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This my last letter as president for the 2016- 2017 BQU year, and I want to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed it. Working with all of you, especially our volunteers, has been a wonderful experience - so many generous people ready to share their time and tal- ents with all of us. Many of our chairs have agreed to continue on next year. A big "thank you!” goes out to all of you. If you didn’t volunteer this year, please consider do- ing so next year. We are a volunteer organization, and you are the volun- teers! We still have open- ings for the following chairs: Auction, Educa- tion/Donations, Quilt Col- lector, Quilt Show Rep, Spring Retreat (2018) and Sunshine. Let me know which one you want! My board made my job so much easier. Linda Cooper made sure we had a meeting place for every meeting (a harder- than-it-sounds job), ran our in house programs (Quilto and Back to School Night), was in charge of our door prizes, and was generally my “wingman”. Marianne Hooker worked overtime to bring terrific pro- grams and workshops to us (though attendance at the workshops was sparse. We are consider- ing abandoning them since they have not been paying for them- selves. Please send Marianne or me your thoughts on that. Per- haps having BQU subsi- dize them is something you’d like to consider.) Kathy McCrea took on the job of treasurer val- iantly, working through all of the problems we threw her way such as checks made out to the wrong person, incom- plete request forms, and lost receipts. Our secretary, Karen Brewster, took meticu- lous notes at very business meeting and gave us detailed minutes for all of them - es- pecially appreciated by those who couldn’t attend the meet- ing. Sharon Thompson took on the job of nominations chair, and rounded up an ex- cellent slate of officers for next year. (We still need a new Nominations chair. Hint- hint.) I am so grateful to all of them for volunteering and for working with me during the 2016-2017 year. The amount of charity quilts (and preemie hats) submitted this year far exceeded any- one’s expectation! We ran out of both fabrics and bat- ting! Thank you all for being so generous. I hear that the gauntlet has been thrown down to produce even more next year! Cont. on p. 12 President’s Letter A Stitch in Time Volume XXIII, Issue 10, June 2017 Burke calendar September 2016 14 Business Meeting 28 Speaker: Kim Einmo October 2016 1 Kaffe Fassett 6:30-9:30pm 12 Business Meeting 26 Speaker: Doreen Johnson- Shenandoah Valley Botanical Quilt November 2016 9 QUILTO 10-13 Fall Retreat in Winchester December 2016 14 Holiday Social January 2017 11 Business Meeting 25 Back to School Night 28 Charity Sew-In February 2017 8 Business Meeting 22 Speaker: Marisela Rumburg 25 Workshop March 2017 8 Business Meeting 22 Speaker: Paula Harr - T-shirt Quilt Designer-Burke Centre Library 24 Midnight Madness April 2017 5 Auction (1st Wednesday) 26 Debby Kratavil 27-30 Spring Retreat in Winchester May 2017 10 Business Meeting 24 Speaker: Diane Henry June 2017 2-4 Quilter’s Unlimited Show 14 June Social at Sangster ES July 2017 26 Speaker: Leslie Claire Green- berg August 2017 23 Speaker: Debra Henkel www.QuiltersUnlimited.org Burke QU June Social will take place at: Burke United Methodist Church 6200 Burke Centre Parkway Burke, VA 22015 Wednesday, June 14th 6:30pm

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Page 1: A Stitch in Time - Quilters Unlimited · 703-994-2583 merced@verizon.net Ways & Means Susan Fernandez 703-690-9550 mannyandsusan@cox.net Ways & Means Linda Snow 703-256-4377 ljsnow2@gmail.com

This my last letter as

president for the 2016-

2017 BQU year, and I

want to tell you how

much I’ve enjoyed it.

Working with all of you,

especially our volunteers,

has been a wonderful

experience - so many

generous people ready to

share their time and tal-

ents with all of us. Many

of our chairs have agreed

to continue on next

year. A big "thank you!”

goes out to all of you. If

you didn’t volunteer this

year, please consider do-

ing so next year. We are

a volunteer organization,

and you are the volun-

teers! We still have open-

ings for the following

chairs: Auction, Educa-

tion/Donations, Quilt Col-

lector, Quilt Show Rep,

Spring Retreat (2018)

and Sunshine. Let me

know which one you

want!

