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SANDHILLS QUILTERS GUILD

October Birthdays 5- Marge Randolph

6 - Valerie Autry 7 - Pat Feeney 8 - Dee Dalton

12 - Joanne Lentz 15 - Ann Nash

17 - Judy Henshaw 17 - Rita Dixon-Kent

17 - Nancy Geddes 23 - Jacquelene Koder !

General Guild Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of each month First Baptist Church 200 East New York Avenue, Southern Pines NC

President Gail Reilly 1st VP Bobby McIntyre, Colleen Conroy 2nd VP Pat Talcott, Mary Ann Lawson Secretary Pat Huntsman, Liz Stern Treasurer Suzanne Sullivan Asst. Treas. Meg Bassani

!Congratulations to ALL OF YOU who worked so hard and so long to produce our very successful Quilting in the Pines 2014. I heard nothing but rave reviews from vendors and attendees alike - all are looking forward to 2016! What a stunning success! My congratulations to our quilt winners - you made the show a challenge for the future. !A thank-you to our co-chairs, Pat Smith and Judy Forster, for their dedication and hard work and to our committee chairs for their superb organization and seamless integration of all the many different facets of the show! I’m looking forward to Quilting in the

!Pines 2016 and the pleasure it will bring to so many! !I t ’s t ime aga in to fi l l

committee chair vacancies from those retiring after dedicated terms of service. To those ladies who are stepping down, thank you from all the Guild members for your hard work and efforts to make the Sandhills Quilters Guild the caring !

!a n d p r o g r e s s i v e organization it is. We are in search of chairs for the following committees: !Sunshine & Hospitality Outreach Quilts of Valor Quilting in the Pines VII Merchandising !Please contuse me if you are interested in serving in all o r a n y a n y o f t h e s e committees.

Gail

Committee News

Publicity Joanne Lentz, Pat Kern Guild Quilt Tickets/Sales Paquita McCreery, Ellene Place

Membership Jackie Simpson Caraway Retreat Carol Saylor, TBA

Orientation Jean Brown, Pat Kern Beekeeper June Pernice

Librarian Carol Reynolds, Mary Lee Quilts of Love Carol Reynolds

Monthly Raffle Bonnie Stetson Quilts of Valor Sandra Chadbourne

Sunshine & Greeters Betty Wardle Comfort Quilts Mary Hauck

Historian Sandy Zimmer Merchandising Carolyn Follansbee

Outreach Shirley Donaldson, Sharon Stiles Ruler Library Ruth Slayden, Marilyn Wunsch

Quilting in the Pines Judy Forster, Pat Smith Web N. Zeller, M. Mills, R. Slayden

!Carthage/Pine Lake: Jeanne Crowell

Pinehurst Nursing & St. Joseph’s: Barbara Gerhardt Manor Care: Kay Houlihan

Friend to Friend: Marian Cornell

Sandhills Children’s Center: Paquita McCreery

Seven Lakes Memory Care: Marge Randolph

Kingswood Nursing Center: Mary Ann Lawson

Ruler Library - Marilyn Wunsch The ruler library is available at Guild meetings. The list on the web site is current. If you would like to borrow a ruler, contact Marilyn.

Committee Chairs

Comfort Quilt Coordinators

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Please use your membership directory for phone numbers and email information for Committee Chairs.

Sunshine & Greeters - Betty Wardle Card sent to Hilda Mitchell.

Membership - Jackie Simpson We have 125 members.

Quilting in the Pines VI Beautiful quilts, exhibits and decorations, plus interesting boutique items, vendors, and raffle baskets were at our show. Many things for our guests to look at, admire, and purchase. Our thanks go out to all show chairpersons and all the many volunteers who helped put this show together. !The Fair Barn looked amazing and very inviting - we can all be happy with the show the Guild presented to the public. We received many compliments from the visitors about the beauty and quality of the quilts. ! Pat & Judy

Our web site is not only beautiful, it is extremely useful as a resource. We urge you to stay up-to-date on all Guild happenings by visiting: http://sandhillsquilters.org/events/

Sew & Tell

september

More Sew & Tell on the SQG web site!

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Upcoming Guild

Programs

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM (You can also sign up at Guild Meetings)

Workshop Registration Policy – Please refer to info under Workshops in the Membership Directory Make checks payable to “Sandhills Quilters Guild” and mail this form and money to Mary Ann Lawson. !

Name_______________________________Email _____________________________________________ Street________________________________Phone ____________________________________________ City_________________________________State___________________________________Zip_________

Upcoming NC Quilt Shows & Events High Country Quilters Quilt Show, October 9, 10, 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Maggie Valley Town Hall, 3987 Soco Road, Maggie Valley, NC - free Shaw House Fair: October 11, 2014

!October - Following Guild meeting, Pat Kern, Guild Member, will teach a 6-hr. class on needle-turn, hand appliqué. Class fee is $10, plus materials if any. Pattern (supplied) is Partridge in a Pear Tree. (Tues. p.m. to Wed.) November - Program speaker: Judy Lilly, lecturing on her quilting journey and includes a trunk show. A 6-hr class on Wednesday, 9 to 3. Class fee is $45. Class is on Landscape Design. Six additional slots are available. This class will be held at Village House in Penick Village, 500 E. Rhode Island Avenue, Southern Pines. December - Holiday Party at Pinehurst Country Club on December 16th at 11:30 a.m. It is suggested that we arrive around 11 a.m. As a reward for all members’ hard work on the 2014 Quilt Show, we have engaged Charlotte Angotti to entertain us at the luncheon. The lunch is $18.50; RSVP by December 1. January 2015 - Features “back basting” by a Baltimore Album expert. February 2015 - more information to come; stay tuned. March 2015 - Jane Sassaman, quilt artist (presentation followed by workshop) www.janesassaman.com

