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Page 1 January 2017 Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild, Inc.
The Friendship Note Newsletter of the Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild, Inc. Sarasota, Florida
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Happy New Year Quilters!!! I just love
new beginnings, don’t you? As I begin my year
as your new President, I am looking forward to
2017 in a big way! Our quilt show is coming up
in March, and we have a lot of fun experiences
ahead of us. I just know you are all bursting at
the seams with ideas and energy to make our
Guild and Quilt Show the best it can be.
Wherever your talents or interests lie, please
think of a way that you can contribute to your
Guild. It is only as good as WE make it!
Thinking of new beginnings, I can’t wait
to start a new quilting project. It is so much fun
selecting fabrics, notions, and ideas – then
envisioning the finished project! I can have fun
before I even put in the first stitch! What a great
hobby!!
Enjoy this cooler weather – just right for
working on snuggly quilts. I’ll be looking for
you at the meeting on January 16 – please come
up and introduce yourself and let me know your
ideas. I’m sure if we put our heads together, we
can keep our Guild inspirational and productive!
Keep on Stitchin’!
Delores
Monthly Membership Meetings
Jan 16 - Susan Cleveland
My Electric Quilt Pagaent
Feb 20 - Kathryn Schmidt
From Tradition to Rule
Breaker
Mar 20 - Jacquelyn Gering
Modern Quilting—You’ll Know
It When You See It
Chemo Charity Quilts Cheryl Szynkowski
Just a reminder. When sending your
chemo charity quilts for long arming, the backing
needs to be 4 inches larger all the way around the
outside of the quilt and sewn. If possible, could
you please have your backing sewn together as
well. I have a difficult time finding enough time
to piece the backing. If you do not have batting,
please send $10 and I will put it in for you.
This is a wonderful cause and I am happy
to help. Thank you and keep them coming.
Quilt Show Bookmarks Pamela Morris
Packets of bookmarks advertising our up-
coming show can be picked up at future Guild
meetings. We will need volunteers to deliver the
bookmarks to their favorite restaurants, the librar-
ies, churches, fitness centers, etc..
Thank you to all of our guild members for
the recognition bestowed on me in being selected
2016 Member of the Year. I am truly humbled by
this honor knowing it would not have happened
without the support received in all of the guild
projects I’ve worked with. Being a member of
Friendship Knot Quilt Guild has been most re-
warding. Not only have I learned new quilting
skills I have gained new friends who share the
passion of quilting.
With heartfelt thanks, Elva Farrell
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MEETING/MEMBER NEWS
KiDZQuilts
Jo Wieczynski, Coordinator
KiDZQuilts donated 62 quilts to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sarasota Memorial
Hospital in December. This brings our 2016 total to 727 quilts.
Many thanks to the FKQG members who made so many of these quilts.
Our first meeting at the Fruitville Library of the New Year is on Tuesday, January
10 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Please join us for a pleasant afternoon of quilting. We will
have fabric, cutting boards, irons, etc. for your use. Contact Jo if you are a new quilter,
as we can provide a mentor for you.
I am looking forward to seeing you. In the meantime MAKE A KiDZQuilt. Tax
deduction forms and Guidelines are available. Please remember that the first stop for
new fabrics is your washing machine, not your sewing machine.
For additional information, contact me, Jo Wieczynski at
FKQG Embroidery Club Mary Nissen
The Embroidery Club starts a new year in January. We have been together for a year and it has
been a great experience for all of us to learn and share.
Our January meeting will be on the 16th It is always at 5 PM. We have a treat as Don Bean will
be with us to enlighten us in our embroidery planning for the year 2017. Please come and enjoy what he
has to say. Always entertaining and motivational.
Any questions please contact me – Mary Nissen – 941 807 7272; [email protected]
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MEETING & MEMBER NEWS
Holiday Party Karla Lynch
The Holiday Party was a fun evening for
85 guild members. Thanks to Karla Lynch for
planning the event and her cottage group, River
Quilters, for doing all the set up and decorating.
Members brought two batik fat quarters for the
drawing at the end of the evening.
