Stone House Quilters’

Guild July 2020

www.stonehousequilters.org

PO Box 1393

Manassas, VA 20108

President’s Message I hope you are all staying safe and healthy. It is hard to believe we are starting month four of the stay at home orders. I want to thank all of you who have participated in mask, gown and cap making, as well as the many other ways I am sure you have helped out in this difficult time. You will see in the newsletter the new list of SHQ board members. Thank you Cyndi for your leadership and we will celebrate when we meet again. I am excited to be your new president and I look forward to the exciting things we will do in the next year. There is no news on the opening of our meeting location, but as soon as there is we will start to plan our meetings. The quilt show is being discussed by the quilt show committee, and we will keep you posted when there are updates. "Sew" on and stay safe.... Renee Chagnon

Vol. 27, No. 6 (M/P)

June and July’s Birthday Babies!

Rebecca Shell—June 1

Kathie Latimer—June 2

Susan Arbogast—June 5

Donna McDonald—June 7

Anne Madison—June 22

Rita Flores—June 27

Jan Schmalz—June 27

Jan Duckworth—June 29

Blanche Dance—July 2

Vicky Masturzo—July 2

Karen Jones—July 6

Sally Hagenhoff—July 8

Tenna Hoops—July 13

Eileen Golinski—July 16

Karen Lord—July 22

Shirley Miller—July 27

Block of the Month Program While we all quarantine at home, you might find some time to join the block of the month. The block directions and photos for turn in at the next guild meeting can be found at the end of the newsletter. April: Road to California 12” block in pattern colors May: Flying Diamond 12” block in pattern colors June: Princess Charlotte 12” block in pattern colors July: Union Square 12” block in red, white and blue August: Variable Star 13.5” block in pattern colors September: Star of Luxor 16” block in pattern colors October: Twilight Star 12” block in pattern colors November: Woven Star 12” block in pattern colors December: Sawtooth Ladder 12” block in pattern colors If you have any questions, please email me. Brenda Baughman

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Quilts of Valor Block Drive I will be collecting simple nine patch blocks for Quilts of Valor through November 2020. See the end of the newsletter for more information and directions.

Thanks for your support!

Brenda Baughman

Community Service Updates

We have donated over 450 masks to Novant.

Kathy Coleman has done almost 250 headbands with buttons for ear savers.

We made 120 gowns for assisted living places.

50 scrub caps went to Fairfax.

I really appreciate everyone’s help.

If you are continuing to make things for Novant, donations can go to the Walgreens at the corner of 28 and Sudley Road.

They make sure they get to Novant. Nothing is going directly to the hospital anymore.

Cyndi Cooke

Meadow Mist Designs just started a mystery quilt along in July. The Morewood Mystery Quilt is a free quilt along hosted on the blog (all instructions will be posted here) running from July 2020 through April 2021 with a set of directions revealed the first Thursday of every month.

https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/

Meadow Mist Mystery Quilt Along

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IN TOWN RETREATS: I hope everyone is doing well and is getting a lot of quilting done while staying home. The summer retreat that was rescheduled to July is cancelled. Stay healthy and happy quilting. 2020: April 24th-26th—cancelled June 5th-7th—cancelled November 20th-22nd

ANNUAL AWAY RETREAT: No news yet as to whether this retreat will be cancelled. This year’s Capon Springs retreat will be September 17th - 21st. The annual away retreat is at Capon Springs in West Virginia, approximately an hour and a half from Manassas. All meals are included. You can make partial payments but must be paid in full by the August guild meeting. The cost for Thursday afternoon through Sun-day afternoon is $444. The cost for Thursday afternoon through Monday afternoon is $568. If you just want to do one or two nights speak to Nancy Thyson. Please see Nancy Thyson if you have questions or you want to sign up for this retreat Nancy Thyson

Retreat updates

Texas Quilt Museum:

http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/virtual-gallery-texas-grand-masters.html

http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/virtual-gallery-mathmatical-quilts.html

International Quilt Museum:

https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/

Other Virtual Quilt Exhibits

Check out this link to view virtual tours of the Virginia Quilt Museum’s exhibits:

https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/virtual-tours

Virginia Quilt Museum Virtual Quilt Exhibits

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2020-2021 Board Members Officers President Renee Chagnon Vice President Teresa Giltner Membership Karen Williams Secretary Susan Graves Treasurer Donna McDonald Committee Chairs Birthday Raffle Clara Stader and Shirley Miller Community Service Beth Flores E-News Connie Robison (enews@stonehousequilters.org) 2020 Capon Springs Fall Retreat Nancy Thyson and Susan Graves Historian Hospitality Nancy Thyson In-town Retreats Nancy Thyson Library Quilts Betty Geisler Newsletter Angela Robertson Programs Rae Brady and Kathy Schumer Raffle Quilt 2020-Renee Chagnon Sunshine and Shadow Karen Williams Web Master Brian Henkel (Jeeves)

Sunshine and Shadows Please let me know if there is someone in the guild who needs a pick me up or a pat on the back.

Karen Williams, the Sunshine and Shadows Lady

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1. Advertisements are purchased for the calendar year. The prices will be pro-rated based on when you choose to begin advertising in the newsletter.