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Sewing at the Senior Center !Every Monday (except Monday holidays) we are able to use the Senior Center on 15-501 from noon to 4 p.m. It’s a casual gathering; you can work on anything you wish and featuring good company and light, spacious surroundings. It’s also an excellent place for our “Bees” to meet. Please keep the Senior Center in mind when you gather to work on a project to simply to get together.

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************************************************************** !Happy Fall to you all!! !

“Make it for the Holidays” - Demo Day #2 Saturday, October 18th at 10:30a !

Again we’ll showcase 3 - 4 new patterns, projects, kits and stocking stuffers to make your holiday sewing and

gift giving more fun and creative. So come see what you can create without a lot of “fuss and muss”! No sewing

machines needed, just come and enjoy! !!Please make note of our shop hours just for the end

of October: !Friday, October 24th - Early Closing - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 25th - Closed

Re-Open Monday, October 27th - 10:00 a.m. !“Mark Your Calendars"

Quilts of Valor Stitchin’ Time - Tuesday, October 14th in the Linderella’s Classroom! !

Thank you so much for your continued support & friendships.

Happy and bright quilting always! ☺

Newsletter Newsletter information is required by each Board meeting (1st Tuesday). Info received after that date may be delayed until the following issue. Contact: Lynette Crosby, [email protected] or 255-6191.

Appliqué Society: Meets at the Senior Enrichment Center, located on 15-501, the second Tuesday of the month. We will meet in the Cardinal Room from 1:30 to 3:30.

Reminder . . . Don’t forget to bring toiletries, expired coupons, expired stamps, soup labels for Friend to Friend, VFW, USO et al. Marian Cornell

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Quilting in the Pines VI - Congratulations All!

Note: November Guild Meeting: Installation of new officers.

Best of Show - Marilyn Huntress & Linda James Viewers Choice - Anne Eubanks, Baltimore Christmas Best Hand Quilting - Cheryl Buckley Best Domestic Machine Quilting - Christine Hager-Braun Best Mid or Longarm Quilting - To Be Announced Best Hand Applique - Ann Eubanks Best Machine Applique - Sana Moulder Best Piecing - Mary Abbott Williams Judge’s Choice, Lorraine Covington - Sonia Blue & Gladys Pedrojew Judge’s Choice, Scott Murkin - Kate DeBruin & Joan DeBruin !Show Category Award Winners* Bed Quilt - Category 100 - Mary Abbott Williams, Nancy Kinane, Ruth Slayden, Cheryl Buckley Wall Quilt - Category 200 - Karen Meyer, Karen Meyer, Karen Marshall, Ruth Slayden Wall Quilt - Category 300 - Jackie Wells, Jackie Wells, Alison Bowers, Liz Stern Wall Quilt - Category 400 - Frances Yoder, Ann Eubanks, Ann Eubanks, Kim Zebrowski, Joyce Riedell Wall Quilt - Category 500 - Linda James, Sana Moulder, Liz Stern, Cindy Williams Throw/Juvenile, Crib - Category 600 - Cheryl Buckley, Pat Smith, Ann Eubanks, Cindy Williams Miniature - Category 700 - Mary Abbott Williams, Heather Seminelli, Ellene Place, Lynette Crosby Art Quilt - Category 800 - C. Hager-Braun, Pat Smith, Nanette Zeller, Nanette Zeller, C. Hager-Braun Group Quilt - Category 900 - Sandhills Quilters Guild; Meg Bassani/SQG/Judy Petersen; Tarheels Quilters; Moore County Senior Center/Kathy Rettig; Wanna Bee Quilters/Joan De Bruin. Two-Party - Category 1000 - Lynette Crosby, Mary Abbott Williams, Lynette Crosby, Joanne Lentz (all four quilted by Linda James), Meg Bassani/Pam Lovelace. Two-Party - Category 1100 - Mary Abbott Williams/Linda James, Liz Earley, Sonia Blue (both quilted by Gladys Pedrojew), Liz Early/Judy Petersen, Marlene Mills/Linda James. Two-Party - Category 1200 - Carolyn Follansbee/Linda James, Parla Parke/Barbara Hershberger, Cindy Williams/Linda James, Sonia Blue/Iris Noitalay. Two Party - Category 1300 - Marilyn Huntress, Ann Eubanks (both quilted by Linda James), Wanda Thompson/KimZebrowski, Patsy Rhody/Linda James. First Judged - Category 1400 - Meg Bassani, Angelina Stitely, Heather Seminelli Miscellaneous - Category 1500 - Judy Forster, Marilyn Wunsch, Suzanne Sullivan, Ruth Slayden !*Listed in order - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention(s)

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Calendar Next Board Meeting: Nov. 4, 9:30 a.m. Next Guild Meetings: October 21 November 18

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