The evening began with voting for the
favorite "Do Not Touch the Quilts" signs.
Delores Simpson and Rosalie Clark had the
quilts arranged and numbered for everyone to
see. Delores gave everyone a ticket to vote for
their favorite. The winners were First Place -
Elva Farrell for her Tombstone Quilt; Second
Place - Cathy Lane for her Bumper Sticker
Quilt; and a tie for Third Place - Beth Grindal
for her Trio of Owls Quilts and Randy Carman
for her Quilter in Jail. Winners received tickets
for the Gift Basket Boutique at the 2017 Quilt
Show.
Also before dinner, members were able
to buy raffle tickets for the Holiday Tin Raffle.
Tickets were 4/$1. There were 10 packages of
prizes that included calendars, quilt books, scis-
sors, rulers, rotary cutters and more! The raffle
raised $533 for All Faiths Food Bank.
Then came dinner. A delicious buffet by
Der Dutchman. There was more than enough
food and pie for everyone! There was even
some to take home.
Next came our 2016 Member of the
Year - Elva Farrell. She's a very deserving
member! As our Education Chair she did it all,
taking care of our teachers, going to the airport,
whatever was needed. She is also the Co-chair
of the 2017 Quilt Show and has had many com-
mittee chair jobs with our past quilt shows.
Elva received a Member of the Year name tag,
her dues paid for 2017 and a free class. Con-
gratulations!!
Karen Clark, our President, then installed
our new officers. Delores Simpson will be our
new President for the next two years and Cathy
Lane will be our new Secretary for the next two
years. Karen Clark will be Past President for the
next two years. The following will have their po-
sitions for one year Jann Warfield, 1st Vice Presi-
dent; Joy Abbott, Treasurer; and Ellen Simon,
2nd Vice President.
The end of the evening was the give away
of the Holiday Tin items by Karla Lynch and
Mary Nissen who are getting to be pros at this.
Ten people were very happy.
Then 6 members received the Grand
Prize, 25 fat quarters each!
What a great party!! Many thanks to all
who helped with the clean up.
Calling all New FKQG Members
We are off to quilt shows! Let’s carpool together
to some quilt shows in surrounding towns. On
Saturday, January 28, 2017 we will head north to
the Clearwater Quilt Show at Countryside Rec
Center. Then, on Saturday, February 18, 2017,
we will head south to Punta Gorda for the Peace
River Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show. We will meet
at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church parking lot at
9:30 on both dates so that we may carpool to the
shows. All new members (since September 2016)
are welcome to join us. Any “old timers” that
would like to join us are welcome to come
along. We’ll have lunch either at the quilt show,
or nearby. Then, return to Sarasota. Please join
us for the fun!!! To sign up, please call or
email: Katie Metheny 941-923-0313 or 828-775-
30434, [email protected].
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Every detail of binding and tiny
perfect piping will be covered.
Students work on their practice
piece to achieve making the
perfect piping, preparing the
quilt, applying piping, applying
b i n d i n g , m i t e r i n g c o r -
ners, joining tails, and finishing
for a show-quality back.
Via live (and lively) pro-
jected demos, learn to add
eye-catching details to
quilts and increase accu-
racy - precision piecing,
decorative threads (for
quilting and applique),
piping in seams, fancy
prairie points, embellish-
ing, skinny borders, and
helpful tools.
Piping Hot Binding
Monday, January 16
9:00—4:00
Precision and Panache (half day class)
Sunday, January 15
1:00—4:00
Plain & Perfect Binding (half day class)
Tuesday, January 17
9:00—12:00
Marvelous Miters (half day class)
Tuesday January 17
1:00—4:00
Rule Breakers Saturday, February 18 9:00—4:00
Quilting Quick Start Sunday, February 19 1:00—4:00 (half day class)
Your Design Here Monday, February 20 9:00—4:00
Why fear the Y-seam? Learn
to miter borders on blocks and
quilts with this simple tech-
nique that makes impressive
miters with beautiful intersec-
tions! Use a kit to master mi-
tering and focus on perfec-
tion, then use your new skill
on any quilt!
