president’s message · december 2016 community quilts distribution & holiday potluck dec 13th...
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President’s Message
Fall has brought us cooler weather and shorter days. My sewing room beckons and I have resolved to get
in there and work on more of my “intentions”. I recently completed a quilt top that I began three years ago
and cut the backing. It is ready to be quilted and hangs on the design wall and begs to be finished! Calling
me from another corner of the room is a pair of partial quilts for my granddaughter’s new bedroom. Those
quilts will soon be victims of my sewing machine! What intentions will you be getting to?
Our CQA board was complete for one month! Thank you Laura Divine for filling the Director of
Speaker Hospitality.
Our secretary, Saralee Antrim-Saizan, has resigned her position on our Officer’s board. Our members and
officers say a big thank you to Saralee for the service she has given our guild.
CQA needs to fill the secretary position immediately. Perhaps you are a newer member of our guild and
you would like to become acquainted with more of our members. Or as a more experienced member you
want to serve your guild in a deeper, fulfilling way. Having a hand in the leadership of CQA is very
rewarding.
Our secretary attends the monthly board meetings and records our action through the meeting minutes.
The secretary also takes minutes at the general meetings. The minutes are posted to our website for the
membership to read.
Please step up and offer your service to the guild as our secretary! The guild has excellent guidelines to
assist you with your board position. Please call Thelma Atkinson to discuss the position.
How are you doing with the President’s Challenge, EACH ONE TEACH ONE? It was fun to see the
photos of Shirley Bertalino’s grandson as he worked on a surprise quilt for his mother. What will you do to
meet the challenge? Document your students with photos and post them on the challenge bulletin board
along with the story of your students’ endeavors. Bring the completed projects for show and tell.
I come away from our guild meetings energized by all the ways our members contribute to and take away
from each gathering. There is so much excitement in the room as we arrive for our meetings! Thank you, the
members, for your individual and collective efforts which create a great spirit at our meetings.
Update: MEETING LOCATION SEARCH
We have contacted every church in our community that may have an appropriate space for our general
meetings to no avail. We are still looking for a location. The Parks and Rec community center is not
available for all of our meeting dates. The Ventura County Schools has a lovely facility, however it is only
available for three of our 2017 dates. The Relocation Committee has not given up and will continue to
search.
Perhaps you have some cost effective solutions that meet our criteria? Please text or email or call your
board members with your ideas.
Thelma Atkinson President
Volume 36, Issue 6 November/December 2016
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Comfort Givers
We encourage you to visit the Comfort Givers table and checkout the finished quilts brought in by our
members.
You might be encouraged to pick up a kit with instructions for assembly, a pinned quilt ready for
quilting (great for practice!), or a completed quilt top with bindings that need to be sewn. There are also
quick projects like pillow cases and burp cloths. You don’t need to sign out what you have taken, we are
just happy to have your participation!
If you have taken any of these items and haven’t been able to finish them, just bring them back for
someone else to finish.
Please return all finished items to the November meeting for the December presentation of quilts for
charities.
Comfort Givers also continues to need your bar codes from Hobbs batting bags. Those codes really
help keep the batting expense down!
Piece for Peace Women from all around the world are creating a huge patchwork quilt – PIECE for PEACE, which will
serve as an artistic expression of our desire for peace in Israel and Palestine. This project is organized by
Women Wage Peace.
So far, they have nearly 20 finished quilts. They were presented in public during the March of Hope events
that took place in Israel. They will continue making quilts until there is peace! Squares are being done by
women of every religion and from all over the world.
How can you participate? By making and contributing squares that express messages of Peace and Hope.
Here’s how:
Use cotton fabric size 14” x 14” (35x35cm). Leave 1”(2.5cm) seam on each side so squares can be
joined together.
Decorate in any technique – applique, embroidery, glued, beaded, drawn with permanent pens or
markers.
Sign your name and country in permanent pen/marker on the front of the square.
You can photograph yourself holding your square and post it on their Facebook page - Piece for
Peace
Give your completed squares to CQA member Dayla Dektor and she will mail them.
Each square “Piece for Peace” receives is numbered, labeled and put in a database with the makers info.
They then sew the peace squares into individual quilts: each one is composed of 5x5 squares (totally 25
squares, 1.5x1.5 meters each).
They ask that you please join them in making a Piece for Peace!