My board made my job

so much easier. Linda

Cooper made sure we

had a meeting place for

every meeting (a harder-

than-it-sounds job), ran

our in house programs

(Quilto and Back to

School Night), was in

charge of our door prizes,

and was generally my

“wingman”. Marianne

Hooker worked overtime

to bring terrific pro-

grams and workshops to

us (though attendance at

the workshops was

sparse. We are consider-

ing abandoning them

since they have not been

paying for them-

selves. Please send

Marianne or me your

thoughts on that. Per-

haps having BQU subsi-

dize them is something

you’d like to consider.)

Kathy McCrea took on

the job of treasurer val-

iantly, working through

all of the problems we

threw her way such as

checks made out to the

wrong person, incom-

plete request forms, and

lost receipts. Our secretary,

Karen Brewster, took meticu-

lous notes at very business

meeting and gave us detailed

minutes for all of them - es-

pecially appreciated by those

who couldn’t attend the meet-

ing. Sharon Thompson took

on the job of nominations

chair, and rounded up an ex-

cellent slate of officers for

next year. (We still need a

new Nominations chair. Hint-

hint.) I am so grateful to all of

them for volunteering and for

working with me during the

2016-2017 year.

The amount of charity quilts

(and preemie hats) submitted

this year far exceeded any-

one’s expectation! We ran

out of both fabrics and bat-

ting! Thank you all for being

so generous. I hear that the

gauntlet has been thrown

down to produce even more

next year!

Cont. on p. 12

President’s Letter

A Stitch in Time

Volume XXIII, Issue 10, June 2017

Burke calendar

September 2016

14 Business Meeting

28 Speaker: Kim Einmo

October 2016

1 Kaffe Fassett 6:30-9:30pm

12 Business Meeting

26 Speaker: Doreen Johnson-

Shenandoah Valley Botanical

Quilt

November 2016

9 QUILTO

10-13 Fall Retreat in Winchester

December 2016

14 Holiday Social

January 2017

11 Business Meeting

25 Back to School Night

28 Charity Sew-In

February 2017

8 Business Meeting

22 Speaker: Marisela Rumburg

25 Workshop

March 2017

8 Business Meeting

22 Speaker: Paula Harr - T-shirt

Quilt Designer-Burke Centre

Library

24 Midnight Madness

April 2017

5 Auction (1st Wednesday)

26 Debby Kratavil

27-30 Spring Retreat in Winchester

May 2017

10 Business Meeting

24 Speaker: Diane Henry

June 2017

2-4 Quilter’s Unlimited Show

14 June Social at Sangster ES

July 2017

26 Speaker: Leslie Claire Green-

berg

August 2017

23 Speaker: Debra Henkel

www.QuiltersUnlimited.org

Burke QU June Social will take place at:

Burke United Methodist Church

6200 Burke Centre Parkway

Burke, VA 22015

Wednesday, June 14th 6:30pm

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President Barb Sherwood

703-455-5304 [email protected]

Vice President (Admin) Linda Cooper

703-425-5965 [email protected]

Vice President (Programs) Marianne Hooker

703-426-1799 [email protected]

VP/Programs Asst.

Secretary Karen Brewster

703-732-6283 [email protected]

Treasurer Kathy McCrea

703-425-1829 [email protected] Nominating Chair Sharon Thompson

703-366-2939 [email protected]

Auction Diana Hoefke

703-978-3992 [email protected]

Baby Quilts Debbie Bullock

703-971-6618 [email protected]

Bee Keeper

Big QU/Fall Speaker 2017

Bus Trip

Challenge Nicki Allen

703-455-7016 [email protected]

Challenge Sue Bynum

703-658-9324 [email protected]

Directory Jean Taylor

703-644-9480 [email protected]

Education/Donations Barb Hall

703-609-2530 [email protected]

E-Blasts Teresa Bristow

703-554-3524 [email protected]

Holiday Social

June Social Benita Grffin

703-440-5151 [email protected]

Library Display Wendy Sparks

703-913-5332 [email protected]

Membership Bonnie Ruetenik

703-690-6060 [email protected]

Midnight Madness Karen Brewster

703-732-6283 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Marjie Curia

703-256-5610 [email protected]

Photographer

Property Chair Pat Price

703-690-3040 [email protected]

Quilt Collector Renee Castrop

703-978-7513 [email protected]

Quilt Collector Asst. Dudley Shugart

[email protected]

Retreat, Fall Renee Castrop

703-978-7513 [email protected]

Retreat, Spring Rita Rivlin

703-591-6162 [email protected]

