Tualatin Valley Quilt GuildApr 04, 2018  · NEWSLETTER April 2018 Retreat Updates Page 3 Tilikum Lodge The Tilikum Lodge retreat just a few days away, taking place April 26th through

Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild

NEWSLETTER April 2018

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Inside this Issue: April Speaker............................................. 1

Winter Bazaar ........................................... 1

Quilts of Valor ........................................... 1

Charity Need ............................................. 1

Charity Quilter’s Sew Day ......................... 2

Crazy Quilt Block Exchange ....................... 2

Treasury Update ....................................... 2

Yes, There Will Be a May Meeting ............ 2

Membership ............................................. 2

EMail Address ........................................... 2

Sew Day, May 12th

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Upcoming Elections .................................. 2

UFO Challenge .......................................... 2

April Birthdays .......................................... 2

Retreat Updates........................................ 3

Block of the Month ................................... 4

Greeter ..................................................... 4

Of Interest to Quilters ............................... 4

Shows, Hops, Sales, Etc. ............................ 5

Long Arm Quilting Services ....................... 9

BOM Instructions .................................... 10

2018-2019 TVQG JOB DESCRIPTIONS ..... 11

The Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild (TVQG) meets January thru November on the third Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7:00pm and are held at the King City Clubhouse located at 15245 SW 116th Avenue, King City, OR 97224. Guests are welcome and are asked to pay $5 at the door.

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April Speaker

TVQG’s Speaker for April will be Karen Walker. Karen is a lecturer, longarm quilter, and a quilt pattern designer at Laugh Yourself Into Stitches. For additional information about Karen, please visit her blog at

http://chezstitches.blogspot.com.

Winter Bazaar

TVQG would like to remind our members that even though the King City Winter Bazaar is not taking place until November 2018, it’s never too early to think about creating items to donate to TVQG’s annual fundraiser, the King City Winter Bazaar.

Quilts of Valor

Quilts of Valor Sew Day

TVQG’s next Quilts of Valor Sew Day will be on Saturday, May 5th, at Ace & Vac in Newberg starting at 10:30 am. Please let LoisMarie Mayer know if will be joining us. LoisMarie may be reached by email at [email protected].

Please let LoisMarie know if you would like the Quilts of Valor sew day to take place on a different day than on a Saturday. If we have enough members interested in making this change, she will see if we can hold it on a different day of the week.

Quilts of Valor Presentation

We will be scheduling a Quilt of Valor quilt to be presented an upcoming guild meeting. If you have a relative or friend who you would like to be considered for this presentation please contact LoisMarie at [email protected].

Charity Need

The Good Neighbor Center, one of the main charities that TVQG’s Charity Sewing group supports. They are in desperate need of plastic zippered Mattress Covers for all size beds, crib through full. As new residents come into this center it is important that they be supplied with a fresh clean bed. These mattress covers aid in this effort. If you are interested in helping with this need, please bring your donation to the next guild meeting and drop it off with our Charity Committee Members, Betty Murphy or Vergie Karlson. For more information on the Good Neighbor Center select this link:

Good Neighbor Center.

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Charity Quilter’s Sew Day The next Charity Quilters Sew Day will take place Monday, May 7th starting at 10:00 am at the Sherwood Senior Center located at 21907 SW Sherwood Blvd in Sherwood, OR.

All quilters are welcome to attend. Fabric and batting supplies to complete charity donation quilts are available. If attending, please bring your own sewing machine, basic sewing supplies, and tools.

Crazy Quilt Block Exchange Starting in April and continuing for the next eight months or so, we’ll host a crazy quilt block exchange. Crazy quilt block should be 12” to 14” in size and made of cotton or silk fabrics. Anything goes with these blocks...buttons, stitching, beads, etc. For more information on this group please reach out to LoisMarie at [email protected].

Treasury Update Treasurer, Cindy Calderwood advised members at the March General Meeting that offhand TVQG has a balance of between $6,000 and $7,000, which takes into accounts debits and credits from the recent Oregon Garden Retreat.

Yes, There Will Be a May Meeting In the transition of moving TVQG’s meeting from Sherwood to King City, there was some confusion regarding the King City Clubhouse meeting room being available for May 2018. That’s all been cleared up and we are happy to announce that there will be a TVQG General Meeting on May 15, 2018. YEA!

Email Address TVQG communicates announcements, events, Sew Days, and sends this Newsletter to its members via Email. Please make sure your Email address available and current. You can update your information by sending an email to [email protected].

Membership Pulling from the most current roster information, as of April 2018, TVQG’s membership has grown to 62 members. It is so nice to see this growth in membership and we would like to thank each and every new and returning member for being a part of TVQG.

Sew Day, May 12th

TVQG will hold its next Sew Day Saturday, May 12th starting at 9:00 am at the King City Clubhouse in the same room we use for our General Meetings. Members and guests are welcome to attend. Please bring a project you like to work on, your sewing machine and basic sewing tools. Lunch will be on your own. You may want to bring a brown bag lunch (refrigerator is available) or visit any of the several local King City restaurants.

