President’s Message—Barbara Martin

August, 2020

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Next Meeting: September 22, 2020 7:00 pm

Kitsap Quilters was established to foster and encourage the art of quilting, both in its traditional approach and its contemporary adaptation, to bring together those who love the art form and to share the art form with the community.

Guild Contacts

President: Barbara Martin

Vice President: Kathy Beach

Treasurer: Sarah Lewis

Treasurer Elect: Deana Cherry

Recording Secretary: Paula Wood

2021 Quilt Show Chair: Mary Jo Brisbon

Newsletter Editor: Marj Deupree

Past President: Mary Jo Brisbon

Hello Everyone,

Wow, time flies - it is already August! I am sad to report that our picnic, which is usually our August meeting has been cancelled. With Kitsap County currently stuck in Phase 2, we can’t gather in a large group even outdoors. We looked at alternatives and took a poll at the July meeting and it was pretty clear that most would not be comfortable attending the picnic.

Since we are not having a picnic, I have been asked to schedule another Show and Tell Zoom meeting for August. It will be when our picnic is normally held – August 25th at 6 pm via Zoom. Please send your pictures to me at gbarbm@gmail.com and I will include them in the presentation. Each quilter that submits a picture is encouraged to tell us about your quilt as it is presented on the screen. If you have an unquilted top you love, feel free to show it! An email invitation will come out during the week before the meeting. It will require you to register and you will receive an email link to the meeting. You can join the meeting via a smartphone, tablet or laptop/desktop computer. If you want to practice in ad-vance, contact Kathy Beach – she has volunteered to help folks.

We had about 35 participants in the general membership meeting on July 28th. It was great to see so many of you. We conducted quite a bit of business and got feedback on many issues. Our new offic-ers were elected. They are:

Vice President – Colleen Lane Secretary – Barb Seitz Treasurer Elect – Pam Whitt

The officers continuing for next year are:

President – Kathy Beach Treasurer – Deana Cherry Past President – Barbara Martin

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We will not hold the small groups or a third Saturday workshop in August. The church is still not availa-ble for our use. With Phase 3 of the reopening plan on pause for now, we will have to wait and see when we can get together in person.

We held a couple of Virtual Sew-ins in July thanks to Amy Steed! We are working on plans for future virtual events and are open to suggestions. In September we will have a virtual presentation and a vir-tual workshop with Ann Shaw. I am pretty excited.

We are recruiting for members to volunteer for various guild leadership roles. It has been challenging to seek volunteers without our face to face meetings. Please consider volunteering - some of the guild’s business and activities continue to be ongoing during this shutdown and some will need some-one to step up and be ready once activities resume. The new year for officers begins in September.

Quilt Show: There are still some key positions that need to be filled for the Quilt Show. These are Rib-bons and Silent Auction. We have one volunteer for the Silent Auction and need a couple more volun-teers. Consider doing these jobs as a team. Last year we had a team of three that put together a fun and fabulous Silent Auction. Contact Mary Jo Brisbon to volunteer!

Committee Chairs: There is currently one committee chair opening for the coming year - Raffle Quilt Ticket Sales. Please contact Barbara Martin or Kathy Beach to volunteer.

Happy Quilting - please stay healthy and safe!

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President’s Message—continued

The August Picnic is cancelled.

REMINDER

The next board meeting will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 1:30 pm, via Zoom. If you have a matter that needs board consideration, please let Barbara Martin know. This will also serve as a transition meeting for bard members and committee chairs.

Welcome to returning Guild Member Glee Palmer-Davis

Kitsap Cuddles—Carol Kunold

Charity Sew-Ins on the 2nd Tuesday 1-5pm at North Point Church are ON HOLD due to COVID-19.

Cuddles- Delivered 24 quilts.

THANKS to all who make it possible.

