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OFFICERS FOR 2016 President– Chris Gillespie, (513) 910-4937 V/P-Programs – Secretary – Judy Frankel, 672-8424 Treasurer–Becky Barnes, 703-309-4498 New Member Mentoring Coordinator – Chris Babich, 626-4460 Member-at-Large & AQS Books-Helen Williams ,637-4974 Coastal Women's Shelter –Mary Ann DeRossett, 638-5132 Historian – OPEN Nursing Home Quilts- Dean Stevens, 633-5936 Children’s Charity Quilts-Lorraine Wocel. 636-3471 Military – Roberta (Bobbie) Gould, 288-4615 Sunshine- Pat Phillips, 288-5625 Block of the month – Ed Dzioba – 638-8769
Librarian–Cathy Cox - 876-5200 Membership-& Hospitality Diana Rezab, 636-5919 Newsletter Editor & Newsletter Mailings Sandy Smith - 619-647-5515 [email protected] Fall Retreat –1st Week -Mary Ann DeRossett 638-5132 2nd Week - Chris Gillespie, 513-910-4937 Winter Retreat – Ruth Powers, 634-9470 Spring Retreat – Rosemary Trabucchi, 637-9473 Website –Ruth Powers, 634-9470, [email protected] Day of Sharing 2017 – OPEN Quilt Show 2016 –Rosemary Trabucchi , 637-9473 & Phyllis Prideaux , 288-4186 Raffle Quilt Creation 2017-2018 – OPEN Raffle Quilt Sales Kathy Farrar – 635-1927 Community Service Coordinator – Alvina Diello, 638-8961 and Pat Phillips, 288-5625 Christmas Luncheon – Cathy Cox, 876-5200
OCTOBER 2016
THE QUILTERS
QUILL Board Meeting October 6, 2016 Business Meeting October 13, 2016 www.twinriversquiltersguild.com
From the President
Well we have survived Hurricane Matthew and are preparing to survive our wonderful, fantastic quilt show. Life is GOOD!!!!! And let’s have a ball at our show.
Remember to sign-up for the after the show party in Fairfield Harbor. It is always fun and a great place to relax after the show. Please see Janet Keefe to sign-up.
Great news … starting Oct25th thru Nov 5th the Cotton Patch in Jacksonville will be offering a 20% discount to all guild members. Just remember, when checking out let them know you are a guild member.
Lastly, sign-up for the Greenville Day of Sharing. It is always a fun event. It is Saturday, December 3 at the 1st Christian Church on 14th St. Extension in Greenville starting at 10:am, arrival at 9:30. Brunch will be provided. The cost is canned goods for the church’s food basket. Bring a show and tell to share. Sign-up is over at our November business meeting. Contact me if you wish to attend.
It is so enjoyable to work with such a great group of people. I really appreciate your on-going support and ideas.
Chris
Reminder - All members must wear their official TRQG
nametags to every meeting and activity or pay the price...$0.50
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to the kitty. It is for safety reasons required by the church. The church personnel do not recognize any other
nametags
VP of Programs There will not be any monthly programs until January 2017. Sign up for February workshops with Nancy Mahoney will begin at the November Business Meeting. Remember to bring your $20 fee for the workshop when you sign up. Chris
AQS Just a reminder if you want books I can order at 30 % off. Helen Williams –
COASTAL WOMEN’S
CWS is working to build up their food pantry with canned meats and protein items. For our October meeting they would appreciate donations of canned chicken, tuna, ham, beanie weenies, chili, Vienna sausages,Aalfredo or spaghetti sauce, as well as Nabs and Luncheables. For November, CWS asks for holiday food items: frozen turkeys, hams and holiday dinner fixings. You may take frozen/perishable foods directly to the CWS office address listed above; I will also have coolers at the November 17th meeting. For December, they ask for gift wrapping supplies: paper, gift bags, ribbon, tissue, tape, bows, gift tags
Mary Ann DeRossett 252-638-5132
HISTORIAN
If you have pictures you would like to share
please send them to Phyllis Prideaux
Twin Rivers Quilters Guild is now on Facebook! Visit https://www.facebook.com/TwinRiversQuiltersGuild and Like us. Admin for our Facebook page is currently Lynn Peck-Collins. Email information and photos of events to [email protected] or text me 410-302-2929 and it will be posted! Lynn Peck-Collins
MILITARY QUILTS
For our new members, the quilts for our military community go to support our wounded and ill military members being air evacuated back to the states from the military hospital in Ramstein, Germany. The stretcher quilts need to be no larger than 40"x60". The quilts for the Kinston Veterans Home can be either a lap size or twin bed size. There is also a need for fidget quilts for their Memory unit patients. Your donations are greatly appreciated. Bobbie
NURSING HOME QUILTS I would like to thank Suzie Hardy 1, and Karen Dodd 1, for their quilts. I also received a fidget quilt from Claudia Moran. Thanks again Lorraine Wocel filling in for Dean Stevens
CHILDREN CHARITY QUILTS I received the following beautiful quilts the will be on display at the quilt show: Kay Amend 1, Morag Cheesman 2 and Dean Stevens 1 fidget quilt. Thanks, Lorraine Wocel for Dean Stevens
SUNSHINE REPORT A sympathy card was sent to Ed and Marty Dzioba for the passing of their son. A thinking of you card was sent to Ruth Powers for her husband. Please let me
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know if you know of anyone who needs a Sunshine card. Thank you. Pat Phillips.
