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1 Nov, 2016

Charitable Activities

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Thanks to your generosity, two quilts were raffled off at the October meeting. The winners and the makers of the quilts are:

1st Place – Barbara Oudheusden Quilt Maker – Susan Fasnacht

2nd Place – Carolyn Salon Quilt Maker – Kathleen Keane

Show Raffle Quilt

Our raffle quilt for the 2017 Quilt Show, Blooming Star, will be on display at the November meeting. This beautiful quilt, made up of stars and flowers, was constructed under the leadership of Angela Vertucci and professionally quilted in golden thread by Angela. The quilt was made possible by the generous contribution of fabric by Stone Designs in Carmel, NY and batting by the Quilt Shop by Lois of Newtown, CT.

You will also be able to pick up your raffle tickets for Blooming Star, so that you may support Mt. Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, our chosen charity for this year. MKIFP, which is made up of 13 member congregations of various denominations, provides food each week to 270 families from Northern Westchester.

Holiday Boutique

Comfort Quilts will have a Batik Extravaganza, assorted novelties and notions at the November Boutique. Proceeds go to the Guild, so stop by and shop.

1 Nov, 2016

Quilt Show

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This year we will have a special exhibit of quilts started in NSQG workshops or on Super Saturday. The quilts in this exhibit will not be judged. If you enter a quilt to be judged that was started in a workshop or on Super Saturday, there will be a sign next to it saying so. We would like to highlight the exceptional teachers and workshops that our Guild has to offer.

1 Nov, 2016

Membership Information

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Library

Please remember that when you check out a book it must be returned by the next meeting. Otherwise it is overdue. So if you still have books checked out from September, be sure to return them at the November meeting. If there is a problem please email me or stop by and speak to me before the meeting.

Membership

Please stop by the Membership Table to sign-in and pick up your 2016-2017 Membership Directory at the November Meeting.

Super Saturday

Sign ups will begin at the November 15 Guild meeting. A reminder that Super Saturday will be held at the Yorktown Presbyterian Church in Yorktown Heights on February 18, 2017.

This is a good time to get to know other Guild members in a smaller, productive and relaxed setting. Lunch will be served, and we can guarantee members a fun and exciting experience. You will also learn new quilting techniques from talented guild members.

Registration will continue at the December and January meetings. Please contact Joan Weth if you have any questions.

Lancaster Trip

We will begin to take deposits and reservations at the November 15 Guild meeting. The trip is scheduled for Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1, 2017. The cost of the trip is being finalized and will be known in time for the November meeting.

Join us as we shop hop all day on Friday at Sauder’s, Zooks and more. We will follow up the day of shopping with dinner at the famous Miller’s Smorgasbord and then staying overnight at the Fairfield Inn. We will rise early to attend the Lancaster Quilt show before departing for home in the late afternoon.

1 Nov, 2016

Programs

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Lecture/Workshop

Mickey Lawler will be giving our lecture and workshop this month. The workshop will be on Playing with Paint. You will create wonderful textures using non-toxic textile paints, mixing, and applying paints to cotton fabrics. It would be wonderful if we could all enjoy this great experienc with such a wonderful teacher, but our workshop is closed with a waiting list.

SIGs

The Paper Piecing SIG will be meeting on Saturday, November 22nd from 10am to 1pm at Pooa Bloomberg’s house. We are going to work on African Violets. This pattern can be obtained from the Quiltworx website. For further information, please contact Susan Deshensky.
The Domestic Machine Quilting and and Art SIGs will not meet in November due to the Boutique. If anyone would like to present a topic in December please contact Helen Boland.
The Landscape SIG will be meeting on Saturday, November 5th at the Astoria Bank in Somers from 1pm to 3pm on the second floor.

Holiday Boutique

Our annual Boutique will take place at the November meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lower lobby of the school. Members will have quilt items for sale. Good place to shop for that special gift. Looking forward to another successful event.

1 Oct, 2016

President’s Message

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The 2016 Quilt Show photos are now posted on our website. To view the photos, please go to Quilt Show, Quilt Show Photos, 2016 Quilt Show Photos.