Upcoming Elections

Every May, TVQG holds an election for the President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer positions. Committee Chair Positions are filled by board appointment. For detailed information about both the board and committee positions, please refer to the list at the end of this newsletter.

UFO Challenge

TVQG’s UFO challenge is currently underway and will conclude at the October 16th general meeting. Participants in this challenge are eligible to receive one drawing ticket for each quilt they complete from their

UFO list. Three winners will be chosen by a random drawing.

The more quilts you finish the better your chances are of winning a prize. If participating in this contest, bring your completed quilt to any general meeting, present it during Show and Tell, and make sure you collect a ticket for each UFO Quilt presented.

April Birthdays

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Retreat Updates

Tilikum Lodge

The Tilikum Lodge retreat just a few days away, taking place April 26th through April 30th Your Tilikum Lodge Retreat Team, chaired by Betty Murphy and Virgie Karlson have a lot of fun activities planned for this retreat, including a 10th Anniversary Party, because this the 10th year in a row that TVQQ has sponsored a retreat at this venue. As usual, it the Tilikum Lodge Retreat is completely booked this year. But don’t worry, there is always next year. If you have any questions

or would like more information about this retreat please send an email to [email protected].

Oregon Gardens

In March TVQG held their second yearly retreat at the Oregon Garden. Here are a few pictures from that fun weekend. TVQG will hold this retreat again in 2019 with Cindy Calderwood and Sue Brim as the Oregon Garden Retreat Chairpersons. If interested in attending next year, stay tuned for additional information.

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Block of the Month

April Block of the Month

TVQG members are invited to make the block pictured here for our April block-of-the-month. The finished block size is 7.5'' x 7.5''. It's suggested that you use a blue and white print for the dark color

and white-on-white for the light. We'll hold a drawing for the blocks at our April 17th meeting.

Instructions to make this block are available in the members-only section of our website at https://tvqg.wordpress.com/ and we’ve have included them at the end of this newsletter

Block of the Month Presenters Future BOM presenters include:

Judi Derry for April

Claire Sheldon for May

Fat Quarter of the Month Each month our quilters bring in various themed fat quarters. For each Fat Quarter brought in the member receives a raffle ticket. Here is our current FQ Theme List:

April –What was I thinking?

May- purple or violet solid or print

June- batik, jewel tones

July - children's prints

Greeter

Each month we have a greeter to assist welcoming attendees to our monthly meetings. The following ladies have volunteered to assist. Here is our current list of greeters:

April – Bonnie Holt

May – Suzanne Short

June – Sue Willard

Of Interest to Quilters

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And Now, A Bit of Quilting Humor

THIS IS A WARNING: POTENTIAL DANGER ~ In a press release today, the National Institutes of Health have announced the discovery of a potentially dangerous substance in fabric. This substance, called "amo-bacter fabricicus" has been linked with the following symptoms in female humans: *reluctance to cook *reluctance to perform housework *reluctance to wear anything not made of cotton*reluctance to work except in support of sewing *physical craving for contact with fabric (may be an addiction) Beware! If you come in contact with a female human affected by this substance be prepared to talk about quilting for hours on end. This was a public service announcement ... Surgeon General’s Warning: Quilting is expensive, addictive, and may impair the ability to use common sense.

Shows, Hops, Sales, Etc.

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Coffee Creek Quilters Coffee Creek Quilters will hold their Annual Fabric Sale & Fundraiser on Saturday, June 30, 2018, 8 am to 2 pm. All at bargain prices and everything will be further reduced to half-price from noon to 2 pm. It will be held at the St. Francis Church Parish Hall, 8818 NE Miley Rd., Wilsonville, Or (From I-5, take the Charbonneau Exit.) All proceeds from the sale will go to support the CCQ prison quilting program. Additional information about Coffee Creek Quilters can be found on their website: http://coffeeccreekquilters.org/

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Long Arm Quilting Services

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BOM Instructions

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2018-19 TVQG JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Tualatin Valley Quit Guild will elect its officers for the upcoming 2018-2019 quilting year at the May 15, 2018, General Meeting. Following is a brief description of the duties of the elected officers.

Note: Multiple Members may wish to share the following positions to lighten the load placed on any one specific person.

Officer Positions PRESIDENT: Preside at all General and Board Meetings, may suggest, but not make a motion, prepare and follow an agenda for all meetings, oversee work of officers and committee members, sign checks in the absence of Treasurer, continue on Board for one year as Past President.

PAST PRESIDENT: Attend TVQG board meetings. Assist officers, committee chairs, and members. Purchase gift certificates from local quilt shops for door prizes at TVQG general meetings.

VICE PRESIDENT: Act in the absence of the President assuming all powers and duties, perform other duties as may be assigned by the president, arrange for programs and guest speakers.