Class covers everything
needed to get a nice binding
on your quilts! Topics in-
clude: preparing the
quilt, mitering corners to
perfection, joining tails (my
special technique), adding a
sleeve, and finishing the
back. We'll also discuss
curvy edges and other varia-
tions.
January 2017—Susan Cleveland
February 2017—Kathryn Schmidt With just a few simple unconventional techniques, you will be well on
your way to mastering non-traditional quilting. Building on the tech-
niques, you will learn how to put together the pieces into a finished de-
sign, all without a pattern, templates, or even pins! You will enjoy frus-
tration-free piecing, including easy, curvy sewing. The fun is in the proc-
ess, where there are no mistakes, just alternate design decisions.
Turn your brain around with a new approach to free motion quilting. Start with a great pat-
terned fabric and expand the design into our quilting space. Learn to control your machines as
well as draw with it. Some previous free motion quilting experience is desired, but not essen-
tial!
Starting a quilt from a blank sheet of paper can be very exciting. This class will show you how
to design a unique quilt that is totally your own. Using a process, you will learn how to con-
struct a small quilt that allows you total freedom to make your own design decisions. NOTE:
Your quilt will not look like this sample picture!
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April-2017—SherryLynn Wood
March-2017—Jacquelyn Gering
May-2017—Pat Delaney
Precision Lines
Monday, March 20
9:00—4:00
The goal of improvisational
patchwork is flexible pattern-
ing. Start with a favorite
“traditional” block pattern and
gradually transform it through
a series of repetitions and
variations. Without rulers, tem-
plates or instructions to guide
you, you will gain a deeper
sense of how patterns evolve,
while learning ruler-free patch-
work and composition tech-
niques along the way.
Embrace the beauty, simplicity
and versatility of the line in your
quilts. This class will explore
linear quilt design and piecing.
Students will learn design princi-
ples related to using lines in quilts
as well as precision, measured
piecing for simple, stunning linear
quilts. Learn tips and tricks to
achieve perfectly straight lines
and flat intersections.
This class will help you use all
those scraps that are too big to
throw away, but you're not sure
how to use. Learn this unique
twist on improvisational piec-
ing and discover and learn to
use the concept of "inflow" to
manipulate the negative space
in your quilt. During the class
you'll make blocks of varying
sizes and learn the paneling
process to create a unique lay-
out for your quilt.
Scrappy Improv
Tuesday, March 21
9:00—4:00
Modern Block Improv
Monday, April 17
9:00—4:00
Get Your Bias Strip
Curve On
Tuesday, April 18
9:00—4:00
Participants will learn the
innovative ruler-free tech-
nique of bias-strip piecing on
the curve, how to flatten inter-
nal bubbles as they arise, with options to apply the technique
in fixed block or improvisa-
tional compositions. This is an
advanced technique that takes
time to master but worth the
effort. Imagine the possibili-
ties
Claying Around: Creating unique quilt em-bellishments (half day class) Sunday, May 14
This is one of the happiest
quilts you will ever see! It is
filled with bubbles and fizz and
the bright colors light up the
dark background. Paper piecing
makes it fast and accurate. You
can make it scrappy or choose a
set of colors to repeat in each
block. The border is a snap with
paper piecing and you can de-
cide to add prairie points, pip-
ing, beading and buttons or not.
Pat will introduce you to the
basic machine-quilting skills
that will shift your quilting into
high gear! Topics include using
stencils, graphic inspirations,
freehand techniques, stippled
designs, and more.
Learn simple effects with polymer clay to create but-
tons and beads. Polymer clays blend beautifully, so any
color can be achieved to match your fabrics exactly. A
quick trip to the oven sets the clay permanently. Non-
sewing.
