Congratulations to Kay Macarello, who won the beautiful raffle quilt coordinated by Angela Vertucci, and Marsha Henderson, who won the Sewing Machine donated by Pins and Needles. Thanks to all the members who supported the Mt. Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry by purchasing their raffle tickets. The membership has voted for Emergency Shelter Partnership sponsored by Linda Stern to be our charity for 2018. Raffle tickets will be available in November for you to be able to support this chosen charity.
The following is a line up of our fall programs. We hope we have speakers and workshops to be of interest to all members.
September 19 – Rose Hughes – Lecture – Great Color – Without Fear
September 20 – Rose Hughes – Workshop – Fast Piece Appliqué
October 17 – Bonnie Dyer – Lecture – The Roots of Modern Quilting
October 18 – Bonnie Dyer – Workshop – Block Therapy
November 21 – Debbie Bein – Lecture – To Be Determined
November 22 – Debbie Bein – Workshop -TBD
December 19 – Natalya Akins – Lecture only – TBD
Special Events
We are looking for creative suggestions for the 2018 Guild Challenge. Please send any suggestions to specialevents@northernstarquilters.com Carla Wdowski and Donna Chambers will coordinate the Guild Challenge for the next year.
I just got back from quilt drop-off and all I can say is – WOW! The quilts are spectacular; it’s going to be a fantastic show this weekend. Make sure you encourage your friends and family to come and see the quilts, they will be impressed at what our guild can do.
Our May 16 meeting is the Guild’s Annual Meeting and it will be a busy one. We will be voting on the Elected Officers for the 2017-2018 Board of Directors. You can read the bios to find out more about the candidates by clicking here. In addition to the vote for the Officers we will also be voting on what charity will be the recipient of the proceeds from the 2018 raffle quilt. Information on the three charities will be sent to you as we get closer to the meeting. Finally, we will be drawing the tickets for the winner of this year’s raffle quilt and the Bernina sewing machine.
One final reminder, Comfort Quilts will be meeting on May 10 and 24 this month – not the normal first and third Wednesday of the month.
Hope to see you this weekend.
Susan Fasnacht, President
president@Northernstarquilters.com
The next Landscape SIG meeting will be Saturday May 27th from 1pm to 3pm at the FABRIC MART quilt shop in Yorktown.
Be sure to stop by the Comfort Quilt Display at our Quilt Show and enjoy quilts of a variety of colorful designs and exquisite quilting. Thanks to all who made quilts or donated fabric to make these outstanding quilts, which are distributed to give comfort to those in need.
Once again I am starting my message with an important reminder – the April meeting is to be held on April 25. This is one week later that when we normally would meet since the school is closed for spring break the previous week.
If you have not registered a quilt yet or have another one that you could enter, please do so. Registration has been extended until April 7 and we could use a few more quilts. The diversity and number of quilts we have on display at our show are what help make our show so fantastic. Don’t forget also to sign up for volunteering at the show. Although we ask that all members volunteer for at least two hours, you don’t need to limit yourself to that. Did you know that if you volunteer for four hours, you will be able to attend the show for free on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Guild’s Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place during our May 16 membership meeting. We will be voting on the Board Members for 2017-2018. See the proposed slate in the Annual Meeting announcement below.
Annual Meeting – Election of Board Members
The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the Slate of Officers for 2017-2018. The nominees will be introduced at the April Guild Meeting and voting will take place at the May Meeting.
NSQG 2017-2018 Ballot
President – Susan Fasnacht
Treasurer – Annette Nash-Govan
Secretary – Anne Chehebar
VP Communications – Julie Long
VP Programs – Helen May
Returning for a 2nd year in their current positions:
VP Quilt Show – Noreen Lippolis and Chris Roche (co VPs)
VP Membership – Jennifer Kramer
VP Education – Donna Chambers
Thanks to the nominating committee, Dee Ploufee, Rona Spar, Helen May and Chair Karen Carlson for giving the Guild a wonderful slate of candidates. And thanks to the candidates for agreeing to share their talents with the Guild.
Susan Fasnacht, President
president@Northernstarquilters.com
A reminder that our web hosting provider has scheduled network maintenance on Sunday, April 2nd starting at 5pm. This will result in the website being unavailable for approximately 3 hours.
Be sure to stop by the Comfort Quilt Display at our Quilt Show and enjoy quilts of a variety of colorful designs and exquisite quilting. Thanks to all who made quilts or donated fabric to make these outstanding quilts, which are distributed to give comfort to those in need.
Thanks also to all those who returned their raffle stubs and money to support this year’s charity Mt. Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry. You can still turn in your money and tickets at the April Guild Meeting or at the Quilt Show. The drawing will take place at the May Guild Meeting.