Any questions, or additional information contact Dayla Dektor, 805-302-5795
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Speakers & Workshops
November 201 6
Jacquie Gering tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com
Nov 8th ~Lecture~ "Honoring Tradition or
Modern Quilting: You Know It When You See It"
Nov 9th ~Workshop~ "Quirky Pineapple"
Last call for signups – a few spaces available!
December 2016
Community Quilts Distribution & Holiday Potluck Dec 13th ~ Charity Quilt Giveaway ~ Come see the display of hundreds of quilts that members have worked on for the last 6 months. Hear the heartfelt thanks & stories from the charities that are receiving the quilts!
~ Holiday Potluck ~ Time to enjoy some wonderful goodies and
savories with your fellow quilters. Bring something to share based on this NEW alphabet (by last name) A-K Salads or desserts, L-Z savories
January 2017 Barbara Persing and Mary Hoover http://4and6designs.com/
Jan 10 ~Lecture "StrataVarious Quilts" Jan 11 ~Workshop "Strata 101"
Space available in this workshop! Sign up at the meeting.
Don't miss out on fun and informative workshops.
Learn a new skill, meet the speaker in person, and spend the day with others who love to create!
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Ojai Blanketeers - CQA welcomes a brand new small group joining our array of small groups. Ojai
Blanketeers, a charity group, meets the last Friday of the month at Ojai Church of Christ. From 9:00 am to 3:00
pm. Potluck lunch too! Contact Theresa Perry 805-746-5549 for more info.
The Cutters – Margaret Booker and Dayla Dektor are forming a new mini group to cut squares and
strips from donated fabric for the next quilt show and Comfort Givers. You may even find a few for yourself!
Bring a rotary cutter, a square ruler, a long ruler, and a small cutting mat if you have one. If you can’t cut,
they also need people to sort the fabrics and iron. They can also use your help if you want to cut at home.
Meetings will be the 2nd Thursday of the month, at 1:00 in the Leisure Village Sewing Room. RSVPs are
a must!!! Please call or text Dayla at 805-302-5795 to get a pass to get in. Last minute calls are okay too!
Bonnie Lassies – Members are interested in Bonnie Hunter patterns and scrap quilts. They meet the 1st and 3rd
Thursday from 1:30- 4:30. Contact Nancy Isbell
Heart and Sew - Members work on charity quilt kits. They meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10 – 1pm at
Quilt Ventura. For more info call Lynn Merideth
Morning Glories – Members meet Tuesdays 9:30 to noon at members’ homes and work on individual projects.
For more info call Shirley Bertolino
Ojai Quilters Anonymous – Beginners and current hand quilters Co-op. You can stitch on group member quilts
to earn a spot to have the group hand quilt your quilt. Meets Tuesdays 9-12noon at the Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Ojai. Call Sue Gustafson
Schoolhouse Quilters – History of quilts and quilt makers study group. Meets last Tuesday of the month (except
July, August, and December), 9:30a.m. at Quilt Ventura. Contact Linda Wilkinson.
Seaside Stitchers – Hand and machine sewing, both individual and community projects. Meets third Tuesday,
6:30 – 9:30pm at Kay Fowler’s home. Contact Kay Fowler.
Stitchin Chicks – Work on individual projects. Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Trinity
Presbyterian church in Camarillo. Contact Pam Dransfeldt
*Additional information and phone numbers available on the CQA Website!
Did you know………..
CQA has a Facebook page – “Friends of the Camarillo Quilters Association”. Lots of great quilt pictures,
current events in the quilting world, and comments.
If you are already a Facebook member, please click on the above link and join 175 quilt friends, then click on
“join”! If you aren’t a Facebook member, just one more reason for you to get on Facebook.
*Small Groups That are Open to Members!
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Ontario Quilt Show Saturday, January 21, 2016
Departure location: Camarillo Park & ride #3 Southeast corner of Las Posas road and 101
Check-in time 7:30A.M.; Bus departs Promptly 8:00 A.M. Depart Ontario 4:P.M. arrive Camarillo P.M.
