Folk-Art Quilter Inspires Creativity

MARCH MEETING March 13, 2007 7:00 P.M. Fairborn Senior Center 325 N. Third Street Fairborn, Ohio 878-4141 Visitors Welcome: $5.00 fee for Guest Speaker Program Notice: Meetings will be cancelled if Fairborn schools are closed. Folk-Art Quilter Inspires Creativity Born in Zambia, Sue Spargo was educated in the country of South Africa. She received her training to be a nurse and soon married and moved to England. This shift between two very different environments and cultures inspired many of her designs. The stark contrasts between the arid beige and browns of the African bushveld and the lush greens of the rolling hills of Southern England have continued to be a rich source of ideas. She particularly enjoys the influence of traditional African designs; they are so simple yet full of energy and color. All these early experiences combined to stir her love of “primitive” arts and crafts and grew into her focus on folk-art. Throughout her life, the United States beckoned and in 1989 the dream was fulfilled and they moved to Connecticut and subsequently to Tennessee, Utah and Ohio. Each new state presented sharp contrasts and stirred new ideas. With each move, she met many new and wonderful quilt enthusiasts and through them added abundantly to her knowledge and creativity. Quilt makers are special people to her. Sue will be doing a lecture entitled ”Finding Your Creativity”. We hope to see everyone in March!! Susan Hill Vice President 426-4740

Program Update Rescheduled: Rita Steffenson was able to reschedule her lecture with us to August 14, 2007. A Note from the President Fairborn City Schools closing and Level 2 Alerts kept all of us wisely at home in February. Besides, it was more fun staying inside with family, food, heat and shelter than being outside sliding around on the roads in a blizzard. Being snowbound for days also was cozy for quilting! Rita Steffenson has agreed to reschedule. If all of you had picked up your Stash Busters Challenge for only $2, you would probably have it done by now. Mine is on the wall and coming together nicely! Susan DeSantis has come up with a creative concept that offers lots of opportunity to do something special (see article below). We’ll definitely vote on the changes to the by-laws at the March meeting. They’ve taken up a page of the newsletter for far too long. Speaking of the newsletter, the board thanked Chris Garcher for the wonderful job she has done at putting this together month after month. Each of you might thank her too. We were also grateful to Susan Hill for listing our meeting programs on the website. You will notice that the March meeting features an outside speaker which means there will be a $5 charge for non-members. If you want to send in your $20 dues before the meeting, send them to our membership person Kim Gros, 12185 Wellington Ave; Medway, OH 45341. Please thank Ed Chamness as well for his work on the website. In addition to the website, Ed works diligently behind the scenes on numerous Guild issues. It’s amazing how many tasks must be done to keep us organized and moving forward. All this we do for the love of quilting, Ron Lundquist President, 294-7844 [email protected] Stash Busters Challenge There is no fabric packet to buy this year for our Challenge in October. A fee of $2 will be charged to defray the cost of instructions that you will receive. The Challenge will be to select two crayons at random out of a box which will give you the two colors you must use. That represents two fabrics. Then you must use three additional fabrics although there is no upper limit as to number of fabrics. The minimum size is 144 inches perimeter. The maximum size is 264 inches perimeter. There are more instructions, but that is what you pay the $2 to get! Sue DeSantis Challenge Chair 698-9182 Spring Workshops On Saturday, April 14, the Miami Valley Quilters’ Guild will sponsor a workshop on a strip-piecing technique for the traditional “Sunburst” design. The class, to be taught by Mindy Marik, is open to all skill levels for sewers who can sew an accurate ¼ inch seam allowance. The cost is $25 for Guild members and $30 for non-members. Registration will begin at the March meeting. The workshop will be opened to the public beginning Monday, March 19, on a space available basis. The workshop, from 9 a.m. to noon, will be held at the St. Andrews United Methodist Church on Fairfield Rd. There will be sign up sheets at the March meeting for the Sunburst Workshop. More information can be found on the MVQG’s website. Please sign up soon. A May 5 workshop will be on Sawtooth Stars and Flying Geese. Further information will be forthcoming. 2007 Board Meetings The following board meetings for 2007 are as follows: April 30th August 6th November 5th The quarterly board meetings will be held at 6 p.m. at the Fairborn Senior Center. All officers and committee chairs are asked to attend and any interested guild members are welcome.

