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1 Sep, 2017

Charitable Activities

2017-09-16T12:03:08-04:00Charitable Activities|

*Comfort Quilts*

All guild members are welcome at Comfort Quilts, a group that creates quilts for hospitals, shelters, fund raisers and individuals in need of comfort. Starting on Sept.20, Comfort Quilts will be following their Winter Schedule at the North Salem Ambulance Corp, 14 Daniel Road.  The CQ schedule until the end of the year is as follows:  Sep. 20 (no CQ Sep. 6), Oct. 4,18, Nov. 1,15, Dec. 6,20 – Dates are subject to change, so please verify.

 For twenty years, Barbara Powers has been the coordinator for quilts that are distributed to the Behavioral Health Center.  This September’s distribution will include the 1,000th quilt delivered to this small hospital which sits on the grounds of Westchester County Medical Center.  Here children between the ages of 4 to 18 with mental illness are treated.  Our quilts are well received and are among the few possessions owned by these children.   Congratulations to Barbara and to the talent and generosity of the Comfort Quilters and Guild members who make this contribution a reality.

2019 Raffle Quilt

Mary Cannizzaro, the coordinator of the 2019 raffle quilt, will be handing out quilt block packets for Jack’s Chain at the September guild meeting.  We will have a sample table runner illustrating the design.  Any member who would like to work on this project is welcome to pick up a block and return the completed block at the October meeting.

althea s. nolan, Charitable Chair

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1 Sep, 2017

Membership Information

2017-09-22T18:15:02-04:00Hospitality, Library, Membership|

*Hospitality – Micki Green, Christine Langan*

Welcome back!  As you may remember, each month a select group of members is asked to provide snacks to add to the hospitality table.  Hospitality will provide tea, coffee, and water, as well as plates,  napkins, and cutlery.  For September, we would ask the members whose last names begin with A, B, and C to bring in a snack for the meeting.  We would suggest snacks like precut fruit, cake, cookies, cheese and crackers, or vegetables.  Thanks so much for planning ahead!

*Membership – Jennifer Kramer*

In case you still haven’t renewed your membership, click here!

*Library – Elizabeth Cook*

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great summer. I’m really looking forward to seeing you at the September meeting. We have a lot of new books and magazines for you to look at in the library. There are some changes in check out and returns. Books may be checked out for one month. They are due the following month. If they are not returned after the third month you will get a bill for the  full replacement price. If you can’t come to the meeting have a  member friend to return it for you. You may also mail it back. Written instructions will be given to everyone when they check out a book for the first couple of months. I will be at the September meeting if you have any questions.

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1 Sep, 2017

Programs

2017-09-16T11:50:32-04:00SIGs, Special Events, Workshops|

*Workshops – Helen May*

Don’t miss out! There are still a few spaces left in this fall’s Workshop Sessions.  Cost is $50 per workshop.

Wednesday, September 27 – Making a Scooter Mini Bag

Joan Radell of Bucklebee Bags will be teaching some basic bag making skills as we make a Scooter Mini bag.  This is a petite crossbody bag with places for all your essentials.  It also makes a great holiday gift!  Pattern and hardware will be provided and you only need to supply two or three fat quarters and some interfacing.

 

Wednesday, October 18 – Instant Improv

Bonnie Dwyer will help bring out our inner artist as she teaches a laid-back approach to design. Participants will make improvisational quilt blocks by combining a few of their own scraps with those supplied in class. We will let loose with wonky strips and off-kilter squares in this fun-filled journey down the improv road

 

Wednesday, November 15 – Let Go–Just Sew

Our own Debbie Bein will be teaching a new technique to make a fast and easy quilt – with this new technique a quilter can make a lap size, baby or twin size quilt, start to finish (NO KIDDING!) in just two short days (or one long one!) Participants will choose one of several suggested formats while learning how to work fearlessly with piecing, connecting and quilting bias triangles.

For information, contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

 

*Special Interest Groups (SIGs)*

Improvisational Piecing SIG – Jane Eyes and Meg Mooar

Let’s call it IMPROV and it’s our NEW SIG!  It’s a liberated or free-form way of quilting. Join us as we share techniques, resources, and projects.  We’ll meet at the back of the cafeteria at 5:45.  Please bring your show and tell to share.

Art Quilters SIG – Carol Weber
Welcome back!  The art quilters will be meeting at 5:45 before the meeting on the 26th.  We are moving back to the Teacher’s Lounge for the year.  Please bring in a natural object to share, and show and tell to inspire us!

EQ SIG – Mary Cannizzaro

The EQ special interest group will meet in the cafeteria at 5:45 be for our Quild Meeting. I will have a monitor to connect to the laptop so that we can all view the program. I will email a project possibility to the members. New members are always welcome.

Paper Piecing SIG – Susan Deshensky

Paper Piecing SIG will meet at Fabric Mart in Yorktown on September 13, October 11 and November 8 from 10am to 1pm.  A couple of projects were discussed to work on including the pattern by Violet Craft of either a Lion, Elephant or Giraffe and the Judy Niemeyer Feathered Star pattern.