Ready, Set, Sew—revving up with machine
quilting
Monday, May 15 9:00—4:00
Cherry Fizz Saturday, May 13
9:00—4:00
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Education Notes Jann Warfield
The new year will start off with a bang in the Education Department. With the quilt show com-
ing up in March, we have quilts to finish! What a great time to take a class from Susan Cleveland in
making perfect miters for your borders and/or adding piping detailing to add a delightful interest to your
quilt. Then you will want to add the perfect binding! Susan can help you with all of these effects and
more. Raise your quilt and your future quilts to another level by learning the finishing techniques of an
award-winning quilter. There are seats available in the workshop classes and there is a lecture/demo
class for only $15. So price should not hold you back from getting some GREAT information to help
y o u m a k e e v e n b e t t e r , m o r e b e a u t i f u l q u i l t s .
We have some wonderful teachers coming this year and class descriptions and samples are avail-
able on the website and at the registration desk at the monthly meetings. Class registrations are also ac-
cepted by mail to Barbara Jefferies, 4573 Colleen Street, Port Charlotte 33952.
Instructors Sherry Lynn Wood, coming in April, and Pat Delaney, coming in May, are willing to
stay in a members home. If you are interested in hosting either of these teachers, please email Jann
at [email protected]. If you host a teacher, you get a free class this year, and have the opportunity to
really get to know a talented, well-known quilter. Don't let these opportunities pass you by. Take a class,
host a teacher, add new techniques to your tool belt and memories to last a lifetime.
If you’ve looked with secret longing to
the world of art quilts but don’t know
where to start, this is the class for
you. Lyric will gently guide you
through concrete exercises designed to
help you create ideas for original ab-
stract quilts. You will learn the basics
of fused collage as you assemble your
quilt top
Can’t choose which surface design
technique you want most to learn?
Try a taste of each? Make a small
art quilt or book cover while play-
ing with paint, foil, photo-transfer,
thermofax screens, and stamp carv-
ing, and beading.
Abstract-a-Licious Saturday, November 18
9:00—4:00
Surface Design Sampler Monday, November 20
9:00—4:00
November-2017—Lyric Kinard
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Quilt Show News Pat Sefton and Elva Farrell
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two years since the plans for Quilts In Paradise 2017 began. And, now we’ve only a couple months to complete all the preparations to
make this one of the best shows ever. And, to do that we need every member’s help.
First we need your quilt show entries- the deadline to mail registrations is Janu-
ary 15. Or, you may hand deliver your entries at the January 16, 2017 guild meeting. As
you can see by the thermometer we are only one fifth of the way to our goal of 200 entries.
Next, we need volunteers. Plan to sign up at the January meeting or contact the
chair in the area where you wish to volunteer:
Admissions-Carol Brown or Carroll [email protected] or
Block Auction-Tena - [email protected] Books and Magazines-Bev Wilberg - [email protected]
Boutique Baskets-Karla Lynch or Mary [email protected] or [email protected]
Consignment-Janine Ward - [email protected]
Door Prizes-Sue [email protected]
Hostess-MaryLee Charlet- [email protected]
Mini-Quilt Silent Auction-Cass Bowen –see the article below for times [email protected] Publicity-Pam [email protected] [Pam needs members to take packs of flyers to area quilt-
shops and shows-if you plan to visit any of these please let her know and deliver flyers for her].
Sheet ironing-Beth Grindal- [email protected]
Set-up-Barbara Jefferies- [email protected]
Take down-Elva Farrell or Pat [email protected] or [email protected]
We also need everyone to help promote the show. Dawn will have posters at the January meet-
ing. These need to be placed in stores, clubhouses, churches or anywhere you see a bulletin board. We
also have bookmarks that Pam Morris has asked us all to help distribute. Carry a few with you every-
where you go and give to all of your friends. She also still needs to have them delivered to area quilt
shops. Take some to deliver and let her know where you are dropping them off.
And, one more request-we still need someone to home host our appraiser Brenda Grampsas
for Friday night, March 3. She is coming from Brooksville and would rather not commute. If you could
host her for one night please contact Elva ([email protected] or see me at the guild meeting).
And, here’s the latest news from chairs:
DNTTQ Challenge-Delores Simpson-What wonderful quilts we had submitted for our first ever Do
Not Touch The Quilts project. Forty-five quilts were submitted and displayed at the December meeting.