Have kits text or call

Carol 360 908 1851

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The Kitsap Quilters held its July membership meeting virtually via Zoom. Thirty-four members attended and actively participated in the many decisions we face as a guild in the time of this pandemic. Barbara Martin called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. The February 2020 minutes were read and approved by acclamation. Treasurer, Sarah Lewis reported our June balances: $24,396.54 in checking and $5924.64 in savings. Elections were conducted virtually. The slate of officers for the 2020-21 Board of directors was presented, voted on and accepted. Kathy Beach and Tanya Duncan summarized what each guild committee will accept as donations. The list has been posted on our website as a guide to those with items to donate. Remember, it is a ‘living document’ and can be adjusted as needed. Barb Martin reviewed the changes we have faced given the shutdown due to COVID 19. She is excited that we have the opportunity to present virtual speakers and demonstrations. She has scheduled virtual workshops for September, October, and November. Amy Steed reviewed the virtual sew-ins she organized. She received positive feedback from the four that attended the two sessions. Amy suggested we set up regularly scheduled sew-ins with a variety of hosts. Several members at the meeting volunteered to serve on a committee to organize this new adventure! The 2021 Raffle Quilt presents some issues because we can only sell tickets in person. The Board recommended we postpone the drawing until 2022. We will contact the Gambling Commission to see if this is possible. Mary Jo Brisbon reported on the Quilt Show. A poll of the members will be done before a final decision is made regarding the 2021 Quilt Show. Val Martinson reported on the Fall Retreat. The consensus of the members present was to postpone the retreat until next year. Val will email all the members to poll them for their opinion. Barb Martin announced that Paula Wood will serve as the new Membership Chair. Lynn Thorton will be available to mentor her as the membership drive begins in August. Our membership drive will be conducted by mail until we can resume meetings. Carol Raymond polled the members present and a majority there voted to cancel the August Picnic. Kudos to Jeanette Schanbeck for coordinating and making the Pizza Box Exchange a resounding success. Stay tuned for the final swap coming soon. Our Charity Quilts projects have been slowed due to the state pandemic response. We are looking at setting a time to do a Drive Through Event at the church parking lot to turn in completed quilts.

And the Grand Finale was the Show and Tell! Members who emailed pictures of their latest shared their quilts to all who attended. Meeting was adjourned at 8:47pm.

July 2020 Kitsap Quilters Guild Minutes—Paula Wood

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Stitches In Time—Nancy Parrott (Historian)

Can you believe it is already August? Or 2020, for that matter. Time seems so fluid as I get older. Just yesterday the year 2000 was approaching, and we were worried about Y2K. I think I could pass a lie detector test, swearing that Y2K could not have been 20 years ago. Reminiscing about what was happening in my life back then, curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to consult the newsletter archives once again to see what the guild was up to at the turn of the century. The first thing of interest was that meetings were held at St. Charles Episcopal Church, the quilt show at Poulsbo Jr. High and the August potluck at Island Lake Park. Change is good. It keeps us flexible. Dues were $12/yr. and 5 days in a single room at fall retreat was $180. Well, growth is inevitable. Linda Gunby turned the presidency over to Warrna Lanning in September. Lillian Asher was running the challenge quilt and Margaret Mathisson was in charge of tickets for the raffle quilt. Aren’t they both doing those same jobs right now? Well, consistency is good, too. In December, 1999, a survey went out to all guild members asking what they expected from being in a guild. Most popular answer? To grow and share their skills in a smaller community than monthly meetings. Small groups! That sounds very familiar! Covid has altered the expression of that desire in recent months, but Amy Steed is keeping it alive by offering to co-ordinate small Zoom meetings. Not even a pandemic can defeat us. Thank you, Amy, for offering this vital option which is still so important to our members. Congratulations went out to Val Martinson and Dixie Wright who had quilts accepted by the American Quilt Society for inclusion in the Paducah Quilt Show. What an honor. Perhaps some of the award-winning techniques they used were learned through guild speakers? The October 2000 speaker was Joen Wolfrom and the November speaker, Margaret Miller. Both names are familiar to me because both are still active quilters. I was so looking forward to taking Joen’s eight-part class at Quilted Strait this year. Maybe next year- hint, hint, Kris. And I have had the privilege of getting to know Margaret Miller as a friend. I mentioned her during a group discussion recently and Ann Trujillo and Jaxine Andersen were both able to recall the colors they chose when attending her memorable class on Strips That Sizzle. Margaret may have retired from teaching, but she is as-active-as-ever and an avid supporter of our Cuddles Program. Reading about our speakers made me wonder about who the big names of quilting were in 2000. Oddly enough, this information was not easy to come by, but a bit of sleuthing lead to non-surprising results. Eleanor Burns and Fons and Porter came up right away. Perhaps that is why all three have been inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame. Nancy Zieman, Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, popped up next. Twenty years later they are all still common names in the quilt world, despite the passing of Nancy Zieman in 2017. Having TV shows undoubtedly had much to do with their popularity. In 2000, Carol Bryer Fallert Gentry was selected as one of the 30 most influential quilt makers of the world and also created Corona #2: Solar Eclipse, one of the 100 Most Important Quilts of the 20th Century. She is still creating award-winning quilts. She lives in Port Townsend and periodically has open houses. If you ever have the opportunity to attend, do so. The art in her house is amazing. Kaffe Fassett was also well-known, but not yet a household name as a quilter, being more active in the knitting world back then. With so many personalities the same, what is different in the 2020 quilting world? Three thing that seem different to me are the Modern Quilt Movement, precuts and home-use longarms. The Modern Movement took hold in 2005 and has produced many new celebrities who are known via social media rather than TV. Tula Pink, Krista Moser and our own Allison Harris come to mind as contemporary quilters. Precuts have spawned a new generation of pattern designers and entrepreneurs. Jordan Fabrics in Grants Pass, OR and Missouri Star Quilt Company are examples of businesses capitalizing on precuts. YouTube is a great source for watching piecing videos produced by these two companies, and also longarm videos. Angela Walters and Natalia Bonner are only a click away when you want inspiration on how to quilt that stack of finished project on your longarm. Hmmm? I wonder if one way to convince ourselves that it is 2020 is to count our UFOs!