Soldier Quilts Libby Fritsche

703-425-1389 [email protected]

Sunshine Merce Delaney

703-994-2583 [email protected]

Ways & Means Susan Fernandez

703-690-9550 [email protected]

Ways & Means Linda Snow

703-256-4377 [email protected]

Welcome Karen Burschnick

703-866-1082 [email protected]

Upcoming Burke QU Events

June 2-4, 2017

--Big QU Quilt Show

June 3, 2017

--Annual Meeting Lec-

ture 5:30 pm

June 14, 2017

--June Social at Burke

United Methodist

Church

July 26, 2017

--Speaker Leslie

Claire Greenberg,

Pohick Reg. Library

August 23, 2017

--Speaker Debra

Henkel, Pohick Reg.

Library

June Birthdays

Karen Burshnick Kathryn Latimer

Kathye Gillette Karen V. Loftus

Cheryl Koethe

July Birthdays

Cindi Blair-McManus Marilyn Owendoff

Deborah Hoyt Hillary Segl

Chris Kugler Kitty Tyler

Leslie McDavid

Big QU Bylaw Changes

We will be voting to approve changes to the Big QU bylaws at our

annual meeting on June 3, at 5:30. You can find them attached.

Please review them before the meeting.

Come out and join us at this meeting, which is followed by a presen-

tation by the entertaining Augusta Cole from 6 - 7. It’s in the build-

ing adjoining the quilt show, so you can just hop on over when the

show’s done for the day. See you there!

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Those who wish to attend should send a check payable to Burke Quilters Unlimited for $30 along with your din-

ner selection to Benita Griffin no later than 7 June. Please contact Benita at 703-440-5151 to let her know you

will be attending and that she should expect to receive a check by the deadline. Benita's address is 7031 Veer-

ing Lane, Burke, VA. 22015.

The cost for the event is $30.00 and it will be held on 14 June 2017 @ Burke United Methodist Church, 6200

Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA 22015. The event start time is at 6:30 PM with dinner planned to begin at

7:15 PM. See the flyer above for details.

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Fall Retreat

Nov. 9-12, 2017

Save the date! Mark it on your

calendar! Ask for vacation days!

Tell your family to make other

plans! We are going quilting!

Have you ever been to a quilt re-

treat? If not, let me tell you what

you can expect. Get ready to have

fun! It's an opportunity to quilt

uninterrupted for a whole week-

end. You can do as much or as lit-

tle as you choose. Make new

friends. No cooking or cleaning,

just fun and friendship, a girl’s

weekend, a big slumber party,

you get the idea!

Watch for retreat information and

registration details in an August

eblast. Contact Linda Snow

([email protected]) if you have

any questions.

Thank You!!

It has been a pleasure to serve

as Administrative VP for the guild

this year and to work with such

good leaders.

I look forward to seeing many of

you at the June Social at Burke

UMC on June 14th. Thanks for

the wonderful blocks you've given

me for the President's quilt. It

will be a pleasure to give it to

Barb at the party.

Linda Cooper

Property

Any committee or BQU mem-

bers that have checked out

equipment on a hand receipt

need to return these items by

the June social meeting. Old

and new board members need

to coordinate with the Property

Chairperson before transfer-

ring any equipment. An inven-

tory of all items needs to be

completed. Contact Pat Price,

e-mail:

[email protected]

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Chapter Long-Armers

I recently asked for our chapter’s

long armers to send me their info

if they are interested in quilting

for our members. The only re-

sponse I got was from Wanda

Hlavka. I guess the rest have all

the business they can handle!

Here is Wanda’s info:

Wanda Hlavka

Lake View Quilts LLC

www.lakeviewquilts.com

[email protected], [email protected]

Facebook: Lake View Quilts

703-622-6305

Services:

Long Arm Quilting

Quilt Binding, hand or machine

finished

T-Shirt and Memory Quilts

Quilts from start to finish

Membership

Dues this coming year will be

$30.00. There will no longer be a

senior rate. To be eligible for life-

time membership you must be 75

by June 1, 2017. Please let me

know if this applies to you.

The membership form has

changed its look; print it off and

bring it the meeting.