Cost $65.00 Members $70.00 Non-Members until January $70.00 Members; $75 Non-Members January
Cost Includes Your Admission Ticket!!!! NO Cancellations; NO refunds; Riders are responsible for filling their seats
Questions?? Tricia Steinfeld 805 798-7449; [email protected]
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Separate form for each passenger
NAME_____________________________________DATE_______________ CELL PHONE_________________________HOME PHONE______________ ADDRESS________________________STREET_______________________ CITY________________________ZIP_________EMAIL__________________
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Say Thanks
Give our generous sponsors your business—
Art & Jenny’s Sewing Center 2124 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 805-643-8536
www.artandjennys.com
Candy’s Quiltworks 8549 Reseda Blvd., Northridge, CA 91324 818-349-7397
Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Company
1724 East Avenida de los Arboles #E. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805-241-0061
www.cottonandchocolate.com
Homespun Treasures
2360 Las Posas Rd #A., Camarillo, Ca 93010 805-383-7183
www.homespuncamarillo.com
Kingdom Sewing Center
1790 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93065 805-579-1571
www.kingdomsewing.com
Roxanne’s A Wish and A Dream
919 Maple St. Carpinteria CA 93013 805-566-1250
www.roxannequilts.com
The Quilt Emporium
4918 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 818-704-8238 www.quiltemporium.com
Quilt Ventura
4572 Telephone Rd. #908, Ventura, CA 93003 808-658-9800 www.quiltventura.com
The Quilters Studio
1090 Lawrence Dr. Unit 101., Newbury Park, CA 91320 805-480-3550 www.quiltersstudio.com
Quilty Pleasures
1742 E. Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93065 805-581-1577 www.quiltypleasures.org
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Upcoming Quilt Shows
Nov. 5 – High Country Quilters Guild, 3rd annual “Chili Feed, Quilt Show, and
Holiday Boutique,” Lancaster United Methodist Church, 918 West Ave. “J” St., Lancaster. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec 3 - Pine Needles Quilt Guild “Wrightwood Holiday Home Tour and
Boutique”. Visit four Wrightwood homes beautifully decorated with quilts for the
holidays, plus a refreshment house, and a craft boutique at Wrightwood Community Building, 1275 State Highway 2. Tickets $12 by mail (see website), $15 at boutique and
homes. Pine Needle Quilt Guild Home Tour. Map will be given with ticket.
Dec. 1 - Jan. 22, 2017 Ontario Museum of History and Art Quilt Show “Modern Quilts – Redesigning Traditions.” 225 South Euclid Ave., Ontario, CA.
Thursday - Sunday 12 noon to 4 p.m. Free Admission. Guest Curator, CQA member Georganna Hawley [email protected]
Jan 19- Jan 22, 2017, Road to California, Ontario Convention Center, 2000 E
Convention Center Way, Ontario. Thursday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. –
3:30 p.m. Tickets $16 for 4 days, online in November. Road 2 California Don’t forget our CQA bus on Saturday, January 21 – don’t drive, RIDE!
April 22, 2017 - Acacia Quilt Guild of Orange County – “Enchanted Forest Tea and Quilt Auction.” www.acaciaquiltguild.org
June 24-25, 2017 – “San Luis Obispo Seven Sisters Quilt Show,” Alex Madonna
Expo Center, San Obispo. sevensistersquiltshow.org
Officers Standing Committee Chairs President, Thelma Atkinson History, Jane Aiello
Vice President, Gerry Olsen Community Quilts/Comfort Givers, Julie Gardner
Secretary, VACANT Communications, Murielle O’Brien
Treasurer, Mary Ashby Newsletter, Lynne Woods
Website, Barbara Larsen
Board of Directors Library, Nancy Sullivan
Speaker Contracts, Linda McKenna Travel/Member Hospitality, Tricia Steinfeld
Speaker Hospitality, Laura Divine Small Groups, Jonal Beck
Workshops, Diana Heron Facilities, Joan Olsen
Ways and Means, Jerry Ann Olgy Block of the Month/Block Party, Jackie Tucker
Membership, Pat Hibner Past President, Pam Lindsey
2016-2017 CQA Officers, Directors and Standing Committee Chairs
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Camarillo Quilters Association
PO Box 347 Camarillo, CA 93011
CAMARILLO QUILTERS ASSOCIATION FOLLOW US ON THE WEB:
http://www.camarilloquilters.org/ Monthly Meetings
Freedom Center 515 Eubanks St. Camarillo CA 93010
Second Tuesday of each month except August Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting starts promptly at 9:30 am