Thank you to all of you who could rearrange your schedules last month and attended our meeting on Wednesday. Our turnout was good considering we changed the date just a few days before our meeting. It was nice seeing everyone and catching up on what people have been doing. We had a great presentation by Pat Harrison that evening and I heard her workshop was terrific.

Needless to say, I have gone over the calendar for the rest of the year with the Kennedy Catholic to make sure we have the correct dates and times scheduled. We did find the need to reschedule the February and April meetings since the school is closed on the original meeting dates. They have been moved to a week later. The new dates are February 28 and April 25. Fortunately, our speaker for April, Marge Tucker, was available for that week, both to lecture at our Meeting and to hold her workshop the following day. Please make sure you change your calendars.

Our first shout outs have gone out announcing A World of Quilts XXXVIII and postcards were available at several Shows that are taking place this Fall. If you hear of any Show or event where you think we should advertise, contact either Chris Roche or Noreen Lippolis at quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com.

Also, we have created a new Facebook page. We will be shutting down the old Facebook page in one week. We would like to ask if you are on Facebook, please follow us at https://www.facebook.com/northernstarquilters. Also share the page with your friends and ask them to follow us too.

I hope to see you at our October meeting.

Susan Fasnacht, President
president@Northernstarquilters.com

1 Oct, 2016

Quilt Show

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We are happy to report that all of the positions have been filled on the Show Committee. We hope that everyone is working on the quilt(s) that they will enter into the Show – it would be a lovely problem to have to cap the number of entries per person!

1 Oct, 2016

Member Showcase featuring Tamar Drucker

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We are very happy to welcome our first Member Showcase this season, with fiber artist Tamar Drucker!

Tamar started quilting after moving to the USA. Her love of creating art through painting, sculpting, and sketching continues using fiber art.

Tamar has been a member of Northern Star Quilt Guild in Somers NY since 1987. She also belongs to SAQA, The Israel Quilters Association, and FANE.

Tamar says “I am a self-taught fiber artist. The enjoyment of playing with different textures and colors, and collaging bits of fabric scraps together, is like assembling a puzzle.

I start with a sketch or drawing inspired by my own photograph, then try the colors and fabrics for the best effects. I pin them down and then iron them to be collaged. Once I have a satisfying image I sandwich the top with the batting and back layer. Next I start the sewing process which adds another dimension. A lot of thought goes into every aspect of the quilting process. I enjoy this thought process, even though it sometimes seems to go so slowly. There are some lines that I absolutely feel have to be hand-quilted, and others can be done with the machine. I love to add paint or additional color by thread.

Please take the time to enjoy the wonderful display of Tamar’s work.

1 Oct, 2016

Programs

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Lecture/Workshop

Michele O’Neil Kincaid will be giving our lecture and workshop this month. The workshop will be on Extreme Texture. Embellishment like folding fabric, couching, cording and beading to enhance your piece. There is still time to sign up and enjoy the day, along with learning new techniques.

SIGs

The Art Quilters will be meeting at 5:45pm. There will be a sign by the Teacher’s Lounge telling the location of the meeting. The instructions for the annual Challenge will be distributed. Please bring your “play practice” to discuss as well as your Show and Tell items!
The Domestic Machine Quilting SIG will be meeting at 5:45pm in the back of the cafeteria. Jane Eyes will be the presenter and will discuss machine quilting borders. We will not be meeting in November since that is the month of the boutique. Presenters are needed for the December, January and February meetings. Please contact Helen Boland if you have a topic you would like to discuss.
The Paper Piecing SIG will be meeting on Saturday, October 29th from 10am to 1pm at Pooa Bloomberg’s house. For further information, please contact Susan Deshensky.

Guild Challenge

The due date has been pushed back to January for submissions with a display at the February meeting, so don’t be left out! The rules and size are posted on the website. If you questions, please contact Linda Stern or Carol Weber.

Super Saturday

Would you be interested in teaching at Super Saturday on February 18, 2017? Remember a better selection of classes makes for a fun time. And what better way to get to know more members than sharing your skills. Please contact specialevents@northernstarquilters.com.