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Fabric Exchange—Carolyn Nannery

Bring a fat quarter to enter into the drawing each month at the meeting for our fabric exchange! Most months has two ways to enter: color and/or a theme. The months of August and December there will be no Fabric Exchange because of our parties. Here’s the line up for the year of 2020! August: None due to picnic September: Burgundy and Browns/ Vintage Fabrics October: Orange and Blacks/ Falls prints November: Holiday prints (Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukah) December: None due to Holiday Party

August-September Birthdays

September Birthdays

01 Shirley Kinert

04 Donna Gearns

05 Kathleen Matthews

07 Carol J Kunold

09 Debbie Flood

13 Judy K Cox

16 Patricia Fahy

18 Linda Scibilia

19 Deana Cherry

27 Frances Pilato

August Birthdays

01 Maggie Ball

01 Kathleen Pulici

02 Andrea Rudman

06 Ellen Hough

07 Linda Arreola

07 Janis Lewis

07 Nancy Mathisrud

11 Dixie-Rae Parizek

11 Mary Polensky

13 Paula J Wood

14 Darlene Gillies

14 Barbara McMahon

16 Patricia Humphrey

19 Clare Brooks

20 Jeannette Schanbeck

21 Leslie Mirkovich

23 Vicki Adams

25 Keitha Unger

26 Jackie Heckathorn

27 Vicki White

30 Marj Deupree

30 Sarah Lewis

31 Becky Rico

Pizza Box Exchange—Jeanette Schanbeck

Special Thank You to Everyone. This has been fun and exciting to participate in and it's all because of each and everyone of you. Thank you for making this fun project a success during these tough times, Corvid. This is because of all of you make this happen each and every month. Seeing all the boxes coming in and out, seeing what's inside, and what you have been able to put together, with less and less fabric but more finished blocks inside.

Now we are coming to the end with only few months left, before you get to see your Pizza Box back. So lets change a few things, get the energy going again.

Starting at the end of August during our routine swap, if you are on blue team, you will receive a team members box from a different color, and so on with all the team colors. This way you can see other peoples blocks from different teams. Adding twist maybe little creativity to the mix. You have heard of some of the other boxes being passed, now you can see what the talk is all about. Have fun with this ladies, enjoy, for finale swap is just around the corner.

