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2 Apr, 2020

President’s Message

2020-04-04T11:48:52-04:00President's Message|

We hope that this April Message finds you all well and in good spirits.  These are certainly strange and unsettling times but, we imagine that, like us, you are finding your sewing a wonderful escape and joy.  We are very lucky.

As expected, our April Guild meeting at Kennedy Catholic and the workshop the next day is cancelled. The April Board meeting will take place “virtually.”

Although we have all been confined to our homes, our members have not been idle!  Thank you to all those of you who have shared your photos, sent instructions for making face masks and addresses to send them to, emailed links for online quilt workshops, and have set up remote meetings to keep everyone connected.

Jane Eyes and Meg Mooar held a Zoom meeting for the Improv SIG.  Jane set up the “room”, fielded tech questions and generally troubleshooted, and the group had a lot of fun showing and discussing its blocks and planning the next project.

Linda Stern has been in touch with our speakers and has arranged for our March speaker, Timna Tarr, to give her presentation to the Guild remotely via a link on her website on the date of our April meeting.  We will be sending out instructions shortly.  Linda has also been discussing with our April and May speakers the possibility of making similar arrangements and even holding a workshop online. And we will be contacting workshop participants about refund processing. Stay tuned!

Please keep the wonderful photos and descriptions of your projects coming for the Show ‘n Tell that Karen is putting together for (hopefully weekly) email blasts.  In addition, Margaret Cibulsky has kindly agreed to organize one Wo/Man Shows.  Karen kicked it off with her email about using up her stash and other emails and Instagram posts are planned.  If you would like to do a similar show of your quilts, on any theme, please let Margaret know. We would all love the opportunity to see the amazing talent in our Guild.

Narci led the Quilt Show committee in the dismantling of the Quilt Show preparations and with Rebekah’s and Karen’s help, have returned vendor deposits and quilt registration fees.  A big thank you to them all.

Thank you too to those of you who are sending in your raffle tickets for the beautiful Quilt Show raffle quilt and Bernina sewing machine.  Anne MacDonald is sending out blocks of books to a number of members who have offered to sell more.  Please remember to send in your raffle books and let Anne know if you need more tickets to sell to family and friends. You can also make a donation to New Dawn via our website if you prefer.  Here is the link for further information about the raffle: https://www.northernstarquilters.com/charitable-activities/raffle.

Many of you are making face masks.  Susan Fasnacht is keeping track of the number sewed by the Guild, so please send Susan an email, activities@northernstarquilters.com, with the number and destination of any sent out.  Send photos too! There is a great photo on Instagram of the administrator of BronxCare nursing home showing off one of the masks that were sent from a member of the Guild!  Check it out at #northernstarquilters.

We are trying to stay connected with everyone.  We may be home but we are so fortunate that we can keep in touch, so continue sharing your ideas, patterns and photos via email, Facebook and Instagram – social@northernstarquilters.com.
If you have any questions about the status of guild activities, please contact us.

Most of all, we hope you stay safe and healthy.

Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com
April 2020

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2 Apr, 2020

Latest News – 04/20

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Member Photos -

Carol Auer – One is me at work on the masks & the other is delivery to Putnam Nursing Home of 125 masks.  I am so glad to be working on this team effort as the supplies that are in short demand are sourced & collected by the coordinator, Erin Crowley in Mahopac. I just pick up elastic and drop off the completed masks. She does all the rest. Very efficient!

Mary Brewer – Started this before the virus hit; sending it off tomorrow. The lucky baby is 15 days old.
Re-learning how to machine-quilt on my little Pfaff so don’t look too closely! More baby quilts, this time made with scraps and leftovers, are on my list.

Yes, it is two-sided.

Andrea Winter – Finishing some UFOs. First photo is a Comfort Quilt “X Plus” kit. Second is a CQ NICU quilt from leftovers of it. Third is small quilt for Red Stocking donation (Martha Vineyard’s guild) using leftovers of larger quilt made last year for same group.

Brenda Strauss – Comfort Quilts

Fran Jacobsen –  Finishing some quilts

2020 Raffle -

Although our Quilt Show is cancelled, the raffle drawing will take place as planned, the proceeds benefiting

 New Dawn Family Resource Center.


Grand Prize is the Sunshine Star Cabins Quilt made by NSQG guild members.
First Prize is a Bernina 435 Sewing Machine
donated by Pins and Needles of Mt. Kisco, NY.
Drawing May 19, 2020 – You do not need to be present to win

Even more than usual, we need everyone’s help to make our raffle a success and to support New Dawn!

So far, just a little over a third of the raffle ticket packets that were distributed to members have been returned. And more are still available.  Please help by remembering to mail back those ticket stubs and your payment!  If you need a replacement packet, contact Anne Macdonald, charitable@northernstarquilters.com.
Tickets are $1 each or a booklet of 6 for $5.
Make checks payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild Ltd.
Mail to NSQG – Raffle, Box 232, Somers, NY 10589.

If you would like to buy tickets or obtain additional tickets to sell or have any questions, please contact Anne Macdonald, charitable@northernstarquilters.com.

If you would like to make a donation to New Dawn WITHOUT buying any raffle tickets, you may donate by clicking here  or via our website, www.northernstarquilters.com,  using the DONATE button in the upper right corner.
Be sure to specify ‘New Dawn‘ on the Comments line.

Thank you for your support!

Face Masks -

For those of you with questions about face masks, updated info sent out via an earlier guild email is available on the website and below under ‘Member Projects’.

Member Notices:

(Members may request a short personal post, quilting related; contact news@northernstarquilters.com)

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box on our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild policies are available for member review at the library table or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.

– Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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1 Mar, 2020

President’s Message

2020-03-03T16:45:05-05:00President's Message|

Great Super Saturday by our coordinator, Annette

This month a big shout out to all those people who made the February events such a success.

Kudos to Annette Nash Govan who organized Super Saturday at the Ossining High School with such quiet efficiency and aplomb.  This was a new venue for Super Saturday and it turned out to be a great space.  Our appreciation to all who made it possible – to our member teachers who shared their expertise and made it fun to learn a new skill or pattern –  Tami Drucker, Daisy Dodge, Rosemary DePaola, Caryl Castellion, Diane Linker, Carol Sterk, Patricia Loquet, and LuAnn Bruce – and to our Hospitality Chairs –  Nancy Picco and Kathy Keane – for the delicious snacks and lunch.

Linda Finegan pulled out all the stops at the Ugly Fabric Auction and to great effect – the Auction made the grand total of $1,114!  Congratulations to Linda and her helper, her daughter Eve Lott and all those who worked behind the scenes, sorting and labeling the fabric, including, Rosemary DePaola (who gave over her house for the project), Narci Medina, Nancy Picco, Kathy Keane, Althea Nolan, Linda and Sarah Stern, Barbara Glab and Rona Spar. Last but not least a thank you to all of you who donated fabric and generously opened your wallets on the night to go home with some interesting and challenging additions to your stash.

Finally, many thanks to all those members who came along to the Amanda Browder Sewing Day.  Everyone who showed up had a fun time. It is a real pleasure, as sewers, to be able to contribute to such a unique community project.  For those of you who couldn’t make it, there are still sewing days taking place in various communities through March: https://artswestchester.org/sewing-days-with-amanda-browder/.  Don’t forget to visit the finished display starting in May.

If you are not signed up for our Instagram account (and our numbers are increasing daily!), you are missing some great photos!  Keep them coming everyone.  For instructions on getting started, you can follow these directions.  We will also be having a ‘Sarah’s Corner’ by the Programs Table for those wanting some additional help.

Just one final note.  We are still seeking a member)or two) to take on the Activities Liaison role next year and another member (or two) who would be Assistant to the President, with the exciting prospect of taking over the Presidency in 2021.  Please give it some thought.  Also contact us if you think you would be able to provide a supportive role that could make it easier for another member to take on the main responsibility.

At the March Guild meeting, Timna Tarr will present her lecture, Design with Flying Colors.  She will be sharing stories of how antique and old family quilts influenced her contemporary works which should provide a fascinating bridge between the old and the new.

We are also very excited to see your Visions for 2020 as the Challenge Quilts are displayed and we all get to vote on them.

See you on the 17th!

Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com
March 2020

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2021-04-11T17:08:44-04:00Latest News|

Education-Linda Finegan

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The Ugly Fabric Auction in Action!

Ready to go – ‘Ugly’ fabric bundles

Sparkly Auctioneers Linda and her daughter Eve

Happy Winning Bidder Judy!

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

2020-21 Board Members Needed

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Board positions to be filled this year are the Activities Liaison role and Assistant to the President.

Please consider these jobs carefully. The guild needs everyone’s participation and leadership to continue successfully.
We have had great success with two members sharing a position so please consider that possibility in your thinking.

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Ideally, one or two members would take on the Assistant role, working with the current President(s) as well as considering the possibility of taking over the Presidency in 2021.
A brief Assistant to the President Job Description follows:

The Assistant to the President is a Board Member, appointed by the President, to perform tasks that will help the President in the performance of her duties.  In addition, the Assistant may be asked to participate on any committee at the discretion of the President.

The Assistant to the President may be asked to help the President with whatever is unique to the requirements of the time along with acquiring general knowledge of the workings of the Board and familiarity with the By-Laws, Policies and Procedures of the Guild.

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The Activities Liaison role combines Education and Special Activities, hopefully encouraging members who might not be able to take on the board position but who could manage one of the subsidiary activities listed below.
And if you (and a friend) are able to take on one of those subsidiary activities, please contact us as well.  Having those volunteers in place can make it easier for someone to take on the Liaison role knowing support is already available.
A working draft for the Activities Liaison Job Description follows:

The Activities Liaison is a Board Member, appointed by the President, responsible for ongoing and ad hoc educational and social activities for the Guild.  New activities may be added; any activities which do not generate sufficient interest or for which there are no volunteers may be dropped.

The Activities Liaison would help appoint and work with volunteers who then manage the following current activities:

    1. Show and Tell at meetings.
    2. Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
    3. Winter (January, February) Meeting Programs.
    4. Appointing (with Board assistance) Guild members to lead the ad hoc events listed below.
    5. Ensuring the membership is kept informed about the various activities underway.
    • Show and Tell – Members share pieces they have made before the lecture.
    • Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – These are small self-directed groups in which members with a common interest learn from each other.  `
    • January and February Winter Programs – These are usually social, educational, member participatory type activities that do not require the hiring of an outside speaker, due to the possibility of inclement weather and uncertain availability of the auditorium.
    • Holiday Boutique – Interested members (and usually Comfort Quilts) may ‘rent’ a table to sell their hand-crafted and quilt related wares before the November meeting.
    • Super Saturday – Around the end of February, Guild members get together for a fun and productive Saturday, lunch provided, taking member taught classes or working on their own projects.
    • Quilt Challenge – A theme is solicited and members are challenged to make a small wall quilt based on the year’s proposed theme, ribbons are awarded. The quilts are displayed at the April Guild meeting and at the Quilt Show. 
    • Trips – Organize a one-day or overnight trip to a quilt related event if sufficient interest is expressed by the membership. (nothing currently in the works)
Thank you, Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com

Programs-Linda Stern

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Timna Tarr will be giving a workshop on March 18th. There are several spots still available so we are opening it up to non guild members, if you have a friend or belong to another guild please spread the word.

