John F. Kennedy High School Route 138,
Somers, New York
Daily Admission
$8.00 Adult
$7 Seniors (65+)
$5.00 - children 5 to 12
Under 5 - free
Discounted prepaid group admission $7.00per day
Handicapped accessibility limited.
Please contact Jackie Fowler, jfowler8@verizon.net for more information.
2008 Raffle Quilt, made by NSQG members
General Information
January 2008 is here and now we hope everyone is
starting to think: QUILT SHOW. Here are some things
to think about!
Quilt Appraisal: Antique, vintage and contemporary written quilt appraisals $40.
Antique and vintage oral consultations - $20. Appointments preferred, times available at show.
Sweepstakes: Donations of fabric, thread and quilt
related items are greatly appreciated. Noreen Graham
will be receiving the donations in January (at the
library).
Lecturers:
Saturday @ 11:30 AM and Sunday @ 2:00 PM
Barbara Barber* – Award Winning Quilts and How to Make Them
Saturday @ 2:30 PM and Sunday at 11:30 AM
Marilyn Belford – Techniques of the Art Quilt – A step by step slide presentation on making realistic portraits
*And don’t forget the workshop with Barbara
Barber on the Monday after the show. Sign up and
learn all about “Really Sharp Piecing.”
Volunteer Sign-up: This will begin in January as well.
Look for Marie Sugar and her sign-up sheets.
Descriptions of the volunteer positions are included HERE. Two hours of service gives you free
admission to the show for one day. Four hours gives you
both days free. It is every member’s responsibility to
work at least 2 hours at the Show. It takes everyone in
the Guild to make the Show Successful. Please join us!!
Here is a video from 2007!
Thank you Matt Vanacoro, for the Great Video!
2008 Raffle Quiltis just around the corner and we can
hardly wait to see who will win the Raffle Quilt this year! At
this time Laura, Cathy and I would again like to thank all the
NSQG members who contributed to this year’s quilt by
completing one or more of the blocks. They are: Carolyn
Langevin, Rosemary Mahoney, Suzanne Sunday, Linda
Ostrander, Carolyn Salon, Mary Cannizzaro, Carrie Vollrath,
Linda Gidos, Maria Weinstein, Rene Bracken, Karen Strang,
Caryl Castellion, Mary Gall, Jeri Riggs, Joan Citron, Jane
Eyes, Kim Hyde, Maxine Oliver, Connie Weiss, Sonia Rieber,
Pat Baker, Ann Fitzell, Pat Lightner, Joan Doggett, Micki
Tedeschi, Amy Trompetter, Carol Auer, Linda Schulz, Lois
Lober, Mary Gall, Christine Wolle, Marsha Henderson,
Patricia Loquet, Althea Nolan, Maggie Kolvenbach, Cathie
Billings, Barbara Howard, Marie Pedlow, Lorraine Mioducki,
Carole Hoffman, Kathy Kaplan, Karen Abramson, Lynnette
Clemens, Betty Buccino, Terri Jannelli, and Meg Mooar.
We would also like to thank Susan Wilterding for the time and
energy that she spent researching fabrics, sharing fabric from
her own Asian stash and consulting with us on design issues.
We thank Pat Baker and the Comfort Quilters for generously
inviting us to ‘shop’ in their stash – a perfect example of ‘the
more you give, the more you receive’. And last but not least,
thank you to Jane Davila and Mary Gay Leahy at The
Country Quilter for their technical assistance.
It goes without saying that our Raffle Quilt was a labor of love
and we are very appreciative of everyone’s time and effort.
As many of you know, the recipient of this year’s Raffle Quilt
proceeds is Jess Because, Inc. which is a wonderful
organization that provides opportunities for people with
disabilities to experience art that they create without rigid
prescriptions; in many ways it is not so different from our own
Art Quilt movement. What makes this organization so very
special to Laura, Cathy and me is the fact that Laura’s son
Seth, Cathy’s daughter Jessica (she’s the Jess in Jess
Because) and my son Scott all participate in a variety of the
classes that are offered – music, drama, dance and art;
these classes give each of them a chance to use artistic
expression to continue lifelong learning.
So, with that in mind, we ask for your support by selling as
many raffle tickets as you can – and you might just win that
great quilt!!
Jackie Fowler
If you have a comment or suggestion, please write Barbara Sferra & Kathy Vanacoro, Co-Chairs 2008 at quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com.
wait to see who will win the Raffle Quilt this year! At
this time Laura, Cathy and I would again like to thank all the
NSQG members who contributed to this year’s quilt by
completing one or more of the blocks. They are: Carolyn
Langevin, Rosemary Mahoney, Suzanne Sunday, Linda
Ostrander, Carolyn Salon, Mary Cannizzaro, Carrie Vollrath,
Linda Gidos, Maria Weinstein, Rene Bracken, Karen Strang,
Caryl Castellion, Mary Gall, Jeri Riggs, Joan Citron, Jane
Eyes, Kim Hyde, Maxine Oliver, Connie Weiss, Sonia Rieber,
Pat Baker, Ann Fitzell, Pat Lightner, Joan Doggett, Micki
Tedeschi, Amy Trompetter, Carol Auer, Linda Schulz, Lois
Lober, Mary Gall, Christine Wolle, Marsha Henderson,
Patricia Loquet, Althea Nolan, Maggie Kolvenbach, Cathie
Billings, Barbara Howard, Marie Pedlow, Lorraine Mioducki,
Carole Hoffman, Kathy Kaplan, Karen Abramson, Lynnette
Clemens, Betty Buccino, Terri Jannelli, and Meg Mooar.