Bonnie Ruetenik

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Baby Quilts

June is upon us and this is my last newsletter article for the year. For Charity Quilts it has been an astounding year. I counted the members of our chapter from our roster and found we have 127 members. The total number of quilts donated (as of 5/26) is 343! That is over 2 ½ quilts per member. Your willingness to give is overwhelming. Every-one is has been very generous with their time but there are a few members who have gone over and beyond with their generosity. First a thank you to Becky Myers. Becky volun-teered to create a Tshirt quilt (see photo) for the highest bidder at the FACETS Fall Auction. The money raised by FACETS is used to help those in need in Fairfax County to pay for gas, electric, rent bills etc. in an emergency. Thank you Becky for this labor of love! We have had some prolific quilters in our mist. Thanks to Vicki Deere who never came to a meeting without half a dozen quilts under her arm to donate. Mary Reddington donated quilts made by her students in Delaware! We even received quilts from Bill Rice (20 in total) who is a member of the Vienna Chapter! And thank you to Jana Franklin for using her talents on the long arm to quilt so many of the tops donated. She never turned me down when I asked her to finish a quilt. And let us not forget our knitters. I have given Children’s National Medical Center over 700 hats this year. Bonnie Ruetenik, Jim Watson, and Linda Cooper have been inex-haustible in producing the sweetest little hats to cover the fragile little heads of the preemies. Thank you to everyone who has given me a quilt, donated fabric, long armed a donated top, sewed binding, attended the Charity Sew-In, or helped me schlepp everything to my car. Your time, generosity, creativeness, and friendship have made being the chair of this committee a true pleasure. Now I just have to figure out what our quilt goal will be for next year!!!

Debbie Bullock, Baby Quilt Chair

Becky Myers’ Tshirt Quilt donated for the

FACETS Fall Auction

A sample of the Preemie Quilts do-nated by Bill Rice, Vienna Chapter

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LECTURE begins at 6:00 PM Admission is FREE to members - Non member admission is $5.00

Guest Speaker: Augusta Cole

Being known as the “Scrappy Lady”, Augusta considers her patterns and

workshops to be Snappy & Scrappy. Her lectures include stories of her quilts

and how they have enriched her life. Augusta loves to share with all her love

for the art of quilt making. Her mantra: “Variety is the Spice of Life”

Lecture Topic and Trunk Show: A Stroll with Augusta Cole “Please come join in the “Stroll” as I share my quilts and their stories! The quilts

featured during this enlightening evening will be from antique to my very latest. I am

looking forward to seeing old friends as well as making new ones”. Augusta Cole

Augusta began her quilting career in North Carolina 30+ years ago. She has taught classes at the John T. Campbell Folk School,

workshops at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival, in Hampton, VA as well as many of the Quiltfest venues across the United States. She

also taught at the Vermont Quilt Festival in 2016. Augusta often provides lectures and workshops across Virginia, the East Coast and

beyond. She loves to teach & travel.

Augusta Cole invites you to learn more about her work by visiting her website: https://www.augustacolequilting.com/

TIMELINE FOR THE EVENING OF SATURDAY, June 3, 2017:

5:00pm The Quilt Show will end in the South Hall of the Dulles Expo Center.

5:00pm The North Hall of the Dulles Expo Center opens for registration

5:30pm The Annual Meeting will begin

6:00pm Augusta Cole’s Lecture and Trunk Show will begin

upon conclusion of Augusta’s presentation, the Annual Meeting will complete its business and the meeting will be adjourned.

LECTURE begins at 5:30 PM. Admission is FREE to all.

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JUN 1-4 - Sandra Rees announces; “It takes a village, or at least

many enthusiastic volunteers, to run a successful quilt

show. Please all QU members sign up to volunteer at our quilt

show June 1 (setup) -June 4, 2017. Most spots are two hours

and many are seated positions. You can go to the QU Show web

page at http://quiltersunlimited.org/quilt-show/ and hit

the button with the check mark and "choose a spot on sign.up"

or go direct to https://signup.com/group/291836710051?

utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-greenhttps://

signup.com/group/291836710051?utm_source=group-

badge-volunteer-green. Set up positions are on June 1 and

show positions on June 2 to 4. Thank you.” Contact Sandra

at [email protected].

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR QU QUILT SHOW

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President Barb Sherwood called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm and welcomed everyone.

Minutes: Minutes from the March 8, 2017 meeting were printed in the February newsletter. A motion

was made by Jean Taylor and seconded by Renee Castrop that the minutes be approved as

published in the newsletter. The motion carried by voice vote.

Old Business: While we now have a slate of officers and it has been sent out in an e-blast, there was has

not been sufficient notice per the by-laws for us to vote at this meeting. Therefore the elec-tion of officers is postponed to our June meeting.