Making Maps with Fabric:
Use fabric to capture a special location. Maybe it’s your favorite vacation spot, your neighborhood, or your hometown. Over the course of the workshop, participants learn both pattern-making and improvisational quilting techniques to create personal map quilts. Bring a large paper map of a location you would like to replicate (approx. 24”x36”), your favorite fabrics and threads, and a willingness to experiment. 

May 19th we have Beth Helfter, of EvaPaige Quilt Designs teaching us Accordion Sewn HSTs. This project uses Beth’s Accordion Sewn HST method for making scrappy half square triangles with no waste. Scrappy is the key word. Come join us!
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Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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Super Saturday Teachers – Tamar,Daisy,Caryl,Patricia,Carol,Diane,Sit-n-Sew’er

Super Saturday Lunch Time – Kathy and Nancy

Class projects on display

We had a very successful Super Saturday on February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School.  The school was very accommodating to our needs.  We had several large spacious classrooms for each class and a large cafeteria for lunch preparations.  We will look to hold Super Saturday 2021 at Ossining High School again next year.
I want to thank all of our teachers for their wonderful instructions and presentations in teaching our members and guests.  Thank you to Diane Linker and Carol Sterk for Foundation Paper Piecing, Daisy Dodge for Jelly Roll Rugs, Tamar Drucker for Collage/Pictorial Quilts, Caryl Castellion for Beach Bags, Patricia Loquet for Across The Block and Luann Bruce for Hand Applique/Hand Embroidery.  Special thanks to Karen Carlson for her help and advice and to our Hospitality Chairs, Nancy Picco and Kathy Keane for their delicious lunch, continental breakfast and snacks.
We would like to put in a call for teachers for next year’s Super Saturday 2021.  We hope to have our teachers lined up by the June meeting so we can start registrations early in September.
We are also looking for an assistant (Super Saturday Coordinator In-Training) for Annette.

Please contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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P,Q,R last named members for snacks but everyone should feel free to add some goodies.

Silent Auction - Rosemary DePaola

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Hey everyone,

A reminder for the Quilt Show Silent Auction:

We are collecting
wall hangings, table runners and crib-throw-bed quilts.

Please help by donating a special item!

We need lots of items! Your contribution is a great way for you to help the guild continue to finance the activities we all enjoy!

Keep the following guidelines in mind: art quilts, wall hangings, table runners, and crib thru bed quilts are all accepted (nothing smaller than a 48″ perimeter).

Please drop off your donations (with your name and phone# attached) at the Membership Table at upcoming guild meetings or at Comfort Quilts or contact me to make arrangements.

Thank you,
Rosemary DePaola, silentauction@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Narci Medina

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MARCH is “Register Your Quilt Month” for our 2020 World of Quilts Show

Calling all guild members to volunteer at our World of Quilts Show

Quilt Show Committee needs a person to take charge of “ QUILT SHOW TEAR DOWN”.
Responsibilities include overseeing the safe removal of the quilts from the display frames and coordinating with the quilt registrar to place quilts for pick up.
If you are interested, contact Narci Medina at narcinsqgshow@gmail.com

Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

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Looking to clear out your book and magazine collection?
I will be taking donations for our Quilt Show library sale at the February through April meetings. Please don’t limit yourselves to quilting books and magazines. Our members are also interested in knitting, crocheting, sewing, and patterns. We can use it all!

Contact library@northernstarquilters.com

Sewing Day for ArtsWestchester and Amanda Browder's 'Metroplis Sunrise'

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Click pic for more sewing days

About 20 Northern Star Quilters and friends worked on the project panels at NSQG’s Sewing Day at Kennedy.

Sewing (and sewing…) into long panels

Fabric sewn into long strips

Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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Comfort Quilt meetings are March 4th and 11th in North Salem.

Contact charitable@northernstarquilters.com 

Communications-Daisy Dodge and Deb Warren

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Contact communications@northernstarquilters.com.

Membership-Rosemary DePaola

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Any questions?  Contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Register here

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box on our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild policies are available for member review at the library table or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.

– Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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1 Feb, 2020

President’s Message

2020-02-03T06:42:14-05:00President's Message|

NSQG receives ArtsWestchester $2500 Grant

Feb.23-12-5pm-Kennedy HS,Somers,NY

As we all know February is “Super “month. We refer, of course, to Super Saturday, not to mention all the other “super” events the Guild has in store in the next few weeks.

 

Super Saturday will be held this year at the Ossining High School.  As always, there is a variety of classes to choose from and it is always a great day both to learn new skills and to socialize with other members. If you haven’t signed up yet, please check in with Annette Nash-Goven.

At the Guild meeting on February 18, we will once again be holding the popular Ugly Fabric Auction.  As well as providing a really entertaining evening, it is also a fundraiser for the Guild so be sure to bring along your wallet and get into the bidding wars!

On Sunday, February 23, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., along with Kennedy Catholic, we will be hosting a Sewing Day for the Amanda Browder art installation which is being sponsored by ArtsWestchester.  Amanda Browder will be at the sewing day to supervise the process and it should be very interesting and a lot of fun. It would be good to have a healthy turnout. A number of you have already let us know that you will be taking part. If you would like to come, please drop us a line at president@northernstarquilters so that we will have an idea of the number of people who will be attending.