SECRETARY: Attend all Board and General Meetings and take accurate minutes, and present a copy of the Board meeting minutes to the Board members, make a copy of General meeting minutes available to members via TVQG’s website.

TREASURER; Attend Board meetings, maintain the accounting records of the Guild, provide the Board a financial statement, deposit monies received by the Guild in a timely manner and attach deposit receipt to verify each deposit. Make payments, by check for all debts of the Guild, as approved by the Board and accompanied by the appropriate documentation, assist the Board in establishing a projected budget for the year, and arrange for an annual audit if requested.

Committee Positions CHARITY QUILTERS: Attend TVQG board meetings. Arrange for use of the Sherwood Senior Center room for Charity Sew Days on the first Monday of the month. Maintain a good variety of fabric. Store and if necessary, transport fabric to Charity Sew Days location. Distribute quilt labels as requested. Put together quilt kits for members to complete Charity Quilts at home. Arrange for completed quilts to be delivered to the selected Charities.

MEMBERSHIP: Attend TVQG board meetings. Report the number of members at Board and General Meetings. Maintain a complete roster of TVQG members and make roster information available to the general membership. Accept completed membership applications and collect dues from new or returning members. Send a welcome letter to all new members. Enter all contact information or changes in the roster and notify members of changes. Have a “check-in page” for members as they enter to attend each general meeting. Accept $5.00 from each guest at general meetings. Pass out one door prize ticket to each person who comes in. Give a second ticket for each member who is wearing their TVQG name tag.

FAT QUARTER OF THE MONTH: Attend TVQG board meetings. Determine the theme for the current monthly Fat Quarter. At the TVQG general meetings, collect the fat quarters members bring in. Award one raffle-type ticket for each fat quarter delivered. Depending upon the total number of fat quarters, decide how many stacks you’ll be giving to the winners. Draw the winning tickets and give a stack of fat quarters to whoever has the matching ticket number. Announce the next month’s theme for the fat quarters.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH: Attend TVQG board meetings. Create a “sign-up page” for members to volunteer to be in charge of selecting a quilt block for the current month’s the Block of the Month pattern. Bring the quilt stand to the TVQG general meeting and set it up or set up incoming Block of the Month in a manner that all meeting attendees are able to view them. As members bring their Block in, give them one raffle-type ticket for each block. Draw the winning ticket and award the quilt blocks to whoever has the matching ticket number. (If there happens to be a large number of blocks turned in, they may be divided into 2 or more groups and there will be multiple winners.) Introduce the member who will demonstrate/explain the next Block of the Month. Remind members well ahead of time that they will be responsible for a future Block of the Month pattern presentation.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Attend TVQG board meetings. Gather information about TVQG events and information that may be of interest to TVQG quilters. Publish (by email) a monthly Newsletter. Distribute via email guild-related messages or announcements. Coordinate with Membership chairperson to ensure email distribution list is current.

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2018-19 Job Descriptions (Continued)

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Attend TVQG board meetings. Send and receive written correspondence from various sources.

Purchase (you’ll be reimbursed) Get Well, Congratulations, Encouragement, or Thinking of You cards and mail them to members who might need to hear from the Guild.

HISTORIAN: Maintain the TVQG Scrapbook, updating with photographs, etc. as necessary.

FACILITY LIAISON: Make sure the front doors of the meeting location are open before the TVQG General Meeting and the lights are turned on. Make sure the lights are turned off and the front doors are locked after the General Meeting. Due to limited building access, it is suggested the person holding this position be a King City resident.

QUILT RETREAT: Two positions, one for the Tilikum Retreat and the second for the Oregon Garden’s retreat. Make arrangements with the chosen facility for TVQG Quilt Retreat. Register members for the retreat and accept deposits and payments for the retreat. Let members know what to bring, when to arrive, and provide travel directions. Choose activities (mini-lessons, workshops, challenges, or games) for members to participate in during the retreat.

KING CITY HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Make arrangements for TVQG to have an appropriate number of tables at the KCCA Bazaar. Encourage members to begin making sellable items before the Bazaar. Ask for volunteers to collect, store, and price the Bazaar items well ahead of the sale. Sign members up to work in shifts selling the items at the Bazaar. Sign members up to arrange the items on the table(s) the night before the Bazaar and to remove any leftovers after the Bazaar. Turn in all money to the Treasurer after the Bazaar.

PUBLICITY/MARKETING: Promote TVQG through flyer distribution, and media articles and other promotional duties as required.

The new officers elected in May will be invited to attend the June Board Meeting and spend some time talking to the outgoing officers. All of the current officers have offered their assistance during the change-over. The new President will be in charge of appointing all committee Chairpersons for the upcoming year, drawing from a list of members who have already volunteered for the committees. President will announce the current year’s Committee Chairperson position appointments no later than the June General Meeting.

Nominations remain open until the May meeting elections.