March 3rd Tuesday Evening Stitch-in The 3rd Tuesday evening stitch-in will be held 7:00 p.m. March 20th at Helen Stevenson’s home. The address is 48 Lavender Place, Tipp City. Her telephone number is 669-1907. Please call Helen for directions and to let her know you’ll be coming. Enjoy an evening with friends and get some of your quilting and piecing done! Sunshine News If you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Lee Peterson at 439-7298. I would like to thank all of you who have sent me get-well cards and cheery notes. It has meant a lot to me through my recovery. Looking forward to retreat! Lee Sally Kerr has passed away after a long battle with cancer. She had been a member of the guild since 1994. If you would like to send a sympathy card or note, please send to: 5651 Oak Valley Rd., Kettering, OH 45440 Quilt Shows April 12th – 15th Quilters’ Heritage Celebration Show held at the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center in Lancaster, Pa. Classes begin on April 11. For more information, go to qhconline.com. April 13th – 15th International Quilt Festival/Chicago Show is held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Classes begin on Thursday. April 14th Chatfield College Quilt and Craft Show College is located on St. Route 251 in St Martin, Ohio. Hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.chatfield.edu. April 25th – 28th 23rd Annual American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show Show is held at the Paducah Expo Center in Paducah, Ky. More than 500 quilts will be exhibited, and the Merchants’ Mall will have 300 booths of the latest quiltmaking supplies, antique and new quilts and quilt-related gifts. For additional information, go to mericanquilter.com. Chicago Quilt Festival Bus Trip Welcome spring with a trip to Chicago and the International Quilt Festival! Mark your calendar for April 13–15 and join your quilting friends for a weekend to the “Windy City” as it hosts one of the largest quilting exhibits and trade fairs in the world. Accommodations for single, double, triple and quad rooms are available. Registrations include bus transportation, two night’s lodging at Holiday Inn Select at O’Hare, admission to the show, one dinner and refreshments. The bus will depart from Dayton locations and stop for a Friday afternoon shopping visit in Shipshewana, Indiana, home of one of the nation’s largest Amish settlements. Reservation Fee: $460 Single Occupancy $350 Per Person (Double Occupancy) $300 Per Person (Triple Occupancy) $275 Per Person (Quad Occupancy) To request an itinerary and reservation materials, or learn more, please contact Ann Clutter by email ([email protected]) or phone: 937-433-4354. MVQG’s 2007 Officers and Committee Chairs President Ron Lundquist 294-7844 Vice President Susan Hill 426-4740 Treasurer Sandy Hartz 429-9031 Recording Secretary Kathy Bean 433-3343 Corresponding Secretary Debbie Bertke 884-5078 Programs Susan Hill 426-4740 Workshops Susan Hill 426-4740 Budget Susan Hill 426-4740 Sandy Hartz 429-9031 By-Laws Linda Adams 879-4692 Chris Garcher 233-4641 Bus Trips Ann Clutter 433-4354 Challenge 2007 Sue DeSantis 698-9182 Retreat 2008 T.B.A. Community Project Chris Landis 256-7565 Demonstrations T.B.A. Historian T.B.A. Library Shari Brindley 372-8861 Heidi Young 429-1373 Membership Kim Gros 361-8077 Website Ed Chamness 372-5821 Newsletter Chris Garcher 233-4641 Mailing Linda Adams 879-4692 Advertising Staci Hogan 432-1449 Sunshine Lee Peterson 439-7928 Hospitality Rose Hoeg 426-2206 Nominating Committee Sandy Gebele 236-5850 Nancy Smith 426-8233 Kim Gros 361-8077 Special Projects T.B.A. Fons & Porter Project Connie Combs 429-3281 2008 Quilt Show Billie Ferguson Publicity Ed Chamness 372-5821 Other Show Committee Members:

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