BLOCK OF THE MONTH
Due to Ed Dzioba’s family emergency our next block will not be due until October everyone who purchased a block should check the red fabric for bleeding or running. If anyone has a problem with the assembling the block please contact me. Thanks for all your work Ed Dzioba (252-638-8769) and Dorothy Najarian (847-308-9678)
If there needs to be a correction to your address, phone # or email, please let me know and I will put it in our newsletter for the membership to make the change in their directory. Remember if you email is not forwarded to me you will not be notified of any guild activities. Also, if you have not received any emails in the past few months, please, please don’t wait too long to contact me and let me know. I can’t fix it if I don’t know about it. Diana Rezab – [email protected]. Please do not use [email protected]!! Name Correction in August Newsletter: Brenda Fodroczi – should be Barbara Fodroczi The membership renewal form will be mailed out in the next week. Please make sure you return the form along with your check for $30. Make the check payable to TRQG and mailed to the address noted on the form. If this form and check are not received by December 31, 2016, your information will not be included in the 2017
Directory. There will be a membership dues box at the Christmas luncheon for you to drop your check and form in if you wish to do so. Also, your 2017 dues must be paid in order to attend the winter retreat.
LIBRARY
From the Library:
New arrivals in our library are:”
Sunday Morning Quilts”,
“Adding Layers: Color Design
and Imagination”, “The Crazy
Quilt Handbook”, “Oh the
Possibilities for Halloween” Pattern Book, and” 15
Minutes of Play and Improvisational Quilts Book”.
Enjoy!
2016 NOVEMBER RETREAT
As always, the Fall Retreat is LOTS of fun working with each other. We always have some surprise in store for the group. If you have never attended a retreat with our group, you don’t know what you a missing. Please reserve these dates on your calendar for the Fall Retreat - October 30 – November 4 at the Clam Digger Hotel. We will be able to have a late afternoon check-in on Sunday, October 30. There will not be a second retreat in November this year. We did not reserve an extra week soon enough and the Clam Digger is all booked until Thanksgiving. The daily room charge is $45 a night. Remember that you need to make your own reservations with the Clam Digger, along with your name on my sign-up list. When you call the Clam Digger, please let them know that you are part of the Twin Rivers Quilt Guild Fall Retreat. The phone number is 252-247-4155. They will review room charges and room cancellation process and
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potential charges. As usual, you can book a single room or get a roommate. However we must have at least 15 booked rooms to be able to have the retreat. Any questions, contact Chris Gillespie or Dorothy Najarian
2017 WINTER RETREAT January 15 (Sun.) – Jan. 20 (Fri), 2017 If you weren’t at the Aug. 11 Business Meeting, you missed the update on changes at the ClamDigger Inn which will affect our retreats beginning in January 2017. To compress the info, the Inn has been bought, and the new owners are not only updating and fixing up, but raising the prices to match other motels in the area. After investigating several other places, it was decided that the January retreat would still go to the ClamDigger. Changes include: nightly room fee of $69 plus taxes, 20 room requirement for the 5 nights, and $200 for the week for the use of the Bogue Room. Therefore, when we take your name for the retreat (beginning Oct.1), we are requiring a $10 fee to cover the cost of the Bogue Room. This is non-refundable and non-transferable. We must have your signup and $10 by Dec. 8. Important: Email to Sue Kleeman ([email protected]) and send a check in the mail, or see her in person. No phone calls! Then, you must call your reservation in to the ClamDigger with your credit card number by Dec. 25. (1-800-338-1533 or 252-247-4155 ext. 0) Tell them you are with TRQG and the dates of the retreat. These dates are important! We are now required to sign contracts, and if we don’t get the required number of reservations, we must cancel the retreat. This is new to us, too, so please bear with us.
