program Booklet: Sue Schillig has agreed to put together the program, which entails typing all the data, inserting advertisements that were purchased, and getting it to the printer and back prior to quilt show day. Sue will work closely with those selling advertisements and those taking quilt registrations to make sure everything comes together.

Show Advertisements: Online and in publications. Val Watring has agreed to continue this task for 2023 as she has done in the past. If you have any great ideas about how and where to advertise the show, please pass your ideas along to Val.

Piecemaker’s Café: Genny Dangerfield has agreed to continue being the hostess with the mostess for us in 2023 and Genny has already had another volunteer to help her prepare, and that was Margaret Miller. In 2023 we will return to serving hot food aka hot dogs and sloppy joes, as well as other snacks, and drinks. We will need volunteers to sign up to help at the café for the 3 days of the show but those sign-ups are done much closer to the event.

Postcards and Save the Dates and Show Signage: Chris Yoo will continue to handle these tasks for 2023.

Quilt Registration: Someone to distribute and collect quilt registration forms. Those forms contain the information needed for the program, quilt labels, and the dimensions needed to creating the master layout for the show.

Quilt Show Map and Layout: Chris Yoo will take on this task.

Rented Quilt Poles and Hardware pickup and return: If someone has a truck and trailer, they can use to help withs process, let me know and we will discuss details.

There are more jobs that need filled, but these are the main events that need attention sooner rather than later. More to follow. Please see Chris if you can help!

Announcements: Cassandra Brown asked Chris to pass along information about a bus trip she is organizing to the Grand Rapids Quilt Show on August 19^th. Anyone interested should let Chris now and she will put you in contact with Cassandra. Susan Thornton asked the group to consider stepping up to volunteer to either put on a presentation at the guild and/or to help her find programs since the guild does not have a dedicated person as the Program Chair or committee.

Upcoming Guild Programs and workshops:

July: Day is our annual Christmas in July Sew Day. Evening: Summer Potluck!
August: Day is a Quilting Workshop taught by Laura Nolletti. Laura will be teaching a quilt pattern by Krista Moser (more details to follow). Again, the cost of the workshop is only $15. In the evening Laura will presenting a trunk show of Krista Moser quilts and patterns. Fun Fun!!
September: OPEN (several invitations are out, just waiting on return messages.)
October: Ginger Mangie presenting a Day Workshop and Evening program.
November: Dee Hart of Dee’s Quilted Treasures is going to teach a quilt workshop called Tool Box Blitz (details to follow), and in the evening Dee will present a trunk show of Deb Tucker quilts and all the various tools used to create her quilts. Dee will also have patterns and tools available for purchase.
December: Sew Day. Evening: year-end potluck and celebration!

Show & Tell: A small number of items this evening, but WOW, they were mighty!! What we lacked in number, we made up for in fineness!! Seriously, there was some outstanding items tonight! We rock as usual!

Next meeting: July 14^th @ 6:30 p.m. Summer Potluck and Chris, freshly returned from her Bucket List Trip to central Oregon, will regale everyone with her tales of the Quilter’s Affair and Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring

Committee Report: Meeting minutes: No scoops. …wish I had ice cream. 🙂

Newsletter Update:

June 30, 2022 Fran Weber had hip surgery yesterday. We sent her a card for a speedy recovery card; wishes for steady healing.

June 24, 2022 Our member, Ruby Barck’s husband passed away. We will collect BLUE fabric, typically fat quarters, for a blue bag for Ruby. Please aim to bring your blue fabric to the July meeting and sign the card for her. Barb Cower-Vilagi shared that Ruby is also into patriotic fabrics/quilts lately.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

July Birthdays

Kathryn French – July 2
Patti Worcester – July 5
Jean Wynne – July 9
Beverly Tucker – July 9
Pam Scholle – July 10
Maryann Doucette – July 11
Kathleen Wells – July 13
Dianne Clawson – July 15
Vicki Morris – July 20
Teri Walter – July 22
Ann Ingram – July 23
Mary Jane Toney – July 24
Ruth Bradley – July 25
Cindy Kraft – July 29

Programs/Workshops

July:
During the Day – Sew Day & Christmas in July Sew Day
Evening Program – Summer potluck – starts at 6:30pm!