By-Laws:

The By-laws were reviewed by Barb Sherwood. The amendments needed to have our by-laws in sync with Big QU were published in an e-blast.

1. Membership Changes:

See Article III. Membership Article III.6.b is being eliminated, as Senior Status has been eliminated by QU. We must

conform to the QU’s bylaws. It will be replaced with: “The annual dues for a Regular mem-

ber is $30 as of July 1, 2017"

Article III.6.c is being replaced with: "Life members (a limited category) are those who were at least 75 years of age and were

Life members for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. No new Life memberships will be granted. Anyone 75 or older who was not a Life member as of June 30, 2017 will be classi-

fied as a Regular member from July 1, 2017”

Article 6.III.d is being changed to: “A Family membership shall be defined as 2 or more family members living at the same ad-

dress. The first member must pay the Regular membership fee. Each additional household member shall pay the Family membership fee of $10. Again, this is to conform to QU by-

laws.

Article III.6.e shall read:

“Associate members are those individuals who are active members of another Chapter, and who have paid annual dues to that chapter. Associate Members joining at any time during

the year shall pay membership dues of $10 to the second and subsequent chapters. This entire amount shall be retained by the chapter.”

Burke QU Business Meeting Minutes, May 10, 2017

Sangster Elementary School

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Article III.7. The second sentence shall read: “New members joining after 1 Octobershall be listed in the Chapter newsletter, if they so wish.” This is being amended due to the lack of secu-

rity on the new QU website, where newsletters will be posted; some people may not want their personal information published there. We have not been posting new members in the newsletter,

but should be doing so if the member so wishes.

2. Officers’ Term Limits

see Article V - Election of Officers ArticleV.6: The first sentence shall read: "An officer shall serve no more than 2 consecutive

terms.” This is to include the office of President, who currently may serve no longer than 1 year.

3. Authorization of non-budget expenditures see Article VI - Executive Board

Article VI.3.c shall read, “…authorize all non-budget expenditures over $125." The original $25 has been effect since the start of BQU 45 years ago. It is an inconsequential amount to-day. $125 was chosen because it is the price of a roll of batting, including shipping. Batting

needs cannot be precisely known at the time the budget is made, and an additional roll during the year is an example of the type of non-budgeted expenses that the board should be able to au-

thorize.

4. Additional duty of Vice President/Admin see Article VII - Duties of Officers

Article VII.2.e shall be changed to: "Be responsible for all in-house programs, to include but not limited to Quilto and Back to School Night.” This is currently a duty of the VP/Admin that was simply not listed under her responsibilities.

The current Article VII.2.e shall be reordered to Article VII.2.f

**End of changes**

It was moved by Denise Racz, seconded by Sandy Kretzer and approved by voice vote that the amendments to the by-laws be approved as submitted.

Auction: A discussion followed concerning whether the Auction should move back to November as in previ-

ous years or stay in April as it occurred this year. It was determined that the timing of the auc-tion would be determined by when and who volunteers as Auction Chair.

Donations:

Barb Hall presented the recommendations for charitable donations. $200 to the Virginia Quilt Mu-seum, $150 to Fairfax Co. Public Library and $150 to Kid Comfort for a total of $500. A motion

was made by Barb Hall and seconded by Jean Taylor to approve the donation budget as submit-ted. There was discussion if Kid Comfort was still in operation. Kathy McCrea, treasurer pointed out that the budget for donations was $1,200 not $500. It was also noted that checks need to be

cut prior to fiscal year end. There was discussion about possible additional donations. Debbie

Burke QU Business Meeting Minutes, cont.

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Dempsey discussed a need for funds to maintain the sewing machines at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Budget are being trimmed and she has been informed by her principal

that sewing machine maintenance is being cut. Questions arose as to why students couldn’t be charged a fee (unallowable under current regulations) and why Lake Braddock and not

also West Springfield and South Run. Lake Braddock is the HS in the Burke area. The

question was called and a vote on the motion was taken. By voice vote the motion failed. A decision on donations will be delayed until the July meeting when we have more informa-

tion concerning the Lake Braddock HS situation.

Big QU news: The February 2018 program will use local talent. Big Qu is offering a stipend to presenters.

They are compiling a list of possible presenters. If you are interested or know of someone locally please contact Barb Sherwood or Marianne Hooker.