As you may know, this year we received an Arts Alive grant from ArtsWestchester for $2,500 to support our monthly speakers. This is twice the award we received last year – quite an honor — so please thank Susan Fasnacht for all the hard work and time that she devoted to the application which was such a success.

We hope that you are all following us on Instagram and sending in your photos to Sarah Stern at social@northernstarquilters.com.  Among the recent posts is a photograph of the 2021 Raffle Quilt laid out by Daisy Dodge.  Take a look – it is a stunner!  Thank you to all those members who completed a block and, of course, a big thank you to Daisy who took on the project, designed the quilt, and will be putting it together.

Please remember to bring back your tickets for the 2020 Quilt Show Raffle or send them to Anne MacDonald.  In addition to the beautiful 2020 Raffle Quilt, Pins and Needles has once again generously donated a Bernina sewing machine as a prize.   Pins and Needles has recently moved to brand new, airy quarters in Radio Circle in Mount Kisco.  You might want to drop by and browse the beautiful new selection of materials and have a look at the spacious sewing room.

The next Guild meeting is also the deadline for handing in your Challenge Quilt to April Russell for display and voting on at the March meeting.  Don’t forget to label your quilt with your name and put on a sleeve to hang it.  We are all excited to see your “2020 Vision”.

At its last meeting, the Board voted in favor of combining the posts of Vice President: Education and Chair of Special Events.  The new Activities Liason post will co-ordinate the activities of those volunteers who have agreed to run the various events and activities such as Super Saturday, the Challenge Quilt, the SIGs, etc. This proposal will go before the membership in May.  We believe it will offer an opportunity for volunteers who cannot attend Board meetings to contribute to the Guild.  As well as the popular activities that the Guild currently holds, a number of members have suggested ideas – such as more opportunities for members to learn about the kind of projects others are working on – and these would be an excellent way to expand our quilting fellowship.  We hope you will think about taking a role in maintaining the vitality of the Guild which ultimately relies on the contributions of its members.  If you would like to volunteer in any way, please chat with us at the next meeting or email us at president@northernstarquilters.com.

See you on the 18th!

Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com
February 2020

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1 Feb, 2020

Latest News – 02/20

2021-04-11T17:16:51-04:00Latest News|

Programs-Linda Stern

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Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill speaking at our January meeting

Timna Tarr will be giving a workshop on March 18th. There are several spots still available so we are opening it up to non guild members, if you have a friend or belong to another guild please spread the word.

Making Maps with Fabric:
Use fabric to capture a special location. Maybe it’s your favorite vacation spot, your neighborhood, or your hometown. Over the course of the workshop, participants learn both pattern-making and improvisational quilting techniques to create personal map quilts. Bring a large paper map of a location you would like to replicate (approx. 24”x36”), your favorite fabrics and threads, and a willingness to experiment. 

The April workshop with Cindy Grisdela is full but contact me if you want to put your name on the waiting list.

May 19th we have Beth Helfter, of EvaPaige Quilt Designs teaching us Accordion Sewn HSTs. This project uses Beth’s Accordion Sewn HST method for making scrappy half square triangles with no waste. Scrappy is the key word. Come join us!
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Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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CQ meetings in February are the 5th and 19th.

Contact charitable@northernstarquilters.com 

Education-Linda Finegan

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Come one ! Come all! One persons “ugly” is another persons “beautiful”!

It’s the UGLY FABRIC AUCTION this month.
Bring $$$ for bidding and any prior projects you may have made from previous year winnings!

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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M,N,O last named members for snacks but everyone should feel free to add some goodies.

Lancaster Trip-Patricia Loquet

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Sorry but the Lancaster trip is cancelled due to insufficient registrants.

Membership-Rosemary DePaola

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Alaskan Wildflowers by Susan Fasnacht accepted at AQS Lancaster

Don’t forget to pick up the new Directory as you sign in (please only take one and check off that you have taken it)
There are still a few NSQG Vintage pins available for $10 each.

Any questions?  Contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Register here

Sewing Day for ArtsWestchester and Amanda Browder's 'Metroplis Sunrise'

Click to check out our Sewing Day Details, Feb.23

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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If you missed signing up for  Super Saturday classes which are February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School….

You can still try checking with Annette in case of any openings or cancellations.

Contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Communications-Daisy Dodge and Deb Warren

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Contact communications@northernstarquilters.com.

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Narci Medina and Julie Long

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Reminders From the Quilt Show Committee:
  1. Quilt Registration is open on line.  Don’t wait for the last minute.
  2. If any one has any new quilt items to donate for the raffle baskets please give them to Rosemary at the Membership Table.  You can also give the items to Narci Medina.
  3. Please see Carolyn Young at the guild meeting and volunteer for the quilt show.  There are numerous openings and the more time you give the better!!!

Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

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Looking to clear out your book and magazine collection?
I will be taking donations for our Quilt Show library sale at the February through April meetings. Please don’t limit yourselves to quilting books and magazines. Our members are also interested in knitting, crocheting, sewing, and patterns. We can use it all!

Contact library@northernstarquilters.com

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild by-laws, policies, board meeting minutes, and financial reports are available for member review at the library table or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.

– Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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1 Jan, 2020

President’s Message

2020-01-01T15:23:34-05:00President's Message|

Happy New Year to you all!  We hope that you enjoyed a festive and joyful holiday season.

We are looking forward to a bright 2020, filled with events– both golden oldies and new ventures.

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill was able to reschedule her cancelled December lecture and will show her beautiful modern quilts at our January meeting. Following requests for a weekend workshop, Sheri’s workshop on curved piecing will be held on a Saturday, on January 25.