Ruth Powers
2016 RAFFLE QUILT
On Saturday, Oct. 22 our raffle quilt will have found it's forever home. I hope it was yours! As you know ticket sales have been tremendously successful. They would not have been without the help and support of all you wonderful quilters. Thank you all for making my job easier and so much fun. I loved. it. Till next time Kathy Farrar
DONATIONS Bring your hotel/motel soaps, shampoos and lotions to the guild to be given to Religious Community Services (RCS) by Alvina Diello. Or if you choose, you can take your donations directly to RCS.
They are located at 919 George Street, New Bern and also are in charge of the homeless shelter and soup kitchen.
RCS does not sell anything that is donated to them - they give it to the needy or use it in the soup kitchen. They also take household items as well as furniture. They have a van and will come and pick up large items. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring for those less fortunate. Alvina Diello
2015-2016 Challenge Quilt I’m hearing very nice comments concerning this category for our show. Sounds like lots of excitement and creative ideas are going into these quilts. If you haven’t finished yours yet you have time to complete it. Time is fast approaching for our in October. It will be fun looking at all the ideas and fabrics bring them to life. Don’t delay if possible jump right on it and
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let’s all look forward to putting out our best ideas to share and enjoy. Challenge Quilt committee-Pat Mayo, Kay Amend and Linda Tobacco
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Got any “TIPS OR TRICKS” to save time or money or make the job
easier when quilting?
Send me an e-mail [email protected] and we
will share with all. Don’t forget to put TRQG in title box.
TIPS OR TRICKS FOR MONTH Tip from Sandy
Check out “youtube.com” Man Sewing has a clip on
“Machine Embroidery – Stabilizing for Success”
Ok it’s your turn….turn in some hints or tricks for our
next newsletter cause I’m running out of ideas :(
Got any “GETTIN RID OF or LOOKIN 4”? Send me an e-mail and I’ll
post it in newsletter [email protected] with all the
information. Be sure to put in the title TRQG or I will not open it if I
don’t recognize your e-mail address. In addition, as a member you
may also advertise for FREE once a year anything you would like to
SELL. After that, the fee is $25.00.
Putting together a wreath with lots of spools of thread. If you have old thread on a spool that you know the thread is no good but you want to "donate" it to a cause please hand them over to me. If you have some empty spools I will be glad to take those. The only size I can't use are the really big spools that we use for machine quilting. If anyone has spools to donate you can email me at: [email protected] and bring them to the October business meeting or the Quilt Show Meeting.
Business Meeting Etiquette
In the interest of expediting our meetings, keep the flow going, and showing respect to each other, the following will be implemented. Our bylaws state that we conduct meetings following Roberts Rules of order, therefore if you would like to
speak to the membership, raise your hand, be recognized, give your name and state your business. In order to try to make the meeting shortened, please try to arrive 30 minutes early (9:30am) to do your sign in, get Block of the month, take care your procedural items before the meeting is called to order at 10:00am. That we can have your full-undivided attention for the meeting, eliminate confusion, and make the meeting shorter. Thank you,
MENTORING COMMITTEE We are glad to welcome a new member to the Mentoring Committee: Pam Jessup. I appreciate Pam accepting the idea of being on the Mentoring Committee. Our goal is to act as a source of information to the newest members and answer any questions they may have. We want our newest members to know about the fun we have, how to get involved, and all the many opportunities available to an active TRQG member. If you have any questions, please email Chris Babich at [email protected] or call at 252-626-4460.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Thank you to the ladies who took kitty pillows over to the Sun Journal recently. Adah Walker -2-, and Laurene Gaskins -4- (whose pillows were also made from scraps fro Patty Zach). The Sun Journal will still accept those pillows and they told Laurene some of our bright pillows even go to some people in nursing homes. Thank you, and just let me know how many you drop off. Ruth Powers
FYI
Community workshops free In-house workshops $2 Special workshops $10 Professional workshops $20 Membership $30 (after July 1) $15 Newsletter ads $25 ea One (1) free per year to members
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Those who collect money for TRQG should be
aware of good financial practices: 1) Money collected should be turned on the day collected 2) A list of people should be turned in with the money 3) Please use checks for all except $2 community classes 4) If the treasurer gives you a check, please cash it asap 5) No one but the treasurer should be depositing into our account Thanks. Becky WEBSITE: If you have a problem with getting the
newsletter from the website to your computer, start with several things first. Make sure your Adobe Reader is updated. It is free. Karen Dodd suggested if you exclusively use a particular search engine, ie, Google, then try another search engine, ie, Yahoo or Google Chrome. If you are still having a problem, Karen said you could contact her. Thanks.