The members voted and the winners are:
First Place: Elva Farrell-Tombstone
Second Place: Cathy Lane-Bumper Sticker
Third Place- tie: Beth Grindal-Trio of Owls
and: Randy Carman-Imprisoned Quilter
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Hostesses Mary Lee Charlet- I need many more volunteers. Please joins up for the fun of it. And, it
really is fun to interact with show visitors and talk with them about the quilts.
Block Auction-Tena Davis-As we put the finishing touches on our quilts for the show, we may find we
have extra fabric. Adding some pieces from our stash to it could be enough to make a set of blocks for
the Block Auction. Whatever your source, we are still in need of about a dozen more sets of blocks, and
would appreciate your help in achieving our goal. There is a need for volunteers for both Friday and Sat-
urday at the Block Auction booth.
Gift Basket Boutique- Karla Lynch and Mary Nissen-Well, it’s finally time! Start bringing your bas-
kets to the January and February meetings. If you only have the contents, that’s OK. I have about 30 baskets in my garage. I will be parking my car behind the fellowship hall where the library doors are if
you want to offload your items there or you can bring them into the hall and we can take them to the car.
I can’t wait to see what you’ve done. I’m always so impressed!! Thank you. Quilt Return – Helen Harrison-This is the return of the quilts to their owners after they are taken down at the end of the show. I need a minimum of 5 volunteers to help arrange alphabetically on ta-bles for their pick up (along with the judging sheets). It's a quick job - takes less than one hour.
Magazines and Books-Bev Wilberg-It's time to go through your magazines and see what you can do-
nate to our sale at the quilt show. Bring your donations of books and magazines on the set-up day,
Thursday. It would be very helpful if similar magazine are tied together in sets of five. We're also sell-
ing patterns this year. Patterns should be complete so we don't disappoint anyone, and if there's an arti-
cle in a magazine you want to keep, how about copying it and keeping the magazine intact? If you don't
make it to the Arena on Thursday, you can still bring your donations with you to the show. Please sign
up to help at our table, especially on Friday when everyone rushes in to get the best choices! Contact
me if you can help, Bev Wiberg, 341-9758 or [email protected]. Mini-Quilt Silent Auction- Cass Bowen and Marlene Kurtz-As of today we have received 64 small
quilts for the auction. I would like to have 100, if possible. We can realistically hang probably about 40+
each day. However, if we get smaller quilts, that number could increase. Please keep them coming. The
guidelines for the quilts are posted on the website under the Quilt Show heading. We are still looking for
a few volunteers to work this area during the show. We have openings in the following time slots: Fri-
day, March 3rd - 12-1 pm and 1-2 pm. Saturday, March 4th - openings are 9-10 am, 1-2 pm, and 2-3 pm.
We need one person for each of those slots. It’s an easy “sit-down” job. If interested, e-mail me at
[email protected]. You can also sign-up at the January meeting.
Door Prizes-Sue Balazs- I have received many nice, new and almost items for door prizes. We are still
looking for more quality items so this show will have a greater variety available. This might include no-
tions, fat quarters, fabric bundles, books, patterns, etc. I will have a labeled box at each meeting for do-
nated items.
Quilt & Sewing Machine Tickets-Dawna Basl-I still need members to pick up tickets! Remember, you
should plan to pay for tickets when you pick them up-you are not necessarily buying the tickets-you are
the retailer-you are paying for the tickets for resale to your family and friends. As soon as you pay
$20.00 for tickets you earn an armband for free admission to the show both days of the show (that’s a
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Library Letters
Ellen Simon
Just a quick note this month to let you
know that the library will be CLOSED in Janu-
ary.
For those of you with checked out books
you will have another month to enjoy them.
Susan Cleveland, the January teacher, is
represented in the library by two books,
Piping Hot Curves and Precision Panache. I was
able to purchase them the last time Susan taught
in the area, at the Venice guild. I don't know if
there are openings in her classes, but I highly
recommend Susan as a very professional, experi-
enced and organized teacher. I don't think there
was a single question in class that she couldn't
answer.
See you all in February.
a $16 value). Tickets are a major portion of the show’s profits-the quilt design was donated, the
fabrics were donated and the appraisal was donated so expenses are minimal.