At the next meeting, please remember to bring in your completed blocks to Daisy for the 2021 Raffle Quilt.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so don’t forget to bring along all that fabric that may look ugly to you but may be inspiration to other members!  Back by popular demand the Ugly Fabric Auction will take place at the February meeting. Just quilting fabric, please, ironed, folded, and tagged with amount.

Super Saturday this year will be held at the Ossining High School on February 15.  There is a wonderful variety of classes to choose from and you can have a look at them on our website.  Sign up at the next meeting or online – see the details in the newsletter’s Super Saturday section.

We hope you are all working hard on the quilt challenge, appropriately entitled, “2020 – What’s Your Vision.” Challenge Quilts will be collected at the February meeting.

The Guild is looking forward to taking part in a new event this year.  ArtsWestchester is sponsoring a community art installation, designed by Amanda Browder, an artist known for her large-scale fabric projects.  She has designed a quilt-like sculpture which will be hung from the top of ArtsWestchester’s historic building in downtown White Plains in May.  ArtsWestchester has invited arts organizations to hold sewing days to help with this project and we are very much hoping to take part.  Susan and Althea, who recently attended an orientation, will tell us more about this project at our next meeting.

Hard to believe, but it is that time of the year when we reach out to members to ask them to volunteer their time to keeping the Guild alive and vibrant.  There will be Board openings, but for those of you who cannot travel to Board meetings, there are a number opportunities to organize activities and events – the very aspects of our Guild which provide us all with fun ways to socialize, gain inspiration and improve our quilting skills.

Volunteers not only keep the Guild humming along, but also bring new ideas – or resurrect popular ones from the past.  The survey of the membership highlighted the need to reach out to new members and the proposals that Carol and her committee put in place are paying dividends.  The response to Patricia’s Row by Row was overwhelming. These volunteer initiatives make the Guild a livelier and richer organization for us all.

We hope you will seriously think of contributing your talent and skill and respond to the call!

Looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting on January 21.  In the meantime, please keep your photos coming to Sarah for our Instagram account by emailing her at social@northernstarquilters.com.

Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com
January 2020

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1 Jan, 2020

Latest News – 01/20

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Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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Dolly and friend

Patricia and friend

Comfort Quilters took a short break from quilting to enjoy our yearly Holiday Lunch with a White Elephant Gift Exchange. The annual reappearance of our Christmas mascot ‘Dolly’ (along with a friend) was cheered by all. Thanks to Patricia Loquet for organizing everything each year.

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CQ meetings in January are the 8th and 22nd.

Contact charitable@northernstarquilters.com 

Programs-Linda Stern

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Learn How to Piece Curves

This Saturday workshop, January 25th,  on curved piecing for modern quilts will be run by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill.
We were able to reschedule Sheri after our December weather cancellation and she will be the speaker at our January meeting. Check out her website:  https://www.wholecirclestudio.com.
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Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Education-Linda Finegan

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Due to weather and scheduling circumstances, the Member Demos will not occur at the January meeting. However, we are still collecting for our popular Ugly Fabric Auction which will happen at the February meeting. Please go through your stashes and bring in your “ugly” fabric.  ‘One person’s trash is another person’s treasure!’
PLEASE – quilting appropriate, clean, odor free, folded and tagged with amount.

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

All the blocks were made by students in a class at the New Rochelle Middle School.  The Guild offered to sew them together and Linda Finnegan, Lorraine Mioducki, Rosemary DePaola and Laureen Cannella worked on the sashing, backing and binding to complete the Peace Quilt.

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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January is J,K,L last named members for snacks but since December was cancelled, everyone should feel free to add some leftover holiday goodies.  And don’t forget about our Big Basket table raffle!

Lancaster Trip-Patricia Loquet

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AQS Lancaster Quilt Show

Only 13 people signed up so far.  We need 48 to go on the trip.  January is the final meeting to sign up.  We have gotten a few requests from outside the guild but not nearly enough to fill us up. So at this point the trip is uncertain.

The cost of this year’s trip is $175 per person.  This includes bus ride, hotel (double occupancy) and the meal at Plain and Fancy on Friday evening, as well as entry to the AQS show.
Make checks payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild Ltd.  If you would like to pay by credit card, contact Patricia and we can arrange that payment.

To simplify refunds since the trip may not happen, we are holding on to any checks received til after the January meeting.   If not enough signups, we will return any payments already received.

Contact Patricia Loquet, trips@northernstarquilters.com

Membership-Rosemary DePaola

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Don’t forget to pick up the new Directory as you sign in (please only take one and check off that you have taken it)
There are still a few NSQG Vintage pins available for $10 each.

Any questions?  Contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Register here

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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Signup for Super Saturday classes which are February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School.

Signup by emailing your class request to Annette at supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com and mail your $25 check (payable to Northern Star Quilters Ltd) to Annette Nash Govan, 15 Todd Road, Katonah, NY  10536 or give it to her at the January meeting.
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Signup online and pay by credit card – click Here.

Summary below or review details here

  1. Foundation Paper Piecing by Diane Linker and Carol Sterk
  2. Beach Tote Bag by Rosemary DePaola
  3. Jelly Roll Rug by Daisy Dodge
  4. Hand Applique/Hand Embroidery by LuAnn Bruce
  5. Collage or Pictorial Quilting by Tamar Drucker
  6. Star Quilt Block by Janis Hardy (also Fidget Quilts)
  7. New Quilt Pattern from Patricia Loquet
  8. Basic Quilting Skills Builder Workshop by Linda Ostrander

As always we will have a “Sit and Sew” group.  Cost is $25 which includes a hearty lunch and great quilt fellowship!!