August:
During the Day – Sew Day & quilting workshop by Laura Nolletti (info to come)
Evening Program – Laura Noletti trunk show

September:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Pending

October:
During the Day – Sew Day & pending Ginger Mangie workshop
Evening Program – Pending Ginger Mangie

November:
During the Day – Sew Day & Dee Hart Quilting Workshop
Evening Program – Dee Hart trunk show

December:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Year-end potluck and celebration

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

The 2022 UFO Challenge is on! 58 (out of 395) finished items – 15% of the UFO’s are completed and the year is halfway over! If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Fat Quarter Exchange
Lists were emailed out April 4th. Bags were passed out at the April meeting and will be due back by the August meeting – they can be turned in early though! I will sort everything and give it back to everyone at the end of the August meeting. Let me know if there are any questions.

Monthly Challenge
We are currently doing the crayon challenge again! I still have crayons, you choose 2 blindly and make something using those colors. We will have this due at the August meeting – I won’t be there in July. This can be any size you’d like and you may add 1 additional color.

Also a mini challenge due at the July meeting – make a name tag! We have lots of new members, let’s see what you can do!

Block Exchange 2022
8 members have signed up for the block exchange. Blocks will be due by the October meeting (can be turned in early if you want) and tops or finished quilts done by the December potluck.

Double Nine-Patch Challenge

Your pal,
Susan

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Marcy Delavan

First off I wanted to thank everyone who participated in the Judy Riggle Community Sew Day! The turn-out was awesome! The goal was to make quilts, kits and pillow cases for Snuggled in Hope Quilts. They provide quilts and pillow cases for the campers at Flying Horse Farms. There were 38 pillowcases made by an industrious group of ladies! Way to go! The rest of us put together kits and either worked on them that day, made them to share with others or took them home to complete. You all deserve a round of applause!

If you are still working on your project, yay! Please continue. If you are done with a quilt top and need batting, I will have some pre cut at the next meeting. If you are done with your top and need it quilted, bring it to the meeting and I will arrange to have it quilted. Please remember to have your backing ready (sewn together if it’s pieced) for quilting so the quilter does not have to take the time to put it together. If you have completed your quilt bring it and show it for show and tell! We would all love to see it!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me (phone, text or email). I also have copies of the quilt patterns that Snuggled in Hope Quilts uses. You can, of course make whatever you like as long as it meets their criteria. We will plan to deliver the quilts in late August or early September.

Thank you again to everyone who made our annual Judy Riggle Community Sew Day a success!

Marcy

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

What gives a quilt more than 3 layers?Do you know? Can you guess? Well, I believe a quilt is so much more than just 3 layers, and it is the story behind the quilt that adds all those extra layers. That’s the secret. Sometimes the story is simple, while other times, it is more complex. Perhaps you have been stock piling special fabric for years and now you are stitching it together in a special quilt for someone. Perhaps you are making a memory quilt for a someone you lost; perhaps you are making a wedding quilt for your daughter, or a quilt to send off with your son to college, or a baby quilt for your first grandchild. The story behind every quilt adds layer upon layer to those 3 basic layers we think about when we define a quilt.

Join me in thinking about the stories behind your quilts because that is going to be the theme of our 2023 Quilt Show. Every Quilt Tells a Story….what’s yours?

Your Pres,

Chris Yoo

Membership

Welcome to the new and rejoining members, Maria Lucki, Kathy Spencer and Jean Wynne. Their information will be available in the updated membership list. We currently have 98 members. If your information needs updated, please let Karen or Marilyn know.

Quilts of Valor
Kaye Koler

No Report

Your Quilts of Valor committee

Treasury Report
Lori Quinones

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig

Quilting in the summer months is very often problematic. There just is so much outside time but not enough inside time. So I am working on a UFO that I can stop and start again with ease. Several years ago the kit was left on the free to a good home table. Someone had brought in the leftover projects from a lady who lived past 100 years but had many UFO’s. Food for thought I guess. Meanwhile it gets worked on in fits and starts. Someday maybe it will get finished, if not by me then by another fearless UFO enthusiast. Meanwhile, too hot to garden so a few more stitches onward we go.

