March 9, 2021
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Middleburgh, NY
1-3pm
Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild Minutes
March 9, 2021
Welcome:
Meeting called to order by Sharon Vrooman, President at 1:05.
Members present: 20 Guests: none
Treasurer’s report by Sharon Nesbitt Checking $152.05 Savings: $962.37 Total: $1,114.42 Motion made by Joan Youmans to accept the report and seconded by Emily Davis. Motion passed by members.
Secretary minutes of December 8, 2020 meeting by Colleen DeMuth posted on web site and a copy on each table. January and February meetings were cancelled due to increase in Covid 19 cases in member’s home counties. Motion made by Ron Lower to accept the minutes and seconded by Barb Haverly. Motion passed by the members.
Historian report: There is nothing new to report.
Old Business:
Sharon Vrooman reported there would be no inductions into the Quilters Hall of Fame this year. The next induction will be held in 2022 if possible.
Please bring any donation items (unless previously returned) such as pillowcases and a small child’s quilt for Maternity Services or a placemat for Meals on Wheels’ seniors to the April 13th meeting. You are not expected to do all the projects but we would like you to make at least one please.
New Business:
Quilt Show: Stone Arabia Quilt Show, all entry forms must be in by April 15th. Please see or contact Sharon Vrooman if you would like a form. She will be taking two quilts of her own and is willing to take others and pick them up after the show.
A new slate of officers is needed for our vote at the June meeting for the following positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, Program Committee, HOF Representative, EQF Reps, Sunshine and Door Prize. Please contact Emily Davis is you would like to continue in your present position or would like to fill one of the other positions.
Ginny Schaum is looking for donations for the craft project kits that are being put together for backpack kids. She can use fabric, thread, and glue sticks. Please contact her if you have questions.
Name Tag Drawing: Mike Warner won.
Next President’s Challenge Block for April is Out Doors.
Show and Tell:
Betsy Macomber: Challenge- Biblical-Hosannah block (Palm leaves), Moose wall hanging, winter applique characters quilt, she repurposed machine applique baby animal blocks into placemats
Kathy Livingston: Stuffed crazy quilt heart a Betty Pillsbury pattern, Blue and gold quilt, Challenge blocks: Flower- 2 poinsettia blocks, Family- Bachelor Puzzle, and Biblical-God’s Eye
Dolores Canna: Challenge blocks- Windmill, heart flag, Old Maid’s Puzzle, Jacob’s Ladder, and Buttercup, 2 bags for seniors- library, a table topper, jacket with pieces with raw edges
Debra Steup: table runner, fall fairy wall hanging (she designed with help)
Diane Warner: Challenge block Biblical-Road to Damascus, Teddy Bear Quilt, that she quilted with her new machine
Alyssa Coons: Challenge block- Family- House block
Ron Lower: Batik fish quilt, Challenge blocks- Flower-Pansy, Biblical-Ruins of Jericho, Family- House block
Emily Davis: Challenge Blocks- Family-Auntie Em, Biblical-Morning Sun, Flower-Tulip, her quilts- Coming Out of the Cave-stars pieced with rock and stone fabric, Flying Bats in greens and black with a floating star border
Joan Youmans: Challenge block-Flower- Lancaster Rose applique and flower mosaic with one inch squares
Colleen DeMuth: new masks for spring made with multiple bright fabrics
Barb Haverly: quilt made with printed Home panel with borders
Ruey Schell: star table topper set in hexagon
Stefanie Liddle: Challenge blocks- Flower-Pairie Flower, Family- Old Maid’s Puzzle
Sharon Nesbitt- Layer Cake pattern quilt, Challenge blocks- National Pride-Martha Washington Star, Biblical-Jacob’s Ladder, Flower-Magnolia and Family- Old Maid’s Puzzle
Sharon Vrooman: She showed some mini 6” blocks made in patterns that guild members have made. Showed her house blocks with sunflower and Crown of Thorns inside.
Program for April 13th meeting is a dimensional flowers demo. Please bring any you may have made in the past. Previously scheduled program will be rescheduled if possible.
Meeting adjourned prior to program.
Program presented by Sharon Vrooman on pin cushions and their history. She showed an assortment of pincushions and brought us each a kit for a flower pincushion. We made them at the meeting to take home.