We have had some requests for non-members to attend.  Depending on how many are signed up after the January meeting, we will consider allowing non-members to participate for an additional fee.

Contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Communications-Daisy Dodge and Deb Warren

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Contact communications@northernstarquilters.com.

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Narci Medina and Julie Long

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Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

Member Notices - One member posting per year for quilt related offerings

– Contact news@northernstarquilters.com with your ad.

– Village Square Quilters is hosting a free motion workshop with Terri Lucas,  Westchester ReformTemple, 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale on Friday, Jan 17, 9:30-3pm, $60 nonmembers.  If interested, contact Judy Simek. 914-271-2271.
– There is a tag sale of the contents of Bobby Schiller’s house including two Singer sewing machines as well as other craft materials on January 3-4th, 3660 Curry St., Yorktown. Contact Ina Helfand, sewcool39@aol.com.

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild by-laws, policies, board meeting minutes, and financial reports are available for member review at the library table or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.

– Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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1 Dec, 2019

President’s Message

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Pillowcases donated to Elizabeth Seton Childrens Center

NSQG member Lisa Mason has delivered 165 pillowcases, 86 provided by NSQG members. Her daughter, Caroline, is going to set up a shop at the hospital and give each of the kids a ticket. They can then come with their therapist to “buy” their own pillowcase. Lisa’s thanks to everyone for helping out, it means so much.

NSQG Presidents’ Message December 2019

We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and are now looking forward to the holiday season.

At the Guild, the season of giving has already begun!

The response to Lisa Mason’s request for pillowcases for children at the Elizabeth Seton hospital was wonderful. She received 86 pillowcases from the Guild which will add fun and color to the children’s beds.

Kathy Keane was able to deliver a carload of reusable shopping bags, donated by members, to an area Food Pantry so that, come spring, when the new state plastic bag law comes into effect the Pantry can use its resources to buying food for those families who need it.

Since June, Comfort Quilts has already donated 139 quilts to local care organizations. This might be an all-time record!

The Blocks of the Peace Quilt created by children at the New Rochelle Middle School were beautifully put together by Guild members and the completed quilt can now be hung and displayed at the school.

Thank you to all those members who donate their time and talent to help the Guild make a difference in our area.

Thanks also to all of you who supported the November boutiques.  The vendors all reported enthusiastic buyers and brisk sales and were very happy with the sales results.

If you haven’t already, we hope that you will pick up your tickets for the 2020 Quilt Show raffle at the December Guild meeting.  This will help Anne MacDonald – and save the Guild postage! The beneficiary of the proceeds of the raffle will be New Dawn Family Resource Center which provides resources to victims of domestic abuse. Dick Lyman, a Board member, spoke at our last meeting about the resources that this very worthwhile organization provides to victims of domestic violence.

Lisa at Pins and Needles has kindly agreed once again to donate a Bernina sewing machine for the 2019 raffle. Pins and Needles has recently moved to beautiful new and larger space at Radio Circle in Mount Kisco, so if you are looking to buy some fabric or notions, you will want to stop by — and also pass along all our appreciation.

Daisy Dodge has assembled the block kits for the 2021 raffle quilt and they too are available for pick up at the next Guild meeting. This quilt promises to be as beautiful as the 2020 quilt and we thank Daisy for all the creativity and hard work she is putting into it.

Hope to see you on December 17.  Until then, stay dry and warm!

Karen and Anne, president@northernstarquilters.com
December 2019

B.T.W.  Don’t forget to send your photos to Sarah for our Instagram account: social@northernstarquilters.com!

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1 Dec, 2019

Latest News – 12/19

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Programs-Linda Stern

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Learn How to Piece Curves

JANUARY 25 – This Saturday workshop on curved piecing for modern quilts will be run by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill who is our December speaker. Check out her website:  https://www.wholecirclestudio.com.
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I will be taking sign ups for all Workshops.  The member fee is $50.00 (non-member $70.00). Please bring a check or cash to pay for any workshops at the meeting and stop by the program table with any questions you might have.
Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Education-Linda Finegan

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Please think about doing a Demo for January’s meeting. Last year we had a wide range of demos; techniques, tools, paints, machines, to name a few. Don’t hesitate to repeat what you have done in past years because we have a lot of new members. Contact me with your name and subject of the demo.
In February we will have our annual Ugly Fabric Auction. Please keep bringing in your fabric  – clean, folded and cotton. If you can’t get to a meeting, send me an email and I will arrange a pick up.

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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December means it’s our holiday snack table along with our Big Baskets Table Raffle!

All members please bring in some Xmas cookies or special treat and buy lots of raffle tickets to win big!

Communications-Daisy Dodge and Deb Warren

Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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Holiday Donation of Comfort Quilts to WMC-BHC

It’s that time of year for our Holiday tradition of gifting 45 Quilts to the young patients of Westchester Medical Behavioral Health Center.  It’s our 23rd year.

Patricia Loquet has again made 45 tissue packets of lovely fabrics for the adult patients.
Santa will send his sleigh to NSQG elf Barbara Powers for quilt pick-up along with Bina Meyers, Director of Social Services at the hospital.
Comfort Quilters, take a bow.

Contact charitable@northernstarquilters.com 

Special Comfort Quilts label thanks to Rosemary DePaola

Lancaster Trip-Patricia Loquet

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Room still available for our trip on March 27-28 to the AQS Lancaster Quilt Show!

The cost of this year’s trip is $175 per person.  This includes bus ride, hotel (double occupancy) and the meal at Plain and Fancy on Friday evening, as well as entry to the AQS show.
(Checks payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild Ltd)

Contact Patricia Loquet, trips@northernstarquilters.com

Membership-Rosemary DePaola

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As of November, we have 187 registered members.
Please sign in at the membership table when you arrive and wear your name badge!