Sue Schillig

June 2022 Newsletter

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Lorain County Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Volume 22 Issue 10 – June 9, 2022

President: Chris Yoo
Vice President: Available 🙂
Treasurer: Lori Quinones
Secretary: Chris Yoo/Committees
Community Service: Marcy Delavan
Hospitality: Maryann Doucette & Jean Tobia
Membership: Marilyn Novak & Karen Neuschaffer
Quilts of Valor: Kaye Koler
Sunshine Committee: Val Watring
Challenge Committee: Kelly Grace, Susan Thornton, Helen Smelser
Communication Committee: Kelly Grace
Bits & Pieces Editor: Kelly Grace
Articles due by Saturday before meeting, Newsletter sent out Sunday before meeting.

Website: https://loraincountypiecemakers.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/LorainCtyPiecemakers
Guild email: loraincountypiecemakers@gmail.com

Meeting Minutes: On May 12, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. President Chris Yoo officially welcomed members and visitors.

Program: Tonight we welcomed Kathy Gordan of Kwilty Pleasures. Kathy presented a wonderful trunk show of her traditional quilts with a modern twist. Kathy was also the host for today’s quilting workshop called Plaidish. Many in the room held up their progress on their beautiful plaid quilts in the making! Everyone had a wonderful time!

President’s Report: Chris shared with the group that in August they will be welcoming Laura Nolletti for not only an evening trunk show of quilts inspired by Krista Moser, but Laura will also be hosting a Summer Swag workshop. You need to pre-register for the workshop and the fee is only $15, which includes the pattern. Payment is due at signup.

Chris also took this opportunity to spread the word that she was looking for a local quilt shop to donate a quilt kit for the 2023 Raffle Quilt. She also reminded the group that they are still selling raffle tickets for the current 2022 raffle quilt so remember to see her for tickets. Also if you know of any upcoming Lorain County Craft Shows or Fairs, please give Chris the information as she may try to get a booth at the event to showcase the raffle quilt.

Approval of the Minutes: The April minutes were distributed electronically by Kelly Grace. Hearing no changes or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report and all financial documents of the guild are filed for audit and can be made available for review upon request of the guild treasurer, Lori Quinones.

Unfinished Business: None noted.

New Business: Chris indicated that over the summer she is going to begin talking more about the responsibilities of the 2023 Quilt Show as she is going to need volunteers not only to help during the show but she is going to need a committee to help prepare for the show. More details to come.

Announcements: None noted.

Upcoming Guild Programs and workshops:

June: Day is our Annual Judy Riggle Community Sew Day. Evening Program: Quilter’s Fancy with Cindy Oravecz. Cindy will be vending and presenting a fabulous show-n-tell.
July: Day is our annual Christmas in July Sew Day. Evening: Summer Potluck!
August: Day is a Quilting Workshop taught by Laura Nolletti. Laura will be teaching a quilt pattern by Krista Moser (more details to follow). Again, the cost of the workshop is only $15. In the evening Laura will presenting a trunk show of Krista Moser quilts and patterns. Fun Fun!!
September: OPEN (several invitations are out, just waiting on return messages.)
October: Ginger Mangie presenting a Day Workshop and Evening program.
November: Dee Hart of Dee’s Quilted Treasures is going to teach a quilting workshop during the day (pattern and details to follow). In the evening Dee will present a trunk show of Deb Tucker quilts and all the various tools used to create her quilts. Dee will also have patterns and tools available for purchase.
December: Sew Day. Evening: year-end potluck and celebration!

Show & Tell:

Next meeting: June 9^th @ 7:00 p.m. We will have Cindy Oravecz from Quilter’s Fancy.

Minutes completed by Guild President, Christina Yoo.

Sunshine Committee
Val Watring
Committee Report: Meeting minutes: No scoops.

Newsletter Update:

Julie Bragg…a little Wellington Birdie let us know Donna Garrett had knee surgery. May 26, 2022; we sent Donna a Get Well card. Easy does it, Donna! …wishing you comfort and healing.

