President’s Message Hi, Quilting Friends, I am so excited about our upcoming meeting! The Executive Committee has been buuusssssyyyy pulling together yardage and some wonderful books for the Guild table at the Trash to Treasure Sale! So much to choose from!! Did you know? This sale is open to the public, so invite your non-quilter fabricholic friends!! It is not too late to contact Lauree and get a number to mark your items so you can participate as well…all the details are on the next page. PLUS, be sure to bring a fist full of dollars (or your checkbook) to grab the bargains that catch your eye! A reminder to check our website, www.aiquilters.com, this is where we post events going on in our area as well as a Market Place for quilters, machine service and items for sale. Hope you each had a beautiful Easter weekend and are all ready for Spring, see you Tuesday!!! Much love, Roz _____________________ Rozlyn Warren, President Amelia Island Quilt Guild 904-415-1405 April 2018 RETREAT DATES ARE SET! August 15th – 19 th Clear Your Calendar! Registration Form Available www.aiquilters.com
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President’s Message
Hi, Quilting Friends, I am so excited about our upcoming meeting! The Executive Committee has been buuusssssyyyy pulling together yardage and some wonderful books for the Guild table at the Trash to Treasure Sale! So much to choose from!! Did you know? This sale is open to the public, so invite your non-quilter fabricholic friends!! It is not too late to contact Lauree and get a number to mark your items so you can participate as well…all the details are on the next page. PLUS, be sure to bring a fist full of dollars (or your checkbook) to grab the bargains that catch your eye! A reminder to check our website, www.aiquilters.com, this is where we post events going on in our area as well as a Market Place for quilters, machine service and items for sale. Hope you each had a beautiful Easter weekend and are all ready for Spring, see you Tuesday!!! Much love, Roz
Members, please invite and encourage your fabric loving friends to attend this sale to find the deal of a lifetime! Cash and checks are welcome. You will have time during the meeting to wander the tables including the one sponsored by the Quilt Guild. Volunteers are needed to help with the check out and man the Guild table.
HAPPY SHOPPING!!!
April Meeting This program needs your participation!
PLEASE READ CLOSELY!
TRASH TO TREASURE: A “YARD” SALE FOR LOVERS OF FABRICS AND NOTIONS
During our April 10 meeting, quilters will have opportunity to sell that extra fabric and notions hanging out in your sewing space. And to add more fun, quilters will have the opportunity to purchase the fabric and notions that you’ve just got to have…and at a reasonable, ‘yard sale’ price.
HOW TO BE A “VENDOR”
You must register in advance by 5:00pm Sunday, April 8th. You will be assigned a number. You will have half (½) of an 8-foot-long table.
COST TO PARTICIPATE
It’s an 80-20 split with the guild…no charge for the table.
HOW IT WORKS
Your assigned number and price MUST be on an easily removable sticker/tag on each item that you sell. (Masking tape or blue tape will work). During the sale, “vendors” should remain with their wares and insure buyers’ purchase has your number and price. Remember, this is how you’re going to receive credit for your sale! Buyers Pay for their items at check-out table. You will receive a check for your sales at the May meeting.
Minutes of March Meeting
Amelia Island Quilt Guild Meeting March 13, 2018
Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M. by President Rozlyn Warren
Announcements: All the members who have a March birthday were asked to stand up. The minutes from the March meeting were approved by Dell Dunman and seconded by Diane Sears. There are several upcoming events, they are listed on the website under the event tab, upcoming events. AIQuilters.com
Our beloved membership chairman, Andrea, has had to step back from the Guild to concentrate on family. I’m pleased to announce that Jordana McCarthy has agreed to serve as Secretary and Dana Mowrer has stepped into the Membership Chair position. These are elected positions; they will be installed as an interim capacity. Approved by Julie Keith and seconded by Ellie Boette. We are still looking to fill the Vice President position.
The retreat for this year is scheduled for August 15-19 at Epworth by the Sea. Information will be published soon. If you have suggestions for something your interested in teaching or leaning contact Janet Sebastian.
Review of the Evolution of the Arts Quilting Event by Diane Sears. Eighty people attended this event. Profits to date $3738.00. Three new members joined from attending this event. Auction quilt brought in $1000.00 as a silent bid. The speaker found out the event was for charity and donated the balance of her fee. She was wonderful.
Treasury report: is in the newsletter if you need any deeper details contact Diane Sears.
Charity Quilts: Time to gather more baby and children quilts for Micah’s Place (Domestic Violence Center) they delivered 14 quilts in January. (4 boys, 4 girls and 6 babies) Your welcome to stop by any Tuesday and pickup fabric or use your own. Sizes are precise. More details are on the website. We hope to grow the pile for delivery in April.