Quilt Show:

Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts will get in free on Sunday if in uniform (sashes only are okay). Vol-unteers are still needed only 28% of jobs are filled. Quilt collection starts at the May 24th

meeting at 6:00 pm. There is no insurance for quilts until May 16th. If you can’t bring yours in for the May 24th meeting please call or email Renee to arrange a time to drop them

off at her home.

Reminder there is no water or snacks provided at the Annual Meeting this year. Meeting will be from 5:30 to 6:00 pm with the speaker, Augusta Cole, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Announcements:

Charity Quilts: At Spring Retreat there were enough blocks made to have 2 double sized quilts which will

be donated to Facets. To date we have done 289 preemie quilts and 440 hats.

Program: Maryanne Hooker announced our speaker at the May 24th meeting will be Dianne Henry.

She will lecture on threads and needles. She has recently been certified as a Threadologist by Superior Threads.

Treasurer Report:

Kathy McCrea announced we have $19,000 in the bank. Still have Spring Retreat bills and

donations are outstanding. Not all Membership money dollars are in.

New Business: Barb Sherwood announced the slate of officers as published in the recent e-blast.

Burke QU Business Meeting Minutes, cont.

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President Barb Sherwood Vice President – Administration Barb Hall

Vice President – Programs Maryanne Hooker Secretary Betsy Stone

Treasurer Becky Myers

Nominations Vacant

There was a short break. We reconvened for Show & Tell and Challenge Show & Tell. There was name tag drawing, Show & Tell drawing and Challenge drawing for prizes. There

are 2 numbers left in the UFO challenge. Number 5 was drawn as the official number. Bo-nus number is #10. You are invited to work on both. Bring your final projects to show and

tell for the June meeting. The grand prize drawing will be at the June meeting and you do not have to be present to win.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:14 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Karen Brewster Secretary

Burke QU Business Meeting Minutes, cont.

President’s Lette cont. from page 1

I must admit that my favorite part of our meetings is show-and-tell. I love seeing what

everyone else has done and being inspired by all of your works. From beginner to pro, we

all have something to contribute there. Thank you all for sharing with us.

The quilt show has not begun as I write this, but I know we’re all looking forward to it. It

is always a marvelous experience with both the wonderful quilts that delight and inspire

us, and those fabulous vendors who entice us and help clear out our wallets, if not our

studios.

I hope to see you at the two summer program meetings that Marianne has arranged for

us, unless you’re off on a summer adventure!

Keep on creating, and have a wonderful summer. I’ll see you in September!

Piecefully,

Barb

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President Barb Sherwood called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm and welcomed everyone. There were 2 visitors present.

Old Business:

Donations:

Barb Hall briefly presented the donations for the year. The meeting with the Lake Braddock principal will not occur until May 25th. We want assurance that if the donation is made the

principal is okay with funds being used for sewing machine maintenance. It is understood that our donation will not completely cover the annual cost. A motion was made and sec-

onded that the decision on donations will be delayed until the July meeting when we have more information concerning the Lake Braddock HS situation. It passed by voice vote.

Election of Officers:

Linda Cooper presented the slate of officers for the upcoming year.

President Barb Sherwood Vice President – Administration Barb Hall

Vice President – Programs Maryanne Hooker Secretary Betsy Stone

Treasurer Becky Myers

Nominations Vacant

She asked for nominations from the floor. There were none. Gen Meyer moved that the slate be approved by acclamation. It was seconded by Linda Snow and passed by voice

vote.

Announcement Debbie Bullock and other members of the Bumbling Block Party Bee announced that they

are volunteering to host the Holiday Social in December. Debbie challenged other bees to pick an event and support our chapter by volunteering.

Program:

Diane Henry, a certified Threadologist from Superior Threads, presented a program on threads and needles.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:14 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Karen Brewster Secretary

Burke QU Business Meeting Minutes, May 24, 2017

Sangster Elementary School

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First Change:

WHEREAS the current Membership classifications are Regular, Senior, Life,

Family and Associate, and

WHEREAS a Family Membership shall be defined as two or more family

members living at the same address, and

WHERAS all members in good standing shall be voting members of QU and

of the local chapters to which they belong, and

WHEREAS it was deemed desirable to further clarify the membership cate-

gories,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the current Membership classifications are Individ-

ual, Associate, Family, and Lifetime, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT only those who are Lifetime members as

of June 1, 2017 will be considered Lifetime members, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a Family Membership shall be defined as

two or more family members living at the same address, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT all members in good standing shall be vot-

ing members of QU and of the local chapters to which they belong.