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
TRQG Holiday Luncheon
Sign up now to attend our annual Holiday
Luncheon at the Flame Banquet Centre, 2301
Neuse Boulevard, New Bern, on Thursday
December 8 at 11:30 A.M. Check out the menu
choices and pay only $18 (all inclusive) for this
very special event. Participation in the gift
exchange ($10) or the Holiday Block exchange
(12" finished) is voluntary. The best gift of all is
your presence! Come and share the joys of the
season!
New Date!! Holiday Luncheon Committee
will meet Tuesday November 8 @ 10:00 at
Cathy Cox’s home. Call or email her to receive
directions. [email protected] or (252) 876-
5200.
2016 BEE BY THE RIVER
Help!!! Quilt Show Volunteers still
needed!
Sign up ASAP to work a two-hour shift at our Quilt
Show Oct. 21 & 22. You will have a great time and
take in the show for free! Call Cathy Cox ASAP to
volunteer @ (252) 876-5200
Show Co Chairs - Rosemary Trabucchi Phyllis
Prideaux Banner Quilts - Chris Babich Boutique - Jeanne Batten, Sue Marra, Diana Rezab,
Sandy Smith Challenge Quilt - Pat Mayo Community Activities - MaryBeth Seidenfield, Ceil
VonOesen Demonstrations - Alvina Diello Facilities/Hanging - Chris Gillespie Front Desk - Pat Phillips, Claudia Moran Hospitality - Linda Tobacco, Kathy Farrar Judging - Lynn Peck-Collins Memorial Display - Ruth Powers Prize Ribbons - Marisue Shannon, Carole Creedon Program Ads - Laurene Gaskins Program Printing Publicity - Bobbie Gould, Barbara Zullo Quilts for Sale - Kit Crouch, Sandy Dreschler Quilt Receiving - Sheilagh Menzies Raffle Quilt Sales - Kathy Farrar Registration - Marisue Shannon Special Exhibit - Red and White: Lilly Lucier Show Raffles - OPEN Twice Around Treasures - Sue Kleeman, Marty
Dzioba Vendors - Linda Bory, Suzie Hardy Volunteer Show Workers - Cathy Cox Whimsy Awards - Pam Bonina, Claudia Zink After Show Party - Janet Keefe Treasurer - Becky Barnes and Marybeth Seidenfield
BOUTIQUE
Thank you for all the beautiful items donated. Keep them coming! Donations will be gladly received at the Boutique before and during the Quilt Show. Jeanne Batten 617-7811
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The Whimsey Awards
This year, we are introducing 8 new awards for our Guild’s Quilt Show. Meet the “Whimsey Awards”… By their very name, you know that something fun and playful is in the air. As you view the quilts, look for a very bright, large prize ribbon with green polkadot yoyo and striped streamers!!! The categories aretotally capricious and humorous, and will hopefully make you smile. (They are NOT meant to be serious!). We have kept them a surprise, because think about it…look at the categories….how could you ever begin to make a quilt to fit one of them!!! Enjoy, and Congratulations to the Whimsey Award winners!! Whom ever you may be… If you have entered a quilt, please check it to see if you have won (some of the prizes should be picked up from vendors at the show.. Thanks Pam Bonina
Bee by River after Dinner
Party October 22 2016. 7:15-10:30 Location: Fairfield Harbour Community Center Broad Creek Rd New Bern, NC Deadline: sign up October 13, 2016 Cost. $15.00 (cash please) If necessary, check payable to Janet Keefe Sign up sheet available at next meetings Also, volunteers needed, sign up sheet available at next meetings
QUILT SHOW
DEMONSTRATIONS
Friday
9:30-10:30 - Linda Bory – Hexagons 10:45-12:45 – Alvina Diello – Zippered Tool Bag 1:00 - 2:00 - Alvina Diello - Sewing Room Tips 2:15 - 3:15 - Adah Walker - Hand Applique 3:30 - 5:00 - Lynn Peck Collins - Bobbin Work Saturday
9:30 - 11:00 - Lynn Peck Collins - Bobbin Work 11:15 - 12:15 - Linda Bory - Hexagons 12:30 - 2:30 -Alvina Diello – Zippered Tool Bag 2:45 - 3:45 - Alvina Diello - Sewing Room tips
turn in the quilts after our meeting but she did call me to ask that I bring them in tomorrow. As of yet I am not sure when they will be hung so when I see her tomorrow I will ask. I will put out a email message through Diana to let everyone know when they can walk into the Convention Center and check out the banners. Remember...LOOK UP!