Hospitality: Coffee pots needs to be adopted and transported back and forth for the meeting, Contact Diane. Sign up sheet for goodies is on the back table for April/May.
Programs by Lauree Hemke: There is space available for the class tomorrow with Mary Kerr. April/May are big nights, details are in the newsletter. In April Trash to Treasure yard sale, you get to go shopping and you can sign up on the back and you will be assigned number 80/20 split. Monday before is the deadline. May is all about appliqué ; supply list will be in the newsletter. Learn and try different ways to applique with demonstrations, come ready to have fun.
New Business: 30th Anniversary Celebration for 2019 will be held February 16th. The idea is to bring in a traveling Quilt Show. Preliminary feelers have been put out to Sacred Threads Quilts.com to host their traveling exhibition. More planning, if your interested and would like to be on the planning committee let us know.
Show and Tell: Pin announcements 1 pin to each. Kathy Charnell, Virginia Muse, Barbara Oakes, Charlie Russ, Chris Sandstrom, Patsy Troxell and Margita Wallgren.
Speaker for tonight: Mary Kerr presenting Quilted Memories
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 P.M.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Jordana McCarthy.
April Birthdays
Diane Keagy – 2nd Jane Marmontello – 5th Jackie McCracken – 5th Dora Yelk – 7th Barbara Tucker – 10th Karen Tompkins – 17th Cindy Herring – 18th Judy Constant – 21st Barbara Nazworth – 22nd Margita Wallgren – 22nd Laurie Malm – 23rd Brad Purcell – 23rd Barbara Anderson – 25th Emma Jo Sanders – 28th Debbie Lott – 29th
Special Note From Charity Quilters
Charity Quilters had a chance to thank Elaine Coats, Secretary for Micah’s Place, for her personal monetary donation to the AIQG. She happily received quilts on behalf of Micah's Place, the certified domestic violence center that serves survivors of domestic violence in Nassau County. Thanks to Sallie Thompson (grey/red), Traute Harris (Pooh) and Mike Polese (hearts) for their lovely quilts for Micah's Place.
L to R: Bonnie Dillard, Maryse O’Brien, Elaine Coats, Secretary for Micah’s Place, Traute Harris, Sharon Wagner, Theresa Megna.
It's time to gather another group of babies and children's quilts for Micah's Place. Mike Polese delivered 14 (4 boy, 4 girl, 6 baby) comfy quilts in January which were warmly received by Micah's Place. If you would like to help our pile grow, consider making a Crib size (36” x 40” to 36” x 52”) or Youth boy or girl lap quilts (40” x 50” to 50” x 60”). Feel free to stop by on a Tuesday morning to check out our fabric stash of flannel, fleece and children's theme fabrics or you can use your fabrics. We hope to grow a large enough pile for another delivery in April.
There is still time to create a child’s quilt for April!
Treasurer’s Report
Year To Date as of March 2018
Income:
50 / 50 $ 351.50
Donation $ 100.00
Membership $ 3,170.00
Pins $ 200.00
Quilt Auction Event 2018 $ 7,222.00
Speaker and Workshop $ 780.00
Total Income $ 11,823.50
Expenses:
50 50 Prizes $ 66.85
Business Fees $ 136.25
Charity Quilts $ 1,070.51
Hospitality $ 106.77
Meeting Set Up $ 265.00
Office Supplies $ 19.94
Pins $ 713.07
Post Office Box Rental $ 82.00
Postage $ 9.80
Printing $ 141.65
Programs $ 3,339.43
Quilt Auction Event 2018 $ 3,523.97
Quilts of Valor $ 45.49
Rent $ 1,500.00
Retreat 2017 $ 500.00
Retreat 2018 $ 500.00
Safe Deposit Box $ 22.50
Software Upgrade $ 213.95
Storage Rental $ 420.00
Website $ 114.95
Total
Expenses $ 12,792.13
Checking Account Balance $ 5,427.65
CD Balance $ 14,000.00
Timeline Evolution of the Art of Quilting Event 2018
May 2017
Executive Committee Board discussed ideas for fundraiser
June 2017
Informed membership about "tea" fundraiser idea and asked for volunteers for steering committee
July 2017
Steering Committee met several times to form feasibility and proposal for fundraiser
August 2017
Proposal presented to all Board Members and was approved
September 2017
Selected subject/speaker
Explored caterers
Printed flyers, event tickets and raffle tickets
Boutique examples, directions, kits available at meetings
October 2017
Reserved Atlantic Rec. Center for 2/16 2pm through 2/17
Finalized caterer and menu
Boutique examples, directions, kits available at meetings
Decided on event favor and begin production (soup cozy)
Boutique examples, directions, kits available at meetings
January 2018
Raffle quilt ticket sales at Hilliard Guild and JoAnn (twice)
Collected and labeled quilts for sale
Press releases sent
E-mailed invitation to local guild presidents, written invitations to charity quilt recipients,
Posters in town at library, museum, welcome center, Lollipops
Delivered boxes to caterer
February 2108
Ad purchased in News Leader, feature story article in The Islander in this issue
Set up event on 2/16
Held and took down event on 2/17
Income Expenses
Donated
Expenses
Auction Quilt $ 1,000.00 $ 64.92
Boutique $ 1,114.00 $ - $ 53.40
Event $ 3,120.00 $ 2,999.65 $ 256.60
Quilt Sales $ 643.00 $ 514.40 (80% to quilter)
Raffle Quilt $ 1,345.00 $ 29.00
TOTALS $ 7,222.00 $ 3,607.97 $ 310.00
INCOME $ 7222.00
EXPENSES - $ 3607.97
PROFIT $ 3614.03
Art of Quilting Event 2018 Financial Report
April May
Water/ Ice Diane Markert Diane Markert
Sweet/unsweet tea
Coffee, etc Carlain Lucas Carlain Lucas
Appetizer Leslie Kieger
Appetizer
Appetizer
Dessert Jordana Mc Carthy
Dessert Kerry Hunt
Dessert
Hospitality
Contact Diane Markert, 894-6772, to volunteer to bring goodies to
the April Meeting. Sign up for May will be at meeting.