Any questions?  Contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Register here

Holiday Boutique-Julie Long

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Comfort Quilts raised $595 to help support guild activities thanks to all you shoppers out there!

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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Signup will be available for Super Saturday classes which are February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School.

  1. Foundation Paper Piecing by Diane Linker and Carol Sterk
  2. Beach Tote Bag by Rosemary DePaola
  3. Jelly Roll Rug by Daisy Dodge
  4. Hand Applique/Hand Embroidery by LuAnn Bruce
  5. Collage or Pictorial Quilting by Tamar Drucker
  6. Star Quilt Block by Janis Hardy (also Fidget Quilts)
  7. New Quilt Pattern from Patricia Loquet
  8. Basic Quilting Skills Builder Workshop by Linda Ostrander

As always we will have a “Sit and Sew” group.  Cost is $25 which also includes a hearty lunch and great quilt fellowship!!

Contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Narci Medina and Julie Long

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– Show off your quilt at our 2020 Quilt Show.  Beginner, intermediate or advanced, the quilt you create is a work of art!  Let’s have every member of our Guild have at least one quilt in the quilt show this year.

– If your small group or SIG would like to have a Special Exhibit in the 2020 Quilt Show please email Patti Calautti (her email address is in the membership booklet).  All participants must let Patti know by 1/1/20.  See guidelines here.
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Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

Member Notices - One member posting per year for quilt related offerings

– Contact news@northernstarquilters.com with your ad.

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box our home page, click on Make a Donation.

– Send Guild news updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com.
– Guild by-laws, policies, board meeting minutes, and financial reports are available for review at the library table.
– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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1 Nov, 2019

President’s Message

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CQ Summer Project Raffle Display

We received an outpouring of email to let us know how happy you were that Kennedy Catholic has invited us to continue to have our meetings at the school.  There was definitely a collective sigh of relief!

A couple of weeks ago Althea dropped off three lovely quilts , made by Guild members, as our contribution to Kennedy Catholic’s Auction.  It is a big fundraiser for the school and is being held on Saturday, November 16, 2019, from 6:00p.m. to 10p.m. You can learn more about their ‘Winter Wonderland’ Auction here.

Being able to stay in our “home” at Kennedy also means that we are no longer distracted searching for new space and we can now focus on what we love to do!

One of the wonderful benefits of Guild membership is to be able to learn from other members and be inspired by their ideas:  Super Saturday, demos, Show and Tell and our SIGs are all opportunities to hone our skills and get the creative juices flowing.  We are now hoping to expand our Facebook and Instagram accounts to share what we are doing and working on or experimenting with.  If you have anything of interest to offer — be it a particular quilting technique that would make a good demo or simply photographs of quilt shows you have attended or quilts, finished or in progress, we hope that you will enrich the Guild by stepping forward to share your knowledge and experiences and photos.

Thank you to all of you who made our Comfort Quilt summer challenge raffle such a success!  Comfort Quilts raised $300 which will help purchase materials for the program.

Our meeting this month is Tuesday, November 19.  This month we hold the Boutique which will start at 5:30 p.m., so please come early and support our member vendors as well as pick up some great bargains from Comfort Quilts.  Our program will be given by Charlie Hietala who will be presenting on thread painting which should be a great introduction for many of us on a way to add to our quilting toolbox. There are still 4 spots available for the workshop if you would like to attend.

We also hope to be rolling out a brand new audio system in the cafeteria so we are looking forward to hearing how that’s working!!!

See you then.

Anne and Karen
president@northernstarquilters.com
November 2019

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1 Nov, 2019

Latest News – 11/19

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Holiday Boutique-Julie Long

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Starts at 5:30!

Come early to shop at our Holiday Boutique, starting at 5:30! Non-members are welcome to shop as well, the guest fee is waived for the boutique meeting.

Comfort Quilts has lots of Holiday quilt kits, great fabric deals and gently used quilting notions and there will be a selection of hand-made items from members!

Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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Winner Amanda Curley-Quilt by Patricia Loquet

Winner Deb Warren-Quilt by Carol Auer

Winner Fran Jacobsen-Quilt by Leslie Forrest

Our Summer Project Raffle last month raised $300 to help support Comfort Quilts and NSQG activities.

This month be sure to come early and stop by the Holiday Boutique Tables and pick up some great bargains and holiday gifts at the Comfort Quilt table.

Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com

2021 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt – block kits will be available

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Contact  charitable@northernstarquilters.com  

Lancaster Trip-Patricia Loquet

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Sign ups start at the November meeting for our trip to the AQS Lancaster Quilt Show! This is likely to be our last Lancaster trip due to the AQS schedule change so don’t miss out!

The cost of this year’s trip is $175 per person.  This includes bus ride, hotel (double occupancy) and the meal at Plain and Fancy on Friday evening, as well as entry to the AQS show.

Sign ups will begin in November and last through the January meeting.
(Checks payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild Ltd)

Contact Patricia Loquet, trips@northernstarquilters.com

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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October Snacks thanks to Nancy Picco, Kathy Keane and D,E,F members

Members whose last names begin with the letters G, H, and I are asked to bring in a snack for our refreshment table.  Cut-up fruit, nuts, cheese, chips and dip, as well as baked goodies are always welcome.

No Table Raffle this meeting but  bring your snacks a bit early so you can enjoy them while shopping at our Holiday Boutique starting at 5:30.

Membership-Rosemary DePaola

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If you haven’t already done so please renew your membership now so you name can be included in our Directory.