Submitted by Colleen DeMuth, Secretary
SHOW & TELL
President Block Challenge
PROGRAM:
Pin Cushions by Sharon Vrooman
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... and making of Golf Tee pin cushions activity
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April 13, 2021
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Middleburgh, NY
1-3pm
Schoharie Valley Piecemakers Quilt Guild Minutes
April 13, 2021
Meeting called to order by president, Sharon Vrooman at 1:03.
Members present: 19 Guests: 2
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Treasurer’s report:
Checking: $ 152.05 Savings: $962.51 Total: $1114.72 (includes .16 added interest from 2019 per Sharon Nesbitt) Motion made by Joan Youmans to accept the treasurer’s report. Seconded by Ruey Schell
Minutes from last meeting posted on guild web site. Motion made by Emily Davis to accept minutes with corrections. Seconded by Betsy Macomber.
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Old Business:
Sharon Vrooman is willing to take quilts to the Stone Arabia show if anyone is planning on entering a quilt. Entry forms are due by April 15th.
A volunteer is still needed for president of the guild for next year. Please let Emily Davis know if you are interested. Joan Youmans volunteered to be on the program committee.
Spreading Creativity Program: Ginny Schaum is involved in this program with local schools to promote handwork and crafts for children in the local backpack program. She brought a board with a small quilt block project that she designed for instruction for the students.
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New Business:
Schoharie Library Quilt and Flower Show is going to be virtual this year. No date has been selected yet.
Sharon Vrooman has offered to teach a Convergence workshop for members in May. The small wallhanging can be sewn with two or four colors. A signup sheet was circulated for either May 15th or May 22nd as possible dates here at the church. Sharon will notify guild members by email which date was more popular and give a supply list.
Sharon Vrooman said that she has an opening in a beginning quilt class at her home. If anyone is interested, please see Sharon.
The Vermont Quilt Festival will be held virtually in June from the 17th-27th. There are online classes scheduled for ten days. See their web site, vqf.org for details.
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Name Tag Drawing: won by Stefanie Liddle
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Hand 2 Help is a blog site that Sharon Vrooman is involved in and they are looking for pictures of donated quilt items from organizations. A picture was taken of guild members with items they made for Catholic Charities (Maternity Services) and Meals on Wheels.
This year’s donations included from this month: 67 placemats, 20 quilts and 12 pillowcases. Additional pillowcases were donated at the December meeting.
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Show and Tell:
Sharon Nesbitt: quilt block- Flock of Birds
Barb Haverly: 20 assorted placemats, brought a book called Panel Play, she is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild
Dolores Canna: quilt block- Butterfly, 5 pillowcases and 2 placemats
Debra Steup: child’s quilt, Dolores made her a scissor’s holder and she showed a star covered with small yo yo’s, a yo yo quilt made for her dad when he was a baby and several yo yo wallhangings
Betsy Macomber: quilt block- Crocus (paper pieced) charity quilts one in purples and a log cabin quilt in green and pink
Ginny Schaum: a children’s panel framed by a pieced square border
Kathy Livingston: quilt block- Wild Goose Chase, quilt pattern was Wolf in the Woods and Kathy said she is calling her quilt In the Birches
Alyssa Coons: quilt block- Picket Fence
Ron Lower: quilt block- Water Wheel, 2 charity quilts a multicolored braid and the other an I Spy in rows
Emily Davis: quilt block-Maple Leaf, charity quilt made with leftover orphan blocks
Ruth Veley: placemats
Stephanie Liddle: charity quilt made with wonky stars that had a kid’s print in the center square
Colleen DeMuth: charity quilt made from pastel bear and bunny panel
Sharon Vrooman: quilt block-Round of Oaks and 6 mini blocks of same patterns used last month by members, 3 charity quilts, Square in a Square in reds, Puss in the Corner in yellows and a Star in scraps
Diane Warner: quilt block-cardinal, 4 placemats and 3 charity quilts- Twin Sister block quilt, a Teddy Bear quilt and one made with her blocks from Kathy Livingston’s challenge last year
Next month’s President’s Challenge block is a state or city. Sharon said Carol Doak has some paper piecing blocks in this theme.
Program: Demonstrations of 3 dimensional flowers and yo yo’s with some handwork at each station.
Meeting closed by Sharon Vrooman at 3:15 after program.
Submitted by Colleen DeMuth, Secretary
Show & Tell
Program: Dimensional Flowers
Yo-Yo Flowers
Roses
5-Minute Flowers
Ruching Flowers