Quilt Show Set-Up-Barbara Jefferies-Volunteers are needed to help with the show set up! Yes, we
will be hiring men to assemble the racks BUT members are needed to take the hanging sheets from
the ironing stations to the racks as they are constructed, to pick up quilts and take them to the as-
signed hanging location so that they can be hung, and to pin the smaller quilts to the sheets. The
more help we have the more quickly the set up can be completed.
Breaking News: Due to the number of entries in the Collaborative Professional Categories
we have decided to add a second Best of Show Award. So, we will award a Best of Show
Individual and a Best of Show Collaborative Professional (the ribbon will read Best of
Show). Because of the number of entries that have been professionally quilted we felt it
was unfair to eliminate from consideration all the members who have made the quilts, and
it is also unfair to judge those who quilt their own quilts against the professional.
YoYo’s Katie Metheny
Please welcome all of our new mem-
bers at each meeting or FKQG function as they
w i l l b e w e a r i n g t e m p o r a r y
“nametags”. Yoyo’s with a pink ribbon will be
given to each new member when they join
FKQG. They will be asked to wear these tem-
porary nametags until their official nametags
are delivered. Please make a point to introduce
yourself to anyone wearing one of these yoyo
“nametags”. Thanks so much!!!
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FOR A GOOD TIME CALL JANN WARFIELD
Be a Hostess for an upcoming workshop. You get to sit in on a class for free, and
have a lunch on us. It is a fun job. Call me: 941-921-2663.
CLASS FEES: Full-day $40, half day $30 Members rate (Non-Members full day $50 and half day
$40). Lunch included for full day classes at a cost of $12.00. Class fees are non-refundable. Work-
shops are held at Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, 4041 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Cannot take a class that you have already paid for?
Go to the website and check the attendance roster for the class you signed up for. If you can’t re-
member which class it was, keep checking attendance rosters until you find your name. At the bottom
of your class will be a list of names on the waiting list. Start with the first name and work your way
through the list to find a replacement. If the person’s phone number is not listed look on your roster
before emailing Barbara for their phone number. Work out an arrangement with the person to ex-
change payment for the class. The guild does not get involved in the financial transaction. After find-
ing a replacement, notify Barbara Jefferies [email protected] and Jann Warfield 941-921
-2263 letting them know your name and the person’s name who is taking your class. Also include the
name and date of the class. Finally, if you sign up for a lunch, remember there are no special menus
available. If you have special dietary needs, you must bring your own lunch.
Workshop Registration form 2016-17
Friendship Knot Quilt Guild
Teacher ______________________________________________________________
Class Title _______________________________ Class Date ___________________
Your Name _______________________________ Telephone ___________________
Your e-mail address ____________________________________________________
Class Fee ________ Lunch ($12) ______ Total Enclosed ______ Circle: Check or Cash
Make checks payable to: Friendship Knot Quilt Guild
Only paid class participants are permitted in the classroom
Supply lists are available on our website
——————————————————
If this class is full and you want to be on the WAITING LIST, please check below:
NOTE: When signing up for the waiting list, do not pay for the class at this time.
Please send to: Barbara Jeffries, 4573 Colleen St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Yes, Please put me on the waiting list for the above class.
Yes, by checking this box, I give my permission for the guild to include my
telephone number on the attendee list that is placed on the web site.
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Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild Winter Retreat 2017
March 30th through April 2, 2017 Christian Retreat Bradenton
888-729-4410
Join us as we celebrate the end of another successful Quilt Show by at-
tending the “NO FRILLS” Winter Retreat. We have scheduled four full days of re-
treat time. You’ll have from 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning until 4:00 p.m. Sunday
night to sew, eat, and quilt. You can finish those “UFO’s”, start new projects,
learn new techniques from your fellow retreaters or have fun watching others
be productive while you eat chocolate. What could be better, you say? Have
fun at the quilter’s fair, dress a pig or feed the chickens. Come join the fun.