Current: ARTICLE III - Membership

2. Membership classifications shall be Regular, Senior, Life, Family and As-

sociate. A Family Membership shall be defined as two or more family mem-

bers living at the same address. All members in good standing shall be

voting members of QU and of the local chapters to which they belong.

Proposed: ARTICLE III - Membership

2. Membership classifications shall be Regular, Senior, Lifetime, Family and

Associate. A Family Membership shall be defined as two or more family members living at the same address. All members in good standing shall

be voting members of QU and of the local chapters to which they belong.

Eliminate the Membership Classification of Senior and change the

classification of Lifetime to those who have reached their 75th

birthday by June 1, 2017.

WORDING OF PROPOSED BYLAWS CHANGES FOR 2017 QU ANNUAL MEETING

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Second Change:

Current: ARTICLE III - Membership

5. Members may receive Senior status in the fiscal year following their 65th

birthday The dues for these members shall be half the amount of the annual

dues. When Senior Members reach their 75th birthday, they shall become Life Members and are excused from the payment of dues, effective the start of the

following fiscal year.

Proposed: ARTICLE III - Membership 5. Members who have reached their 75th birthday by June 1, 2017 are classified

as Lifetime Members and are excused from the payment of dues

Delete mention of dues for Senior members as that classification has been eliminated and define Lifetime membership and set those dues to

zero.

Current: ARTICLE III - Membership

6. A Chapter may assess a member from another Chapter who wishes to belong to both Chapters a yearly fee of not more than one-half (1/2) the amount of the

annual dues. These members shall be called Associate Members.

Proposed: ARTICLE III - Membership An Individual member from one Chapter may belong to additional Chapters.

These members shall be Associate Members.

Delete mention of the amount of dues for Associate Members as those will be set annually by the QU Board of Directors.

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Quilters Unlimited 2017 – 2018 Membership Form

Annual membership is July 1 – June 30. A membership form is required each year for all categories. Membership payment must be received by September 30th for inclusion in the Annual QU Directory.

Detail information about chapters is available from the QU website: http://www.quiltersunlimited.org

Item numbers 1 thru 7 are published in QU Directory. Please circle to confirm preference (YES is the default).

Renewal New Please indicate if this is a renewal or new membership and select Chapter.

Annandale Arlington Burke Centreville Fairfax Haymarket

McLean Mt. Vernon Reston Springfield Vienna

Yes No QU may publish my name, address & phone number (Items 1-6) in the Annual QU Directory.

Yes No QU may publish my e-mail (Item 7) in the Annual QU Directory.

Yes No QU may e-mail the quarterly QU newsletter and information.

Yes No The chapter may e-mail the monthly Chapter newsletter and information.

Yes No Do you wish to receive a QU directory printed version of all members?

Yes No If available, would you prefer to receive an electronic QU directory of all members and not a printed version? (Currently pending privacy review and not yet approved for electronic distribution.)

1.Name: Last, First [Preferred, i.e., Doe, Judith (Judy)] 2.Preferred Phone for QU Directory

3.Address

4.City 5.State 6.Zip Code + 4

7.Email Address

8.Work Phone – optional 9.Cell or Home Phone - optional

10.Birthday (optional for chapter use) Month/Day Only:

11.Chapter optional use

SELECT ONE

DUES

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INDIVIDUAL $30

Individual Membership is for one Primary chapter which you wish to join. You may

designate only one chapter for Individual membership….others are Associate.

LIFETIME $0 Lifetime membership is available only to a specific membership group as of June

2017. Confirm eligibility with your Chapter Membership Chair.

ASSOCIATE $10

Associate Membership is available if you wish to join more than one chapter. Please

complete a new membership form and submit to the Associate Chapter with separate

payment. Please include your Primary Chapter: __________________

FAMILY $10

Family Membership is available if multiple members live at the same address. After

the first member joins as an Individual Member, select this option if you are the

additional member and include the name of the Individual Member at this address.

Individual Member:

Additional options

$5 QU Membership Pin @ $5.00 each

Chapter Specific Options

TOTAL DUE $ TOTAL ENCLOSED – Date: Check # Cash $

Make your check payable to the Burke QU and mail to Bonnie Ruetenik, 8111 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE), if you wish to have your membership card mailed to you.