Notes From Our Program Coordinator
Our final technique program of the year, Tuesday, May 8th, “Let’s all Applique” is another hands on experience. We’re lucky to have several master level quilters who use applique in their work. This program features Donna Pearce, Andrea Laurizten, Kathy Charnell and Ellie Boette. Each teacher will show their specific technique and each of you will have an opportunity to practice in this hands-on learning opportunity.
To fully participate here is a list of what to bring for applique program:
Two (2) pieces of contrasting felt, at least 6 x 6 square.
One cut into a simple shape (i.e. heart, tree, circle, oval)
Four (4) 5 x 5 squares of fabric in contrasting colors
Thread
Needle
It would be great if you brought (but not required)
Small, hand iron
Small scissors
Applique Challenge
Enter the Applique Challenge by working the piece you begin at the meeting into a creation and bringing it to the December 2018 Pot Luck where we will select a Best In Show!
October Dying Challenge
And finally, I hope you saved your “Dyeing for Fabrics” creation from our February meeting. Our October Dying Challenge will be to share what you created from your dyed fabrics during our October 2018 meeting. And yes, of course, there will be a prize for the “Best In Show” for both Challenges!!
Community Outreach There are many ways to be involved in the Outreach portion of the Guild. You are welcome to participate in any way that fills you with joy.
Charity Quilters
Kits are available at the meetings, or contact the coordinators. The Charity Quilters (see Small Groups) work on these quilts. People are needed to help rotary cut kits during Charity Quilter meetings and to sew bindings on quilts you can pick up at regular Guild meetings. Theresa Megna (277-2143) and Jenny Chen (310-3610) chair this committee.
Habitat For Humanity Pam Wise (415-5065) chairs this committee that creates bed sized quilts for each Habitat home in Nassau County.
NeoNatal Baby Blankets Placemat size, 18 x 22 up to 30” square, are provided to the NeoNatal unit of UF Health. The blankets are washed at the hospital and sometimes go home with baby or the parents. You may bring these blankets to any meeting and they will be given to Sheri Inserra who works at UF Health and delivers these sweet blankets for us.
Quilts of Valor
Laurie Malm, owner of Lollipops Quilt Shop, has taken on the task of working with the Quilts of Valor program. There are special requirements for a bed sized quilt to qualify for this program and Laurie and her assistants work with the QAV folds so all you have to do is create the quilts in the specified size and materials. QAV provides quilts for wounded service men and women; preferred size is 55" X 65" up to 60" X 80"; masculine quilts are especially in demand; Laurie provides the special labels, but a hand written note, perhaps just saying thank-you to the service member, and a presentation pillowcase are requested. See http://www.qovf.org for full details.
Ryan’s Case For Smiles
Ryan’s Case for Smiles helps with the stress and emotional impact of illness for children hospitalized because of life threatening disease. These whimsical pillowcases give children an emotional boost during a very trying time in their lives. Our Guild has spearheaded the production in our area creating and donating hundreds and hundreds of pillowcases
We have held Sew-Ins in coordination with Lollipops Quilt Shop and Jax QuiltFest has offered a day of free admission when you volunteer to sew pillowcases for an hour at the show!
Bring pillowcases you make at home to any meeting. Barbara Nasworth (261-7924) is chair of this committee. For size specifications go to http://caseforsmiles.org and check out YouTube for ingenious ways to make pillowcases fast!
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