Our venue for the retreat is Christian Retreat Conference Center which is on
the Manatee River. It’s a lush, wooded setting, quiet and serene. But inside our
workroom we don’t have to be quiet and serene. We can be lively and fun, and
we are. Get your girlfriends together for a great time. Dress is casual. All meals
are provided. Ask anyone who has been before - it’s the best time! A $50.00 de-
posit is required with registration.
If you have additional questions, contact Sue Baker at (941)224-7137 or Janice
Dentler at (941)720-5403.
Complete the registration form below and mail to Sue Baker, 4060 43rd Ave.
Dr., W, Apt. 9, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Registration Form (please print)
Name: __________________________________________________
Address: ____________________City: ________________ST: ____ZIP: ______
Email: ______________________Phone: _____________Cell: ___________
Private Room: ___ $390 (limited spaces) all meals included
Day Stitcher: ___ $195 all meals included
Semi Private: ___ $290 all meals /Name of Roommate ___________
Do you require a Handicap Room? YES NO (circle one)
Do you require a special diet (please specify) ___________
All fees are due by the February meeting 2/17.
The fat quarter game will be played each day if participants would like.
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MEETING & MEMBER NEWS
ITEMS FOR SALE
Babylock Sofia 2 sewing and embroidery ma-
chine with sew steady table and embroidery
module—very portable, great for classes—like
new—$500. Pam Labbe, 301-802-9432.
Janome Jem Golf 2, Model 66l. Asking $150. It
is in excellent condition. Walking food attach-
ment and instruction book included. Please call
Ada Newton (941) 727-5275 for information.
Brother Pacesetter PC-8200 sewing machine.
Asking $425, offers considered. Contact Jane
Sanks (941) 923-4240, [email protected]
Babylock Evolution Serger. Asking $1,590, of-
fers considered. Contact Jane Sanks (941) 923-
4240, [email protected]
The Coastal Quilter
Exclusive pick up and delivery
service for our longarm
machine quilting customers.
(941) 465-1292
Charlotte Sewing Studio
My Favorite Sewing Store!
Mon-Fri 9:30-5:00 Saturday 9:30-3:00 PHONE: 941-235-3555 FAX: 941-255-3339 1109 Tamiani Trail, Port Charlotte, FL 33953 www.charlottesewingstudio.com
Do you know of anyone in the guild that is good
at cutting fabric? If so, contact Cheryl
Szynkowski. It would be a couple of days a week
a t minimum wage . qu i l t i nghe i r -
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Chat and Chew 5:00 p.m.
Der Dutchman Restaurant
Bahia Vista Street
Monthly Guild Meeting Night
Another year of quilting and another year
of Chat and Chew. These dinners are so much fun
and we get to know other members and find out
what’s going on in everybody’s life that it would
be a shame not to continue. Nobody volunteered
to take over making reservations but I hate to see
this staple in our FKQG life dwindle, so I re-
volunteered.
I will still send out reminders to new
members, but the rest of our quilters should know
that before every meeting we will gather at Der
Dutchman, 5:00pm to order off the menu or take
the buffet – Dutch treat, of course. Make your
reservations with me, at the latest, the day before
our meeting and we’ll see you there.
I’ve moved – different phone number –
703-283-2942 but the same email:
Contact Lynn Purple
before the guild meeting
if you are planning to come
for dinner.
Email: [email protected]
MEETING & MEMBER NEWS
Pet Bed Workshop
Jane Sanks
In December we completed 77 beds.
This brings our total to 811 for 2016.
I have scheduled our January meeting
for Friday the 20th .
Basically we stuff the beds at the work-
shop, sew the opening closed and then stuff the
lining into the outer fabric bed. We work fairly
hard, but only for 2 hours. Join us when you
have free time. It is a terrific group of people.
Remember when filling those bags with
fabric and batting scraps, we do not need any
fabric that is stiff. Also, we do not use uphol-
stery, denim or corduroy scraps. If you have
fabric pieces large enough to make into a bed
or a lining for the beds, that size we can use.
We meet on Fridays from 1 to 3 PM at
the American Red Cross facility on the north
end of Cantu Court.
You may call me for more information.