Landscape SIG – Don Gough

The dates for the next six months are Sept 23rd, Oct 21st, Nov 11th, Dec 16th, Jan 27th, and Feb 24th. All meetings will be at the FABRIC MART quilt shop in Yorktown on from 1pm to 3pm. Meetings are open to anyone.

Long Arm SIG – Diane Linker

Meetings: September 9th – Peggy Morgan, October 14th – Kathy Vanacoro, November 11th – Chris Roche, December 2nd – Diane Linker

For information, contact education@northernstarquilters.com

 

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10 Aug, 2017

President’s Message

2017-08-23T15:51:17-04:00President's Message|

I hope everyone is enjoying your summer and has been able to get lots of sewing done.  Once again we need to change our September meeting date; Kennedy Catholic has scheduled the Freshman Parents’ Orientation for the third Tuesday of the month (even though we were already on their calendar).  Our September membership meeting will be on September 26 – the fourth Tuesday.  I think that from now on we will have to plan on holding the September meeting either the second or fourth Tuesday of the month.

The rest of the calendar is set with the school and officially confirmed.  Except for the November meeting, they will be held on the third Tuesday of the month.  November’s meeting will be on November 14 so as to avoid Thanksgiving week.  The dates are on the website, but here is a list so you can mark your calendars: 9/26, 10/17, 11/14, 12/19, 1/16, 2/20, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15 and 6/19.

We are looking forward to a great year.  We have included information in this mid-summer update that you should be aware of before our meetings begin next month.  A more extensive news update will be sent soon after the first of September.

I look forward to seeing everyone and hearing about what you have been working on over the summer.

Susan Fasnacht, President

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10 Aug, 2017

Membership Information

2017-08-23T19:51:03-04:00Hospitality, Library, Membership|

Hospitality

Welcome back!  As you may remember, each month a select group of members is asked to provide snacks to add to the hospitality table.  Hospitality  provides tea, coffee, and water, as well as plates,  napkins, and cutlery.  For September, we ask the members whose last names begin with A, B, and C to bring in a snack for the meeting.  We suggest snacks like pre-cut fruit, cake, cookies, cheese and crackers, or vegetables.  Thanks so much for planning ahead!

Membership

It’s time to fill out your annual membership form and send it in with your check for $45 for the 2018/2017 NSQG!  If you send it in before September 1, you will be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift certificate for any Guild programs or trips!

Don’t forget to pay your dues! Click and print:  Membership Form.

Library

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer and looking forward to the first guild meeting in September! There are going to be a few changes in library policy, info will be available at the check-in desk and the library desk. Hopefully this will clear up any questions about check-out and returns.

Now is the time to email any book or magazine requests you might have so I can get a head start on ordering them. Try to come early if you are looking for a specific item because there might be others waiting for it too!

I would like to again thank the many people who made the May 2017 library book sale such a success. If it wasn’t for the people who brought in bags and boxes, sometimes as many as 15 at a time, we would not have had such a large sale. Then there were the people who helped mark out names and transport them, as well as help sell them!

While I don’t have everyone’s name, I would especially like to thank the following people for their donations:   JoAnne Hochstein, Rebekah Glacy, Barb Tatera, Joan Weth’s family for donating her entire collection of quilting books “to her NSQG friends”, Yvonne Clayton, and Joan Dean, a former NSQG member who has retired from quilting and also donated her entire collection of quilting books to us.

Enjoy the rest of your summer and I’ll see you in September !  Elizabeth Cook

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10 Aug, 2017

Programs

2017-08-31T17:35:21-04:00SIGs, Special Events, Workshops|

Special Events – 2018 Guild Challenge

Quilts Inspired By Doors – This year’s quilt challenge is about using doors for inspiration. It can be a front door to your home, a gate to your beautiful garden, a barn door, glass door, a sliding door, French door, a door to a phone booth, tree house door, cabinet door, garage door, door on your car or even a cute dog house door. It is a “Door” to wherever it might be.  Click – Challenge Guidelines.

The quilts will be collected at the January meeting and voting will take place at the February meeting.  It’s not too early to get started on your entry!

Workshops – September – Fast-Piece Applique

****Cancelled, see updated workshops list

Are you ready to learn a FUN, FAST and Fantastically easy quilt construction method?  Join Rose Hughes for ‘Shape Up with Fast-Piece Applique™’.

Still room, sign up now for the FAST PIECE APPLIQUE Workshop on Sept. 27.  Contact Helen May, programs@northernstarquilters.com.

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10 Aug, 2017

Charitable Activities

2017-08-17T18:19:22-04:00Charitable Activities|

Starting on Wednesday, Sept 20th (no CQ Sept 6), Comfort Quilts will be following the Winter Schedule and meeting at the North Salem Ambulance Corps,  4 Daniel Road, North Salem.

CQ-ers are working hard on our summer project so stay tuned for our Show N Tell at the October meeting!

Althea S Nolan, Charitable Activities

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