SPONSORS
AWARD SPONSOR BEST OF SHOW BED TRQG BEST OF SHOW WALL TRQG VIEWERS' CHOICE TRQG BEST CHALLENGE QUILT ALL ABOUT QUILTING BEST EMBELLISHMENT/Challenge quilt TRQG BEST USE OF COLOR SINGLETON EYE CENTER BEST USE OF EMBELLISHMENT MARSH HARBOR STUDIO BEST LONG ARM QUILTING ANONYMOUS DONOR BEST HAND QUILTING THREE BEARS QUUILTING BEST HOME MACHINE QUILTING THE COTTON PATCH SPECIAL MERIT AWARD FOR SURFACE THREADWORK NEW BERN FABRIC CENTER JUDGE'S CHOICE THE UPS STORE NEW BERN
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2016 BEE BY THE RIVER QUILT SHOW SCHEDULE
OCT 17
9:00 – 12:30
ALL QUILTS to be hung at show, (judged and not judged) per your registration form must be turned in. You will be given a receipt that will be required for you to pick up your quilt following the show.
Location : Tabernacle Baptist Church basement…Following the signs
Oct 17 1:00 – 5:00 Quilt Show Judging
Oct 18 8;00 – 5:00 Quilt Show Judging
Oct 20
9:30
Set up Quilt Show
Special details per area of quilt show being setup
Oct 21-22 9:30 2016 Quilt Show at Convention Center
Oct 22
5-6 PM
The quilt show will be closed at 5:00 PM. Quilts hung at the show will be taken down and quilts will be positioned for return to the quilters
ONLY designated will be in the area taking down the quilts
Oct 22
6 PM
The process of returning quilts will begin at designated area. The new process will be shared with all quilts members. No quilts will be returned prior to 6:00 PM.
Must have your receipt to receive your quilt back
9:30 Stitch’n’chat
TRQG 2016 CALENDAR
OCT
Oct 17 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
Oct 21-22 9:30 2016 Quilt Show at Convention Center
Oct 27 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
Oct 30- Nov 4
Fall Retreat
See Chris Gillespie and Dorothy Najarian for more info Held at Clam Digger in – Pine Knolls Shores
NOV
Nov 3 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
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Nov 10 9:30 Board Meeting
Nov 17 10:00 BusinessMeeting
Nov 24 NO MEETING
DEC
Dec 1 9:30 Board Meeting
Dec 1 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
Dec 8 11:30-2:00 Holiday Luncheon Flame Restaurant
Dec 15 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
Dec 22 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
Dec 29 9:30 Stitch’n’chat
2016 QUILT SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
Oct 21 & 22 2016 Twin Rivers Quilt Guild “Bee By The River” Quilt Show,
New Bern, NC
Nov 7 – 10 2016- Quilting in Toccoa, www.quiltingintocc0a.com
Dec 3, 2016 Greenville Quilters Guild Winter Brunch A Trip Around The World for more info and
reservations call 252 215-1002
May 19-20, 2017 Crystal Coast Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show Crystal Coast Civic Center , Morehead City,
NC
Janome 6600 Sewing Machine in excellent condition with all standard accessories, 2 Accufeed
attachments, extension table and sewing machine table. Contact Linda Bory at 252-571-5349 for
further information.