Home (941) 923-4240; Cell (941) 726-2849
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FRIENDSHIP KNOT QUILTERS’ GUILD
2017 Application for Membership
New __________
Renewal __________ *If your contact information is unchanged, just write “Same” on form.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! Date: ____________________________
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: Home__________________________________ Cell _______________________________________
E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Street City State Zip
FKQG Cottage Group Membership(s)? _____________________________________________________________
Note: The above information is published in our Membership Roster. If you DO NOT want any
Information other than your name made available to other members, please initial here ______________
New Members: Your member folder will be available at the next meeting. If you would like your folder
mailed, please include $5.00 for mailing. Renewing Members: If you would like your member card mailed,
please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with this form.
Newsletters are available on our website at www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com. An e-mail will be sent each
month to let you know when the newsletter has been posted to the website. If you do not have Internet access
and would like to receive the newsletter by mail, there will be a $15.00/yr charge for postage and handling.
Enclosed:
_____________ $25.00 Annual Dues (January 1st – December 31st) Dues are not prorated.
_____________ 15.00 Postage and Handling for mailing newsletter.
_____________ 5.00 New members – Only if you want your new member folder mailed to you.
_____________ Total Check #________________ (made out to FKQG)
Or Cash ________
Check date _____________________
Use of Information Policy – Please Read
Members are advised that participation in the Guild and its activities may result in the use of their name/picture
in guild publications, i.e., newsletter, meeting minutes, quilt show publications, FKQG website, etc. The mem-
ber agrees to hold harmless the Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild and its members. By signing this form, you
have read and agree to the above Use of Information Policy.
Signature: __________________________________________
Mail to: Carrie Burden 941-379-6133
2100 Java Plum Ave, Sarasota, FL 34232
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer ID Card
Master List E-Mail
File Card New Folder
Mail Newsletter CG
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Friendship Knot Quilters’ Guild, Inc.
2017 Officers & Committee Chairs
President, Delores Simpson*
1st Vice President, Education Chair, Jann War-
field* 941-921-2263—[email protected]
2nd V.P., Program Director, Ellen Simon*
941-723-8727 - [email protected]
Treasurer, Joy Abbott*
941-371-3043 - [email protected]
Past President, Karen Clark*
941-751-1122 - [email protected]
Secretary, Cathy Lane* 941-355-2696—
[email protected] & Marcia Slocum*
941-371-7704 - [email protected]
Class Registrar, Barbara Jefferies
941-624-3647 - [email protected]
Cottage Group Coordinators, Terri Reiman
941-776-4108 - [email protected]
Susan Brown
941-776-8907 - [email protected]
Friendship, Bev Wiberg
941-341-9758 - [email protected]
Habitat for Humanity, Anne McCunney
941-751-1094 - [email protected]
Photographer
Librarian, Ellen Simon
941-723-8727 - [email protected]
Membership, Carrie Burden 941-379-6133 -
New Members - Katie Metheny
Newsletter Editor, Jane Sanks
941-923-4240 - [email protected]
Parliamentarian - Tena Davis
941-371-7328 - [email protected]
Public Relations
Website Assistant, Linda Pearce
941-951-2330 - [email protected]
Workshop Coordinator,
2017 Quilt Show Co-Chairs:
Elva Farrell - [email protected]
941-355-1856
Pat Sefton - [email protected]
941-358-1771
denotes voting board member updated 12/9/2015
All Guild Meetings are held at
Bahia Vista Mennonite Church
4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
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The Friendship Note 7323 Bounty Dr.
Sarasota, FL 34231
www.friendshipknotquiltersguild.com
All newsletter information due by January 25, 2017
Email submissions by this date to the Editor, Jane Sanks at
FRIENDSHIP
If you know of a member who is ill, has suf-
fered the loss of a loved one or otherwise should
be remembered by our Guild, please let me know
so I can send a card from the Guild.
PLEASE DO
NOT WEAR
PERFUMED SUB-
STANCES SUCH
AS COLOGNE,
HAIR SPRAY,
ETC. TO
GUILD MEET-
INGS OR WORK-
SHOPS