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Fall Retreat— Val Martinson, Mary Polensky, Norma Tipton, Donna Gearns

Library—Cheryl McCurdy & Leanne Brooling

Fall retreat 2020 has been postponed until fall of 2021. It was voted on at the July 28th meeting and also

an email blast was sent out several days after that to answer questions on a poll given by the fall retreat

planners who are Val Martinson, Mary Polensky, Norma Tipton, and Donna Gearns. 93% of the 54 who

voted agreed to postpone retreat until fall of 2021. Chuck Kraining, Executive Director of Seabeck was

contacted July 20th by the fall retreat committee to gather information about retreat. He explained options

that he was giving to all groups. We were told that we can postpone fall retreat until 2021 and not lose our

deposit if that is what the guild decides to do. We asked him to apply the deposit next year’s fall retreat

(Nov 10th-Nov 14th, 2021) if the guild voted to have it postponed. He could not answer specific

questions at this time because it depends on the phase we are in and Seabeck following county, state

and Federal guidelines. Under normal circumstances we sign up for fall retreat at the Sept meeting. It was

decided by the board at the last board meeting that a poll be given to guild members so a decision could

be made.

Spring retreat planners, Nicky North and Fran Pilato, will address their March spring retreat later as it

depends on the guidelines at that time.

Since August is normally our annual picnic, we wouldn't be having the Library open. We do have a big stack

of new books we want to introduce to everyone, but first, we need to inventory the current books and delete

quite a few of them. The deleted books will be for sale at our annual Quilt Show, which we do hope the Guild

will be able to have next February.

Christmas Block Exchange—Barb Seitz

Will it happen? Yes indeed! The rules are the same. Delivery, well that’s subject to change since we aren’t meeting in person any time soon. Watch your newsletter for announcements about hand-off dates or mailing options. Make 15 blocks to exchange plus one for yourself.

Blocks must be 6-1/2” square

No blocks on point

No 4-patch or 9-patch blocks

No machine embroidered blocks

No synthetic fabrics

Flannel, felt or wool may only be used for sewn-on embellishments

Stitch around fusible appliques Be sure to put your name on a back seam allowance of all 15 exchange blocks Blocks that don’t meet the

criteria will be returned to the maker. Put your blocks in a quart size ziplock bag with your name on it. I’ll

collect blocks until the November meeting date and return blocks to you by the December meeting

date. Call or email me if you have any questions. Then get started on making your fun Christmas blocks

early. Barbara Seitz 206-795-7026 sew1day@msn.com

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Page 8 3rd Saturday Workshops—Jackie Heckathorn

The guild has several small groups that meet on a monthly basis. Consider attending one or more of the following to socialize and to share your quilting interests with others.

Charity Sewing meets the 2nd Tuesday from 1:00 - 5:00 PM at North Point Church

English Foundation Paper Piecing meets the 2nd Tuesday at 5:00 PM at Quilted Strait

Crayon Color and Embroidery meets on the 2nd Thursday from 6:00 - 8:30 PM at North Point Church

Small Groups

September 19: BARN BATS MINI QUILT

October 17: HOLIDAY TABLE RUNNER

November 21: CHRISTMAS TREE CHEVRON QUILT

For additional information on each of these programs, go to the Member’s Login on the

guild website or check one of the dates above on the guild calendar, also available on

the guild website.

Quilts of Valor—Sandy

Quilts of Valor meets to sew on the second Monday each month at Quilted Strait. Come as early as 10am and stay as long as you like, or until the store closes. We have a fabric stash and longarm quilting for QOV members, and membership is only $5 a year.

Email Sandaroo51@msn.com for more information.

Days For Girls—Cindy Saunders

DFG meets at Quilted Strait on the third Monday of the month, from 10 until you are tired.

Quilted Strait’s Free Open Events

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Kitsap Quilters welcomes new members throughout the year. You are invited to attend two meetings free, after which membership is required for further attendance.

Please visit our website at www.kitsapquilters.com for more information.

The ongoing applique group meets the first

Monday of every month, from 10 am to 2 pm

The Quilts of Valor group meets on the second

Monday of every month at 10 am.

The English/Foundation Paper Piecing group

meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 5

pm.

Open Sewing meets the 3rd Friday of every month.

Days For Girls meets the 3rd Monday of every

month, from 10 am to 4 pm

Quilted STrait

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

9 AM TO 3 PM

Bring yourself or yourself and your "plus-one" to Quilted Strait for

a shopping treat. Appointments can by made by phone or from our

website.