An Art of Healing card was sent to Sandy Gallagher as she is recovering from knee surgery. ~ Apologies to Sandy for my tardiness. Sandy, compliments on your diligence with physical therapy and exercises.

Fondly, Val Watring

By-Laws Section 8: The Sunshine Committee shall notify members in case of illness or bereavement. Cards will be sent; unless it is determined a blue basket is needed.

Treasury Report
Lori Quinones

Treasurers Report and Financial Statements of the guild are on file for audit and will be made available for review upon request.

STRAY THREADS…
Sue Schillig

No Report

June Birthdays

Barbara Stiner – June 1
Keri Celik – June 3
Denise Maggard – June 6
Dolores Bean – June 19
Deb Beard – June 19
Pat Sarraino – June 20
Teri Barile – June 23
Janet Shairba – June 25
Carol Stomieroski – June 25
Ruby Barck – June 29
Kathleen MacLean – June 30

Programs/Workshops

June:
During the Day – Sew Day & Annual Judy Riggle Community Sew Day
Evening Program – Quilter’s Fancy with Cindy Oravecz

July:
During the Day – Sew Day & Christmas in July Sew Day
Evening Program – Summer potluck

August:
During the Day – Sew Day & quilting workshop by Laura Nolletti (info to come)
Evening Program – Laura Noletti trunk show

September:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Pending

October:
During the Day – Sew Day & pending Ginger Mangie workshop
Evening Program – Pending Ginger Mangie

November:
During the Day – Sew Day & Dee Hart Quilting Workshop
Evening Program – Dee Hart trunk show

December:
During the Day – Sew Day
Evening Program – Year-end potluck and celebration

Challenges
Kelly Grace

UFO Challenge

The 2022 UFO Challenge is on! 56 (out of 395) finished items – 14% of the UFO’s are completed! If you cannot come to a meeting to show off your finish, please send me an email or post it in our Facebook group and let me know it’s a UFO so I can mark it down as complete. Good luck this year!

Fat Quarter Exchange
Lists were emailed out April 4th. Bags were passed out at the April meeting and will be due back by the August meeting – they can be turned in early though! I will sort everything and give it back to everyone at the end of the August meeting. Let me know if there are any questions.

Block Exchange 2022
8 members have signed up for the block exchange. Blocks will be due by the October meeting and tops or finished quilts done by the December potluck.

Double Nine-Patch Challenge

Your pal,
Susan

Do you have an idea for a challenge? Please drop a note in the suggestion box or send an email to the guild email (address above).

Community Service

Marcy Delavan

No Report

LORAIN COUNTY SAFE HARBOR/GENESIS HOUSE: Provides temporary safe shelter, food, and support services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Serves roughly 25,000 annually.

BLESSING HOUSE: Founded in 2005 to house children, birth to age 12, when their parents are addressing their own crises.

Notes from the President
Chris Yoo

Well, summer is finally here!! A sure sign is I received the 2022 Lorain County Fair book in the mail. I’m actually shocked at how fast the first five months have flown by! I have been in touch with Connie Bradley, a local Wellington stitcher who is overseeing the Needlework Barn at the fair along with Judy Pickworth. Connie has indicated she will still need our guild’s help with taking in quilts at the start of the fair and helping with the pick-up of quilts and the end of the fair. She said she will get details to me in July for signups.

It is exciting to see so many guild members not only represented at the fair but also taking home ribbons and awards. Honestly it is even MORE exciting just to have quilts at the fair! All too often I hear other counties say they only have a handful of needlework items at their fair. The fair is an outstanding way to introduce the community to not only our craft but to our quilt guild.

You don’t have to enter a bed quilt. You can enter a wall hanging, a pillow, quilted purse, placemats, pot holders, Christmas stocking or ornament, etc. I’ve entered one or two pillows for the last few years and it is fun! If you have never entered anything into the fair, consider doing it this year. There are many of us who enter and would be happy to help you! Just ask!

Your Pres, Chris Yoo
Membership

If you have not received your LCP membership card or NEORQC card, please see Marilyn Novak. If there is an error in the list, please let Karen Neuschaefer know.

Thank you, Karen and Marilyn

Quilts of Valor
Kaye Koler

No Report

Your Quilts of Valor committee

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