Holiday Boutique

Our annual Boutique will take place at the November meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lower lobby of the school. Members will have quilt items for sale. Good place to shop for that special gift. The cost is $25 per table – you may share with a friend. Looking forward to another successful event. If you are interested in selling your work at the Boutique, please Mary Cannizzaro.

1 Oct, 2016

Membership Information

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It was very nice to see everyone and welcome 116 members and 1 guest to the September meeting. We currently have 147 members registered of which 6 are new members. We celebrated those members who renewed their membership prior to the September meeting by awarding four $25.00 gift certificates. The gift certificates can be used for NSQG programs and trips. Help me welcome our new members: Jean Acebal, Mary Ellen Aleva, Pat Bobletz, Joan Burke, Louise Duff, and Kathy Vanacoro.
If you have not renewed your membership from last year it would be best if you did this prior to the October 18 meeting. Print your form, include a check for $45.00 and mail it to NSQG Membership, PO Box 232, Somers, NY 10589. The Membership Book information will be available at the October meeting for you to proof read and then the info will go to print. Don’t miss the chance to be included in the 2016-17 Membership Book.

1 Oct, 2016

Charitable Activities

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Every year, Comfort Quilts has a Summer Project. This summer each participant supplied their favorite focus fabric and Carol Auer and Karen Carlson created packets of fabric to match. You may be one of the lucky members who gets to select from the many quilts created as part of the “You Gotta Love It Project” by taking a chance on the Winner’s Choice Raffle. Winners can select as their prize any of the quilts that are exhibited on the wall in the cafeteria at our October Guild meeting. The more tickets that are sold the more quilts will be raffled. Proceeds go to the Guild to help support Comfort Quilt Activities.

18 Sep, 2016

President’s Message

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Welcome to a new year at Northern Star Quilters’ Guild. I hope everyone has had a good summer and managed to get in a bit of sewing. If you have, don’t forget to bring your work to our meeting for Show and Tell! We are looking forward to another exciting year with great speakers and workshops, our Guild Challenge, a trip to Lancaster, Super Saturday, SIG’s, Comfort Quilts, and “A World of Quilts XXXVIII”, to name a few of our activities.

As I have written about, we are taking full advantage of our website to keep you informed of what is happening in NSQG. Make sure you bookmark our page and use it as a resource to find out the latest information on what is happening. Over the next several months we will be adding some more features to the site. For instance we plan on adding PayPal as an option for quilt registration payment (don’t worry you will still be able to write a check if you want). This feature can then be expanded to include membership registration, workshops, etc. As we make these changes, our goals are to make sure current information is available to you, to make the jobs of the Guild volunteers easier and less time consuming, and to keep current with today’s technology. How many of you long time quilters still use scissors to cut your fabric? As the new technology of a rotary cutter was introduced, you embraced it as the way to go. We are doing the same.

Remember volunteering is what makes our Guild so great. When you fill out your registration form, choose an area or two where you would like to help. You can also introduce yourself at our monthly meeting to the Vice President in charge of that Committee and let them know you want to help. Or send them an email; their emails are all on the website (look under the Membership Info tab). A few hours of everyone’s time during the year adds up and is a big help to the people running the Committees.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone on September 21^st . We have a great speaker lined up, Pat Harrison and she is teaching a dynamic class earlier that day (there is still room in the workshop). There will be goodies to eat, friends to catch up with, and new people to meet.

Susan Fasnacht, President
president@Northernstarquilters.com

18 Sep, 2016

Membership Information

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All members whose last name begin with A, B, and C please bring a snack.
Have you returned your membership form prior to the September meeting? If so, you will be eligible for the raffle drawing for the Guild gift certificate. We would also like to encourage you to bring a guest to the meeting.
Are you a new member to the Guild? We would like to invite you to sit at the new member table when you arrive at the meeting. Veteran members will be available to answer any questions you may have and help you join the fun. Please remember to wear your name tag!
Financial reports are available for members to review at the meeting. Please feel free to contact Carla Wdowski if you have any questions.

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