Rates:

• Business card (3.5" x 2"): $36 for the year ($3 per month)

• Quarter page (3.75" x 5"): $72 for the year ($6 per month)

• Half page (7.5" x 5"): $144 for the year ($12 per month) 2. The advertisements will be placed in the member and public versions of the newsletter. 3. The advertisements should be for sewing or quilting related items or services. 4. The advertisements should be submitted digitally.

• The advertisement can be in black and white or color.

• Files should be JPG or PDF format.

• The advertisement should already be sized to the size that it will be displayed in the newslet-ter.

• No edits or touch-ups will be done by the newsletter editor. 5. Nancy Thyson will be the advertising coordinator.

• Advertisement files should be sent to nancythyson@gmail.com

• Payment should be given to Nancy Thyson. Checks should be written out to SHQG. 6. Both the advertisement file and payment must be received by Nancy Thyson by the 20th of the month to be includ-

ed in the following month's newsletter.

E-news Reminder If you want to send out an eNews with a picture, drawing, or graphic of any sort, please convert it to a .pdf file so I can attach it to the eNews. A huge THANK YOU to the ladies already doing that!

Stone House Quilters’ Guild Roster

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If you are looking for a Guild Member's phone number, email address, or home address, active guild members can access the Member Roster through the Stone House Quilters' Guild website at www.stonehousequilters.org.

Click on the “Members” tab and enter your provided Username and Password. If you have questions or did not re-ceive your Username/Password, please forward an email to webmaster@stonehousequilters.org.

20,000 Blocks in 2020 - We Can Do It!

Quilts of Valor® 2020 Block Drive The 2020 QOV® block drive features a basic Nine Patch. The purpose of the National Block Drive is to give individuals or groups a way to participate by making blocks, and have their blocks used in QOVs made and awarded to our service members and veterans across the nation.

The 9-patch block is versatile and can be assembled many ways into a QOV. They will be used by our State Coordinators to help fill outstanding requests not covered by local groups and will ease our waiting list of requests from 2017 (627 requests) & 2018 (3,712 requests).

How to participate: The deadline for this block drive is December 1, 2020

• Send your completed blocks to the Block Drive Coordinator for nationwide distribution. Mail block to: Block Drive Coordinator, Suzanne DiCarlo, 111 Minwood St, Mineola, TX 75773-1122

• Make and keep your blocks and assemble into a QOV. If you make QOV with 9-patch blocks, please post a picture on our public Facebook page for others to see.

• Mail blocks directly to your State Coordinator. Contact information for your Coordinator is found on www.qovf.org/meet-us/

• If you keep and use your blocks, or mail directly to your State Coordinator, we ask that you please report the number you make to blockdrive@QOVF.org. We’ll add them to the total number published on our website at www.qovf.org.

Block Guidelines:

1. There are two colors needed: 1) red or blue solid or patriotic print; and 2) white or white on white (see photos). 2. Use a scant ¼” seam allowance and press carefully (see directions). 3. Block should measure 12 ½” as sewn and will finish at 12” in a quilt.

Mailing instructions:

1. If mailing ONE block, fold it carefully and mail in a standard business size envelope with a “forever” stamp. It cannot be more than ¼” thick.

2. If mailing more than ONE block, use a manila envelope (remove the metal clasp as that make it non-machine able and costs more) and take it to the post office to have postage attached.

3. If sending a lot of blocks, place them in a Ziploc bag and put a label with your name and address IN THE BAG. 4. Please be sure to attach the correct postage so your blocks don’t arrive “postage due.”

Questions? Email BlockDrive@QOVF.org

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Colors # Size of blocks AccuQuilt Dies Used

#1 – Red, Blue or Patriotic Print 5 4 ½” squares 55060 or 55018 (Go Die)

#2 – White or White on White 4 4 ½” squares 55060 or 55018 (Go Die)

Step 1: Picture 1 below shows your cut pieces. Take your nine 4 ½” squares and lay them out as in Picture 2. You may use your colors or prints on the outside or inside (Picture 3,4 & 5). If you cut 9 squares of each color, you can make both blocks. We will accept either or all.

Step 2: Take your squares and sew them together your favorite way. The pictures show how I like to do it. Take your center row and lay it right sides together with the left row (Picture 6). Chain piece these 3 together. Do NOT cut apart (Picture 7). Lay open your two columns. Lay the right row on top of the center row and chain piece them together (Picture 8). When you finish, it will look like Picture 9.

Step 3: Final step is to turn top row down and sew row horizontally. As you do, pin the seam to the dark material (Picture 10). Turn bottom row up second and sew it horizontally. Press it open (Picture 11 & 12). Your finished block should measure 12 ½” (picture 13).

We chose the Nine Patch to help us get more blocks. If you want a challenge, Google, Disappearing Nine Patch (Pictures 14 & 15). You can turn these in too or use them in your QOVs for a different overall design.

NOTE: For additional instructions & ideas, check out http://maryquilts.com/9-patch/ . She has great instructions to make these blocks quickly with strips, if you’re interested. She also has layout samples including a red/white/blue one. Mary has great patterns which can be used for donation quilts like Quilts of Valor®.