Crazy Quilters' Quilt Guild

Crazy Quilters' Quilt Guild NQA Chapter #PA 497 No. 245 www.crazyquilters.org August 2011

From the President The Crazy Quilters’ Quilt Guild Meets the first Tuesday of every month Kathy Schuessler at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit 3461 Cedar Crest Boulevard I looked up what I wrote for last year’s August Emmaus, PA 18049 newsletter and what I wrote then about the dog- 7:00pm days of summer certainly applies this year as www.crazyquilters.org well. It is so hot and humid I am glad to be Email: [email protected] inside sewing. I guess these days are as well- suited to quilting as are cold winter days when you don’t want to venture out. Congratulations to . . . . from the editor

Don’t forget that Quilt Odyssey 2011 is coming Tami Jones up the week-end of July 28-31 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. I am definitely Kutztown Folk Festival hosted their annual planning to go, so maybe I will see some of you auction on 7/9. They auctioned off 3 wall hangings there. from their first ever challenge. For the challenge, fabric was chosen from Red Rooster. They also Be sure to make our next meeting which features auctioned off 25 quilts that included 4 best of award-winning quilt artist B.J. Titus whose show and 20 top honor quilts, plus one quilt that is program will be on finding inspiration in nature. quilted at the festival. The most expensive quilt From what I read on her web-site, it sounds like went for $11,000.00 and for the first time in a long this program will especially appeal to those time all the quilts were purchased. Tami Jones artists in our guild. had 4 quilts that went to auction this year-1 Best of Show and 3 Top Honors. Tami’s “Best Also, if you are a chairperson of a committee, of Show” was featured in the July 10, Sunday, please let Kathie Laposata know your budgetary Morning Call, about the auction. requirements for the next year before the board meeting scheduled for the 26th of this month, or Ruth Skinner plan to attend the meeting, or send someone in your place. The budget we approve at our Won the following at the Schnecksville Fair: 1st in August meeting will be effective this September placemat, 1st in wall hanging and 2nd in woman’s through next August. jacket.

Hope to see you all in August. Way to go, ladies!!

Keep on quilting!

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Challenge Jane Grove

September is fast approaching, but there is still time to make a small quilt. Remember, there is no minimum size. Working with animal prints is one way to make a quilt crazy. You could fussy-cut the fabric and swap heads. IE; put the giraffe head on the elephant body. You could also do a garden with animal heads replacing flowers. Elephant trunks or animal tails would make crazy leaves. Your quilt or table runner must be finished to be eligible for judging by your fellow quilters.

Since this is our twentieth anniversary, there will be more prizes than usual.

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Mini-Class Carole Whaling

There will not be a mini-class before the August meeting.

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Library Maxine Bernstein

Thank you to Debbie Heeps for our July raffle gift. Thank you to AB for selling the raffle tickets. Sale of our discarded and withdrawn books was a success.

Reminder to Ann Lineberger and Lois Drendal, who volunteered to bring the raffle gift for August.

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Too Hot to Garden? Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

Why not stay inside and work on something for the Crazy Quilters’ Holiday Auction? The Holiday Auction will be held at our meeting on Dec. 6, 2011. Members are asked to bring handcrafted items of gift quality made by the member or someone he or she knows (neighbor, family member, etc). The items will be auctioned off at the meeting with the proceeds going into the Guild treasury.

Past items have included knitted or sewn garments and accessories, purses, placemats and table runners, baskets, pillows, candy, cookies, pin cushions, ornaments, etc.

Stay cool and keep stitching!

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Raffle Quilt Creation Bethanne Nemesh

Again, thank you to all who have helped make this year’s raffle quilt a reality. It is being quilted in time for our September Annual meeting. A special thanks to Kathie Laposata who volunteered to bind the quilt.

Crazy Quilters' Page 3 Happy Fall Y’all Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert

We have a fabulous program and workshop on the schedule for October. Our program on Tuesday, October 4th will be a trunk show by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings in Menasha, WI. Check out her website at www.primitivegatherings.us. Lisa is known worldwide for her primitive and folk art designs featuring her hand dyed wools, homespun, reproduction and designer fabrics.

On Wednesday, October 5th we will be holding a four-hour workshop with Lisa featuring her “Pumpkin Trio Table Mat” wool appliqué kit. Lisa warns that working with these beautiful wools will change your world, as you once knew it! The cost of the workshop is $25 for members and $35 for non-members plus $18 for the project kit. We need to order the kits ahead of time so contact Val Johnson or Jackie Leipert ASAP. Don’t wait to sign up!

Just a reminder…Payment is due when you sign up. For those of you who signed up at the July meeting…Thank you! Please remember to bring your payment to the August meeting.

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Crazy Quilters' Page 5 Guild Calendar from the editor Guild Officers President: Kathy Schuessler July 26 th , Board Meeting, 7pm, LCHS First Vice-Presidents: Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert Second Vice-President: Colette Danner August 2nd, Crazy Quilters’ Guild Meeting, 7pm, LCHS Secretary: Diane Pesola Treasurer: Kathie Laposata

Calendar of Events from the editor Committees

“Quilt Odyssey 2011” Hershey, 7/28-31, 10am to Block of Month: Ellen Pahl/Lorraine Bujnowski 6pm (4pm Sunday), Hershey Lodge & Convention Challenge: Jane Grove Center, Hershey, PA, $10 admission ($12 multi), Community Service: Julie Borden www.quiltodyssey.com Historical: Nancy Skok Hospitality: Diana DeFanti “World Quilt Show” New England, 8/18-8/21, 10am Library: Maxine Bernstein to 6pm (4pm Sunday), Radisson Center of NH, 700 Membership: Colette Danner Elm St., Manchester, NH, $12 two day fee ($10 NQA Liaison: Irene Oehmke Sunday), www.worldquilt.com Newsletter: Allen Bernstein Phone Chain: Julie McDonell Programs: Val Johnson/Jackie Leipert “PA Nat’l Quilt Extravaganza XVIII – Center of it Publicity: Alison Bessesdotter All” presented by Mancuso Show Mgmt, 9/15-9/18, Quilting Class: Carole Whaling 10am to 6pm (4pm Sunday), Greater Philadelphia Quilt Show: Sharon Yurkanin/Diana Campbell Expo Center, Oaks, PA, Admission $14 multi, $12 Quilts on the Triangle: Roberta Whitcomb Sunday, www.quiltfest.com Reatreat: Sandy O’Connor Show and Tell: Karen Dal Pezzo “Got Quilts? A Quilt Show” presented by Berry Sunshine and Shadow: Anita Hertzog Basket Quilters, 10/22-10/23, 10am to 5pm (4pm on 20th Anniversary: Julie Borden/Pat Karo Sunday), The Blue Barn, Evesham Recreation Center Website: Allen Bernstein at the Memorial Sports Complex, 1001 Tuckertown Workshops: Bethanne Nemesh Rd., Marlton, NJ, Admission $8, www.berrybasketquilters.com

“Celebration of Quilts 2011” by Brownstone Quilters Guild, 11/11-11/12, 10am to 5pm (9am Saturday), Northern Highlands Regional HS, 298 Hillside Ave., Allendale, NJ, Admission $8, [email protected]

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