I plan on having the Directory info available at the meeting to have members verify that the info is correct. If you have renewed and won’t be at the November meeting and there are changes that you want for the Directory, please email me with your changes.

Don’t forget to pick up your vintage pins at the Membership table for only $10 each while supplies last.

Registration is now even easier with online credit card registration or you can print and mail your check and registration.  Click on your preferred member registration method:

Register Online by Credit Card
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Register by Check and Mail

Any questions?  Contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Member Display – Quilts by Diane Linker

Member Contributions

-Review of the Bedford Antique Quilt Show

-Winning Quilts at Houston IQA Quilt Festival

Programs-Linda Stern

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NOVEMBER 20 –  Sign up for Charlie Hietala’s workshop on Thread Painting. We will be working on fabric Charlie hand dyes. The thread painting can be done on a featherweight machine or a machine that can drop feed dogs. Charlie will be vending the cover plate for featherweights along with some of her fabrics the night of the lecture.
 
JANUARY 25 – This Saturday workshop on curved piecing for modern quilts will be run by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill who is our December speaker. Check out her website:  https://www.wholecirclestudio.com.
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I will be taking sign ups for all Workshops.  The member fee is $50.00 (non-member $70.00). Please bring a check or cash to pay for any workshops at the meeting and stop by the program table with any questions you might have.
Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Julie Long and Narci Medina

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– Show off your quilt at our 2020 Quilt Show.  Beginner, intermediate or advanced, the quilt you create is a work of art!  Let’s have every member of our Guild have one quilt in the quilt show this year.  Maybe TWO !!!!!

– If your small group or SIG would like to have a Special Exhibit in the 2020 Quilt Show please email Patti Calautti (her email address is in the membership booklet).  All participants must let Patti know by 1/1/20.  See guidelines here.
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– Quilt Show Committee Openings – Team up with a friend!
Quilt Handler – Coordinates with the Quilt Display Committee and Quilt Registration for the handling and transport of quilts throughout quilt drop-off, judging, and hanging at the show.  Supervision includes maintaining the correct numerical order of the quilts after registration, packing of quilts and unpacking quilts for judging, and repacking the quilts for transport to the college.
Note-there is already a group of experienced Guild members who are part of this sub-committee.

Buses – Must attend Quilt Show on Saturday to meet buses.  Communicate with guilds in the tri-state area to encourage groups to our show.  A list of guilds and pre-written e-mails are available.  Communication is through e-mail.  Buses get a discount on ticket prices and receive a welcome basket.  We are trying to increase the number of buses to the 2020 Quilt Show.

Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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Save the date for Super Saturday which is February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School.  We are lining up some terrific classes for you.  A look at what’s on the cutting board now:

  1. Foundation Paper Piecing by Diane Linker and Carol Sterk
  2. Beach Tote Bag by Rosemary DePaola
  3. Jelly Roll Rug by Daisy Dodge
  4. Hand Applique/Hand Embroidery by LuAnn Bruce
  5. Collage or Pictorial Quilting by Tamar Drucker
  6. Star Quilt Block by Janis Hardy (also Fidget Quilts)
  7. New Quilt Pattern from Patricia Loquet
  8. Basic Quilting Skills Builder Workshop by Linda Ostrander

As always we will have a “Sit and Sew” group.  Signups will begin at the November Guild Meeting.  Cost is $25 which also includes a hearty lunch and great quilt fellowship!!

Contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Challenge Quilts-April Russell

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For those who would like their 2019 Challenge Quilt from last year to be considered for inclusion in NSQG’s entry (8 quilts needed) to the 2020 AQS Grand Rapids ‘Ultimate Guild Challenge’ Display, below are the guidelines from our 2019 Ruby challenge to refresh your memory. 
You must have adhered strictly to our guidelines or your quilt will not meet the AQS guidelines.

Contact April Russell, challenge@northernstarquilters.com
(And don’t forget to work on this year’s ‘2020 What’s Your Vision’ Challenge)

NSQG 2019 Challenge Guidelines – Our Quilt Show will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2019!  Tradition states that Ruby is the gift!   So, let’s celebrate our 40th with some beautiful Flowers to display at the Show.

FORMAT:

  • Quilt project must consist of 3 layers, back, top and batting all stitched together and quilted by hand or machine and created by one maker.
  • You must use the Ruby challenge fabric provided to you by the Guild. You will receive a regular 1/4 yard of fabric.
  • You may add as many additional fabric colors as you would like to enhance the Ruby challenge fabric.
  • You may use your choice of threads or embellishments.
  • The quilt can be constructed in any form you wish: paper piecing, traditional pattern, appliqué or your own design.
  • Don’t forget the sleeve for hanging and a label.
  • The quilt size must be 23 inches wide. The length can be up to 30 inches long but, that is the maximum size it can be.

Row By Row Quilts-Patricia Loquet

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The  ‘Row by Row’ blocks have begun! Pick up your latest block instructions.

Education-Linda Finegan

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Have a great technique or idea to pass along? Contact  Linda Finegan to do a demo as part of our Janurary winter program.

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

Member Notices - One member posting per year for quilt related offerings

– Contact news@northernstarquilters.com with your ad.

Machine and Accessories

For Sale by Pat Julian:  Bernina QE, Aurora 440. In perfect condition.  Price negotiable.
Contact Ralph Blumenstock at 914-478-7114 or yeslek16@earthlink.net .

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate link on our home page.  See Make a Donation.

– Send Guild news updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com.
– Guild by-laws, policies, board meeting minutes, and financial reports are available for review at the library table.
– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters

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